1、也可以说是科学的人文性。从科学中吸取智慧与力量，体会求实的科学态度和勇于探索创新 的科学精神。另一个是知识和能力的层面。要根据科学小品这一体裁的特点，学会筛选并整 合文中有用信息，把握作者的写作思路，重点研习将抽象内容说明得具体生动的技巧。二、基本要求1、理清说明顺序。主要有空间、时间、逻辑顺序。逻辑顺序又包含从原因到结果、从 主要到次要、从整体到局部、从概括到具体、从总说到分说、从现象到本质、从特点到用途等。在段落中尽量找到表示说明顺序的显著的语言标志。（一）（2011全国卷）For those who study the development of intelligence （ 智 力
2、） in the animal world，self- awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware （ 意识） of itself has a high level of intelligence.Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is，its own reflected image （反射出的影像）. Many animals fail this exercis
3、e bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans, and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins，have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
4、 researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror selfreflection test.“We thought that elephants were the next important animal.” said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and Fans B. M. de Waal of Emory University. With their
5、 large brains, Reiss said, elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins”The researchers tested Happy, Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They putan 8footsquare mirror on a wall of the animals play area （out of the sight of zoo visitors） and recorded what happened with cameras
6、, including one built in the mirror.The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it, and to examine parts of their bodies.Of the three, Happy then passed the test, in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, an
7、d she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.Diana Reiss said, “We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about theirintelligence in a better way.”1. What can mirror tests tell us about animals? AWhether they have large brains.B. Whether they have selfawareness.C. Whether
8、 they enjoy outdoor exercises.D. Whether they enjoy playing with mirrors.2. Why does the author mention apes and dolphins in the text? AThey are most familiar to readers.B. They are big favorites with zoo visitors.C. They are included in the study by Reiss.D. They are already known to be intelligent
9、.3. What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty? AShe used her nose to search behind the mirror.B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.C. She painted a mark on her own face.D. She found the hidden camera.答案与解析1.B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，通过研究动物是否在镜子中识别自己可以测试它们的自我意识。2.D推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，作者提到猿和海豚是因为
10、它们和人一样可以识别镜中自己的形象，是人们已知的有智力的动物；再根据第三段，一个亚洲象也通过了该测试，也加入到有智力的行列里，故选D 项。3.B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段，三个大象中只有Happy 通过了镜子测试，也就是说只有她能识别镜中自己的形象，因此这是她有别于其他大象的地方，故选B 项。（二）（2011江苏高考）According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the w
11、ater there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills （see picture） to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.The project, called Hywind, is the worlds first largescale deepwater wind turbine （涡轮发电机）.Althoughitusesafairlystandard152to
12、n,2.3megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar （ see picture）, a technology Hywinds creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 fe
13、et below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables （ 缆 索 ）; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywinds stability （稳定 性 ） in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean aresuitable for
14、wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricitysix miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but its difficult enough to b
15、alance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spars centre of gravity must be moved much closer to the oceans surface. To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox （ 变速箱） sits at sea
16、 level rather than behind theblades （see picture）Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating windfarm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deepsea farms are
17、invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmillaseyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.1. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of .A. the cables
18、which tie the spar to the ocean floorB. the spar which is floating in deepsea waterC. the blades driven by strong and steady sea windD. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface2. To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox
19、sitting .A. on the sea floorB. on the spar topC. at sea levelD. behind the blades3. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can .A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsB. make financial profits by producing more turbinesC. settle the arguments about environmental problems
20、D. explore lowcarbon power resources available at sea根据第二段倒数第三句可知，该工程采用了全新的技术，是为了确保漂浮在深海水域中的圆材的保持稳定。2.C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，为了使较大的涡轮发电机能在圆材上保持平衡，公司计划设计新的发电机，其变速箱在海平面上。3.D细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，深海风能技术的广泛应用会在海洋上开发出可使用的最好的低碳能源之一。（三）（2011山东高考）Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the
21、 brain with computers. Braincomputer interface （BCI） technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated （ 展 示 ） a small robotic wheelchair direc
22、ted by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord （ 脊髓） tot
23、he muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a sp
24、ecial cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp （头皮） and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the computer react to commands fro
25、m the brain.Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlli
26、ng devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.1. BCI is a technology that can.
27、A. help to update computer systemsB. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recoverD. control a persons thoughts2. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A. By controlling his muscles.B. By talking to the machine.C. By moving his hand.D. By using his mind.3. Whi
28、ch of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A. scalpcomputercapwheelchairB. computercapscalpwheelchairC. scalpcapcomputerwheelchairD. capcomputerscalpwheelchair4. The team will test with real patients to.A. make profits from themB. prove the technology useful to themC.
29、 make them live longerD. learn about their physical condition5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Switzerland, the BCI Research CenterB. New Findings About How the Human Brain WorksC. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brai
30、n Injuries1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，自20 世纪 70 年代以来，科学家一直寻找途径能将人脑与电脑相连。BCI 技术能帮助残疾人向机器发送指令。故此处B 项正确。而 C 项只是部分正确，虽然能帮助残疾人，但却不能帮他们康复。2.D细节理解题。根据第三段可知Tavella 只是思考动他的左右手就能操作这个轮椅。甚至当他观察这台机器时就能进行交流，也能用他的思想指导机器人工作。因此机器人是在 人脑的思想支配下进行工作的。故D 项正确。3.C 细节理解题。根据第五段可知，首先研究人员为用户设计一种特殊的帽子，它会捕捉头皮发出的信号并将其传给电脑。电脑将这些信号进行分析翻译，给监控
31、下的机器人轮椅发出指令。机器人轮椅装有两部摄像头能识别信号路径中的物体，从而帮助电脑对人脑的指令作出反应。故此处C 项正确。4B推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“One is testing with real patients, so as to provethat this is a technology they can benefit from”可知，在患者身上进行实验是他们团队工作的一个目标，旨在证明这项技术对他们有益。故正确答案选B 项。5.C主旨大意题。本文为科技说明文，开篇点题。介绍科学家研究的这项新技术BCI，对残疾人大有裨益。故正确答案为C 项。（四）（2011安徽高考）Think about the different ways that people use the wind
