1、13Butsomeonepointsoutitsdisadvantages,forexamples,ithassomuchjunkinformationthatbotherusalot.14Ifourgovernmentdoitwell,IfullbelievethattheInternetwillprovidemoreconvenienceforus.15Themoderntransportbenefitsourlife,thoughsomepeoplealsocriticizeitsothereremanyaccidents.16Actually,robotsofreallifealsoh
2、avedifferentkindsoffunctionsandtheygivetousmuchhelp.17Weliveinanagewhichmoreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore.18Thenewtechnology,ifapplyingtoricegrowing,willhelpincreasethegrainoutput.19Hethoughtthatthekeytofeedpeoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.20Iwanttointroduceoneo
3、fthemostinfluentialmoderninventioninourlifethecomputernetwork.话题词汇1advantage n优势2artificial adj.人造的,人工的3negative effect负面影响4breakthrough n突破5surf the Internet上网6explore v探索7convenience n方便8with the development of.随着的发展9change ones life改变某人的生活10drawback n缺点,不利条件能力提升.阅读理解A(2018辽宁葫芦岛一模)Accordingtoanewr
4、esearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresult
5、sofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyshowedthatthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesf
6、orwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percentthesamerateatwhichahumansabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines.“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizet
7、heirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“Weveshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedfacerecognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntingtonsdisease,affectthisabilit
8、y.“Sheeparelonglivedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntingtonsdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认知的) abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mort
9、onsaid.21Accordingtothenewresearch,whatsunusualaboutsheep?ATheyhavelargebrains.BTheycanrecognizetheirowners.CTheycantellanimalsfromhumans.DTheycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.22Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?ABygivingfoodrewards.BByshowingphotosoffamouspeople.CByguidingthemtofollowtheirhand
10、lers.DByshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.23Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?ASheephaveahigherfacerecognitionabilitythanmonkeys.BThenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.CThesheepsfacerecognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.DThesheepsfacerecognitionabilityst
11、aysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.24Whatsthebesttitleofthepassage?AAWonderfulScientistBTheLifeofSheepCANewDiscoveryAboutSheepDHowSheepRecognizeEachOtherB四川内江一模)Inrecentyears,carmanufacturers(制造商) havebeenputunderpressuretoinventavehiclethatisbothcheapertorunandbetterfortheenvironment.Oneofthefirst
12、ideasthatcarmanufacturerstriedwastoreplaceengineswhichrunonfossil(化石) fuelswithelectricmotors.Unfortunately,thesevehicleshadseveraldisadvantagesandtheydidntsellverywell.Theproblemswerethatthebatteriesoftheseelectriccarsranoutveryquicklyandtookalongtimetorecharge.However,carmanufacturershaveimprovedt
13、heconcept.Thisiswherethehybridcar,whichhasbothanelectricmotorandatraditionalpetrolengine,comesin.Theelectricmotorneverneedstoberechargedanditismuchbetterfortheplanetthanatraditionalcar.Inahybridcar,theengineiscontrolledbyacomputerwhichdetermineswhetherthecarrunsonpetrol,electricity,orboth.Whenthecar
14、needsmaximumpower,forexample,ifitisacceleratingorclimbingasteephill,itusesallofitsresources(资源),butatsteadyspeedsitrunsonlyonpetrol.Whenslowingdownorbreaking,theelectricmotorrechargesitsbatteries.Hybridcarsarebetterfortheenvironmentbecausetheyhaveamuchsmallerenginethanatraditionalcar.Also,hybridcars
15、onthemarketaremadeusingmaterialssuchasaluminumandcarbonfiber,whichmakesthemextremelylight.Bothofthemmeanthattheyuselesspetrolthannormalcars,sotheyproducelesspollution.Ofcourse,hybridcarsarentperfect; theystillrunonfossilfuelsandsopollutetheenvironmenttoacertaindegree.However,theymaybethefirststepalo
