专题 14 阅读理解 说明文-学易金卷：十年（2014-2023）高考真题英语分类汇编（全国通用）含答案.pdf
专题 14 阅读理解说明文2023 年Passage 1【2023 年新高考全国卷】The goal of this book is to make the case for digital minimalism,including a detailed exploration of what it asks and why it works,and then to teach you how to adopt this philosophy if you decide its right for you.To do so,I divided the book into two parts.In part one,I describe the philosophical foundations of digital minimalism,starting with an examination of the forces that are making so many peoples digital lives increasingly intolerable,before moving on to a detailed discussion of the digital minimalism philosophy.Part one concludes by introducing my suggested method for adopting this philosophy:the digital declutter.This process requires you to step away from optional online activities for thirty days.At the end of the thirty days,you will then add back a small number of carefully chosen online activities that you believe will provide massive benefits to the things you value.In the final chapter of part one,Ill guide you through carrying out your own digital declutter.In doing so,Ill draw on an experiment I ran in 2018 in which over 1,600 people agreed to perform a digital declutter.Youll hear these participants stories and learn what strategies worked well for them,and what traps they encountered that you should avoid.The second part of this book takes a closer look at some ideas that will help you cultivate(培养)a sustainable digital minimalism lifestyle.In these chapters,I examine issues such as the importance of solitude(独处)and the necessity of cultivating high-quality leisure to replace the time most now spend on mindless device use.Each chapter concludes with a collection of practices,which are designed to help you act on the big ideas of the chapter.You can view these practices as a toolbox meant to aid your efforts to build a minimalist lifestyle that words for your particular circumstances.8.What is the book aimed at?A.Teaching critical thinking skills.B.Advocating a simple digital lifestyle.C.Solving philosophical problems.D.Promoting the use of a digital device.9.What does the underlined word“declutter”in paragraph 3 mean?A.Clear-up.B.Add-on.C.Check-in.D.Take-over.专题 14 阅读理解 说明文-学易金卷：十年（2014-2023）高考真题英语分类汇编（全国通用）10.What is presented in the final chapter of part one?A.Theoretical models.B.Statistical methods.C.Practical examples.D.Historical analyses.11.What does the author suggest readers do with the practices offered in part two?A.Use them as needed.B.Recommend them to friends.C.Evaluate their effects.D.Identify the ideas behind them.Passage 2【2023年新高考全国卷】On March 7,1907,the English statistician Francis Galton published a paper which illustrated what has come to be known as the“wisdom of crowds”effect.The experiment of estimation he conducted showed that in some cases,the average of a large number of independent estimates could be quite accurate.This effect capitalizes on the fact that when people make errors,those errors arent always the same.Some people will tend to overestimate,and some to underestimate.When enough of these errors are averaged together,they cancel each other out,resulting in a more accurate estimate.If people are similar and tend to make the same errors,then their errors wont cancel each other out.In more technical terms,the wisdom of crowds requires that peoples estimates be independent.If for whatever reasons,peoples errors become correlated or dependent,the accuracy of the estimate will go down.But a new study led by Joaquin Navajas offered an interesting twist(转折)on this classic phenomenon.The key finding of the study was that when crowds were further divided into smaller groups that were allowed to have a discussion,the averages from these groups were more accurate than those from an equal number of independent individuals.For instance,the average obtained from the estimates of four discussion groups of five was significantly more accurate than the average obtained from 20 independent individuals.In a follow-up study with 100 university students the researchers tried to get a better sense of what the group members actually did in their discussion.Did they tend to go with those most confident about their estimates?Did they follow those least willing to change their minds?This happened some of the time,but it wasnt the dominant response.Most frequently,the groups reported that they“shared arguments and reasoned together.”Somehow,these arguments and reasoning resulted in a global reduction in error.Although the studies led by Navajas have limitations and many questions remain the potential implications for group discussion and decision-making are enormous.12.What is paragraph 2 of the text mainly about?A.The methods of estimation.B.The underlying logic of the effect.,C.The causes of peoples errors.D.The design of Galtons experiment.13.Navajas study found that the average accuracy could increase even if _.A.the crowds were relatively smallB.there were occasional underestimatesC.individuals did not communicateD.estimates were not fully independent14.What did the follow-up study focus on?A.The size of the groups.B.The dominant members.C.The discussion process.D.The individual estimates.15.What is the authors attitude toward Navajas studies?A.Unclear.B.Dismissive.C.Doubtful.D.Approving.Passage 3【2023 年新高考全国卷】Reading Art:Art for Book Lovers is a celebration of an everyday object the book,represented here in almost three hundred artworks from museums around the world.The image of the reader appears throughout history,in art made long before books as we now know them came into being.In artists representations of books and reading,we see moments of shared humanity that go beyond culture and time.In this“book of books,”artworks are selected and arranged in a way that emphasizes these connections between different eras and cultures.We see scenes of children learning to read at home or at school,with the book as a focus for relations between the generations.Adults are portrayed(描绘)alone in many settings and poses absorbed in a volume,deep in thought or lost in a moment of leisure.These scenes may have been painted hundreds of years ago,but they record moments we can all relate to.Books themselves may be used symbolically in paintings to demonstrate the intellect(才智),wealth or faith of the subject.Before the wide use of the printing press,books were treasured objects and could be works of art in their own right.More recently,as books have become inexpensive or even throwaway,artists have used them as the raw material for artworks transforming covers,pages or even complete volumes into paintings and sculptures.Continued developments in communication technologies were once believed to make the printed page outdated.From a 21st-century point of view,the printed book is certainly ancient,but it remains as interactive as any battery-powered e-reader.To serve its function,a book must be activated by a user:the cover opened,the pages parted,the contents reviewed,perhaps notes written down or words underlined.And in contrast to our increasingly networked lives where the information we consume is monitored and tracked,a printed book still offers the chance of a wholly private,“off-line”activity.8.Where is the text most probably taken from?A.An introduction to a book.B.An essay on the art of writing.C.A guidebook to a museum.D.A review of modern paintings.9.What are the selected artworks about?A.Wealth and intellect.B.Home