備戰(zhàn)高考英語二輪專題復(fù)習(xí)閱讀話題篇專題02現(xiàn)代科技（含解析）

專題02現(xiàn)代科技【美文閱讀1】JustdoitEachspringbringsanewblossomofwildflowersintheditchesalongthehighwayItraveldailytowork.Thereisoneparticularblueflowerthathasalwayscaughtmyeye.I'venoticedthatitbloomsonlyinthemorninghours,theafternoonsunistoowarmforit.Everydayforapproximatelytwoweeks,Iseethosebeautifulflowers.Thisspring,Istartedawildflowergardeninouryard.Icanlookoutofthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthedishesandseetheflowers.I'veoftenthoughtthatthoselovelyblueflowersfromtheditchwouldlookgreatinthatbedalongsideotherwildflowers.EverydayIdrovepasttheflowersthinking,"I'llstoponmywayhomeanddigthem.""Gee,Idon'twanttogetmygoodclothesdirty..."Whateverthereason,Ineverstoppedtodigthem.Myhusbandevengavemeafoldingshoveloneyearformytrunktobeusedforthatexpressedpurpose.Onedayonmywayhomefromwork,Iwassaddenedtoseethatthehighwaydepartmenthadmowedtheditchesandtheprettyblueflowersweregone.Ithoughttomyself,"Waytogo,youwaitedtoolong.Youshouldhavedoneitwhenyoufirstsawthembloomingthisspring."Aweekagowewereshockedandsaddenedtolearnthatmyoldestsister-in-lawhasaterminalbraintumor.Sheis20yearsolderthanmyhusbandandunfortunately,becauseofageanddistance,wehaven'tbeenascloseasweallwouldhaveliked.Icouldn'thelpbutseetheconnectionbetweentheprettyblueflowersandtherelationshipbetweenmyhusband'ssisterandus.IdobelievethatGodhasgivenussometimelefttoplantsomewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.Andyes,ifIseetheblueflowersagain,youcanbetI'llstopandtransplantthemtomywildflowergarden.想做就做每年春天，我每天去上班的公路邊的溝渠里都會有新的野花盛開。有一種藍色的花一直吸引著我的目光。我只注意到下午的陽光很溫暖。大約兩個星期以來，我每天都看到那些美麗的花。今年春天，我在院子里開了一個野花園。我可以一邊洗碗一邊向廚房窗外看，還能看到花。我常想，溝里那些可愛的藍色花朵和其他野花一起躺在床上會很好看。每天我開車路過這些花，心里想著：“回家的路上我會停下來把它們挖出來?！薄鞍パ?，我可不想把我的好衣服弄臟……”不管是什么原因，我從來沒有停下來挖過花。有一年，我丈夫甚至給了我一把折疊鐵鍬，讓我的后備箱可以用來達到這個目的。有一天，在我下班回家的路上，我很傷心地看到公路部門已經(jīng)修剪了溝渠，美麗的藍色花朵也不見了。我心想，“干得好，你等得太久了。你應(yīng)該在今年春天第一次看到它們開花的時候就這么做了?！币恢芮埃弥掖笊┑昧送砥谀X瘤，我們感到震驚和悲傷。她比我丈夫大20歲，不幸的是，由于年齡和距離的關(guān)系，我們并沒有像我們希望的那樣親密。我忍不住看到了美麗的藍色花朵和我丈夫妹妹和我們之間的關(guān)系。我相信上帝給了我們一些時間，讓我們種下美好的回憶，這些美好的回憶將每年為我們綻放。是的，如果我再看到那些藍色的花，你可以打賭我會停下來把它們移植到我的野花園里。注解：1.ditch[dit?]n.溝，渠道2.bloom[blu:m]3.approximately[??pr?ksim?tli]ad.近似地，幾乎正確地4.shovel[???v?l]n.鏟；單斗挖掘機v.鏟，鏟起；大量投入5.mow[m?u]v.割(草)6.tumor[?tju:m?,?tu:-]n.腫瘤，腫塊7.transplant[tr?ns?plɑ:nt,-pl?nt]vt.移栽；移植；使遷移n.(器官)移植語法點撥：1.Icanlookoutofthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthedishesandseetheflowers.分析：whiledoingthedishesandseetheflowers.為省略，相當(dāng)于while(Iam)doingthedishesandseetheflowers.在時間、條件、讓步等狀語從句中，主、從句主語一致，且從句中有be動詞時，可以將從句中的主語和be動詞一并省去。又如：You’dbetterkeepsilentunless(youare)asked.除非問到你，否則閉口。2.IdobelievethatGodhasgivenussometimelefttoplantsomewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.分析：Idobelieve中的助動詞do起到強調(diào)謂語動詞believe的作用。根據(jù)時態(tài)和主語單復(fù)數(shù)的需要確定使用do,does,或did。