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Side hustles for college students deliver spending money while still offering the flexibility that a full class schedule requires.
Take class notes
One side hustle for college students involves taking notes in class and selling them.
Three sites — StudySoup, NexusNotes and Stuvia — offer attractive pay for uploading and selling class notes to other students at your university. Each has its own pay formula. But you usually get a bonus when someone signs up to get access to your notes, plus a payment for each set of notes that sell. Students say they can earn $250 to $500 per class, per semester. Because this job requires taking great class notes, you’re likely to do better in school.
Become a tutor
Many younger students have fallen behind academically as they struggled with distance learning. That opens an opportunity for those who have mastered a subject, from high school algebra to Spanish, to teach that subject to others. A number of tutoring platforms allow you to sign up and tutor online or in person.
Some of the best: Wyzant, Varsity Tutors, and, for those who want to teach music, LessonFace.
Be a survey taker
The best option in this category is a site called Prolific, which helps researchers find pre-screened survey participants. What makes this site better than most is that it asks you to answer qualifying questions — age, income, family status, etc. — in advance. Then, the site sends you only the surveys that you’re qualified to take. You’re given an estimate of the time it will require to take each survey and how much it pays. You decide whether it’s worth your time.
Charge scooters
Big campuses are often littered with electric scooters and bikes that can be unlocked and ridden around campus. Riders can drop the scooters just about anywhere. So scooter companies, such as Bird and Lime, enlist “chargers” and “juicers” to pick them up, charge them overnight and return them to a designated area early the next morning.
If you have a late class, there are two benefits to signing up to charge. First, you earn between $5 and $20 for each scooter you return fully charged. You also get to ride the scooters home for free, which isn’t a bad way to get back to your dorm.
1．Which site allows one to get paid by uploading their class notes?
A．Prolific. B．LessonFace. C．Wyzant. D．StudySoup.
2．What may make Charge scooters attractive?
A．It pays riders for charging scooters.
B．It provides more benefits for students.
C．It offers a means of free transportation.
D．It helps solve litter problem on campus.
3．The passage mainly introduces ________.
A．methods to do better in school
B．job options for college students
C．a(chǎn)fter-class activities for students
D．ways to meet a full class schedule

As 17-year-old Norwood drove through St. Petersburg, Florida, last February, the laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to screams. As they approached a crossroad, another car T-boned them, sending their black car sailing into the yard of a nearby house, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.
As smoke rose from the other car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” .The impact had caved in Norwood’s driver’s side door, jamming it shut. Shaken, but still OK, she crawled out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to free themselves, she ran for her life.
But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back to the seriously damaged car and found Simmons lying in the back seat. “She wasn’t moving,” Norwood told the reporter. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. “I checked her pulse.” Nothing. “I put my head against her chest.” No sign of life. “That’s when I started CPR.”
If the accident had happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have known what to do. But Norwood, who wants to pursue a career in medicine, had earned her CPR certificate just the day before. Kneeling on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Norwood knew she had precious little time to practice what she’d learned.
She started pressing Simmons’s chest with her crossed fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No response. And then, after the 30th press, Simmons began coughing and gasping for air. The CPR had worked!
Soon, an ambulance arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital, where she received stitches(縫合) for a wound in her forehead. And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life. “I wasn’t shocked,” said Simmons. “She will always help any way she can.”
4．Norwood ran back to the damaged car just in order to ______.
A．practice CPR B．help her friend out
C．open the back door D．stop the explosion
5．Which of the following words can best describe Norwood?
A．Brave. B．Creative. C．Ambitious. D．Optimistic.
6．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Pursuit of dream B．Breath of life
C．Recovery from injury D．Loss of memory

Gas boilers, which are popular as a choice for heating our homes, are filled with problems. Lack of room-by-room control means you could be left cold and unhappy, meanwhile possibly polluting the environment with harmful gases. The inefficiency of gas heaters could also cost you hundreds of pounds in repairs.
The Future is Electric
The Fischer EB is an electric boiler that has been built with the future in mind. With no need for outside water tanks (置水箱), the Fischer EB is a modern and efficient heating solution to replace your outdated heating. Made from a special steel, Fischer EB is built to last and simple to operate. And with no additional need for servicing, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing there is no risk of your boiler breaking down.
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7．The Fischer EB is environmental friendly mainly because ______.
A．it runs only on electricity B．it’s simple to operate
C．it costs less money in repairs D．it’s easy to maintain
8．With a Fischer EB, people can control the temperature by ______.
A．using a special steel B．programming the boiler
C．installing a water tank D．a(chǎn)dding an extra button
9．The purpose of the passage is to ______.
A．find an applicant B．share a technology
C．introduce a service D．promote a product

ECycling refers to the recycling of electronic items, which are becoming a common problem in American home and throughout the world. The EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, has actually started a program to help and motivate the recycling of electronics.
To get the program to the regional and neighborhood levels, the EPA directed “Plug-In to eCycling Partners”. These partnerships support electronic reusing programs in individual communities. They provide local governments, retailers and manufacturers with opportunities to reuse and recycle their items. Those who make and offer electronic devices then promote programs and opportunities for consumers to reuse their second-hand electronic products. One of the EPA’s goals is to enlighten customers about why the recycling of electronics is so important. They likewise wish to make eCycling chances easily accessible to specific consumers and their family electronics. According to the EPA, the eCycling program has actually been quite successful. In 2008, the EPA collected 66.5 million pounds of electronic devices through their Plug-In Partners.
Local governments have actually likewise got on board and passed laws intended to handle used electronic devices. Huge corporations have actually introduced eCycling programs at their local retail stores. One seller offers customers small, medium and big boxes for sale, which the customers then load with used electronics and go back to the store. Typically, customers bring their recyclable electronics to a location. When the electronic items are gathered by the EPA (typically this is done by the Partners), they are reused or recycled.
Reused items are repaired and refurbished, and passed on to others as a contribution. You can repair or recondition your very own electronic devices too, extending the life of the items and conserving the energy of making new materials. Reusing electronic devices includes making use of the products and parts of the items. These materials and parts are then made use of to produce another item. This is more efficient than making items from new materials.
Some items that are commonly eCycled consist of televisions, computer monitors, printers, notebook computer, keyboards and cable televisions. Less usual items include copying machines, CD players, voice mail machines, computer hard drives, mobile telephones, remote controls, radios, batteries, telephones, facsimile machines and computer games. Occasionally, electronic items such as microwaves, fans, vacuums, smoke alarms, and toasters are eCycled.
As the eCycling program continues, you or your organization may want to get involved. Check the EPA’s internet site (www.epa.gov) for regional eCycling programs, or for details on how your company can participate. Their website has links to organizations that are taking part in the eCycling program.
10．The EPA brought about “Plug-In to eCycling Partners” to ________.
A．make and offer electronic devices to consumers
B．make customers understand the importance of eCycling
C．make it possible for consumers to reuse their used e-products
D．make the program accessible to local regions and communities
11．The Plug-In Partners are mainly engaged in ________.
A．offering customers different boxes for sale
B．reusing second-hand e-products
C．gathering recyclable electronics
D．repairing electronic device
12．What is the main purpose of this passage?
A．To call on local governments to support Plug-In Partners.
B．To attract people to join in the eCycling programs.
C．To teach customers how to recycle electronics.
D．To introduce a new way to save costs.

When I give public lectures about the climate crisis, the most common question people pose is: “Are you an optimist or a pessimist?”
My answer is yes. California has achieved dramatic emissions reductions in a thriving economy, which makes me hopeful, yet in general the fossil-fuel industry is determined not to change. The second most common question is: “What can I, personally, do?”
That’s a tough one. The major drivers of climate change are collective enterprises such as power grids, industry, large-scale agriculture and transportation systems. Substantial emissions reductions in these settings most likely will not come from personal actions; they will come from laws and policies such as carbon-pricing systems, revised building codes and supports for green investment.
Some people have argued that calls for individual action actually distract us from corporate responsibility. That could explain why the fossil-fuel industry is fond of such requests. Oil giant BP popularized and promoted the idea of a carbon footprint, deflecting attention to its customers who, it suggests, should take personal responsibility by lowering their carbon footprints. One study found that focusing on individual activity actually undermines support for more effective policy initiatives such as a carbon tax. Another problem with personal behavior is that people do not like to be told what to do.
Yet individual acts can grow into influential group activity. One effective act, and one that can be amplified, is to eat less red meat. Cutting meat consumption is a powerful and personal thing most Americans can do to tackle the climate crisis, and they can do it immediately. About 40 percent of greenhouse gases come from agriculture, deforestation and other land-use changes. Meat — particularly beef — drives climate change in two ways: first, through cows’ emission of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and second, by destroying forests as they are converted to grazing land to satisfy the global demand for beef. By eating less beef, we can start to decrease that demand. You do not have to become a vegan to do this. If every person in the U.S. cut their meat consumption by 25 percent, it would reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1 percent. That might not sound like a lot, but it would help protect the rain forest, so the positive effects — including reduced water and fertilizer use, improved biodiversity and safeguarded rights of indigenous peoples — would be amplified.
Perhaps most important, social action is contagious — in a good way. If lots of us begin to eat less meat and if we talk about it constructively, we will likely influence others. Pretty soon the 1 percent reduction becomes 2 percent or more. Reduced demand for meat could motivate my local supermarket to carry better produce, making it easier for me and my neighbors to prepare a few more satisfying meat-free meals. Ultimately changes in demand will influence industry. Forty years ago few mainstream supermarkets carried organic products; now nearly all do. Consumer demand did that.
Cutting back on red meat also has the added benefit of being good for your health. So while I wouldn’t advise governments to order people to stop eating hamburgers, if anyone asks, “What can I do?” a simple and accurate answer is: “Eat less meat. It’s in your control, and you can begin right now. It benefits both you and the planet.”
13．Which one plays the most decisive role in emissions reductions according to the passage?
A．Individual actions. B．Fossil-fuel industries.
C．The thriving economy. D．Effective laws and policies.
14．What do we learn from the passage?
A．Indigenous peoples turn forests into grazing land.
B．Meat is considered as the biggest driver of climate change.
C．Small individual acts can make a big difference collectively.
D．Most Americans have to become vegans to tackle the climate crisis.
15．What does the underlined word “contagious” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A．Appealing. B．Poisonous. C．Harmonious. D．Spreading.
16．What is the purpose of the author writing this passage？
A．To explain ways to reduce carbon footprint.
B．To persuade people to cut meat consumption.
C．To evaluate the effects of healthy eating habits.
D．To argue against the emission policies of industries.

