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PAGEPAGE1阅读理解板块限时练(二)(限时30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AFacebooksaysitisworkingontechnologytoallowustocontrolcomputersdirectlywithourbrains.Itisdeveloping“silentspeech”softwaretoallowpeopletotypeatarateof100wordsperminute.Theproject,initsearlystages,willrequirenewtechnologytodetectbrainwaveswithoutneedinginvasivesurgery.“Wearenottalkingaboutdecoding(译)yourrandomthoughts，”assuredFacebook’sReginaDugan.“We’retalkingaboutdecodingthosewords.”MsDuganisthecompany’sheadofBuilding8,thefirm’shardwareresearchlab.Thecompanysaiditintendstobuildboththehardwareandsoftwaretoachieveitsgoal,andhasenlistedateamofmorethan60scientistsandacademicstoworkontheproject.OnhisFacebookpage,MarkZuckerbergadded:“OurbrainsproduceenoughdatatostreamfourHDmovieseverysecond.Theproblemisthatthebestwaywehavetogetinformationoutintotheworld—speech—canonlytransmitaboutthesameamountofdataasa1980smodem.We’reworkingon‘silentspeech’softwarethatwillletyoutypestraightfromyourbrainaboutfivetimesfasterthanyoucantypeonyourphonetoday.Eventually,wewanttoturnitintoawearabletechnologythatcanbemanufacturedatscale.”“Technologyisgoingtohavetogetalotmoreadvancedbeforewecanshareapurethoughtorfeeling,butthisisafirststep，”MsDugansaid.Otherideasdetailedatthecompany’sdevelopersconferenceinSanJoseincludedworktoallowpeopleto“hear”throughskin.Thesystem,comparabletoBraille,usespressurepointsontheskintorelayinformation.“Oneday,notsofaraway,itmaybepossibleformetothinkinMandarin,andyoutofeelitinstantlyinSpanish，”MsDugansaid.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。Facebook公司发表声明称，他们目前正在研发人脑信息读取技术，将实现用人脑限制电脑。1．What’saspecialfeatureof“silentspeech”software?A．Itcanchangecomputers.B．Itcancontrolhumanbrains.C．Itcanrecordaperson’srandomthoughts.D．Itcanenablehumanstotypefromtheirbrain.解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据第四段中的“We’reworkingon‘silentspeech’softwarethatwillletyoutypestraightfromyourbrainaboutfivetimesfasterthanyoucantypeonyourphonetoday.”可知，脸书正在研发的软件叫作“无声话语”，它可以让人干脆通过大脑打字。2．Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A．Mandarinbecomesthemainlanguageofcomputers.B．Computerscanbemonitoredbypeople’sskinnow.C．Facebookhasalongwaytogotoachieveitsgoal.D．Itisimpossibletocontrolcomputerswithbrains.解析：选C推理推断题。依据最终一段中的“Technologyisgoingtohavetogetalotmoreadvancedbeforewecanshareapurethoughtorfeeling,butthisisafirststep”可知，在能够共享纯粹的想法和感觉之前，技术还须要很大的进步和发展，这只是第一步。由此可推知，脸书在实现目标前还有很长的路要走。3．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ComputersbringprofitsforFacebookB．Silentspeechchangespeople’slifestyleC．AnewstudyabouthumanbrainsstartsD．Facebooksharesbrain­controlambitions解析：选D标题归纳题。本文主要告知我们Facebook公司发表声明称，他们正在研发人脑信息读取技术，目的在于实现用人脑限制电脑，故D项作标题最佳。BAWelshfolksingerwonfirstprizeonSaturdayintheChineseSongUKcontest,inwhichcompetitorssanginMandarinandCantonese(广东话)．AlecLoaneimpressedtheaudiencewithhislivelyperformanceandlovelyperformanceoftheChineselovesongTheMoonRepresentsMyHeartatatheaterinManchester.