【高考英语】2020-2022届三年上海市长宁区高三模拟试卷专项突破专题01阅读理解（含解析）

【高考英语】2020-2022届三年上海市长宁区高三模拟试卷专项突破专题01阅读理解上海市长宁区2022届高三一模英语试卷SectionBDirections:ReadthefollowingthreepassagesEachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.（A）Itwasoneofthemostdestructivedaysinthehistoryofourplanet,andnowweknowhowitplayedout.Scientistshavepiecedtogetherthefirstdayofthedinosaurs5extinction,bydrillingintothecrater（火山口）thatformedfromtheasteroid（小行星）thatcausedtheirdownfall.Theasteroid,whichledtotheextinctionofalldinosaursthatcan'tfly,crashedintotheGulfofMexico'sYucatanPeninsulasome66millionyearsago.In2016,ascientificdrillingprojectbytheInternationalOceanDiscoveryProgramgotrocksfromtheimpactsite,whichhasbeenunderwaterfbralongtime.Now,scientistshaveanalysedtheserockstotravelbackintimetothatparticulardayitself.adinosaur“It'sanexpandedrecordofeventsthatwewereabletorecoverfromwithingroundzero,“saidDrScanGulick,ageophysicistattheUniversityofTexasatAustinandleaderofthisstudy."Ittellsusaboutimpactprocessesfromaneyewitnesslocation.^^Injust24hoursfollowingtheimpact,alayerofmaterial130mthickwasdeposited.Thisincludecharcoal,whichprovidesevidencefbrtheintensewildfiresthatarethoughttohavebeencausedbythe

crash.Meanwhile,theimpactalsoledtoahugetsunami,anextremelylargewaveintheseacausedbyanearthquake,asevidencedbylayersofrocksandsandinthecoresamples,whichappeartohavebeendepositedbyfloodingwaters.Onethingconspicuouslymissingfromthesamples,though,istheelementofsulphur(硫磺).Althoughthesurroundingareaisfullofsulphur-richrocks,thecraterisunusuallysulphur-free.Thissupportstheideathattheasteroidimpactinstantlyvaporisedsulphurousrocks,releasingthesulphurintotheatmosphere,whereitremainedandreflectedawaytheSun'slight,coolingtheEarth'sclimate.Althoughtheimpacthaddestructiveeffectsonaregionallevel,it'sthislarge-scaleglobalcoolingthat'sthoughttobebehindthedinosaurs'eventualextinction,aswellasthatofcountlessotherplantandanimalspecies.“Therealkillerhasgottobeatmospheric,MsaidGulick.**Theonly,wayyougetaglobalmassextinctionlikethisisanatmosphericeffect.^^DrSeanGulickisquotedinparagraph3inorderto.stresstheimpactofthecrashillustratethesignificanceoftheirstudyexplainwhattheydidintheirstudystatethereasonfordinosaurs'deathTheword“conspicuously”(inparagraph6)isclosestinmeaningA.obviously B.restlessly C.occasionallyD.potentiallyWhichofthefollowingisacauseofthedramaticdropintemperaturementionedinthepassage?Thetsunami.Thewildfires.Thevapourisedsulphur.Thedepositofrocks.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?Touchingonthedinosaur'stimeDrillingintothedaythedinosaursdiedWhyweneedtostudytheatmosphericeffectWhatweshouldknowaboutthehistoryofourplanet(B)WhatAretheLimitsofHumanEndurance?Paragraph1:Whenitcomestorunning,howfarandhowfastyoucangoisdeterminedbyanumberofphysicalfactors,includingyourVO2max(thevolumeofoxygenyoucanpumproundyourbody)andyourlactate(乳酸盐)threshold,whichisthepointatwhichyourbodyproducesmorelactatethanitcanbreakdown(abuild-upofthischemicalmakesyourunlessefficiently).Someofthisisgenetic,someofitcomesfromtraining.Butinrecentyears,sportsscientistshavealsocometorecognisetheimportanceofmentalstrength.Thelongeryourun,themoreimportantawell-thought-outmentalstrategyis.Commonstrategiesfbrcopingwithpainincludemotivationalselftalkanddistractiontechniquestohelpblocknegativethoughts.Paragraph2:Thirtyyearsago,scientistscalculatedthatthefastestpossiblemarathon,inperfectconditionsandwiththeperfectathlete,wouldbe1hour58minutes.Andwe'regettingclose.ThisSeptember,Kenyanlong-distancerunnerEliudKipchogcsetanewworldrecordof2:01:39attheBerlinMaraton一araceideallysuitedtofasttimesbecauseofitsflatcourse,fewcomers,andtypicallygoodweatherconditions.Sportsphysiologiststhinkthatthetwo-hourlimitcouldbebrokeninthenextfewdecades,asabiggertalentpoolofrunners,plusadvancesintrainingtechnology,createevermoreidealcombinationsofathleteandrunningconditions.Paragraph3:Long-distancerunningstressesthebody;recentresearchfromtheUniversityofthePeloponneseinGreecefoundthatpost-racelevelsofinflammation(炎症)inthebloodofultraendurancerunners(thosewhorunraceslongerthanamarathon)showedsimilardescriptionstopeoplewithcancerorcirrhosis.However,overthenextfewdays,therunners'levelsreturnedtonormal,suggestingthattheyhavearemarkableabilitytorecoverafteranextremeworkout.Goodtrainingispartlyabouthelpingyouknowwhen,forinstance,you'vecrossedthelinefrom4goodpain'into"badpain'.Matcheachparagraphwithoneofthefollowingquestions,andthenmakethechoice.①Isenduranceinthemindorinthemuscles?②Isendurancerunningbadforyou?③Willendurancerunningbecomeahit?④Willanyoneeverrunatwo-hourmarathon?Paragraph1:①;Paragraph?:②;Paragraphs：(3)Paragraph1:④;Paragraph2:①;Paragraphs：®Paragraph1Paragraph2:(2)；Paragraphs：(3)Paragraph1:①；Paragraph?:④；Paragraphs：®Accordingtotheresearch,howcandistractiontechniqueshelplongdistancerunners?ByraisingtheirVO2max.Byhelpingthemconcentrate.Byloweringtheirlactatethreshold.Bypreventingthemfeelingdiscouraged.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?Goodtrainingcanhelpyoufindoutyourlimits.Theworldmarathonrecordis1hour58minutes.Marathontrainingtechnologyhasn'tchangedalot.Longdistancerunningcauseslastingharmtoourhealth.(C)Itseemsdifficulttoexplainthepersistentsuccessofscientifictheoriesatdescribingnature.1explorethischallengeinmybook,WhatScienceIsandHowItReallyWorks.Ifthehistoryofscienceteachesusanything,itisthattheabilityofatheorytopredictunobservedphenomenaandleadtoamazingnewtechnologiesisnoproofthatsaidtheoryis"true".Forexample,IsaacNewton'smechanicsenabledsurprisinglyaccuratepredictionsofotherastronomicalphenomena,suchasHalley'scomet（哈雷彗星）arrivinglaterthannormalin1759duetothegravitationaleffectsofpassingclosetoJupiter.Evenmoreimpressive,intheearly1800swhenastronomersdeterminedthattheorbit（轨道）ofUranusfailedtomatchNewtonianpredictions,theyconcludedthatNewton'stheorywasnotwrong;rather,theexistenceofapreviouslyunobservedplanetwasproposedandwaslaterfoundexactlywhereitwasexpectedtobe（andnamedNeptune）.Suchsuccessesofthescientificrevolutionweresoimpressivethatphilosophersdevelopedwholenewtheoriesofknowledgetotrytoexplainhowscientistsappearedtohaveusedobservationandreasontodiscoverfundamentaltruths.Indoingso,scientistsattemptedtodismisswhatlogicianshaveknownfbrlong:thatnoamountofcorrectlypredictedeffectscanproveasupposedcause.Butdon'tthesuccessesofNewtonianmechanicsprovethatthelawsNewtonproposedmustreallybetrue?OtherwisehowcouldthetheoryhavepickedasinglespotinthevastexpanseoftheuniverseandfoundexactlywhereNeptunewas?Thingsdonotalwaysworkoutthisway,however.In1859,astronomersdeterminedthattheorbitofMercurywasnotbehaving,overtime,asNewtonianmechanicspredicted.Soanothernewplanet（namedVulcan）wasproposed.UnlikethepredictionofNeptune'sexistence,thissuppositiondidnotpanout;rather,Newtonianmechanicswasanincorrecttheoryinthiscontext.Adifferentscientifictheory-Einstein'stheoryofrelativity—wasrequiredtolaterexplainMercury'smovement.So,whatreallyhelpscredibilitymore?Toinsistthatweknowthatatoms,blackholes,anddarkmatterarerealbecauseofhowmanyobservationswecanexplainandpredictionswecanmakebysupposingtheirexistence?Ortosimplyadmitthatsciencecannotsupportaclaimofabsolutetruthregardingtheabstract,unobservedscientificobjectsandlawsthatarcproposedtogovernthisworld?Onecouldarguethatifscientistsdon'tbangthegong（锣）of"truth"，thenitmayonlyquickenthedismissalofscienceasjustanotheropinion.However,Iwouldarguethatthispositiondoesnotgivetheintendedaudienceenoughcredit,andthatclaimingabsolutetruthdoesmoreharmthangood,notonlyfbrtheinteractionofsciencewiththepublic,butfbrthepracticeofscience.Ifdataareimportanttothesciences,thenletusacceptthehistoricaldataonscienceitself.WhichofthefollowingdidthelawsofNewtonfailtoprovideaccuratepredictionsfor?TheplanetofMercuryvariedinitscomposition.Halley'scometarrivedlaterthannormalin1759.Neptunewaslocatedwhereitwasexpectedtobe.TheSunhadanotherplanetnamedVulcan.Whydoesthewritermentionlogiciansinparagraph3?Tointroduceanotherwayofscientificthinking.Toimplywhatmistakescientistsmayhavemade.Tomakeacomparisonbetweenlogiciansandscientists.Tohelpexplainthecauseandeffectofcertainphenomena.Thephrase"panout”(inparagraph5)mostprobablymeans.A.appear B.bedivided C.shrink D.beprovedWhichofthefollowingstatementsisthewritermostlikelytoagreewith?Onlybyenoughobservationscanatheorybeprovedtrue.Nevercanweruleoutthepossibilitythatatheoryiswrong.Einstein'stheoryofrelativityworksbetterthananyothertheoryinastronomy.Newtonianmechanicsdoesn'tfittodayscontextbecauseitwasestablishedlongago.上海市长宁区2021届高三一模英语试卷AThefirstthingwenoticeaboutnewpeoplearetheirfaces.Thenexttimeweseethesepeople,werememberthembecauseweremembertheirfaces.Thisseemslikeasimpleprocess.However,scientistsfoundthatitisnotsuchasimpleprocess.Thesectionofthebrainthatisresponsiblefbrfacerecognitionseemstoworkdifferentlyfbrdifferentpeople.Somepeoplehavegreatdifficultyrememberingandrecognizingfaces,whileothersalmostneverforgetaface.Normalbabiesarebomwithanaturalabilitytorecognizefaces.Infact,theirfacerecognitionabilitiesaremuchbetterthantheirparents.Babiesarehighlyskilledatfacerecognitionatsixmonths.Butbyninemonths,theylosethisskill.Byninemonths,ababy'sface-recognitionskillsareaboutthesameasanadulfs.Unfortunately,somepeoplearenotbomwiththisabilitytorecognizefhces.Thepartofthebrainthatisresponsibleforfacerecognitiondoesn'tworkfbrthem.Thisconditioniscalledfaceblindness.Peoplewithveryseverefaceblindnesscannotevenrecognizetheirownfaces.Infact,peoplewiththisconditioncansometimesbefrightenedwhentheylookinthemirror.Theydon'trecognizetheirownface,sofbrasecondtheyarestartledwhentheyseethisunfamiliarface.Faceblindnessisnotalwayssevere.Scientistsbelieveupto10percentofthepopulationmaybeaffectedbyfaceblindnesstosomedegree,yetmanypeoplewithmildfaceblindnessmightnotevenknowtheyhaveit.Theyhavenoreasontoknowtheyaredifferentfromanyoneelseuntilsomeonepointsitout.Thisissimilartopeoplewithcolorblindness.Colorblindpeoplecan'tseethedifferencebetweencertaincolorssuchasredandgreen,untilsomeonetellsthemthatgreenandredaretwodifferentcolors.Thereisnocurefbrfaceblindness.Sofbrthetimebeing,peoplewithfaceblindnessneedtofindsimpletechniquestocompensatefbrtheirproblem.Theycantrytorecognizepeoplebytheirhairstyle,theirvoice,ortheirglasses.Hopefully,inthefutureasscientistslearnmoreaboutthiscondition,theywillfindacure.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.thewaytoimproveone'sface-recognitionskillsthefactthatsomepeoplehaveface-recognitionproblemsthesimpleprocessofthebraintorecognizeothers'facestheimportanceoffacerecognitioninhumancommunicationWhendopeoplehavethekeenskillsofface-recognition?Atbirth. B.Inadolescence.D.NinemonthsoldC.Halfayearold.D.NinemonthsoldTheboldword“startled"inthe3rdparagraphisclosesinmeaningto.A.confused B.surprisedC.excited D.depressedWhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheproblemoffaceblindness?.Peopleneedtotakeitseriously. B.Itaffectsagreatnumberofpeople..Itcanbecuredinthenearfuture. D.Certaintechniquescanmakeupfbrit.BCAREERS&MANAGEMENTManylargecompaniesnowuseapplicant-trackingsystems(ATSs).Asthenamesuggests,suchsystemshelprecruiterstrackandmanageapplicants.Theyalsoselectthebestcandidatesandfilterouttherest.Howcanyoumakesurethatyourapplicationgetspasttherobotsandreachesahumanrecruiter?Here'swhattheexpert,DEBORAHCAPRAS,says.Usetherightformat(格式)Mostapplicationsareremovedbecausetheyarenotfbnnattedinwaythesesystemscanreadandinterpret:AmandaAugustine,careerexpertatPresumption,explainstoCNBCMakeIt.Checkwhichformatisspecifiedinthejobadbeforeyouuploadyourapplication.It'susuallyMicrosoftWordformat.KeepitsimpleAvoidcolumnsandtables,asmanysystemshaveproblemsrecognizingwherethesestartandend.AccordingtoAlludes,aspecialistrecruitmentcompany,youshouldkeepthestructureandformatsimple.4€Don*tgetfancy,MadvisesAlludesonitsblog.Usestandardfonts(ArialorCaliban).ExcessiveformattingordecorativeelementsmightpresentanunreadablemesstotheATSs.SticktotraditionsUsetraditionalcategories,suchas"Achievements"，“Education",''Professionalqualifications","Skills"and"Workexperience^^.Thesesystemsareprogrammedtosorttheinformationintosuchcategories.t€Thereisnostandardyouhavetofollow,MsaysNickFrancisofSilencer,t4butyoushouldsticktothemostpopularormostfrequentlyusedonestobesafe,^^hetellsCNBCMakeIt.Understandthealgorithms(算法)“ATSalgorithmsaren'tthatdifferentfromthehumanalgorithms,MJonShields,marketingmanageratJacobson,tellsTheMuse."We'reallkindofskimmingforthesamethings/'hesays.Thesystemfirstskimsyourapplicationforspecifickeywords,thenitrankscandidateswhomatchthejobdescriptionwell.Thisdoesn'tmeanyoushouldcopyandpastedirectlyfromthejobdescriptionintoyourapplication.Youshouldreuseexpressionsthatarerecognizedindustryterms.Thisisimportantwhenlistingjobtitles,qualificationsorachievements.Ifyou'renotsurewhichonestoinclude,useanonlinetooltofindtherightwords.Basically,evenifyouarehighlyqualified