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话题 06 热点话题
序号 体裁 主题 核心素养
1 应用文 人与社会-人物介绍 思维品质-- 女太空员的四个历史第一的事迹
2 说明文 人与社会—智能马桶 学习能力--智能马桶改善老年护理服务
3 新闻报道 人与社会-正确价值观 文化意识--正确使用社交媒体
4 说明文 人与社会--机器警犬 文化意识-- -在高危下执行任务的机器警犬
5 说明文 人与社会---人工智能 文化意识--人工智能不能做的事情
Passage1
Four Historic Firsts for Women in Space You Might not Know About
First Woman in Space
Soviet cosmonaut(宇航员)Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go to space when she was
launched with the Vostok 6 mission on June 16, 1963. She was selected from a pool of 400 applicants and
five finalists. She was honorarily inlucted(入伍)into the Soviet Air Force so that she could join the
Cosmonaut Corps. Tereshkova is the only woman ever to have been on a solo space mission.
First US Woman in Space
Sally Ride was the first American astronaut to go into orbit on June 18, 1983, as a crew member on the
space shuttle Challenger for STS-7. Ride was one of 8, 000 people to answer an ad in the Stanford student
newspaper seeking applicants for NASA．She was chosen to join the space program in 1978. She went on
one additional mission and spent a total of 343 hours in space.
First Woman to Walk in Space
The first woman to walk in space, Svetlana Savitskaya, was also a cosmonaut. She was on her second
mission when she space-walked as part of the Salyut 7-EP2 on July 17, 1984. She was also the first woman
to have gone into space twice.
First Teacher to go to Space
Christa McAuliffe was a teacher and a civilian astronaut from Concord, NH who was killed with six
other crew members when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch on January 28,
1986. McAuliffe was selected from more than 11, 000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in
Space Project. She was planning on conducting experiments and teaching two lessons from space.
1．When did Valentina Tereshkova go to space?A．In 1963. B．In 1983. C．In 1984. D．In 1986.
2．Who was the first woman to have gone into space twice?
A．Valentina Tereshkova. B．Sally Ride.
C．Svetlana Savitskaya. D．Christa McAuliffe.
3．What is special about Christa McAuliffe?
A．She was a civilian astronaut.
B．She was on a solo space mission.
C．She conducted experiments from space successfully.
D．She was selected from 8, 000 people to join in the space project.
Passage2
The Legacy Senior Communities is proud to announce the latest innovation in senior living care is
coming to its Dallas and Plano campuses, the TrueLoo® smart toilet by Toi Labs. “We’re consistently
exploring new technologies to ensure that we are providing excellent care in the most effective and efficient
ways,” says Legacy Senior Communities CEO Melissa Orth.
“The TrueLoo® smart toilet provides early detection of oncoming health complications before they
become serious, and all in a dignnified and valuable manner. This improves our care response and can
potentially avoid a potential health complication altogether,” says Orth. “The innovative toilet automates
data collection and enables clinical team members to keep track of the residents around the clock without
uncomfortable conversations with them about their toileting habits. Investing in TrueLoo® technology
enables a higher standard of care with dignity,” says Vik Kashyap, Toi Labs’ founder and CEO.
In assisted living and memory support residences, where toileting activity is harder to collect, the
TrueLoo® smart toilet provides effortless collection, enhancing current services as well as residents’
experience. The Legacy Senior Communities begins testing the units in early March. The pilot program will
launch in Memory Support at the Kalman and Ida Wolens Foundation Healthcare Center at the Willow
Bend community and at the Midtown Park community’s Andrea &Richard Skibell and Leslie Rudd
Healthcare Center. The communities will continue manual monitoring to establish a control group during
this trial period. The resulting data will enable The Legacy to benchmark the ability of the smart toilet.
“We decided to trial the smart toilet in two different service areas,” said Director of Strategic
Development Bridgette Walshe. “We want to ensure that this technology is non- invasive (非侵入性的)
while providing accurate and relevant data.” Walshe believes that artificial intelligence is one potentialmeans to cost-effectively improve senior care services, freeing up valuable time for clinical team members
to provide more person-centric care.
4．How can the TrueLoo® smart toilet benefit seniors?
A．By improving their toileting habits.
