3、companieswantyoutowantjunkfood."TheyspendmillionsofdollarscomingupwithnewwaystoApromotejunkfoodconsumption.Theyhirescientiststomakenewjunkfoodalmostirresistible.Theymightdothis,forexample,byaddingmoresugar.Ratsfedjunkfoodforsixweekswillevenwal
4、kacrossafloorthatgivesthemelectricshocksjusttogetmoreofsuchfood.Foodadsoftenmakeunhealthyjunkfoodseemhealthybyfeaturingprofessionalathletes,fit-lookingpopstarsandsmiling,activeteens."Wethoughtwhenthestudentslearnedthis,itwouldmattertothem,"Br
5、yansays.Heworkedwith8thgradersataTexasschool.HalfofthemgotalessonBryancreated.Itfocusedonthewaysjunkfoodisadvertised,ormarketed.Asecondgroupreceivedlessonsthatfocusedonhealth.Theselessonsinformedstudentsjunkfoodishad,andthatfoodslikeapplesorcarrot
8、rdiscussion.(2)WhatremainsagreathealthchallengetodoctorsA.Makingpeopledomoreexercise.B.Makingpeopleeathealthily.C.Makingpeopleloseweight.D.Makingpeoplepreferjunkfood.(3)Whatmessagedoesparagraph3mainlytrytoconveyA.Whatmakesjunkfoodalmostimpossibletoresist
11、39;sdesignedtobetasty,whichmakeseatingwelloneofthegreathealthchallengesofourtime.Everyonefromdoctorstothegovernmenthasbeentryingtohandleit.可知，垃圾食品很美味，这使吃得好成为一个巨大的健康挑战，从医生”到政府每一个人都一直在努力应对这一挑战。由此可知，对医生而言，让人们吃得健康依然是一个巨大的健康挑战。故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中先提到“食品公司想要消费者想吃垃圾食品”，紧接着说到
13、abouttheseunhealthyfoods.可知，课后当这些孩子被问及他们对垃圾食品的看法时，大多数人对这些不健康的食品都不持正面的看法。由此可以推断，Bryan的课是有效的。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇健康类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解YoungAdultGroupsAroundtheWorldin80Books9,186membersIfyouloveexploringtheworldthroughbooks,youhavecom
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25、alaughs,anangeldies,"TeslaandSpaceXfounderElonMuskjokedonsocialmedia.OnMarch7,Amazonreleasedanupdatethatfixedtheproblem,sayingthatthelaughwascausedbyEchodevicesmistakenlythinkingthatusershadsaidthecommand"Alexa,laugh".However,whatshouldha
26、vebeenafunnystoryraisedtheongoingtopicofmanversusmachine.Withtheriseofartificialandrobotictechnology,"Digitalmachinesstartedtodemonstratebroadabilitiesinpatternrecognition,complexcommunication,andotherareathatusedtobeparticularlyhuman,"wroteErikBr
27、ynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfeeintheirbookTheSecondMachineAge:Work,Progress,andProsperityinaTimeofBrilliantTechnologies.TheybelievethatAIwill"domoreandmore,andourliveswillgetbetter".However,eversincetheearliestdaysofAItherehavebeenconcernsthatsome
29、ycarefulManyscientistshavesharedthesameconcern.ThelateBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaidatatechnologyconferenceinPortugalinNovemberthat"computerscan.intheory,imitatehumanintelligence,andexceeditAIcouldbetheworsteventinthehistoryofourcivilization.&q
30、uot;IfcreatorsaretosafelycontrolALhowever,Hawkingsuggestedthatthey"employbestpracticeandeffectivemanagement".IamanoptimistandIbelievethatwecancreateAIforthegoodoftheworld,"hesaidattheconference."Wesimplyneedtobeawareofthedangers,id
31、entifythem,employthebestpossiblepracticeandmanagement,andprepareforitsconsequenceswellinadvance."(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cackle"inParagraph1probablymeanA.movementB.laughterC.screamD.story(2)ThestoryofAlexaisintendedto_.A.leadintothediscussio
33、talmachineshavecompleteabilitytorecognizesomethingwithoutmistakes.C.Robotswillnevermatchhumansincomplexcommunication.D.Humansliveswillbegreatlyimprovedwiththehelpofrobots.(4)WhatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetextA.ManVS.MachineB.TimetoControlRiseofAIC.CreepyAID
35、"cackle"意义一样，故选B。(2)考查推理判断。前四段中介绍了亚马逊公司的智能机器Alexa会发出令人毛骨悚然的笑声的事情，再根据第五段中的"However,whatshouldhavebeenafunnystoryraisedtheongoingtopicofmanversusmachine."这个故事引起了人与机器对抗的话题。故选A。(3)考查推理判断。根据第五段中的"TheybelievethatAIwill"domoreandmore,andourliveswil
