2024届高考英语第一轮专项复习时事热点试题抢分秘籍之科技主题（附答案）

2024届高考英语第一轮专项复习时事热点试题抢分秘籍之科技主题一．阅读理解（共14小题）1．Bythelate1960s，abstractpainterHaroldCohenhadrepresentedBritainatimportantfestivalswithhisoilpaintingsandwasseekinganewchallenge."Maybetherearemoreinterestingthingsgoingonoutsidemystudiothaninsideit，"hethought.Cohenturnedfromthecanvas（画布）tothescreen，usingcomputerstofindnewwaysofcreatingart.Inthelate1960s，hecreatedaprogramthathenamedAaron.Itwasthefirstartificialintelligencesoftwareintheworldoffineart，andCohenfirstpresentedAaronin1974attheUniversityofCalifornia，Berkeley.Aaron'sworkhassincegracedmuseumsfromtheTateGalleryinLondontotheSandFranciscoMuseumofModernArt.Now，withAIdominatingtheheadlines，anewexhibitionatNewYork'sWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt，"HaroldCohen：Aaron，"runningthroughJune2024，drawsattentiontoCohen'spioneeringwork.TheWhitneyisofferingsomethingdeeperthanmostpreviousAaronexhibits：areal﹣timeexperience，inwhichvisitorscanwatchthesoftwareproduceart.CohenseededAaronwithallsortsofknowledge：aboutbasicobjects，physics，andfundamentaltechniquesofdrawing.Aaronusesthisknowledgetofollowinstructions，completetasks，andmakedecisionslikehumanbeings﹣﹣averydifferentapproachfromtoday'sgenerativeAIartprograms，whichdon'tdrawfromscratch（从头开始）butratherrelyondatabasesofimages.VersionsofAaronstillgenerateoutput，butanythingdoneafterCohen'sdeathin2016isnotconsideredgenuine.TheWhitneyisshowcasingtwoversionsofCohen'ssoftware，alongwiththeartthateachproducedbeforeCohendied.The2001version，AaronKCAT，generatesimagesoffiguresandplantsandprojectsthemontoawallmorethantenfeethigh，whilethe2007versionproducesjungle﹣likescenes.Thesoftwarewillalsocreateartphysically，onpaper，forthefirsttimesincethe1990s."Itisabsolutelythrilling，"saidChristianePaul，themuseum'sdirectorofdigitalart，"tohaveoneofthoseremarkabletreasuresofdigitalartinthecollection."（1）WhatwasAaronbornoutof？A.Harold'scuriosity.B.Themuseum'sdonation.C.Cohen'simagination.D.Theuniversity'ssupport.（2）WhatmakesAarondifferentfrommodernAIartprograms？A.Itsabilitytoassigntasks.B.Itsuseofmoderntechniques.C.Itscapabilitytomakechoices.D.Itsdependenceonexistingdatabase.（3）Whatcanvisitorsdointhe"HaroldCohen：Aaron"exhibition？A.Seetheoriginal1960sversionofAaron.B.GenerateimageswiththehelpofAaron.C.Learnaboutthephysicalrulesinart.D.ObserveAaroncreatingartonthespot.（4）Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A.Themasterpiecesofdigitalart.B.Anewshowoftheartworld'sfirstAI.C.ThelatesttechnologiesintheWhitney.D.HaroldCohen'simpactongenerativeAI.2．Robotsdoinghouseworkisnothingnewwiththelatestachievementsinrobotics.Recently，arobotcalledMobileAlohacaughttheattentionofmanyatthebeginningof2024，withshortvideosofitcookingatsomeone'shomebecomingpopularinJanuary.DevelopedbyateamofresearchersatStanfordUniversityintheUS，therobotcanhandleeverythingforadish，whetheritiscuttingvegetablesorcrackingeggs.Italsodoeswellinvarioushouseholdtaskslikewateringplants，pettingcats，cleaningtheflooranddoingwashing.Itevenknowstoshakethepillow（枕头）afterputtingonapillowcase.AnInternetuserjokedunderonevideothataslongasthisthingdoesn'ttrytokillhimwhileheisasleep，heisinrealneedofit.However，afollowingvideopostedbyoneoftheresearchers，TonyZhao，andshowingMobileAloha'sfailuresprovedthattheideaofhavingarobotservantmayjustbewishfulthinking.Inthevideo，MobileAloharandomlybrokeglassesandplates，crashedintocupboardsandevenburnedapot.ItturnsoutthatMobileAlohaisnotacompleteself﹣learningsystemthatcanindependentlydealwithnewenvironments.Itreliesondemonstrationsbyhumanoperatorsinitssurroundings，meaningthattherobotneedstolearnfromhumanbehaviorbeforecompletingeachtask.Also，accordingtotheteam，therobotachievesa95%successrateinremovingredwinestains（污渍），80%inpushingchairs，andamere40%infryingshrimp.Inshort，it'sfarfromperfect.ThebehavioralproblemsofAIrobotshavebeenbotheringscientistsfordecades.AlthoughAIrobotsdoprettywellinthingsrequiringhigh﹣levelreasoninglikemath，theyperformworsethanaone﹣year﹣oldchildwhenitcomestosimpletasksdemandingabilitiesofsense，reflexes（本能反应）andmobility，amongothers.Astheteamobserved，theinteractionbetweenthearmandthebaseofMobileAlohawouldgetquitecomplexifmoreflexibilityisrequiredinatask.Evenaslightdeviation（偏差）inthebasesettingsmightleadtosignificantdriftinthearms'motions，resultinginfailuretocompletethetask.（1）WhatcanbeknownaboutMobileAlohaaccordingtoparagraph2？A.Itsellswellamonghousewives.B.Itcanhelponetodohousework.C.ItwasdevelopedbyITscientists.D.ItisbadlyneededbyInternetusers.（2）WhyisTonyZhao'svideoaboutMobileAlohamentioned？A.Toproveitsonlinepopularity.B.Todisplayitspowerfulfunctions.C.Toshowitneedsfurtherimprovement.D.Tosuggestitshouldworkunderone'shelp.（3）HowcanMobileAlohabestcompleteanewtask？A.Byoperatingindependently.B.Bycopyinghumans'behavior.C.Bylearningfromprevioustasks.D.Byturningtoprogrammersforhelp.（4）WhichtypeoftaskmayAIrobotsbepoorat？A.Deeplearning.B.Precisecalculation.C.Logicalthinking.D.Behavioralflexibility.3．Scientistshavefoundawaytodecode（解码）astreamofwordsinthebrainusingMRIscansandartificialintelligence.Thesystemreconstructsthemainpointofwhatapersonhearsorimagines，ratherthantryingtocopyeachword，ateamreports."It'sgettingattheideasbehindthewords，themeaning，"saysAlexanderHuth，anauthorofthestudy.Previouseffortstodecodelanguagehavereliedonsensorsplaceddirectlyonthesurfaceofthebrain.Thesensorsdetectsignalsinareasinvolvedinexpressingwords.ButtheTexasteam'sapproachisanattemptto"decodemorefreeformthought，"saysMarcelJust，aprofessorofpsychologyatCarnegieMellonUniversity.Thenewstudycameaboutaspartofanefforttounderstandhowthebrainprocesseslanguage.Researchershadthreepeoplespendupto16hourseachinafunctionalMRIscanner，whichdetectssignsofactivityacrossthebrain.ParticipantsworeheadphonesthatstreamedaudiofromtheInternet.Thosestreamsofwordsproducedactivityalloverthebrain，notjustinareasassociatedwithspeechandlanguage.Afterparticipantslistenedtohoursofstoriesinthescanner，theMRIdatawassenttoacomputer.Itlearnedtomatchspecificpatternsofbrainactivitywithcertainstreamsofwords.Thencameaparaphrasedversionofwhataparticipantheard.TheMRIapproachiscurrentlyslowerandlessaccuratethananexperimentalcommunicationsystembeingdevelopedforparalyzedpeople，wherepeoplegetasheetofelectricalsensorsimplanteddirectlyonthesurfaceofthebrain.WithanMRI﹣basedsystem，noonehastogetsurgery.ButfutureversionsofMRIscanscouldraisemoralquestions."Whatifyoucanreadoutthewordthatsomebodyisjustthinkingintheirhead？That'spotentiallyaharmfulthing."Huthsays.Thistechnologycan'treallyreadmindsuncontrollably，though.Itonlyworkswhenaparticipantisactivelycooperatingwithscientists.Still，systemsthatdecodelanguagecouldsomedaysupportpeoplewhoareunabletospeakbecauseofabraininjuryordisease.Theyarealsoassistingscientistsinunderstandinghowthebrainprocesseswordsandthoughts.