2026年高考英语模拟试题汇编：说明文阅读理解

2026年高考英语模拟试卷试题汇编一一说明文阅读理解

一,阅读理解（共20小题）

1.（2024秋•汉中期末）MaMyung-sundidn'texpectmuchfromthebananasheplantedonafarmin

Seoul.HemustuseagreenhouseforpartoftheyeartoprotectthebananasfromSouthKorea'scold

winters.Butwarmertemperaturesbecauseofclimatechangehaveproducedawelcomesurpriseintheformof

flowersandfruit.

Thelandareawheretropicalcrops（热带作物）aregrowninSouthKoreahasincreasedfromabout295

hectaresin2021to3,306hectaresin2023.Thereare67bananafarmsinthesouth.AndMaisamongagrowing

numberoffarmersexperimentingwithcropsusuallygrowninawarmerclimate.

"Iwanttotry1growingothertropicalcrops,too.So,asyoucanseehere,Ihaveplantedthesepapayatrees

aswell,"Masaid,pointingtoasmallpapayaplant.

Maopeneduppartofhisfamily'sfarmtopeoplefromthecityin2006.Heishappyabouthissmallsuccess

binheworriesaboutwhatitmeansfortheclimate."Ifeelthattheclimateproblemhasbecomeveryserious,"said

Ma,whohasbeenafarmerfor25years.

SouthKorealiesinthetemperatezoneandhasfourseasons.Butitsclimateappearstobegettingwarmerand

wetterthroughouttheyear.Theaverage（平均的）yearlytemperaturehasbeencontinuallyrising.Theaverage

temperatureof13.7degreesCelsiuslastyearwasthehighestsinceitsrecordsbeganin1973.

Rainfallduringlastyear'srainyseasonwas660.2mmnationwide,nearlytwotimesthe356.7mmannual

averagefigurc.SouthKorea'sclimateconditionsarcbecomingmorelikethoseoftropicalareas;sofarming

expertssayitisimportantforfarmerstofindtherightcroptypesfor（heclimate.

TropicalfruitsareusuallyexpensiveinSouthKorea,soshoppersshouldwelcomethelesscostlylocal

produce."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.

□.Supportive.

(4)Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttideforthetext?

A.LastingWeatherChangesCauseFarmers'Worry.

B.PeopleinSouthKoreaCan'tGelTropicalFruit.

C.SouthKoreanFarmersTryGrowingBananasinWarmerWeather.

D.RisingTemperaturesHarmTraditionalFarmCropsUnexpectedly.

2.(2025•浙江三模)Whenbabiesarcexposedtoavarietyoffaces,theybecomemoreadeptinrecognizing

andappreciatingdiversity,whichcanhelpreducebiasesandprejudicesastheygrow.Thisisaccordingto

neuroscientistSaskiaKochoftheDondersInstituteandRadboudUniversity.

KochconductedherresearchusingdatafromtheNijmegenlongitudinalstudy.Thisstudyfollowsyoung

peoplefrominfancy(婴儿期).First,(heresearcherslookedathowfrequentlytheteenagershadattendeddaycare

asbabies.Then,thesameyoungsterswereassignedthedutyofplayingagamewhentheyreachedtheageof17.In

thegame,theyhadtoworkwithanotherpersontheycouldn'tsee.Bothplayershadthesamegoal：findanobject

onagamcboard.Onlythe17-year-oldknewwheretheitemwas.Thc17-year-oldshadtocommunicatethis

locationtoeachotherwithoutusingwords.Theyhadtodesigncommunicativepatternsthatwouldassisttheother

personinlocatingtheobject.Thiscouldbeaccomplished,forexample,byperformingspecificmovements.

The17-year-oldswereinformedtheywereplayingwitha5-year-oldinonegameandanaduhin

another,despitethefactthatitwasthesameindividualeachtime.Initially»the17-year-oldsadjustedtheir

communicativepatternswhentheythoughttheywereinteractingwiththechildbyplacingmoreemphasisontheir

movements.Howquicklytheyabandonedthispatterndependedonhowmuchtimetheyspentindaycare.17-

year-oldswhohadcomeintocontactwithmanydifferentpeop：easinfantsweremorelikelytogetovera

stereotype(刻板印象),Theyfoundoutintheinteractionthatthe"child"wasalsoverygoodandthenbasedtheir

playonthat.

