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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'',butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemoviesbasedonthemwouldhav

eanyonequestioningthiscommonsaying.Alltoooften,greatwordsendupbeingturnedintocinematic''turkeys''.Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,why

hasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer'sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Moviesnee

dstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas''great''?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages,sowhyha

sAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas''interesting''?Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusuallytakesafewdaystoread,amoviet

ypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsandcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.Thisissomethingthat

eventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan'tescapefrom,withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavoritecharactersinthemovievers

ions.Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon'tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer'sTheIliadan

dwasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheaudience.ThemostquestionableissuewastheactresschosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn't

liveuptoHelen'stitleof''themostbeautifulwomanintheworld'',influencingopinionsofthemovietosomeextent.ThereareathousandHamle

tsinathousandpeople'seyes.Furthermore,booksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Withthisinm

ind,perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnotagainstitsoriginalsource.Interestingly,audienceshaveinrecentyearsturnedtotelev

isionseriessuchasSherlockorMadMen,whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradualplotdevelopment.Perhaps,oneday,readersofF.ScottFitzgerald'smos

tadmiredworkwillfindthemselvesgluedtotheirscreensbyepisodesofTheGreatGatsby.12．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemovieadaptationi

strue?A．ThecharactersinTheOdysseydonotstandout.B．ThemovieTroydoesn'tlookthewaywevisualizedwhilereadingthebo

ok.C．ThevisualimagesarenotasstrikingasthedescriptionsinthebookTheGreatGatsby.D．SomepartsofthestoryandcharactersaremissinginthemovieAlicei

nWonderland.13．Oneofthereasonswhyadaptationsdisappointtheaudienceisthat________.A．theylackgoodstorytellingB．theimagesarenotimpressiveenoughC

．thecharactersinthemoviesarenotstrongandinterestingD．thereisnotenoughtimeformoviestofullypresentthewholestory14．Whatdoe

stheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Everyshoefitsnoteveryfoot.B．Birdsofafeatherflocktoget

her.C．Readingisamatterofpersonaltaste.D．Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutthebooksandmovies.15．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．Peoplearedissatisfiedwiththecurrentmovies.B．Readingbooksisbetterthanwatchingmovies.C．Goodbooksmaynotbeadaptedforgreatm

ovies.D．Peopleareexpressingtheirpreferencetoreadingbooks.（2020届江西省南昌市高三二模）WhenIsentmydaughter,Emma,offforherfreshmanyearofcollegea

fewyearsago,Ifoundmyselfaffectedbyanunbelievablefeelingofmelancholy.Clearly,I'mnotalone.Justlastweek,TheWallStreetJournalreported

thatmorethan90percentofcollegesoffertohelpmomsanddadswhoare“strugglingwiththechange.”BetweenThanksgiving,winterho

liday,springbreakandsummerbreak,thefirstoneoutofmynesthascomeflutteringbackhomenearlyeverymonthoftheyearsinceshehasbeenaway.Goodfriendsliket

ojokethattheyseemoreofhernowthantheydidwhenshewasaseniorinhighschool.Inthemeantime,Emmacalls,textsore-mailsmealmo

steveryday.Givenallthis,missingEmmaseemskindofsilly；I'veneverreallygottenthechance.Sowhy,then,haveIstillfeltonsomelevelthatI'veexperience

dagreatloss?AllsummerlongbeforeEmmaleftthatfirstyear,ItookEmmaoutforcountlessmother-daughterbreakfasts,lunches,c

offeesandwalks.Atthesametime,IseemedtofindfaultwithEmmaallthetime.Inmyeyes,Emmahadspenttheweeksleadingupto

schoolgoingoutwithherfriendstoomuch,stayingoutwaytoolate,makingtoobigamess,notworkingenoughand,forgoodne

sssake,certainlynotspendingenoughtimewithme!Althoughit'stakenquiteawhiletorealizewhatwashappening,Inowunderstandthatm

