阅读力测评（四）-2025-2026学年译林版高中英语选修第一册

阅读力测评(四)

一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

A

Bring(heElephanlHomeProject:ResearchSouthAfrica

•Willyoujointhisuniqueexpedition?

Forour“May26-June42025"fieldtrip,we'rerecruiting8elephantresearchassistantstocollectandanalyse

behaviourdata,collectelephantdungandidentifyelephants.You'lllearnaboutelephantbehaviour,identification

andtrackingtechnology,andcontributetoglobalelephantconservation.Auniqueopportunityforabetterfuture!

•Otherbenefits:

Regulargamedrivesledbyexpertguideswith7daysoffieldworkfollowedby3daysofdataanalysis.

Immersiveopportunitiesinnaturetoformconnectionsandobserveanimalbehavior.

Chancestoseeelephants,lions,rhinos,buffalos,giraffes,andzebras,alongwithanemergedcultural

experienceinaKariegaFoundation-supportedcommunity.

•Elephantconservationexpeditionparticipantqualifications

Themainrequirementsareenthusiasmforelephants,motivationtomakeachange,aswellasindependence,

teamspirit,reliability,optimism,flexibility,proficientEnglishskills,andbeingover21.

•Applicationandselectionprocess

Youcanexpressyourinterestthroughthisform.Aftertheapplication,wewillcontactyouwithmore

informationabouttheprogram.Wcwillmakeaselectionofsuitableapplicantsandinformyoupersonally.Incase

ofanyquestions,pleasecontactusatbrooke@.

•Programcosts

10days:2.55euros.

Thisincludessharedaccommodation,meals(vegetarian),drinksandthe(limited)Internetaccess.

Allfundsraisedfromparticipatinginthisuniqueexperiencewillcontributetoelephantresearchand

conservationprojects.

()1.Whatisthemainvalueofjoiningtheproject?

A.Promotingthewelfareofelephants.

B.Enjoyingemergedculturalexperiences.

C.Acquiringreliableelephantbehaviourdata.

D.Regularlyconductingfieldworkwithprofessionals.

()2.Whatmattersmostinbeinganexpeditionparticipant?

A.Age.B.Autonomy.

C.Workpassion.D.Languagefluency.

()3.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.Atravelagency.

B.Agovernmentagency.

C.Auniversityresearchdepartment.

D.Awildlifeconservationorganization.

B

Fromthesky,partsofBorneolooklikethetopofagiantbroccoli(西兰花).Astheworld'sthirdlargestisland

withtropicalrainforest,i(liesinSoutheastAsia.IlivedonBorneoandwasfortunatetohavemanywildanimals

visitmybackyard.

Duringthefirstweekinourhome,Ifoundafeweggsinabedofdin.Iwastoldtheyweretheeggsofa

blackspittingcobra(眼镜蛇)whichwascommonhere.Poisonfromitsbitecankillapersoninonetosixhours.

However,acobramakesitslivingbyeatingsmallanimals.Itstrikesathumansonlyinself-defense.Wecouldlive

withourcobrabybeingcarefulnottosurpriseorscareit.

Asafamily,myhusbandandIandourthreechildrenthoughtofwaystobeonthelookout.Wemadeup

chantsandrhymesthatwcrecitedaloudsothatwcwerealertandawarewheneverwesetfootoutdoors.One

went:

Cobra,cobra,areyouthere?Pleasedon'tfallontomyhair.

Theocherday,(hesnakewasonabranchofafrangipanitree,lessthantenfeetfromwhereweweresipping

tea.Everyonecameouttoseeit,andchairswerearrangedasifforaconcert.Onlythroughthebinoculars(双筒望

远镜)couldweseeitbreathing.Itseemedtoenjoyalltheattention.

Aswestaredopenmouthedatitsgrace,itmissedabranchandfellsplattotheground.Weburstoutlaughing

asitrecoveredandwriggledupthepalmtree.

