2024年高考英语一轮复习必修第一册配套课时练汇编

必修第一册Unit1TeenageLife

高考题型组合练

I.阅读理解

A

Inflammation（炎症）isthebody'sdefensemechanism.Youmighthaveexperienceditifyou

sustainedphysicalinjuriesorhadaninfection,liketheflu,whichcausesasorethroat.Inflammation

canoccurinanyorgan,butitismostcommonandeasytoseeintheskin.Youwillnoticeredness,

heatandswelling.

Usuallythisisagoodthing,asitshowsyouhaveahealthyimmunesystemthatcankill

pathogens（病原体）andrepairdamage.However,inflammationcanbeadouble-edgedswordasin

somepeopleitcantargetthebody'shealthycells,causingwhatiscalledanautoimmunedisease.

Giventhisdanger,anewstudyfromCambridgeUniversity,theUK,hasbeenlookinginto

brainconditionsthatarenotusuallylinkedtoautoimmunediseases.Thestudyfoundthat

inflammationofthebrain—knownasneuroinflammation（神经炎症）一hasbeenlinkedtoseveral

formsofdementia（痴呆）.

Inthisnewstudy,researchersscannedthebrainsof31volunteerswiththreedifferenttypesof

dementia.Thefirstscanwastohighlightneuroinflammation,andasecondscaniHuminated（阐明）

poisonousproteinsthatarelinkedwithdementia.Theteamalsoexamined12post-mortem（after

death）brains.

Theseexperimentsshowedsimilarpatternsofpoisonousproteinbuild-upand

neuroinflammation,suggestingarelationshipbetweeninflammationanddementia.

“Evenweweresurprisedbyhowtightlythesetwoproblemsmappedontoeachother.Now，

thebigquestioniswhatrolethisneuroinflammationplaysinthedeclineofthemindassociated

withdementia,“saidThomasCope,oneoftheauthorsofthestudy.

Anotherofthestudy*sresearchers,JamesRowe,highlightedtheimportanceoffurther

research.Hesaidthefrequentpresenceofinflammationinneurodegenerative（神经退化的）

diseases,includingAlzheimer*sandParkinson'sdisease,“offershopethatimmune-based

treatmentsmighthelpsloworpreventtheseconditions.

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了一项新发现，对神经炎症的研究有助于治疗神经

退行性疾病。

1.Whyisinflammationusuallyagoodthing?

A.Itcandefendourbodyagainstinfection.

B.Itallowsinjuriestohealthemselves.

C.Itgiveslong-termprotectiontohealthycells.

D.Itisareflectionofahealthyimmunesystem.

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Usuallythisisagoodthing,asitshowsyouhavea

healthyimmunesystemthatcankillpathogens（病原体）andrepairdamage.可知，炎症通常是一

件好事，因为它反映了你有健康的免疫系统。故选D。

2.WhatdidthestudyfromCambridgeUniversityfind?

A.Neuroinflammationleadstodementia.

B.Increasedpoisonousproteinsinthebraincausedementia.

C.Therearelinksbetweenneuroinflammationanddementia.

D.Poisonousproteinbuild-upandneuroinflammationhavedifferentpatterns.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，剑桥大学的这项研究发现，神经炎症和痴呆症

之间存在联系。故选C。

3.WhatisstillunknownaccordingtoThomasCope?

A.Whyneuroinflammationisconnectedwithdementia.

B.Howthedeclineofthemindisassociatedwithdementia.

C.Howtopreventneuroinflammationfromdevelopingintodementia.

D.Towhatextentneuroinflammationanddementiaarelinkedwitheachother.

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Now,thebigquestioniswhatrolethis

neuroinflammationplaysinthedeclineofthemindassociatedwithdementiav可次口，ThomasCope

认为，我们依然不知道神经炎症和痴呆症在多大程度上是相互联系的。故选D。

4.WhatcanbeinferredfromJamesRowe'swords?

A.Inflammationisoneofthecausesofneuroinflammation.

B.Immune-basedtreatmentswouldbethebestcurefordementia.

C.Researchonneuroinflammationcouldhelptreatneurodegenerativediseases.

