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12．Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices，while driving，walking，shopping，even sitting in toilets．When connected electronically，they are away from physical reality．
People have been influenced to become technology addicted．One survey reported that"addicted"was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices．One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep，cigarettes and alcohol．
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products，not to actually improve our quality of life．They have successfully created a cultural disease．Consumers willingly give up their freedom，money and time to catch up on the latest information，to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern．
I see people trapped in a pathological （病态的） relationship with time-sucking technology，where they serve technology more than technology serves them．I call this technology servitude．I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money．
What is a healthy use of technology devices？That is the vital question．Who is really in charge of my life？That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology．When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week，then we can regain control and personal freedom，become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology．Mae West is famous for the wisdom that"too much of a good thing is wonderful．"But it's time to discover that it does not work for technology．
Richard Fernandez，an executive coach at Google acknowledged that"we can be swept away by our technologies．"To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today's overused technology．
29．The underlined word"allure"in Paragraph 2probably meansB．
A．advantage
B．attraction
C．adaption
D．attempt
30．From the passage，technology companies aim toA．
A．attract people to buy their products
B．provide the latest information
C．improve people's quality of life
D．deal with cultural diseases
31．It can be inferred from this passage that peopleD．
A．consider too much technlogy wonderful
B．have realized the harm of high-tech devices
C．can regain freedom without high-tech devices
D．may enjoy life better without overused technology
32．What's the author's attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices？C
A．Neutral．
B．Skeptical．
C．Disapproving．
D．Sympathetic．

分析本文是一篇科教类阅读，文章主要讲解了过度使用高科技所带来的种种不利并劝诫我们不要过度依赖高科技．

解答 29-32．BADC
29题答案：B考查细节推理，结合第二段的第一句People have been influenced to become technology addicted．人们受影响从而变得对科技有瘾．可知allure一词的含义为"吸引"，故本题答案为B选项．
30题答案：A考查细节推理，根据文章第三段的The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products，not to actually improve our quality of life．科技公司的主要目标是使人们在他们的产品上花时间和金钱而并非真正提高你的我们的生活质量．可知本题答案为A选项．
31题答案：D考查细节推理，根据文章最后一段的we can be swept away by our technologies．To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today's overused technology．我们会被我们的科技所毁灭．为了打破这种巨大的数码联系（过度依赖于科技）人们必须考虑没有当今过度使用的科技生活很久之前的生活是如何能精彩的．可知本题答案为D选项．
32题答案：C考查情感态度，纵观全文作者都在讲过度使用高科技所带来的种种不利并劝诫我们不要过度使用高科技．故本题答案为C选项．

点评本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．

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3．It Is ________ great comfort that many drivers have realized drunk driving is ________ invitation to accidents．（　　）

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An Oil for Life
olive
Maria Alcala of Madrid speaks for many Mediterranean people when she says that"a meal without olive oil would be a bore．"No one knows when the Mediterranean civilizations fell in love with olives．That occurred before recorded history．However，there is evidence that the cultivation （种植） of olive trees began in countries around the Mediterranean Sea in approximately 4000B．C．，and 2000years after that people in the eastern Mediterranean area began to produce oil from olives．The Mediterranean still accounts for 99percent of all world olive oil production．
From ancient times until today，the basic process of producing the oil is the same．First，whole olives are pressed hard into pieces．Then，the liquid is separated from the solids．After that，the valuable oil is separated from the water．
Many olive growers make their ancient traditions continue and still harvest the olives by hand．"We harvest in the traditional way，"says Don Celso，an olive farmer from Tuscany，Italy．"It would be less expensive to do it with machines，but it's more a social thing．Twenty people come to help with the harvest，and we pay them in oil．"
Olive oil has had a variety of uses through its long history．In ancient times，olive oil was used as money and as medicine．It was even used during war-heated up and dropped down on attackers．It is still used in religious ceremonies．It is great for protecting the freshness of fish and cheese．There are even olive oil lamp and olive oil soaps．
One important study shows that Mediterranean people have the lowest rate of heart disease among Western nations．This is partly associated with their frequent use of olive oil．Other studies show that food cooked in olive oil is healthier，and that eating olive oil twice a day reduces women's risk of getting breast cancer．The world is beginning to understand its benefits，and olive oil is no longer an unusual sight at dinner tables outside the Mediterranean area．The olive oil producing countries now sell large amounts of olive oil to countries in Europe，Asia，Africa，and North and South America．
Olive oil improves the lives of people everywhere．Its benefits，recently confirmed by science，were already understood in ancient times．Mediterranean people are happy to share their secret with the world．

