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主题群四科学与技术
话题25科技发展与信息技术创新,信息安全
Ⅰ.阅读理解
TheBigThinkersSeriesfromNewScientisteventsfeaturesfouronlinetalks,covering
awiderangeoftopicsbyworld-classscientistspeakersandexperts.Ifyouarecurious
aboutyourplanetoryouruniverse,thenthisseriesisyourplacetohearthelatest
research.
Save£20offthestandardticketpricebypurchasingaseriestickettoallfourtalksin
theBigThinkersSeries(availableondemand)orpurchasesingleticketsforjust£13
perlecture(availablebyearlybooking).
Reality+:FromtheMatrixtotheMetaversewithDavidChalmers
Inthistalk,philosopherDavidChalmersarguesthatMetaverse-stylevirtualworlds
experiencedthroughheadsetsarealsogenuineandmeaningfulrealitiesandwecanlive
ameaningfullifeinVR.
WhatWedon’tKnowAboutGravitywithClaudiadeRham
Weareallfamiliarwiththeconceptofgravity.Inthistalk,ProfessorClaudiadeRham
willexplorehowmuchweactuallyknowaboutgravityandhowmuchmorethereis
lefttouncover.
ABriefHistoryofTimekeepingwithChadOrzel
FromStonehengetoatomicclocks,hereisthe5,000-yearhistoryofhowscienceis
usedtomarktime.ChadOrzel,theinternationallybestsellingauthorofHowtoTeach
QuantumPhysicstoYourDog,offersusawittyjourneythroughscientifictheoryand
quirky(离奇的)historicaldetail.
PhysicsattheEndoftheUniversewithKatieMack
TheBigBangtheorytellsthestoryofthebeginningoftheuniverseforthelast13.8
billionyears.Buthowdoesthestoryend?JoinastronomerKatieMackassheshares
whatmodernastrophysics(天体物理学)tellsusaboutthefinalfateoftheuniverse.
1.Howmuchdoesaseriesticketcost?
A.£13.B.£20.
C.£30.D.£32.
2.WhatwillChadOrzellecturein?
A.Thegenuinereality.
B.Thesecretsofgravity.
C.Thehistoryoftimemarking.
D.Thefinalfateoftheuniverse.
3.Whatdothefourtalkshaveincommon?
A.Theyareallaimedatsciencelovers.
B.Theyareallconcernedwithgravity.
C.Theywillallbegivenbybestsellingauthors.
D.Theywillallbegivenbyexcellentphysicians.
(2024·湖北沙市中学模拟预测)
Mostofusspendourlivessurroundedbyscreens,whichofferusconvenienceaswell
asconnectionandanoceanofinformation.Butsinceit’seasytofeelpressuredtokeep
upwitheverynotification,technologymayfeelmorelikeaburdenthana
blessing.Thus,theideaof“digitaldetox”isbecomingincreasinglyinviting.
Thephrase“digitaldetox”describesgettingridofTV,phones,computersandother
formsoftechnologythatcontrolourlivesforaperiodoftime.Someexpertsadvocate
completelyavoidingunnecessaryscreentimefor30years.Otherssuggestusinganapp
thatwilllimittheamountoftimeonecanspendoncertainwebsites.Athirdoptionis
loggingoutineveningsoronweekends.Otherssimplyturntheirphonesoffat
scheduledtimes.Someevenpayhighpricestotakevacationsinplaceswheretheycan
unplugfromtheirdigitalroutine.
Whymightyouwanttotakeadigitaldetox?Perhapsyoufindthatyouarespending
longerthanyouintendoncertainappsorthattheydistractyoufrommoreimportant
things.Perhapssocialmediaisdepressingbecauseyoucompareyourselftoothersor
youfearmissingoutonthingsthatotherpeopleareenjoying.Constantnegativenews
canalsogiverisetoalotofstress.
Technologycanalsohavephysicaleffects.Manypeopleexperiencebackorneckpain
asaresultofbendingoverscreens.Thebluelightcomingfrommostscreenscanalso
affectpeople’ssleepbypreventingproductionofmelatonin(褪黑激素).
Givingupallscreensmaynotberealistic,butstrategicbreaksfromtechnologymaybe
goodforyourbody,mind,emotionsandrelationships.Itishightimethatyoupickeda
timetoturnoffyourdevicesandfocusonreallyimportantthings.