Accordingtotheresearcherthismeansthatbabieswhohavehadmorediversesocialinteractionscanmore

easilyletgoofastereotypelaterinlife.Theyaremoresensitivetosocialinteractionandcanmorequicklyletgo

oftheimagetheyhaveintheirmindsoftheirpeers.Kochsays»"Gainingmanydiversesocialexperiencesearlyin

lifeallowsustoadaptbettertotheneedsofourpartnersinsocialinteraction."

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"adept"inparagraph1mean?

A.Forgetful.

B.SkillfuL

C.Interested.

□.Disappointed.

(2)Whatwasthepurposeofthegamein(hestudy?

A.ToconfirmthedatafromtheNijmegenstudy.

B.Totesttheimpactsofearlysocialinteractions.

C.Toenhancetheyoungsters'cooperativeability.

D.Toassesstheeffectsofcommanicativepatterns.

(3)Howdidthe17-year-oldsfirstrespondtothe"child"inthegame?

A.Theychangedtheirfixedideaofachild.

B.Theyadjustedthetimespentonthegame.

C.Theyperformedmorespecificmovements.

D.Theyemployedverbalinteractivepatterns.

(4)WhathelpsbabieswithfuturesocialcontactsaccordingtoKoch?

A.Interactingwithvariouspeople.

B.Engagingwithdiversepeers.

C.Adaptingtotheneedsofpartners.

D.Letlinggooftheoldimages.

3.(2025秋•市南区校级期中)Theyoungestmembersofsociety-childrenandteenagers-aregrowingup

inadigitalizedworld,wheretheyareincreasinglydependentonelectronicdeviccs.Manychildrenengagewith

screensasearlyaschildhoodandearlychildhood.Insteadofinteractingwithplaymates,childrenoftenfind

themselvesburiedinsingle-payergaming.Evenfamilydinnersarenowfrequentlydominatedbyscreens

ratherthanmeaningfulinteractions.

Developmentalpsychologistswarnthatthisphenomenoncouldhavelong-termcffccts/'Childrcnneedin-

personinteractionstobuildempathy(共情)andemotionalregulation,"saidDr.Daniel,aclinical

psychiatrist/'Without(hoseformativeexperiences,they'reatriskofbecomingadultswhostruggletodealwith

relationshipsthatinvolvecomplexsocialinteractionsandemotions."HedescribedinhisarticleAmerica's

Lonelinessepidemic：WhatIstoBeDone?

Studiesindicatethatprolongedcontactwithdigitaldevicesduringcriticaldevelopmentalyearscaninfluence

thegrowthoftheprefrontalcortex(前额叶皮质)，thepartofthebrainresponsiblefordecision-makingand

cmpathy.Thcsechangesmayleavechildrenill-equippedtonavigatethecomplexitiesofadultrelationships,

creatingacycleofisolation.Teenagersareperhapsthemostat-riskgroupsinthelonelinesscrisis.Intheperiodof

twodecades,in-personsocialinteractionamongteenshasdroppedby70%,replacedlargelybydigital

communication.Socialmediaplatformsmakeitseemlikepeopleareconnected,buttheyoftenmakepeoplefeel

worseabout(hemselvesandleftout.

Thedamagetopeople'smindsisreallybad.Depressionandanxietyratesamongteenagershaveincreased,

andstudiesbyDr.Vivek,linksocialmediausetolonelinessandconfirmit.Forteens,lonelinessisnotjustan

emotionalstatebutasigntolife-threateningmentalhealthcrises.Soitisessentialtosolvetheproblemof

children'sdependenceondigitaldevicesthroughvariousapproaches.Thisincludesestablishingclearguidelines

forscreentime,encouragingactivitiesthatpromotesocialdevelopment,andeducatingchildrenaboutthe

importanceofabalancedlifestyle.Bydoingso,wecancreateanenvironmentthatsupportstheoverallwell-

beingofchildren.

(1)Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Theoverrelianceondigitaldevice.

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.hsetsoffcomparisonanxiety.

C.I(createsanimageofbelonging.

D.Itforcespeopletoshareprivatedata.

(4)Whatcanbedonetosolvethementalhealthcrises?

A.Supportdigitalexploration.

B.Havcreal-lifeinteraction.

C.Encouragetechengagement.

□.Receivespecifictraining.

