第九组(建议用时：30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018·广州普通高中毕业班综合测试)InsidetheRainRoomTheRainRoomhasarrivedandlocalartloversaretakingnotice.Isitworththewait?Yes，Iassureyouitis.Onceinside，visitorsfindalong，darkroomwithahighceiling.Asinglebrightlightshinesthroughheavyrainfallingaroundvisitors.Themist.Thedampair.Thenoise.Itfeelslikeamightystormpouringdown，butthestormisinside，andvisitorsaren’tgettingwet.Instead，visitorswanderinawe，admiringtherainandtheartistswhocreatedit.TheRainRoomwascreatedtohighlighttheconnectionbetweenhumans，natureandtechnology.Withatrackingsystemthatsensesmovementandstopstherainwherevervisitorsmove，itdoesjustthat.Lightandsoundproduceanexperiencethatfeelsbothnaturalandforeign.TheexhibitismovingontoAtlantanextmonth.Iurgeyoutovisitbeforethen.It’stimetoexperiencetheRainRoomforyourself!WelcometotheRainRoom•TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlywet.However，visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway.•Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness，pleaseavoidwearingdarkorreflectiveclothing.•Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit.•Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.•Fortheconvenienceofallguests，visitsarelimitedto10minutes.1．What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toattractvisitorstoanewartexhibit.B．Toexplainhowanexhibithasbeencreated.C．Todescribethetechnologyusedintheexhibit.D．Topromotetheartiststakingpartinanexhibit.2．What’sthefunctionoftheexhibit’strackingsystem?A．Tokeepvisitorsfromgettingwet.B．Toprotecttheexhibitfromwaterdamage.C．Totimehowlongvisitorsareintheroom.D．Tocountthenumberofvisitorsintheroom.3．WhatmustyoudowhenvisitingtheRainRoom?A．Weararaincoat.B．Weardarkclothing.C．Leaveyourcameraoutside.D．Passthroughwithin10minutes.B(2018·兰州高考诊断考试)Mostepisodesofabsentmindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom—arecausedbyasimplelackofattention，saysSchacter.“You’resupposedtoremembersomething，butyouhaven’tencodeditdeeply.”Encoding，Schacterexplains，isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateanannoyingsituation.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket，forexample，anddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversation，you’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyourwardrobe(衣柜).“Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou，”saysSchacter.“Rather，youdidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded.”Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsentmindedness.“Amanwhorecitessportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago，”saysZelinski，“maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox.”Womenhaveslightlybettermemorythanmen，possiblybecausetheyaremoreinterestedinwhat’shappeningaroundthem，andmemoryreliesonjustthat.Visualcues(提示)canhelppreventabsentmindedness，saysSchacter.“Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable，”hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedicationwithlunch，putthepillbottleonthekitchentable—don’tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.Anothercommonepisodeofabsentmindedness:walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikely，youwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse.“Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime，”saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroom，andyou’lllikelyremember.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“episodes”inParagraph1probablymean?A...
