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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'',butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemoviesbasedonthemwouldhaveanyonequestioning

thiscommonsaying.Alltoooften,greatwordsendupbeingturnedintocinematic''turkeys''.Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.

Ifso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer'sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Movie

sneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas''great''?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveima

ges,sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas''interesting''?Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusuallytakesafewda

ystoread,amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsandcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.Thisissomethingt

hateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan'tescapefrom,withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavoritecharactersinthemovievers

ions.Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon'tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartba

sedonHomer'sTheIliadandwasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheaudience.Themostquestionableissuewastheactresschosentoplaythepa

rtofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn'tliveuptoHelen'stitleof''themostbeautifulwomanintheworld'',influencingopin

ionsofthemovietosomeextent.ThereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople'seyes.Furthermore,booksandmoviesaretwod

ifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Withthisinmind,perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnotagainstitsoriginalsourc

e.Interestingly,audienceshaveinrecentyearsturnedtotelevisionseriessuchasSherlockorMadMen,whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradu

alplotdevelopment.Perhaps,oneday,readersofF.ScottFitzgerald'smostadmiredworkwillfindthemselvesgluedtotheirscreensbyepiso

desofTheGreatGatsby.12．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemovieadaptationistrue?A．ThecharactersinTheOdysseydonotstandout.

B．ThemovieTroydoesn'tlookthewaywevisualizedwhilereadingthebook.C．Thevisualimagesarenotasstrikingasthedescriptionsintheb

ookTheGreatGatsby.D．SomepartsofthestoryandcharactersaremissinginthemovieAliceinWonderland.13．Oneofthereason

swhyadaptationsdisappointtheaudienceisthat________.A．theylackgoodstorytellingB．theimagesarenotimpressiveenoughC．thecharact

ersinthemoviesarenotstrongandinterestingD．thereisnotenoughtimeformoviestofullypresentthewholestory14．Whatdoestheun

derlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Everyshoefitsnoteveryfoot.B．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.C．Readingisamatterofpersonaltaste.D．Differentpeop

lehavedifferentideasaboutthebooksandmovies.15．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Peoplearedissatisfiedwiththecurrentmovi

es.B．Readingbooksisbetterthanwatchingmovies.C．Goodbooksmaynotbeadaptedforgreatmovies.D．Peopleareexpressingtheirpreferencetoreadingbooks.

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

melancholy.Clearly,I'mnotalone.Justlastweek,TheWallStreetJournalreportedthatmorethan90percentofcollegesoffertohelpmomsanddadsw

hoare“strugglingwiththechange.”BetweenThanksgiving,winterholiday,springbreakandsummerbreak,thefirstoneoutofmynesthascomefluttering

backhomenearlyeverymonthoftheyearsinceshehasbeenaway.Goodfriendsliketojokethattheyseemoreofhernowthantheydidwhenshewasaseniorinh

ighschool.Inthemeantime,Emmacalls,textsore-mailsmealmosteveryday.Givenallthis,missingEmmaseemskindofsilly；I'veneverreallygotte

nthechance.Sowhy,then,haveIstillfeltonsomelevelthatI'veexperiencedagreatloss?AllsummerlongbeforeEmmaleftthatfirstyear,ItookEmmaoutforcountlessmo

ther-daughterbreakfasts,lunches,coffeesandwalks.Atthesametime,IseemedtofindfaultwithEmmaallthetime.Inmyeyes,Emmahadspent

theweeksleadinguptoschoolgoingoutwithherfriendstoomuch,stayingoutwaytoolate,makingtoobigamess,notworkingenoughand,forgoodnes

ssake,certainlynotspendingenoughtimewithme!Althoughit'stakenquiteawhiletorealizewhatwashappening,Inowunderstandthatmyunhappinessandanxietyaren

otareflectionofhowmuchtimeEmmaandIspendtogether.Regardlessofhowoftenshecomeshome,orhowmanytimesadaywechatortext,Emmaisnowgonein

afargrandersense.Sheiswellontheroadtoadulthood,andfromthis,shewillneverreturn.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“melancholy”inparagraph1referto?A

