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专题05阅读理解之议论文（2020届河南省名校联盟高三联考）Theysaythat''apictureisworthathousandwords'',butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemoviesbasedo

nthemwouldhaveanyonequestioningthiscommonsaying.Alltoooften,greatwordsendupbeingturnedintocinematic''turkeys''.Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.I

fso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer'sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreat

moviebasedonit?Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas''great''?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages,s

owhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas''interesting''?Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileab

ookusuallytakesafewdaystoread,amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsandcharacter

swhentheymovetothebigscreen.ThisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan'tescapefrom,withfansofthebo

oksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavoritecharactersinthemovieversions.Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthings

don'tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer'sTheIliadandwasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheau

dience.ThemostquestionableissuewastheactresschosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn'tliveuptoHelen'sti

tleof''themostbeautifulwomanintheworld'',influencingopinionsofthemovietosomeextent.ThereareathousandHamletsinat

housandpeople'seyes.Furthermore,booksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Wit

hthisinmind,perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnotagainstitsoriginalsource.Interestingly,audienceshaveinrecentyea

rsturnedtotelevisionseriessuchasSherlockorMadMen,whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradualplotdevelopment.Perhaps,oneday,r

eadersofF.ScottFitzgerald'smostadmiredworkwillfindthemselvesgluedtotheirscreensbyepisodesofTheGreatGatsby.12．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutth

emovieadaptationistrue?A．ThecharactersinTheOdysseydonotstandout.B．ThemovieTroydoesn'tlookthewaywevisualizedwhilereadingthebook.C．Thevisua

limagesarenotasstrikingasthedescriptionsinthebookTheGreatGatsby.D．SomepartsofthestoryandcharactersaremissinginthemovieAliceinWonderlan

d.13．Oneofthereasonswhyadaptationsdisappointtheaudienceisthat________.A．theylackgoodstorytellingB．theimagesar

enotimpressiveenoughC．thecharactersinthemoviesarenotstrongandinterestingD．thereisnotenoughtimeformoviestofullypresentthewholesto

ry14．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Everyshoefitsnoteveryfoot.B．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.C．Rea

dingisamatterofpersonaltaste.D．Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutthebooksandmovies.15．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Peoplearedissatis

fiedwiththecurrentmovies.B．Readingbooksisbetterthanwatchingmovies.C．Goodbooksmaynotbeadaptedforgreatmovies.D．Peop

leareexpressingtheirpreferencetoreadingbooks.（2020届江西省南昌市高三二模）WhenIsentmydaughter,Emma,offforherfreshmanyearofcollegeafewyearsago,Ifoundmyselfaffec

tedbyanunbelievablefeelingofmelancholy.Clearly,I'mnotalone.Justlastweek,TheWallStreetJournalreportedthatmorethan90percentofcoll

egesoffertohelpmomsanddadswhoare“strugglingwiththechange.”BetweenThanksgiving,winterholiday,springbreakandsummerbreak,t

hefirstoneoutofmynesthascomeflutteringbackhomenearlyeverymonthoftheyearsinceshehasbeenaway.Goodfriendsliketojok

ethattheyseemoreofhernowthantheydidwhenshewasaseniorinhighschool.Inthemeantime,Emmacalls,textsore-mailsmealmosteveryday.Givenallthis,missin

gEmmaseemskindofsilly；I'veneverreallygottenthechance.Sowhy,then,haveIstillfeltonsomelevelthatI'veexperienceda

greatloss?AllsummerlongbeforeEmmaleftthatfirstyear,ItookEmmaoutforcountlessmother-daughterbreakfasts,lunches,c

offeesandwalks.Atthesametime,IseemedtofindfaultwithEmmaallthetime.Inmyeyes,Emmahadspenttheweeksleadinguptoschoolgoingoutwithher

friendstoomuch,stayingoutwaytoolate,makingtoobigamess,notworkingenoughand,forgoodnesssake,certainlynotspendingenoughtimewithme!Althoughit'

stakenquiteawhiletorealizewhatwashappening,Inowunderstandthatmyunhappinessandanxietyarenotareflectionofho

wmuchtimeEmmaandIspendtogether.Regardlessofhowoftenshecomeshome,orhowmanytimesadaywechatortext,Emmaisnowgoneinafargrandersense.Sheiswellontheroadt

oadulthood,andfromthis,shewillneverreturn.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“melancholy”inparagraph1referto?A．Fierceanger.B．Deepsadness

