英文读与练14- 高三英语复习备考

1Eachmorning，thesoundofthealarmwakesmeup.Igrabmysmartphoneandstartmyday.IopenvariousappstoreadglobalnewsasIeatmybreakfast.Everyday，Ilearnsomethingnewfrommyphonescreen.2BeforeIbeginstudying，Iopenmycomputer.IconnecttotheInternetandstartanewday.Inmydigitalclassroom，Icanstudywithclassmatesfrommanyplaces.Ireadandwriteemailsandcompleteassignments，allofwhichhappenonline.3Duringmylunchbreak，Ienjoyusingsocialmedia.Ichatwithfamilyandfriends，sharingjokesandideas.Iviewpicturesfromunfamiliarplacesandwatchvideosthatmakemewanttocreatenewart.Sometimes，Icomeacrossbookrecommendationsornoticeanamusingdancevideo.4Aftermyafternoonstudies，Ioccasionallyshoponline.Ioftenlookoverstudyproductsthatmightbeusefulorinterestingtome.Iusuallyfindsomanyexcitingitemsthatmyshoppingcartisfullbytheend！5Afterdinner，IusetheInternettolearnnewthings.Ilogontowebsitesthatteachvarioustopics，suchasenvironmentalknowledge，computerprogramming，orpodcastsabout

planetsandstars.Meanwhile，Imustgoonlinetodoresearchtostartmyhomework.Myhistoryteacher，myChineseteacherandmyEnglishteacheralloftengivehomeworktasksthatrequiremetogoonlineandlookupsomeaccurateinformation.So，whenyoufindIamonlineintheevening，Iamlikelyreadingonlineresources.6Toendmydayoflearning，IturntotheInternetforrelaxationbeforegoingtobed.IwatchTVshowsorlistentomusic.Theseactivitieshelpmeunwindandprepareforanewday.7TheInternetaidsmeinlearning，connectingwithothers，anddiscoveringnewthings.Itturnseveryordinarydayintoathrillingadventure.AsIlieinbed，Ieagerlyanticipateanotherdayspentonlinetoexploremoreusefulknowledge.ReadingCheck1.Howdoestheauthordescribehis/herclassroom？A.Traditionalandlocal.B.Quietandprivate.C.Digitalandconnected.D.Isolatedanddistant.2.WhydoestheauthorusetheInternetafterdinner？A.Toplayonlinegames.B.Toconductresearchforhomework.C.Tochatwithfriends.D.Towatchfunnyvideosonly.3.Whatisthefinalactivitytheauthordoesbeforebed？A.Readingbooks.B.Checkingsocialmediaupdates.C.WatchingTVshowsorlisteningtomusic.D.Planningforthenextday.4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson？A.Theimportanceoflearning.B.Theauthor'scommunicationskills.C.Theauthor'sadventurousexperiences.D.ThebenefitsbroughtbytheInternet.日积月累smartphonen.智能手机eagerlyadv.热切地；渴望地anticipatev.期盼；期望；预期globalnews全球新闻digitalclassroom数字教室socialmedia社交媒体shoponline网上购物onlineresources在线资源environmentalknowledge环境知识computerprogramming计算机编程listentomusic听音乐thrillingadventure激动人心的冒险1It'snaturalthatpeoplewanttousethelatestinnovationstobetterthemselves.Smartdevicescantrulydoincrediblethingsandhelptosimplifyourday.Theycanalsoenhanceourperceptions，armuswithknowledge，andopenupaworldofnewpossibilities.Afewpeoplehaveevendecidedtomaketheleapandtransformthemselvestobecomecyborgs.2Cyborgisatermusedtodescribeabeingthatishalfhumanandhalfmachine.Thismaysoundlikesomethingoutofsciencefictionfilms，butsomepeoplehavealreadyadoptedthislifestyle.OneisartistNeilHarrison.Hewasborncompletelycolorblind，andcouldonlyseeblackandwhiteimages.Itseemedthathewouldneverexperiencecolors.Afterattendingacyberneticstalkincollege，hemetaninventorwhoagreedtomakeaspecialdeviceforhim.TheinventorsteamdesignedaneyeBorg，amechanicaleyethatchangedcolorsintosoundfrequencies.ThisenabledHarrisontohearcolorsandperceivetheworldinadifferentway.Hestartedgoingtomuseumsto“hear”classicpaintings.Infact，asimplewalkdownagrocerystorefilledwithcolorfulproductsproducessomecatchytunes（动听的曲调）.Harrisonloveshiseye-borgsomuchthatherarelytakesitoff.Henowgivestalksurgingotherstoconsideraddingtheirownmechanicalimprovements.3BritishscientistKevinWarwickconductedhisownexperimentin1998.He