D.Furtherresearchwillfocusonmethodsofcuttingpoisonousproteinsinthebrain.

答案C

解析推理判断题。最后一段JamesRowe说，神经退行性疾病，包括阿尔茨海默氏症和帕

金森氏症，经常出现炎症，这给基于免疫的治疗带来了希望，可能有助于减缓或预防这些疾

病。由此推知，JamesRowe认为对神经炎症的研究有助于治疗神经退行性疾病。故选C。

Almosteverymonth,anewpieceofresearchappearslinkingdietshighinprocessed

“junk”foodswithobesityandpoorhealth.ltisn'tyetcleariftheyhaveacause-and-effect

relationship.Butdeeperresearchisstartingtoappearfromtrialsthatcomparedietswhicharebased

oneitherextremelyprocessedfoodsorwholefoods（天然食品），yetarecarefullymatchedfor

nutrientsinallotherways.

Thelinksneedinvestigatingasamatterofurgency.Iftheseprocessedfoodsreallydocarry

essentialhealthrisks,itcouldmeanthatofficialadviceabouthealthyeatinghasbeenaimingatthe

wrongtargetfordecades.Inalmostallhigh-incomecountries,nutritionguidelinessaythekeyto

healthyeatingisavoidingtoomuchfat,saltandsugar.

Whilemanytypesofprocessedfoodcontainsignificantquantitiesofthesenot-well-thought-of

ingredients,notalldo,andtherearewholefoodsthatarealsohighinsomeofthem.Redmeatand

somedairyproductscomewiththeirshareoffat,forinslance.ltisstillunclearifitisbetterto

switchto“healthier“low-fatversionsofprocessedfoods,ortocookfromscratch,whateverthe

ingredients.

Equallynotcleariswhatactiongovernmentsshouldbetaking.Somecampaignersarenow

callingforhighertaxesonfactory-madefoods.Thatwouldbecontroversial,however,becausethese

foodsmakeupto60percentofpeoplersdietsincountriessuchastheUKandthe

US.Additionally,anypriceincreaseislikelytohitlower-incomehouseholdshardest,manyof

whichconsumemoreofsuchproductsbecauseprocessedfoodscanbecheaperthanmakingmeals

fromtheiroriginalingredients,andthecostdifferenceisevengreaterifyoutakeintoaccountthe

timetakentocookfromscratch.

Ratherthantaxation,amostpracticalapproachmaybeforschoolstostartteachingpupilshow

tomakequickandsimplehome-cookedmeals.Thisapproachwouldtakemanyyearstobearfruit,

astheencroachment（侵蚀）ofprocessedfoodsintoWesterncuisinetookplaceoverdecades.lt

isn'tgoingtobecompletelychangedovernight.

语篇解读这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要以“加工食品与健康的关系”为话题进行了讲述。

5.Whatcanbelearnedaboutprocessedfoods?

A.Theyaremorenutritiousthanwholefoods.

B.Theycanhelpavoidbeingoverweightandunhealthy.

C.Theyhavelessfat,saltandsugarthanwholefoods.

D.Theydon'tnecessarilycarrysuchhighhealthrisks.

答案D

解析推理判断题。根据文章第一段前两句可知，加工食品并不一定会带来如此高的健康风

险。故选D。

6.Howdoestheauthordevelopparagraph3?

A.Bygivingreasons.

B.Bylistingfacts.

C.Byansweringquestions.

D.Byshowingastudyresult.

答案B

解析推理判断题。第三段首句aWhile...andtherearewholefoodsthatarealsohighinsomeof

them.”为论点，后文“Redmeatandsomedairyproductscomewiththeirshareoffat,for

instance.”则以列举事实的方式说明了这一论点，故选B。

7.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardshighertaxationonprocessedfoods?

A.Favorable.B.Tolerant.

C.Opposed.D.Carefree.

答案C

解析观点态度题。根据文章第四段第三、四句可推知，作者对增加加工食品的税收这一措

施是持反对态度的。故选C。

8.Whatwillbethefutureofprocessedfoods?

A.Theywillstillexistinpeople'sdietsforsomeyears.

B.Theywillbeover-taxed.

C.TheywillberemovedfromWesterncuisine.

