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1、2022高考英语阅读之说明文提升模拟训练(A)Cosplayers（角色扮演者）can invest considerable time, money and effort into making best head-to-toe presentations that are one-of-a-kind. But what inspires cosplayers to present themselves with so many detailed artistic designs? Psychologists try to reveal the facts through research.

2、When a cosplayer selects a particular costume, he/she is often getting inside a specific character-or combination of characters-because something about that role speaks to them personally, according to Robin S. Rosenberg, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco. Batman

3、, for example, can be an especially meaningful cosplay choice for someone coping with trauma（创伤）. The dark superhero faced destructive trauma when he was a child-witnessing the cruel and violent murder of his parents-which he overcame to become a hero. “When people are dressed as Batman, many talk a

4、bout having experienced their own traumatic experiences,” Rosenberg said. “He survived and found meaning and purpose from his experience, and that is inspiring to them.”Rosenberg noted that Wonder Woman is another popular choice which calls up many womens feelings, partly because she holds her own i

5、n the male-dominated world of costumed comics superheroes. For those cosplayers, dressing as Wonder Woman is a way of celebrating and embracing her power, Rosenberg said.Cosplay is a type of performance, which frequently moves strangers to approach the character for conversation and photos. So it su

6、rprised Rosenberg to discover that many cosplayers were identified as introverts. “When they wore a costume, they became much more socially outgoing,” Rosenberg said. She explained that, sometimes, wearing a costume allows a person to obtain confidence they didnt know they had, and helps them overco

7、me shyness in real life.“When you do any kind of costuming-but particularly cosplay-on the one hand, it gives you permission to step outside yourself,” Rosenberg said. “But on the other hand, it can bring out something in you that doesnt usually come out.”1. What does Rosenberg try to convey in Para

8、graph 2?A. Cosplayers have a special liking for costumes.B. Cosplayers play different roles within one day.C. Cosplayers have nothing to do but talk to themselves.D. Cosplayers express themselves through costumes.2. Batman and Wonder Woman are cited to reveal cosplayers _.A. childhood abuse B. need

9、to repair personal difficultiesC. gender inequalityD. eagerness to defeat other people3. Why did Rosenberg feel surprised?A. Cosplayers changed their personality once in costumes.B. Cosplayers couldnt wait to socialize when costumed.C. Many cosplayers attracted strangers to talk with them.D. So many

10、 cosplayers were considered as pessimistic people.4. What may serve as the most suitable title of the text?A.Devotion to cosplay B. People in costumesC. Batman or Wonder WomanD. Psychology behind cosplay(B)Pricing is more than a number; its a series of integrated ( 综合的) strategies. For most business

11、es, managers put a great deal of effort into making and marketing their products, but where many fall short is in transforming the value they create into profits.All too often critical pricing decisions prove ill-considered. Many companies base pricing primarily on their costs, leaving money on the

12、table in the form of hidden profits. In reality they could make more if they focused instead on the value they deliver to customers. Baseball fans are willing to pay over $100 for a ticket stub ( 票 根 ) for the baseball game in which Cal Ripkin broke Lou Gehrigs record of playing 2,160 games in succe

13、ssion. For them, these tickets have a collectors value which far exceeds the admission cost charged that day to enter the ballpark.A products cost simply represents the floor or minimum price that should be charged. Everything charged above that floor is obtained from the perceived value in the mind

14、 of the purchaser. Think about how diverse people are. It would be surprising to find two people who value the same product identically. Value is highly subjective and intensely personal. Thus, a clearly inter-linking, data-backed value analysis is the key to developing a worthwhile pricing structur

15、e.Adjusting your price with value and adopting a multi-price mindset are the fundamentals of pricing for profits and growth. The traditional search for the perfect price has to be replaced with a multi-price mindset. One price simply is not the best. What is required is a series of strategies to ben

16、efit from each customers unique valuation of a product. For example, managers in Carribean attractions know vacationers from snow-covered Boston will value their hotel rooms more highly in January than those from sunny Florida. Therefore, they advertise their rooms for $350 a day in Boston newspaper

17、s if you ring up and use the promotional code “Boston”. But if you were to use the code “Florida” instead, you might get the same rooms for $250 a day the price quoted in Florida advertisements.1.What needs improving for most businesses according to the author?A. Making products.B. Expanding market.

