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Thereisatendencyinmedianowadaystoencourageelitism（精英主义）.Theyaretryingtobrainwashyoungpeopleintothinkingthattheyshouldinvestalargeamountoftimeandmoneyinbodybuildingandappearance.Theyencouragelifestylemakeovers:

winetastingclassesandexpensivetripsoverseas.Theymakeyoubelievethatifyoudoastheysay,youcanimprovethequalityofyourlifeandjointheelites（社会精英）.

Butwhat’sthedownsideofbeingordinary?

Doyoureallyneedtogotothegymfivedaysaweek?

Doyouneedtotakehundredsofselfies（自拍）andPhotoshoptheselectedonestopostonWeChat?

Doyoureallyneedtobreakyourneckandsacrificetoearnyourfirstpotofgoldonlytoworryconstantlyabouthowtoenterhighsocietylater?

Don’tlettheideaofelitismgettoyou.Everybodyhasarighttothelifetheywant.Humanbeingsshouldnotbejudgedasasuccessorfailurebasedonwhethertheyareapartoftheeliteornot.Aslongasyouleadahappyandcomfortablelife,whybothertochaseafterotherpeople’sshadows?

Chooseyourownlifepathandgoforit.

32.WhydoesIvankabecomeahitonlineinthewriter’sopinion?

A.Shelivessuchadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldliketokillher.

B.Shegetswhatshehasthroughpersonaleffortsdespiterichorigin.

C.Shehasabetterfamilybackgroundthanordinarypeople.

D.Sheisarolemodelfrequentlyseenamongordinarypeople.

33.Whichofthefollowingareconsideredasalifebelongingtotheelites?

①Polishandpostcarefully-selectedselfiesonWeChat.

②Breakyournecktoearnyourfirstpotofgold.

③Sparenoefforttoimprovephysicalappearance.

④Signupforwinetastingclassesandoverseatrips.

A.③④ 

B.②④ 

C.②③ 

D.①④

34.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____________.

A.Ivankasleepingfivehoursadaymakesthemajorityofpeopleguilty.

B.Keepingastablenine-to-fivejobwillbethoughtofasaloser.

C.Improvingthequalityoflifewillhelpyouenterhighsociety.

D.Joiningtheelitesiswhatmoreandmorepeopledreamofnowadays.

35.Whichattitudetowardslifewouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?

A.Lifeislikeadogsledteam.Ifyouaren’ttheleaddog,thesceneryneverchanges.

B.Lifeisnotinholdinggoodcardsbutinplayingthoseyouholdwell.

C.Thereisonlyonesuccess—tobeabletospendyourlifeinyourownway.

D.Thegreatestlessoninlifeistoknowthatevenfoolsarerightsometimes.

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Ifmathsisthelanguageoftheuniverse,beesmayhavejustutteredtheirfirstwords.Newresearchsuggeststhesebusybodiesoftheinsectworldarecapableofadditionandsubtraction（减法）—usingcolorsintheplaceofplusandminussymbols.

Intheanimalkingdom,theabilitytocount—oratleastdistinguishbetweendifferingquantities—isn’tunusual:

Ithasbeenseeninfrogs,spiders,andevenfish.Butsolvingequations（方程式）usingsymbolsisrare,sofaronlyachievedbyfamouslybrainyanimalssuchaschimpanzeesandAfricangreyparrots.

Buildingonpreviousresearchthatsaysthesocialinsectscancounttofourandunderstandtheconceptofzero,researcherswantedtotestthelimitsofwhattheirtinybrainscando.

Scientiststrained14beestolinkthecolorsblueandyellowtoadditionandsubtraction,respectively.TheyplacedthebeesattheentranceofaY-shapedmaze（迷宫）,wheretheywereshownseveralshapesineitheryelloworblue.Iftheshapeswereblue,beesgotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonemoreblueshape（theotherendhadonelessblueshape）;

iftheshapeswereyellow,theygotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonelessyellowshape.

Thetestingworkedthesameway:

Beesthat“subtracted”oneshapewhentheysawyellow,or“added”oneshapewhentheysawbluewereconsideredtohaveacedthetest.Thebeesgottherightanswer63%to72%ofthetime,dependingonthetypeofequationandthedirectionoftherightanswer—muchbetterthanrandomguesseswouldallow—theresearchersreporttodayinScienceAdvances.

Thoughtheresultscamefromjust14bees,researcherssaytheadvanceisexciting.Ifabrainabout20,000timessmallerthanourscanperformmathsusingsymbols,itcouldpavethewaytonovelapproachesinartificialintelligence（AI）andmachinelearning.Justdon’taskthebeestodoyourhomeworkanytimesoon.