About 20 years ago, Daniel Hoffman, a classically trained violinist met a young musician playing in the town square in Marrakech, an ancient city in Morocco. They communicated in the little French they both knew, but their main common language was music. On the back of a motorbike of the fellow violinist, Hoffman weaved through the back streets of the city and then learned his first lessons in Andalusian music, the classical music of North Africa.
That experience gave birth to an idea: What would it be like to try to learn how to play different violin styles around the world in just one week? Oh. yes, and at the end of that week, play a concert. He even got a name for the concept “musical extreme sports”.
It took him almost two decades to launch that dream with a friend, who introduced him to the wonders of Kickstarter, a funding platform for creative projects. Up to now, the dream has taken the form of a new documentary currently airing on American public television stations called “Otherwise, It’s Just Firewood.”
In the documentary, Hoffman travels to County Clare, Ireland, where he takes lessons with James Kelly, a master Irish violin player, for less than a week and then performs together with him in front of an audience, many of whom are star Irish musicians.
The film is what Hoffman hopes will be the first of an eventual series of short documentaries, showing him learning to play the violin in a variety of styles, including the folk music of south India, Sweden, Greece, Romania, and West Virginia.
That would add to his extensive repertoire (全部曲目), which already includes Balkan, Middle Eastern, and Turkish styles. “The big joke is what’s the difference between the fiddle and the violin? It’s the person who plays it,” says Niall Keegan, a traditional flute player. “It’s the music you make on it that makes it Irish or English or French or classical or jazz or whatever else. It’s how we imagine it and how we create through it that make it and give it character.”
“Otherwise, it’s just firewood,” he says, words that became the film’s title.
17．Where does Hoffman’s idea of musical extreme sports come from?
A．His exploration of the local music.
B．His cooperation with the young violinist.
C．His sightseeing tour on a motorbike seat.
D．His constantly changing taste in violin styles.
18．According to the passage, the series of documentaries ________.
A．help Hoffman to become a master violin player
B．a(chǎn)re funded by American public television stations
C．introduce different styles of musicians around the world
D．record Hoffman’s experience in learning various violin styles
19．The title of the documentary “Otherwise, It’s Just Firewood” is used to emphasize ________.
A．the power of diversified artistic expression
B．the pleasure in learning traditional music
C．the technique of instrument playing
D．the importance of famous artists

While youth is often a time of great promise and achievement, a life well lived can also be filled with any number of next chapters and second or even third — acts that add depth, nuance (細微差別), and meaning to our stories. At 65 years old, Somerset native Carole-Ann Warburton experienced a plot twist that led to the fulfillment of a long-cherished dream she’d never even spoken of aloud.
After an illness incapacitated (使失去正常生活能力) her, Warburton was left with the question of what to do going forward. During her convalescence (康復), her daughter brought around some real estate listings for the sort of homes in which she thought her mum might best spend her golden years. Coincidentally, amongst the notices was an offering for a small barbershop with an above-stairs apartment.
For Warburton, although she admitted “the place was awful”, it was love at first sight and the perfect opportunity to do something she’d longed to do for almost as long as she could remember — work in a bookshop. Less than three months after coming to her decision, Warburton handed in her retirement notice, sold her house, bought the store, and using a personal inventory (庫存) totaling between 8,000 and 9,000 titles — she launched her new bookshop, The Book Rest.
A decade on, The Book Rest recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Although the pandemic has slowed foot traffic, since Warburton’s driving motive isn’t monetary profit, but rather, something of a deeper, more special personal value, she has no plans to close up the shop.
Having achieved her own dream, Warburton sees every day in the bookstore as an opportunity to help others realise theirs as well. “All the dreams are in the books,” she told The Guardian. “They are all there waiting to be picked up... Someone can walk in tomorrow and say, I have been looking for that for an awfully long time!” And as gatekeeper to her own small universe of literary wonders, Warburton says she plans to stay around as long as she can to ensure that they do.
20．What does the author want to say in the first paragraph?
A．There are possibilities at any stage of life. B．One should grasp the youth to make achievements.
C．Changing the way of life is crucial at the age of 65. D．Realising a long-cherished dream is all that matters in life.
21．What did Warburton do to seek her dream?
A．She invested much money in opening a bookstore.
B．She used her possessions to develop real-estate business.
C．She started her career with her daughter in a small barbershop.
D．She sought her daughter’s advice on where to rent the apartment.
22．What makes Warburton want to keep her bookstore open?
A．Her strong desire to attract more customers. B．The increasing decline of economic situations.
C．The huge financial burden of illness treatment. D．Her seeking of an inner world of self-fulfillment.
23．Which of the following can best describe Warburton?
A．Curious and ambitious. B．Brave and adventurous.
C．Creative and pioneering. D．Enthusiastic and determined.

Matt Doogue, a 34-year-old nature photographer, had been suffering from depression when he first found his passion for taking pictures of insects and his work is now featured in National Geographic. He says that he tried to take his own life nine years ago after hitting rock bottom. “In the beginning, I was so paranoid (多疑的) and angry that I couldn’t leave the house,” says Doogue. “When I attempted to end my life, I knew I needed to see someone. I went to the doctors and got treatment, but I knew that I needed something more and that’s when I started photography.”
Now a dad of two, Doogue found that looking at insects through a camera helped him in ways he could never have imagined and it proved to be the lifeline he needed. It had a calming effect that helped him to disconnect from stress; and his astonishing images, showing insects and spiders in amazing detail against brightly colored backgrounds, caught the eye of publishers at National Geographic. “I ended up as one of their featured photographers,” recalled Doogue. “It was the peak of my career. It was incredible.”
Originally from Salford, Greater Manchester, he now lives in Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland. Though he fears that Scotland is in the middle of an epidemic (流行病) of male suicide, he believes that sharing his love of nature photography can help others to cope with their mental health issues as well. “I think the problem is this man-up approach; the idea that men need to be strong puts so much pressure on young males to be fine all the time,” says Doogue. “This is why I try and be so open about my own experience. Whenever I am out with my camera, I don’t think about my other worries. It is just me and the environment around me. You can lose yourself in a spider making its web.”
24．What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Doogue?
A．Why Doogue wanted to end his life. B．Why Doogue took up photography.
C．How Doogue became depressed. D．When Doogue turned photographer.
25．How did photography benefit Doogue?
A．It gave him a new way to express himself. B．It provided him with life-saving skills.
C．It helped him to escape from pressure. D．It offered him an opportunity to explore nature.
26．What causes Scottish men to develop mental health problems?
A．The way men employ to solve problems.
B．The lack of love for men’s life and work.
C．The worry that men get separated from people.
D．The belief that men are expected to be strong.
27．What is the main purpose of the author in writing the text?
A．To warn the seriousness of mental problems.
B．To show the benefits of nature photography.
C．To introduce Doogue’s fighting depression.
D．To advise the readers to get close to nature.

Sleeping with a dim light like a television or nightlight is enough to the raise blood sugar and heart rates of healthy people, according to a new study. Light helps our body maintain an internal clock, but artificial light at night can interrupt the rest and repair that should happen during the sleep. New research suggests that even when our eyes are closed, a small amount of light can disrupt the way our bodies normally keep our blood sugar within a healthy range.
In the study published in Sciences on Monday, scientists asked 20 participants ages 19 to 36 to spend two nights in their lab. On the first night of sleep, the volunteers slept in a very dark room. For their second night of sleep, half of the group snoozed with a small light like the glow of television at night, or streetlights through a window—and half spent their second night in a dark room.
During the trial, all participants were connected to devices that measured different markers of their sleep quality. They were each connected via a special tube, allowing researchers to collect samples without waking the individual. Researchers also recorded participants’ heart rates and brain waves.
When the volunteers awoke in the morning, the team tested their blood sugar and found that participants that slept in rooms with a dim light spent less time in deep sleep. In addition to having slightly worse blood sugar control, the group exposed to dim light had a higher heart rate on average. “By comparison, those that spend two nights in the dark room had little difference in their blood sugar control. They thought they slept well, but your brain knows that the lights are on,” says Zee, “you should clearly pay attention to the light in your bedroom. If you can’t give up your night light, keep it dim and at floor level.”
Earlier work has linked exposure to light during sleep to an increased risk of obesity in women. Zee recommends, “make sure that you start dimming your lights at least an hour or two before you go to bed to prepare your environment for sleep.”
28．What did the underlined word “disrupt” in paragraph 1 mean?
A．bother B．keep C．disagree D．follow
29．How did the researchers draw a conclusion from the study?
A．By analyzing the data from scientific texts. B．By conducting the experiments.
C．Using questionnaires. D．By comparing earlier work.
30．What did the study find if the participants slept in dark rooms?
A．The participants would have a higher heart rate.
B．The participants would have higher blood sugar.
C．The participants’ blood sugar control would not change.
D．The participants actually sleep more than average.
31．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Sleeping With a Dim Light Can Raise Health Problems
B．How to Sleep Well With a Dim Light
C．Sleep Well, Eat Well, Good Health
D．The Darker, the Lower Blood Sugar

Online Level 1 Course
OVERVIEW
The Online Level 1 Course includes two components:
A self-paced online course that can be completed at home. The course begins with lecture-based and interactive instruction on the fundamental principles and movements of CrossFit and ends with a 50-question multiple-choice test.
A live webinar (網(wǎng)絡研討會), where participants can engage in a Q&A with CrossFit’s top coaches and receive coaching through foundational movements in a small group setting.
WEBINAR TIME ZONES
All Level 1 webinar start times are displayed in Pacific Time, but start times have been varied to accommodate participants in different time zones and provide options that will support our worldwide CrossFit trainer community.
Please note: All participants must complete the online part of this course before their webinar.
PREPARATION
Read the Level 1 Certificate Course Participant Handbook.
Study the CrossFit Level 1 Training Guide.
PRICE
Currency Course Price Preferential Price
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is there a deadline to register for the online Level 1 webinar?
Registration for each live webinar offering is available until the webinar is full or the course begins, whichever comes first. However, completion of the online course is required prior to registering for your webinar.
What equipment is required to take the Online Level 1 Course and webinar?
For the online course and test, you will need a personal electronic device with an active internet connection. A laptop or tablet is recommended. The webinar is held on the Zoom platform.
How and when are certificates delivered?
Certificates are individually mailed and can take four to six weeks to arrive for those living in the United States and eight to twelve weeks for those living outside the United States.
32．Which of the following is required to register for the webinar?
A．Having a Q&A with CrossFit’s top coaches.
B．Completing an online course.
C．Being the first one to register.
D．Paying $1, 000 for the fees.
33．What might “Zoom” be in the answer to Question 2?
A．An online translator.
B．A famous computer brand.
C．A method of connecting to the internet.
D．An online audio and video conferencing tool.
34．When will Jenny in London get her certificate after finishing the course?
A．In at least a week.
B．In at least four weeks.
C．In at least six weeks.
D．In at least eight weeks.

