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1、高考英语外刊阅读天天练：七选五模拟训练十四Sitting isolated in the arid landscape of the Utah desert, the Osiris-Rex capsule was a picture of stillness. Yet all around, scientists were swinging into action, rushing to recover the precious cargo: 4.6bn-year-old chunks of space rock._1_ Their mission: to recover the capsul

2、e as quickly as possible to prevent samples of asteroid Bennu from becoming contaminated by planet Earth. The successful return of the largest asteroid sample ever to be recovered marks the culmination of a seven-year journey. _2_Back on Earth, scenes from teams on the ground were of silent expectat

3、ion, all eyes watching huge screens. As news that the capsule had entered the Earths atmosphere came through, smiles broke out, while an infrared tracking camera on a high altitude plane showed the first images of the capsule streaking through the sky. _3_The recovery team, arriving by helicopter, t

4、hen set to work packaging the capsule before whisking it away to a nearby temporary clean-room facility. _4_ With the rocks that comprise asteroid Bennu thought to be about 4.6bn years old, the samples contain some of the oldest materials formed in our solar system. _5_ 【The Guardian(September 25, 2

5、023)】A. About 20 minutes after the capsules release, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft itself set off on a new mission.B.The missions success was met with applause in the control room, with scientists watching Nasas live video feed elsewhere also buoyed by the triumph.C.Racing towards the scene were four he

6、licopters bearing scientists, engineers and military safety personnel.D.Scientists hope the samples will help them to understand the ingredients that went into making planets.E.Shortly after the first, drogue parachute was deployed, the capsules main parachute was released ahead of schedule. F.After

7、 being released from the Osiris-Rex spacecraft, the capsule hurtled towards Earth and entered the atmosphere four hours later. G.In this adventure a robotic spacecraft was sent to scout out the asteroid Bennu, scoop up a sample of its pebbles and dust, and then return the samples to Earth. Internet

8、and technology addiction is not recognized in the standard classification of mental disorders. _1_ One 2012 study of college students with mobile phone dependence tracked structural changes to the brain similar to what has been discovered in the brains of individuals with substance addictions. _2_ S

9、uch was the case for Aubrey, who said her compulsive social media use was “taking away her life”. She now considers herself sober from internet addiction meaning she has stayed true to her self-imposed rules for responsible use. Organizations like Narcotics Anonymous are based on an abstinence frame

10、work one either drinks or does not drink. _3_For Aubrey, a “bottom line” program speak for a hard boundary whose violation would be considered a relapse into addiction is checking likes on social media, scrolling her feed, or watching Instagram stories. _4_ Aubrey still uses the internet for work-re

11、lated posts, while checking in with a sponsor in the program who holds her accountable.“The program has given me tools with which I can navigate my internet usage in a way that aligns with my values,” she said. _5_ Its about finding support to abstain from the behaviors that felt really out of my co

12、ntrol.”【The Guardian(September 19, 2023)】A.Still, most addiction specialists agree community support is integral to recovery.B.“Total abstinence is difficult, so you are really trying to discover a more healthy relationship with with internet and technology.C.However, research increasingly shows it

13、features similarities to more widely recognized disorders like alcoholism.D.“Middle lines” are potentially triggering behaviors that should be navigated with care.E.Programs like ITAA are more nuanced, with each member determining their own definition of sobriety. F.Many people both researchers and

14、those impacted by internet addiction describe an experience similar to drug use disorders.G.Their troubles range from online shopping to compulsive social media scrolling and video-game addictions to bingeing television shows.No one has ever run the City 2 Surf faster than Steve Moneghetti. _1_Moneg

15、hetti has one item he swears by to help soothe his own post-running pains. Here, he shares why he cant live without it, along with the stories of two other significant belongings.What Id save from my house in a fireI was presented with a bronze wreath when I finished third at the 1997 World Athletic

16、 Championships in Athens. The wreath is special to me because its different from a medal._2_The race I ran in 1997 began in the town of Marathon and retraced the course from the 1896 Olympics, finishing in Panathenaic Stadium. _3_ I now have the wreath proudly displayed in my trophy cabinet in our h

17、allway. Most useful object_4_ My secret weapon for healing them is an ice-pack holder that I picked up at a running expo many years ago. I put a frozen gel pack inside the holder and wrap it around my calves, my ankles, my hamstrings; Ive sometimes used it on my shoulders and neck. Its really versat

18、ile. The item I most regret losingThe item I most regret losing isnt so much what I lost, but what I sold. Part of the prize for winning the Berlin Marathon in 1990 was a Mercedes-Benz. When I got back from Berlin, I arrived at Melbourne airport to pick up my new car. I hadnt operated a powered car

19、window before. _5_ He probably thought Id stolen it! I proudly drove this new car around for 15 years before I traded it in for a more modern Benz. 【The Guardian(September 19, 2023)】A.Its a reminder of my sporting career, as well as the deep history of the sport.B.In the last decade or two, Ive star

20、ted getting a lot of running niggles, injuries and sore spots.C.Moneghettis advice to aspiring long distance runners is to make recovery a priority for the sake of your body. D.And its portableyou can still walk around with it on, so I can be eating my dinner or doing the dishes while icing my sore

21、spot. E. Its an ode to Pheidippidesthe person said to have run the first ever marathonand to the very first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece. F.The marathons were the only events to finish there, and only the marathon medallists received wreaths.G.When I drove up to the man managing the parking toll, I had to get out of the vehicle because I had no idea how to put the window down without a winder.CGEBDCFEDBCEFBG学科网（北京）股份有限公司