.C．Extremeexcitement.D．Greatsatisfaction.5．Whydoesitseemsillyfortheauthortomissherdaughter?A．Theykeepinto

uchfrequently.B．Friendsliketomakefunofher.C．Emmahasgrownuptoanadult.D．Otherparentsdon'tbehavelikethis.6．Whatactuallymadethe

authoroverlyworried?A．TheuntidinessofEmma'sroom.B．ThepassingofEmma'schildhood.C．TakingEmmaoutalltoooften.D．SpendinglittletimewithEmma.7．Whatisthebest

titleforthetext?A．ChangesintheParent-ChildRelationshipB．TheMostConcernedParentsofAllTimeC．GrowingPainsforCollegeStudentsD．Str

ugglingtoLetGoofMyDaughter（2020届江西省南昌市高三二模）Onmyfourthdayinaself-drivingcar,Ifinallyfeltcomfortableenoughtoletitstopitself.Beforethen,I

'dallowedthecar-aVolvoS90sedan-tocontrolthedirection,withmyhandsstillonthewheel,andtoadjustspeedintraffic.ByDay4,Iwasread

ytomakeajumpintothefuture.Withthecartravelingonabusyroad,Iactivatedthedriverlessmode.Soon,atrafficlightturnedred.Forasplitse

cond,Ipreparedtogetonthebrakes.Therewasnoneed.ThecamerasandcomputersintheVolvorecognizedthetrafficconditionsandsmoothlybeganapplyingthebrake.If

you'reanythinglikemostpeople,you'refamiliarwiththisanxiety.Almost80percentofAmericansfeartravelinginaself-

drivingcar,arecentsurveyfound.ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagohaveconductedsomecleverexperimentsstudyingthephenom

enon.Theyaskedparticipantstocompletetasksandcomparetheirperformancewithacomputersystem's.Afterthecomputermadeamistake,peoplewereunwillingtouseitag

ain.Afterthepeoplemademistakes,theirself-confidencewouldn'tchange.Itdidn'tmatterthatthehumanbeingsmademoremistakesthanthecomputer.Soitiswithdri

ving.Morethan37,000Americansdiedincrasheslastyear,mostfromhumanerror.Thedeathcountfromcarsgoesbeyondthatfromguns.So

ifyouareshockedandangrybygunsandwantthingstochange,youshouldfeelthesameaboutcarcrashes.Technologycre

atesanopportunitytosavelives.Computersdon'tgetdrunkordistractedbytextmessages,andtheydon'thaveblindspots.Justlookatcommercialairlines:Automationhash

elpedallbutgetridofdeadlycrashesamongAmericanaircarriers.Thelastonehappenedin2009.Thetechnologyforself-drivingcarsstillisn'tgoodenough.Butitisimprovi

ngrapidly.Withinafewyears,manycarswillhaveadvancedcrash-avoidancesystemsanddrivingwillberevolutionizedsoonerthanmanypeoplenowunderstand.8

．Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?A．Byofferingapieceofnews.B．Bygivingbackgroundinformation.C．Bydescribinganexperience

