考點強化訓練35閱讀理解C篇專練——科普知識A

Youalreadyusesmartphones，you'refamiliarwithsmartwatches，andyou'veheardoformaybeevenexperiencedVR.ButwhataresmartglassesandAR？

Accordingtoexperts，beforetheendof2021，techcompaniesApple，FacebookandGooglewilljoinAmazoninmakingsmartglassesavailable.It'sthroughthesekindsofdevicesthatARcouldbecomepartofourdailylives.

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HaveyoueverputonaVRdeviceandfoundyourselfinacomputer－generatedvisualenvironment？UnlikeVR，ARdoesn'treplacetherealworldwithanartificialworld.Instead，itaddstoourreal－worldactivitiesbydisplayingcomputer－generatedinformationwithinourfieldofvision.ARdevicescan“see”thingssuchasourspeedandlocation.Thiswillallowdoctors，patients，coachesandeducatorstoconvenientlyaskforandreceiveallkindsofvaluablereal－timedata.MoviessuchasIronman，forexample，showARtechrecordingusers'healthandreportingimportantchangesinusers'conditions.

Headsup！

Imagineaworldwherenoonegetsasoreneckfromlookingdownatthesmartphonefromtimetotime.Smartglassesfreeupourhandsandeyesbydisplayinginformationupwithinourfieldofvisionratherthandownonaphonescreen.

SomeathletesarealreadyusingARglassestoimprovetheirworkouts.WithARtheydon'thavetostoptheirtrainingorevenlookawaytochecktheirspeed，heartrateorotherdata.Theinformationisalwayswithintheirfieldofvision.

CarcompaniesareracingtouseARtechtoo.Thismeansdriverswon'thavetotaketheireyesofftheroadtochecktheirspeed，oillevelordrivingdirections.Allthatinformationwillbedisplayedrightonthewindshieldalongwithdistancefromothercarsandtrafficconditions.

Formanypeople，it'sexcitingtoseethebirthanddevelopmentofAR.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲？A.WhatisVR？

B.ARisnotVR！C.ARissimilartoVR！

D.Whichisbetter，ARorVR？2.HowdoesthewritershowthatARtechcanfreeupourheads？A.Bymakingjokes.

B.Bytellingstories.

C.Byraisingquestions.

D.Bygivingexamples.BD3.WithARsmartglasses，

.A.doctorscangetreal-timedataaboutpatientsB.smartphonescreenswillbebiggerandbiggerC.athletes'heartratewillalwaysbethesameD.driversdon'tneedtochecktheoillevel4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A.ARtechhasn'tbeenshowninmovies.B.ARreplacestherealworldwithanartificialworld.C.Smartphonesandsmartwatcheswillbeuseless.D.ARsmartglassesmaybewidelyusedinthefuture.ADB

Successfulbusinesspeople，busystudentsandfar-offfriends：Whatdotheyallhaveincommon？Fromtimetotime，theyallneedtotalktopeoplewhodon'tlivenearby.Whatisthesolution？Forsome，theansweristhetechnologyofvideoconferencing.

Somestudiesshowthatoverhalfofallcommunicationhappenswithyourbody，notyourwords.Asaresult，communicatingthroughwritingorevenoverthetelephonehassomedisadvantages.

Videoconferencingcanhopefullyhelpavoidsomemisunderstandingsbyallowingpeopletobothhearandseeeachotherduringconversations.Allowingforvisualcommunicationisnottheonlyadvantageofvideoconferencing.Travellingtomeetsomeoneinpersonrequirestimeandmoney，butvideoconferencingkeepscostslow.Someservicesarefreewhileotherschargeasmallmonthlyfee.Anotheradvantageofusingvideoconferencingisitsconvenience.Manyvideoconferencingplatformshaveahelpfultoolcalledscreensharing.Thisenablesyoutoshowyourcomputerscreentootherswhetherthey'reintheofficewithyouornot.

