2024届高考英语第一轮专项复习时事热点试题抢分秘籍之科技主题（附答案）

2024届高考英语第一轮专项复习时事热点试题抢分秘籍之科技主题

一.阅读理解（共14小题）

1.Bythelate1960s,abstractpainterHaroldCohenhadrepresentedBritainatimportant

festivalswithhisoilpaintingsandwasseekinganewchaLenge."Maybetherearemore

interestingthingsgoingonoutsidemystudiothaninsideit,"hethought.Cohcnturnedfromthe

canvas（画布）tothescreen,usingcomputerstofindnewwaysofcreatingart.Inthelate1960s♦

hecreatedaprogramthathenamedAaron.ltwasthefirstartificialintelligencesoftwareinthe

worldoffineart,andCchenfirstpresentedAaronin1974attheUniversityofCalifornia,

Berkeley.Aaron'sworkhassincegracedmuseumsfromtheTateGalleryinLondontotheSand

FranciscoMuseumofModernArt.

Now,withAIdominatingtheheadlines,anewexhibitionatNewYork'sWhitneyMuseumof

AmericanArt."HaroldCohen：Aaron,"runningthroughJune2024,drawsattentiontoCohens

pioneeringwork.ThcWhitneyisofferingsomethingdeeperthanmostpreviousAaronexhibits：areal

-timeexperience,inwhichvisitorscanwatchthesoftwareproduceart.

CohenseededAaronwithallsortsofknowledge：aboutbasicobjects,physics,andfundamental

techniquesofdrawing.Aaronusesthisknowledgetofollowinstructions,completetasks,andmake

decisionslikehumanbeings--averydifferentapproachfromtoday'sgenerativeAIart

programs,whichdon'tdrawfromscratch（从头开始）butratherrelyondatabasesof

images.VersionsofAaronstillgenerateoutput,butanythingdoneafterCohen'sdeathin2016isnot

consideredgenuine.

TheWhitneyisshowcasingtwoversionsofCohen'ssoftware>alongwiththeart（ha（each

producedbeforeCohendied.The2001version,AaronKCAT»generatesimagesoffiguresandplants

andprojectsthemontoawallmorethantenfeethigh,whilethe2007versionproducesjungle-like

scenes.Thesoftwarewillalsocreateartphysically,onpaper,fbrthefirsttimesincethe1990s."Itis

absolutelythrilling,"saidChristianePaul,themuseum'sdirectorofdigitalart,"tohaveoneof

thoseremarkabletreasuresofdigitalartinthecollection."

（I）WhatwasAaronbernoutof?

A.Harold'scuriosity.

B.Themuseum'sdonation.

C.Cohcn'simagination.

D.Thcuniversity'ssupport.

(2)WhatmakesAarondifferentfrommodernAIartprograms?

A.Itsabilitytoassigntasks.

B.Itsuseofmodemtechniques.

C.Itscapabilitytomakechoices.

D.Itsdependenceonexistingdatabase.

(3)Whatcanvisitorsdointhe"HaroldCohen：Aaron"exhibition?

A.Seetheoriginal1960sversionofAaron.

B.GenerateimageswiththehelpofAaron.

C.Learnaboutthephysicalrulesinart.

D.ObserveAaroncreatingartonthespot.

(4)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Themasterpiecesofdigitalart.

B.Anewshowoftheartworld'sfirstAI.

C.ThclatesttechnologiesintheWhitney.

D.HaroldCohen'simpactongenerativeAI.

2.Robotsdoinghouseworkisnothingnewwiththelatestachievementsinrobotics.Recently>a

robotcalledMobileAlohacaughttheattentionofmanyat(hebeginningof2024,withshort

videosofitcookingatsomeone'shomebecomingpopularinJanuary.

DevelopedbyateamofresearchersatStanfordUniversityintheUS,therobotcanhandle

everythingfbradish,whetheritiscuttingvegetablesorcrackingeggs.Italsodoeswellinvarious

householdtaskslikewateringplants,pettingcats,cleaningtheflooranddoingwashing.lteven

knowstoshakethepillow(枕头)afterputtingonapillowcase.AnInternetuserjokedunderone

videothataslongasthisthingdoesn'ttrytokillhimwhileheisasleep,heisinrealneedofil.