（1）WhatisspecialabouttheTexasteam'sstudy？A.Braincanbereconstructed.B.Sensorsignalscanbeimproved.C.Expressioncanbeperfected.D.Meaningscanbecomprehended.（2）Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout？A.Thewayofspeechdecoding.B.Stepsofwordmatching.C.Theprocessofanexperiment.D.Patternsofbrainactivity.（3）WhatcanbeimpliedaboutMRIscansfromthelastparagraph？A.Theyareadouble﹣edgedsword.B.Theyarepotentiallyharmfultolife.C.Theyarewellworthresearching.D.Theyarehelpfultotreatbraindisease.（4）Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A.ADecoderThatCanConveyMeaningB.ADecoderThatCanReadYourMindC.MRIScanner：StillaLongWaytoGoD.MRIScanner：BridgeMessageGap4．Thismorning，Isawtheshockingheadline："PassengerDiesWhenCarCrashesinDriverlessMode".Inthearticle，variouspeoplesaidthatthepublicshouldopposetheideaofdevelopingdriverlesscars.Theysaidthatsomeadvancesintechnologywereunnecessaryandcouldevenbedangerous.Hence，weshouldceaseacceptingtechnologyjustbecauseitisnew.Thenewperreportedthatthecarcompanyhadalreadyapologisedfortheaccident，butthefamiliesofthedeceased（死者）saiditwasnotenough.Nevertheless，thecompanystillclaimedthatmostpeoplewouldbetravellingindriverlesscarsonedaysoon.Ontheonehand，therearemanydifferentgroupsofpeoplearoundtheworldwholivehappilyintheabsenceofnewtechnology.ProbablythemostwellknownaretheAmish（亚米希人），agroupofChristianslivinginruralAmerica.Theydonotownordrivecars，watchTV，orusetheInternet.Theyhavelivedmainlyasfarmerssincethe18thcentury，andtheywillprobablybelivingthesamewayinthedistantfuture.Theyadvocateasimplelifewithanemphasisonhardwork，family，andcommunity.Theythinkthatisbetterthancaringaboutluxuriesorfollowingthelivesoftherichandfamous.ItcouldevenbearguedthattheAmish'squalityoflifeisbettersincetheyliveinandappreciatethenaturalenvironmentratherthanlivinginlarge，pollutedcities.Ontheotherhand，newtechnologyhasprovidedpeopleeverywherewithmanybenefitsovertheyears.Forexample，thelatestweather﹣trackingcomputerprogrammesgivepeoplelotsofwarningsaboutpotentialnaturaldisasters，whichsavesmanylives.Moreover，theInternethasmadeitpossibleforfriendsandfamilytokeepintoucheasilyeveniftheyareonoppositesidesoftheworld.Ithasalsomadefindingopportunitiesinlifemucheasier，asitallowspeopletomakelargernetworksoffriendsthroughusingsocialmedia.Personally，Ihavebenefitedquitealotfromtechnologicaladvances.IfoundmycareerasanAIdesignerthroughasocialmedianetwork.Myhealthmonitor，whichIwearallthetime，hasalsohelpedmegetintothebestshapeofmylife.Ofcourse，whennewtechnologychangesthewaywelive，itcanbeascaryprospect.Nevertheless，Iwillalwayslookonthepositivesideofchangeandacceptitratherthanresistit.（1）InwritingParagraph1，theauthoraimsto.A.proposeadefinitionB.makeacomparisonC.reachaconclusionD.introduceatopic（2）WhatdoestheauthorintendtoshowwiththeexampleoftheAmish？A.Theirwayoflifewillchangeinthenearfuture.B.Noteveryoneiswillingtoembracenewtechnology.C.Thequalityoflifeinthecountrysideishigherthaninthecity.D.Followingthelifestyleofcelebritieswillleadtoadeclineinthequalityoflife.（3）WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusinParagraph3？A.Newtechnologyhasbroughtalotofconveniencetomankind.B.Newtechnologycanpreventpotentialnaturaldisastersfromhappening.C.Newtechnologycanhelpusexpandourcircleoffriends.D.Newtechnologycanhelpusfindourfriendsontheothersideoftheworld.