1、专题02 现代科技 【美文阅读1】Just do it Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. Ive noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every da
2、y for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers. This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. Ive often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongsid
3、e other wildflowers. Everyday I drove past the flowers thinking, Ill stop on my way home and dig them. Gee, I dont want to get my good clothes dirty. Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel one year for my trunk to be used for that expressed purpose
4、. One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. A week ago we were shocked and
5、 saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we havent been as close as we all would have liked. I couldnt help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relation
6、ship between my husbands sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us. And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet Ill stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.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
7、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。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
8、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 dit 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 prksimtli ad.近似地，几乎正确地4. s
9、hovel vl n.铲；单斗挖掘机 v.铲，铲起；大量投入5. mow mu v.割(草) 6. tumor tju:m, tu:- n.肿瘤，肿块7. transplant trnspl:nt, -plnt vt.移栽；移植；使迁移 n.(器官)移植语法点拨：1. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.分析：while doing the dishes and see the flowers.为省略，相当于while (I am) doing the dishes an
10、d see the flowers. 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： Youd better keep silent unless (you are ) asked. 除非问到你，否则闭口。2. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us. 分析：I do believe中的助动词do起到强调谓语动词believe 的作用
11、。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。LampbrellaYou cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belvacv doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. Thats
12、 why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.The designer says he come up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street ad saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain.
13、 I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy built into a street lamp.” he said.The lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors then ensure that the umbrella offers pedest
14、rians shelter whenever it starts raining.In addition to the rain sensor, theres also a 360 motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyones using the lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.According to the designer, the lampbrella would move a
15、t a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. Each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedest
16、rians.While there are no plans to take lampbrella into production, Belyacv says he recently introduced his creation one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on my street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.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Mi
17、khail Belvacv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。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
18、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 knp n. 天篷；华盖；遮篷2. pedestrian pidestrin n. 行人；步行者3. fiberglass fab,gls n. 玻璃纤维；玻璃丝重点短语 / 亮点句式：1. But designer Mikhail Belvacv doesnt t
19、hink that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. 但设计师Mikhail Belvacv认为出门前忘记看天气预报不应该导致你淋湿。该句中that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet为宾语从句，其中forgetting to check the weather forecast before
20、heading out味宾语从句中的主语。result in结果，导致。如：My English teacher doesnt know playing football is my hobby.我的英语老师不知道踢足球是我的爱好。A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence. 失之毫厘，谬以千里。2. come up with追赶上；比得上；想出。如：I hope you can come up with a better plan than this. 我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。I had to run t
21、o come up with her. 我不得不跑着去追她。3. light up照亮；点烟；开街灯或车灯；（使）变得喜悦。如：Drivers who forget to light up at night often cause accidents. 晚上忘记开车灯的司机常常出车祸。He took his time lighting up a cigarette. 他不慌不忙地点了一支烟。Suddenly, I saw the Officers face light up. 突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。4. on demand 要求。如：Passengers must show t
22、heir tickets on demand. 查票时乘客须出示车票。5. in addition to除.之外。如：In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.除了法语外，他还得学日语。名句背诵：Imagination is more important than knowledge. (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，
23、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.accquire v.获得，得到2. advancev.进展；进步；n.进展；进步；前进 advancedadj.先进的，高级的3. advantagen.优点4. challengen.挑战 5. convenientadj.便利的，方便的 conveniencen.方便，便利6. debaten.&v.争论 7. explorevt.探索 explorationn.检测
24、；探险8. exposevt.揭露9. mattervi.有关系；要紧 10. predictv.预言；预先；预报 predictionn.预测，预告 predictorn.预言家11. disturbvt.打扰；扰乱；使心神不宁12. providevt.提供13. replacev.取代 14. supportvt.&n.支持，赞助 supportern.支持者；拥护者.阅读识记单词 15.covervt. 采访；报道；遮掩；盖上16.breakthroughn .重大进展，突破17.broadcastn .广播节目；vt. 广播18.connectvt. 连接，把联系起来19.conve
25、niencen .方便20.downloadv.下载21.experimentn.实验22.featuren.特写；花絮23.globen .地球仪；地球24.hopefuladj. 有希望的；有前途的25.instantadj. 立即的；即时的 26.intelligentadj. 智能的 intelligencen.智力；理解力27.mobileadj. 移动的 28.processn.&vt. 过程；加工，处理29.spreadv .传播；蔓延；流传 30.scientificadj. 科学的 sciencen.科学 scientistn.科学家31.signaln.信号 32.upda
26、tevt. 更新；使现代化33.systemn .系统；体系34.technologyn .技术 35.worldwideadj. 遍及全球的，世界范围的III.高频短语1. catchon了解；理解；流行2. comeout出版；发行；结果是3 haveaccessto使用；接通；可以利用4. haveaneffecton/upon对有影响5. keepintouchwith与保持联系6. keeppacewith跟上7. landonthemoon登月8. login/on登录；进入9. shutdown/off关掉 10. withthedevelopmentof随着的发展 I阅读理解阅
27、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。AFeel the MusicWeve all heard of smart phones, but how about smart clothing? The CuteCircuit company has stepped up the technology beat and invented the SoundShirt, which was designed specifically for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. How does this incredible sh