However,afollowingvideopostedbyoneoftheresearchers,TonyZhao,andshowingMobile

Aloha'sfailuresprovedthattheideaofhavingarobotservantmayjustbewishfulthinking.In(he

video,MobileAloharandomlybrokeglassesandplates,crashedintocupboardsandevenburneda

pot.

ItturnsoutthatMobileAlohaisnotacompleteself-learningsystemthatcanindependently

dealwithnewcnvironmcnts.ltrelicsondemonstrationsbyhumanoperatorsinitssurroundings,

meaningthattherobotneedstolearnfromhumanbehaviorbeforecompletingeachtask.Also,

accordingtotheteam,therobotachievesa95%successrateinremovingredwinestains(污渍)，

80%inpushingchairs,andamere40%infryingshrimp.Inshort»it'sfarfromperfect.

ThebehavioralproblemsofAIrobotshavebeenbotheringscientistsfordecades.AlthoughAI

robotsdoprettywellinthingsrequiringhigh-levelreasoninglikemath»theyperformworsethana

one-year-ok!childwhenitcomestosimpletasksdemandingabilitiesofsense,reflexes(本能反

应)andmobility,amongothers.

Astheteamobserved,theinteractionbetweenthearmandthebaseofMobileAlohawouldget

quitecomplexifmoreflexibilityisrequiredinatask.Evenaslightdeviation(偏差)inthebase

settingsmightleadtosignificantdriftinthearms'motions,resultinginfailuretocompletethetask.

(1)WhatcanbeknownaboutMobileAlohaaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.Itsellswellamonghousewives.

B.Itcanhelponetodohousework.

C.ItwasdevelopedbyITscientists.

D.ItisbadlyneededbyInternetusers.

(2)WhyisTonyZhao'svideoaboutMobileAlohamentioned?

A.Toproveitsonlinepopularity.

B.Todisplayitspowerfulfunctions.

C.Toshowitneedsfurtherimprovement.

D.Tosuggestitshouldworkunderone'shelp.

(3)HowcanMobileAlohabestcompleteanewtask?

A.Byoperatingindependently.

B.Bycopyinghumans'behavior.

C.Bylearningfromprevioustasks.

D.Byturningtoprogrammersforhelp.

(4)WhichtypeoftaskmayAIrobotsbepoorat?

A.Deeplearning.

B.Precisecalculation.

C.Logicalthinking.

D.Bchavioralflexibility.

3.Scientistshavefoundawaytodecode(解码)astreamofwordsinthebrainusingMR1

scansandartificialintelligence.Thcsystemreconstructsthemainpointofwhatapersonhearsor

imagines,ratherthantryingtocopyeachword,a(earnreports."It'sgettingattheideasbehind

thewords»themeaning,"saysAlexanderHuth,anautliorofthestudy.

Previouseffortstodecodelanguagehavereliedonsensorsplaceddirectlyonthesurfaceofthe

brain.Thesensorsdetectsignalsinareasinvolvedinexpressingwords.ButtheTexasteam'sapproach

isanattemptto"dccodcmorefreeformthought,"saysMarcelJust,aprofessorofpsychologyat

CarnegieMellonUniversity.

Thenewstudycameaboutaspartofanefforttounderstandhowthebrainprocesses

language.Researchershadthreepeoplespendupto16hourseachinafunctionalMRIscanner：

whichdetectssignsofactivityacrossthebrain.Participantsworeheadphonesthatstreamedaudio

fromtheIntemet.Thosestreamsofwordsproducedactivityalloverthebrain,notjustinareas

associatedwithspeechandlanguage.Afterparticipantslistenedtohoursofstoriesinthescanner,the

MRIdatawassenttoacomputcr.ltlearnedtomatchspecificpatternsofbrainactivitywithcertain

streamsofwords.Thencameaparaphrasedversionofwhataparticipantheard.

TheMRIapproachiscurrentlyslowerandlessaccuratethananexperimentalcommunication

systembeingdevelopedforparalyzedpeople,wherepeoplegetasheetofelectricalsensors

implanteddirectlyonthesurfaceofthebrain.WithanMRI-basedsystem,noonehastoget

surgery.