Ijokedwithinyfriendsitwasfunnythewaythecobrawasshowingoffsomuchthatitgottoosureofitself

andfell.Myfriendrepliedsnakesprobablydonotthinklikehumans.ThenIrealizedasnakewouldnaturallystay

neartheoil-palmtreewhosecoresarearichsourceoffoodformiceandsquirrels.Smallmammalsarethecobra's

favoritemeal.

Wesharedthegardenwiththecobrafortherestofourstayandweresadindeedwhenwehadtomoveand

leaveBorneo.

()4.Whydidwcsingout“Cobra,cobra,arcyouthcrc?,,7

A.Toscareawaythecobra.

B.Todrawthecobra'sattention.

C.Tocautionourselvesagainstihedanger.

D.Toremindourselvesofsmallmammals.

()5.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthecobra?

A.Itisintohumans.

B.Itthinkslikehumans.

C.Itsfavoritefoodiseggs.

D.Itisdangerouswhenthreatened.

()6.Whydidacobrastayonanoil-palmtree?

A.Forfood.B.Forarest.

C.Forpleasure.D.Forsunbathing.

()7.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowrespectformothernature.

B.Tocallonpeopletoprotectsnakes.

C.Toshareaninterestinglifeexperience.

D.Tointroduceacommoncobratoreaders.

C

Guilt,ifleftunchecked,canproduceproblemsrangingfromthephysicaltothemenial.However,despiteits

reputation,guilt-onceproperlycontrolledandused-canbemorepositivethannegative.

“We'veonlyrecentlycometounderstandthatguiltcanbeconstructive,saysWillBynum,aprofessoratthe

DukeUniversity.uWenowhaveanewconceptofguiltasapotentialsourcefbrgrowth.Itcanpointustoward

actionswccantaketoimproveourlives?'

Guiltisaself-consciousemotioncharacterizedbyapainfuljudgmentofhavingdoneorthoughtsomething

thatiswrong.It'safeelingofcould'vc,should've,would'vethat'softentermeda“sclf-awarc“cirotion.It'san

unpleasantemotioninourguls(直觉)，avoicewhisperingwarningsinourheads—it'sthereminderthatwehavea

guiltyfeeling.

Ina2021study,researchersinterviewedCanadianadultsandthenshowedthemvideosrelatedtotheir

interviewresponsesanddesignedtocauseguilt.Forexample,participantswouldseeasentence:Youdonateless

thantheaverageCanadian."beforetheywatchedavideoaboutstarvingchildreninneedofdonations.

Researchersfoundthatguiltaffectedtheautonomicnervoussystem,raisingelectricalactivityintheskin,

upsellinggastricrhythmsinthestomachandloweringswallowingrales.

Guiltaffectsusforgoodorforilldependingonhowweexperienceandmanageit.Thetrickofreplacing

regretwithreliefistolearnhowtodistinguishbetween(hehealthyguiltthatcanhelpyouandtheunhealthykind.

He*ilthyguiltisrealisticandjustified,aself-correctionthatpromotespersonaldevelopment,whereasunhealthy

guiltistwistedandevenworse,itiseatingintoourself-respectandpreventingusfromgrowingasmuchaswe

should.

“Thinkingaheadaboutguiltworksevenbetterthanlateracknowledgingit,“Baumeistersays."Ifyougeta

hintthatyou'reabouttodowrongtosomeoneandwillfeelguiltyaboutitaftenvards,juststopyourself.The

sooneryouseetheguiltcoming,thebetterpreparedyou'llbetopreventit.”

()8.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thedefinitionofguilt.B.Theimpactofguilt.

C.Thecauseofguilt.D.Thefeatureofguilt.

()9.Whyaretheparticipantsshowntheunderlinedsentence?

A.Tomakethemdonatemoremoney.

B.Togetthemtofeelguilty.

C.Toenhancetheirsenseofresponsibility.

D.Tohelpthemunderstandthechildren.

()10.WhatdoestheauthorwanttohighlightinParagraph6?

