1、阅读素养提升(二) . 阅读理解A(2020成都高二检测)Is that person really glad to see me? Or is he just being polite? Some people struggle to tell an artificial smile from a truly happy one. And computers have found this task even more difficult. Recently, researchers have trained a program to detect when a smile is genui
2、ne(真诚的). Visual computing researchers at the University of Bradford in the U. K. started with a software for analyzing a changing facial expression. This program can examine a video clip of a human head and identify(确认) specific details around the eyes, cheeks and mouth. Then the program tracks the
3、details relative to each other as the face smiles. Next, the scientists had their program evaluate(评估)two sets of video clips. In one subjects performed posed smiles. In the other, they watched a film that inspired genuine displays of emotion. The program calculated the differences among the subject
4、s faces during the two clips. And it turns out that ones mouth, cheeks and eyes move differently when pretending to smile. In particular, the muscles around the eyes shift 10 percent more for a real smile than they do for a fake one. These results are in the journal Advanced Engineering Informatics.
5、 “A genuine smile is indeed in the eyes. The computer aids analysis of the exact weight distribution of human smiles across the face. ” Hassan Ugail and Ahmad Al-dahoud say. The researchers suggest their work could improve a computers ability to analyze facial expressions and thus to interact more s
6、moothly with humans. But their real accomplishment is in proving Tyra Banks right: “You have to smile with your eyes. ”【文章大意】一直以来, 很难判断一个人的微笑是真是假。计算机研究人员开发了一款分析面部表情变化的软件。1. The purpose of the program is to _. A. tell different smilesB. detect human headsC. examine human facesD. record facial express
7、ions【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句: 研究者研发了一个程序来检测微笑的真伪, 可知这个程序是为了判断不同的微笑。2. What did the researchers do in the program? A. They performed posed smiles. B. They analyzed different video clips. C. They improved a computers ability. D. They evaluated a very special software. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段的analyzing a cha
8、nging facial expression, examine a video clip和tracks the details, 以及第三段的首句可知, 这个程序是通过检查不同的视频来分析面部表情变化的。3. What result have the researchers found from the program? A. Smiling with eyes is the most important. B. Eyes reflect whether a smile is real or not. C. Mouth, cheeks and eyes always move the sam
9、e. D. Muscles move more frequently when people do a fake smile. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段的最后一句可知, 当一个人假装微笑的时候, 他的嘴、脸颊和眼睛的动作是不同的。根据第四段的第一句可知, 真笑时眼睛活动比假笑时频率高10%。因此可推出眼睛能反映一个人的微笑是真是假。4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Inventions. D. Science. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。这
10、是一篇有关科技的文章, 不可能出自A项(娱乐)、B项(健康)、C项(发明), 因此只有D项(科普)才符合文章的出处。BA simple wooden box attached to 8-year-old Alex Benitez Alvarezs walker made it easier for the boy to carry school supplies and allowed him to do more things on his own. “Now if he wants to go to the library and get a book out, he can. ” sai
11、d Tommy Johnson, one of three high school students who helped Alex Benitez Alvarez. Their idea came from an engineering project that pairs young engineers with people from local special education programs. Engineering teams from Shakopee East and West junior high schools designed models of several d
12、evices to make their disabled partners lives easier. Some of the simplest ideas were the most useful, such as an adjustable chair to help a child put his or her shoes on. They also came up with special building blocks that can help blind babies learn by touch. In an education system driven by exams,
13、 engineering teacher TJ Hendrickson said the project gave students the chance to create something they could actually see for themselves. “Students stopped worrying about their grades and started worrying about failing their clients, ”said Hendrickson, a teacher at Shakopee West Junior High. Group p
14、rojects encourage teamwork and motivate students differently from independent projects. In this case, the project also taught a much needed lesson in developing people skills. The meetings also helped engineers add special touches to their finished products. Alex Benitez Alvarez, who loves soccer, g
15、ot the Minnesota United logo and a soccer ball printed on his wooden storage box. The project encouraged students with special needs to describe their physical disabilities while also teaching engineers about the struggles of living with a disability. “Everyone in the world should do this, ” said St
16、ephanie Betley, a teacher at Shakopee who hopes to see the project spread to other schools. “Its for someone else rather than yourself. ”【文章大意】本文介绍了一个由青年工程师与当地特殊教育项目人员组成的团队, 他们设计出一些设备来帮助特殊学校的残疾人。5. What was the purpose of the engineering project? A. To show how special education helps disabled kids.
