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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'',butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemoviesbasedont

hemwouldhaveanyonequestioningthiscommonsaying.Alltoooften,greatwordsendupbeingturnedintocinematic''turkeys''.Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,w

hyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer'sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmovi

ebasedonit?Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas''great''?Moviesofcoursenee

dimpressiveimages,sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas''interesting''?Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusu

allytakesafewdaystoread,amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsandcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen

.ThisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan'tescapefrom,withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavoritecha

ractersinthemovieversions.Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon'tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,thee

picmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer'sTheIliadandwasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheaudience.Themostquestionableissuewastheactresschosentoplaythepartof

Helen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn'tliveuptoHelen'stitleof''themostbeautifulwomanintheworld'',influencingopinionsofthemovietosomeextent.

ThereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople'seyes.Furthermore,booksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Withthisinmind,

perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnotagainstitsoriginalsource.Interestingly,audienceshaveinrecentyearsturnedt

otelevisionseriessuchasSherlockorMadMen,whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradualplotdevelopment.Perhaps,oneday,reader

sofF.ScottFitzgerald'smostadmiredworkwillfindthemselvesgluedtotheirscreensbyepisodesofTheGreatGatsby.12．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe

movieadaptationistrue?A．ThecharactersinTheOdysseydonotstandout.B．ThemovieTroydoesn'tlookthewaywevisualizedwhilereadingthebook.C．Th

evisualimagesarenotasstrikingasthedescriptionsinthebookTheGreatGatsby.D．SomepartsofthestoryandcharactersaremissinginthemovieAliceinWonde

rland.13．Oneofthereasonswhyadaptationsdisappointtheaudienceisthat________.A．theylackgoodstorytellingB．t

heimagesarenotimpressiveenoughC．thecharactersinthemoviesarenotstrongandinterestingD．thereisnotenoughtimef

ormoviestofullypresentthewholestory14．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Everyshoefitsnoteveryf

oot.B．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.C．Readingisamatterofpersonaltaste.D．Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutthebooksandmovies.15．W

hatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Peoplearedissatisfiedwiththecurrentmovies.B．Readingbooksisbetterthanwatchingmovies.C．Goodbooksmaynotbeadaptedforgrea

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

hmanyearofcollegeafewyearsago,Ifoundmyselfaffectedbyanunbelievablefeelingofmelancholy.Clearly,I'mnotalone.Justlast

week,TheWallStreetJournalreportedthatmorethan90percentofcollegesoffertohelpmomsanddadswhoare“strugglingwiththechange.”Betw

eenThanksgiving,winterholiday,springbreakandsummerbreak,thefirstoneoutofmynesthascomeflutteringbackhomenear

lyeverymonthoftheyearsinceshehasbeenaway.Goodfriendsliketojokethattheyseemoreofhernowthantheydidwhenshewasaseniori

nhighschool.Inthemeantime,Emmacalls,textsore-mailsmealmosteveryday.Givenallthis,missingEmmaseemskindofsilly；I'veneverreall

ygottenthechance.Sowhy,then,haveIstillfeltonsomelevelthatI'veexperiencedagreatloss?AllsummerlongbeforeEmmaleftthatfirstyear,ItookEmmaoutforcountless

mother-daughterbreakfasts,lunches,coffeesandwalks.Atthesametime,IseemedtofindfaultwithEmmaallthetime.Inmye

yes,Emmahadspenttheweeksleadinguptoschoolgoingoutwithherfriendstoomuch,stayingoutwaytoolate,makingtoobig

amess,notworkingenoughand,forgoodnesssake,certainlynotspendingenoughtimewithme!Althoughit'stakenquiteawhiletorealizewhatwashappening,Inowunderstan

dthatmyunhappinessandanxietyarenotareflectionofhowmuchtimeEmmaandIspendtogether.Regardlessofhowoftenshec

omeshome,orhowmanytimesadaywechatortext,Emmaisnowgoneinafargrandersense.Sheiswellontheroadtoadulthood,

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

meexcitement.D．Greatsatisfaction.5．Whydoesitseemsillyfortheauthortomissherdaughter?A．Theykeepintouchfrequently.B．Friendsliketomakefunof

her.C．Emmahasgrownuptoanadult.D．Otherparentsdon'tbehavelikethis.6．Whatactuallymadetheauthoroverlyworried?A．TheuntidinessofEmma

