專題一

　　閱讀理解

　　訓練8　詞語意義猜測A

　　You use her as a shoulder to cry on.She texts you back with casual jokes.But she，Xiaoice，is only a virtual chatbot.

　　Xiaoice，Microsoft's latest artificial intelligence robot，was briefly released in 2024，and returned to WeChat in 2024，where she_became_a_big_hit．Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily，The

　　New

　　York

　　Times reported.On WeChat，Xiaoice is an official account.After following it，users can start text－based conversations with Xiaoice.th her，” Liu Jinchang，a researcher at High－tech Research and Development Centre under the Ministry of Science and Technology(表情符號) in conversationsr knowledge from interacting with users，China Daily reported.

　　Chatbot programmes first appeared in the mid－1960s in the US.Driven by top tech companiesgramme served as an academic consultant at Australia's Deakin University，answering students' questions about course schedules and financial aid.Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa have been used as voice assistants who can read news，play music and even make jokes for their users.

　　These programmes are expected to move beyond smartphones，into televisions，cars and living rooms，The New

　　York Times pointed out.However，it may take decades before scientists develop a “Samantha”，the advanced chatbot seen in the fiction film Her.In the film，Samantha sparks a romantic relationship with her user played by US actor Joaquin Phoenix.Many viewers are enthusiastic about this fantasy of virtual soul mate.

　　【語篇解讀】　 本文主要講述了微軟官方推出的一款人工智能機器人 “微軟小冰”用戶可以與它進行對話交流。1．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　A．She became a best－seller.解析：句意猜測題。依據下文的“Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily”可知畫線句意為“微軟小冰變得非常受歡迎”因此選D項。答案：D解析：細節理解題。依據第三段中的“Apart from her ability to identify

　　photos and send emojis (表情符號) in conversations”可知微軟小冰能夠識別各種各樣的照片故選C項。答案：CB．IBM.解析：細節理解題。依據第四段的第三句可知在澳大利亞的迪肯大學公司的人工智能程序擔任學術咨詢顧問故選B項。答案：B chatbots to cars.

　　C．Samantha is played by a US actor in the film.

　　D．The film Her doesn't interest many audiences.

　　解析：推理判斷題。依據尾段的第一句可知這些聊天程序beyond smartphones”暗示著現在這款程序主要用于智能手機。答案：AB

　　People need to seek out new foods because the world has so many mouths to feed.As of 2024，there are more than seven billion

　　people on

　　Earth，according to

　　the

　　United Nations.And by 2100 that number may double.Feeding all of these people means not only improving the way foods are grown，but also finding new sources of nutrition.

　　And that_quest is becoming ever more urgent.If nothing changes，within 35 years，the world's appetite will be greater than the amount of foods produced.That's according to a report released last year.It was prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative，a private agriculture group based in Washington，DC.

　　Global

　　warming，too，is

　　changing

　　food

　　production. Scientists predict that rising temperatures will reduce

　　the growth of important crops like wheat，corn and soybeans.Low－income developing countries will be hit the hardest.When harvests fall foods are also used to feed animals like cows and pigs，meat prices，too，will rise.

　　All over the world，researchers are racing against the clock to figure out how best to feed more people in a fast－changing world.And some surprising ideas have begun to come up.Two years ago$300，000，but it's a start.Other researchers are developing seeds that can survive high temperatures and drought.Still others are finding ways to improve the genes of meat animals so they produce more meat and can stand the heat.

　　A gloomy (悲觀的)

　　forecast for the planet isn't the only reason to study foods for the future.It's a creative quest that will inspire people who can think in new ways about existing plants and animals—even insects.These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文主要講的是在全球變暖的環境下人們應如何應對日益膨脹的人口的溫飽問題。What do the underlined words “that quest” in Paragraph 2

　　refer to?

　　A．The research on foods.

　　B．The increase of population.

　　C．The variety of nutrition.

　　D．The change of appetite.