Thekeytoasuccessfulvideoconferenceischoosingtherightplatform.Givenhowpopularremoteworkhasbecome，companiesareracingtoprovidethebestuserexperience.Somebusinesses，however，outdo(超過)others.

Zoom

Zoomhasbecomesopopularthatit'snowacommontermforvideoconferencing.Itseasy－to－learncontrols，helpfulfeaturesandgeneralreliabilitymakeitwinthetitleofweb－conferenceking.

FaceTime

IfyouhaveaniPhone，thelikelihoodthatyouuseFaceTimeoftenishigh.FaceTimeisjustaspopularasZoom，butithasadifferentpurpose.EveryvoicecallbetweenApplephonescaneasilybeturnedtothiscallformatquickly.Butitdoesn'thavethechat，screensharingorbreakoutroomfeaturesthatZoomoffers.

Houseparty

Ifworkisthelastthingonyourmind，tryHouseparty.Friendscanchatandplaygamesvirtually.Roundupsevenotherfriends，andtryitout！1.What'sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout？A.Costofvideoconferencing.B.Advantagesofvideoconferencing.C.Convenienceofvideoconferencing.D.Screensharingofvideoconferencing.2.ComparedwithFaceTime，Zoom

.A.isverydifficulttouse

B.hasscreensharingfeatureC.hasn'twongreatpopularity

D.doesn'thavebreakoutroomfeatureBB3.Accordingtothepassage，

.A.thetechnologyofvideoconferencingdoesn'tfitstudentsB.wordsarethemostimportantwhencommunicatingC.videoconferencingcanhelppeoplesavemoneyD.FaceTimecannotbeusedonApplephones4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethewriter'sopinion？A.Communicatingthroughwritingisbetterthantalkingoverthephone.B.Allmisunderstandingscanbeavoidedthroughvideoconferencing.C.Wecanchoosevideoconferencingplatformsaccordingtoneeds.D.PlatformsZoomandFaceTimearebetterthanHouseparty.CCCKnowinghowtoread，writeandcommunicateinonelanguageisenoughformanypeople.Theyprefertofocustheirenergyonotherthingsthatcanimprovetheirlives.Scientists，however，continuetoprovethatbilingualismhasplentyofadvantagesthanmanyrealise.Firstofall，it'sgoodforthebrain.Manystudieshaveshownthatchildrenwholearnaforeignlanguagenotonlygetbettergradesbutalsoscorehigheronstandardisedtests.Bilingualchildrenalsolearntheirnativelanguagebetter.Theirgrammar，vocabularyandspellingskillsarebetterthanthoseofsingle－languagespeakers.

Childrenwholearnasecondlanguagebecomeexpertproblem－solversandcreativethinkers.Learningaforeignlanguageevenhelpschildrenmastergoodmathsskills.Accordingtoresearchers，learninganewlanguagerequiresstudentstounderstandpatternsandsolvepuzzleswithoutstopping.Bothskillsareimportanttomaths.

Multilingualparentsunderstandthe▲.BenMazorofMontreal，whospeaksEnglish，FrenchandHebrew，says，“Kids'brainsarelikeasponge(海綿).Learningcomestothemsoeasilywhilethey'reyoung.Sowhynotgivethemtherightoflearninganotherlanguagethatmightbegoodfortheminthefuture？”

Anumberofstudiesshowthatbilingualismisatreasuretothebrainlaterinlife.Scottishresearchersdidacomparativestudyamong835nativeEnglishspeakerswhoweregivenanintelligencetestatage11.Theyweretestedagainintheir70s.Researchersthencomparedthetests.ThosewhospoketwoormorelanguageshadbettercognitiveabilitiescomparedtowhatwouldhavebeenexpectedfromtheirIQscoresatage11.

AstudyinthejournalNeurologyalsosupportedonbenefitsofbilingualismtothebrain.Itfoundthatpeoplewhospokeasecondlanguagedevelopeddementia(癡呆)anaverageof4.5yearslaterthanthosewhodidn't.