B．By identifying their potential health issues.
C．By calling clinical team members for them at any time.
D．By informing care workers of their desire to use a toilet.
5．What can best conclude Kashyap’s words about his company’s product?
A．It is quality-centered. B．It is safety-guaranteed.
C．It is privacy-ensured. D．It is comfort-focused.
6．What does the underlined word “benchmark” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．Measure. B．Recognize. C．Demonstrate. D．Improve.
7．What is Walshe’s attitude to the toilet?
A．Hopeful. B．Critical. C．Tolerant. D．Contradictory.
Passage3
Social media is taking over our lives: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and now, TikTok. These social
media platforms have changed from a way to stay connected to an industry where even kids can make
money off their posts. While this may seem like another opportunistic innovation, it’s really full of hidden
false realities.
The median income (中位收入) recorded in the United States of American was about $63,000 in
2018. TikTokers can make anywhere from $50,000 to $150,000 for a TikTok brand partnership, and
TikTokers with over a million followers can make up to $30,000 a month — $360,000 a year. They are
making more than the average person trying to feed their family and keep a roof over their heads simply by
posting a 15-second video.
This is mad in more ways than one. Not only is it an overpaid “job”, it promotes undeserved
admiration from viewers and a false sense of reality. Many of these famous TikTokers are still teens and the
effects of fame at such an early stage in life might cause issues later in life, such as mental illness. Teens
between the ages of 13 and 17 make up 27% of TikTok viewers, who can be easily influenced by what they
are watching. They can put a false sense of self-value into who they look up to and what they represent:
money, fame, being considered conventionally attractive.While TikTok has become a great tool for marketing, it’s important to understand how this content
affects young viewers. If we’re constantly consuming content that shows us all we need to do to be
successful is be conventionally attractive and post a 15-second video featuring a new dance, it will
challenge our knowledge of what really makes someone successful and will in turn affect our individual
work ethnics (伦理). What about the people who miss birthdays and family holidays due to their jobs and
aren’t getting paid nearly as much as these TikTokers?
Richard Colyer, president and creator of Metaphor, Inc, had his own view on this issue. “It sounds
great that kids can make money for doing the latest dance moves in a 15-second video, but we should feed
the minds of kids and not just their bank accounts. TikTok can be great if used properly. Money alone is not
good; technology alone is not good and connectedness can be bad if it is only online.”
Again, as a fellow consumer of TikTok, I do enjoy the app when I have some time to kill and need a
good laugh. I’m not against someone making a living on entertainment, but what does getting famous off of
a 15-second video teach young people?
8．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Social networking. B．Making money on social media.
C．A job offered by TikTok. D．Staying connected to the Internet.
9．Which is the possible influence of TikTok on its young users?
A．They tend to live an adult life too soon.
B．They are forced to pay for certain services.
C．They are likely to develop false values.
D．They may stop believing other social media.
10．What can we infer from Richard Colyer’s comments?
A．TikTok can be a positive influence if teens make good use of it.
B．Young TikTokers should be banned from making money.
C．It is better to involve education on investment in TikTok videos.
D．Contents of videos need checking before their release online.
11．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．A Job vs An Entertainment
B．Join Young TikTokers
C．Say No to TikTok
D．TikTok — A Mine of MoneyPassage4
If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic
police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don t have a fever. That’s just one of the ways public
safety agencies are starting to use Spot, the best-known of a new commercial category of robots that run
around with animal-like agility (敏捷).
The handful of police officials experimenting with the four-legged machines say they’re just another
tool, like existing drones (无人机) and simple wheeled robots, to keep emergency responders out of harm’s
way as they search for dangers.
Joseph O’Neal, an officer of the Honolulu Police Department, said the robot has protected officers,
shelter staff and residents by scanning body temperatures between meal times at a shelter where homeless
people could quarantine (隔离) and get tested for COVID-19. The robot is also used to remotely interview
individuals who have tested positive.
The company that makes the robots, Boston Dynamics, says it’s trying to do a good job of explaining
to the public—and its customers—what Spot can and cannot do. “One of the big challenges is accurately
describing the state of the technology to people who have never had personal experience with it,” said
Michael Perry, vice president of business development at Boston Dynamics. “Most people are applying
ideas from science fiction to what the robot’s doing.”
