2024届天津市部分区高三年级下册总复习质量检测(一) 英语汇编：阅读理解（含答案）

2024届天津市部分区

高三下学期总复习质量检测（一）英语试卷汇编

阅读理解

2024届天津市红桥区高三下学期第一次质量调查（一模）英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共20个小题，每小题2：5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whenyou'rechoosingacollege,alotoffactorsprobablymaybeconsidered:theschooFs

reputation,theclassesoffered,andtheprofessorsinyourmajor,tonameafew.However,

consideringtheincreasingcompetitivenessofuniversitiestoattractmoreandmoreapplicants,

manyschoolsnowofferextrabenefitstobeenjoyedbyalloftheirstudents.Herearesomeofthe

coolest:

UniversityofMissouri

Whenyouthinkofacampusgym,youprobablypicturearoomequippedwitholdweights

andout-of-datemachines.However,attheUniversityofMissouri,youcanenjoyoneofthebest

campusfitnesscentersinthecountry.Ilfeaturesan“indoorbeach”completewithawaterfalland

alazyriver,aswellasafull-scrviccspa.Evenifyoudon'tnormallyenjoyworkingout,

Missouri'sfitnesscenterwillgiveyouareasontogotothegym.

HighPointUniversity

Ifyouseeyourselfquicklytiredofdininghallfood—somethingthathappenstoalmostallof

us—HighPointUniversityinNorthCarolinahasagreatoptionforyou:aprivatesteakhousefor

students.It'safirst-classrestaurant,and,bestofall,youdon'thavetopayforthemealoutofyour

ownpocket.Youcanuseyourdiningdollarsinstead.

SetonHallUniversity

Ifyou,restressingoutabouttheextracostoftechnologywhenyoustartcollege,SetonHall

hasgreatnewsfbryou:allfreshmenaregivenfreelaptopsthroughtheuniversity'sMobile

ComputingProgram.Asafreshman,you'llreceivealaptopalreadysetupwithallofthesoftware

thatyou'llneedasastudent.Then,aftertwoyears,you'llreceiveanewandupdatedlaptop

designedtocarrytothroughuntilafteryougraduate.

NewYorkUniversity

Ifyou'reafanofmuseums,NYU（NewYorkUniversity）istheperfectuniversityforyou

notonlyareyoulocatedin（heheartofacityfeaturingsomeofthebestmuseumsintheworld,but

theuniversitywillevenprovideyouwithfreeadmissiontomanyofthem..Youcantake

advantageofvisitingfreemuseumsatanytimeyouwant—andyou511neverbeboredonthe

weekends.

36.WhatcanwcIcamfromParagraph1?

A.Itishardtobeadmittedioauniversity.

B.Auniversity'sfameisthetopconsideration.

C.Thecompetitiontoattractapplicantsisfierce.

D.Extrabenefitsmakesnodifferencetoapplicants.

37.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefitnesscenterintheUniversityofMissouri?

A.Itsequipmentisoutofdate.

B.Itisthebestoneintheworld.

C.Ithasarealbeachthere.

D.itcanarousestudents,interestinworkout.

38.Whichuniversityoffersextrabenefitoffood?

A.UniversityofMissouri.B.HighPointUniversity.

C.SetonHallUniversity.D.NewYorkUniversity.

39.WhatcanbeguaranteedforstudentschoosingSetonHallUniversity?

A.Freetuition.B.Freeaccommodation.

C.FreecomputersD.Highgraduationrale.

40.WhichofthefollowingistrueofNewYorkUniversity?

A.Itislocatedinthecenterofthecity.

B.Ithousesthebestmuseumsintheworld.

C.All(hemuseumsareopentoitssludenlsforfree.

D.Museumsareusuallyclosedontheweekends.

B

Howdidonemanprovethatsmallkindnessesaddup?

MyfamilyfirstmetWallyUrtz,thegentle,modestmanagerofourlocalsupermarket,ona

windydaynearly20yearsagojustafterwe'dmovedtoHasting-on-Hudson,aNewYorkCity

suburb.Asmywifemadeherwaytothestore'sexit,attendinghergroceriesandtwosmall

children,Wallyrushedupbesideher."I'llgetthose,younglady,"hesaidbrightly,takingherbags

andleadinghertotheparkinglot.Nowthatmayseemlikenobigdeal—exceptthatthesedays

thingslike(hatsoseldomhappen.