【話題閱讀】【話題導(dǎo)讀】燈柱傘是一種有雨水感應(yīng)傘的燈柱，這樣人們在忘記帶雨傘時就不會挨淋了。LampbrellaYoucan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.=1\*GB3①ButdesignerMikhailBelvacvdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedlampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrainsensingumbrella.Thedesignersayshe=2\*GB3②comeupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetadsawthestreetlamps=3\*GB3③lightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopybuiltintoastreetlamp.”hesaid.Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrella=4\*GB3④ondemand.Sensorsthenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.=5\*GB3⑤Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyone’susingthelampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.Accordingtothedesigner,thelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightingstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,BelyacvsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationoneMoscowDepartment,andinsiststhiscreationcouldbeinstalledonmystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.燈柱傘你不會每次都預(yù)測到大雨到來或者記得帶上雨傘。但設(shè)計師MikhailBelvacv認(rèn)為出門前忘記看天氣預(yù)報不應(yīng)該導(dǎo)致你淋濕。這就是他創(chuàng)造燈柱傘的原因，一種有雨水感應(yīng)傘的燈柱。設(shè)計師說他在俄羅斯街頭看到人們被雨水淋濕之后提出了這個想法?！坝幸淮?，我在圣彼得堡中央街上開車，看到淋濕的人們躲到亮著的路燈下躲雨。我想在街燈上安裝一盞傘蓬一定很合適?！彼f。燈柱傘是一盞外形標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的街燈配有一個雨傘蓬。它內(nèi)部有根據(jù)需要可自動開閉的電動馬達。傳感器保證了無論何時下雨可向行人提供遮蔽。除了下雨傳感器，在玻璃纖維的街燈里也安裝有可以檢測是否有人需要燈柱傘的360°運動傳感器。如果有三分鐘沒有人用她就會自動關(guān)閉。據(jù)設(shè)計者稱，燈柱傘會以相對低的速度移動，因此不會對行人造成傷害。除此之外，它會接地以避免可能的雷擊。每個路燈傘會為多位行人提供足夠的遮蔽。它安裝在離地面2米高的地方，它唯一的不足是可能給高個子行人帶來危險。盡管還沒有把這種產(chǎn)品付諸生產(chǎn)的計劃，Belyacv最近把他的發(fā)明介紹給了墨西哥政府并且堅持這個發(fā)明將會安裝在我的街道上，因為那兒人流量大卻并不提供避雨的檐篷。重點單詞:1.canopy['k?n?p?]n.天篷；華蓋；遮篷2.pedestrian[pi'destri?n]n.行人；步行者3.fiberglass['fa?b?,gl?s]n.玻璃纖維；玻璃絲重點短語/亮點句式：1.ButdesignerMikhailBelvacvdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.但設(shè)計師MikhailBelvacv認(rèn)為出門前忘記看天氣預(yù)報不應(yīng)該導(dǎo)致你淋濕。該句中thatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet為賓語從句，其中forgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingout味賓語從句中的主語。resultin結(jié)果，導(dǎo)致。如：MyEnglishteacherdoesn’tknowplayingfootballismyhobby.我的英語老師不知道踢足球是我的愛好。Aminimalerrorordeviationmayresultinwidedivergence.失之毫厘，謬以千里。2.comeupwith追趕上；比得上；想出。如：Ihopeyoucancomeupwithabetterplanthanthis.我希望你們能提出一個比這個更好的計劃。Ihadtoruntocomeupwithher.我不得不跑著去追她。3.lightup照亮；點煙；開街燈或車燈；（使）變得喜悅。如：Driverswhoforgettolightupatnightoftencauseaccidents.晚上忘記開車燈的司機常常出車禍。Hetookhistimelightingupacigarette.他不慌不忙地點了一支煙。Suddenly,IsawtheOfficer'sfacelightup.突然，我看到官員臉上露出了得意的神色。4.ondemand要求。如：Passengersmustshowtheirticketsondemand.查票時乘客須出示車票。5.inadditionto除......之外。如：InadditiontoFrench,hehastostudyJapanese.除了法語外，他還得學(xué)日語。名句背誦：Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.(Einstein)想象力比知識更為重要。(愛因斯坦)【話題解讀】“現(xiàn)代科技”是高中新課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)話題之一。該話題包括各領(lǐng)域最新科技知識、最新發(fā)明創(chuàng)造等方面?？萍家呀?jīng)影響滲透到我們生活的方方面面，例如電視、電腦、手機、MP3、火箭、衛(wèi)星、宇宙飛船……好多好多，幾天幾夜都說不完?？傊铍x不開科技，科技在為生活服務(wù)。點點滴滴，時時事事，科技無處不在。“現(xiàn)代科技”話題是歷年高考英語的必考話題，主要題型為閱讀理解，體裁一般為說明文，分值所占比重也比較高?！鞠嚓P(guān)詞匯】=1\*ROMANI.寫作單詞1.accquirev.獲得，得到2.advance

