广东高考英语真题模拟考试试题含答案解析-5篇

广东高考英语真题模拟考试试题含答案

一、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选巴最佳选项。

Wecanallthinkoftimeswhenpeopledidn'tmakerememberingeasy.Directions

givenatmachine-gunspeed.Newpeopleintroducedinafloodofnamesandhandshakes.

Wheneverinformationispassedbetweenpeople,it'salltooeasyforittogoinoneearand

straightoutoftheother.Thankfully,theoppositeisalsotrue.Lookaroundyou,andyou'llsee

parentswhocangettheirchildrentorememberexactlywhattheyweretold;advertiserswho

knowhowtoimprinttheirsalesmessagesonourbrains.

So,howdotheydo?Theirsecretscanhesummedupinfoursimplewords:focus,

imagery,reasonsandengagement.

FOCUSmeansensuringthatthepersonyou'retalkingtocanconcentrateonlearning.

Chooseyourmomentcarefully.Checkthattheycanproperlyhearorseetheinformation.

Communicateslowlyandclearlyenoughfortheirmemorytocope.

IMAGERYhelpsinformationtostick.Doeverythingyourcantomakeotherpeople"see"

theideasyou'regivingthem.Addvisualdetailstodirections,andillustrateabstractconcepts

withmetaphors.

REASONStorememberhelppeopletoputinthementaleffort.So,makeitclearthat

yourwordsareimportant,andbeexplicitaboutwhy.Maybethisinfbrrrationwillsavethem

time,protectthemfromembarrassment,orletthemenjoyaparticularexperienceorevent.

EMGAGEMENTrequiresyoutoaskquestions.Pointoutlinksbetweennew

conceptsandthingslistenersalreadyknow.Activatetheirsenses,sparktheircuriosity,get

themdoingsomethingphysical,orsimplymakethemlaugh.

Thenexttimeyou'vegotanimportantmessagetopasson,putsomeofthese

techniquestothetest.You'lldiscoverthattherearebenefitsonbothsideswhenyouknow

howtoFIREpeople'smemoriesintoaction.

(1)Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toreportnewresearch.B.lbprovidesomeadvice.

C.Toexplainaproblem.D.Tbdefinesometerms.

(2)Howcanyoudotohelpalistener"focus"onwhatyouaresaying?

A.Selecttheappropriatetimetoraisethetopic.

B.Dosomethinghumoroustogettheirattention.

C.Makesuretheinformationprovidediscorrect.

D.Speakasslowlyandclearlyasyoupossiblycan.

(3)Explainingtolistenerswhyyourinformationisimportantisanexampleof.

A.FOCUSB.IMAGERYC.REASONS

D.ENGAGEMENT

2.阅读理解

Specialboxeslieatthebottomofmylockedfilingcabinet.Depositedtherearc

importantlettersandcardscollectedthroughoutmylife,frommygrandparents,school

friends,parents,wifeandson.Sincetheinventionofe-mailthough,they'vebeenfewandfar

between.

TonightisNewYork'sEve2029andthere'saveryspecialboxoflettersIwantto

lookat.Butfirstthere'ssomethingIhavetodo-TheRitual(惯例).

Igotomytrustedcomputerandstart.Ibegintotype:Dear-.Ileavethenameblank

fornow,anticipatingthethrilloftypingitin."IhopeyouarewellandIwonderhowthiswill

findyou.AndyoustillplanningtomovetothatvillainPortugal?DidyoursonmarryFiona?

Isyourmotherstillalive?Questionssurgeintomymind.

Forthenexttwohours1silwriting.AboutwhatI'vebeendoingforthelastyear,my

failinghealth,myincreasingwealthandsometimedifficultmarriage.Thenaboutmygoals

andambitions.Willhebeinterested?DoIclimbMt.Kilimanjaro?DoIgetthatnovel

published?theonethat'sbeenrejectedmoretimesthanIcartetothinkabout.

Finally,it'sfinished.11:30pm.Ifillintherecipient'sname,printmyletter,signand

addressitandthensealitupwithtape.Ithendeletethedocumentandemptythetrashfolder

-toavoidthepossibilityoftemptation.Thatcompletestheritual!

Iwalkovertomy"specialbox".Itcontainstenlong,white,thickenvelopes,allwith

thesamehandwriting.IplacetheoneIhavejustwritteninatthebackandtakeouttheoneat

thefront.It'sdated2019,andlabelled"tobeopened31stDecember2029".

