2023年新高考英语压轴题训练 12 阅读理解CD篇语法填空读后续写（原卷版）

压轴题12

阅读理解CD篇+语法填空+读后续写

（时间：60分钟满分：60分）

第一节（共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分）

A

（2023•山东泰安・统考一模）Howcanpeoplespeaktheirmindwithoutsayinganything?Thisisaquestion

thatscientistshaveaimedtoanswerforalongtime.Researchersrecentlybroughtanupgradeddevicethatcan

translateusers,brainwavesintodailyspeech.

Previously,theteamledbyEdwardChangattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,developedan

Al-basedsystemthatcanidentifyupto50commonlyusedwordsbasedontheparticipant'sbrainwaves.The

participantwasaparalyzed（瘫痪的）manwhohadbeenimplantedwith16electrodes（电极）underhisskull.

AccordingtotheirpaperpublishedinNovember,theteamupgradedthesystemwhichcannowtranslate

thoughtsintocompletesentencesonacomputerscreen.

Theirtestsshowedthatthedevicecoulddecodesilentlyspokenlettersfromal,152-wordvocabularyata

speedofabout29charactersperminute.Theaccuracywasupto94percent."Itshowsstrongpromisefor

restoringcommunicationbytappingintothebrain,snaturalspeechmachinery,“Changsaidtotheuniversity,s

newswebsite.

However,thismethodcanstillbeproblematicsinceusersstillneedtoundergosurgery.Scientistsatthe

UniversityofTexas,US,havetriedtotranslatepeople,sthoughtswithouteventouchingtheirheads,reportedLive

Science.

ThenewtechniqueiscalledfMRI,orfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging（功能性磁共振成像）.It'sa

saferwayofttreading,,brainactivity.Activebraincellshavemoreoxygen.Bytrackingthesecells,scientistscan

translatebrainactivity.

Theteamaskedparticipantstolistento16hoursofradioshowswhilescanningtheirbrains.Thentheyuseda

computeralgorithm（算法）tocreateastorybasedonthefMRIrecording.Itmatchedtheradioshowsprettywell.

Also,thealgorithmcouldbasicallyexplainthestoryofasilentmoviethattheparticipantswatched.Theteam

aimstodevelopthistechnologysothatitcanbeusedinbrain-computerinterfaces（脑机接口）designedfor

peoplewhocannotspeakortype.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutthedevicementionedinPara2?

A.Itwasimplantedintoaman,sheart.

B.Itcanhelprestorepatients,lostmemory.

C.Itwasdevelopedthroughcooperation.

D.Itcanidentifyabout50rarelyusedwords.

2.HowdoesfMRΓςread,,peopIe,sminds?

A.Bytrackingtheiractivebraincells.

B.Byputtingelectrodesintotheirbrains.

C.Byrecordingtheirreactiontoradioshows.

D.Bymatchingtheirbrainactivitywiththeirhabits.

3.WhyisfMRIchosencomparedtothefirstdevicementionedinthestoιy?

A.It,scheaper.B.It,smoreaccurate.C.It,ssmallerinsize.D.It,ssafer.

4.WhatcanbeconcludedaboutfMRIfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Itcanonlyreadwhatparticipantshear.

B.Itcanbeusedinbrain-computerinterfaces.

C.Itcanreadeverydetailofparticipants,minds.

D.Itcannotworkoutwhatpeopleimagineintheirheads.

B

(2023•山东泰安•统考一模)Manypeoplethinkworkmeetingsareawasteoftime,andthatmightbe

becausemostmeetingskeepemployeesfromworkingwell.OneSUrVeyof76companiesfoundthatproductivity

was71percenthigherwhenmeetingswerereducedby40percent.Unnecessarymeetingswaste$37billionin

salaryhoursayearintheU.S.alone.

Manymeetingsoccurwithoutaspecificreason.Anothermotiveformeetingsiswhatsomescholarscallthe

MereUrgencyeffect,inwhichWeengageintasks——suchasameetingwhereeachpersonreciteswhatthey,re

workingon,whetherothersneedthatinformationornot—tohelpusfeellikewearcaccomplishingsomething

actual.

