2017考研英语阅读每日精选：智能眼罩帮你无痛苦倒时差
2017考研英语阅读理解话题预测之智能眼罩的作用
2017考研英语阅读理解话题预测之智能眼罩的作用在考研英语中，阅读分数可谓是占到了总分的半壁江山，正所谓“得阅读者得考研”。
对于备考考研的同学们，在平时的复习中一定要拓展阅读思路，各类话题都要关注，这样才能在整体上提升考研英语阅读水平!一起来学习吧!智能眼罩帮你无痛苦倒时差一款革命性的智能睡眠眼罩承诺可帮助减缓因时差带来的种种不适，甚至在您登机前就可以调整您的身体状态为时差反应做准备。
A revolutionary smart mask promises to help you stave off the dreaded effects of jet lag by preparing your body for the time difference before you even board the flight.这款智能睡眠眼罩和一款应用同步，在旅行开始前通知你在白天什么时候睁开眼，并在飞行期间人为激活眼睛内的光感受器，诱使大脑调整进入新时区的状态。
It syncs with an app to tell you when to seek light in the days before a journey, and artificially triggers sensors in your eyes during the flight to trick the brain into adjusting to the new time zone.不旅行的时候，人们还可以用这款NeuroOn 睡眠眼罩调节睡眠模式，提升夜晚睡眠质量。
The NeuroOn mask can also help non-travellers regulate their sleeping patterns and get a better night's kip.NeuroOn的设计师是来自华沙的卡米尔•亚当奇克，现年24岁，在Intel Clinic工作。
2017考研英语阅读理解精读P20—医学
2017考研英语阅读理解精读P20—医学Passage 20I am a neuroscientist.I make a living by studying how the brain works.Although neuroscience has taken huge strides forward in the past decade，it is a long way from being able to address the problems dealt with by psychotherapy.3) Neuroscience cannot yet explain how we feel，and it is a long way from being able to prescribe what a miserable person must do to feel better.So，as a neuroscientist，I feel I should have a conclusion about the alternative approach.The first question I must answer is：“What do psychotherapies have to offer?”First，let us deal with the scientific angle.The best way to start is by assessing a claim that has cropped up several times over the year.It was first made of psychoanalysis，but it has been extended to other psychotherapies.It is the claim that psychoanalysis is the successor to religion，that it gives a scientific，rather than a superstitious，answer to the question of how best to lead a happy，fulfilled life.1 would say this claim is at best half right.Psychoanalysis may indeed answer the question of how best to lead a happy life，but it has a lot more in common with religion than it has with science.In fact，psychoanalysis is not the successor to religion，it is just another religion.This assessment is based on the way religions and sciences deal with fundamental truths.In religions，truths are laid down by God and revealed to the prophets who，in their turn，pass them on to the faithful.They are sacred mysteries that cannot be questioned.In science，on the other hand，truths are nothing if not questionable.The laws of science are deduced from the results of experiments and can be used to predict new experimental results.If new results go against the prediction，they show the law to be false.A new experimental result，or a new theory for deriving predictions from the results，can change the accepted truths.If a scientific statement cannot，in principle，be proved wrong then it tells us nothing.Psychoanalysis suffers from just this problem.4)It is a maxim that our psychological problems are rooted in past conflicts，and that the repressed memories of these conflicts emerge from the unconscious in coded forms that can be interpreted by the analyst.But the codes are so obscure and so flexible that they defy rational explanation.There is no way the maxims could be disproved.They may not be sacred，but they are definitely mysteries.Many other therapies are based on untestable theories.Of course，that doesn’t necessarily prevent them from working.There is no doubt thousands of people feel that psychoanalysis has helped them to lead fuller and happier lives.But the number of satisfied customers is no guide to scientific validity;if it were，religion would come out way ahead.1. The author considers his role as a neuroscientist____.[A]irrelevant to that of a psychoanalyst[B]different from that of a psychoanalyst[C]of the same importance as that of a psychotherapeutist[D]purely imaginary and impractical2. According to the author，psychoanalysis is another religion in that____.[A]it does nothing towards revealing fundamental truth[B]its conclusions are seldom capable of being tested[C]it has too many prophets and blind believers[D]it takes over many doctrines from religious beliefs3. By saying that“Psychoanalysis suffers from just this problem”(Para.5)the author means that____.[A]psychoanalysis deals with problems or conflicts inside the unconscious[B]the assertions in psychoanalysis cannot be disproved[C]psychoanalysis attaches no importance to doing experiments[D]psychoanalysts can not explain psychological problems to patients4. Which of the following is a science according to the author?[A]Neuroscience.[B]Psychoanalysis.[C]Psychotherapy.[D]None of the above.5. The main purpose of the passage is____.[A]to refute the practical value of psychoanalysis[B]to propose neuroscience as an alternative to psychoanalysis[C]to compare the theories of psychoanalysis with religious doctrines[D]to explain why psychoanalysis is not a science答案：1. [B] 在第一段作者指出，自己是一个神经科学家，随后说明了这门科学目前存在的局限性。
2017英语二阅读弱智题举例