“IhavesungChinesesongsformanyyears,andmyfriendshavealwaysenjoyedmysinging，”Loane,58,saidafterthecontest.Loanesaidhewaspleasantlysurprisedthathishobbyeventuallybroughthimapplause,andthe3,000poundprize.“I’moverthemoon，”hesaid.“IknewsomenewfriendsfromBeijing20yearsago.TheytoldmesomeinformationaboutConfucius,BeijingDuck,theSpringFestivalandsoon,whichattractedmealot.Fromthenon,IhavebeentryingtolearnmoreaboutChineseculture，”hesaid.Tencompetitorsreachedthefinalroundofthecontest,performingbeforeanaudienceofabout1,000people.GabrielMayoralGalindo,21,sangthelovesongYouExistinMySongandimpressedpeopleonsocialmedia.HisinterestintheChineselanguagestartedinmiddleschool,whenhegotanopportunitytovisitChina.“MybrothersandIsanginChinesetotheChinesePremier,whenhevisitedtheUK.ThatencouragedmetoputmoreeffortintolearningChinese，”hesaid.MayoralGalindo,whoisastudentattheUniversityofLeeds,saidhewouldstudyforapostgraduatedegreeatShanghaiDavidGeary,24,wonalongroundofapplausefromtheaudienceforhisoriginalcompositionTheDialect.ApastwinneroftheChineseBridgeMandarinspeakingcompetition,Gearyrapped(说唱)inChinese—inboththeGuizhouandBeijingdialects.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了在“唱响英伦”中文歌曲大赛上，一位威尔士民歌歌手因演唱一首中国歌曲《月亮代表我的心》而获奖。4．WhatdidLoaneimpresstheaudienceinthecompetition?A．Hishandsomeappearance.B．Hiswonderfulperformance.C．Hisoriginalcomposition.D．HisstandardMandarin.解析：选B细微环节理解题。依据第一段其次句可知，AlecLoane生动深情地演唱了《月亮代表我的心》，给观众留下了深刻的印象。故AlecLoane以精彩的表演给观众留下深刻的印象。5．WhatdoyouknowaboutLoane?A．HeisaloverofChineseculture.B．HisfriendstaughthimhowtospeakChinese.C．Hisfriendsencouragedhimtotakepartinthecontest.D．Hewasworriedaboutthecompetitionbuthappywiththewinning.解析：选A推理推断题。依据其次段内容可知，58岁的Loane20年前相识了来自北京的几位新挚友，他们给他讲了中国的孔子、北京烤鸭、中国春节等，这些深深吸引了Loane的爱好。从那时起，Loane就起先设法更多地了解中国文化。由此可推知，Loane是中国文化爱好者。6．What’sMayoral­Galindo’sfutureplan?A．TosingasongfortheChinese.B．TogotoChinaforateachingjob.C．TogotoChinaforafurtherstudy.D．Togoonwithhisfurtherstudyinhishomeland.解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据倒数其次段最终一句可知，Mayoral­Galindo正就读于利兹高校，他将去上海戏剧学院攻读探讨生学位，故Mayoral­Galindo将来安排去中国接着深造。C(2024·浙江名校联考)Chancesarethatyou’vehadtoapologizeplentyoftimesinyourlife.Andthere’sagoodchancethatyou’vealsoexpressedthephrase,“Inevermeanttohurtyou.”“Stopdoingthat，”saysauthorCarolineMyss.Inatalk,Myss—aspiritualresearcher—tookonthetopicofforgivenessandhealing,andexplaineddefinitelywhy“Inevermeanttohurtyou”isneverasufficientapology,nomatterwhoitcomesfrom.“Picturethatpersoncominguptoyouandsaying,‘Wow,I’msorryIdidthis,but,youknow,Inevermeanttohurtyou.And,hey,canwejustcallitaday？’”Mysssays.Thoughitcanmakethetwobury_the_hatchetandkeepfriendship,thattypeofapologywon’tsitwellwiththepersononthereceivingend.“Thatwholelittlething—‘Inevermeanttohurtyou’—that’sthethingyoucan’tforgive，”shesays.“Itgoesrighttoyoursoul,thattoxic(有毒的)andsickfeeling.”Instead,Mysssaysit’simportanttoapproachtheconversationdifferently.Basically,it’saboutofferingmorethananapology.It’saboutsharingasoul­to­soulconfession(忏悔)．