高考阅读理解D篇集训（三）

高考阅读理解D篇集训（三）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。P021Sincetheprehistorictimes,manhashadanurgetosatisfyhisneeds.Beithunger,shelterorsearchformate,hehasalwaysusedthecircumstancestothebestofhisadvantages.Probablythismightbethereasonwhywehumanarethemostdevelopedofalllivingspeciesontheearthandprobablyalsointheuniverse.Asweclimbedthestepsofevolution,wesomehowleftbehindcommonsenseandlogicalthinking.Weforgotthatwehavestoppedthinkingaheadoftimes.Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?Justlikeyourstomach,yourmindisalsohungry,butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourappearance,favoritestarandmanysuchridiculousthings.Soitsilentlybegantogivewaytoyourneedsandneverletitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsafullstop.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysatisfiedthroughextensivereading.NowwhyreadingbutnotwatchingTV.Becausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhood.Justlikehowtodevelopotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetotakehelpofourreading.Youhavenumerousbooksinthisworldwhichcananswerallyour“howto”questions.Onceyoureadabook,youjustdon’trunyoureyesthroughthelines,butyourminddecodesitandexplainsittoyou.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.Nowtheseseedsareunknowinglyusedbyyouinthefuturetodevelopnewideas.Thesameseed,ifusedmanytimes,canhelpyoulinkalotofthingswhichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams.Thisisnothingbutcreativity.Morethenumberofbooksyouread,yourmindwillopenuplikeneverbefore.Alsothisimprovesoralskillstoalargeextentandmakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.WithinnotimeyoustartspeakingEnglishoranylanguagefluentlywithyourfriendsorotherpeople.Andyouneverseemtorunoutoftherightwordsattherighttime.Whathelpsmanbecomethemostadvancedspeciesintheworld?A.Searchingforfoodandshelter.B.Takinggoodcareoftheyoung.C.Makingthebestofthesurroundings.D.Adoptingagreatdealoflogicalthinking.Whydopeopleignoretheirmentalstarvation?A.Theyareoccupiedwithabsurdthoughts.B.Theyaretooengagedwiththedailyroutine.C.Theylosethefreedomtogrow.D.Theythinklittleofmentalhealth.Howdoesreadingbenefitpeople’screativity?A.Byenlargingtheirvocabulary.B.Byanswering“howto”questions,C.Byexplainingthecontentofabook.D.Byassistingintheformationofnewideas.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Readinghelpsrealizeone’sdream.B.Readingmeetsman’shungerinmind.C.Readingisabesthabitforteenagers.D.Rendingcanreplacefoodforhuman.32-35CADBP022Ashortageofsemiconductors(半导体)hashelpedfirmssuchasNvidia,whosechips(芯片)powereverythingfromvideo-gamingtomachinelearninganddatacentres.Butboomtimeforsellersmeansmiseryforbuyers.Carmakers,whoseproductshavebecomecomputersonwheels,areamongthevictims.Analystssaytheindustrymightbuildaround5millionfewercarsthisyear,allforwantofthechips.AppleandMicrosofthavealsowarnedthattheywillbeaffected.Theshortageistheresultofasuddenriseindemand.Chipmakinghasbeenenjoyingstronggrowthfordecadesascomputershavesteppedintoeverycornerofsociety.Buttherewasastrongupwardtrendduringthepandemic.Locked-downconsumersshoppedonline,hadmeetingsremotely,andkilledtimewithvideo-streamingandvideogaming.Thecrisishashadthreeconsequences,twoencouragingandonelessso.Thefirstisaninvestmentboom.BigproducerssuchasIntel,SamsungandTSMCareplanningtospendhundredsofbillionsofdollarsonextracapacity(产能)overthenextfewyears.Asinmanymarkets,highpricesarethebestcureforhighprices.Thesecondisthatthechipindustry’scustomersareadapting,too.Whendemandfellearlyinthepandemic,carmakerscuttheirorderswithchipmakers.FollowingTesla,Volkswagenhasannouncedplanstodevelopdriver-assistancechipsin-house.Unwelcomeeffecthasbeenasuddenriseoftechno-nationalism.AmericaisplanningtohandoutbillionsofdollarstoattractchipmakersbackfromEastAsia.Europewantstodoubleitsshareofglobalproduction,to20%,by2030.EvenBritainhasdeclaredthefateofasmallchipfactoryinWalestobeamatterofnationalsecurity.Chipshavecometooccupywhatusedtobecalledthe“commandingheights”ofaneconomy,inthewaythatcarfactoriesdidinthe20thcentury.Butaslastcentury’sgovernmentsdiscovered.subsidies(补贴)leadtooversupply.Personally,thechipshortageismostlyaself-solvingproblem.Governmentsshouldresistthetemptationtoseethemselvesassaviours(救星).Whatisthemaincauseofthesuddenshortageofchipsaccordingtothepassage?A.Economiccrisis. B.Theoutbreakofthepandemic.C.Governments’control. D.Greatdemandinonlineproducts.Whatisthediscouragingresultofthechipshortageaccordingtothepassage?A.Hotinvestmentinchips. B.Carmakers’adaptationtothemarket.C.Ariseoftechno-nationalism. D.Realizationoftechnologicalglobalization.Whatdoestheauthortendtothinkinthelastparagraph?A.Marketsarethecureforthechipshortage.B.Governmentsubsidieswillleadtowaste.C.Thegovernmentshouldrescuethemarket.D.Carfactoriesinthe20thcenturywereontherise.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ChipShortage—ASelf-solvingProblemB.Techno-nationalism—AWarwithoutSmokeC.Challenges—PromisesofNewOpportunitiesD.HighPrices—theBestCureforHighPrices32-35BCAAP023Therobotsarealive,andnowtheycanreproduce.That’snotacontinuationto“TheTerminator”.It’sthelatestresultofresearchamongscientistsatHarvardandtheUniversityofVermont.Thesexenobots,namedfortheAfricanfrogXenopuslaevis,couldmovearoundanddisplaycollectivebehavior.Theresearcherstookstemcells(干细胞)fromtheskinoffrogandputtheminsaltwater,wheretheycametogetherintoballswithacoveringofcilia,whicharesimilartosmallhairsandenabletheorganisms(生物体)tomove.Thescientistsnoticedthattheseorganisms,xenobots,wouldcollectanyparticles(粒子)placedinthedishtomakepiles.Theystartedtowonderwhetherthetinyrobotswoulddothesamethingwithindividualstemcells,sotheyconductedatest.Knowingthatxenobots’shapesaffecttheirbehavior,theresearcherstriedtofigureoutwhichformwouldhelptheorganismtoreproducerepeatedly.Theydiscoveredthata“C”shapeseemedtobethebest.TheC-shapedxenobotsgatheredindividualstemcellsintogroups,whichbecamexenobotsoftheirown.Thistypeofreproductionisbasedontheorganisms’movement,ratherthangrowingandthenforminganewbeingasotheranimalsandplantsdo.Xenobotsareonanunusuallinebetweenlivingorganismsandrobots.Theyareorganismsbecausetheyaremadeofstemcellsandcanreproduce.Buttheyarealsorobotsbecausetheycanmoveontheirownandperformphysicallabor.Althoughmostrobotsaremadeofmetal,robotsaregiventhedefinitionnotbytheirmaterial,butbywhattheycando.Beforenow,Kriegman,apostdoctoralfellowatHarvardUniversity,said,“noonehasbeenusinglivingmaterialsasself-moving,self-poweredrobots.”Theresearchershopethatthexenobotscanhelpthembetterunderstandtheprocessofreproduction—afundamentalqualityoflife—andhowtocontrolit.Facedwithaworldfullofself-reproducingproblems,suchasCovid-19,Kriegmansaidstudyingxenobotscouldleadscientistsclosertosolutions.Whatinspiredtheresearcherstoperformanexperiment?A.Thepositionofparticles. B.Thegatheringofstemcells.C.Themovementoforganisms. D.Thecollectiveabilityofxenobots.WhatisspecialabouttheC-shapedxenobotsreproduction?A.It’srepeatedconstantly. B.Itgeneratesnewbeings.C.Itseparatesindividualstemcells. D.It’sbasedonxenobots’motion.Howarexenobotsdefinedasrobots?A.Bytheirfunction. B.Bytheirreproduction.C.Bytheiruniquecomponent. D.Bytheirphysicalappearance.