考研英语零基础哔站弘毅考研英语原创阅读7天30+地表最强技巧总结第一步：串联题干抓名词粗略定主旨第二步：预判那句话可能是正确选项的出处首尾句+but，yet，however，while，though，留意but转折处进一步明确主旨第三步：读最后一题猜答案，进一步明确主旨第四步：整理上述步骤所得内容明确主旨，再把其他题做好以2017英二T2为例第一步：粗略定主旨：父母，小孩，数码产品，手机屏幕父母使用手机，小孩使用手机，导致父母和小孩..............26数码产品旨在...27母亲使用手机会......28雷德斯基引用了“静脸实验”来表明......29压迫性意识形态需要父母........30孩子们使用屏幕可能会.......第二步：一味关注小孩玩手机，父母都忘了自己也天天玩手机With so much focus on children’s use of screens, it’s easy for parents to forget about their own screen use. 由于如此关注儿童使用屏幕，父母很容易忘记自己的屏幕使用（求诸于人，而不求诸己，错之甚矣。
）Parents, he says, can get a lot out of using their devices to speak to a friend or get some work out of the way.他说，父母可以通过使用他们的设备和朋友交谈或做一些工作来得到很多好处。
This can make them feel happier, which lets them be more available to their child the rest of the time.这可以让他们感到更快乐，这让他们在剩下的时间更适合孩子。
第三步：读最后一题猜答案，只有B选项最符合以上两个步骤得出的答案，并且只有B选项最符合人类逻辑.第四步：整理以上内容，明确主旨可能是小孩玩手机，让父母有更多自由安排的时间做其他工作上的事，并且父母还没有自知之明，没有意识到自己也天天玩手机，最后结果减少母子沟通，对孩子不好。
2017考研阅读绝对热点预测人工智能
2017考研阅读绝对热点预测人工智能这周的各大媒体都推出了人工智能的专刊，下面有来自两家媒体的报道：第一家：After many false dawns, AI has made extraordinary progress in the past few years, thanks to a versatile technique called “deep learning”. Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and others wonder whether AI could get out of control, precipitating a sci-fi conflict between people and machines. Others worry that AI will cause widespread unemployment, by automat- ing cognitive tasks that could previously be done only by people. 第二家：After many false starts, artificial intelligence has taken off. Will it cause mass unemployment or even destroy mankind? History can provide some helpful clues, says Tom Standage.同学们可以发现这里的dawn=start; has taken off=has made extraordinary progress;widespread unemployment=mass unemploymentasci-fi conflict between people and machines=destroy mankind语言不一样，但是内容就是人们在担心人工智能会不会带来失业问题和安全问题。
【2017暑期版】每日一道高考题：阅读理解D篇（含答案和解析）
【2017暑期版】每日一道高考题：阅读理解D篇（含答案和解析）Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.所谓天才就是不断地承受痛苦。
答题时间：2017高考英语真题北京卷（阅读理解D篇）Hollywood’s theory that machines with evil(邪恶) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly. The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence(AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want. In 1960 a well-known mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics（控制论）, put it this way: “If we use, to achieve our purposes, a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere(干预), we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpo se which we really desire.”A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve itsown existence. For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead. So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task. If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists. Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall, using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world. Unfortunately, that plan seems unlikely to work: we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy. There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines. But the problem should not be dismissed out of hand, as it has been by some AI researchers. Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teams—yet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans. Others say we can just “switch them off” as if super intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility. Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen. On September 11, 1933, famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, with confidence, “Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformationof these atoms is talking moonshine.” However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutron-induced(中子诱导) nuclear chain reaction.67. Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artificial intelligence may .A. run out of human controlB. satisfy human’s real desiresC. command armies of killer robotsD. work faster than a mathematician68. Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to .A. prevent themselves from being destroyedB achieve their original goals independentlyC. do anything successfully with given ordersD. beat humans in international chess matches69. According to some researchers, we can use firewalls to .A. help super intelligent machines work betterB. be secure against evil human beingsC. keep machines from being harmedD. avoid robots’ affecting the world70. What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines?A. It will disappear with the development of AI.B. It will get worse with human interference.C. It will be solved but with difficulty.D. It will stay for a decade.【答案】67. A 68. A 69. D 70. C【解析】本文主要介绍了人工智能。
2017年考研英语真题与翻译