．Fierceanger.B．Deepsadness.C．Extremeexcitement.D．Greatsatisfaction.5．Whydoesitseemsillyfortheauthortomissherdaughter?A．Theykeepi

ntouchfrequently.B．Friendsliketomakefunofher.C．Emmahasgrownuptoanadult.D．Otherparentsdon'tbehavelikethis.6．Whatactuallymad

etheauthoroverlyworried?A．TheuntidinessofEmma'sroom.B．ThepassingofEmma'schildhood.C．TakingEmmaoutalltoooften.D．Spending

littletimewithEmma.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ChangesintheParent-ChildRelationshipB．TheMostConcernedP

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

rthdayinaself-drivingcar,Ifinallyfeltcomfortableenoughtoletitstopitself.Beforethen,I'dallowedthecar-aVolvoS90sedan-tocontrolt

hedirection,withmyhandsstillonthewheel,andtoadjustspeedintraffic.ByDay4,Iwasreadytomakeajumpintothefuture.Withthe

cartravelingonabusyroad,Iactivatedthedriverlessmode.Soon,atrafficlightturnedred.Forasplitsecond,Iprepa

redtogetonthebrakes.Therewasnoneed.ThecamerasandcomputersintheVolvorecognizedthetrafficconditionsandsmooth

lybeganapplyingthebrake.Ifyou'reanythinglikemostpeople,you'refamiliarwiththisanxiety.Almost80percent

ofAmericansfeartravelinginaself-drivingcar,arecentsurveyfound.ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagohaveconductedsomecleverexperimentsstudy

ingthephenomenon.Theyaskedparticipantstocompletetasksandcomparetheirperformancewithacomputersystem's.Afterthecomputermadeamistake,peoplewereunwi

llingtouseitagain.Afterthepeoplemademistakes,theirself-confidencewouldn'tchange.Itdidn'tmatterthatthehu

manbeingsmademoremistakesthanthecomputer.Soitiswithdriving.Morethan37,000Americansdiedincrasheslastyear,mostfromhumanerror.Thedeathcountfro

mcarsgoesbeyondthatfromguns.Soifyouareshockedandangrybygunsandwantthingstochange,youshouldfeelthesameaboutcarcrashes.Technologycreatesano

pportunitytosavelives.Computersdon'tgetdrunkordistractedbytextmessages,andtheydon'thaveblindspots.Justloo

katcommercialairlines:AutomationhashelpedallbutgetridofdeadlycrashesamongAmericanaircarriers.Thelastonehappenedin2009.Thetechnologyforself-dr

ivingcarsstillisn'tgoodenough.Butitisimprovingrapidly.Withinafewyears,manycarswillhaveadvancedcrash-avoidancesystemsanddrivingwillberevolutioni

zedsoonerthanmanypeoplenowunderstand.8．Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?A．Byofferingapieceofnews.B．Bygivingbackgroundinformation.C．Bydescribin

ganexperience.D．Byintroducingalatestcar.9．Whatcanbelearntabouttheparticipantsoftheexperiments?A．Theytendedtoacceptthecompute

r'sfaults.B．Theyseemedtocarelittleabouttheirownmistakes.C．Theyfeltlessconfidentaftermakingmistakes.D．Theyperformedbetterthanco

mputersystems.10．Theauthormentionedcommercialairlines___________.A．toprovetheadvantageoftechnologyB．toassessthesecurityofdrive

rlesscarsC．tofindfaultwithcomputersD．toadvertiseforthecommercialairlines11．Whatdoestheauthorexpectoftheself-drivin

gcar?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.Sheha

dachildwithherwhowasaboutthreeorfouryearsold.Thebuswasfull,bumpy(颠簸的),anditsoongotnoisy,asherkidbegancrying—hewasupsetthathecou

ldn'tsitnexttohismother.Shelookedembarrassed.Thenanotherwoman,alittleolder,stoodupandmovedsothatthemotherandchildcouldsittogether.Themumsmiledas

athank-you.Andthenthreewordscameoutoftheolderwoman'smouththatraisedtheentireenergyofthatbusride:“I'vebeenthere.”Simple,undrama

tic,andhonest.Inthatmoment,itseemedtounitethediversepeopleofthecity.Why?Becausealmostallexperiencesaresharedhumanexperiences.They'r

euniversal.Weforgetthataswegothroughlife,focusedonourowntroublesandneeds—whichareactuallylessuniquethanwethink.Sometimespainfulpastexperience

spreventusfromwantingtoopenuptoothersbecausewedon'twanttorevisitourownhistory.Butawonderfulwaytohonoryourpa

