【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 nday in September, but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extreme cold. In the 19781979 school year, the Ohio Department of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went into effect in the 19801981 school year. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation(迎新)period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings. In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for ining freshmen.（1）According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest? A.Schools in Denver.B.Schools in Cleveland.C.Schools in New York City.D.Schools in Boston.（2）Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year? A.Because of some political events.B.Because of the entrance examinations.C.Because of the increasing number of students.D.Because of the extreme weather.（3）How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah? A.About seven months.B.About eight months.C.About nine months.D.About ten months.（4）The article is probably taken from ________. A.a book about one39。s life storyB.an official website of educationC.an advertisement in a newspaperD.a sports magazine【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，美國開學(xué)第一天的日期沒有明文規(guī)定，因地區(qū)而異。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的”For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, …Monday in September.“ 可知，丹佛的學(xué)校在八月中旬開學(xué),克里夫蘭的學(xué)校通常在9月的第一個(gè)星期一之前開始。波士頓，芝加哥，紐約和圣地亞哥的學(xué)校在9月的第一個(gè)星期一之后的周二或周三開始。綜上所述，丹佛的學(xué)校開學(xué)最早。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years，the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms，extreme cold可知俄亥俄州的學(xué)校受到暴風(fēng)雪的影響，因而開學(xué)日發(fā)生了變化。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段 中的”In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts …next year.“可知猶太州學(xué)年從8月25日到8月30日開始，一直持續(xù)到5月的最后一周或明年6月的第一周，持續(xù)時(shí)間為九個(gè)月左右，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。縱觀全文可知，本文介紹了美國學(xué)校開學(xué)第一天的日期的內(nèi)容，應(yīng)屬教育類，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 For all the technological wonders of modem medicine, health carewith its fax machines and clipboards(寫字板)—is out of date. This outdated era is slowly drawing to a close as the industry catches up with the artificialintelligence ( AI) revolution. Eric Topol, an expert in heart disease and enthusiast for digital medicine, thinks AI will be particularly useful for such tasks as examining images, observing heart traces for abnormalities or turning doctors39。 words into patient records. It will be able to use masses of data to work out the best treatments, and improve workflows in hospitals. In short, AI is set to save time, lives and money. The fear some people have is that AI will be used to deepen the assemblyline culture of modem medicine. If it gives a gift of time to doctors, they argue that this bonus should be used to extend consultations, rather than simply speeding through them more efficiently. That is a fine idea, but as health swallows an everbigger share of national wealth, greater efficiency is exactly what is needed, at least so far as governments and insurers are concerned. Otherwise, rich societies may fail to cope with the needs of ageing and growing populations. An extra five minutes spent chatting with a patient is costly as well as valuable. The AI revolution will also enable managerial accountants to adjust and evaluate every aspect of treatment. The autonomy of the doctor will surely be weakened, especially, perhaps, in publichealth systems which are dutybound to cut unnecessary costs. The Hippocratic Oath(誓言) holds that there is an art to medicine as well as a science, and that “warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the surgeon39。s knife or the chemist39。s drug”. There39。s lots of sense in it: the patients of sympathetic physicians have been shown to recover better. Yet as the supply of human carers fails to satisfy the demand for health care, the future may involve consultations on smartphones and measurements monitored by chatbots. The considerately warmed stethoscope (聽診器) ,placed gently on a patient39。s back, may bee a relic of the past.（1）What39。s Dr Topol39。s attitude toward AI39。s ing into medicine? ....（2）What does the author of the text attach more importance to? costs. wealth. consultation. efficiency.（3）Why is the Hippocratic Oath mentioned? prove the bright future of AI. show the advantage of a human doctor. explain medical equipment is more important. argue a human doctor performs as well as a robot.（4）What may be the best title for the text? care and AI and its applications and Patients Topol and digital medici