专题02现代科技【美文阅读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边的沟渠里都会有新的野花盛开。有一种蓝色的花一直吸引着我的目光。我只注意到下午的阳光很温暖。大约两个星期以来，我每天都看到那些美丽的花。\n今年春天，我在院子里开了一个野花园。我可以一边洗碗一边向厨房窗外看，还能看到花。我常想，沟里那些可爱的蓝色花朵和其他野花一起躺在床上会很好看。每天我开车路过这些花，心里想着：“回家的路上我会停下来把它们挖出来。”“哎呀，我可不想把我的好衣服弄脏……”不管是什么原因，我从来没有停下来挖过花。有一年，我丈夫甚至给了我一把折叠铁锹，让我的后备箱可以用来达到这个目的。有一天，在我下班回家的路上，我很伤心地看到公路部门已经修剪了沟渠，美丽的蓝色花朵也不见了。我心想，“干得好，你等得太久了。你应该在今年春天第一次看到它们开花的时候就这么做了。”一周前，得知我大嫂得了晚期脑瘤，我们感到震惊和悲伤。她比我丈夫大20岁，不幸的是，由于年龄和距离的关系，我们并没有像我们希望的那样亲密。我忍不住看到了美丽的蓝色花朵和我丈夫妹妹和我们之间的关系。我相信上帝给了我们一些时间，让我们种下美好的回忆，这些美好的回忆将每年为我们绽放。是的，如果我再看到那些蓝色的花，你可以打赌我会停下来把它们移植到我的野花园里。注解：1.ditch[ditʃ]n.沟，渠道2.bloom[blu:m]n.花；开花(期)；青春焕发(的时期)vi.开花3.approximately[əˈprɔksimətli]ad.近似地，几乎正确地4.shovel[ˈʃʌvəl]n.铲；单斗挖掘机v.铲，铲起；大量投入5.mow[məu]v.割(草)6.tumor[ˈtju:mə,ˈtu:-]n.肿瘤，肿块7.transplant[trænsˈplɑ:nt,-plænt]vt.移栽；移植；使迁移n.(器官)移植语法点拨：1.Icanlookoutofthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthedishesandseetheflowers.分析：whiledoingthedishesandseetheflowers.为省略，相当于while(Iam)doingthedishesandseetheflowers.在时间、条件、让步等状语从句中，主、从句主语一致，且从句中有be动词时，可以将从句中的主语和be动词一并省去。又如：You’dbetterkeepsilentunless(youare)asked.除非问到你，否则闭口。2.IdobelievethatGodhasgivenussometimelefttoplantsomewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.分析：Idobelieve中的助动词do起到强调谓语动词believe的作用。根据时态和主语单复数的需要确定使用do,does,或did。【话题阅读】【话题导读】灯柱伞是一种有雨水感应伞的灯柱，这样人们在忘记带雨伞时就不会挨淋了。\nLampbrellaYoucan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.①ButdesignerMikhailBelvacvdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedlampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrainsensingumbrella.Thedesignersayshe②comeupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetadsawthestreetlamps③lightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopybuiltintoastreetlamp.”hesaid.Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrella④ondemand.Sensorsthenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.⑤Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyone’susingthelampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.Accordingtothedesigner,thelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightingstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,BelyacvsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationoneMoscowDepartment,andinsiststhiscreationcouldbeinstalledonmystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.灯柱伞你不会每次都预测到大雨到来或者记得带上雨伞。但设计师MikhailBelvacv认为出门前忘记看天气预报不应该导致你淋湿。这就是他创造灯柱伞的原因，一种有雨水感应伞的灯柱。设计师说他在俄罗斯街头看到人们被雨水淋湿之后提出了这个想法。“有一次，我在圣彼得堡中央街上开车，看到淋湿的人们躲到亮着的路灯下躲雨。我想在街灯上安装一盏伞蓬一定很合适。”他说。灯柱伞是一盏外形标准的街灯配有一个雨伞蓬。它内部有根据需要可自动开闭的电动马达。传感器保证了无论何时下雨可向行人提供遮蔽。\n除了下雨传感器，在玻璃纤维的街灯里也安装有可以检测是否有人需要灯柱伞的360°运动传感器。如果有三分钟没有人用她就会自动关闭。据设计者称，灯柱伞会以相对低的速度移动，因此不会对行人造成伤害。除此之外，它会接地以避免可能的雷击。每个路灯伞会为多位行人提供足够的遮蔽。它安装在离地面2米高的地方，它唯一的不足是可能给高个子行人带来危险。尽管还没有把这种产品付诸生产的计划，Belyacv最近把他的发明介绍给了墨西哥政府并且坚持这个发明将会安装在我的街道上，因为那儿人流量大却并不提供避雨的檐篷。