16、ngtheroadtocleaner,“greener”cars.Carmanufacturersarealreadyworkingonvehicleswhichrunonhydrogengivingoffharmlesswatervapor.Itlookslikewemightbeheadingintherightdirection.25Whatcanweknowaboutthevehicleswhichranonelectricmotors?ATheymovedveryfast.BTheywereunpopular.CTheirengineswereoftenreplaced.DTheir
17、engineswereexpensive.26Howdoesthecomputerinahybridcarfunction?AItkeepsthecarrunningsteadily.BItdirectsthecartoclimbhills.CItdecideswheretopowerthecar.DItcontrolshowthecarusespower.27WhatdoestheunderlinedpartrefertoinParagraph5?ACarssmallerengineandspecialmaterials.BElectricmotorandpetrolengine.CHybr
18、idcarandhydrogencar.DAluminumandcarbonfiber.28Whatsthebesttitleforthetext?ACarsEngines BCarPollutionCGreenCars DCarsAdvantages.完形填空IwasconfusedwhileIwaseatinglunchinarestauranttheotherday.IwassittingtherelookingatwhatId29andwonderedifanyoneelsecouldseethe30inmymind.Imaboutto31alotoffatandwashitdownw
19、ithadietsoda.WhatcanIsay?Imtryingtolosesomeweight.32,Idothingslikethatallthetime,whichisprobablywhythepoundsare33soslowly.Ispendhalfanhouronthetreadmill(跑步机) andI34myselfwithpotatochips.I35thatIwillnolongereatthemagain,soIjusteatalotatthistime.Imakeitallthewaythroughtheentiredaydoingeverythingabsolu
20、telyright,andthenatbedtime“justonechipwont36it”turnsinto“wheredidthatentirebagofpotatochipsgo?”Ofcourse,I37dowellwithmyweightlossprogram.OnceIputtogethertwofullweeksofeatingproperlyandexercising38.Iwasstartingtofeela(n) 39.Icouldbendovertotiemyshoesmoreeasily.Butjustasitwasabouttobecomea40,Ientereda
21、periodoflong,latenightsfilledwith41deadlines.Isatinfrontofmycomputer,eatingsnacksanddrinkingsodastohelpmestay42.Withinafewdays,thehabitofasensibleeatingandexercisingwasa43.Unfortunatebut44,Iwastootiredtogetonthetreadmill.45,Ihadworktodo,forwhichIneededalltheenergyIcould46.SoIstartedskippingexercises
22、essions.And47Istarteddoingso,itbecameeasiertoskipthem.Therearealwaysreasonsnottodothethingsthatwereallyshoulddo.Everyreasonisjustanother48.29A.cooked BorderedCdesigned Dintroduced30A.battle BcompetitionCperformance Dpractice31A.burn BcontainClose Dconsume32A.Surprisingly BHappilyCUnfortunately DHope
23、fully33A.comingoff BpassingawayCtakingoff Dturningaway34A.equip BconnectCpresent Dreward35A.agree BpretendCimagine Ddecide36A.hurt BcountCchange Dsolve37A.always BsometimesCseldom Dnever38A.hardly BinstantlyCregularly Dslightly39A.urge BattractionCdifference Dpain40A.plan BhabitCgame Dhobby41A.origi
24、nal BcommonCinspiring Dtight42A.awake BcalmChealthy Dstrong43A.goal BmemoryCreality Dtrend44A.unbelievable BchangeableCunderstandable Denjoyable45A.Therefore BHoweverCBesides DOtherwise46A.lack BsaveCshow Dthrow47A.once BbeforeCunless Dthough48A.choice BfaultCcause Dexcuse答案解析.1.toknow2.to3.hasbroug
25、ht4.directly5.invention6convenience7.with8.absolutely9.including10.using.11.Therobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethemattractiveandeasiertoselltothepublic.12Acomputernetworkallowsuserstoshareresourcesincludingandinformation.13Butsomeonepointsoutitsdisadvantages,forexamples,ithassomuchjunkinfo
26、rmationthatusalot.14Ifourgovernmentdoitwell,IbelievethattheInternetwillprovidemoreconvenienceforus.15Themoderntransportbenefitsourlife,thoughsomepeoplealsocriticizeitthereremanyaccidents.16Actually,robotsofreallifealsohavedifferentkindsoffunctionsandtheygivetousmuchhelp.17Weliveinanagemoreinformatio
27、nisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore.18Thenewtechnology,iftoricegrowing,willhelpincreasethegrainoutput.19Hethoughtthatthekeytopeoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.20Iwanttointroduceoneofthemostinfluentialmoderninourlifethecomputernetwork.21D细节理解题。由第一段中的“sheep are able to recognize h
28、uman faces from photographs”可知,绵羊的不寻常之处在于它们能够从照片中识别人脸,故选D。22A细节理解题。由第四段首句“Initially,the sheep were trained to approach certain images by being given food rewards.”可知,研究人员通过给绵羊食物奖励来训练绵羊,故选A。23B推理判断题。由最后一段中的“That means they can be useful models to help.Our study gives us another way to monitor how these abilities change.”可以推断出,该项新发现