Buttherealproblemwithmeetingsisnotlackofproductivity—it,sunhappiness.Whenmeetingsarea

wasteoftime,jobsatisfactiondeclines.Andwhenjobsatisfactiondeclines,happinessingeneralfalls.Thus,fora

largepopulation,eliminatingmeetings-oratleastminimizingthem-isoneofthemoststraightforwardways

toincreasewell-being.

Nobodylikesexcessiveandunproductivemeetings.First,theygenerallyincreasefatigue.Youhaveprobably

experiencedadayofmeetings,afterwhichyouareexhaustedandhaven,taccomplishedmuch.Second,people

tendtoengageinɑsurfaceacting"(fakingemotionsthataredeemedappropriate)duringworkmeetings.Finally,

researchershavefoundthatthestrongestpredictorofmeetingeffectivenessisactiveinvolvementbythe

participants.Ifyouareaskingyourselfζ”WhyamIhere?”youarenotlikelytothinkthatthemeetingisagood

useofyourtime-whichisobviouslybadforyourworksatisfaction.

Takentogether,theresearchonmeetingsshowsthatifyouwanttobehappieratwork(orwantyour

employeestobehappier),youshouldfightagainstthetime-consuming,unproductivemeetingsatevery

opportunity.Ifthereisoneruletorememberaboutworkmeetings,itmightbethattheyareanecessaryevil.They

arenecessaryasorganizationsneedthemforpropercommunication,buttheyareevilinthattheyarenot

irreplaceable,andshouldthusbeusedaslittleaspossibleforthesakeofproductivityandhappiness.

5.WhydoestheauthormentionthesurveyinPara1?

A.Toexplainthesurvey.B.Tointroducethetopic.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofmeeting.D.Tostatethedisadvantageofmeeting.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“eliminating“underlinedinPara3?

A.Reducing.B.Hosting.C.Increasing.D.Avoiding.

7.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinPara4?

A.Howtoincreasepeople,sjobsatisfaction.

B.Theimportanceandnecessityofminimizingmeetings.

C.WhyexcessiveandunproductivemeetingsIowerjobsatisfaction.

D.Activeinvolvementbytheparticipantsindicatesmeetingeffectiveness.

8.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Workmeetings—Anecessaryevil

B.Workmeetings-Theless,thebetter

C.Workmeetings—Themore,thebetter

D.Workmeetings—Excessiveandunproductive

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

(2023春•四川成都・高三石室中学校考一模)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词

的正确形式。

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officialmascotsofParis2024一thePhiyges—10(reveal)onNovember14th2022.

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OlympicPhrygeisdescribedas“atactician(谋士)withacalculating,mathematicalbrainjwhiletheParalympic

Phrygeis^spontaneousandfullofenergyand(enthusiastic),,∙Themascots,13(base)on

Phrygiancaps,areasymbolofrevolutionandfreedom.Ifsaniconseenovercenturies,14theNotre

DameCathedraltotheEififelTower.ςςTheyaremascotswhoembodytheFrenchspirit.Theyarcidealsthatcarry

thevaluesofourcountry,apartofourhistory15asingularpointofviewontheworld,,,saidJulie

Matikhine,thebrandmanageroftheParis2024Games.BoththeOlympicPhrygeandParalympicPhiygeareona

missiontostartarevolutioninsport,showingtheworldthatsportcanchangeeverythingand16it

deserves17prominentplaceinoursociety.Theywillworkeverydaytopromotechangethroughsport,

includinginourlives,health,andrelationshipswithothersandwithnature.Theyarealreadytraining18

（tireless）tobringthegreatestnumberofpeoplepossiblealongwiththemontheGamesjourney.

第三节（共25分）

19.（2023∙湖北•华中师大一附中校考二模）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之

构成一篇完整的短文。

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people,frozenintosilence.

SomewhereoutsideofWashington,thebuspulledintoaHowardJohnson,s,andeverybodygotoffexcept

Vingo.Hesatrootedinhisseat,andtheyoungpeoplebegantowonderabouthim,tryingtoimaginehislife.

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thathejointhem.Whentheywentbackonthebus,thegirlsatwithVingoagain,afterawhile,slowlyand

painfullyandwithgreathesitation,hebegantotellhisstoιy.HehadbeeninjailinNewYorkforthelastfour

years,andnowhewasgoinghome.

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