sthurtistohelpcomfortanother'scurrentpain.WhenIwasalittlegirl,welivedondonationsfromlocalfamiliesandclothingfromthe"lostandf

ound"baskets.Itwasshamefulformeatthetime—Ilivedinfearofbeingcaughtinafriend'scast-offitem.Evenwhenitwaswarmer,Ire

fusedtotakeoffalayerintheclassroomforthisreason.NowIdon'tmeetpeoplewhoareinthisexactsituation,butIdonoticewhensomeoneisstrugglingwithfinancialshame

orfeelslessthanotherpeopletheymeet.AndI'mquicktosaysomeversionof,"I'vebeenthere."Cantheessenceofthesethreewordshelpyoumakeasmalldif

ferencerightnow?Itcanbeassimpleasvolunteeringyourseat,sharingsomehelpfuladvice,orevenlighteningthemo

odwithajokewhenyounoticethatsomeone'suncomfortable—becausewe'reallinthistogether.8．Whatinfluencedidtheolderwoman's

wordshaveonthepeoplearound?A．Causingdiscomfort.B．Breakinglongsilence.C．Creatingaheateddebate.D．Inspiringcommonfeelings.9．W

hatdoestheauthorthinkofpersonaltroublesandneeds?A．Theyaremostlysharedexperiences.B．Theydon'treallymattertoanyone

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

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

rrassedwearingothers'clothes.11．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．PainfulExperiencesAreNoBigDealB．TheBestWaytoHonorYourPastHurtC．TrueHa

ppinessComesfromHelpingOthersD．ThreeLittleWordsThatBringUsTogether（2020届山西省太原市高三二模）DoCyberSchoolsMake

theGrade?StudentsinCaldwell,Idaho,canattendclassintheirpajamas!AtVallivueVirtualAcademy,coursesareta

ughtonline.Studentsworkathomewithparents,whoserveaslearningcoaches.Acertifiedteacheroverseesthestudents'progress.

Thecyberschoolwaslaunchedasafreeoptionforstudentsinkindergartenthroughgrade8whohavetroublesucceedingin

thedistrict'straditionalpublicschool.Supportersoftheprogramsaythatvirtuallearningcanhelpstudentsworkattheirownpace.Ifstudentsst

rugglewithsubjects,theycantakethosecoursesonlineandspendmoretimeonthem.ValerieVanSelous,ateacherfromHopewe

llTownship,N.J・，agrees."Teachers,students,andparentsneedtoacceptnewtechnologyandnotbeafraidofit.Offeringdifferentteachingaidsjustmightbethekeytounloc

kingastudent'spotential."Somealsobelievethatattendingvirtualschoolcanpreparestudentsforcollegeandforworkaftergraduation."Wenee

dtoberesponsibleforworkingonourown,”saysAngelaGoscilo,aseniorfromPoundRidge,N.Y."Weneedtodeveloptechnologyskillsthatwillhelpusi

nwhateverwedo.Gettinganearlystartisagoodidea."Noteveryonegivescyberschoolsapassinggrade，however.Someeducatorsarguethatonlinelearningm

akesithardforstudentstomakefriends.PaytonMcdonough,13,aseventhgraderfromGlencoe,m.,agrees."Idon'tknow

howIcouldsitatacomputeralldaywithoutactuallyinteractingwithmypeersandteachers,"hesays.Inaddition,virtua

lschoolsdon’thaveenoughstructure.Studentswhotakeonlinecoursescansettheirownschedules,whichwillcauseproblemsforstu

dentswhohavetroublestayingmotivated.Manyparentsalsofeelthatcyberschoolsputunrealistictimedemandsonth

embecausetheyhavetooverseetheirkids'dailywork.Manyofthemhavefull-timejobs.Howaretheygoingtoruntheirchildren'seduca

tion,excelintheirjobs,andtakecareoftheirotherresponsibilitiesathome?12．Whatisthecyberschoolintendedfor?A．Reducingthetimestu

dentsspendonline.B．Helpingthosewhostruggleintraditionalschools.C．Allowingteacherstoworkattheirownpace.D．Encouragingstude

ntstolearnabouttechnology.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph5?A．Noteveryoneapprovesofcyberschools.B．Noteveryone