Whowouldn'twanttoenjoytheadvantagesoflearningasecondlanguage！1.Whyisknowingmorethanalanguagegoodforthebrain？A.Problem-solversandcreativethinkersaremorecreative.B.Ourbrainincludesgrammar，vocabularyandspellingskills.C.Ourbrainisgoodatmathsskills.D.Learninganewlanguagekeepsourbrainworking.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲？A.importanceofproblem－solvingskillsB.advantagesoflearningoveronelanguageC.excusesforlearningoveronelanguageD.difficultyinlearningoveronelanguageDB3.Comparedwithsingle－languagespeakers，multilingualpeople

.A.areworseattheirnativelanguageB.finditmoredifficulttosolveproblemsC.showbetterabilitiestodealwithproblemsD.arelikelytodevelopdementiaearly4.Thepurposeofthispassageistoshowthat

.A.weshoulddeveloplanguageskillsB.weshouldlearnasecondlanguageC.weshouldlearnasecondlanguagewellwhenwewanttolearnmathswellD.weshouldlearnasecondlanguageattheageof11CBD(2021年永嘉中考三模)Whenourearsarehealthyandworkingproperly，soundwavesarecollectedbytheouterear，causespecialbones(骨)inthemiddleeartovibrate(震動)andtraveltotheinnerear.Thesevibrationssendasignalthatourbraininterpretsassound.Butsometimesanillnessoraninjurycanhurtpartsoftheearsothatwedon'thearsoundproperly.AccordingtotheofficialwebsiteoftheWorldHealthOrganisation，asofFebruary13,2019，thereareabout466millionpeopleworldwidewithhearingloss，ofwhich34millionarechildren.By2050，morethan900millionpeopleintheworldwillhavehearingloss.Scientistssaysmanyofthesepeoplecanoftenhearbetterbyusingahearingaid.Ahearingaidisanelectronicobjectthatuseselectricitytohelptheearhearsoundsbetter.Theearliesthearingaids，developedinthe1600s，wereshapedlikehorns.Sincethen，everycenturyhasbroughtnewandimprovedsolutions.Modernhearingaidshavefourmainparts：abattery，amicrophone，anamplifier，andaspeaker.Thebatterypowersthehearingaid.Themicrophoneworksbyreceivingsoundwavesandchangingthevibrationsintoelectriccurrent(電流).Theelectriccurrentthentravelsthroughacircuit(電路)inthehearingaid，whereitismadestrongerbytheamplifier.Theamplifiersendsthestrongercurrenttothespeaker，whichchangesthecurrentbackintosoundwaves.Thesesoundwavesthentravelintothemiddleearorsometimesdirectlytotheinnerear.Althoughmosthearingaidshavethesameparts，therearedifferenttypesofhearingaids.Onetype，calledatelecoil，hasametalcoilinsteadofamicrophone.Anothertypeofhearingaid，calledadigitalhearingaid，changesthesoundwavesintoelectronicdata，thesamewaymusicischangedintoelectronicdatainaCDorportablemusicplayer.Thiskindofhearingaidthentranslatesthedataintoanelectronicsignalthatissenttothehearingaid'sspeaker.Regardlessofthetypesofhearingaids，theyallchangeelectricalenergyintosoundwaves.Andwhilenohearingaidworksaswellasahealthysetofears，hearingaidsdomakeitpossibleformillionsofpeopletohearbetter.Hearingaidshaveusedsciencetoimprovepeople'slivesandmakeitpossibleforpeoplewithhearinglosstohearsoundsinnature，inthecommunity，andintheirhomes.1.AsofFebruary13,2019，howmanychildrenaroundtheworldsufferfromhearingloss？A.1,600.B.34,000,000.

C.466,000,000.D.900,000,000.2.Ahearingaidisanelectronicobjectthat

.A.helpspeopletohearsoundproperlyB.hasametalcoilinsteadofanorganisationC.canworkaswellasahealthysetofearsD.causesspecialbonesintheoutereartovibrateBA3.Whatpartofahearingaidisneededtomakeanelectriccurrent？A.Abattery.B.Amicrophone.

