2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题五（含解析）

2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题（5）

1.FourpeopleinEngland,backin1953,staredatPhoto51.Itwasn'tmuch—apictureshowingablack

X.ButthreeofthesepeoplewontheNobelPrizeforfiguringoutwhatthephotoreallyshowed—theshape

ofDNA.ThediscoverybroughtfameandfortunetoscientistsJamesWatson,FrancisCrickandMaurice

Wilkins.Thefourth,theonewhoactuallymadethepicture,wasleftout.

HernamewasRosalindFranklin."Sheshouldhavebeenupthere,'1sayshistorianMaryBowden."Ifher

photoshadn'tbeenthere,theotherscouldn'thavecomeupwiththestructure."OnereasonFranklinwas

missingwasthatshehaddiedofcancerfouryearsbeforetheNobeldecision.

AttheUniversityofCambridgeinthe1950s,WatsonandCricktriedtomakemodelsbycuttingup

shapesofDNA'spartsandthenputtingthemtogether.Meanwhile,atKing'sCollegeLondon,Franklinand

WilkinsshoneX-raysatthemolecule.Theraysproducedpatternsreflectingtheshape.

ButtherelationshipbetweenWilkinsandFranklinwasalotrockier.WilkinsthoughtFranklinwashired

tobehisassistant.ButthecollegeactuallyemployedhertotakeovertheDNAproject.

WhatshedidwasproduceX-raypicturesthattoldWatsonandCrickthatoneoftheirearlymodelswas

insideout.Andshewasnotshyaboutsayingso.ThatangeredWatson,whoattackedherinreturn."Mere

inspectionsuggestedthatshewouldnoteasilybend.Clearlyshehadtogoorbeputinherplace."

“AsFranklin'scompetitors,Wilkins,WatsonandCrickhadmuchtogainbycuttingheroutofthelittle

groupofresearchers,1'sayshistorianPninaAbir-Am.In1962attheNobelPrizeawardceremony,Wilkins

thanked13colleaguesbynamebeforehementionedFranklin.Watsonwrotehisbooklaughingather.

Crickwrotein1974that''Franklinwasonlytwostepsawayfromthesolution."

No,Franklinwasthesolution.uShecontributedmorethananyotherplayertosolvingthestructureof

DNA.Shemustbeconsideredaco-discoverer,"Abir-Amsays.ThiswasbackedupbyAaronKlug,who

workedwithFranklinandlaterwonaNobelPrizehimself.Oncedescribedasthe"DarkLadyofDNA",

Franklinisfinallycomingintothelight.

l.WhydidWatsongetangrywithFranklin?

A.Franklinkeptherresultsfromhim.B.Franklintooktheleadinthecompetition.

C.Franklinprovedsomeofhisfindingswrong.D.Franklinsharedherdatawithotherscientists.

2.WhyisFranklindescribedas"DarkLadyofDNA"?

A.Shedevelopedpicturesindarklabs.

B.Hernamewasforgottenafterherdeath.

C.ShediscoveredtheblackX-theshapeofDNA.

D.Hercontributionwasunknowntothepublic.

3.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardWilkins,WatsonandCrick?

A.RespectfuLB.Disapproving.C.Admiring.D.Indifferent.

4.Whichcanbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.MuchPain,NoGainB.BeNice,NeverFinishLast

C.WhenOneDoorCloses,AnotherOpensD.WhereThereIsaWill,ThereIsaWay

2.Whilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwouldsaythatwe've

"summered.'1"Summer"isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbingnoun.

Waybackinourchildhood,wealllearnedthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidy

definition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.It'snotsoinadulthood,whereweareexpectedto"foot"bills,

"chair"committees,and"dialog"withpoliticalopponents.Chancesareyoudidn'tfeeluncomfortable

aboutthesightofthoseverbingnouns.

"TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,1'saysPatriciaO'Conner,aformereditoratThe

NewYorkTimesBookReview.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbswereoriginallynouns.

Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40percentofallnewverbshavecome

fromnouns.

Eventhoughconversion（转化）isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.William

StrunkJr.andE.B.White,inTheElementsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEnglish一havethis

tosay:"Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.Notallarebad,butallaresuspect."

TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.

"Sometimespeopleobjecttoanewverbbecausetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,"saysO'Conner.

