备战2021届高考英语二轮专题复习爱尚阅读话题篇专题02现代科技含解析202103052164

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Just d it
Each spring brings a new blssm f wildflwers in the ditches alng the highway I travel daily t wrk.
There is ne particular blue flwer that has always caught my eye. I've nticed that it blms nly in the mrning hurs, the afternn sun is t warm fr it. Every day fr apprximately tw weeks, I see thse beautiful flwers.
This spring, I started a wildflwer garden in ur yard. I can lk ut f the kitchen windw while ding the dishes and see the flwers. I've ften thught that thse lvely blue flwers frm the ditch wuld lk great in that bed alngside ther wildflwers. Everyday I drve past the flwers thinking, "I'll stp n my way hme and dig them." "Gee, I dn't want t get my gd clthes dirty..." Whatever the reasn, I never stpped t dig them. My husband even gave me a flding shvel ne year fr my trunk t be used fr that expressed purpse.
One day n my way hme frm wrk, I was saddened t see that the highway department had mwed the ditches and the pretty blue flwers were gne. I thught t myself, "Way t g, yu waited t lng. Yu shuld have dne it when yu first saw them blming this spring."
A week ag we were shcked and saddened t learn that my ldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumr. She is 20 years lder than my husband and unfrtunately, because f age and distance, we haven't been as clse as we all wuld have liked. I culdn't help but see the cnnectin between the pretty blue flwers and the relatinship between my husband's sister and us. I d believe that Gd has given us sme time left t plant sme wnderful memries that will blm every year fr us.
And yes, if I see the blue flwers again, yu can bet I'll stp and transplant them t my wildflwer garden.
想做就做
每年春天，我每天去上班的公路边的沟渠里都会有新的野花盛开。
有一种蓝色的花一直吸引着我的目光。我只注意到下午的阳光很温暖。大约两个星期以来，我每天都看到那些美丽的花。
今年春天，我在院子里开了一个野花园。我可以一边洗碗一边向厨房窗外看，还能看到花。我常想，沟里那些可爱的蓝色花朵和其他野花一起躺在床上会很好看。每天我开车路过这些花，心里想着：“回家的路上我会停下来把它们挖出来。”“哎呀，我可不想把我的好衣服弄脏……”不管是什么原因，我从来没有停下来挖过花。有一年，我丈夫甚至给了我一把折叠铁锹，让我的后备箱可以用来达到这个目的。
有一天，在我下班回家的路上，我很伤心地看到公路部门已经修剪了沟渠，美丽的蓝色花朵也不见了。我心想，“干得好，你等得太久了。你应该在今年春天第一次看到它们开花的时候就这么做了。”
一周前，得知我大嫂得了晚期脑瘤，我们感到震惊和悲伤。她比我丈夫大20岁，不幸的是，由于年龄和距离的关系，我们并没有像我们希望的那样亲密。我忍不住看到了美丽的蓝色花朵和我丈夫妹妹和我们之间的关系。我相信上帝给了我们一些时间，让我们种下美好的回忆，这些美好的回忆将每年为我们绽放。
是的，如果我再看到那些蓝色的花，你可以打赌我会停下来把它们移植到我的野花园里。
注解：
1. ditch [ditʃ] n.沟，渠道
2. blm [blu:m] n.花；开花(期)；青春焕发(的时期) vi.开花
3. apprximately [əˈprɔksimətli] ad.近似地，几乎正确地
4. shvel [ˈʃʌvəl] n.铲；单斗挖掘机 v.铲，铲起；大量投入
5. mw [məu] v.割(草)
6. tumr [ˈtju:mə, ˈtu:-] n.肿瘤，肿块
7. transplant [trænsˈplɑ:nt, -plænt] vt.移栽；移植；使迁移 n.(器官)移植
语法点拨：
1. I can lk ut f the kitchen windw while ding the dishes and see the flwers.
分析：while ding the dishes and see the flwers.为省略，相当于while (I am) ding the dishes
and see the flwers. 在时间、条件、让步等状语从句中，主、从句主语一致，且从句中
有be动词时，可以将从句中的主语和be动词一并省去。又如： Yu’d better keep silent
unless (yu are ) asked. 除非问到你，否则闭口。
2. I d believe that Gd has given us sme time left t plant sme wnderful memries that will
blm every year fr us.
