1. B。根据原文“Surprisingly … He struggles to finish books and often falls victim to ‘impostor syndrome’.”可得菲利普·普尔曼完成一部作品的写作十分困难,有时还会出现心理问题,因此写作是很困难,且并不愉快的工作,故本题选B。
2. A。根据原文“So what keeps Pullman writing every day? ‘I loved talking to this mixed audience so much – the young and old, the clever and not-so-clever,’”可得普尔曼喜欢为不同的人讲故事,这支撑着他的写作之路,故本题选A。
3. D。根据原文“Lyra’s daemon is also a useful metaphor ‘for a psychological, emotional state …’. These emotions are relatable to all and help ground Pullman’s otherwise extraordinary tales.”可得人物的守护精灵(daemon)可以被看作是人物内心情绪的隐喻,读者很容易理解这些情绪,普尔曼的故事也显得更加接近真实,故本题选D。
2. B。根据原文“Rising atmospheric CO2, mainly due to burning fossil fuels, is probably driving that rapid growth, …”可得气态二氧化碳的增加导致树木生长加速,故本题选B。
3. A。根据原文“By measuring tree rings’ widths one can tell how fast trees grew, while counting rings provides information on tree ages and allows making inferences about trees’ maximum lifespan”可得测量年轮宽度可以得知树木生长的速度,故本题选A。
4. D。根据原文“‘We must understand that the only solution to bring down CO2 levels is to stop emitting it into the atmosphere,’ said Brienen.”可得降低二氧化碳水平的方法只有停止排放,故本题选D。
D3 1-4 CCBC
1. C。根据原文“Basically, the ukulele is a Hawaiian guitar-like instrument with only four strings. It is extremely beginner-friendly because notes can be played directly with your bare fingertips, and it’s easy to perform chords without complex pressing.”可得尤克里里源自夏威夷,形似吉他,有四根弦,而且初学者学习难度不大,因为用尤克里里可以直接用手指弹出音符,并且不需要复杂的按弦就能奏出和弦,故本题选C。
2. C。根据原文“I found it easy to deconstruct complicated melodies into simple tones for beginners and then gradually add chords and special sweeping to enrich the sound with more elements.”可得作者发现先把复杂的旋律拆分成简单的音符,然后慢慢加上和弦和扫弦,这样对初学者来说比较简单,故本题选C。
3. B。根据原文“The major difference between the two is that you can recognize the sound from a solo performance but cannot identify the instrument solely from accompaniment because of its combination of chords.”可得独奏和演唱伴奏的区别在于独奏时你能识别出这一乐器的声音,而伴奏时由于与和弦的结合,很难识别出乐器声音,故本题选B。
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