48．Which step occurs first in olive oil production？D
A．Drying the olives under the sun．
B．Separating the oil from the water．
C．Separating the liquid from the solids．
D．Pressing the whole olives into pieces．
49．Which use of olive oil is NOT mentioned in the passage？A
A．Paint．
B．Medicine．
C．Money．
D．Soap．
50．Why does the author include information about several studies of olive oil？C
A．To give reasons why olive oil is similar to medicine．
B．To show how the biology of Mediterranean people is special．
C．To explain the growing interest in olive oil around the world．
D．To prove that olive oil is more important for women than for men．
51．What is the passage mainly about？B
A．Discussing olive oil production outside the Mediterranean area．
B．Explaining the history，production，benefits，and use of olive oil．
C．Showing why olive oil is produced around the Mediterranean Sea．
D．Comparing Mediterranean olive oil with that produced in other places．

7．People often have the impression that Chinese characters are extremely difficult to learn．In fact，if you were to try to learn how to write Chinese characters，you would find that they are not nearly as difficult as you may have imagined．And they certainly qualify as forming one of the most attractive，beautiful，logical（合乎逻辑的），and scientifically constructed（构造）writing systems in the world．Each stroke（笔画）has its own special significance．If you are familiar with the rules of Chinese characters，you will find it very easy to remember even the most complicated looking character，and never miss a stroke．
The earliest known examples of Chinese written characters in their developed form are carved into tortoise shells and ox bones．The majority of these characters are pictographs．Archaeologists of various countries have learned that most early writing systems went through a pictographic stage，as did the Egyptian hieroglyphics．Most writing systems，however，eventually developed a phonetic（表示语音的）alphabet to represent the sounds of spoken language rather than visual images observed in the physical world．
One notable feature of Chinese characters is the"radical．""Radical"in English means"root"．For example，the characters yu"language，"shuo"talk，"i"discuss，""opinion，"and lun"discuss"all share the yen radical，which means"language，"and gives the reader a clue to the meaning of the character as a whole．The characters hsiu"rotten，"shan"cedar，""t'ao"peach，"and lin"forest，"all contain the mu"wood"or"tree"radical，indicating one of their shared key characteristics．If you know the radical of a character，you can usually get a general idea of the meaning of the character it is a part of．Although there is a theoretical total of almost 50，000written Chinese characters，only about 5，000of these are frequently used； and the total number of radicals is only 214．So learning to read and write Chinese is not nearly so formidable a task as it may at first seem．
33．According to the author，Chinese characters areB．
A．extremely difficult to learn
B．scientifically constructed
C．difficult to remember
D．as difficult as you may have imagined
34．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．There are rules in forming the Chinese characters．
B．Some strokes are more important than others．
C．All the Chinese characters are pictographs．
D．Some writing systems eventually developed a phonetic alphabet．
35．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．pictographs
B．the strokes of the Chinese characters
C．the Chinese writing system
D．the radical of the Chinese characters．

17．Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age．We skim over articles，e-mails and We Chat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text．Surrounded with information from our electronic devices，it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word，line by line．But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly，listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation．
A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington，New Zealand，where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart phones．They sink into comfortable chairs and read in silence for an hour．Unlike traditional book clubs，the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book，but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet，relaxed environment．According to the Journal，the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smart phones．
Slow readers，such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly，say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind，improves concentration，reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize（共鸣，同感）．Another study published last year in Science shwed that reading novels helps people understand other's mental states and beliefs，a fundamental skill in building relationships．Yet technology has made us less attentive readers．Screens have changed our reading patterns from the staight and information left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information．Reading text punctuated（加标点符号）with links leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text．The Internet may hve made us stupider，says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian．Because of the Internet，he says，we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news，but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back，reflect，and relate all these facts to each other．
Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted，straight pattern，in a quiet environment free of distractions．Aim for 30minutes a day，advises Kelly from The Atlantic．"You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments，you pick up a meaningful work of literature，"Kelly said．"Reach for your e-reader，if you like．Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy，not less substantive，and also ensure you'll never lose your place．"
24．The book club in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2showsA．
A．the new trend of slow reading
B．the decline of electronic devices
C．the importance of exchanging ideas
D．the increasing number of club readers
25．According to Patrick Kingsley，people are stupider partly because ofD．
A．a non-stop reading pattern
B．the straight，left-to-right screen
C．wide range of interesting news
D．the lack of reflection
26．According to the passage，slow readingA．
A．contributes to understanding among people
B．promotes the current technology advances
C．provides people with a quiet environment
D．cures the memory loss of elderly people
27．What's the best title for the passage？B
A．Benefit of Reading Clubs
B．Return of Slow Reading
C．Reading of the Internet Age
D．Influence of Speed Reading．

