高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练阅读理解专题二十四.docx

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1、高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 阅读理解专题二十四Lockdown was brutal. But nature is healing. As frazzled urbanites emerge from their pandemic hibernaculum into a grim economy, some want to venture to the great outdoors. Small cities and rural areas are obliging by putting on funky new music festivals where the youth can dan

2、ce and hug and relax once again.A perfect example took place in mid-April at a remote wetland park in the southwestern province of Sichuan. Some 5,000 revellers gathered outside the city of Meishan for the Chunyou Festival (chunyou means “spring outing”). Sparkling lakes dot the landscape between gr

3、een hills and idyllic forests not far from Sichuans famous panda sanctuaries. A fifth of those attending came from outside Sichuan, many from Shanghai and Beijing. Many discounted tickets also went to locals, some of whom just came to watch the city folks boogie. Many urban hipsters have been to suc

4、h festivals this spring. Others have friends who have just returned from a forest near at own no one had ever heard of before, where they talked about love and peace and forgot about parental pressure to find a spouse and the ”996” grind (9am till 9pm, six days a week).Seeing their popularity, anoth

5、er struggling tribe has looked to cash in. Local officials also had a tough lockdown, exhausting their budgets chasing down every single case of covid, while watching their income slip away. Now, realising that anxious urban youths will pay good money to loiter near a yoga tent drinking craft beer o

6、r mingle at a Tibetan tea area, officials are scrambling to compete for tourists, and looking to build their smalltown brand by getting the cool kids posting online. Type #musicfestivals into Xiaohongshu, a social media app, and you get 2m hits. During the May Day holiday this year, more than 40 mus

7、ic festivals were held across 19 provinces and regions, with many of those in lower-tier cities. Zhuji, a small city two hours from Shanghai, reported that tourists spent 450m yuan ($64m) the weekend it launched its first-ever music festival, including an increase of 365% on hotels and restaurants f

8、rom the previous weekend. Yantai, a coastal city in Shandong province where this years Midi festival was held, said 340,000 tourists visited and spent 200m yuan. In the midst of a national economic slowdown, Zhuji and Yantai have both been struggling with debts.“Music festivals have brought fire to

9、us,” claimed the Zhuji government on WeChat, a social media platform, using the Chinese phrase for “going viral”.Chunyou “is a much-needed trip for me after living in Shanghai for a while,” says Wency Chen, who works in communications. Several of her friends had flown to Sichuan too. A woman in her

10、30s, who calls herself Peach, drove two hours with her brother to get there. The whole scene made her feel “happy and liberated”, she said.The music is not bad, either. Chinas live music scene has evolved a lot, and Chunyou featured a lot of ethnic minority tunes, played by artists such as Kawa, a r

11、eggae group from Yunnan province, and Ts.Bayandalai, an ethnic Mongolian musician. And, in spite of a crackdown on many areas of urban cultural life, there is still a sense of freedom in the music world. It may not equal the hedonism of some Western gigs, but the festivals are among the few places w

12、here rainbow flags can be waved. The organisers are keen to keep a smalltown vibe. “We dont want to become a giant festival,” says one. “We just want people to have fun.”【The Economist(May 27, 2023)】1. What did the urbanites do at the Chunyou Festival?A. They enjoyed a range of musical tastes B. the

13、y camped outside the city of Meishan and at the famous panda base C. they came and watched the locals boogie D. they came to find a spouse and worked the “996” grind 2. What measures did local officials take to compete for tourists?A. they chased down every single case of covid B. they are eager to

14、build their smalltown brand C. they cooperate with various social media apps D. they copy the pattern in Meishan and exhaust their budget 3. Why does the author mention Zhuji and Yantai in paragraph 4?A. to illustrate the positive effect music festivals bring about to small cities B. to display how

15、struggling the lower-tier cities are C. to emphasize hoe fashionable of urbanites to attend music festivals D. to raise a question about the environmental problems caused by tourism 4. What will the music festivals become in the future?A. they will become a giant festival renowned all round the worl

16、d B. they will become a model for urban cultural life C. they will become a place for people pursuing fun and freedom D. they will become an occasion only locals can feel happy and liberated In Nathaniel Hawthornes short story“The BirthMark”, a chemist called Aylmer marries a young woman, Georgiana,

17、 whose sole imperfection is a red blemish on her left cheek. He considers it a “fatal flaw”; she pleads with him to use his skills to remove it. Stumbling on his journal, however, Georgiana is astonished to find it is a catalogue of scientific mishaps. Might his loathing of her birthmark stem from h

18、is professional disappointment? At length Aylmer concocts a potion that has the desired effectand promptly kills her.Hawthornes 180-yea-rold tale illustrates the perils of perfectionism. It is Thomas Currans starting point for a study of what he calls a “hidden epidemic”. He thinks the obsessive pur

19、suit of ever higher standards, rather than propelling achievement, is mainly a scourge. A social psychologist at the London School of Economics, he describes himself as “a recovering perfectionist”. Drawing on both academic research and his own experiences of “deficit thinking”, he makes a vigorous

20、case, albeit one occasionally marked by clich.Mr Curran distinguishes between three sorts of perfectionism. The first, which looks inward, is the relentless self-scolding of the workaholic or punctilious student. A second version, directed towards others, is commonly found in bosses who have unreali

21、stic expectations of their staff and decry their supposed failings. The third and most troublesome kind is the form imputed to society: “an all-encompassing belief that everybody, at all times, expects us to be perfect”. Its victims tend to feel lonely; often they harm themselves and harbour thought

22、s of suicide.Having noted the ways in which this pathology inflames vulnerabilities and erodes resilience, Mr Curran suggests some causes. These include a lack of job security, neurotic supervision by helicopter parents and the gaudy blandishments of advertising, which fuel consumption and anxiety.