.D．Byintroducingalatestcar.9．Whatcanbelearntabouttheparticipantsoftheexperiments?A．Theytendedtoacceptthecomputer'sfaults.B．The

yseemedtocarelittleabouttheirownmistakes.C．Theyfeltlessconfidentaftermakingmistakes.D．Theyperformedbetterthancomputersys

tems.10．Theauthormentionedcommercialairlines___________.A．toprovetheadvantageoftechnologyB．toassessthesecurityofdriverlesscarsC．tofindfaultwi

thcomputersD．toadvertiseforthecommercialairlines11．Whatdoestheauthorexpectoftheself-drivingcar?A．I'llavo

iddeadlycrashesentirely.B．It'lloccupythemarketinashorttime.C．It'llbebetteredineverypossibleway.D．It'llbepopularizedsoonerthanexp

ected.（2020届山西省太原市高三二模）Onerainyafternoon,Iwasonacrosstownbuswhenayoungwomanjumpedon.Shehadachildwithherwhowasaboutthreeorfouryearsold.Thebuswasf

ull,bumpy(颠簸的),anditsoongotnoisy,asherkidbegancrying—hewasupsetthathecouldn'tsitnexttohismother.Shelookedembarrassed.The

nanotherwoman,alittleolder,stoodupandmovedsothatthemotherandchildcouldsittogether.Themumsmiledasathank-you.Andthenthreewordscameoutoftheolderwoman'sm

ouththatraisedtheentireenergyofthatbusride:“I'vebeenthere.”Simple,undramatic,andhonest.Inthatmoment,itseemedtounitethediversepeo

pleofthecity.Why?Becausealmostallexperiencesaresharedhumanexperiences.They'reuniversal.Weforgetthataswegothro

ughlife,focusedonourowntroublesandneeds—whichareactuallylessuniquethanwethink.Sometimespainfulpastexperiencespreventusfromwantingto

openuptoothersbecausewedon'twanttorevisitourownhistory.Butawonderfulwaytohonoryourpasthurtistohelpcomfortanother'

scurrentpain.WhenIwasalittlegirl,welivedondonationsfromlocalfamiliesandclothingfromthe"lostandfound"baskets.Itwasshamefulformeatthetime—Ili

vedinfearofbeingcaughtinafriend'scast-offitem.Evenwhenitwaswarmer,Irefusedtotakeoffalayerintheclassroomforthisreason.NowIdon'tmeetpeoplewhoarein

thisexactsituation,butIdonoticewhensomeoneisstrugglingwithfinancialshameorfeelslessthanotherpeopletheymeet.AndI'mquicktosaysomev

ersionof,"I'vebeenthere."Cantheessenceofthesethreewordshelpyoumakeasmalldifferencerightnow?Itcanbeassimpleasvolunteer

ingyourseat,sharingsomehelpfuladvice,orevenlighteningthemoodwithajokewhenyounoticethatsomeone'suncomfortable—becausewe'reallinthistogether.8．Wh

atinfluencedidtheolderwoman'swordshaveonthepeoplearound?A．Causingdiscomfort.B．Breakinglongsilence.C．Creatingahea

teddebate.D．Inspiringcommonfeelings.9．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpersonaltroublesandneeds?A．Theyaremostlysharedexperiences.B．Theydon'treallymattertoan

yone'C．Theywillbeforgottenwithtime.D．Theyareuniquetoeachindividual.10．Whydidtheauthorrefusetotakeoffthecoatintheclassro

om?A．Becauseshehadthesamesweaterwithothers.B．Becauseshestolethesweaterfromsomeone'C．Becauseshelikedwearingthecoatinsummer.D．Becauseshefeltem

barrassedwearingothers'clothes.11．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．PainfulExperiencesAreNoBigDealB．TheBestWay

toHonorYourPastHurtC．TrueHappinessComesfromHelpingOthersD．ThreeLittleWordsThatBringUsTogether（2020届山西省太原市高三二模）DoCyberSchoolsMak

etheGrade?StudentsinCaldwell,Idaho,canattendclassintheirpajamas!AtVallivueVirtualAcademy,coursesaret

aughtonline.Studentsworkathomewithparents,whoserveaslearningcoaches.Acertifiedteacheroverseesthestuden

ts'progress.Thecyberschoolwaslaunchedasafreeoptionforstudentsinkindergartenthroughgrade8whohavetroubl

