【正文】 s given away for free on TED39。t immune to criticism. It39。 （3）考查推理判斷。s most inspired thinkers,’ as the website puts it.”TED網站源于一種與世界分享會議的愿望，用網站的話說，就是“向世界上最有靈感的思想家們提供免費的知識”。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“And at , you can access lectures by artists, scholars, designers, technicians and others.”，你可以訪問藝術家、學者、設計師、技術人員和其他人的演講。t important is the best website【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了TED以及它的歷史發(fā)展。s website. Whatever its failings, TED is a source of inspirational information for those who seek it out.（1）What is the main topic of the article? case against TED39。 s host afterward.s been called elitist(精英) for its high ticket prices (more than 6,000 dollars total). It39。TED, of course, isn39。 s most inspired thinkers, as the website puts it. The current version of the site was launched in April 2007, and contains videos of talks given at the TED conferences around the world. The talks are transcribed into hundreds of languages. TED began in 1984 as a conference that brought together individuals from the fields of technology, entertainment and design. It was intended to be a onetime event focusing on technology and design. The event ended up losing money, and it was six years before the founders tried it again. This time it worked, and since 1990, the TED conference has been an annual event. There are now two held every year, with topics as diverse as music, medicine, and money. Other specialized spinoff conferences address narrower issues. 【英語】高三英語閱讀理解(社會文化)專項訓練100(附答案)及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解 There are lots of ways to educate yourself on the Internet. You can find photos, documents, and films on almost any topic you can imagine. And at , you can access lectures by artists, scholars, designers, technicians and others. The TED website came from a desire to share the conferences with the world, to offer free knowledge from the world39。The TED website is owned by the Sapling Foundation, a non profit devoted to fostering the spread of great ideas. The Sapling foundation acquired TED in 2001. Since then, it has been focusing on using TED to broadcast ideas that might change the world. t immune to criticism. It39。s been accused by a few people of censorship for not publishing their talks. One controversial speaker was upset about being criticized by the conference39。The plaints, however, seem to be relatively few for such a large, longrunning organization. And accusations of elitism ring hollow when so much is given away for free on TED39。s on TED today. and cons of . is TED（2）Which of the following statements is NOT true? TED conference came after the success of . TED conferences are now held every year. talks are available in many languages. Sapling Foundation owns .（3）From the last two paragraphs, we can infer that ________. is accepted to all involved that some TED talks might not be published host of the conference is one who plays a supportive role to the speakers is criticized for giving special treatment to the wealthy or powerful negative ments on TED greatly affects its reputation（4）This author probably believes that________. is elitist is beneficial isn39。 （1）考查主旨大意。以及以下幾個段落的內容，可知這篇文章的主題是“TED是什么”，故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“The TED website came from a desire to share the conferences with the world, to ‘offer free knowledge from the world39?？芍啊边@種表述錯誤，故選A。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“TED, of course, isn39。s been called elitist(精英) for its high ticket prices.”當然，TED也免不了受到批評。s website.”而當這么多東西在泰德的網站上免費贈送時，精英主義的指責就顯得空洞了。 （4）考查推理判斷。可推斷出，這位作者可能認為TED是有益的，故選B。2．閱讀理解 But did you ever stop to think how the same techniques might be applied to engineering? Equipment that could be of real practical use? Origami meets the demand for things that need to be small when transported and large when they arrive, like the everyday umbrella. In fact, origamiinspired creations have already flown in space。 39。s now mathematically proven that you can pretty much fold anything, says physicist Robert J. Lang, who quit his engineering job eight years ago to fold things full time. Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a advised wellknown ear manufacturer the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard. He is currently working on a space telescope lens that, if all goes according to plan, should be able to unfold to the size of a football field.s no doubt that puters of the future may contain tiny, folded motors or capacitors for faster processing and better memory.s Erik Demaine, we39。t want to bet against it.（1）What do we know about origami? A.It involves interesting ideas.C.It has to do with cutting and pasting.（2）Which of the following is an application of origami? A.A satellite is equipped with solar panels and a folded map.C.A future puter contains many huge folded motors.（3）What is Erik Demaine39。HopefulB.Disapproving.D.Entertainment.B.Education.D.折紙工程將在很大程度上影響未來的醫(yī)藥、計算機和機器人行業(yè)。根據(jù)第一段中的“The chances are that as you did it, you reflected on how inventive this traditional art is. Animals, boxes, flowers, boats: it all can be created from a single square or rectangular sheet of paper simply by folding it. No cutting, no pasting.”可知，折紙是一個具有創(chuàng)造性的傳統(tǒng)藝術，我們不用裁剪或拼貼，只通過折疊就可以把一張正方形或者三角形的紙變成動物、紙盒、花、船等東西，由此推測折紙需要有創(chuàng)造性的和有趣的想法。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Applications for origami engineering go further than many of us might imagine”可知Erik Demaine認為折紙工程的應用遠遠超出了我們的想象，由此可推測Erik Demaine對折紙工程的未來充滿希望。 （4）考查推理判斷。s no doubt that puters of the future may contain tiny, folded motors or capacitors for faster processing and better memory. ”和第五段中的“‘Some day,’ says MIT39。ll build reconfigurable (可重構的) robots that can fold on their own from one thing into another, like Transformers.’”可知衛(wèi)星，安全氣囊的折疊，未來電腦的發(fā)展和未來可重構機器人，這些都和科學技術相關，故推測本文很有可能出現(xiàn)在報紙的科學板塊。 【點評】本題考