2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一）试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding “yes!” 1 helping you feel close and 2 to people you care about, it turns out that hugs can bring a 3 of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not, a warm embrace might even help you 4 getting sick this winter.In a recent study 5 over 400 health adults, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the receipt of hugs 6 the participants’susceptibility to developing the common cold after being 7 to the virus .People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come 8 with a cold, and the researchers 9 that the stress-reducing effects of hugging 10 about 32 percent of that beneficial effect. 11 among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe 12 .“Hugging protects people who are under stress from the 13 risk for colds that’s usually 14 with stress,” notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie. Hugging “is a marker of intimacy and helps 15 the feeling that others are there to help 16 difficulty.”Some experts 17 the stress-reducing , health-related benefits of hugging to the release of oxytocin, often called “the bonding hormone”18 it promotes attachment in relationships, including that between mother and their newborn babies. Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of it is released into the bloodstream. But some of it 19 in the brain, where it 20 mood, behavior and physiology.拥抱可以使医生远离我们吗？答案也许是响亮的“是的”。
2017考研英语阅读理解精读P28—工学类
2017考研英语阅读理解精读P28—工学类Passage 28In a ditty for the stage, W.S. Gilbert once gave warning that "Things are seldom what they seem/Skim milk masquerades as cream." If appearances were tricky in 1878, they have just become trickier still. By doubling the resolution of existing liquid-crystal displays (LCDS), IBM has created a monitor which, when viewed from 18 inches away or farther, shows images that the human eye finds indistinguishable from the real thing.The T220, as it is called, measures 22 inches across the diagonal, and displays 9.2m picture elements ("pixels"). That gives it a resolution of 200 pixels per inch, twice the previous state of the art. This achievement has come as a result of gradual improvements in optics, liquid-crystal chemistry and microelectronics made by IBM groups in Yamato, Japan, and Yorktown Heights, New York.LCDs work by sandwiching a thin sheet of liquid crystals-in this case, thin-film transistors-between two narrowly separated panes of glass. Typically, small glass spheres have held the two panes of glass apart, impairing by refraction the performance of the display. IBM has replaced the spheres with small posts, which are located in the interstices between pixels, and so do not disturb the light as it leaves the excited liquid crystal. In the past, attempts to achieve such high pixel rates have been stymied by the build-up of electrical static, which caused problems with the brightness of the screens. The IBM groups have solved this by using a laser to scan back and forth across the glass, preventing the build up of static electricity.At a current retail price of $22,000, the T220 is hardly going to be flying off the shelves. But it will be ideal for hospitals. Historically, radiology has been a driving force behind the development of high-resolution screens. And the T220's price tag will go almost unnoticed when attached to MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or CT (computerised tomography) scanning machines. Until now, no monitor has been able to display the 5m pixels of data that a typical CT-scanning machine produces. The ability to reproduce the data with perfect fidelity should help radiologists make more accurate diagnoses from the computer screen.According to Bob Artemenko, director of marketing and strategy for IBM'S business display unit, the new screen could also help petroleum engineers to speed up their analysis of where to drill from one month to one day. Similarly, the higher fidelity will allow CAD (computer-aided design) systems, especially in the motor and aerospace industries, to work faster-because the detail revealed by the new monitor can cut out costly prototype-building exercises. RAM'S idea is that the new monitor will allow designers of all sorts to go straight from computer image to final product, eliminating many costly and time-consuming middle stages.With prices of more conventional 15 inch LCDs now below $500, IBM is expected to shift itsengineering effort from achieving high resolution to lowering costs. How long before the T22o starts showing up in high-end laptops? Judging from previous experience, it could happen sooner than most people think注(1)：本文选自Economist; 9/22/2001, p7, 2p, 1c;注(2)：本文习题命题模仿对象2004年Text 1;1. How does the author introduce the topic?[A]Posing a contrast.[B]Justifying an assumption.[C]Making a comparison.[D]Explaining a phenomenon.2. Which of the following is not the advantage of the T220?[A]Reasonable price.[B]Time-saving.[C]Cost-saving.[D]High fidelity.3. The expression “stymied”(Line 6, Paragraph 3) most probably means _____________.[A]limited[B]controlled[C]improved[D]hindered4. Why does the hospital ignore the price tag of T220?[A]T220 creates a driving force for the medical staff.[B]T220 guarantees a more accurate diagnosis.[C]CT-scanning machine fails to produce such high fidelity images.[D]T220 owns the ability to reproduce data with perfect fidelity.5. What is the current problem IBM facing?[A]Achieving high resolution.[B]Pursuing more applications.[C]Lowering the price.[D]Reducing the size of the screen.答案：CADBC篇章剖析本文是一篇说明文，详细介绍了清晰度比以前的屏幕高一倍的新型液晶显示器所显示的影像看起来与真实物品几乎难分真假。
2017年考研英语二阅读理解1 知乎
