1、.阅读理解APeople love cellphones，which is why nine in ten Americans own one.But does heavy use of cellphones pose a risk of cancer? This question has caused controversy for many years.A new study in rats now augments those concerns.Its data linked longterm，intense exposure to radiation from cellphones w
2、ith an increased risk of cancer in the heart or brain.The results have yet to be confirmed，the authors note.Indeed，although the rat study found a link between cellphone radiation and cancer，it offers no clues to why such a link might exist，notes Jonathan Samet.He teaches preventative medicine and di
3、rects the Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.Still，he calls the new studys findings “significant”They could lead to studies researching how cellphone radiation might cause cancer，he says.Phone signals are relayed between cell towers and cellphones via
4、 radio waves.This radio frequencyor RF radiation is a type known as nonionizing(非电离的)Unlike Xrays，nonionizing radiation does not deposit enough energy into cells to release electrons from atoms or molecules，producing ions. So it tends to be far less harmful than ionizing radiation，such as Xrays.But
5、that does not mean radio waves might not cause harm.In very large doses(量) this radiation will heat the body and cause tissue damage.But its not yet known what much lower RF levels might do，such as those from cellphone use.Five years ago，the World Health Organizations International Agency for Resear
6、ch on Cancer，or IARC，concluded that cellphone use “is possibly carcinogenic (致癌的)”Its conclusion was based on what little research data was available at that time.But notice that IARC was not certain.It said only that phone use might “possibly” cause cancer.So scientists at the National Toxicology P
7、rogram，or NTP，investigated further.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。人们喜欢用手机，90%的美国人都有手机。那么，过度使用手机是否会有患癌的风险呢？一项新的研究给出了一些线索。1Which of the following can replace the underlined word “augments”？Afigures outBputs outCrefers toDadds to解析：词义猜测题。画线词前面提到过度使用手机是否有患癌的风险这一问题多年来引发的争议不断，再根据画线词后的“concerns”和“Its data linked longterm，in
8、tense exposure to radiation from cellphones with an increased risk of cancer in the heart or brain.”可知，现在一项在老鼠身上进行的新研究增加了那些忧虑。故画线词与adds to意义相近。答案：D2In which aspect does Jonathan Samet think the new study in rats is significant?AIt assists him with his teaching.BIt indicates a new research direction.
9、CIt warns people to mind cellphone safety.DIt makes a breakthrough in cancer research.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They could lead to studies researching how cellphone radiation might cause cancer，he says.”可知，这项研究会促使科学家去查明手机辐射可能是怎样致癌的，也就是说它为科学家提供了一个新的研究方向。答案：B3What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AHow phone signals
10、 are delivered.BHow cellphones produce radiation.CFeatures of radiation from cellphones.DDifferences between ionizing and nonionizing radiation.解析：段落大意题。根据第三段的内容尤其是“nonionizing radiation does not deposit enough energy into cells to release electrons from atoms or molecules，producing ions. So it tend
11、s to be far less harmful than ionizing radiation.”可知，本段主要讲的是手机辐射的特点，它是非电离的，其危害性远低于电离辐射。答案：C4What might be the theme of NTP scientists further research?AWhy cellphone use causes cancer.BWhether cellphone use really causes cancer.CWhat health effects cellphone use has.DHow much exposure to cellphone r
12、adiation is safe.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It said only that phone use might possibly cause cancer.So scientists at the National Toxicology Program，or NTP，investigated further.”可知，NTP的科学家进一步研究的主题可能是手机使用是否真的会导致癌症。答案：BBAmbar presses her hand to her forehead as she considers the question on her screen: how man
13、y sevens in 91? The tenyearold has been struggling with it for about a minute when she smiles，“13！” Her tutor responds by posting a large smiling cat picture on her screenthe virtual(虚拟的) meaning of a pat on the back.He is sitting on the other side of the world in an online tutoring centre in India.
