必修第二册 Unit 1　Cultural Heritage

必修第二册Unit1CulturalHeritageⅠ.阅读理解AWhatcoulddrivingaracecarandpointingacameraattheMilkyWayhaveincommon？Morethanyoumightimagine.RacecardriverBubbaWallaceandphotographerBatakTefreshijourneyedtogethertoremoteGooseberryMesaforanadventureaimedatcapturingthenightsky.GooseberryMesa，farfrompopulationcenters，isprotectedfromthenighttimelightpollution，whichmakesitperfectforstarphotographers.Naturalnightenvironmentssuchasthisarerare.Camping，hikingandshootingstarsinmountainousMesahighlightthesimilaritybetweenphotographyandracing.Bubbanotes，“Onceyoufireuptheenginethere’snoturningback—IknowI’llbeinthatseatformorethanthreehours.”Batakagrees，“IhavethesamefeelingassoonasItouchmycamera—I’mreadytocontinuethroughtheentirenight.”ForBubba，developingpatienceallowedhimtomatureasadriverandisequallyessentialtoBatak’sphotography.Seizingthemomentiscrucialtoo.“Everyminutethingsarechanging—theEarth’sshadow，themoonlight，theriseofstars，”Batakexplains.“Ifyoulosethemoment，it’sgoneforever.”BubbafindsthephysicalandmentaldemandsofracingascrucialwhentravellinginUtah’sruggedlandscapesunderfreezingtemperatures.Thinkincomingclouds，wind，ormistwillruinyourchanceataperfectshot？AccordingtoBatak，“Withwide-anglenightscapes，everyunexpectedweatherconditioncanbeanopportunity.Ourphotosshoworangesandbluesaroundthemoonyouwouldn’tseeunderaclearsky.”Theteamdiscoveredsharedintereststhatgobeyondphotography.“We’rebothpassionateaboutbringingculturestogetherandusingourworktobreakdownboundaries，”saysBatak.“Thenightskyhasaunifyingpower.Theskyconnectsthewholeworldunderoneumbrella.”1．WhydidBubbaandBatakchooseGooseberryMesa?A．Ithasasmallpopulation.B．Ithasidealweatherconditions.C．Itisfreefromlightpollution.D．Ithasamagnificentlandscape.2．Whichisrequiredinbothcarracingandphotography?A．Willpower.B．Teamwork.C．Bravery.D．Creativity.3．WhatdoesBatakthinkofunexpectedweatherasaphotographer?A．Annoying.B．Disastrous.C．Favorable.D．Challenging.4．Whichmaybeamessagebehindtheteam’sphotographywork?A．Appreciatingthenightsky.B．Connectingvariouscultures.C．Removingracialboundaries.D．Protectingtheenvironment.B(2023·浙江山水联盟联考)Tofightagainsttheballooningwaistlinesamongpeople，severalU．S.citieshaveinstitutedtaxesondrinkswithaddedsugaraimingtoreduceconsumption，butnewresearchsuggeststhesepoliciescurrentlyhaveonefundamentalflaw.Thestudyfoundsugarydrinksonlyreducepurchasingifpricetagsatstoresmentionconsumersarepayingthattaxwhentheybuythedrink.TheresearchincludedafieldstudyattwoconveniencestoresinSanFrancisco，whichcurrentlyhasataxonsugarydrinksof1centperounce.Researchersvariedthepricetagsplacedonthesugarydrinksovertheeight-weekstudy：onetagthatsimplysaidthepriceforthe12-ouncedrink($1.52)andonethathadthepriceandthemessage“IncludesSFSugaryDrinkTax”．Allnon-sugarydrinks，whichweren’tsubjecttothetax，simplyhadthepriceofthedrink($1.40)．Theresearcherscomparedsalesofthedrinksduringthestudyperiodtothetwoweeksbeforethestudybeganwhenthesugarydrinktaxwasineffectbuttherewerenopricetagsonanydrinks.Resultsshowedsalesofsugarydrinksweren’tlowerduringthetwoweeks，comparedtosalesbeforethetax，indicatingthetaxitselfdidn’treducepurchasesofsugarydrinks.Theresearchersthenlookedattheeffectsofthetwodifferentpricetags.Resultsshowedtheshareofsugarydrinkspurchasedwhenthetagssimplyshowedthepricewasn’tsignificantlydifferentfromthatofthetwo-weekperiodbeforethestudy，butdiddeclineslightlywhenthetagsmentionedthepriceincludedtheaddedtax.Inaseparateonlinestudy，theresearchersaskedparticipantstoestimatewhatthetaxwouldbeonacanoftheirfavoritedrinkthatcost$1.52.Theaverageestimatewas40cents—muchhigherthanthe12centsactuallydemandedinSanFrancisco.Whentoldthetaxwasonly12cents，theyreportedthey’dstillpurchasethedrink.Thefindingssuggestpricetagsshouldmentionthetaxbutnottheamount，forconsumerstendtooverestimatehowmuchthetaxis.“Ifcitieswantthesepoliciestobeeffective，theyneedtoregulatehowsugarydrinksarelabeledatstoresandtheycurrentlydon’tdothat，”saidDonnelly，leadauthorofthestudy.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flaw”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Weakness.B．Solution.C．Imbalance.D．Evidence.6．Whatkindofpricetagsmaydiscouragecustomersfrombuyingsugarydrinks?A．Pricetagsbearingsugarcontent.B．Pricetagswiththeexacttaxonthem.C．Pricetagssayingaddedtaxincluded.D．Pricetagsjustshowingthetotalprice.7．WhichofthefollowingmaybeDonnelly’ssuggestion?A．Storeslabelsugarydrinksatwill.B．Cancelsugarydrinktaxesatonce.C．Publicizetheimpactsofsugarydrinks.D．Citiesurgestorestouseproperpricetags.8．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ANewWaytoPreventFatnessB．EatingHabitsandFoodConsumptionC．SugaryDrinkTaxesAren’tWorkingWellD．Non-sugaryDrinkersBenefitfromNewPoliciesCFromayoungage，manyofuslearnthebenefitsofbeinganextrovert—thoseindividualswhoalwaysseemtobethelifeandsouloftheparty，oftenoutspokenandabletoexpresstheiropinionsfluently.However，notallofusarewiredthatway—soisbeinganextrovertreallybetter?Whilethinkingofanextrovert，weimagineacharacterwhoisdetermined，approachable，cheerfulandcharming.Wearetaughttoadmirethesepersonalitiesearlyon.Kidsareoftenencouragedtointeract，playandcommunicatewithotherchildren.Itsee