28、irt work?First, lets talk about a little science. People who have either all or some hearing loss dont actually listen to music the way that hearing people do, but they can feel it. Sound is made up of vibrations, called sound waves, which hearing people can hear through their ears with the help of
29、the brain. Whats really cool is that deaf people sense vibrations in the part of the brain that others use for hearing!So how is this remarkable technology able to function? First, CuteCircuit had to figure out a way to send signals to the body, kind of like how you can feel when your phone vibrates
30、 in silent mode. Those connections the body can feel are called haptics, a use of technology that simulates the senses of touch and motion. The SoundShirt has tiny sensors woven into the shirt to pick up sound and transfer signals to the brain and body.To test this music-to-shirt-to-wearers brain co
31、nnection, CuteCircuit set microphones around the stage of a symphony orchestra. The shirts computer system digitally received the sounds coming from the instruments. Then the sensors, working like little motors, changed the signals into vibrations and the shirt wearers brain did the rest.The SoundSh
32、irt lets people who are deaf or hard of hearing enjoy music in a unique way. The very deep musical sound, or pitch, of instruments like drums and basses vibrates in the lower part of the shirt. Higher pitched sounds from instruments like the flute or violin vibrate higher, around the neck and arms.
33、As the music plays, the sensations combine while the brain gets to work putting together all the different vibrations, allowing the wearer to “hear” the concert.You might think this innovation would look like something out of a science fiction movie, but in fact, these shirts are wireless! And the d
34、ecorative laser-lined design on the shirt looks like an image of sound waves.Technologys purpose is to help people and make life better. Think of all the amazing things designers, engineers, and producers of wearable tech will be able to do for humankind.1.Whats the passage mainly about?A.Wearable t
35、echnology like the SoundShirt is the wave of the future.B.CuteCircut tested the SoundShirt with a symphony orchestra.C.The SoundShirt lets people who are deaf or hard of hearing enjoy music.D.Deep musical sounds from drums vibrate in the lower part of the SoundShirt.2.Which of the following statemen
36、ts is an opinion?A.Tiny sensors in the SoundShirt change sound signals into vibrations.B.Those who have hearing loss are able to sense sound vibrations.C.Deep musical sounds vibrate in the lower part of the SoundShirt.D.Its amazing that the SoundShirt is made without any wires.3.What can be inferred
37、 about the SoundShirt described in the passage?A.Before the SoundShirt, deaf people had no way of feeling sound.B.The SoundShirt doesnt work without the power of the human brain.C.The SoundShirt works when the wearer is listening to a symphony orchestra.D.CuteCircuit is giving away its SoundShirts t
38、o those deaf or hard of hearing.4.The author probably wrote this passage to .A.advise that companies should focus on applying wearable technologyB.advocate that technology can be used to create products that help othersC.prove that the design of wearable technology is a rewarding industry in futureD
39、.exemplify that musical instruments can be used to change technology for the betterB On some level, offices exist to inspire in-person collaboration. But many of the basic technologies that employees now used to work together often encourage them to work virtually independent of one another.“They we
40、ar their headphonesheadphones are the new wallsto signal they are involved in high-concentration work and not available for chat,” says Stowe Boyd, a social critic whose research focuses on the future of work. Such behavior is indicative of a wider workplace trend. As office-communication technologi
41、es have become more advanced, more and more employees are avoiding direct interaction with their co-workers. Experts say this is a shift that is likely to continue. Emerging technologies even suggests a futureperhaps decades away, but maybe soonerin which offices are populated by employees who engag
42、e in virtually no work-focused, face-to-face contact whatsoever.It isnt to say co-workers wont connect. Even as employees make the transition to “individual” work, they may begin to communicate in new ways that are as engaging as real-life interactions. Virtual reality, for example, could “hold 3-D
43、meetings around a digital meeting table where employees are not physically in says Martin Ford, an author who studies artificial intelligence and robots, among other things.Whats the upside of a chat-free future, in which colleagues work together in close physical space but never need to talk person
44、-to-person? For one, it may make work experiences more efficient by stopping gossipy distractions that can get in the way of serious affairs. It also may safeguard employees from physical disturbance, a growing workplace concern, says Jamais Cascio, an author and futurist.But there are possible prob
45、lems. Virtual environments have the potential to reduce social inhibitions (抑制), which could lead to conflicts. Its also possible that technology will create a more impersonal atmosphere. Without the water cooler-style chat that can make work life more vibrantresearch suggests informal office jokes
46、can boost productivityoffice relationships could start to resemble the interactions we have with strangers in public spaces.Eventually, some experts believe, with technologies making their way into offices, humans may remove themselves from the workplace altogether, though not in the sense that they
47、 will be replaced by robots, as many have predicted.5.According to Stowe Boyd, what can be widely seen in workplaces?A.Technologies are used as a barrier against casual chat.B.Direction interactions are resisted but cannot be avoided.C.In-person collaboration is the best way to promote efficiency.D.