C.Anamplifier.D.Aspeaker.4.WhatwouldhappenifahearingaiddidNOThaveanamplifier？A.Thevibrationswouldsendmanysignalstopeople'sbrain.B.Atelecoilwouldchangethesoundwavesintoelectronicdata.C.MusicwouldnotchangeintoelectronicdatainaCDormusicplayer.D.Theelectriccurrentwouldnotbemadestrongerandgettothespeaker.BDE(2021溫州市初中畢業適應性測試)Everyoneknowsbynowthatplasticpollutionisabigproblemfortheenvironment.Beijing，forexample，hasdealtwiththisbystoppingusingthinplasticbags，plastictablewareandotherplasticproductsinsupermarkets，restaurantsandhotelssinceMay1,2020.Butanevenbettermethodmightbeontheway.ResearchersataFrenchcompanycalledCarbioshavediscoveredabacterial(細菌)enzymethatcanbreakdownplastic.Theenzyme，whichwasfirstfoundincompost(堆肥)leaves，cannotonlybreakdownplasticinhours，butalsousethethingslefttocreatenewproducts.Infact，thefirstcompostenzymewasfoundin2012.Scientistschangeditsgenes，allowingittobreakdown90percentofonetonofwasteplasticinlessthan10hours.“Ithadbeencompletelyforgotten，butitturnedouttobethebest，”saidMarty.ThenewenzymewasdiscoveredinresearchpublishedinApril,2020.Beforethat，theteam，ledbyProfessorAlainMarty，studiedover100,000micro-organisms(微生物)tofindonethatcouldbreakdownplasticquickly.TheenzymeespeciallybreaksdownPET，akindofplasticsthatismostcommonlyusedforplasticbottlesandfoodpackaging.Itisalsothefifthmostcommonkindofplasticthatweuse.However，wastebottlesmustbegroundupandheatedbeforethenewenzymeismixedin.ThesewillmaketherecycledPETmoreexpensive.Butbecauseofashortageofthisrecycledplastic，peoplestilllikepayingmoremoneyforit.CarbiossaiditisworkingtogetherwithcompanieslikePepsiandNestle—mainusersofplasticthemselves—todeveloptheirresearchandstartusingtheenzymeinthefactories.“Thereisstillalotofworktodotouseitinthefactories，butthisopensthedoor，”saidaresearchscientist.1.InParagraph1，thewritermentionsBeijingtoshow

.A.plasticisusefulinourdailylifeB.it'seasytobreakdownplasticC.plasticcausesseriouspollutionD.it'snecessarytostopusingplastic2.Howdidscientistsfindthenewwaytodealwithplastic？①studiedlotsofmicro-organisms

②discoveredthenewenzyme③foundthefirstcompostenzyme

④changedgenesoftheenzymeA.②→①→④→③B.③→④→①→②C.①→②→③→④D.④→③→②→①DB3.Theunderlinedword“These”inParagraph6refersto