Earlier this year, the police division sent its Spot into the site of a deadly drug lab explosion near the
Belgian border to check for dangerous chemicals and other hazards.
There are roughly 500 Spot robots now in the wild. Perry said they’re commonly used by utility
companies to inspect high-voltage zones and other dangerous areas. Spot is also used to monitor
construction sites, mines and factories, equipped with whatever sensor (传感器) is needed for the job.
It’s still mostly controlled by humans, though all they have to do is tell it which direction to go and it
can climb stairs or cross over rough area. It can also operate autonomously, but only if it’s already
memorized an assigned route and there aren’t too many surprise obstacles. “The first value that most people
see in the robot is taking a person out of a dangerous situation,” Perry said.
12．What’s the company’s big challenge?
A．To describe the technology. B．To win its customers’ respect.
C．To promote the Spot robots. D．To produce more Spot robots.
13．What’s the underlined word “hazards” in paragraph 5 probably mean?A．Robbers. B．Labs. C．Dangers. D．Sensors.
14．What can we infer about Spot robots from the last paragraph?
A．They can plan their own route easily. B．They can memorize a familiar route.
C．They can overcome many obstacles. D．They can choose direction themselves.
15．Where does this text probably come from?
A．A textbook. B．A newspaper. C．A science fiction. D．A health magazine.
Passage5
Ever since the beginning of artificial intelligence (AI), people have feared that it will one day take
over the world. ____16____ After all, the BBC estimates that up to 20 million factory jobs will be
replaced with machines by 2030, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that in Europe,
1,000 people’s jobs had been replaced by just one robot.
However, the truth is that AI is not taking over our society. While AI may be able to take over some
jobs in different industries, it cannot completely replace people. ____17____
AI cannot feel emotions. While AI may be able to deal with issues in a humanlike way, it is not able to
feel emotions like sympathy (同情) or understanding. ____18____
AI cannot invent something new. It can follow a set of guidelines and rules while simulating humanoid
intelligence, but it cannot really create something. ____19____ But the way that AI creates poetry is by
adding existing poems to its database and then trying to write lines that match the poem’s style.
____20____ The importance of human contact can be seen through numbers. According to Forbes,
55% of customers prefer speaking to a human rather than a robot and 73% press “0” and speak with an
operator when faced with a phone tree, which is a type of robocall where you press numbers to reach
different services.
All in all, AI will not replace us in the future and will always need people to continue to function.
A．There is AI that can write poems.
B．AI cannot provide human contact.
C．It may seem like AI is taking over.
D．AI cannot learn the way that a person does.
E．The ability to talk to a person with a brain is important in a society.
F．This means that jobs requiring emotions are still best done by humans instead of AI.
G．This is because AI lacks several qualities humans have that are necessary in some parts of theworkforce.