14、Ambar，who attends Pakeman Primary School in London，is one of nearly 4,000 primary school children in Britain that have signed up for weekly onetoone maths sessions with tutors based in India and Sri Lanka.The lessons，provided by a company called Third Space Learning，are targeted at pupils struggling
15、 with mathsparticularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.From next year，the platform will become one of the first examples of artificial intelligence (AI) software being used to monitor，and ideally improve teaching.Together with some British scientists，the company has analysed around 100,000 hou
16、rs of audio and written data from its tutorials(辅导课)，with the goal of identifying what makes a good teacher and a successful lesson.Tom Hooper，the companys CEO，said，“Weve recorded every lesson that weve ever done.By using the data，weve been trying to introduce AI to improve the teaching.”But he argu
17、ed that the aim is not to replace teachers with robots.“Theres a slightly dubious(不确定的) conversation about how AI will make humans irrelevant，but its not at all about replacing humans，”he said.“Our whole belief is that for children not doing well in the subject，people are what matters.”Pupils on the
18、 program have a 45minute session with the same tutor each week.They communicate through a headset and a shared “whiteboard”The lessons at Pakeman Primary School are tailored to the individual，including visual rewards linked to the childs interests.In addition to the raw audio data，each lesson has va
19、rious success metrics attached：how many problems are completed，how useful the pupil finds the session，how the tutor rates it.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。数学成绩不好怎么办？没关系。坐在家里，你就可以享受高科技公司Third Space Learning为你提供的一对一网上教学服务。5Why does the author mention Ambar in the beginning?ATo praise her tutor.BTo show her struggle wi
20、th maths.CTo introduce a company.DTo encourage pupils to learn maths online.解析：推理判断题。第一段提到了Ambar在网上接受一对一的数学教学，该网上家教中心位于世界的另一端印度。由此引出下文介绍的一家公司Third Space Learning。故作者在文章一开始提到Ambar是为了引出这家公司。答案：C6What do we know about Third Space Learning?AIt makes good teachers and lessons.BIt is aimed at students fro
21、m poor backgrounds.CIt is being used to monitor and improve teaching.DIt provides online maths lessons for schoolchildren.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“signed up for weekly onetoone maths sessions with tutors based in India and Sri Lanka.are targeted at pupils struggling with maths”可知，Third Space Learning为小学生提供网
22、上一对一的数学课程，故选D项。答案：D7Which may Tom Hooper agree with?AAI makes humans irrelevant.BAI is beneficial to teaching.CRobots are smarter than humans.DRobots will replace humans.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“By using the data，weve been trying to introduce AI to improve the teaching.”可知，Hooper认为AI对教学是有好处的，故选B项。答案：B8What
23、is the last paragraph mainly about?AWhat is taught in the lesson?BHow is the lesson taught?CWho learns the lesson?DWhy is the lesson taught?解析：段落大意题。根据最后一段的内容可知，本段主要介绍了这种课的教学模式。故选B项。答案：B.完形填空Hello，Mr.WiFi.Life without you is next to impossible now.Were happy to sing your name from morning till eveni
24、ng，sometimes till dawn. 1 I know you help me，sometimes youre making me do things with 2 attention.Many times I promise myself that Ill 3 my feelings towards you，but youre 4 me closer and closer.Youve entered both my home and my 5 .Youre just a window for our 6 and information.But we people arent 7 o
25、nly with the window.So we open all our 8 for you.Is this a(n) 9 or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness，is it curable？And if this is an attachment will you 10 me to the lifelong togetherness?We want you 24/7.Cant you take a few days off so that both you and I can 11 ？Youre a poisonnot a sl
26、ow one but a super 12 poison which holds our mind and makes us dance 13 its tune.Nowadays youre so 14 that anyone can buy and make you our 15 .Youll never be bothered about our health but well 16 be concerned about your “health”Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.If you wer
