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原创题组练(五)
Passage 1
4 Simple Ways to Save Money
Saving is easier when you have a plan—follow these steps to create one.Sometimes the
hardest thing about saving money is just getting started.
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.Therefore,you can save for all
your short- and long-term goals.
Record your expenses.
The first step to start saving money is figuring out how much you spend.
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.That
means every coffee,household item and cash tip as well as regular monthly bills.Recording
your expenses however is easiest for you—a pencil and paper,a simple spreadsheet or a free
online spending tracker or app.
Include saving in your budget.
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.Your budget should show what your expenses are relative to your income,so that
you can plan your spending and limit overspending.Be sure to factor in expenses that occur
regularly but not every month,such as car maintenance.Include a savings category in your
budget and aim to save an amount that initially feels comfortable to you.
Find ways to cut spending.
If you can’t save as much as you’d like,it might be time to cut back on expenses.Identify
nonessentials,such as entertainment and dining out,that you can spend less on.Look for ways
to save on your fixed monthly expenses,such as your car insurance or cell phone plan,as well.
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.
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.
One of the best ways to save money is to set an objective.Start by thinking about what
you might want to save for—both in the short term (one to three years) and the long term
(four or more years).Then estimate how much money you’ll need and how long it might take
you to save it.
A.Set savings goals
B.Watch your savings grow
C.Keep track of all your expenses
D.This step-by-step guide can help you develop a simple and realistic strategy
E.Now that you know what you spend in a month,you can begin to create a budget
F.Use your credit card and bank statements to make sure you’ve included everything
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G.Other ideas for managing everyday expenses include searching for free activities,reviewing
recurring charges,and waiting before you buy
答案与解析
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了合理储蓄的方法,在四个方面对怎样存钱
进行了详细阐述。
1.D 设空处下文“Therefore,you can save for all your short- and long-term goals.”为结果,
则设空处应填写原因,D 项与设空处后文构成因果关系,同时与设空处上文内容呼应,并
点名文章主题,故选D 项。
2.C 设空处上文“The first step to start saving money is figuring out how much you
spend.”为本段的中心句,设空处下文“That means every coffee,household item and cash tip
as well as regular monthly bills.”中的that 刚好与C 项中的“all your expenses”对应,故选
C 项。
3.E 根据文章结构可知,每段的首句为本段段落大意的总结句,根据设空处所在段小标
题“Include saving in your budget.”以及设空处所在段剩余内容描述可知,需要在预算中
将未来储蓄考虑进去,E 项总结上文,并开启下文,起到承上启下的作用,故选E 项。
4.G 设空处所在段的主题为“Find ways to cut spending.”同时设空处上文内容“Look
for ways to save on your fixed monthly expenses,such as your car insurance or cell phone
plan,as well.”描述了节省开支的方法,G 项描述了其他方法,承接上文,故选G 项。
5.A 根据设空处位置,该空应选择合适的小标题。同时根据设空处标题所在段落大意
“省钱的最好方法之一就是设定一个目标。首先考虑一下你想为什么存钱——短期(一
到三年)和长期(四年或更长时间)。然后估计一下你需要多少钱,以及你可能需要多长时
间才能存下来。”,A 项符合段落大意,故选A 项。
Passage 2
Have you ever zoned out?Maybe you have experienced highway hypnosis(催眠),with
no recollection of having driven from Point A to Point B.Or maybe you have zero memory of
something you just read.
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It means the ability to disconnect from our
thoughts,feelings,environment or actions.
Dissociation can even help athletes do their jobs,for instance,because it “allows people
to focus on the life-preserving aspects of a situation” without mental interference,said Janina
Fisher,a scientist who has been treating dissociative disorders for decades.But sometimes
people experience a major form of dissociation,often in the result of overwhelming suffering.
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Public fascination with dissociation and its disorders has endured for many years—
examples include the books “Sybil” and “The Three Faces of Eve”, both adapted into wildly
popular feature films,each about a woman with “multiple personalities.”
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TikTok videos
popularized dissociative identity disorder,or D.I.D.,have been viewed more than 1.7 billion
times and dissociation has drawn more than 775 million views.
Celebrities like the “Saturday Night Live” cast member Bowen Yang have also openly
described struggles with dissociative disorders,as conversations about mental health continue
to migrate into public forums.
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We asked several mental health providers to explain
more about dissociation.
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Rather than fight or flee in a stressful or threatening situation,some people
“freeze,” said Dr.Frank W.Putnam,an expert on dissociative disorders.“That’s the dissociative
state where you shut down and you kind of go away.” Although dissociation can help a
person mentally escape during a threat,it can interfere with daily life when people continue to
dissociate during favorable situations.Dr.Rettew encouraged anyone curious about a specific
disorder to speak with an attentive and thoughtful health care provider instead of sharing on
the Internet.
A.What are the dissociative disorders?
B.These are mild forms of dissociation.
C.Frequent experiences like that make dissociation disorder.
