1、高考资源网( ),您身边的高考专家活页练(十九)A(2011广东卷A)In the animal kingdom,weakness can bring about aggression in other animalsThis sometimes happens with humans alsoBut I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in peopleI see it every day when people hold doors for me,pour cream into my coffee,or help me
2、 to put on my coatAnd I have discovered that it makes them happyFrom my wheelchair experience,I see the best in people,but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see dailyThey dont get to see this soft side of othersOften we try every way possible to avoid show
3、ing our weakness,which includes a lot of pretendingBut only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in themLast month,when I was driving home on a busy highway,I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usualPeople behind me began to get impa
4、tient and angry,with some speeding up alongside me,horning(按喇叭) or even shouting at meAt that moment,I decided to do something I had never done in twentyfour years of drivingI put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speedNo more angry shouts and no more horns!When I put on my flashli
5、ghts,I was saying to the other drivers,“I have a problem hereI am weak and doing the best I can”And everyone understoodSeveral times,I saw drivers who wanted to passThey couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing trafficBut instead of getting impatient and angry,they waited,knowing the d
6、river in front of them was in some way weakSometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont feel that wayBut those are few and far betweenMore often,it would be better if we dont pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when were scared1The auth
7、or has discovered that people will feel happy when_Athey offer their helpBthey receive others helpCthey feel others kindnessDthey show their weakness2The author feels sad sometimes because _Ahe has a soft heartBhe relies much on othersCsome people pretend to be kindDsome people fail to see the kindn
8、ess in others3What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?AThey speeded up to passBThey waited with patienceCThey tried their best to helpDThey put on their flashlights too4In this passage,the author advises us to _Ahandle problems by ourselvesBaccept help from othersCadmit our weakn
9、essDshow our bravery5Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AA Wheelchair ExperienceBWeakness and KindnessCWeakness and StrengthDA Driving Experience211工程(优秀生选做题) 2vocabulary:(1)bring about_导致;引起;造成(2)What does the underlined word “it” in Para1 mean?_1根据下句的划线部分仿写句子But only_when_we_
10、stop_pretending_were_brave_or_strong_do_we allow people to show the kindness thats in them_1What does it mean when you put on your flashlights?_B(2011山东卷D)Since the 1970s,scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computersBraincomputer interface (BCI) technology could help peopl
11、e with disabilities send commands to machinesRecently,two researchers,Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示)a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughtsIn the laboratory,Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinkin
12、g about moving his left or right handHe could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts“Our brain has billions of nerve cellsThese send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to moveBut spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent t
13、hese weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices”The researchers designed a special cap for the userThis head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a comput
14、erThe computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchairThe wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its pathThey help the computer react to commands from the brainProfMillan,the team leader,says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain
15、 signals and turns them into simple commands“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories:communication,and controlling devicesOne example is this wheelchair”He says his team has set two goalsOne is testing with real patients,so as to pro
16、ve that this is a technology they can benefit fromAnd the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time1BCI is a technology that can _Ahelp to update computer systemsBlink the human brain with computersChelp the disabled to recoverDcontrol a persons thoughts2How di
17、d Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?ABy controlling his musclesBBy talking to the machineCBy moving his handDBy using his mind3Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?AscalpcomputercapwheelchairBcomputercapscalpwheelchairCscalpcapcomputerwheelchai
18、rDcapcomputerscalpwheelchair4The team will test with real patients to _Amake profits from themBprove the technology useful to themCmake them live longerDlearn about their physical condition5Which of the following would be the best title for the text?ASwitzerland,the BCI Research CenterBNew Findings
19、about How the Human Brain WorksCBCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledDRobotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries211工程(优秀生选做题) 2vocabulary:(1)search n& v寻找;搜索in search _寻找in ones search _寻找_搜某人的身search for sb寻找某人(2)guarantee v& n保证;保修_保证某人be guaranteed to do保证做_ guarantee在保修期内这场胜利确保他们能
20、够进入决赛。This win _ in the final1How does the brain control the muscles move?_1What helps does BCI technology offer to disabled people?_答案A1A2D3B4C5B211工程(优秀生选做题) 2(1)result in/lead to/give rise to(2)Ones weakness brings out the kindness in people.1略1It means that I have a problem here.I am weak and doing the best I can.B1B2D3C4B5C211工程(优秀生选做题) 2(1)of;for;search sb.(2)guarantee sb. sth.;under;guarantees them a place1By sending signals through the spinal cord to the muscles to give us the ability to move.1Communication and controlling devices.欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿,稿酬丰厚。