23、“The very fabric of this economy”, he claims, “is woven from our discontent.” Inevitably he blames social media, which inundate users with images of finely-sculpted bodies, flawless outfits, ambrosial holidays and exquisite weddings.A less familiar culprit is Don Hamachek, an American psychologist,

24、who in the 1970s coined the term “normal perfectionism”, thereby legitimising morbid self-criticism, says Mr Curran. He even reproaches Barack Obama for enjoining young people to learn from their mistakes. Instead, he says, failures should be“allowed to simply wash through us as a joyous reminder of

25、 what it means to be a fallible human”.Daily life, in his view, now resembles an endless tribunal. Young people suffer most from the constant scrutiny of scores and rankings. Decrying a fixation on economic growth, he applauds countries, such as Bhutan and New Zealand, where decisionmakers take acco

26、unt of citizens happiness. Mr Currans preferred fix is a universal basic income, which he says would“extinguish the fire of perfectionism”.Whatever its economic merits, his argument errs in treating perfectionism as a purely cultural phenomenon. Might it not also be a disposition embedded in the psy

27、che? Tellingly, his guidance“Keep going. Do not yield”; “Keep practising that acceptance of fortune and fate”is couched in the language of the perfectionists roundtheclock report card.【The Economist(May 27, 2023)】1. Why did Georgiana want to have her birthmark removed?A. she considered it a “fatal f

28、law” to her appearance B. she was confused that his husband could remove it C. she needed to recover from her professional disappointment D. she was embarrassing by her husbands perfectionism 2. Who will suffer from the most serious perfectionism?A. A boss who has high expectation of himself B. A co

29、ach who scolds his players because of their failure C. A student who thinks he couldnt live up to everyones expectationsD. A lady who is unsatisfied about her appearance 3. Why does Mr. Curran argue against Don Hamachek and Barack Obama?A. they both emphasize the use of social media B. they collecti

30、vely coined the term “normal perfectionism” C. they both worsen young peoples vulnerabilities and erode resilienceD. they both prevent young people from learning from their mistakes 4. As for Mr. Curran, what should be done to stop perfectionism?A. put and end to economic growth B. apply a basic inc

31、ome universally C. pay more attention to citizens happiness D. consider perfectionism as a purely cultural phenomenon Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 new species living on the seabed in an untouched area of the Pacific Ocean that has been identified as a future hotspot for deep-sea mining

32、, according to a review of the environmental surveys carried out in the area.It is the first time the previously unknown biodiversity of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a mineral-rich area of the ocean floor that spans 1.7m sq miles between Hawaii and Mexico in the Pacific, has been comprehensive

33、ly documented. The research will be critical to assessing the risk of extinction of the species, given contracts for deep-sea mining in the near-pristine area appear imminent.Most of the animals identified by researchers exploring the zone are new to science, and almost all are unique to the region:

34、 only six, including a carnivorous sponge and a sea cucumber, have been seen elsewhere.Contracts for mining exploration in the CCZ have been granted to 17 deep-sea mining contractors in an area covering 745,000 sq miles. The companies, which are backed by countries including Britain, the US and Chin

35、a, want to dig for minerals including cobalt, manganese and nickel, in part to sell to the alternative energy sector.To better understand the impact of mining this fragile ecosystem and its newly discovered inhabitants, an international team of scientists has built the first “CCZ checklist” by compi

36、ling all the records from expeditions to the region. Published in the journal Current Biology, it includes 5,578 different species, of which an estimated 88% to 92% had never before been seen.To study and collect specimens from the ocean floor, biologists have joined research cruises in the Pacific

37、that send remote-controlled vehicles to traverse the seabed 4,000 to 6,000 metres below. Adrian Glover, a deep-sea biologist at the NHM and senior author of the study, described it as an“incredible privilege”. The expedition, funded through the Natural Environment Research Council and others, is bac

38、ked by UK Seabed Resources (UKSR), a deep-sea mining company that operates the UKs exploration area. The scientists watch operations by video link direct from the boat as new species are gathered by remote control vehicles in the darkness below.The seabed, Glover said, is an“amazing place” where, de

39、spite the extreme cold and dark, life thrives.“One of the characteristics of the abyssal plane is the lack of food, but life has a way of persisting down there,” he said. “Its a mystery.” One of the deep-sea animals discovered was nicknamed the “gummy squirrel” , because of its huge tail and jelly-l

40、ike appearance, he said. There are also glass sponges, some of which look like vases.With approval for deep-sea mining looming, Glover said he believed it was “imperative that we work with the companies looking to mine these resources to ensure any such activity is done in a way that limits its impa

41、ct upon the natural world”.【The Guardian(May 26, 2023)】1. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “imminent”?A. easy to carry out B. ready to take place C. hard to cope with D. important to look over 2. Why did the scientists come out the first “CCZ checklist”?A. They want to identify the animals u

42、nique to this region B. They want to grant contracts for mining exploration to more companies C. They want to dig for valuable minerals to sell to the alternative energy sectorD. They want to better understand the impact of mining this fragile ecosystem 3. How did the scientists discover new species

43、 living on the seabed?A. by watching videos sent direct from research cruisesB. by working with the mining companiesC. by using remote-controlled vehicles to traverse the seabedD. by operating boats backed by countries including Britain, the US and China4. Whats the beat title of the passage?A. A zone that is being made available to mining companiesB. A mineral-rich area: Clarion-Clipperton ZoneC. An“amazing place”: new species booming D. Deep-sea wonders: the new species found in a Pacific mining hotspot答案DCCBABACBDCD学科网（北京）股份有限公司