4.(2025秋•黄浦区校级期中)Expectthenightskytostartchangingfast.Onedaysoon,thestarswecansee

fromEarthcouldbeoutnumberedbyhugequantitiesofsatellites.Whilemanypeopletodayliveunderthe

influenceoflightpollution,wecanatleaststilltraveltoaglitteringnightskyinthemountains：thedesert，

oratsea.Butifcommunicationstechnologyfollowsitscurrenttrend,anyonewhowantstoescapetheby

productsofhumanactivitymighthavetogotothemoon.

Someprofessionalastronomersraisedalarmslastspring,andagaininNovember,afterSpaceXlauncheda

seriesof60Starlinksalellites.Thesedon'tpresentabigproblemyet,butwhenthousandsmoreshinedownon

us,theycouldinterferewithourabilitytodetectthefarthest,faintestobjectsintheuniverse.Thewidereffect

willbeonamateurskywatchers,campers,sailors,dreamers,poets,children,visionariesandanyone

elsewhohaseverbeenmovedbythebeautyoftheMilkyWaysetagainstthedarkmysteryofspace.

"Wc'rcenteringasecondspaceagenow,70yearsafterthestartofthefirstone，"saysMcDowell,space

historianandastronautoftheIlarvardSmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics.Thecostoflaunchingthingsinto

spaceisfinallycheap，sothenumberofthingsinspaceisgoingtoexplode.SpaceXhasplanstolaunch30，(X)0

moresatellites,inadditiontothe12,000alreadyapprovedbythsFCCandFAA.McDowellpredictsthatother

companiesarelikelytolaunchtheirownsatellites.TheresultcouldbecheaporfreehighspeedInternetaccessfor

eveiyoneontheplanet，atthepriceofourviewoftimelessconstellations(大同群星).

Somecommunicationcanbedonewithhigher,lessnoticeablesatellitesingeostationaryorbit，he

explains,butthosecan'tgetenoughbandwidthtooffereveryonevideostreaming.Forthatweneedthesatellites

inlowearthorbit,wheretheywillparadeacrossourview.TheskywillbecomeevenmoremessyifJeffBezos

carriesouthisplantomovecommunicationsindustryintospace—aneffortthatwouldrequirehundredsof

thousandsofmuchlarger,brightersatellites,saysMcDowell."Ourconcernisaboutourconnectiontothe

universe,"saysRuskinHartley,thepresidentoftheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation.Hisgroup»which

hasbeenactiveintryingtodecreaseearth-boundlightpollution,hasalsotakeastandon(hespace-based

kind.Whiletherearebillionsoutthere,oureyescanpickupjust10,000orsofromarelativelydarkplace,

hesays,sosoonourviewcoukibe"twinklingwithsatellites."

Isitselfishtowanttokeepournightsky,knowingsomepeoplestilldon'thaveInternetaccess?

Maybe.Butmanyofthedisconnectedsurelyfeelaconnectiontothenightsky,too.McDowellsaysonegood

compromisesolutionwouldbeaninternationalagreement,similartoaspacejunkpact(公约)throughthe

InteragencySpaceDebrisCoordinationConiniittee.Throughthatagreement,companieswithplanstolaunch

satellitesnowdesignthemsotheyfalltoEarthafter25years.Asimilaragreementmightencouragepeopleto

designsatelliteswithminimalimpactonourview.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.BesidesSpaccX，FFCandFAAwilllaunch12,000satellitesintospace.

B.Hartleyconsiderstoomanysatellitesin(henightskyaslightpollution.

C.Duetothecurrentlightpollutionontheearth，wecan'tenjoyabeautifulnightsky.

D.Therewillbeaninternationalagreementlolimitthenumberofsatellitesinthesky.

(2)Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Itisalmostimpossibletolaunchmoresatellitesintospaceinthefuture.

B.Ifthecurrenttrendcontinues,therewillbemoresatellitesthanstarsinspace.

C.Thesatellitesinlow-earthorbitarcmoreadvancedthanthoseingeostationaryorbit.

D.ItisalmostunlikelytoenjoytheglitteringnightskywiththefastaccesstotheInternet.

(3)Whichofthefollowingexpertsororganizationsdoestheauthoroppose?

A.FAAandJeffBezos.

B.RuskinHartleyandSpaceX.

C.McDowellandtheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation.

D.JeffBezosandHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics.

(4)Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Say"No"tosatellitelaunch.

B.Thethreatfromnumeroussatellites.

C.Satellitesarcchangingthenightskyaswcknowit.

D.Whichmattersmore?Internetaccessoraglitteringnightsky?