48、Face-to-face contact is the guarantee of high-concentration work.6.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.Coworkers prefer to keep closely connected.B.Employees engage in developing far-away relationships.C.Technologies allow for new forms of office-communication.D.3-D meetings have completely replace
49、d real-life interactions.7.Whats the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To forecast a new workplace trend caused by technologies.B.To encourage employees to make better use of technologies.C.To stress the importance of combining work and technologies.D.To introduce the effects of technologies
50、on how employees interact.CPessimism VS. ProgressFASTER, CHEAPER, BETTERtechnology is one field many people rely on to offer a vision of a brighter future. As the 2020s dawns, however, optimism is in short supply. The new technologies that have dominated the past decade seem to be making things wors
51、e. Social media was supposed to bring people together, but today, it is better known for invading privacy. Parents worry that smartphones have turned their children into screen-addicted zombies.This depressed mood is centered on smartphones and social media, which took off a decade ago. However, con
52、cerns have arisen that particular technologies might be doing more harm than good. The 1920s witness a resistance to cars, which had earlier been seen as a miraculous answer to the problem of horse-drawn vehicles. In the 1970s, the depression was prompted by concerns about environmental damage and t
53、he prospect of nuclear accidents. In each of these historical cases, disappointment arose from a mix of unrealized hopes and unforeseen consequences. Technology produces the forces of creative destruction, which replaces the outdated production units, so it is natural that it leads to anxiety. For a
54、ny given technology, its drawbacks sometimes seem to outweigh its benefits. When this happens with several technologies at the same time, as it does today, the result is a wider sense of techno-pessimism.However, this pessimism can be overdone. Too often people focus on the disadvantages of a new te
55、chnology while taking its benefits for granted. Worries about screen time should be weighed against the instant access to information and entertainment that smartphones make possible. Efforts to avoid the short-term cost associated with a new technology will end up denying access to its long-term be
56、nefits. Fears that robots will steal peoples jobs may promote governments to tax them, for example, to discourage their use, but in the long run, countries that wish to maintain their standard of living as their workforce ages and shrinks will need more robots, not fewer.That points to another lesso
57、n: the remedy for technology-related problems very often involves more technology. Airbags and other improvements in safety features, for example, mean that in America, deaths in car accidents per billion miles travelled have fallen from around 240 in the 1920s to around 12 today.The most important
58、lesson is about technology itself. Any powerful technology can be used for good or ill. Biotechnology, for example, can raise crop yields and cure diseases, but it could equally lead to deadly weapons.Technology itself is neutral. It is the choices people make about it that shape the world. Will tec
59、hnology lead to pessimism or progress? The question should be settled by a broad debate, not by a small group of technologists.8.The word “prompted” in paragraph 2 probably means _.A.causedB.preventedC.relievedD.removed9.According to the author, pessimism over new technologies is often resulted from
60、 the fact that _.A.technological innovations hardly cause unexpected problemsB.people assume the faults of new technologies to be naturalC.new technologies tend to emerge with uncertainty about futureD.new technologies cause more disadvantages than advantages10.By writing this article, the author ma
61、inly wanted to argue that _.A.optimism over new technologies is in short supply as the 2020 comesB.pessimism over innovations, if not overdone, is helpful and even essentialC.people tend to care more about innovations problems than about their benefitsD.peoples wise decision on the use of new techno
62、logies really mattersDFacial recognition technology is already widely used by governments and some advertising companies. The technology uses machine learning tools to search for faces in an attempt to identify people.In a recent study scientists announced they had developed machine learning tools t
63、o track the faces of individual wild chimpanzees （黑猩猩）.Dan Schofield said that the system was developed to improve the quality of information collected about chimpanzees in the wild over a long period of time.For species like chimpanzees, which have complex social lives and live for many years, gett
64、ing snapshots of their behavior from short-term field research can only tell us so much, Schofield said.The researchers wanted to get a more complete understanding of the lives of the chimpanzees by studying them over several generations. But doing this would have required searching through hundreds
65、 of hours of video recordings of chimpanzees in the wild.The researchers recorded the activities of a group of chimpanzees that lived in the West African nation of Guinea. A facial recognition computer model was trained using more than 10 million images of the animals. The model was then used to sea
