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第14讲阅读理解词义猜测题(测)时间:45分钟满分:50分阅读理解(每题2分,共50分)A(2017·全国·高考真题)Julieboergers,Ph.DasleepexpertfromtheBradleyHasbroChildren'sResearchCenter,recentlyledastudyconnectinglaterschoolstarttimestoimprovedsleepandmoodinteens."Sleepdeprivationiscommonamongteenagers,withpotentiallyseriousimpactsonmentalandphysicalhealth,safetyandlearning.Earlyhighschoolstarttimescontributetothisproblem,"saidBoergers."Inthisstudy,welookedatwhetheradelayinschoolstarttimewouldchangestudents'sleeppatterns,sleepiness,moodandcaffeine(咖啡因)use."Beorgers'teamconductedtheSchoolSleepHabitssurveyamongboardingstudentsattendinganindependenthighschoolbothbeforeandaftertheirschoolstarttimewasexperimentallydelayedfrom8to8:25a.m.duringthewinterterm.Thedelayinschoolstarttimeledtoasignificantincrease(29minutes)insleepdurationonschoolnights,withthepercentageofstudentsreceivingeightormorehoursofsleeponaschoolnightjumpingfrom18to44percentTheresearchfoundthatyoungerstudentsandthosesleepinglessatthestartofthestudyweremostlikelytobenefitfromthetimetablechange.Daytimesleepiness,lowmoodandcaffeineusewereallsignificantlyreducedafterthedelayinschoolstarttime.Thelaterschoolstarttimehadnoeffectonthenumberofhoursstudentsspentdoinghomework,playingsportsortakingpartinactivitiesoutsideclass.Andoncetheearlierstarttimechangedbackduringthespringterm,teensreverted(恢复)backtotheiroriginallevels.Beorgerssaidthatthesefindingsareimportantforpublicpolicy."Theresultofthisstudyaddtoagrowingbodyofresearchshowingimportanthealthbenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimesforadolescents,"shesaid,"andwehavestudentswhoaremorealert(机敏的),happier,betterpreparedtolearn,andaren'tdependentoncaffeineandenergydrinksjusttostayawakeinclass."1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thisproblem"inParagraph2referto?A.Lackofsleep.B.Mentalhealth.C.Students'safety.D.Takingenergydrinks.2.Whathappenedwhenschoolstarttimewasdelayed?A.Studentshadlesstimeplayingsports.B.Youngstudentsbecamesleepier.C.Morestudentssleptlonger.D.Studentsgotabadmood.3.Whyisthestudyoflaterschoolstarttimeimportant__________A.Ithelpsformgoodhabits.B.Itrelatestowhatstudentslearn.C.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.学科网(北京)股份有限公司
1D.Itmayhaveaneffectonapublicpolicy.4.Wherecanwepossiblyreadthistypeofarticle?A.Asciencejournal.B.Ahistorybook.C.Afashionmagazine.D.Aschoolyearbook.B(2013·四川·高考真题)Fearmaybefeltintheheartaswellasinthehead,accordingtoastudythathasfoundalinkbetweenthecyclesofabeatingheartandthechanceofsomeonefeelingfear.Testsonhealthyvolunteersfoundthattheyweremorelikelytofeelasenseoffearatthemomentwhentheirheartsarecontracting(收缩)andpumpingbloodaroundtheirbodies,comparedwiththepointwhentheheartbeatisrelaxed.Scientistssaytheresultssuggestthattheheartisabletoinfluencehowthebrainrespondstoafearfulevent,dependingonwhichpointitisatinitsregularcycleofcontractionandrelaxation.SarahGarfinkelattheBrightonandSussexMedicalSchoolsaid:“OurStudyshowsforthefirsttimethatthewayinwhichwedealwithfearisdifferentdependingonwhenweseefearfulpicturesinrelationtoourheart.”Thestudytested20healthyvolunteersontheirreactionstofearastheywereshownpicturesoffearfulfaces.DrGarfinkelsaid,“Thestudyshowedthatfearfulfacesarebetternoticedwhentheheartispumpingthanwhenitisrelaxed.Thusourheartscanalsoaffectwhatweseeandwhatwedon’tsee一andguidewhetherweseefear.”Tofurtherunderstandthisrelationship,thescientistsalsousedabrainscanner(扫描仪)toshowhowthebraininfluencesthewaytheheartchangesaperson’sfeelingoffear.“Wehavefoundanimportantmechanismbywhichtheheartandbrain‘speak’toeachothertochangeourfeelingsandreducefear,”DrGarfinkelsaid.“Wehopethatbyincreasingourunderstandingabouthowfearisdealtwithandwaysthatitcouldbereduced,wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessfultreatmentsforanxietydisorders,andalsoforthosewhomaybesufferingfromseriousstressdisorder.”5.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?A.One’sheartaffectshowhefeelsfear.B.Fearisaresultofone’srelaxedheartbeat.C.Fearhassomethingtodowithone’shealth.D.One’sfastheartbeatsarelikelytocausefear.6.Thestudywascarriedoutbyanalyzing.A.volunteers’heartbeatswhentheysawterriblepicturesB.thetimevolunteerssawfearfulpicturesandtheirhealthconditionsC.volunteers’reactionstohorriblepicturesanddatafromtheirbrainscansD.differentpicturesshowntovolunteersandtheirheart—braincommunication7.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto“mechanism”inParagraph6?A.Order.B.System.学科网(北京)股份有限公司