hasattendedacyberschool.C．Noteveryonehasgivencyberschoolsatest.D．Noteveryonecaresaboutstudentsincyberschools.14．Howdoworkingparentsfeelab

outoverseeingtheirkids'dailywork?A．It'sworthwhile.B．It'sunnecessary.C．It'sdemanding.D．It'sdiscouraging.15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．StudentsinCald

wellcanattendclassathomeeveryday.B．Therearevariousargumentsforandagainstvirtualschools.C．It'simportantforstudentstolearntowo

rkinthevirtualworld.D．Cyberschoolsarebetterthantraditionalschoolsinmanyways.（2020届山西省运城市高三调研）Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeo

plemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’scl

aimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscrea

tingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesamet

echnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialinte

lligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyintheposto

fficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivitya

ndtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinpro

ductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrin

ks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcr

eation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomi

statMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Mo

reover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossib

ilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesay

s,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferent

fromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeco

nomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshif

tsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferen

tabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough

,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”8．WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—201

3.9．AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithprodu

ctivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs10．WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Ob

jective.D．Disapproving.11．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnolo

gicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity（2020届四川省成都七中高

三三诊）Recently,agroupofscientistsdecidedtofindoutwhatthefunniestjokeintheworldwas.Thiswasobviouslyadifficultta

sk,asnotwopeoplereallyagreeaboutwhatisfunnyandwhatisnot—especiallywhentheyarefromdifferentcountries.Hereisthej

okewhichtheexpertsdecidedwasthefunniestjokeintheworld：Twohunterswereoutinthewoods.Oneofthemfelltotheground.Hedidn’tseemtobebreath

ing;hiseyeswereclosed.Theotherhuntertookouthismobilephoneandcalledtheemergencyservices.“Myfriendisdead!”hecriedtotheoperator.“WhatcanIdo？”Th

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

t?”Thisisperhapsamusing.Culturally,itdependsonusknowingthatoftenhuntersarenotconsideredtobeveryintelligentpeople,and

thatoftentheyarequiteviolent.Butperhapsthisisnotsoallovertheworld.It’salsoquitea“black”joke—ajokeaboutsomethingwhic

hisn’treallyafunnysubject.Theexpertsalsofoundthesecondfunniestjokeintheworld.Hereitis：SherlockHolmesandDr.Watsonwe

ntonacampingtrip.Afterdinner,theywenttosleep.Somehourslater,Holmeswokeup.“Watson,lookupattheskyandtellmewhatyousee.”

“Iseemillionsofstars,Holmes,”repliedWatson.“Andwhatdoyouinferfromthat?”“Well,therearebillionsofstars...weare

asmallpartoftheuniverse...”“Watson,youidiot!”hesaid.“Someonehasstolenourtent!”Ipersonallythinkthisisbetter.Canscienti

stsintheenddecidewhatisfunny?Somethingsaremuchtoocomplicated,evenforscientists.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthefi

rstparagraph?A．Fewjokescanmakescientistslaugh.B．Onlyscientistscanfindoutthefunniestjoke.C．Therearedifferentjokesindiffe

rentcountries.D．Peopleholddifferentopinionsaboutwhatisfunny.5．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefirstjoke?A．Itisnotsofunnyasthe

expertsthought.B．Itisreallythefunniestjokehehaseverheard.C．Itcangreatlyaffectreaders’attitudestowardhunters.D．Itshowsthatnotallhuntersarebraveandint

elligent.6．Wecanlearnthataperson’sunderstandingofajokecanbeaffectedby________.A．thereader’sfeelingB．thelengthofthejokeC．thereader’sculturalbackground

D．thelanguagethatthetelleruses7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．UninterestingjokesB．Diff

erentkindsofjokesC．ThefunniestjokesintheworldD．Tipsonhowtomakeotherslaugh（2020届广东省高三模拟一）Anadvanceinelectronicpublishingcouldma

ketheebookyouarereadingseemasdatedasasilentfilm.Publishershopetoexplorethegrowingsuccessofebooksbyreleasingversio

nswithaddedsoundtracksandmusicalaccompaniments.Thenoisesinthefirstmultimediabooks-releasedinBritainonFriday-includerainhittingawindowinaSherlo

ckHolmestale.Whentheplotofabookreachesthemostexcitingpart,backgroundscoreswillcreatetension.InAmerica,worksbyShakespeareandJaneAustenhaveal