Ourstory,asitturnedout,wastypicalAmongBasting's8,000peoplelivinghere,almost

everybodyhadatleastoneaboutWally'spolitenessandgenerosity.Therewerethetimeshe'd

reachintohisownpocketwhensomeonewasshortofmoney;thetimeshe'dshowsmall

kindnessestosomeonewho'djusllostalovedoneorwhowasinthemiddleofdivorce;themany,

manytimeshe'dputhimselfoutfbrolderpeople.

**Hejustappreciatedthatwhenpeoplegetolder,theirlivesgetsmaller-theydon'tdrive,

theirfriendshavepassedonandhowmuchitmeanstobetreatedwarmly,vonewoman,Kathy

Dragansaid,“Whenmymotherwasinher80s,itwasatreatfbrhertogotothestore.”Wally

wouldcallouttotheshopclerkandsay,“Yougiveherwhateverattentionshenccds.^^She'dtell

me,"He'skindertomethansomepeopleI'veknownallmylife?,

YetfewofusfullyunderstoodwhatWallymeanttothepeople'slifeofourcommunity-

untilhewassenttoanotherstore:20milesaway.Forsomeunknownreason,theFoodEmporium

chainhaddecidedtoreplace67-year-oldWallyafter26yearsdueto"operationalissuesrelatedto

operatingastorethesizeoftheoneinHasting.^^

Noonecouldbelieveit.Wordspreadquickly.Neighborscalledeachotherseekingthe

feelingofemotionalcomfort.SomeplannedtobringWallybackandstagedprotestmarches

outsidethestore.Otherfloodedthelocalnewspaperwithangryletters.Themayorlookupthe

cause.Eventhepolicetriedtosetthingsright.

Agrocerseemsanunlikelyfiguretosetofsuchanemotionaloutpouring.Whathedidshows

theremarkableeffectWally-amanofendlesswarmthandgoodhumor-ihadonpeople.

41.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.WallyUrtzisalwaysreadytohelpotherseveryday.

B.WallyUrtzisamanwhowantstodrawattentiontohim.

C.WallyUrtzhelpedtheauthor'swifeonpurpose.

D.TheauthorhadknownWallyUrtzbeforehemovedtoHasting-on-Hudson.

42.ThepurposeofKathyDragan'swordsinparagraph4istoshow.

A.inthewholelifeofKathyDragan'smother,Wallyisthekindestpersontoher

B.whenpeoplegetolder,theywouldliketolivebythemselves

C.Wallyhadalwayscaredabouthelping(heolderpeople

D.youshouldgiveyouroldmotherwhateverattentionsheneeds

43.What'speople'sreactiontoWallyUrtz'sbeingmovedaway?

A.Noonepaidmuchattentiontoit.

B.Manypeopleobjectedtoitindifferentways.

C.Thepolicesupporteditwithalltheirheart.

D.Themayorthoughtitwasagoodidea.

44.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Apersoninthegrocerycaneasilyexpresshisfeelingouttoothers

B.Apersonfullofwarm-heartednessandhumorhasagreatinfluenceonpeople

C.Themayordidn'tlookintothereasonofpeople'semotionaloutpouring

D.TheauthorhadjoinedintheplanofbringingWallyback

45.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.WallyUrtzandOldpeople

B.AFoodShoppingGrocer

C.WallyUrtz'sBeingMovedAway

D.TheHeartofTown—aManofEndlessWarmth

C

Ifsomeonecreatedaflyingmachineabletotrackyoudownbylisteningforyourvoice,you

mightbeterrified.Butwhatifyouwere(rappedinruinsafteranaturaldisasterandfirst

responderscouldiVtlocateyou?Maybethenahuman-seekingdrone（无人机）wouldn'tbesuch

aterribleidea.ThalconceptisthefocusforengineersatGermany'sFraunhoferFKIEInstitute,

who'vebuiltadronetofindpeoplebydetectinghumanscreams.

“Thehumanseekingd-onewouldbeidealforpost-disastersituations,suchasearth-quakes,

hurricanesandwildfires,“saidMacarenaVarela,oneoftheleadengineers,t4Thcycouldhover

（盘旋）overanareathatrescuecrewshavedifficultygettingtoandlocateexactlywherepeople

maybetrapped.