That'swhywe'recomfortablewith"hosting”aparty,butwemightfeelupsetbythethoughtof"medaling"

insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn'toffer

arule,butsuggeststhatpeoplethinktwiceabout"verbifying"anounifit*seasilyreplaceablebyanalready

existingpopularverb.Makesureit'sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,hesays.

Intheend,however,styleissubjective.EasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglish

grammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish"English."Noteverycoinage（新仓U词语）

passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit.

1.Whatcanwelearnabouttheverbingofnouns?

A.Ithasn'trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.

B.Itismorecommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.

C.Ithasn'tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.

D.Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingverbsinpractice.

2.Whatismostleadingexperts,attitudetowardthepracticeoftheverbingofnouns?

A.Cautious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcemed.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?

A.Predictable.B.Practicable.C.Approaching.D.Impossible.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Are40PercentofAllNewVerbsFromNouns?

B.Are"Summering"and"Medaling"Annoying?

C.AreYouComfortableAboutaNewVerb?

D.AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?

3.Atestthatmeasuresbloodflowchangesinthebrainshowspeoplewithhighbloodpressurearemore

likelytoexperiencepoorercommunicationbetweenbrainregionsthanthosewithnormalbloodpressure,

accordingtoasmallstudypublishedintheAmericanHeartAssociationjournalHypertension.

"ThisstudymayhelptoexplainwhyhypertensionisamajorriskfactorforAlzheimer'sdisease,usaid

thestudy'sleadauthor,LorenzoCarnevale.

Researcherscomparedimagesofthebrainsof19peoplewithhighbloodpressureand18peoplewith

bloodpressureinthenormalrange.Theimageswereresting-statefunctionalMRIs,whichmeasuresmall

changesinbloodflowatrest.Researchersalsogaveparticipantscognitivetests.Comparedtopeoplewith

normalbloodpressure,thosewithhypertensionperformedmoreslowlyandpoorlyonthecognitivetests,

andtheirbrainimagesshowedapatternofabnormalconnections.

Dr.KristineYaffe,aprofessorofpsychiatryandneurologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,notedthe

brainchangesappearedpriortoanystructuralchangeinthebrainassociatedwithpoorercognitiveskills.

"Itcouldbethatthechangesarethere,andwejustdon'tseethemyet,"Yaffesaid.nOrmaybethe

functionalconnectionsarealteredearlierintheprocess.Thereallyamazingthingtomeisthattheyare

seeingthesechangesatsuchayoungage."Theaverageageofparticipantswithhighbloodpressurewas

55.

Yaffe,however,pointedoutalargerstudyoveralongerperiodoftimeisneededtofleshoulthese

findings.nWeneedtoseeifcognitivefunctiongetsworse,whoismostlikelytoexperiencethisandwhat

itmeansintermsofwhenbrainchangesappear.Wecan'tanswerthosequestionswithsuchasmallstudy."

"Thestudyshouldnotbeinterpretedtomeaneveryonewithhighbloodpressureisontheroadto

Alzheimefsdisease,"sheadded.MThebrainisreallycomplicated.Therearesomesubtlechangesin

connectionsshownhere,butthatdoesn'tmeanthebrainisn'tworking.Theremaybeotherwaysthebrain

iscompensating（弥补）forthis."

1.Whatwillpeoplewithhypertensionsuffer?

A.Lesscommunication.B.Adeclineinmemory.

C.Inactivebrainactivities.D.Poorconnectionsinthebrain.

2.WhatisDr.KiistineYaffe'sattitudetowardthestudy?

A.Skeptical.B.Objective.C.Disapproving.D.Indifferent.

3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"fleshout“meaninParagraph6?

A.Enrich.B.Deny.C.Describe.D.Challenge.

4,Whatcanweinferabouthighbloodpressure?

A.Brainsmaymakeupforitseffects.B.Itmakesbrainsmorecomplicated.

C.ItmustleadtoAlzheimer'sdisease.D.Itseffectsonbrainsarestillunknown.

4.It'snosecretthatinhalingsmokeisbadforyourlungs.Butnow,scientistsaresuggestingsmokemay

alsocarryandspreadinfectiousdisease.Thetheory,publishedinScienceMagazine,isbasedonresearch

thatfoundwildfiresmokeisteemingwiththousandsofspeciesofmicroorganisms.Someofthese

microorganisms,includingbacteriaandfungalspores（真菌抱子）,areknowntocausedisease.