　　解析：詞義猜測題。根據第一段的最后一句及下文的食物研究可知畫線詞指對食物的研究。答案：A－income developing

　　countries?→d→e

　　C．d→e→c→a→b

　　D．b→c→e→a→d

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第三段的整體內容可知全球變暖首先是導致氣溫上升然后是農作物減產從而農作物價格上漲進而肉類漲價最終會導致人們生活成本增加。答案：Dchers.

　　C．Progress in food research.

　　D．Achievements in lab experiments.

　　解析：段落大意題。根據第四段的第二句“And some surprising ideas have begun to come up”并結合本段的整體內容可推知本段主要講述的是食物研究方面的進步。答案：Clowing paragraph?

　　A．Examples of successful food researchers.

　　B．Different opinions about the future food.

　　C．Methods of dealing with global warming.

　　D．Possibilities of feeding the present population.

　　解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段的最后一句“These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted”并結合本段的整體內容可推知下文會舉一些成功的食物研究者的例子。答案：AC

　　The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop.The room was filled with boxes and dusty photographs of people holding packages in their hands.

　　Mr Hopkins said，“We have a very wide choice of items for sale.Whenever I serve a new customer，I take his picture.” Mr Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera on a table.

　　I began to appreciate the lovely items on sale.I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in the shop.Finally，I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine.

　　I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop.“I will tell all my friends about your lovely place.” I told the shopkeeper.“Please don't do that，sir，” said Mr Hopkins.“This is a special place for special people.You must keep this shop a secret.” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away.

　　“That was quick！” I exclaimed.In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought there.my brother begged me to take him to the wonderful little shop.I finally agreed.

　　We walked along Oxford Street，passed the department store and found nothing.In its place was an empty space being used as a car park.I checked the area again.There was the music shop，and there was the department store.In between should have been Hopkins and Son，but it wasn't there.

　　Just then，an old policeman came.“Are you looking for something，sir？” he asked.“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son.”little shop.

　　“How strange！” I screamed.【語篇解讀】　作者在一個商店買了一些別樣的圣誕禮物但是幾個星期后再去那個商店早已經不在了。難道這一切都是一場夢？　B．Old and outdated.wonderful.

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第四段的“I had found such a good little shop”“I will tell all my friends about your lovely place”可知作者覺得霍普金答案：D________．解析：推理判斷題。根據第四段的“This is a special place for special people.You must keep this shop a secret”可推知霍普金斯先生并不想讓自己的店被很多人知道故選B項。答案：BWhat does the underlined word “commodities” refer to?

　　A．The goods in the shop.

　　B．The author's gifts.

　　C．Photographs taken by Mr Hopkins.

　　D．Packages held by other customers.

　　解析：詞義猜測題。根據第三段的最后一句“Finally可知作者看過店里的商品后挑了幾件自己如意的東西買了由此可推知commodities的含義是商品。答案：Aearn about the shop?

　　A．It was closed by the police.

　　B．It was well－known in that area.解析：細節理解題。根據第七段的“There was the music shopdepartment store.In between should have been Hopkins and Son，but it wasn't there”可知位于一個音樂店鋪和一家百貨公司之間。答案：DD

　　We've all had a bad feeling soon after a hearty lunch.You can't stay focused，your energy level falls，and you wish you possessed a warm blanket so you could curl up under your desk for a quick nap.But you have important things to do—like completing that project or leading a team meeting in less than an hour.

　　You don't have to suffer that_fate anymore.I have four foods that will get your focus back on track so that you can finish your workday stronger than you started.Keep these products handy in your office，and you'll never suffer from that 2 pm mental slog ever again.

　　Green Tea

　　While coffee is an important afternoon pick－me－up(硫胺素) and caffeine has been shown across several studies to improve creativityability to multitask，and reaction time.Try some amazing tea recipes to get started.

　　Almonds

　　Almonds are a great afternoon recharger and research from Purdue University shows they will also aid in your weight－loss efforts.This is because almonds provide sustained energy: a mix of fatho regularly eat nuts have as much as a 50 percent reduced risk of having a heart attack.