readybeenreleasedwithmusicandbackgroundnoisesothat,forexample,readerscanhearteacupsclinkinginMr.Darcy'sgardenastheyre

adPrideandPrejudice.Supportersarguethatsoundeffectsarethenextlogicaldevelopmentforebooksandwilladdexcitementforyoungerreaders.Critics,ho

wever,willarguethatthenoisewillruinthesimplepleasureofhavingtheimaginationstimulatedbyreading.CarolineMichel,chiefexecutiveoftheliter

aryagency,saidthenewgenerationofcomputer-literatereaderswasusedtomultiplesensoryinput.Shesaid,“Youngpeople

havesplitcomputerscreenswheretheymaybewatchingtelevisionandreplyingtoanemailatthesametime.Ifthat'swhatthemarketwantsthenwesho

uldrespondtothemarket.”Booktrack'ssoundeffectsworkbyestimatingtheuser'sreadingspeed.Eachtimeyou“turn”apage,thesoftwarereass

esseswhereyouhavereachedinthetextandtimesthesoundstoswitchonaccordingly.Ifthesoundtrackbecomesoutofsynch(同步),aclickonanywordwillre-setit

.Someauthorsfearthatasoundtrackcoulddestroythepeaceandquietoflibrariesandruinthepleasureofreading.DavidNicholls,

authorofOneDay,thebestsellernowreleasedasafilm,said,“Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.Ihaveenoughtroublereading

anebookbecauseI’mconstantlydistractedbyemails.”StuartMacBride,thecrimewriterwhosenovelShattertheBoneswasanebookbestseller,sells18%ofhisbooksaselectr

onicdownloads.Hesaid,“IfI’mreading,Iwilldothenoiseinmyhead.Idon'tneedsomeonetotellmewhatteacupsclinkingsoundslike.Thatwouldirritateme.”12．W

hat'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Opinionsaboutebookswithsoundtracks.B．Responsetotheneedofthebookmarket.C．Rea

sonsfortraditionalebooksbecomingoutdated.D．Suggestionsonencouragingreaders'imagination.13．Whatdopublishersexpectanebooksoundtracktodo?A．Helptorel

easeanebookasafilm.B．Helpreadersimprovereadingspeed.C．Addtensionatabook'sexcitingpoint.D．Getreadersfamiliarwiththebackground.14．Whoisinfavourofa

ddedsoundtracksforebooks?A．Mr.Darcy.B．CarolineMichel.C．DavidNicholls.D．StuartMacBride.15．Whatdoweknowa

boutStuartMacBride?A．Hewasapersonwhowaseasytogetangry.B．Heknewagreatdealaboutteaandteaculture.C．Eighty-twopercentofhisbooksdescribedcrime.D．Heimag

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

mewithsomekindofnavigationappsuchasAppleMapsorAmap.Thisraisestheage-oldquestionwemeetwithanytechnology:

Whatabilitiesisourbrainlosingtotheseapps?Butalso,importantly:Whatabilitiesarewegaining?Talkingwithpeoplewhoaregoodatf

indingtheirwayaroundorgoodatusingpapermaps,Ioftenhearalotofannoyancewithdigitalmaps.North/southdirec

tiongetsmessedup,andyoucanseeonlyasmallsectionatatime.Icanreallyunderstandthatitmaybequitedisturbingforthealreadyskilledtobelim

itedtoasmallphonescreen.Butconsiderwhatdigitalnavigationaidshavemeantforsomeonelikeme.Althoughbeingafrequenttraveler,I'msoterribleatfindingmywayt

hatIstilluseAppleMapsalmosteverydayinthesmalltownwhereIhavelivedformanyyears.Inmanydevelopednations,

streetnamesandhousenumberscanbemeaningful,andinstructionssuchasgonorthforthreeblocksand──thenwest’’makesensetothosefamiliarwiththeserules.In

Istanbul,however,whereIgrewup,noneofthoseholdtrue.Foronething,thelocalsseldomusestreetnames.Besides,thecityisfullofwindingandancientalleys(小

巷)thatcrosswithneweravenuesatmanyangles.Insuchplaces,you’dbetterturntothelocals.Inthecountryside,however,thereisoftennobodyoutsidetoask

