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TajMahal,locatedinthecityofAgrainIndiaisalsocalledthemonumentoflove.ItwasbuiltbyMughalEmperorShahJehaninloveofhiswifeMumtazMahalin1932.ItislocatedattheSouthbankofYamunaRiver.Itsivorywhitecolorattractsthetouristsfromadistance.

1.Whichofthefollowingisanaturalwonder?

A.Santorini,Greece.B.Sydney.C.Rome.D.TajMahal.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThebesttimetovisitSantoriniisspring.

B.SydneyisthemostpopulouscityinAustralia.

C.TheColosseumisamust-seeofvisitorstoRome.

D.AllthefouramazingplacesmentionedarcinEurope.

3.What'

sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Topersuadepeopletotravelbeforedying.

B.Tointroducefouramazingplacesworthavisit.

C.Tomakesomecomparisonsoffouramazingplaces.

D.Toadvertisefouramazingplacesforatravelagency.

2.Peoplehavealwaysbeendefinedbytheirgeneration.Wehadthebabyboomersofthe1960s,followedbyGenerationXandthenGenerationY,oftenreferredtoasmillennials,andthenewkidsontheblockareGenerationZ-agedbetween16and22.It'

seasytoclassifytheseyoungpeopleasallbeingthesame,sharingthesameattitudestowardslife—butisthatfair?

PeoplefromGenerationZ,informallycalled"

Z-ers"

maybeviewedbyothersasdigitalnatives,incapableofreal-worldfriendships.Buttheyactuallyviewthemselvesashardworking,ambitiousandabouttochangetheworldforthebetter.Thepreviousgeneration,bornbetweenthemid-1980sandlate1990s-themillennialswerealsothoughttohavethesecharacteristics.Butmanypeopleviewthisnewgenerationas“mini-millennials"

becauseZ-ersaredifferentandtheyhavetheirownsetofvaluesandpreferenceswhichconsumerbrandsneedtocaterfor.

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struetosaythattechnologyisplayinganimportantpartinthelivesofGenerationZ,particularlyintheareaofsocialmedia.Infact,theyhavenotknownlifewithoutitandusingittocommunicate,shareideasandcampaignissecondnature.Itmeanstheyhavemoreofasayonwhatweeat,drinkandbuythananygenerationbeforethem.Theseyoungpeoplecertainlyneedtobelistenedtobyretailers（零售商）andbusinesses-theyarethepeoplewithtimeontheirhandsandmoney.

ButbeingaZ-ercomeswithpressure.Oneyoungpersonsays"

ManypeopleinGenerationZhavementalhealthissuesbecausethey'

reunsurewhatthefuturewillbring."

Thefuturealwaysbringsuncertaintiesbutmaybethereispressureforthisgenerationtobethemostsuccessfulever.

1.WhenwasaZ-erlikelytobeborn?

A.In1964.B.In1975.C.In1987.D.In1999.

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A.Diligentandambitious.B.Hardworkingandincapable.

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A.Z-ershaveknownlifewithoutsocialmedia.

B.Z-erspaytoomuchattentiontodigitaldevices.

C.Z-ersandthemillennialshavethesamepersonality.

D.Z-ersbecomeakeydrivingforceintheconsumermarket.

4.WhatdocstheauthorthinkistherealcauseoftheZ-ers'

pressure?

A.Theirambitiontobethebest.B.Theiruncertaintyofthefuture.

C.Theiraddictiontodigitaldevices.D.Theirlackofreal-worldfriendship.

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C.Adjustingsidemirrors.D.Installingbackupcameras.

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A.Gassierisastudent,whocan'

tdrive.

B.Gassieristalentedenoughtomaketheinvention.

C.Gassieruseseasily-accessiblematerialsinherinvention.

D.Gassierwonfirstplaceinaninternationalcompetition.

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B.ImprovingVehicleSalebyRemovingBlindSpots

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4.Anyonewhocommutes（通勤）bycarknowsthattrafficjamsareanunavoidablepartoflife.Buthumansarenotaloneinfacingpotentialtrafficjam.Antsalsocommute一betweentheirnestandsourcesoffood.Thesurvivaloftheircolonies（群体）dependsondoingthisefficiently.

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regoingtobringback.Butatthesametime,theymightendupwithtrafficjambecausetherearetoomanyofthem.”SebastienMotsch,amathematicianinArizonaStateUniversitysaid.Whenhumanscommute,there'

sapointatwhichcarsbecomedenseenoughtoslowdowntheflowoftraffic,causingcongestion.Motschandhiscolleagueswantedtoknowifantsonthemovecouldalsogetblocked.SotheycontroltrafficdensitybyconstructingbridgesofvariouswidthsbetweenacolonyofArgentineantsandasourceoffood.Thentheywaitedandwatched.

Theflowofantsdidincreaseinitiallyasantsstartedtofillthebridgeandthenstabilizeathighdensities.Butitneversloweddown,evenwhenthebridgewasnearlyfilledwithants.Theresearchersthentookacloserlookathowthebehaviorofindividualantsimpactedtrafficasawhole.Thatmeantcautiouslytrackingthousandsofseparateantsastheymadetheirwayacrossthebridge.

Motschandhisteamfoundthatwhenantssenseovercrowding,theyadjusttheirspeedsandavoidenteringhigh-densityareas,whichpreventscongestion.Thesebehaviorsmaybemadebypheromones（外激素）,chemicalsthattellotherantswhereatrailis.Theantsalsomanagetoavoidcollidingwitheachotherathighdensities,whichcouldreallyslowthemdown.

Canantshelpussolveourowntrafficproblems?

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sbecausewhenitcomestogettingfrompointAtopointBasfastaspossible,humandriversputtheirowngoalsfirst.Individualantshavetobemorecooperativeinordertofeedthecolony.Buttheresearchcouldbeusefulinbetteringtrafficflowforself-drivingcars,whichcanbedesignedtobelesslikeselfishhumans一andmorelikeants.

1.Whatisthepurposeoftheresearch?

A.Tocomparehumanswithants.B.Toseehowants,avoidtrafficjam.

C.Tosolvetheproblemoftrafficjam.D.Toseewhetherantswillencounteratrafficjam.

2.Whatdidtheresearchersdobeforetestingtheants?

A.Theybuiltbridgesofdifferentwidths.B.Theymadetheantsonthemove.

C.Theywatchedtheantsclosely.D.Theygottheantsblocked.

3.Whatistheresultoftheresearch?

A.Theantsavoidenteringhigh-densityareas.

B.Theantsneverstopandnotrafficjamhappens.

C.Theantssenseovercrowdingandadjusttheirspeed.

D.Theantsgiveoffchemicalstotellotherswheretheycango.

4.What'

stheresearchers'

attitudetosolvingourowntrafficjam?

A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.C.Indifferent.D.Supportive.

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5.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。

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