A.Howtomanageillguilt.

B.Howtopromotepersonaldevelopment.

C.Howtoplaytricksonguilt.

D.Howtomakeguiltaffectusforgood.

()11.WhichofthefollowingcanbestinterpretBaumeister'swords?

A.Experienceleaches.

B.Preventionisbetterthancure.

C.Takethingsastheycome.

D.Bepreparedfordangerintimesofpeace.

D

Google'sWillowquantumchip(量子芯月)isasignificantbreakthroughinthefieldofquantumcomputing.

Ithas105physicalquantumbitsandcancompleteacomplexbenchmark(基准)calculationinlessthanfive

minutes,whilethefastestcommoncomputerwouldlake1,025yearsforthesametask.Thischiprepresentsa

majortechnologicalbreakthroughasitsolvesthelong-standingproblemofquantumerrorcorrection.

TheworkingmechanismofWillowiscenteredarounditsadvancederrorcorrectionprocesses.Ituses

quantumcorrectioncodes,wheremultiplephysicalquantumbitsarenetworkedtocreateasinglelogicalquantum

bit,allowingfortheidentificationoferrorswithoutdisturbingtheoriginalquantumstate.Thechipalso

incorporatesasystemofactivesupervisionthatcontinuouslymonitorsqubit(quantumbit)behavior,detects

abnormalitiesinrealtime,andtakesmeasuresimmediatelytocorrecterrors.

Thiscombinationofreal-timeerrorcorrectionandconstantmonitoring,alongwithanoptimizedarchitecture

forhandlingqubits,enablesWillowtoreduceerrorsexponentially(越来越快地)asthenumberofqubits

increases.Thisisamajorachievement,solvingaproblem(hathasplagued(hefieldfornearly30yearsandpaving

thewayformorepowerfulandpracticalquantumcomputingsystemsinthefuture.

ThepotentialapplicationsofWillowarevast,includingquickeningdrugdiscovery,improvingelectric

vehiclebaiterydesign,andadvancingfusionenergyandnewenergyalternatives.Inconclusion.Google'sWillow

quantumchipholdsgreatpromiseforthefutureofcomputingandvariousindustries.

However,itshouldbenotedthatWillowisstillinthelaboratorystageandrequiresfurthertestingand

improvementbefore(hepracticalapplication.Itcurrentlyhas105qubits,stillloosmall(ohandletrulyusefuland

complexreal-worldtasks.Expertssuggestthatmillionsofqubitsmaybeneededtosolveimportantindustry

problems.Moreover,thechipneedstooperateinextremelylow-temperatureandhighlycontrolledlaboratory

environments,whichlimitsitsimmediatepracticaluse.Therefore,whileWillowshowsgreatpromiseforthe

futureofquantumcomputing,itisnotyetreadyforpracticalapplicationsatpresent.

()12.Whatshouldbeleftundisturbedwhensolvingtheproblemofquantumerrorcorrection?

A.Quantumcorrectioncodes.

B.Thenetworkofquantumenors.

C.Theoriginalstateofthequantum.

D.Thesystemofactivesupervision.

()13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plagued"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?

A.Causedtroubleto.B.Madeuseof.

C.Haddifficultyin.D.Setstandardsfor.

()14.WhichofthefollowinglimitsWillow'spracticaluse?

A.Thenarrowapplicationmarket.

B.Thehightestingcost.

C.Thesmallqubilnumber.

D.Possibleenvironmentpollution.

()15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.Willow:aquantumchipsettinganewbenchmark

B.Google'sWillow:theendofcomputingproblems

C.Willow:readyforthepracticalapplication

D.Google'sWillow:innovationsandlimitations

二、语法填空(共10小题海小题1.5分，满分15分)

AnexhibitionattheJiushiArtMuseuminShanghaiisfeaturingartworkinspiredbyGo,orweiqiinChinese,

I.originatedinChinamore(han4,000yearsago.

