A

　　(2024·重慶一中一診)Based on new analysis predict that within the next eighty years，current world climate zones could shift and some could completely disappear.Polar regions will get colder while tropical regions will get even hotter，forcing animals to migrate(遷徙) north.e could lead to the spread of diseases.Tropical storms and hurricanes will not only increase but may also become more intense.If the changes come too quickly，animal and plant species may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.

　　According to Science Daily，a new study predicts that by the year 2100，many of today’s familiar climates will be replaced by climates unknown in today’s world.It is urgent that we reduce the risks of these far-reaching consequences for the whole world.The planet itself has been showing signs of change.In 2004，a serious tsunami created by a major earthquake killed thousands in Sumatra and in 2008，thousands died in China because of another severe earthquake.Egypt was hit in 2009 with a major earthquake and Haiti was devastated in 2010 by yet another massive earthquake.

　　Within just the last few months，new reports from around the world have been coming in and most agree that our climate situation is much worse than previously thought.At this point，it doesn’t matter what is causing it，but rather，what can be done about it.What’s more，our world is getting more and more unstable every year.There is war and threat of war everywhere.Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.

　　However，other planets are experiencing global warming as well as our own and some scientists believe there may be some connection between this.No one knows anything for sure at this point because there is simply not enough data.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了未來氣候的變化對人和動物的生存環(huán)境的影響。解析：選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“Based on new analysis可知最新研究數(shù)據(jù)表明世界的氣候變化已經(jīng)嚴重地影響了社會和環(huán)境。而接下來的幾段則是圍繞氣候變化對社會和環(huán)境具體的影響而展開的由此可B項。’s purpose in using the examples of earthquakes?

　　A．To show major changes are taking place on the planet.

　　B．To remind people to prevent future earthquakes.

　　C．To show the damage earthquakes caused.

　　D．To tell us more earthquakes will happen in the future.

　　解析：選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三句“The planet itself has been showing signs of change.”可知列舉最近地球上所發(fā)生的地震是為了說明地球正在發(fā)生著重大變化。故選A項。ies may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.

　　B．It could lead to the spread of diseases.

　　C．Current world climate zones could shift and completely disappear.

　　D．Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.

　　解析：選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“Geographers predict that within the next eighty years可知地理學家預(yù)計在未來的八十年中現(xiàn)在的世界氣候帶可能會改變有的C項中說世界氣候帶可能會變化并會完全消失與文中描述不符故C項錯誤；根據(jù)第二段第一句“Climate changes like these could lead to the spread of diseases.”可知項正確；根據(jù)第二段最后一句“If the changes come too quickly可知項正確；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.”可知項正確。故選C項。because of animal migration.

　　D．The earth is not the only planet that is experiencing climate change.

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“However be some connection between this.”可知地球并不是唯一一個在經(jīng)歷氣候變化的星球。故選D項。B

　　(2024·揚州、南通、連云港市第二次調(diào)研考試)Consumers everywhere are faced with the same dilemma：given limited resourcesuce lasting happiness and satisfaction? Recent research has confirmed that experiential purchases tend to produce greater hedonic (享樂的)gains than material purchases.experiences in a more abstract manner than possessions.For example，if you think back to a fantastic summer from your youth，you might easily remember an abstract sense of warm sunshine and youthful exuberance(生氣勃勃) what you did day-by-day.

　　Material possessions are harder to think about in an abstract sense.The car you bought is still a car，that great new jacket you picked up cheap is still just a jacket.It’s more likely the experience of that summer has taken on a symbolic meaning that can live longer in your memory than a possession.

　　Purchasing may have a negative impact on happiness because consumers often buy “joyless” material possessions，resulting in comfort but not pleasure.In general，people adapt to experiences more slowly than to material purchase.This can be seen in both negative and positive purchases：hedonic adaptation would result in a positive experience causing more happiness but a negative experience causing less happiness than the comparable material purchase with the same initial happiness level.

　　Experience，however，seems to be more resistant to these sorts of unfavourable comparisons.It is because of the unique nature of experience.It’s more difficult to make an unfavourable comparison when there is nothing directly comparable.After all，each of our youthful summers is different.

　　It’s well established that social comparisons can have a huge effect on how we view what might seem like positive events.One striking example is the finding that people prefer to earn $50，000 a year while everyone else earns $25，000，instead of earning $100，000 themselves and having other people earn $200，000.