yunhappinessandanxietyarenotareflectionofhowmuchtimeEmmaandIspendtogether.Regardlessofhowoftenshecomeshome,orhowmanytim

esadaywechatortext,Emmaisnowgoneinafargrandersense.Sheiswellontheroadtoadulthood,andfromthis,shewillneverreturn.4．Whatdoe

stheunderlinedword“melancholy”inparagraph1referto?A．Fierceanger.B．Deepsadness.C．Extremeexcitement.D．Greatsatisfaction.5．Whydoesitseemsillyfortheauth

ortomissherdaughter?A．Theykeepintouchfrequently.B．Friendsliketomakefunofher.C．Emmahasgrownuptoanadult.D．Othe

rparentsdon'tbehavelikethis.6．Whatactuallymadetheauthoroverlyworried?A．TheuntidinessofEmma'sroom.B．ThepassingofEmma'schildhood.C．Takin

gEmmaoutalltoooften.D．SpendinglittletimewithEmma.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ChangesintheParent-ChildRelationshipB．TheMo

stConcernedParentsofAllTimeC．GrowingPainsforCollegeStudentsD．StrugglingtoLetGoofMyDaughter（2020届江西省南昌市高三二模）Onmyfourt

hdayinaself-drivingcar,Ifinallyfeltcomfortableenoughtoletitstopitself.Beforethen,I'dallowedthecar-aVolvoS90sedan-tocontrolthedirection,withmy

handsstillonthewheel,andtoadjustspeedintraffic.ByDay4,Iwasreadytomakeajumpintothefuture.Withthecartravelingonabusyroad,Iactivatedt

hedriverlessmode.Soon,atrafficlightturnedred.Forasplitsecond,Ipreparedtogetonthebrakes.Therewasnoneed.Thecamerasandcompute

rsintheVolvorecognizedthetrafficconditionsandsmoothlybeganapplyingthebrake.Ifyou'reanythinglikemostpeople,you'refamiliarwiththis

anxiety.Almost80percentofAmericansfeartravelinginaself-drivingcar,arecentsurveyfound.ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagohaveconduc

tedsomecleverexperimentsstudyingthephenomenon.Theyaskedparticipantstocompletetasksandcomparetheirperformancewithacomputersystem's.Aft

erthecomputermadeamistake,peoplewereunwillingtouseitagain.Afterthepeoplemademistakes,theirself-confid

encewouldn'tchange.Itdidn'tmatterthatthehumanbeingsmademoremistakesthanthecomputer.Soitiswithdriving.Mo

rethan37,000Americansdiedincrasheslastyear,mostfromhumanerror.Thedeathcountfromcarsgoesbeyondthatfromguns.Soifyouareshockedandangrybygunsandw

antthingstochange,youshouldfeelthesameaboutcarcrashes.Technologycreatesanopportunitytosavelives.Computersdon'tgetdrunkordistractedbytextmessages,an

dtheydon'thaveblindspots.Justlookatcommercialairlines:Automationhashelpedallbutgetridofdeadlycrashes

amongAmericanaircarriers.Thelastonehappenedin2009.Thetechnologyforself-drivingcarsstillisn'tgoodenough.Butitisimprovingrapidly.Withinafewyears,many

carswillhaveadvancedcrash-avoidancesystemsanddrivingwillberevolutionizedsoonerthanmanypeoplenowunderstand.8．Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?A．By

offeringapieceofnews.B．Bygivingbackgroundinformation.C．Bydescribinganexperience.D．Byintroducingalatestcar

.9．Whatcanbelearntabouttheparticipantsoftheexperiments?A．Theytendedtoacceptthecomputer'sfaults.B．Theyseemedtocarelitt

leabouttheirownmistakes.C．Theyfeltlessconfidentaftermakingmistakes.D．Theyperformedbetterthancomputersyst

ems.10．Theauthormentionedcommercialairlines___________.A．toprovetheadvantageoftechnologyB．toassessthesecurityofdriverl

esscarsC．tofindfaultwithcomputersD．toadvertiseforthecommercialairlines11．Whatdoestheauthorexpectoftheself-drivingcar?

