2024年高考英语一轮复习选择性必修第四册配套课时练汇编

选择性必修第四册Unit1ScienceFiction

高考题型组合练

I.阅读理解

A

Areyouabooklover?Herearesomeofthehottestbooksoftheseason.

TheOneThingYou'dSave

TheOneThingYou"dSaveisaboutahomeworkassignment.MsChanghasstudentschoose

whatthey'dsaveiftheirhomewasonfire.Somechoosebaseballcardsoranimaltoys.Onepicksa

sweaterthatwaspasseddownforgenerations.Anotherchoosesaboxofmemoriesaboutasister

whodied.Thisbookhelpsreaderslearntofigureoutwhatcountsmostinlife.

WarandMillieMcGonigle

It，s1941.MillieMcGonigle,a12-year-oldgirl,wassupposedtobelivingacarefree

life.However,shelivesintheshadowofWorldWarII.WarandMillieMcGonigleisaninspiring

storythattacklesthetopicoflifeanddeath.Thestorylineisdrivenbyvividcharactersandtheir

relationships.TheinteractionbetweenMillieandherlittlesister,Lily,mirrorsthereal-life

sibling（兄弟姐妹）relationshipsinmanyfamilies.

SimonB.Rhy疝膜

Simonisstartingfifthgradeandhopestobecomeafamoussinger.Buthe,sshyaboutusing

hisvoicetoexpresshisideasandthoughts.Whenateacheraskstheclasstogiveanoral

presentation,Simonmustfindthestrengthtochangeandovercomehisfears.SimonB.Rhymin,is

abookthatgivesconfidencetoreaderswhoaregoingthroughsimilarstruggles.

RezDogs

RezDogisabookaboutaneighthgradernamedMalian.She,svisitinghergrandparentsona

WabanakireservationwhenCOVID-19hits.Tostaysafe,Malianhastostayawayfromschooland

herfriends.Manykidswillunderstandthistoughsituation.Duringthelockdown,Malianlearnsto

thinkaboutwhatotherpeoplehavegonethroughandhowtheyarefeelingduringthepandemic（疫

情）.

语篇解读本文为一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本当季最流行的书及它们的主要内容。

1.HowcanTheOneThingYoufdSaveinfluenceus?

A.Itgetsustopreservesweetfamilymemories.

B.Wemayfinditessentialtoensurehomesafety.

C.Wewilltryourbesttoimproveouracademicperformance.

D.Itremindsustodiscoverwhatweshouldtreasuremostinlife.

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据TheOneThingYoudSave中“Thisbookhelpsreaderslearnto

figureoutwhatcountsmostinlife.”可知，这本书提醒我们去发现生活中最应该珍惜的东西。

故选Do

2.WhatdoWarandMillieMcGonigleandSimonB.Rhymin'haveincommon?

A.Theyarebothinspirationalstories.

B.Theyarebothsetincruelwartimes.

C・Theybothreflectcharacters'weaknesses.

D.Theybothinvolveprinciplesofsurvival.

答案A

解析推理判断题。根据WarandMillieMcGonigle中“W7randMillieMcGonigleisan

inspiringstorythattacklesthetopicoflifeanddeath.w及SimonB.Rhymin9中aSimon

B.Rhymin'isabookthatgivesconfidencetoreaderswhoaregoingthroughsimilarstruggles.M

可知，这两本书的共同之处在于它们都是励志故事。故选A。

3.Whichbookhelpsuslearntorelatetoothers?

A.TheOneThingYou9dSave,

B.WarandMillieMcGonigle.

C.SimonB.Rhyminf.

D.RezDogs.

答案D

解析细节理解题。才艮据RezDogs中“Malianlearnstothinkaboutwhatotherpeoplehavegone

throughandhowtheyarefeelingduringthepandemic（疫情）”可知，RezDogs帮助我们思考另U人

的感受。故选D。

B

（2023・山西百校联考）

Thisyearresearchersexpecttheworldtosnap1.35trillionphotographs,orabout3.7billion

perday.Allthosepixels（像素）takeupalotofroomiftheyarestoredonpersonalcomputersor

phones,whichisonereasonwhymanypeoplestoretheirimagesinthecloud.Butunlikeahard

drivewhichcanbeencrypted（力口密）toprotectitsdata,cloudstorageusershavetotrustthatatech

platformwillkeeptheirprivatepicturessafe.NowateamofColumbiaUniversitycomputer

scientistshavedevelopedatooltoencryptimagesstoredonmanypopularcloudserviceswhile

allowingauthorizeduserstobrowseanddisplaytheirphotographsasusual.