Thecycleisfinallycomplete!Iopenit,tremblingwithanticipation.Ibegintoread,

myeyestearingupalittleasIdoso.Throughoutthelasttenlong,eventfulyears,oflife,

death,joyandheartbreak,ithasbeenwaitingpatientlyinthisboxforme,thoughInowhave

nomemoryofeverhavingwrittenit.

(1)Whydoestheauthorreceivefewer"importantletters'*thesedays?

A.Hehasmovedfromhisoriginaladdress.

B.Heisrarelyincontactwithhisfriendsandfamily.

C.Peoplecommunicatewitheachotherlessoftenthanbefore.

D.Electroniccommunicationhaslargelyreplacedphysicalletters.

(2)Whodoestheunderlinedword"he"inparagraph4referto?

A.Theauthorhimself.B.Theauthor'sson.

C.Theauthor'sschoolfriend.D.Theauthor'sbookpublisher.

(3)Whydoestheauthorprobablydeletethecompletedletterfromhiscomputer?

A.Sothatnooneelsewillbeabletoreadit.

B.Sothathewon'treaditaheadofschedule.

C.Becausehedecidesatlastnottosendit.

D.Becausehewantsforgetwhathashappened.

(4)Howdoestheauthorfeelasheisabouttoopenhisspecialletter?

A.RelievedB.MovedC.ExcitedD.Afraid

3.阅读理解

Texasrancher(牧场主)CharlesGoodnighthadaproblem.Heneededskilled

cowboystodrivehisherdoftwothousandlonghorncattletoNewMexicotobesold.He

couldn'tofferhighwages.Hecouldn'tpromiseeasyjobsorevenniceweather.Buthedecided

thatdecent,warmmealsmightenticementoworkfbrhim.

Inthemid-to-late1800s,cattledrivessometimestookthreetofourmonths,andonce

thedrivebegan,therewerenostoresforhundredsofmiles.Allthefoodandsuppliesneeded

forthetripwerecarriedontwo-wheeledcarts.Usually,thecowboy'sfoodwasboringand

unappetizing.

Goodnightwenttoworkandsolvedtheproblem.Hisinventionofamobilekitchen,

thechuckwagon(四轮马车)，gotitsnamefromthecowboywordforfood,"chuck."

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCowboys*Problem

B.Goodnight-LovingTrail

C.TheCowboys'HomeonWheels

D.ExcitingCattleDrivesintheWest

4.阅读理解

Dependingonwhatlanguageyouspeak,youreyeperceivescolours-andtheworld-

differentlythansomeoneelse.

Thehumaneyecanphysicallyperceivemillionsofcolours.Butwedon'tall

recognisethesecoloursinthesameway.Somepeoplecan'tseedifferencesincolours-so

calledcolourblindness-duetoadefectorabsenceofthecellsintheretinathataresensitive

tohighlevelsoflight:thecones.Butthedistributionanddensityofthesecellsalsovaries

acrosspeoplewith'normalvision1,causingusalltoexperiencethesamecolourinslightly

differentways.

Languageaffectsourcolourperceptiontoo.Differentlanguagesandculturalgroups

alsocategorizecoloursdifferently.SomelanguageslikeDani,spokeninPapuaNewGuinea,

andBassa,spokeninLiberiaandSierraLeone,onlyhavetwoterms,darkandlight.Dark

roughlytranslatesascoolinthoselanguages,andlightaswarm.Socolourslikeblack,blue,

andgreenareglossedascoolcolours,whilelightercolourslikewhite,red,orangeandyellow

areglossedaswarmcolours.Otherculturalgroupshavenowordfbr"colours"atall.

Remarkably,mostoftheworld'slanguageshavefivebasiccolourterms.Aswellas

dark,light,andred,theselanguagestypicallyhaveatermforyellow,andatermthatrefersto

bothblueandgreen.Thatis,theselanguagesdonothaveseparatetermsfor"green"and

"blue"butuseonetermtodescribebothcolours.Also,Russian,Greek,Turkishandmany

otherlanguageshavetwoseparatetermsforblue-onereferringexclusivelytodarkershades,

andonereferringtolightershades.

Thewayweperceivecolourscanalsochangeduringourlifetime.Greekspeakers,

whohavetwofundamentalcolourtermstodescribelightanddarkblue,aremorelikelytosee

thesetwocoloursasthesameafterlivingforlongperiodsoftimeintheUK.There,thesetwo

coloursaredescribedinEnglishbythesamefundamentalcolourterm:blue.

