高考閱讀理解考前熱身（Day21）

高考閱讀理解考前熱身（Day21）A（應(yīng)用文）CESisproducedbytheConsumerTechnologyAssociationknownastheplacewheremanycompanieslaunchtheirlatesttechnologyofferings.HereisalookatsomeofthetopproductspresentedatCES2023.All-in-onecommunicationTechnologycompanyAnkerannouncedthelaunchofan“all-in-one”devicedesignedtoimprovecommunicationsforemployeesworkingfromhome.TheAnkerWorkB600sitsontopofthecomputerdisplaylikeatraditionalwebcam.Butitcombinesseveralelementsofcommunicationintoonedevicethatincludesacamera,speaker,microphoneandalight.AirSelfiecameraElectronicsmakerAirSelfielauncheditslatestself-flyingcameradesignedtotake“selfie”pictures.Thenewdevice,calledAirPix,isasmall,lightcamerathatfliesthroughtheairandcaptureshigh-qualityphotographsandvideo.AirPixcanfly,frameandtakepicturesallbyitselfbeforelandingbackontheuser’shand.Labrador’sassistiverobotRobotmakerLabradorannounceditsRetrieverrobotdesignedtoholdthingsand,asitsnamesuggests,alsoretrieve(找回)things.Therobotcanbecontrolledbyvoicecommandsorfromanapponaphone.Itcanalsobeprogrammedbasedonanexactmapofausershome.TheRetrieverisdesigned“toserveasanextrapairofhandsandlightentheloadofeverydaytasksinthehome”.Self-drivingtractorAmerican-basedfarmequipmentmanufacturerJohnDeerepresentedafullyself-drivingtractorequippedwithsixdifferentcamerasandaseriesofsensorstoguidethetractorthroughthefields.Farmerscancontrolthevehicleandseethetractor’sprogressinreal-timethroughamobiledevicewhichistohelpfarmersdomoreworkwithlessequipmentandpeople.Thecompanynotedthatsuchmachinescanhelpimprovefarmingmethodsastheworld’spopulationgrowsandfooddemandisexpectedtorise50percentby2050.1．Whichoperator’sproductwillteleworkingstaffbemostinterestedin?A．Anker B．AirselfieC．Labrador D．JohnDeere2．Whatkindofproductcaneffectivelyhelptheelderlywithmobilitydifficulties?A．The“all-in-one”device. B．Self-flyingcamera.C．Retrieverrobot D．Thefullyself-drivingtractor.3．Whatimpactwillself-drivingtractorshaveonagricultureinthefuture?A．Improvingproductsquality.B．Promotingagriculturalmodernization.C．Increasingagriculturalinvestment.D．Reducingtheenvironmentalpollution.B（夾敘夾議）Ifyouchooseonlytocomplainandescapefromamisfortune,itwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrong,thehardshipwillturnouttobeafortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.Inanaccident,aboylostbothhisarmsandhisfather------whowasthemainsourceofsupportforthefamily.Sincethen,hehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.Inordertotakecareofhim,hisyoungerbrotherbecamehisshadow,neverleavinghimaloneforyears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoes,hewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogether,theyhadtheirshareofproblemsandtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenoneday,hisyoungerbrotherwantedtoleave,livinghisownlife,asmanynormalpeopledo.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.Asimilarmisfortunehappenedtoagirl,too.Onenighthermother,whosufferedfromchronic（慢性的）mentalillness,disappeared.Herfatherwentouttolookforhermother,leavingheraloneathome.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparents,onlytooverturnthekerosene(煤油)lightonthestove,resultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.Thoughhereldersisterwhowasstudyinginanothercity,showedherwillingnesstotakecareofher,shewasdeterminedtobecompletelyindependent.Atschool,shealwaysstudiedhard.Mostofallshelearnedtobeself-reliant.Oneday,theboyandthegirlwerebothinvitedtoappearonatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthisuncertainfutureatbeingleftonhisown,whilethegirlwasfullofenthusiasmforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Theboywrote:Myyoungerbrother'sarmsaremyarms;whilethegirlwrote:Brokenwings,flyingheart.4．Whatattitudeshouldwetaketowardsamisfortuneintheauthor'sopinion?A．Tryingtofindanescapefromit.B．Facingitbravelywithapositivemind.C．Askingforhelpfromyourrelatives.D．Ignoringitandlivinganormallife.5．Aftertheaccident,theboy.A．