Malicious（恶意的）attemptstoaccessorleakcloud-basedphotographscanexposepersonal

information.InNovember2019,forexample,abuginthepopularphotographstorageappGoogle

Photosmistakenlysharedsomeusers'privatevideoswithstrangers.Securityexpertsalsoworry

aboutemployeesatcloudstoragecompaniesonpurposeaccessingusers'images.

SotheColumbiaresearcherscameupwithasystemcalledEasySecurePhotos（ESP）,which

theypresentedatarecentconference."Wewantedtoseeifwecouldmakeitpossibletoencrypt

datawhileusingexistingservices,“sayscomputerscientistJasonNieh,oneofthedevelopersof

ESP.EveryonewantstostaywithGooglePhotosandnothavetoregisteronanew

encrypted-imagecloudstorageservice.”

Toovercomethisproblem,theycreatedatoolthatpreservesblocksofpixelsbutmovesthem

aroundtoeffectivelyhidethephotograph.First,ESP'salgorithm（算法）dividesaphotographinto

threeseparatefiles,eachonecontainingtheimage'sred,greenorbluecolordata.Thenthesystem

hidesthepixelblocksaroundamongthesethreefiles（allowingablockfromtheredfile,for

instance,tohideoutinthegreenorblueones）.Buttheprogramdoesnothingwithinthepixel

blocks,wherealltheimageprocessinghappens.Asaresult,thefilesremainunchangedimagesbut

enduplookinglikegrainyblack-and-whiteonestoanyonewhoaccessesthemwithoutthe

decryption（解密）key.

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是哥伦比亚大学的研究人员开发了一个名为ESP

的系统，可以对存储在云端上的图像进行加密，同时允许授权用户像往常一样浏览和显示

他们的照片。

4.What'sprobablythemainpurposeforpeopletostoreimagesinthecloud?

A.Tosavestorageroom.

B.Tomakephotosbeautiful.

C.Totryanewstorageway.

D.Tokeeptheirprivacysafe.

答案A

解析推理判断题。根据第一段的“AHthosepixels（像素）takeupalotofroomiftheyare

storedonpersonalcomputersorphones,whichisonereasonwhymanypeoplestoretheirimages

inthecloud.w可知，人们将照片存储在云端的主要目的是节省存储空间，故选A。

5.Whymightemployeesincloudstoragecompaniesbedistrustedbyexperts?

A.TheysellusersJpasswords.

B.Theyhaveinventednewtools.

C.Theyoftenletoutpersonalinformation.

D.Theymaystealaglanceatusers'images.

答案D

解析推理判断题。根据第二段的“Securityexpertsalsoworryaboutemployeesatcloud

storagecompaniesonpurposeaccessingusers'images.”可知，云存储公司的员工之所以不被

专家信任，是因为他们可能会偷看用户的图片，故选D。

6.What'stheadvantageofESP?

A.Itcanprovideclearimages.

B.Itcandecreasetheuploadtime.

C.Itcanclassifyimagesautomatically.

D.Itcanencryptdataontheoriginalplatform.

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据第三段的“makeitpossibletoencryptdatawhileusingexisting

services...nothavetoregisteronanewencrypted-imagecloudstorageservice”可知，ESP的优点、

是可以在原有平台上对数据进行加密，故选D。

7.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.Methodofdecryption.

B.Image-processingtechnique.

C.Separatefilesofimages.

D.Dataanalysisofcolors.