17、 B. To try out engineering knowledge learned in class. C. To improve the life of disabled kids. D. To provide jobs to a group of young engineers. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Engineering teams from Shakopee East and West junior high schools designed models of several devices to make their disabled partners l
18、ives easier. 可知, 工程团队设计设备是让残疾伙伴的生活更容易。故选C。6. How did the project influence the engineers in Hendricksons opinion? A. It helped them pass their exams more easily. B. It caused them more stress than their exams. C. It helped them put their knowledge into use. D. It improved their communication skills.
19、 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的“ engineering teacher TJ Hendrickson said the project gave students the chance to create something they could actually see for themselves. ”以及“Students stopped worrying about their grades and started worrying about failing their clients, ”said Hendrickson, a teacher at Shakopee
20、West Junior High. 可知, 这个项目让学生们有机会创造一些他们可以亲眼看到的东西, 孩子们不再担心成绩问题, 而是开始担心会让委托人失望。由此可以推断这让他们的压力比学习和考试更大。故选B。7. What did Betley think of the engineering project? A. It did a lot of goods to people in need of help. B. It reminded people not to look down on the disabled. C. It made more students interested
21、in engineering. D. It reminded people to care more about themselves. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段“Everyone in the world should do this, ” said Stephanie Betley, a teacher at Shakopee who hopes to see the project spread to other schools. “Its for someone else rather than yourself. ”可知, Betley认为这个项目应该推广到其他学校,
22、每个人都应该这样做, 因此推断他认为这个项目对那些需要帮助的人有很大的好处。故选A。8. The best title of the passage is _. A. Practice makes perfectB. Helping others outC. Living with a disabilityD. Challenging oneself【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知, 本文主要讲了年轻的工程团队设计了一些装置来帮助特殊学校的残疾人伙伴, 使他们的生活变得更加容易。因此“帮助别人”最符合文章大意, 故选B。. 完形填空(2020南京高二检测)I thought I wo
23、uld never have a child-then a miracle happened. When I was only 29, doctors said I had too many 1challenges to have a child. Meanwhile, my best friend Colleen was pregnant and she asked me to buy a changing table with her. Focusing on Colleens good fortune helped distract (使分心) me from my 2. In the
24、shop, a baby suit with a crab (螃蟹) caught my eyes. The crab 3 childhood memories of my pretending to be Ariel from the Little Mermaid. If things were 4, that crab would have made me laugh. Instead I said, “If I 5had a son, Id want him to have that. ” “Sarah, you have to get it, ” She said. I shook m
25、y head. I didnt want a(n) 6of what I couldnt have. My husband, John, and I had talked about 7 . But I worried we would get 8. The next Sunday, we went to 9 There, I noticed a tiny baby in the arms of a woman. On his backside was the same 10 I had seen. My breath caught. I 11 to John and whispered, “
26、Thats the baby suit I was telling you about. ”He cocked his eyebrows. Throughout the service, I was totally 12 by the baby. I 13 to hold him. In the end, the priest ( 牧 师) made an announcement. “The baby needs a 14. If anyone is thinking about adoption, please see us afterwards. ”We 15 our phone num
27、bers. That evening, the young mother, carrying the baby, came to our home. Before we sat down, I held her baby. He fit 16 in my arms. Twelve families had volunteered to adopt him. If she picked us, all she asked was that we let her be 17in his life in some way. We agreed wholeheartedly. I never ment