Differentlanguagescaninfluenceourperceptionsinallareasoflife,notonlycolour.

Scientistsarenowinvestigatinghowdifferentlanguageschangesthewayweperceive

everydayobjects.Ultimately,thishappensbecauselearninganewlanguageislikegivingour

braintheabilitytointerprettheworlddifferently

(1)Whatismainlydiscussedinparagraph2?

A.Themedicalcausesofpeople'scolourblindness.

B.Thedifferenttypesofcoloursthatpeoplecansee.

C.Thephysicalcausesofvariationinpeople'svision.

D.Theculturalreasonsfordifferencesincolourperception.

(2)Whatcoloursarecommonlyreferredtousingthesamewordbymanylanguage

groups?

A.Yellowandred.B.Warmandcold.

C.Darkandlight.D.Blueandgreen.

(3)Whatdoweknowabout:heRussianlanguage?

A.Itclassifiescoloursaseitherwarmorcold.

B.Ithasmorethanonewordforthecolourblue.

C.Itmainlydescribesobjectsintermsoftheircolour.

D.Ithasonlyfivebasictermstodescribecolours.

(4)WhydoestheauthormentionGreekspeakerslivinginEngland?

A.Toillustratehowsocialcontextcanaffectoursenses.

B.lbprovideanexampleofculturalmiscommunication.

C.Tohighlightthevariationinthewordsusedtodescribecolour.

D.Todemonstratehowlanguagescancombinetoproducenewwords.

二、任务型阅读(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

TropicalCyclones

HaveyoueverseenaTVweatherpersonpointingtoalarge,whitespiralofstorm

cloudsspinningovertheEarthontheirvideoscreen?Ifso,thenyou'vegottenasmalllookat

whatthemostpowerfulstormintheworldlookslike:atropicalcyclone.(热带风暴)

5.Thewarmairandwaterattheequator（赤道）riseintotheatmosphere,cool

off,andthensinkbackdown.Asthiscyclerepeatsitselfoverandoveragain,thestorm

beginstogrowandthewindsaroundthestormbegintomovefaster.

Dependingonwhereatropicalcycloneisintheworld,itiscalledeitherahurricane,

atyphoon,oracyclone.IftropicalcyclonesmoveoverthenorthwesternPacificOcean,

they'recalledtyphoons.6.IntheSouthPacificortheIndianOcean,they're

calledcyclones.

Thecenterofatropicalcycloneiscalledthe"eye".7.Mostofthestrong

windsdonotreachtheeyeofthestorm,sotheeyeisthecalmestpart.

8.AstormthatisratedasaCategory1istheweakest.ACategory5tropical

cycloneisthestrongest,whichhaswindsofover300kmperhour,cancausecatastrophic

damage.

Oncethesestormscomeontoland,theynolongerhavethewarmoceanwaterthey

needtogrowlarger.Thismeansthattheybegintogrowweaker.Thisdoesn'tstopthemfrom

causingalotofdamagebeforetheygoaway.9.

A.Theystillmayproducestrongrainandtornadoes.

B.Tropicalcyclonesarecategorisedbasedontheirstrength.

C.Theywithdrawasquicklyastheyarriveandleavethelanduntouched.

D.Therestofthestormmovesinacirclearoundtheeyeatincrediblyhighspeeds.

E.Tropicalstormswithwindspeedsthatreach74milesperhourarecalledhurricanes.

HIropicalcyclonesstartastropicalstormsthatforminwarmoceanwatersnearthe

Earth'sequator.

G.SuchstormsmovingoverthenortheasternPacificortheAtlanticOceanaretermed

hurricanes.

三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

10.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项。

Intoday'sworld,wefindourselvescommunicatingmorethroughonlinechannels

suchasmessaging,socialmediaandvideocalls,oftenatthe⑴offace-to-face

dialogue.Therearecertainsituationswhereonlinecommunicationis（2）butothers

whereweoptforvirtualoverareal-lifeconversation.Whichbegsthe(3):isonline

communication(4)intoday'sworld?

lbbeginwith,I'dliketooutlinetheadvantagesofonlinecommunication.Oneofthe

mainargumentsinits(5)isthatitopensupthepossibilityofcommunicatingwith

peopleindifferentplacesaroundtheglobe.Thishasconsiderablebenefitsintheworkplaceas

(6)cantakeplaceviavideoconferencingbetweenStockholm,SanFranciscoand

Shanghaiwithouttheneedfor(7),exhausting,long-haulbusinesstrips.___

⑻,itprovidesopportunitiesforlong-distancefamiliesandfriendstokeepintouchon

adailybasis.Anotherpointisthatwrittenonlinecommunicationgivesustheoptionof

respondingeither(9)oratatimethatsuitsusaswellasallowingusto(10)

andpolishourmessage.