37、ardtorecalleventsfromtheirfirstfewyearsoflifeandnowscientistshavefoundexactlywhenthesechildhoodmemoriesfade(消失).Anewstudyhasfoundthatmostthree-year-oldscanrecallalotofwhathappenedtothemoverayearearlier,andthesememoriespersistwhiletheyarefiveandsix,
38、butbythetimetheyareoverseven,thesememoriesdecline（衰退）rapidly.Mostchildrenbytheageofeightorninecanonlyrecall35%oftheirexperiencesfromundertheageofthree,accordingtothenewfindings.Thescientistsbehindtheresearchsaythisisbecauseataroundthisagethewaywe
39、formmemoriesbeginstochange.Theysaythatbeforetheageofsevenchildrendonothaveasenseoftimeandplaceintheirmemories.Inolderchildren,however,theearlyeventstheycanrecalltendtobemoreadult-likeinthewaytheyareformed.Childrenalsohaveafarfasterrateofforgett
40、ingthanadults.Thefindingsalsohelptoexplainwhychildrencanoftenhaveclearmemoriesofeventsbutthenforgetthemjustacoupleofyearslater.Theyoungstersfirstvisitedthelaboratoryattheageofthreeanddiscussedsixuniqueeventsfromtheirpast,suchasfamilyoutings,tripsto
41、thezoo,andthefirstdayofschool.Thechildrenthenreturnedforasecondsessionbetweentheagesoffiveandninetodiscussthesameevents.Theresearchersfoundthatbetweentheagesoffiveandseven,theamountofmemoriesthechildrencouldrecallremainedbetween63-72percent.However
42、,theamountofinformationeight-tonine-year-oldchildrencouldrecalldroppedto35and36percent.（1）WhatdoesthenewstudytellusA.Childhoodmemoriesdeclinewithyears.B.Three-year-oldkidsarethecleverest.C.Childhoodmemoriescanfadeeasily.D.Someadultscannotrecallpastevents.（2
43、）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"persist"inParagraph2meanA.Change.B.Remain.C.Appear.D.Return.（3）WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4A.Adultscannothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents.B.Childrencanthinklikeadultswhentheygetolder.C.Childrenunder7yearsoldhavedifferentways
44、offormingmemories.D.Childrenoftenforgetthingsbecausetheyhavenoideaoftimeorplace.（4）Inthesecondsession,nine-year-oldchildren.A.refusedtodiscussthesameeventsB.rememberedalltheirfamilyoutingsC.couldrecall72percentoftheirpasteventsD.onlyrememberedasmallpartof
46、recallalotofwhathappenedtothemoverayearearlier,andthesememoriespersistwhiletheyarefiveandsix,butbythetimetheyareoverseven,thesememoriesdecline（衰退）rapidly.一项新”的研究发现，大多数三岁的孩子都能回忆起一年前发生在他们身上的许多事情，这些记忆在他们五岁和六岁时仍然存在，但当他们超过七岁时，这些记忆迅速衰退。可知新研究告诉了我们童年时的记忆随年龄而衰退。故选A。（2）考
47、查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“butbythetimetheyareoverseven,thesememoriesdecline（衰退）rapidly.到七岁以上时，这些记忆会迅速衰退，可知这些记忆在五岁和六岁时依然存在，故划线单词persist的意思是：存在，保留。故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Theysaythatbeforetheageofsevenchildrendonothaveasenseoftimeandplaceintheirmemories.他们说在七岁之前，孩子们在记忆中没有时”间感和位置感。可
49、，从而选出正确答案。（5）理解Mostpeopleagreethateatinghealthyfoodisimportant.Butsometimesmakinggoodfoodchoicescanbedifficult.Now,thereareappsthatcanhelppeoplelearnaboutthefoodtheyeattoimprovetheirhealthandtheirdiningoutexperience.OpenTableappOpenTableapphelpspeople
52、free.HappyCowappVegetariansdonoteatanimalmeat.Vegansdonoteatanyanimalproducts.TheHappyCowappismadeforbothgroups.Userscansearchforvegetarian-veganrestaurantsandstoresaroundtheworld.LocalEatsappRestaurantchains,likeMcDonalds,canbefoundalmostanywhereapersonmig
53、httravel.Butsometimestravelerswanttoeatlikelocals.TheLocalEatsappisdesignedforthat.ItcanhelpyoufindlocalrestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSandinothercountries.Itcostsaboutadollar.WhereChefsEatapp"WhereChefsEat"isa975-pagcbook.Mostpeoplewouldno
54、twanttocarrythataround.Butthereisamuchlighterappversionofthesamenameforjust$15.Sixhundredchefsprovideinformationon3,000restaurantsaroundtheworldontheWhereChefsEatapp.(1)WhatdothefirsttwoappshaveincommonA.Theyarebothfreeofcharge.B.Discountsarepr
55、ovidedonboth.C.Bestwinescanbereservedonboth.D.Theytellyouwheretohavethebestfood.(2)WhoisHappyCowappprobablydesignedforA.Friendsdrinkingwinestogether.B.Chefsenjoyingmeatverymuch.C.Peoplewhowanttogoonadiet.D.Thoseofteneatinginarestaurant.(3)Wherecanw