Goisoneof2.earliestbinary-based(基于二元的)games.Themovementsoftheblackandwhite

piecesreflectthebasicideasofEasternphilosophy,accordingtoTuNingning,whoisinchargeoftheexhibition.

“TheexhibitionbringstogetherGoculture,cutting-edgetechnologyandcontemporaryart,^^saysTu."We

hope3.(present)theratherabstractGogameandAIinavisualcontext,andinitiatedialogueswith

minimalistart,conceptualartandexpressionism.”

“InaGogame,eachmovesliouldservealong-termgoal.Youtrytoleadtheopponentintoyourtrapand

forcehim/hertofollowyour'4.(guide)*tillhe/sheloses."explainsWangWei,aGoplayeramongthe

visitorstotheexhibition.

“Theplayers'personalities5.(reveal)duringthegame,andone'sweaknessesareexposedtothe

opponent,sheadds."Adecentwinneralways6.(Iry)tobea:theopponent7.nomorethanoneor

twopointsasagesture(姿态)ofrespectfbrtheotherside.”

Tusaysthatthebalancebetweentheblackandwhilepieces,thebeautyinthe8.(strategy)

placementofthepieces,9.theenergyflowfollowingeachmoveinspiredartiststocreateoilpaintings,

sculptures,10.(digital)generatedpicturesandsilk-screenprintsfortheexhibition.

参考答案

阅读力测评(四)

一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

A

BringtheElephantHomeProject:ResearchSouthAfrica

•Willyoujoin(hisuniqueexpedition?

Forour”May26-June42025"fieldtrip,wc'rcrecruiting8elephantresearchassistantstocollectandanalyse

behaviourdata,collectelephantdungandidentifyelephants.Ybirillearnaboutelephantbehaviour,identification

andtrackingtechnology,andcontributetoglobalelephantconservation.Auniqueopportunityforabetterfuture!

•Otherbenefits:

Regulargamedrivesledbyexpertguideswith7daysoffieldworkfollowedby3daysofdataanalysis.

Immersiveopportunitiesinnaturetoformconnectionsandobserveanimalbehavior.

Chancestoseeelephants,lions,rhinos,buffalos,giraffes,andzebras,alongwithanemergedcultural

experienceinaKaricgaFoundation-supportedcommunity.

•Elephantconservationexpeditionparticipantqualifications

Themainrequirementsareenthusiasmfbrelephants,motivationtomakeachange,aswellasindependence,

teamspirit,reliability,optimism,flexibility,proficientEnglishskills,andbeingover21.

•Applicationandselectionprocess

Youcanexpressyourinterestthroughthisform.Aftertheapplication,wewillcontactyouwithmore

informationabouttheprogram.Wewillmakeaselectionofsuitableapplicantsandinformyoupersonally.Incase

ofanyquestions,pleasecontactusatbrookc@.

•Programcosts

10days:2.55euros.

Thisincludessharedaccommodation,meals(vegetarian),drinksandthe(limited)Internetaccess.

Allfundsraisedfromparticipatinginthisuniqueexperiencewillcontributetoelephantresearchand

conservationprojects;.

(A)1.Whatisthemainvalueofjoiningtheproject?

A.Promotingthewelfareofelephants.

B.Enjoyingemergedculturalexperiences.

C.Acquiringreliableelephantbehaviourdata.

D.RegularlyconductingHeldworkwithprofessionals.

(C)2.Whatmattersmostinbeinganexpeditionparticipant?

A.Age.B.Autonomy.

C.Workpassion.D.Languagefluency.

(D)3.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.Atravelagency.

B.Agovernmentagency.

C.Auniversityresearchdepartment.

D.Awildlifeconservationorganization.

B

Fromthesky,partsofBorneolooklikethetopofagiantbroccoli(西兰花).Astheworld'sthirdlargestisland

withtropicalrainforest,itliesinSoutheastAsia.IlivedonBorneoandwasfortunatetohavemanywildanimals

visitmybackyard.