D.Theywillbereplacedbyhome-mademealssoon.

答案A

解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中”...astheencroachment（侵蚀）ofprocessedfoodsinto

Westerncuisinetookplaceoverdecades.ltisn,tgoingtobecompletelychangedovernight.,,可

推知，加工食品仍然会存在于人们的饮食中若干年。故选A。

II.完形填空

（2023•江苏南通如皋调研）

Oneday,Rosie,15,whohasprofoundandmultiplelearningdisabilities（PMLD）foundher

currenttoybroken.lthad]hersincehersecondbirthday.Afteralltheattemptstofixit

2_,hersister,JosieWheel,decidedtogivesocialmediaashot.

ShepostedamessageonTwitteraskingforhelptofinda3modelofthetoy."Thetoy

hadstoppedbeing4bythecompanynearlyadecadeagoandwe're5theonesthat

work.Weneverexpectedthe6tobesohugeontheInternet,“saidthe18-year-oldfrom

Coventry.

Shesaidmanywarm-heartedpeopleweresodeterminedtohelpjustoutofthegoodnessof

theirheart7theyknewnothingaboutRosie.About15substituteshadsofarbeen8,but

peoplewerestillcomingforward.ltwould9becloserto30whichwasamazing.Peoplehad

alsoofferedtofixthebrokentoysaftertheybegantobreakduetosomuch10.

uRosiedoesn*tcompletelyunderstandeverythingthat,sgoingonbecauseofher_H

butwhenshereceivesallofthemnextmonthandcanphysicallyseethemIcanimagineher

12,“LorraineWheel,thegirls'mother,13.“Josieandhersisterhavethestrongest14

andJosiehasdonemanythingsto15thatRosieisthehappiestgirlever.IcouldnTtbemore

proudofher.”

语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Rosie患有深度和多重学习障碍，一个陪伴她多

年的玩具坏了，姐姐Josie试图修复但没有成功，于是决定求助于社交媒体，最后得到许多人

帮助的故事。

1.A.humbledB.discouraged

C.accompaniedD.convinced

答案C

解析humble贬低；discourage使灰心；accompany陪伴：convince确信。根据前文语境“One

day,Rosie,15,whohasprofoundandmultiplelearningdisabilities(PMLD)foundhercurrenttoy