分析：I d believe中的助动词d起到强调谓语动词believe 的作用。根据时态和主语单
复数的需要确定使用d, des,或 did。
【话题阅读】
【话题导读】灯柱伞是一种有雨水感应伞的灯柱，这样人们在忘记带雨伞时就不会挨淋了。
Lampbrella
Yu can’t always predict a heavy rain r remember yur umbrella. = 1 \* GB3 ①But designer Mikhail Belvacv desn’t think that frgetting t check the weather frecast befre heading ut shuld result in yu getting wet. That’s why he created lampbrella, a lamp pst with its wn rain sensing umbrella.
The designer says he = 2 \* GB3 ②cme up with the idea after watching peple get wet n streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving n a central Saint Petersburg street ad saw the street lamps = 3 \* GB3 ③lighting up peple trying t hide frm the rain. I thught it wuld be apprpriate t have a canpy built int a street lamp.” he said.
The lampbrella is a standard-lking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canpy. It has a built-in electric mtr which can pen r clse the umbrella = 4 \* GB3 ④n demand. Sensrs then ensure that the umbrella ffers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.
= 5 \* GB3 ⑤In additin t the rain sensr, there’s als a 360° mtin sensr n the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyne’s using the lampbrella. After three minutes f nt being used the canpy is clsed.
Accrding t the designer, the lampbrella wuld mve at a relatively lw speed, s as nt t cause harm t the pedestrians. Besides, it wuld be grunded t prtect frm pssible lighting strike. Each lampbrella wuld ffer enugh shelter fr several peple. Being installed at 2 meters ff the grund, it wuld nly be a danger fr the tallest f pedestrians.
While there are n plans t take lampbrella int prductin, Belyacv says he recently intrduced his creatin ne Mscw Department, and insists this creatin culd be installed n my street where a lt f peple walk but there are n canpies t prvide shelter.
灯柱伞
你不会每次都预测到大雨到来或者记得带上雨伞。但设计师Mikhail Belvacv认为出门前忘记看天气预报不应该导致你淋湿。这就是他创造灯柱伞的原因，一种有雨水感应伞的灯柱。
设计师说他在俄罗斯街头看到人们被雨水淋湿之后提出了这个想法。“有一次，我在圣彼得堡中央街上开车，看到淋湿的人们躲到亮着的路灯下躲雨。我想在街灯上安装一盏伞蓬一定很合适。”他说。
灯柱伞是一盏外形标准的街灯配有一个雨伞蓬。它内部有根据需要可自动开闭的电动马达。传感器保证了无论何时下雨可向行人提供遮蔽。
除了下雨传感器，在玻璃纤维的街灯里也安装有可以检测是否有人需要灯柱伞的360°运动传感器。如果有三分钟没有人用她就会自动关闭。
据设计者称，灯柱伞会以相对低的速度移动，因此不会对行人造成伤害。除此之外，它会接地以避免可能的雷击。每个路灯伞会为多位行人提供足够的遮蔽。它安装在离地面2米高的地方，它唯一的不足是可能给高个子行人带来危险。
尽管还没有把这种产品付诸生产的计划，Belyacv最近把他的发明介绍给了墨西哥政府并且坚持这个发明将会安装在我的街道上，因为那儿人流量大却并不提供避雨的檐篷。
重点单词:
1. canpy ['kænəpɪ] n. 天篷；华盖；遮篷
2. pedestrian [pi'destriən] n. 行人；步行者
3. fiberglass ['faɪbɚ,glæs] n. 玻璃纤维；玻璃丝
重点短语 / 亮点句式：
1. But designer Mikhail Belvacv desn’t think that frgetting t check the weather frecast befre heading ut shuld result in yu getting wet.