2017年考研英语二阅读理解1 知乎Throughout history, the concept of beauty has been constantly evolving, shaped by cultural, societal, and personal preferences. However, the pursuit of beauty remains a common thread among individuals and across different cultures. In recent years, the growing influence of social media has further intensified the desire for physical attractiveness.One prominent platform where beauty ideals are discussed and shared is Zhihu, a Chinese question-and-answer website. In the 2017 Graduate Entrance Exam for English (Part II, Reading Comprehension, Passage 1), an article based on a Zhihu discussion was featured, exploring the reasons behind the popularity of beauty-related content on Zhihu.The passage begins by highlighting the surge in questions related to physical appearance on Zhihu. Users seek advice on various beauty-related topics, such as skincare routines, makeup tips, and even cosmetic procedures. This phenomenon indicates that people are not only interested in personal beauty but also desire practical knowledge to achieve it.The author of the passage suggests that the popularity of beauty-related content on Zhihu is driven by several factors. Firstly, Zhihu's user base consists of highly educated individuals who value knowledge and self-improvement. As such, they are drawn to topics that can enhance their personal appearance and boost their self-confidence.Secondly, Zhihu's anonymity feature provides a safe space for users to discuss their insecurities and seek guidance without the fear of judgment. This anonymity allows individuals to openly express their concerns aboutbeauty, thereby fostering a sense of community among like-minded individuals.Furthermore, the passage highlights the influence of societal and cultural factors in shaping beauty ideals. Chinese culture places a strong emphasis on physical appearance, associating beauty with success, social status, and even romantic prospects. As a result, individuals feel compelled to conform to societal standards of beauty, leading them to seek advice on platforms like Zhihu.In addition to cultural factors, media plays a significant role in shaping beauty standards. The passage emphasizes that the rise of social media platforms like Zhihu has allowed individuals to connect with a wide range of beauty influencers, further fueling the pursuit of physical attractiveness. These influencers, often with large followings, share tips, trends, and personal stories, inspiring others to replicate their beauty routines.Despite the popularity of beauty-related content on Zhihu, the passage also acknowledges the presence of critics who question the significance of physical appearance and the impact of the beauty industry on individuals' self-esteem. These critics argue that true beauty lies in one's character and inner qualities, rather than external appearance.In conclusion, the 2017 Graduate Entrance Exam for English (Part II, Reading Comprehension, Passage 1) explores the reasons behind the increasing popularity of beauty-related content on Zhihu. The passage suggests that this phenomenon is driven by factors such as the pursuit ofself-improvement, societal and cultural pressures, and the influence of media.While physical beauty remains a significant aspect of human society, it is essential to recognize the importance of inner qualities as well.。
2017考研英语阅读理解冲刺练题及解析1-考研模拟及答案解析
2017考研英语阅读理解冲刺练题及解析1 Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in robotics —the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close.As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robot-drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy —far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone.But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility, they will have to operate with less human supervisionand be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves —goals that pose a real ch allenge. “While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specific error,” says Dave Lavery, manager of a robotics program at NASA, “we can't yet give a robot enough ‘common sense’ to reliably interact with a dynamic world.” Indeed the quest for true artificial intelligence has produced very mixed results. Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of the human brain by the year 2010, researchers lately have begun to extend that forecast by decades if not centuries. What they found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brain's roughly one hundred billion nerve cells are much more talented —and human perception far more complicated — than previously imagined. They have built robots that can recognize the error of a machine panel by a fraction of a millimeter in a controlled factory environment. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. The most advanced computer systems on Earth can't approach that kind of ability,。
考研英语阅读理解外刊原文阅读
Why Socks Help You Sleep Better?为什么穿袜子能让你睡得更香?If you're one of those people who has trouble falling asleep, listen up. You might fall asleep 15 minutes earlier and wake up far less during the night if you put on a pair of socks at bedtime.如果你是那种很难入睡的人，那么听好了。