答案B

解析段落大意题。通读第四段，尤其是“Toovercomethisproblem,theycreatedatoolthat

preservesblocksofpixelsbutmovesthemaroundtoeffectivelyhidethephotograph.“可知，本段

主要讲的是ESP的图像处理技术，故选B。

I【.完形填空

Nobodycaninspireusasgreatteacherscan.Theyseemtocomewhenwe[them

most.Theysee2inusthatothers,includingourselves,can,tsee.Theyshowusthatwhatwe

perceiveas3isanythingbutthat.LesBrown,oneoftheworldTsgreatestmotivational

speakersonself-improvement,isalivingexample.

BorninanabandonedbuildinginMiami,Leshasknown4hisentirelife.Hewasa

strugglingstudentfromthebeginning,whowas5asumentallyhandicapped（有'生理缺陷

的）“andwaseverplacedbackfrom6thgradeto5thgrade.Moreover,hehadatwinbrotherwho

wasexceptionally6,makingLestheobvious“stupidtwin”.

OnedayateacheraskedLestosolveaproblemonthechalkboard,butLes7,sayingthat

hecouldn,t."Ofcourseyoucan,“theteacherresponded8."Youngman,justcomeup

andtryit.”“ButIreallycan't,"9Les.aVmmentallyhandicapped.v

Therestoftheclasseruptedin10.Theteachersteppedoutfrombehindthedeskand

lookedLes11"Don'teversaythatagain,“hetoldLesfirmly."Someoneelse,s

opinionofyoudoesnothavetobecomeyour12.“Andmuchtohisclassmates'andeven

hisownsurprise,Lesdid13theproblemthatday.

LeswillneverforgethisteacherJswords,whichhavealwaysencouragedhimtoovercome

incredible14inlifeandpursuehisgoalswithexhaustlesspassion.Andthankstothatgreat

teacheryspowerfulrevelation（启迪），Leshaslivedthephraseheisfamousforallovertheworld：

Youhave15withinyou.