A．I'llavoiddeadlycrashesentirely.B．It'lloccupythemarketinashorttime.C．It'llbebetteredineverypossibleway.D．It

'llbepopularizedsoonerthanexpected.（2020届山西省太原市高三二模）Onerainyafternoon,Iwasonacrosstownbuswhenayoungwomanjumpedon.Shehad

achildwithherwhowasaboutthreeorfouryearsold.Thebuswasfull,bumpy(颠簸的),anditsoongotnoisy,asherkidbegancrying—hewasupse

tthathecouldn'tsitnexttohismother.Shelookedembarrassed.Thenanotherwoman,alittleolder,stoodupandmoveds

othatthemotherandchildcouldsittogether.Themumsmiledasathank-you.Andthenthreewordscameoutoftheolderwo

man'smouththatraisedtheentireenergyofthatbusride:“I'vebeenthere.”Simple,undramatic,andhonest.Inthatmoment,itseemedtounitethediversepeopleofthe

city.Why?Becausealmostallexperiencesaresharedhumanexperiences.They'reuniversal.Weforgetthataswegothroughlife,focusedonourowntroublesandneeds—whicha

reactuallylessuniquethanwethink.Sometimespainfulpastexperiencespreventusfromwantingtoopenuptoothersbecausewedon'twanttorevisitourownhistory.Butawon

derfulwaytohonoryourpasthurtistohelpcomfortanother'scurrentpain.WhenIwasalittlegirl,welivedondonationsfromlocalfamiliesand

clothingfromthe"lostandfound"baskets.Itwasshamefulformeatthetime—Ilivedinfearofbeingcaughtinafriend'scast-offitem.Evenwhenitwaswarmer,Irefusedtotake

offalayerintheclassroomforthisreason.NowIdon'tmeetpeoplewhoareinthisexactsituation,butIdonoticewhensomeoneisstrugglingwithfinancialshameorfeelslessth

anotherpeopletheymeet.AndI'mquicktosaysomeversionof,"I'vebeenthere."Cantheessenceofthesethreewordshelpy

oumakeasmalldifferencerightnow?Itcanbeassimpleasvolunteeringyourseat,sharingsomehelpfuladvice,orevenlighteningthemoodwithajokewhenyounoticet

hatsomeone'suncomfortable—becausewe'reallinthistogether.8．Whatinfluencedidtheolderwoman'swordshaveonthepeoplearound

?A．Causingdiscomfort.B．Breakinglongsilence.C．Creatingaheateddebate.D．Inspiringcommonfeelings.9．Whatdoestheauthorthi

nkofpersonaltroublesandneeds?A．Theyaremostlysharedexperiences.B．Theydon'treallymattertoanyone'C．Theywillbeforgottenwith

time.D．Theyareuniquetoeachindividual.10．Whydidtheauthorrefusetotakeoffthecoatintheclassroom?A．Becauseshehadthesameswe

aterwithothers.B．Becauseshestolethesweaterfromsomeone'C．Becauseshelikedwearingthecoatinsummer.D．Becauseshef

eltembarrassedwearingothers'clothes.11．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．PainfulExperiencesAreNoBigDealB．TheBestWaytoHonorYourPas

tHurtC．TrueHappinessComesfromHelpingOthersD．ThreeLittleWordsThatBringUsTogether（2020届山西省太原市高三二模）DoCyberSchoolsMaketheGrade?StudentsinCaldwell,Idaho,c

anattendclassintheirpajamas!AtVallivueVirtualAcademy,coursesaretaughtonline.Studentsworkathomewithparents,whoserveaslearningcoaches.Acertifi

edteacheroverseesthestudents'progress.Thecyberschoolwaslaunchedasafreeoptionforstudentsinkindergartenthroughgrade8whohavetroublesucceedinginthe

district'straditionalpublicschool.Supportersoftheprogramsaythatvirtuallearningcanhelpstudentsworkattheirownpace.Ifstudentsstrugglewithsub

jects,theycantakethosecoursesonlineandspendmoretimeonthem.ValerieVanSelous,ateacherfromHopewellTownship,N.J・，agrees