【参考答案】
1．A 2．C 3．A
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了你可能不知道的女太空员的四个历史第一的事迹。
1．细节理解题。根据First Woman in Space中“Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the
first woman to go to space when she was launched with the Vostok 6 mission on June 16, 1963.”（苏联宇
航员瓦伦蒂娜·捷列什科娃于1963年6月16日随东方6号任务升空，成为第一位进入太空的女
性。）可知，瓦伦蒂娜·捷列什科娃是1963年上太空的。故选A项。
2．细节理解题。根据First Woman to Walk in Space中“The first woman to walk in space, Svetlana
Savitskaya, was also a cosmonaut.”（第一位在太空行走的女性斯维特拉娜·萨维茨卡娅也是一名宇航
员。）以及“She was also the first woman to have gone into space twice.”（她也是第一个两次进入太
空的女性。）可知，斯维特拉娜萨·维茨卡娅是第一个两次进入太空的女性。故选C项。
3．细节理解题。根据First Teacher to go to Space中“Christa McAuliffe was a teacher and a civilian
astronaut from Concord”（克里斯塔·麦考利夫是一名教师，也是一名来自新罕布什尔州康科德的平
民宇航员。）可知，克里斯塔·麦考利夫她是一名平民宇航员。故选A项。
4．B 5．C 6．A 7．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了一种可以自动收集数据的智能马桶，可以有效地改善老
年护理服务。
4．细节理解题。根据第二段首句“The TrueLoo® smart toilet provides early detection of oncoming
health complications before they become serious, and all in a dignnified and valuable manner.(TrueLoo®智
能马桶能够在健康并发症变得严重之前，以一种有尊严和有价值的方式对其进行早期检测)”可知，
TrueLoo®智能马桶通过识别老年人潜在的健康问题而使他们获益。故选B。
5．推理判断题。根据第二段中Kashyap说的话“The innovative toilet automates data collection and
enables clinical team members to keep track of the residents around the clock without uncomfortable
conversations with them about their toileting habits. Investing in TrueLoo® technology enables a higher
standard of care with dignity(这种创新厕所可以自动收集数据，使临床团队成员能够全天候跟踪患者
的情况，而不必就他们的如厕习惯与他们进行令人不适的对话。投资TrueLoo®技术可以实现更高
标准的有尊严的护理)”可知，TrueLoo®智能马桶可以自动收集数据，所以患者不必报告自己的如厕
情况，所以它可以确保患者隐私。故选C。
6．词义猜测题。根据画线词前一句“The communities will continue manual monitoring to establish acontrol group during this trial period.(在试验期间，社区将继续进行人工监测，以建立一个对照组)”可
知，社区将继续进行人工监测得出数据，以建立一个对照组，对照结果能够衡量智能马桶的性能，
所以画线词所在句意为“由此产生的数据让The Legacy老年社区能够衡量智能马桶的能力”，
benchmark意为“测量，衡量”。故选A。
7．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Walshe believes that artificial intelligence is one potential means to
cost-effectively improve senior care services, freeing up valuable time for clinical team members to provide
more person-centric care.(Walshe认为，人工智能是一种潜在的手段，可以有效地改善老年护理服务，
为临床团队成员腾出宝贵的时间，提供更多以人为本的护理)”可知，Walshe对这种智能马桶的未来
充满希望。故填A。
8．B 9．C 10．A 11．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文阐述了社交媒体从单纯的社交软件变为赚钱工具的现象，并呼吁
青少年用户群体正确使用社交媒体和树立正确的价值观。
8．词句猜测题。根据指代关系和第一段的“These social media platforms have transformed from a
way to stay connected to an industry where even kids can make money off their posts. While this may seem
like another opportunistic innovation, it’s really full of hidden false realities.”（这些社交媒体平台已经从
一种保持联系的方式转变为一个连孩子都能通过发帖赚钱的行业。虽然这看起来像是另一种机会主
义创新，但它确实充满了隐藏的非真实现实。）可知，this指代上文中“even kids can make money
off their posts”这一现象，即“在社交媒体上赚钱”。故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据第三段的“Teens between the ages of 13 and 17 make up 27% of TikTok viewers,
who can be easily influenced by what they are watching. They can put a false sense of self-value into who
they look up to and what they represent: money, fame, being considered conventionally attractive.”（13至
17岁的青少年占TikTok观众的27%，他们很容易受到所看内容的影响。他们会把一种错误的自我
价值感放在他们所崇拜的人和他们所代表的东西上：金钱、名誉、被认为具有传统吸引力。）可知，