重点单词:1.canopy['kænəpɪ]n.天篷；华盖；遮篷2.pedestrian[pi'destriən]n.行人；步行者3.fiberglass['faɪbɚ,glæs]n.玻璃纤维；玻璃丝重点短语/亮点句式：1.ButdesignerMikhailBelvacvdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.但设计师MikhailBelvacv认为出门前忘记看天气预报不应该导致你淋湿。该句中thatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet为宾语从句，其中forgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingout味宾语从句中的主语。resultin结果，导致。如：MyEnglishteacherdoesn’tknowplayingfootballismyhobby.我的英语老师不知道踢足球是我的爱好。Aminimalerrorordeviationmayresultinwidedivergence.失之毫厘，谬以千里。2.comeupwith追赶上；比得上；想出。如：Ihopeyoucancomeupwithabetterplanthanthis.我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。Ihadtoruntocomeupwithher.我不得不跑着去追她。3.lightup照亮；点烟；开街灯或车灯；（使）变得喜悦。如：Driverswhoforgettolightupatnightoftencauseaccidents.晚上忘记开车灯的司机常常出车祸。Hetookhistimelightingupacigarette.\n他不慌不忙地点了一支烟。Suddenly,IsawtheOfficer'sfacelightup.突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。4.ondemand要求。如：Passengersmustshowtheirticketsondemand.查票时乘客须出示车票。5.inadditionto除......之外。如：InadditiontoFrench,hehastostudyJapanese.除了法语外，他还得学日语。名句背诵：Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.(Einstein)想象力比知识更为重要。(爱因斯坦)【话题解读】“现代科技”是高中新课程标准话题之一。该话题包括各领域最新科技知识、最新发明创造等方面。科技已经影响渗透到我们生活的方方面面，例如电视、电脑、手机、MP3、火箭、卫星、宇宙飞船……好多好多，几天几夜都说不完。总之生活离不开科技，科技在为生活服务。点点滴滴，时时事事，科技无处不在。“现代科技”话题是历年高考英语的必考话题，主要题型为阅读理解，体裁一般为说明文，分值所占比重也比较高。【相关词汇】I.写作单词1.accquirev.获得，得到2.advance v.进展；进步； n.进展；进步；前进→advanced adj.先进的，高级的 3.advantage n.优点 4.challenge n.挑战 5.convenient adj.便利的，方便的→convenience n.方便，便利 6.debate n.& v.争论 \n7.explore vt.探索→exploration n.检测；探险 8.expose vt.揭露 9.matter vi.有关系；要紧 10.predict v.预言；预先；预报→prediction n.预测，预告→predictor n.预言家 11.disturb vt.打扰；扰乱；使心神不宁 12.provide vt.提供 13.replace v.取代 14.support vt.& n.支持，赞助→supporter n.支持者；拥护者 Ⅱ.阅读识记单词 15.cover vt.采访；报道；遮掩；盖上 16.breakthrough n.重大进展，突破 17.broadcast n.广播节目；vt.广播 18.connect vt.连接，把„„联系起来 19.convenience n.方便 20.download v.下载 21.experiment n.实验 22.feature n.特写；花絮 23.globe n.地球仪；地球 24.hopeful adj.有希望的；有前途的 25.instant adj.立即的；即时的 26.intelligent adj.智能的→intelligence n.智力；理解力 27.mobile adj.移动的 28.process n.& vt.过程；加工，处理 29.spread v.传播；蔓延；流传 30.scientific adj.科学的→science n.科学→scientist n.科学家 31.signal n.信号 32.update vt.更新；使现代化 33.system n.系统；体系 34.technology n.技术 35.worldwide adj.遍及全球的，世界范围的\nIII.高频短语1.catch on了解；理解；流行 2.come out出版；发行；结果是 3have access to使用；接通；可以利用 4.have an effect on/upon对……有影响 5.keep in touch with与……保持联系 6.keep pace with跟上 7.land on the moon登月 8.log in/on登录；进入 9.shut down/off关掉 10.with the development of随着……的发展I．阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFeeltheMusicWe’veallheardofsmartphones,buthowaboutsmartclothing?TheCuteCircuitcompanyhassteppedupthetechnologybeatandinventedtheSoundShirt,whichwasdesignedspecificallyforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing.Howdoesthisincredibleshirtwork?First,let’stalkaboutalittlescience.Peoplewhohaveeitherallorsomehearinglossdon’tactuallylistentomusicthewaythathearingpeopledo,buttheycanfeelit.Soundismadeupofvibrations,calledsoundwaves,whichhearingpeoplecanhearthroughtheirearswiththehelpofthebrain.What’sreallycoolisthatdeafpeoplesensevibrationsinthepartofthebrainthatothersuseforhearing!Sohowisthisremarkabletechnologyabletofunction?First,CuteCircuithadtofigureoutawaytosendsignalstothebody,kindoflikehowyoucanfeelwhenyourphonevibratesinsilentmode.Thoseconnectionsthebodycanfeelarecalledhaptics,auseoftechnologythatsimulatesthesensesoftouchandmotion.TheSoundShirthastinysensorswovenintotheshirttopickupsoundandtransfersignalstothebrainandbody.\nTotestthismusic-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.\nA.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—officerelationships\ncouldstarttoresembletheinteractionswehavewithstrangersinpublicspaces.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,thedepressionwaspromptedbyconcernsabout\nenvironmentaldamageandtheprospectofnuclearaccidents.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.causedB.preventedC.relievedD.removed9.Accordingtotheauthor,pessimismovernewtechnologiesisoftenresultedfromthefactthat_______.A.technologicalinnovationshardlycauseunexpectedproblemsB.peopleassumethefaultsofnewtechnologiestobenatural\nC.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,whilethecomputertookonly\nseconds.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】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一款能帮助聋人或听力有障碍的人“听”到声音的高科技智能衣服SoundShirt。\n1.主旨大意题。本题要求选出文章的主要内容，全文主要介绍了一款智能衣服SoundShirt，原文第一段“TheCuteCircuitcompanyhassteppedupthetechnologybeatandinventedtheSoundShirt,whichwasdesignedspecificallyforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing.”指出，发明的这款智能衣服，是专门设计出来给聋人或者听力有障碍的人的。该句点明了这款衣服的用途，后文均围绕此展开。该句很好地概括了文章内容，是主题句，C选项“SoundShirt可以让失聪或听力有困难的人享受音乐。”与此契合，故选C。2.推理判断题。本题要求判断区分事实（fact）与观点（opinion），涉及对原文内容的理解，A、B、C讲的是这款衣服如何具体发挥作用，有何功能，或听力有障碍的人能获得什么，均为陈述性语句，而D选项“It’samazingthat…”则包含了个人的主观情感和个人判断，属于观点（opinion），故选D。3.推理判断题。原文第二段先对听觉进行了相关科普，结尾提到“What’sreallycoolisthatdeafpeoplesensevibrationsinthepartofthebrainthatothersuseforhearing!”很酷的是，聋人感受这些振动，用的正是别人听觉所使用的大脑分区，第四段也提到“Thenthesensors,workinglikelittlemotors,changedthesignalsintovibrationsandtheshirtwearer’sbraindidtherest.”这款衣服完成一系列工作后，最终穿戴者的大脑还是要完成剩余的工作（didtherest），下文也有诸多类似表述，故B选项“如果没有人脑能力的配合，SoundShirt无法发挥作用”推断正确，故选B。4.推理判断题。本题要求推断作者的写作目的、意图。文章介绍了一种高科技衣服，这款产品可以用来帮助聋人。文中多处提及technology一词，在最后一段作者写道“Technology’spurposeistohelppeopleandmakelifebetter.Thinkofalltheamazingthingsdesigners,engineers,andproducersofwearabletechwillbeabletodoforhumankind.”以此作结，作者阐述了“技术向善”的观点，技术的目的是帮助人们，造福人类，并使生活变得更好。故判断出作者写这篇文章可能是为了提倡技术可以用来创造帮助他人的产品，故选B。