但设计师Mikhail Belvacv认为出门前忘记看天气预报不应该导致你淋湿。
该句中that frgetting t check the weather frecast befre heading ut shuld result in yu getting wet为宾语从句，其中frgetting t check the weather frecast befre heading ut味宾语从句中的主语。result in结果，导致。如：
My English teacher desn’t knw playing ftball is my hbby.
我的英语老师不知道踢足球是我的爱好。
A minimal errr r deviatin may result in wide divergence.
失之毫厘，谬以千里。
2. cme up with追赶上；比得上；想出。如：
I hpe yu can cme up with a better plan than this.
我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。
I had t run t cme up with her.
我不得不跑着去追她。
3. light up照亮；点烟；开街灯或车灯；（使）变得喜悦。如：
Drivers wh frget t light up at night ften cause accidents.
晚上忘记开车灯的司机常常出车祸。
He tk his time lighting up a cigarette.
他不慌不忙地点了一支烟。
Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up.
突然，我看到官员脸上露出了得意的神色。
4. n demand 要求。如：
Passengers must shw their tickets n demand.
查票时乘客须出示车票。
5. in additin t除之外。如：
In additin t French, he has t study Japanese.
除了法语外，他还得学日语。
名句背诵：
Imaginatin is mre imprtant than knwledge. (Einstein)
想象力比知识更为重要。(爱因斯坦)

【话题解读】
“现代科技”是高中新课程标准话题之一。该话题包括各领域最新科技知识、最新发明创造等方面。科技已经影响渗透到我们生活的方方面面，例如电视、电脑、手机、MP3、火箭、卫星、宇宙飞船……好多好多，几天几夜都说不完。总之生活离不开科技，科技在为生活服务。点点滴滴，时时事事，科技无处不在。
“现代科技”话题是历年高考英语的必考话题，主要题型为阅读理解，体裁一般为说明文，分值所占比重也比较高。
【相关词汇】
= 1 \* ROMAN I.写作单词
1.accquire v.获得，得到
2. advance v.进展；进步； n.进展；进步；前进→ advanced adj.先进的，高级的
3. advantage n.优点
4. challenge n.挑战
5. cnvenient adj.便利的，方便的→ cnvenience n.方便，便利
6. debate n.& v.争论
7. explre vt.探索→ explratin n.检测；探险
8. expse vt.揭露
9. matter vi.有关系；要紧
10. predict v.预言；预先；预报→ predictin n.预测，预告→ predictr n.预言家
11. disturb vt.打扰；扰乱；使心神不宁
12. prvide vt.提供
13. replace v.取代
14. supprt vt.& n.支持，赞助→ supprter n.支持者；拥护者
Ⅱ.阅读识记单词
15.cver vt. 采访；报道；遮掩；盖上
16.breakthrugh n .重大进展，突破
17.bradcast n .广播节目；vt. 广播
18.cnnect vt. 连接，把„„联系起来
19.cnvenience n .方便
20.dwnlad v.下载
21.experiment n.实验
22.feature n.特写；花絮
23.glbe n .地球仪；地球
24.hpeful adj. 有希望的；有前途的
25.instant adj. 立即的；即时的
26.intelligent adj. 智能的→ intelligence n.智力；理解力
27.mbile adj. 移动的
28.prcess n.& vt. 过程；加工，处理
29.spread v .传播；蔓延；流传
30.scientific adj. 科学的→ science n.科学→ scientist n.科学家
31.signal n.信号
32.update vt. 更新；使现代化
33.system n .系统；体系
34.technlgy n .技术
35.wrldwide adj. 遍及全球的，世界范围的
= 3 \* ROMAN III.高频短语
1. catch n了解；理解；流行
2. cme ut出版；发行；结果是
3 have access t使用；接通；可以利用
4. have an effect n/upn对……有影响
5. keep in tuch with与……保持联系
6. keep pace with跟上
7. land n the mn登月
8. lg in/n登录；进入
9. shut dwn/ff关掉
10. with the develpment f随着……的发展

I．阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Feel the Music
We’ve all heard f smart phnes, but hw abut smart clthing? The CuteCircuit cmpany has stepped up the technlgy beat and invented the SundShirt, which was designed specifically fr peple wh are deaf r hard f hearing. Hw des this incredible shirt wrk?