Ontheotherhand,thereareseveralsignificant(11)toover-relianceon

onlinecommunication.Someexpertsare(⑵thatalackofface-to-faceinteraction

(13)thedevelopmentofvitalsocialskillssuchasempathisingandreactingto

situationsin(14)time.Also,theverynatureofconversationis(15)inthe

virtualworld.Ifshortmessagesdecoratedwithemoticons(16)longerstretchesof

directconversationwith(17)expressedonrealfaces,wearerunningtheriskof_

(18)theartofrealconversation.

(19),Ibelievethatonlinecommunicationbringsanoveralladvantageintoday's

fast-paced,globalsociety.However,weshouldn't(20)thebenefitsofengagingin

face-to-facedialogue.

(1)A.beginningB.riskC.requestD.expense

(2)A.unnecessaryB.unavoidableC.challenging

D.meaningful

(3)A.questionB.conclusionC.idea

D.consequence

(4)A.understandableB.incredibleC.preferable

D.possible

(5)A.opinionB.favourC.presence

D.condition

(6)A.paymentsB.incidentsC.meetingsD.classes

(7)A.time-consumingB.heartbreakingC.user-friendly

D.cost-effective

(8)A.GraduallyB.ConsequentlyC.Otherwise

D.Furthermore

(9)A.earlierB.immediatelyC.frequently

D.conventionally

(10)A.deleteB.copyC.editD.send

(11)A.drawbacksB.puzzlesC.improvementsD.changes

(12)A.annoyedB.curiousC.confident

D.concerned

(13)A.crossesoutB.slowsdownC.turnsupD.gets

over

(14)A.workB.spareC.localD.real

(15)A.importantB.practicalC.different

D.attractive

(16)A.removeB.replaceC.releaseD.revise

(17)A.emotionsB.conceptsC.wishesD.doubts

(18)A.denyingB.misunderstanding

C.losingD.missing

(19)A.AfterallB.Bytheway

C.OnthecontraryD.Onbalance

(20)A.overlookB.emphasizeC.preserveD.destroy

四、语法填空（共10小题i;每小题1.5分,满分15分）

11.阅读下面材料，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It'sjustanotherdayfbrWilliamLindesay.Itbeginsbyspendingsometimewithhis

sons...andtheGreatWallofChina.Hehaslostcountofthenumberoftimeshe

(climb)thewall.However,hestillremembersthedayhefirstsaw.

TheUKnativecamebacktoChinain1986with(plan)torunthewall's

entire(long)-butitdidn'tquiteworkoutthattime.Hecamebackayearlaterand

fulfilledhisdream,beforefinallysettlinginChinain1990.Lindesayhashadeightbookson

theGreatWall(publish)overtheyears.Hehascompletedthreephoto

projectsthatshowithaschangedwiththepassageoftimeandledconservation

effortstoprotectit.NowheandhisChinesefriendsareusingdrones(无人机)

(film)theGreatWall,whichprovidesa(complete)newandfascinating

perspective.

Inmanyways,theGreatWallhasdefinedLindesay'slife.Hissoloadventure

(describe)as"themostsuccessfulforeignexplorationoftheGreatWall".Heevenreceiveda

medaltheChinesegovernmentforhisconservationefforts.

五、短文改错(共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分)

12.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文

中共有1。处语言错误，每句中段多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或

修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第II处起)不计分。

FlowingthroughthecentreofGuangzhou,thePearlRiverplaysanimportantrolein

thelifeofcity.Eachday.boatstakepeopleinandfromwork,andshipstransportgoodsto

factoryandmarkets.Theriverisalsoagreatsourceofentertain.Alongtheriverbanks,where

youcanseepeoplewalking,exercisingandenjoybeautifulviews.Inrecentyears,localshad

workedhardtoimprovetheriverenvironment.Amongtheireffortsareplantingtreesalong

thebanksorcreatingseveralnewparks.Mostimportant,they'vereducedriverpollution,

makingthewatersocleanaspeoplecannowfishintheriver.