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheresearchfromthelastparagraph?A.Itcouldmakeabreakthrough. B.Itwouldbringscientistscloser.C.Itcouldfindthesecretofreproduction. D.ItwoulddiscoverthesolutiontoCovid-19.32-35DDAAP024Beijingnormallydoesn’thavemuchsnowinwinter,soartificialsnowwasusedatvenues(场地)fortheBeijing2022OlympicWinterGames.“Thisisbyfarthebestman-madesnowI’veeverskiedon,”AmericanfreestyleskierAshleyCaldwellsaidatapressconference.Althoughsometimesmixedwithnaturalsnow,artificialsnowhasmostlybeenusedincompetitionsinthepastfiveto10years.Snow-makingmachineswerefirstusedattheLakePlacid1980WinterOlympicsintheUnitedStates.AtSochi2014inRussia,80percentofthesnowwasartificial,andthefigurewas90percentatPyeongchang2018inSouthKorea.Cooledwaterandcompressed(压缩的)airaremixedinthemachineandshotoutintowaterdroplets(水滴).Withthehelpoflowtemperatures,thesedropletswillbecomeicecrystals.Therearetotallyninetypesofsnowmadebysnowmachines,withdifferentwatercontent.Thesmallertypenumberisclosertopowdersnow.Thelargernumbermeansthesnowiswetter.Driersnowisusedinthedaytime,whileNo.7orNo.8snowisusedduringthenighttimewithoverminus20degreesCelsius.Differenttypesofsnowarechosenfordifferentsports.“Inmostcases,No.5snowisused,”revealedWeiQinghua,mountainoperationmanageroftheZhangjiakouGuyangshuvenuesforBeijing2022.However,thereareconcernsregardingtheenvironmentalproblemsofusingsomuchwaterforsnow-making.“Waterusedforsnow-makingonlycomesfromrainfallandsurfacerunoff(径流),anditcanberecycled,”Weipointedout.“Forwaterfrommeltedsnow,wehavetwolakeswhichcanstoreitsothatitcanbeusedforagriculture,irrigation,tourismandlandscaping.”WhyareAshleyCaldwell’swordsmentionedinthetext?A.Toexplaintheadvantagesofartificialsnow.B.Toshowthequalityoftheartificialsnowused.C.Tocommentonthemanagementofthevenues.D.Tocallforattentiontotheresearchonartificialsnow.Whatcanweknowaboutartificialsnowfromthetext?A.Itisstillnotasgoodasnaturalsnow.B.Itismadeofwaterandicemixedinmachines.C.Itfallsintoeighttypesdependingonwatercontent.D.IthasbeenwidelyusedintheOlympicWinterGames.Whatkindofsnowisusedinthenight?A.Naturalsnow. B.No.3snow. C.Driersnow. D.Wettersnow.HowdotheypreventaffectingtheenvironmentaccordingtoWeiQinghua?A.Waterfrommeltedsnowiscollectedandreused.B.Naturalsnowismadeuseofasmuchaspossible.C.Undergroundwaterispumpedupforuse.D.Snow-makingismademoreenergyefficient.12-15BDDAP025Likeanydoctor,JacquesFellaywantstogivehispatientsthebestcare.Hiddeninsideourbodiesaregenetic(基因的)markersthatcantellhimwhichpatientscouldprobablyhavediseasessuchasAIDSandprovideearlytreatments.However,thereareworriesforFellay:theycontainsensitivedetailsthatcouldleadtoembarrassment,discriminationorevenworse.Anewkindofencryption,fullyhomomorphicencryption(FHE)(全同态加密),ismakingitpossiblefordatauserstorunmultipleoperationsongeneticdatawithoutseeingthecontents.Thiscanhelpendbigdata’sprivacyproblem,andFellay’spatientscanbesomeofthefirsttobenefit.In1978,theconceptofhomomorphicencryption(HE)wasfirstlyproposed.Accordingtoit,onecouldencryptandsharedatawithothers,whocouldanalyzeandperformcalculationsonthedatawithnoideawhatitmeans.Aftergettingthedataback,thedatausercouldsimplyarriveattheresultusingthesecretkeyanditwillmaketotalsense.In2009,CraigGentryfirstlyprovidedaworkableFHEprogram.LikeHE,itrestsonamathematicalideacalledahomomorphism,whichmostlyreliesonusingalgebra(代数)tomapdatafromoneformtoanotherwithoutchangingitsunderlyingstructure.However,itsupportsmultipleoperationsonencrypteddata,ratherthanonlyonecalculationinHE.Later,GentrywentontoworkatIBM,whichnowhascomplicatedFHEtoolstorunencrypteddata.Inthemedicalfield,forexample,itdetectedsignsofCOVID-19infectionbyapplyingFHEtoanalyzetheencryptedCTscansofmorethan1,500people’slungs.InapaperpublishedinOctober2021,theteamusedFHEtocollectdatafrommultiplesourcesandpredictedtheeffectofcancertreatmentsortheprocessofHIVinfection,asinFellay’scase.Workable,butstillslow:calculationsontheFHE-encrypteddatacouldtakemillionsoftimeslongerthanthoseonrawdata.But,asGoldwassersays,“Ifyoubelievethatsecurityisnotaplus,butit’samust,”shesays,“theninsomesensethereisnooverhead.”WhatisFellayconcernedabout?A.Seriousdiseases.B.Sensitivepatients.C.Thesafetyofpersonaldata.D.Thelackofgeneticinformation.InwhatwayisFHEdifferentfromHE?A.Itspeedsuptheanalyses.B.Itallowsmorecalculations.C.Itpreventsdirectaccesstodata.D.Itdependsontheuseofalgebra.WhatisGoldwasser’sattitudetowardsFHE?A.Contradictory. B.Unclear. C.Favorable. D.Intolerant.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.FHEprotectsprivacyinthebigdataera.B.FHEopensanewworldformedicalworkers.C.Gentryproposedanewencryptiontechnology.D.Homomorphicencryptiondevelopedovertime.32~35CBCAP026In1977,IrenePepperberg,aHarvardgraduatc,dccidedtoinvestigatethethoughtprocessesofancthercreaturebytalkingtoit.Todothis,shewouldteachaone-year-oldAfricangrayparrot(鹦鹉),Alex,toreproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.PepperbergboughtAlexinapetstore,wheresheletthestore’sassistantchoosehimbecauseshedidn’twantotherscientiststosaythatshebadintentionallychosenancspeciallysmartbird.GiventhatAlex’sbrainwasjustthesizeofawalnut,mostresearchersthoughtPcppcrberg’scommunicationstudywouldbefutile.ButwithPepperberg’spatientteaching,Alexlearnedhowtofollowalmost100Englishwords.Hecouldcounttosixandhadleamedthesoundforsevenandeight.ButthepointwasnottoseeifAlexcouldlearnwordsbyheart.Pepperbergwantedtogetinsidehismindandlearnmoreaboutabird’sunderstandingoftheworld.Inonedemonstration,Pepperbergheldupagreenkeyandagreencupforhimtolookat.“What’sthesame?”sheasked.“Co-lor,”Alexrespondedwithouthesitation.“What’sdifferent?”Pepperbergasked.“Shape,”Alexquicklyreplied.Hisvoicehadthesoundofacartooncharacter.Butthewords—andwhatcanonlybecalledthethoughts—wereentirelyhis.ManyofAlex’sskills,suchashisabilitytounderstandtheconceptsof“same”and“different”,arerareintheanimalworld.Livinginacomplexsociety,parrotslikeAlexmustkeeptrackofchangingrelationshipsandenvironments.Duringthedemonstration,asiftoofferfinalproofofthemindinsidehisbird’sbrain,Alexspokeup.“Talkclearly!”hecommanded,whenoneoftheyoungerbirdsPepperbergwasalsoteachingmispronouncedtheword“green”.Alexknewalltheanswershimselfandwasgettingbored.“He’smoody,”saidPepperberg,“soheinterruptstheothers,orhegivesthewronganswerjusttobedifficult.”Pepperbergwascertainlylearningmoreaboutthemindofaparrot,butliketheparentofatroublesometeenager,shewaslearningthehardway.WhydidPepperberglettheshopassistantchoosethebird?A.Abirdwithasmallbrainwasneeded.B.Shewantedaverysmartbirdforherstudy.C.Aresearchsubjectshouldberandomlychosen.D.Theshopassistantwasbetteratchoosingbirds.WhatmightmostresearchersthinkofPepperberg’sstudyatfirst?A.Innovative. B.Practical. C.Costly. D.Fruitless.WhichofthefollowingaspectsofAlex’sabilitydidPepperberg’sstudyfocuson?A.Undcrstandingconcepts. B.Calculating.C.Recognizingvoices. D.CreatingEnglishwords.WhatcausedPepperberg’sstruggleinherstudy?A.HerinstructionshadtobeeasyforAlex.B.Alexwassometimestooclevertocontrol.C.Alexwouldpointoutotherbirds’mistakes.D.ShehadtroubleunderstandingAlex’smood.32.C33.D34.A35.BP027Somebacteria(细菌)haveasuperpowerthatscientistswouldlovetouse.Thesebacteriagainenergyfromlight,justasplantsdo.Scientistshavewantedtousecyanobacteria(蓝藻菌)tomakeelectricity.Butinpreviousresearch,theydidn’tsurvivelongonartificialsurfaces.Researchershavenowmovedthemtoalivingsurface—amushroom.Theircreationisthefirstmushroomtomakeelectricity.AppliedPhysicistSimonJacksonandhisteamturnedthatmushroomintoaminienergyfarm.Thisbionic(生物电子的)mushroomcombines3Dprinting,conductiveinkandbacteriatogenerateelectricity.Itsdesigncouldleadtonewwaysofcombiningnaturewithelectronics.Likeplants,cyanobacteriamaketheirownfoodfromsunlight,releasingelectrons(电子).Whenenoughelectronsbuildupinoneplace,theycancreateanelectriccurrent.Theresearchersneededtobringalotofthesebacteriatogether.Theydecidedtouse3Dprintingtoplacethempreciselyontoasurface.Jackson’steamchosemushroomsforthatsurface.Afterall,theyrealized,mushroomsnaturallyhostcommunitiesofbacteriaandothermicrobes.Findingtestsubjectsfortheirtestswaseasy,Jacksonsimplywenttothegrocerystoreandpickedupwhitebuttonmushrooms.Printingonthosemushrooms,though,turnedouttobearealchallenge.3Dprintershavebeendesignedtoprintonflatsurfaces,butmushroomcapsarecurved.Theresearchersspentmonthswritingcomputercodetosolvetheproblem.Eventually,theycameupwithaprogramto3Dprinttheirinkontothecurvedmushroomtops.Theresearchersprintedtwo“inks”ontotheirmushrooms.Onewasagreeninkmadeofcyanobacteria.Theyusedthistomakeaspiralpatternonthecap.Theyalsousedablackinkmadeofgraphene,whichisgreatatconductingelectricity.Theyprintedthisinkinabranchingpatternacrossthemushroomtop.Thenitwastimetoshine.“Cyanobacteriaaretherealheroeshere,”saysJackson.whenhisteamshonelightonthemushrooms,thebacteriagaveoutelectrons.Thoseelectronsflowedintothegrapheneandcreatedanelectriccurrent.Whatwastheprobleminpreviousresearch?A.Cyanobacteriadidn’tproduceelectrons.B.Cyanobacteriacouldn’tgetenoughlight.C.Theresearcherschosethewrongbacteria.D.Nosuitablehomewasmadeforcyanobacteria.Whyweremushroomsfinallychosenastestsubjects?A.Theyareconvenienttofind.B.Theycanproduceelectriccurrents.C.Theyarewherebacteriacannaturallygrow.D.Theycanbeeasilycombinedwith3Dprinting.Whatisthemajorfunctionoftheblackinkinthistest?A.Tofeedbacteria.B.Todeliverelectrons.C.Toproduceelectricity.D.Toreshapemushroomtops.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Whoaretherealheroes?B.Newapplicationof3DprintingC.NaturecombinedwithelectronsD.Bionicmushroommakeselectricity32.D33.C34.B35.DP028Adaptingtotechnologicaladvancesisadefiningpartofthe21st-centurylife.JusttwomonthsafterbeinglaunchedinNovember2022,OpenAI’sChatGPThasalreadyreachedanaudienceofover100millionpeople.WhileChatGPTthreatenstochangewritingandwriting-relatedwork,theMesopotamians,wholived4,000yearsagoinageographicalareacenteredinmodem-dayIraq,wentthroughthiskindoffar-reachingchangebeforeus.AncientMesopotamiawashometomanyofcivilization’searlydevelopments.Itspeoplewereworldleadersinadaptingtotechnologicalandculturalchanges.Theyinventedthewheelandagriculture,andpioneeredadvancesinmathematicsandurbanization.Thesebreakthroughsarereflectedincuneiform(楔形文字)literature,oneoftheoldestknownformsofwriting.Initsliterature,Mesopotamiansdon’tpresentculturalandtechnologicaladvancesasconsistentlybeneficial.Theyoftenrepresentnewtechnologiesbeingcontrolledintheserviceofhumanconflictandmostlyservingtheinterestsofthosewithhighsocialpositions.Insomeways,therepresentationofnewtechnologiesinitsliteratureechoes(映现)contemporaryconcernsaboutAI:fearsofincreasingsocialinequalitiesandispotentialuseininformationwar.Inrecentyears,AI—thenewestformofwriting—hasbeenusedtodecipher(破译)theoldest:cuneiformliterature.Inbroaderfields,theboundariesofhowAImaybeusedhaven’tbeenclearlyexplained.InJanuary,forexample,atopinternationalAIconferencebannedtheuseofAItoolsforwritingscientificpapers.Humanshavebeenstrugglingtoinvent,useandadapttotechnologysinceourearliestcivilizations.Butthetechnologyandresultingknowledgearenotalwaysevenlydistributed.Knowinghowweadaptedtochangingtechnologyinthepasthelpsusmorefullyunderstandthehumanconditionandmayevenhelpusprepareforthefuture.