时文阅读与练习29- 高三英语一轮复习

1MyfirstimpressionofVRwasnotthatgoodaftermyfirstattemptlastedabout60minutes.Attheendofthattime，Idecidedthatitwasn'tformeandIsoldmyheadsetformorethanIpaidforit.2ThatwasafewyearsagoandtheheadsetIusedwasthePSVR.Yes，Icouldhavegoneforoneofthemoreadvancedheadsetsbut，atthetime，myPCwasn'tuptoit.IthoughtthataquickwinwithaPSVRcouldsatisfymycuriosity（好奇心），butIwaswrong.3In2019，withtheappearanceofalotofnewheadsets，Idecidedthat，maybe，itwastimetotryVRagain.IchosetousetheBigscreenapptowatchmoviestofeelasifIwereatthecinema.Whatwasinterestingformewastoseewhattheactualqualitywaslikebut，importantly，whatkindofexperienceyoucouldhave.Yes，forsomeonewhodoesn'talwayslikethemovie-goingexperience，thiscouldhaveturnedouttobethebestofbothworlds.Ididn'thavetospendmoneyonexpensivesnacks（小吃）andparkingandIdidn'thavetoputupwithbadsmells.4IhavetosaythatthewholeVRexperiencehasimprovedquitealot.Yes，thingshaveimproved，butit'snotperfect.Infact，Idon'tthinkwe'vereachedthe“goodenough”stage（阶段）yet.5AsforotherVRapps，Ioncetoldawell-knowneditorthatVRwaspromising.Hejustlookedatmewithalookthatsaid，“Itisnevergoannahappen.”Well，thetimehascome，andyoucanactuallydothisnow.6VRisn'tforeveryone，Iunderstand，butitcanbeachoiceforsome.I'dliketothinkthatthenextgenerationofheadsetswillimprovesomeoftheproblemsthatwe'restillseeing.Reading

CheckChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1.Whatwastheauthor'sPSVRexperiencelikeafewyearsago？A.Hefounditdisappointing.B.Hewastedalotofmoneyonit.C.Hefelttheheadsetuncomfortable.D.Heconsidereditinteresting.2.WhydidtheauthorchoosetheBigscreenapp？A.Hewasnotafilmlover.B.Hecouldhavesnacksathome.C.Hedidn'thavetopayfortheapp.D.Hedidn'tliketogotothecinema.3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhis2019VRexperience？A.Itisperfect.B.Itisgoodenoughinhiseyes.C.Ithasfallenshortofhisexpectations.D.Ithasachievedsomeimprovements.4.Whatistheeditor'sattitudetowardsthefutureofVR？A.Uninterested.B.Uncertain.C.Pessimistic.D.Hopeful.attheendof在……结束时;在……末端morethan超过couldhavedone本可以……（但实际未）satisfyone'scuriosity满足某人的好奇心turnout结果……putupwith容忍;忍受infact实际上1Wombatsaretheonlycreatureontheearththatpoopscubes.Toanimalexperts，theyhavebeenamysteryforaverylongtime.Now，researcherssaytheyhaveuncoveredhowthewombatcreatestheirunusually-shapedexcrement（粪便）.2ResearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyfirststartedstudyingthewombat'sabilitytopoopcubesbackin2018.Theycomparedtheirintestines（肠）tothoseofpigs.Theyinsertedaballoonintotheanimals'digestivetractstoseehowtheystretchedtofittheballoonandfoundregionsofvariedthicknessandstiffness.3Scientiststhencreateda2Dmathematicalmodeltocopyhowtheseintestineregionscontractandexpandwiththerhythmsofdigestion，shapingthepoopintoitscuboidshape.Softerintestinalregionssqueezeslowlyandmold（塑造）thefinalcornersofthecubeovermultipledays.Interestingly，inmostmammals，thecontractions（收缩）ofintestinalmusclesoccurinalldirections，butinwombats，thegrooved（有沟的;有槽的）tissueandirregularcontractionsshapethepoopdifferently.4Whilethisresearchmayseemcompletelymeaningless，orjustmeanttosatisfyhumancuriosity，thescientistsinvolvedinthestudysaythatthesenewfindingscouldhaveabigimpactonhumandigestivehealthresearchandmanufacturingtechnology.Itwouldbeacoolmethodtoapplytothemanufacturingprocess，howtomakeacubewithsofttissueinsteadofjustmoldingit.5Nowthatthemysteryofhowwombatsproducecuboidpoopseemstohavebeensolved，thatonlyleavesthe“why”.Scientistshavesometheoriesaboutthisaswell.Onestatesthatbecausewombatspickuptheirpoopandpileitasawayofcommunicatingbetweenthem，thecuboidshapehelpsthembuildhigherpooptowers.6Anothertheoryclaimsthatbecausewombatstendtousetheirpooptomarktheircontrolledlandonrocksandlogs，thecuboidshapeoftheexcrementensuresthatitwon'tsimplyrolloff.Reading

CheckChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1.Whatmakeswombats'excrementsoparticular？A.Itsshape.B.Itssmell.C.Itshardness.D.Itsingredient.2.Howdidthescientistsstarttheresearchin2018？A.Byanalyzingdata.B.Bystudyingexamples.C.Byrecordingactivities.D.Bymakingcomparison.3.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtoparagraph3？A.A2Dmathematicalmodelwasappliedintheresearch.B.Thepoopwasintoitscuboidshapewithinseveralhours.C.Theintestinalmusclesofwombatscontractinalldirections.D.Detailedformationofcuboidpoopwasrecordedintheresearch.4.Howmanypossiblereasonsforcuboidpooparementionedinthetext？A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.Whilethisresearchmayseemcompletelymeaningless，orjustmeanttosatisfyhumancuriosity，thescientistsinvolvedinthestudysaythatthesenewfindingscouldhaveabigimpactonhumandigestivehealthresearchandmanufacturingtechnology.尽管这项研究似乎毫无意义，或者只是为了满足人们的好奇心，但参与研究的科学家们说这些新的发现可能会对人类消化健康的研究和制造技术有很大的影响。【点石成金】句中While引导的是一个让步状语从句，意为“尽管”;thescientistsinvolved...manufacturingtechnology为主句部分。involvedinthestudy相当于whowereinvolvedinthestudy，为过去分词短语作后置定语;that引导的是一个宾语从句。1Ifyou'reapasta（意大利面）lover，thenyouknowthatthenoodlescomeinallsortsofdifferentshapes.Thereareflatnoodles，roundnoodles，shells，fancyspirals，andmanymore.Someofthesepastas，likeordinaryspaghetti，packeasilyintoasmallboxorpackage.Butothersrequiremuchlargerboxesbecausetheirhard3Dshapeswraparoundawholelotofair.2NowateamofscientistsatCarnegieMellonUniversity（CMU）hasfiguredoutawaytodealwiththeproblem.Theteamofscientistshavedevelopedanunusualwayofmakingflatpastathatallowsittoturnintofancy3Dshapesasitcooks.3LiningYao，wholeadsthe“MorphingMatterLab”atCMU，saystheteamgottheideaof3Dpastafrom“flat-packfurniture”.Flat-packfurniture，suchasthatsoldbyIKEA，comestightlypackedinabox，butthencanbebuiltintoalargepieceoffurniturethattakesupamuchgreateramountofspace.4Tobringtheflat-packideatothepastaworld，thescientistsusedafairlysimpletrick—stampinggrooves（凹槽）inthepasta.“Thegroovesideexpandslessthanthesmoothside，leadingthepastatochangeintoshape，”explainsoneoftheresearchers.5Butknowingwhatkindsofgroovestomakeandwheretomakethemisthetrick.Byfiguringoutjusttherightspotsforgrooves，theresearcherswereabletocontrolthefinalshapeofthepasta.Thescientistsusedcomputerstohelpthemplantheirgroovepatterns.Theteamcameupwithlotsofdifferentshapes.Thepastalooks，feels，andtastesjustlikeordinarypastaonceitiscooked.6Theteamhopestheirnewmethodwillhelptheenvironmentintwoways.Likeflat-packfurniture，itshouldtakeuplessspacewhenit'sbeingtransported.Thepastashouldalsorequiremuchlesspackaging，meaningfarlessplasticwaste.Reading

CheckChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1.Whatcanweknowaboutthetraditionalpasta？A.Flatnoodlesareeasytocook.B.Pastadoesharmtotheenvironment.C.Roundnoodlesareeasytocarryandpack.D.Differentnoodlescomeindifferentshapes.2.Whatinspiresthenewinventionaccordingtothetext？A.Flat-packfurniture.B.Thegrooveside.C.Unusualspaghetti.

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