Locatingpeoplebysoundpresentsitsshareofchallenges.Anauditory（J听觉的）system

wouldneedtotellhumancriesfromsoundsthatoftenhappeninnature,suchasanimalcallsand

wind.Itmightalsoneedtorecognizepatternsassociatedwithkicking,clappingorotherways

peopletrytogettheattentionofrescueteams.

Engineerstookthosesituationsintoaccountwhenbuildingouttheirconceptdrone.They

recordedthemselvesscreaming,tappingandcreatingothernoisestheymightbeasignofpeople

introuble.Then,theyanalyzedeachsoundfrequencytofindcommonsignaluresandusedthose（o

trainartificialintelligencesoftware.Theyalsoworkedtoremovethenoisecreatedbythedrone

andotherenvironmentalsounds.

Oncethesoftwarepartwascompleted,theteamplacedtinydigitalmicrophonesunderthe

droneandusedsignalprocessingtechniques（hatenabledthemtotrackwherehumannoisesare

comingfrom.Themicrophonesalsoenhancedthevolumeandclearnessofthespeech.Sofar.they

haveconductedsuccessfulopenfieldexperiments,findingthatthedronecanestimateavictim's

locationwithinafewsecondsofpickingupsound.

Next,theywouldliketoaddahigherfrequencymicrophonetoadronetoacquiremoreaudio

soundsignals.Theideaistopickupnoisesfromhundredsofmetersaway,Varelasaid.Inthereal

world,victim'slocationdalemightonedaybesentwirelesslytoemergencycrewscarryinga

tablet.

46.Whatistheadvantageofthehuman-seekingdrone?

A.Itshighspeedofflying.B.Itslongworkinghours.

C.Itsquickresponsetoscreams.D.Itseasyaccesstodisasterscene.

47.Whatcantheauditorysystemdo?

A.Recognizehumancries.

B.Pickupsoundsfromfaraway.

C.Sendvictim'slocationdatatoatablet.

D.Improve（hequalityofhumanscreams.

48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“signatures“inParagraph4referto?

A.Effects.B.Features.C.Symbols.D.Situations.

49.Uptonow,engineershavesuccessfully.

A.developedhigherfrequencymicrophonesforuseondrones

B.rescueddisastervictimsbyusingdronestorecognizehumancries.

C.coachedartificialintelligencesoftwaretodistinguishhumanandnaturalsounds

D.completedoutdoorexperimentsusingdronestoquicklylocatedisastervictims

50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AIEnablesDronestoGiveBetterPerformance

B.Human-seekingDronesReplaceRescueCrews

C.EngineersTeachDronestoHuntHumanScreams

D.RescuersUseDronestoLocateDisasterSurvivors:

D

Everyonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone'spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.

Progressindicatesaperson'sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmust

leadabelterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remainstrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewantto

accepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings

However,atthebackcfthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhomissthe“goodold

days"，efficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunicationbecomesefficient,peoplearcableto

contactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywishto.Theclickofa

buttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.

Withthecommunicationgadgets,suchasmobilephonesandipads,peopleoftendonottakethe

efforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswiththeadditionalfeatureofhaving

tobeintheperson'spresencefbraslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuse

ourselvesorturntheotherpersonoff.

Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccess

ofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksareleftto

machinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhand

couldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsoconiesthelossofthe

personaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandcraftsarenowproducedina

factory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyis

quickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthe

handicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.

Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointof

view.Infact,progresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.Ilisonlywithprogressandtheinvention

ofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstate.Newtechnology

isrequiredforoldproductstostayold.

Itispeople'sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhas

onsociety.Technologyisflexible.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdepends

onpeople'sattitude.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoarcunabletorethink

theirattitudesandviewsofsociety.Whenweacceptprogressandadaptittosuitourneeds,anew

“past"iscreated.

51.AccordingtoParagraph1,progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewillingto.

A.liveanadvancedlife

B.lookforbettertechnicalmethods

C.changewaysoflivingatthemoment

D.accepttechnologyandadvancesteadily

52.Theauthorexplains“efficiencycomeswithaprice”by.

A.usingexamplesB.describingaprocess

C.followingtimeorderD.makingclassification

53.Comparedwithhome-madehandicrafts,machinemadeproducts.

A.lackgreataccuracyB.lackthepersonaltouch

C.areofhighvalueD.arequitewelcome

54.WhatcanbelearnedabouttechnologyfromParagraph49

A.Itcandestroynewtraditions.

B.Ilcanleadtosocialprogress.

C.Itcanbeusedtocorrectmistakesifnecessary.