esucceedinginthedistrict'straditionalpublicschool.Supportersoftheprogramsaythatvirtuallearningcanhelpstude

ntsworkattheirownpace.Ifstudentsstrugglewithsubjects,theycantakethosecoursesonlineandspendmoretimeonthem.ValerieVanSelous,

ateacherfromHopewellTownship,N.J・，agrees."Teachers,students,andparentsneedtoacceptnewtechnologyandnotbeafraidofit.Offeringdif

ferentteachingaidsjustmightbethekeytounlockingastudent'spotential."Somealsobelievethatattendingvirtualschoolcanpreparestudentsf

orcollegeandforworkaftergraduation."Weneedtoberesponsibleforworkingonourown,”saysAngelaGoscilo,aseniorfromPoundRidge,N.Y."Weneedtodeveloptech

nologyskillsthatwillhelpusinwhateverwedo.Gettinganearlystartisagoodidea."Noteveryonegivescyberschoolsapass

inggrade，however.Someeducatorsarguethatonlinelearningmakesithardforstudentstomakefriends.PaytonMcdonough,13,aseventhgraderfromGlencoe,m.,agrees."I

don'tknowhowIcouldsitatacomputeralldaywithoutactuallyinteractingwithmypeersandteachers,"hesays.Inaddition,virtualschoolsdon’thaveeno

ughstructure.Studentswhotakeonlinecoursescansettheirownschedules,whichwillcauseproblemsforstudentswhohavetroublestay

ingmotivated.Manyparentsalsofeelthatcyberschoolsputunrealistictimedemandsonthembecausetheyhavetooverseetheirkids'dailywork.Manyof

themhavefull-timejobs.Howaretheygoingtoruntheirchildren'seducation,excelintheirjobs,andtakecareoftheirotherres

ponsibilitiesathome?12．Whatisthecyberschoolintendedfor?A．Reducingthetimestudentsspendonline.B．Helpingthos

ewhostruggleintraditionalschools.C．Allowingteacherstoworkattheirownpace.D．Encouragingstudentstolearnabouttechnol

ogy.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph5?A．Noteveryoneapprovesofcyberschools.B．Noteveryonehasattendedacyberschool.C．N

oteveryonehasgivencyberschoolsatest.D．Noteveryonecaresaboutstudentsincyberschools.14．Howdoworkingparentsfeelabouto

verseeingtheirkids'dailywork?A．It'sworthwhile.B．It'sunnecessary.C．It'sdemanding.D．It'sdiscouraging.15．Whatisthemainideao

fthetext?A．StudentsinCaldwellcanattendclassathomeeveryday.B．Therearevariousargumentsforandagainstvirtuals

chools.C．It'simportantforstudentstolearntoworkinthevirtualworld.D．Cyberschoolsarebetterthantraditionalschoolsinmanyways.（2020届山西省运城市高三调研）Thatrobots,

automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessschol

arsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestr

oyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecameclea

rtothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.Technologieslikethe

Web,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasman

yinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentpro

ductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoin

creasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks

.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.Uni

tedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)

jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechn

ologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,rise

nsteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadep

ressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedto

computers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnu

mberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhil

etechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecre

aseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpect

sthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”8．Whichperiodonthechartstr

onglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.9．AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth

________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsth

ecurrenttypesofjobs10．WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.11．Themainpurp

oseofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnolog

icaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologieso

nproductivity（2020届四川省成都七中高三三诊）Recently,agroupofscientistsdecidedtofindoutwhatthefunniestjokeintheworldwas.Thiswasobviouslyadifficulttask,asnotwopeop

lereallyagreeaboutwhatisfunnyandwhatisnot—especiallywhentheyarefromdifferentcountries.Hereisthejokewhichtheexperts

decidedwasthefunniestjokeintheworld：Twohunterswereoutinthewoods.Oneofthemfelltotheground.Hedidn’tseemtobebreathi