'sroom.B．ThepassingofEmma'schildhood.C．TakingEmmaoutalltoooften.D．SpendinglittletimewithEmma.7．Whati

sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ChangesintheParent-ChildRelationshipB．TheMostConcernedParentsofAllTimeC．GrowingPainsforCollegeStudentsD．Strugg

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

VolvoS90sedan-tocontrolthedirection,withmyhandsstillonthewheel,andtoadjustspeedintraffic.ByDay4,Iwasreadytomakeajumpintothefuture.Withthecartraveli

ngonabusyroad,Iactivatedthedriverlessmode.Soon,atrafficlightturnedred.Forasplitsecond,Ipreparedtogetonthebrakes.There

wasnoneed.ThecamerasandcomputersintheVolvorecognizedthetrafficconditionsandsmoothlybeganapplyingthebrake.Ifyou'reanythinglikemostpeop

le,you'refamiliarwiththisanxiety.Almost80percentofAmericansfeartravelinginaself-drivingcar,arecentsurveyfound.Re

searchersattheUniversityofChicagohaveconductedsomecleverexperimentsstudyingthephenomenon.Theyaskedpar

ticipantstocompletetasksandcomparetheirperformancewithacomputersystem's.Afterthecomputermadeamistake,peoplewereunwilli

ngtouseitagain.Afterthepeoplemademistakes,theirself-confidencewouldn'tchange.Itdidn'tmatterthatthehumanbeingsmademoremistakesthanthecomputer.

Soitiswithdriving.Morethan37,000Americansdiedincrasheslastyear,mostfromhumanerror.Thedeathcountfromcarsgoesbey

ondthatfromguns.Soifyouareshockedandangrybygunsandwantthingstochange,youshouldfeelthesameaboutcarcrashes.Technologycreatesanopportunitytosavelive

s.Computersdon'tgetdrunkordistractedbytextmessages,andtheydon'thaveblindspots.Justlookatcommercialairlines:Automa

tionhashelpedallbutgetridofdeadlycrashesamongAmericanaircarriers.Thelastonehappenedin2009.Thetechnologyforself-dr

ivingcarsstillisn'tgoodenough.Butitisimprovingrapidly.Withinafewyears,manycarswillhaveadvancedcrash-avoida

ncesystemsanddrivingwillberevolutionizedsoonerthanmanypeoplenowunderstand.8．Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?A．Byofferin

gapieceofnews.B．Bygivingbackgroundinformation.C．Bydescribinganexperience.D．Byintroducingalatestcar.9．Whatcanbelearntabouttheparticipantsoftheexperim

ents?A．Theytendedtoacceptthecomputer'sfaults.B．Theyseemedtocarelittleabouttheirownmistakes.C．Theyfel

tlessconfidentaftermakingmistakes.D．Theyperformedbetterthancomputersystems.10．Theauthormentionedcommercialairlines_____

______.A．toprovetheadvantageoftechnologyB．toassessthesecurityofdriverlesscarsC．tofindfaultwithcomputersD．t

oadvertiseforthecommercialairlines11．Whatdoestheauthorexpectoftheself-drivingcar?A．I'llavoiddeadlycrashesentirely.B．It'lloccupythemarketinashor

ttime.C．It'llbebetteredineverypossibleway.D．It'llbepopularizedsoonerthanexpected.（2020届山西省太原市高三二模）Onerainyafternoon,Iwasonacrosstownbuswhenayoungwoma

njumpedon.Shehadachildwithherwhowasaboutthreeorfouryearsold.Thebuswasfull,bumpy(颠簸的),anditsoongotnoisy,

asherkidbegancrying—hewasupsetthathecouldn'tsitnexttohismother.Shelookedembarrassed.Thenanotherwoman,al

ittleolder,stoodupandmovedsothatthemotherandchildcouldsittogether.Themumsmiledasathank-you.Andthenthreewordscameoutoftheolderwoman'smouththatraise

dtheentireenergyofthatbusride:“I'vebeenthere.”Simple,undramatic,andhonest.Inthatmoment,itseemedtounitethediver

sepeopleofthecity.Why?Becausealmostallexperiencesaresharedhumanexperiences.They'reuniversal.Weforgetthataswegothroughlife,focus

edonourowntroublesandneeds—whichareactuallylessuniquethanwethink.Sometimespainfulpastexperiencespreven