睡觉前穿上一双袜子或许能让你早睡15分钟，晚上醒来的次数也会少得多。
To understand why, you first need to grasp the relationship between core body temperature and sleep. During daylight hours, the human body hums along at an average temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius). But at night, your core body temperature dips as much as 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) over the course of six or seven hours of sleep.要理解其中的原因，你首先需要掌握核心体温与睡眠之间的关系。
白天时，人体的平均体温为98.6℉（即37℃）。
而到了晚上，在6-7个小时的睡眠过程中，你的核心体温会下降2℉（即1.2℃）。
This gradual decrease in core body temperature, it turns out, is a key part of the complicated neurobiological dance of falling asleep and staying asleep. And the faster you can lower the core body temperature, the faster you will fall asleep.事实证明，核心体温的逐渐下降是入睡和保持睡眠这一复杂的神经生物学过程的关键部分。
2017考研英语二：-阅读理解A节(多项选择).doc
2017考研英语二：-阅读理解A 节(多项选择)章节分类：◆文化教育类（Passage 1-3）◆社会生活类（Passage 4-7）◆科普科技类（Passage 8-10）◆商业经济类（Passage 11-13）◆医疗保健类（Passage 14-16）◆文化教育类Passage 1Think of the solitude felt by Marie Smith before she died earlier this year in her native Alaska, at 89. She was the last person who knew the language of the Eyak people as a mother-tongue. Or imagine Ned Mandrell, who died in 1974—he was the last native speaker of Manx, similar to Irish and Scots Gaelic. Both these people had the comfort of being surrounded, some of the time, by enthusiasts who knew something precious was vanishing and tried to record and learn whatever they could of a vanishing tongue. In remote parts of the world, dozens more people are on the point of taking to their staves a system ofSome languages, even robust ones, face an obvious threat in the shape of a political power bent on imposing a majority tongue. A youngster in any part of the Soviet Union soon realised that whatever you spoke at home, mastering Russian was the key to success; citizens of China face similar pressure to focus on Mandarin, the main Chinese dialect.Nor did English reach its present global status without ruthless tactics. In years past, Americans, Canadians and Australians took native children away from their families to be raised at boarding schools where English rules. In all the Celtic fringes of the British Isles there are bitter memories of children being punished for speaking the wrong language.But in an age of mass communications, the threats to linguistic diversity are less draconian and more spontaneous. Parents stop using traditional tongues, thinking it will be better for their children to grow up using a dominantlanguage (such as Swahili in East Africa) or a global one (such as English, Mandarin or Spanish). And even if parents try to keep the old speech alive, their efforts can be doomed by films and computer games.(此文选自The Economist 2008 年刊) 1. According to paragraph 1, Marie Smith’s solitude results from the fact that .[A] she lives alone and no one accompanies her.[B] people around her could not understand her language.[C] she is the last person having Eyak as mother-tongue.[D] as a native Alaska, she lives far away from that place.2. What do campaigners who lobby to preserve languages do to save endangered languages? [A] Take measures to slow down languages’vanishing rate.[B] Try to make known languages’ accelerating vanishing rate.[C] Try all their out to record and reconstruct the vanishing languages.[D] Slow down languages’vanishing rate and meanwhile make it known.3. In paragraphs 4 and 5 the author discusses that .[A] mastering Russian is the key to success in the Soviet Union.[B] citizens of China should focus on the acquisition of Mandarin.[C] English reaches its present global status as a world language.[D] languages face obvious threat in the shape ofa political power.4. What does the author feel about the vanishing languages throughout the world?[A] Concerned. [B] Indifferent.[C] Pleased. [D] Sympathetic.5. In the future, the number of languages will .[A] stop decreasing.[B] begin to increase.[C] continue to decrease.[D] stop increasing.【答案解析】1. C 事实细节题。
2018年2月4日整理2017年考研英语一真题与答案解析
最新整理2017年考研英语一（答案及解析）Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) from each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding "yes!" ___1__ helping you feel close and __2___to people you care about, it turns out that hugs can bring a ___3__ of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not, a warm embrace might even help you __4___ getting sick this winter.In a recent study ___5__ over 400 healthy adults,researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the receipt of hugs ___6__ the participants' susceptibility to developing the common cold after being ___7__ to the virus. People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come ___8__ with a cold, and the researchers __9___ that the stress-reducing effects of hugging ___10__ about 32 percent of that beneficial effect. ___11__ among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe __12___."Hugging protects people who are under stress from the ___13__ risk for colds that's usually__14___ with stress," Notes sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie. Hugging "is a marker of intimacy and helps __15___ the feeling that others are there to help ___16__difficulty."Some experts ___17__ the stress-reducing,health-related benefits of hugging to the release of oxytocin, often called"the bonding hormone" __18___ it promotes attachment in relationships, including that between mothers and their newborn babies. Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of it is released into thebloodstream. But some of it___19__ in the brain, where it __20___ mood, behavior and physiology.[B]Unlike [C]Throughout [D]Despite1.[A]Besides2. [A]equal [B]restricted [C]connected [D]inferior3. [A]view [B]host [C]lesson [D]choice4. [A]avoid [B]forget [C]recall [D]keep5.[B]affecting [C]guiding [D]involving[A]collecting6. [A]on [B]in [C]at [D]of7.[B]attracted [C]lost [D]exposed[A]devoted8. [A]along [B]across [C]down [D]out9.[B]denied [C]doubted [D]calculated[A]imagined10.[B]restored [C]explained [D]required[A]served11. [A]Thus [B]Still [C]Rather [D]Even12. [A]defeats [B]symptoms [C]errors [D]tests13.[B]increased [C]controlled [D]minimized[A]highlighted14.[B]equipped [C]associated [D]compared[A]presented15. [A]assess [B]generate [C]moderate [D]record16. [A]in the name of[B] in the form of [C] in the face of [D] in the way of[B]commit [C]transfer [D]return17.[A]attribute18. [A]unless [B]because [C]though [D]until19.[B]emerges [C]vanishes [D]decreases[A]remains20.[A]experiences [B]combines [C]justifies [D]influences完型答案：1-5: ACBAD6-10: ADCDC 11-15: DBBCB 16-20:CABADSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1First two hours, now three hours —this is how far in advance authorities are recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight, at least at some major U.S. airports with increasingly massive security lines.Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security protocols in return for increased safety. The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804, which terrorists may have downed over the Mediterranean Sea, provides another tragic reminder of why. But demanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return undermines public support for theprocess. And it should: Wasted time is a drag on Americans' economic and private lives, not to mentioninfuriating.Last year, the Transportation Security Administration(TSA) found in a secret check that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons — both fake and real — past airport security nearly every time they tried. Enhanced security measures since then, combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving economy and low oil prices, have resulted in long waits at major airports such as Chicago's O' Hare International. It is not yet clear how much moreeffective airline security has become —but the lines are obvious.Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel, so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line. Part of the issue is that airports have only so much room for screening lanes. Another factor may be that more people are trying to overpack their carry-on bags to avoid checked-baggage fees, though the airlines strongly disputethis.There is one step the TSA could take that would not require remodeling airports or rushing to hire: Enroll morepeople in the PreCheck program. PreCheck is supposed to be a win-win for travelers and the TSA. Passengers who pass a background check are eligible to use expedited screening lanes. This allows the TSA to focus on travelers who are higher risk, saving time for everyone involved. TSA wants to enroll 25 million people in PreCheck.It has not gotten anywhere close to that, and one big reason is sticker shock: Passengers must pay $85 every five years to process their background checks. Since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck's fatal flaw. Upcoming reforms might bring the price to a more reasonablelevel. But Congress should look into doing so directly, by helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while most of the traveling public suffers in unnecessary lines. It is long past time to make the program work.21. The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804 is mentioned to[A]explain American’s tolerance of current securitychecks.[B]stress the urgency to strengthen security worldwide.[C]highlight the necessity of upgrading major U.S. airports.[D]emphasize the importance of privacy protection.答案 A[答案解释] 根据题干关键词 The Crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 定位到第一段第 3 句。
(完整版)2017年考研英语阅读理解模拟题(二)及答案：理学类