,unlessyouincludetherightsearchtermsinyourapplication,ahumanrecruiterwillnevermeetyou.Applicant-trackingsystems(ATSs)areusedfor.formattingtheuploadedapplicationscollectingapplicants9datafromtheirapplicationshelpingcompaniesfindqualifiedcandidatespromotingapplicants,careerdevelopmentWhichofthefollowingisNOTDEBORAHCAPRAS'advice?Checktheformatusedinyourapplicationbeforeuploadingit.Keepthestructureandformatofyourapplicationsimple.Sticktothemostpopularorfrequentlyusedcategories.Avoidusingexpressionsthatarerecognizedindustryterms.Thisbrochuremainlytalksabout.whereapplicantsshouldsendtheirapplicationshowapplicantscouldgettheirapplicationspastATSswhatapplicantsmustdoinpreparingforaninterviewwhyATSalgorithmsworkinthesamewayashuman's（C）In2020,wecanexpectnewdevelopmentsinvoicetechnology.Theseincludetechnologythatcanunderstandregionalaccentsandgender-neutral（中性的）voiceassistants.PeoplehavecriticizedproductssuchasAlexaandSiribecausetheyoftenmisunderstandwomenandpeoplewithregionalaccents.Inresponsetothiscriticism,thevoicetechindustryistryingtobecomemoreinclusivebyintroducingarangeofnewprojects.OnestudyaskedpeopletoreadoutdifferentnewsheadlinesandthenlookedatwhatAlexathoughtpeoplehadsaid.ThedifferencebetweenwhatthepeoplesaidandwhatAlexaunderstoodwas30%biggerforpeoplewithnon-nativeaccents.RecentresearchalsoshowsthatGoogle'sspeechrecognitionis13%moreaccurateformenthanitisforwomen.AprojectthatwantstomakevoicetechmoreinclusiveisProjectQ.Itisagender-neutralvoiceassistantexpectedtobelaunchedin2020.“Currentvoicetechnologyisgendered,saysRyanShennan,ofProjectQ."SiriorGoogleAssistantmainlystartoutasfemalebydefault（默认）,soweaskedaquestion:whydowcgenderAI?Researchshowsthatfemalevoicesarcmorecompliant.Malevoicesindicatesuperiorityandintelligence.Allvoicetechonlyofferstwooptions/'ProjectQlaunchedin2019withaprototypevoicedevelopedbynon-binary（非二元性别的）linguists.Theyaskedasampleof4,500peoplefromacrossEuropewhetheritsoundedmaleorfemale.Theanswersweresplit50/50."Wewantthisvoicetobeusedinvoiceassistantsbutalsoinmetrostations,games,etc.Thereishugepotential,saysSherman.Othercompaniesarealsotryingtodiversifyvoicetech.MozillalaunchedtheCommonVoiceprojectin2019tofindglobalvoicestohelpdiversifyAIspeech.^Companiesthatstartedyearsagowithvoicerecognitionoftengottheirdatafrompublicradio,“saidKatharinaBorchert,fromMozilla.“Thoseweremostlymale,nativespeakerswithreallytrainedvoices.Therearenotalotoffemalevoices,anditdoesn'thavepeoplewithregionalaccents.That'swhytheearlyversionhadrealproblemsunderstandingwomen.Sothelargerthediversityofspeakers,thegreaterthequalityintheend.”TheBBCisdevelopingavoiceassistantcalledBeebtobelaunchedin2020,designedtorespondtousers'requests.MukulDevichand,executiveeditorofvoiceandAI,saysitisalsolookingathowtorespondbettertoregionalaccents."Wc\cbeeninvolvingpeoplefromallcomersofthecountrytomakesurethatourconversationassistantrepresentsregionalaccents/'hesays.DrSaulAlbert,ofLoughboroughUniversity,isnotsurethattheseprojectsgivefullassistanceandhighlightsoneareathatneedsattention."Amazon,Googleandothertechnologycompaniesaregoingtohavetoinvolvedisabledpeopleindesign,hesays."TherearestandardfeaturesinproductsliketheGoogleHomeandtheAmazonEcho,aswellasGoogle'sEuphoniaproject,whichlearnsthevoicepatternsofuserswithspeechimpairments（障碍）DrLeighClark,ofSwanseaUniversity,ismoreoptimistic,buthesaystherearestillimportantthingstorememberwhendevelopingsomeoftheseprojects:"Ifwehavegender-neutralvoices,dothesebecomethenormordothesebecomeanotheroptionfortheusertochoose?