Thenewresearchsuggeststhatwhenawildfirebumsplantoranimalmatteranddisturbssoils,it

exposesthousandsofspeciesofbacteriaandfungi（真菌）thatotherwisemightnoteasilybecomeairborne.

Youmightthinkthehighheatfromfirewouldkilltheseorganisms,butonestudycitedinthearticlefound

thatsomebacteriaevenmultiplypost-fire.Scientistssaytheorganismslatchontosmokeparticulates,

allowingthemtotravelthousandsofmilesacrosscontinents.

Dr.PeterChen,directoroftheDivisionofPulmonaryandCriticalCareMedicineatCedars-Sinai

MedicalCenterinLosAngeles,is"intrigued“bythetheorybutsomewhatskepticalthatthe

microorganismsinsmokewouldactuallycauseinfections.Manybacteriaandfungidon'tcauselung

infections,saysChen,butit'scertainlypossiblethatasignificantamountcouldworsensymptomsin

someonewithapre-existinglungcondition.HIalwaysthoughtitwastheparticulatesinsmokethatwere

causingtheseissues,1'saysChen."ButwhenIreadthis,Istartedthinking:Coulditbethemicroorganisms

thatarealsoworseningexistingillness?'1

Whetherthemicrobesinsmokeactuallycauseinfectionsorsimplyworsenpotentialrespiratoryissues,

thearticleraisesanewhealththreatthatis"certainlyalarming",saysKelseyJack,anassociateprofessor

ofenvironmentalanddevelopmenteconomics.Thisisespeciallytruefbrlower-incomepopulations,Jack

says,becausepeoplewithfewermeansareoftenmoreexposedtotheenvironment.Ifsmokeisaffecting

theairqualityinacertainarea,thepeoplewhoworkoutside,orwhohavetogototheofficeonfootorby

bike,willinhalemoresmokethanthosewhodrive.

Butuntilmoreresearchisdone,Chensaysthebestthingpeoplecandoisjustfollowexisting

recommendationswhenairqualityispoor-includingstayingindoors,keepingwindowsanddoorsclosed,

usingHEPAfilters（过滤器）andrunningairconditioning.

1.WhatcanweknowaboutthemicroorganismsfromParagraph2?

A.Theycouldbekilledbyhighheat.

B.Theycouldpossiblytravelthroughairbythemselves.

C.Theycouldreproduceinlargenumbersafterfires.

D.Theycaneasilyattachthemselvestosmokeparticulates.

2.HowdomostmicroorganismsaffectpeopleaccordingtoDr.PeterChen?

A.Theywillcauselunginfections.B.Theymightworsenlungdisease.

C.Theywilldestroylivingenvironments.D.Theymightdamagerespiratorysystem.

3.Whyarelow-incomepeoplesufferingmorethanothers?

A.Theyliveinpoorareas.B.Theydrivetoandfromwork.

C.Theyhavesufferedfromlungdisease.D.Theyareexposedtopollutedairmorefrequently.

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Resultsofthenewresearch.

B.DisagreementsbetweentheauthorandChen.

C.Suggestionsondealingwithpoorairquality.

D.Benefitsofpreventingsmokefrompollutingtheair.

5.Songkran

Duration:fromApril12to15inPhuket（Thedatesvarydependingontheregions）.

Location:SongkranistheThaiNewYear.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff,andmostThai

peoplewillbegoingbackhometocelebrateSongkranwiththeirfamilies.Justexpectalotoftrafficjams

ontheroadaseveryoneisoutonpick-uptrucks,throwingwaterateachother.

Details:StartingintheearlymorningonApril13th,thewaterceremonywilltakemanyforms.Initially,

youareonlysupposedtosprinkle（洒）yourfamilywithatinycupofwaterathome.It'sgoodluck.Then

yousprinkleastatueofBuddhaveryrespectfullyandsayalittleprayer.

Laterinthemorning,thegamestartstochange.Becausethisisthehottesttimeoftheyear,sprinkling

eachotherwithwaterisalotoffun.AddalittlebeertothatandSongkranturnsintoacountry-widewater

war.

ItstartsrathergentlyinPhuketTownaround10a.m.,turningtowaterdogfights（混战）intheafternoon

inPatong,KataandKaron,andendsinthefull-scalewetwarzoneinBanglaRoaduntillateatnight.

SurvivalTips:

Don'tdriveabikeifyoucanavoidit.Ifsslipperyandthetendencytocloseeyeswhenwateristhrown

atyouisdangerous.