（4）Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsnewtechnology？A.Pessimistic.B.Critical.C.Skeptical.D.Grateful.（5）Whatmakesthebesttitleforthepassage？A.ShouldDriverlessCarHaveaFutureB.TheAmishandNewTechnologyC.DriverlessCarwithNewTechnologyD.ShouldWeFightNewTechnology？5．Lately，it'sfeltliketechnologicalchangehasenteredanincrediblespeed.CompanieslikeOpenAIandGooglehaveunveilednewArtificialIntelligencesystemswithincrediblecapabilities，makingwhatonceseemedlikesciencefictionaneverydayreality.It'sanerathatisraisingbig，existentialquestionsforusall，abouteverythingfromthefutureofhumanexistencetothefutureofhumanwork."Thingsarechangingsofast，"saysErikBrynjolfsson，aleading，technology﹣focusedeconomistbasedatStanfordUniversity.Ashenotes，thisnewwaveoftechnologicalchangelookslikeitcouldbeprettydifferent.Unlikebefore，experiencedandskilledworkersbenefitedmostlyfromAItechnology.Inthisnewwave，it'sthelessexperiencedandlessskilledworkerswhobenefitthemost."Andthatmightbehelpfulintermsofclosingsomeoftheinequalitythatprevioustechnologiesactuallypromoted，"Brynjolfssonsays.Soonebenefitofintelligencemachinesis﹣maybe﹣theywillimprovetheknow﹣howandsmartsoflowperformers，therebyreducinginequality.Butit'salsopossiblethatAlcouldlowertheprofitoftheexperienced，smart，orknowledgeableones.AIcouldreduceinequalitybybringingthebottomup，anditcouldalsoreduceinequalitybybringingthetopandmiddledown.Ofcourse，asErikput，it'salsopossiblethatAlcouldendupincreasinginequalityevenmore.Forone，itcouldmaketheBigAIcompanies，whichownthesepowerfulnewsystems，wildlyrich.Itcouldalsoempowerbusinessownerstoreplacemoreandmoreworkerswithintelligentmachines.Anditcouldkilljobsforallbutthebestofthebestinvariousindustries，whokeeptheirjobsbecausemaybethey'resuperstarsorbecausemaybetheyhaveseniority.TheeffectsofAI，ofcourse，arestillverymuchbeingstudiedandthesesystemsareevolvingfast，sothisisjustanassumption.Thismachineintelligencecouldupendmuchofthepreviousthinkingonwhichkindsofjobswillbeaffectedbyautomation.（1）Whatdotheunderlinedwords"theknow﹣howandsmarts"meaninparagraph2？A．Experienceandintelligence.B．Skillsandpotential.C．Capacityandexperience.D．Outlookandtalents.（2）WhowillgainmoreinthisnewAIera？A．Theseniorwithhighrank.B．Theinexperiencedwithlowcompetence.C．Thelearnedwithgreatcredit.D．Thepoorwithpracticalskills.（3）WhichstatementwillErikprobablyagreewith？A．ThefastdevelopmentofAIwillpromotethedivisionofinequality.B．AIGiantswillbethedominatorinthefutureworldofnewAIsystems.C．ThebestofallwalksoflifewillsurvivethecompetitionagainstAIsystems.D．Lowerrankworkerswithlittleknowledgeareboundtobeabandonedbyemployers.（4）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？A．TheFastGrowthoftheArtificialIntelligenceB．TheInfluenceoftheAIInequalityC．TheImpactoftheArtificialIntelligenceD．TheFutureoftheAIGeneration6．Somepeopleworrythatthere'stoomuchtechnologyinourlives.Andtheymayhaveapoint，givenhowcountlesspeoplenowcarrytheinternetaroundintheirpocketanduseitasaprimaryformofcommunication.It'spracticallydifficulttoshuntechnologyinourworld.Therearecomputermicrochips（微芯片）inourwatches，ourcars，lightswitches，evenourpets!Wherewillitend？