ButfutureversionsofMRIscanscouldraisemoralquestions."Whatifyoucanreadoutthe

wordthatsomebodyisjustthinkingintheirhead?That'spotentiallyaharmfulthing."1iuth

says.Thistechnologycan'treallyreadmindsuncontrollably,though.ltonlyworkswhenaparticipant

isactivelycooperatingwithscientists.Still,systemsthatdecodelanguagecouldsomedaysupport

peoplewhoareunabletospeakbecauseofabraininjuryordisease.Theyarealsoassistingscientists

inunderstandinghowthebrainprocesseswordsandthoughts.

(1)WhatisspecialabouttheTexasteam'sstudy?

A.Braincanbereconstructed.

B.Sensorsignalscanbeimproved.

C.Exprcssioncanbeperfected.

0.Meaningscanbecomprehended.

(2)Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thewayofspeechdecoding.

B.Stepsofwordmatching.

C.Theprocessofanexperiment.

D.Patternsofbrainactivity.

(3)WhatcanbeimpliedaboutMR1scansfrom(helastparagraph?

A.Thcyareadouble-edgedsword.

B.Theyarepotentiallyharmfultolite.

C.Theyarewellworthresearching.

D.Theyarehelpfultotreatbraindisease.

(4)Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ADecoderThatCanConveyMeaning

B.ADecoderThatCanReadYourMind

C.MRIScanner：StillaLongWaytoGo

D.MRIScanner：BridgeMessageGap

4.Thismorning,Isawtheshockingheadline："PassengerDiesWhenCarCrashesin

DriverlessMode".Inthearticle,variouspeoplesaidthatthepublicshouldopposetheideaof

developingdriverlesscars.Theysaidthatsomeadvancesintechnologywereunnecessaryand

couldevenbedangerous.Hence,weshouldceaseacceptingtechnologyjustbecauseitisncw.The

newperreportedthatthecarcompanyhadalreadyapologisedfortheaccident*butthefamJiesof

thedeceased(死者)saiditwasnotenough.Nevertheless»thecompanystillclaimedthatmost

peoplewouldbetravellingindriverlesscarsonedaysoon.

On(heonehand,therearemanydifferentgroupsofpeoplearoundtheworldwholivehappily

intheabsenceofnewtechnology.ProbablythemostwellknownaretheAmish(亚米希人)，agroup

ofChristianslivinginruralAmerica.Theydonotownordrivecars»watchTV,orusethe

Intcrnet.Theyhavelivedmainlyasfarmerssincethe18thceirury,andtheywillprobablybeliving

thesamewayinthedistantfuture.Theyadvocateasimplelifewithanemphasisonhardwork；

family,andcommunity.Thcythinkthatisbetterthancaringaboutluxuriesorfollowingthelivesof

therichandfamous.ltcouldevenbearguedthattheAmish'squalityoflifeisbettersincetheylivein

andappreciatethenaturalenvironmentratherthanlivinginlarge,pollutedcities.

Ontheotherhand,newtechnologyhasprovidedpeopleeverywherewithmanybenefitsover

theyears.Forexample,thelatestweather-trackingcomputerprogrammesgivepeoplelotsof

warningsaboutpotentialnaturaldisasters»whichsavesmanylives.Moreover,theInternethasmade

itpossibleforfriendsandfamilytokeepintoucheasilyeveniftheyareonoppositesidesofthe

world.lthasalsomadefindingopportunitiesinlifemucheasier,asitallowspeopletomakelarger

networksoffriendsthroughusingsocialmedia.

Personally,Ihavebenefitedquitealotfromtechnologicaladvances.IfoundmycareerasanAI

designerthroughasocialmedianetwork.Myhealthmonitor,whichIwearallthetime,hasalso

helpedmegetintothebestshapeofmylife.Ofcourse,whennewtechnologychangesthewaywe

live,itcanbeascaryprospect.

Nevertheless,Iwillalwayslookonthepositivesideofchangeandacceptitratherthanresistit.

(1)InwritingParagraph1.theauthoraimsto.

