2026年高考英语模拟试卷试题汇编-说明文阅读理解

第1页（共1页）2026年高考英语模拟试卷试题汇编——说明文阅读理解一．阅读理解（共20小题）1．（2024秋•汉中期末）MaMyung﹣sundidn'texpectmuchfromthebananasheplantedonafarminSeoul.HemustuseagreenhouseforpartoftheyeartoprotectthebananasfromSouthKorea'scoldwinters.Butwarmertemperaturesbecauseofclimatechangehaveproducedawelcomesurpriseintheformofflowersandfruit.Thelandareawheretropicalcrops（热带作物）aregrowninSouthKoreahasincreasedfromabout295hectaresin2021to3，306hectaresin2023.Thereare67bananafarmsinthesouth.AndMaisamongagrowingnumberoffarmersexperimentingwithcropsusuallygrowninawarmerclimate."Iwanttotrygrowingothertropicalcrops，too.So，asyoucanseehere，Ihaveplantedthesepapayatreesaswell，"Masaid，pointingtoasmallpapayaplant.Maopeneduppartofhisfamily'sfarmtopeoplefromthecityin2006.Heishappyabouthissmallsuccessbutheworriesaboutwhatitmeansfortheclimate."Ifeelthattheclimateproblemhasbecomeveryserious，"saidMa，whohasbeenafarmerfor25years.SouthKorealiesinthetemperatezoneandhasfourseasons.Butitsclimateappearstobegettingwarmerandwetterthroughouttheyear.Theaverage（平均的）yearlytemperaturehasbeencontinuallyrising.Theaveragetemperatureof13.7degreesCelsiuslastyearwasthehighestsinceitsrecordsbeganin1973.Rainfallduringlastyear'srainyseasonwas660.2mmnationwide，nearlytwotimesthe356.7mmannualaveragefigure.SouthKorea'sclimateconditionsarebecomingmorelikethoseoftropicalareas，sofarmingexpertssayitisimportantforfarmerstofindtherightcroptypesfortheclimate.TropicalfruitsareusuallyexpensiveinSouthKorea，soshoppersshouldwelcomethelesscostlylocalproduce."Mykidslovebananas.So，itisgoodifwecanbuybananasgrowninourowncountry，"saidKimJi﹣youn，whowasbuyingimported（进口的）bananasinaSeoulsupermarket.（1）What'stheinfluenceofclimatechangeonMa'sfarm？A.Ithasmadeitpossibletogrowsometropicalcrops.B.Theareawherecropscanbeplantedhasbecomesmaller.C.Ithasrequiredhimtowaterthecropsmoreoften.D.Thefarm'sproductionoftraditionalcropshasdropped.（2）WhatareSouthKoreanfarmersadvisedtodo？A.Improvetraditionalcrops.B.Choosepropercropstogrow.C.Payattentiontowaterquality.D.Plantcropsintherainyseasons.（3）WhatisKimJi﹣youn'sattitudetobananasgrowninSouthKorea？A.Unknown.B.Negative.C.Worried.D.Supportive.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext？A.LastingWeatherChangesCauseFarmers'Worry.B.PeopleinSouthKoreaCan'tGetTropicalFruit.C.SouthKoreanFarmersTryGrowingBananasinWarmerWeather.D.RisingTemperaturesHarmTraditionalFarmCropsUnexpectedly.2．（2025•浙江三模）Whenbabiesareexposedtoavarietyoffaces，theybecomemoreadeptinrecognizingandappreciatingdiversity，whichcanhelpreducebiasesandprejudicesastheygrow.ThisisaccordingtoneuroscientistSaskiaKochoftheDondersInstituteandRadboudUniversity.KochconductedherresearchusingdatafromtheNijmegenlongitudinalstudy.Thisstudyfollowsyoungpeoplefrominfancy（婴儿期）.First，theresearcherslookedathowfrequentlytheteenagershadattendeddaycareasbabies.Then，thesameyoungsterswereassignedthedutyofplayingagamewhentheyreachedtheageof17.Inthegame，theyhadtoworkwithanotherpersontheycouldn'tsee.Bothplayershadthesamegoal：findanobjectonagameboard.Onlythe17﹣year﹣oldknewwheretheitemwas.The17﹣year﹣oldshadtocommunicatethislocationtoeachotherwithoutusingwords.Theyhadtodesigncommunicativepatternsthatwouldassisttheotherpersoninlocatingtheobject.Thiscouldbeaccomplished，forexample，byperformingspecificmovements.The17﹣year﹣oldswereinformedtheywereplayingwitha5﹣year﹣oldinonegameandanadultinanother，despitethefactthatitwasthesameindividualeachtime.Initially，the17﹣year﹣oldsadjustedtheircommunicativepatternswhentheythoughttheywereinteractingwiththechildbyplacingmoreemphasisontheirmovements.Howquicklytheyabandonedthispatterndependedonhowmuchtimetheyspentindaycare.17﹣year﹣oldswhohadcomeintocontactwithmanydifferentpeopleasinfantsweremorelikelytogetoverastereotype（刻板印象）.Theyfoundoutintheinteractionthatthe"child"wasalsoverygoodandthenbasedtheirplayonthat.Accordingtotheresearcherthismeansthatbabieswhohavehadmorediversesocialinteractionscanmoreeasilyletgoofastereotypelaterinlife.Theyaremoresensitivetosocialinteractionandcanmorequicklyletgooftheimagetheyhaveintheirmindsoftheirpeers.Kochsays，"Gainingmanydiversesocialexperiencesearlyinlifeallowsustoadaptbettertotheneedsofourpartnersinsocialinteraction."（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adept"inparagraph1mean？A.Forgetful.B.Skillful.C.Interested.D.Disappointed.（2）Whatwasthepurposeofthegameinthestudy？A.ToconfirmthedatafromtheNijmegenstudy.B.Totesttheimpactsofearlysocialinteractions.C.Toenhancetheyoungsters'cooperativeability.D.Toassesstheeffectsofcommunicativepatterns.（3）Howdidthe17﹣year﹣oldsfirstrespondtothe"child"inthegame？A.Theychangedtheirfixedideaofachild.B.Theyadjustedthetimespentonthegame.C.Theyperformedmorespecificmovements.D.Theyemployedverbalinteractivepatterns.（4）WhathelpsbabieswithfuturesocialcontactsaccordingtoKoch？A.Interactingwithvariouspeople.B.Engagingwithdiversepeers.C.Adaptingtotheneedsofpartners.D.Lettinggooftheoldimages.3．（2025秋•市南区校级期中）Theyoungestmembersofsociety﹣childrenandteenagers﹣aregrowingupinadigitalizedworld，wheretheyareincreasinglydependentonelectronicdevices.Manychildrenengagewithscreensasearlyaschildhoodandearlychildhood.Insteadofinteractingwithplaymates，childrenoftenfindthemselvesburiedinsingle﹣playergaming.Evenfamilydinnersarenowfrequentlydominatedbyscreensratherthanmeaningfulinteractions.Developmentalpsychologistswarnthatthisphenomenoncouldhavelong﹣termeffects."Childrenneedin﹣personinteractionstobuildempathy（共情）andemotionalregulation，"saidDr.Daniel，aclinicalpsychiatrist."Withoutthoseformativeexperiences，they'reatriskofbecomingadultswhostruggletodealwithrelationshipsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsandemotions."HedescribedinhisarticleAmerica'sLonelinessepidemic：WhatIstoBeDone？Studiesindicatethatprolongedcontactwithdigitaldevicesduringcriticaldevelopmentalyearscaninfluencethegrowthoftheprefrontalcortex（前额叶皮质），thepartofthebrainresponsiblefordecision﹣makingandempathy.Thesechangesmayleavechildrenill﹣equippedtonavigatethecomplexitiesofadultrelationships，creatingacycleofisolation.Teenagersareperhapsthemostat﹣riskgroupsinthelonelinesscrisis.Intheperiodoftwodecades，in﹣personsocialinteractionamongteenshasdroppedby70%，replacedlargelybydigitalcommunication.Socialmediaplatformsmakeitseemlikepeopleareconnected，buttheyoftenmakepeoplefeelworseaboutthemselvesandleftout.Thedamagetopeople'smindsisreallybad.Depressionandanxietyratesamongteenagershaveincreased，andstudiesbyDr.Vivek，linksocialmediausetolonelinessandconfirmit.Forteens，lonelinessisnotjustanemotionalstatebutasigntolife﹣threateningmentalhealthcrises.Soitisessentialtosolvetheproblemofchildren'sdependenceondigitaldevicesthroughvariousapproaches.Thisincludesestablishingclearguidelinesforscreentime，encouragingactivitiesthatpromotesocialdevelopment，andeducatingchildrenabouttheimportanceofabalancedlifestyle.Bydoingso，wecancreateanenvironmentthatsupportstheoverallwell﹣beingofchildren.