."Teachers,students,andparentsneedtoacceptnewtechnologyandnotbeafraidofit.Offeringdifferentteachingaidsjustmightbethekeytounlockingastudent'

spotential."Somealsobelievethatattendingvirtualschoolcanpreparestudentsforcollegeandforworkaftergraduation."Weneedtoberesponsibleforworkingonouro

wn,”saysAngelaGoscilo,aseniorfromPoundRidge,N.Y."Weneedtodeveloptechnologyskillsthatwillhelpusinwhateverwedo.Gettinganearlystartisago

odidea."Noteveryonegivescyberschoolsapassinggrade，however.Someeducatorsarguethatonlinelearningmakesithardforstudentst

omakefriends.PaytonMcdonough,13,aseventhgraderfromGlencoe,m.,agrees."Idon'tknowhowIcouldsitatacomputeralldaywithoutactu

allyinteractingwithmypeersandteachers,"hesays.Inaddition,virtualschoolsdon’thaveenoughstructure.Studentswhotakeonlinecoursescanse

ttheirownschedules,whichwillcauseproblemsforstudentswhohavetroublestayingmotivated.Manyparentsalsofeelthatcybers

choolsputunrealistictimedemandsonthembecausetheyhavetooverseetheirkids'dailywork.Manyofthemhavefull-time

jobs.Howaretheygoingtoruntheirchildren'seducation,excelintheirjobs,andtakecareoftheirotherresponsibilitiesathome?12．Whatisthecybe

rschoolintendedfor?A．Reducingthetimestudentsspendonline.B．Helpingthosewhostruggleintraditionalschools.C．Allowingteacherstoworkatt

heirownpace.D．Encouragingstudentstolearnabouttechnology.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph5?A．Noteveryoneapprovesofcyberschoo

ls.B．Noteveryonehasattendedacyberschool.C．Noteveryonehasgivencyberschoolsatest.D．Noteveryonecaresaboutstudentsincyberschools.1

4．Howdoworkingparentsfeelaboutoverseeingtheirkids'dailywork?A．It'sworthwhile.B．It'sunnecessary.C．It'sdemanding.D．It'sdiscouraging.15．Wh

atisthemainideaofthetext?A．StudentsinCaldwellcanattendclassathomeeveryday.B．Therearevariousargumentsforandagainstvirtua

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

bots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.Bu

tMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybeliev

ethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincre

asesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafe

r,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautom

atingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservi

ce,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates

.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin200

0,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconom

icgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluste

r(无生气)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsucha

suddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedSta

tesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“

isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobs

available,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithoutth

erebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulf

orworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjob

soveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltec

hnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisrupt

senough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”8．WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—

2000.D．2011—2013.9．AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfrom

aweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs10．WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.

B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.11．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbet

weenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD

．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity（2020届四川省成都七中高三三诊）Recently,agroupofscientistsdecidedtofindoutwhatt

hefunniestjokeintheworldwas.Thiswasobviouslyadifficulttask,asnotwopeoplereallyagreeaboutwhatisfunnyandwhat

isnot—especiallywhentheyarefromdifferentcountries.Hereisthejokewhichtheexpertsdecidedwasthefunniestjokeintheworld：Twohunter

swereoutinthewoods.Oneofthemfelltotheground.Hedidn’tseemtobebreathing;hiseyeswereclosed.Theotherhuntertookouthismobilep