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of隨著……的發(fā)展I．閱讀理解閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AFeeltheMusicWe’veallheardofsmartphones,buthowaboutsmartclothing?TheCuteCircuitcompanyhassteppedupthetechnologybeatandinventedtheSoundShirt,whichwasdesignedspecificallyforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing.Howdoesthisincredibleshirtwork?First,let’stalkaboutalittlescience.Peoplewhohaveeitherallorsomehearinglossdon’tactuallylistentomusicthewaythathearingpeopledo,buttheycanfeelit.Soundismadeupofvibrations,calledsoundwaves,whichhearingpeoplecanhearthroughtheirearswiththehelpofthebrain.What’sreallycoolisthatdeafpeoplesensevibrationsinthepartofthebrainthatothersuseforhearing!Sohowisthisremarkabletechnologyabletofunction?First,CuteCircuithadtofigureoutawaytosendsignalstothebody,kindoflikehowyoucanfeelwhenyourphonevibratesinsilentmode.Thoseconnectionsthebodycanfeelarecalledhaptics,auseoftechnologythatsimulatesthesensesoftouchandmotion.TheSoundShirthastinysensorswovenintotheshirttopickupsoundandtransfersignalstothebrainandbody.Totestthismusic-to-shirt-to-wearer’sbrainconnection,CuteCircuitsetmicrophonesaroundthestageofasymphonyorchestra.Theshirt’scomputersystemdigitallyreceivedthesoundscomingfromtheinstruments.Thenthesensors,workinglikelittlemotors,changedthesignalsintovibrationsandtheshirtwearer’sbraindidtherest.TheSoundShirtletspeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingenjoymusicinauniqueway.Theverydeepmusicalsound,orpitch,ofinstrumentslikedrumsandbassesvibratesinthelowerpartoftheshirt.Higherpitchedsoundsfrominstrumentslikethefluteorviolinvibratehigher,aroundtheneckandarms.Asthemusicplays,thesensationscombinewhilethebraingetstoworkputtingtogetherallthedifferentvibrations,allowingthewearerto“hear”theconcert.Youmightthinkthisinnovationwouldlooklikesomethingoutofasciencefictionmovie,butinfact,theseshirtsarewireless!Andthedecorativelaser-lineddesignontheshirtlookslikeanimageofsoundwaves.Technology’spurposeistohelppeopleandmakelifebetter.Thinkofalltheamazingthingsdesigners,engineers,andproducersofwearabletechwillbeabletodoforhumankind.1.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.WearabletechnologyliketheSoundShirtisthewaveofthefuture.B.CuteCircuttestedtheSoundShirtwithasymphonyorchestra.C.TheSoundShirtletspeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearingenjoymusic.D.DeepmusicalsoundsfromdrumsvibrateinthelowerpartoftheSoundShirt.