28、ioned the crab baby suit. I wanted her to make her decision without being influenced by that 18. The next morning my phone rang. “We picked you”was all I heard. Now our six-year-old son continues to be the best 19 thing that will ever happen to me. And that crab baby suit remains 20folded in one of
29、my dresser drawers, where I plan to hold on to it-forever. 【文章大意】文章主要记叙了作者29岁时被医生告知不能生孩子, 在教堂的一次邂逅, 使她收养了一个小孩, 并拥有了他, 现在小孩已经六岁了。1. A. technical B. medical C. academic D. economic【解析】选B。考查形容词。不能生孩子, 应该是医学范畴。technical科技的; medical医疗的; academic学术的; economic经济的。medical符合常理。2. A. fear B. sadness C. satisf
30、actionD. amusement【解析】选B。考查名词。fear害怕; sadness悲伤; satisfaction满意; amusement娱乐。得知自己无法生孩子, 心情当然是sadness。3. A. led to B. called up C. brought out D. added to【解析】选B。考查动词短语。螃蟹勾起了我儿时的回忆, 我在小美人鱼中扮演爱丽儿。lead to导致; call up唤起回忆; bring out出版; 生产; 使出现; add to添加。4. A. clear B. commonC. serious D. different【解析】选D。考
31、查形容词。如果事情不是现在这样, 那只螃蟹会让我发笑。如果没有不能生育这件事情, 我会很开心。clear清晰的; common共同的; serious严重的; different不同的。5. A. everB. stillC. evenD. then【解析】选A。考查副词。相反, 我说: “如果我有个儿子, 我希望他也有这个。” ever曾经; still仍然; even甚至; then当时。ever与if连用时, 表示在任何时候; 从来。故选A。6. A. imageB. souvenir C. reminderD. example【解析】选C。考查名词。我不希望有东西在提醒我自己不能拥有什
32、么东西。image图片; souvenir纪念品; reminder提醒的事物; example例子。这里 reminder意为提醒物, 代指文中baby suit。7. A. applicationB. adjustmentC. arrangementD. adoption【解析】选D。考查名词。根据上文说我不能生孩子, 下文牧师提出让人收养一个男婴可知, 我们在考虑收养孩子。application申请; adjustment调整; arrangement安排; adoption采用; 收养。8. A. permitted B. rejected C. inspired D. restric
33、ted【解析】选B。考查动词。根据句首的but可知转折。指我担心我们会被拒绝。permit许可; reject拒绝; inspire激励; restrict限制。9. A. workB. schoolC. churchD. hospital【解析】选C。考查名词。下周日, 我们去了教堂。根据下文the priest made an announcement可知我们去的是教堂。故选C。10. A. toyB. crabC. tableD. picture【解析】选B。考查名词。根据下文Thats the baby suit I was telling you about. 可知婴儿穿的跟我上次见
34、过的一样, 就是a baby suit with a crab。因此是the same crab。故选B。11. A. wavedB. bentC. turnedD. ran【解析】选C。考查固定搭配。我转向约翰小声说: “那就是我告诉过你的婴儿套装。” waved挥手; bent弯腰; turned转, 翻; ran 跑。turn to意为转向, 符合句意。12. A. movedB. influenced C. attracted D. confused【解析】选C。考查动词。moved感动; influenced影响; attracted吸引; confused使困惑。我因为孩子穿着那件
35、熟悉的衣服而被吸引住了。根据句意选C。13. A. longedB. managedC. hesitatedD. offered【解析】选A。考查动词。long to do渴望; manage管理; hesitate犹豫; offer提供。根据上文我被孩子吸引住了, 所以渴望领养他。14. A. homeB. roomC. friendD. brother【解析】选A。考查名词。根据下文如果有人想领养, 请稍后见我们。可知孩子需要一个家, 故选A。15. A. gotB. leftC. pickedD. dialed【解析】选B。考查动词。根据前面我渴望拥有这个孩子可知, 我们想领养他, 所以
36、留下了电话号码, 故选B。16. A. easilyB. perfectlyC. tightlyD. slightly【解析】选B。考查副词。根据句意: 我抱着她的孩子, 完全合适。easily简单地; perfectly完全, 完美地; tightly紧紧地; slightly轻微地。根据句意选B。17. A. attended B. directed C. involved D. interested【解析】选C。考查动词。我们全心全意地同意, 孩子的母亲想在某些方面参与孩子的生活。attended参加, 照顾; directed指导; involved参与进来; interested感兴
37、趣。故选C。18. A. service B. request C. consequence D. coincidence【解析】选D。考查名词。我不提螃蟹宝宝装, 是不想让她受巧合的影响而做出决定。service服务; request请求; consequence结果; coincidence巧合。“巧合”指孩子穿的衣服就是我之前见过并喜欢的螃蟹宝宝装。19. A. unexpected B. qualifiedC. designed D. unnoticed【解析】选A。考查形容词。unexpected意想不到的; qualified有质量的; designed设计的; unnoticed没注意到的。我本以为一生都不会有孩子, 我现在拥有了他。这是我从未想到的。选A。20. A. partlyB. casuallyC. neatlyD. loosely【解析】选C。考查副词。根据后面: 永远留着那件螃蟹婴儿装, 说明我对那件衣服很重视, 所以要整齐地叠放。partly部分地; casually随便地; neatly整齐地; loosely宽松地。
