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专题14阅读理解(主旨大意题)
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Bacteriaareanannoyingproblemforastronauts.Themicroorganisms(微生物)fromourbodiesgrowuncontrollablyonsurfacesoftheInternationalSpaceStation,soastronautsspendhourscleaningthemupeachweek.HowisNASAovercomingthisverytinybigproblem?
It’sturningtoabunchofhighschoolkids.Butnotjustanykids.ItdependingonNASAHUNCHhighschoolclass,liketheonescienceteachersGeneGordonandDonnaHimmelbergleadatFairportHighSchoolinFairport,NewYork.
HUNCHisdesignedtoconnecthighschoolclassroomswithNASAengineers.Forthepasttwoyears,Gordon’sstudentshavebeenstudyingwaystokillbacteriainzerogravity,andtheythinkthey’reclosetoasolution(解决方案).“Wedon’tgivethestudentsanybreaks.TheyhavetodoitjustlikeNASAengineers,”saysFlorenceGold,aprojectmanager.
“Therearenotests,”Gordonsays.“Thereisnogradedhomework.Therealmostarenogrades,otherthan‘Areyouworkingtowardsyourgoal?
’Basically,it’s‘I’vegottoproducethisproductandthen,attheendofyear,presentittoNASA.’Engineerscomeandreallydoanin-personreview,and…it’snotaverynicethingattime.It’sahardbusinessreviewofyourproduct.”
GordonsaystheHUNCHprogramhasanimpact(影响)oncollegeadmissionsandpracticallifeskills.“ThesekidsaresoabsorbedintheirstudiesthatIjustsitback.Idon’tteach.”Andthatannoyingbacteria?
GordonsayshisstudentsareemailingdailywithNASAengineersabouttheproblem,readyingaworkablesolutiontotestinspace.
【文章大意】本文介绍了美国国家航空航天局的HUNCH计划。
参与这个计划的高中生制作供美国国家航空航天局使用的产品,此计划的目的是把航天技术与学校教育结合起来,把空间技术带进课堂,与学校教育相结合,这项计划实施结果会影响到学生的生活和大学的录取。
1.WhatdoweknowaboutthebacteriaintheInternationalSpaceStation?
A.Theyarehardtogetridof.
B.Theyleadtoairpollution.
C.Theyappeardifferentforms.
D.Theydamagetheinstruments.
【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。
题干:
关于国际空间站的细菌,我们知道什么?
根据“bacteriaintheInternationalSpaceStation”,将答案定位在第一段的第二句:
Themicroorganisms(微生物)fromourbodiesgrowuncontrollablyonsurfacesoftheInternationalSpaceStation,soastronautsspendhourscleaningthemupeachweek.(来自我们身体的微生物肆虐地在空间站的表面生长,宇航员每周花费好几个小时来清理他们。
)选项A符合文意。
2.WhatisthepurposeoftheHUNCHprogram?
A.Tostrengthenteacher-studentrelationships.
B.Tosharpenstudents’communicationskills.
C.Toallowstudentstoexperiencezerogravity.
D.Tolinkspacetechnologywithschooleducation.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
题干:
HUNCH项目的目的是什么?
根据第二段第一句“HUNCHisdesignedtoconnecthighschoolclassroomswithNASAengineers.”(设计HUNCH这个项目是为了将高中教育同NASA工程师连接起来)。
选项D符合文意。
3.WhatdotheNASAengineersdoforthestudentsintheprogram?
A.Checktheirproduct.B.Guideprojectdesigns
C.Adjustworkschedules.D.Gradetheirhomework.
【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。
题干:
NASA工程师会为参加该项目的学生做什么?
根据“engineers”将答案定位在两处:
“Engineerscomeandreallydoanin-personreview,and…it’snotaverynicethingattime.It’sahardbusinessreviewofyourproduct.”和“…hisstudentsareemailingdailywithNASAengineersabouttheproblem,readyingaworkablesolutiontotestinspace.”第一处工程师是主语;第二处学生是主语。
题干问的是工程师做什么(即工程师是工作的施行者),所以答案应该在第一处,“工程师会过来亲自审查,而且有时候搞得很不愉快,这可是真正的商业产品检验呢”。
A选项符合文意。
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.NASA:
TheHomeofAstronauts.
B.Space:
TheFinalHomeworkFrontier.
C.Nature:
AnOutdoorClassroom.
D.HUNCH:
ACollegeAdmissionReform.
【答案】B
【解析】文章主旨题。
题干:
对本文最切题的标题应该是?
本文核心内容是美国国家航空航天局的HUNCH计划将航天技术与学校教育结合起来。
只有B选项出现了航天相关词汇(space)和教育相关词汇(homework),故选B。
二
We’veallbeenthere:
inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.
What’stheproblem?
It’spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.
Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑剂)forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”
Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互动)withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”saysDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral(边缘的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”
Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,”hesays.
【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。
在当今社会,人们在公共场合或沉迷于智能手机,或挣扎于不舒服的沉默,陌生人之间缺乏沟通。
但人与人之间是需要适当的交谈闲聊的,闲聊是人际关系社会交往必不可少的部分,而且也有很多好处。
1.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Addictiontosmartphones.
B.Impatiencewithslowservice.
C.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.
D.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.
【答案】D
【解析】主旨大意题。
题干:
第一段描述了什么样的现象?
第一段第一句“We’veallbeenthere:
inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.”不管是在电梯里,在银行排队的时候,还是在飞机上,我们以及我们身边的人都深陷于手机的世界里,或者更糟糕的是,挣扎于不舒服的沉默。
D选项(陌生人之间没有沟通交流)最符合文意。
2.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?
A.Showinggoodmanners.
B.Focusingonatopic.
C.Relatingtootherpeople.
D.Makingbusinessdeals.
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。
题干:
Carducci认为,对于成功的闲聊,最重要的是什么?
根据“successfulsmalltalk”将答案定位在第二段最后一句:
Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem(成功闲聊的关键是,要学会如何同他人建立联系,不仅仅是和他们交流)。
C选项符合文意。
3.Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?
A.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.
B.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.
C.Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.
D.Itraisespeople’sconfidence.
【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。
题干:
关于闲聊,在咖啡厅的一次调研说明了什么?
根据“coffee-shopstudy”和“suggest”,将答案定位在第三段的第三句“Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.”调研结果显示,那些在咖啡厅同服务员闲聊的人产生更积极向上的情绪,咖啡厅里的体验也更好。
选项B符合文意。
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.BenefitsofSmallTalk
B.WaysofMakingSmallTalk
C.ConversationCounts
D.UncomfortableSilence
【答案】A
【解析】主旨大意题。
题干:
以下哪个标题最符合本文?
快速浏览全文,几乎每段都提到了smalltalks,而且都是讲smalltalks的好处。
故选A。
三
IntheUnitedStatesalone,over100millioncell-phonesarethrownawayeachyear.Cell-phonesarepartofagrowingmountainofelectronicwastelikecomputersandpersonaldigitalassistants.Theelectronicwastestreamisincreasingthreetimesfasterthantraditionalgarbageasawhole.
Electronicdevicescontainvaluablemetalssuchasgoldandsilver.ASwissstudyreportedthatwhiletheweightofelectronicgoodsrepresentedbypreciousmetalswasrelativelysmallincomparisontototalwaste,theconcentration(含量)ofgoldandotherpreciousmetalswashigherinSo-callede-wastethaninnaturallyoccurringminerals.
Electronicwastesalsocontainmanypoisonousmetals.Evenwhenthemachinesarerecycledandtheharmfulmetalsremoved,therecyclingprocessofteniscarriedoutinpoorcountries,inpracticallyuncontrolledwayswhichallowmanypoisonoussubstancestoescapeintotheenvironment.
Creatingproductsoutofrawmaterialscreatesmuchmorewastematerial,upto100timesmore,thanthematerialcontainedinthefinishedproducts.Consideragainthecell-phone,andimaginetheminesthatproducedthosemetals,thefactoriesneededtomaketheboxandpackaging(包装)itcamein.Manywastesproducedintheproducingprocessareharmfulaswell.
TheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencynotesthatmostwasteisdangerousinthat“theproduction,distribution,anduseofproducts—aswellasmanagementoftheresultingwaste—allresultingreenhousegasrelease.”Individualscanreducetheircontributionbycreatinglesswasteatthestart—forinstance,buyingreusableproductsandrecycling.
Inmanycountriestheconceptofextendedproducerresponsibilityisbeingconsideredorhasbeenputinplaceasanincentive(动机)forreducingwaste.Ifproducersarerequiredtotakebackpackagingtheyusetoselltheirproducts,wouldtheyreducethepackaginginthefirstplace?
Governments’incentivetorequireproducerstotakeresponsibilityforthepackagingtheyproduceisusuallybasedonmoney.Why,theyask,shouldcitiesortownsberesponsibleforpayingtodealwiththebubblewrap(气泡垫)thatencasedyourtelevision?
Fromthegovernments’pointofview,aprimarygoaloflawsrequiringextendedproducerresponsibilityistotransferboththecostsandthephysicalresponsibilityofwastemanagementfromthegovernmentandtax-payersbacktotheproducers.
【文章大意】本文是一篇科普说明文,主要介绍了电子垃圾的产生、危害及相关解决措施。
1.BymentioningtheSwissstudy,theauthorintendstotellusthat__________.
A.theweightofe-goodsisrathersmall
B.naturalmineralscontainmorepreciousmetals
C.E-wastedeservestobemadegooduseof
D.th