First, let’s talk abut a little science. Peple wh have either all r sme hearing lss dn’t actually listen t music the way that hearing peple d, but they can feel it. Sund is made up f vibratins, called sund waves, which hearing peple can hear thrugh their ears with the help f the brain. What’s really cl is that deaf peple sense vibratins in the part f the brain that thers use fr hearing!
S hw is this remarkable technlgy able t functin? First, CuteCircuit had t figure ut a way t send signals t the bdy, kind f like hw yu can feel when yur phne vibrates in silent mde. Thse cnnectins the bdy can feel are called haptics, a use f technlgy that simulates the senses f tuch and mtin. The SundShirt has tiny sensrs wven int the shirt t pick up sund and transfer signals t the brain and bdy.
T test this music-t-shirt-t-wearer’s brain cnnectin, CuteCircuit set micrphnes arund the stage f a symphny rchestra. The shirt’s cmputer system digitally received the sunds cming frm the instruments. Then the sensrs, wrking like little mtrs, changed the signals int vibratins and the shirt wearer’s brain did the rest.
The SundShirt lets peple wh are deaf r hard f hearing enjy music in a unique way. The very deep musical sund, r pitch, f instruments like drums and basses vibrates in the lwer part f the shirt. Higher pitched sunds frm instruments like the flute r vilin vibrate higher, arund the neck and arms. As the music plays, the sensatins cmbine while the brain gets t wrk putting tgether all the different vibratins, allwing the wearer t “hear” the cncert.
Yu might think this innvatin wuld lk like smething ut f a science fictin mvie, but in fact, these shirts are wireless! And the decrative laser-lined design n the shirt lks like an image f sund waves.
Technlgy’s purpse is t help peple and make life better. Think f all the amazing things designers, engineers, and prducers f wearable tech will be able t d fr humankind.
1.What’s the passage mainly abut?
A.Wearable technlgy like the SundShirt is the wave f the future.
B.CuteCircut tested the SundShirt with a symphny rchestra.
C.The SundShirt lets peple wh are deaf r hard f hearing enjy music.
D.Deep musical sunds frm drums vibrate in the lwer part f the SundShirt.
2.Which f the fllwing statements is an pinin?
A.Tiny sensrs in the SundShirt change sund signals int vibratins.
B.Thse wh have hearing lss are able t sense sund vibratins.
C.Deep musical sunds vibrate in the lwer part f the SundShirt.
D.It’s amazing that the SundShirt is made withut any wires.
3.What can be inferred abut the SundShirt described in the passage?
A.Befre the SundShirt, deaf peple had n way f feeling sund.
B.The SundShirt desn’t wrk withut the pwer f the human brain.
C.The SundShirt wrks when the wearer is listening t a symphny rchestra.
D.CuteCircuit is giving away its SundShirts t thse deaf r hard f hearing.
4.The authr prbably wrte this passage t .
A.advise that cmpanies shuld fcus n applying wearable technlgy
B.advcate that technlgy can be used t create prducts that help thers
C.prve that the design f wearable technlgy is a rewarding industry in future
D.exemplify that musical instruments can be used t change technlgy fr the better
B
On sme level, ffices exist t inspire in-persn cllabratin. But many f the basic technlgies that emplyees nw used t wrk tgether ften encurage them t wrk virtually independent f ne anther.
“They wear their headphnes—headphnes are the new walls—t signal they are invlved in high-cncentratin wrk and nt available fr chat,” says Stwe Byd, a scial critic whse research fcuses n the future f wrk.
