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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案Squirrelsarenztnaturalcitydwellers居民.In1986thesightofoneinatreenearNewYorkscityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportabouttheunusualvisitor”.Aroundthattimethetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica7surbanareastoz/createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside/7saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBensonwhostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.FirsttheywereintroducedtoPhiladelphiathentoNewHavenBostonandNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthemandsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmericaanorganizationteachingboyspracticalskillssaidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathysaysBenson.Bytheearly20thcenturythoughAmericabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.Beforelongpeoplesenthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoffandtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Todayitisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.Andunfortunatelywithmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecityfewerinhabitable(适宜栖息、的)areasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave”Ithinkthere7ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus/7saysBenson.Itsagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It7sgoodforthesoul.”What7sthepurposeofintroducingsquirrelstoPhiladelphiaToentertainparkvisitors.Tokeepthenaturalbalance.Toencouragekidstoprotectanimals.Tomaketheurbanlifemorepeaceful.WhatwastheBoyScoutsleader7sattitudetowardsfeedingsquirrelsDisagreeable.Doubtful.Supportive.Uncaring.Whatmighthavehappenedtosquirrelsincitiesaroundthe1960sTheymighthaveinhabitedmorehomes.Theymighthavebeguntogooutoffavor.Theymighthavebeenintroducedtomorecities.Theymighthavebeenmovedtothecountryside.WhatdoesBensonsuggestinthelastparagraphA.Squirrelslivingincitiesareannoying.Feedingsquirrelsshouldbediscouraged.Squirrelsshouldbeallowedtoliveincities.Itispossibleforpeopletokeepsquirrelsaspets.DCBCScientistsinWesternAustraliaclaimtohavemadeanewdiscovery一theyhavefoundgoldintheleavesandtwigsoftrees.Theresearchersbelievethatthetreessuckupthegoldfromdeepundergroundover30metresdown.Thediscoveryhasbeendescribedasthefirstofitskindintheworld.Australiangoldexplorationcompaniesarepleasedbecauseitwillmakefindinggoldcheaper.Ratherthandrillingdeepholestofindgoldtheyhavemorewaystoexaminetreeleavesandbranches.Thereisonlyatinyamountofgoldintheleaves.Itwouldtake500treestomakeonegoldring.ThegoldisfoundusingaspecialX-raymachineownedbyanAustraliangovernmentagency.ApureX-rayandapowerfulmicroscopescantheleavesandbranches.Theclaimthatthisisthefirsttimethatgoldparticles(微粒)havebeenfoundinlivingmaterialmightnotbetruethough.AncientChinesewisdomunderstoodtheconnectionbetweenplantsandthepreciousstonesandmineralsunderneaththem.Theyusedplantlifetofindmineralsandthatwasthousandsofyearsago.IntheZhouDynastyzitwaswritteninabookthatacertainplantgrewonlyneardepositsofgold.Overthenext2000yearsChinesepeoplewroteaboutdifferentplantsandhowtheygrewzshowedwheremineralsandpreciousstonessuchasjadecopperleadsilverandgoldwere.Evenmoreimportantlyinthe1000sSuSongdescribedhowcoppergoldsilverzleadandtinwereobservedandtakenfromcertainplants.Thesewereamazingscientificdiscoveries.Meanwhilethisknowledgewasunknownintherestoftheworlduntilabout16OO.ThiswaswhenaBritishmanrealisedthatoaktreesgrewlargerandgreenerwheretherewasalum(明帆)intheground.MaybeancientChinesehasmoreknowledgetoteachmodernscientists.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1500deadtreescanmakeonegoldring.Thetreescanabsorbthegoldfromdeepunderground.Scientisthavefoundgold30metersbelowunderground.Thecompaniesfindithardtofindgold.HowdoscientistsfindgoldintheleavesByobservingtheleavescarefully.Bydrillingdeepholes.Byusingaspecialx一ray.Byreferringtoancientbooks.WhofirstdiscoveredthattherewasconnectionbetweenplantsandmineralsAncientChinesepeople.SuSong.Australianscientists.ABritishman.WhatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphTointroducetwogreatscientistsinancienttimes.Toprovidemoreevidencetosupportthewriter7sopinion.Toshowhowancientpeoplegotgoldfromcertainplants.ToprovethatancientChinesehasmoreknowledgethanmodernscientists.bcAB。