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkaboutconcerningMesopotamians?A.Theiradaptationtothreats. B.Theirinfluencesonwriting.C.Theircontributiontoliterature. D.Theirachievementsincivilization.Whatcanbeinferredabouttechnologicaladvancesfromparagraph3?A.Theypreventhumanconflict. B.Theybringabouthiddendangers.C.Theytakeawaypeople’sconcerns. D.Theylowerpeople’ssocialstatus.WhatisthecurrentsituationofAIaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Itsuseinliteratureispopular. B.Itisnotallowedtofinishpapers.C.Itsrangeofapplicationisundefined. D.Itisnotacceptedinbroaderfields.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.HowPeopleCanUsetheLatestTechnologyB.HowChatGPTWillThreatenWritingandWorkC.WhatAlWillDobyLearningCuneiformLiteratureD.WhatHistoryCanTeachUsAboutNewTech’sImpact32-35DBCDP029Brainimplantscantranslateinternalspeechintoexternalsignals,permittingcommunicationfrompeoplewithparalysis(瘫痪)orotherdiseasesthatstealtheirabilitytotalkortype.Newresultsfromtwostudies,presentedNovember13attheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforNeuroscience,“provideadditionalevidenceoftheextraordinarypotential”thatbrainimplantshaveforrestoringlostcommunication,saysneuroscientistLeighHochberg.Somepeoplewhoneedhelpcommunicatingcancurrentlyusedevicesthatrequiresmallmovements,suchaseyegazechanges.Thosetasksaren’tpossibleforeveryone.Sothenewstudytargetedinternalspeech,whichrequiresapersontodonothingmorethanthink.“Implantedinthebrain,ourdevicepredictsinternalspeechdirectly,allowingthepatienttojustfocusonsayingawordinsidetheirhead,”saysSarahWandelt,aneuroscientistatCatech.Internalspeech“couldbemuchsimplerthanrequiringthepatienttospelloutwordsormouththem.”Neuralsignalsassociatedwithwordsaredetectedbyelectrodes(电极)implantedinthebrain.Thesignalscanthenbetranslatedintotext,whichcanbemadeaudiblebycomputerprogramsthatgeneratespeech.Inthestudy,Wandeltandfellowworkerscouldaccuratelypredictwhichofeightwordsapersonwhowasparalyzedbelowtheneckwasthinking.Electrodespickedupnervecellsignalsinhisposteriorparietalcortex,abrainareainvolvedinspeechandhandmovements.Thatapproachisreallyexciting,andenhancesthepowerofbringingtogetherfundamentalneuroscience,neuroengineeringandmachinelearningapproachesfortherestorationofcommunicationandmobility,”saysHochberg.Tobeuseful,thecurrenttechniqueswillneedtogetfasterandmoreaccurate.It’salsounclearwhetherthetechnologywillworkforotherpeople,perhapswithmoreprofoundspeechdisorders.“Thesearestillearlydaysforthetechnologies,”Hochbergsays.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudyinthetext?A.Ittransformssmallmovementsintotext.B.Itencouragesthepatienttomouthwords.C.Ithelpsthedisabledtorecovertheirspeech.D.Itfocusesontranslatingthoughtsintospeech.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“audible”inparagraph3?A.Touchable. B.Visible. C.Hearable. D.Countable.Whichistherightorderoftheworkingprocessingofthenewtechnology?①Translateintotext. ②Pickupnervecellsignals.③Speakwordsinsidethehead. ④Implantelectrodesinthebrain.⑤Generatespeechviacomputerprograms.A.④②①③⑤ B.④③②①⑤ C.②④①⑤③ D.②③①⑤④Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.ANewWaytoCureParalysisB.ABreakthroughinNeuroscienceC.ReadWordsDirectlyfromPeople’sThoughtsD.BrainImplantsBenefitProfoundSpeechDisorder32-35DCBCP030Starch(淀粉)isthemaincomponentofflour,rice