honeandcalledtheemergencyservices.“Myfriendisdead!”hecriedtotheoperator.“WhatcanIdo？”Theoperatorsaid，“Don’tworry.First,makesur

ehe’sdead.”Therewasasilence,andthenashotwasheard.Bang!Thehunter’svoicecamebackontheline.Hesaid,“OK,nowwhat?”Thisisperhapsamu

sing.Culturally,itdependsonusknowingthatoftenhuntersarenotconsideredtobeveryintelligentpeople,andthatoftentheyarequiteviolent.Butperhapsthisi

snotsoallovertheworld.It’salsoquitea“black”joke—ajokeaboutsomethingwhichisn’treallyafunnysubject.Theexpertsalsofoundthesecondfunniestj

okeintheworld.Hereitis：SherlockHolmesandDr.Watsonwentonacampingtrip.Afterdinner,theywenttosleep.Somehourslater,Holmeswokeup.“Watson,lookupat

theskyandtellmewhatyousee.”“Iseemillionsofstars,Holmes,”repliedWatson.“Andwhatdoyouinferfromthat?”“Well,therearebillionsofstars...weareasmallpart

oftheuniverse...”“Watson,youidiot!”hesaid.“Someonehasstolenourtent!”Ipersonallythinkthisisbetter.Canscientistsintheend

decidewhatisfunny?Somethingsaremuchtoocomplicated,evenforscientists.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Fewjokescanmakescientistslau

gh.B．Onlyscientistscanfindoutthefunniestjoke.C．Therearedifferentjokesindifferentcountries.D．Peopleholddif

ferentopinionsaboutwhatisfunny.5．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefirstjoke?A．Itisnotsofunnyastheexpertsthought.B．Itisreallythefunniestjokehehasever

heard.C．Itcangreatlyaffectreaders’attitudestowardhunters.D．Itshowsthatnotallhuntersarebraveandintelligent.6．Wecanlearnthataperson’sunderstandingofa

jokecanbeaffectedby________.A．thereader’sfeelingB．thelengthofthejokeC．thereader’sculturalbackgroundD

．thelanguagethatthetelleruses7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．UninterestingjokesB．DifferentkindsofjokesC．Thefunniestjokesintheworl

dD．Tipsonhowtomakeotherslaugh（2020届广东省高三模拟一）Anadvanceinelectronicpublishingcouldmaketheebookyouarereadingseemasdatedasasi

lentfilm.Publishershopetoexplorethegrowingsuccessofebooksbyreleasingversionswithaddedsoundtracksandmusicalaccomp

animents.Thenoisesinthefirstmultimediabooks-releasedinBritainonFriday-includerainhittingawindowinaSherlockHolmestale

.Whentheplotofabookreachesthemostexcitingpart,backgroundscoreswillcreatetension.InAmerica,worksbyShakespeareandJaneAust

enhavealreadybeenreleasedwithmusicandbackgroundnoisesothat,forexample,readerscanhearteacupsclinkinginMr.Darcy'sgardenastheyreadPrideandPr

ejudice.Supportersarguethatsoundeffectsarethenextlogicaldevelopmentforebooksandwilladdexcitementforyoungerreaders.Critics,however,willarguethat

thenoisewillruinthesimplepleasureofhavingtheimaginationstimulatedbyreading.CarolineMichel,chiefexecutiveoftheliteraryagency,saidt

henewgenerationofcomputer-literatereaderswasusedtomultiplesensoryinput.Shesaid,“Youngpeoplehavesplitcomputerscreenswherethe

ymaybewatchingtelevisionandreplyingtoanemailatthesametime.Ifthat'swhatthemarketwantsthenweshouldrespondt

othemarket.”Booktrack'ssoundeffectsworkbyestimatingtheuser'sreadingspeed.Eachtimeyou“turn”apage,thesoftwarereassesseswhe

