2024屆四川省簡陽市高考英語閱讀理解選練（4）

　　四川省簡陽市2024高考英語閱讀理解選練（4）

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Steven Spielberg's 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.

　　On Jan. 3l, a team of scientist sat the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode (解碼) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.

　　These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad.There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out of　information from the brain.

　　In spite of these breakthroughs,Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI.

　　“Eventually,” says Gallant,“someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.

　　Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of　memory and consciousness.

　　l. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. New technology can read your mind

　　B. Fantasy is edging closer to fact

　　C. A new discovery in human brain

　　D. The intelligent computers in the future

　　2. What did scientist sat the UC Berkeley do?

　　A. They produced a fanciful world.

　　B. They made computers jump forward like a human.

　　C. They managed to translate brain waves into language.

　　D. They used computers to make short movies.

　　3. Which of the following is impossible for the research?

　　A. It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.

　　B. Doctors can read a patient's mind even if he is unconscious.

　　C. People will know what happens in their dreams.

　　D. People's thoughts may be given away.

　　4. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?

　　A. A computer.　B. An iPad.　 C.A decoding machine.D. A hat.

　　5. It can be inferred from the passage that　 .

　　A. scientists got the inspiration from a movie

　　B. the technology still has a long way to go

　　C. the technology has been put into practice

　　D. scientists have unlocked these crets of memory

　　【參考答案】1—5、ACACB

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　One of India's top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its boarding houses, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students' performance, making them lonely and even suicidal.

　　Authorities at the best Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai said students had stopped socializing and many were late for morning classes or slept through them. "Now, a student doesn't even know who lives two doors away from him because he is so busy on the Internet," said Prakash Gopalan, dean of student affairs. "The old dormitory culture of companionship and socializing among students is gone. This is not healthy in our opinion."

　　IIT-Mumbai, with about 5,000 students, is one of seven IITs across India which are considered to be among the finest engineering schools in the world. They are also a talent pool for global technology giants. But their hard courses, tough competition and lonely campus lifestyle have taken an effect on students. Depressive and dysfunctional (不正常的) lifestyles are known to be common among IIT students, and at least nine have committed suicide in the past five years. Students have unlimited free Internet access in their boarding houses to help them in their studies, but many also use it to surf, chat, download movies and music, blog and for gaming.

　　Starting Monday, Internet access will be banned between 11 p.m. and 12.30 p.m. at IIT-Mumbai's 13 boarding buildings to encourage students to sleep early and to try and force them out of their "shells," Gopalan said. But the move has not gone down well with students who say they hate their lives being regulated. "Now they will say we need to listen to a lullaby (搖籃曲) to go to sleep," said Rajiv, an electronics student.

　　1．Which of the following is not the possible effect of free Internet access on students?

　　A．There has been a decline in students’ lessons.

　　B．Participation in social activities has gone down.

　　C．Some students feel lonely and even suicidal.

　　D．Students don’t even know his classmates.

　　2．What measure has been taken in IIT- Mumbai?

　　A．Students have unlimited free Internet access in their dormitories.

　　B．Students are forbidden to surf the Internet.

　　C．Internet access is unavailable in deep night.

　　D．Students must go to bed before 11 p.m.

　　3．In the passage the students are told to _____.

　　A．sleep through their lessons

　　B．break away from the Internet

　　C．go to sleep along with music

　　D．stop surfing, make friends

　　4．We may infer from the last paragraph that _____.

　　A．the banning order causes some complaints among the students

　　B．all electronics students hate the banning order

　　C．more students prefer listening to music to surfing the Internet

　　D．there is no Internet access on the IIT campus even since

　　【參考答案1--4】 DCDA

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　In our old neighborhood, neighbors chatted over fences. Newcomers were welcomed with chocolate and bread. It had been easy to find friends there. Our new community was difference. It seemed that family roots grew deep. Deep as the Mississippi River that flowed past the tiny river town.

　　We’d moved to decrease my husband’s commute to work. Only thirty miles.

　　After living there for six months, I was ready to move back home. I was lonely for a friend. My three boys were lonely. My husband, Lonny, fared okay, but he spent his days at work..

　　Lonny noticed my sinking disposition.

　　“Shawnelle, you look unapproachable,” he said. He and I were sitting in lawn chairs. Samuel, our three-year-old sat in his own little chair.

　　“What do you mean?”

　　“Body language. You placed our chairs fifteen yards away from everyone else.”

　　“It doesn’t matter. I’m not going to have friends hers.” Just then Samuel looked up. “Mom’s right, Dad. And we just want to go home.”

　　That’s when I knew that I needed an adjustment. I didn’t want my boys to learn that the way to work through a tough time was to use a wounded and bitter attitude.

　　Over the next few months I smiled when I didn’t feel like it. We signed up for reading programs at the library and frequented parks and the bike path along the river.

　　One afternoon Samuel and I clambered up the stairs to the library activity room. A woman who I hadn’t seen before sat at an oblong table with a tiny boy.

　　“Hi,” she said. “I’m Tammy. Do you need a seat? There’s one right here.”