语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Les在老师的鼓励下克服难以想象的困难，以

不竭的热情追求自己的目标，最后成为世界上最伟大的自我提升励志演说家之一的故事。

1.A.impressB.need

C.missD.value

答案B

解析根据上文""Nobodycaninspireusasgreatteacherscan.n和“come”可知，优秀的老师

似乎会在我们最需要他们的时刻出现。故选B。

2.A.weaknessB.beauty

C.confidenceD.potential

答案D

解析根据下文的故事可知，此处表示老师能看到我们身上的潜力。故选D。

3.A.simpleB.abnormal

C.impossibleD.meaningful

答案C

解析根据下文讲述Les在老师的鼓励下成功的故事可知，我们认为不可能的事情并不是那

样的，有时会成功。故选C。

4.A.dangerB.dignity

C.hardshipD.uneasiness

答案C

解析根据上文“BominanabandonedbuildinginMiami”及下文介绍Les被贴上“智力缺

陷”的标签可知，他的一生都在困难中度过。故选C。

5.A.labelledB.chosen

C.respectedD.introduced

答案A

解析根据上文“Hewasastrugglingstudent”和下文uwaseverplacedbackfrom6thgradeto

5thgrade"可知，Les在学习上很吃力，曾从六年级退回五年级，说明他学习不好，因此被贴

上“智力缺陷”的标签。故选A。

6.A.reliableB.handsome

C.giftedD.ambitious

答案c

解析根据下文umakingLestheobvious'stupidtwinJ可以推测，此处是将两兄弟相比

较，Les的兄弟是有天赋的。故选C。

7.A.deniedB.quitted

C.refusedD.complained

答案c

解析根据下文“sayingthathecouldn't”可知，Les说他不会，所以拒绝了老师。故选C。

8.A.jokinglyB.coldly

C.criticallyD.encouragingly

答案D

解析根据上文uOfcourseyoucan可知，老师在鼓励Les。故选D。

9.A.insistedB.argued

C.explainedD.demanded

答案A

解析根据上文“ButIreallycan't”可知，Les坚持说自己不会。故选A。

10.A.laughterB.surprise

C.shameD.applause

答案A

解析根据上文Les说'Tmmentallyhandicapped.n可知，同学们应是爆发出了笑声。故选

Ao

11.A.upanddownB.onthespot

C.intheeyeD.nowandthen

答案c

解析由空前“looked”可知，此处指二人对视，looksbintheeye"直视某人"，为固定搭

配。故选C。

12.A.challengeB.reputation

C.supportD.reality

答案D

解析根据老师鼓励Les及下文“Lesdidtheproblemthatday”可知，同学们认为Les

是智力缺陷，但他却回答出了问题。由此可知，老师鼓励Les“别人对你的看法不一定会成

为现实“。故选D。

13.A.thinkoverB.workout

C.reflectonD.setaside

答案B

解析根据上文“Andmuchtohisclassmatesyandevenhisownsurprise...”可知，Les最终解

答出了这道题。故选B。

14.A.opinionsB.odds

C.disabilitiesD.faults

答案B

解析由上文语境可知，Les出身贫困，从小被贴上“智力缺陷”的标签，是老师鼓励的话

给予他自信，让他克服困难,解出题目，把不可能变成可能。故选B。

15.A.greatnessB.personality

C.knowledgeD.preference

答案A

解析根据上文语境可知，老师鼓励的话给予Les启迪：别人对你的看法不一定会成为你的

现实，每个人都有潜力实现目标。Les克服难以想象的困难，以不竭的热情追求自己的目标,

最后成为世界上最伟大的自我提升励志演说家之一，因此每个人都有伟大的内在。故选A。

川.语法填空

Chinahasarichhistoryandprofoundculture,includingclothing.1.(it)

traditionalhanfu,whichhaslongbeenneglectedbythepublic,ismakingacomebacknowadays.

AsoneofChina'slargesthanfuthemeevents,theHanfuCulturalFestival2.(hold)

annuallyinXitangancienttown,ZhejiangProvince.Accordingtostatisticsfromthe

organizer,157,326visitorsattendedthefestivallastyear,manyof3.werehanfu-wearing

4.(enthusiast),called“tongpao”.5.(origin)fromthecollectionofancient

ChinesepoemsTheBookofSongs,thephrasetongpaoisnowused6.(describe)

whoeverappreciatesthetraditionalHanDynastyclothing.7.(forbid)duringChina's

lastfeudal(封建的)dynasty,theQingDynasty,hanfuhasbeenlittleknown8.the

publicformanydecades.

Nowadays,boththegovernmentandthepublicareattachinggreatimportancetothe

promotionandeducationoftraditionalChineseculture.Tongpao9.(rise)innumber

overthepast19yearssinceaworkernamedWangLetianmadeahanfu-stylesuitandworeitin

publicin2003.

TheregularhanfuthemeeventinXitanghasbecome10.majorplatformfor

hanfuculturepromotionaswellasacallingcardofXitang'stourism.

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的传统服饰——汉服和汉服文化节以

及汉服的重要意义。

1.答案Its

解析考查代词。修饰后文名词hanfu应用形容词性物主代词ils,句首单词首字母要大写。

故填ItSo

2.答案isheld

解析考查时态、语态和主谓一致。此处主语与谓语构成被动关系，且根据后文annually可

知，应用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为theHanfuCulturalFestival,谓语用单数。故填isheldo

3.答案whom

解析考查定语从句。此处为“介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词

visitors,作介词的宾语，指人应用whom。故填whom。

4.答案enthusiasts

解析考查名词复数。enthusiast为可数名词，根据上文were可知用复数形式。故填

enthusiastso

5.答案Originally

解析考查副词。修饰后文介词短语fromthecollectionofancientChinesepoemsTheBookof

Songs应用副词originally,句首单词首字母要大写。故填Originally。

6.答案todescribe

解析考查非谓语动词。结合句意表示“被用来做某事”可知短语为beusedtodosth。故填

todescribee

7.答案Forbidden

解析考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，forbid在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主

语hanfu构成被动关系,故用过去分词作状语。句首单词首字母要大写。故填Forbiddeno

8.答案to

解析考查介词。结合句意表示“为....所知”可知短语为beknownto。故填to。

9.答案hasrisen

解析考查时态和主谓一致。根据后文“overthepast19yearssinceaworkernamedWang

Letianmadeahanfu-stylesuitandworeitinpublicin2003”可知，应用现在完成时，主语为

Tongpao,助动词用has。故填hasrisen。

10.答案a

解析考查冠词。platform为可数名词，此处为泛指，应用不定冠词，且major发音以辅音

音素开头，故填a。

选择性必修第四册Unit2IconicAttractions

高考题型组合练

I.阅读理解

A

In1969,watchingthelandingofApollo11ontheMoononTVfromhisparentsJfarmin

Canada,ChrisHadfieldwasamazedandexcited.Onthatday,atonlynineyearsold,Chrismadethe

mostimportantdecisionofhislife：Hewasgoingtobeanastronaut.

