漳州市2014 高考英语（阅读理解）一轮暑假训练（12）（答案）1.（201*·山东卷）DSince the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Milan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.” The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain. Prof. Milan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.A. help to update computer systems B. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recover D. control a person's thoughts 72. How" did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory? A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine. C. By moving his hand. D. By using his mind.73. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5? A. scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair B. computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair C. scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair D. cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair74. The team will test with real patients to A. make profits from them B. prove the technology useful to them C. make them live longer D. learn about their physical condition75. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center B. New Findings About How the Human Brain Works C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries【解析】：71-75:BDCBC【语篇解读】本文是一则新闻报道，介绍了Brain-computer interface(BCI)技术的发明，原理和对残疾人带来的益处。
71. B细节理解题从第一段第一句话可知72.D．细节理解题见第二段“Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band.”73.C.细节理解题见第五段描述74.B．细节推断题见最后一段“to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.”，证明他们可以从中获得的好处75.C.主旨大意题本文是新闻文体，因此要关注首段的中心，由首段的第二句话“Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.”推断选C结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项AOpposition is growing to the Berlin Zoo’s plans to find a new home for Knut, the moneymaking celebrity polar bear whose popularity has been exploited by environmentalists and even Canadian tourism promoters. No longer cute, and just days before his second birthday, Knut will be given a new home that is expected to include a potential mating partner. The Berlin Zoo, facing the global economic crisis, can’t afford the estimated $ 13 million it would take to acquire a female and a new home for them to share. “It’s time for him to go --- the sooner he gets a new home the better,” said senior bear keeper Heiner Kloes. But some Berliners are beginning a campaign, collecting petition (情愿书) signatures and arguing that he’s a tourist draw and a symbol as important as the Brandenburg Gate. “He means a lot to many people. When you’re with him you forget your problems,” Hartmut Wiedenroth, co-founder of the campaign, told Spiegel Online. Knut became an international celebrity in 2007, drawing huge crowds to his cage and triggering sales of thousands of Knut toys and Knut-shaped candies. The Vancouver-based Canadian Tourism Commission made Knut a major part of its “Canada—Keep Exploring” campaign to draw tourists to the country--- and especially to polar bear country in northern Manitoba to see them in their natural habitat. Environmentalists also used the bear to promote the fight against global warming. But Knut’s popularity diminished as his size increased to 210 kilograms, He was photographed at one point snapping (咬) at a child near his cage. In September his keeper, Thomas Doerflein, died of a heart attack. Doerflein, who became a celebrity himself after nursing the tiny ball of white fur when Knut’s mother rejected him, had been re-assigned shortly after Knut’s first birthday. Some animal rights critics said Knut has been showing unusually aggressive behavior because of his unnatural upbringing.1.The Berlin Zoo intends to find a new home for Knut mainly because of _______.A. the mother bear deserting him B. Knut’s aggressive behaviorC. lacking a skillful bear keeper D. its financial problem2. A campaign is being launched in Berlin _______. A. in order to keep Knut in the zoo B. by selling Knut-shaped candies C. to draw tourists to northern Manitoba D. to warn people of global warming3. The underlined word “triggering” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_______”. A. decreasing B. preventing C. promoting D. conducting 4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Doerflein, a celebrity of Germany B. Zoo says Knut must go C. The polar bear capital of the world D. Polar bears in Canada(A) DACB *******************************************************JS BEven before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own fighting experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis's reputation grew--his books on the Founding Fathers won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize ---the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe reported Ellis's experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime. Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nation's history, had some explaining to do about his own past.“Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made," said Ellis. It turned out that while the historian had served in the Army, he'd spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia , but teaching history at West Point ( 西点军校). He'd also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so successful would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don’t always go hand in hand. Even among the successful achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving. And, oddly, people often beautify their past once they're famous, says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks.Then what makes them do it? Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted (长期不断的缠绕 ) by a sense of their own shortcomings. "From outside, these people look anything but fragile," says Dennis Shulman, a psychoanalyst. "But inside, they feel hollow, empty,”5. Which of the following shows the order of what happened to Ellis?a. He became a best-selling author.b. He taught at Mount Holyoke College.c. His books won two important prizes.d. The Boston Globe reported his experience in Vietnam.e. He entertained reporters with his memories of war.A. abced B. bedca C. acbde D. bcaed6. The underlined part "dropped a dime" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “____________”A. let sb. down B. informed on sb.C. made sb. famous D. punished sb. badly7. While Ellis served in the Army, he ________________A. fought in Vietnam B. taught history at a military school C. pretended to be a historianD. made mistakes in the antiwar movement. (B) DBB ****************************************************结束CRahfeal Gordon has come a long way from the homeless shelters and streets of Newark, New Jersey. The 25-year-old was honored this year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship for his work----giving motivational speeches to youth groups.Rahfeal Gordon tells his audience, "If nobody ever says that you're brilliant, say it to yourself every day. Look yourself in the mirror: if you have survived something, I don't care how small, how big, you’ve survived it," he said.Rahfeal Gordon 's speech is simple: He tells the story of his own life in three chapters. Each begins with a hip hop lyric (歌词) that he knows will be meaningful to a young audience.Gordon says he uses positive hip hop lyrics to encourage youths, especially those who grew in poverty and abuse, as he did. His talk is called "Hip Hop Saved My Life".“ When I had my very dark moments in life, I would put on certain songs, whether it is from Jay-Z , Tupac, Kanye West," Gordon said. "They kept me going through the hard times. They fulfilled a certain void (空白) that I couldn't fulfill, like not having a father or mother there, so I felt they could relate because they would tell these stories."Gordon says his childhood was happy until his father became addicted to drugs and began to beat his three brothers and mother. They left to live on the streets and in homeless shelters. Gordon says he tries now to be a voice for others, including a brother who was murdered at the age of 19. “When I lost my brother, that was, really, a moment when things really started to take off, in the sense of saying, ‘I really, really want to be that individual to help people, to help individuals,’ ”Gordon said. “I can't be Superman. I can't save the world, but I think that if I can help an individual, I am saving the world. ”8. Rahfeal Gordon was honored because he ___________.A. has changed the lives of young people worldwideB. inspires young people to better themselvesC. encourages his students to improve the communityD. has made great achievements in his teaching career9. Rahfeal Gordon uses hip hop lyrics in his lecture because _________________.A. he is good at performing hip hop songsB. hip hop songs are encouraging and funny C. hip hop songs helped him spend his hard timesD. he tends to follow the fashion like youths10. What do we know about Rahfeal Gordon's childhood?A. His parents forced him to leave home.B. He was badly treated since he was a child.C. His mother always beat him black and blue.D. He became homeless after his father used drugs.11. The author writes the passage mainly to_____________.A. share Rahfeal Gordon's life storyB. tell readers to follow Rahfeal GordonC. introduce an American national awardD. direct readers' attention to poor children(C) BCDA*****************************************************结束。