（1）Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph？A.Theover﹣relianceondigitaldevice.B.Thelackofhabitualself﹣discipline.C.Theimprovementoffamilybonding.D.Therapiddevelopmentoftechnology.（2）WhatpotentialharmdoesthisphenomenondototeenagersaccordingtoDr.Daniel？A.Weakeningtheirproblem﹣solvingskills.B.Increasingtheirstruggleforself﹣independence.C.Impactingthedevelopmentofsocialresponsibility.D.Reducingtheirabilitytohandlecomplicatedrelationships.（3）What'sthetrapofsocialmediaaccordingtothepassage？A.Itfeedsconstantself﹣doubt.B.Itsetsoffcomparisonanxiety.C.Itcreatesanimageofbelonging.D.Itforcespeopletoshareprivatedata.（4）Whatcanbedonetosolvethementalhealthcrises？A.Supportdigitalexploration.B.Havereal﹣lifeinteraction.C.Encouragetechengagement.D.Receivespecifictraining.4．（2025秋•黄浦区校级期中）Expectthenightskytostartchangingfast.Onedaysoon，thestarswecanseefromEarthcouldbeoutnumberedbyhugequantitiesofsatellites.Whilemanypeopletodayliveundertheinfluenceoflightpollution，wecanatleaststilltraveltoaglitteringnightskyinthemountains，thedesert，oratsea.Butifcommunicationstechnologyfollowsitscurrenttrend，anyonewhowantstoescapethebyproductsofhumanactivitymighthavetogotothemoon.Someprofessionalastronomersraisedalarmslastspring，andagaininNovember，afterSpaceXlaunchedaseriesof60Starlinksatellites.Thesedon'tpresentabigproblemyet，butwhenthousandsmoreshinedownonus，theycouldinterferewithourabilitytodetectthefarthest，faintestobjectsintheuniverse.Thewidereffectwillbeonamateurskywatchers，campers，sailors，dreamers，poets，children，visionariesandanyoneelsewhohaseverbeenmovedbythebeautyoftheMilkyWaysetagainstthedarkmysteryofspace."We'reenteringasecondspaceagenow，70yearsafterthestartofthefirstone，"saysMcDowell，spacehistorianandastronautoftheHarvard﹣SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics.Thecostoflaunchingthingsintospaceisfinallycheap，sothenumberofthingsinspaceisgoingtoexplode.SpaceXhasplanstolaunch30，000moresatellites，inadditiontothe12，000alreadyapprovedbytheFCCandFAA.McDowellpredictsthatothercompaniesarelikelytolaunchtheirownsatellites.TheresultcouldbecheaporfreehighspeedInternetaccessforeveryoneontheplanet，atthepriceofourviewoftimelessconstellations（大同群星）.Somecommunicationcanbedonewithhigher，lessnoticeablesatellitesingeostationaryorbit，heexplains，butthosecan'tgetenoughbandwidthtooffereveryonevideostreaming.Forthatweneedthesatellitesinlowearthorbit，wheretheywillparadeacrossourview.TheskywillbecomeevenmoremessyifJeffBezoscarriesouthisplantomovecommunicationsindustryintospace—aneffortthatwouldrequirehundredsofthousandsofmuchlarger，brightersatellites，saysMcDowell."Ourconcernisaboutourconnectiontotheuniverse，"saysRuskinHartley，thepresidentoftheInternationalDark﹣SkyAssociation.Hisgroup，whichhasbeenactiveintryingtodecreaseearth﹣boundlightpollution，hasalsotakeastandonthespace﹣basedkind.Whiletherearebillionsoutthere，oureyescanpickupjust10，000orsofromarelativelydarkplace，hesays，sosoonourviewcouldbe"twinklingwithsatellites."Isitselfishtowanttokeepournightsky，knowingsomepeoplestilldon'thaveInternetaccess？Maybe．