.Infact,alongcameAppleMaps,likeafairygrandmotherwhisperingdirectionsinmyear.Sincethen,Itravelwithalotmor

econfidence,andmyworldhasopenedup.Whichbringsmebacktomyoriginalquestion:Whileweoftenlosesomeskillsaft

erdependingonnewtechnology,thisnewequipmentmayalsoallowustogainnewabilities.Maybewhentechnologyclosesadoor,weshouldalsolookforthedoor

sitopens.12．Whydopeoplewhoareskilledatreadingpapermapsfeelupset?A．Theyareinterestedinreadingpapermaps,B．Theydon’tknowhowtousenav

igation,apps.C．Theyarelimitedtoasinglesmartphoneapp.D．Theyareconfusedbydigitalmaps’direction.13．Accordingtothetext,whichisthebestwayt

ofindthedestinationinIstanbul?A．Askinglocalpeopletheway.B．Followingthenavigationapp.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththecityrules.D．Lo

okingforstreetnamesandhousenumbers.14．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenavigationapps?A．CautiousB．AmbiguousC．FavorableD．Critical15．Whatco

uldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．BenefitsofNavigationAppsB．DisadvantagesofNavigationAppsC．MyWorldOpensUpbyNewTechnologyD．HaveNav

igationAppsWorsenedOurBrain?（2020届广东省珠海市高三三模）Chengdu,thecapitalofSichuanprovince,hasanancientcompetitionwithChongqing,acitytoitssouth-east.

ResidentsofChongqingaccusedtheirChengducousinsofbeingpompous(自大的).ThepeopleofChongqingwerehotheads,C

hengduresidentsshotback.Bothcitiessharealoveofspice-ladenSichuancuisine,whichinrecentdecadeshasoccupiedChinesedinnertables.But

theyareatwaroverwhichhasthebestSichuanhotpot—atypeofDIY-cookingthatinvolvesboilingvegetablesandslicesofmeatwithchilliesandnumbingpeppercorns.Apr

ivatemuseuminChongqing,openedseveralyearsago,makesthecasefortheChongqing-stylehotpot.Itdescribeshowitdevelopedfromamethodusedt

omakecheapoffcutsofmeattastedelicious.ButChengduisplayingcatch-up.InJanuarythecitysoldaplotoflandonconditi

onthatthedeveloperbuildahotpotmuseumonpartofit.ThetwocitiesareamongmanyinChinawiththeirownstylesofhotpot.Hotpo

trestaurantsinChinaaremoreprofitablethanotherkinds.Haidilao,awell-knownSichuan-basedhotpotchain,raisednearl

y$1bnwhenitwaslistedontheHongKongStockExchange(股票交易所)inSeptember.NotallChinesewarmtohotpot.SomeolderSichuaneserefusetobeconnectedwithit.Theyco

mplainthatitiscausingoveruseofchilliinotherdishesthatcoveruptheoriginalgenuineflavours.ButChengdu’splansforamuseumsuggestthatSichuanhotpotisnotonly

growinginpopularity,butisalsobecomingsymbolic.IfitcansettheWestonfire,officialsmayhopeitwillbecomeade

liciousnewsourceofChinesesoftpower.TherewillbeplentyofgloryforbothChengduandChongqingtotakeprideinifthathappe

ns.4．WhyareChengduandChongqingcompetingwitheachother?A．BecauseChengdupeoplethinkChongqingpeoplearepompous.B．BecauseChengduresidents

liketoshootbackinbattles.C．Becausetheyboththinktheyarebetterateatingspicyfood.D．BecausetheybothbelievetheyhavethebestSichuanhotpot.5．Whatist

hepurposeofbuildingahotpotmuseuminChengdu?A．TocompetewithChongqing.B．ToadvertiseSichuancuisine.C．Toshowtheirloveforhotpot.D．Tokeepthe

hotpottradition.6．Whatcanweinferabouthotpotfromthelastparagraph?A．Thetwocitieshavecompetedonlyinrecentdecades.B．M

orehotpotmuseumswillbebuiltinthefuture.C．HotpotisalreadyasourceofChinesesoftpower.D．Peopleholdahighexpectationforhotpot

culture.7．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．GrowingPopularityofHotpotinTwoCitiesB．TwoCities’WarOv

erTastiestSichuanHotpotC．“NoHotpot,NoHappiness”TrueinFoodBusinessD．PrivateMuseuminChongqingOpenedFirst