高三英語閱讀周周練4記錄成長(zhǎng)：題目數(shù)量：4篇共16小題：正確個(gè)數(shù)：（）適用人群：英語135+目標(biāo)138+限定同時(shí):30分鐘每日雞湯：當(dāng)你覺得自己滿懷希望，充滿信心時(shí)，別人看到的就是有魅力，風(fēng)華絕代的你。(A)TheUSscientistsattheUniversityofVermontandTuftsUniversitywhocreatedthefirstlivingrobotssaythelifeforms,knownasxenobots,cannowreproduce一andinawaynotseeninplantsandanimals.FormedfromthestemcellsoftheAfricanclawedfrog(Xenopuslaevis)fromwhichittakesitsname,xcnobotsarclessthanamillimeter(0.04inches)wide.Thelinyblobwerefirstbroughtoutin2020afterexperimentsshowedthattheycouldmove,worktogetheringroupsandself-heal.“Iwasshockedbyit,“saidMichaelLevin,aprofessorofbiologyanddirectoroftheAllenDiscoveryCenteratTuftsUniversitywhowasco-leadauthorofthenewresearch,addingthatwhenyoufreethecellsfromtherestofthefrogs'embryo(胚胎)andyougivethemachancetofigureouthowtobeinanewenvironmentandanewwaytoreproduce.“Inthatwayit'sarobotbutit'salsoclearlyanorganismmadefromgeneticallyunmodifiedfrogcell."saidJoshBongard,acomputerscienceprofessorandroboticsexpertattheUniversityofVermontandleadauthorofthestudy.Bongardsaidtheyfoundthatthexenobots,whichwereinitiallysphere-shapedandmadefromaround3,000cells,couldreplicate(復(fù)制).Butithappenedrarelyandonlyinspecificsituations.Thexenobotsused“activereplication^^—aprocessthatisknowntooccuratthemolecular(分子的)levelbuthasneverbeenobservedbeforeatthescaleofwholecellsororganisms.Thexenobotsareveryearlytechnology一thinkofa1940scomputer一anddon'tyethaveanypracticalapplications.However,thiscombinationofmolecularbiologyandartificialintelligencecouldpotentiallybeusedinahostoftasksinthebodyandtheenvironment,accordingtoBongard.Thismayincludethingslikecollectingmicroplasticsintheoceans,inspectingrootsystemsandregenerativemedicine..Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AmericanscientistsfoundthatAfricanclawedfrogcanreproduce.B.Xenobotsgotitsnamebecausetheyarelessthanamillimeterwide.C.Xenobotsareanentirelynewlifeformdifferentfromanyanimalorplant.D.Africanclawedfrogcouldmove,worktogetheringroups,self-healandreproduce..WhatmightJoshBongardagree?A.Hewassurprisedbywhathavebeenfound.B.Xenobotscouldreplicateonlyinparticularcircumstances.C.Thecellsfromfrogsfigureoutanewwaytomoveandreproduce.D.Xenobotsareveryearlytechnologythathaveafewactualapplications..WhatisJoshBongard*sattitudetowardsxenobots,useinthefuture?A.Unfavorable.B.Concerned.C.Indifferent.D.Positive..Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theexplanationofxenobots'difference.B.Theintroductiontothefirstlivingrobots.C.Theamazementofthecreationofxenobots.D.Thepresentationofmolecularactivereplication.（B）Climatechangeinthecomingdecadescouldleadtoanincreaseincasesofkidneystones（腎結(jié)石），accordingtoaresearchbyscientistsintheUnitedStates.AresearchteamfromtheChildren'sHospitalofPhiladelphiaknewfrompreviousstudiesthathightemperaturesanddehydration（脫水）increasetheriskofdevelopingkidneystones.Theresearcherssaidincidence（發(fā)生率）oftheconditionhasincreasedinthelast20years.ThescientistscreatedamodeltoestimatetheimpactofheatonfuturekidneystonepresentationsinthesoutheasternUSstateofSouthCarolina,whichhasahigherincidenceofkidneystonedisease.Themodelpredictedthatthenumberofcaseswillincreasebetween2.2percentand3.9percentbytheyear2089,dependingonprojecteddailytemperaturesundertwoclimatechangecircumstances.Inthefirstcase,greenhousegasemissions（排放物）arecuttoanmiddlelevelashumansshifttousinglower-emissionssourcesofenergy,whileinthesecond,emissionscontinuealthecurrentrate.Meanwhile,inthefirstcase,averagetemperaturesincreaseby2.3℃by2100,comparedwith3.6℃inthesecond.TheseprojectionsweretakenfromstudiesmadebytheUnitedNationsIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange.Incommentswithanewsrelease,GregoryETasian,aurologistattheChildren'sHospitalofPhiladelphiaandseniorauthorofthestudy,said,“Whileitisimpossibletopredictwithcertaintyhowfuturepolicieswillsloworspeedgreenhousegasemissionandanthropogenic(人為的)climatechange,andtoknowexactlywhatfuturedailytemperatureswillbe,ouranalysissuggeststhatawarmingplanetwilllikelycauseanincreasedburdenofkidneystonediseaseonhealthcaresystems.Asresearchers,wehaveadutytoexploretheburdenofclimatechangeonhumanhealth.