Butmanyofthedisconnectedsurelyfeelaconnectiontothenightsky，too.McDowellsaysonegoodcompromisesolutionwouldbeaninternationalagreement，similartoaspacejunkpact（公约）throughtheInteragencySpaceDebrisCoordinationCommittee.Throughthatagreement，companieswithplanstolaunchsatellitesnowdesignthemsotheyfalltoEarthafter25years.Asimilaragreementmightencouragepeopletodesignsatelliteswithminimalimpactonourview.（1）Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A．BesidesSpaceX，FFCandFAAwilllaunch12，000satellitesintospace.B．Hartleyconsiderstoomanysatellitesinthenightskyaslightpollution.C．Duetothecurrentlightpollutionontheearth，wecan'tenjoyabeautifulnightsky.D．Therewillbeaninternationalagreementtolimitthenumberofsatellitesinthesky.（2）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A．Itisalmostimpossibletolaunchmoresatellitesintospaceinthefuture.B．Ifthecurrenttrendcontinues，therewillbemoresatellitesthanstarsinspace.C．Thesatellitesinlow﹣earthorbitaremoreadvancedthanthoseingeostationaryorbit.D．ItisalmostunlikelytoenjoytheglitteringnightskywiththefastaccesstotheInternet.（3）Whichofthefollowingexpertsororganizationsdoestheauthoroppose？A．FAAandJeffBezos.B．RuskinHartleyandSpaceX.C．McDowellandtheInternationalDark﹣SkyAssociation.D．JeffBezosandHarvard﹣SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics.（4）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage？A．Say"No"tosatellitelaunch.B．Thethreatfromnumeroussatellites.C．Satellitesarechangingthenightskyasweknowit.D．Whichmattersmore？Internetaccessoraglitteringnightsky？5．（2025秋•天津校级期中）Forlotsofkids，toddlerhood（幼儿期）isanimportanttimeforfriendship.Studiesshowthattheearlierkidslearntoformpositiverelationships，thebettertheyareatrelatingtoothersasteenagersandadults.Playingtogetheralsohelpsthesekidspracticesocialbehaviors，suchaskindness，sharing，andcooperation.Evenso，howquicklyyourchilddevelopsintoasocialcreaturemayalsodependonhistemperament.Sometoddlersareverysocial，butothersareshy.Inaddition，thewaythattoddlersdemonstratethattheylikeotherchildrenismarkedlydifferentfromwhatadultsthinkofasexpressionsoffriendship.ResearchatOhioStateUniversityinColumbusfoundthatatoddler'swayofsaying"Ilikeyou"duringplayislikelytocomeintheformofcopyingafriend'sbehavior.Thisseeminglyunusualwayofdemonstratingfondnesscanresultinunpleasantbehavior.Regardlessofhowmuchtheylikeaplaymate，theymaystillgrabhistoys，refusetoshare，andgetbossy.Butexpertssaythatthisisanormalandnecessarypartoffriendshipforkidsthisage.Throughplayexperiences，toddlerslearnsocialrules.That'swhyit'ssoimportanttotakeanactiveroleinyourtoddler'ssocialencountersbysettinglimitsandofferingfrequentremindersofwhattheyare.Whenyouestablishtheseguidelines，explainthereasonsbehindthem.Beginbyhelpingyourchildlearnsympathy（"Beniscrying.What'smakinghimsosad？"），thensuggesthowhecouldresolvetheproblem（"Maybehewouldfeelbetterifyoulethimplaytheball."）.Whenyourchildsharesorshowsempathy（同理心）towardafriend，praisehim（"Benstoppedcrying!Youmadehimfeelbetter."）.Anotherwaytoencouragehealthysocialinteractionisbyencouragingkidstousewords—notfists—toexpresshowtheyfeel.It'salsoimportanttobemindfulofhowyourchild'spersonalityaffectsplaytime.Kidsareeasytogetangrywhenthey'resleepyorhungry，soscheduleplaytimewhenthey'rerefreshed.（1）Whatdoesitindicatewhentoddlerscopytheirplaymates'behavior？A．Theyareinterestedinacting.B．Theyareshywiththestrangers.C．Theyarefondoftheirplaymates.D．Theyaretiredofplayinggames.