broken.”和后文usincehersecondbirthday可知，这个玩具一直陪伴着她。故选C。

2.A.endedB.helped

C.changedD.failed

答案D

解析根据后文udecidedtogivesocialmediaashot,,可知，修复玩具的尝试失败了，才决定

求助社交媒体。故选D。

3.A.specificB.separate

C.cheapD.new

答案A

解析根据前文“Afteralltheattemptstofixit,hersister,JosieWheel,decidedtogive

socialmediaashot.可知，Josie想要找的是陪伴妹妹多年的特定的玩具。故选A。

4.A.soldB.tested

C.expectedD.assigned

答案A

解析根据语境和后文"we'retheonesthatwork^可知，公司已经停止销售这种

玩具了，她们不得不找别的。故选A。

5.A.withdrawingfromB.huntingfor

C.givingupD.takingover

答案B

解析withdrawfrom退出；huntfor寻找；giveup放弃；takeover接管。根据前文“Sheposted

amessageonTwitteraskingforhelptofindv和后文“theonesthatwork”可知，她们在寻找那

些可以用的玩具。故选B。

6.A.problemB.difference

C.responseD.distribution

答案C

角早析根据后文“Shesaidmanywarm-heartedpeopleweresodeterminedtohelpjustoutofthe

goodnessoftheirheart____theyknewnothingaboutRosie.w可知，Josie的求助在网上引起很

大的反响。故选C。

7.A.ifB.once

C.becauseD.though

答案D

解析后文“theyknewnothingaboutRosie”和前文语义发生转折，故用though引导让步状

语从句。故选D。

8.A.receivedB.demanded

C.promisedD.purchased

答案C

解析Josie的求助在网上引起很大反响，根据空前aAbout15substitutesv和下文Ubutwhen

shereceivesallofthemnextmonthv可知，有人承诺要寄来替代的玩具。故选C。

9.A.probablyB.temporarily

C.regularlyD.normally

答案A

解析根据语境和后文ubecloserto30"并结合选项可知，这是可能达到的数目。故选A。

10.A.pressureB.coverage

C.applauseD.usage

答案D

解析根据语境和前文“iheybeganlobreak”可知，玩具被频繁的使用才会出现故障。故选D。

11.A.guiltB.frustration

C.conditionD.envy

答案C

解析根据前文“Rosie,15,whohasprofoundandmultiplelearningdisabilities(PMLD)”可知，

Rosie患有深度和多重学习障碍，因为这种状况，她不能理解发生的一切。故选C。

12.A.excitementB.ambition

C.proficiencyD.hesitation

答案A

解析根据语境和前文“whenshereceivesallofthemnextmonthandcanphysicallysee

them”可知，得到这么多玩具，Rosie肯定很兴奋。故选A。

13.A.urgedB.guaranteed

C.comfortedD.added

答案D

解析根据前后引文及主语uLorraineWheel,thegirlsJmothern可知，此处指“女孩们的

母亲补充说”。故选D。

14.A.supportB.bond

C.willD.point

答案B

解析根据后文“Josiehasdonemanythingsto____thatRosieisthehappiestgirlever”可

知，姐妹俩关系非常紧密。故选B。

15.A.ensureB.imagine

C.discoverD.predict

答案A

解析根据前文“Josieandhersisterhavethestrongest____andJosiehasdonemanythings”

和后文wthatRosieisthehappiestgirlever?,可知，Jos后和妹妹关系很好,她做了很多事情来

确保妹妹快乐。故选A。

IH.语法填空

XuYuanchongwasafamousChinesetranslator,bestknownfortranslatingChineseancient

poemsintoEnglishandFrench.Xuwasbomin1921inNanchang,JiangxiProvince.Hismother,

whowaswelleducatedandgoodatpainting,hadagreatimpactonXuinhis1.

(pursue)ofbeautyandliterature.WhenstudyingatProvincialNanchangNo.2HighSchool,he

excelledatEnglish.In1938,he2.(admit)totheDepartmentofForeignLanguages,

NationalSouthwestAssociatedUniversity,aschool3.graduateshaveplayeda

centralroleinmodernChina.Atuniversity,XugaveoutstandingperformancesinEnglish,Russian,

French,whileevenhostingShakespeareclasses,clearlyshowingagiftfortranslation.

Afterhisgraduation,Xudevoted4.(him)toeducationandtranslation.Hewas

thefirstChinesetranslator5.(translate)ChinesepoetryintoEnglishandFrench

verse.Healsotranslatedmany6.(masterpiece)intoChineseincludingTheRedand

theBlackandJean-Christophe.

Inhislastdays,thehundred-year-oldscholarwasstillworkingonthetranslationof

Shakespeareyscompleteworks.Sevenhoursofworkinfrontofacomputereverydayis

7.unbearabletaskforyoungadults.8.(surprising),this100-year-old

scholarwasneverboredwithhiswork,passionatelytypinghistranslationwordbyword,dayafter

day.9.themorningofJune17,XupassedawayinBeijingattheageof1OO.The

respectabletranslatorenjoyedalifeworth10.(remember).

语篇解读这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了翻译家许渊冲的家庭背景、学习经历、翻译成就以