.A.thenewmixedenzymesB.plasticbottlesandfoodpackagingC.commonkindsofplasticD.grindingupandheatingwastebottles4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage？A.ANaturalWaytoRecyclePlasticB.TheMostCommonWaytoStopPlasticC.TheBrightFutureofUsingPlasticD.ANewWaytoCreatetheNewEnzymeDAF(2021年甌海區初中畢業三模)ResearchersrecentlydiscoverunusualbehaviourofchimpanzeeslivingintheforestsofWestAfrica.Anadultchimpanzeeinthewildwouldpickuparock，throwitatatreewhileshouting，andthenrunaway.Researchersaren'tcertainwhythechimpanzeesflingtherocks，buttheyhavediscoveredthattheyseemtoprefertreesthatcreatelonger-lasting，moreresonant(共振的)soundswhenstruck.AteamofresearchersfromtheMaxPlanckInstituteforEvolutionaryAnthropologyinLeipzig，Germany，firstdiscoveredthisbehaviourthreeyearsago.Becausetheactionsappearedtobelocalised，theresearcherssuggestedthepurposewasalocaltraditionandwaslikelytobepartofsomesortofritual(儀式).Buttheyweren'tsurewhatpurposetheritualserved.Sothegroupdesignedmoreexperimentstofindoutwhythechimpanzeesweresointerestedinthrowingrocksattrees.Thistimearound，theywenttothesameareasbutsetupmicrophonestogetthesoundsofstonesastheywerethrown.Whilewaitingforthechimpstoflingtherocks，theresearchersthrewstonesat13differentkindsoftreesinvarioussituations.“Itwasquitefun，Ihavetosay，”expertAmmieKalantellsScience.Researchersanalysedalltherecordingsandfoundthatthechimpanzeesseemedtopreferthrowingrocksattreesthatmadelower，longer－lastingsound.Oftentheseweretreesthathadbaredroots(根部).Intheirfindings，publishedinBiologyLetters，theresearcherswritethat“low-frequencysoundstravelfurtherintheenvironmentandarebettersuitedtolong－distancecommunication”.Inaddition，moreresonantsoundslastlongerintheenvironment.Butifchimpanzeeswerelookingtocommunicate，itwouldbemoreeffectiveforthemtodrumonthetreesorchoosetheonesthatmadetheloudestnoiseswhenstruck.Theresearchersfoundthatchimpanzeessticktothesametreesandneverchoosenewonesandthatlocationcouldbeafactor.KalantellsSciencethatmaybethelocationsofthetreeshavesomethingtodowithnearbyresourceslikefoodandwater，andthesoundisasignaltoothersaboutwheretofindthem.1.Whatmaytheunderlinedword“fling”inParagraph1mean？A.Beat.B.Store.

C.Collect.D.Throw.2.Theresearchersstudychimpanzees'unusualbehaviourby

.A.studyingthesoundsmadebychimpanzeesB.analysingdifferentsoundsfromvarioustreesC.exploringthefeaturesoftreeschosenbychimpanzeesD.measuringthelastingtimeofsoundsmadebychimpanzeesDA3.Whydochimpanzeeschoosethesametreestomakesounds？A.Toimprovethewaytocommunicate.B.Totellotherswheretheresourcesare.C.Tobefamiliarwiththelocalenvironment.D.Toattracttheirpartnersnearbytogettogether.4.Thispassageismainlyabout

.A.theresearchofchimpanzees'unusualbehaviourB.thewaytodiscoverhowchimpanzeesfindthetreestheyneedC.themeaningoffindingouthowchimpanzeeslookforresourcesD.theexperimentstostudychimpanzees'actionsaroundthetreesBAG(2021鹿城區九年級模擬沖刺卷)TerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight，bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.ThevehiclenamedtheTransitionhastwoseatsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.Thedrivemodecanbechangedtoflightmodeinaminutewithjustthepushofabutton.TheTransition，whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth，canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadanditgets35milespergallon.Intheair，theTransitionreaches115inthefliesusinga23-gallontank(油箱)ofgasandburns5gallonsperhour.TheTransitionisbringingthedreamoftheflyingcartolife.Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposit(押金)togetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale，andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon'texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It'sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon'thelpifyouarestuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s，accordingtoRobertMann，anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovernmenthasalreadyallowedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthecartofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughvariousteststomakesureitmeetsnationalsafetystandards.MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration'sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateasetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft，whicharelowerthanthoseforpilotsoflargerplanes.Terrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransition，arequirementthatpilotswouldfindcomparativelyeasytomeet.1.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout

.A.thebasicfeaturesoftheTransition

B.theadvantagesofflyingcarsC.thefuturemarketforflyingcars

D.thedesignersoftheTransition2.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways？A.Itcausestrafficjams.

B.Itisveryexpensive.C.Itisdifficulttooperate.