（2）Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph2？A．Behavior.B．Talent.C．Enthusiastic.D．Character.（3）Whatdoestheauthorsuggestparentsdofortheirkids？A．Designgamesforthem.B．Findthemsuitableplaymates.C．Playtogetherwiththem.D．Helpthemunderstandsocialrules.（4）Whatisthefunctionofthequotedstatementsinparagraph4？A．Givingexamples.B．Explainingconcepts.C．Providingevidence.D．Makingcomparisons.（5）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？A．HowChildrenAdapttoChangesB．HowtoBeRoleModelforChildrenC．HowYourBabyLearnstoLoveD．HowtoCommunicatewithYourKid6．（2025•湖南模拟）Doesitoftenfeelasiftheworldisgettingstupider？DatareleasedbytheOECDsuggeststhatafifthofadultsdonobetterinmathsandreadingthanaprimaryschoolchild.Inmaths，averagescoreshaveriseninafewplacesoverthepasttenyears，butfalleninalmostasmany.Inliteracy（读写能力），alotmorecountrieshaveseenscoresdeclinethanadvance，despitethefactthatadultsholdmoreandhighereducationalqualificationsthaneverbefore.Demographicchangeofferssomeexplanation—newimmigrantsoftenstrugglewithanewlanguagewhilethenative﹣bornhaveageingbrains.Basicnumeracy（计算能力）andliteracyareoddlyunfashionablecomparedwithfashionable"softskills"，likegenerativeAI：Overstatingtheimportanceoftimes﹣tables（乘法表）seemsevenmoreboringwhentalkingrobotspromisetodoallthehardwork.Yetacenturyoftechnologicaldevelopmenthasnotcutdemandforpeoplewhoaregoodwithnumbersorwords.AdultswhodobadlyintheOECD'stestsearnmuchlessthanthosewhotopthem.Theyarealsoinpoorerhealth，lesssatisfiedwiththeirlife，lesstrustingofothersandmorelikelytofeelthattheyhavenovoiceinpolitics.Whattodo？Improvinglessonsforchildrenisthesurestwayofcreatingmorecapablegrown﹣ups.England'sadultshavegraduallyimprovedtheirpositionintheOECD'srankings，mostlybecausetheyoungestonesarescoringbetterthanbefore.Thesecondtaskistomodernizeoutdatedsystemsforeducatingadults.Thesegivedropoutsasecondchance；theyalsoservepeoplewhochangecareersandhelpimmigrantsintegrate.Intoomanyplaces，acrazeforuniversitieshascutbackonfundingandfocusonthekindsoflessonsthatpeopleaged18andabovecouldbeoffered.Degreesarebecominglessmeaningful：theOECDhasfoundthatevensomeuniversitygraduatespostnumeracyandliteracyscoresthatmightembarrassachild.Meanwhile，thoseadultswhowanttoreturntoclasswithoutbeginningwithlong，expensiveuniversitycoursesoftenfindgoodalternativesarelacking.Fasteractionstofixalltheseproblemsseemlikeabrightidea.（1）WhatdoesthedatareleasedbytheOECDshow？A.Adultsmaybelessliteratethanbefore.B.Themajorityofadultsarewell﹣educated.C.Childrencanhaveeasieraccesstoeducation.D.Adultsfindnumeracyandliteracylessuseful.（2）Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout？A.Theeffectivenessofeducation.B.Theroleofadvancedtechnology.C.Thevalueofliteracyandnumeracy.D.Thedeclineinpoliticalengagement.（3）WhyisEnglandmentionedinparagraph4？A.Tocriticizeitsoutdatededucationsystem.B.Torevealthedecreaseinitsdropoutrate.C.TodemonstrateitshighrankingintheOECD.D.Tohighlightthesignificanceofchildren'seducation.（4）Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph？A.Universitystudentsarefinanciallysupported.B.Childrenareembarrassinglyworseinnumeracy.C.Degreesandabilitiesarenotnecessarilymatched.D.Expensiveuniversitycourseshavegoodalternatives.7．