5.(2025秋•天津校级期中)Forlotsofkids»toddlerhood(幼儿期)isanimportanttimefor

friendship.Studiesshowthattheearlierkidslearntofbnnpositiverelationships,(hebeltertheyarealrelating

toothersasteenagersandadults.Playingtogetheralsohelpsthesekidspracticesocialbehaviors,suchas

kindness,sharing,andcooperation.

Evenso,howquicklyyourchilddevelopsintoasocialcreaturemayalsodependonhistemperament.Some

tocdlcrsarcverysocial,butothersareshy.Inaddition,thewaychattoddlersdemonstratethattheylikeother

childrenismarkedlydifferentfromwhatadultsthinkofasexpressionsoffriendship.ResearchatOhioState

UniversityinColumbus(bund(hatatoddler'swayofsaying"Ilikeyou"duringplayislikelytocomeintheform

ofcopyingafriend'sbehavior.

Thisseeminglyunusualwayofdemonstratingfondnesscanresultinunpleasantbehavior.Regardlessofhow

muchtheylikeaplaymate,theymaystillgrabhistoys,refusetoshare»andgetbossy.Butexpertssaythatthisis

anormalandnecessarypartoffriendshipforkidsthisage.Thrcughplayexperiences,toddlerslearnsocial

rules.That'swhyit'ssoimportanttotakeanactiveroleinyourtoddler'ssocialencountersbysettinglimitsand

offeringfrequentremindersofwhattheyare.Whenyouestablishtheseguidelines,explainthereasonsbehind

them.

Beginbyhelpingyourchildlearnsympathy("Beniscrying.What'smakinghimsosad?"),thensuggest

howhecouldresolvetheproblem("Maybehewouldfeelbetterifyoulethimplaytheball.").Wlienyourchild

sharesorshowsempathy(同理心)towardafriend,praisehim("Benstoppedcrying!Youmadehimfeel

better.").

Anotherwaytoencouragehealthysocialinteractionisbyencouragingkidstousewordsnotfists-to

expresshowtheyfeel.It'salsoimportanttobemindfulofhowyourchild'spersonalityaffectsplaytime.Kidsare

easytogetangrywhenthey'resleepyorhungry,soscheduleplaytimewhenthey'rerefreshed.

(1)Whatdoesitindicatewhentoddlerscopytheirplaymates'behavior?

A.Theyareinterestedinacting.

B.Theyarcshywiththestrangers.

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.HowChildrenAdapttoChanges

B.How(oBeRoleModelforChildren

C.HowYourBabyLeamstoLove

D.HowtoCommunicatewithYourKid

6.(2025•湖南模拟)Doesitoftenfeelasiftheworldisgettingstupider?DatareleasedbytheOECD

suggeststhatafifthofadultsdonobetterinmathsandreadingthanaprimaryschoolchild.Inmaths,average

scoreshaveriseninafewplacesoverthepasttenyears,butfalleninalmostasmany.Inliteracy(读写能力)♦

alotmorecountrieshaveseenscoresdeclinethanadvance,despitethefactthatadultsholdmoreandhigher

educationalqualificationsthaneverbefore.

Demographicchangeofferssomeexplanation—newimmigrantsoftenstrugglewithanewlanguagewhile

thenative-bornhaveageingbrains.Basicnumeracy(计算能力)andliteracyareoddlyunfashionablecompared

withfashionablc"softskills",likegenerativeAI：Overstatingtheimportanceoftimes-tables(乘法表)seems

evenmoreboringwhentalkingrobotspromisetodoallthehardwork.

Yetacenturyoftechnologicaldevelopmenthasnotcutdemandforpeoplewhoaregoodwithnumbersor

words.AdultswhodobadlyintheOECD'stestsearnmuchlessthanthosewhotopthem.Theyarealsoinpoorer

health,lesssatisfiedwiththeirlife,lesstrustingofothersandmorelikelytofeelthattheyhavenovoicein

politics.

Whattodo?Improvinglessorsforchildrenisthesurestwayofcreatingmorecapablegrown-ups.England'

sadultshavegraduallyimprovedtheirpositionintheOECD*srankings,mostlybecause(heyoungestonesare

scoringbetterthanbefore.Thesecondtaskistomodernizeoutdatedsystemsforeducatingadulls.Thesegive

dropoutsasecondchance：theyalsoservepeoplewhochangecareersandhelpimmigrantsintegrate.