A.proposeadefinition

B.makeacomparison

C.reachaconclusion

D.introduceatopic

(2)WhatdoestheauthorintendtoshowwiththeexampleoftheAmish?

A.Theirwayoflifewillchangeinthenearfuture.

B.Noteveryoneiswillingtoembracenewtechnology.

C.Thequalityoflifeinthecountrysideishigherthaninthecity.

□.Followingthelifestyleofcelebritieswillleadtoadeclineinthequalityoflife.

(3)WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusinParagraph3?

A.Newtechnologyhasbroughtalotofconveniencetomankind.

B.Newtechnologycanpreventpotentialnaturaldisastersfromhappening.

C.Newtechnologycanhelpusexpandourcircleoffriends.

D.Newtechnologycanhelpusfindourfriendsontheothersideoftheworld.

(4)Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsnewtechnology?

A.Pessimistic.

B.CriticaL

C.Skepticai.

D.Graleful.

(5)Whatmakesthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ShouldDriverlessCarHaveaFuture

B.TheAmishandNewTechnology

C.DriverlessCarwithNewTechnology

D.ShouldWcFightNewTechnology?

5.Lately,it'sfeltliketechnologicalchangehasenteredanincrediblespeed.Coinpanieslike

OpenAIandGooglehaveunveilednewArtificialIntelligencesystemswithincredible

capabilities»makingwhatonceseemedlikesciencefictionaneverydayreality.It'sanerathatis

raisingbig,existentialquestionsforusall,abouteverythingfromthefutureofhumanexistence

tothefutureofhumanwerk.

"Thingsarcchangingscfast,"saysErikBrynjolfsson,aleading,technology-focused

economistbasedatStanfordUniversity.Ashenotes,thisnewwaveoftechnologicalchangelooks

likeitcouldbeprettydifferent.Unlikebefore♦experiencedandskilledworkersbenefitedmosily

fromAItechnology.Inihisnewwave,it's(helessexperiencedandlessskilledworkerswhobenefit

themost."Andthatmightbehelpfulintermsofclosingsomeoftheinequalitythatprevious

technologiesactuallypromoted,"Brynjolfssonsays.Soonebenefitofintelligencemachinesis-

maybe-theywillimprovetheknow-howandsmartsoflowperformers,therebyreducing

inequality.

Butit'salsopossiblethatAlcouldlowertheprofitoftheexperienced»smart,orknowledgeable

ones.AIcouldreduceinequalitybybringingthebottomup,anditcouldalsoreduceinequalityby

bringingthetopandmiddledown.

Ofcourse,asErikput,it'salsopossiblethatAlcouldendupincreasinginequalityeven

more.Forone,itcouldmaketheBigAIcompanies,whichownthesepowerfulnewsystems,wildly

rich.Itcouldalsoempowerbusinessownerstoreplacemoreandmoreworkerswithintelligent

machines.Anditcouldkilljobsforallbutthebestofthebestinvariousindustries,whokeeptheir

jobsbecausemaybethey'resuperstarsorbecausemaybetheyhaveseniority.

TheeffectsofALofcourse»arcstillverymuchbeingstudiedandthesesystemsarcevolving

fast,sothisisjustanassumption.Thismachineintelligencecouldupendmuchoftheprevious

thinkingonwhichkindsofjobswillbeaffectedbyautomation.

(1)Whatdotheunderlinedwords"theknow-howandsmarts"meaninparagraph2?

A.Experienceandintelligence.

B.Skillsandpotential.

C.Capacityandexperience.

D.Outlookandtalents.

(2)Whowillgainmorein(hisnewAIera?

A.Theseniorwithhighrank.

B.Theinexperiencedwithlowcompetence.

C.Thelearnedwithgreatcredit.

D.Thepoorwithpracticalskills.

(3)WhichstatementwillErikprobablyagreewith?

A.ThefastdevelopmentofAIwillpromotethedivijdcnofinequality.

B.AIGiantswillbethedominatorinthefutureworldofnewAIsystems.

C.ThebestofallwalksoflifewillsurvivethecompetitionagainstAIsystems.