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisanopinion?A.TinysensorsintheSoundShirtchangesoundsignalsintovibrations.B.Thosewhohavehearinglossareabletosensesoundvibrations.C.DeepmusicalsoundsvibrateinthelowerpartoftheSoundShirt.D.It’samazingthattheSoundShirtismadewithoutanywires.3.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheSoundShirtdescribedinthepassage?A.BeforetheSoundShirt,deafpeoplehadnowayoffeelingsound.B.TheSoundShirtdoesn’tworkwithoutthepowerofthehumanbrain.C.TheSoundShirtworkswhenthewearerislisteningtoasymphonyorchestra.D.CuteCircuitisgivingawayitsSoundShirtstothosedeaforhardofhearing.4.Theauthorprobablywrotethispassageto.A.advisethatcompaniesshouldfocusonapplyingwearabletechnologyB.advocatethattechnologycanbeusedtocreateproductsthathelpothersC.provethatthedesignofwearabletechnologyisarewardingindustryinfutureD.exemplifythatmusicalinstrumentscanbeusedtochangetechnologyforthebetterBOnsomelevel,officesexisttoinspirein-personcollaboration.Butmanyofthebasictechnologiesthatemployeesnowusedtoworktogetheroftenencouragethemtoworkvirtuallyindependentofoneanother.“Theyweartheirheadphones—headphonesarethenewwalls—tosignaltheyareinvolvedinhigh-concentrationworkandnotavailableforchat,”saysStoweBoyd,asocialcriticwhoseresearchfocusesonthefutureofwork.Suchbehaviorisindicativeofawiderworkplacetrend.Asoffice-communicationtechnologieshavebecomemoreadvanced,moreandmoreemployeesareavoidingdirectinteractionwiththeirco-workers.Expertssaythisisashiftthatislikelytocontinue.Emergingtechnologiesevensuggestsafuture—perhapsdecadesaway,butmaybesooner—inwhichofficesarepopulatedbyemployeeswhoengageinvirtuallynowork-focused,face-to-facecontactwhatsoever.Itisn’ttosayco-workerswon’tconnect.Evenasemployeesmakethetransitionto“individual”work,theymaybegintocommunicateinnewwaysthatareasengagingasreal-lifeinteractions.Virtualreality,forexample,could“hold3-Dmeetingsaroundadigitalmeetingtablewhereemployeesarenotphysicallyin"saysMartinFord,anauthorwhostudiesartificialintelligenceandrobots,amongotherthings.What’stheupsideofachat-freefuture,inwhichcolleaguesworktogetherinclosephysicalspacebutneverneedtotalkperson-to-person?Forone,itmaymakeworkexperiencesmoreefficientbystoppinggossipydistractionsthatcangetinthewayofseriousaffairs.Italsomaysafeguardemployeesfromphysicaldisturbance,agrowingworkplaceconcern,saysJamaisCascio,anauthorandfuturist.Buttherearepossibleproblems.Virtualenvironmentshavethepotentialtoreducesocialinhibitions(抑制),whichcouldleadtoconflicts.It’salsopossiblethattechnologywillcreateamoreimpersonalatmosphere.Withoutthewatercooler-stylechatthatcanmakeworklifemorevibrant—researchsuggestsinformalofficejokescanboostproductivity—officerelationshipscouldstarttoresembletheinteractionswehavewithstrangersinpublicspaces.Eventually,someexpertsbelieve,withtechnologiesmakingtheirwayintooffices,humansmayremovethemselvesfromtheworkplacealtogether,thoughnotinthesensethattheywillbereplacedbyrobots,asmanyhavepredicted.5.AccordingtoStoweBoyd,whatcanbewidelyseeninworkplaces?A.Technologiesareusedasabarrieragainstcasualchat.B.Directioninteractionsareresistedbutcannotbeavoided.C.In-personcollaborationisthebestwaytopromoteefficiency.D.Face-to-facecontactistheguaranteeofhigh-concentrationwork.6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Coworkersprefertokeepcloselyconnected.B.Employeesengageindevelopingfar-awayrelationships.C.Technologiesallowfornewformsofoffice-communication.D.3-Dmeetingshavecompletelyreplacedreal-lifeinteractions.7.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toforecastanewworkplacetrendcausedbytechnologies.B.Toencourageemployeestomakebetteruseoftechnologies.C.Tostresstheimportanceofcombiningworkandtechnologies.D.Tointroducetheeffectsoftechnologiesonhowemployeesinteract.CPessimismVS.ProgressFASTER,CHEAPER,BETTER—technologyisonefieldmanypeoplerelyontoofferavisionofabrighterfuture.Asthe2020sdawns,however,optimismisinshortsupply.Thenewtechnologiesthathavedominatedthepastdecadeseemtobemakingthingsworse.Socialmediawassupposedtobringpeopletogether,buttoday,itisbetterknownforinvadingprivacy.Parentsworrythatsmartphoneshaveturnedtheirchildrenintoscreen-addictedzombies.Thisdepressedmoodiscenteredonsmartphonesandsocialmedia,whichtookoffadecadeago.However,concernshavearisenthatparticulartechnologiesmightbedoingmoreharmthangood.The1920switnessaresistancetocars,whichhadearlierbeenseenasamiraculousanswertotheproblemofhorse-drawnvehicles.Inthe1970s,thedepressionwaspromptedbyconcernsaboutenvironmentaldamageandtheprospectofnuclearaccidents.Ineachofthesehistoricalcases,disappointmentarosefromamixofunrealizedhopesandunforeseenconsequences.Technologyproducestheforcesofcreativedestruction,whichreplacestheoutdatedproductionunits,soitisnaturalthatitleadstoanxiety.Foranygiventechnology,itsdrawbackssometimesseemtooutweighitsbenefits.Whenthishappenswithseveraltechnologiesatthesametime,asitdoestoday,theresultisawidersenseoftechno-pessimism.However,thispessimismcanbeoverdone.Toooftenpeoplefocusonthedisadvantagesofanewtechnologywhiletakingitsbenefitsforgranted.Worriesaboutscreentimeshouldbeweighedagainsttheinstantaccesstoinformationandentertainmentthatsmartphonesmakepossible.Effortstoavoidtheshort-termcostassociatedwithanewtechnologywillendupdenyingaccesstoitslong-termbenefits.Fearsthatrobotswillstealpeople’sjobsmaypromotegovernmentstotaxthem,forexample,todiscouragetheiruse,butinthelongrun,countriesthatwishtomaintaintheirstandardoflivingastheirworkforceagesandshrinkswillneedmorerobots,notfewer.Thatpointstoanotherlesson:theremedyfortechnology-relatedproblemsveryofteninvolvesmoretechnology.Airbagsandotherimprovementsinsafetyfeatures,forexample,meanthatinAmerica,deathsincaraccidentsperbillionmilestravelledhavefallenfromaround240inthe1920stoaround12today.Themostimportantlessonisabouttechnologyitself.Anypowerfultechnologycanbeusedforgoodorill.Biotechnology,forexample,canraisecropyieldsandcurediseases,butitcouldequallyleadtodeadlyweapons.Technologyitselfisneutral.Itisthechoicespeoplemakeaboutitthatshapetheworld.Willtechnologyleadtopessimismorprogress?Thequestionshouldbesettledbyabroaddebate,notbyasmallgroupoftechnologists.8.Theword“prompted”inparagraph2probablymeans_______.A.caused B.prevented C.relieved D.removed9.Accordingtotheauthor,pessimismovernewtechnologiesisoftenresultedfromthefactthat_______.A.technologicalinnovationshardlycauseunexpectedproblemsB.peopleassumethefaultsofnewtechnologiestobenaturalC.newtechnologiestendtoemergewithuncertaintyaboutfutureD.newtechnologiescausemoredisadvantagesthanadvantages10.Bywritingthisarticle,theauthormainlywantedtoarguethat_______.A.optimismovernewtechnologiesisinshortsupplyasthe2020comesB.pessimismoverinnovations,ifnotoverdone,ishelpfulandevenessentialC.peopletendtocaremoreaboutinnovations’problemsthanabouttheirbenefitsD.people’swisedecisionontheuseofnewtechnologiesreallymattersDFacialrecognitiontechnologyisalreadywidelyusedbygovernmentsandsomeadvertisingcompanies.Thetechnologyusesmachinelearningtoolstosearchforfacesinanattempttoidentifypeople.Inarecentstudyscientistsannouncedtheyhaddevelopedmachinelearningtoolstotrackthefacesofindividualwildchimpanzees（黑猩猩）.DanSchofieldsaidthatthesystemwasdevelopedtoimprovethequalityofinformationcollectedaboutchimpanzeesinthewildoveralongperiodoftime."Forspecieslikechimpanzees,whichhavecomplexsociallivesandliveformanyyears,gettingsnapshotsoftheirbehaviorfromshort-termfieldresearchcanonlytellussomuch,"Schofieldsaid.Theresearcherswantedtogetamorecompleteunderstandingofthelivesofthechimpanzeesbystudyingthemoverseveralgenerations.Butdoingthiswouldhaverequiredsearchingthroughhundredsofhoursofvideorecordingsofchimpanzeesinthewild.TheresearchersrecordedtheactivitiesofagroupofchimpanzeesthatlivedintheWestAfricannationofGuinea.Afacialrecognitioncomputermodelwastrainedusingmorethan10millionimagesoftheanimals.Themodelwasthenusedtosearch,recognizeandtrackindividualchimpanzees.Thesystemwasabletoidentifyindividualchimpanzeescorrectlyabout92percentofthetime.Itsuccessfullyidentifiedtheanimals'sex96percentofthetime.Thestudyincludedanexperimentwithhumanstoseehowtheycouldperformagainstthemachinelearningsysteminmakingidentifications.Thehumanpersonswereabletocorrectlyidentifyindividualchimpanzeesabout42percentofthetime.Themachinelearningtoolwasmuchfasteratcompletingtheexperiment.Humanexpertstookabout55minutes,whilethecomputertookonlyseconds.Theresearcherssaytheyarepermittingotherscientiststousethesystemforsimilarprojects.Theyhopethemethodwillbeusedwithotherspeciestorecordanimalbehaviorandmonitordifferentanimalpopulationsintheenvironment.11.WhatcanweinferfromSchofield'swords?A.Researchingchimpanzeesneedsmoreinformation.B.Chimpanzeescanliveaslongashumans.C.Chimpanzeesliketogetsnapshotstoo.D.Short-termfieldresearchprovidesmoreinformation.