implantedachipintohisarm，whichheusedtocontrollightsandotherappliancesathome.Helaterexpandedtheprojectbyplacingelectrodes（电极）insidehisnervoussystemandlinkingtheelectrodestotheInternet.Thisallowedhimtocontrolexternalobjectsincludingroboticarmsandloudspeakers.Hisworkremainsinfluentialasthisexampleofextendedsensoryinputwasthefirstofitskind.4Youcandecidewhetherbecomingacyborgisrightforyou，orifyou'recontenttoremainahumanliketherestofus.ReadingCheck1.WhatcanweknowabouttheeyeBorgfromparagraph2？A.Itisamachinewhichishalfhumaneyeandhalfmachine.B.Itisadevicethatchangessoundsintocolorsforthecolorblind.C.Itmakesthecolorblindperceivecolorsbyhearingsoundfrequencies.D.Itenablesthecolorblindtoidentifycolorsbycreatingclassicpaintings.2.Howisthetextdeveloped？A.Bycomparison.B.Byclassification.C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bylistingdata.3.Whatisprobablytheauthorsattitudetotheexperienceofbeingacyborg？A.Objective.B.Skeptical.C.Indifferent.D.Ambiguous.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A.Thereasonswhycyborgsmakeourworldcolorful.B.Thereasonswhymanypeoplewanttohaveeyeborgs.C.Howinnovativetechnologyimprovespeople'slives.D.Howtechnologypromotesthedevelopmentofcyborgs.日积月累innovationn.创新simplifyv.简化perceptionn.感知cyborgn.赛博格（半人半机器的存在物）colorblindadj.色盲的frequencyn.频率tunen.曲调implantv.植入chipn.芯片smartdevice智能设备mechanicaleye机械眼1Thebiggestcriticism（批评）ofsocialnetworkingisthatouryoungpeoplearelosingtheirofflinefriendstoonlinefriends.Infact，thereisalotofresearchthatshowsthesecriticismsaregenerallyunfounded.ResearchbyAllenfoundthatpeoplearenotreplacingofflinefriendswithonlinecompanionsbutareusingthemtosupporttheirofflinerelationships.Italsofoundthatouronlinefriendshipsactuallyallowustohavediscussionswithamuchmorediversesetofpeoplethanintherealworldandimproveourpsychologicalhappiness.2However，thereisonepartofsocialnetworkingthatisdeeplyworrying.Wefindourselvesinahyperconnectedworldwherepeopleaccesssocialmediadayandnight，excitedtomakeannouncementsaboutthetiniestdetailsoftheirlives.Researchisstartingtoshowthatthiscultureisnegativelyaffectingnotonlyourfriendshipsbutalsoourcharacter.3ProfessorLarryD.Rosen，inhisbookIDisorder，presentsevidencethatsocialnetworkingisturningusintonarcissists（自恋者）.Hesaysthatyoungpeoplewhooverusesocialnetworkingsitescanbecomevain，aggressive，andshowantisocialbehaviorintheirofflinelives.Butperhapsanevenmoredisturbingeffectisthatoneofourmostbasic

emotionsseemstobedisappearing—empathy.Thisistheemotionthatbondsustogether;itallowsustoseetheworldfromourfriends'pointsofview.Withoutit，wearefarlessabletoconnectandformmeaningfuladultrelationships.4SherryTurkle，aprofessorofsocialsciencesatMIT，suggeststhatpeoplearenolongercomfortablebeingalone.Thisissomethingconfirmedbyastudywhere200universitystudentswereaskedtogowithoutsocialmediafor24hours.Manyadmittedanaddictiontotheironlinesocialnetwork;mostcomplainedthattheyfeltcutofffromfamilyandfriends.Butbeingaloneisatime，Turkleargues，whenweself-reflectandgetintouchwithwhowereallyare.Itisonlywhenwedothisthatwecanmakemeaningfulfriendshipswithothers.Shebelieves，asisthetitleofherbook，thatwearesimply“AloneTogether”.5Thesepotentialchangesinourcharacterareratherdisturbing.Ifnothingisdone，ouryoungpeoplecouldwellbeintrouble.Therefore，suggestionsaboutwaystoencourageouryoungpeopletoavoidtheproblemsofsocialnetworkingshouldbemade，sotheycandevelopthekindsoffriendshipsthatarerequiredtogrowintowell-adjustedandhappyadults.ReadingCheck1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unfounded”inparagraph1probablymean？A.Undoubted.B.False.C.Acceptable.D.Illegal.2.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoconvey？A.TheInternetculturecausesvariousproblems.B.Wearelosingsomemostimportantemotions.C.Onlinefriendships