考研 VIP 只为更出众2017 年考研英语阅读理解模拟试题（二）及答案：理学类It has long been known that the rate of oxidative metabolism (the process thatuses oxygen to convert food into energy) in any animal has a profound effect onits living patterns. The high metabolic rate of small animals，for example，gives them sustained power and activity per unit of weight，but at the cost ofrequiring constant consumption of food and water. Very large animals，withtheir relatively low metabolic rates，can survive well on a sporadic food supply，but can gen- erate little metabolic energy per gram of body weight. If onlyoxidative metabolic rate is considered，there- fore，one might assume thatsmaller ， more active，animals could prey on larger ones，at least if they attacked in groups. Perhaps they could if it were not for anaerobic glycolysis，the great equalizer.Anaerobic glcolysis is a process in which energy is produced，withoutoxygen ， through the breakdown of muscle glycogen into lactic acid andadenosine tri- phosphate (ATP)，the energy provider. The amount of energy thatcan be produced anaerobically is a function of the amount of glycogen present-inall vertebrates about 0.5 percent of their muscles' wet weight. Thus the anaerobicenergy reserves of a verte- brate are proportional to the size of the animal. If，for example，some predators had attacked a 100-ton dinosaur，normallytorpid，the dinosaur would have been able to generate almost instantaneously，via anaerobic glycolysis，the energy of 3，000 humans at maximum oxidativemetabolic energy production. This explains how many large species havemanaged to compete with their more active neighbors：the compensation for a low oxidative metabolic rate is glycolysis.There are limitations，however，to this compensa- tion. The glycogenreserves of any animal are good，at most，for only about two minutes at maximum effort，after which only the normal oxidative metabolic source ofenergy remains. With the conclusion of a burst of activity，the lactic acid level is high in the body fluids，leaving the large animal vulnerable to attack until theacid is reconverted，via oxidative metabolism，by the liver into glucose，which is then sent (in part) back to the muscles for glycogen resyn- thesis. Duringthis process the enormous energy debt that the animal has run up throughanaerobic glycolysis must be repaid， a debt that is proportionally much greaterfor the larger vertebrates than for the smaller ones. Whereas the tiny shrew canreplace in minutes the glycogen used for maximum effort，for example，the gigantic dinosaur would have required more than three weeks. It might seem thatthis inter- minably long recovery time in a large vertebrate would prove a gravedisadvantage for survival. Fortunately，muscle glycogen is used only whenneeded and even then only in whatever quantity is necessary. Only in times ofpanic or during mortal combat would the entire reserves be consumed.1. What is the text mainly about?。
Sleeping_with_an_Eye_Mask_May_Improve_Memory_戴眼罩睡觉
Even as we get older,some of us don’t like to sleep in a dark place.Others can only get a good sleep when it’s pitch-dark3.These people can find it difficult to sleep when the sun rises early during the summer.Viviana Greco,a researcher from Cardiff University,is one of those people. When she moved to Wales from Italy,she found that her curtains4weren’t keeping her room dark,and she was waking up early in the summer.So,as a sleep scientist5,she started to study with a team from Europe and the US.She looked at how wearing an eye mask at night worked on people’s thinking the next day.And according to their study,wearing an eye mask at night may help us feel more alert6,and might even improve our memory.They did two experiments7.In the first one,89people spent a week—in summer—wearing an eye mask at night.After five days,the researchers did some tests to measure8memory and how alert they were.They then spent a week sleeping without a mask and did the same tests.The results showed that people were more alert and had better memories after a week of sleep with the mask. Thirty-three people took part in the second experiment.This time they wore a sleep tracking9device10.The device showed that people had better memories when they spent more time in deep sleep wearing a mask.30刻即使随着年龄的增长，我们中的有些人也不喜欢在黑暗的环境中睡觉。
2017 考研英语阅读真题Text 1(英语一)
2017 Text 1（英语⼀）First two hours, now three hours — this is how far in advance authoritiesare recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight, at least at some major U.S. airports with increasingly massive security lines.从开始的两个⼩时，到现在是三个⼩时——这是当局建议⼩们乘坐国内航班需要提前到达机场的时间，⼩少在⼩些安检队伍越来越⼩的主要的美国机场是这种情况。
Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security procedures in return for increased safety.为了确保更加安全，美国⼩也愿意忍受耗时的安检流程。
The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804, which terrorists may have downedover the Mediterranean Sea , provides another tragic reminder of why.埃及航空804号航班很可能是由于恐怖分⼩袭击，于地中海坠机，这⼩悲剧的发⼩也证明了乘客为何愿意忍受耗时的安检流程。
But demanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return undermines public support for the process.然⼩对⼩机旅客要求太⼩，或者提供的安全保障太低只会使⼩众对安检流程失去信⼩。
And it should: Wasted time is a drag on Americans' economic and private lives, not to mention infuriating.不过这也怪不了乘客：安检所耗费的⼩量时间不仅使得乘客⼩为恼⼩，也损害美国⼩的经济和个⼩⼩活。
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2017考研英语阅读每日精选：智能眼罩
帮你无痛苦倒时差
在考研英语中，阅读分数可谓是占到了总分的半壁江山，正所谓“得阅读者得考研”。
对于备考考研的同学们，在平时的复习中一定要拓展阅读思路，各类话题都要关注，这样才能在整体上提升考研英语阅读水平!一起来学习吧!
智能眼罩帮你无痛苦倒时差
一款革命性的智能睡眠眼罩承诺可帮助减缓因时差带来的种种不适，甚至在您登机前就可以调整您的身体状态为时差反应做准备。
A revolutionary smart mask promises to help you stave off the dreaded effects of jet lag by preparing your body for the time difference before you even board the flight.