及勤劳的工作精神。

1.答案pursuit

解析考查名词。根据空前的inhis和空后的of可知，此处应用名词pursuit作介词宾语,pursuit

为不可数名词。故填pursuit。

2.答案wasadmitted

解析考查时态、语态和主谓一致。根据时间状语In1938可知，时态为一般过去时；动词

admit和主语之间是被动关系，因此用被动语态；主语he为第三人称单数，故填wasadmitted。

3.答案whose

解析考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处引导限制性定语从句，先行词为school,在

从句中作定语，应用关系代词whose引导从句，修饰名词graduates。故填whose。

4.答案himself

解析考查代词。devoteoneselfto"献身于；投身于”是固定短语。故填himself。

5.答案totranslate

解析考查非谓语动词。“the+序数词+名词+todosth”是固定搭配，动词不定式作后置

定语。故填totranslate。

6.答案masterpieces

解析考查名词复数。根据空前的many可知，可数名词masterpiece应用复数形式。故填

masterpieceso

7.答案an

解析考查冠词。根据句意和空后的单数可数名词task可知，此处应用不定冠词，且unbearable

发音以元音音素开头，故填an。

8.答案Surprisingly

解析考查副词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用副词修饰整句话。句首单词首字母须大写，

故填Surprisinglyo

9.答案On

解析考查介词。具体“在某日的上午、下午或晚上”应用介词on,句首单词首字母须大写，

故填On。

10.答案remembering

解析考查非谓语动词。（be）worthdoingsth值得...,是固定用法。故填remembering。

必修第一册Unit2TravellingAround

高考题型组合练

I.阅读理解

A

Wheretofindmoneythatcanhelpyoupayforacollegeoruniversityafterhighschool.

TheStudentAssistanceProgram(SAP)

Itisaprovincialstudentsupportprogram,offeringamixoffinancialassistancetothousands

ofstudentseachyear.YoucanonlybesuitableforSAPifyoudon'tgetenoughmoneyfromother

sourcestocoveryourcollegeoruniversityexpenses.TheincomethatyoureporttoSAPgenerally

needstomatchwhatyoureporttotheschoolwhenyoufileyourtaxes.

Youcanusetheonlinecalculatortohelp.You'11seehowmuchfinancialassistanceyoucould

besuitabletoreceivefromSAP.

FinancialAidfromSchools

Youcancheckwiththeschooldirectlytoseewhatfinancialaidprogramstheyoffer.Youcould

besuitableforassistantships,scholarships,work-studyprogramsandsummeremployment

opportunities.Theseareallsourcesofmoneyyoudon'thavetopayback.

EmergencyLoans

Mostschoolsalsoofferemergencyloans.Forexample,youcouldbesuitableforashort-term

loan(90days)tocovertuition,ifyou'rewaitingforSAPtoarrive.Banks,trustcompaniesand

creditunionsofferstudentloansandlinesofcredit.Talktoyourfinancialinstitutionformore

information.

Self-fund

It'sagoodideatosavemoneyfromasummerjoborjobyouholdthroughouttheyearto

helppayforyoureducation.Yourparentsorotherrelativesmightalsobeabletocontributeto

educationcosts.

Anotheroptionistoconsiderinvestingsavingsthroughabank/financialinstitution——sothat

moneycanearninterest—ifyouplantogotocollegeoruniversityinthefuture.

ExtraAssistance

Somestudents,suchasthosewithdisabilitiesorwhoreceivesocialassistance,maybesuitable

foradditionalstudentaid.

语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。本文主要介绍了几个帮助学生支付大学学费的途径。

1.WhatkindoffinancialassistancedoesSAPoffer?

A.Bankingmethods.

B.Educationexpenses.

C.Futurejobfunds.

D.Campusmedicalcosts.

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据TheStudentAssistanceProgram(SAP)部分中的“Itisaprovincial

studentsupportprogram,offeringamixoffinancialassistancetothousandsofstudentseach

year...coveryourcollegeoruniversityexpenses.可知，这个项目资助学生的教育费用。故选B。

2.Whichofthefollowingaidsmustberepaidinashorttime?

A.Assistantships.B.Self-fund.

C.Emergencyloans.D.Additionalaid.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据EmergencyLoans部分中的u...youcouldbesuitableforashort-term

loan(90days)tocovertuition...n可知，Emergencyloans的款项需要在90日之内偿还。故选Co

3.WhatmayonelearnfromSelf-fund?

A.Academicinstructions.

B.Onlinecourses.

C.After-schoolprograms.

D.Investmentmethods.

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据Self-fund部分中的uAnotheroptionistoconsiderinvestingsavings

throughabank/financialinstitution—sothatmoneycanearninterest—ifyouplantogotocollege

oruniversityinthefuture.可知，在Self-fund学生可以学到一些投资方法。故选D。

B

Arecentstudyhasfollowedtheorigins,orbeginningsofthefamilyoflanguagesthatinclude

modemJapanese,Korean,TurkishandMongolian.Thefindingsshowasharedgeneticancestorfor

thehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhospeakwhattheresearcherscallTranseurasian(跨欧亚的)

languages.Suchlanguageshadtheiroriginwithmilletfarmerswholivedinanareainnortheastern

Chinaabout9,000yearsago.Millelisasmall,roundwholegrain.ltwasanimportantearlycropas

hunter-gatherersbecamefarmers.

