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。

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）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 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,。

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。