Duringthefirstweekinourhome,Ifoundafeweggsinabedofdirt.Iwastoldihcyweretheeggsofa

blackspittingcobra(眼镜蛇)whichwascommonhere.Poisonfromitsbitecankillapersoninonetosixhours.

However,acobramakesitslivingbyeatingsmallanimals.Itstrikesathumansonlyinself-defense.Wecouldlive

withourcobrabybeingcarefulnottosurpriseorscareit.

Asafamily,myhusbandandIandourthreechildrenthoughtofwaystobeonthelookout.Wemadeup

chantsandrhymesthatwerecitedaloudsothatwewerealertandawarewheneverwesetfootoutdoors.One

went:

Cobra,cobra,areyouthere?Pleasedon'tfallontomyhair.

Theotherday,thesnakewasonabranchofafrangipanitree,lessthantenfeetfromwhereweweresipping

tea.Everyonecameouttoseeit,andchairswerearrangedasifforaconcert.Onlythroughthebinoculars(双筒望

远谛)couldweseeitbreathing,itseemedtoenjoyalltheattention.

Aswestaredopenmouthedatitsgrace,itmissedabranchandfellsplattotheground.Weburstoutlaughing

asitrecoveredandwriggledupthepalmtree.

Ijokedwithmyfriendsitwasfunnythewaythecobrawasshowingoffsomuch(hatitgottoosureofitself

andfell.Myfriendrepliedsnakesprobablydonotthinklikehumans.ThenIrealizedasnakewouldnaturallystay

neartheoil-palmtreewhosecoresarearichsourceoffoodformiceandsquirrels.Smallmammalsarethecobra's

favoritemeal.

Wesharedthegardenwiththecobrafortherestofourstayandweresadindeedwhenwehadtomoveand

leaveBorneo.

(C)4.Whydidwcsingout"Cobra,cobra,arcyouthere?"?

A.Toscareaway(hecobra.

B.Todrawthecobra'sattention.

C.Tocautionourselvesagainstthedanger.

D.Toremindourselvesofsmallmammals.

(D)5.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthecobra?

A.Itisintohumans.

B.Itthinkslikehumans.

C.Itsfavoritefoodiseggs.

D.Itisdangerouswhenthreatened.

(A)6.Whydidacobrastayonanoil-palmtree?

A.Forfood.B.Forarest.

C.Forpleasure.D.Forsunbathing.

(C)7.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowrespectformothernature.

B.Tocallonpeopleloprotectsnakes.

C.Toshareaninterestinglifeexperience.

D.Tointroduceacommoncobratoreaders.

C

Guilt,ifleftunchecked,canproduceproblemsrangingfromthephysicaltothemental.However,despiteits

reputation,guilt-onceproperlycontrolledandused-canbemorepositivethannegative.

"Wc'vconlyrecentlycometounderstandthatguiltcanbeconstructive,saysWillBynum,aprofessoratthe

DukeUniversity.<4Wenowhaveanewconceptofguiltasapotentialsourcelorgrowth.Itcanpointustoward

actionswecantaketoimproveourlivcs.^^

Guiltisaself-consciousemotioncharacterizedbyapainfuljudgmentofhavingdoneorthoughtsomething

thatiswrong.It'safeelingofcould've,should've,would'vethat'softentermeda^self-aware''eirotion.It'san

unpleasantemotioninourguls(直觉),avoicewhisperingwarningsinourheads—it'sthereminderthatwehavea

guiltyfeeling.

Ina2021study,researchersinterviewedCanadianadultsandthenshowedthemvideosrelatedtotheir

interviewresponsesanddesignedtocauseguilt.Forexample,participantswouldseeasentence“Youdonateless

IhaniheaverageCanadian."beforetheywatchedavideoaboutstarvingchildreninneedofdonations.

Researchersfoundthatguiltaffectedtheautonomicnervoussystem,raisingelectricalactivityintheskin,

upsettinggastricrhythmsinthestomachandloweringswallowingrates.