Thestudy'sfindingsshowhowtheuseofagriculturefollowingtheIceAgepoweredthe

movementsofsomeoftheworld'smajorlanguagefamilies.Theresearchhighlightsthecomplex

beginningsofmodernpopulationsandcultures.

MartineRobbeets,headoftheArchaeolinguisticResearchGroup,saidpeopleoftenthinkof

Japan,KoreaandChinaaspowerfulnationsrepresentingonelanguage,onecultureandone

people."AHlanguages,culturesandhumans,includingthoseinAsia,aremixed,“Robbeets

said.uAcceptingthattherootsofone*slanguage,cultureorpeopleliebeyondthepresent

nationalboundariesistosurrenderidentity,whichsomepeoplearenotyetpreparedtomake.”

Theresearchersstudieddataofvocabularyfromthe98languages.Theyidentifiedagroupof

wordsrelatedtoagricultureandcreatedalanguagefamilytree.Theresearchersexamineddatafrom

255archaeologicalsitesinChina,Japan,KoreaandeasternRussia.Theystudiedancientobjects

includingpottery,stonetoolsandplantandanimalremains.Theyalsoincludedthedatingof269

ancientcropremainsfromdifferentareas.

TheresearchersfoundthatfarmersinnortheasternChinaeventuallygrewriceandwheat

alongwithmillet.ThecropsspreadalongwithfarmingpopulationstoKoreabyabout1300BCE

andfromtheretoJapanafteraboutlOOOBCE.Astheancientfarmersmovedacrossnortheastern

Asia,relatedlanguagesspreadintoSiberia,KoreaandJapanoverthousandsofyears.

语篇解读这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了最新的研究表明，一个庞大的语系——跨蕊'

语系起源于中国。

4.Accordingtothestudy,whatdoTranseurasianlanguagesoriginatefrom?

A.IceAgepeople.

B.AncientJapanese.

C.Ancientmilletfarmers.

D.Earlyhunter-gatherers.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第三句可知，研究表明，跨欧亚的语言起源于古代种植

小米的农民，故选C。

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surrender“probablymeaninparagraph3?

A.Giveup.B.Maintain.

C.Takein.D.Destroy.

答案A

解析词义猜测题。根据画线单词前面的内容“Acceptingthattherootsofone'slanguage,

cultureorpeopleliebeyondthepresentnationalboundariesn以及下文“whichsomepeopleare

notyetpreparedtomake可知，有些人不愿意承认自己的语言、文化或民族的根源在当前的

国界之外，所以可以推断出，如果承认此观点，就意味着要放弃身份认同，由此可知，画线

单词"surrender”表示“放弃”，故选A。

6.Howdotheresearchersconducttheirstudy?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Byanalyzingsomestatistics.

C.Bysettingdowngeneralrules.

D.Bydoinganexperiment.

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Theresearchersstudieddataofvocabularyfromthe

98languages...examineddatafrom255archaeologicalsites...”可知，研究人员是通过分析一些

数据来进行研究的，故选B。

7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Foodhasacloserelationshipwithculturediversity.

B.AlargelanguagefamilyhasancientoriginsinChina.

C.Humanactivitiesleadtodifferentlanguagemovements.

D.Theresearchonthelanguagefamily'sbeginningscounts.

答案B

解析主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段和最后一段可知，文章主要讲述了最新的研究

表明，一个庞大的语系——跨欧亚语系起源于中国，所以B选项符合文章的主旨大意，故选B。

C

Puttingamicrochip（芯片）intoone,sbrainbringstheworldasuperhero,whichiscommon

insci-fimovies.However,wemayfinditpossibleinreality.