32.Whydothescientistsconducttheresearch?

A.Toteachthemmaths. 

B.Totestthepoweroftinybrains.

C.Toexplainthemeaningofcolors. 

D.Togetaccesstomachinelearning.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aced”inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Givenup. 

B.Enteredfor. 

C.Gotthrough. 

D.Checkedover.

34.Whatmighttheresearchmakecontributionsto?

A.Languageacquisition. 

B.Arithmeticlearning.

C.Protectionofanimals. 

D.DevelopmentofAI.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Bees“Like”Counting 

B.Bees“Tell”ColorsApart

C.Bees“Perform”MathsUsingShapesD.Bees“Get”AdditionandSubtraction

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Makingbeeronthemoonmightseemlikeapipedreamtomany.butforagroupofstudentsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,thereisachancetotaketheirresearchbeyondEarth'

ssurface.

TheLab2Mooncompetition,heldbyTeamlndus,isofferingstudentsthechancetosecureaspotontheTeamlndusrocketthisyear.

Takingcraftbeertothenextlevel,thestudentswanttotestwhetherit'

spossibleforyeast（酵母）toworkandcreatebeeronthemoonHowever,theybelievetheexperimentisnotjustacreativeconceptforastronauts,it'

salsoimportantforthedevelopmentofdrugsandyeast-containingfoods,likebread.

"

Theideastartedoutwithafewlaughsamongagroupoffriends,"

saidNeekiAshari,afifth-yearbioengineeringstudentatUCSanDiego. 

WeallappreciatethecraftofbeerWhenweheardthattherewasanopportunitytodesignanexperimentthatwouldgouponIndia,smoonlander,wethoughtwecouldcombineourhobbywiththecompetitionbyfocusingonthepracticalityofyeastinouterspace."

Thepreparation.workforthebeer-uptothestageofaddingyeast-willallbedoneonEarth,andratherthanseparatingthefermentation（发酵）andcarbonationstagesofmakingbeer,theteamplanstocombinethem.

ThisremovestheneedtoreleaseCO2accumulatedintheprocess,whichmayresultincleanlinessandsafetyissuesoutinspace.

Ifselected,TeamOriginalGravitywillbethefirsttomakebeerinouterspace,andthefermentationwilltakeplaceinavesselnobiggerthanasodacan

AllteamscompetingfortheplacewillshowcasetheirideasinBangalore,India,inMarch 

Sadly, 

youwon'

tbeenjoyingmoonbeerinyourlocalcraftbeerbar'

anytimesoon, 

asnosampleswillbebroughtbackHowever,thissmallexperimentcouldprovideimportantdataonjusthowpracticalitisforustomakeandcreateourownresourcesonotherplanetsandmoonsbylearninghowconsumablesbehaveindifferentenvironments.

28.Howdidthestudentsfeelwhentheygotthechancetodesigntheexperiment?

AExcited. 

B.Nervous. 

C.Confident. 

D.Casual..

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

This"

inParagraph6referto?

A.Themixingoftwostages. 

B.AddingyeastonEarth

C.ThepreparationworkonEarth 

D.Fermentationandcarbonation

30.Whatcanwelearnabouttheexperimentfromthepassage?

AIthasbeendesignedbasedonsimilarexperiments.

B.It,squitecompetitivecomparedwithotherdesigns.

C.ItsdesignhasalreadybeenapprovedbyTeamlndus.

D.Itsprocesswasadaptedtomakeitsaferandgreener.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestudents'

idea?

AItseemslikeapipedream. 

B.It'

sextremelycomplicated.

C. 

It'

smeaningfulandhopeful. 

D. 

It’screativebutimpractical.

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Earliertoday,SpotifyannounceditwouldbesharingnewsatanApril24thevent.It’sunclearwhetherthecompanyisplanningtoshowhardwarelaterthismonthinNewYorkCity,butevidencesuggeststhatSpotifyhasbeenworkingonanin-carcontroller—orevenastandaloneplayer—forthestreamingservicethatwouldallowdriverstocontrolmusicplaybackwiththeirvoice.

BackinFebruary,severalSpotifycustomersreportedthattheyreceivedanofferinsidetheappforanewdevicethatwouldcomeincludedaspartofa$12.99-per-monthsubscription（订阅费）.ThatpricewouldcoverbothSpotify’smusicserviceandthedeviceitselfifusersagreedtoa12-monthcommitmenttotaling$155.

AnotheruserclaimedthatSpotifyshowedthemadifferent$14.99pricepointandadvertisedsupportforAmazon’sAlexaassistant