　　Greek Yogurt

　　Research from the

　　University

　　of Missouri shows that protein helps your body into better blood sugar control by stimulating the release of the hormone glucagon (胰高血糖素)．Aim for a cup that has 20 to 23 grammes of protein for your snack.Dark Chocolate

　　Despite often being viewed as a bad dietary food，dark chocolate can help fight off that urge to take a nap in the middle of the day.While dark chocolate does contain small amounts of caffeine，its real power comes from phenethylamine (苯乙胺)．Research from Middlesex University in London shows that just smelling chocolate

　　can

　　shift

　　brain

　　activity

　　towards

　　greater attention.【語篇解讀】　午餐太過豐盛常導致下午注意力不集中和工作效率下降。文章介紹了幾種可以防止此現象發生的餐后小吃。The underlined expression “that fate”

　　in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．ng low energy level

　　C．having a slow nap

　　D．curling up under your desk

　　解析：詞義猜測題。根據該句中的“You don't have to suffer”和第一段第二句中的“You can't stay focused可知午餐吃得過豐盛會讓人產生不舒適的情況；據此可知畫線詞指“注意力不集中精力下降”故B項正確。畫線詞后一句中的“get your focus back on track”也是提示。答案：Bcan help us have a good nap in the afternoon.

　　D．Having no lunch can help us stay focused in the afternoon.

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第四段的第一句“Almonds are a great...will also aid in your weight－loss efforts”可知常吃杏仁有利于減肥故B項正確。答案：B________．n our office after a good lunch

　　解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知本文第二段的第二句“I have four foods that will get your focus back on track so that you can finish your workday stronger than you started”為文章的主題句結合下文介紹的四種食品可知本文主要介紹了幾種能幫助抵制午后消沉恢復下午工作能力的食物故A項正確。B項僅為文章的細節之一；C項與文意無關；D項概括太寬泛范圍太廣。答案：A

　　專題一

　　閱讀理解

　　訓練8　詞語意義猜測A

　　You use her as a shoulder to cry on.She texts you back with casual jokes.But she，Xiaoice，is only a virtual chatbot.

　　Xiaoice，Microsoft's latest artificial intelligence robot，was briefly released in 2024，and returned to WeChat in 2024，where she_became_a_big_hit．Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily，The

　　New

　　York

　　Times reported.On WeChat，Xiaoice is an official account.After following it，users can start text－based conversations with Xiaoice.th her，” Liu Jinchang，a researcher at High－tech Research and Development Centre under the Ministry of Science and Technology(表情符號) in conversationsr knowledge from interacting with users，China Daily reported.

　　Chatbot programmes first appeared in the mid－1960s in the US.Driven by top tech companiesgramme served as an academic consultant at Australia's Deakin University，answering students' questions about course schedules and financial aid.Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa have been used as voice assistants who can read news，play music and even make jokes for their users.

　　These programmes are expected to move beyond smartphones，into televisions，cars and living rooms，The New

　　York Times pointed out.However，it may take decades before scientists develop a “Samantha”，the advanced chatbot seen in the fiction film Her.In the film，Samantha sparks a romantic relationship with her user played by US actor Joaquin Phoenix.Many viewers are enthusiastic about this fantasy of virtual soul mate.

　　【語篇解讀】　 本文主要講述了微軟官方推出的一款人工智能機器人 “微軟小冰”用戶可以與它進行對話交流。1．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　A．She became a best－seller.解析：句意猜測題。依據下文的“Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily”可知畫線句意為“微軟小冰變得非常受歡迎”因此選D項。答案：D解析：細節理解題。依據第三段中的“Apart from her ability to identify

　　photos and send emojis (表情符號) in conversations”可知微軟小冰能夠識別各種各樣的照片故選C項。答案：CB．IBM.解析：細節理解題。依據第四段的第三句可知在澳大利亞的迪肯大學公司的人工智能程序擔任學術咨詢顧問故選B項。答案：B chatbots to cars.