Therewasn'tevenatrainingprograminCanadatobecomeanastronaut；butChriswas

determined.Hespentagreatdealoftimestudyingandfixingengines.Afterschoolhejoinedthe

Canadianarmywherehelearnedtoflymanydifferenttypesofplanes.Chrisdidalotofresearchfor

theNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)intheUnitedStatesandhadspecial

training.Finally,in1995,herodehisfirstrocketintospace.

ChrisbecamethefirstCanadianastronauttowalkinspace,andwentonanumberofspace

missionsthroughouthiscareer.Themostmemorablewashisfive-monthstayontheInternational

SpaceStation(ISS)ascommander,betweenDecember2012andMay2013.Hepostedonsocial

mediathousandsofphotosofEarthandvideosofhimselfexplaininghowthingsworkinzero

gravity.Hisfollowerscouldwatchhimsleeping,brushinghisteeth,washinghishands,orpreparing

“space“snacksinzerogravity,whichturnedhimintoasocialmediaphenomenon.

Today,Christravelstheworldgivingtalksabouthiswork.Heoncesaid,uDecideinyour

heartofheartswhatreallyexcitesandchallengesyou,andstartmovingyourlifeinthat

direction.Everydecisionyoumake,fromwhatyoueattowhatyoudowithyourtimetonight,turns

youintowhoyouaretomorrow.Lookatwhoyouwanttobe,andstartsculptingyourselfintothat

person.Youmaynotgetexactlywhereyouthoughtyou'dbe,butyouwillbedoingthingsthat

suityouinaprofessionyoubelievein.Don'tletliferandomlykickyouintotheadultyoudon't

wanttobecome.w

语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了加拿大航天员ChrisHadfield小时候看到阿波

罗11号登陆月球后，励志成为一名宇航员的故事。

1.WhatledChristomakeuphismindtobeanastronaut?

A.Thelifeonhisparentsyfarm.

B.Hisabilitytoflyvariousplanes.

C.Apollo11'slandingontheMoon.

D.Hispassionforstudyingengines.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，阿波罗11号登陆月球使Chris下定决心成为一

名宇航员。故选C。

2.WhichofthefollowingwasbestworthrememberingaboutChris'career?

A.ServingintheCanadianarmy.

B.WorkingascommanderontheISS.

C.ReceivingalotoftrainingfromtheNASA.

D.BeingthefirstCanadianastronauttowalkinspace.

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Themostmemorablewashisfive-monthstayonthe

InternationalSpaceStation(ISS)ascommander”可知，Chris的职业生涯中最值得记忆的是他在

国际空间站担任指挥官的经历。故选B。

3.WhatmadeChrispopularinthemedia?

A.Thespacetasksheconductedinhislife.

B.Thepicturesandvideoshepostedonline.

C.Hisstrongdeterminationtopursuehisdream.

D.HisgreatcontributionstoCanadaJsspaceindustry.

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“HepostedonsocialmediathousandsofphotosofEarth

andvideosofhimselfexplaininghowthingsworkinzerogravity...whichturnedhimintoasocial

mediaphenomenon.n可知，Chris上传到网上的照片和视频使Chris在媒体中很受欢迎。故选

Bo

4.WhatcanwelearnfromChris'wordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Courageiswhatittakestoovercomedifficulties.

B.Opportunitiesgohandinhandwithchallenges.

C.Fromsmallbeginningscomegreatendings.

D.Thesecretofsuccessliesinthefirmaim.

