专项提能计划——阅读理解（四）社会文化类(2011·高考浙江卷·A)OneeveninginFebruary2007，astudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteroadinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.That’swhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedriverofatrain.HerRenaultCliowasparkedacrossarailwayline.Secondslater，shewatchedthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks.Ceely’snearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditonherGPSdevice(导航仪)．Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandrainingheavily.CeelywasrelyingonherGPS，butitmadenomentionofthecrossing.“Iputmycompletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightintothepathofaspeedingtrain，”shetoldtheBBC.Whoistoblamehere？RickStevenson,whotellsCeely’sstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUs，pointsthefingeratthelimitationsoftechnology.Weputourfaithindigitaldevices，hesays，butourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotuptothejob.Theyarefilledwithsmallproblems.Andit’snotjustGPSdevices:Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesondigitaltechnology，whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Amapmakermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.Perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignallingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeGPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay.It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.Inasectiononcars，Stevensongivesanaccountoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetodefeatcomputerbasedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft；bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.Hesaysthatonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliable.Perhaps，butmaybeit’salsoduetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangingsocialcircumstances.Orsomecombinationofthesefactors.Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesisamusingandcomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybeawayforawiseruseoftechnology.Ifthereissuchaway，itshouldinvolvemorethanjustanawarenessoftheshortcomingsofourmachines.Afterall，wehavelivedwiththemforthousandsofyears.Theyhaveprobablybeenfoolingusforjustaslong.41．WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident?A．Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.B．Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.C．Therailwayworkersfailedtogivethesignal.D．HerGPSdevicedidn’ttellheraboutthecrossing.42．Thephrase“nearmiss”(Paragraph2)canbestbereplacedby________.A．closehitB．heavylossC．narrowescapeD．bigmistake43．WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostprobablyagreewith?A．Moderntechnologyiswhatwecan’tlivewithout.B．Digitaltechnologyoftenfallsshortofourexpectation.C．Digitaldevicesaremorereliablethantheyusedtobe.D．GPSerrorisnottheonlycauseforCeely’saccident.44．Inthewriter’sopinion，Stevenson’sargumentis________.A．onesidedB．reasonableC．puzzlingD．wellbased45．Whatistherealconcernofthewriterofthisarticle?A．Themajorcausesoftrafficaccidentsandcarthefts.B．Therelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnology.C．Theshortcomingsofdigitaldevicesweuse.D．Thehumanunawarenessoftechnicalproblems.答案速查41.D42.C43.B44.A45.B破题思路随着时代的发展，科技越来越先进，人类也越来越依赖科技，但有时候科技也会给人们带来麻烦，文章中作者将会告诉我们什么呢？让我们去了解一下吧！疑难剖析Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesondigitaltechnology，whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.(Paragraph4)该句使用了that引导的表语从句,从句中又使用了why引导的主语从句。句意：他在书中争论的问题是不清楚他为什么只是关注数码技术，而这些技术也有可能成为造成事故的原因。名师支招在高考阅读理解题中，有时为了增加试题的区分度，命题者常常会选择一些看似合理的句子作为干扰项，这时考生可依据文章提供的信息并结合常识对干扰项进行排除。比如第41题，根据第二段最后一句话可得出答案。A项有很大的迷惑性，但是我们仔细想一下,既然使用GPS,说明她本来就对路线不熟，才会借助高科技。本题答案为D项，正是由于GPS没有告诉她“前方有交叉口”这一信息，才导致了这一事故。