ng;hiseyeswereclosed.Theotherhuntertookouthismobilephoneandcalledtheemergencyservices.“Myfriendisdead!”hecriedtotheoperator.“WhatcanIdo？”Theope

ratorsaid，“Don’tworry.First,makesurehe’sdead.”Therewasasilence,andthenashotwasheard.Bang!Thehunter’svoicecamebackontheline.Hesaid,“OK,nowwha

t?”Thisisperhapsamusing.Culturally,itdependsonusknowingthatoftenhuntersarenotconsideredtobeveryintellig

entpeople,andthatoftentheyarequiteviolent.Butperhapsthisisnotsoallovertheworld.It’salsoquitea“black”joke—ajokeaboutsomethingwhich

isn’treallyafunnysubject.Theexpertsalsofoundthesecondfunniestjokeintheworld.Hereitis：SherlockHolmesandDr.Watsonwentonacampingtrip.Afterd

inner,theywenttosleep.Somehourslater,Holmeswokeup.“Watson,lookupattheskyandtellmewhatyousee.”“Iseemillionsofstars,Holmes,”repliedWa

tson.“Andwhatdoyouinferfromthat?”“Well,therearebillionsofstars...weareasmallpartoftheuniverse...”“Wat

son,youidiot!”hesaid.“Someonehasstolenourtent!”Ipersonallythinkthisisbetter.Canscientistsintheenddecidewhatisfunny?Somethingsaremuchtoocomplicated,ev

enforscientists.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Fewjokescanmakescientistslaugh.B．Onlyscientistscanfindoutthefunniest

joke.C．Therearedifferentjokesindifferentcountries.D．Peopleholddifferentopinionsaboutwhatisfunny.5．Whatd

oestheauthorthinkofthefirstjoke?A．Itisnotsofunnyastheexpertsthought.B．Itisreallythefunniestjokehehaseverhe

ard.C．Itcangreatlyaffectreaders’attitudestowardhunters.D．Itshowsthatnotallhuntersarebraveandintelligent.6．Wecanlearnthataperson’

sunderstandingofajokecanbeaffectedby________.A．thereader’sfeelingB．thelengthofthejokeC．thereader’sculturalbackgroundD．thelanguagethatthete

lleruses7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．UninterestingjokesB．DifferentkindsofjokesC．ThefunniestjokesintheworldD．Tipso

nhowtomakeotherslaugh（2020届广东省高三模拟一）Anadvanceinelectronicpublishingcouldmaketheebookyouarereadingseemasdatedasasilentfilm.Publishershopetoexplorethe

growingsuccessofebooksbyreleasingversionswithaddedsoundtracksandmusicalaccompaniments.Thenoisesinthef

irstmultimediabooks-releasedinBritainonFriday-includerainhittingawindowinaSherlockHolmestale.Whentheplo

tofabookreachesthemostexcitingpart,backgroundscoreswillcreatetension.InAmerica,worksbyShakespeareandJaneAus

tenhavealreadybeenreleasedwithmusicandbackgroundnoisesothat,forexample,readerscanhearteacupsclinkinginMr.Darcy'sgardenastheyreadPrideandP

rejudice.Supportersarguethatsoundeffectsarethenextlogicaldevelopmentforebooksandwilladdexcitementforyoungerreaders.Critics,however,willarguethattheno

isewillruinthesimplepleasureofhavingtheimaginationstimulatedbyreading.CarolineMichel,chiefexecutiveoftheliteraryagency,saidthenewgenerationo

fcomputer-literatereaderswasusedtomultiplesensoryinput.Shesaid,“Youngpeoplehavesplitcomputerscreenswher

etheymaybewatchingtelevisionandreplyingtoanemailatthesametime.Ifthat'swhatthemarketwantsthenweshouldrespondtothemark

et.”Booktrack'ssoundeffectsworkbyestimatingtheuser'sreadingspeed.Eachtimeyou“turn”apage,thesoftwarereassesseswhereyouh