D.Lowerrankworkerswithlittleknowledgeareboundtobeabandonedbyemployers.

(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFastGrowthoftheArtificialIntelligence

B.TheInfluenceoftheAIInequality

C.TheImpactoftheArtificialIntelligence

D.TheFutureof(heAIGeneration

6.Somepeopleworrythatthere'stoomuchtechnologyinourlives.Andtheymayhaveapoint,

givenhowcountlesspeoplenowcarrytheinternetaroundintheirpocketanduseitasaprimary

formofcommunication.It'spracticallydifficulttoshuntechnologyinourworld.Thereare

computermicrochips(微芯片)inourwatches,ourcars,lightswitches,evenourpetslWhere

willitend?

Well,ifcertainpeoplehavetheirway,it'llgoevenfurther.We'llhavemicrochipsimplantedinto

ourbrainsthatcaninteractwiththecomputersbythoughtalonc.ltmaysoundlikesomethingfrom

thesciencefiction,butinmanyways,thingslookquiteproniising.Thankstotheabilitytosendand

receiveinformationremotelyviacomputers,microchipsandotherrelateddeviceshavelongbeen

putintobrains.

Forexample,electrodeshavebeenimplantedinthebrainsofepilepsypatientstobetterrecord

andevenpredicttheabnormalneurological（神经病学的）activity.Similarly,deep-brain

stimulation,throughimplanteddevicesthatcauseactivityinkeybrainregions,isanestablished

treatmentforthingslike-Parkinson'sdisease,andisevenbeinglookedintoforillnesseslike

depression.

However,it'sanotherthingtoplacesuchdevicesinhealthyindividuals.Therearethepractical

concerns,notleastofwhichiswhatthesechipswillbemadeof.Theinsideofthebrainisamassof

highlyreactivechemicalsandelectricalactivity.Implantswouldneedtobeinert（静止的）enough

tonotupsetthedelicateprocessesbytheirpresence,butalsosensitiveenoughtoreadandprocess

theactivityaroundthem.Currenttechnologyhasmadeimpressiveprogresswiththis,butifitwereto

berolledouttomillionsofpeople,we'dneedtobe100percentcertainthatit'ssafe.

Howmanypeoplewillactuallywanttohavetechnologyliterallyputintotheirbrain?A

surprising60percentofAmericanssayihey'dbeokaywithit,butthat'swhenit'spurely

theoretical.Inreality,thepossibilityofhavingstrangersslickchipsinyourbrainislikelytoprove

unattractive,especiallyforapopulationwheremillionsgetmadatfictionalmicrochipsinvaccines

（疫苗），andevenmorearefrightenedofdentists.

Ultimately,thetechnologyofcomputer-braininterface（接口）implantsisstillfaraway

fromus.

（1）What'sthefunctionof（hefirstparagraph?

A.Asummaryofthearticle.

B.Anintroductiontothemaintopic.

C.Anoverviewofthewholearticle.

D.Anargumentoverthemaintopic.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"implanted"meaninparagraph2?

A/Ibputsomethingintosomeone'sbodybyanoperation.

B.Todesignsomethingnewoveraperiodoftime.

C.lbpreventsomethingfromchangingrapidly.

D.Togetridofsomethingsteadily.

(3)Whatdoes(heauthorwanttotellusbytheexamplesinparagraph3?

A.Theprocessofhuman-computerinteraction.

B.Thepossibletreatmentforparticulardiseases.

C.Thefutureofmicrochipsanddevicesalike.

D.Thcexistingapplicationofmicrochipimplants.

(4)HowmaymostAmericansreacttoimplantingchipsinthebraininreality?

A.Theymayrejectit.

B.Theymayexpectil.

C.Theymayadjusttoit.

D.Theymayfeelcuriousaboutit.

(5)Whichwordcanbestdescribethetechnologyofcomputer-braininterfaceimplants?__

A.Imaginary.

B.Practical.

C.Unfulfilled.

D.Impossible.

7.Thenoiseproducedbybusyroadsisagrowingproblem.