^^.Whydoestheauthortalkabouttemperatureincrease?A.Tofindthereasonofclimatechange.B.Toestimatetheburdenofkidneystones.C.Topredictthestrengthofgreenhousegasemissions.D.Toconfirmtheincreasingincidenceofkidneystones..Howdidthescientistsstartthestudy?A.Bycreatingamodel.B.Bypredictingtheeffect.C.Bycollectinginformation.D.Bymeasuringtemperatures..Whatcanbeinferredaboutglobalwarming?A.Itwillincreasedailytemperaturesgreatly.B.Itwillbepredictedbythemodelaccurately.C.Itwilllikelyhavebadeffectsonhumanhealth.D.Itwillbecertainlycontrolledbyfuturepolices..Whatisthescientists'attitudetotheimpactofclimatechangeonkidneystones?A.Ambiguous.B.Concerned.C.Cautious.D.Doubtful.(c)ItwasamethodfavouredbytheinventorThomasEdisonandtheartistSalvadorDali.Wakingfromanapexactlyatthepointbeforedeepsleepinanefforttoinspirecreativity.Edisonheldametalballinhishandsothatifhenoddedoffhewoulddropitandthesoundwouldwakehim.ForDali,itwasakeylandingonaplate.Nowscientistshavefoundthattheymighthavebeenontosomething.ResearchersattheParisBrainInstitutestudiedpeople'sabilitytofindahiddenruleinamathspuzzle.Identifyingthetrickwouldmakesolvingtheproblemfarsimplerbuttodosorequiredthinkingcreatively.Thescientistsfoundthatparticipantswhohadbeenwokenjustbeforefallingintoadeepsleep,usingatechniquelikethatusedbyEdisonandDali,weremorelikelytofindtheshortcut.This“twilightzonc^^isknownasnon-rapideyemovementsleepstage1,orN1.Scientistsdescribeditlikeanexaggeratedformofmind-wandering,wheredream-likethoughtsfillthemind.Itisthoughtthataspeoplestarttodisengage（脫離）fromtheirenvironmenttheycant4freelywatchtheirmindswander,whilemaintainingtheirabilitytoidentifycreativesparks（火花）Forthestudy103peopleweregivenamathsproblemtosolve.Toreachthefinalanswertheyhadtoapplytherulesstepbystepbut,unknowntothem,a“hiddenrule”wouldallowthemtobypassmostofthestepsandgettothesolutionmuchmorequickly.Theresultsshowedthat83percentofthoseintheN1grouphadfoundtheshortcut,comparedwith31percentinthegroupwhowereawakeand14percentofthoseinadeepsleep.Researchersconcludethatthebrainactivitycommontothetwilightzonebetweensleepandwakefulnesssetoffcreativesparks."Althoughtheneuralmechanisms（神經(jīng)機(jī)制）involvedarenotyetknown,ourfindingssuggestthatthereisacreativesweetspotwithinthetwilightzone,^^saidDrThomasAndrillon,co-authorofthestudy..Whydidtheauthormention"ametalball"and“akey"inParagraph2?A.Toclarifyamethod.B.Toexplainatheory.C.Topresentaconcept.D.Tomakeacomparison..Whatcanwclearnabout“thetwilightzone“fromthetext?A.Itpreventsyourmindfromwandering.B.Itdetermineswhatyourdreamswillbelike.C.Itisknownasrapideyemovementsleepstage.D.Itisastateofbeinghalfasleepandhalfawake..Whatdoes“theshortcuf,inParagraph5referto?A.Themathsproblem.B.Thefinalanswer.C.Thehiddenrule.D.Theaddedstep..WhatattitudemayDrThomasAndrillonholdtothetechniqueusedbyEdisonandDali?A.Doubtful.B.Critical.C.Indifferent.D.Favorable.（D）ConstantindeSlizewiczhasbeenanxioustocomebacktoChinasinceearly2（）20.Forthepastdecade,theFrenchmanhasbeenrunningaluxurious（豪華的）campingbusinessinShangri-LainthesouthwestofChina'sYunnanProvince.ButinDecember2()19,hewentbacktoFranceforavacation.HeusuallygoesbacktoFranceandstaystherefortwotothreemonths,sincethereislittlebusinessduetotheweather.FollowingtheoutbreakofCOVID-19,however,hefounditdifficulttoreturn.Fortunately,hisbusinesspartnerGuillaumedePenfentenyowasabletogetaflighttoChinaattheendofFebruary.Previously,mostofhiscustomerswereinternationalguestsfromoutsidethecountrywhoweredrawntothebeautifullandscapeandsceneryinShangri-La.Despitethepandemic(疫情)andeveninhisabsence,Slizewicz'scompanymanagedtoattractnewtourists,whowereunabletotravelabroadunderthecircumstancesanddiscoveredihejoyofcamping."Itmakessureofouroperation,"hesayshappily.Lastyear,histeamofferedsummercampsinShangri-LaforChinesestudentswhocouldn'ttravelabroad.Inautumn,manydomestictravelersalsosignedupforhiscompany'sorganized