　　I sat down next to Tammy. Soon class was over, and we still had a lot to say. “Why don’t you come over later?” Tammy asked. “I live on a farm. There’s plenty of room for the kids to run.” We went. And since that day, we’ve been back a million times.

　　When I look back, I’m grateful for that tough time. I learned to persevere. I’m glad I didn’t give up.

　　And as for my boys, they learned a lesson too. “Keep moving forward,” is what I tell them. “Your heart will follow.”

　　Why did the writer move to a new neighborhood?

　　To find a part-time job in the library.

　　To make new friends with the local people.

　　To enjoy the beauty of the Mississippi River.

　　To make her husband go to work conveniently.

　　Shawnelle decided to keep going when _____________________.

　　Tammy encouraged her to join conversations

　　Samuel expressed his wish to go back home

　　Lonny pointed out the mistakes of her body language

　　Tammy invited her to go to her farm

　　Shawnelle mentioned her friendship with Tammy to prove___________

　　women seemed to have endless words to say

　　Tammy was rich to have room for kids

　　her family had finally fitted in the new place

　　Tammy’s farm was suitable for kids to play on

　　What lesson did Shawnelle teach her kids?

　　Have a dream in difficult times.

　　Never break up with old friends.

　　Be careful in making friends.

　　Keep up in a tough time.

　　【參考答案】1-----4

　　DBCD

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　　信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

　　閱讀下列表格內容及相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題紙上將對應題號的相應 選項字母涂黑。

　　以下是一些資訊報道的信息：[A]. Science magazine published the study about orangutan. The scientists collected evidence from years of observations in six areas on Borneo and Sumatra. The scientists found that the animals demonstrated a total of twenty-four signs of cultural activity. Several actions were demonstrated in some orangutan groups, but not others.

　　[B]. The Environmental Investigation Agency and Telapak released the report. Telapak is an environmental group based in Indonesia. The Environmental Investigation Agency operates in several countries. The two groups say Indonesia controls ten percent of the world's tropical rainforests.

　　[C]. Richard Sandor is the chairman of the C-C-X. He praised the companies forming the group for demonstrating leadership. He said they believe that an active way to deal with global warning helps everyone. The group said its members want to reduce costs they may face from future rules on greenhouse gas emissions. Trading credits may help businesses find the most effective methods to reduce pollution. Members also hope to improve their public image on environmental issues.

　　[D]. Their most detailed effort involved ninety-nine kinds of birds, insects and plants in North America and Europe. They found that the territory where these plants and animals live has moved north by an average of six kilometers every ten years. In Europe, some butterflies now live as much as one hundred kilometers to the north because of changes linked to higher temperatures.

　　[E]. The new report says many areas experienced unusual weather in two thousand and two. Most of Asia, for example, was warmer than usual. India had unusually high temperatures in April and May. The extremely hot weather caused hundreds of deaths. There also were extremely dry conditions across India. Parts of Africa experienced unusual heavy rains. Yet other areas in Africa had unusual dry weather.

　　[F]. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Hydrogen is a colorless gas. On Earth, it is present in large amounts in natural gas, coal, plants and water. By weight, hydrogen produces the highest energy levels of any known fuel. When burned in an engine, hydrogen releases no harmful pollution into the environment. When powering a fuel cell, the only waste is water. However, hydrogen is difficult to store. It also burns easily.

　　請閱讀以下與資訊信息，然后匹配與上面資訊相關的報道內容：

　　46. A severe ocean storm hit South Korea in August. It set a new national record for rainfall. In central Europe, more than one hundred people died in flooding caused by heavy rainfall in September. The flooding also resulted in thousands of millions of dollars in property damage. Yet large parts of North and South America had extremely dry weather.

　　47. One member of the Chicago Climate Exchange is American Electric Power. It's the biggest owner of electric power producers in the United States. Company officials say they hope their company's membership will demonstrate the ability of the C-C-X to grow.

　　48. For example, members of some groups make a kissing noise by tightening their mouths and sucking in air. Some groups use leaves to clean themselves or protect their hands from sharp objects. The scientists found that some of the animals use sticks as tools to remove insects from holes in trees. Other orangutans use leaves to crush insects or gather water.

　　49. Professors Parmesan and Yohe used similar methods to examine one hundred and seventy-two kinds of wildlife. They examined the timing of events in the spring, such as the appearance of flowers and the reproduction of animals. They found that these events happened an average of two days earlier than normal every ten years.

　　50. They say illegal operations to remove trees are causing large areas of forest to disappear. Environmental Investigation Agency director Dave Currey says the illegal operations are completely out of control.

　　【參考答案】信息匹配：46-50：ECADB

　　【2024高考英語河北省衡水中學一調考試】

　　根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項?！痵 natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. ____36_______ But what happens if your

　　face and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body?

　　Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking at

　　your face, she might not believe what she sees of your body language doesn’t

　　match the feeling that your face shows.

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　　Previously, they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “I’m so excited.”

　　When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies(with faces blurred out)that showed anger or fear. ___38_____

　　An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. ____39_____

　　A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend.

　　These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly influences which emotion they read.

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　　And if you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.

　　Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.

　　So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.

　　Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.

　　An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.

　　Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.

　　When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you’re happy to see them.

　　They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.