tusfromwantingtoopenuptoothersbecausewedon'twanttorevisitourownhistory.Butawonderfulwaytohonoryourpasthurtistohelpcom

fortanother'scurrentpain.WhenIwasalittlegirl,welivedondonationsfromlocalfamiliesandclothingfromthe"l

ostandfound"baskets.Itwasshamefulformeatthetime—Ilivedinfearofbeingcaughtinafriend'scast-offitem.Evenwhenitwaswarmer,Irefusedtotakeoffala

yerintheclassroomforthisreason.NowIdon'tmeetpeoplewhoareinthisexactsituation,butIdonoticewhensomeoneiss

trugglingwithfinancialshameorfeelslessthanotherpeopletheymeet.AndI'mquicktosaysomeversionof,"I'vebeenthere."Cant

heessenceofthesethreewordshelpyoumakeasmalldifferencerightnow?Itcanbeassimpleasvolunteeringyourseat,sharingsomehelp

fuladvice,orevenlighteningthemoodwithajokewhenyounoticethatsomeone'suncomfortable—becausewe'reallinthistogether.8．Whatinfluencedidtheolder

woman'swordshaveonthepeoplearound?A．Causingdiscomfort.B．Breakinglongsilence.C．Creatingaheateddebate.D．

Inspiringcommonfeelings.9．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpersonaltroublesandneeds?A．Theyaremostlysharedexperiences.B．Theydon'treall

ymattertoanyone'C．Theywillbeforgottenwithtime.D．Theyareuniquetoeachindividual.10．Whydidtheauthorrefusetotakeoffthecoatintheclassroom?A．

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

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

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

aketheGrade?StudentsinCaldwell,Idaho,canattendclassintheirpajamas!AtVallivueVirtualAcademy,coursesaretaughtonline.Studentsworkathomewithparents,whos

erveaslearningcoaches.Acertifiedteacheroverseesthestudents'progress.Thecyberschoolwaslaunchedasafreeoptionforstudent

sinkindergartenthroughgrade8whohavetroublesucceedinginthedistrict'straditionalpublicschool.Supportersoftheprogram

saythatvirtuallearningcanhelpstudentsworkattheirownpace.Ifstudentsstrugglewithsubjects,theycantakethosecourseso

nlineandspendmoretimeonthem.ValerieVanSelous,ateacherfromHopewellTownship,N.J・，agrees."Teachers,students,andparentsneedtoacceptnewtechnol

ogyandnotbeafraidofit.Offeringdifferentteachingaidsjustmightbethekeytounlockingastudent'spotential."Somealsobelievethatattendingvirtual

schoolcanpreparestudentsforcollegeandforworkaftergraduation."Weneedtoberesponsibleforworkingonourown,”saysAngelaGosci

lo,aseniorfromPoundRidge,N.Y."Weneedtodeveloptechnologyskillsthatwillhelpusinwhateverwedo.Gettinganearlystartisa

goodidea."Noteveryonegivescyberschoolsapassinggrade，however.Someeducatorsarguethatonlinelearningmakesithardforstudentstomak

efriends.PaytonMcdonough,13,aseventhgraderfromGlencoe,m.,agrees."Idon'tknowhowIcouldsitatacomputeralldaywithoutactuallyinteractingwithmypeersa

ndteachers,"hesays.Inaddition,virtualschoolsdon’thaveenoughstructure.Studentswhotakeonlinecoursescansettheirownschedules,whichwillcau

seproblemsforstudentswhohavetroublestayingmotivated.Manyparentsalsofeelthatcyberschoolsputunrealistictimedemandsonthembecausetheyhavetooverseethe

irkids'dailywork.Manyofthemhavefull-timejobs.Howaretheygoingtoruntheirchildren'seducation,excelintheirjobs,andtakecar

eoftheirotherresponsibilitiesathome?12．Whatisthecyberschoolintendedfor?A．Reducingthetimestudentsspendonline.B．Helpingthosewhostruggleintradit

ionalschools.C．Allowingteacherstoworkattheirownpace.D．Encouragingstudentstolearnabouttechnology.13．Whatdoe

stheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph5?A．Noteveryoneapprovesofcyberschools.B．Noteveryonehasattendedacyberschool.C．Noteveryonehasgivencybersch