reyouhavereachedinthetextandtimesthesoundstoswitchonaccordingly.Ifthesoundtrackbecomesoutofsynch(同步),aclickonanywordwillre-setit.Someauthorsfea

rthatasoundtrackcoulddestroythepeaceandquietoflibrariesandruinthepleasureofreading.DavidNicholls,authorofOneDay,thebestse

llernowreleasedasafilm,said,“Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.IhaveenoughtroublereadinganebookbecauseI’mconstantlydistractedby

emails.”StuartMacBride,thecrimewriterwhosenovelShattertheBoneswasanebookbestseller,sells18%ofhisbooksa

selectronicdownloads.Hesaid,“IfI’mreading,Iwilldothenoiseinmyhead.Idon'tneedsomeonetotellmewhatteacupsclinkingso

undslike.Thatwouldirritateme.”12．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Opinionsaboutebookswithsoundtracks.B．Responsetotheneedofthebookmarket.C．Re

asonsfortraditionalebooksbecomingoutdated.D．Suggestionsonencouragingreaders'imagination.13．Whatdopublishersexpectanebooksoundtracktodo?A．

Helptoreleaseanebookasafilm.B．Helpreadersimprovereadingspeed.C．Addtensionatabook'sexcitingpoint.D．Getreadersfamiliarwiththebackground.14．Wh

oisinfavourofaddedsoundtracksforebooks?A．Mr.Darcy.B．CarolineMichel.C．DavidNicholls.D．StuartMacBride.

15．WhatdoweknowaboutStuartMacBride?A．Hewasapersonwhowaseasytogetangry.B．Heknewagreatdealaboutteaandteaculture.C．Eighty-

twopercentofhisbooksdescribedcrime.D．Heimaginedsoundsrelatedtothestorywhenreading.（2020届广东省肇庆市高三质量监测）Morethanabill

ionpeoplearoundtheworldhavesmartphones,almostallofwhichcomewithsomekindofnavigationappsuchasAppleMapsorAmap.Thisraisestheage-oldquestionwemeetwitha

nytechnology:Whatabilitiesisourbrainlosingtotheseapps?Butalso,importantly:Whatabilitiesarewegaining?Talkingwithpeoplewhoaregoodatf

indingtheirwayaroundorgoodatusingpapermaps,Ioftenhearalotofannoyancewithdigitalmaps.North/southdirectiongetsmessedup,andyouc

anseeonlyasmallsectionatatime.Icanreallyunderstandthatitmaybequitedisturbingforthealreadyskilledtobelimitedtoasmallphonescreen.Butconsiderwhatdigit

alnavigationaidshavemeantforsomeonelikeme.Althoughbeingafrequenttraveler,I'msoterribleatfindingmywaythatIstilluseAppleMapsalmos

teverydayinthesmalltownwhereIhavelivedformanyyears.Inmanydevelopednations,streetnamesandhousenumberscanbemeaningful,andinstructionssuchasgonorth

forthreeblocksand──thenwest’’makesensetothosefamiliarwiththeserules.InIstanbul,however,whereIgrewup,noneofthoseh

oldtrue.Foronething,thelocalsseldomusestreetnames.Besides,thecityisfullofwindingandancientalleys(小巷)thatcrosswithneweravenuesatmanyangles.Insuchplac

es,you’dbetterturntothelocals.Inthecountryside,however,thereisoftennobodyoutsidetoask.Infact,alongcameAppleMaps,like

afairygrandmotherwhisperingdirectionsinmyear.Sincethen,Itravelwithalotmoreconfidence,andmyworldhasopenedup.Whichbringsm

ebacktomyoriginalquestion:Whileweoftenlosesomeskillsafterdependingonnewtechnology,thisnewequipmentmayalsoallowustogainnewabilities.Mayb

ewhentechnologyclosesadoor,weshouldalsolookforthedoorsitopens.12．Whydopeoplewhoareskilledatreadingpaperma