Four Pre-College Summer Science Programs
Sustainable Animal Husbandry
This 3-week program is worth attending! In addition to some lectures and class discussions, students will also tour a variety of animal farms, practice animal handling techniques, and learn about the relationships between domestic (家養(yǎng)的) animals and humans.
Where: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
How Much: $6,310 including tuition (學費) and room & board
Biological Research and the Health Professions
You will spend six weeks exploring different aspects of life as a researcher or doctor in this program. Activities include dissecting (解剖) a chicken with a world-famous zoologist, learning about non-traditional medical therapies (療法), measuring electrical communication signals in living fish, talking with a top cancer researcher, and much, much more.
Where: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
How Much: $12,825 including tuition and room & board
Clark Scholars Program
The seven-week summer research program offers students an opportunity for hands-on practical research with leading researchers and members of Texas Tech University. This unique opportunity, which includes weekly discussions and field trips, also pays students a $750 tax-free stipend (津貼) and provides room and board.
Where: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
How Much: Students receive a $750 tax-free stipend
Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists
Mathematics is an important part of science, and this 6-week program is the perfect summer program for ambitious and motivated students to improve their math skills. They’ll team up with other students, research mathematicians, and professors, and visit scientists for a typical day of number theory lectures, seminars, independent and group work and research, hands-on experiments, and plenty of fun activities.
Where: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
How Much: $6,600 including tuition and room & board
35．Which program best suits a student interested in farming?
A．Clark Scholars Program.
B．Sustainable Animal Husbandry.
C．Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists.
D．Biological Research and the Health Professions.
36．What can you engage in without having to pay?
A．Practical research. B．Medical therapies.
C．Animal science. D．Mathematics.
37．What does each of the four programs provide?
A．Field trips. B．Class discussions.
C．Hands-on activities. D．Interviews with scientists.

It is a general belief among academics that the humanities are in crisis. According to Harvard historian James Hankins, part of the problem is the dominance of “critical” reading over “primary” reading. Primary reading takes a text at face value and simply tries to understand what the author intended to say. Critical reading assumes an author’s statements can never be taken at face value. Instead, they must be “seen through” to expose the text’s real meaning, which is determined in accord with this or that fashionable theory.
Mr. Hankins says primary reading “must be recovered” for higher education in the humanities to be effective. I would go further. Primary reading isn’t important only for the humanities, or even for education more generally. The restoration of primary reading could be a crucial weapon in fighting the “idle talk” that troubles American society.
Idle talk was philosopher Martin Heidegger’s term for inauthentic discourse(不可信的言辭). It involves adopting and circulating others’ opinions about something without ever personally engaging that thing for yourself. People engaged in idle talk speak in accord with expectations for their particular identity or role. They hold and express the opinions a person in their role is expected to hold.
Idle talk can be harmless. Each year my mother forms strong opinions about which films should win Academy Awards without seeing any of them, after reading articles by critics she favors. But idle talk can also be dangerous. Consider journalism. The norm nowadays is for one reporter to break a story, followed by dozens or hundreds of journalists recycling that content. They may add a little spin of their own but rarely look into the issue for themselves—even when this would require but a few clicks and a couple of minutes to read a legislative(法律的) text. Some journalists even just search social media for the story of the day and rewrite it in their own words.
The Covid pandemic highlighted the problem, from exclusion of those daring to discuss the tradeoffs of lockdowns to the promotion of masks as a political identity marker completely disconnected from medical or scientific justification. Not to mention the misleading statement that arose over “the science” and the social trend to “follow” it.
Social media has contributed to the spread of idle talk. Authentic discourse requires time, effort and good-faith engagement, but social media tends to encourage the opposite. As journalists comment on every topic, however small or traditionally unnewsworthy, the all-knowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring crowd. Social media raises this voice, pushing it into user feeds 24/7. We hear about everything, and we can’t hear about anything without also being told what opinion we should have about it. Opinions before facts; know what to think about something before actually looking into it for yourself. And really, why even bother with that?
Primary reading isn’t only something the humanities need. Our entire culture needs its value to be recognized and restored.
38．What do we know from the first two paragraphs?
A．Primary reading focuses on the deep meaning.
B．Critical reading leads to the crisis in humanities.
C．Critical reading is generally preferred nowadays.
D．Primary reading once dominated higher education.
39．What does the underlined word “spin” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Practice. B．Priority. C．Investigation. D．Interpretation.
40．What does the author think of idle talk?
A．It broadens people’s understanding.
B．It affects independent thinking ability.
C．It shakes people’s trust in news report.
D．It promotes the advance of social media.
41．What message does the author convey?
A．Readers should stay away from idle talk.
B．Readers should read original texts carefully.
C．Readers should limit the impact of social media.
D．Readers should take a balanced view on reading.

There is a connection I feel with horses that is unlike anything I have ever experienced. They can be frightening because of their size, speed and unpredictability, but they also force you to be calm. I think that was the smartest thing my first riding teacher taught me when I was seven: if you’re calm, they will be calm.
I have never owned a horse, but for a year I got to take care of a pony, Baronet, that I had found abandoned when I was 11. I had moved to England for the second time in my short life. This period was filled with anxiety and instability and there were a lot of unaccompanied moments.
I saw him one day while I was out walking in the woods. He was staring at me from where he stood, wild and dirty. I just went to him and he came to me. I found the farmer who owned him, who said he was a lost cause: “Too difficult,” he said. When I asked if I could care for him, he didn’t hesitate: “Sure, take him.”
He wasn’t trained. He was stubborn and picky and angry. He had been labelled “difficult” just as I was labelled “Sunshine Girl”. It’s not a good thing to be labelled. “Sunshine Girl” made me feel like I couldn’t complain. I didn’t want to make anyone unhappy. I always felt I had to go with the flow.
Baronet saved me that year. He gave my life a sense of purpose and meaning. I would wake up early and walk two miles to the barn to feed him and try to train him, and the moment I came home from school I would run back to the barn to spend time with him.
Looking back, I see Baronet as a wonder. In some magical way I found Baronet when I needed him most and, as sad as I was to leave him at the end of the year, when we moved yet again, I saw the progress we had made together. Seeing that I could make a difference was a huge awakening for me as a child.
42．How did the writer probably feel when moving to England?
A．Worried. B．Surprised. C．Puzzled. D．Excited.
43．What did the farmer probably mean by saying “he was a lost cause”?
A．Baronet was always alone.
B．Baronet could easily get lost.
C．Baronet could hardly survive.
D．Baronet was hard to deal with.
44．How did Baronet influence the writer?
A．It taught her not to complain.
B．It inspired her to be easygoing.
C．It helped her to get over loneliness.
D．It encouraged her to accept her label.

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45．What is a must for your taking the course?
A．A peaceful room. B．Access to the Internet.
C．An advanced computer. D．Basic knowledge of programming language.
46．What can we learn about the course?
A．It prepares students for university exams.
B．It provides downloadable resources.
C．It involves face-to-face activities.
D．It focuses on foreign languages.
47．Where is the text most probably taken from?
A．A report. B．A newspaper.
C．A poster. D．A webpage.

Several years ago, I read about William Helmreich walking every street in New York City. I thought, “I can do that for Montreal.” With little hesitation, I devoted the next five years of my life to the project.
I’m a keen walker, but I did little preparation for this undertaking. All I did was to buy a map. It didn’t even show all of Montreal. So, when I say I walked every street in Montreal, I actually walked the full length of every street on my map.
I never walked through any shabby neighborhoods. From one end of my map to the other, all houses were well looked after. People went to great lengths to decorate their homes, and with this came one of the great pleasures of my walks: the different measures they took to decorate their frontage(正面).
I discovered that pigs are a popular decorative element throughout the city. The type that is dressed up as humans, I mean. I saw pigs wearing dresses, shirts, and even swimming costumes. They weren’t the only animals around either. One garden’s giant moose was particularly eye-catching.
Every outing has its wonders. Never assume a neighborhood has little of interest to offer. You must be trained to seek out strange things. Otherwise, you might never spot the clothes on the sidewalks. If I stopped to collect everything I saw lying around abandoned, I could fit out a small country. Where did they come from? How did people lose their shoes while out walking? A puzzle.
There was enough fun in my walks that I’d have a few laughs and come home lighter-hearted than when I left.
As my project progressed, I felt like I owned the city. I could get off at any subway station and my feet remembered the route to the best shops. They also conveniently recalled the location of the closest washrooms.
Anyone can get in on this walking game. I admit with some shame, I used to feel completely fulfilled huddled(蜷縮) in my part of town but walking its streets has truly opened my eyes to Montreal’s full menu. So just head to a neighborhood to nose around. I can assure you that you’ll feel like a pioneer with the discoveries you bring back.
48．Why did the author decided to walk the streets of Montreal?
A．Her friends told her to do so.
B．She wanted to do some research.
C．She wanted to get some exercise.
D．She was inspired by somcone’s experience.
49．What do we know about houses in Montreal?
A．Many houses are abandoned.
B．All houses are decorated with pigs.
C．People enjoy decorating their houses.
D．Most people keep pets in their houses.
50．What amazed the author during her trips?
A．Large numbers of houses.
B．The decoration of subway stations.
C．The clothes deserted on sidewalks.
D．Animals walking on the streets.
51．How did the author feel on her walk?
A．Cheerful and satisfied. B．Thrilled and energetic
C．Relieved and grateful. D．Puzzled and disappointed