　　A similar effect is seen for possessions.When there are so many flat-screen HD TVs to choose from，it’s easy to make unfavourable comparisons between our choice and the others available.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇說明文。該文章主要介紹了現(xiàn)在流行的實驗購物的優(yōu)點和可行性。________．you can’t remember well

　　C．you cannot understand

　　D．you cannot see or touch

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段的if you think back to a fantastic summer from your youth(生氣勃勃)可知抽象感是看不見、摸不著的。故選D。________．re going to a park

　　C．a(chǎn) mall before going to a grocer’s

　　D．a(chǎn) market before going to a restaurant

　　解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段的In general可知你應(yīng)該購物前去體驗店體驗一下。故選A。The example of earnings is given to actually indicate________．解析：選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的關(guān)鍵詞prefer說明人們掙多少錢表示人們獲得多大的滿足感。故選B。________． the items

　　D．leave what they’ve purchased untouched at home

　　解析：選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段的第一句話Purchasing may have a negative impact on happiness because consumers often buy “joyless” material possessionsre.可知購買實物后人們總是后悔自己的決定。故選C。C

　　(2024·揚州、南通、連云港市第二次調(diào)研考試)lost.I have a wonderful，loving husband and bright，caring teenage daughter but I am lonely and have lost my spark for life.

　　I have always taken care of everyone and managed a career，but，after the death of my father this summer，my difficulties as a child in a terribly abnormal family have come back to me regularly.I have become unfocused and often alone while my husband is away frequently on business and my daughter busy with school and friends.

　　I am seeking the help of a therapist and taking care of myself but I would love to read something to help me “get my groove (理想狀況)back” and reengage with life. groove back，I’d recommend taking a journey into Rebecca Solnit’s non-fiction book，A Field Guide to Getting Lost，which is packed with the wisdom of everyone from Pat Barker to Thoreau and Keats.

　　The word lost is rooted in the Old Norse “l(fā)os”，meaning the disbanding of an army.“This origin suggests soldiers falling out of formation to go home，ceasing fighting with the wide world.I worry now that many people never disband their armies，never go beyond what they know，” Solnit writes.So instead of fearing that lost feeling，try seeing its potential for discovery.Explorers，remember，are always lost simply because they’re forever someplace new.

　　“Leave the door open for the unknown，the door into the dark，” Solnit advises.“That’s where the most important things come from，where you yourself came from，and where you will go.”

　　For something that asks a little less of the reader while still giving plenty in return，try a dose(一劑) of Anne Tylere anyone who finds themselves in a midlife difficult situation.One such character is 53-year-old Rebecca Davitch，the heroine of Back When We Were Grownups.Like you，she’s combined marriage and motherhood with a career but suddenly finds herself feeling lonely in her own home.Could it be，she wonders，that she’s “turned into the wrong person”？Don’t be fooled by the way this novel ambles along—as Rebecca revisits youthful ambitions and the college boyfriend she abandonedfore arriving at a place of graceful，joyous acceptance.

　　Along similar lines，I’m also going to recommend The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce.Its hero is 65 when he learns that a former colleague sick.On his way to post her a note，he decides instead to visit her— on foot，from his home in deepest Devon to England’s northernmost town，more than 600 miles away.You don’t manage that without focus！It’s a journey to a holy place that will take him 87 days to complete childhood，marriage and relationship with his son，and becomes an accidental media sensation (轟動)．By the time he reaches his destination into your life.Combining the diary of a sad Tokyo teenager with the story of the middle-aged novelist who finds it，washed ashore on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia，it’s a beautiful illustration of how our lives touch—and are touched by—others in ways we mightn’t even be aware of.This Man Booker Prize finalist has plenty to teach about Zen Buddhism，and unless you happen to live in one of its settings，it provides a bracing change of scene，too.

　　One other suggestion：booksgreat companions but that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyed in the company of others.If you find yourself home alone，why not slip one into your back pack and head out to a favourite café.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇書信文閱讀。該文章以PC向心理醫(yī)生的求助來引出主題以書信的方式推薦幾本能夠幫助人們擺脫孤獨的書籍。life and her family members busy life.

　　解析：選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章PC部分的I have always taken care of everyone and managed a careerk to me regularly.I have become unfocused and often alone while my husband is away frequently on business and my daughter busy with school and friends.可知她對家人投入很多但當她失去父親時丈夫和孩子都忽略了她她的心理不平衡所以就迷失了方向。故選C。 lost，Textual Healing implies that________．on

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章Textual Healing部分的第一段中的I’d recommend taking a journey into Rebecca Solnit’s non-fiction book及第二段中的Explorers可知建議換換環(huán)境不要老是困在目前的處境中。故選D。B．Anne Tyler.Ruth Ozeki.

　　解析：選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)通讀文章的倒數(shù)第二段并根據(jù)首句Finally及it’s a beautiful illustration of how our lives touch—and are touched by—others in ways we mightn’t 是Ruth Ozeki在自己的作品中分享了這種觀點。故選D。 busy and healthy

　　解析：選A。標題歸納題。通讀全文可知這位心理醫(yī)生主要想通過介紹幾本書來幫助PC治療孤獨癥。故選A。

　　A

　　(2024·重慶一中一診)Based on new analysis predict that within the next eighty years，current world climate zones could shift and some could completely disappear.Polar regions will get colder while tropical regions will get even hotter，forcing animals to migrate(遷徙) north.e could lead to the spread of diseases.Tropical storms and hurricanes will not only increase but may also become more intense.If the changes come too quickly，animal and plant species may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.

