1、1四川省宜宾市一中 2017-2018 学年高中英语中心发言提纲专题 09阅读理解（科技说明文）1.【2017 年高考江苏卷英语】BBefore birth, babies can tell the difference between loud sounds and voices. They can even distinguish their mothers voice from that of a female stranger. But when it comes to embryonic learning (胎教), birds could rule the roost. As re
2、cently reported in The Auk: Ornithological Advances, some mother birds may teach their young to sing even before they hatch (孵化). New-born chicks can then imitate their moms call within a few days of entering the world. This educational method was first observed in 2012 by Sonia Kleindorfer, a biolo
3、gist at Flinders University in South Australia, and her colleagues. Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one sound over and over again while hatching their eggs. When the eggs were hatched, the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothersa sound that served as their regula
4、r feed me! call.To find out if the special quality was more widespread in birds, the researchers sought the red-backed fairy wren, another species of Australian songbird. First they collected sound data from 67 nests in four sites in Queensland before and after hatching. Then they identified begging
5、 calls by analyzing the order and number of notes. A computer analysis blindly compared calls produced by mothers and chicks, ranking them by similarity.2It turns out that baby red-backed fairy wrens also emerge chirping like their moms. And the more frequently mothers had called to their eggs, the
6、more similar were the babies begging calls. In addition, the team set up a separate experiment that suggested that the baby birds that most closely imitated their moms voice were rewarded with the most food.This observation hints that effective embryonic learning could signal neurological (神经系统的 ) s
7、trengths of children to parents. An evolutionary inference can then be drawn. As a parent, do you invest in quality children, or do you invest in children that are in need? Kleindorfer asks. Our results suggest that they might be going for quality.58.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 1 means_.A. be
8、 the worst B. be the best C. be the as bad D. be just as good59. What are Kleindorfers findings based on?A. Similarities between the calls of moms and chicks.B. The observation of fairy wrens across Australia.C. The data collected from Queenslands locals.D. Controlled experiments on wrens and other
9、birds.60. Embryonic learning helps mother birds to identify the baby birds which _.A. can receive quality signals B. are in need of trainingC. fit the environment better D. make the loudest call360. C【解析】根据倒数第二段中的the baby birds that most closely imitated their moms voice were rewarded with the most
10、food和最后一段Our results suggest that they might be going for quality.可知，模仿母鸟模仿得最好的雏鸟得到最多的食物，研究结果表明，母亲会选择质量好的雏鸟。由此可知，胎教帮助母鸟辨别出那些适应环境较好的孩子。2.【江苏省泰州市泰州中学 2018 届高三上学期开学考试】BThe ability to speak more than one language certainly has its special benefits. It enables you to work in another country or interact w
11、ith people whose language is different from your mother tongue. Cognitive（认知的） psychologists have been interested in how bilingualism（双语能力）shapes the mind for almost a century. There are those who suggest that in order to speak one language, bilinguals have to suppress（抑制）the influence of the other.
12、 In the past three decades, research had argued that this unique form of language processing trains the brain in the use of abilities known as “executive（执行的）functions“ such as ignoring irrelevant information or shifting attention. Bilinguals of different ages and cultural backgrounds have been show
13、n to be faster and more accurate than their monolingual（单语的）peers when performing cognitive tasks demanding these abilities. Furthermore, it has been argued that bilingualism may lead to a delayed onset（发作） of symptoms associated with dementia（痴呆）. But the scientific community recently has become in
14、creasingly skeptical of the bilingual advantage. One of the main points of criticism is that differences between monolinguals and bilinguals when it comes to executive functions are not always apparent. It appears that research on bilingualism is at a turning point. We need to pursue a new approach
15、to understand, beyond those individual examples of executive functions, how the bilingual mind works. We have attempted to address this challenge by testing whether bilinguals and monolinguals differ in terms of how accurately they can assess their own 4performances. This ability is called meta cogn
16、ition and is associated with other areas where bilinguals have been shown to have an advantage. In our research, we presented participants with a situation in which they had to observe two circles on a screen and guess which one contained more dots. Sometimes the difference was obvious, making the d
17、ecision easy, while at other times the decision was very difficult (for example, one circle contained 50 dots and the other 49). Participants were then asked to determine how confident they were in their decision on a scale from less to more confident than normal. During the course of two experiment