孩子们很容易被观看的内容影响，他们可能会建立错误的自我价值观念，追求传统意义上更加吸引
人的金钱和名誉，即年轻的用户可能会树立不正确的价值观。故选C。
10．推理判断题。根据第五段Richard Colyer的话“TikTok can be great if used properly.”（如果使用
恰当的话，抖音可能会是很棒的）推知，在Richard Colyer看来，如果使用恰当的话，抖音可能会
对青少年有好的影响。故选A。
11．主旨大意题。通读全文并结合最后一段“Again, as a fellow consumer of TikTok, I do enjoy the
app when I have some time to kill and need a good laugh. I’m not against someone making a living onentertainment, but what does getting famous off of a 15-second video teach young people?”（而且，作为
它的消费者，当我有时间消磨，需要大笑的时候，我的确喜欢这个软件。我并不反对某人靠娱乐谋
生，但是一个15秒的视频教年轻人什么能出名呢？）可知，本文是观点对峙类议论文。文章主要
阐述了社交媒体从单纯的社交软件变为赚钱工具的现象，并且很多用户的收入远高于普通人。作者
认为抖音应被当作娱乐方式，而不是人们赚钱的工具，因为短短的15秒视频并不能教给青少年太
多有价值的东西。因此推断A项“工作还是娱乐”可以作为本文的最佳标题。故选A。
12．A 13．C 14．B 15．B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。警犬是警察的好帮手。近年来，美国一些城市的警察用上了机器警
犬，它们能在高危或有害的环境下执行任务。
12．细节理解题。根据第四段“One of the big challenges is accurately describing the state of the
technology to people who have never had personal experience with it(最大的挑战之一是，向从未亲身体
验过这项技术的人准确描述这项技术的现状。)”可知，公司的主要挑战是向人们介绍这种技术，让
其了解机器警犬的功能。故选A。
13．词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段“Perry said they’re commonly used by utility companies to inspect
high-voltage zones and other dangerous areas.(佩里说，它们通常被公用事业公司用于检查高压区域和
其他危险区域。)”和最后一段““The first value that most people see in the robot is taking a person out
of a dangerous situation,” Perry said.(佩里说：“大多数人在机器人身上看到的第一个价值是把人从危
险的处境中解救出来。”)”可知，警察部门派出Spot进入比利时边境附近一个致命的毒品实验室爆
炸现场，检查危险化学物质和其他危险物质。所以hazards这个词的含义是“危险”。故选C。
14．推理判断题。根据最后一段“It can also operate autonomously, but only if it’s already memorized
an assigned route and there aren’t too many surprise obstacles.(它也可以自主操作，但前提是它已经记
住了指定的路线，而且没有太多意外障碍。)”可推断，机器警犬可以记住它熟悉的路线。故选B。
15．推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章主要介绍美国一些城市的警察用上了机器警犬，它们能在高
危或有害的环境下执行任务。从文章的内容来看，这是一篇新闻报道。故选B。
16．C 17．G 18．F 19．A 20．B
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要讲述人工智能虽然很强大，但是也有它不能做的事情。
16．根据下文“After all, the BBC estimates that up to 20 million factory jobs will be replaced with
machines by 2030, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that in Europe, 1,000 people’s
jobs had been replaced by just one robot.”(毕竟，英国广播公司（BBC）估计，到2030年，多达2000
万个工厂工作岗位将被机器取代，麻省理工学院（MIT）发现，在欧洲，1000人的工作岗位只被一个机器人取代。)可知，下文列举的是机器人接管人类工作的方面。选项C“看起来似乎人工智能正
在接管。”和下文意思一致。故选C。
17．根据上文“However, the truth is that AI is not taking over our society. While AI may be able to take
over some jobs in different industries, it cannot completely replace people.”(然而，事实是，人工智能并
没有接管我们的社会。虽然人工智能可以接管不同行业的一些工作，但它不能完全取代人。)可知，
接下来要说明人工智能不能取代人的原因。选项G“这是因为人工智能缺乏人类在某些劳动力领域
所必需的几种素质。”和上文意思一致。故选G。
18．根据上文“AI cannot feel emotions. While AI may be able to deal with issues in a humanlike way, it
is not able to feel emotions like sympathy (同情) or understanding.”(人工智能无法感受情绪。虽然人工
智能可能能够以类似人类的方式处理问题，但它无法感受到同情或理解等情绪。)可知，这里讲述
需要情绪时还是人类来做。选项F“这意味着，需要情绪的工作仍然最好由人类而不是人工智能来完
成。”和下文意思一致。故选F。
19．根据下文“But the way that AI creates poetry is by adding existing poems to its database and then
trying to write lines that match the poem’s style.”(但人工智能创作诗歌的方式是将现有的诗歌添加到其
数据库中，然后尝试写出符合诗歌风格的诗句。)可知，下面讲述的是人工智能创作诗歌的情况。
选项A“有人工智能可以写诗歌。”和下文意思一致。故选A。
20．根据下文“The importance of human contact can be seen through numbers.”(通过数字可以看出人
类接触的重要性。)可知，这一段主要讲述人与人之间的接触问题。选项B“人工智能不能提供人类
接触。”和下文意思一致。故选B。
