三、阅读理解
阅读下列商店介绍，请根据人物需求匹配最适合的商店，并将商店所对应的选项 (A、B、C、D) 填在相应位置上。其中一个选项为多余选项。
A
Popular stores
A. White’s
White’s is a place for fruit lovers. In this store, you’ll find different kinds of fruits. They are all grown on our local farms and sold at low prices.
B. William’s
William’s is in a beautiful new building The store sells fresh food. It also makes tasty cakes and cookies to take away—great for celebrations!
C. Parker’s
This store offers women’s clothes. Many of them are made from natural materials. There’s also an area selling beautiful handmade hats.
D. Brown’s
This store is popular for its shoes at fair prices. And it is always the first in town to offer children’s clothing in new designs.
_21__ Helen：Mother’s Day is coming. I’d like to buy a beautiful hat for my mom I’m sure she will like it.
_22__ Peter：Mary and I will hold a birthday party for our friend, Lucy. So, I need to buy a big cake and some cookies for the party.
__23 _ Mark： My grandpa likes doing morning exercise in the park. I want to buy him a pair of sports shoes as a gift.
答案解析：
21. 根据Helen的需求描述“I’d like to buy a beautiful hat for my mom”，可知她想为妈妈买一顶漂亮的帽子。根据商店C的介绍“There’s also an area selling beautiful handmade hats”，可知Parker's商店出售漂亮的手工帽子。所以选C。
22. 根据Peter的需求描述“I need to buy a big cake and some cookies for the party”，可知他需要为派对购买蛋糕和饼干。根据商店B的介绍“It also makes tasty cakes and cookies to take away—great for celebrations”，可知William's商店制作美味的蛋糕和饼干，适合庆祝活动。所以选B。
23. 根据Mark的需求描述“I want to buy him a pair of sports shoes as a gift”，可知他想为爷爷买一双运动鞋。根据商店D的介绍“This store is popular for its shoes at fair prices”，可知Brown's商店以价格公道的鞋子而闻名。所以选D。
B
The school year began. As president of the recycling club, Scott was thinking about new activities to encourage other students to become more enthusiastic (热心的) about recycling. His club had helped to recycle a lot of waste for the past five years and he hoped that this year they would do even better.
Scott went home one day and looked online, hoping to find ideas for events the club could organize at school. During his research, he learned that the amount (数量) of electronic waste, or e-waste, is increasing rapidly. Scott was upset with himself for not noticing this problem sooner. At that moment, he began to develop a plan.
“There is a special project I want us to work on this term,” Scott announced (宣布) at the recycling club meeting the next day. “We have all heard about e-waste, but recently I learned about the bad effects it’s having on our environment.” He went on to tell the club members that he wanted them to organize an e-waste drive—a day when students and their families could drop off unwanted electronics to be recycled. “Now let’s get to work!”
For several weeks, the recycling club was busy preparing for the upcoming e-waste drive, or e-drive as it was soon called.
The big day finally arrived, and Scott was nervous. He and the other members arrived at school early to make sure that everything would go smoothly. Everyone waited eagerly, hoping that students of the school would take part in the event.
It wasn’t long before the first cars pulled into the school parking lot. After a while, more people arrived. Phones, TV sets, computers and keyboards soon began piling up (堆积) .
At the end of the event, Scott heard someone suggest that the school should have an e-drive event every term. Scott smiled, realizing that a simple action could truly have a lasting influence.
24.What did Scott learn during his research online?
A.Students are enthusiastic about recycling. B.There is a lot of waste recycled every year.
C.The amount of e-waste is increasing rapidly. D.There are many recycling clubs in the country.
25.How did Scott feel at first on that big day?
A.Proud. B.Upset. C.Excited. D.Nervous.
26.What did Scott realize at the end of the e-drive event?
A.Environmental problems could be solved. B.A simple action could bring a long- term effect.
C.Teamwork is valuable for the success of events. D.Family members are interested in school activities.
答案解析：
24. 根据文章第二段中的“During his research, he learned that the amount (数量) of electronic waste, or e-waste, is increasing rapidly.”，可知Scott在网上研究时了解到电子废料的数量正在迅速增加。所以选C。
25. 根据文章第五段中的“The big day finally arrived, and Scott was nervous.”，可知在活动当天，Scott一开始感到很紧张。所以选D。
26. 根据文章最后一段中的“Scott smiled, realizing that a simple action could truly have a lasting influence.”，可知在活动结束时，Scott意识到一个简单的行动可以真正产生持久的影响。所以选B。
C
Sam Hill is really bad at finding his way from place to place. The world is full of people like Hill—and their opposites, who always seem to know exactly where they are and how to get where they want to go. It has proved hard to explain why. However, with the development of technology, there’s new excitement happening in the research world.
An experiment was carried out in 2022 to find out what might influence way finding ability. Researchers developed an online game in which players travel by boat to find where a lot of checkpoints lie. The game asked players to provide basic background information , and nearly four million people worldwide did so. through the game, the researchers were able to judge navigational (辨识方向的) ability by looking at how far each person traveled to reach all the checkpoints. Then they compared players’ performance with their background information.
The researchers found that Northern Europeans seemed to be better navigations, perhaps because they love orienteering (定向越野), a sport which involves cross- country running and navigation. And those from cities with more disorganized street networks (网状系统) did better than those from cities with orderly ones. Perhaps people of planned cities don’t need to build complex (复杂的) maps in their minds.
Research results like these suggest that people’s life experience decides how well they find their way. In fact, experience may even explain a popular belief that men are more likely to perform better than women. It turns out that this difference is more a question of culture and experience than of in born ability. Northern Europeans, for example, show almost no gender (性别) difference in navigation. However, men do much better than women in places where women face cultural limits on exploring their environment on their own.