18、s, we found that bilinguals and monolinguals were equally likely to choose the circle containing the highest number of dots. However, monolinguals were better able than bilinguals to discriminate between when they were right and when they were wrong. In other words, bilinguals had less insight into
19、their performance than monolinguals. This went against our initial predictions, as we expected to find a bilingual advantage in meta cognitive processing. These results indicate that bilingualism may be associated with cognitive disadvantages as well as benefits. 1. From Paragraph 2 we can learn tha
20、t nowadays the scientific community_. A. has denied the special benefits of bilingualismB. has changed its way to understand how the bilingual mind worksC. thinks there is almost no difference between monolinguals and bilingualsD. tries to prove whether monolinguals have more advantages than bilingu
21、als2. How is the last paragraph mainly developed?A. By analyzing causes. B. By describing a process. C. By following time order. D. By making a comparison. 3. What is the authors attitude towards bilingualism? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Objective. D. Ambiguous. 【答案】BDC5【分析】1. 细节判断题。根据第二段的 It app
22、ears that research on bilingualism is at a turning point. We need to pursue a new approach to understand, beyond those individual examples of executive functions, how the bilingual mind works.可知现在研究对于双语思维如何工作的理解方法发生了改变。2. 推理判断题。题目问：最后一段如何发展？根据最后一段的内容不难看出是将双语和一种语言进行了对比，故选 D。3. 推理判断题。从文中来看，作者既提及了双语的好处
23、，也提到了双语的缺点，如最后一段中的 In other words, bilinguals had less insight into their performance than monolinguals.。所以态度应该是“客观的” 。3.【南京、盐城 20162017 学年第一次模拟考试】CA little social support from your best buds goes a long way, whether youre a human or a chimpanzee (黑猩猩). A new study that followed a chimpanzee communi
24、ty in the forests of Uganda has found that quality time with close companions significantly decreased stress hormone levels in the primates whether they were resting, grooming or facing off against rival groups.The findings, described this week in the journal Nature Communications, shed light on the
25、 physiological effects of close companionship in chimpanzees and could have implications for human health too.Researchers have long known that stress can worsen health and raise the risk of early death in humans as well as other social mammals.“It can have effects on immune function, cardio function
26、, fertility, cognition, and even your mood,” said study coauthor Kevin Langergraber, a primatologist at Arizona State University.Maintaining close social bonds can help these animals (humans included) reduce some of that stress, potentially minimizing some health risks. But scientists have yet to pi
27、n down the exact physiological mechanisms at work.“Social bonds make you survive and produce better but how do they do 6that?” Langergraber said.To find out, the international team of researchers studied members of the Sonso chimpanzee community in Ugandas Budongo Forest, a group consisting of 15 ma
28、les, 35 females and 28 juveniles and infants during the study period from February 2008 to July 2010.Like humans, chimpanzees tend to have besties bond partners with whom they appear to feel close. The researchers wanted to see whether interactions with these bond partners led to lower stress levels
29、 during particularly stressful situations, such as when fighting rival groups, or whether time spent with friends helped lower stress levels more generally, throughout the day.The scientists observed the chimps perform three types of activities: resting, grooming or quarrelling with other groups of
30、chimps. The researchers kept track of whether the chimps were doing any of these three things with their bond partners or with other chimps in their group.A team of up to six observers watched the chimps and followed them around to collect urine (尿液) samples. The samples, collected from nine adult m
31、ale and eight adult female chimps, were tested to see how much of the stress hormone cortisol they contained.The scientists found that chimpanzees levels of urinary cortisol were 23% lower, on average, during the activities when they were with their bond partner. This was especially true for stressf
32、ul activities, such as the intergroup rivalries, where any chimp on the front line might face physical harm or even death.The findings in chimpanzees, some of our closest living relatives, could shed light on the role such close social relationships play in human health too, he said. Such friendship
33、s may be just as important during good times as bad though more research needs to be done before any conclusions can be drawn.“This has interest for a lot of people in a medical context as well,” Langergraber said. 1. The scientists carried out a research into chimpanzee community in Uganda 7_. A. t