Guiltaffectsusforgoodorforilldependingonhowweexperienceandmanageit.Thetrickofreplacing

regretwithreliefistolearnhowtodistinguishbetweenthehealthyguiltthatcanhelpyouandtheunhealthykind.

Healthyguiltisrealisticandjustified,aself-correctionthatpromoiespersonaldevelopment,whereasunhealthy

guiltistwistedandevenworse,itiseatingintoourself-respectandpreventingusfromgrowingasmuchaswe

should.

“Thinkingaheadaboutguiltworksevenbetterthanlateracknowledgingit,“Baumeistersays."Ifyougeta

hintthatyou'reabouttodowrongtosomeoneandwillfeelguiltyaboutitafterwards,juststopyourself.The

sooneryouseetheguiltcoming,thebetterpreparedyou'llbetopreventit.”

(A)8.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thedefinitionofguilt.B.Theimpactofguilt.

C.Thecauseofguilt.D.Thefeatureofguilt.

(B)9.Whyaretheparticipantsshowntheunderlinedsentence?

A.Tomakethemdonatemoremoney.

B.Togetthemtofeelguilty.

C.Toenhancetheirsenseofresponsibility.

D.Tohelpthemunderstandthechildren.

(D)10.WhatdoestheauthorwanttohighlightinParagraph6?

A.Howtomanageillguilt.

B.Howtopromotepersonaldevelopment.

C.Howtoplaytricksonguilt.

D.Howtomakeguiltaffectusforgood.

(B)11.WhichofthefollowingcanbestinterpretBaumeister'swords?

A.Experienceteaches.

B.Preventionisbetterthancure.

C.Takethingsastheycome.

D.Bepreparedfordangerintimesofpeace.

D

Google'sWillowquantumchip(量子;芯片)isasignificantbreakthroughinthefieldofquantumcomputing.

Ithas105physicalquantumbitsandcancompleteacomplexbenchmark(基准)calculationinlessthanfive

minutes,whilethefastestcommoncomputerwouldcake1,025yearsforthesametask.Thischiprepresentsa

majortechnologicalbreakthroughasitsolvesthelong-standingproblemofquantumerrorcorrection.

TheworkingmechanismofWillowiscenteredarounditsadvancederrorcorrectionprocesses.Ituses

quantumcorrectioncodes,wheremultiplephysicalquantumbitsarenetworkedtocreateasinglelogicalquantum

bit,allowingfortheidentificationoferrorswithoutdisturbingtheoriginalquantumstate.Thechipalso

incorporatesasystemofactivesupervisionthatcontinuouslymonitorsqubit(quantumbit)behavior,delects

abnormalitiesinrealtime,andtakesmeasuresimmediatelytocorrecterrors.

Thiscombinationofreal-timeerrorcorrectionandconstantmonitoring,alongwithanoptimizedarchitecture

forhandlingqubits,enablesWillowtoreduceerrorsexponentially(越来越快地)asthenumberofqubits

increases.Thisisamajorachievement,solvingaproblemthathasplaguedthefieldfornearly30yearsandpaving

thewayformorepowerfulandpracticalquantumcomputingsystemsinthefuture.

ThepotentialapplicationsofWillowarevast,includingquickeningdrugdiscovery,improvingelectric

vehiclebatterydesign,andadvancingfiisionenergyandnewenergyalternatives.Inconclusion,Google'sWillow

quantumchipholdsgreatpromiseforthefutureofcomputingandvariousindustries.

However,itshouldbenotedthatWillowisstillinthelaboratorystageandrequiresfurthertestingand

improvementbefore(hepracticalapplication.Itcurrentlyhas105qubits,stilltoosmall(ohandletrulyusefuland

complexreal-worldtasks.Expertssuggestthatmillionsofqubitsmaybeneededtosolveimportantindustry

problems.Moreover,thechipneedstooperateinextremelylow-temperatureandhighlycontrolledlaboratory

environments,whichlimitsitsimmediatepracticaluse.Therefore,whileWillowshowsg