新高考英语二轮复习课时练高考题型组合练第4组组合练(十)阅读理解主题练阅读理解＋阅读七选五 (含解析)

第四组　人与社会(三)——科学与技术

组合练(十)　阅读理解主题练　阅读理解＋阅读七选五

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

The live-only series of Presenting Creativity from the London Drawing Group shares ways of engaging our imagination with exploration to find and assist the flow of creativity.The highly immersive(沉浸式) experiential session has its own focus for practical immersion，your development，and your chosen creative work.

THIS SESSION INCLUDES：

—Guided Visualisations by Susan：To release blocks and open clear creative awareness.

—Practical Presentation：You choose how you want to produce your art in this session—draw，paint，write，sculpt，weave...

—Hosted Q & A：Questions answered，creativity shared and celebrated.Hosted by Tutor Frances Stanfield.

PLEASE NOTE：

You will be creating in private with your videos and audio off.This session is no recording，otherwise you will be driven out of class.We hope this live experience will bring together and create a focused and friendly community of curious，imaginative spirits.Live，via immersion and the chat，then afterwards you will gain a deeper awareness of how to allow creative flow.

YOU WILL NEED：(Aside from your chosen materials)

A3/A4 paper with a larger piece of paper underneath

Transparent paper of any kind

Any kind of mark makers：crayons，pencils，ink，paint，etc.

AGE 18＋

Everyone is welcome to join this Pay-What-You-Can class.We suggest a donation of ￡20.However，we understand that may not be possible for everybody.Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we may continue to offer our sessions on a donation basis.Once you have booked your place，you will receive a confirmation email and be able to access information on how to join the event via your “Online Event Page”．

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE EMAIL：londondrawinggroup@gmail.com

1．What is the session intended for?

A．Developing creativity.

B．Displaying practical skills.

C．Exploring the unknown.

D．Testing the immersion effect.

答案　A

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“to find and assist the flow of creativity”和THIS SESSION INCLUDES中的“To release blocks and open clear creative awareness.”可知，该课程旨在培养创造力。故选A。

2．Which of the following will result in disqualification?

A．Having your video off.

B．Chatting with others.

C．Cooperating in the group.

D．Recording the class.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据PLEASE NOTE中的“This session is no recording，otherwise you will be driven out of class.”可知，上课录音会导致被取消上课资格。故选D。

3．How does an adult get access to the session?

A．Conduct offline confirmation.

B．Contribute first.

C．Register with personal information.

D．Subscribe by email.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。根据AGE 18＋中的第二、三句可知，成年人需要先捐助才能进入课程。故选B。

B

(2022·河南许平汝联盟联考)

Over the course of the pandemic(流行病)，the landscape of education has greatly changed，but that hasn’t kept one brilliant girl whose dreams have never been earthbound from reaching for the stars.

While most pre-teens are facing the challenges of middle school，at age 12，Alena Analeigh has already earned her high school diploma and is set to attend Arizona State University via remote learning in May.

With a planned double major in astronomical science and chemistry，Alena’s goal is to become a NASA engineer by the time she’s 16，where she hopes to employ her extraordinary skills to build rovers(火星车) like the ones sent to Mars on missions.

“I’ll be driving one of those future space mobiles by the time I graduate from college，” she told ABC News.A distant goal，perhaps.But according to Alena’s mother，Daphne，her daughter had already set her sights on a career with the space agency when she was a little girl.“She would always say，’Mom，I’m going to work for NASA，’” Daphne told ABC News.“Then she would start saying，’I’m going to be the youngest Black girl to ever work for NASA.’”

Alena’s space journey began with her early interest in Lego building toys，from which she built complex models of everything from the Taj Mahal and the Disney castle to the Apollo 11 rover and a NASA rocket.While building Lego toys，she learned to bring her imaginations to completion.That is mainly what enables this talent to get closer and closer to her life goal，and her smart scientific mind has led Alena to be a sharp observer in other fields of life as well.

Alena sees the difference in STEM(short for science，technology，engineering and math) opportunities for women and people of color.She hopes to serve as an example to other girls—they shouldn’t let the opinions of others keep them from going after their own dreams.“It doesn’t matter what your age is or what you’re planning to do，” she told ABC News.“Go for it，dream and then achieve it.”

4．How is Alena different from most pre-teens?

A．She attends high school via remote learning.

B．She is already qualified for higher education.

C．She has got the chance to set foot on Mars.

D．She teaches her friends to build rover models.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，和大多数十几岁的孩子不同，12岁的Alena已经获得高中文凭并拥有了上大学的资格。故选B。

5．What does Alena’s mother say about Alena’s career goal?

A．It took root very early.

B．It sounds unrealistic.

C．It was once destroyed.

D．It proves challenging.

答案　A

解析　细节理解题。根据第四段中“But according to Alena’s mother...when she was a little girl.”可知，Alena很早之前就有了自己的职业目标。故选A。

6．What can we learn about Alena from paragraph 5?

A．She has designed best-selling toys.

B．Her enthusiasm for Lego toys fades.