六、书面表达(满分25分)

13.假定你是李华。你的英国笔友Chris将要参加中文诗歌朗诵比赛(recitationcontest),

发邮件向你询问下面这首诗歌的含义。请你回复邮件，介绍该诗歌的主要内容、表达的

思想感情和写作手法。：

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

答案解析部分

1.【答案】（1）B

(2)A

(3)C

2.【答案】（1）D

(2)A

(3)B

(4)C

3.【答案】（1）D

(2)B

(3)A

(4)C

4.【答案】（1）A

(2)C

(3)B

(4)A

【答案】5.F；6.G；7.D；8.B：9.A

10.【答案】(1)D；(2)B；(3)A：(4)C；(5)B：(6)C；(7)A；(8)D：(9)B：

(10)C；(II)A；(12)D；(13)B；(14)D；(15)C；(16)B；(17)A；(18)C；

(19)D；(20)A

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beendescribed；from

12.【答案】①city前加the②in-to③factory—factories©entertain

—►entertainment⑤去掉where⑥enjoy—enjoying⑦had—have(8)or—>and

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13.【答案】略

广东高考英语真题模拟考试试题含答案

一、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1.阅读理解

Lifeunderlockdownisstrangeandlonelybutpeoplearefindingwaystocome

togetherandsupportthoseinneedbyvolunteering.Herearejustafewmorewaysyoucan

takepartin.

NHSResponders

Afteraskingretiredmedicalprofessionalstoreturntowork,thegovernmenthasalso

putoutacallfor250,000volunteerstosupporttheNHS(NationalHealthSystem).Youcan

applytobeacommunityresponsevolunteer,collectinganddeliveringsuppliesforthosein

isolation;apatienttransportvolunteer,helpingpatientswhoaredismissedfromhospitalget

homeandsettled;andanNHStransportvolunteer,toassistwithdeliveryofmedicalsupplies.

GAIL'SBakery

Aswellasbakingbreadsandpastriesforthegeneralpublic,GAJL'sissupplying

front-lineNHSteamswithfreshfood,andtheyneedmorehelptogetitwhereitneedstobe.

Ifyouwanttolendahand,dropthemanemail.

Re-engage

Re-engageisavoluntarygroupthathelpsreducelonelinessamongoldpeopleandgiven

thatsomanypeopleareisolatedbecauseofthevirusoutbreak,theyneedmorevolunteersto

becomecallcompanions.Ifyouwanttojointheminthetelephonebefriendingservice,

contactthemat18112256.

APlateForLondon

ThisonlineplatformhelpsmatchvolunteerswithLondonersinneed.Nowtheyare

focusingondoorstepdeliveriesoffoodparcelsandhotmealstochildrenwhorelyonfree

schoolmealsandthosewhohavelosttheirjobsasaresultofthewidespreaddisease.

(1)Whatisthedutyofapatienttransportvolunteer?

A.Pickinguppatients.B.Sendingpatientshome.

C.Movingpatientstoclinics.D.Deliveringsuppliesfbrpatients.

(2)Whichvolunteergroupespeciallycaresforthesenior?

A.NHSResponders.B.GAIL'sBakery.

C.Re-engage.D.APlateForLondon.

(3)Whomaybeofferedfoodbytheonlineplatform?

A.Theaged.B.Thevolunteers.

C.Thepatients.D.Theunemployed.

2.阅读理解

Schoolisstilloutforthesummer,butatEasternSeniorHighSchool,studentsare

hardatwork.Inagardenburstingwithvegetablesandherbs,nearlyadozenteenagersare

harvestingthemfortheweekend'sfarmersmarket.TheyworkTuesdaythroughSaturdaywith

CityBlossoms,anon-profitthatbringscommunitygardenstoschoolsandotherplaceswhere

kidsgatherinurbanareas.

RoshawnLittle,goingintoherjunioryearatEastern,believesthatworkinginthe

gardenhastaughthertotryallsortsofnewthings—likeeatingdifferentkindsofvegetables

moreoften.Andshehastakenthosehealthybehaviorshomewithherandherfamilynowbuy

morefruitsandvegetables.t4Wemainlylivearoundliquor(酒)storesandsnackstores.There

aren'tthatmanygrocerystores.They'rewayout,andyouhavetodrivesofaf?—acommon

probleminlow-incomeurbanareas.

CityBlossomsisoneofmanygroupsacrossthecountryteamingupwithlocal

communitiestoestablishschoolgardens,liketheoneatEastern.Thesegardens,advocatessay,

arereallyoutdoorclassroomswherekidslearnvaluablelessons—notjustaboutnutrition,

butalsoaboutscienceandmath,evenbusinessskills.Forexample,thegardenscanbeused

fbrmathlessons—likecalculatingtheareaofaplantbed—orlearningthescienceofhow

plantsgrow.