2C.Machine.D.Treatment.8.Thisstudymaycontributeto.A.treatinganxietyandstressbetter.B.explainingthecycleoffearandanxietyC.findingthekeytotheheart-braincommunicationD.understandingdifferentfearsinourheartsandheadsC(2013·山东·高考真题)Sparrowisafast-foodchainwith200restaurants.Someyearsago,thegrouptowhichSparrowbelongedwastakenoverbyanothercompany.AlthoughSparrowshowednosignofdeclining,thechainwasgenerallyinanunhealthystate.Withmoreandmorefast-foodconceptsreachingthemarket,theSparrowmenuhadtostruggleforattention.Andtomakemattersworse,itsnewownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequired.Sparrowfailedtogrowforanothertwoyears.UntilanewCEO,CarlPearson,decidedtobuildupitsmarketshare.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.Sparrowhadtodevelopanewpromotionalcampaign.PearsonfacedabattleoverthefutureoftheSparrowbrand.Thechain’sownernowfavoredrebrandingSparrowasMarcy’srestaurants.Pearsonresisted,arguingforanadvertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrowrestaurantswerefun.Suchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweenacompanyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattime.Pearsonstronglybelievedthatnumberswerethekeytosuccess,ratherthancustomers’speedingpower.Finally,theowneracceptedhisidea.Thecampaignitselfchangedthetraditionaladvertisingstyleofthefast-foodindustry.TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsongsperformedbyavarietyofstars.Insteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecificproduct,theintentionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.PearsonalsomadeotherdecisionswhichhebelievedwouldcontributetothenewSparrowimage.Forexample,heofferedtolowertherentofanyrestaurantswhichachievedacertainincreaseintheirturnover(营业额).Theseeffortspaidoff,andSparrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperated.9.WhichwasoneoftheproblemsSparrowfacedbeforePearsonbecameCEO?A.ThenumberofitscustomerswasdecliningB.ItscustomersfoundthefoodunhealthyC.ItwasinneedoffinancialsupportD.Mostofitsrestaurantswereclosed10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A.CustomersofSparrowrestaurantsB.SparrowrestaurantsC.Customersofotherfast-foodchainsD.otherfast-foodchains11.ForwhatpurposedidPearsonstarttheadvertisingcampaign?学科网(北京)股份有限公司
3A.TobuildagoodrelationshipwiththepublicB.TostresstheunusualtraditionofSparrowC.Toleanaboutcustomers’spendingpower.D.TomeetthechallengefromMarcy’srestaurants.12.TheTVadsofSparrow________.A.changedpeople’sviewsonpopstarsB.amusedthepublicwithoriginalsongsC.focusedonthesuperiorityofitsproductsD.influencedtheeatinghabitsoftheaudience13.WhatwasPearson’sachievementasaCEO?A.HemanagedtopayoffSparrow’sdebts.B.HemadeSparrowmuchmorecompetitiveC.HehelpedSparrowtakeoveracompanyD.HeimprovedthewelfareofSparrowemployeesD(2015·全国·高考真题)My colortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.Iwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearago becauseIhadmyrelativesgiveme moneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoff forthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgotanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit.Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyand waitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.14.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannelsC.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies学科网(北京)股份有限公司
416.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.C.Byswitchingchannels.D.Byhavingitrepaired.17.