oolsatest.D．Noteveryonecaresaboutstudentsincyberschools.14．Howdoworkingparentsfeelaboutoverseeingtheirkids'dailywork?A．It'sworthwhile.B．It'sunne

cessary.C．It'sdemanding.D．It'sdiscouraging.15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．StudentsinCaldwellcanattendclassathomeeveryday.B．Therearevario

usargumentsforandagainstvirtualschools.C．It'simportantforstudentstolearntoworkinthevirtualworld.D．Cyberschoo

lsarebetterthantraditionalschoolsinmanyways.（2020届山西省运城市高三调研）Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemight

seemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMc

Afee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreat

ingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologies

makingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.Technologieslike

theWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthep

ostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichsepa

ratelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorre

spondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily

,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedState

sProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrow

th?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotale

mployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.I

fhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”he

says,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable

,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemplo

ymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchth

eneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’td

ismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”

hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”8．WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000

.D．2011—2013.9．AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．result

sfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs10．WhatisLawrenc

eKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.11．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_

_______.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofa

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

whatthefunniestjokeintheworldwas.Thiswasobviouslyadifficulttask,asnotwopeoplereallyagreeaboutwhatisfunnyandwhatisnot—especia

llywhentheyarefromdifferentcountries.Hereisthejokewhichtheexpertsdecidedwasthefunniestjokeintheworld：Twohun

terswereoutinthewoods.Oneofthemfelltotheground.Hedidn’tseemtobebreathing;hiseyeswereclosed.Theotherhuntertookouthismobilephoneandcalledtheemer

gencyservices.“Myfriendisdead!”hecriedtotheoperator.“WhatcanIdo？”Theoperatorsaid，“Don’tworry.First,makesurehe’sdead.”Therewasasilence,andthen

ashotwasheard.Bang!Thehunter’svoicecamebackontheline.Hesaid,“OK,nowwhat?”Thisisperhapsamusing.Culturally,itdependsonuskn

owingthatoftenhuntersarenotconsideredtobeveryintelligentpeople,andthatoftentheyarequiteviolent.Butperhapsthisisnotsoallovertheworld.It’salsoquitea“bl

ack”joke—ajokeaboutsomethingwhichisn’treallyafunnysubject.Theexpertsalsofoundthesecondfunniestjokeintheworld.Hereitis：She

rlockHolmesandDr.Watsonwentonacampingtrip.Afterdinner,theywenttosleep.Somehourslater,Holmeswokeup.“W

atson,lookupattheskyandtellmewhatyousee.”“Iseemillionsofstars,Holmes,”repliedWatson.“Andwhatdoyouinferfrom

that?”“Well,therearebillionsofstars...weareasmallpartoftheuniverse...”“Watson,youidiot!”hesaid.“Someonehasstolenourtent!”Iper

sonallythinkthisisbetter.Canscientistsintheenddecidewhatisfunny?Somethingsaremuchtoocomplicated,evenfo

rscientists.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Fewjokescanmakescientistslaugh.B．Onlyscientistscanfindoutthefunniestjoke.C．Therear

edifferentjokesindifferentcountries.D．Peopleholddifferentopinionsaboutwhatisfunny.5．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefirstjoke?A．Itisnot

sofunnyastheexpertsthought.B．Itisreallythefunniestjokehehaseverheard.C．Itcangreatlyaffectreaders’attitudestoward

hunters.D．Itshowsthatnotallhuntersarebraveandintelligent.6．Wecanlearnthataperson’sunderstandingofajokecanbeaffectedby________.A．thereader’sfeeli

ngB．thelengthofthejokeC．thereader’sculturalbackgroundD．thelanguagethatthetelleruses7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A

．UninterestingjokesB．DifferentkindsofjokesC．ThefunniestjokesintheworldD．Tipsonhowtomakeotherslaugh（2020届广东省高三模拟