D.Itburnstoomuchgas.AB3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.TherequirementforflyingtheTransitionisofquitehighstandards.B.Thedrivercanchangethemodetoflightmodewhenmeetingatrafficjam.C.TheTransitionrequiresmoregallonsofgasintheairthanthatontheground.D.Thegovernmentofferedhelpinprovidingspecialmaterialsforthecartofly.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.FlyingCaratAutoShow

B.TheTransition'sFirstFlightC.Pilots'DreamComingTrue

D.FlyingCarClosertoRealLifeCDH(2021年龍灣區初中學業第二次模擬)Mostofuslearnhowtorideabikeduringchildhood.Butaswegrowolder，manyofusstopridingandputawaythoseonce－belovedbikessomewhere.Yearslater，whenwegetonthebikes，wecanstillrideprofessionallyasifweneverstoppedbiking.Thisissurprisingbecauseourmemoriesletusdowninsomanyotherinstances，suchasrememberingthenameofapersonweonceknew.Sohowisitthatwecanrideabikewhenwehaven'tdonesoinyears？Asitturnsout，differenttypesofmemoriesarestoredindistinctregionsofourbrains.Long-termmemoryisdividedintotwotypes：declarativeandprocedural(程序性的).Declarativememoryreferstothememoryofrelevantfactsandevents.Itsextraction(提取)oftenneedsthehelpofconsciousness.Onethingaboutitisthatyouareawareoftheknowledgeandcancommunicatethememoriestoothers.Thistypeofmemoryincludesthingssuchasrememberinginformationforatestandyourhomeaddress.Proceduralmemory，ontheotherhand，isatypeofmemoryinvolvinghowtoperformdifferentactionsandskills.It'smostlyunconscious—wecanperformtheseactionswithoutputtinginmuchmentaleffort，thatis.Playingthepianoandswimmingarebothexamplesofproceduralmemory.Whenwerepeatanactionoverandoveragain，itgetstransferredfromourshort－termmemorytoourlong-termstorage.Inthebeginning，ourbrainismoreactivelyworkingtoperformthetask，butaswerepeatitovertime，ourbrainneedstopaylessattentiontosuccessfullyperformingthattask.Inotherwords，theybecomealmostautomatic(自動的)forus.Proceduralmemoriesareoftendifficulttoexplain.Ifsomeoneaskedyouhowyoudriveacar，youmightfailtoputitintowords.Iftheyaskedyouaboutthewaytoyourhouse，however，youwouldprobablybeabletoarticulatetheroutefairlyeasily.Rememberingthephysicalprocessofhowtodosomethingisaproceduralmemorywhilerememberingtherouteyouhavetotaketogetsomewhereisadeclarativememory.1.WhydoesthewritermentionbikeridinginParagraph1？A.Toleadinthetopicaboutmemories.B.Todescribethequalitiesofmemories.C.Totellustheimportanceofmemories.D.Todealwithproblemsaboutmemories.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“consciousness”probablymeaninthepassage？A.Goodhabits.

B.Lotsofcourage.C.Muchattention.

D.Commonknowledge.AD3.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofproceduralmemories？①Sweepthefloors.

②Rememberphonenumbers.③Drinkwater.

④Catchabaseball.

