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阅读理解+七选五
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2018·陕西西安地区八校联考)
Babbage，borninLondonin1791，wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor. Whenhefinishedschool
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hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later
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Thiswas
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basically
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hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingtherehedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.
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Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.
Babbagedreamed，however，ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact，hedidn’tonlydream; hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!
Hisdesignscontainedprocessors
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controlunits
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amemoryandaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!
Alas!
His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower，soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason，themachinewasbig，complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachinehecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!
Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon
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fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire，whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum，inCalifornia.
Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织) industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns
buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime! 1．WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”？
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A．InLondon. C．AtCambridge.
B．Athighschool. D．InScienceMuseum.
2．Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”？ A．Ittookhimnineyearstobuildit. B．Itwasfaraheadofitstime. C．Itsdesigncameoutinhisdreams. D．Itspowersourcewaselectricity.
3．The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991. A．foranAmericanmillionaire B．inmemoryofBabbage
C．totestitsabilitytouseelectricity D．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns 4．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprograms. B．Textilepatternsareproducedwithprograms. C．Babbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputers. D．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt.
B
Withgoldensunshineandagentlebreeze
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autumnisthemostbeautifulseasonintheyear.Thisisagreattimetogooutsideandhavefun.Gotoavalleytoseeredmapletrees，goandpickfruitinanorchardorfindanopenfieldtoflyyourkitein.
However
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formanyhighschoolstudents
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thesegreatactivitiesmaybejustadream.Withplentyofworktodo，theyspendalltheirhoursindoors，strugglingforahighmarkintheirexams.Ofcourse
studyisoneofthemostimportantthingsforteenagers.Butlifeisdefinitelymuchmorethanthat.
Sometimeswespendsomuchtimestudyingthatweforgethowtomakelifewonderful.Indoingso
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welosetherealpurposeoflife—tobeavaluableandhappyperson.Toenjoyjusthowgreatitistobealive
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wehavetoputdownourbooksandpensandlookaroundus.Students
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takesomeexercisetoimproveyourhealth
talkwithyourparentsandfriendsforunderstandingandwalkaroundoutsidetorefreshyourbodyandmi
nd.
Goingoutandenjoyingthebeautifulcountrysideoftenhelpsourcreativityinourwork.Chinesecraftsman
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LuBan
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createdasawtohelpwoodworkers.Butifhehadn’twalkedoutside
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hewouldnothavebeeninspiredbyakindoftoothedgrass.WecouldalsosupposethatifNewtonhadn’trestedunderthatappletree
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thenhewouldn’thavebeenhitbyanapple
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andhisclassictheorieswouldnothavecomeout.
Goingoutisnotonlyabreakfromhardwork，butachancetoaddtolifeexperience.Socomeon，giveyourbrainagoodrest.Stepoutofthebooksandgetyourbagreadyforanautumnouting.Wearesureyouwillgetmuchmorethanknowledgefromtheexcitingjourney. 5．Inwhichparagraphdoesthewritermakeasummaryabouthisopinion? A．Paragraph1. C．Paragraph5.
B．Paragraph2. D．Paragraph4.
6．Whyisgoingoutadreamformanyhighschoolstudents? A．Theyareunhappytodoso.
B．Theirparentsdon’tallowthemtodoso.
C．Theythinkstudyisthemostimportantthingforthem. D．Theyhavetoomuchworktodoforgettinghighmarksintheexams. 7．Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby. A．makingpredictions
B．reasoningandgivingexamples
C．describingthebeautifulsceneryinautumn
D．pointingoutthepresentsituationofhighschoolstudents 8．Whatmessagecanyougetfromthepassage? A．Natureispower.
B．AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy. C．Theauthorisn’thappywithoureducationatall. D．Goingoutcanmakehighschoolstudentsgetmore.
C
WhileJenniferwasathometakinganonlineexamforherbusinesslawclassamonitorafewhundredmilesawaywaswatchinghereverymove.
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UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer’sLosAngelesapartment，
themonitorinPhoenixtrackedhowfrequentlyhereyesmovedfromthecomputerscreenandlistenedforthesecretsoundsofapossiblehelperintheroom.HerInternetaccesswaslocked—remotely—topreventInternetsearches
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andhertypingstylewasanalyzedtomakesureshewaswhoshesaidshewas
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Didsheenterherstudentnumberatthesamespeedasshehadinthepast？Orwassheslowingdown?
Inthebattleagainstcheating
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thisisthecuttingedgeandakeytoencouragehonestyintheboomingfieldofonlineeducation.Thetechnologygivestrusttotheentiresystem
totheinstitutionandtoonlineeducationingeneral.Onlywithsolidmeasuresagainstcheatingexpertssay
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canInternetuniversitiesshowthattheirexamsanddiplomasarevalid—thatstudentshaven’tjustsearchedtheInternettogettherightanswers.
Althoughonlineclasseshaveexistedformorethanadecade
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theconcernovercheatinghasbecomesharperinthelastyearwiththegrowthof“openonlinecourses.”Privatecolleges
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publicuniversitiesandcorporationsarejumpingintotheonlineeducationfield.Spendingmillionsofdollarstoattractpotentialstudents
whilealsotakingstepstohelpguaranteehonestyatadistance.
Asidefromthewebcameras
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anumberofotherhigh-techmethodsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Amongthemareprogramsthatcheckstudents’identitiesusingpersonalinformation，suchasthetelephonenumberstheyonceused.
Otherprogramscanproduceuniqueexamsbydrawingonalargelistofquestionsandcanrecognizepossiblecheatersbyanalyzingwhetherdifficulttestquestionsareansweredatthesamespeedaseasyones.Asinmanyuniversityclasses
termpapersarescannedagainstsomelargeInternetdatabanksforcheating. 9．WhywasJenniferwatchedinanonlineexam? A．Tocorrecthertypingmistakes. B．Tofindhersecretsintheroom. C．Topreventherfromslowingdown. D．Tokeepherfromdishonestbehaviors.
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