27、e a 17 person made of flesh and blood(血肉之躯) would we love you the same? You 18 us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you.Were all your 19 .Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations 20 ，but if they did why cant we?语篇解读作者用诙谐的语气质问WiFi，这呈现了现代人的一种通病，那就是对无线网络的依赖。1A.Now
28、thatBOnly ifCThoughDWhen解析：根据语境可知，虽然(Though)作者知道WiFi帮助了自己，但是正是WiFi的特殊作用让作者在做事情的时候会分心。答案：C2A.praised BincreasedCfocusedDdivided解析：参见上题解析。答案：D3A.keep in Bbring backCapprove ofDgive up解析：根据语境可知，作者很多次都对自己承诺说要抑制(keep in)自己对WiFi的情感。bring back“使回忆起，使想起”；approve of“同意，赞成”；give up“放弃”。答案：A4A.drawing Bpushing
29、CforcingDobserving解析：根据语境可知，此处形象生动地表现了作者不能抗拒WiFi对自己的吸引。draw“吸引”符合语境。push“推，催促”；force“强迫，迫使”；observe“观察”。答案：A5A.space BsoulCsocietyDworkplace解析：WiFi进入了作者的家和灵魂中。下文中的“holds our mind”是关键提示。答案：B6A.entertainment BargumentCexpansionDstruggle解析：WiFi(本来)只是我们娱乐(entertainment)和获取信息的窗口。argument“争论”；expansion“扩张
30、”；struggle“斗争，奋斗”。答案：A7A.strict BsatisfiedCgenerousDbusy解析：根据上文的“Youre just a window for our.information.”以及“But”所表示的转折关系可知，此处表示人们并不满足于(satisfied)WiFi仅仅是个“窗口(window)”。strict“严格的”；generous“慷慨的”；busy“繁忙的”。答案：B8A.thoughts BeyesCexitsDdoors解析：此处表示人们将WiFi的作用扩大化，不仅仅满足于其作为窗口的作用，而是将所有的“门(doors)”打开迎接WiFi。某种程
31、度上而言，door是window的“升级版”。答案：D9A.disease BinspirationCroutineDphenomenon解析：结合下文中的“an illness”可知，作者疑惑的是自己和其他人对WiFi如此依赖的现象是否是一种病(disease)。inspiration“灵感”；routine“惯例”；phenomenon“现象”。答案：A10A.recommend BinstructCcommitDadapt解析：如果对WiFi的情感是一种依赖的话，WiFi能保证与作者一生都亲密无间吗？commit意为“保证(做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等)，承诺”，符合语境。recomme
32、nd“推荐”；instruct“教导”；adapt“适应”。答案：C11A.persist BrelaxCprogressDbalance解析：WiFi不能给自己放几天假以便它和作者都能放松(relax)一下吗？persist“坚持”；progress“行进”；balance“平衡”。答案：B12A.raw BambiguousCstrongDfast解析：根据本句中的“not a slow one”可知，WiFi并不是慢性毒药，而是快速起效的毒药，故用fast与slow形成对比。raw“不熟练的”；ambiguous“含糊不清的”；strong“强壮的”。答案：D13A.to Bagains
33、tCfromDwithin解析：WiFi是一种能控制人们的思想并使人们随着它的音调起舞的毒药。to表示“随着”。答案：A14A.affordable BvaluableCconventionalDattractive解析：根据下文中的“anyone can buy”可知，如今WiFi的价格是如此低廉以至于任何人都能买到，并使其成为人们的伴侣。affordable“支付得起的，不算太贵的”；valuable“有价值的”；conventional“传统的”；attractive“有吸引力的”。答案：A15A.addition BexpertCcompanionDinstrument解析：参见上题解
34、析。下文中的“Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.”亦是提示。addition“添加物”；expert“专家”；companion“伴侣，伙伴”；instrument“工具”。答案：C16A.sometimes BalwaysCneverDseldom解析：毫无生命的WiFi是决不会在意其用户的健康的，但是用户们会一直担心WiFi的“健康”，此处用always与上文的“never”形成对比，强调人们对WiFi的在意程度。答案：B17A.selfish BdishonestCresponsibleDreal解
35、析：根据下文中的“person made of flesh and blood(血肉之躯)”可知，作者想知道如果WiFi成为拥有血肉之躯的真实的人，人们是否会一样喜欢它。selfish“自私的”；dishonest“不诚实的”；responsible“负责任的”；real“真实的”。答案：D18A.control BscoldCcomfortDchallenge解析：根据上文作者介绍的人们对WiFi的依赖及下文中的“we even cant get rid of you”可知，人们离开了WiFi简直无法生活下去，而本句中的“with your numerous talents”正是WiFi控制
36、人们的方式。control “控制”；scold“责备”；comfort“安慰”；challenge“挑战”。答案：A19A.friends BslavesCcolleaguesDemployers解析：根据语境可知，WiFi控制了人们，也就是说人们成了被其掌控的奴隶(slaves)。friend“朋友”；colleague“同事”；employer“雇主”。答案：B20A.suffered BconnectedCsurvivedDsurfed解析：根据语境尤其是本句中的“in the previous generations”可知，作者非常疑惑的是在早期没有WiFi的时候人们是如何存活(su
37、rvived)下来的。suffer“受苦”；connect“联系”；surf“冲浪”。答案：C.短文改错Boys and girls，May I have your fully attention，please? I have announcement to make.To welcome our friends in the United States，the Student Union was going to hold a party on Saturday evening，February 20.As never，the party will be held in the lectur
38、e hall of the Main Building.They will begin at 7 pm. There will be music，dancing，singing or exchange of gifts.Will everyone please to bring along a small gift for this purpose？Remember to pack it up，sign your name and writing a few words of good wishes. Dont miss the party，where I believe we will ha
39、ve a lot of funs. Everyone is welcome.Thats all.Thank you.答案：Boys and girls，May I have your attention，please? I have announcement to make.To welcome our friendsthe United States，the Student Union going to hold a party on Saturday evening，February 20.As ，the party will be held in the lecture hall of
40、the Main Building. will begin at 7 pm.There will be music，dancing，singing exchange of gifts.Will everyone please bring along a small gift for this purpose？Remember to pack it up，sign your name and a few words of good wishes.Dont miss the party，where I believe we will have a lot of .Everyone is welcome.Thats all.Thank you.