18、C. Digging pricing.D. Decreasing costs.2. What can we know about hidden profits?A. They root in personal preferences.B. They vary with the market.C. They are often over-explored.D. They are closely cost-related.3.What can we infer form the last paragraph?A.The more prices offered, the more profits t

19、o be made.B.Businesses should outweigh pricing over anything else.C.Customers prefer to buy the same products at different prices.D.Proper pricing offers a shortcut to generating big new profits.4.What is the authors main purpose in writing the text?A. To uncover challenges in business.B. To blame c

20、asual pricing decisions.C. To decode the art of pricing.D. To promote multi-price mindset.(C)The warm coast of California is a place where many western monarch butterflies stay during the cold winter months in the United States. Researchers fear the record low number of monarchs this year could mean

21、 the insects are in danger of disappearing in the near future.Researchers from the Xerces Society said they found fewer than 2,000 orange and black butterflies in the yearly count this January. That number showed a big drop from the tens of thousands in recent years. In the 1980s, there were million

22、s of them in trees from Northern Californias Marin County to San Diego County near the Mexico border. Last winter, it recorded around 29,000 butterflies in its yearly survey. That was similar to the winter before, when an all-time low of 27,000 monarchs was counted.Every winter, western monarch butt

23、erflies fly south from the northwestern U. S. to California. At the start of November, they arrive in California, often going to the same places and even the same trees. Once warmer weather arrives in March, the monarchs begin their journey back north, stopping somewhere along the route to lay eggs.

24、 After egg-laying, the adult butterflies die and the northward migration （迁徙）is continued by their new generations. Thus the monarch butterflies disperse across the country.Scientists say there are several causes for the extremely low numbers of butterflies in the western states. Homebuilding and ch

25、emical use have destroyed milkweed plants along their migratory path. The plants are needed for monarch butterflies to grow and develop, which is the only food monarchs will eat and the only place they will lay their eggs on. Climate change influences the growth of wild plants. And huge wildfires in

26、 the west may also have influenced their migration.Luckily, some public campaigns have encouraged people to plant milkweed in their yards and cities. People can also help scientists collect data, which is critical for developing conservation policies to protect monarchs. Then there are many larger s

27、cale efforts to protect habitats and better manage land for reproduction.1. How does the author develop paragraph 2?A. By making classifications. B. By citing statistics.C. By explaining definitions. D. By analysing cause and effect.2. What does the underlined word “disperse in paragraph 3 probably

28、mean?A. Spread. B. Gather. C. Disappear. D. Hide.3. Which word best describes monarch butterflies relationship with milkweed?A. Inseparable.B. Independent.C. Unstable.D. Unfriendly.4. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Monarch butterflies life habits.B. Monarch butterflies living habitats.

29、C. Efforts to preserve monarch butterflies.D. Threats to monarch butterflies survival.(D)Buying clothes for a special event, hiding the price tickets and returning them to the store the next day has for years been the method of economical shoppers. Today people are doing it just for social media.A s

30、urvey conducted by the credit card company Barclaycard revealed that nearly one in ten UK shoppers admits to buying clothing only to post photos on social media for likes. After the “outfit (装束) of the day” makes it online, they return it to the store. According to Barclaycard, the “try before you b

31、uy” policy of online retailers (零售商) where people pay for clothing they order online after they try it on at home could be contributing to this rising trend.But the rise of social media has meant that everyone, not just superstars, expects to build and maintain a personal brand. Since were documenti

32、ng our lives and posting them online for public judgment, getting caught in the same outfits more than once should be avoided. And the cost of all those outfits of the day adds up, which makes returning a popular way.There are brands that tailor clothes specifically for social media shoppers, like F

33、ashion Nova. “These are clothes made for social media: meant to be worn once, photographed and abandoned,” Allison P. Davis wrote in her report about the brand. Another favorite of the social media age is Rent the Runway, which lets customers rent designer clothing for a fee.Some, however, are movin

