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高考话题语篇专练14

科普发明（二）

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I.阅读理解

A

EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhome1seepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,

whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Peoplehavebeen

influencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehada

hardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesand

alcohol.

Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoney

andtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhave

successfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,

moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersor

toappearmodern.

Iseepeopletrappedinapathological（病态的）relationshipwithtime-sucking

technology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icall

thistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomand

independencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateat

uptimeandmoney.

Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?Thatisthevitalquestion.Whois

reallyinchargeofmylife?Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifweareto

haveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.When

wecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologytoradayoraweek,thenwe

canregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyand

discoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousfor

proclaiming（声明）thewisdomthat4Ctoomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.^Butit's

timetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.

RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wccanbe

sweptawaybyourtechnologies.vTobreakthegranddigitalconnection,peoplemust

considerhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday'soverusedtechnology.

【文章大意】本文主要讨论了人们过度地使用高科技产品，从而使自己的生活受

到了这些产品的控制等情况。

1.Theunderlinedword"allure^inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.advantageB.attraction

C.adaptationD.attempt

【解析】选B。词文猜测题。结合第一^殳的画线词前面的EverywhereIlookoutside

myhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,

shopping,evensittingintoilets.Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnology

addicted.可知，人们一直看着手里的高科技设备，说明它们有吸引力。

2.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto.

A.attractpeopletobuytheirproducts

B.providethelatestinformation

C.improvepeople'squalityoflife

D.dealwithculturaldiseases

【解析】选Ao细节理解题。根据第二段的Themaingoaloftechnologycompanies

istogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactually

improveourqualityoflife.可知，科技公司的目的是吸引人们购买它们的产品,

而不是提高人们的生活质量。

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople.

A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful

B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices

C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices

D.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology

【解析】选Do推理判断题。结合倒数第二段的Whenwecanlivehappilywithout

usingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontroland

personalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereisto

enjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.可知,作者认为假如不过度使用高科技,人们也

许生活得更好。

4.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?

A.Neutral.B.Sceptical.

C.Disapproving.D.Sympathetic.

【解析】选Co观点态度题。结合最后一段的Tobreakthegranddigitalconnection,

Andat24hoursofstarvation,beeswerenolongerwillingtowaitfivesecondsfor

theirdrinkofsugarwater.Mostofthemchoseasmaller,immediaterewardinstead.

Honeybeesdisplayuoneofthemostextremeformsofsocialbehaviorinthe

animalkingdom,"Mayacksays.Atfirstglancetheyappeartotallyselfless.Yet

hisstudyshowsthatabeeindistresswillactinherownbestinterest.Ihebrain

pathwaysthatleadtothisbehaviormaybeleftoverfromanearliertimeinbee

evolution,whentheinsectslivedontheirown.Whenabeeishungryenough,she

revertstoactinglikeasolitaryinsectinsteadofagroupmember.

Whethershefeelsguiltyafterward,resolvingtohavemoreself-control

tomorrowandmaybehitthegym,isaquestionforanotherday.

【文章大意】本文主要介绍研究人员们发现，饥饿的蜜蜂会失去自制力，吃掉食

物，而不再顾及其他蜜蜂：蜜蜂也自私。

5.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat.

A.humansdon'talwayskeeptheirexerciseplans

B.beesbehavelikehumansinchoosingfood

C.hungrybeeswillflyouttofindfood

D.peoplewillfeelhungryintheafternoon

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一^殳的Honeybees,likehumans,canexert

self-controlwhenmakingdecisionsaboutfood.可知，蜜蜂像人类一样，在做出关

于食物的决定的时候，有自我控制力。

6.WhatdidMayackwanttofindaboutbees?

A.Whatmakesthemactimpulsively.

B.Whentheybegintofeelhungry.

C.Whethertheyarealwaysselfless.

D.Howlongtheycansurvivewithoutfood.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。结合第二段的Butwillbeesalwayschoosethegoodof

thecolonyovertheirownneeds?Ifabeeishungryenough,willshelowerher

standards?可知，研究人员们想看看蜜蜂在饥饿的时候是否自私。

7.Accordingtotheresearch,hungrybees.