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"referto?A.Recordingthechimpanzeesinthewild.B.Studyingchimpanzeesoverseveralyears.C.Understandingthelivesofthechimpanzeescompletely.D.Gettingsnapshotsofchimpanzees'behavior.13.Whatdidtheexperimentwithhumansproveinthestudy?A.Humansmakemoreaccurateidentifications.B.Themachinelearningsystemismoreeffective.C.Humanscan'tidentifytheanimals'sexcorrectly.D.Machinelearningtoolstakealittlemoretimeinidentification.14.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FacialrecognitionforanimalsisbecomingpopularB.FacialrecognitionishelpinganimalsliveinthewildC.FacialrecognitionplaysaroleinraisinganimalsD.FacialrecognitionisusedtoidentifyandfollowanimalsA【答案】CDBB【解析】這是一篇說明文，主要介紹了一款能幫助聾人或聽力有障礙的人“聽”到聲音的高科技智能衣服SoundShirt。1.主旨大意題。本題要求選出文章的主要內(nèi)容，全文主要介紹了一款智能衣服SoundShirt，原文第一段“TheCuteCircuitcompanyhassteppedupthetechnologybeatandinventedtheSoundShirt,whichwasdesignedspecificallyforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing.”指出，發(fā)明的這款智能衣服，是專門設(shè)計出來給聾人或者聽力有障礙的人的。該句點明了這款衣服的用途，后文均圍繞此展開。該句很好地概括了文章內(nèi)容，是主題句，C選項“SoundShirt可以讓失聰或聽力有困難的人享受音樂?！迸c此契合，故選C。2.推理判斷題。本題要求判斷區(qū)分事實（fact）與觀點（opinion），涉及對原文內(nèi)容的理解，A、B、C講的是這款衣服如何具體發(fā)揮作用，有何功能，或聽力有障礙的人能獲得什么，均為陳述性語句，而D選項“It’samazingthat…”則包含了個人的主觀情感和個人判斷，屬于觀點（opinion），故選D。3.推理判斷題。原文第二段先對聽覺進行了相關(guān)科普，結(jié)尾提到“What’sreallycoolisthatdeafpeoplesensevibrationsinthepartofthebrainthatothersuseforhearing!”很酷的是，聾人感受這些振動，用的正是別人聽覺所使用的大腦分區(qū)，第四段也提到“Thenthesensors,workinglikelittlemotors,changedthesignalsintovibrationsandtheshirtwearer’sbraindidtherest.”這款衣服完成一系列工作后，最終穿戴者的大腦還是要完成剩余的工作（didtherest），下文也有諸多類似表述，故B選項“如果沒有人腦能力的配合，SoundShirt無法發(fā)揮作用”推斷正確，故選B。4.推理判斷題。本題要求推斷作者的寫作目的、意圖。文章介紹了一種高科技衣服，這款產(chǎn)品可以用來幫助聾人。文中多處提及technology一詞，在最后一段作者寫道“Technology’spurposeistohelppeopleandmakelifebetter.Thinkofalltheamazingthingsdesigners,engineers,andproducersofwearabletechwillbeabletodoforhumankind.”以此作結(jié)，作者闡述了“技術(shù)向善”的觀點，技術(shù)的目的是幫助人們，造福人類，并使生活變得更好。故判斷出作者寫這篇文章可能是為了提倡技術(shù)可以用來創(chuàng)造幫助他人的產(chǎn)品，故選B。B【答案】A.CD【解析】本文是一篇說明文。本文講述辦公室引進先進的技術(shù)，原本為了促進員工更好地合作，而實際上員工們卻用作隔絕閑聊的遮擋物。新技術(shù)的引進，改變了辦公室成員互動的模式，辦公場所將逐漸失去它原本所具有的功能。隔絕了辦公室閑聊的工作模式有利有弊，但科學(xué)家預(yù)言，隨著人工智能等新科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，盡管人類的工作崗位不會為之取代，但辦公場所的意義將發(fā)生很大的變化，今后人類辦公可能不再需要統(tǒng)一的辦公場所。5.推理判斷題。分析前三段的邏輯關(guān)系可知，“Suchbehaviorisindicativeofawiderworkplacetrend.”指的是StoweBoyd提及的“Theyweartheirheadphones—headphonesarethe