decidedtolivewithhisbrother B．learnttodothingswithhistoesC．madealivingallbyhimself D．dependedwhollyonhisbrother6．Whatdidthegirlmeanby"Brokenwings,flyingheart"?A．Nevergiveuphopesinfaceofhardship.B．It'snoteasyforhertoliveanormallife.C．Ifabirdlosesitswings,itcannotfly.D．Ifyouloseyourhands,yourlifewillbehard.7．Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?A．Intheorderoftime. B．Bylistingfacts.C．Bymakingacomparison. D．Intheorderofimportance.C（新鮮科技類說(shuō)明文）Whatwouldyoulooklikewhenyouare80yearsold?Itseemstoofarawaytoimagine,butanappnamedFaceApptriestoshowyou.Theappcreatestransformationsofusers’facesusingvariousfilters(濾鏡)andfeatures.TheFaceAppagingchallengewentvirallastmonth.EvenmanycelebritieslikeTaylorSwiftandJustinBiebersharedtheirwrinkly,grey-hairedselfiesonsocialmedia.FaceApphelpsusstopthinkingofthingsthatdon’tmatterandfocusonthepresent.“Weviewtheseimagesasinferredfiction,notrealizedandthereforeunreal,”USauthorNicciGerrardtoldTheNewYorkTimes.“Wethinkofouryoungerselves,becauseinonesensethat’swhoweare.Ouryoungerstoriesareallstillpartofus,whileourolderselvesdon’tyetexist.”However,noteveryonecanlaughattheirolderselves.Forsome,agingisterrifyingandit’shardtoacceptwhatthefutureholdsintermsoflooksandfeelings.AsMetroUKnoted,“FaceAppismakingpeopleintoapainfulcrisis.”Inaddition,FaceAppisfacinganumberofaccusationsregardinguserprivacy.Whenausermakeschangestoaphoto,itneedstobeuploadedtotheserversinRussia,wherethecompanyislocated,thenAIfiltersyourimageandsendsitbacktoyou.Byusingtheapp,yougrantFaceAppthelicensetouse,reproduce,change,adapt,andpublishyourimage,asstatedinitsserviceagreement.Despitetheconcernsoverprivacy,however,FaceAppdoeslightuptheInternet.Itgivesusthechancetotakealookatourfuturesandperhapsletusconsiderhowtoprepareforit.；8．WhatcanFaceAppdo?A．Tellhowoldusersare. B．Showusers’imagesinoldage.C．Testusers’imagination. D．Helpuserscontactcelebrities.；9．WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2?A．Causedtrouble. B．Gotupdated.C．Ledtodoubts. D．Becamepopular.；10．WhichopinionmayNicciGerrardagreewith?A．Weshouldmakefullpreparationsforoldage.B．It’sunnecessarynowforustoconsideroldage.C．Ouryoungstoriesdeservetoberemembered.D．It’sagoodideaforustostopusingFaceApp.；11．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．HowFaceAppgetsusers’privacyinvolved.B．WhatpunishmentFaceAppisfacedwith.C．HowwellFaceAppcompanyservesusers.D．WhatFaceAppserviceagreementcontains.D（研究報(bào)告）Abrokenheart.Asadendingtoaloveaffair.That’ssomethingmostofushaveexperienced,orprobablywill.Afterall,it’spartofhumanlife;needed,atleastonetime,tobecomemorefullyadult.Butnoquestion,theexperiencecanbepainful,evendestructive.Butresearchshowstherearepathwaysthroughtheheartache.Listeningtosadmusicisamajorone.Itcanhelpyoubegintofeeljoyandhopefulnessaboutyourlifeagain.Itcanactivateempathy(同理心)andthedesiretoconnectwithothers—bothroadsthroughtheprisonofheartacheanddespair.Sadmusiccanhelphealandupliftyoufromyourbrokenheart.ArecentstudyfromGermanyfoundtheemotionalimpactoflisteningtosadmusicisanarousaloffeelingsofempathy,compassion(同情),andadesireforpositiveconnectionwithothers.That,itself,ispsychologicallyhealing.Itdrawsyouawayfromtheprisonwithyourself,andpossiblytowardshelpingothersinneedofcomfort.Anotherexperiment,fromtheUniversityofKent,foundthatwhenpeoplewereexperiencingsadness,listeningtomusicthatwas“beautifulbutsad”enhancedtheirmood.Infact,itdidsowhenthepersonfirstconsciouslyembracedtheirawarenessofthesituationcausingtheirsadness,andthenbeganlisteningtothesadmusic.Thatis,whentheyintendedthatthesadmusicmighthelp,theyfoundthatitdid.Thesefindingslinkwithotherstudiesthatshowembracingyoursadsituationemotionally—acceptingrealityasitis—activateshealingandgrowthbeyondit.Inshort,acknowledgingyourfullexperiencearouseshope—anotherseemingparadox.Forexample,researchfromCornellUniversity,describedhereandpublishedinPsychologicalScience,foundthatembracingdiscomfortaboutalifeexperienceornewsituation,andviewingitasasteptowardsgrowthandc