资料整理【淘宝店铺:向阳百分百】专题20阅读理解(主旨大意题)刷大题、提能力1.(2023·广东深圳·高三统考期末)Bostonwantstobesmarter.Thecityhastakenadvantageoftechnologiestobecomemoreresponsivetoitsresidents'needs.Buttechnologyaloneisnotsufficienttomaketoday'scitiesliveable.Bostonhasdiscoveredthatitalsoneedstoreachtheold-fashionedlow-techcommunityandintegratethattechnologywithcitylife.KrisCarterrolledoutBoston'ssmartcityprogramin2014.ItstartedwithanAppthatresidentscoulddownloadtoreportlocationswheresidewalksneededrepair.Thecitysortedoutthosereportsandrankedtheminadatabase,whichrepaircrewsusedtoprioritizetheirwork.Thesystemworkedbeautifully,exceptforoneproblem:mostofthealerts(警报)camefromwealthierneighborhoods,wheretheconcentrationofsmartphone-equippedresidentswashighest."ThecomplaintsfromtheAppdidn'talwayscorrelatewiththegreatestcommunityneedforrepairs,explainsCarter.Carter'sgrouphasmovedawayfromthemodelcommontomanysmartcityinitiativesoflettingtech-savvy(精通技术的)residentsdrivetheprocess.Instead,theyrunmeetingstofindoutwhatproblemspeopleindifferentneighborhoodscareaboutsolving.Whenitcametosidewalks,Bostonintroducedasecondmethodofcollectingrepairtips,hiringpeopletogetoutandwalkthecity's1,700milesofsidewalkstotakenotesontheircondition.Whetherusinglow-techorhigh-techapproaches,saysCarter,tostaysmart,acityneedstocontinuallyreassessitsoptionstospotopportunitiestoimproveresidents'lives.Takethesidewalkrepairprogram,walkingonthestreetswasprovedauseful,ifinefficientwaytoprioritizerepairneeds.Butlastyearthegroupfoundthatwalkers'mobilephonescouldbetrackedastheymovedalongthestreets,andthatdatacouldbeanalyzedtoidentifysidewalkrouteswhicharemostoftenusedbyneighborhoods.“Combinedwithourothersidewalkinformation,thatgaveusanevenbetterwaytopredictwherefasterrepairswoulddothemostgood,saysCarter,We'rereallyalwayslookingforwhatevermixofapproachesbestsolvestheproblem.1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?资料整理【淘宝店铺:向阳百分百】A.Thecitizens'life.B.Thecity'sreputation.C.Thecity'smanagement.D.Thebenefitsoftechnology.2.WhatproblemdidKrisCarter'steammeetwhencarryingouttheirprogram?A.Theyfacedmanytechnicalobstacles.B.Theycouldn'tserveallresidentswell.C.Theywerenotsupportedbyresidents.D.Theywereannoyedbybeingshort-staffed.3.WhichofthefollowingmightKrisCartermostagreewith?A.Maximizingthebenefitsoftechnology.B.Mixingapproachesforsolvingproblems.C.Givingfullplaytothepowerofresidents.D.Lettingtechcompaniesbealeadingrole.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ASmartCity:MoreThanJustTechB.ACitywithIntelligentFacilitiesC.Joint-effortinCityConstructionD.TheModernizationofaCity【答案】1.C2.B3.B4.A【分析】本文是一篇说明文,文章介绍了波士顿在利用高科技管理城的同时使用传统办法以实现城市有效管理,成就现代智慧城市。1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Buttechnologyaloneisnotsufficienttomaketoday'scitieslivable.Bostonhasdiscoveredthatitalsoneedstoreachtheold-fashionedlow-techcommunityandintegratethattechnologywithcitylife.”但是,仅仅依靠技术还不足以使今天的城市适合居住。波士顿发现,它还需要接触到传统的低智能化社区,并将这种技术与城市生活结合起来。本段主要讲述了波士顿力争成为智慧城市,使用高科技更充分地回应市民的需求,同时,城市也注重加强传统低智能化社区科技与生活的融合。所以第一段主要是关于城市的管理。故选C。2.推理判断题。由第三段最后一句“ThecomplaintsfromtheAppdidn’talwayscorrelatewiththegreatestcommunityneedforrepairs,explainsGarter.”嘉德解释说,来自应用程序的投诉并不总是与最大的社区维修需求相关。根据第四段“Carter'sgrouphasmovedawayfromthemodelcommontomanysmartcityinitiativesof资料整理【淘宝店铺:向阳百分百】lettingtech-savvy(精通技术的)residentsdrivetheprocess.Instead,theyrunmeetingstofindoutwhatproblemspeopleindifferentneighborhoodscareaboutsolving”可知,卡特的团队已经摆脱了许多智能城市倡议的共同模式,即让精通技术的居民来推动这一进程。相反,他们召开会议,找出不同社区的人关心解决的问题。克里斯卡特的团队在执行他们的计划时遇到的问题是不能为所有市民很好地服务,故选B。3.推理判断题。由最后一段最后一句“We'rereallyalwayslookingforwhateverevermixofapproachesbestsolvestheproblem.”我们一直在寻找各种方法的最佳组合来解决问题可知,Carter想要寻找高科技技术与传统方法融合的方式来满足城市管理的需要,故选B。4.主旨大意类。文章主要介绍了波士顿在提高城市智能程度的过程中,既充分利用高科技,又充分使用传统方法,以满足所有市民的需要,它是一座不仅仅以高科技来成就的智慧城市,所以短文的最佳标题为“智能城市:不仅仅靠技术”。故选A。2.(2023·广东潮州·统考二模)In2006,documentswerepublishedbytheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA).TheysuggestedthatclonedanimalsandclonedanimalproductswouldbeallowedintotheAmericanfoodsupply.TheFDAhasstatedthatclonedanimalproductsaresafeforconsumption,andhasperformedmanystudiestosupportthisview.Infact,productsfromclonedanimalshavealreadybeeneatenbysomeAmericanswithoutilleffects.TheFDAanalyzedthestructure(结构)andcontentofclonedanimalproductsandcompareditwiththatoftraditionallyreproducedanimals,anddiscoverednostatisticaldifferencebetweenthetwo.Consumersraisedseriousconcernsaboutclonedanimals.Thefirstisthequestionofwhetherornotclonedtissueandanimalproductsaretrulysafe.Thesecondisthatmanyclonesarealsogeneticallymodified(转基因的)animals,whichtheFDAhassaidareunsafeforhumanconsumption.Thethirdisthatconsumerswanttobeabletochoosewhattheyputintotheirbodies.Thefirstconcernaboutclonedanimalsisalmostunnecessaryduetothepriceofproducingaclone.Makingacloneneedshardworkandisverycostly.Thesecloneslivespoiledlivesbecausetheyareveryvaluable,despitebiologists'warningthatclonedanimalsdecreasediversity.Thesecondconcern,aboutgeneticmodificationofclonedanimals,ismoreproblematic.Itmaybeverydifficulttoseparategeneticallymodifiedanimalsfromnormalones.Thepurposeofgeneticallymodifiedclonedanimalsisunclear,andtheFDAhasn'tallo