That finding is also supported by studies on the Tsimane, a community living in a forest in South America. Researchers put GPS units on 305 Tsimane people to check their daily movements over a three-day period, and found no difference between men and women in navigational ability. Even children performed very well—a result, researchers think, of growing up in an environment that encourages children to explore the forest.
27.Why was an experiment carried out in 2022?
A.To develop an online way finding game.
B.To improve the players’ way finding ability.
C.To pick out people who are weak in way finding.
D.To find out why people are different in way finding ability.
28.According to the passage, who is probably the best at finding their way?
A.A woman who often explores nature.
B.A girl who studies South American culture.
C.A man who runs on a sports ground every morning.
D.A boy who lives in a city with an orderly street network.
29.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Good navigators are mostly made, not born.
B.Navigation skills differ between the genders.
C.Navigation skills are passed down, never lost.
D.Good navigators bring developments in technology.
答案解析：
27. 根据文章第一段中的“It has proved hard to explain why. However, with the development of technology, there’s new excitement happening in the research world.”以及第二段开头的“An experiment was carried out in 2022 to find out what might influence way finding ability.”，可知进行这个实验的目的是为了找出影响人们方向感的因素，即解释人们为何在方向感上存在差异。所以选D。
28. 根据文章第四段中的“Research results like these suggest that people’s life experience decides how well they find their way.”，可知生活经验决定了方向感的好坏。文章第五段进一步举例，生活在鼓励探索森林环境中的Tsimane人，无论男女老少，方向感都很好。由此推断，一个经常探索自然的女性，因为积累了丰富的生活经验，很可能方向感很强。所以选A。
29. 根据文章第四段中的“Research results like these suggest that people’s life experience decides how well they find their way.”以及“this difference is more a question of culture and experience than of in born ability.”，可知研究表明，人们的方向感差异更多是由后天文化和经验决定的，而非天生的能力。这说明了好的方向感主要是后天培养的，而非与生俱来。所以选A。
D
Almost everyone has experienced the feeling of discomfort when their actions do not agree with their inner values. A man, for example, values work-life balance yet works 80 hours every week, caring little about his own health and family. Another example is a boy who holds his parents’ love dear but gets angry at them in a moment of stress; or a woman who hopes to live healthily but gives in to the attraction of fast food during moments of weakness.
This disagreement can lead to serious results, such as worsening relationships, limited personal growth, and self-doubt. The emotional effects of feeling out of control and unable to live up to our own standards can also be deeply harmful. The shame and upset that go along with these feelings often force us into silence, resulting in more self-doubt. One reason for this silence might be that admitting (承认) to these behaviors can feel like showing a weakness or mistake that society tells us should be kept hidden. What’s more, recognizing this disagreement requires coming face to face with uncomfortable truths about ourselves—a process that is as discouraging as it is necessary for growth.
Recognizing and addressing these behaviors can provide a possibility of change. By looking into the causes of our behaviors, we can begin to understand our actions more easily and work toward sticking to our beliefs. Research supports the idea that recognizing this disagreement, together with mindfulness and open communication, can help with this process. These methods help us slow down, reflect (反思), and choose behaviors that follow our values more closely, even in the face of old habits or immediate needs.
The key to dealing with this disagreement lies in compassion (同情) for ourselves and others. By developing a culture of openness and by understanding the challenges of aligning behaviors with beliefs, we can begin to break down what prevents us from having conversation and change. Admitting that this disagreement is a shared part of the human experience can enable us to speak openly, find support, and take necessary steps toward the agreement between our inner world and our actions.
While the disagreement between our inner values and actions may be common, through reflection, understanding and purposeful practice, we can bridge the divide and set out on a journey of self-discovery.
30.Why does the writer use the examples in paragraph 1?
A.To stress an unavoidable need. B.To show a result of the wrong values.
C.To describe a common human experience. D.To introduce a change in people’s relationships.
31.What does the word “aligning” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A.Matching. B.Comparing. C.Mixing. D.Confusing.
32.Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?
A.Discomfort forces us to give up our beliefs.
B.Our behaviors weaken our understandings of life.
C.Open communication makes it possible for us to change.
D.Keeping silent allows us time to live up to our standards.
33.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A.To encourage people to stay true to their beliefs.
B.To prove the importance of having the right values.
C.To compare different ways to deal with discomfort.
D.To discuss the influence of people’s improper actions.
答案解析：
30. 根据文章第一段中的“Almost everyone has experienced the feeling of discomfort when their actions do not agree with their inner values.”，可知作者开篇就指出这是一种普遍的人类体验。随后列举的几个例子都是为了具体说明这种“行为与价值观不符”的普遍情况。所以选C。
31. 根据文章第四段中的“...the challenges of aligning behaviors with beliefs...”，并结合全文主旨，可知此处讨论的是使行为与信念保持一致的挑战。再结合文章最后一句“...the agreement between our inner world and our actions.”，可以推断“aligning”意为“使...一致”或“匹配”。所以选A。
32. 根据文章第三段中的“Research supports the idea that recognizing this disagreement, together with mindfulness and open communication, can help with this process.”，可知研究表明，认识到这种不一致，并结合正念和开放沟通，有助于改变的过程。这表明作者认同开放沟通是实现改变的有效途径。所以选C。
33. 根据文章最后一段“...we can bridge the divide and set out on a journey of self-discovery.”，可知作者写作的最终目的是为了帮助读者弥合行为与价值观之间的鸿沟。通篇都在分析如何解决这种不一致，其根本目的就是鼓励人们通过反思和行动，让自己的行为与内心信念保持一致。所以选A。
