高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练：七选五专题十九

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练七选五专题十九①Lastmonth,aguywasremovedfromaplanebypoliceafterthrowingatantrumbecauseababynearhimwascrying.Thissortofthingseemstokeephappeninglately.___1_____Videosofangrypassengersyellingatorevenphysicallyassaultinggateagentsandotherairportandairlineemployeesonthegroundkeepspreadinglikewildfireonsocialmedia.Acombinationofpoliticalpolarization,hightravelcosts,aturbulenteconomyandpost-traumaticstressfromtheCOVID-19pandemichaveallunitedtocreatetempestsintheteapotsthathurtleacrossournation’sskieseveryday.____2_____Nelson,presidentoftheAssociationofFlightAttendants,saidthatmightbedueinparttoazero-tolerancepolicytheFAAenactedthatyear,whichallowsthoseincidentstobeaddressedmorequicklyandforcefully.Lastmonth,theFAAsaiditwasreferringmorecasestotheFBI,includinganincidentinMarchinwhichapassengertriedtoopentheemergencyexitandattemptedtoassaultaflightattendantwithamakeshiftweapon.____3_____Peopleneedtobemoreashamed.No,seriously.Allthesesocialmediapostsarenothelping,andpeoplewhogetviolentonairplanesneedtofacestrongerconsequencesfortheiractions.“Ifyouhadsomerealpublicconsequenceslikepeoplegettingarrested,gettingmassivefinesforthiskindofthing,gettingputonablacklist,thatwouldputsomepressuretotampdownonthiskindofthing,”Nelsonsaid.____4_____Itwouldcreateanationalno-flylistforpassengerswhoactoutonboard.Personally,Itrusttheexperts.Iftheysayharsherpenaltiesarethewaytogo,I’mallforit.I’vedoneplentyofflyingandwitnessedmyfairshareofmisbehavingadults.__5_____【USAToday(May2,2023)】A.Howcanairragegetaddressed?B.Whatshouldothertravelersknow?C.It’snotjustontheplanes,either.D.Tothatend,abipartisangroupoflegislatorsinWashingtonreintroducedabillafewweeksago.E.AccordingtotheFederalAviationAdministration,therateofunrulypassengerincidentshasdroppedaround80%.F.Itseemslikebehavingangryandbelligerenthasbecomemoreacceptableinthelastfivetosevenyears.G.Itwouldbeaconfidenceboosttoknowthattherecouldberealconsequencesforthoseactions.②Bluecheckmarksarenowgonefrompreviously“verified”peopleonTwitter–suchasjournalists,musicians,actors,sportscelebs,andotherhigh-profiletweeters–unlessthoseuserscoughup$8/month(or$84/year)foraTwitterBluesubscription.____1_____Sohowdoyouknowifthepersonororganizationyou’refollowing(orchattingwith)onTwitterislegitorfake?LookatthehandleandbioTwitterusers,evenfamousones,oftenhaveadifferentTwitternamethantheirhandle.LeBronJames,forexample,hastheTwitterhandle@KingJamesopposedto@LebronJames,whichisanadvertisingandmarketingfirm.“Verified”userscan’tchangetheirhandle,butit’seasytochangeyourTwitterprofilename.____2_____Andifthereisnobiooronefilledwithspellingandgrammaticalmistakes,orabrokenURLtoawebsite,that’ssuspect,too._____3_____Especiallywhenitcomestofollowingnewsorganizationsandcelebrities,it’seasytotellifit’saphonyaccountifthenumberoffollowersisnexttonothing.JackBlack,forexample,hasn’tpaidforthebluecheckmark,butsincehisaccounthasmorethan578,000followers,youcansurmiseit’sreallythecomedicactorandmusician.Ontheflipside,youmightfindBillGatesIIIonTwitter,withthehandle@BillGates2810–yes,evenwiththeactualphotooftheMicrosoftco-founderandbillionairephilanthropist–butthisimposteraccountonlyhas5followers,andsoyouknowit’snotreally*the*BillGatesIII,whichhas62.5millionfollowersonhisverifiedTwitterprofile.LookatthetweetsIfyou’retryingtodetermineifanaccountisphonyornot,lookattheirtweetsandyourSpideysenseshouldstarttingingifthereareseveralrepetitivetweets,ifthey’refraughtwithspellingandgrammaticalerrors,oriftherearetoofewortoomanytweets._____4_______CheckforamissingphotoorstockphotoWhilefakeaccountscouldhaveaphoto,liketheabove-mentionedBillGatesexample,besuspiciousifwhomyou’refollowingdoesn’thaveaphotoatall,whichisasignofabotaccount,orlazyimposter.____5______Aquickglanceattheirfollowers,posts,bio,andactualTwitterhandlecouldeasilyconfirmordispelifthepersoniswhotheyclaimtobe.【USAToday(May2,2023)】A.Whatisthefollowercount?B.WhyisTwitterremovingbluecheckmarks?C.Lookforotherinfo,suchaswhat’sontheTwitteruser’sbiosummary.D.Manyusersarepushingbackpubliclyagainstpayingforthislittlewhitetickinabluecircle.E.Inotherinstances,thefakeaccountmayuseastockimageorprofilephotousedonotheraccounts.F.Iftheuserhasabluecheck,they’vebeenverifiedbyTwitter.G.Onarelatednote,ifmosttweetsareall@replieswiththesametext,youhavealsolikelydiscoveredabotaccount.③Cinematicportrayalslikethesehavemadeusallfamiliarwiththerisksofartificialintelligence,wherecomputerscapableofthinkinglikehumansposeadangertousall.Butthat’ssimplysciencefiction,right?Perhapsnot.TheAIchatbotChatGPT,launchedbydeveloperOpenAIincollaborationwithMicrosoftlastNovember,hasmadeheadlinesbecauseofitsconversationalandwritingabilities,whichmimichumanspeechandwriting,respectively._____1___Itcancomposegrocerylists,giveyouideasabouttravelandcandescribeartindetail.ChatGPTisavailableforfreeontheOpenAIwebsite.IhaveanaccountthereandaskedChatGPTtocomposeapoemaboutSavannah,ahaikuaboutenduringloveandaparagraphaboutpiratesinthestyleofErnestHemingway.ChatGPTcomposedeachoftheseinseconds.Bothwerepassable,ifnotspectacular.Asawriter,thisfrightensme._____2____Inanerainwhichsocialmediaisfilledwithallsortsofmisleadinginformation,theabilityofrealisticAI-generatedfakestobepropagatedinthemediashouldarouseconcerninallofus._______3____Thisistheconcerngraphicallyillustratedin“TheTerminator,”whereSkynetdecidedthathumanbeingswerenolongernecessaryandexterminatedthem.Thisisespeciallyconcerningconsideringtheincreasingautomationoftheworld’smilitary.TheU.S.Navyestimatesthatupto60%ofitscarrierairfleetwillbecomposedofAI-drivenunarmedaerialvehiclesinthenextdecade._____4____Theadventoftheinternetintheearly1990srevolutionizedcommerce,communicationandthedisseminationofinformation.Today,with63%oftheglobeconnectedviatheweb,mostofu