答案D

解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"Decideinyourheartofheartswhatreallyexcitesand

challengesyou,andstartmovingyourlifeinthatdirection.及"Don'tletliferandomlykick

youintotheadultyoudon'twantlobecome.”可知，从Chris的话中，我们可以知道，要想成

功，一定要坚定自己的目标。故选D。

Plasticssustainabilityhascomealongwayinrecentyearsinlargepartthankstoscientific

advances.Butevenasplasticsbecomemoreandmoreenvironmentallyfriendly,theworld

continuestobepollutedasmanyindustriesrelyonthemfortheirwidely-usedproducts.

ThelatestresearchfromDrJunpengWang,assistantprofessorinUA'sSchoolofPolymer

ScienceandPolymerEngineering,hasamethodtoreducesuchwasteandclearascientific

pathwaytoamoresustainablefuturethatcanappealtotherubber,tyre,automobileandelectronics

industries.

Theproblemathand：Syntheticpolymers,includingrubberandplastics,areusedinnearly

everyaspectofdailylife.Theadvantageofsyntheticpolymerslieslargelyintheirexcellentstability

andvariousmechanicalqualities.However,duetotheirhighdurability,wastematerialsmadeof

thesepolymershaveaccumulatedinthelandandoceans,causingseriousconcernsforthe

ecosystem.

Apromisingmethodtotacklethechallengesinplasticssustainabilityistoreplacecurrent

polymerswithrecyclableonesinordertoachieveacircularuseofmaterials.

Thekeyinthedesignofchemicallyrecyclablepolymersistoidentifytheright

monomer.Throughcarefulcomputationalcalculation,theresearchersidentifiedatargeting

monomer.Theythenpreparedthemonomerandpolymersthroughchemicalsynthesis,using

abundantlyavailablestartingmaterials.

Wang*sresearchgroup,includingpolymersciencegraduatestudentsandapostdoctoral

scientist,aimstodeveloppolymersthatcanbebrokendownintotheircomponents.Whenthe

elementforbreakingthemdownisabsentorremoved,thepolymerswillbehighlystableandtheir

thermalandmechanicalqualitiescanbetunedtomeettheneedsofvariousapplications.

“Thechemicallyrecyclablepolymerswedevelopedshowexcellentthermalstabilityand

mechanicalqualitiesandcanbeusedtopreparebothrubberandplastics,“saysWang."We

expectthismaterialtobeanattractivecandidatetoreplacecurrentpolymers.”

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了解决塑料可持续性问题的新方法。

5.WhatdoweknowaboutDrJunpengWang'sresearch?

A.Ithelpsimprovethelevelofplasticsstability.

B.Itshowsplasticsaremoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

C.Itoffersmorewidely-usedproductstomanyindustries.

D.Ittriestodevelopawaytorecycleplasticsscientifically.

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的uThelatestresearchfromDrJunpengWang...hasamethod

toreducesuchwasteandclearascientificpathwaytoamoresustainablefuture…”可知，该项研

究试图开发一种科学回收塑料的方法。故选D。

6.What'stheauthor*sattitudetothecurrentsyntheticpolymers?

A.Objective.B.Favorable.

C.Unconcerned.D.Doubtful.

答案A

解析观点态度题。根据第三段中的“Theadvantageofsyntheticpolymerslieslargelyintheir

excellentstabilityandvariousmechanicalqualities.However,duetotheirhighdurability,waste

materialsmadeofthesepolymershaveaccumulatedinthelandandoceans,causingserious

concernsfortheecosystem.可推知，该段既提到了聚合物的优势又提到了缺点，故推测作者

对现有的聚合物持客观的态度。故选A。

7.Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?

A.Astudyconductedtomakeplasticslastalongerperiodoftime.

B.Aqualityforplasticstosatisfytheneedsofvariousindustries.

C.Anewmethoddevelopedtosolvetheplasticssustainabilityproblem.

D.Aresearchgroupdevotedtoplasticssustainabilityfortheecosystem.

答案C

解析主旨大意题。通读全文尤其第二段内容可知，本文主要介绍了一种解决塑料可持续性

问题的新方法。故选C。

8.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythetextappear?

A.Relationship.B.Fashion.

C.Culture.D.Science.

