【正文】 t sure. It39。s gaze as she looked at the viewer, they moved the ruler farther from or closer to the screen during the study. Consistently, the researchers found, participants judged that the woman in the Mona Lisa portrait was not looking straight at them, but slightly off to their right.t just him, the researchers asked 24 people to view images of the Mona Lisa on a puter screen. They set a ruler between the viewer and the screen and asked the participants to note which number on the ruler intersected Mona Lisa39。t looking at him.t looking at anyone in the room at all. Instead, you keep the gaze straight ahead.t cut the gaze of the character to that side173。s gaze is no more than about 5 degrees off to either side, the Mona Lisa effect occurs.s not looking at you. This is somewhat ironic, because the entire phenomenon of a person39。s right173。 A new study finds that the woman in the painting is actually looking out at an angle that39。s mon knowledge that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci39。8．閱讀理解 故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的”No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its future and the producers are receiving heavy orders.“難怪尼斯的建筑師們對它的未來如此有信心，制造商們也接到了大量訂單。故選B。s sleep, the Ecocapsule has a thick layer which significantly reduce heat loss.“這86平方英尺的獨立艙可以讓兩個人睡上一年，對于那些擔心晚上睡不好覺的人來說，這種Ecocapsule有一層厚厚的保護層，可以顯著減少熱量損失。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。可知Ecocapsules是專門為野外生物學家設計的。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。可知該產(chǎn)品從太陽能板獲得能量。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。Doubtful.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款便攜式產(chǎn)品——Ecocapsule的功能、設計原理、大小、技術構造等情況。Worried.Negative.Optimistic.it has an air conditioner（4）How do the designers view the Ecocapsule39。it has a solar panelB.t worry about coldness because _______. A.Field biologists.（3）The Ecocapsule39。C.Office ladies.From electric cars.（2）Whom may be the Ecocapsule initially designed for? A.From a portable battery.C. The pod is designed to cope with extreme weather conditions due to its innovative (創(chuàng)新的) design and materials used. No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its future and the producers are receiving heavy orders.（1）Where does the Ecocapsule get power? A. The 86 sqft pods are able to sleep two people for up to year and for those worried about a cold night39。 Looking like something in a scifi movie, the pod is equipped with solar panels, which guarantee solar energy as its power. In this way the tiny home can let you live fortably wherever you travel. It even has its own shower and toilet, sleeping area for two, and a small kitchen. The 3,306 ib pods can be transported in a seacontainer, meaning the possibilities are endless.7．閱讀理解 t alone. By laughing together, we share our stress.”可知，在壓力大的情況下，幽默是一種減壓的方式，第六段第一句話又說有很多團隊小丑的例子，緊接著舉廚師的例子就是為了證明這一點，即：幽默的人能使人在困難的情況下振作起來，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“‘Being funny won39。To reveal that a mission to Mars is more difficult than a journey to the South Pole.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，由美國宇航局尋找一位幽默的工程師來和宇航員一起執(zhí)行航天任務介紹了幽默對宇航員的重要作用。To prove that an amateur can play a more important role than a professional.C.s purpose of giving the example of the cook? A.It can help them know themselves better.（4）What39。It can make them feel less homesick.B.It can stop them from feeling bored.D.C.B.A popular edian.（2）What does a confined space in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.A good cook.A talented clown.A funny engineer.Besides, they must be in top physical condition.（1）What is NASA39。Being funny won39。re hoping that your favorite TV edian will fly to Mars, that probably won39。 s team, was a clown. He made people laugh through the whole journey. Amundsen later wrote that Lindstrom was the most valuable member of the team. t alone. By laughing together, we share our stress. Then we can focus on our jobs instead of just worrying.This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor. These are people that have the ability to pull everyone together, Johnson said.When you39。 s no joke. The US space agency is looking for a joker to join their planned mission to Mars. 6．閱讀理解 s rather lovely of them. In appreciation of their want to not kill off their more clumsy customers等作者的行文措辭可知，作者筆調(diào)輕松幽默，故選C。t flat. Nope, your hair and nails don39。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。 （2）考查詞義猜測。 （1）考查推理判斷。Serious.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，畢克筆的筆帽上有一個小孔是為了防止那些粗心的使用者不小心吞下而窒息死亡。Humorous.Acid.Critical.D.To prove some random facts.B.Narrow.（3）Why were the writing tests on pens carried out? A.Transform.Open.Block.D.To prove his point.C.To list the facts. d share a few more random facts about Bic that are probably going to e up in a pub quiz one day. Did you know, for example, that each Bic ballpoint pen can produce at least 2 kilometers ( miles) of ink before it begins to run out? In fact, in 2018, 7,250 kilometers (4,505 miles) of writing tests on such pens were carried out on ballpoint pens, gel pens(中性筆), and rollers to make sure they worked to the highest standard.That39。s website, under their FAQs (frequently asked questions), it quite clearly states: The reason that some BIC174。 s one of those things that e up from time to time, like what would happen if you attack Yellowstone with a nuclear weapon (not much, as it turns out).t choke to death. It39。t flat. Nope, your hair and nails don39。 5．閱讀理解 故選D。 mouths water?”根據(jù)Smithsonian雜志，世界上大約20%的人容易招蚊子咬。 （4）考查主旨大意?？芍?，文章建議我們可以通過穿淺色衣服來避免蚊子叮咬。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。t pregnant.”對二氧化碳的喜歡使得孕婦很容易被蚊子咬，因為她們比正常相同年齡，相同體型的人呼出多余21%的二氧化碳，可知，孕婦呼出更多的二氧化碳，所以更招蚊子咬。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。它們通過聞人和動物呼出的二氧化碳來鎖定目標；以及第五段中的“Mosquitoes start orienting themselves to carbon dioxide and keep flying upwind as they sense higher concentrations”蚊子開始飛向有二氧化碳的地方，當它們感知到高濃度的二氧化碳時，就保持逆流飛行，可知，蚊子通過感知二氧化碳的增加來鎖定目標。