The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt, “ The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view? ” I shook my head stubbornly-and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.
“ If you come by right now, ” the receptionist said, “ the dentist will fit you in. ”
I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my icecold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “ Don’t worry. The dentist is very good. ”
“ How long do I have to wait for him? ” I asked impatiently.
“ Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork, ” the assistant said.
“ The artwork? ”I was puzzled.
The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
What a relief!
52．Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?
A．Upset. B．Nervous. C．Cheerful. D．Satisfied.
53．What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?
A．The laughing assistant of the dentist.
B．The surroundings of the dentist’s office.
C．The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.
D．The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.
54．Why did the author suddenly smile?
A．Because the dentist came at last. B．Because she could relax in the chair.
C．Because she saw a picture on the ceiling. D．Because the assistant kept comforting her.
55．What did the author learn from her experience most probably?
A．Strike while the iron is hot. B．Put oneself in other’s shoes.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. D．Have a good word for one’s friend.

Pre-College Program Courses
The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2021. To encourage interactive learning, class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students. In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript with a grade of AR or NM (“requirements met” or “requirements not met”). Please note: You need to attend every online class in its entirety to receive a passing grade of “Met All Requirements”.
Course: Care in Critical Times
? Jul 5—Aug 16, Mon. to Thurs., 8:30—11:00 am
? Andrea Wright
What is care? How can and do communities encourage care as a tool for building healing and hope? This course requires students not only to ask how they might engage in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care.
Course: Introduction to neuroscience
? Jul 7—Jul 25, Wed. to Fri., Noon—3:00 pm
? Grace Francis
This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain.
Course: College Writing
? Jul 1—Jul 22, Thurs. to Sat., 8:00—11:30 am
? Martin T. Greenup
This course introduces students to college writing by taking them through the steps required to complete a five page analytic essay. Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading via class discussion and in-class exercises.
Course: The Economics of Cities
? Jun 17—Jul 29, Sun. to Thurs., 3:15—6:15 pm
? Thomas Shay Hill
What causes cities to grow, and what limits their growth? What are the costs of urban living, and how can they be overcome? We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in generating economic growth and technological innovation.
56．What is the function of the first paragraph?
A．To explain the requirements of the courses.
B．To introduce the program instructors.
C．To offer an overview of the program.
D．To present the contents of the program.
57．Which course can you take if you are available on Friday afternoons in July?
A．Care in Critical Times. B．College Writing.
C．Introduction to neuroscience. D．The Economics of Cities.
58．Whose course should you choose if you are fond of modern short story?
A．Andrea Wright’s. B．Martin T. Greenup’s.
C．Grace Francis’s. D．Thomas Shay Hill’s.

Free Online Gentle Yoga Class
About this event
If you are worn out, stressed out, or just looking forward to relaxing your mind, body, and spirit, please join me for 75 minutes of gentle yoga. My mission is to make yoga accessible to everyone, regardless of race, age, gender, income level, or body size. The primary goal of the class is to help you find a small bit of peace and relaxation during stressful time. No experience necessary.
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All classes are taught via TikTok from Los Angeles, California. You will receive a TikTok link about 30 minutes before class begins. Registration closes one hour before class begins. Only the first 500 applicants to join TikTok will be admitted to the class.
Frequently asked questions:
What time does the class start?
I am located in Los Angeles, California. Class is on Saturday at 6 pm. If you are located in a different time zone and are confused or unsure of when that is, here is a link to a world clock that will allow you to type in Los Angeles and your city to figure out when the class will begin: https://wrwrw.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
What do I need?
Just a pillow and a blanket or towel. It doesn’t matter what kind—whatever you have at home will work just fine.
What should I wear?
I recommend wearing whatever makes you feel comfortable like sweatpants or shorts. The main purpose for the class is simply relaxation so we won’t be getting sweaty but you’ll need to wear something you can move around in a little.
What if I don’t want to be on camera?
No worries! You are more than welcome to turn your camera off. You will still be able to see and hear me but you won’t have to be seen if you prefer not to be.
59．What is a must to attend the online yoga class?
A．A slim figure. B．Being under 60 years old.
C．Being the first 500 applicants. D．A high salary.
60．What is the link to a world clock used for in the text?
A．Signing up for the yoga class.
B．Making sure of the time of the class.
C．Knowing more about the class.
D．Waiting to be admitted to the class.
61．What can we know about the yoga class?
A．One can’t attend it without a camera.
B．A towel is a must to wipe out the sweat.
C．It can be attended from Monday to Friday.
D．One should wear clothes that suit movements.

Alone in the wilderness. Nothing but jungle. A world of shadow with the rays of light falling like blonde hair from the crowns of the giant trees. Jungle in the midday sun. Everything motionless. Not a sound from sky or earth. Complete silence. Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away. The world reduced to the soft touch of cool grass along my naked back, and a sweet smell of rich soil and vegetation. Stretched out with closed eyes beside my heavy burden of fruit and firewood, I enjoyed the feeling of fresh blood streaming through every part of my body and fresh jungle air filling every corner of my lungs.
Resting motionless, I could see the sun through my closed eyelids, alone in the sky, as lonely as I, and as motionless and silent as everything else. The earth had surely stopped turning and somewhere on this planet there was supposed to be roaring traffic in busy streets. What a crazy, unbelievable thought!
Another coconut fell, to make the world come to a complete standstill. I had to roll over onto my stomach to feel that at least I could move and make noises. Then I found company. A little brown ant was struggling to find its way with a bit of dry straw through the jungle of leaves and grass below my nose. I wondered if I could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the trip had just started. Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to hunted animals, slaves and modern man. It is as great an effort for an office clerk to walk five blocks with a loaded brief-case as it is for a jungle-dweller to cross a valley with a goat on his back. It is as hard to get up and climb or run when you have been seated for years as it is to get up and walk when you have been in bed for months. The body is strange. Spare it, and you get really tired for almost nothing; use it, and almost nothing makes you really tired.
I rose to my feet. I had heard a horse neighing down in the valley. Above me, on the open highland plains, there were wild horses. But down in the valley there was never a horse unless there was a man on it. Somebody was making his way up the valley and my wife was alone.
62．The author mentions coconuts’ falling to ________ .
A．show his loneliness B．a(chǎn)dd beauty to the jungle
C．express his love of nature D．stress the absolute silence
63．How does the author feel about the ant?
A．He admired its attitude toward work.
B．He was amazed at its tireless efforts.
C．He showed sympathy for the little ant.
D．He was content to have it as a companion.
64．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author would probably________.
A．make his way home B．stay in the valley
C．work harder than before D．talk to the man on the horse

Humans are fascinated by the source of their failings and virtues. This preoccupation inevitably leads to an old debate: whether nature or nurture (養(yǎng)育) shapes us more. A revolution in genetics has poised this as a modern political question about the character of our society: if personalities are hard-wired into our genes, what can governments do to help us? It feels morally questionable, yet claims of genetic selection by intelligence are making headlines.
This is down to “hereditarian (遺傳論的)” science and a recent paper claimed “differences in exam performance between pupils attending extraordinary and ordinary schools mirror the genetic differences between them”. With such an assertion, the work was predictably greeted by a lot of absurd claims about “genetics determining academic success”. What the research revealed was the rather less surprising result: the educational benefits of extraordinary schools largely disappear once pupils’ inborn ability and socio-economic background were taken into account. That is to say, there’s nothing to support strongly either a hereditary or environmental argument.
Yet the paper does say children are “unintentionally genetically selected” by the school system. Central to hereditarian science is a tall claim: that identifiable variations in genetic sequences can predict an individual’s ability to learn, reason and solve problems. This is problematic on many levels. A teacher could not seriously tell a parent their child has a low genetic tendency to study when external factors clearly exist. Unlike-minded academics say the inheritability of human traits is scientifically unsound. At best there is a weak statistical association and not a causal link between DNA and intelligence. Yet sophisticated statistics are used to create a frightening atmosphere of scientific certainty.
While there’s an undoubted genetic basis to individual difference, it is wrong to think that socially defined groups can be genetically accounted for. The fixation on genes as destiny is surely false too. Medical predictability can rarely be based on DNA alone; the environment matters too. Something as complex as intellect is likely to be affected by many factors beyond genes. If hereditarians want to advance their cause it will require more balanced interpretation and not just acts of advocacy. Genetic selection is a way of exerting influence over others, “the ultimate collective control of human destinies,” as writer H. G. Wells put it. Knowledge becomes power and power requires a sense of responsibility. In understanding cognitive (認知的) ability, we must not elevate discrimination to a science: allowing people to climb the ladder of life only as far as their cells might suggest. This will need a more skeptical eye on the science. As technology progresses, we all have a duty to make sure that we shape a future that we would want to find ourselves in.
65．What did a recent research paper claim?
A．The type of school students attend makes a difference to their future.
B．Genetic differences between students are far greater than supposed.
C．Students’ academic performance is somewhat determined by their genes.
D．The advantages of extraordinary schools are too obvious to ignore.
66．What does the author say about the relationship between DNA and intelligence?
A．It is one of scientific certainty. B．It is not one of cause and effect.
C．It is subject to interpretation of statistics. D．It is not fully examined by gene scientists.
67．What do hereditarians need to do to make their claims convincing?
A．Take all relevant factors into account in interpreting their data.
B．Conduct their research using more sophisticated technology.
C．Gather gene data from people of all social classes.
D．Cooperate with social scientists in their research.
68．What does the author warn against in the passage?
A．Losing sight of professional ethics in conducting research.
B．Misunderstanding the findings of human cognition research.
C．Promoting discrimination in the name of science.
D．Exaggerating the power of technology in shaping the world.