D.But much of this content isn’t providing reliable information.
E.The Internet and app-based world would bring us all closer together.
F.Now people are posting their experiences with dissociation on social media.
G.In this case,the dissociative symptoms become more extreme and frequent.
答案与解析
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了“游离”这一现象由来已久,越来越多地
进入公众视野,引起关注,同时提醒人们对此开展审慎的交流。
6.B 考查段中句。根据上文提供的几个样例,一是走神,二是公路催眠,三是健忘;下文又
对设空处进行解释。由此,设空处应该承上启下,引出一个新概念:这些现象就是游离
(dissociation)。故选B 项。
7.G 考查段尾句。根据第二段描述,游离状态利于运动员训练,但话锋一转,进一步解释
游离状态有时发生于经历过严重的创伤之后。这种情况下,游离会表现得更极端和频繁。
故选G 项。
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8.F 考查段中句。根据第三段起始句可知,公众关注游离及其带来的紊乱已有多年,其
中有两部相关著作,后改编拍成了电影。设空处后一句又以TikTok 为例,广泛传播这一
现象。因此,设空处应为现在人们在社交媒体发布对这一现象的体验。故选F 项。
9.D 考查段中句。根据设空处前一句描述,随着精神健康对话转向大众视野,就连美国
喜剧节目名角Bowen Yang 也公开了自己同“游离”斗争的事情。空后一句说就游离
有关事宜我们又咨询了精神健康专家。由此,设空处应为转折,前面所属情况还是不可靠
的或不足以让人信服的。故选D 项。
10.A 考查段首句。根据下文专家Frank W.Putnam 对分离障碍的解释:“不是与压力或
危险作斗争或从中逃脱,而是一种暂时游离”可知,设空处应该是提出这个概念:“分离障
碍到底是什么?”故选A 项。
Passage 3
Mind reading is hard.But not impossible.Modern technology can reach inside someone’s
head and pull out their intention.
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Or type something on a computer screen.Such
thought-controlled devices can help people who aren’t able to move or speak perform
different tasks.
Decoding(解码) thought usually requires placing sensors directly on or in someone’s
brain.Those sensors capture messages by listening on the electrical signals between the
person’s brain cells.
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Using brain implants(移植),researchers have picked up electrical dots in the brain linked
to certain words or letters.This has allowed brain implants to transform thoughts into text or
speech on a computer.
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Implanted electrodes have even allowed scientists to turn the
cells associated with a song in someone’s head into real music.
In a recent study,scientists decoded full stories from people’s brains using MRI scans.
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But building the thought decoder did require many hours of brain scans for each
person.What’s more,the system only worked on the person whose brain scans helped build
it.And only when that person was willing to have their mind read.
So devices that might let someone secretly read your mind from across the room are still
a long,long way off.
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As it does,scientists are thinking hard about what it would mean
to live in a world where not even the inside of your head is completely private.
A.This did not require any brain implants.
B.Maybe that intention is to move a robotic arm.
C.Still,it’s clear that mind-reading tech is getting more advanced.
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D.And such messages direct brains to think,feel and control the body.
E.Technologies aim to listen to and maybe even change your brain activity.
F.Brain scans have pulled words,stories and even music from inside people’s heads.
G.Likewise,brain implants have transformed imagined handwriting into text on a screen.
答案与解析
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍心智读取技术的发展。
11.B 根据设空处前两句,心智读取很难,但也能做到。现代科技已经能够深入人的头脑
并将人们的意图读取出来。关键词为intention。再由下文“或者在电脑上打字”可知,
此处是对上文的解释:这种意图可能是移动智能手臂。故选B 项。
12.D 根据第二段可知,解码人的想法通常需要在人脑中放置传感器。这些传感器通过
听取人脑器官间的电子信号,获取信息。设空处承接上文,D 项“并且这些信息指挥大脑
思考、感受并控制身体”符合语境。故选D 项。
13.G 根据设空处前叙述,通过脑移植手术,研究者们能够获取与文字相关的大脑链接点。
这就使得脑移植能够将人的想法转换成文字或话语,并在电脑上呈现出来。设空处后一
句叙述移植电极将人脑中与歌曲相关的细胞转换为音乐。由此可知,类似地,脑移植也可
以将想象中的笔迹转换成电脑中的文本。故选G 项。
14.A 根据设空处前叙述,最近一项研究表明,科学家能利用磁共振成像技术对人的大脑
完整解码。设空处后一句转折,表示对人的思维进行解码的确需要很多时间的扫描。由
此可知,做到对大脑解码不需要进行大脑移植。故选A 项。
15.C 根据设空处前叙述,在一定空间内读取大脑的信息,这种装置的研发可能要有很长
的路走。设空处后一句说如果这样,科学家们也在苦苦思索,生活在一个连你的内心都不
是隐私的世界会意味着什么。因此,尽管研发还需要时间,但是可以明确的是心智读取技
术也在越来越发达。故选C 项。