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.CuriousB.AnxiousC.CautiousD.HumorousE(2020·海南·高考真题)Theendoftheschoolyearwasinsightandspiritswerehigh.Iwasbackteachingafteranabsenceof15years,dealingwiththevariouskindsof"forbiddenfruit"thatcomeoutofbookbags.Nowwasthespringofthewaterpistol.Idecidedtothinkupamethodofdealingwithforbiddenfruit."Pleasebringthatpistoltome,"Isaid."I'mgoingtoputitinmyGrandma'sBox.""What'sthat?"theyasked."It'salargewoodenchestfulloftoysformygrandchildren,"Ireplied,"Youdon'thavegrandchildren,"someonesaid."Idon'tnow."Ireplied."ButsomedayIwill.WhenIdo,myboxwillbefullofwonderfulthingsforthem."MyimaginaryGrandma'sBoxworkedlikemagicthatspring,andlater.Sometimes.studentswouldaskmetodescribeallthethingsIhadinit.ThenIwouldtrytorememberthedifferentpossessionsIsupposedlyhadtakenaway—sinceIseldomactuallykeptthem.Usuallytheoffenderwouldappearattheendoftheday,andIwouldreturnthebelonging.The-yearswentby,andmyfirstgrandchildGordonwasborn.Isharedmyjoywiththatyear'sclass.Thensomeonesaid,"NowyoucanuseyourGrandma'sBox."Fromthenoninsteadofcomingtoasktheirpossessionsback,thestudentswouldsay,"That'sokay.PutitinyourGrandma'sBoxforGordon."Ilovedtalkingabouttheimaginarybox,notonlywithmystudentsbutalsowithmyownchildren.TheyenjoyedhearingaboutalltheforbiddenfruitIhadcollected.ThenoneChristmasIreceivedasurprisegift—alarge,beautifullymadewoodenchest.MysonBrucehadmademyGrandma'sBoxareality.18.Whatwastheauthor'spurposeinhavingtheconversationwiththestudents?A.Tocollectthewaterpistol.B.Totalkabouthergrandchildren.C.Torecommendsometoys.D.Toexplainherteachingmethod.19.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"theoffender"inparagraph8referto?A.Thestudent'sparent.B.ThemakeroftheGrandma'sBox.C.Theauthor'sgrandchild.D.Theowneroftheforbiddenfruit.20.WhatdidthestudentsdoaftertheylearnedaboutthebirthofGordon?A.Theywenttoplaywiththebaby.B.TheyaskedtoseetheGrandma'sBox.C.TheymadeapresentforGordon.D.Theystoppedaskingtheirtoysback.21.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A.Sheenjoystellingjokes.B.Sheisastrictandsmartteacher.C.Shelovesdoingwoodwork.D.Sheisaresponsiblegrandmother学科网(北京)股份有限公司
5F(2020·北京·高考真题)CertainformsofAIareindeedbecomingubiquitous.Forexample,algorithms(算法)carryouthugevolumesoftradingonourfinancialmarkets,self-drivingcarsareappearingoncitystreets,andoursmartphonesaretranslatingfromonelanguageintoanother.Thesesystemsaresometimesfasterandmoreperceptivethanwehumansare.Butsofarthatisonlytrueforthespecifictasksforwhichthesystemshavebeendesigned.ThatissomethingthatsomeAIdevelopersarenoweagertochange.Someoftoday’sAIpioneerswanttomoveonfromtoday’sworldof“weak”or“narrow”AI,tocreate“strong”or“full”AI,orwhatisoftencalledartificialgeneralintelligence(AGI).Insomerespects,today’spowerfulcomputingmachinesalreadymakeourbrainslookweak.AGIcould,itsadvocatessay,workforusaroundtheclock,anddrawingonallavailabledata,couldsuggestsolutionstomanyproblems.DM,acompanyfocusedonthedevelopmentofAGI,hasanambitionto“solveintelligence”.“Ifwe’resuccessful,”theirmissionstatementreads,“webelievethiswillbeoneofthemostimportantandwidelybeneficialscientificadvancesevermade.”SincetheearlydaysofAI,imaginationhasoutpacedwhatispossibleorevenprobable.In1965,animaginativemathematiciancalledIrvingGoodpredictedtheeventualcreationofan“ultra-intelligentmachine…thatcanfarsurpassalltheintellectual(智力的)activitiesofanyman,howeverclever.”Goodwentontosuggestthat“thefirstultra-intelligentmachine”couldbe“thelastinventionthatmanneedevermake.”Fearsabouttheappearanceofbad,powerful,man-madeintelligentmachineshavebeenreinforced(强化)bymanyworksoffiction—MaryShelley’sFrankensteinandtheTerminatorfilmseries,forexample.ButifAIdoeseventuallyprovetobeourdownfall,itisunlikelytobeatthehandsofhuman-shapedformslikethese,withrecognisablyhumanmotivationssuchasaggression(敌对行为).Instead,IagreewithOxfordUniversityphilosopherNickBostrom,whobelievesthattheheaviestrisksfromAGIdonotcomefromadecisiontoturnagainstmankindbutratherfromadoggedpursuitofsetobjectivesattheexpenseofeverythingelse.ThepromiseanddangeroftrueAGIaregreat.Butalloftoday’sexciteddiscussionaboutthesepossibilitiespresupposesthefactthatwewillbeabletobuildthesesystems.And,havingspokentomanyoftheworld’sforemostAIresearchers,IbelievethereisgoodreasontodoubtthatwewillseeAGIanytimesoon,ifever.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ubiquitous”inParagraphIprobablymean?A.Enormousinquantity.B.Changeabledaily.C.Stableinquality.D.Presenteverywhere.23.WhatcouldAGIdoforus,accordingtoitssupporters?A.Helptotackleproblems.B.Makebrainsmoreactive.C.Benefitambitiouspeople.D.Setuppowerfuldatabases.24.AsforIrvingGood’sopiniononultra-intelligentmachines,theauthoris____________.A.supportiveB.disapprovingC.fearfulD.uncertain25.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAGIfromthepassage?A.Itmaybeonlyadream.B.Itwillcomeintobeingsoon.学科网(北京)股份有限公司
6C.Itwillbecontrolledbyhumans.D.Itmaybemoredangerousthanever.学科网(北京)股份有限公司