D.Itcanbeusedtopreserveoldproducts.

55.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Progresscansuit（heneedsofdailylife.

B.Peoplereviewthepastwithgreatregret.

C.Technologyshouldbeinlroducedinafixedway.

D.People'sattitudedecidestheuseoftechnology.

2024届天津市河西区高三下学期总复习质量检测（一）英语试题

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；母小题2.5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whetheryou'reconsideringgaptimedirectlyafterhighschool,duringcollege,oramid-

careerbreak,takingayearoffisagreatopportunitytolearnthroughnewexperiences,grow

beyondyourcomfortzone,andgetoutofyourordinaryroutine.

Ifyourhungertotraveltheworld,meetnewpeople,andexperiencenewadventurescanno

longerbeignored,agapyearprogramisajjreatopportunitytovolunteerabroad,teachabroad,

internabroad,orattendalanguageschool.Whetheryou'reattractedbyaquicktouracrosscountry

bordersonmultiplecontinents,oralong-termstayinanearordistantcity,thebestwaytospend

yourgap.yeariscompletelyuptoyou!

Gapyearsarebecomingincreasinglycommonforstudentsandyoungprofessionals.Infact,

manyfindthatwhenapplyingforjobs,theirgapyearexperiencehelpstheirresumestandout

amongaseaofqualifiedcandidates.

Becauseof（hepopularityofgapyears,potentialgapyeartravelershavetonsofquestions

like:Istakingagapyearpossible?

•Whotakesagapyear?

,Howmuchdoesagapyearcost?

•HowcanImakethemostofmygapyear?

,Whenisthebesttimetotakeagapyear?

•Willagapyearaffectmycollegeapplications?

,Whataretheprosandconsofagapyear?

•AmItoooldtolakeagapyear?

•Aretheregapyearjobsavailable?

HereatGoOverseaswehavedetailedinformationtohelpyouhaveayearofmeaningful

growththroughexploringyourinterests,passions,andcuriosities,aswellassupportingyour

desirefbrexperientiallearning,eitherlocallyorabroad.Gothroughgapyearprogramlistingsand

reviews,readthroughexpertgapyearadviceandideas,anddecidehowtogetthemostoutof

yourgapyear.

36.Whatdoyouknowaboutthegapyear?

A.Itisnotworthwhile.B.Itmainlysuitsschoolstudents.

C.Itdocsmoreharmthangood.D.Itcontributestoanewroutine.

37.Whocanconsidertakingagapyearaccordingtothetext?

A.Peoplewhohaveonlybeenonthejobforayear.

B.Peoplewhoalwayswanttolearnanewlanguageabroad

C.Highschoolstudentswhoaretiredofsittingalldaylong.

D.Peoplewhowanttoachievework-lifebalanceinthelongrun.

38.Whatdoesagapyeardoforjobseekers?

A.Itmakeslittledifferencetothem.

B.Itmakestheirresumeslookmoreauthentic.

C.Itmakestheirpotentialemployersconfused.

D.Itincreasestheirchancesofbeinghired.

39.Whatisthepurposeofthelistofthequestions?

A.Todrawtheattentionofnewgapyeartravelers.

B.Toshowthedifficultiesthatagapyeartravelermaymeet.

C.Toreflectwhatpeoplemightwanttoknowabouttakingagapyear.

D.Toexplainwhypeopleshouldtakeagapyearintoconsideration.

40.Whatisthistext?

A.Atravelguide.

B.Aguidetocareerchoices.

C.Anadvertisementfbrtakingagapyear.

D.Suggestionsforhavingawonderfulschoollife.

B

WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel,sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged,I

convincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition（试演）.IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential.

Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventwhichdozensofthemostprestigious

（有声望的）modelingagenciesfromaroundtheworldwouldattend.At13,myhopesoffame

andfortunecloudedalljudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego.Wehaveneverbeenrich,

buttheysawmyenthusiasmandagreed.

Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies.Formonths,anyboredemor

disappointmentwaspushedasidebecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetobearealmodel.

IthoughtIwouldgracethecoversoffamousmagazines!

Ofcourse,Iwasn'tsigned,butwhathurtmemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewtc5'9"

（about1.75metres）Icouldbeasuccess.Iprayedforagrowthspurt（冲刺）becauseIcould

notimaginegivingupmydream.Imadeanappointmentwithalocalmodelingagencyandthe

agentdemandedS500forclasses,$500foraphotoshoot,and$300forotherexpenses.My

parentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmebegging.