OnarecentweekendattheAyafarmersmarket,thekidsworkatatabledecorated

withhandmadesignsthatread“onions“andttgarlic^^,invitingpeopletotrytheirherbedsalt

withbread.Workingatthemarkethelpsthempracticepublicspeakingskillsandbusiness

skills.

NadineJoynerofanutritioneducationcompanyhasafoodtablenexttothekidsat

themarketandoftenbuysproducefromthem.Sheisconstantlyimpressedbythekids'

knowledgeofwhatthey'reselling—theyknowhowtogrowit,howtoprepareit,andhowto

cookit

(1)WhatdostudentsatEasterndowiththeharvestedvegetables?

A.Sellthemonmarket.B.Takethemtoschool.

C.Givethemtofarmers.D.Sharethemathome.

(2)WhatcanweinferabouttheareaLittlelivesin?

A.Itisinconvenientintraffic.B.Itiscrowdedwithgrocerystores.

C.Ithaspooraccesstofreshfoods.D.Itsuffersfromincomeinequality.

(3)WhydoesCityBlossomsestablishschoolgardens?

A.Toprovidenutritiousfood.B.lbimproveclassroomconditions.

C.Tocooperatewithlocalcommunity.D.Tocreateoutdoorlearning

chances.

(4)Whichmaybethebesttitleforthistext?

A.GreenVegetables,HealthyGardeners

B.SchoolGarden:aPromiseLandinSummer

C.YoungGardeners,KnowledgeableMinds

D.CityBlossoms:anExcitingGardenProject

3.阅读理解

TheterribleElNinostrikestheglobeevery2to7years.Aswarmwatersinthe

tropical(热带的)PacificOceanswitcheastwardandtradewindsweakentheweatherpattern

stretchesthroughtheatmosphere»causingdroughtinsouthernAfrica,wildfiresinSouth

America,andfloodingonNorthAmerica'sPacificcoast.Climatescientistshavestruggledto

predictElNinoeventsmorethan1yearinadvance,butartificialintelligence(AI)cannow

extendthelatestforecaststo18months,accordingtoanewstudy.

ThenewresearchusesatypeofAIcalledaconvolutionalneuralnetwork(卷积神经

网络),whichisadeptinrecognizingimages.Researchersfeedtheneuralnetworkalarge

numberoftrainingimagesandtheAIbecomesskilledatidentifyingfundamentalpatternsof

thoseimages.Forexample,theneuralnetworkcanbetrainedtorecognizecatsinphotosby

identifyingcharacteristicssharedbyallcats,suchashairsandfourlegs

PartoftheproblemwithearlierresearchesonElNinoforecastsisthattheyrelyona

relativelysmallsetofhistoricalstatisticsforfactorssuchasoceantemperature,lbgetaround

thisshortage,thescientistsfedtheprogramre-creationsofhistoricoceanconditionsproduced

byasetofreliableclimatemodels,onesfrequentlyusedforstudiesofclimatechange,says

thestudy'sleadauthor,Ybo-GeunHam,aclimatescientistinSouthKorea.Asaresult,the

scientistscouldshowthecomputersystemnotjustonesetofactualhistoricdata,lastingfrom

1871to1973,butseveralthousandreproductionsofthatsamedatabytheclimatemodels.

Butit'snotclearhowmuchreal-worldbenefitwillcomefrompushingforecasts

beyond1year,cautionsStephenZebiak,aclimatescientistatColumbiaUniversity,4tThekind

ofleadtimethatisactionableisprobablylessthanayearbecausedecision-makersare

unlikelytotakeactionfurtherinadvance,hesays.

(1)WhatistheadvantageofthelatestAIforecasts?

A.Fasterresponse.B.Higheraccuracy

C.Widerapplication.D.Longertimerange.

(2)Whatdocstheunderlinedword"adept”probablymean?

A.Carefully-chosen.B.Well-trained.

C.Newly-developed.D.Wide-spread.

(3)Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Improvementonpreviousstudies.B.Requirememsforweatherforecast.

C.Procedureforanalyzingimagedata.D.Problemswithearlyclimate

models.

(4)WhatdoesStephenZebiakthinkofthenewAIprediction?

A.Ithasunclearimpacts.B.Itcallsforeffectiveaction.

C.Itmaynotbeofactualhelp.D.Itshouldbetreatedwithcaution.

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