Intoomanyplaces,acrazeforuniversitieshascutbackonfundingandfocusonthekindsoflessonsthat

peopleaged18andabovecouldbeoffered.Degreesarcbecominglessmeaningful：theOECDhasfoundthateven

someuniversitygraduatespostnumeracyandliteracyscoresthatmightembarrassachild.Meanwhile,thoseadults

whowanttoreturntoclasswithoutbeginningwithlong,expensiveuniversitycoursesoftenfindgoodalternatives

arelacking.Fasteractionstofixalltheseproblemsseemlikeabrightidea.

(1)WhatdoesthedatareleasedbytheOECDshow?

A.Adultsmaybelessliteratethanbefore.

B.Themajorityofadultsarewell-educated.

C.Childrencanhaveeasieraccesstoeducation.

D.Aduhsfindnumeracyandliteracylessuseful.

(2)Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Theeffectivenessofeducation.

B.Theroleofadvancedtechnology.

C.Thcvalueofliteracyandnumeracy.

D.Thedeclineinpoliticalengagement.

(3)WhyisEnglandmentionedinparagraph4?

A.Tocriticizeitsoutdatededucationsystem.

B.Torevealthedecreaseinitsdropoutrate.

C.TodemonstrateitshighrankingintheOECD.

D.Tohighlightthesignificanceofchildren'seducation.

(4)Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Universitystudentsarefinanciallysupported.

B.Childrenareembarrassinglyworseinnumeracy.

C.Degreesandabilitiesarcnotnecessarilymatched.

0.Expensiveuniversitycourseshavegoodalternatives.

7.（2025•浙江模拟）GoogleShoppingistransforming（hewaypeoplediscoverandpurchasefashionitems

byintegratingadvancedAItoolsthatmakeshoppingmoreintuitiveandpersonalized.Everyday,overabillion

shoppingsearchesoccuronGoogle,yetmorethanhalfofshoppersreportdifficultiesfindingproductsthat

matchtheirspecificvision—whetherit'sa"colorfulmididresswithbigdaisies"or"tailoredwide-leg

trousers/'Tobridgethisgap,Googlehasrolledoutinnovativefeaturesdesignedtoenhanceproductdiscovery

anddecision-making.

OnestandoutfeatureisVisionMatch,nowavailabletoallmobileusersintheU.S.Thistoolallowsshoppers

todescribetheiridealitemindetail——suchas"straplesssatineveninggownwithlaceirim”——andgenerateAI-

poweredvisualsuggestions.Byselectingthe"Can'tfindit?Createii!"optionorusingthe"Create&shop"button

intheShoppingtab»usersreceivetailoredrecommendationsthatbringtheirfashionideastolife.Thefeaturenot

onlydisplaysAI-generatedimagesbutalsosurfacessimilarpurchasableproductsfromvariousretailers.

Anotherkeyadvancementistheexpandedvirtualtry-ontool,whichnowincludespants,skirts,anddresses

inadditiontotops.Whcnbrowsingitemslabeledwitha"tryon"badge»shopperscanseehowgarmentsfitonreal

modelsrepresentingawiderangeofbodytypes,fromXXStoXXL.Google'simprovedmachinelearningmodels

evengeneratecompleteoutfitpreviews,pairingselectedbottomswithcomplementarytopsandshoesfora

realisticstylingexperience.Thishelpsusersvisualizehowpieceswilllookinreallife»reducinguncertaintyand

boostingconfidenceintheirpurchases.

BycombiningAI-generatedvisuals,precisesearchmatching,andimmersivetry-oncapabilities,Google

Shoppingisaddressingcommonfrustrationsinonlinefashionretail.Thesetoolsaimtoreplicate（复制）thein

storeexperienceofexploringstylesandassessingfit.allwithinadigitalplatform.Whilecurrentlylimitedtothe

U.S.market,theseinnovationssignalashifttowardmoreinteractive,user-centrice-commerce-onewhere

findingtheperfectitemisassimpleasdescribingitorseeingitwornbeforeclicking"buy".

（1）WhatisthemainpurposeofGoogleShopping'snewAItools?

A.Tofavorcertainretailers.

B.Toreplacehumandesigners.

C.Todecreasesearchnumbers

D.Toenhanceshoppingexperience.

(2)Howdocsthe"VisionMatch"featurework?

A.Bycompletingpurchasesautomatically.

B.BygeneratingAI-basedvisualsuggestions.

C.Byenablingcustomclothingdesignservices.

D.Bydisplayingonlypartneredbrands*products.