Well，ifcertainpeoplehavetheirway，it'llgoevenfurther.We'llhavemicrochipsimplantedintoourbrainsthatcaninteractwiththecomputersbythoughtalone.Itmaysoundlikesomethingfromthesciencefiction，butinmanyways，thingslookquitepromising.Thankstotheabilitytosendandreceiveinformationremotelyviacomputers，microchipsandotherrelateddeviceshavelongbeenputintobrains.Forexample，electrodeshavebeenimplantedinthebrainsofepilepsypatientstobetterrecordandevenpredicttheabnormalneurological（神经病学的）activity.Similarly，deep﹣brainstimulation，throughimplanteddevicesthatcauseactivityinkeybrainregions，isanestablishedtreatmentforthingslike﹣Parkinson'sdisease，andisevenbeinglookedintoforillnesseslikedepression.However，it'sanotherthingtoplacesuchdevicesinhealthyindividuals.Therearethepracticalconcerns，notleastofwhichiswhatthesechipswillbemadeof.Theinsideofthebrainisamassofhighlyreactivechemicalsandelectricalactivity.Implantswouldneedtobeinert（静止的）enoughtonotupsetthedelicateprocessesbytheirpresence，butalsosensitiveenoughtoreadandprocesstheactivityaroundthem.Currenttechnologyhasmadeimpressiveprogresswiththis，butifitweretoberolledouttomillionsofpeople，we'dneedtobe100percentcertainthatit'ssafe.Howmanypeoplewillactuallywanttohavetechnologyliterallyputintotheirbrain？Asurprising60percentofAmericanssaythey'dbeokaywithit，butthat'swhenit'spurelytheoretical.Inreality，thepossibilityofhavingstrangersstickchipsinyourbrainislikelytoproveunattractive，especiallyforapopulationwheremillionsgetmadatfictionalmicrochipsinvaccines（疫苗），andevenmorearefrightenedofdentists.Ultimately，thetechnologyofcomputer﹣braininterface（接口）implantsisstillfarawayfromus.（1）What'sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph？A.Asummaryofthearticle.B.Anintroductiontothemaintopic.C.Anoverviewofthewholearticle.D.Anargumentoverthemaintopic.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"implanted"meaninparagraph2？A.Toputsomethingintosomeone'sbodybyanoperation.B.Todesignsomethingnewoveraperiodoftime.C.Topreventsomethingfromchangingrapidly.D.Togetridofsomethingsteadily.（3）Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbytheexamplesinparagraph3？A.Theprocessofhuman﹣computerinteraction.B.Thepossibletreatmentforparticulardiseases.C.Thefutureofmicrochipsanddevicesalike.D.Theexistingapplicationofmicrochipimplants.（4）HowmaymostAmericansreacttoimplantingchipsinthebraininreality？A.Theymayrejectit.B.Theymayexpectit.C.Theymayadjusttoit.D.Theymayfeelcuriousaboutit.（5）Whichwordcanbestdescribethetechnologyofcomputer﹣braininterfaceimplants？A.Imaginary.B.Practical.C.Unfulfilled.D.Impossible.7．Thenoiseproducedbybusyroadsisagrowingproblem.Already，researchersintheNetherlandsareworkingtodeveloptechniquesforsilencingtheroads.InthenextfiveyearstheDutchgovernmentaimstoreducenoiselevelsfromthecountry'sroadsurfacesbysixdecibelsoverall.DutchmechanicalengineerArdKuijpershascomeupwithoneofthemostpromisingandnovelideas.Hesetouttoaddressthethreemostimportantfactors：surfacetexture（质地），hardnessandtheabilitytoabsorbsound.Therougherthesurface，themorelikelyitisthatatyrewillvibrate（颤动）andcreatenoise.Roadbuildersusuallygetridofbumpsonfreshlylaidasphalt（柏油）withheavyrollers.butKuijpershasdevelopedamethodofroadbuildingthathethinkscancreatetheultimatequietroad.Hissecretisaspecialmould（模具）3metreswideand50metreslong.Hotasphalt，mixedwithsmallstones，isspreadintothemouldbyarail﹣mountedmachinewhichflattenstheasphaltmixwitharoller.Whenitsets，the10﹣millimetre﹣thicksheethasasurfacesmootherthananythingthatcanbeachievedbyconventionalmethods.Tobettertheperformanceofhisroadsurface—tomakeithardwearingyetsoftenoughtoremovevibrations—hethenaddsanotherlayerbelowtheasphalt.Thisconsistsofa30﹣millimetre﹣thicklayerofrubber，mixedwithstoneswhicharelargerthanthoseinthelayerabove."It'slikeagiantmousemat，makingtheroadsofter，"saysKuijpers.Thefoundationitselfusesanevenmoresophisticatedtechniquetoreducenoisefurther.Itconsistsofasound﹣absorbingconcretebasecontainingflask﹣shapedslots（瓶型狭槽）upto10millimetreswideand30millimetresdeepthatareopenatthetopandsealedatthelowerend.Whensoundwavesofspecificfrequenciesenterthetopofaflask，theysetupresonances（共鸣）insideandtheenergyofthesounddissipates（消散）intotheconcreteasheat.Kuijpersbelieveshecancutnoisebyfivedecibelscomparedtothequietestoftoday'sroads.ThesuccessofKuijpers'designwilldependonhowmuchiteventuallycosts.Butforthoseaffectedbytrafficnoisethereishopeofquietertimesahead.（1）Kuijpers'designismeantto.A．reduceairpollutionB．dealwithtrafficproblemsC．buildroadsofbetterqualityD．provideaquieterenvironment（2）Whateffectwillthespecialmouldachieveinparagraph3？A．Theroadwillbesmoother.B．Theroadwillbestraighter.C．Theroadwillbeharder.D．Theroadwillbewider.（3）Whichistherightorderoftheobjectsfromthebottomtothetopoftheroad？A．asphaltmixedwithsmallstones→flask﹣shapedslots→thelayerofrubberB．flask﹣shapedslots→thelayerofrubber→asphaltmixedwithsmallstonesC．thelayerofrubber→asphaltmixedwithsmallstones→flask﹣shapedslotsD．asphaltmixedwithsmallstones→thelayerofrubber→flask﹣shapedslots（4）Kuijpers'designwillbeadoptedif.A．itpassesthetestB．itcostsreasonablyC．itiseasytooperateD．itmeetsthedeadline8．Researcherssaytheyhavetranslatedthemeaningofgesturesthatwildchimpanzeesusetocommunicate.Theysaywildchimpscommunicate19specificmessagestooneanotherwitha"vocabulary"of66gestures.ThescientistsdiscoveredthisbyfollowingandfilminggroupsofchimpsinUganda，andexaminingmorethan5，000incidentsofthesemeaningfulexchanges.DrCatherineHobaiter，wholedtheresearch，saidthatthiswastheonlyformofintentionalcommunicationtoberecordedintheanimalkingdom.Onlyhumansandchimps，shesaid，hadasystemofcommunicationwheretheydeliberatelysentamessagetoanothergroupmember."That'swhat'ssoamazingaboutchimpgestures，"shesaid."They'retheonlythingthatlookslikehumanlanguageinthatrespect."Althoughpreviousresearchhasshownthatapesandmonkeyscanunderstandcomplexinformationfromanotheranimal'scall，theanimalsdonotappeartousetheirvoicesintentionallytocommunicatemessages.Thiswasasignificantdifferencebetweencallsandgestures，DrHobaitersaid.Chimpswillchecktoseeiftheyhavetheattentionoftheanimalwithwhichtheywishtocommunicate.Inonecase，amotherpresentsherfoottohercryingbaby，signaling："Climbonme."Theyoungsterimmediatelyjumpsontoitsmothersbackandtheytravelofftogether."Thebigmessagefromthisstudyisthatthereisanotherspeciesouttherethatismeaningfulinitscommunication，sothat'snotuniquetohumans，"saidDrHobaiter.DrSusanneShultz，anevolutionarybiologistfromtheUniversityofManchester，saidthestudywaspraiseworthyinseekingtoenrichourknowledgeoftheevolutionofhumanlanguage.But，sheadded，theresultswere"alittledisappointing"."Thevaguenessofthegesturemeaningssuggestseitherthatthechimpshavelittletocommunicate，orwearestillmissingalotoftheinformationcontainedintheirgesturesandactions，"shesaid."Moreover，themeaningsseemtonotgobeyondwhatotheranimalconveywithnon﹣verbalcommunication.So，itseemsthegulfremains."