　　According to Science Daily，a new study predicts that by the year 2100，many of today’s familiar climates will be replaced by climates unknown in today’s world.It is urgent that we reduce the risks of these far-reaching consequences for the whole world.The planet itself has been showing signs of change.In 2004，a serious tsunami created by a major earthquake killed thousands in Sumatra and in 2008，thousands died in China because of another severe earthquake.Egypt was hit in 2009 with a major earthquake and Haiti was devastated in 2010 by yet another massive earthquake.

　　Within just the last few months，new reports from around the world have been coming in and most agree that our climate situation is much worse than previously thought.At this point，it doesn’t matter what is causing it，but rather，what can be done about it.What’s more，our world is getting more and more unstable every year.There is war and threat of war everywhere.Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.

　　However，other planets are experiencing global warming as well as our own and some scientists believe there may be some connection between this.No one knows anything for sure at this point because there is simply not enough data.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了未來氣候的變化對人和動物的生存環(huán)境的影響。解析：選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“Based on new analysis可知最新研究數(shù)據(jù)表明世界的氣候變化已經(jīng)嚴重地影響了社會和環(huán)境。而接下來的幾段則是圍繞氣候變化對社會和環(huán)境具體的影響而展開的由此可B項。’s purpose in using the examples of earthquakes?

　　A．To show major changes are taking place on the planet.

　　B．To remind people to prevent future earthquakes.

　　C．To show the damage earthquakes caused.

　　D．To tell us more earthquakes will happen in the future.

　　解析：選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三句“The planet itself has been showing signs of change.”可知列舉最近地球上所發(fā)生的地震是為了說明地球正在發(fā)生著重大變化。故選A項。ies may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.

　　B．It could lead to the spread of diseases.

　　C．Current world climate zones could shift and completely disappear.

　　D．Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.

　　解析：選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“Geographers predict that within the next eighty years可知地理學家預(yù)計在未來的八十年中現(xiàn)在的世界氣候帶可能會改變有的C項中說世界氣候帶可能會變化并會完全消失與文中描述不符故C項錯誤；根據(jù)第二段第一句“Climate changes like these could lead to the spread of diseases.”可知項正確；根據(jù)第二段最后一句“If the changes come too quickly可知項正確；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.”可知項正確。故選C項。because of animal migration.

　　D．The earth is not the only planet that is experiencing climate change.

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“However be some connection between this.”可知地球并不是唯一一個在經(jīng)歷氣候變化的星球。故選D項。B

　　(2024·揚州、南通、連云港市第二次調(diào)研考試)Consumers everywhere are faced with the same dilemma：given limited resourcesuce lasting happiness and satisfaction? Recent research has confirmed that experiential purchases tend to produce greater hedonic (享樂的)gains than material purchases.experiences in a more abstract manner than possessions.For example，if you think back to a fantastic summer from your youth，you might easily remember an abstract sense of warm sunshine and youthful exuberance(生氣勃勃) what you did day-by-day.

　　Material possessions are harder to think about in an abstract sense.The car you bought is still a car，that great new jacket you picked up cheap is still just a jacket.It’s more likely the experience of that summer has taken on a symbolic meaning that can live longer in your memory than a possession.

　　Purchasing may have a negative impact on happiness because consumers often buy “joyless” material possessions，resulting in comfort but not pleasure.In general，people adapt to experiences more slowly than to material purchase.This can be seen in both negative and positive purchases：hedonic adaptation would result in a positive experience causing more happiness but a negative experience causing less happiness than the comparable material purchase with the same initial happiness level.

　　Experience，however，seems to be more resistant to these sorts of unfavourable comparisons.It is because of the unique nature of experience.It’s more difficult to make an unfavourable comparison when there is nothing directly comparable.After all，each of our youthful summers is different.

　　It’s well established that social comparisons can have a huge effect on how we view what might seem like positive events.One striking example is the finding that people prefer to earn $50，000 a year while everyone else earns $25，000，instead of earning $100，000 themselves and having other people earn $200，000.