34、g in the opposite direction. Groups promoting “work uniforms” have increased greatly in recent years, aiming to free women from “the annoyance of clothing decisions”. The concept of the “capsule wardrobe” (胶囊衣柜), which calls for purchasing a small number of high-quality pieces instead of lots of tre

35、ndy throwaway clothes, is also making a comeback.1. What does the survey by Barclaycard indicate?A. Some Britons send outfits back after shoots.B. Britons try on clothes before online purchases.C. Britons follow the fashion stars closely.D. Some Britons over-order and return clothes.2. Whats Fashion

36、 Novas special service?A. Renting chargeable designer clothes.B. Offering customers single-use clothes.C. Creating unique shopping experiences.D. Helping shoppers improve their clothing style.3. Whats the idea behind the “capsule wardrobe”?A. Better fewer, but better.B. Less addition, but more enjoy

37、ment.C. Less uniform and more freedom.D. More choices and less annoyance.4. Whats the purpose of the author to write the text?A. To compare different wearing trends.B. To criticize the “try before you buy” policy.C. To advocate buying high-quality clothes.D. To introduce Britains new wearing trend.（

38、E)The. production and distribution of food accounts for around a third of the worlds total greenhouse gas emissions（排放）.But as a consumer? its difficult to measure the climate impact of what you eat.A Dublin-based startup called Evocco could soon make it much easier. It lets users track and improve

39、the climate impact of your food purchases. Users simply photograph their grocery receipts using the Evocco app, which identifies the food products by reading the printed text and using machine learning. It then calculates the carbon footprint based on the stores location and by checking the type, we

40、ight and origin o a food against a database. The database is maintained by Eaternity, a life cycle assessment company based in Switzerland. If the receipt doesnt contain enough data on a product, it will give an estimate based on similar products and reference points.The app is available for free on

41、 iOS and Android devices, which has been downloaded more than 1,000 times since its launch at the end of last year. As well as the personal shopping app which Evocco hopes to launch in the United States by the end of this year - the company is developing a digital tool to sell to food storekeepers,

42、e-commerce platforms and delivery apps that will track the climate impact of a products journey through the supply chain. The aim is to help storekeepers provide climate impact information directly to consumers, and more importantly, to give Evocco access to product data to improve its app.The Evocc

43、o app is not the only app looking to reach this climate-conscious market. Theres Capture, which estimates monthly CO2 emissions by asking users a series of questions on diet, transport and other factors, as well as Yayzy and My Carbon Action, which link to a users bank account, calculating their foo

44、tprint from trade.1. What is the Evocco app designed to do?A. Confirm the origin of food products.B. Work out the climate effect of food.C. Collect varieties of grocery receipts.D. Monitor customers shopping practices.2. What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The product. B. The

45、 receipt. C. Evocco.D. Eaternity.3. What do we know about the company Evocco from Paragraph 3?A. It profits a great deal from its app.B. It has launched its app in America.C. It is trying to get its app improved.D. It prefers to sell its app to storekeepers.,4. What does the last paragraph imply?.A.

46、 The Evocco app is still far from satisfactory.B. Smart tools make tracking carbon footprint easier.C. Present digital markets should be strictly restricted D. Environmental awareness boosts food industry rapidly. （F) Its become an accepted part of keeping up to date with extended family and friends

47、, but if schoolchildren were in their parents shoes, the majority wouldnt share posts of their sons and daughters online. Over 55% said they would not upload news about, or images of their children to their social media, according to a survey of over 16,000 pupils by Votes for Schools.While some wer

48、e concerned about being embarrassed or the content which could remain online indefinitely, others expressed concern about their personal data being revealed. One of the pupils surveyed said, “Although our parents mean well, sometimes the consequence of a post can be disastrous.”In response to the survey, childrens mental health charity Place2Be and law firm Mishcon de Reya have produced three films ahead of the Christmas holidaysthe best period for parental oversharing.In one video, about safety online, 10-year-old A