bags which she fills with seeds of local plants. Then the dogs are sent out to run around and spread as many seeds as they can. When they return, she rewards them with snacks, fills up their bags and sends them outon another run.
Torres, who trains the dogs not to attack any wild animal while on seed spreading tasks, thinks border shepherd dogs are perfectly suited for the job,because of their intelligence, energy and speed. They’ve learned that they have to empty their bags in order to receive their reward when they return，and can cover much more ground than a human ever could. Every day. they can cover up to 30 kilometers and spread around eight kilograms of seeds, while a person on foot could only cover 3 kilometers Most importantly, they love what they do.
Replanting the vast burned-down forest in just a few days will take years, but Torreshopes that her dogs will bring back enough plants for some of the animals to return. Torres has seen some fields that are now totally green thanks to the work of Summer, Olivia and In some of the 15 forests that the three border shepherd dogs have been responsible for,grass is coming back, and small trees are beginning to push through the burnt earth. Hopefully, enough seeds will come up soon for animals to come back. 24. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The rewards. C. The trucks.
25. How do the three dogs help replant the forest? A. They spread the seeds by running. B. They attack any animal eating plants.
C. They help dig out seeds from the burnt ground. D. They lead some animals with seeds to the forest. 26. Which can best describe Torres? A. Smart and nature-loving. C. Easy-going and honest.
27. What can we learn from the text? A. The dogs do the jobs without reward. B. The clogs have finished their tasks so far. C. The forest has turned green in some fields. D. Various wild animals have come back to the forest.
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B. The seeds. D. The dogs.
B. Energetic but selfish, D. Strict but brave.
Almost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during waking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benefits. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmaresufferers rated themselves as more empathetic (共鸣的). They also displayed more of atendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea that nightmares might be linked to creativity.
People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious，butrather had a general sensitivity to all emotional experience. Sensitivity is the driving force behind intense dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear during the day results in bad dreams and nightmares, whereas heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dreams. And both these forms of dreams may feed back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering after nightmares, or promoting social bonds and empathy after positive dreams.
The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And this kind of thinking seems to give them a creative edge. For instance, studies show that such people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic expression. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person.
The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing normal activity, people who are unfortunate in having a lot of nightmares also have h dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and terrifying. What’s more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the nightmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, possessing them throughout the day. 28. What do most sleep researchers think of nightmares? A. They have no advantages at all. B. They make people more empathetic. C. They can promote humans’ creativity. D. They are a reflection of waking behaviour.
29. How can nightmare sufferers probably stop nightmares in theory according to the text? A. Try lo reduce sensitivity to threats or fear. B. Be more fearful or anxious to nightmares. C. Avoid excitement as much as possible.
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D. Promote social bonds and empathy.
30. What does the underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Content. C. Intelligence.
31. What can be the best title for the text? A. The Empathy of Nightmares C. The Benefits of Nightmares
B. The Solution ofNightmares D. The Tendency of Nightmares D
The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their great effort, men, such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen, caused a new continent to appear from the shadows. The heroic age, more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing. The future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers used.
Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and large field of work waits geographers and explorer. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to explore the vast resources, like copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores (矿石). Such discoveries will open an age of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes.
The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of airfields for the future intercontinental air services by making these areas as light as day.
The climate is not likely to offer a serious problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes, Byrd even makes sure that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the cold of thousands of years has sterilize (消毒) this continent to make it absolutely germ-free. So ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers inother zones with different climates arc unknown here.
Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the seashores of thin continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life. 32. When did man discover the Antarctic? A. About 100 years ago. C. In 100 BC.
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B. In the 21st century.
D. At the beginning of the 19th century.
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33. What does the author say about tin? Antarctic exploration in the heroic age? A. It didn’t take explorers much effort.
B. It might depend on the dogs rather than motors. C. It began in the aid of advanced science and technology. D. It proved that the Antarctic was the most interesting spot 34. What do we know about the Antarctic? A. It has been suitable for motor vehicle traffic. B. Its exploration doesn’t require great courage. C. It can have many metals and minerals.
D. Its climate makes people suffer from many diseases. 35. What is being planned for the Antarctic continent? A. Mapping the coast and whole continent. B. Setting up several active business centers. C. Building roads for walking along the seashores. D. Setting up some permanent bases on the chores. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I realized that instead of thanking the people in my life, I often came up with reasons, excuses, or silence. _36_. So whenever one of these situations happens, remember that those two words are enough:
● _37_. In the Internet age, it’s easy for us to remain unfamiliar as we follow along in someone’s teachings. But a word of thanks can go a long way. If there’s a lender, writer, or someone else on social media whom you regularly learn from, just reach out and say “thank you”. It means a lot from them to receive a kind message.
● When someone gives you advice, you should say “thank you”. _38_.Even if you don’t find the person’s advice useful or decide not to follow it, it shows that they’re trying to help. It may be not what you want, but you should think it over. Rather than challenging the advice or ignoring the person, just a simple thanks will be good.
● When someone is by your side? you should say “thank you”. _39_. Whether it’s a supportive family member, friend, or teacher, they are people who want love and acceptance as well. _40_. You can thank them right now. Think of a few people who have helped you or supported you, and send them a message saying. “I just wanted to thank you for the support you’ve given me.”
A. Don’t be so quick to thank others
B. Someone s advice should be taken seriously
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