C．She likes traveling around the world.

D．Her interest prepares her for her life goal.

答案　D

解析　推理判断题。根据第五段内容尤其是最后一句可推知，Alena的兴趣爱好让她为自己的人生目标做好了准备。故选D。

7．Which of the following can best describe Alena?

A．Popular and proud.

B．Caring and generous.

C．Ambitious and inspiring.

D．Intelligent and modest.

答案　C

解析　推理判断题。根据第三段中“...Alena’s goal is to become a NASA engineer by the time she’s 16...”可知，Alena是一个有抱负、有雄心壮志(ambitious)的女孩；根据最后一段中“She hopes to serve as an example...and then achieve it.”可推断，Alena是鼓舞人心的、有激励作用的(inspiring)人。故选C。

C

Chinese television maker Skyworth Group is strengthening efforts to venture into the 5G-powered 8K ultra-high definition TV section，especially the whole industrial chain related to the top-notch 8K technology，as it aims to grab a bigger slice of the country’s high-end TV market.

Wang Zhiguo，chairman and president of Shenzhen Skyworth-RGB Electronic，said the company is committed to providing a complete 8K solution that covers 8K video cameras，monitors，content creation and cloud operating systems，and expands application in a wide range of fields such as aerial photography，education，healthcare and advertising.

The company uncovered its new 8K TV product Q71，which supports 8K signal reception，decoding，image signal processing and screen display.The 8K TVs have a screen resolution ratio that is 4.3 times clearer than human eyesight and four times higher than the 4K ones.8K UHD livestreaming and cloud-based broadcasting will give viewers a more immersive experience.

“5G offers technological support for the adoption of 8K，while 8K is one of the best application scenarios of the superfast wireless technology，” said Wu Wei，chief engineer of Skyworth，adding 5G has the advantages of high speed，large capacity and low latency，which brings about a good opportunity for the popularization of 8K ultra-high definition TV.And the country’s 8K video industry will see robust growth with the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics，which have used 8K UHD livestreaming and transmission.

The domestic 8K TV industry is now in a nascent stage，Wu said，adding that Skyworth will intensify research and development efforts in 8K chips to improve the clarity，contrast and brightness of images.

“While there is a shortage of 8K video content，which requires advanced，professional equipment such as special cameras and monitors，increasing the cost of producing content，with the advent of superfast 5G technology and the popularization of big TVs,8K has created many opportunities.The broadcasting of sporting events via 8K equipment has also motivated people to demand high-definition image quality，” said Liu Fei，research director of the consumer electronics department of Skyworth.

8．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Q71 is Skyworth’s 5G-powered 8K ultra-high definition TV product.

B．The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics could help the growth of 8K video industry.

C．8K products need much improvement in some aspects.

D．The popularization of 5G draws on the advantages of 8K TV.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第四段中“5G has the advantages of high speed...ultra-high definition TV”可知，是5G为8K超高清电视的普及带来了良好的机遇，而不是5G的普及利用了8K电视的优势，故选D。

9．The underlined word “nascent” in the fifth paragraph probably means “        ”．

A．bottlenecked   B．vial

C．immature   D．developed

答案　C

解析　词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“Skyworth will intensify research...to improve the clarity，contrast and brightness of images.”可知，创维将加大8K芯片的研发力度，以提高图像的清晰度、对比度和亮度，这说明国内8K电视产业目前还处于起步阶段，也就是8K技术还不成熟，由此可知画线词词义为“不成熟的”，故选C。

10．What is Liu Fei’s attitude to 8K?

A．Doubtful.   B．Confused.

C．Supportive.   D．Indifferent.

答案　C

解析　观点态度题。根据最后一段中“with the advent of superfast 5G technology...8K has created many opportunities...motivated people to demand high-definition image quality”可知，刘飞认为8K创造了许多机会，特别是激发了体育迷们对高清画质的需求，由此可知，他对8K技术持支持态度，故选C。

11．What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Skyworth Group is accelerating efforts to tap into 8K technology.

B．5G technology and 8K are developing hand in hand.

C．5G-powered 8K ultra-high definition TV has a promising future.

D．Skyworth will provide viewers a more immersive experience.

答案　A

解析　主旨大意题。根据全文尤其是第一段内容可知，本文主要介绍的是创维集团正在加速开发8K技术，故选A。

D

A study of teenage girls’ selfie-taking(自拍) behaviors found that taking and sharing selfies on social media is not linked to poor body image or appearance concerns.However，when adolescent girls spend too much time struggling over which photo of themselves to post，or rely heavily on editing apps to alter their images，there may be cause for concern.

The study，by researchers at the University of Arizona，found that selfie editing and time invested in creating and selecting the perfect selfie were both related to self-objectification，which led to body shame，appearance anxiety and more negative appearance evaluations in teen girls.“Self-objectification is the idea that you come to think of yourself as an external object to be viewed by other people，” said senior study author Jennifer Aubrey，an associate professor at the UA.

