話題27科技發展與信息技術創新Ⅰ.閱讀理解Inthepast，videoconferencetechnologywasmainlyusedforjustafewelementsofbusinessmeetingsorhangoutswithfriendsandfamily.Now，videoconferencetoolsareessentialforourproductivity，learningandsocialinteraction.Weusethemnotonlyforfun，butmainlyasameaningfulpartofourwork.However，oncewestarttojoinendlessvideocallsforafewhourseachday，webecomeverytired.Thistermiscalled“zoomfatigue”，andit’srelatedtooverusingvirtualcommunicationplatforms.Therearesomeadvantagesofusingvideoconferencingtools.Withoutthem，itmightbeimpossibleforustoworkfromhome.Butwhatwehaven’texpectedisapricethatweneedtopayforthatsortofconvenience.Whenwearehavingaface－to－faceconversationwithothers，everythingseemsprettynatural.Whilespeaking，youlookintotheeyes，sometimesslightlymovingyourstareontosomethingelse.Youknowwhentostoptalkingandwhentospeakup.Evenifyou’reinaconferenceroomwith10people，youdon’thaveaterriblefeelingofbeingobservedallthetime.Younoticethatpeoplemostlylookatthepersonwhoisspeaking，andthentheymovetheirattentionontosomeoneelse.Butwhenyouuseateleconferencingtool，thingsaredifferent.Beingphysicallyoncameramakesyouveryawareofbeingwatchedallthetime，becauseyoudon’tknowwhoislookingatyou.Youjustseemanyfacesonyourscreen.MarissaShufflerfromClemsonUniversityoncesaid，“Whenyou’reonavideoconference，youknoweverybody’slookingatyou；youareonstage，sotherecomesthesocialpressure—afeelinglikeyouneedtoperform.Beingperformativeisstressful.”Moreover，thereisanotherinterestingtendencyasfarasvideocallsareconcerned.Whoareyoulookingatmostofthetime？Theanswerisyourself.Formostpeople，it’shardnottolookattheirownfaceiftheycanseeitonthescreen.Wearelikelytomakesurethatourheadisattherightangleandthatourshirtisn’tcreased.1.Whatistheso－called“zoomfatigue”？A.Thefastpaceofourmodernlife.B.Boredomcausedbytoomanyvideocalls.C.Thewidespreadofvideotechnology.D.Burnoutassociatedwithoverusingonlineplatforms.2.Whatcanvideocallsbringuswhencomparedwithface－to－faceconversations?A.Highercost.B.Morestress.C.Morefreetime.D.Betterperformance.3.Whydowelookatourselvesmostofthetimeonthescreen?A.Tobewell－behaved.B.Togetsomecomfort.C.Togrowself－confidence.D.Toattractothers’attention.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thepopularityofvideocalls.B.People’sattitudetowardsvideocalls.C.Someunforeseeneffectsofvideocalls.D.Changesinpeople’swayofcommunication.Youimproveyourrobot’ssoftwarebyimprovingitssoftware.AgrimGuptaofStanfordUniversity，however，begstodiffer.Hethinksyoucanalsoimprovearobot’ssoftwarebyimprovingitshardware.Heandhiscolleagueshaveinventedawayoftestingthisidea.Theybroughttotheirrobots，unimals，theprinciplesofevolution(進化)bynaturalselection.Unimals，withglobesforheadsandsticksforarmsandlegs，aresoftwarebeingsinteractingwithavirtualenvironment.Theenvironmentswheretheywanderedwereinthreevarieties：flatgrounds，groundswithhillsandsteps，andonesthathadthecomplexitiesofthesecondsort，butwithaddedobjects.Tobeginwith，theunimalswererandomlyassignedvariousshapes，butwithidenticalsoftware—derl.Newlycreatedunimalslearnedtofacethechallengesinavirtualbootcamp.Theywerethenenteredintotournamentsingroups.Eachgroupwinnerwasawardedonemutation(變異)—oneextraarmorleg，oroneextraturninginajoint.Thenewreplacedtheoldestunimalandthenwasassignedtoanewgroup，andtheprocessrepeated.About4，000varietiesofthemunderwenttraining.Theteamweresurprisedbythediversityofshapesthatevolved.Crucially，though，theresearchersfoundthemostsuccessfulunimalslearnedtasksinhalfthetimetheiroldestancestorshadtaken，andthatthoseevolvinginthetoughestgroundswerethemostsuccessful.Inthisevolutionofunimals’morphology(形態)topromotetheabilitytolearn，DrGuptaseesaversionofsomethingcalledtheBaldwineffect.In1896JamesBaldwin，apsychologist，arguedthatmindsevolvetomakethebestuseofthemorphologiesofthebodies.WhatDrGuptahasshown，thoughinsoftware，isthattheoppositecanalsobetrue—changesinbodymorphologycanimprovethewaymindswork.Eventhoughheheldthesoftwareconstant，itbecamemoreefficientatlearningastheunimals’bodiesevolved.Whetherthatdiscoverycanbeturnedtoaccountinthewayrobotsaredevelopedremainstobeseen.Butthewayoftestingiscertainlyanout－of－the－boxidea.5.Howwasthetestconducted?A.Bypromotingunimals’learning.B.Byadjustingtheenvironments.C.Byprovingtheevolutiontheory.D.Bystimulatingunimals’mutation.6.Whatturnedouttobesurprisinginthetest?A.Thenumberoftrainedunimals.B.Thedeclineintimeforlearningtasks.C.Thevarietyofevolvedshapes.D.Thereplacementofoldunimals.7.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetest?A.Mindevolutionaffectsbodyshaping.B.Bodychangesbettermindwork.C.Hardwarechangesdonotimpactsoftware.D.Thediscoveryisusefulinrobotdevelopment.8.What’stheauthor’sattitudetothefinding?A.Negative. B.Objective.C.Indifferent. D.Approving.Ⅱ.完形填空Hello，Mr.Wi－Fi.Lifewithoutyouisnexttoimpossible.We’rehappytosingyournamefrommorningtillevening，sometimestilldawn.__1__Iknowyouhelpme，sometimesyou’remakingmedothingswith__2__attention.ManytimesIpromisemyselfthatI’ll__3__myfeelingstowardsyou，butyou’re__4__mecloserandcloser...You’veenteredbothmyhomeandmyworkplace.You’rejustawindowforour__5__andinformation.Butwepeoplearen’t__6__onlywiththewindow.Soweopenallourdoorsforyou.Isthisa(n)__7__orsomekindofattachment？Ifthisisanillness，isitcurable？Andifthisisanattachment，willyou__8__methelifelongtogetherness?Wewantyoualldays.Can’tyoutakeafewdaysoffsothatbothyouandIcan__9__？You’reapoison—notaslowonebutasuper－fastpoisonwhichholdsourmindandmakesusdance__10__yourtune.Nowadaysyou’reso__11__thatanyonecanbuyandmakeyoubecomeourcompanion.You’llneverbebotheredaboutourhealthbutwe’ll__12__beconcernedaboutyour“health”.Becauseyouaccompanyuseverywhereandneverletusbealone.Ifyouwerea__13__personmadeoffleshandblood，wouldweloveyouthesame？Youcontroluswithyournumeroustalentsandweevencan’tgetridofyou.Weallareyour__14__.SometimesIwonderhowpeopleinthepreviousgenerations__15__，butiftheydid，whycan’twe?1.A.Nowthat B.OnlyifC.Though D.When2.A.praised B.increasedC.focused D.divided3.A.keepon B.bringbackC.approve D.giveup4.A.drawing B.pushingC.forcing D.observing5.A.entertainment B.argumentC.expansion D.struggle6.A.strict B.satisfiedC.generous D.busy7.A.disease B.inspirationC.routine D.situation8.A.recommend B.instructC.promise D.adapt9.A.persist B.relaxC.progress D.balance10.A.to B.againstC.from D.within11.A.affordable B.valuableC.conventional D.attractive12.A.sometimes B.alwaysC.never D.seldom13.A.selfish B.dishonestC.responsible D.real14.A.friends B.slavesC.colleagues D.employers15.A.suffered B.connectedC.survived D.surfedⅢ.語法填空(2024·江西省南昌市高三一模)Asmalldevice，Moxie，hasproducedoxygenonthesurfaceofMars，1.____________(bring)thechancesofsurvivingontheredplanetastepcloser.Researchpublishedin2.____________journalScienceAdvancesreportedthatMoxieproducedbreathableoxygeninseven－hour－longtestsconductedinvariousweatherandatmospheric(大氣的)conditionslastyear.Theresearchalsofoundthateveninextreme3.____________(temperature)andafteraMartianduststorm，Moxie4.____________(continue