Getawaterproofcamera.

Beawareofmajortrafficjamsintowns,mostlyinPatongBeach.

Don'tcarryanythingthatdoesn'tresistwater.

Don'twearexpensiveclothing.

Beawareofthesun!

Havefun!Don'ttakeittooseriously.It'sgood.

l.WhydotrafficjamshappenduringSongkran?

A.Theroadisslippery.B.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff.

C.Thepeoplearethrowingwaterateachother.D.Everyoneissprinklinghisfamilyontheroad.

2.What'sthefirststeptocelebrateSongkran?

A.Sayingalittleprayer.B.SprinklingastatueofBuddha.

C.Sprinklingthefamilywithalittlewater.D.Sprinklingeachotherwithmuchbeer.

3.WhichofthefollowingisrecommendedduringSongkran?

A.Carryinganumbrella.B.Wearingcheapclothes.

C.Bringingsomecash.D.Ridingabicycle.

6.Magicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatareimpossible.The

magicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Theytrytomaketheaudiencebelievethattheyhavethepowertodo

thingswhichareagainstthelawsofnature.

Magicshowsareentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.The

magicianusuallydependsontheirskillwiththeirhands,ontheirknowledgeofpsychology,and,

sometimes,onmechanicaldevices（机械装置）.Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrickpeople,theuse

ofpsychologyisimportant.Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthemovementsoftheir

handsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsoftheirequipment.Theymustalsoleadtheaudienceto

drawfalseconclusions.Themagician'ssuccessdependsonthefactthatmanythingsseenbytheeyeare

notthethingsthatmatter.

Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearandmakingobjectsseemtodisappear.A

combinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsomeinterestingeffects.Forexample,themagicianputsasmall

ballunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecuptoanotherortochangecolor.

Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagician,employingquickhandmovementsoramechanicaldevice,

hidesoneball.Whiledoingthistheytalktotheaudienceandwaveabrightlycoloredclothwithonehand.

Theaudienceistoobusywatchingtheclothandlisteningtothemagician'swordstonoticethattheirother

handishidingtheball.

Anotherfavoritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenmakeitappearwholeagain.Whatactually

happensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearbyquicklyhidingitwhilethe

audiencewatchessomethingelse.Thenthey"magically"makeitappearwholeagainbydisplayinganother

objectthathasnotbeencutorburned.

1.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromoteamagicshow.B.Toteachpeopletobemagicians.

C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.D.Topraisethetalentsofmagicians.

2.Whichofthefollowingisimportantforasuccessfulmagictrick?

A.Movingstageequipment.B.Directingtheaudience'sattention.

C.Applyinghightechnology.D.Keepingtheperformanceinsecret.

3.Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Providingexamples.B.Makingasummary.

C.Drawingcomparisons.□.Explainingaconcept.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.B.Mostmagiciansemployassistants.

C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.D.Smallobjectsaremagicians'favorites.

7.Maybeyou'redepressedbecauseyoudon'tsleepwell.Oryoufeelstuckwhenyoureadane-mailwith

somebadnewsthatpreventsyourenthusiasticimagination.Whateverthecasemaybe,youtellyourself

workingnowisinvain,becauseyoucouldn'tpossiblycomeupwithanythinginventiveinthismood.

Severalstudiesinpsychologyhaveshownthatnegativeemotionsnarrowourvisionandlimitour

thinking.However,positiveemotionscanimprovecreativitybecausetheybroadenourwayofthinkingby

encouragingustotrynewthingsorlookatsituationsdifferently.

Creativityistheabilitytoproduceandcarryoutbothnewandusefulideas.Creativitycanresultfroma

person'sowncreativeideasandobservations,oritcanappearasaresponsetoadirectassignmentor

problemaswell.

Bothpositiveandnegativemoodscanleadtotwodifferentkindsofcreativitythatbenefitdifferenttasks.

Researchshowsthatthekeyfactorinfluencingourcreativityisnotourmooditself,butthestrengthofour

feelingsandthemotivationbehindourwork.Forexample,angeroranxietycanhelpustofocusour

attentiononproducingeffectiveresults.Greatexcitementorjoy,ontheotherhand,canencouragean

instantatwhichthesolutiontoaproblembecomesclearallofasudden.Infact,onestudyevenfindsthat

whilewe're20percentmorelikelytohavecreativeabilitiestounderstandmixedsituationswhenwe're

feelinggood,peopleinanegativemoodperformbetterwhenthequalityofsolutions—notquantity一

mattersmost.