Based on a study of 278 teenage girls，“Our main finding was that we really shouldn’t be too worried about kids who take selfies and share them；that’s not where the negative effects come from.It’s the investment and the editing that yielded negative effects，” Aubrey said.“Selfie editing and selfie investment predicted self-objectification，and girls who self-objectify were more likely to feel shameful about their bodies or anxious about their appearance.”

“Self-objectification is the pathway to so many things in adolescence that we want to prevent，” Aubrey said.“So，interventions really should focus on how we can encourage girls to develop an awareness of themselves that doesn’t only depend on what they look like to other people.” The researchers said parents and caregivers of adolescent girls should be aware that if a teen seems to be obsessed(痴迷的)，it might be time for a talk.

The researchers also note that there can be different motivations for sharing selfies.“Selfies are a part of the media landscape，but you should post them for reasons other than trying to get people to admire your appearance or your body，” Aubrey said.With an estimated 93 million selfies taken each day，they aren’t going away anytime soon，nor should they.The important thing to remember is：Selfies aren’t bad.Just don’t obsess.

12．What behavior of adolescent girls may cause concern?

A．Taking selfies.

B．Caring about their images.

C．Sharing selfies on social media.

D．Overusing editing apps to beautify their images.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“However，when adolescent girls...rely heavily on editing apps to alter their images，there may be cause for concern.”可知，过度使用编辑类软件来美化照片可能会引起焦虑。故选D。

13．From the text，what can we learn about self-objectification?

A．It predicts selfie investment.

B．It is linked to selfie obsession.

C．It prevents problems in adolescence.

D．It contributes to objective evaluation.

答案　B

解析　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“...time invested in creating and selecting the perfect selfie were both related to self-objectification”可推知，自我物化与花时间进行自拍编辑，即沉迷于自拍有关。故选B。

14．What should interventions center on?

A．When to have a talk with teen girls.

B．When to end selfie-taking behaviors.

C．How to help form a healthy self-awareness.

D．How to prevent teenage girls’ craze for selfies.

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“So，interventions really should focus on how we can encourage girls to develop an awareness of themselves that doesn’t only depend on what they look like to other people.”可知，干预应以如何帮助形成健康的自我意识为中心。故选C。

15．From which is the text probably taken?

A．A travel brochure.

B．A science newspaper.

C．A psychology textbook.

D．An entertainment magazine.

答案　B

解析　文章出处题。通读全文尤其是第一段可知，文章介绍了与青少年自我物化相关的科学研究，因此可推知，文章很可能来自一份科学报。故选B。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

There is no escaping our evolution into a cashless society.The idea that all transactions(交易)can be completed digitally is becoming more realistic day by day.  1   As it is，people increasingly demand low-touch or contactless payments with growing concerns over the spread of viruses and diseases.A cashless society would give rise to a new era for financial deals.The key benefits would include lower crime rates，easier foreign transactions，and reduced risks and costs.The idea of a cashless society appears very common in our society.  2 

Economic inequality and inclusivity(包容性)are fundamental issues still present worldwide.  3   The unbanked and poor could face significant challenges with digital modes of payment.In fact，most of the unbanked view the cashless movement as an unfair act against those without bank accounts.

For a cashless society，there needs to be an understanding and acceptance by governments and payment providers of the financial inclusion issues currently in existence.  4   There are also the elderly and the disabled who face their own challenges with rapid digitalization and technological advancement.There are still parts of society that lack trust in digital payments or have barriers to accessing mobile phones and the Internet.

  5   It is also about to launch a national digital currency(货币)，the world’s first.Nearly everything can be transacted by digital means here.As we prepare for the consequence of COVID-19，and use the model set by China，other countries need to take it upon themselves to provide a harmonious，effective，and cashless society—one that does not leave anyone behind.

A．However，this is far from reality.

B．Several countries have entered cashless society.

C．A cashless society might actually worsen these problems.

D．COVID-19 has sped up the move away from physical cash.

E．In China，four out of every five payments are now cashless.

F．It isn’t just the unbanked who are at risk of being left behind.

G．So financial inclusion needs to be the core value in a cashless society.

1．答案　D

解析　根据第一段第一句可知，无现金是一种社会趋势，再根据空后一句可知，受疫情影响，人们对无现金社会的需求越来越高。D项“新冠肺炎加速了这种趋势”符合上下文语境。故选D。

2．答案　A

解析　根据本空前三句和下文存在的问题可知，虽然无现金社会有很多的好处，但离全社会普及的现实还很远。A项符合上下文语境。故选A。

3．答案　C

解析　根据本空前一句可知，经济的不平等性和包容性是无现金社会面临的主要问题。再根据后一句可知，无银行账户的人、贫穷的人也会面临很大挑战。故这里陈述无现金社会可能会让原来存在的问题恶化。C项符合上下文语境。故选C。

4．答案　F

解析　根据本空后一句可知，这里陈述建立无现金社会需要考虑到无银行账户的人、老年人和残障人士。F项符合上下文语境。故选F。

5．答案　E

解析　根据本空后三句可知，这里陈述中国无现金社会的普及情况。E项符合上下文语境。故选E。