　　C．Samantha is played by a US actor in the film.

　　D．The film Her doesn't interest many audiences.

　　解析：推理判斷題。依據尾段的第一句可知這些聊天程序beyond smartphones”暗示著現在這款程序主要用于智能手機。答案：AB

　　People need to seek out new foods because the world has so many mouths to feed.As of 2024，there are more than seven billion

　　people on

　　Earth，according to

　　the

　　United Nations.And by 2100 that number may double.Feeding all of these people means not only improving the way foods are grown，but also finding new sources of nutrition.

　　And that_quest is becoming ever more urgent.If nothing changes，within 35 years，the world's appetite will be greater than the amount of foods produced.That's according to a report released last year.It was prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative，a private agriculture group based in Washington，DC.

　　Global

　　warming，too，is

　　changing

　　food

　　production. Scientists predict that rising temperatures will reduce

　　the growth of important crops like wheat，corn and soybeans.Low－income developing countries will be hit the hardest.When harvests fall foods are also used to feed animals like cows and pigs，meat prices，too，will rise.

　　All over the world，researchers are racing against the clock to figure out how best to feed more people in a fast－changing world.And some surprising ideas have begun to come up.Two years ago$300，000，but it's a start.Other researchers are developing seeds that can survive high temperatures and drought.Still others are finding ways to improve the genes of meat animals so they produce more meat and can stand the heat.

　　A gloomy (悲觀的)

　　forecast for the planet isn't the only reason to study foods for the future.It's a creative quest that will inspire people who can think in new ways about existing plants and animals—even insects.These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文主要講的是在全球變暖的環境下人們應如何應對日益膨脹的人口的溫飽問題。What do the underlined words “that quest” in Paragraph 2

　　refer to?

　　A．The research on foods.

　　B．The increase of population.

　　C．The variety of nutrition.

　　D．The change of appetite.

　　解析：詞義猜測題。根據第一段的最后一句及下文的食物研究可知畫線詞指對食物的研究。答案：A－income developing

　　countries?→d→e

　　C．d→e→c→a→b

　　D．b→c→e→a→d

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第三段的整體內容可知全球變暖首先是導致氣溫上升然后是農作物減產從而農作物價格上漲進而肉類漲價最終會導致人們生活成本增加。答案：Dchers.

　　C．Progress in food research.

　　D．Achievements in lab experiments.

　　解析：段落大意題。根據第四段的第二句“And some surprising ideas have begun to come up”并結合本段的整體內容可推知本段主要講述的是食物研究方面的進步。答案：Clowing paragraph?

　　A．Examples of successful food researchers.

　　B．Different opinions about the future food.

　　C．Methods of dealing with global warming.

　　D．Possibilities of feeding the present population.

　　解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段的最后一句“These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted”并結合本段的整體內容可推知下文會舉一些成功的食物研究者的例子。答案：AC

　　The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop.The room was filled with boxes and dusty photographs of people holding packages in their hands.

　　Mr Hopkins said，“We have a very wide choice of items for sale.Whenever I serve a new customer，I take his picture.” Mr Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera on a table.

　　I began to appreciate the lovely items on sale.I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in the shop.Finally，I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine.

　　I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop.“I will tell all my friends about your lovely place.” I told the shopkeeper.“Please don't do that，sir，” said Mr Hopkins.“This is a special place for special people.You must keep this shop a secret.” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away.

　　“That was quick！” I exclaimed.In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought there.my brother begged me to take him to the wonderful little shop.I finally agreed.

　　We walked along Oxford Street，passed the department store and found nothing.In its place was an empty space being used as a car park.I checked the area again.There was the music shop，and there was the department store.In between should have been Hopkins and Son，but it wasn't there.

　　Just then，an old policeman came.“Are you looking for something，sir？” he asked.“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son.”little shop.