这款智能睡眠眼罩和一款应用同步，在旅行开始前通知你在白天什么时候睁开眼，并在飞行期间人为激活眼睛内的光感受器，诱使大脑调整进入新时区的状态。
It syncs with an app to tell you when to seek light in the days before a journey, and artificially triggers sensors in your eyes during the flight to trick the brain into adjusting to the new time zone.
不旅行的时候，人们还可以用这款NeuroOn 睡眠眼罩调节睡眠模式，提升夜晚睡眠质量。
The NeuroOn mask can also help non-travellers regulate their sleeping patterns and get a better night's kip.
NeuroOn的设计师是来自华沙的卡米尔•亚当奇克，现年24岁，在Intel Clinic工作。
NeuroOn was designed by Warsaw-based Kamil Adamczyk, 24, from the Intel Clinic.
眼罩装有传感器，用于监测佩戴者的脑波、眼球运动、氧气水平及体温，然后将数据传到相连接的手机上的应用。
It is fitted with sensors that monitor brainwaves, eye movement, oxygen levels and the wearer's body temperature before sending this information to an app on their connected phone.
分析数据后，眼罩便会在佩戴者进入睡眠周期的最轻度睡眠时叫醒佩戴者，这时佩戴者也最接近清醒的状态。
After analysing the data, the mask will wake the wearer up when they are in the lightest stage of their sleep cycle and therefore closest to being awake.
这一功能的实现得益于光照疗法的应用。
光照疗法即人为地激活人眼内的光感受器，使大脑误以为太阳就要升起来了。
This is done using Bright Light Therapy which artificially triggers the light sensors in a person's eyes to make their brain believe the sun is coming up.
这也会令佩戴者的身体产生错觉，以为到了早上，他们是自然醒。
This makes their body feel as though it is morning and that they are waking up naturally.
这种疗法能够温和地唤醒人们，使他们感觉更加神清气爽、不那么疲劳。
The therapy can be used to rouse people gently so that they feel more refreshed and less tired.
这种疗法还能骗过大脑，让其误以为进入了不同的时区。
Or it can trick the brain into thinking it is in a different time zone.
亚当奇克说：“NeuroOn眼罩就是一个人工光源，它激活那些将信息传递给大脑的光
受体。
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Mr Adamczyk said: 'The NeuroOn is an artificial light source - it activates the light sensitive receptors that send information to our brains.
“说得再具体点，它针对的是松果体。
大脑中的松果体能分泌褪黑素，也就是睡眠荷尔蒙。
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'More specifically it targets the pineal gland - the part of the brain that produces melatonin, the sleep hormone.
“这个设备了解人体的生物钟，通过光疗法可以控制大脑中睡眠荷尔蒙的分泌。
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'The device understands our body clock and with light therapy it can manage the production of sleep hormone in the brain.
“这款设备还有一个重要的特性便是它的设计，因为眼罩要一整晚接触脸部皮肤，因此必须非常舒适同时也要很实用。
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'Another important feature of the device was the design - the mask is touching your face for the whole night, so it must be extremely comfortable and functional at the same time.' 亚当奇克来自波兰华沙，当他在医科大学考试期间睡不着觉时，萌生了研发NeuroOn 眼罩的想法。
Mr Adamczyk, from Warsaw in Poland, came with the idea for the NeuroOn when he was struggling to sleep during his exams at a medical university.
他说：“当时我快没有时间备考了，只能熬夜不睡，我经常感到疲惫但就是难以入眠。
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He said: 'I was running out of time and skipped sleeping - I was constantly tired and but still had problems falling asleep.
“我开始寻找自己那么累却依旧睡不着的原因。
然后我发现原来我们的生物钟可以从外部控制。
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'I started looking for information about why I couldn't fall asleep even when I'm tired. That's when I discovered that our body clock could be controlled externally.'
这一项目通过在线募资网站Kickstarter筹得资金，现已进入原型阶段。
The project was funded using Kickstarter and is currently in the prototype stage.
最终的成品将在9月份寄给在Kickstarter网站上资助过这个项目的人和预订了该模型的人。
The final product will be sent out in September to those who backed the project on Kickstarter and also those who pre-ordered a model.
这款睡眠眼罩可机洗，目前可在NeuroOn的官方网站上预订，价格为299美元，在首批销售结束后将发往全球各地。
The sleeping mask, which is machine washable, can be pre-ordered on NeuroOn's website for $299 and will be shipped internationally after the initial run is processed.。