（2025•浙江模拟）GoogleShoppingistransformingthewaypeoplediscoverandpurchasefashionitemsbyintegratingadvancedAItoolsthatmakeshoppingmoreintuitiveandpersonalized.Everyday，overabillionshoppingsearchesoccuronGoogle，yetmorethanhalfofshoppersreportdifficultiesfindingproductsthatmatchtheirspecificvision—whetherit'sa"colorfulmididresswithbigdaisies"or"tailoredwide﹣legtrousers."Tobridgethisgap，Googlehasrolledoutinnovativefeaturesdesignedtoenhanceproductdiscoveryanddecision﹣making.OnestandoutfeatureisVisionMatch，nowavailabletoallmobileusersintheU.S.Thistoolallowsshopperstodescribetheiridealitemindetail—suchas"straplesssatineveninggownwithlacetrim"—andgenerateAI﹣poweredvisualsuggestions.Byselectingthe"Can'tfindit？Createit!"optionorusingthe"Create&shop"buttonintheShoppingtab，usersreceivetailoredrecommendationsthatbringtheirfashionideastolife.ThefeaturenotonlydisplaysAI﹣generatedimagesbutalsosurfacessimilarpurchasableproductsfromvariousretailers.Anotherkeyadvancementistheexpandedvirtualtry﹣ontool，whichnowincludespants，skirts，anddressesinadditiontotops.Whenbrowsingitemslabeledwitha"tryon"badge，shopperscanseehowgarmentsfitonrealmodelsrepresentingawiderangeofbodytypes，fromXXStoXXL.Google'simprovedmachinelearningmodelsevengeneratecompleteoutfitpreviews，pairingselectedbottomswithcomplementarytopsandshoesforarealisticstylingexperience.Thishelpsusersvisualizehowpieceswilllookinreallife，reducinguncertaintyandboostingconfidenceintheirpurchases.BycombiningAI﹣generatedvisuals，precisesearchmatching，andimmersivetry﹣oncapabilities，GoogleShoppingisaddressingcommonfrustrationsinonlinefashionretail.Thesetoolsaimtoreplicate（复制）thein﹣storeexperienceofexploringstylesandassessingfit，allwithinadigitalplatform.WhilecurrentlylimitedtotheU.S.market，theseinnovationssignalashifttowardmoreinteractive，user﹣centrice﹣commerce—onewherefindingtheperfectitemisassimpleasdescribingitorseeingitwornbeforeclicking"buy".（1）WhatisthemainpurposeofGoogleShopping'snewAItools？A．Tofavorcertainretailers.B．Toreplacehumandesigners.C．Todecreasesearchnumbers.D．Toenhanceshoppingexperience.（2）Howdoesthe"VisionMatch"featurework？A．Bycompletingpurchasesautomatically.B．BygeneratingAI﹣basedvisualsuggestions.C．Byenablingcustomclothingdesignservices.D．Bydisplayingonlypartneredbrands'products.（3）Whatisakeybenefitofthevirtualtry﹣ontool？A．Itdisplaysclothingfitondiversebodytypes.B．Itprovidesdiscountsfortryingitemsvirtually.C．Itautomaticallycreatesoutfitsfromdifferentstores.D．Itallowsuserstoredesignclothesbeforepurchasing.（4）WhatfuturetrenddoesGoogleShopping'sAIsignal？A．Morephysicalstores.B．Lessproductdetails.C．Fewerglobalmarkets.D．Interactiveonlineshopping.8．（2025秋•历下区校级期中）Insects，withtheirtinybrains，exhibitremarkablenavigationabilities.Theycanfindtheirwaythroughcomplexenvironmentsandevendetectsmallopeningstopassthrough.Thisphenomenonhassparkedtheinterestofresearchers，particularlyinthefieldofcomputing，whereefficiencyisapriority.AteamledbybiologistDr.MariaFernandezattheUniversityofCambridgehasrecentlymadesignificantadvancesinunderstandinghowinsectsachievethis，andtheyhaveappliedtheirfindingstodevelopabio﹣inspirednavigationsystemforrobots.Oneofthekeyfactorsininsectnavigationisthewaytheyprocessvisualinformation."Whenyou'redriving，theobjectsclosertoyouseemtomovefasterthanthosefartheraway，"explainsDr.Fernandez.Insectsusethisprincipletomeasuredistancesandnavigateeffectively.However，therealworldisnotastraightline，andinsectsoftenneedtomakerapidadjustmentstotheirpathstoavoidobstaclesorfindfood.Tohandlethiscomplexity，theyemployaseriesofsimple，yeteffective，strategies.Dr.Fernandez'steam，includingPhDstudentAlexJohnson，developedaneuralmodelthatmimics（模仿）theinsectbrain'sactivity.Themodelisbasedontheprincipleofminimizingtheapparentmotionoftheenvironment."Weprogrammedtherobottoalwaysmovetowardstheareawherethevisualmotionisleast，saysJohnson."Thissimpleruleallowstherobottocenteritselfinnarrowpassagesandnavigatethroughthemwithminimalcomputationaleffort."Invariousvirtualenvironments，therobotdemonstratedbehaviorsimilartothatofinsects，successfullyfindingandpassingthroughsmallopenings.Theresearchersbelievethatthisfindingcouldhavesignificantimplicationsforthedevelopmentofenergy﹣efficientcomputing."Bydesigningspecifichardwarethatreplicatesthesesimpleneuralmechanisms，"Dr.Fernandezexplains，"wecancreatemoreefficientandcompactcomputingsystems.Thisapproachcouldleadtosignificantadvancementsinrobotics，sensortechnology，andevenmobiledevices."Inthefuture，Dr.Fernandezaimstoapplytheseinsectnavigationprinciplestothedesignofspecializedchips."Thesechipswouldbemuchsmallerandconsumelesspowerthancurrentgeneral﹣purposeprocessors.Thiscouldrevolutionizehowwebuildandusecomputingdevicesinawiderangeofapplications，"shecomments.（1）Howdoesinsectnavigationresearchdrivetechnologicalinnovation？A.Bydevelopingnewtypesofrobots.B.Byunderstandinginsects'navigationability.C.Byimprovinggeneral﹣purposeprocessors.D.Bycreatingvirtualenvironmentsfortesting.（2）Whyis"acar"mentionedinParagraph2？A.Todemonstratetheprincipleofcarmotion.B.Toemphasizethelimitationsofhumanvision.C.Tointerprethowinsectsperceivedistances.D.Tocomparethemovementofdifferentobjects.（3）Howdoinsectsusevisualinformationtonavigate？A.Bydetectingthefastest﹣movingobjects.B.Byjudgingthesmallestrelativemotion.C.Byfollowingastraightpathatalltimes.D.Bymemorizingthelocationsofobstacles.（4）Whatisthefuturegoaloftheresearch？A.Designinginsect﹣inspiredsmartchips.B.Researchinggeneral﹣purposerobots.C.Developingsensorsthatsaveenergy.D.Buildingcomputersinspiredbyinsects.9．（2026•长春校级一模）AsIwanderedoutofmyNewYorkapartment，behindmesomeonecalledout，"WherecanIfindpeaches？"Iturnedaroundtoseeawomanstandingoutsidethegreengrocer's.Theabsurdityofthemomentstruckme—whywouldsomeonewantpeachesinthemiddleofwinter？Itisjustasabsurdassittingbythepoolonablisteringsummerdayandreachingforawarm，woollyjumper.Iwasalreadyawareoftheissuesfacingthefoodsystem：industrialfarmingruiningsoils，unclearsupplychainsleavingcitizenspowerlessinmakingtherightbuyingdecisions，andthedominanceofultra﹣processedfoodswithzeronutritionalvalueinsupermarkets.Butthisencountermademeseehownormalizeditwastoexpectfoodoutofseason.Aftergraduating，IworkedatWallStreetinNewYork，managingportfolios（投资组合）.Despitethebreathtakingviewandfast﹣pacedstockmarket，Iwastroubledbythegreedunderlyingmywork.Cookingwasmyescape.Ithadalwaysbeenapassion，whetherinBuenosAires，atuniversity，orinNewYork.AsInearedmy30s，IknewIneededachangeandfoodbecamemynorthstar.ThroughmyworkvisitingmarketsandfarmersaroundEurope，Isawfirst﹣handwhyseasonalityiscriticalinourabilitytoregaincontrolof，andfix，ourfoodsystem.AllaroundmeIcouldseehowquicklyflavourwasdisappearingfromourplates.Iwantedtoreintroducephenomenalflavourintopeople'slives，andtore﹣educateandreconnectconsumerswithnature.In2004，ItookoverNatoora，aFrench﹣foundedcompanywithasmallbaseinLondon，det