Such behavir is indicative f a wider wrkplace trend. As ffice-cmmunicatin technlgies have becme mre advanced, mre and mre emplyees are aviding direct interactin with their c-wrkers. Experts say this is a shift that is likely t cntinue. Emerging technlgies even suggests a future—perhaps decades away, but maybe sner—in which ffices are ppulated by emplyees wh engage in virtually n wrk-fcused, face-t-face cntact whatsever.
It isn’t t say c-wrkers wn’t cnnect. Even as emplyees make the transitin t “individual” wrk, they may begin t cmmunicate in new ways that are as engaging as real-life interactins. Virtual reality, fr example, culd “hld 3-D meetings arund a digital meeting table where emplyees are nt physically in" says Martin Frd, an authr wh studies artificial intelligence and rbts, amng ther things.
What’s the upside f a chat-free future, in which clleagues wrk tgether in clse physical space but never need t talk persn-t-persn? Fr ne, it may make wrk experiences mre efficient by stpping gssipy distractins that can get in the way f serius affairs. It als may safeguard emplyees frm physical disturbance, a grwing wrkplace cncern, says Jamais Casci, an authr and futurist.
But there are pssible prblems. Virtual envirnments have the ptential t reduce scial inhibitins (抑制), which culd lead t cnflicts. It’s als pssible that technlgy will create a mre impersnal atmsphere. Withut the water cler-style chat that can make wrk life mre vibrant—research suggests infrmal ffice jkes can bst prductivity—ffice relatinships culd start t resemble the interactins we have with strangers in public spaces.
Eventually, sme experts believe, with technlgies making their way int ffices, humans may remve themselves frm the wrkplace altgether, thugh nt in the sense that they will be replaced by rbts, as many have predicted.
5.Accrding t Stwe Byd, what can be widely seen in wrkplaces?
A.Technlgies are used as a barrier against casual chat.
B.Directin interactins are resisted but cannt be avided.
C.In-persn cllabratin is the best way t prmte efficiency.
D.Face-t-face cntact is the guarantee f high-cncentratin wrk.
6.What can we infer frm Paragraph 4?
A.Cwrkers prefer t keep clsely cnnected.
B.Emplyees engage in develping far-away relatinships.
C.Technlgies allw fr new frms f ffice-cmmunicatin.
D.3-D meetings have cmpletely replaced real-life interactins.
7.What’s the authr’s purpse in writing the passage?
A.T frecast a new wrkplace trend caused by technlgies.
B.T encurage emplyees t make better use f technlgies.
C.T stress the imprtance f cmbining wrk and technlgies.
D.T intrduce the effects f technlgies n hw emplyees interact.
C
Pessimism VS. Prgress
FASTER, CHEAPER, BETTER—technlgy is ne field many peple rely n t ffer a visin f a brighter future. As the 2020s dawns, hwever, ptimism is in shrt supply. The new technlgies that have dminated the past decade seem t be making things wrse. Scial media was suppsed t bring peple tgether, but tday, it is better knwn fr invading privacy. Parents wrry that smartphnes have turned their children int screen-addicted zmbies.
This depressed md is centered n smartphnes and scial media, which tk ff a decade ag. Hwever, cncerns have arisen that particular technlgies might be ding mre harm than gd. The 1920s witness a resistance t cars, which had earlier been seen as a miraculus answer t the prblem f hrse-drawn vehicles. In the 1970s, the depressin was prmpted by cncerns abut envirnmental damage and the prspect f nuclear accidents.
In each f these histrical cases, disappintment arse frm a mix f unrealized hpes and unfreseen cnsequences. Technlgy prduces the frces f creative destructin, which replaces the utdated prductin units, s it is natural that it leads t anxiety. Fr any given technlgy, its drawbacks smetimes seem t utweigh its benefits. When this happens with several technlgies at the same time, as it des tday, the result is a wider sense f techn-pessimism.
