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companyTaskRabbitadviseditonsomeofthesesecuritymoves.

Fornowtheservicewillonlybeavailableduringtheeveningrushhours.Overtime,theservicewillbeavailable24hours,saysZimride.SanFranciscoisrapidlybecomingatestbedforthesetypesofnext-generation,moreefficient,transportationapps,likeScootNetworksandRidepal.

56.ForwhatpurposedidZimridecreatethenewexperimentalmobileapp?

A.Tohelptoarrangealongtripaheadoftime.

B.Toencouragedriverstomakealargerprofit.

C.Toshareinformationwithfellowcompanies.

D.Toenableriderstocatcharideinrealtime.

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“profiles”probablymean?

A.Personalinformation.B.Selfevaluation.

C.Specificaddress.D.Briefcomments.

58.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellusaboutthemobileappLyft?

A.Itsworkingsystem.B.Itssafetymeasures.

C.Itsinstallation.D.Itsfellowcompanies.

59.WhatdoweknowabouttheLyftservice?

A.Itchargesridersmoremoney.B.Itisnotwellreceivedatpresent.

C.Itprovidesefficienttransportation.D.Itrunstwentyhourseveryday.

60.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorisnotconfidentofthefutureoftheservice.

B.Zimridewillopenacompanytotesttransportationapps.

C.AppslikeLyftmaybewidelyusedinthenextgeneration.

D.ThemobileappLyfthasbeenputintousenationwide.

【参考答案】56—60DABCC

较难题目特训：

科普知识类

　　StevenSpielberg'

s2002science-fictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuture.Itseemedfancifulatthetime,butfantasyisedgingclosertofact.

　　OnJan.3l,ateamofscientistsatthe

UCBerkeley,ledbyRobertKnightprogrammedcomputerstodecode（解码）brainwavesandreplaythemaswords.Fivemonthsearlier,anothergroupofBerkeleyscientistsshowedtheircolleaguesshortmoviesandusedcomputerstoplaybackincolorwhatpeoplesaw.

　　Theseexperimentsareabigadvancefrom2006,whenaFrenchscientistfirstreplayedimagesfromahumanmind,ablack-and-whitecheckerboardpattern.Thepossibilitiesaregreat:

adisabledpersoncould“speak”；

doctorscouldaccessthemindofapatientwhofainted;

youcouldrewatchyourdreamsonaniPad.Thereare,ofcourse,equallydarkside,suchastheinvoluntarytakeoutof　informationfromthebrain.

　　Inspiteofthesebreakthroughs,JackGallant,theneuroscientistwholedthefirstBerkeleyteam,sayscurrenttechnologyfordecodingbrainactivityisstill“relativelyprimitive.”Thefieldisheldbackbyitspoormachinery,inparticularthefMRI.

　　“Eventually,”saysGallant,“someonewillinventadecodingmachineyoucanwearasahat.”Suchanadvanceintothehumanmind,hesays,mighttake30years.

　　Still,therecentadvancesatBerkeleyoffersmallanswers,whichscientistscanusetobeginunlockingthesecretsof　memoryandconsciousness.

7l.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Newtechnologycanreadyourmind

B.Fantasyisedgingclosertofact

C.Anewdiscoveryinhumanbrain

D.Theintelligentcomputersinthefuture

72.WhatdidscientistsattheUCBerkeleydo?

A.Theyproducedafancifulworld.

B.Theymadecomputersjumpforwardlikeahuman.

C.Theymanagedtotranslatebrainwavesintolanguage.

D.Theyusedcomputerstomakeshortmovies.

73.Whichoft

hefollowingisimpossiblefortheresearch?

A.Itcanhelpadisabledmanrecoverhisabilityofspeech.

B.Doctorscanreadapat

ient'

smindevenifheisunconscious.

C.Peoplewillknowwhathappensintheirdreams.

D.People'

sthoughtsmaybegivenaway.

74.Whatplaysamostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofthetechnology?

A.Acomputer.　　　B.AniPad.　　　C.Adecodingmachine.　　　　D.Ahat.