^^TheproductslikeAlexaandSiriwerecriticized,because.theirvoicesgotfromEuropeansweresplitintohalfmaleandhalffemaletheyhaddifficultyrecognizingwomenandthosewithregionalaccentsregionalaccentsandgender-neutralvoiceassistantswereincludedtheyboastedaboutthegreatefYiciencyoftheirvoiceassistantsHowdidthecompaniessolvetheproblemofunderstandingwomen?BylaunchingProjectQanddevelopingBeeb.Bycollectingvoicedatafrompublicradios.Byaddingregionalaccentstothedatabase.Bydiversifyingvoicetechwithglobalvoices.What'stheprincipleofdesigningvoiceassistants?Voiceassistantsmainlystartedoutasfemalebydefault.Standardfeaturesmustbeincludedinvoiceassistants.Themorediversethespeakers,thegreaterthequalityintheend.Userswithspeechimpairmentscan'thavethepriorityindesign.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?Expectingnewdevelopmentsinvoicetech.Respondingtouserswithspeechimpairments.Solvingtheproblemofunderstandingwomen.Developingvoiceassistantsformetrostations.上海市长宁区2020届高三一模英语试卷(A)Iliveinasecond-floorflatwithanancienttreerightonthecomerofthehouse.Houseandtreehavebeenhere,sidebyside,forwelloveracentury.Noonereallyknowshowoldthetreeis,butitwasalreadytherewhenbuildersstartedonthehouseatthebeginningofthe1900s.Itwasstillratheryoungandflexiblebackthen,soiteasilywelcomedthenewstructureintoitspath.Itbentandadjusteditselftomakeroom,andtofindthecetogrowbigandstrongandwise.Whichmeansthatsomehundredyearslater,thesolid,strongbranchesofthetreereacharoundtwoRillsidesofmyhome.It'scoveredinmoss(苔群)，whichis,inturn,crawlingwithallsortsofinsects.Ihaveneverseentheinsects,bytheway,Ijustknowthatthey'retherebecauseofallthebirdstryingtopickthemout.Theyarealwayshoppingaround,lookingforthisandthatandsingingsongs.IfeellikeIhavebecomepartoftheecosystem.WhenI'meatingbreakfastormakingdinnerinthekitchen,Icanlookoutandseeabirdhoppingaroundskillfully,gatheringitsownmealwhileItendtomine.WhenI'msittinginthelivingroom,readingordrinkingtea,Icansuddenlyfindmyselffacetofacewithanotherbird.We'llbestaringateachotherand,aftersometime,decidewecanbothcarryonwithourbusiness.Livingsidebyside.EvenasIwritethis—thelargewindowsopentoalovely,softevening——awhitefeathercomesfloatingdownbymyside.Probablyfromoneoftheresidentpigeons.AsIdon'thavetheluxuryofagarden,thistreemakesmefeelconnectedtotheoutdoors.Suchanancienttree,atreethatisitselfhometomanyothercreatures——thatfeelsdifferent.Itisasifithasadoptedmeandmademeapartofitsworld,withouteveraskingforsomethinginreturn.Butifneedsbe,IknowthatitcancountonmeandIwillprotectitwithallmystrength.Theflattheauthorlivesinis.A.builtinanancienttreeB.huggedbyagianttreeC.decoratedwithbranchesD.A.builtinanancienttreeB.huggedbyagianttreeC.decoratedwithbranchesD.surroundedbyagardenIntheauthor'sdescription,sheimpliesthat.A.birdskeepherwarmcompanyC.mossmakesherflatniceandcoolA.birdskeepherwarmcompanyC.mossmakesherflatniceandcoolWhatdocstheauthorreallytreasure?Aclose-to-naturelife.C.Acioushouse.shehasbeenlivingontreeproductsD.shehasbeenbotheredbytheinsectsB.Aluxuriousgarden.D.Asociableneighbor.