A.willliveindependentlyfromothermembers

B.willfeellonelyevenasagroupmember

C.willsacrificetheirowninterestforthecolony

D.willbegintocaremoreaboutthemselves

【解析】选Do细节理解题。根据第四段的Andat24hoursofstarvation,beeswere

nolongerwillingtowaitfivesecondsfortheirdrinkofsugarwater.Mostofthem

choseasmaller,immediaterewardinstead.可知，在饥饿的时候，蜜蜂就会不管其

他的蜜蜂，满足于自己的食欲。

8.Theunderlinedphrase€thitthegym^maymean.

A.gotoworkimmediately

B.domuchmoreexercise

C.practisecontrollingherself

D.continuetobeselfish

【解析】选A。词义猜测题。结合最后一段画线句前面的Whethershefeelsguilty

afterward,resolvingtohavemoreself-controltomorrow可知A的意义符合上下文

的逻辑。

9.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Beescan'tbehungryactually

B.Hungrybeesloseself-control

C.Selfishbeesareeasytofeelhungry

D.Beeslearntocontrolthemselvesbetter

【解析】选B。标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了研究人员对于蜜蜂是否会产生自私

行为进行的研究，发现当饥饿的时候，蜜蜂也会自私。

II.阅读填句

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。

SeeingwithSound

AccordingtoaBritishnewsreport,someblindpeoplemayfinallygetachance

toasee,\

1Dr.PeterMeijer,ascientistatPhilipsResearchLaboratoriesinthe

Netherlands,hasdevelopedanewsystemcalledthevOICe.Thethreemiddleletters

invOICestandfbr€tOh,Isee."Meijer'sgroundbreakingtechnologymaychangethe

livesofvisuallyimpairedpeopleallovertheworld.

AwearablesetupofvOICesystemconsistsofahead-mountedcamera,stereo

headphonesandanotebookPC.Thesystemtranslatesvisualimagesfromacamera

intocomplexsounds.

2Theprogramisbasedonthetheorythatpeoplecanhearcertainsounds

andlearntotranslatethemintomeaningfulmentalimages.Everythinghasitsown

uniquesound.3Theheightofanobjectorpersoncouldbedeterminedby

pitch（音调）.Andabuilt-incoloridentifierspeaksoutcolornameswhenitisturned

on.WhatthevOICeusershavetolearniswhichsoundgoeswithwhichobject.

Meijersaysthatheiscountingonthebrain7sabilitytoadapt.

4Withintwoweeks,mostpeoplewhoexperimentwiththevOICesystem

areabletoidentifyobjectssuchaswallsanddoors.Theyarealsoabletoidentify

certainsituations,includingwhetherthelightsinaroomareonoroff.5Meijer

thinksthattranslatingwilleventuallybecomeautomaticformanyusersofthevOICe,

bringingaformofvisiontothemfortheveryfirsttime.

A.Brighterareassoundlouderthandarkerareas.

B.Itthensendsthesesoundstoapersonthroughheadphones.

C.However,theyarenotlearningtoseewiththeireyes;theyarelearningtoseewith

theirears.

D.ThevOICesystemisaimingtotreatblindnessbytranslatingimagesfroma

cameraintoaudiosignals.

E.Meijersupposesthatthebrainisinterestedintheinformation“content”,butnot

theinformation“carrier”.

F.Toevaluatethenewsystem'seffectiveness,anumberofvisuallyimpairedpeople

werechosentotestthevOICe.

G.Overtime,someusershaveevenlearnedto"watch^televisionor"recognize^the

outlinesofbuildingsastheywalk.

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了科学家们发明了一种名为ThevOICe的系统，它可

以让那些盲人们能够通过声音而看到物体等情比。

1.【解析】选C。前面see加了引号，注意引号的作用；这里的see实际上就是

听，只有C项才能把上下文联系起来。

2.【解析】选B。说明了本系统的工作流程，先把图像转化成声音，然后再把声

音通过耳机传给人。

3.【解析】选Ao前一句话：Everythinghasitsownuniquesound.表明“任何事物

都有自己独一无二的声音”，而A项是一个具体的实例，并且与下句并列。

4.【解析】选F。根据关键词test和experiment;选项和下文都是说明有关测试

的问题的。

5.【解析】选G。G项谈的是实验的结果。

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