ElonMusk,founderofSpaceXandco-founderofelectriccarmakerTesla-hasbeenworking

onthistechnology.OnAug.28,Muskgavealivestreamdemonstrationofthechip,whichwas

implantedintotheheadofapignamedGertrude.

Thechip,developedbyMuskTscompany,isthesizeofacoin.Butdon,tletitssizefool

you.Thetinychiphasover3,000electrodes（电极）attachedtoflexiblethreads,whichcanmonitor

about1,000neurons（神经元）.Itcollectsneuralsignalsfromanareaofthebrain,andthentransmits

thosesignalswirelesslytonearbycomputers.Inthelivestream,Gertrudecouldbeseenwalking

aroundsniffingthegroundwhileamonitorshowedherbrainactivity.

Thoughthetechnologyisstillinitsearlystage,itisencouragingforhumans.Thistechnology

“wouldsolvealotofbraininjuries”，whichallowsthehumanbraintocombinewithanartificial

intelligence,Musksaid.

Whenthedevicecanbeappliedtohumans,itsmaingoalwillbetohelpthosewhohave

mobilityissues,suchasthosesufferingfromparalysis（瘫痪）.Muskhopesthistechnologycould

alsobeusedtohelpthosewithhearingandeyesightissuesandonedayleadtoacurefor

epilepsy（癫痫）.

Althoughsuchadevicecould,inprinciple,repairthoseproblems,puttingitintopracticeisby

nomeansapieceofcake.Currently,thedevicecantransmitsignalsfromabout500neuronsinthe

pig,sbrain.Comparedto80billionneuronsinahumanbrain,thisnumberistiny.Andtocoverthe

wholehumanbrainalsomeanstheelectrodeshavetobemuchsmaller.Also,implantingthechip

intothebrainposesapotentialdanger.Thereisapossibilityoftheimmunesystemattackingthis

foreignbody.

Rightnow,thehopeofcontrollingthebrainviacontrollingafewneuronsseemsoverly

optimistic."Therearemanytechnologicalchallenges...toovercomebeforeNeuralinkcanputits

devicestothepurposes,”YuanLanfeng,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofScienceand

TechnologyofChina,toldChinaDaily.

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了马斯克公司开发的一种芯片有望应用到人类大脑

当中，来帮助行动不便的人，但是这项技术仍然存在风险，需要克服许多挑战。

8.WhatdoweknowaboutElonMusk'smicrochipaccordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Itisabletocollectwirelesssignals.

B.Itwasinspiredbysci-fimovieplots.

C.Itistinyinsizebutpowerfulinfunction.

D.Ithasnomorethan1,000electrodes.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段前三句可知，这种芯片虽然体积小但是功能强大。故选C。

9.Whatisthemajorgoalofthemicrochipinhumanapplications?

A.Todevelopacureforepilepsy.

B.Tomonitoranimals'brainactivity.

C.TocontributetotheresearchinAItechnologies.

D.Tohelppeoplewithdifficultyinmovingfreely.

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据文章第五段第一句可知，微芯片在人类应用中的主要目标是帮助那

些行动困难的人。故选D。

10.Whatdoesparagraph6mainlytalkabout?

A.Keydifferencesbetweenpigs*andhumans?brains.

B.Hiddenchallengesandrisksinpractice.

C.Implantingthechipcostsalot.

D.Theimmunesystemisthemajorproblemtotheimplant.

答案B

解析段落大意题。根据第六段内容可知，将这种装置付诸实施绝非易事。与人脑中的800

亿个神经元相比，猪脑中神经元的数量太渺小。而且要覆盖整个人类大脑意味着电极必须要

小得多。此外，将芯片植入大脑会带来潜在的危险。免疫系统有可能攻击这种异物。由此可

知，第六段主要讨论实践中隐藏的挑战和风险。故选B。

11.HowdoesYuanLanfengfeelaboutimplantingthechipintothehumanbrain?

A.Excited.B.Cautious.

C.Optimistic.D.Worried.

答案B

解析观点态度题。根据文章最后一段第二句可知，袁岚峰认为这个装置想要投入使用要克

服很多技术上的挑战，由此可推知，他对将芯片植入人脑持谨慎的态度。故选B。

n.七选五

（2023•江苏南通期中）

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