【正文】 It also shows new ways to see how much people care about nature, and which species and areas might be the most effective targets for conservation.s a concern among conservationists (生態(tài)環(huán)境保護(hù)者) that people are losing touch with the natural world and that they39。s Wikipedia interest closely related to changes in nature. heavy work load.（3）How does Mittermeier feel about the search results? with Wikipedia39。s care about nature. about people39。 work. pushes people to solve difficult problems.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，牛津大學(xué)的一個國際研究小組發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的方式與自然界的季節(jié)性運動密切相關(guān)。這一發(fā)現(xiàn)提出了監(jiān)測世界生物多樣性變化的新方法。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“Seasonal trends seemed to be widespread in Wikipedia behavior for many species of plants and animals.”可知在維基百科上，許多動植物的行為似乎都有季節(jié)性趨勢。故選B。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“it was really exciting and quite unexpected for me to see people39。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“By using these big data approaches, we can direct our attention towards the difficult questions in modern conservation: which species and areas are changing, and where are the people who care the most and can do the most to help.”可知Richard認(rèn)為通過使用這些大數(shù)據(jù)方法，我們可以將我們的注意力轉(zhuǎn)向現(xiàn)代保護(hù)中的難題:哪些物種和地區(qū)正在發(fā)生變化，哪些人最關(guān)心這些問題，哪些人能夠提供最多的幫助。故選A。3．犇犇閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 Boomerang children who return to live with their parents after university can be good for families, leading to closer, more supportive relationships and increased contact between the generations, a study has found. quality of life and wellbeing. financial and emotional support. Daughters were happier than sons, often slipping back easily into teenage patterns of behaviour, the study found. The families featured in the study were middleclass and tended to view the achievement of adult independence for their children as a family project. Parents accepted that their children required support as university students and then as graduates returning home, as they tried to find jobs paying enough to enable them to move out and get on the housing ladder. Areas of disagreement included chores, money and social life. While parents were keen to help, they also wanted different relationships from those they had with their own parents, and continuing to support their adult children allowed them to remain close.（1）What is the finding of the previous research? A.The parents were looking forward to their children39。The parents39。Boomerang children never did any housework.（2）The underlined word trigger in Paragraph 2 may be best replaced by ________. A.defeatC.allow（3）What is the attitude of the college graduates towards returning home? A.They are glad that they could e back.C.They are proud to be independent from the family.（4）What can be inferred as the reason for the boomerang children phenomenon? A.The parents are willing to provide support to their children.C.There is more house work needed to be done by the children.（5）What is the side effect of the boomerang children phenomenon? A.Neither parents nor children want to do the chores at home.C.There are occasional quarrels between parents and children.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，“回巢族”子女在大學(xué)畢業(yè)后回到父母身邊生活對家庭是有好處的，他們會與父母建立更親密、更具支持性的關(guān)系，并增進(jìn)兩代人之間的聯(lián)系。父母和孩子對于獨立的緊張情緒會導(dǎo)致父母和子女之間偶爾的爭吵。根據(jù)第二段中的“The findings disagree with the research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant worsening in their parents39?？芍?，以往的研究顯示，返鄉(xiāng)的成年子女會導(dǎo)致父母的生活質(zhì)量和幸福感比之前更差，故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“The findings disagree with the research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant worsening in their parents39。即可推理劃線部分單詞trigger意為“導(dǎo)致，致使”，與cause意義一致。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 financial and emotional support.”參與這項研究的年輕人對于搬回家“比預(yù)期的更積極”——他們的羞愧感減少了，因為他們的許多朋友都處于同樣的處境，而且他們承認(rèn)父母在經(jīng)濟(jì)和情感上的支持是有好處的。 （4）考查推理判斷。由此推斷出，孩子們很難找到一份滿意的工作，故選C。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的‘However’, the study says, ‘daytoday tensions about the prospects of achieving different dimensions of independence, which in a few extreme cases came close to conflict”可知對于實現(xiàn)不同層面獨立前景的日常緊張情緒，是大多數(shù)家長和略多于一半畢業(yè)生經(jīng)歷的特征?？芍爻沧搴⒆蝇F(xiàn)象的副作用是在少數(shù)情況下，緊張情緒會導(dǎo)致父母和孩子之間偶爾發(fā)生爭吵。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 Until earlier this year, I didn39。ll go away, but I eventually went to the doctor. After examining me, he said, You actually have bad posture (姿勢). Go off and learn the Alexander technique. Three months later I could walk straighter and sit better. The technique helps to break the bad habits accumulated over years. Try folding your arms the opposite way to normal. This is an example of a habit the body has formed which can be hard to break. Many of us carry our heads too far back. The head weighs four to six kilos, so any inappropriate posture can cause problems for the body. The technique teaches you to let go of the muscles holding the head back, allowing it to go back to its natural place on the top of our spines. So if you39。She felt no better after the treatment.B.She was sceptical about the doctor39。She was unwilling to seek treatment for her backache.（2）What is the principle of the Alexander technique? A.t be pletely relieved.B.t be bined with other exercises.C.t be attempted alone.D.t be done with much effort.（3）What can we learn about Frederick Alexander? A.He was eager to make a name for himself.C.He had to leave home to develop his technique.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.Alexander improved the technique to treat body pain.C.People with back pain are victims of inappropriate postures.【答案】 （1）D（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹亞歷山大技巧的對于矯正身體的作用以及其發(fā)明者。根據(jù)第一段中的“I was brought up to think that the preferred way of dealing with aches is to do nothing and hope they39。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查推理判斷。亞歷山大，一個出身于186年的澳大利亞