“Let’sredothescene，”Mysssays.“Thepersoncomesuptoyouandsays...‘Ineedtotellyousomething.IconsciouslyknewwhatIwasdoing.IknowIwentagainstyou.Thisisnotanapology.Iamconfessingmysoultoyou,andI’maskingnowforyourforgiveness.’”EvensayingthosewordsonstagesmakesMyssvisiblyemotional,andshepointsoutthatthisishowdeeplyapologieswithinthesoularesupposedtoresonate(引起共鸣)．“That’swhatheals，”shesays.语篇解读：本文是一篇争论文。每个人在致歉的时候都会说“我从没想过要损害你”。专家认为这不是有效的恳切的致歉方式，真正的致歉应当用别的方式，把重点放在你做的错事上，发自心灵地进行忏悔。7．WhatdoesMyssthinkoftheexpression“Inevermeanttohurtyou”？A．Itmustputthefriendshiptoanend.B．Itisagreatwaytoexpressanapology.C．Itdoesn’thaveanyeffectonrestoringtherelation.D．Itcan’texpressanapologythoroughlyandsincerely.解析：选D推理推断题。依据第三段以及第五段第一句“Thoughitcanmake...thepersononthereceivingend.”可知，卡罗琳·米斯明确地表示这句话绝不是一种彻底的最终能被人接受的致歉方式。由此可推想，她认为这句话不能彻底、恳切地表达歉意。故选D项。8．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“burythehatchet”mean?A．Endthefriendship. B．Makeup.C．Burythefightingtool. D．Accepttheapology.解析：选B词义揣测题。分析句子结构可知，and连接两个并列成分，依据and后的“keepfriendship”以及句首的Though可以推断，此处应指双方和解。由此可揣测，burythehatchet的意思是“和解”，与makeup意思相近。故选B项。9．HowshouldweapologizeaccordingtoMyss?A．Weshouldconfessourfaultsandaskforforgiveness.B．Weshouldsaysincerely“Inevermeanttohurtyou”．C．Wecangointoadeepconversationtoarguewithourfriend.D．Wearesupposedtomakeupwiththeotherbygivingsomegiftstohim.解析：选A推理推断题。依据倒数第三段中的“Thepersoncomesuptoyouandsays...foryourforgiveness.’”可知，米斯认为致歉应当是坦白自己的错误，向对方做出忏悔，恳求对方的宽恕。故选A项。10．Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toencouragepeopletoapologizefirst.B．Totellpeoplehowtoapologizesincerely.C．Tointroducethetopicofforgivenessandhealing.D．Toexplainwhypeoplecan’tsay“Inevermeanttohurtyou”．解析：选B写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文通过引用专家的话告知读者，真正的致歉不是一句“我从没准备损害你”，而是坦白自己的错误，向对方真诚地忏悔，然后恳求对方的宽恕。由此可推想，作者的目的是告知读者如何真诚地致歉。故选B项。Ⅱ.阅读七选五GoodreasonstotakeyourkidstothelibrarytodayRecognizingtherolethelibraryplayedinmybecomingabooklover,Ibroughtmykidstothelibraryassoonastheycouldwalk.Herearefourgoodreasonstotakeyourchildrentothelibrarytoday：Regularlibraryvisitsleadtomorereading.__11__Researchshowsthatwhenkidsarereadto,existinglinksamongbraincellsarestrengthenedandnewcelllinksareformed.Andlet’snotforgethowreadingaloudconnectsus—readerandlistener—inaveryintimate(密切的)way.Whenwereadaloudtokids,wesendthemthismessage:__12__Whenyouvisitthelibrary,youcanexposeyourchildrentomorebooksandmagazinesthanyoucanaffordtobuy.__13__Butifyou’relikemostofus,you’reonabudgetandyouhavetocaptheirspending.Butatthelibrary,youcanpulloutasmanyasyoucancarry,returnyourbooksassoonasthey’reread,andtakehomeawholenewpile.Yourlocalchildren’slibrariancanrecommendbooksthatyoumaynotknowoforthinktosuggest.Oneofmyyoungreaderswasacar­obsessedlittleboy.__14__Butitwasourchildren’slibrarianwhointroducedhimtoRuthKrauss’sclassicpicturebookBigandLittle.Iwouldneverhaveguessedthathe’dcometolovethispoeticbooksomuch.Owningalibrarycardteacheskidsresponsibility.Ascard­carryinglibrarypatrons,youngkidslearnabouttreatingwithcarethingsthatbelong