Already,researchersintheNetherlandsareworkingtodeveloptechniquesforsilencingthe

roads.InthenextfiveyearstheDutchgovernmentaimstoreducenoiselevelsfromthecountry's

roadsurfacesbysixdecibelsoverall.DutchmechanicalengineerArdKuijpershascomeupwithone

ofthemostpromisingandnovelideas.Hesetouttoaddressthethreemostimportantfactors：surface

texture(质地)，hardnessandtheabilitytoabsorbsound.

Therougherthesurface*themorelikelyitisthatatyrewillvibrate(颤动)andcreate

noise.Roadbuildersusuallygetridofbumpsonfreshlylaidasphalt(柏油)withheavyrollers.but

Kuijpershasdevelopedamethodofroadbuildingthathethinkscancreatetheultimatequiet

road.Hissecretisaspecialmould(模具)3metreswideand50metresiong.Hotasphalt,mixedwith

smallstones,isspreadintothemouldbyarail-mountedmachinewhichflattenstheasphaltmix

witharoller.Whenitsets,the10-millimetre-thicksheethasasurfacesmootherthananythingthat

canbeachievedbyconventionalmethods.

Tobettertheperformanceofhisroadsurface——tomakeithardwearingyetsoftenoughto

removevibrations-hethenaddsanotherlayerbelowtheasphalt.Thisconsistsofa30-millimetre

-thicklayerofrubber,mixedwithstoneswhicharelargerthan(hosein(helayerabove/'Itslikea

giantmousemat,makingtheroadsofter,"saysKuijpers.

Thefoundationitselfusesanevenmoresophisticatedtechniquetoreducenoisefurther.lt

consistsofasound-absorbingconcretebasecontainingflask-shapedslots(瓶型狭槽)upto10

millimetreswideand30millimetresdeepthatarcopenatthetopandscaledatthelowerend.When

soundwavesofspecificfrequenciesenterthetopofaflask,theysetupresonances(共鸣)inside

andtheenergyof(hesounddissipates(消散)intotheconcreteasheat.

Kuijpersbelieveshecanculnoisebyfivedecibelscomparedtoihequietestoftoday's

roads.ThesuccessofKuijpers'designwilldependonhowmuchiteventuallycosts.Butforthose

affectedbytrafficnoisethereishopeofquietertimesahead.

(1)Kuijpers'designismeantto.

A.reduceairpollution

B.dealwith(raffleproblems

C.buildroadsofbetterquality

D.provideaquieterenvironment

(2)Whateffectwillthespecialmouldachieveinparagraph3?

A.Theroadwillbesmoother.

B.Theroadwillbestraighter.

C.Theroadwillbeharder.

D.Theroadwillbewider.

(3)Whichistherightorderoftheobjectsfromthebottomtothetopoftheroad?

A.asphaltmixedwithsmallstones-flask-shapedslots-*thelayerofrubber

B.flask-shapedslots-*thelayerofrubber-asphaltmixedwithsmallstones

C.thelayerofrubber-*asphaltmixedwithsmallstones-*flask-shapedslots

D.asphaltmixedwithsmallstones-*thelayerofrubber-*flask-shapedslots

(4)Kuijpcrs*designwillbeadoptedif.

A.itpassesthetest

B.itcostsreasonably

C.itiseasytooperate

D.itmeetsthedeadline

8.Researcherssaytheyhavetranslatedthemeaningofgesturesthatwildchimpanzeesuseto

communicate.Theysaywildchimpscommunicate19specificmessagestooneanotherwitha

“vocabulary”of66gestures.Thescientistsdiscoveredthisbyfollowingandfilminggroupsof

chimpsinUganda,andexaminingmorethan5,000incidentsofthesemeaningfulexchanges.

DrCatherineHohaitcr,wholedtheresearch,saidthatthiswastheonlyformofintentional

communicationtoherecordedintheanimalkingdom.Onlyhumansandchimps,shesaid,hada

systemofcommunicationwheretheydeliberatelysentamessagetoanothergroupmember.

"That'swhatssoamazingaboutchimpgestures,"shesaid."They'retheonlythingthatlooks

likehumanlanguageinthatrespect."

