1、1阅读理解板块限时练(二)(限时 30分钟).阅读理解AFacebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. It is developing “silent speech” software to allow people to type at a rate of 100 words per minute.The project, in its early stages, will require new technology to detect
2、 brainwaves without needing invasive surgery. “We are not talking about decoding (译) your random thoughts， ” assured Facebooks Regina Dugan. “Were talking about decoding those words.”Ms Dugan is the companys head of Building 8, the firms hardware research lab. The company said it intends to build bo
3、th the hardware and software to achieve its goal, and has enlisted a team of more than 60 scientists and academics to work on the project.On his Facebook page, Mark Zuckerberg added: “Our brains produce enough data to stream four HD movies every second. The problem is that the best way we have to ge
4、t information out into the world speech can only transmit about the same amount of data as a 1980s modem. Were working on silent speech software that will let you type straight from your brain about five times faster than you can type on your phone today. Eventually, we want to turn it into a wearab
5、le technology that can be manufactured at scale.”“Technology is going to have to get a lot more advanced before we can share a pure thought or feeling, but this is a first step， ” Ms Dugan said. Other ideas detailed at the companys developers conference in San Jose included work to allow people to “
6、hear” through skin. The system, comparable to Braille, uses pressure points on the skin to relay information. “One day, not so far away, it may be possible for me to think in Mandarin, and you to feel it instantly in Spanish， ” Ms Dugan said.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。Facebook 公司发表声明称，他们目前正在研发人脑信息读取技术，将实现用人脑控制电脑
7、。1Whats a special feature of “silent speech” software?AIt can change computers.BIt can control human brains.2CIt can record a persons random thoughts.DIt can enable humans to type from their brain.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Were working on silent speech software that will let you type straight from your b
8、rain about five times faster than you can type on your phone today.”可知，脸书正在研发的软件叫作“无声话语” ，它可以让人直接通过大脑打字。2What can be learned from the last paragraph?AMandarin becomes the main language of computers.BComputers can be monitored by peoples skin now.CFacebook has a long way to go to achieve its goal.DIt
9、 is impossible to control computers with brains.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Technology is going to have to get a lot more advanced before we can share a pure thought or feeling, but this is a first step”可知，在能够分享纯粹的想法和感觉之前，技术还需要很大的进步和发展，这只是第一步。由此可推知，脸书在实现目标前还有很长的路要走。3What would be the best title for the te
10、xt?AComputers bring profits for FacebookBSilent speech changes peoples lifestyleCA new study about human brains startsDFacebook shares braincontrol ambitions解析：选 D 标题归纳题。本文主要告诉我们 Facebook公司发表声明称，他们正在研发人脑信息读取技术，目的在于实现用人脑控制电脑，故 D项作标题最佳。BA Welsh folk singer won first prize on Saturday in the Chinese So
11、ng UK contest, in which competitors sang in Mandarin and Cantonese (广东话)Alec Loane impressed the audience with his lively performance and lovely performance of the Chinese love song The Moon Represents My Heart at a theater in Manchester.“I have sung Chinese songs for many years, and my friends have
12、 always enjoyed my singing， ” Loane, 58, said after the contest.Loane said he was pleasantly surprised that his hobby eventually brought him applause, and the 3,000pound prize.“Im over the moon， ” he said.“I knew some new friends from Beijing 20 years ago.They told me some information about Confuciu
13、s, Beijing Duck, the Spring Festival and so on, which attracted me a lot.From then 3on, I have been trying to learn more about Chinese culture， ” he said.Ten competitors reached the final round of the contest, performing before an audience of about 1,000 people.Gabriel MayoralGalindo, 21, sang the l
14、ove song You Exist in My Song and impressed people on social media.His interest in the Chinese language started in middle school, when he got an opportunity to visit China.“My brothers and I sang in Chinese to the Chinese Premier, when he visited the UK.That encouraged me to put more effort into lea
15、rning Chinese， ” he said.MayoralGalindo, who is a student at the University of Leeds, said he would study for a postgraduate degree at Shanghai Drama School.David Geary, 24, won a long round of applause from the audience for his original composition The Dialect.A past winner of the Chinese Bridge Ma
16、ndarin speaking competition, Geary rapped (说唱) in Chinese in both the Guizhou and Beijing dialects.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了在“唱响英伦”中文歌曲大赛上，一位威尔士民歌歌手因演唱一首中国歌曲月亮代表我的心而获奖。4What did Loane impress the audience in the competition? AHis handsome appearance.BHis wonderful performance.CHis original composition.DHi
17、s standard Mandarin.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，Alec Loane生动深情地演唱了月亮代表我的心 ，给观众留下了深刻的印象。故 Alec Loane以出色的表演给观众留下深刻的印象。5What do you know about Loane? AHe is a lover of Chinese culture.BHis friends taught him how to speak Chinese.CHis friends encouraged him to take part in the contest.DHe was worried about
18、the competition but happy with the winning.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，58 岁的 Loane 20年前认识了来自北京的几位新朋友，他们给他讲了中国的孔子、北京烤鸭、中国春节等，这些深深吸引了Loane的兴趣。从那时起，Loane 就开始设法更多地了解中国文化。由此可推知，Loane 是中国文化爱好者。6Whats MayoralGalindos future plan? 4ATo sing a song for the Chinese.BTo go to China for a teaching job.CTo go to Chin
19、a for a further study.DTo go on with his further study in his homeland.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知，MayoralGalindo 正就读于利兹大学，他将去上海戏剧学院攻读研究生学位，故 MayoralGalindo未来计划去中国继续深造。C(2018浙江名校联考)Chances are that youve had to apologize plenty of times in your life.And theres a good chance that youve also expressed
