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1、模块检测时间：100分钟分数：120分第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。APhones Making us LazyDo smartphones really make people smart?It seems like they do.As The Washington Post noted，we can turn to the device to“quickly access facts both essential and trivial (琐碎的)”the fas
2、test way to a nearby cinema，how many centimetres equal an inch，or the name of the actor who starred in a TV series，etc.With a smartphone，we dont need to keep those pieces of information in our heads.However，new research suggests our devices are more than conveniences，as they are making us lazy think
3、ers.This research comes from The brain in your pocket：Evidence that Smartphones are used to supplant (取代) thinking，which was published recently in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour.Leading experts Nathaniel Barr and Gordon Pennycook of the psychology department at the University of Waterloo i
4、n Ontario，Canada believe that people who are more “intuitive (直觉的)” thinkers than “analytical” thinkersmeaning，theyre more likely to rely on natural feelings to make decisions than to really analyze a problem and figure out a logical solutionalso rely more on their phones than their own brainpower.“
5、Smartphones allow them to be even lazier than they would otherwise be，” commented Science Daily.Whats the difference between intuitive and analytical thinking? According to The Washington Post，the researchers used this problem in the study: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total.The bat costs $1.00 mo
6、re than the ball.How much does the ball cost?An intuitive response is that the ball must cost 10 cents.It is wrong10 cents plus $1.10 equals $1.20，not $1.10.Only through analytic thinking can one get the correct response: The ball costs 5 cents.Its just this analytical thinking that smartphone users
7、 seem to avoid.In three studies involving 660 participants，the researchers examined different thinking styles.Then they looked at the participants smartphone habits.“Participants in the study who demonstrated stronger analytical skills and a greater willingness to think spent less time using their s
8、martphones searchengine function，”reported Science Daily.“It is important to think without our gadgets (小器具)，” Pennycook told The Washington Post.“There might be a lot of benefits of using our smartphones，but we still have to think in analytical ways to make sure we are correct.”【语篇解读】本文是议论文。作者表达了智能
9、手机会使我们变懒的观点并且通过专家的评论以及事例进行了论证。1Whats the main idea of the first two paragraphs?AHow to get to the nearest cinema?BWho starred in a TV series?CHow to use smartphones?DThe convenience of smartphones.解析：段落大意题。根据第二段中的“the fastest way to a nearby cinema，how many centimetres equal an inch，or the name of t
10、he actor who starred in a TV series，etc.”可知，人们通过智能手机能获取各种信息，这可归纳为智能手机给我们带来的方便。答案：D2The underlined word “ access” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_”AacceptBobtainCcompare Dremember解析：词义猜测题。根据下文的内容，如去电影院的最快路线，长度单位换算和演员名字等可以判断，该词是“得到”的意思。答案：B3Which adjective best describes Gordon Pennycooks at
11、titude towards smartphones?ACritical. BCautious.COptimistic. DDisappointed.解析：观点态度题。最后一段中，佩尼库克说使用智能手机也许有好处，但是我们也必须运用自己的分析能力，来确保我们自己是正确的。因此可以判断，他的态度是谨慎的。答案：BBHello, this is your captain speaking.Okay, I lied. I dont sit in the cockpit (驾驶舱). I sit where you sit. And I fly a lot. So I would like to su
12、ggest ways we may meet when we are on the plane.Here are a few gentle suggestions：First, when you finally sit down, think before you push your seat back into the person behind you. Breaking kneecaps (膝盖骨) is for violent movies.Feet. As in bare feet. Dont do it. Maybe at home you like to take off you
13、r socks and plant your toes wherever you like, but not on a plane, okay? I recently sat next to a woman who stuck her bare feet on the cabin wall! Please.Unless youre SpiderMan and about to walk upside down，keep the shoes on, all right?Kids. Lets talk about kids. Kids love airplanes. Many cant belie
14、ve they have a seat in front of them; they can kick all flight long, while mom and dad watch the movie.Please. Tell them to stop.And if youve got a crying baby at least pretend youre trying to keep him quiet. Dont hide behind a US Weekly.Also, once your kids stop crying, the plane should not hear fr
15、om them again until they are old enough to beand actually arethe pilots. I recently had a little boy behind me who all flight long kept singing, at the top of his lungs，“GoGoGo.the cat in the hat！”I dont know this song，but I do know his mom did nothing to stop him.So there you go. With a little coop
16、eration, we can all have a better year as passengers. Thank you for your attention. And now, as the captain says, sit back and relax.【语篇解读】作者以讥讽的口吻对飞机上的一些不礼貌、不雅观的行为提出了建议。4Who is the author most probably?AA captain. BA pilot.CAn airline employee.DAn airline passenger.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“Okay, I lied. I dont sit in th