34、o seek evidence of benefits of social bonds from physiological angleB. to uncover whether social bonds make humans surviveC. to study how chimps perform three types of activitiesD. to train chimps to maintain close social bonds with each other2. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 10 r
35、efer to? A. Observers. B. Chimpanzees.C. Urine samples. D. Bond partners.3. The chimps levels of urinary cortisol decrease most when _. A. they are with other chimps in their groupB. they face the intergroup rivalries with friends C. they perform three different types of activitiesD. they spend time
36、 with friends throughout the day4. Whats the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To point out stress is harmful to all social mammals.B. To illustrate how chimps control their stress level. C. To urge scientists to do more research into chimpanzees. D. To inform us friendships benefit both chi
37、mps and humans. 【答案】ACBD【分析】1.细节理解题。定位到第一段第二句“quality time with close companions significantly decreased stress hormone levels in the privates“，研究表明，黑猩猩和亲密同伴之间的陪伴会显著地减少压力荷尔蒙的水平。A 选项说从生理视角寻找社会纽带的好处的证据，符合文章。B 选项与黑猩猩无关。C 选项说研究黑猩猩的活动形式，并不是目的。D 选项理解扭曲，并没有训练黑猩猩如何维系这种纽带。2.词义推测题。6 名观察者跟随黑猩猩，收集了成年的 9 名雄性和 8
38、名雌性黑猩猩的尿液标本。能够测试出压力荷尔蒙的正是这些尿液标本。故选 C。3.细节理解题。定位到第 11 段，urinary cortisol(尿皮质醇)的平均指数是 23%，根据“This was especially true for stressful activities, such as the intergroup rivalries”可知在群体间竞争时这个指数降到很低。84.主旨大意题。根据首尾段，首段说明了该研究的目的是证明黑猩猩间同伴的陪伴是可以减少压力荷尔蒙的，尾段说到在人类环境中也是这样，故选 D，提醒我们友谊的好处。4.【苏州市 2017 届高三第一次调研测试】CRob
39、otic surgery is one thing, but sending a robot inside the body to carry out an operation quite another, which has long been a goal of some researchers to produce tiny robotic devices being capable of traveling through the body to deliver drugs or to make repairs without the need for a single cut, th
40、e possibility of which has just got a bit closer.However, unlike the plot of one filmwhich featured a microscopic crew and submarine traveling through a scientists bloodstreamthis device could not be inserted into blood vessels(管) because it is too big. While other types of miniature swallowable rob
41、ots have been developed in the past, their role has mostly been limited to capturing images inside the body. In a presentation this week to the International Conference, Daniela Rus and Shuhei Miyashita of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology described a robot they have developed that can be sw
42、allowed and used to collect dangerous objects accidentally taken in.To test their latest version, Dr Rus and Dr Miyashita designed a robot as a battery hunter, which might seem to be an odd task, but more than 3，500 people in America alone, most of them children, swallow the tiny button cells used i
43、n small electronic devices by accident every year. To start with, the researchers created an artificial esophagus(食道) and stomach made out of silicone(硅胶). It was closely modeled on that found in a pig and filled with medical liquid; the robot itself is made from several layers of different material
44、s, including pig intestine(肠) , and contains a little magnet. This is folded up and encased in a 10mm27mm capsule of ice. Once this reaches the stomach the ice melts and the robot unfolds which is moved and guided with the use of a magnetic field outside the body. In their tests, the robot was able
45、to touch a button battery 9and draw it with its own magnet, and during dragging it along, the robot could then be directed towards the intestines where it would eventually be gotten rid of through the anus(肛门). After it, the researchers sent in another robot loaded with medication to deliver it to t
46、he site of the battery bum to speed up healing.The artificial stomach being transparent on one side, the researchers were able to see the batteries and visually control the robots. If not, that will require help with the help from imaging system, which will be a bit more of a challenge, but Dr Rus a
47、nd Dr Miyashita are determined to succeed.1. According to the passage, the robot operation will probably be able to _A. travel through a scientists bloodstreamB. photograph the body to convey to the doctorC. enter the body to deliver drugs or make repairsD. operate on a person outside the body compl
48、etely2. We learn from Paragraph 3 that _A. the researchers did the experiment on a chosen animalB. the robot took necessary drugs besides a little magnetC. digesting the swallowed batteries is difficult for childrenD. the actual size of the robot may be larger than the capsule of ice3. What may the
49、experiment mean to the medical world?A. The surgeries will cost patients much money.B. Patients will suffer less for some surgeries.C. Fewer children will swallow the button cells.D. A robot will be invented travelling blood vessels.4. Which can be the most suitable title for the passage?A. An Experiment on Robot B. Tiny Robot, Significant RoleC. The Fantastic Robotic Voyage D. The Exploration of Robot Technology【答案】CDBC【分析】这是一篇科普说明文。文章介绍一种可以植入人体内进行治病的微型机器人。运10用它之后，可以在不给人开刀的情况下进行治病，