75.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat　　　　　.

A.scientistsgottheinspirationfromamovie

B.thetechnologystillhasalongwaytogo

C.thetechnologyhasbeenputintopractice

D.scientistshaveunlockedthesecretsofmemory

【参考答案】34.ACACB

【山东省济南市2014高考英语一模试题】E

Ourworldisanoisyplace,butquietplacesremain.Eightyearsago,audio（声音的）engineerGordonHemptonidentifiedthequietestplaceinthecontinentalUnitedStates.Hecallstheplace“OneSquareInchofSilence.”Hehasusedhissymbolicspotinanorthwesternrainforesttocampaignagainstnoisepollution.Buttheself-described“SoundTracker”isnowgoingdeaf.

ForGordonHempton,itstartedwithanexperienceknowntomanypeople.“Iwaslyinginthebedinthespringtimeaboutayearago.Thesunwasshining.Thebirdscouldbesinging.Theyshouldbesinging.ButIwashearingnone.Iknewmylifewasgoingtobedifferent.”

Hempton’seyesgetwateryashedescribeshiscruelsituation.Morethan20yearsagohetrademarkedhisnicknameas“TheSoundTracker.”SharphearingdefinedhiscareerasanEmmyawardwinningsoundrecordist.Italsoledtohisactivismagainstnoisepollution.Hehascircledtheglobethreetimesinsearchoftheperfectsoundsofnature.

Hemptonsayshishearinglossisquicklygettingworsebuthehastofinishhisproject.

“IamrunningaracetofinishtheQuietPlanetcollection.”That’sthetitleofaplanned19-volumesetofnaturerecordings.Thesoundtrackscouldbelicensedforuseinmovies,videogames,exhibits,playsandthelike.VolunteerassistantsnowhelpHemptonreviewandeditsoundfilesandidentifyimperfections.

Theexactcauseofhishearinglossisnotclear.Doctorssayitmaybetheresultofaninfection,oratumor（肿瘤）oracombinationofthings.Hemptonisself-employed.Hishealthcareplandoesnotpayforhearinglosstreatment.So,fornow,he’sdirectinghisattentiontocompletinghis“greatesthits”album.“AfterIgetitfinished,Ihaveaneconomiccashflowtogetmyhearingback.That’sthefirstthingonmyto-dolist.”He’shopefulhishearinglosscanberecovered.

61.WhatdoweknowaboutGordonHemptonaccordingtothetext?

A.HeneverwonanEmmyaward.B.Hefightsagainstairpollution.

C.Heworksasanaudioengineer.D.HelikeslivingintheUnit

edStates.

62.HowdidGordonHemptonfeelwhenheknewhisearsweregoingdeaf?

A.Curious.B.Inspired.C.Annoyed.D.Sad.

63.Whatcontributedmosttohissuccessfulcareer?

A.Hissharphearing.B.Hisreliableassistants.

C.Travellingexperiences.D.Thesoundsofnature.

64.WhatisGordonHemptondoingnow?

A.Listeningtothebirdsintheforest.B.Receivingmedicalcareinthehospital.

C.Doingactivitiesfornoisepollution.D.WorkingontheQuietPlanetcollection.

65.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Searchingforthesoundofnature

.B.SuccessfulSound-Trackergoingdeaf.

C.Deaffighteragainstnoisepollution.D.Hopingtogetthehearingback.

【参考答案】61—65CDADB

【人物故事类16】

F.ScottFitzgerald,bornonSeptember24,1896,anAmericannovelist,wasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattendedPrincetonUniversityforashortw

hile.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabama,wherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.

Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhisdiary:

　“MyownhappinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatIcouldnotshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.“

ThisSideofParadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedby

itssuccess,Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenovelTheBeautifulandDamned（1922）,acollectionofshortstoriesTalesoftheJazzAge（1922）,andaplayTheVeget

able（1923）.Buthisgrea

testsuccesswasTheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquicklybroughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworld.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Then,in1926,hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.

However,Fitzgerald’sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheLoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.WhilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGraham,h