20、the phrase, “I never meant to hurt you.”“Stop doing that， ” says author Caroline Myss.In a talk, Myss a spiritual researcher took on the topic of forgiveness and healing, and explained definitely why “I never meant to hurt you” is never a sufficient apology, no matter who it comes from.“Picture that
21、 person coming up to you and saying, Wow, Im sorry I did this, but, you know, I never meant to hurt you. And, hey, can we just call it a day？ ” Myss says.Though it can make the two bury_the_hatchet and keep friendship, that type of apology wont sit well with the person on the receiving end. “That wh
22、ole little thing I never meant to hurt you thats the thing you cant forgive， ” she says.“It goes right to your soul, that toxic (有毒的) and sick feeling.”Instead, Myss says its important to approach the conversation differently.Basically, its about offering more than an apology.Its about sharing a sou
23、ltosoul confession (忏悔) “Lets redo the scene， ” Myss says. “The person comes up to you and says . I need to tell you something.I consciously knew what I was doing.I know I went against you.This is not an apology.I am confessing my soul to you, and Im asking now for your forgiveness.” Even saying tho
24、se words on stages makes Myss visibly emotional, and she points out that this is how deeply apologies within the soul are supposed to resonate (引起共鸣)“Thats what heals， ” she says.5语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。每个人在道歉的时候都会说“我从没想过要伤害你” 。专家认为这不是有效的诚恳的道歉方式，真正的道歉应该用别的方式，把重点放在你做的错事上，发自心灵地进行忏悔。7What does Myss think of the
25、 expression “I never meant to hurt you”？AIt must put the friendship to an end.BIt is a great way to express an apology.CIt doesnt have any effect on restoring the relation.DIt cant express an apology thoroughly and sincerely.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第三段以及第五段第一句“Though it can make .the person on the receiving
26、end.”可知，卡罗琳 米斯明确地表示这句话绝不是一种彻底的最终能被人接受的道歉方式。由此可推测，她认为这句话不能彻底、诚恳地表达歉意。故选 D项。8What does the underlined phrase “bury the hatchet” mean? AEnd the friendship. BMake up.CBury the fighting tool. DAccept the apology.解析：选 B 词义猜测题。分析句子结构可知，and 连接两个并列成分，根据 and后的“keep friendship”以及句首的 Though可以推断，此处应指双方和解。由此可猜测，b
27、ury the hatchet的意思是“和解” ，与 make up意思相近。故选 B项。9How should we apologize according to Myss?AWe should confess our faults and ask for forgiveness.BWe should say sincerely “I never meant to hurt you” CWe can go into a deep conversation to argue with our friend.DWe are supposed to make up with the other b
28、y giving some gifts to him.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“The person comes up to you and says .for your forgiveness.”可知，米斯认为道歉应该是坦白自己的错误，向对方做出忏悔，请求对方的原谅。故选 A项。10What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?ATo encourage people to apologize first.BTo tell people how to apologize sincerely.CTo introduce
29、 the topic of forgiveness and healing.DTo explain why people cant say “I never meant to hurt you” 解析：选 B 写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文通过引用专家的话告诉读者，真正的道歉不是一句“我从没打算伤害你” ，而是坦白自己的错误，向对方真诚地忏悔，然后请求对方的原谅。由此可推测，作者的目的是告诉读者如何真诚地道歉。故选 B项。6.阅读七选五Good reasons to take your kidsto the library todayRecognizing the role the libra
30、ry played in my becoming a book lover, I brought my kids to the library as soon as they could walk. Here are four good reasons to take your children to the library today：Regular library visits lead to more reading. _11_ Research shows that when kids are read to, existing links among brain cells are
31、strengthened and new cell links are formed. And lets not forget how reading aloud connects us reader and listener in a very intimate (亲密的) way. When we read aloud to kids, we send them this message: _12_When you visit the library, you can expose your children to more books and magazines than you can
32、 afford to buy. _13_ But if youre like most of us, youre on a budget and you have to cap their spending. But at the library, you can pull out as many as you can carry, return your books as soon as theyre read, and take home a whole new pile.Your local childrens librarian can recommend books that you
33、 may not know of or think to suggest. One of my young readers was a carobsessed little boy. _14_ But it was our childrens librarian who introduced him to Ruth Krausss classic picture book Big and Little. I would never have guessed that hed come to love this poetic book so much.Owning a library card
34、teaches kids responsibility. As cardcarrying library patrons, young kids learn about treating with care things that belong to others. _15_ He feels responsible. He feels more like a member of his community.So get your child a library card.ALibrary time is active, not passive.BAnd reading, as it turn
35、s out, is brain food!CYou are important, and this time is for you.DWhen a kid checks out books in his own name, he feels trustworthy.EOur home library was full of books about vehicles that I knew hed like.FMost libraries offer regular childrens programs that make stories come to life.GSure, you can
36、take your kids to the childrens section of a nearby bookstore and you should!7语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了家长应该带孩子去图书馆的几个原因。11选 B B 项与上文的“more reading”相呼应，且下文关于阅读可以促进大脑发育的研究结果是对 B项中的“brain food”的具体解释。12选 C C 项是对上文的“this message”的具体阐释，且与上文的“how reading aloud connects us reader and listener in a very intimate (
37、亲密的) way”相呼应。13选 G G 项与下文的“But if youre like most of us, youre on a budget and you have to cap their spending.”是转折关系，符合语境。14选 E E 项中的“books about vehicles that I knew hed like”与上文的“a carobsessed little boy”相呼应。15选 D D 项与下文的“He feels responsible. He feels more like a member of his community.”是并列关系，说明让孩子拥有属于自己的图书证会让孩子感觉被信任，有利于培养他的责任感。8