⑤Knowsomefestivals.A.①②③B.②④⑤

C.③④⑤D.①③④4.Wewillprobablyfindthepassageonawebsitethat

.A.publishesthelatestscientificresearchB.caresaboutimprovingpeople'shealthC.sharesreportsaboutpeople'sdailylifeD.focusesonspreadingscientificknowledgeDDI(2021年溫州市初中畢業模擬二)Imaginemeetingaforeignerforthefirsttimebuthe/sheisgoodatyourlanguage.Theremayappeartobenoimmediatecommunicationbarrier(障礙).Wouldyouadaptthetoneofyourvoice，orthespacingofpausesinyourspeech？Howaboutchangingyourbodylanguageandfacialexpressions，dependingonthebackgroundofthepersoninfrontofyou？Thesearejustasmallpartofthechangesinbehaviourthatcanimproveyour“culturalintelligence”，orCQ.Thereisgrowingevidencethatsuggeststhattheyarewellworthlearning.“Thenumberonepredictorofyoursuccessintoday'sworldisnotyourIQ，notyourresume，andnotevenyourexpertise(專業知識)，”writesscientistDavidLivermore.“It'syourCQ.”MuchoftheresearchonCQhasbeendonebyProfessorSoonAng.Inthelate1990s，herjobwasdealingwiththe“Y2Kbug”，asoftwareproblemthatwouldbringdowntheworld'scomputernetworks.AngputtogetheraninternationalteamofprogrammerstoupdatecomputersystemsinSingapore.Theyweresomeofthebrightestmindsintheindustry.However，Angsoonfoundthatthesepeoplejustcouldn'tworktogether.Often，individualmemberswouldappeartoagreeonasolution，butthencarryitoutincompletelydifferentways.Clearly，itwasn'taquestionoflanguageskillsorexpertise.Instead，shesawthattheseworkerswerestumbling(障礙的)overeachother'sculturaldifferences.ThiswouldleadAngtoworkwithpsychologistP.ChristopherEarley.TogethertheybuiltatheoryofCQ.Theydefineditas“thecapability(能力)tofunctioneffectivelyinavarietyofculturalbackgrounds”.SomeonewithalowCQmightvieweveryoneelse'sbehaviourthroughhisownculturallens.Ifhecomesfromamoresociableenvironment，forinstance，andnoticesthathisKoreanco-workersareveryquietinameeting，hemaythinkthattheyarebeingunfriendly.ApersonwithahighCQ，meanwhile，mightrealisethatsilenceisasignofrespect.InKoreanculture，feedbackoftenwon'tbegivenunlessitisaskedfor.Asaresult，heorshewilloffersuitableopportunitieswithinthemeetingforotherstoprovidetheiropinions.1.CQissomethingrelatedto

.A.culturaldifferences

B.intelligentscienceC.socialexperiences

D.languagebarriers2.AngstartedtoworkwithP.ChristopherEarleyonCQbecause

.A.herworkersfailedtodealwiththe“Y2Kbug”B.shewantedtocheckifDavidLivermorewasrightC.shefoundevenbrightpeoplewereinfluencedbyCQD.sheintendedtoimprovethetheorytogetherwithhimAC3.Accordingtothepassage，whohasahighCQinthefollowingexamples？A.TinaadvisesherKoreanco-workertogiveopinionsimmediately.B.LilyinvitesherKoreanco-workertosharehisideasinameeting.C.SamregardshisKoreanco-worker'ssilenceasakindofawfulhabit.D.JimthinkshisKoreanco-workershouldbemoreactiveinameeting.4.What'sthepassagemainlyabout？A.HowtoimproveCQ.

B.TheinfluenceofCQ.C.HowdidCQdevelop？

D.TheimportanceofCQ.BDJ(2021年蒼南縣初中畢業適應性考試)Videocallsareverycommonandpopularinourdailylife.Buthaveyouimaginedbeingabletotouchthepersonontheotherendoftheline？Scientistsaremakingthiscometrue.ResearchersattheUniversityofNewSouthWales，Australia，haveinventedanewdevice(設備)calledSSD，whichcanrecreatethesenseoftouch.Itshaptictechnologyimitatestheexperienceoftouchbystimulating(刺激)someareasoftheskin.Peoplecangetthesamefeelingswiththetechnologyastheskinisstimulatedthroughforce，shakeormove.Thenewtechnologysucceedsinsolvingsomeproblemswithexistinghapticdevices.Theresearchteamintroducedanewmethodtorecreatethesenseoftouchthroughsoft，man-made“muscles(肌肉)”.“Ourthree-waydirectionalSSDisbuiltintothefingertipsofaspecialglove.Wearingitisjustlikewear