avereachedinthetextandtimesthesoundstoswitchonaccordingly.Ifthesoundtrackbecomesoutofsynch(同步),aclickonanywordwillre-setit.Someauthorsfearthata

soundtrackcoulddestroythepeaceandquietoflibrariesandruinthepleasureofreading.DavidNicholls,authorofOneDay,thebestsellernowreleasedasafilm,said,“Th

issoundsliketheoppositeofreading.IhaveenoughtroublereadinganebookbecauseI’mconstantlydistractedbyemails.”Stu

artMacBride,thecrimewriterwhosenovelShattertheBoneswasanebookbestseller,sells18%ofhisbooksaselectronicdownloads.Hesa

id,“IfI’mreading,Iwilldothenoiseinmyhead.Idon'tneedsomeonetotellmewhatteacupsclinkingsoundslike.Thatwouldirritateme.”12．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Opinionsaboutebookswithsoundtracks.B．Responsetotheneedofthebookmarket.C．Reasonsfortraditionalebooksbecomingoutdated.D．Suggestionsonen

couragingreaders'imagination.13．Whatdopublishersexpectanebooksoundtracktodo?A．Helptoreleaseanebookasafilm.B．Helpread

ersimprovereadingspeed.C．Addtensionatabook'sexcitingpoint.D．Getreadersfamiliarwiththebackground.14．Whoisinfavourofaddedsoundtracksf

orebooks?A．Mr.Darcy.B．CarolineMichel.C．DavidNicholls.D．StuartMacBride.15．WhatdoweknowaboutStuartMacBride?A．Hewasapersonwhowasea

sytogetangry.B．Heknewagreatdealaboutteaandteaculture.C．Eighty-twopercentofhisbooksdescribedcrime.D．Heimaginedsoun

dsrelatedtothestorywhenreading.（2020届广东省肇庆市高三质量监测）Morethanabillionpeoplearoundtheworldhavesmartphones,almostallofwhichcomewithsomekindofnavi

gationappsuchasAppleMapsorAmap.Thisraisestheage-oldquestionwemeetwithanytechnology:Whatabilitiesisourbrainlosin

gtotheseapps?Butalso,importantly:Whatabilitiesarewegaining?Talkingwithpeoplewhoaregoodatfindingtheirwayaroundorgoodatusin

gpapermaps,Ioftenhearalotofannoyancewithdigitalmaps.North/southdirectiongetsmessedup,andyoucanseeonlyasma

llsectionatatime.Icanreallyunderstandthatitmaybequitedisturbingforthealreadyskilledtobelimitedtoasmallphonescreen.Butconsiderwhatdigitalnavig

ationaidshavemeantforsomeonelikeme.Althoughbeingafrequenttraveler,I'msoterribleatfindingmywaythatIstilluseAppleMapsalmostev

erydayinthesmalltownwhereIhavelivedformanyyears.Inmanydevelopednations,streetnamesandhousenumberscanbemeaningful,an

dinstructionssuchasgonorthforthreeblocksand──thenwest’’makesensetothosefamiliarwiththeserules.InIstanbul,however,whereIgr

ewup,noneofthoseholdtrue.Foronething,thelocalsseldomusestreetnames.Besides,thecityisfullofwindingandancientalleys(小巷)thatcrosswithnew

eravenuesatmanyangles.Insuchplaces,you’dbetterturntothelocals.Inthecountryside,however,thereisoftenno

bodyoutsidetoask.Infact,alongcameAppleMaps,likeafairygrandmotherwhisperingdirectionsinmyear.Sincethen,Itravelwithalotmoreco

nfidence,andmyworldhasopenedup.Whichbringsmebacktomyoriginalquestion:Whileweoftenlosesomeskillsafterdependingonnewtechnology,thisnewequipmentmay

alsoallowustogainnewabilities.Maybewhentechnologyclosesadoor,weshouldalsolookforthedoorsitopens.12．Whydopeoplewhoareskilledatreadingpapermapsfeelup