參考答案：
1．D 2．A 3．B

【導語】本文是一篇應用文。文章介紹了四份適合大學生的兼職。
1．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Take class notes部分“Three sites — StudySoup, NexusNotes and Stuvia — offer attractive pay for uploading and selling class notes to other students at your university. (studsoup、NexusNotes和Stuvia這三個網(wǎng)站為上傳和出售課堂筆記給你所在大學的其他學生提供了誘人的報酬)”可知，四個選中只有StudySoup允許通過上傳課堂筆記來獲得報酬。故選D項。
2．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Charge scooters部分“If you have a late class, there are two benefits to signing up to charge. First, you earn between $5 and $20 for each scooter you return fully charged. You also get to ride the scooters home for free, which isn’t a bad way to get back to your dorm.(如果你有晚課，報名充電有兩個好處。首先，每還一輛充滿電的小型摩托車，你就能賺5到20美元。你還可以免費騎摩托車回家，這是回宿舍的好方法)”可知，Charge scooters吸引人的地方是它會給為小型摩托車充電的騎車人付錢。故選A項。
3．主旨大意題。通過全文，并結(jié)合第一段“Side hustles for college students deliver spending money while still offering the flexibility that a full class schedule requires.(適合大學生的兼職，既能得到零用錢，又能保證完整課程表所要求的靈活性)”可知，本文主要介紹了四份適合大學生的兼職。故選B項。
4．B 5．A 6．B

【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了17歲的Norwood在遭遇車禍后，如何用自己所學的心肺復蘇術及時救助了好朋友。
4．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back to the seriously damaged car and found Simmons lying in the back seat. “She wasn’t moving,” Norwood told the reporter. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best she could.(但是走到一半的時候，她發(fā)現(xiàn)她最好的朋友Simmons沒有和他們在一起。Norwood跑回損壞嚴重的汽車，發(fā)現(xiàn)Simmons,躺在后座上?！八龥]有動，” Norwood告訴記者。她猛地打開后門，把她的朋友拉了出來，盡量避開破碎的玻璃。)”可知，Norwood跑回受損的汽車是為了幫助她的朋友脫險。故選B。
5．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“As smoke rose from the other car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” .（當另一輛車冒出濃煙時，一名旁觀者喊道：“就要爆炸了！快出去！”）”和第三段“But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back to the seriously damaged car and found Simmons lying in the back seat. “She wasn’t moving,” Norwood told the reporter. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. (但是走到一半的時候，她發(fā)現(xiàn)她最好的朋友Simmons沒有和他們在一起。Norwood跑回損壞嚴重的汽車，發(fā)現(xiàn)Simmons,躺在后座上?！八龥]有動，” Norwood告訴記者。她猛地打開后門，把她的朋友拉了出來，盡量避開破碎的玻璃。她把Simmons拖了幾英尺到安全的地方，把她放在地上。)”可知，Norwood明知有危險，還去救朋友，表現(xiàn)出了勇敢的品質(zhì)。故選A。
6．主旨大意題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“She started pressing Simmons’s chest with her crossed fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life.(她開始用交叉的手指按壓西蒙斯的胸部，向她朋友的嘴里呼吸，希望能讓生命之吻充滿她的肺部。)”及全文可知，文章主要講述的是Norwood在遭遇車禍后，冒著汽車爆炸的危險救出自己的朋友，當發(fā)現(xiàn)朋友沒有氣息時，她又用自己的急救知識為朋友施行心肺復蘇術，成功救了自己的朋友。所以朋友重新恢復氣息時，象征著朋友活了下來。所以“Breath of life (生命的呼吸)”作為文章標題最為合適。故選B。
7．A 8．B 9．D

【導語】本文是一篇應用文。文章是一則廣告，主要介紹了Fischer EB電鍋爐。
7．第一句細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Fischer Electric Boilers run only on electricity, meaning if you are supplied with renewable energy you can heat your home without worrying about any harmful gases or pollutants.( Fischer電鍋爐只靠電力運行，這意味著如果你使用的是可再生能源，你就可以為你的家供暖，而不用擔心任何有害氣體或污染物。)”可知，F(xiàn)ischer電鍋爐環(huán)保的主要原因是它只靠電力運行。故選A。
8．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一二句“Fischer EB comes with a wireless thermostat(恒溫計) that has been designed for easy and simple use. Program your Fischer EB boiler to make sure you are getting the right temperature when you need it.(Fischer EB配備了一個無線恒溫器，其設計目的是方便和簡單的使用。給你的Fischer EB鍋爐編程，確保你在需要的時候得到正確的溫度。)”可知，人們在使用Fischer EB電鍋爐的時候，可以通過對溫度編程來控制溫度。故選B。
9．推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段前三句“Act now! Apply an energy efficient Fischer Electric boiler and replace your huge, inefficient gas or oil boiler. Benefit from controllability and comfort this winter.(現(xiàn)在就行動！使用節(jié)能的Fischer電鍋爐，取代你的巨大，低效的燃氣或燃油鍋爐。這個冬天您將從可控性和舒適性中獲益。)”可推斷，文章的主要目的是推銷這款產(chǎn)品。故選D。
10．D 11．C 12．B

【導語】這是一篇說明文。主要介紹了eCycling這一項目的開展情況和人們的參與情況。
10．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“To get the program to the regional and neighborhood levels, the EPA directed “Plug-In to eCycling Partners.”(為了將該項目推廣到地區(qū)和社區(qū)層面，美國環(huán)境保護署指導了Plug-In to eCycling Partners項目。)”可知，美國環(huán)境保護署推出了Plug-In to eCycling Partners計劃，是為了使當?shù)氐貐^(qū)和社區(qū)都可以使用該項目。故選D項。
11．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“They provide local governments, retailers and manufacturers with opportunities to reuse and recycle their items. Those who make and offer electronic devices then promote programs and opportunities for consumers to reuse their second-hand electronic products.(它們?yōu)榈胤秸⒘闶凵毯椭圃焐烫峁┝酥貜褪褂煤突厥掌洚a(chǎn)品的機會。然后，那些制造和提供電子設備的公司會為消費者提供重復使用二手電子產(chǎn)品的項目和機會。)”可知，Plug-In Partners主要從事的活動是收集可回收利用的電子產(chǎn)品。故選C項。
12．推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“As the eCycling program continues, you or your organization may want to get involved. Check the EPA’s internet site (www.epa.gov) for regional eCycling programs, or for details on how your company can participate. Their website has links to organizations that are taking part in the eCycling program.(隨著eCycling計劃的繼續(xù)，您或您的組織可能希望參與其中。查看美國環(huán)境保護署的網(wǎng)站（www.epa.gov）了解區(qū)域eCycling項目，或了解貴公司如何參與的詳細信息。他們的網(wǎng)站上有與參與電子產(chǎn)品回收項目的組織的鏈接。)”可知，本文的主要目的是吸引人們參加eCycling項目。故選B項。
13．D 14．C 15．D 16．A

【導語】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了通過個人的努力，也可以為減少碳足跡貢獻自己的力量。
13．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“they will come from laws and policies such as carbon-pricing systems, revised building codes and supports for green investment.(它們將來自法律和政策，如碳定價體系、修訂的建筑法規(guī)和對綠色投資的支持。)”可知，有效的法律和政策在減排中起決定性作用。故選D。
14．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段“Yet individual acts can grow into influential group activity. (然而，個人行為可以發(fā)展成有影響力的群體活動。)”及下文所舉少吃肉的例子可推斷，小的個人行為可以產(chǎn)生大的影響。故選C。
15．詞句猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞后文“Reduced demand for meat could motivate my local supermarket to carry better produce, making it easier for me and my neighbors to prepare a few more satisfying meat-free meals. (如果我們很多人開始少吃肉，如果我們建設性地談論它，我們很可能會影響其他人。很快，1%的減少就變成了2%或更多。)”可知，社會行動具有傳染性。所以contagious為“感染性的；傳播性的”之意。故選D。
16．推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“So while I wouldn’t advise governments to order people to stop eating hamburgers, if anyone asks, “What can I do?” a simple and accurate answer is: “Eat less meat. It’s in your control, and you can begin right now. It benefits both you and the planet.”(所以，雖然我不會建議政府下令人們停止吃漢堡包，但如果有人問：“我能做什么?”一個簡單而準確的回答是:“少吃肉?！币磺卸荚谀愕恼瓶刂?，你現(xiàn)在就可以開始。這對你和地球都有好處。”)”及全文可推斷，作者寫這篇文章的目的是解釋如何通過個人努力減少碳足跡的方法。故選A。
17．A 18．D 19．A