一）Anadvanceinelectronicpublishingcouldmaketheebookyouarereadingseemasdatedasasilentfilm.Publishershopetoexplorethegrowingsucces

sofebooksbyreleasingversionswithaddedsoundtracksandmusicalaccompaniments.Thenoisesinthefirstmultimediabooks-releasedinBritainonFrida

y-includerainhittingawindowinaSherlockHolmestale.Whentheplotofabookreachesthemostexcitingpart,backgroundscoreswi

llcreatetension.InAmerica,worksbyShakespeareandJaneAustenhavealreadybeenreleasedwithmusicandbackgroundnoise

sothat,forexample,readerscanhearteacupsclinkinginMr.Darcy'sgardenastheyreadPrideandPrejudice.Supportersarguethatsoundeffectsarethenextlogicaldevelopm

entforebooksandwilladdexcitementforyoungerreaders.Critics,however,willarguethatthenoisewillruinthesimplepleasureofhavingtheima

ginationstimulatedbyreading.CarolineMichel,chiefexecutiveoftheliteraryagency,saidthenewgenerationofcomputer-literatereaderswasusedtomultiplesensoryin

put.Shesaid,“Youngpeoplehavesplitcomputerscreenswheretheymaybewatchingtelevisionandreplyingtoanemailatthe

sametime.Ifthat'swhatthemarketwantsthenweshouldrespondtothemarket.”Booktrack'ssoundeffectsworkbyestimatingtheuser'sreadingspeed.Ea

chtimeyou“turn”apage,thesoftwarereassesseswhereyouhavereachedinthetextandtimesthesoundstoswitchonaccordingly.Ifthesoundtrackbecome

soutofsynch(同步),aclickonanywordwillre-setit.Someauthorsfearthatasoundtrackcoulddestroythepeaceandquietofl

ibrariesandruinthepleasureofreading.DavidNicholls,authorofOneDay,thebestsellernowreleasedasafilm,said,“Thissoundslike

theoppositeofreading.IhaveenoughtroublereadinganebookbecauseI’mconstantlydistractedbyemails.”StuartMacBride,thecrimewrite

rwhosenovelShattertheBoneswasanebookbestseller,sells18%ofhisbooksaselectronicdownloads.Hesaid,“IfI’mreading,Iwilldothenoi

seinmyhead.Idon'tneedsomeonetotellmewhatteacupsclinkingsoundslike.Thatwouldirritateme.”12．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．

Opinionsaboutebookswithsoundtracks.B．Responsetotheneedofthebookmarket.C．Reasonsfortraditionalebooksbecomingoutdated.D．Suggestionsonencour

agingreaders'imagination.13．Whatdopublishersexpectanebooksoundtracktodo?A．Helptoreleaseanebookasafilm.B．Helpreadersimprovereadi

ngspeed.C．Addtensionatabook'sexcitingpoint.D．Getreadersfamiliarwiththebackground.14．Whoisinfavourofaddedsoundtracksforebooks?A．Mr.Darcy.B

．CarolineMichel.C．DavidNicholls.D．StuartMacBride.15．WhatdoweknowaboutStuartMacBride?A．Hewasapersonwhowaseasytogetangry.B．Heknewagreatdealab

outteaandteaculture.C．Eighty-twopercentofhisbooksdescribedcrime.D．Heimaginedsoundsrelatedtothestorywhenreading

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

indofnavigationappsuchasAppleMapsorAmap.Thisraisestheage-oldquestionwemeetwithanytechnology:Whatabilitiesisourbrainlosingtotheseapps

?Butalso,importantly:Whatabilitiesarewegaining?Talkingwithpeoplewhoaregoodatfindingtheirwayaroundorgood

atusingpapermaps,Ioftenhearalotofannoyancewithdigitalmaps.North/southdirectiongetsmessedup,andyoucanseeonlyasmallsectionatatime.Icanreallyunde

rstandthatitmaybequitedisturbingforthealreadyskilledtobelimitedtoasmallphonescreen.Butconsiderwhatdigitalnavigationaidshavemeantforsomeonel

ikeme.Althoughbeingafrequenttraveler,I'msoterribleatfindingmywaythatIstilluseAppleMapsalmosteverydayinthesmalltownw

hereIhavelivedformanyyears.Inmanydevelopednations,streetnamesandhousenumberscanbemeaningful,andinstructionssuchasgono

rthforthreeblocksand──thenwest’’makesensetothosefamiliarwiththeserules.InIstanbul,however,whereIgrewup,noneofth

oseholdtrue.Foronething,thelocalsseldomusestreetnames.Besides,thecityisfullofwindingandancientalleys(小巷)thatcross

withneweravenuesatmanyangles.Insuchplaces,you’dbetterturntothelocals.Inthecountryside,however,thereisoftennobodyoutsidetoask.Infact,alongcame

