第 21 题 A 理解具体信息。由 “Longest running: The Splendid Table” 中的 “features food, travel, culture, and more” 可知,The Splendid Table 涵盖食物、旅行、文化等内容。The Splendid Table 中 “features food, travel, culture, and more” → 选项 A “The Splendid Table”(直接匹配).
第 22 题 B 理解具体信息。原文中 Gastropod 明确强调 “food, science”, 选项 B “explores the science behind food” 是对 “food, science” 的同义转述。而 The Storied Recipe 侧重 “storytelling” 和 “heritage and history”, 并未涉及科学元素。通过比较两者描述,Gastropod 的独特之处在于探索食物背后的科学。Gastropod 中 “food, science, and history” → 选项 B “explores the science behind food”(同义转述).
第 23 题 B 理解具体信息。根据第一段中 “With the ability to listen wherever, whenever, podcasts have taken over… building platforms to talk about their favorite part of the food world” 可知,本文主要为对美食感兴趣的听众提供几个食物播客。“food bloggers… building platforms to talk about their favorite part of the food world” → 选项 B “recommend food podcasts to listeners”.
第 24 题 D 理解具体信息。根据文中第一段最后一句中 “a mountain of paperwork” 和第二段第一、二句 “Every day was a busy rush… buried under medical notes and reports” 可知,Leong 要处理大量文书工作。“a mountain of paperwork” / “buried under medical notes and reports” → 选项 D “deal with large amounts of paperwork”(同义转述).
第 25 题 D 理解具体信息。根据文中第三段中 “listening to doctor-patient conversations” 和 “it instantly writes down notes” 可知,AI 记事员会自动记录医患对话并即时生成笔记。“listening to doctor-patient conversations” + “instantly writes down notes” → 选项 D “It takes notes while listening to talks…”.
第 26 题 A 推理判断题。第四段中 Joel Freiberg 的话采用了 “问题 — 解决方案” 结构。他先描述手动撰写报告是 “耗时、复杂、劳动密集型”(time-consuming, complex, labour-intensive), 点明问题;紧接着指出 “AI 能节省时间、提高质量”, 提出了解决方案。因此,他提及前者的目的是为了衬托和证明后者的必要性。选项 A 符合题意。(先描述问题) “Producing… by hand is a time-consuming and complex process… labour-intensive work” → (后提出方案) “AI not only saves time but also improves the quality” → 推理目的:通过指出问题来证明引入 AI 的必要性 → 选项 A “To show the need for the AI technology ”(推理判断).
第 27 题 C 理解主旨要义。文章的最后两段并非单纯描述技术,而是聚焦于该技术 (AI 记事员作为一种 “solution” 或 “tool”) 带来的益处。段落中反复出现的关键概念是:为医生 “找回时间”(gives doctors back their time, focus on what they do best, balance) 和 “重燃热情 / 专注”(passion for medicine, be better at their jobs)。“gives doctors back their time and passion” “focus on what they do best” “finding that precious balance” → 概括归纳:新工具带来的好处是让医生重获时间和热情 → 选项 C “New tools help doctors regain time and passion.”
第 28 题 B 词义猜测题。根据上下文,第一段中提到 “改造地形以锁住水分”(Reshape the terrain to trap moisture), 且后文详细描述了如何用推土机塑造东西走向的山脊 (create east-west edges)。可见 “terrain” 指代的是可被改造的 “地表形态” 或 “地形”, 而非气候、土壤或植被本身。“Reshape the terrain to trap moisture” + “ using bulldozers (推土机) to create east-west edges with broad, shallow slopes facing away from the sun and narrow, steep slopes facing it” → “terrain” 是跟地形相关的 → 选项 B“Land surface features.”
第 29 题 D 理解具体信息。根据第三段中 “…the Kenyan trial, near the equator, will explore alternating crop planting on both slopes based on seasonal sun shifts” 可知,肯尼亚试验的重点是测试根据季节性太阳移动,在南北坡交替种植植物的模式。“while the Kenyan trial, near the equator, will explore alternating crop planting on both slopes based on seasonal sun shifts” → 选项 D “Switching crops planting according to seasonal sunlight”(同义转述).
第 30 题 C 推理判断题。根据第四段中 “Alamaro's past ideas have had mixed results.” 及后文列举的成功、流行、未测试和未实施的各种想法可知,Alamaro 确定提出很多创造性的想法,但结果有好有坏。“Alamaro's past ideas have had mixed results.” + “His plan to pump power plant exhaust gases into greenhouses succeeded.” + “ his hurricane-control and smog-removal schemes remain untested… for summer water supply has not been carried out” → 选项 C“He proposes creative ideas with varying degrees of success.”
第 31 题 C 推理判断题。最后一段首先承认批评可能存在,但又强调 “his creativity highlights humanity's ability to solve global problems” 以及 “innovation often starts with simple, bold ideas”, 并指出这类 “富有创造力的头脑” 可能是可持续发展的关键。因此,作者认可这种创新思维的重要性和潜力。“his creativity highlights humanity's ability to solve global problems” + “His work reminds us that innovation often starts with simple, bold ideas” + “such ‘fertile minds’ may offer the key to a sustainable future” → 选项 C“Deeply admiring.”
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第 32 题 C 理解具体信息。根据第三段中 “Genetic evidence tracing their origins to the Middle East and a close relationship with African wildcats suggests that the earliest house cats in China, dated to A.D. 730 in the Tang Dynasty, probably reached China via the Silk Road.” 可知,基因证据表明它们起源于中东并与非洲野猫有密切关系,这暗示了中国家猫最早可追溯到公元 730 年的唐代,很可能是通过丝绸之路到达中国的。“Genetic evidence tracing their origins to the Middle East… probably reached China via the Silk Road” → 选项 C “Middle East via trade routes”(同义转述 / 概括).
第 33 题 B 理解具体信息。第四段中明确指出,关于外貌的 DNA 线索 (短毛、白色斑纹)“得到了历史艺术品的支持”(is supported by historical artworks), 并且具体说明艺术品中 “白猫是受欢迎的主题”(white cats were a popular subject)。“it had… white markings. This is supported by historical artworks, which confirms that white cats were a popular subject” → 选项 B “Their white features in historical artworks”(信息匹配).
第 34 题 B 理解具体信息。根据第五段第二句 “living near humans but not in their homes” 可知,豹猫曾与人类共生但未被驯化。“living near humans but not in their homes” → 选项 B “They lived near humans but wild”(同义转述).
第 35 题 C 理解主旨要义。本文主要比较了两种猫 (家猫和豹猫) 在中国历史上的不同轨迹,陈述豹猫与人类互动的历史及其消退 (第 5-7 段), 并指出适应人类环境是一个进化过程。全文内容:讲述家猫 (外来,被驯化) 与豹猫 (本地,利用者 / 消退) 在中国的历史对比 → 结尾主旨:解释不同命运的根源在于 “适应人类环境是一个进化过程” → 选项 C “Two Cats' Tale: Adaptation Comes with Evolution”(概括归纳全文比较对象与主旨).