【正文】 s pets, hoping that these reports can serve as a warning system that a natural disaster i。s socalled sixth sense es from some magical power to see into the future. Experts believe that animals may be more sensitive than humans to changes in temperature and other environmental conditions that take place before a natural disaster. The elephants in Sri Lanka, for example, may have picked up vibrations from within the Earth, a sign that earthquake was ing. Because vibrations in the ground travel much faster than an ocean wave, the elephants may have felt the earthquake that caused the tsunami well before the tsunami itself came to the coast. It39。 What the keepers did not know was that a 30foot wall of water was headed straight toward them. This tsunami(海嘯) had been caused by an earthquake more than 1, 000 miles away in the Indian Ocean. When the huge wave hit the coast, it caused severe damage. Many people died. The elephants, however, were not swept away by the water. They stood safely on the hill.s beaches. But at midmorning the park39。 On December 26, 2004, hundreds of tourists relaxed on Sri Lanka39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。由此可知本文屬于科普文章。為了證實(shí)是否可能，研究人員養(yǎng)了18只這種鵝，并在大型風(fēng)洞中訓(xùn)練它們飛行。 （4）考查推理判斷。s not clear whether these adaptations alone are what make it possible to fly the 8 hours it takes to climb over Mount Everest. 可知，目前尚不清楚的是，只有這些適應(yīng)性變化能否可以飛行8小時(shí)爬上珠穆朗瑪峰。 （3）考查推理判斷。這兩處綜合推斷出，鵝可以在最低濃度的氧氣中生存。s heart rate and frequency of wing beats remained the same even as their metabolic rate dropped....the researchers report today in elife. This cooling likely helps p可知 風(fēng)洞實(shí)驗(yàn)表明，當(dāng)氧氣濃度最低時(shí)，鵝的心率和翅膀搏動(dòng)頻率保持不變，即使它們的新陳代謝率下降。 （2）考查推理判斷。由此可推斷出研究人員飼養(yǎng)這種鵝是為了證實(shí)這種鵝是否能飛過珠峰。再根據(jù)最后一段中的So it39。根據(jù)第一段中的In 1953, a mountain climber reported seeing a barheaded goose soar over the peak of Mount Everest. It was thought impossible. 報(bào)道說，一名登山者看到一只斑頭鵝飛過珠穆朗瑪峰。結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)這種鵝可以在氧氣極低的情況下飛行，但停留時(shí)間只有幾分鐘，因此能否飛過珠峰尚不明確。D.C.B.Whether they can manage to fly 8 hours to climb over Mount Everest.（4）Where does the text most probably e from? A.Whether they have muscles pumped more oxygen to.C.It shows the geese could fly at high altitude for long.（3）What still puzzles scientists about the geese? A.The geese managed to breathe less when their blood decreased.C.To see how many calories they burned per hour.（2）What can we learn from the wind tunnel experiment? A.To confirm they could fly over Mount Everest.C.s not clear whether these adaptations alone are what make it possible to fly the 8 hours it takes to climb over Mount Everest. But those few minutes showed these geese really could fly over the top of Mount Everest.（1）Why did the researchers raise 19 barheaded geese and train them? A.s heart rate and frequency of wing beats remained the same even as their metabolic rate dropped. Somehow, the birds managed to cool down their bloodthe measured blood temperature dropped so it could take in more oxygen, the researchers report today in eLife. This cooling likely helps pensate for the very thin air, the team says. Birds already have a better heart and lungs than mammals for sustained physical activity. And researchers knew that barheaded geese have even larger, thinner lungs that let them breathe more deeply and an even bigger heart to pump more oxygen to muscles than other birds. In 1953, a mountain climber reported seeing a barheaded goose soar over the peak of Mount Everest (珠穆朗瑪). It was thought impossible. Now researchers who raised 19 of the geese—named for the black stripes on the backs of their heads—have shown the birds really fly so high. 【點(diǎn)評】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，是一篇科技類閱讀，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。根據(jù)最后一段中的“If technology succeeds in creating emotionally intelligent digital humans, experts say, it may forever change the way living people cooperate with puters and experience loss.”可知，專家們說，如果科技成功地創(chuàng)造出高情商的數(shù)字人類，它可能會永遠(yuǎn)改變?nèi)祟惻c電腦交互的方式，以及處理失去親人創(chuàng)傷的方式，即目前的數(shù)字人類還無法擁有高情商，還是不夠完美的，因此數(shù)字人技術(shù)還有很長的路要走。故選C。s worth of advice long after his physical body is gone. ”如果一切按計(jì)劃進(jìn)行，后代可以通過移動(dòng)端的語音平臺和他交流，即使他的肉體不存在后，還可以問他問題，讓他講故事以及咨詢他一生經(jīng)驗(yàn)的寶貴建議。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Kaplan同意變成數(shù)字人，可知，卡普蘭同意變成數(shù)字人是為了能更長時(shí)間的分享自己的這些故事。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Kaplan同意變成數(shù)字人 ，可知，第一段的內(nèi)容主要是引出下文中文章的話題數(shù)字人。主要介紹安德魯根據(jù)第一段可知，當(dāng)安德魯s life.（2）Why did Andrew Kaplan agree to bee AndyBot? wanted to share his life experience as long as possible. wanted to make his loved one remember him. believed this action will help with his novels. could live in the cloud to continue his life.（3）What might the AndyBot do for future generations? may use voice puting platforms. may use a new body to go on living. may offer some guidance. may ask them questions.（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph? problems can be worked out by modern science. can talk with their late family members freely. have made great progress in puter science. is still a long way for digital humans to go.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了科技新動(dòng)態(tài)數(shù)字人。s first: meaningful examples, raising plex philosophical questions about the nature of immortality and the purpose of existence itself.（1）What is the purpose of the first paragraph? highlight Kaplan39。 s first virtual residents, partly because he considers the effort a way to extend closed family bonds over multiple generations. s legacy(遺產(chǎn)) online forever. s first digital humans. s worth of advice long after his physical body is gone. Now the silver haired 78year old has realized he would like his loved ones to have access to those stories, even when he is no longer alive to share them. Kaplan has agreed to bee AndyBot a virtual person who will be: immortalized(T F5)in the cloud for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years 6．閱讀理解 performance ”可知，機(jī)器人目前還在華盛頓州立大學(xué)的智能屋里進(jìn)行測試，故選B?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了一款由美國華盛頓州立