AppleMaps,likeafairygrandmotherwhisperingdirectionsinmyear.Sincethen,Itravelwithalotmoreconfidence,andmyworldhasopenedup.Whichbri

ngsmebacktomyoriginalquestion:Whileweoftenlosesomeskillsafterdependingonnewtechnology,thisnewequipmentmaya

lsoallowustogainnewabilities.Maybewhentechnologyclosesadoor,weshouldalsolookforthedoorsitopens.12．Whydopeople

whoareskilledatreadingpapermapsfeelupset?A．Theyareinterestedinreadingpapermaps,B．Theydon’tknowhowtousenavigation,apps.C

．Theyarelimitedtoasinglesmartphoneapp.D．Theyareconfusedbydigitalmaps’direction.13．Accordingtothetext,whichis

thebestwaytofindthedestinationinIstanbul?A．Askinglocalpeopletheway.B．Followingthenavigationapp.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththecityrules.D．Lookingf

orstreetnamesandhousenumbers.14．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenavigationapps?A．CautiousB．AmbiguousC．FavorableD．Criti

cal15．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．BenefitsofNavigationAppsB．DisadvantagesofNavigationAppsC．MyWorldOpensUpbyNe

wTechnologyD．HaveNavigationAppsWorsenedOurBrain?（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Chengdu,thecapitalofSichuanprovince,hasanancientcompetitionwithChongqing

,acitytoitssouth-east.ResidentsofChongqingaccusedtheirChengducousinsofbeingpompous(自大的).ThepeopleofChongqingw

erehotheads,Chengduresidentsshotback.Bothcitiessharealoveofspice-ladenSichuancuisine,whichinrecentdeca

deshasoccupiedChinesedinnertables.ButtheyareatwaroverwhichhasthebestSichuanhotpot—atypeofDIY-cookingthatinvolvesboilingvegetabl

esandslicesofmeatwithchilliesandnumbingpeppercorns.AprivatemuseuminChongqing,openedseveralyearsago,makesthe

casefortheChongqing-stylehotpot.Itdescribeshowitdevelopedfromamethodusedtomakecheapoffcutsofmeattastedelicious.ButChengdu

isplayingcatch-up.InJanuarythecitysoldaplotoflandonconditionthatthedeveloperbuildahotpotmuseumonpartofit.ThetwocitiesareamongmanyinChin

awiththeirownstylesofhotpot.HotpotrestaurantsinChinaaremoreprofitablethanotherkinds.Haidilao,awell-knownSichuan-basedhotpotc

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

.SomeolderSichuaneserefusetobeconnectedwithit.Theycomplainthatitiscausingoveruseofchilliinotherdishestha

tcoveruptheoriginalgenuineflavours.ButChengdu’splansforamuseumsuggestthatSichuanhotpotisnotonlygrowinginpopularity,butisals

obecomingsymbolic.IfitcansettheWestonfire,officialsmayhopeitwillbecomeadeliciousnewsourceofChinesesoftpower.Therewill

beplentyofgloryforbothChengduandChongqingtotakeprideinifthathappens.4．WhyareChengduandChongqingcompetingwitheachother?A．Bec

auseChengdupeoplethinkChongqingpeoplearepompous.B．BecauseChengduresidentsliketoshootbackinbattles.C．Becausetheybot

hthinktheyarebetterateatingspicyfood.D．BecausetheybothbelievetheyhavethebestSichuanhotpot.5．Whatisthepurposeofbuil

dingahotpotmuseuminChengdu?A．TocompetewithChongqing.B．ToadvertiseSichuancuisine.C．Toshowtheirloveforhotpot

.D．Tokeepthehotpottradition.6．Whatcanweinferabouthotpotfromthelastparagraph?A．Thetwocitieshavecompeted

onlyinrecentdecades.B．Morehotpotmuseumswillbebuiltinthefuture.C．HotpotisalreadyasourceofChinesesoftpower.D．Peopl

eholdahighexpectationforhotpotculture.7．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．GrowingPopularityofHotpotinTwoCitiesB．TwoCities

’WarOverTastiestSichuanHotpotC．“NoHotpot,NoHappiness”TrueinFoodBusinessD．PrivateMuseuminChongqingOpenedFirst