set?A．Theyareinterestedinreadingpapermaps,B．Theydon’tknowhowtousenavigation,apps.C．Theyarelimitedtoasinglesmartphoneapp.D．Th

eyareconfusedbydigitalmaps’direction.13．Accordingtothetext,whichisthebestwaytofindthedestinationinIstanbul?A．Askinglocalpeopletheway.B．Followingt

henavigationapp.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththecityrules.D．Lookingforstreetnamesandhousenumbers.14．What’stheauthor’sattitu

detowardsthenavigationapps?A．CautiousB．AmbiguousC．FavorableD．Critical15．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Benefit

sofNavigationAppsB．DisadvantagesofNavigationAppsC．MyWorldOpensUpbyNewTechnologyD．HaveNavigationAppsWorsenedOurBrain?（2020届广东省珠海市高三

三模）Chengdu,thecapitalofSichuanprovince,hasanancientcompetitionwithChongqing,acitytoitssouth-east.ResidentsofChongqingaccusedtheirChengdu

cousinsofbeingpompous(自大的).ThepeopleofChongqingwerehotheads,Chengduresidentsshotback.Bothcitiessharealoveofspice-ladenSichuancuisine,whichinrec

entdecadeshasoccupiedChinesedinnertables.ButtheyareatwaroverwhichhasthebestSichuanhotpot—atypeofDIY-cookingthatinvolvesboilingvegetablesand

slicesofmeatwithchilliesandnumbingpeppercorns.AprivatemuseuminChongqing,openedseveralyearsago,makesthecasefortheChongqing-stylehotpot.Itdescr

ibeshowitdevelopedfromamethodusedtomakecheapoffcutsofmeattastedelicious.ButChengduisplayingcatch-up.InJanu

arythecitysoldaplotoflandonconditionthatthedeveloperbuildahotpotmuseumonpartofit.ThetwocitiesareamongmanyinChinawiththeirownstylesofhotpot

.HotpotrestaurantsinChinaaremoreprofitablethanotherkinds.Haidilao,awell-knownSichuan-basedhotpotchain,raisednearly$1bnwhenit

waslistedontheHongKongStockExchange(股票交易所)inSeptember.NotallChinesewarmtohotpot.SomeolderSichuaneserefusetobeconnectedwi

thit.Theycomplainthatitiscausingoveruseofchilliinotherdishesthatcoveruptheoriginalgenuineflavours.ButChengdu’splansforamus

eumsuggestthatSichuanhotpotisnotonlygrowinginpopularity,butisalsobecomingsymbolic.IfitcansettheWestonfire,officialsmayhopeitwillbecomeadelic

iousnewsourceofChinesesoftpower.TherewillbeplentyofgloryforbothChengduandChongqingtotakeprideinifthathappens.4．WhyareChengduandCh

ongqingcompetingwitheachother?A．BecauseChengdupeoplethinkChongqingpeoplearepompous.B．BecauseChengduresidentsliketoshootbackinbattles.C．

Becausetheyboththinktheyarebetterateatingspicyfood.D．BecausetheybothbelievetheyhavethebestSichuanhotpot.5．Whatisthepurpose

ofbuildingahotpotmuseuminChengdu?A．TocompetewithChongqing.B．ToadvertiseSichuancuisine.C．Toshowtheirloveforhotpot.D．Tokeepthehotpottradition.6．Wha

tcanweinferabouthotpotfromthelastparagraph?A．Thetwocitieshavecompetedonlyinrecentdecades.B．Morehotpotmuseumswillbebuiltinthefuture.C．Ho

tpotisalreadyasourceofChinesesoftpower.D．Peopleholdahighexpectationforhotpotculture.7．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．GrowingPopu

larityofHotpotinTwoCitiesB．TwoCities’WarOverTastiestSichuanHotpotC．“NoHotpot,NoHappiness”TrueinFoodBusinessD．P

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