PAGEPAGE9第3練閱讀理解七選五Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2024·陜西西安地區八校聯考)Babbage，borninLondonin1791，wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool，hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later，hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere，hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”．Thiswas，basically，ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed，however，ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact，hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors，controlunits，amemoryandaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower，soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason，themachinewasbig，complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine，hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon，fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire，whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum，inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(紡織)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns，buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1．WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”？A．InLondon. B．Athighschool.C．AtCambridge. D．InScienceMuseum.2．The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns3．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprograms.B．Textilepatternsareproducedwithprograms.C．Babbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputers.D．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt.BWithgoldensunshineandagentlebreeze，autumnisthemostbeautifulseasonintheyear.Thisisagreattimetogooutsideandhavefun.Gotoavalleytoseeredmapletrees，goandpickfruitinanorchardorfindanopenfieldtoflyyourkitein.However，formanyhighschoolstudents，thesegreatactivitiesmaybejustadream.Withplentyofworktodo，theyspendalltheirhoursindoors，strugglingforahighmarkintheirexams.Ofcourse，studyisoneofthemostimportantthingsforteenagers.Butlifeisdefinitelymuchmorethanthat.Sometimeswespendsomuchtimestudyingthatweforgethowtomakelifewonderful.Indoingso，welosetherealpurposeoflife—tobeavaluableandhappyperson.Toenjoyjusthowgreatitistobealive，wehavetoputdownourbooksandpensandlookaroundus.Students，takesomeexercisetoimproveyourhealth，talkwithyourparentsandfriendsforunderstandingandwalkaroundoutsidetorefreshyourbodyandmind.Goingoutandenjoyingthebeautifulcountrysideoftenhelpsourcreativityinourwork.Chinesecraftsman，LuBan，createdasawtohelpwoodworkers.Butifhehadn’twalkedoutside，hewouldnothavebeeninspiredbyakindoftoothedgrass.WecouldalsosupposethatifNewtonhadn’trestedunderthatappletree，thenhewouldn’thavebeenhitbyanapple，andhisclassictheorieswouldnothavecomeout.Goingoutisnotonlyabreakfromhardwork，butachancetoaddtolifeexperience.Socomeon，giveyourbrainagoodrest.Stepoutofthebooksandgetyourbagreadyforanautumnouting.Wearesureyouwillgetmuchmorethanknowledgefromtheexcitingjourney.4．Inwhichparagraphdoesthewritermakeasummaryabouthisopinion?A．Paragraph1. B．Paragraph2.C．Paragraph5. D．Paragraph4.5．Whyisgoingoutadreamformanyhighschoolstudents?A．Theyareunhappytodoso.B．Theirparentsdon’tallowthemtodoso.C．Theythinkstudyisthemostimportantthingforthem.D．Theyhavetoomuchworktodoforgettinghighmarksintheexams.6．Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A．makingpredictionsB．reasoningandgivingexamplesC．describingthebeautifulsceneryinautumnD．pointingoutthepresentsituationofhighschoolstudents7．Whatmessagecanyougetfromthepassage?A．Natureispower.B．AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.C．Theauthorisn’thappywithoureducationatall.D．Goingoutcanmakehighschoolstudentsgetmore.CWhileJenniferwasathometakinganonlineexamforherbusinesslawclass，amonitorafewhundredmilesawaywaswatchinghereverymove.UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer’sLosAngelesapartment，themonitorinPhoenixtrackedhowfrequentlyhereyesmovedfromthecomputerscreenandlistenedforthesecretsoundsofapossiblehelperintheroom.HerInternetaccesswaslocked—remotely—topreventInternetsearches，andhertypingstylewasanalyzedtomakesureshewaswhoshesaidshewas：Didsheenterherstudentnumberatthesamespeedasshehadinthepast？