Althoughpreviousresearchhasshownthatapesandmonkeyscanunderstandcomplex

informationfromanotheranimal'scall,theanimalsdonotappeartousetheirvoicesintentionallyto

communicatemessages.Thiswasasignificantdifferencebetweencallsandgestures,DrHobaiter

said.

Chimpswillchecktoseeiftheyhavetheattentionoftheanimalwithwhich(heywishto

communicate.Inonecase»amotherpresentsherfoottohercryingbaby,signaling："Climbonme."

Theyoungsterimmediatelyjumpsontoitsmothersbackandtheytravelofftogether,"Thebig

messagefromthisstudyisthatthereisanotherspeciesouttherethatismeaningfulinits

communication,sothat'snotuniquetohumans,"saidDrIlobaiter.

DrSusanneShultz,anevolutionarybiologistfromtheUniversityofManchester,saidthestudy

waspraiseworthyinseekingtoenrichourknowledgeof(heevolutionofhumanlanguage.But,she

added,theresultswere"alittledisappointing".

"Thevaguenessofthegesturemeaningssuggestseitherthatthechimpshavelittleto

communicate,orwearestillmissingalotoftheinformationcontainedintheirgesturesandactions,

"shesaid."Moreover,themeaningsseemtonotgobeyondwhatotheranimalconveywithnon-

verbalcommunication.So,itseemsthegulfremains."

(1)WhatdochimpsandhumanshaveincommonaccordingtoDrHobaitcr?

A.Memorizingspecificwords.

B.Understandingcomplexinformation.

C.Usingvoicestocommunicate.

D.Communicatingmessagesonpurpose.

(2)WhatdidDrShultzthinkofthestudy?

A.Itwaswelldesignedbutpoorlyconducted.

B.Itwasagoodtrybutthefindingswerelimited.

C.Itwasinspiringbuttheevidencewasunreliable.

D.Itwasafailurebutthsmethodsdesenedpraise.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gulfinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Difference.

B.Conflict.

C.Balance.

D.Connection.

(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Chimpanzeebehaviourstudyachievedabreakthrough

B.Chimpanzeesdevelopedspecificcommunicationskills

C.Chimpanzees：thesmartestspeciesintheanimalkingdom

D.Chimpanzeelanguage：communicationgesturestranslated

9.AirTag,asmallBluetooth-and-GPS-enableddevice(设备)，wasreleased(发布)

byAppleinApril2021.Thissmalldeviceaimedatmakingourliveseasierwasoriginally

designedtoendthetroubleoflosingkeys,walletsorotherlittleobjects.However,itmaybecome

(he"perfect"(rackingtoolifinthewronghands.MyhusbandwasanearlyuseroftheAirTag.He

andIhadanargument.Inordertowintheargument,heusedthelittledevicetotrackme.

TheApplecompanybreughtgreatconveniencetotheusers»includingme.Ihadnevergivena

thoughttotrackingthroughAirTaguntilithappenedtome.SoIstartedreadingstoriesaboutAir

Tag.IwassurprisedtofindthatIwasnotalone.Thcreweresomanypeopletrackedbyitintheir

dailylife.AirTagwhichwasoriginallyforabetterlifeshouldhavesuchadarksideinthewrong

hands.

Peoplehavefoundthatthedigitaldevicecanbewronglyused.Whatmattersishowtoavoidits

dangcr.ApplchasreleasedupdatestotheAirTag'sfunctionalityveryquicklysincetheyhitthe

market.Meanwhile,Applehasalsoimproveditscustomerservicetodealwiththeproblem.Ifyou

findanunwantedAirTagfollowingyou,don'tworry.Justdisableil.Youcanfollowtheadviceon

yourAppledevicetolearnmoreaboutdisablingthedevice.Onceyou'vecompletedtheabovestep,

thetag'soriginalownercan'tkeeptrackofyouanymore.

Almosteverydigitaltechnologycreatessecurityissues.Nobodycangoandlivewithoutbeing

affected.Whileenjoyingitsconvenience»youneedtobeawareoftherisksitbrings,andknowhow

todealwiththem.Preventionismoreeffectiveinsecurityissuesthanfixes.Aftcrall.astitchintime

savesnine.

(1)Whichof(hefollov/ingsentencesistrueaboutAirTag?