Hwever, this pessimism can be verdne. T ften peple fcus n the disadvantages f a new technlgy while taking its benefits fr granted. Wrries abut screen time shuld be weighed against the instant access t infrmatin and entertainment that smartphnes make pssible. Effrts t avid the shrt-term cst assciated with a new technlgy will end up denying access t its lng-term benefits. Fears that rbts will steal peple’s jbs may prmte gvernments t tax them, fr example, t discurage their use, but in the lng run, cuntries that wish t maintain their standard f living as their wrkfrce ages and shrinks will need mre rbts, nt fewer.
That pints t anther lessn: the remedy fr technlgy-related prblems very ften invlves mre technlgy. Airbags and ther imprvements in safety features, fr example, mean that in America, deaths in car accidents per billin miles travelled have fallen frm arund 240 in the 1920s t arund 12 tday.
The mst imprtant lessn is abut technlgy itself. Any pwerful technlgy can be used fr gd r ill. Bitechnlgy, fr example, can raise crp yields and cure diseases, but it culd equally lead t deadly weapns.
Technlgy itself is neutral. It is the chices peple make abut it that shape the wrld. Will technlgy lead t pessimism r prgress? The questin shuld be settled by a brad debate, nt by a small grup f technlgists.
8.The wrd “prmpted” in paragraph 2 prbably means _______.
A.causedB.preventedC.relievedD.remved
9.Accrding t the authr, pessimism ver new technlgies is ften resulted frm the fact that _______.
A.technlgical innvatins hardly cause unexpected prblems
B.peple assume the faults f new technlgies t be natural
C.new technlgies tend t emerge with uncertainty abut future
D.new technlgies cause mre disadvantages than advantages
10.By writing this article, the authr mainly wanted t argue that _______.
A.ptimism ver new technlgies is in shrt supply as the 2020 cmes
B.pessimism ver innvatins, if nt verdne, is helpful and even essential
C.peple tend t care mre abut innvatins’ prblems than abut their benefits
D.peple’s wise decisin n the use f new technlgies really matters
D
Facial recgnitin technlgy is already widely used by gvernments and sme advertising cmpanies. The technlgy uses machine learning tls t search fr faces in an attempt t identify peple.
In a recent study scientists annunced they had develped machine learning tls t track the faces f individual wild chimpanzees （黑猩猩）.Dan Schfield said that the system was develped t imprve the quality f infrmatin cllected abut chimpanzees in the wild ver a lng perid f time.
"Fr species like chimpanzees, which have cmplex scial lives and live fr many years, getting snapshts f their behavir frm shrt-term field research can nly tell us s much," Schfield said.
The researchers wanted t get a mre cmplete understanding f the lives f the chimpanzees by studying them ver several generatins. But ding this wuld have required searching thrugh hundreds f hurs f vide recrdings f chimpanzees in the wild.
The researchers recrded the activities f a grup f chimpanzees that lived in the West African natin f Guinea. A facial recgnitin cmputer mdel was trained using mre than 10 millin images f the animals. The mdel was then used t search, recgnize and track individual chimpanzees. The system was able t identify individual chimpanzees crrectly abut 92 percent f the time. It successfully identified the animals' sex 96 percent f the time.
The study included an experiment with humans t see hw they culd perfrm against the machine learning system in making identificatins. The human persns were able t crrectlyidentify individual chimpanzees abut 42 percent f the time. The machine learning tl was much faster at cmpleting the experiment. Human experts tk abut 55 minutes, while the cmputer tk nly secnds.
The researchers say they are permitting ther scientists t use the system fr similar prjects. They hpe the methd will be used with ther species t recrd animal behavir and mnitr different animal ppulatins in the envirnment.
11.What can we infer frm Schfield's wrds?
A.Researching chimpanzees needs mre infrmatin.
B.Chimpanzees can live as lng as humans.
C.Chimpanzees like t get snapshts t.
D.Shrt-term field research prvides mre infrmatin.
12.What des the underlined wrd "this" refer t?
A.Recrding the chimpanzees in the wild.