B【答案】A.CD【解析】本文是一篇说明文。本文讲述办公室引进先进的技术，原本为了促进员工更好地合作，而实际上员工们却用作隔绝闲聊的遮挡物。新技术的引进，改变了办公室成员互动的模式，办公场所将逐渐失去它原本所具有的功能。隔绝了办公室闲聊的工作模式有利有弊，但科学家预言，随着人工智能等新科学技术的发展，尽管人类的工作岗位不会为之取代，但办公场所的意义将发生很大的变化，今后人类办公可能不再需要统一的办公场所。5.推理判断题。分析前三段的逻辑关系可知，“Suchbehaviorisindicativeofawiderworkplacetrend.”指的是StoweBoyd提及的“Theyweartheirheadphones—headphonesarethenewwalls—to\nsignaltheyareinvolvedinhigh-concentrationworkandnotavailableforchat(他们戴着耳机——耳机是新的墙壁——发出信号，他们参与高浓度的工作，不能聊天)”，也就是第一段提到的现象“manyofthebasictechnologiesthatemployeesnowusedtoworktogetheroftenencouragethemtoworkvirtuallyindependentofoneanother(现在许多员工使用的共同工作的基本技术往往鼓励他们几乎相互独立地工作)，由此可以推断出A选项正确，员工们用新技术来隔绝闲聊，避免直接交流。故选A。6.推理判断题，第四段主题句是“Itisn’ttosayco-workerswon’tconnect.(这不是说同事不会联系)”，然后阐述了办公室员工如何利用科学技术进行全新的交流模式，还以“virtualreality”举例证明。由此判断出，科技使办公室通讯的新形式成为可能。故选C。7.推理判断题。本文讲述办公室引进先进的技术，原本为了促进员工更好地合作，而实际上员工们却用作隔绝闲聊的遮挡物。新技术的引进，改变了办公室成员互动的模式，办公场所将逐渐失去它原本所具有的功能。隔绝了办公室闲聊的工作模式有利有弊，但科学家预言，随着人工智能等新科学技术的发展，尽管人类的工作岗位不会为之取代，但办公场所的意义将发生很大的变化，今后人类办公可能不再需要统一的办公场所。由此判断出，短文的目的是介绍技术对员工互动的影响。故选D。C【答案】ADD【解析】这是一篇议论文。短文论述了科技真的使我们的生活变得更好吗？8.猜测词义题。根据第二段Inthe1970s,thedepressionwaspromptedbyconcernsaboutenvironmentaldamageandtheprospectofnuclearaccidents.可知，上世纪70年代，人口过剩、环境破坏和核毁灭的前景引发了人们的担忧。从而导致了这种沮丧情绪。由此判断出，划线词的意思是“导致”。故选A。.9.推理判断题。根据第三段Foranygiventechnology,itsdrawbackssometimesseemtooutweighitsbenefits.Whenthishappenswithseveraltechnologiesatthesametime,asitdoestoday,theresultisawidersenseoftechno-pessimism.可知，对于任何给定的技术，它的缺点有时似乎超过了它的好处。当这种情况同时发生在几项技术上时，就像如今，结果是一种更广泛的技术悲观主义。由此判断出，作者认为，对新技术的悲观往往是由于新技术弊大于利。故选D。10.推理判断题。根据最后一段Technologyitselfisneutral.Itisthechoicespeoplemakeaboutitthatshapetheworld.技术本身没有能动性：是人们对它的选择塑造了世界。由此判断出通过写这篇文章，作者主要想论证人们在使用新技术时的明智决定真的很重要。故选D。D【答案】ACBD【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍面部识别技术，它用来识别和跟踪动物。\n11.推理判断题。根据第二段中DanSchofieldsaidthatthesystemwasdevelopedtoimprovethequalityofinformationcollectedaboutchimpanzeesinthewildoveralongperiodoftime.“丹·斯科菲尔德(DanSchofield)说，开发这个系统是为了提高长期以来收集到的野生黑猩猩信息的质量。”从Schofield的话里可推知，研究黑猩猩需要更多的信息。故选A。12.词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句Theresearcherswantedtogetamorecompleteunderstandingofthelivesofthechimpanzeesbystudyingthemoverseveralgenerations.“研究人员希望通过几代人的研究来更全面地了解黑猩猩的生活。”由此推知，下句中的this指代的是“完全了解黑猩猩的生活。”故选C。13.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Thehumanpersonswereabletocorrectlyidentifyindividualchimpanzeesabout42percentofthetime.Themachinelearningtoolwasmuchfasteratcompletingtheexperiment.Humanexpertstookabout55minutes,whilethecomputertookonlyseconds.“人类识别黑猩猩个体的正确率约为42%。机器学习工具完成实验的速度要快得多。人类专家花了55分钟，而计算机只花了几秒钟。”由此可知，机器学习系统更有效。故选B。14.标题判断题。通读全文尤其是第二段“Inarecentstudyscientistsannouncedtheyhaddevelopedmachinelearningtoolstotrackthefacesofindividualwildchimpanzees （黑猩猩）.在最近的一项研究中，科学家们宣布他们已经开发出了机器学习工具来追踪野生黑猩猩个体的面部。”由此可知，“面部识别被用来识别和跟踪动物的”为短文最佳标题。故选D。
