重庆开州区开州中学高三毕业班培优阅读精读8篇第二套.docx
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重庆开州区开州中学高三毕业班培优阅读精读8篇第二套
开州区开州中学高三毕业班培优阅读精读8篇第二套
Passage1
Para1:
“FACEBOOK:
THEINSIDESTORY”,StevenLevy’srecentbookabouttheAmericansocial-mediagiant,paintsavividpictureofthefirm’ssize,notintermsofrevenuesorsharepricebutinthesheeramountofusers’activity.1.73bnpeopleuseFacebookeveryday,writingcommentsanduploadingvideos.Anoperationonthatscaleissobig,writesMrLevy,“thatitcanonlybepolicedbyalgorithmsorarmies”.
Para2:
Infact,Facebookusesboth.Humanmoderatorsworkalongsidealgorithmstrainedtospotpoststhatviolateeitheranindividualcountry’slawsorthesite’sownpolicies.Butalgorithmshavemanyadvantagesovertheirhumancounterparts.Theydonotsleep,ortakeholidays,orcomplainabouttheirperformancereviews.Theyarequick,scanningthousandsofmessagesasecond,anduntiring.And,ofcourse,theydonotneedtobepaid.
Q1:
Itcanbelearnedfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat
A.Humanmoderatorsarepartlyinferiortoalgorithms
B.armiesplayapivotalroleinFacebook’management
C.Users’activityisavitalelementforFacebook
D.HumanmoderatorsfaceaprejudiceinFacebook
Para3:
Firmsinotherindustrieswouldlovethatkindofefficiency.Yetthemagicisprovingelusive.AsurveycarriedoutbyBostonConsultingGroupandMITpolledalmost2,500bossesandfoundthatsevenoutoftensaidtheirAIprojectshadgeneratedlittleimpactsofar.Two-fifthsofthosewith“significantinvestments”inAIhadyettoreportanybenefitsatall.EuanCameronatPwCsaysthatrushedtrialsmayhavebeenabandonedorrethought,andthatthe“irrationalexuberance”thathasdominatedboardroomsforthepastfewyearsisfading.
Q2:
Theword“elusive”(line1,para3)isclosestinmeaningto
A.Insignificant
B.Impractical
C.Irrational
D.desperate
Para4:
Thereareseveralreasonsforthereality.Oneisprosaic:
businesses,particularlybigones,oftenfindchangedifficult.Oneparallelfromhistoryiswiththeelectrificationoffactories.Electricityoffersbigadvantagesoversteampowerintermsofbothefficiencyandconvenience.Mostofthefundamentaltechnologieshadbeeninventedbytheendofthe19thcentury.Butelectricpowernonethelesstookmorethan30yearstobecomewidelyadoptedintherichworld.
Q3:
Theanalogyofthehistoryofelectrificationdevelopmentismentionedto
A.Illustratealikelyfactorforcurrenttechnologicaldilemma
B.Poseapossibleelementforbusinessdevelopment
C.Stressafundamentalpathfortechnologicalprogress
D.Highlightaprejudicefoundintherichworld
往年真题复现:
英语2018text3Q35
Para4:
Theproductthey’resellingisdata,andwe,theusers,convertourlivestodataforthebenefitofthedigitalgiants.Justassomeantsfarmthebugscalledaphidsforthehoneydewtheyproducewhentheyfeed,soGooglefarmsusforthedatathatourdigitallivesyield.Antskeeppredatoryinsectsawayfromwheretheiraphidsfeed;Gmailkeepsthespammersoutofourinboxes.Itdoesn’tfeellikeahumanordemocraticrelationship,evenifbothsidesbenefit.
Q35.Theantsanalogyisusedtoillustrate
[A].atypicalcompetitionpatternamongdigitalgiants
[B].[B].awin-winbusinessmodelbetweendigitalgiants
[C].thebenefitsprovidedfordigitalgiants’customers
[D].therelationshipbetweendigitalgiantsandtheirusers
Para5:
ReasonsspecifictoAIexist,too.Firmsmayhavebeenmisledbythesuccessoftheinternetgiants,whichwereperfectlyplacedtoadoptthenewtechnology.Theywerealreadystaffedbyprogrammers,andwerealreadysittingonhugepilesofuser-generateddata.TheusestowhichtheyputAI,atleastatfirst—improvingsearchresults,displayingadverts,recommendingnewproductsandthelike—werestraightforwardandeasytomeasure.
Q4:
Theauthorsuggeststhatthesuccessoftheinternetfirms
A.Stimulatestheadoptionofthenewtechnology
B.Canbeeasilymeasuredbyuser-generateddata
C.canhardlybereplicatedbyotherindustries
D.Misledotherfirms’strategyindata-usage
Para6:
InearlyMarch,asthediseasespread,techfirmssenttheircontentmoderatorshome.Thatmeantanincreasedrelianceonthealgorithms.Thefirmswerefrankabouttheimpact.Morevideoswouldendupbeingremoved,saidYouTube,“includingsomethatmaynotviolatepolicies”.Facebookadmittedthatlesshumansupervisionwouldlikelymean“longerresponsetimesandmoremistakes”.AIcandoalot.Butitworksbestwhenhumansaretheretoholditshand.
Q5:
Theauthor’sattitudetowardtheincreasedrelianceonAIis
A.Satirical
B.Cautious
C.tolerating
D.appreciative
Passage2
Para1:
GROSSDOMESTICPRODUCT(GDP),themostcommongaugeofnationalprosperity,hastakenalotofbashinrecentyears.Criticssaythatcountingacountry’sspendingongoods,servicesandinvestmentmissesthefullvaluethatcitizensgetfromproductssuchasGoogleandFacebook.TheyalsonotethatGDPignoresotheraspectsofdevelopment,includingpersonalhealth,leisuretimeandhappiness.