B.Studying chimpanzees ver several years.
C.Understanding the lives f the chimpanzees cmpletely.
D.Getting snapshts f chimpanzees' behavir.
13.What did the experiment with humans prve in the study?
A.Humans make mre accurate identificatins.
B.The machine learning system is mre effective.
C.Humans can't identify the animals' sex crrectly.
D.Machine learning tls take a little mre time in identificatin.
14.What is the best title fr the text?
A.Facial recgnitin fr animals is becming ppular
B.Facial recgnitin is helping animals live in the wild
C.Facial recgnitin plays a rle in raising animals
D.Facial recgnitin is used t identify and fllw animals
A
【答案】CDBB
【解析】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一款能帮助聋人或听力有障碍的人“听”到声音的高科技智能衣服SundShirt。
1.主旨大意题。本题要求选出文章的主要内容，全文主要介绍了一款智能衣服SundShirt，原文第一段“The CuteCircuit cmpany has stepped up the technlgy beat and invented the SundShirt, which was designed specifically fr peple wh are deaf r hard f hearing.”指出，发明的这款智能衣服，是专门设计出来给聋人或者听力有障碍的人的。该句点明了这款衣服的用途，后文均围绕此展开。该句很好地概括了文章内容，是主题句，C选项“SundShirt可以让失聪或听力有困难的人享受音乐。”与此契合，故选C。
2.推理判断题。本题要求判断区分事实（fact）与观点（pinin），涉及对原文内容的理解，A、B、C讲的是这款衣服如何具体发挥作用，有何功能，或听力有障碍的人能获得什么，均为陈述性语句，而D选项“It’s amazing that…”则包含了个人的主观情感和个人判断，属于观点（pinin），故选D。
3.推理判断题。原文第二段先对听觉进行了相关科普，结尾提到“What’s really cl is that deaf peple sense vibratins in the part f the brain that thers use fr hearing!”很酷的是，聋人感受这些振动，用的正是别人听觉所使用的大脑分区，第四段也提到“Then the sensrs, wrking like little mtrs, changed the signals int vibratins and the shirt wearer’s brain did the rest.”这款衣服完成一系列工作后，最终穿戴者的大脑还是要完成剩余的工作（did the rest），下文也有诸多类似表述，故B选项“如果没有人脑能力的配合，SundShirt无法发挥作用”推断正确，故选B。
4.推理判断题。本题要求推断作者的写作目的、意图。文章介绍了一种高科技衣服，这款产品可以用来帮助聋人。文中多处提及technlgy一词，在最后一段作者写道“Technlgy’s purpse is t help peple and make life better. Think f all the amazing things designers, engineers, and prducers f wearable tech will be able t d fr humankind.”以此作结，作者阐述了“技术向善”的观点，技术的目的是帮助人们，造福人类，并使生活变得更好。故判断出作者写这篇文章可能是为了提倡技术可以用来创造帮助他人的产品，故选B。
B
【答案】A.CD
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。本文讲述办公室引进先进的技术，原本为了促进员工更好地合作，而实际上员工们却用作隔绝闲聊的遮挡物。新技术的引进，改变了办公室成员互动的模式，办公场所将逐渐失去它原本所具有的功能。隔绝了办公室闲聊的工作模式有利有弊，但科学家预言，随着人工智能等新科学技术的发展，尽管人类的工作岗位不会为之取代，但办公场所的意义将发生很大的变化，今后人类办公可能不再需要统一的办公场所。
5.推理判断题。分析前三段的逻辑关系可知，“Such behavir is indicative f a wider wrkplace trend.”指的是Stwe Byd提及的“They wear their headphnes—headphnes are the new walls—t signal they are invlved in high-cncentratin wrk and nt available fr chat(他们戴着耳机——耳机是新的墙壁——发出信号，他们参与高浓度的工作，不能聊天)”，也就是第一段提到的现象“many f the basic technlgies that emplyees nw used t wrk tgether ften encurage them t wrk virtually independent f ne anther(现在许多员工使用的共同工作的基本技术往往鼓励他们几乎相互独立地工作)，由此可以推断出A选项正确，员工们用新技术来隔绝闲聊，避免直接交流。故选A。