答案D

解析文章出处题。本文主要介绍了一种解决塑料可持续性问题的新方法。文章可能会出现

在报纸的“科学”版面上。故选D。

C

Ifyouwereasuperhero,whatwouldyoursuperpowerbe?Wouldyouwanttoflyorbe

invisible?Or,perhaps,you'dratherhavethepowertoreadminds?Wouldn'tthatbecool?

Readingmindsisnotasfar-fetchedasyoumightthink.Infact,researchersatthe

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavedevelopedawearabledevicethatcanactuallyexpressa

person'sthoughtsandallowthemtotalktoacomputer-withoutanyoneelsehearing.

Thedevice,calledAlterEgo,allowsapersontocontrolacomputerandaskitquestions

withouteversayingoneword.Whentheindividualwearingthedevicethinksofawordoraphrase

butdoesnotspeakit,AlterEgopicksuptheneuromuscular（神经肌肉）signalsinthatperson's

jawandface.AlterEgosendsthosesignalstoacomputer,whichisprogrammedtoassociateihem

withspecificwords.

Thedeviceisfairlyaccurate.Ina10-persontrial,AlterEgohada92%transcription（转录）

accuracy.Researcherssaythatnumberwillincreaseovertime."Ourideawas：Couldwehavea

computingplatformihat'smoreinternal,thatcombineshumanandmachineinsomewaysand

thatfeelslikeaninternalextensionofourownthoughts?”ArnavKapur,agraduatestudentatthe

MITMediaLabsaid.

Sowhateffectcouldthishaveoncommunication?AlterEgocanchangethewayhumans

interactwithcomputers,allowingustosilentlyconnectwithAIassistantssuchasAmazon*s

Alexa,GoogleJsAssistantorApple'sSiriwithoutanyoneknowing.Ifapersonishavinga

conversationandwantstolookupabitofinformation,theydon,thavetotakeouttheirdigital

device；insteadtheycanjustthinkofthequestion.AlterEgowillanswerwithoutinterruptingthe

conversation.Thedevicecanalsohelppeoplecommunicateinnoisysituations,suchasonafactory

floorintheairport.

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了麻省理工学院的研究人员开发出了一种能够真

实表达人的想法的可穿戴设备AlterEgo,同时介绍了其工作原理和对人类交流的影响。

9.Whyarethequestionsraisedinparagraph1?

A.Toaskreadersfortheiropinions.

B.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.

C.ToinspirereadersJimagination.

D.Toshowtheauthor?scuriosity.

答案B

解析推理判断题。根据第一段内容和第二段第一句可知，第一段通过提问的方式导入文章

关于“读心设备”的主题，引出下文。故选B。

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inparagraph3referto?

A.Thequestions.B.Thecomputers.

C.Thesignals.D.Thewords.

答案C

解析代词指代题。根据第三段中“Whentheindividualwearingthedevicethinksof...whichis

programmedtoassociatethemwithspecificwords.n可知，AlterEgo通过拾取神经肌肉信号并将

其发送到计算机，计算机通过编程将这些信号与特定的单词相关联，所以画线词them指代的

是上文的“信号(Thesignals)”。故选C。

11.WhatinfluencewillAlterEgohaveonpeople?scommunication?

A.PeoplecanapplyAIassistantsskilfully.

B.Peoplewillmakegoodmind-readers.

C.Peoplenolongerneedmobilephones.

D.Peoplecancommunicatemoresmoothly.

答案D

解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，AlterEgo可以使人们不需要说话就可以彼

此交流，还能帮助人们在嘈杂的环境中进行交流，可得出AlterEgo会对人们的交流产生的影

响是使人们可以更顺畅地交流。故选D。

12.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AlterEgoFreesPeopleofThinking

B.WearableDeviceControlsComputer

C.SilentReaderofYourMindComesTrue

D.CommunicationIsEasywithAIAssistants

答案C

解析标题归纳题。通读文章可知，文章主要介绍了读心设备AlterEgo使人们不需要说话就

可以彼此交流，真实地表达一个人的想法，C项“无声的读心术成真了”符合文意。故选C。

II.七选五

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