(3)Whatisakeybenefitofthevirtualtry-ontool?

A.Itdisplaysclothingfitondiversebodytypes.

B.Itprovidesdiscountsfortryingitemsvirtually.

C.Itautomaticallycreatesoutfitsfromdifferentstores.

D.Hallowsuserstoredesignclothesbeforepurchasing.

(4)WhatfuturetrenddoesGoogleShopping'sAIsignal?

A.Morephysicalstores.

B.Lessproductdetails.

C.Fewerglobalmarkets.

D.Interactiveonlineshopping.

8.(2025秋•历下区校级期中)Insects,withtheirtinybrains,exhibitremarkablenavigationabilities.They

canfind(heirwaythroughcomplexenvironmentsandevendetectsmallopeningstopassthrough.This

phenomenonhassparkedtheinterestofresearchers,particularlyinthefieldofcomputing,whereefficiencyis

apriority.AteamledbybiologistDr.MariaFernandezattheUniversityofCambridgehasrecentlymade

significantadvancesinunderstandinghowinsectsachievethis,andtheyhaveappliedtheirfindingstodevelop

abio-inspirednavigationsystemforrobots.

Oneofthekeyfactorsininsectnavigationisthewaytheyprocessvisualinformation."Whenyou'redriving,

theobjectsclosertoyouseemtomovefasterthanthosefartheraway,"explainsDr.Fernandez.Insectsusethis

principletomeasuredistancesandnavigateeffectively.However,(herealworldisnotastraightline,andinsects

oftenneedtomakerapidadjustmentstotheirpathstoavoidobstaclesorfindfood.Tohandlethiscomplexity,they

employaseriesofsimple,yeteffective,strategies.

Dr.Fcrnandcz'steam,includingPhDstudentAlexJohnson,developedaneuralmodelthatmimics(模仿)

theinsectbrain'sactivity.Themodelisbasedontheprincipleofminimizingtheapparentmotionofthe

environment."Weprogrammedtherobottoalwaysmovetowardstheareawherethevisualmotionisleast,says

Johnson."Thissimpleruleallowstlierobottocenteritselfinnarrowpassagesandnavigatethroughthemwith

minimalcomputationaleffort."Invariousvirtualenvironments,therobotdemonstratedbehaviorsimilartothatof

insects,successfullyfindingandpassingthroughsmallopenings.

Theresearchersbelievethatthisfindingcouldhavesignificantimplicationsforthedevelopmentofenergy-

efficientcompu(ing."Bydesigningspecifichardwarethatreplicatesthesesimpleneuralmechanisms,

"Dr.Fernandezexplains,"wecancreatemoreefficientandcompactcomputingsystems.Thisapproachcouldlead

tosignificantadvancementsinrobotics,sensortechnology,andevenmobiledevices."

Inthefuture,Dr.Fernandezaimstoapplytheseinsectnavigationprinciplestothedesignofspecialized

chips."Thesechipswouldbemuchsmallerandconsumelesspowerthancurrentgeneral-purpose

processors.Thiscouldrevolutionizehowwebuildandusecomputingdevicesinawiderangeofapplications,"she

comments.

(1)Howdoesinsectnavigationresearchdrivetechnologicalinnovation?

A.Bydevelopingnewtypesofrobots.

B.Byunderstandinginsects*navigationability.

C.Byimprovinggeneral-purposeprocessors.

D.Bycreatingvirtualenvironmentsfbrtesting.

(2)Whyis"acar"men(ionedinParagraph2?

A.Todemonstratetheprincipleofcarmotion.

B.Toemphasizethelimitationsofhumanvision.

C.Tointerprethowinsectsperceivedistances.

D.Tocomparethemovementofdifferentobjects.

(3)Howdoinsectsusevisualinformationtonavigate?

A.Bydetectingthefastest-movingobjects.

B.Byjudgingthesmallestrelativemotion.

C.Byfollowingastraightpatha(alltimes.

D.Bymemorizingthelocationsofobstacles.

(4)Whatisthefuturegoaloftheresearch?

A.Designinginsect-inspiredsmartchips.

B.Researchinggeneral-purposerobots.

C.Developingsensorsthatsaveenergy.

D.Buildingcomputersinspiredbyinsects.

9.(2026•长春校级一模)A>IwanderedoutofmyNewYorkapartment,behindmesomeonecalledout,

"WherecanIfindpeaches?"I(urnedaroundtoseeawomanstandingoutsidethegreengrocefs.The