6.推理判断题，第四段主题句是“It isn’t t say c-wrkers wn’t cnnect.( 这不是说同事不会联系)”，然后阐述了办公室员工如何利用科学技术进行全新的交流模式，还以“virtual reality”举例证明。由此判断出，科技使办公室通讯的新形式成为可能。故选C。
7.推理判断题。本文讲述办公室引进先进的技术，原本为了促进员工更好地合作，而实际上员工们却用作隔绝闲聊的遮挡物。新技术的引进，改变了办公室成员互动的模式，办公场所将逐渐失去它原本所具有的功能。隔绝了办公室闲聊的工作模式有利有弊，但科学家预言，随着人工智能等新科学技术的发展，尽管人类的工作岗位不会为之取代，但办公场所的意义将发生很大的变化，今后人类办公可能不再需要统一的办公场所。由此判断出，短文的目的是介绍技术对员工互动的影响。故选D。
C
【答案】ADD
【解析】这是一篇议论文。短文论述了科技真的使我们的生活变得更好吗？
8.猜测词义题。根据第二段 In the 1970s, the depressin was prmpted by cncerns abut envirnmental damage and the prspect f nuclear accidents.可知，上世纪70年代，人口过剩、环境破坏和核毁灭的前景引发了人们的担忧。从而导致了这种沮丧情绪。由此判断出，划线词的意思是“导致”。故选A。.
9.推理判断题。根据第三段Fr any given technlgy, its drawbacks smetimes seem t utweigh its benefits. When this happens with several technlgies at the same time, as it des tday, the result is a wider sense f techn-pessimism.可知，对于任何给定的技术，它的缺点有时似乎超过了它的好处。当这种情况同时发生在几项技术上时，就像如今，结果是一种更广泛的技术悲观主义。由此判断出，作者认为，对新技术的悲观往往是由于新技术弊大于利。故选D。
10.推理判断题。根据最后一段Technlgy itself is neutral. It is the chices peple make abut it that shape the wrld.技术本身没有能动性：是人们对它的选择塑造了世界。由此判断出通过写这篇文章，作者主要想论证人们在使用新技术时的明智决定真的很重要。故选D。
D
【答案】ACBD
【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍面部识别技术，它用来识别和跟踪动物。
11.推理判断题。根据第二段中Dan Schfield said that the system was develped t imprve the quality f infrmatin cllected abut chimpanzees in the wild ver a lng perid f time.“丹·斯科菲尔德(Dan Schfield)说，开发这个系统是为了提高长期以来收集到的野生黑猩猩信息的质量。”从Schfield的话里可推知，研究黑猩猩需要更多的信息。故选A。
12.词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句The researchers wanted t get a mre cmplete understanding f the lives f the chimpanzees by studying them ver several generatins.“研究人员希望通过几代人的研究来更全面地了解黑猩猩的生活。”由此推知，下句中的this指代的是“完全了解黑猩猩的生活。”故选C。
13.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中The human persns were able t crrectlyidentify individual chimpanzees abut 42 percent f the time. The machine learning tl was much faster at cmpleting the experiment. Human experts tk abut 55 minutes, while the cmputer tk nly secnds.“人类识别黑猩猩个体的正确率约为42%。机器学习工具完成实验的速度要快得多。人类专家花了55分钟，而计算机只花了几秒钟。”由此可知，机器学习系统更有效。故选B。
14.标题判断题。通读全文尤其是第二段“In a recent study scientists annunced they had develped machine learning tls t track the faces f individual wild chimpanzees （黑猩猩）. 在最近的一项研究中，科学家们宣布他们已经开发出了机器学习工具来追踪野生黑猩猩个体的面部。”由此可知，“面部识别被用来识别和跟踪动物的”为短文最佳标题。故选D。