66、rch, recognize and track individual chimpanzees. The system was able to identify individual chimpanzees correctly about 92 percent of the time. It successfully identified the animals sex 96 percent of the time.The study included an experiment with humans to see how they could perform against the mac
67、hine learning system in making identifications. The human persons were able to correctlyidentify individual chimpanzees about 42 percent of the time. The machine learning tool was much faster at completing the experiment. Human experts took about 55 minutes, while the computer took only seconds.The
68、researchers say they are permitting other scientists to use the system for similar projects. They hope the method will be used with other species to record animal behavior and monitor different animal populations in the environment.11.What can we infer from Schofields words?A.Researching chimpanzees
69、 needs more information.B.Chimpanzees can live as long as humans.C.Chimpanzees like to get snapshots too.D.Short-term field research provides more information.12.What does the underlined word this refer to?A.Recording the chimpanzees in the wild.B.Studying chimpanzees over several years.C.Understand
70、ing the lives of the chimpanzees completely.D.Getting snapshots of chimpanzees behavior.13.What did the experiment with humans prove in the study?A.Humans make more accurate identifications.B.The machine learning system is more effective.C.Humans cant identify the animals sex correctly.D.Machine lea
71、rning tools take a little more time in identification.14.What is the best title for the text?A.Facial recognition for animals is becoming popularB.Facial recognition is helping animals live in the wildC.Facial recognition plays a role in raising animalsD.Facial recognition is used to identify and fo
72、llow animalsA【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。1.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“The CuteCircuit company has stepped up the technology beat and invented the SoundShirt, which was designed specifically for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.”指出，发明的
73、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“Its amazing that”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“Whats r
74、eally cool is that deaf people sense vibrations in the part of the brain that others use for hearing!”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“Then the sensors, working like little motors, changed the signals into vibrations and the shirt wearers brain did the rest.”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（did
75、the rest），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“Technologys purpose is to help people and make life better. Think of all the amazing things designers, engineers, and producers of wearable tech will be abl
76、e to do for humankind.”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
77、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，“Such behavior is indicative of a wider workplace trend.”指的是Stowe Boyd提及的“They wear their headphonesheadphones are the new wallsto signal they are involved in high-concentration work and not available for chat(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“many of the
78、 basic technologies that employees now used to work together often encourage them to work virtually independent of one another(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“It isnt to say co-workers wont connect.( 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“
79、virtual reality”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
80、生活变得更好吗？8.猜测词义题。根据第二段 In the 1970s, the depression was prompted by concerns about environmental damage and the prospect of nuclear accidents.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For any given technology, its drawbacks sometimes seem to outweigh its bene
81、fits. When this happens with several technologies at the same time, as it does today, the result is a wider sense of techno-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Technology itself is neutral. It is the choices p
82、eople make about it that shape the world.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。11.推理判断题。根据第二段中Dan Schofield said that the system was developed to improve the quality of information collected about chimpanzees in the wild over a
83、 long period of time.“丹斯科菲尔德(Dan Schofield)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The researchers wanted to get a more complete understanding of the lives of the chimpanzees by studying them over several generations.“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
84、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The human persons were able to correctlyidentify individual chimpanzees about 42 percent of the time. The machine learning tool was much faster at completing the experiment. Human experts took about 55 minutes, while the computer took only seconds.“人类识别黑猩猩个体
85、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“In a recent study scientists announced they had developed machine learning tools to track the faces of individual wild chimpanzees（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。