psfeelupset?A．Theyareinterestedinreadingpapermaps,B．Theydon’tknowhowtousenavigation,apps.C．Theyarelimitedtoasinglesmartphoneapp.D．Theyareconfuse

dbydigitalmaps’direction.13．Accordingtothetext,whichisthebestwaytofindthedestinationinIstanbul?A．Ask

inglocalpeopletheway.B．Followingthenavigationapp.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththecityrules.D．Lookingforstreetnamesandhousenumbers.14．What’sth

eauthor’sattitudetowardsthenavigationapps?A．CautiousB．AmbiguousC．FavorableD．Critical15．Whatcouldbethebesttitle

ofthepassage?A．BenefitsofNavigationAppsB．DisadvantagesofNavigationAppsC．MyWorldOpensUpbyNewTechnologyD．HaveNavigationAppsWorsene

dOurBrain?（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Chengdu,thecapitalofSichuanprovince,hasanancientcompetitionwithChongqing,acitytoitssout

h-east.ResidentsofChongqingaccusedtheirChengducousinsofbeingpompous(自大的).ThepeopleofChongqingwerehotheads,Chengduresidentss

hotback.Bothcitiessharealoveofspice-ladenSichuancuisine,whichinrecentdecadeshasoccupiedChinesedinnertables.Buttheyareatwaroverwhichhast

hebestSichuanhotpot—atypeofDIY-cookingthatinvolvesboilingvegetablesandslicesofmeatwithchilliesandnumbingpeppercorns.Apri

vatemuseuminChongqing,openedseveralyearsago,makesthecasefortheChongqing-stylehotpot.Itdescribeshowitdevelopedfromamethodusedtomakecheapoffcutsofmeatt

astedelicious.ButChengduisplayingcatch-up.InJanuarythecitysoldaplotoflandonconditionthatthedeveloperbuildahotpotmuseumonpartofit.Thetwocitiesareamong

manyinChinawiththeirownstylesofhotpot.HotpotrestaurantsinChinaaremoreprofitablethanotherkinds.Haidilao,awell-knownSichuan-basedhotpotc

hain,raisednearly$1bnwhenitwaslistedontheHongKongStockExchange(股票交易所)inSeptember.NotallChinesewarmtohotpot.So

meolderSichuaneserefusetobeconnectedwithit.Theycomplainthatitiscausingoveruseofchilliinotherdishesthatcoveruptheoriginalgen

uineflavours.ButChengdu’splansforamuseumsuggestthatSichuanhotpotisnotonlygrowinginpopularity,butisalsobecomingsymbolic.IfitcansettheWesto

nfire,officialsmayhopeitwillbecomeadeliciousnewsourceofChinesesoftpower.TherewillbeplentyofgloryforbothChengduandChongqingtotakepridei

nifthathappens.4．WhyareChengduandChongqingcompetingwitheachother?A．BecauseChengdupeoplethinkChongqingpeoplearepompous.B．BecauseCheng

duresidentsliketoshootbackinbattles.C．Becausetheyboththinktheyarebetterateatingspicyfood.D．Becausetheybothbe

lievetheyhavethebestSichuanhotpot.5．WhatisthepurposeofbuildingahotpotmuseuminChengdu?A．TocompetewithChongqing.B．Toadv

ertiseSichuancuisine.C．Toshowtheirloveforhotpot.D．Tokeepthehotpottradition.6．Whatcanweinferabouthotpotfromthelastparagraph?A．Thet

wocitieshavecompetedonlyinrecentdecades.B．Morehotpotmuseumswillbebuiltinthefuture.C．HotpotisalreadyasourceofChinesesof

tpower.D．Peopleholdahighexpectationforhotpotculture.7．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．GrowingPopularityofHotpotinTwoCitiesB．TwoCities’Wa

rOverTastiestSichuanHotpotC．“NoHotpot,NoHappiness”TrueinFoodBusinessD．PrivateMuseuminChongqingOpenedFirst