Theagencysentmeoutonafewauditions,butwitheverydayIdidn'treceiveacallIgrew

moredepressed.ThefinalstrawcameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercial

modeling.TherewasanopencallinNewYorkCity.Wespenthoursdrivingandanotherfew

hourswailing,onlytobetoldthatIwastooshort.Iwasdevastated（感至ij难以承受的）.

YearslaterIrealizedthatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn't

actuallylovemodeling,justtheideaofit.IwantedtobespecialandIwasinnocentlydetermined

toreachanimpossiblegoal.Theexperiencehasmademestrongerandthatwillhelpmeinthe

future.

41.What'sthemainreasonwhytheauthorwantedtobeamodel?

A.Shewonanationalcontest,

B.Shewantedtogetreputationandwealth.

C.Shewasurgedbysomemodelingagencies

D.Shehadfullpotential（obeasuccessfulmodel,

42.What'stheauthor'sparents'attitudetowardherdream?

A.Encouraging.B.Critical.C.Doublful.D.Enthusiastic

43.Whatwasthatmadetheauthorendherattempttobecomeamodel?

A.Herparentswerestronglyagainstit.

B.Sherealizedthatitwasimpossibleforher.

C.Evenalocalmodelingagencyturnedherdown.

D.Sherealizedthatshedidn'tactuallylovetheideaofmodeling.

44.Theunderlinedphrase"Thefinalstraw"probablymeans.

A.thelastinaseriesofbadthingsthathappentomakesomeoneveryupsetangry

B.thefinalresultthatshewasadmittedbythemodelcompany

C.thefinalauditiongivenbytheagency

D.thedecisionthatshemadeatlastnottobeamodelanymore

45.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperienceofstrugglingtobeamodel?

A.Wherethere'sawillthere'saway.

B.Beingamodelisnotthateasy.

C.Weshouldhaveourownjudgmentandshouldnotjustfollowothers.

D.Wemightsetunpracticalgoalsbuttheexperiencescanhelpusgrow.

C

Theterm"graffiti"isanItalianwordmeaningscratchingorscribbling（乱涂）.Itentered

theEnglishlanguageinthe1850s,specificallytodescribethecasualwallwritingthatexperts

foundinPompeiiandtheRomantombs.Originallyatermusedonlyinancientscribbling,the

wordhasundergoneconsiderableexpansionofmeaninginthepast75yearssothatitnowrefers

toanywrittenmessageonawall.Graffitiarecharacterizedbytheircasualness,iftheyweremore

formal,theywouldbeknownasinscriptions（铭文）.

ThefirstpieceofgraffitiwasfoundononeofthewallsofthecityPompeii,whichwas

destroyedbytheeruptionofMountVesuviusin79AD.Ilwasoneof1,600piecesofgraffiti

uncoveredinPompeiiduringadiginthe19thcentury.Notsurprisingly,thereismuchevidenceof

graffitiwritingon（hepyramidandtemplesofancientEgypt.Itislikelythateversincepeople

havehadwallsandmaterialstoscratchorpaintwith,theyhavebeenengagedinthissimplest

formofcommunication.

Thewritingofgraffitigivespeopleauniqueopportunitytoachievesomekindofpublic

audience.Thusshortpoems,declarationsoflove,piecescfpoliticalandrevolutionarypolemic

（论战）andcriticismsofinstitutionsandpeopleformasignificantpartofgraffiti.

Apartfromitsusefulnessintermsofself-expression,graffitiisalsoavaluablesourcefor

historians.Thereisalwaysthepossibilitythathistoricalevertsmayberecordedbythepresenceof

graffiti.Perhapsthemostinterestingexampleofthisisthegraffitirelatingtothegladiatorial（角

斗士）-contestsheldinPompei.Graffiticanalsogiveusauniqueviewintothedailylifeand

customsofapeople,foritscasualexpressionencouragestherecordingofdetailsthatmoreformal

writingwouldtendtoignore.

Inthelate1970s,graffitibecamepopular.Athoughtwrittenonatoiletwallin

WolverhamptoncannowbereadinChicagoorAdelaide.Initsownway.thisisprobablythe

mostfascinatingexampleofMcLuhan'sconceptof"theglobalvillage".Wenowhavea

worldwidetoiletwall.

46.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,graffiti.

