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when lashing (鞭打) a poor sailor under his control!(1)The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________. A.they occupied more land around the worldB.they got more wealth from the seaC.they live on an island surrounded by the seaD.they had the largest navy ever(2)If someone is open and above board, it means he is ________. A.secretiveB.honestC.cheerfulD.dishonest(3)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.B.Sailors will be whipped if they do business below decks.C.A poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day.D.There is no spare room to raise cats on ships.(4)What is the main idea of the passage? A.The business on British sailing ships.B.The influence of British sailors39。 language on English.C.The sailing history of England.D.The sailing story of British sailors.【答案】(1)C(2)B(3)A(4)B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,英國作為一個島國,四周環(huán)海,海洋在英國人的生活中起著重要的作用。英國曾有著強大的海軍。一直以來,水手們經(jīng)常使用的一些航海術(shù)語豐富并影響著英語這門語言。(1)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are surrounded by the sea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in their lives.”可知,英國被海洋環(huán)繞,海對英國人的生活影響很大。故選C。(2)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“…people monly describe an honest and fair business deal as being “above board”可知,如果”一個誠實公正的人就會被認為是39。above board39。”。故選B。(3)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“The ship39。s boatswain (水手長) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep.”可知船上的水手長會在一天結(jié)束的時候吹口哨或吹笛子,向水手們表示應該安靜下來睡覺了。故選A。(4)考查主旨大意。第一段介紹英國是一個受到海洋影響的國家,四周環(huán)海,航海在人們的生活中起著重要的作用。以此引入主題即水手們在航行時使用的一些航海術(shù)語對英語這門語言所產(chǎn)生的影響。故選B?!军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查,是一篇文化類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。5.閱讀理解 Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his hands, as he39。s leaving his position on the board of the Open Al, according to a blog post. The departure is likely the result of Tesla39。s moving into the field of Artificial Intelligence(AI),which he said in 2017 would be the “best in the world”and would even be able to “predict your destination, ”Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization,” Open AI said in a blog post on Feb. 20, adding that “As Tesla continues to bee more focused on AI, this will avoid a potential future conflict for Eldon. Musk and Y Combiner CEO Sam Altman cofounded the nonprofit enterprise in December2015, its mission is to develop safe artificial general intelligence and ensure those developments are made public. Open AI researchers published a paper on the site ArXiv, org, detailing the possible secure threats that e with“malicious”AI. In fact, Musk has heard the “evil AI”alarm several times, On ,2017, he warned that artificial intelligence poses a bigger threat to humanity, and he told a gathering of state governors that the government needs to regulate Al before robots start “killing people. ” Musk39。s departure from the Open AI board could mean big things for Tesla. As Eton Goodbye, a financial reporter, noted on Futurism, the move “could signal that Tesla is more deeply mitted to their own AI projects than we thought. ”He added, “Those who have had their ears to any rumors (謠言)that Tesla is ready to deliver vehicles capable of Level 5autonomy could take this new Open Al development as a sign that the pany is inching closer to that unapproachable goal, ”No pany has reached that level of autonomy, which means that a driverless car could navigate any road under any conditions and that all the human “driver” would need to do is to input a destination. (1)Why does Eldon Musk leave his position? A.To create safer AI.B.To build powerful Internet.C.To develop social munication.D.To avoid a possible conflict with Tesla.(2)What is the Eldon Musk39。s attitude towards the AI? A.Ambiguous.B.Supportive.C.Negative.D.Sympathetic.(3)What does the underlined word “malicious” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Poisonous.B.Unpopular.C.Advanced.D.Traditional.(4)What can we infer from Eton Goodbye39。s ments? A.Level 5 autonomy is impossible.B.The rumors about Tesla is meaningless.C.He has no confidence in Open AI.D.Level 5 autonomy could set human drivers free.【答案】(1)D(2)B(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文,介紹了傳奇人物埃隆馬斯克和他的公司。(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his hands, as he39。s leaving his position on the board of the Open AI, according to a blog post.”和第二段中的“adding that “As Tesla continues to bee more focused on AI, this will avoid a potential future conflict for Eldon.”可知Eldon Musk離開他的職位是為了避免可能和Tesla產(chǎn)生沖突,故D。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization”可推知Eldon Musk對于AI的態(tài)度是同情,故選B。(3)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“In fact, Musk has heard the ‘evil AI’ alarm several times. ”可猜測出“malicious”的意思是有害的,故選A。(4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“No pany has reached that level of autonomy, which means that a driverless car could navigate any road under any conditions and that all the human ‘driv