4．Knuckle-popping（指关节砰砰响）
Do you slurp（咕噜）soup？Do you pop bubble gum？If you do，your habits won't help you win friends-but they're fun．But how about knuckle-popping？Not you does this hobby give people around you the"willies（[俚]神经紧张），"but cracking knuckles can lead to monster knuckles（异乎寻常的响声），and maybe-to arthritis （关节炎）．
At least，most people think knuckle-popping is bad．Well，there's no doubt that the people who have to listen to knuckles being snapped（啪地一声折断）can't stand the sound．But how bad is it for the knuckle-popper？
A doctor has looked into this indoor sport．He says it's not harmful．Dr．Robert L．Swezey found that his son was cracking his knuckles．And the kid's grandmother thought it was terrible．So Dr．Swezey went to a home for the aged．He studied the knuckles of old people there．Only one out of fifteen old people who said they cracked their knuckles all their lives had something wrong with their finger joints．Also，five out of twelve women who never cracked their knuckles had trouble with their joints．So if you want to go on popping your knuckles，Dr．Swezey says if OK，even if his son's grandma still doesn't like it．
28．People who hear others cracking their knucklesA．
A．are bothered．
B．don't notice the sound
C．start to crack their own knuckles．
D．feel it's as had as slurping soup．
29．When Dr．Swezey went to the old-age-home，what did he find out about old people who had cracked their knuckles？C
A．Only one old people had something wrong with their finger joins．
B．Only old women had cracked their knuckles．
C．About 6.7percent of the old people had something wrong with their finger joints．
D．The old people were all well．
30．Which of the following is right？D
A．Slurping soup and popping bubble gum are food habits．
B．Cracking knuckles will lead to arthritis．
C．No one likes cracking his knuckles．
D．Some women who didn't crack their knuckles had something wrong with their finger joints．
31．If you pop your knuckles，Dr．Swezey thinks you might as wellA．
A．go on doing it．
B．stop at once．
C．avoid people who do it．
D．not do it around your friends．

Computers have beaten human world champions at chess and, earlier this year, the board game Go. So far, though, they have struggled at the card table. So we challenged one AI to a game.

Why is poker(扑克)so difficult? Chess and Go are “information complete” games where all players can see all the relevant information. In poker, other players’ cards are hidden, making it an “information incomplete” game. Players have to guess opponents’ hands from their actions----tricky for computers. Poker has become a new benchmark for AI research. Solving poker could lead to many breakthroughs, from cyber security to driverless cars.

Scientists believe it is only a matter of time before AI once again vanquishes humans, hence our human-machine match comes up in a game of Texas Hold’s Em Limit Poker. The AI was developed by Johannes Heinrich, researcher studying machine learning at UCL. It combines two techniques: neural(神经的)networks and reinforcement learning(强化学习).

Neural networks, to some degree, copy the structure of human brains: their processors are highly interconnected and work at the same time to solve problems. They are good at spotting patterns in huge amounts of data. Reinforcement learning is when a machine, given a task, carries it out, learning from mistakes it makes. In this case, it means playing poker against itself billions of times to get better.

Mr Heinrich told Sky News: “Today we are presenting a new procedure that has learned in a different way, more similar to how humans learn. In particular, it is able to learn abstract patterns, represented by its neural network, which allow it to deal with new and unseen situations.”

After two hours of quite defensive play, from the computer at least, we called it a draw.

1.Why can’t the computer beat humans at the poker game?

A. Because humans are cleverer than the computer

B. Because humans practice playing the poker game every day

C. Because the computer can’t know the other players’ cards completely

D. Because the computer can’t learn the regular rules of the poker game

2.What does the underlined word “vanquishes” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Leaves B. Defeats C. Cheats D. Serves

3.What do we know about the reinforcement learning of AI?

A. It solves problems correctly every time

B. It is the same as the learning of humans

C. It learns from the mistakes appearing in a task

D. It is more developed than the studying ways of humans

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A. The new procedure of AI has some features of humans

B. Computers are stronger than humans in every aspect

C. Humans will beat computers at playing poker forever

D. Scientists feel unhappy about the result of the poker game

10．假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文．文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处．错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线\划掉．
修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2）只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分

I like travelling and my dream of paying a visit for Beijing，the capital city of our country，come true during the National Day holidays this year．On October 1st，I went to Tian'anmen Square with my parents，there we watched the flag-raising ceremony．As I watched the flag rising slowly，I sang a national anthem，feel extremely excited．Then we went to some other famous tourist attraction，like the Great Wall．Standing on the Great Wall，I felt very proudly．I thought the old saying that"He who do not reach the Great Wall is not a true man．"Although I was tired，but I really had a good time．

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