Q1:
GDPhasbeencriticizedrecentlyfor
A.Itsindulgenceincountingnationalprosperity
B.Itsignoranceofthehigh-techcompanies
C.Itsneglectofcitizen’snon-financialgains
D.Itsvaguenessindefiningcitizens’value
Para2:
ThesecriticismsprobablyexaggerateGDP’sfailuretocapturethewealthofnations.Gallup,apollster,hasaskedpeoplein145countriesaboutvariousaspectsofwell-being.ManyofthesecorrelatestronglywithGDPperperson.Totakeanobviousexample,nearlyallresidentsinthetop10%ofcountriesbyspendingsaytheyhaveenoughmoneyforfood,comparedwithjusttwo-fifthsofthoseinthebottom10%.
Para3:
Strikingly,otherindicatorsalsotrackGDPperpersonclosely.Residentsinthetop10%ofcountriesscoretheirlifesituationassevenoutoften,comparedwithjustfourforthoseinthebottom10%.Theyarealsomorelikelytofeelsupportedbytheirfamilies,safeintheirneighbourhoodsandbetrustingoftheirpoliticians—thoughtheycomplainnearlyasmuchaspeopleinpoorcountriesdoaboutalackofrestandaffordablehousing.
Q2:
ThesurveyconductedbyGallupismentionedto
A.JustifytheavailabilityofGDP
B.Highlightthesignificanceofwell-being
C.StressthefailureofGDP
D.Spotlightdifferentcountries’wealthgap
Para4:
Scholarsdisagreeovertheextenttowhichnationalwealthitselfcausescontentment.Somecountries’citizenshaveremainedgloomyevenasGDPperpersonhasrisen,aparadoxnotedbyRichardEasterlin,anAmericaneconomist.Butonewayoftestingifmoneybuyshappinessistoanalysewhathappenswhenitgoesaway.
Para5:
Studiesofthepreviousglobalrecessionin2009suggestthateconomichardshipdoesindeedleadtoemotionalpain.Academicsfounddipsinlifesatisfactionandothermeasuresofwell-beingintheUnitedStatesandseveralEuropeancountries,thoughtheeffectsweremainlylimitedtopeoplewholosttheirjobs.AdamMayerofColoradoStateUniversityfoundthatamongEuropeansofsimilarwealthandeducation,thosewhohadrecentlybecomeunemployedandstruggledtobuystaplefoodshadtheworstoutlookonlife.
Q3:
Scholarsbelievethattheeconomicrecessionwould
A.Causesomecontentmentexclusivelyfortheunemployed
B.Contributetoanworld-wideunemploymentcrisis
C.EventheplayingfieldbetweenEuropeandUS
D.provokeapessimismspecificallyamongtheunemployed
Para6:
Covid-19willalloweconomiststoprobethispatternfurther.TheIMF’slatestforecastpointstoafallinglobalGDP,weightedbypurchasing-powerparity,of4.9%thisyear.Ifpastrecessionsareanyguide,thesevereshockwillhavelong-lastingeffects.Economieswilleventuallygrowlargerthantheywerebeforethepandemic,butwillbelessrichthantheywouldhavebeenotherwise.Thevirus’shumantollisthereforevastintermsofdeathsanddollars.ButgiventhecorrelationbetweenGDPperpersonandGallup’smeasuresofwell-being,itmayhaveanenduringimpactontheworld’squalityoflifetoo.
Q4:
ItcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthatCovid-19
A.Maybeaguidetofutureeconomicrecession
B.Mayposeapersistentinfluenceonthepublic
C.Mayhelpreshapetheworldlong-termeconomy
D.Mayre-balancethepurchasing-powerparity
Q5:
Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.GDP,adistortedindicatorofhappiness
B.Money,arealgeneratorofhappiness
C.Covid-19,adoomeddestroyerofGDP
D.Gallup,atruefighterforwell-being
Passage3
Para1:
WHENG20FINANCEministersmetonJuly18thand19th,avoidinganewtradewarwashighontheagenda.Cash-strappedgovernmentsaroundtheworldareplanningtolevytaxesononlineservices.ButAmericaregardstheseasagrabforitscompanies’profits,andisconsideringretaliationagainsttendigital-taxproposals.OnJuly10thitsaiditwouldrespondtoFrance’staxbyhittingFrenchhandbags,lipstickandsoapwithtariffsof25%.Unlessatruceisstruck,thetariffswillgointoeffectinJanuary.
Q1:
Onlineservicetaxplannedbycash-strappedcountrieswill
A.StrikeatrucebetweenAmericanandFrance
B.TriggerarevengefromAmerica
C.Causearetaliationagainstdigital-firms
D.Incuraworld-widetradewar
Para2:
Forseveralyearsnow,theOECD,aclubofrichcountries,hasconvenedgovernmentsinthehopeofpluggingthetaxleaks.TheideawasthattheG20meetingwouldlaythegroundworksothattheOECD’ssummit,plannedforOctober,yieldsresults.
Para3:
Thetalkscovertwoproposals,or“pillars”,inOECD-speak.Thefirstismeanttodirectmoreoftheglobal-taxtaketowardsplaceswherethecustomersofdigitalfirmslive.Corporate-taxliabilitywilldependnotonwhethercompaniesarephysicallypresentinacountry,butonwhether
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