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【题目】Are you using a dating App to make friends? How do you know that Ben from London is really 25-year-old? Is his photo taken recently? Is his name even Ben? Dating apps can be tricky to operate, particularly when you’re trying to know whether someone is trustworthy, but one thing you can’t cheat is your gene, which is why a new dating app is using DNA as a basis for its match.

A dating app named Pheramor requires all users to hand in a cheek sample, from which a team of in-house scientists using a specially-created tool can queue the specific genes connected with attraction and then identify which users might be suitable. The process works by separating the 11 genes that link to our pheromones（信息素）, the chemical signals that are believed to control; one’s attraction. Combining this data with the personal information allows the app to make very specific matches.

“Pheramor uses both your biology and your social technology: we collect your genetic data through a cheek sample and collect your like, dislikes, and interest from your social media introductions like Facebook, Twitter, etc,” the app’s website explains. “All of them will be used in our specific software, which is designed to learn what you prefer.”

The co-founder Brittany Barreto, who has a PHD in genetics added that Pheramor’s technology digs deeper than traditional dating apps, making it almost impossible for people to cheat their way to a date.

The Houston-based app is already up and running but hopes to be officially put into market in February with 3,000 members.

【1】What do we know about the new dating app according to Paragraph 1?

A. It can be operated easily by users.

B. It can know others’ trustworthiness.

C. It can select information on the website.

D. It can use DNA to make matches for users.

【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. What Pheramor is.

B. How Pheramor works.

C. How scientists deal with the data.

D. How the genes are connected with attraction.

【3】What will be used in Pheramor to learn the users’ preference?

A. Attraction and pheromones.

B. Pheromones and genetic data.

C. Social technology and attraction.

D. Genetic data and social media introductions.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To introduce a safe dating app.

B. To explore the future of the app.

C. To avoid unreasonable requirements.

D. To teach people how to design apps.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】你是在用交友软件交友吗？交友软件可能很难操作，特别是当你想知道某人是否值得信任时，但有一款新的约会应用会将DNA作为匹配的基础，将会大大增加可信度。

【1】细节理解题。第一段最后一句…but one thing you can’t cheat is your gene, which is why a new dating app is using DNA as a basis for its match.可知，新的交友软件将DNA作为匹配的基础。选D。

【2】段落大意题。由第二段…scientists using a specially-created tool can queue the specific genes connected with attraction and then identify which users might be suitable…, Combining this data with the personal information allows the app to make very specific matches.可知，本段讲述Pheramor这款交友软件是如何工作的。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段“Pheramor uses both your biology and your social technology: we collect your genetic data through a cheek sample and collect your like, dislikes, and interest from your social media introductions like Facebook, Twitter, etc,”得知，这款应用利用遗传数据和例如Facebook, Twitter等社交媒介的自我介绍来确定用户偏好的。选D项。

1).对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词，成为正确选项。

2).词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性，或者改变原文句子的语态，给考生制造障碍。

3).语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化，成为正确答案。

4).正话反说。把原文中的意思反过来表达而成为正确选项(适用于寻找错误选项的题目)。如换一个同义词，把否定改为肯定，把肯定改为否定等。

如小题3，What will be used in Pheramor to learn the users’ preference? 不难找到第三段第一句： “Pheramor uses both your biology and your social technology: we collect your genetic data through a cheek sample and collect your like, dislikes, and interest from your social media introductions like Facebook, Twitter, etc,”，对照正确选项D. Genetic data and social media introductions. 可知，答案就是对上句原文的简化，其中，“we collect your genetic data through a cheek sample”对应答案中的“Genetic data”，而“your like, dislikes, and interest from your social media introductions like Facebook, Twitter, etc”对应答案中的“social media introductions”。

【4】写作意图题。本文介绍了一款新的交由应用，科学家们使用一种特殊的工具，可以对与吸引力相关的特定基因进行排队，将这些数据与个人信息相结合，可以让应用程序做出非常具体的匹配。这样大大增加了对方的可信度和交友的安全性。选A。

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