新题型高考英语 04阅读理解专练 议论文5篇.docx

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新题型高考英语04阅读理解专练议论文5篇

阅读理解专练　议论文5篇

Passage1（2017北京,D）

Hollywood’stheorythatmachineswithevil（邪恶的）mindswilldrivearmiesofkillerrobotsisjustsilly.Therealproblemrelatestothepossibilitythatartificialintelligence（AI）maybecomeextremelygoodatachievingsomethingotherthanwhatwereallywant.In1960awell-knownmathematicianNorbertWiener,whofoundedthefieldofcybernetics（控制论）,putitthisway:

“Ifweuse,toachieveourpurposes,amechanicalagencywithwhoseoperationwecannoteffectivelyinterfere（干预）,wehadbetterbequitesurethatthepurposeputintothemachineisthepurposewhichwereallydesire.”

Amachinewithaspecificpurposehasanotherquality,onethatweusuallyassociatewithlivingthings:

awishtopreserveitsownexistence.Forthemachine,thisqualityisnotin-born,norisitsomethingintroducedbyhumans;itisalogicalconsequenceofthesimplefactthatthemachinecannotachieveitsoriginalpurposeifitisdead.Soifwesendoutarobotwiththesingleinstructionoffetchingcoffee,itwillhaveastrongdesiretosecuresuccessbydisablingitsownoffswitchorevenkillinganyonewhomightinterferewithitstask.Ifwearenotcareful,then,wecouldfaceakindofglobalchessmatchagainstverydetermined,superintelligentmachineswhoseobjectivesconflictwithourown,withtherealworldasthechessboard.

Thepossibilityofenteringintoandlosingsuchamatchshouldconcentratethemindsofcomputerscientists.Someresearchersarguethatwecansealthemachinesinsideakindoffirewall,usingthemtoanswerdifficultquestionsbutneverallowingthemtoaffecttherealworld.Unfortunately,thatplanseemsunlikelytowork:

wehaveyettoinventafirewallthatissecureagainstordinaryhumans,letalonesuperintelligentmachines.

SolvingthesafetyproblemwellenoughtomoveforwardinAIseemstobepossiblebutnoteasy.Thereareprobablydecadesinwhichtoplanforthearrivalofsuperintelligentmachines.Buttheproblemshouldnotbedismissedoutofhand,asithasbeenbysomeAIresearchers.Somearguethathumansandmachinescancoexistaslongastheyworkinteams—yetthatisnotpossibleunlessmachinessharethegoalsofhumans.Otherssaywecanjust“switchthemoff”asifsuperintelligentmachinesaretoostupidtothinkofthatpossibility.StillothersthinkthatsuperintelligentAIwillneverhappen.OnSeptember11,1933,famousphysicistErnestRutherfordstated,withconfidence,“Anyonewhoexpectsasourceofpowerinthetransformationoftheseatomsistalkingmoonshine.”However,onSeptember12,1933,physicistLeoSzilardinventedtheneutron-induced（中子诱导）nuclearchainreaction.

1.Paragraph1mainlytellsusthatartificialintelligencemay　　　. 

A.runoutofhumancontrol

B.satisfyhuman’srealdesires

C.commandarmiesofkillerrobots

D.workfasterthanamathematician

2.Machineswithspecificpurposesareassociatedwithlivingthingspartlybecausetheymightbeableto　　　. 

A.preventthemselvesfrombeingdestroyed

B.achievetheiroriginalgoalsindependently

C.doanythingsuccessfullywithgivenorders

D.beathumansininternationalchessmatches

3.Accordingtosomeresearchers,wecanusefirewallsto　　　. 

A.helpsuperintelligentmachinesworkbetter

B.besecureagainstevilhumanbeings

C.keepmachinesfrombeingharmed

D.avoidrobots’affectingtheworld

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthesafetyproblemofsuperintelligentmachines?

A.ItwilldisappearwiththedevelopmentofAI.

B.Itwillgetworsewithhumaninterference.

C.Itwillbesolvedbutwithdifficulty.

D.Itwillstayforadecade.

Passage2（2016课标Ⅰ,D）

Themeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.Silencesmaybethoughtful,ortheymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,uneasiness,orworry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyuncomfortable;thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofilleverygap（间隙）withconversation.Personsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson’sneeds.

ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamongpeople,justassometraditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenapersonfromoneoftheseculturesisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimplied（暗示）isthatthepersonwantsthelistenertoconsiderwhathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisacallforreflection.

Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhendealingwithconflictsamongpeopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,Russian,French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshowagreementbetweenpartiesaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersoninauthorityratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instillanotheruse,personsinAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority.

Nursesandothercare-giversneedtobeawareofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhentheycomeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshouldrecognizetheirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient’ssilenceisnotinterruptedtooearlyorallowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehealing（治愈）valueofsilencecanusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromothercultures.

1.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsilenceinconversations?

A.Itimpliesanger.　　　　B.Itpromotesfriendship.

C.Itisculture-specific.　　　　D.Itiscontent-based.

2.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemightregardsilenceasacallforcarefulthought?

A.TheChinese.　　　　B.TheFrench.

C.TheMexicans.　　　　D.TheRussians.

3.Whatdoestheauthoradvisenursestodoaboutsilence?

A.Letitcontinueasthepatientpleases.

B.Breakitwhiletreatingpatients.

C.Evaluateitsharmtopatients.

D.Makeuseofitshealingeffects.

4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SoundandSilence

B.WhatItMeanstoBeSilent

C.SilencetoNativeAmericans

D.SpeechIsSilver;SilenceIsGold

Passage3（2016浙江,A）

“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamlastFriday?

”LindseywhisperstoTori.

Withhereyesshining,Toribrags,“YoubetIdid.Seantoldmetwodaysago.”

WhoareLindseyandToritalkingabout?

Itjusthappenstobeyourstruly,AdamFreedman.Icantellyouthatwhattheyaresayingis（a）notniceand（b）noteventrue.Still,LindseyandToriaren’tverydifferentfrommoststudentshereatLintonHighSchool,includingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip（闲话）.Ihavenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip:

itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersastrangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup.

Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalkedabout.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic—breakups,troubleathome,evendroppingout—thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret.Themoreembarrassingorshamefulthesecretis,thejuicierthegossipitmakes.Probablytheworsttypeofgossipistheabsolutelie.Peopleoftenthinkofgossipersasharmless,butcruelliescancausepain.

Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful,thenwhydosomanyofusdoit?

Theanswerliesinanothereffectofgossip:

thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatestrumor（传言）canmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthatothersdon’t.Similarly,hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepartofthe“ingroup.”Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeopleasenseofbelongingorevensuperiority（优越感）.

Gossipalsocanhaveathirdeffect:

itstrengthensunwritten,unspokenrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.ProfessorDavidWilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantinpolicingbehaviorsinagroup.Translatedintohighschoolterms,thismeansthatifeverybodyyouhangaroundwithislaughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid,thenyoucanbetthatwearingorsayingsomethingsimilarwillgetyouthesamekindofnegativeattention.Thedo’sanddon’tsconveyedthroughgossipwillnevershowupinanystudenthandbook.

Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetospreadthelatestnews,thinkaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffectsyour“juicystory”mighthave.

1.Theauthorusesaconversationatthebeginningofthepassageto　　　. 

A.introduceatopic　　　　B.presentanargument

C.describethecharacters　　　　D.clarifyhiswritingpurpose

2.Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatit　　　. 

A.breaksuprelationships

B.embarrassesthelistener

C.spreadsinformationaround

D.causesunpleasantexperiences

3.Intheauthor’sopinion,manypeopleliketogossipbecauseit　　　. 

A.givesthemafeelingofpleasure

B.helpsthemtomakemorefriends

C.makesthembetterattellingstories

D.enablesthemtomeetimportantpeople

4.ProfessorDavidWilsonthinksthatgossipcan　　　. 

A.providestudentswithwrittenrules

B.helppeoplewatchtheirwonbehaviors

C.forceschoolstoimprovestudenthandbooks

D.attractthepolice’sattentiontogroupbehaviors

5.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?

A.Neverbecomeagossiper.

B.Stayawayfromgossipers.

C.Don’tletgossipturnintolies.

D.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip.

Passage4（2016北京,D）

WhyCollegeIsNotHome

Thecollegeyearsaresupposedtobeatimeforimportantgrowthinautonomy（自主性）andthedevelopmentofadultidentity.However,nowtheyarebecominganextendedperiodofadolescence,duringwhichmanyoftoday’sstudentsarenotshoulderedwithadultresponsibilities.

Forpreviousgenerations,collegewas