Butofcourse,wearerarelyentirelyhappyorentirelysad.Moreoften,weexperiencemixedemotions.

Inpsychology,thesestrongemotions,whethertheyarepositiveornegative,leadtogreatercreativeactions.

Itcomesasnosuiprisethenthathighlycreativepeopletendtobeveryfamiliarwiththeiremotions.

Theyreportexperiencingverystrongemotionsmorefrequentlythanlesscreativepeopleandaremore

willingtoexperiencethoseemotions.

1.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexpectustobecreative.B.Toshowtheimportanceofcreativity.

C.Totellusnegativeemotionsexisteverywhere.D.Toclarifyhowmoodsinfluenceyourcreativity.

2.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardnegativeemotions?

A.Suppoilive.B.Critical.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.

3.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Weshouldalwaystrytokeepourselvesingoodmood.

B.Peoplefeeleitherveryhappyorverysadmostofthetime.

C.Strongemotionsplayanimportantroleincreativity.

D.Creativityonlyresultsfromcreativeideasandobservations.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldyoudotogetmorecreative?

A.Avoidnegativemoodstotally.B.Faceuptoinnerfeelingspositively.

C.Tryoutnewthingscautiously.D.Understandmixedsituationsclearly.

8.Over400humanfootprintspreservedinvolcanicsediment（沉淀物）provideasignofsociallife

amongancienthunter-gatherers.Theimpressions,foundinnorthernTanzania,adduptoAfrica'slargest

collectionofancienthumanfootprints,sayevolutionarybiologistKevinHatalaofChathamUniversityin

Pittsburghandhiscolleagues.Peoplewalkedacrossamuddylayerofvolcanicashesdatingbackto

between19,100and5,760yearsago,theresearchersreportedonMay14inScientificReports.Datingofa

thinrocklayerthatpartlyoverlaps（重叠）ihesedimentnarrowsthefootprints'agetoabout12,000to

10,000yearsago.

Hatala'steamanalyzedfootprintsizes,distancesbetweenprintsandwhichwayprintspointed.One

collectionoftrackswasmadeby17peoplewalkingsouthwest.Comparisonswithmodemprintssuggest

thatthisgroupconsistedoffourteenwomen,twomenandoneyoungboy.Thewomenmayhavebeen

searchingforfoodswhileafewmalesvisitedoraccompaniedthem,theresearchersinfer.Somepresent­

dayhunter-gatherersformlatelyfemalefood-gatheringgroups.

Thestudyis"anicepieceofwork"，althoughit'shardtospecifywhatpeopleweredoing,saysgeologist

MatthewBennettofBournemouthUniversityinPoole,England.

Manymoresetsoffootprinttrackswouldbeneededtoargueconvincinglythathunter-gatherersatthat

timehadfemaleibod-gatheringgroups,Bennettsays.Anditwouldstillbeunknownifthewomenwere

gatheringplantsorhuntingprey.Otherfootprintsitespresentespeciallypromisingopportunitiesfor

studyingancientbehavior,hesays.HeisinvolvedinworkinNewMexicothathasuncoveredtensof

thousandsoffootprintsofhumansandothercreaturesfrommorethan10,000yearsago.Earlyresults

suggestthathumanstherehuntedgiantsloths（树懒）.Bennettexpectsthoseprintswillyieldmoreinsights

intoStoneAgehunting.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impressions"inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Thoughtsaboutpeopleorthings.B.Collectionsofvolcanicashes.

C.Marksleftbycreaturesorsomething.D.Behaviorsofimitatingsomeone.

2.Whatdothenewly-discoveredfootprintssuggest?

A.Ancienthuntersweresociallyorganized.

B.Ancientmalehunterswereadmiredbyfemales.

C.Femalefood-gatheringgroupswereobviouslyformed.

D.Malesplayedamoreimportantroleinfindingfoodthanfemales.

3.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.ThefemalesgatheredplantsorhuntedpreyintheStoneAge.

B.Thefootprinttrackshaveprovedfemalefood-gatheringgroupsexisted.

C.Thefootprintsitesprovideagoodchancetofurtherstudyancientbehavior.