【導語】本文為一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了小提琴家Daniel Hoffman嘗試學習如何演奏世界各地不同風格的小提琴，并將這段經(jīng)歷拍成了紀錄片。
17．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“On the back of a motorbike of the fellow violinist, Hoffman weaved through the back streets of the city and then learned his first lessons in Andalusian music, the classical music of North Africa. (坐在小提琴手同伴的摩托車后座上，霍夫曼穿梭于城市的后街，然后開始學習安達盧西亞音樂，這是北非的古典音樂。)”和第二段“That experience gave birth to an idea: What would it be like to try to learn how to play different violin styles around the world in just one week? Oh. yes, and at the end of that week, play a concert. He even got a name for the concept ‘musical extreme sports’. (這段經(jīng)歷讓我產(chǎn)生了一個想法：在短短一周的時間里，嘗試學習如何演奏世界各地不同風格的小提琴，會是什么感覺?哦。是的，在那個周末，開一場音樂會。他甚至為“音樂極限運動”這個概念取了個名字。)”可知，霍夫曼關于音樂極限運動的想法來自于對北非當?shù)匾魳返奶剿鳌９蔬xA。
18．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“The film is what Hoffman hopes will be the first of an eventual series of short documentaries, showing him learning to play the violin in a variety of styles, including the folk music of south India, Sweden, Greece, Romania, and West Virginia. (霍夫曼希望這部電影能成為一系列短紀錄片的第一部，展示他如何學習以各種風格拉小提琴，包括南印度、瑞典、希臘、羅馬尼亞和西弗吉尼亞州的民間音樂。)”可知，這個系列紀錄片記錄了霍夫曼學習各種小提琴風格的經(jīng)歷。故選D。
19．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段“‘The big joke is what’s the difference between the fiddle and the violin? It’s the person who plays it,’ says Niall Keegan, a traditional flute player. ‘It’s the music you make on it that makes it Irish or English or French or classical or jazz or whatever else. It’s how we imagine it and how we create through it that make it and give it character.’ (“最大的笑話是fiddle和violin有什么區(qū)別?”，傳統(tǒng)長笛演奏家尼爾·基根說：“是你在上面演奏的音樂讓它成為愛爾蘭音樂、英國音樂、法國音樂、古典音樂、爵士樂或其他任何音樂。是我們?nèi)绾蜗胂笏?，如何通過它創(chuàng)造，成就并賦予了它個性。”)”可推知，小提琴的價值在于多元的藝術表現(xiàn)，你在上面演奏的音樂賦予它個性，“否則，它就是一根木柴”，所以紀錄片的標題“Otherwise, It’s Just Firewood”強調(diào)了多元藝術表達的力量。故選A。
20．A 21．A 22．D 23．D

【導語】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章主要講述了了65歲的沃伯頓在疾病中喪失了正常生活能力之后，開了一家書店，實現(xiàn)自己的理想和人生價值的故事。通過這一故事，告訴我們生活的每個階段都充滿了序曲和可能性，這也會增加生活的深度和意義。
20．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段“While youth is often a time of great promise and achievement, a life well lived can also be filled with any number of next chapters and second or even third — acts that add depth, nuance (細微差別), and meaning to our stories. At 65 years old, Somerset native Carole-Ann Warburton experienced a plot twist that led to the fulfillment of a long-cherished dream she’d never even spoken of aloud.”(雖然青年時代往往是一個充滿希望和成就的時代，但美好的生活也可能充滿無數(shù)的后續(xù)章節(jié)和第二甚至第三幕，這些都會增加深度和細微差別, 以及對我們故事的意義。在 65 歲時，薩默塞特本地人卡羅爾-安沃伯頓經(jīng)歷了一場情節(jié)轉(zhuǎn)折，實現(xiàn)了一個她從未大聲說出的夙愿夢想。)可知，作者想要告訴我們，青年時代，青年時代之后，人生的任何階段都充滿了序曲，甚至65歲也有實現(xiàn)自己理想的可能性，A項“There are possibilities at any stage of life.”(在人生的任何階段都有可能。)符合原文表述，故選A項。
21．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“Less than three months after coming to her decision, Warburton handed in her retirement notice, sold her house, bought the store, and using a personal inventory (庫存) totaling between 8,000 and 9,000 titles — she launched her new bookshop, The Book Rest.”(在做出決定后不到三個月，沃伯頓就遞交了她的退休通知，賣掉了她的房子，買下了這家書店，并使用了總計 8,000 到 9,000 本書的個人庫存 —— 她推出了她的新書店 The Book Rest。)可知，她為了實現(xiàn)夢想，投資開了一家書店。A項“She invested much money in opening a bookstore.”(她投資了很多錢開了一家書店。)與原文表述一致，故選A項。
22．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Although the pandemic has slowed foot traffic, since Warburton’s driving motive isn’t monetary profit, but rather, something of a deeper, more special personal value, she has no plans to close up the shop.”(盡管大流行病減緩了人流，但由于沃伯頓的動機不是金錢利益，而是更深層次、更特殊的個人價值，她沒有關閉商店的計劃。)可知，她開書店是為了更深層次，更特殊的個人價值，而不是為了金錢。D項“Her seeking of an inner world of self-fulfillment.”(她對達成自己愿望的內(nèi)心世界的追求。)符合原文表述，故選D項。
23．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的描述，一位65的老人，即使在一場疾病使她喪失了正常生活能力后，依然賣掉了她的房子，開書店實現(xiàn)自己的理想,體現(xiàn)出她對夢想的堅定。再根據(jù)文章最后一段“Having achieved her own dream, Warburton sees every day in the bookstore as an opportunity to help others realise theirs as well. ”(沃伯頓實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想，她把書店里的每一天都看作是幫助其他人實現(xiàn)自己夢想的機會。)證明她很熱心。D項“Enthusiastic and determined.”(熱情而堅定。)符合推斷，故選D項。
24．B 25．C 26．D 27．C

【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述自然攝影師Doogue通過拍攝挽救了抑郁的自己，并通過分享他的作品和經(jīng)歷，鼓勵和幫助更多患有心理健康疾病的人。
24．主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“Matt Doogue, a 34-year-old nature photographer, had been suffering from depression when he first found his passion for taking pictures of insects and his work is now featured in National Geographic. He says that he tried to take his own life nine years ago after hitting rock bottom. “ In the beginning, I was so paranoid (多疑的) and angry that I couldn’t leave the house, ” says Doogue. “ When I attempted to end my life, I knew I needed to see someone. I went to the doctors and got treatment, but I knew that I needed something more and that’s when I started photography. ”(34歲的馬特·杜格是一名自然攝影師，當他第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對拍攝昆蟲的熱情時，他一直患有抑郁癥，他的作品現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)登上了《國家地理》雜志。他說，九年前他在人生跌入谷底后曾試圖自殺?！耙婚_始，我非常偏執(zhí)和憤怒，以至于我不能離開家，”道格說。“當我試圖結(jié)束自己的生命時，我知道我需要見一個人。我去看了醫(yī)生，接受了治療，但我知道我需要更多，于是我開始攝影?！?”可知，文章第一段主要講述Doogue從事攝影的原因。故選B。
25．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“It had a calming effect that helped him to disconnect from stress; and his astonishing images, showing insects and spiders in amazing detail against brightly colored backgrounds, caught the eye of publishers at National Geographic.(它有鎮(zhèn)靜作用，幫助他從壓力中解脫出來；他的這些驚人的照片，在色彩鮮艷的背景下，以驚人的細節(jié)展示了昆蟲和蜘蛛，引起了《國家地理》雜志出版商的注意。)”可知，Doogue通過自然攝影，幫助自己擺脫壓力。故選C。
26．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Though he fears that Scotland is in the middle of an epidemic (流行病) of male suicide, he believes that sharing his love of nature photography can help others to cope with their mental health issues as well. “I think the problem is this man-up approach; the idea that men need to be strong puts so much pressure on young males to be fine all the time,” says Doogue.(盡管他擔心蘇格蘭正處于男性自殺泛濫的時期，但他相信分享自己對自然攝影的熱愛也能幫助其他人應對心理健康問題?！拔艺J為問題在于這種男性化的方式；男性需要強壯的觀念給年輕男性施加了很大的壓力，讓他們一直保持健康，”道格說。)”可推斷，男人被期待變強大和堅強的想法給蘇格蘭的年輕男性很大壓力，導致他們患有心理健康疾病。故選D。
27．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Matt Doogue, a 34-year-old nature photographer, had been suffering from depression when he first found his passion for taking pictures of insects and his work is now featured in National Geographic. He says that he tried to take his own life nine years ago after hitting rock bottom. “ In the beginning, I was so paranoid (多疑的) and angry that I couldn’t leave the house, ” says Doogue. “ When I attempted to end my life, I knew I needed to see someone. I went to the doctors and got treatment, but I knew that I needed something more and that’s when I started photography. ”(34歲的馬特·杜格是一名自然攝影師，當他第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對拍攝昆蟲的熱情時，他一直患有抑郁癥，他的作品現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)登上了《國家地理》雜志。他說，九年前他在人生跌入谷底后曾試圖自殺?！耙婚_始，我非常偏執(zhí)和憤怒，以至于我不能離開家，”道格說?！爱斘以噲D結(jié)束自己的生命時，我知道我需要見一個人。我去看了醫(yī)生，接受了治療，但我知道我需要更多，于是我開始攝影。”)”及第三段中的“Though he fears that Scotland is in the middle of an epidemic (流行病) of male suicide, he believes that sharing his love of nature photography can help others to cope with their mental health issues as well. (盡管他擔心蘇格蘭正處于男性自殺泛濫的時期，但他相信分享自己對自然攝影的熱愛也能幫助其他人應對心理健康問題。)”可推斷，作者寫這篇文章的目的是：介紹Doogue抵抗抑郁癥的經(jīng)歷，并希望通過分享他的經(jīng)歷幫助更多有心理健康疾病的人，故選C。
28．A 29．B 30．C 31．A