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoexpresstheauthor'sfeeling?A.Jealous.B.Inferior.C.Content.D.Passionate.A.Jealous.B.Inferior.C.Content.D.Passionate.(B)TheSleepofYourDreamsAccordingtotheCentersfbrDiseaseControlandPrevention,athirdofusdon'tgetnearlyenoughshut-eye.Ourcollectivetirednesshaspromoteda$41billionmarketfbrdevicespromisingmore—andhigher-quality—sleep.Inmyeverlastingsearchfordowntime,Itestedsomeofthemostpromisingones.Here'showtheystackedup.Eightsleeptracker$299Thismattress(床垫)topperfitsunderasheetand“turnsanybedintoasmartbedJaccordingtoEight.WhileIslept,thesensordecoratedpadgathereddatalikeheartrate,periodsofdeepestsleep,andnumberofturns.Itwaseasytouse,and1likedthewarmingfeature,whichletmeseteachsideofthebedtoadifferenttemperature.REMScore:8(outof10)Dreampadpillow$149andupTheDreampadusessmoothsoundscapestohelpyoupowerdown.ConnectthedevicetoyourphoneviaBluetoothorUSB,andthepillowemitssoftmusic,audibleonlytoyouasyoulayyourheaddown.Therearetentracksonoffer.Ididn'tdriftoffanyfasterwiththeDreampad,butitdidhelpmefallbackasleepwhenIwokeupatnight.SmartNoraWirelessSnoringSolution$299NightingaleSmartNoraWirelessSnoringSolution$299NightingaleSmartHomeSleepSystem$149TheNightingaleishi-tech.Twoapp-enabledunitswraptheroominablanketofwarmsound.Youcanalsoprogramthesystemtoprovideweatherandtrafficinformationwhenyouwakeup.Theonlydownside:instandbymode,itemitsafaintnoise.REMScore:9REMScore:6Myeight-hourrestfulhappinessisfrequentlyinterruptedbymyhusband'ssnoring.TheSmartNorarelievesmeoftheneedtopushhim.Whenthebedsideaudiosensordetectsabreathingdisturbance,itslowlyblowsuptheoffender'spillow,gentlyshiftingthemintoafreer-breathingposition.Myhusbandsometimeswokeupbrieflybutwassoonasleepagain.REMScore:8*REM:rapideyemovement(describesaperiodofsleepduringwhichyoudreamandyoureyesmakesmallmovements)By"howtheystackedup“inparagraph1,theauthorprobablymeans“howtheyA.makesensetomanufacturers B.getstuckinstoresC.arecomparedwitheachother D.arepileduptogetherWhichofthefollowingdevicesfavourablyreactstousers?A.Dreampadpillow B.EightsleeptrackerC.SmartNoraWirelessSnoringSolution D.NightingaleSmartHomeSleepSystemWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?TheEightkeepstheentirebedatthesametemperature.TheNightingaleisaneconomicalbutperfectdevice.Softmusicisappliedtoallthesefourdevices.Oneinthreepeoplesufferfromsleepproblem.(C)Anepidemicistheoccurrenceofadiseasewhichaffectsaverylargenumberofpeoplelivinginanareaandwhichspreadsquicklytootherpeople.Likeinfectiousdiseases,ideasintheacademicworldarespreadable.Butwhysometravelfarandwidewhileequallygoodonesremaininrelativeinsignificancehasbeenamystery.Nowateamofcomputerscientistshasusedanepidemiologicalmodeltoimitatehowideasmovefromoneacademicinstitutiontoanother.Themodelshowedthatideasoriginatingatfamousinstitutionscausedbigger“epidemics“thanequallygoodideasfromlesswell-knownplaces,explainsAllisonMorgan,acomputerscientistattheUniversityofColoradoBoulderandleadauthorofthenewstudy.kkThisimpliesthatwhereanideaisbornshapeshowfaritspreads,holdingthequalityoftheideaconstant.^^s