A.isanothernamefor"inscription"

B.gotitsnamefromtheEnglishlanguage

C.wasborninthe1850s

D.mainlyreferstocasualwritingorpicturesonwalls

47.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Giaffitihasalonghistoiy.

B.Graffitiisanattractiveformofart.

C.GraffitimadetheancientcityPompeiifamous.

D.GraffitiwasancientEgyptian'smainwayofcommunication.

48.WhatdoesthethirdandfourthparagraphsmainlytellusQ

A.Graffiti'sgreatvalue.B.GraffiH'sfeatures.

C.Graffiti'swayofexpression.D.Graffiti'sconnectionwithpeople'sdailylife.

49.Thegraffitirelatingtothegladiatorialcontestsismentionedinthepassagetoprovethat__.

A.graffiticanshowpeople'scustoms

B.graffiticanprovidevaluablehistoricalevidence

C.graffitiwasmainlyusedtorecordimportantevents

D.graffiticanprovidemoredetailedinformationthanformalwriting

50.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat.

A.thepresenceofgraffitimakestheworldcloselyconnected

B.theconceptof"theglobalvillage"isfamousworldwide

C.graffitihasbecomeverypopularallovertheworld

D.peoplelikeusingtoiletwallstosharetheirgraffiti

D

Somepeopleworrythatthere'stoomuchtechnologyinourlives.Andtheymayhaveapoint,

givenhowcountlesspeoplenowcarrytheinternetaroundin（heirpocketanduseitasaprimary

formofcommunication.Ifspracticallydifficulttoshuntechnologyinourworld.Thereare

computermicrochips（微芯片）inourwatches,ourcars,lightswitches,evenourpets!Where

willitend?

Well,ifcertainpeoplehaveiheirway,it'llgoevenfurther.We'llhavemicrochipsinwlanlcd

intoourbrainsthatcaninteractwiththecomputersbythoughtalone.Itmaysoundlikesomething

fromthesciencefiction,butinmanyways,thingslookquitepromising.Thankstotheabilityto

sendandreceiveinformationremotelyviacomputers,microchipsandotherrelateddeviceshave

longbeenputintobrains.

Forexample,electrodeshavebeenimplantedinthebrainsofepilepsypatientstobetter

recordandevenpredicttheabnormalneurological（神经病学的）activity.Similarly,deep­

brainstimulation,throughimplanteddevicesthatcauseactivityinkeybrainregions,isan

establishedtreatmentforthingslike-Parkinson'sdisease,andisevenbeinglookedintofor

illnesseslikedepression.

However,il'sanotherthingtoplacesuchdevicesinhealthyindividuals.Thereareihe

practicalconcerns,notleastofwhichiswhatthesechipswillbemadeof.Theinsideofthebrain

isamassofhighlyreactivechemicalsandelectricalactivity.Implantswouldneedtobeinert

（静止的）enoughtonotupsetthedelicateprocessesbytheirpresence,butalsosensitive

enough（oreadandprocesstheactivityaroundthem.Currenttechnologyhasmadeimpressive

progresswiththis,butifitweretoberolledouttomillionsofpeople,we'dneedtobe100percent

certainthatit'ssafe.

Howmanypeoplewillactuallywanttohavetechnologyliterallyputintotheirbrain?A

surprising60percentofAmericanssaythey'dbeokaywithit,butthat'swhenit'spurely,

theoretical.Inreality,thepossibilityofhavingstrangersstickchipsinyourbrainislikelytoprove

unattractive,especiallyforapopulationwheremillionsgetmadatfictionalmicrochipsinvaccines

（疫苗）»andevenmorearefrightenedofdentists.

Ultimately,thetechnologyofcomputer-braininterface（接口）implantsisstillfaraway

fromus.

51.What'sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Asummaryofthearticle.B.Anintroducliontothemaintopic.

C.Anoverviewofthewholearticle.D.Anargumentoverthemaintopic.

52.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"implanted"meaninparagraph2?

A.Toputsomethingintosomeone'sbodybyanoperation.

B.Todesignsomethingnewoveraperiodoftime.

C.Topreventsomethingfromchangingrapidly.

D.Togelridofsomethingsteadily.

53.Whatdocstheauthorwanttotellusbytheexamplesinparagraph3?

A.Theprocessofhuman-computerinteraction.

B.Thepossibletreatmentforparticulardiseases.

C.Thefutureofmic