【導語】文章為一篇說明文，介紹了一項關于燈光與睡眠關系的科學研究。
28．詞句猜測題。由第一段“Light helps our body maintain an internal clock, but artificial light at night can interrupt the rest and repair that should happen during the sleep.”（光線幫助我們的身體維持內(nèi)部時鐘，但夜間的人造光線會打斷睡眠期間的休息和修復。）及“the way our bodies normally keep our blood sugar within a healthy range”（我們的身體正常地將血糖控制在健康范圍內(nèi)的方式）可知，夜晚的燈光可能會影響身體的修復，影響正常的生理功能。劃線詞disrupt與bother意思相近，表示“影響、打擾”。故選A項。
29．推理判斷題。由第二段“In the study published in Sciences on Monday, scientists asked 20 participants ages 19 to 36 to spend two nights in their lab.”（在周一發(fā)表在《科學》雜志上的這項研究中，科學家們讓20名年齡在19歲至36歲的參與者在實驗室里待了兩晚。）和第三段“During the trial, all participants were connected to devices that measured different markers of their sleep quality.”（在試驗期間，所有參與者都被連接到測量他們睡眠質(zhì)量不同指標的設備上。）可知，研究團隊采用了實驗法來得出研究的結(jié)論。故選B項。
30．細節(jié)理解題。由第四段“By comparison, those that spend two nights in the dark room had little difference in their blood sugar control.”（相比之下，那些在黑房間里待了兩晚的人，他們的血糖控制差別不大。）可知，連續(xù)在黑房間睡兩晚的人血糖控制沒有變化。故選C項。
31．主旨大意題。由第一段“Sleeping with a dim light like a television or nightlight is enough to the raise blood sugar and heart rates of healthy people, according to a new study. Light helps our body maintain an internal clock, but artificial light at night can interrupt the rest and repair that should happen during the sleep.”（一項新的研究表明，在像電視或夜燈這樣昏暗的燈光下睡覺，足以提高健康人群的血糖和心率。光線幫助我們的身體維持內(nèi)部時鐘，但夜間的人造光線會打斷睡眠期間的休息和修復。）及全文內(nèi)容可知， 文章主要介紹了在微弱的燈光下睡覺對健康的影響的相關性研究。A選項“Sleeping With a Dim Light Can Raise Health Problems”（在昏暗的燈光下睡覺會引發(fā)健康問題）符合全文主旨。故選A項。
32．B 33．D 34．D

【導語】本文為應用文。文章介紹了“Online Level 1 Course”網(wǎng)上課程的內(nèi)容、上課時間、價格等事項，并回答了幾個常見問題。
32．細節(jié)理解題。在FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS內(nèi)容中，根據(jù)第一個問題的回答中的最后一句“However, completion of the online course is required prior to registering for your webinar.(然而，在注冊網(wǎng)絡研討會之前，必須完成在線課程)”可知，參與者必須先完成網(wǎng)上課程才能注冊網(wǎng)絡研討會。故選B。
33．推理判斷題。根據(jù)劃線詞所在句的前一句“A laptop or tablet is recommended.(需要使用筆記本電腦或平板電腦)”可知，網(wǎng)絡研討會需通過電腦完成，結(jié)合劃線詞后的“platform”可推知，劃線詞Zoom指的是一種在線用的網(wǎng)絡溝通工具。故選D。
34．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Certificates are individually mailed and can take four to six weeks to arrive for those living in the United States and eight to twelve weeks for those living outside the United States.(證書是單獨郵寄的，居住在美國的人需要4到6周才能收到，居住在美國以外的人需要8到12周)”可知，居住在倫敦的Jenny至少需要8周時間才能收到證書。故選D。
35．B 36．A 37．C

【導語】本文是一篇應用文，介紹了四個大學預科暑期科學課程的相關信息。
35．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sustainable Animal Husbandry部分“students will also tour a variety of animal farms, practice animal handling techniques, and learn about the relationships between domestic (家養(yǎng)的) animals and humans.”（學生們還將參觀各種家畜養(yǎng)殖場，練習家畜處理技術，并了解家畜和人類之間的關系）可知，Sustainable Animal Husbandry最適合對農(nóng)業(yè)感興趣的學生，故選B。
36．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Clark Scholars Program部分“The seven-week summer research program offers students an opportunity for hands-on practical research with leading researchers and members of Texas Tech University. This unique opportunity, which includes weekly discussions and field trips, also pays students a $750 tax-free stipend and provides room and board.”（為期七周的暑期研究計劃為學生們提供了一個與頂尖研究人員和德克薩斯理工大學成員進行動手實踐研究的機會。這一獨特的機會包括每周討論和實地考察，還為學生支付750美元的免稅津貼，并提供食宿）可知，學生們可以免費參加實踐研究活動，故選A。
37．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sustainable Animal Husbandry部分“students will also tour a variety of animal farms, practice animal handling techniques, and learn about the relationships between domestic (家養(yǎng)的) animals and humans.”（學生們還將參觀各種家畜養(yǎng)殖場，練習家畜處理技術，并了解家畜和人類之間的關系）；Biological Research and the Health Professions部分“Activities include dissecting a chicken with a world-famous zoologist, learning about non-traditional medical therapies, measuring electrical communication signals in living fish”（活動包括與世界著名動物學家解剖一只雞，學習非傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學療法，測量活魚的電信號）；Clark Scholars Program部分“The seven-week summer research program offers students an opportunity for hands-on practical research with leading researchers and members of Texas Tech University. This unique opportunity,”（為期七周的暑期研究計劃為學生們提供了一個與頂尖研究人員和德克薩斯理工大學成員進行動手實踐研究的機會）以及Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists部分“They’ll team up with other students, research mathematicians, and professors, and visit scientists for a typical day of number theory lectures, seminars, independent and group work and research, hands-on experiments, and plenty of fun activities.”（他們將與其他學生、研究數(shù)學家和教授合作，訪問科學家，進行一天典型的數(shù)論講座、研討會、獨立和小組工作與研究、動手實驗和大量有趣的活動）可知，每個科學課程都提供了動手實踐活動，故選C。
38．C 39．D 40．C 41．D

【導語】本文是一篇議論文。文章作者認為有必要恢復初級閱讀，不僅僅是因為人文學科的需要，也是我們文化的需要。
38．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“According to Harvard historian James Hankins, part of the problem is the dominance of “critical” reading over “primary” reading.(哈佛大學歷史學家James Hankins認為，部分問題在于“批判性”閱讀壓倒了“初級”閱讀。)”可知，人們現(xiàn)在偏向于選擇批判性閱讀。故選C。
39．詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第四段劃線詞前一句“The norm nowadays is for one reporter to break a story, followed by dozens or hundreds of journalists recycling that content.(如今的慣例是，一個記者報道一個新聞，隨后幾十或數(shù)百名記者重復報道該內(nèi)容。)”可知，現(xiàn)在的記者只會重復其他記者報道的內(nèi)容，而不會自己去實地調(diào)查。而記者在自己寫報道的時候，會增加的只有自己的解讀。所以spin為“解讀”之意。選項A“Practice (練習)”；選項B“Priority (優(yōu)先權)”；選項C“Investigation (調(diào)查)”；選項D“Interpretation (解讀)”。故選D。
40．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段“The Covid pandemic highlighted the problem, from exclusion of those daring to discuss the tradeoffs of lockdowns to the promotion of masks as a political identity marker completely disconnected from medical or scientific justification. Not to mention the misleading statement that arose over “the science” and the social trend to “follow” it.(新冠肺炎大流行凸顯了這一問題，從排斥那些敢于討論封鎖利弊的人，到宣傳將口罩作為與醫(yī)學或科學理由完全無關的政治身份標志。更不用說出現(xiàn)的關于“科學”的誤導性陳述和“追隨”它的社會趨勢。)”可推斷，作者認為記者的閑聊只會導致他們報道不科學的言論，所以會動搖人們對它的信任。故選C。
41．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段“We hear about everything, and we can’t hear about anything without also being told what opinion we should have about it.(我們聽到了所有的事情，而如果沒有人告訴我們應該對此有什么看法，我們就什么都聽不到。)”可知，人們習慣先看到觀點再去了解事實。而作者并不這樣認為，作者認為“Primary reading isn’t only something the humanities need. Our entire culture needs its value to be recognized and restored.(初級閱讀不僅僅是人文學科需要的。我們的整個文化需要它的價值被承認和恢復。)”，由此可知，作者認為人們應該對閱讀抱有一種平衡的觀點。故選D。
42．C 43．D 44．C

【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。主要講述了作者通過照顧一匹被遺棄的馬，度過了人生的一段困惑時期。
42．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“This period was filled with anxiety and instability and there were a lot of unaccompanied moments.（這段時間充滿了焦慮和不穩(wěn)定，有很多無人陪伴的時刻）”以及第五段中“He gave my life a sense of purpose and meaning.（他給了我人生的目標和意義）”可知，在搬去倫敦后，作者感到很困惑。故選C項。
43．詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中“I found the farmer who owned him, who said he was a lost cause: “Too difficult,” he said（我找到了他的主人，他說 he was a lost cause：“太難了，”他說）”以及第四段中“He wasn’t trained. He was stubborn and picky and angry. He had been labelled “difficult” just as I was labelled “Sunshine Girl”.（他沒有受過訓練。他固執(zhí)、挑剔、憤怒。他被貼上了“難對付”的標簽，就像我被貼上了“陽光女孩”的標簽一樣）”可知，這個農(nóng)民因為不能訓練好Baronet，所以這個農(nóng)民才說的這句話。所以劃線句的意思為他認為Baronet很難訓練，故選D項。
44．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中“Baronet saved me that year. He gave my life a sense of purpose and meaning. （那年，Baronet救了我。他給了我人生的目標和意義）”以及最后一段中“In some magical way I found Baronet when I needed him most and, as sad as I was to leave him at the end of the year, when we moved yet again, I saw the progress we had made together. Seeing that I could make a difference was a huge awakening for me as a child.（在我最需要Baronet的時候，我以某種神奇的方式找到了他，盡管我很難過在年底離開他，但當我們再次搬家時，我看到了我們在一起取得的進步?？吹轿夷苡兴鳛閷ξ倚r候來說是一個巨大的覺醒。）”可知，Baronet影響作者，幫她擺脫迷茫孤獨。故選C項。
45．B 46．B 47．D

【導語】本文是一篇應用文，主要介紹的是一個Python初學者課程的相關信息。
45．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Requirements:部分的“Access to an Internet connection.(連接Internet連接。)”可知，修這門課的必備條件是連接互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。故選B。
46．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This course includes:部分的“33 downloadable articles(33篇可下載的文章)”可知，這門課程提供可下載的資源。故選B。
47．推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后的“Subscribe Here (The Ultimate Python Guide for Beginners): Click Here(在這里訂閱（Python入門終極指南）：點擊這里)”可知，這是一篇網(wǎng)上的文章，是來自于網(wǎng)頁，故選D。
48．D 49．C 50．C 51．A