　　“How strange！” I screamed.【語篇解讀】　作者在一個商店買了一些別樣的圣誕禮物但是幾個星期后再去那個商店早已經不在了。難道這一切都是一場夢？　B．Old and outdated.wonderful.

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第四段的“I had found such a good little shop”“I will tell all my friends about your lovely place”可知作者覺得霍普金答案：D________．解析：推理判斷題。根據第四段的“This is a special place for special people.You must keep this shop a secret”可推知霍普金斯先生并不想讓自己的店被很多人知道故選B項。答案：BWhat does the underlined word “commodities” refer to?

　　A．The goods in the shop.

　　B．The author's gifts.

　　C．Photographs taken by Mr Hopkins.

　　D．Packages held by other customers.

　　解析：詞義猜測題。根據第三段的最后一句“Finally可知作者看過店里的商品后挑了幾件自己如意的東西買了由此可推知commodities的含義是商品。答案：Aearn about the shop?

　　A．It was closed by the police.

　　B．It was well－known in that area.解析：細節理解題。根據第七段的“There was the music shopdepartment store.In between should have been Hopkins and Son，but it wasn't there”可知位于一個音樂店鋪和一家百貨公司之間。答案：DD

　　We've all had a bad feeling soon after a hearty lunch.You can't stay focused，your energy level falls，and you wish you possessed a warm blanket so you could curl up under your desk for a quick nap.But you have important things to do—like completing that project or leading a team meeting in less than an hour.

　　You don't have to suffer that_fate anymore.I have four foods that will get your focus back on track so that you can finish your workday stronger than you started.Keep these products handy in your office，and you'll never suffer from that 2 pm mental slog ever again.

　　Green Tea

　　While coffee is an important afternoon pick－me－up(硫胺素) and caffeine has been shown across several studies to improve creativityability to multitask，and reaction time.Try some amazing tea recipes to get started.

　　Almonds

　　Almonds are a great afternoon recharger and research from Purdue University shows they will also aid in your weight－loss efforts.This is because almonds provide sustained energy: a mix of fatho regularly eat nuts have as much as a 50 percent reduced risk of having a heart attack.

　　Greek Yogurt

　　Research from the

　　University

　　of Missouri shows that protein helps your body into better blood sugar control by stimulating the release of the hormone glucagon (胰高血糖素)．Aim for a cup that has 20 to 23 grammes of protein for your snack.Dark Chocolate

　　Despite often being viewed as a bad dietary food，dark chocolate can help fight off that urge to take a nap in the middle of the day.While dark chocolate does contain small amounts of caffeine，its real power comes from phenethylamine (苯乙胺)．Research from Middlesex University in London shows that just smelling chocolate

　　can

　　shift

　　brain

　　activity

　　towards

　　greater attention.【語篇解讀】　午餐太過豐盛常導致下午注意力不集中和工作效率下降。文章介紹了幾種可以防止此現象發生的餐后小吃。The underlined expression “that fate”

　　in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．ng low energy level

　　C．having a slow nap

　　D．curling up under your desk

　　解析：詞義猜測題。根據該句中的“You don't have to suffer”和第一段第二句中的“You can't stay focused可知午餐吃得過豐盛會讓人產生不舒適的情況；據此可知畫線詞指“注意力不集中精力下降”故B項正確。畫線詞后一句中的“get your focus back on track”也是提示。答案：Bcan help us have a good nap in the afternoon.

　　D．Having no lunch can help us stay focused in the afternoon.

　　解析：細節理解題。根據第四段的第一句“Almonds are a great...will also aid in your weight－loss efforts”可知常吃杏仁有利于減肥故B項正確。答案：B________．n our office after a good lunch

　　解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知本文第二段的第二句“I have four foods that will get your focus back on track so that you can finish your workday stronger than you started”為文章的主題句結合下文介紹的四種食品可知本文主要介紹了幾種能幫助抵制午后消沉恢復下午工作能力的食物故A項正確。B項僅為文章的細節之一；C項與文意無關；D項概括太寬泛范圍太廣。答案：A