（1）WhatdochimpsandhumanshaveincommonaccordingtoDrHobaiter？A．Memorizingspecificwords.B．Understandingcomplexinformation.C．Usingvoicestocommunicate.D．Communicatingmessagesonpurpose.（2）WhatdidDrShultzthinkofthestudy？A．Itwaswelldesignedbutpoorlyconducted.B．Itwasagoodtrybutthefindingswerelimited.C．Itwasinspiringbuttheevidencewasunreliable.D．Itwasafailurebutthemethodsdeservedpraise.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gulf"inthelastparagraphmean？A．Difference.B．Conflict.C．Balance.D．Connection.（4）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？A．ChimpanzeebehaviourstudyachievedabreakthroughB．ChimpanzeesdevelopedspecificcommunicationskillsC．Chimpanzees：thesmartestspeciesintheanimalkingdomD．Chimpanzeelanguage：communicationgesturestranslated9．AirTag，asmallBluetooth﹣and﹣GPS﹣enableddevice（设备），wasreleased（发布）byAppleinApril2021.Thissmalldeviceaimedatmakingourliveseasierwasoriginallydesignedtoendthetroubleoflosingkeys，walletsorotherlittleobjects.However，itmaybecomethe"perfect"trackingtoolifinthewronghands.MyhusbandwasanearlyuseroftheAirTag.HeandIhadanargument.Inordertowintheargument，heusedthelittledevicetotrackme.TheApplecompanybroughtgreatconveniencetotheusers，includingme.IhadnevergivenathoughttotrackingthroughAirTaguntilithappenedtome.SoIstartedreadingstoriesaboutAirTag.IwassurprisedtofindthatIwasnotalone.Thereweresomanypeopletrackedbyitintheirdailylife.AirTagwhichwasoriginallyforabetterlifeshouldhavesuchadarksideinthewronghands.Peoplehavefoundthatthedigitaldevicecanbewronglyused.Whatmattersishowtoavoiditsdanger.ApplehasreleasedupdatestotheAirTag'sfunctionalityveryquicklysincetheyhitthemarket.Meanwhile，Applehasalsoimproveditscustomerservicetodealwiththeproblem.IfyoufindanunwantedAirTagfollowingyou，don'tworry.Justdisableit.YoucanfollowtheadviceonyourAppledevicetolearnmoreaboutdisablingthedevice.Onceyou'vecompletedtheabovestep，thetag'soriginalownercan'tkeeptrackofyouanymore.Almosteverydigitaltechnologycreatessecurityissues.Nobodycangoandlivewithoutbeingaffected.Whileenjoyingitsconvenience，youneedtobeawareoftherisksitbrings，andknowhowtodealwiththem.Preventionismoreeffectiveinsecurityissuesthanfixes.Afterall，astitchintimesavesnine.（1）WhichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaboutAirTag？A．AirTagwasdesignedtolocateone'sphonecorrectlyinthefirstplace.B．TheauthorreadstoriesaboutAirTagtoknowaboutitsgreatconvenience.C．EquippedwithAirTag，oursmartphonecanbeensuredofabsolutesecurity.D．AirTagwasmisusedforimproperpurposeinthehandsoftheauthor'shusband.（2）WhatisadvisedtodowhenyouarefollowedbyanunwantedAirTag？A．Haveitupdated.B．Makeitunabletowork.C．Paynoattentiontoit.D．Contactitsoriginalowner.（3）Whatarethelasttwoparagraphsmainlyabout？A．Peopleshouldkeeppacewiththetimes.B．Peopleshouldusetechnologyinaproperway.C．Peopleshouldhandlepotentialdigitalrisksactively.D．Peopleshouldbeartheresponsibilitytofixtheproblems.（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean？A．Timecuresallthings.B．Betterlatethannever.C．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.D．Earlydiscovery，earlysolution.10．Facedwithanattemptbyanewchatbottoimitate（模仿）hisownsongs，themusicianNickCavedeliveredastrongresponse：itwas"anabsolutelyhorribleattempt".HeunderstoodthatAIwasinitsbabyhood，butcouldonlyconcludethatthetruehorrormightbethat"itwillforeverbeinitsbabyhood".Whilearo