D.ThefootprintswillhardlyinfluenceourunderstandingofStoneAgehunting

4,What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowAncientHuntersGatheredFoodB.WhatAncientHumanFootprintsWereLike

C.WhatAncientHumanFootprintsTellUsD.HowAncientFood-GatheringGroupsCooperated

9.Itusedtobemostlythemilitarythatusedsmall,unpilotedaircraft,called“drones”.Thelittleplanes

wereverycostly.Butastheyhavedroppedinpricemorepeoplehavebeguntousethem.Rescueworkers

andfarmersareamongthenewusers.

Thefastrateofthedevelopmentofcomputertechnology,imagesensingdevices,satellitenavigation

andsmartphoneshasledtolower-priceddrones.Researchersanddevelopershavelearnedhowtobuild

smallerandlesscostlydrones.Moviemakersareusingdronestofilmfromthesky.Historiansusethem

whentheyexploreancientbuildings.Rescueworkersusethemtolookforpeople.Andnowfarmersare

usingthemtowatchovertheircrops.

RomainFarouxisaFrenchbusinessmanwhostartscompanies.Hisfatherwasafarmer.Hebelieved

dronescouldhelpfarmers.Hehelpedcreateacompanythatdevelopedasmalldronethatcouldbe

controlledbypeopleontheground.Theycalledit"Agridrone”.Itusesaspecialuopticalsensor1'to

examinecrops.Thetechnologyusedissimilartothatusedbysmartphones-exceptithaswings.A

computerprogramdirectsthedronetoflyoverthecrops.Thesensoronthedronerecordsfourdifferent-

colored"bands"ofsunlightthatarereflectedoffthecrops.

Jean-BaptisteBruggemanisafarmer.Hesaysthedronefliesoverhiscropsatdifferenttimesofthe

season.Hesaysthisprovidesalotofinformationabouthiscrops.Thedronepicturesshowhimtheexact

amountoffertilizerthecropsneed.Italsoshowsexactlywherethefertilizerisneeded.

RomainFarouxsaysfarmersuseinformationcollectedbytheAgridronetoplacefertilizeronlyinareas

whereitisneeded.Thissavesmoneyandreducespollution.Beforetheyusedthedrones,fannerswould

putthesameamountoffertilizereverywhere.Dronesalsosavetimebecausefarmerscanexamineupto

threehectaresinaboutaminute.

l.Whydorescueworkersandfarmersbegintousedrones?

A.Dronescanmonitortheircattle.B.Drones*priceshavedropped.

C.Dronescanhelpthemgetmorebusiness.D.Drones1sizesbecomesmaller.

2.WhatcanthedronesdevelopedbyRomainFaroux'scompanydo?

A.Exploreancientbuildings.B.Putfertilizeronthecrops.

C.Helpfarmersexaminetheircrops.D.Helprescueworkerslookforpeople.

3.Whatcanthesensoronthedronedo?

A.Helpthesunlightshinethecrops.B.Directtheplanetoflyoverthecrops.

C.Examinethedifferentcolorsofthesunlight.D.Recordthesunlightreflectedoffthecrops.

4.Howdoestheauthorthinkoftheuseofthedroneaccordingtothetext?

A.EnvironmentallyfriendlyB.Wasteful.

C.Costly.D.Safe.

10.Expertsagreethatparentswhogiveupcontrolovertheirchildren'sliveswouldraisethemtobemore

independentadults.Whilethevastmajorityofparentsarenotinthepositiontobribetheirchildreninto

elite（精英）schools,thisextremecaseillustratesthetemptationmanyfeeltotakecontroloftheirkids*lives.

Butanextremehands-onapproachcanhavedevastatingconsequenceswhenitcomestoachild'smental

health.

"Theseparentsthoughttheirkidswereincapableofmanagingtheirlivesbythemselves.AndIdon't

thinkthere'sanyworsemessageyoucangivesomebodythan'Idon'thaveanyconfidenceinyourabilityto

handleyourownlife,*HtheclinicalneuropsychologistWilliamStixrudtoldHuffPost,Stixrudistheauthor

ofTheSelf-drivenChild:TheScienceandSenseofGivingYourKidsMoreControloverTheirLives,along

withNedJohnson.

Intheirresearch,StixrudandJohnsonhaveidentifiedtheimportanceforyoungpeopletofeelasenseof

controlovertheirownlives.HWehavethisepidemicofstress-relatedproblemslikeanxietyanddepression,

andsomanyofthosearerelatedtothefactthatkidsfeelsolittlecontrolovertheirlives,"saidStixrud.

"Theyfeellike,'Here'sascripttoge