Orwassheslowingdown?Inthebattleagainstcheating，thisisthecuttingedgeandakeytoencouragehonestyintheboomingfieldofonlineeducation.Thetechnologygivestrusttotheentiresystem，totheinstitutionandtoonlineeducationingeneral.Onlywithsolidmeasuresagainstcheating，expertssay，canInternetuniversitiesshowthattheirexamsanddiplomasarevalid—thatstudentshaven’tjustsearchedtheInternettogettherightanswers.Althoughonlineclasseshaveexistedformorethanadecade，theconcernovercheatinghasbecomesharperinthelastyearwiththegrowthof“openonlinecourses.”Privatecolleges，publicuniversitiesandcorporationsarejumpingintotheonlineeducationfield.Spendingmillionsofdollarstoattractpotentialstudents，whilealsotakingstepstohelpguaranteehonestyatadistance.Asidefromthewebcameras，anumberofotherhigh-techmethodsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Amongthemareprogramsthatcheckstudents’identitiesusingpersonalinformation，suchasthetelephonenumberstheyonceused.Otherprogramscanproduceuniqueexamsbydrawingonalargelistofquestionsandcanrecognizepossiblecheatersbyanalyzingwhetherdifficulttestquestionsareansweredatthesamespeedaseasyones.Asinmanyuniversityclasses，termpapersarescannedagainstsomelargeInternetdatabanksforcheating.8．WhywasJenniferwatchedinanonlineexam?A．Tocorrecthertypingmistakes.B．Tofindhersecretsintheroom.C．Topreventherfromslowingdown.D．Tokeepherfromdishonestbehaviors.9．Theunderlinedexpression“cuttingedge”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．advancedtechnique B．sharpeningtoolC．effectiverule D．dividingline10．Theauthorofthispassagewantstotellus.A．whattheInterneteducationisB．theimportanceofthewebcameratodayC．whenthestudentscancheatD．howtobeatstudentsexamcheatingonlineⅡ.七選五(2024·江西紅色七校聯考)DoPeopleNeedSmallTalktoBeHappy?Psychologists(心理學家)havelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersisanimportantpartofhappiness，butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisunderexamination.Inonestudy,researchersfoundthatsmalltalkmadeuponly10%oftheirconversationrelatedwithhappiness.11Scientistsbelievethatsmalltalkcouldpromotebonding.Latelastyear，Princetonresearchersreportedthatsmalltalkkeepsclosenesswithlovedones，andisn’tmerelythestuffofawkwardexchangeswithstrangers.Still，chattingwithstrangerscouldbrightenyourmorning.Inaseriesofexperiments，psychologistsgaveChicagopassengersdifferentdirectionsaboutwhethertotalkwithfellowpassenger—somethingtheytypicallyavoided.12Noneofthechattersreportedbeingrejected.Smalltalkcanalsohelpusfeelconnectedtooursurroundings.Peoplewhosmiledat，madeeyecontactwith，andbrieflyspokewiththeirStarbucksbaristas(服務員)，reportedagreatersenseofbelongingthanthosewhorushedthroughthetransaction(交易)．13Onereportfoundthatwhenvolunteersbrokethesilencetochatwithgallerygoers，thevisitorsfelthappierandmoreconnectedtotheexhibitthanthosewhowerenotapproached.14Inonestudy，peoplewhowererated“lesscurious”byresearchershadtroublegettingaconversationrollingontheirown，andhadgreaterluckbuildingclosenesswithotherswhentheyweresuppliedwithquestionsthatencouragedpersonaldisclosure(透露)．Butpeoplewhowereconsidered“curious”needednohelpwhentransformingconversationsaboutordinarythingsintopersonalexchanges.15A．Thesameistrueofgallerygoers.B．Theyfoundthatsmalltalkisrelatedwithhappiness.C．Butdon’tplaydownsmalltalkjustyet.D．Ofcourse，somepeoplearebetterthanothersatturningsmalltalkintosomethingbigger.E．A“curiousmindset”，theauthorconcluded，canleadto“positivesocialinteractions”．F．Makingsmalltalkisanimportantskillforallthesocialsituations.G．Thosetoldtochatwithothersreportedamorepleasantjourney.

答案精析組合練Ⅰ.eq\x(語篇解讀本文介紹了數學天才巴貝奇以及他那遠遠超過那個時代的杰出貢獻。)1．C[細微環節理解題。依據其次段中的“Whenhefinishedschool，hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later，hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere，hedesignedhis‘firstdifferenceengine’．”可知，巴貝奇在劍橋高校安排他的“firstdifferenceengine”。故選C。]2．B[細微環節理解題。依據倒數其次段中的“Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s‘seconddifferenceengine’wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon，fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.”可知，the“seconddifferenceengine”在1991年被制造是為了紀念巴貝奇誕辰二百周年。故選B。]3．C[推理推斷題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了巴貝奇對計算機獨創作出的巨大貢獻。由此可知，巴貝奇可以被看作是計算機之父。]語篇解讀文中作者列舉了當今中學生忙于學習沒時間外出的現狀，說明白外出會有許多收獲，激勵學生們走出去，去獲得更多東西。4．C[推理推斷題。依據最終一段第一句和最終一句可知，作者認為外出是一種增加生活閱歷的機會，我們會從激烈人心的旅程中獲得更多的學問。本段總結了作者的觀點。故選C。]5．D[細微環節理解題。依據其次段其次句可知，中學生們有大量的作業要做，要把全部的時間用于學習考高分。對于他們來說外出活動就是一個幻想。故選D。]6．B[推理推斷題。依據第三段中的“Indoingso，welosetherealpurposeoflife—tobeavaluableandhappyperson.Toenjoyjusthowgreatitistobealive，wehavetoputdownourbooksandpensandlookaroundus.”可知是運用了論證的方法；第四段中的“LuBan，createdasawtohelpwoodworkers...WecouldalsosupposethatifNewtonhadn’trestedunder