　　A similar effect is seen for possessions.When there are so many flat-screen HD TVs to choose from，it’s easy to make unfavourable comparisons between our choice and the others available.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇說明文。該文章主要介紹了現(xiàn)在流行的實驗購物的優(yōu)點和可行性。________．you can’t remember well

　　C．you cannot understand

　　D．you cannot see or touch

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段的if you think back to a fantastic summer from your youth(生氣勃勃)可知抽象感是看不見、摸不著的。故選D。________．re going to a park

　　C．a(chǎn) mall before going to a grocer’s

　　D．a(chǎn) market before going to a restaurant

　　解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段的In general可知你應(yīng)該購物前去體驗店體驗一下。故選A。The example of earnings is given to actually indicate________．解析：選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的關(guān)鍵詞prefer說明人們掙多少錢表示人們獲得多大的滿足感。故選B。________． the items

　　D．leave what they’ve purchased untouched at home

　　解析：選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段的第一句話Purchasing may have a negative impact on happiness because consumers often buy “joyless” material possessionsre.可知購買實物后人們總是后悔自己的決定。故選C。C

　　(2024·揚州、南通、連云港市第二次調(diào)研考試)lost.I have a wonderful，loving husband and bright，caring teenage daughter but I am lonely and have lost my spark for life.

　　I have always taken care of everyone and managed a career，but，after the death of my father this summer，my difficulties as a child in a terribly abnormal family have come back to me regularly.I have become unfocused and often alone while my husband is away frequently on business and my daughter busy with school and friends.

　　I am seeking the help of a therapist and taking care of myself but I would love to read something to help me “get my groove (理想狀況)back” and reengage with life. groove back，I’d recommend taking a journey into Rebecca Solnit’s non-fiction book，A Field Guide to Getting Lost，which is packed with the wisdom of everyone from Pat Barker to Thoreau and Keats.

　　The word lost is rooted in the Old Norse “l(fā)os”，meaning the disbanding of an army.“This origin suggests soldiers falling out of formation to go home，ceasing fighting with the wide world.I worry now that many people never disband their armies，never go beyond what they know，” Solnit writes.So instead of fearing that lost feeling，try seeing its potential for discovery.Explorers，remember，are always lost simply because they’re forever someplace new.

　　“Leave the door open for the unknown，the door into the dark，” Solnit advises.“That’s where the most important things come from，where you yourself came from，and where you will go.”

　　For something that asks a little less of the reader while still giving plenty in return，try a dose(一劑) of Anne Tylere anyone who finds themselves in a midlife difficult situation.One such character is 53-year-old Rebecca Davitch，the heroine of Back When We Were Grownups.Like you，she’s combined marriage and motherhood with a career but suddenly finds herself feeling lonely in her own home.Could it be，she wonders，that she’s “turned into the wrong person”？Don’t be fooled by the way this novel ambles along—as Rebecca revisits youthful ambitions and the college boyfriend she abandonedfore arriving at a place of graceful，joyous acceptance.

　　Along similar lines，I’m also going to recommend The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce.Its hero is 65 when he learns that a former colleague sick.On his way to post her a note，he decides instead to visit her— on foot，from his home in deepest Devon to England’s northernmost town，more than 600 miles away.You don’t manage that without focus！It’s a journey to a holy place that will take him 87 days to complete childhood，marriage and relationship with his son，and becomes an accidental media sensation (轟動)．By the time he reaches his destination into your life.Combining the diary of a sad Tokyo teenager with the story of the middle-aged novelist who finds it，washed ashore on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia，it’s a beautiful illustration of how our lives touch—and are touched by—others in ways we mightn’t even be aware of.This Man Booker Prize finalist has plenty to teach about Zen Buddhism，and unless you happen to live in one of its settings，it provides a bracing change of scene，too.

　　One other suggestion：booksgreat companions but that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyed in the company of others.If you find yourself home alone，why not slip one into your back pack and head out to a favourite café.

　　【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇書信文閱讀。該文章以PC向心理醫(yī)生的求助來引出主題以書信的方式推薦幾本能夠幫助人們擺脫孤獨的書籍。life and her family members busy life.

　　解析：選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章PC部分的I have always taken care of everyone and managed a careerk to me regularly.I have become unfocused and often alone while my husband is away frequently on business and my daughter busy with school and friends.可知她對家人投入很多但當她失去父親時丈夫和孩子都忽略了她她的心理不平衡所以就迷失了方向。故選C。 lost，Textual Healing implies that________．on

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章Textual Healing部分的第一段中的I’d recommend taking a journey into Rebecca Solnit’s non-fiction book及第二段中的Explorers可知建議換換環(huán)境不要老是困在目前的處境中。故選D。B．Anne Tyler.Ruth Ozeki.

　　解析：選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)通讀文章的倒數(shù)第二段并根據(jù)首句Finally及it’s a beautiful illustration of how our lives touch—and are touched by—others in ways we mightn’t 是Ruth Ozeki在自己的作品中分享了這種觀點。故選D。 busy and healthy

　　解析：選A。標題歸納題。通讀全文可知這位心理醫(yī)生主要想通過介紹幾本書來幫助PC治療孤獨癥。故選A。