【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者受到啟發(fā)，熱衷于步行，走遍了所住城市每條街道，也給作者帶來了更多的發(fā)現(xiàn)。
48．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Several years ago, I read about William Helmreich walking every street in New York City. I thought, “I can do that for Montreal.”(幾年前，我讀到威廉·海姆里奇走在紐約的每條街上。我想，“我可以為蒙特利爾做到這一點?！?”可推斷，作者決定走在蒙特利爾的街道上，是她受到書中威廉·海姆里奇經(jīng)歷的啟發(fā)。故選D。
49．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“People went to great lengths to decorate their homes, and with this came one of the great pleasures of my walks: the different measures they took to decorate their frontage(正面). (人們竭盡全力裝飾他們的家，而這也帶來了我散步的一大樂趣：他們用不同的方法裝飾他們的正面。)”可知，在蒙特利爾，人們喜歡裝飾他們的房子。故選C。
50．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中“You must be trained to seek out strange things. Otherwise, you might never spot the clothes on the sidewalks. If I stopped to collect everything I saw lying around abandoned, I could fit out a small country. Where did they come from? How did people lose their shoes while out walking? A puzzle. (你一定受過尋找奇怪事物的訓練。否則，你可能永遠不會在人行道上看到那些衣服。如果我停下來收集我看到的所有被遺棄的東西，我可以建立一個小國家。它們從哪里來?人們是如何在外出散步時丟失鞋子的？一個謎。)”可知，在她的旅行中，被丟棄在人行道上的衣服讓作者感到驚訝。故選C。
51．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段“There was enough fun in my walks that I’d have a few laughs and come home lighter-hearted than when I left. (我散步的時候有足夠的樂趣，我笑了幾聲，回家的時候比我離開的時候更輕松。)”和最后一段“I admit with some shame, I used to feel completely fulfilled huddled in my part of town but walking its streets has truly opened my eyes to Montreal’s full menu. So just head to a neighborhood to nose around. I can assure you that you’ll feel like a pioneer with the discoveries you bring back.(我有點慚愧地承認，過去蜷縮在我住的地方感覺非常滿足，但走在這里的街道上真的讓我看到了蒙特利爾的全部菜單。所以去附近轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)吧。我可以向你保證，你會覺得自己是一個開拓者，因為你帶來了新的發(fā)現(xiàn)。)”可推斷，作者在散步時感到很高興和滿足。故選A。
52．A 53．D 54．C 55．B

【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。講述了作者一大早就牙疼，且與朋友爭吵了，作者感到很沮喪，然后給牙醫(yī)打電話，卻無法就診，到中午有一個牙醫(yī)可以醫(yī)治，但作者又懷疑其能力，但當作者看見天花板是那個漂亮的圖片的時候，放松了下來，輕松完成了就診。
52．推理判斷題。A. Upset郁悶的，沮喪的；B. Nervous緊張的，不安的；C.??Cheerful興奮的；D. Satisfied滿意的。根據(jù)第一段“The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt, “ The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view? ”(那天早上真是一場災難。我牙疼，還和一個朋友吵了一架。她的話仍然很傷人：“你的問題在于你不設身處地為我考慮。難道你不能站在我的角度看問題嗎?”)”可知作者一大早上牙疼，且與朋友爭吵了，她的話深深地傷害了作者，由此可知他的心情極度郁悶和沮喪。故選A。
53．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?( 但突然間，我對牙醫(yī)產(chǎn)生了懷疑。什么樣的牙醫(yī)會在這么短的時間內(nèi)急著給病人看病?為什么他不像其他人那樣忙?)”可知作者對這個不太忙的牙醫(yī)在這么短時間內(nèi)就迫切想給病人醫(yī)治的行為表示懷疑。故選D。
54．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling.( 椅子推回去了。我突然笑了。有一幅美麗的畫，就在我可以欣賞它的地方：天花板上。)”可知天花板上漂亮的圖畫讓作者會心的笑了。故選C。
55．推理判斷題。再結(jié)合第一段作者朋友所說的話“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?( 你的問題在于你不設身處地為我考慮。難道你不能站在我的角度看問題嗎?)”在結(jié)合倒數(shù)第二段“At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.”（在那一刻，我開始明白我的朋友的話的意思。）可推知作者明白要學會站在別人的角度考慮。故選B。
56．C 57．C 58．B

【導語】本文是一篇應用文。主要介紹了一個針對高中生的名為The Harvard Pre—College的項目，以及這個項目的具體食宿課程安排信息。
56．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor(在這個學院的環(huán)境中，你將練習健康辯論的藝術，學會在復雜的話題上清晰地交流，并在哈佛導師的指導下發(fā)表自己的研究報告，以獲得真正的常春藤聯(lián)盟經(jīng)驗。課程結(jié)束時，您將收到導師的書面評估)”可知，第一段的內(nèi)容是對該預科項目的概述。故選C項。
57．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中Course: Introduction to neuroscience部分的時間信息“Jul 7—Jul 25, Wed. to Fri., Noon—3:00 pm”可知，如果你在七月的星期五下午有空，可以選這門課程。故選C項。
58．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中Course: College Writing部分的介紹信息“Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading via class discussion and in-class exercises.(學生們會閱讀一系列經(jīng)典的當代短篇故事，并通過班級討論和課內(nèi)練習來發(fā)展精讀策略)”可知，如果對于當代短篇故事感興趣，應當選擇Martin T. Greenup的大學寫作課程。故選B項。
59．C 60．B 61．D

【導語】本文是一篇應用文。文章介紹了網(wǎng)上免費瑜伽課程的相關事宜
59．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段“Registration closes one hour before class begins. Only the first 500 applicants to join TikTok will be admitted to the class.”（上課前一小時截止報名。只有前500名加入TikTok的申請人才會被錄取）可知，報名的前500名才能參加網(wǎng)上的瑜伽課程。故選C。
60．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的“a world clock”可定位答案在第三段。根據(jù)第三段中“If you are located in a different time zone and are confused or unsure of when that is, here is a link to a world clock that will allow you to type in Los Angeles and your city to figure out when the class will begin.”（如果你位于不同的時區(qū)，并且不確定是什么時候，這里有一個世界時鐘的鏈接，可以讓你輸入洛杉磯和你所在的城市，從而知道什么時候開始上課）可知世界時鐘的鏈接是確定不同地區(qū)上課的時間。故選B。
61．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“I recommend wearing whatever makes you feel comfortable like sweatpants or shorts.”（我建議穿讓你感覺舒服的運動褲或短褲）可知，在參加瑜伽課時要穿著舒服適合運動。故選D。
62．D 63．A 64．A

【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。作者在去樹林采摘水果、收集柴火后躺在樹林中休息，聽著森林中偶爾掉落的椰子，獨自感受著正午靜謐的世界，享受著思想和身體的放松。然而這時作者感到了一只螞蟻爬過，看著螞蟻的辛勤，作者不由自主得對螞蟻心生敬佩之情。
62．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Everything motionless. Not a sound from sky or earth. Complete silence. Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away.(一切都靜止不動。天上地下都沒有聲音。完整的沉默。只有幾顆椰子，隔著很長一段距離，從很遠的地方掉下來。)”可知，此處為一種寫作手法，為了突出樹林的寂靜，用椰子的掉落去對比。所以作者提到椰子掉落是運用了以動襯靜的寫作手法。故選D。
63．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“I wondered if I could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the trip had just started. Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to hunted animals, slaves and modern man. (我想知道我是否能減輕這個小家伙的負擔，但它沒有絲毫的疲倦跡象，而是用六條腿，頭朝前或頭朝后地掙扎著，精力充沛地揮動著它的觸角，好像旅程才剛剛開始。誰見過疲倦的螞蟻？疲勞，令人不快的疲勞，僅限于被獵殺的動物、奴隸和現(xiàn)代人。)”可推斷，作者非常敬佩螞蟻對工作的態(tài)度。故選A。
64．推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“I rose to my feet. I had heard a horse neighing down in the valley. Above me, on the open highland plains, there were wild horses. But down in the valley there was never a horse unless there was a man on it. Somebody was making his way up the valley and my wife was alone. (我站起身來。我聽到山谷里有匹馬在嘶鳴。在我的上方，在開闊的高地平原上，有野馬。但是在下面的山谷里，只有人騎著馬，才有馬。有人向山谷走來，我妻子獨自一人。)”可推斷，作者認為有人上山來了，而他妻子一人在家，所以出于對妻子安全的考慮，作者很可能會回家。故選A。
65．C 66．B 67．A 68．C

【導語】本文是議論文。文章主要通過最近的一篇論文提醒大家，要以科學的視角來看待事物，不能以科學的名義鼓吹歧視。
65．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“a recent paper claimed “differences in exam performance between pupils attending extraordinary and ordinary schools mirror the genetic differences between them”.”(最近的一篇論文稱“就讀于特殊學校和普通學校的學生在考試成績上的差異，反映了他們之間的遺傳差異”)可知，這篇論文稱：學生的學習成績在某種程度上取決于他們的基因。故選C。
66．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“At best there is a weak statistical association and not a causal link between DNA and intelligence.”(充其量，DNA 和智力之間只有微弱的統(tǒng)計關聯(lián)，而沒有因果關系)可知，在作者看來，基因和智力之間沒有因果關系。故選B。
67．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“If hereditarians want to advance their cause it will require more balanced interpretation and not just acts of advocacy.”(如果遺傳學家想要推進他們的事業(yè)，就需要更加平衡的解釋，而不僅僅是倡導行為)可知，遺傳學家想要讓他們的觀點更加的讓人信服，在解釋他們的數(shù)據(jù)時就要考慮所有相關因素，有更加平衡的解釋。故選A。
68．推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“In understanding cognitive (認知的) ability, we must not elevate discrimination to a science: allowing people to climb the ladder of life only as far as their cells might suggest. This will need a more skeptical eye on the science.”(在理解認知能力方面，我們絕不能把歧視提升為一門科學：只允許人們在細胞可能暗示的范圍內(nèi)攀登生命的階梯。這將需要一個更加懷疑的眼睛對科學)可知，作者反對的是以科學的名義鼓吹歧視。故選C。

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