4.Whydoestheauthorsay“technologymayfeelmorelikeaburdenthanablessing”in
paragraph1?
A.Toconfirmaconcept.
B.Topresentaproblem.
C.Toexplainarule.
D.Tomakeaprediction.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unplug”inparagraph2mean?
A.Recover.B.Benefit.
C.Escape.D.Suffer.
6.Whichcouldbethereasonforonetostart“digitaldetox”?
A.Appsselectiondifficulty.
B.Fearofmissingimportantthings.
C.Exposuretofalsenews.
D.Pressurefromsocialcomparison.
7.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Torecommendhealthylifestyles.
B.Tocallforreducingtheuseofdigitaldevices.
C.Togiveinstructionsonstartingdigitaldetox.
D.Topresentdifferentattitudestodigitalproducts.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Itwasjustatypicalmorningofanordinaryworkday.Iwasatthe__1__,onmywayto
thelabwhereIwasapostdoctoralfellow.Butsomethingbeganto__2__insidemeas
Iwatchedthepeoplearoundme—headphoneshangingfromtheirears,__3__cast
down,unsmilingfaces.Theylookedunhappy.AndIrealizedthatIwasoneof
them.Suddenly,Icouldnolonger__4__withmyworklifeandbookedaone-way
tickettoflyhome.
Overtheyears,Ihadgrownmore__5__duetothepressureoffinishingmy
Ph.D.ThosewhocouldhavebeenpartnersbecamecompetitorsIdislikedandtheeffect
ofthiscompetitionwasexactlythe__6__ofwhatIhadhopedfor.Ibegantofeel
lonelyand__7__.Ibecamelessandlessproductiveinmyscientificwork.I__8__my
breakingpointthatdayatthebusstop.Ihadtoendthis.Iemailedmyprofessors,
explainingthatIhadputthe__9__firstandmyselfsecondfortoolong.
ShortlyafterIgotbackhome,Istartedtoreceivesomeemailsfrommyworkmates—I
guessedtheyexpectedmetojointhemagainsoon.Afterafew__10__askinghowI
was,intheemailsmanyexpressedtheirstressofacademiclife.Vulnerableresearchers
were__11__theirheadsoutoftheirshells(壳),seekinghelp.Itoccurredtomethatwe
all__12__sometimes,andourvulnerability(脆弱)seemedsomuchalikethatI
__13__myselffromallthathadbotheredmefordays.Actuallyitcanbea__14__
game,insteadofonewhereonesidegainswhiletheothersideloses.Workingwith
othersandaskingforhelpdoesn’tmakemycontributions__15__:itmeanswecanall
succeed.
1.A.cafeshopB.bookstore
C.supermarketD.busstop
2.A.awakenB.tackle
C.settleD.disappear
3.A.noseB.eyes
C.neckD.arms
4.A.goB.continue
C.combineD.exchange
5.A.matureB.academic
C.competitiveD.positive
6.A.outputB.alternative
C.caseD.opposite
7.A.inspiredB.lost
C.pureD.guilty
8.A.spottedB.marked
C.hitD.set
9.A.evaluationB.adaptation
C.comprehensionD.occupation
10.A.jokesB.lines
C.callsD.accounts
11.A.stickingB.standing
C.bringingD.figuring
12.A.chokeB.urge
C.sufferD.hesitate
13.A.discouragedB.banned
C.freedD.prevented
14.A.brand-newB.non-controversial
C.so-calledD.win-win
15.A.unimportantB.improper
C.irregularD.illogical
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2024·山东省潍坊市高三二模)
DoctorsintheJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofMedicinehavefollowedthemeal
-timehabitsofmorethan500peopleforsixyears,1.____________(find)weight
changeismostaffectedbythesizeand2.____________(frequent)ofmealsratherthan
theinterval(间隔)fromfirsttolastmeal.Itchallengesthepopulartrendofintermittent
fasting(禁食)3.____________ausefulweightlossstrategy.
Intermittentfasting,alsoreferredtoastime-restrictedfeeding,isadietarystrategy
whereallmeals4.____________(consume)duringashortwindowoftimeeach
day.Thesewindowscanextendfrom6to10hours,resultinginapersonessentially
fastingforu
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