and school.C.Books and reading.D.Work and leisure.10.What do the underlined words“relate to”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Understand.B.Paint.C.Seize.D.Transform.11.What does the author want to say by mentioning the e-reader?A.The printed book is not totally out of date.B.Technology has changed the way we read.C.Our lives in the 21st century are networked.D.People now rarely have the patience to read.Passage 4【2023 年新高考全国卷】As cities balloon with growth,access to nature for people living in urban areas is becoming harder to find.If youre lucky,there might be a pocket park near where you live,but its unusual to find places in a city that are relatively wild.Past research has found health and wellness benefits of nature for humans,but a new study shows that wildness in urban areas is extremely important for human well-being.The research team focused on a large urban park.They surveyed several hundred park-goers,asking them to submit a written summary online of a meaningful interaction they had with nature in the park.The researchers then examined these submissions,coding(编码)experiences into different categories.For example,one participants experience of“We sat and listened to the waves at the beach for a while”was assigned the categories“sitting at beach”and“listening to waves.”Across the 320 submissions,a pattern of categories the researchers call a“nature language”began to emerge.After the coding of all submissions,half a dozen categories were noted most often as important to visitors.These include encountering wildlife,walking along the edge of water,and following an established trail.Naming each nature experience creates a usable language,which helps people recognize and take part in the activities that are most satisfying and meaningful to them.For example,the experience of walking along the edge of water might be satisfying for a young professional on a weekend hike in the park.Back downtown during a workday,they can enjoy a more domestic form of this interaction by walking along a fountain on their lunch break.“Were trying to generate a language that helps bring the human-nature interactions back into our daily lives.And for that to happen,we also need to protect nature so that we can interact with it,”said Peter Kahn,a senior author of the study.12.What phenomenon does the author describe at the beginning of the text?A.Pocket parks are now popular.B.Wild nature is hard to find in cities.C.Many cities are overpopulated.D.People enjoy living close to nature.13.Why did the researchers code participant submissions into categories?A.To compare different types of park-goers.B.To explain why the park attracts tourists.C.To analyze the main features of the park.D.To find patterns in the visitors summaries.14.What can we learn from the example given in paragraph 5?A.Walking is the best way to gain access to nature.B.Young people are too busy to interact with nature.C.The same nature experience takes different forms.D.The nature language enhances work performance.15.What should be done before we can interact with nature according to Kahn?A.Language study.B.Environmental conservation.C.Public education.D.Intercultural communication.Passage 5【2023 年全国乙卷】What comes into your mind when you think of British food?Probably fish and chips,or a Sunday dinner of meat and two vegetables.But is British food really so uninteresting?Even though Britain has a reputation for less-than-impressive cuisine,it is producing more top class chefs who appear frequently on our television screens and whose recipe books frequently top the best seller lists.Its thanks to these TV chefs rather than any advertising campaign that Britons are turning away from meat-and-two-veg and ready-made meals and becoming more adventurous in their cooking habits.It is recently reported that the number of those sticking to a traditional diet is slowly declining and around half of Britains consumers would like to change or improve their cooking in some way.There has been a rise in the number of students applying for food courses at UK universities and colleges.It seems that TV programmes have helped change what people think about cooking.According to a new study from market analysts,1 in 5 Britons say that watching cookery programmes on TV has encouraged them to try different food.Almost one third say they now use a wider variety of ingredients(配料)than they used to,and just under 1 in 4 say they now buy better quality ingredients than before.One in four adults say that TV chefs have made them much more confident about expanding their cookery knowledge and skills,and young people are also getting more interested in cooking.The UKs obsession(痴迷)with food is reflected through television scheduling.Cookery shows and documentaries about food are broadcast more often than before.With an increasing number of male chefs on TV,its no longer“uncool”for boys to like cooking.8.What do people usually think of British food?A.It is simple and plain.B.It is rich in nutrition.C.It lacks authentic tastes.D.It deserves a high reputation.9.Which best describes cookery programme on British TV?A.Authoritative.B.Creative.C.Profitable.D.Influential.10.Which is the percentage of the people using more diverse ingredients now?A.20%.B.24%.C.25%.D.33%.11.What might the author continue talking about?A.The art of cooking in other countries.B.Male chefs on TV programmes.C.Table manners in the UK.D.Studies of big eaters.Passage 6【2023 年全国甲卷】Grizzly bears,which may grow to about 2.5 m long and weigh over 400 kg,occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche we revere(敬畏)them even as they give us frightening dreams.Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see,and their answer is often the same:a grizzly bear.“Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range,”says bear biologist Chris Servheen.As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they havent been seen in a century or more,theyre increasingly being sighted by humans.The western half of the U.S.was full of grizzlies when Europeans came,with a rough number of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans.By the early 1970s,after centuries of cruel and continuous hunting by settlers,600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the Northern Rockies.In 1975,grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.Today,there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the U.S.Their recovery has been so successful that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de-list grizzlies,which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted.Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups.For now,grizzlies remain listed.Obviously,if precautions(预防)arent taken,grizzlies can become troublesome,sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food.If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites,grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble.Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at getting grizzlies away.“Our hope is to have a clean,attractant-free place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,”says James Jonkel,longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.32.How do Americans look at grizzlies?A.They cause mixed feelings in people.B.They should be kept in national parks.C.They are of high scientific value.D.They are a symbol of American culture.33.What has helped the increase of the grizzly p
