高中英語話題閱讀 信息技術(shù)

第頁高中英語話題閱讀信息技術(shù)交友軟件Datingappscanbetrickytonavigate,particularlywhenyou’retryingtomakeoutsomeone’scredibility.HowdoyouknowthatBenfromLondonisreally25-years-old?Ishisprofilepicturerecent?Doeshereallyhaveapuppy?IshisnameevenBen?Onethingyoucan’tcheatisyourgenetics,whichiswhyanewdatingappisusingDNAcompatibility(兼容性)asabasisforitsmatchmakingalgorithm(算法).Pheramorrequiresalluserstosubmitacheekswabusingaspecially-createdkitfromwhichateamofin-housescientistscansequencethespecificgenesassociatedwithattractionandidentifywhichusersmightbesexuallycompatible.Theprocessworksbyisolatingthe11genesthatlinktoourpheromones,thechemicalsignalsthatarebelievedtotriggersexualattraction.Combiningthisdatawiththepersonalinformationstatedonusers’profilesallowstheapptomakeveryspecificmatches.“Pheramorusesbothyourbiologyandyoursocialtechnology;wecollectyourgeneticdatathroughaq-tip-likecheekswabandacquireyourlike,dislikes,andinterestsfromyoursocialmediaprofileslikeFacebook,Twitter,etc,〞theapp’swebsiteexplains,“Allofthisinformationwillbeusedinourproprietaryalgorithm,whichisdesignedtolearnyourpreferences.〞TheHouston-basedappisalreadyupandrunningbuthopestoofficiallylaunchinFebruarywith3,000members.“Whenwesmellpheromones,whatwe’reactuallysmellingishowdiversesomeone’simmunesystemiscomparedtoourown,〞explainsco-founderBrittanyBarreto,whohasaPHDingenetics,“Evolutionisverystrong.Sowe’resmellingeachother,tryingtofigureoutwhoisthebestpersontomatewith,〞shetoldtheHoustonChronicle.SheaddedthatPheramor’sadvancedtechnologydigsdeeperthantraditionaldatingappsbymovingpastthebasicinfolistedonmostprofiles,makingitalmostimpossibleforpeopletocheattheirwaytoadate.Impostersmighthavetroublecatfishingtheirwayoutofthisone.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTconcludedinPheramaor’sworkingprocess?A.11genesrelatedtopheromonesshouldbeseparatedfirst.B.Individualinfoaretobecollectedvisasocialmediatools.C.Geneticsamplesareusuallycollectedbymedicaloperation.D.Specialmethodofcalculationisusedtoguaranteetheaccuracy.2．AccordingtoBrittanyBarreto,wecanconcludethat________.A.pheromoneIsactuallysomethingbehinddifferentimmunesystemsB.smellingisthebestwayforpeopletofindcompanionsC.Pheramor’sadvancedtechnologyisjustbasedonthebasicinfoofpeopleD.sometraditionaldateappsalsoputanendtocheatersonline3．Therealpurposeofwritingthispassageisto________.A.crackdownoncybercrime.B.introduceascientificresearchC.promoteanewappD.conductageneticexperiment【解析】文章主要介紹了一款比以往軟件更真實(shí)可靠的交友軟件。1．細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)第三段Theprocessworksbyisolatingthe11genesthatlinktoourpheromones可知，這個(gè)過程通過將11個(gè)基因與我們的信息素聯(lián)系起來，A正確；根據(jù)第四段Pheramorusesbothyourbiologyandyoursocialtechnology;wecollectyourgeneticdatathroughaq-tip-likecheekswabandacquireyourlike,dislikes,andinterestsfromyoursocialmediaprofileslikeFacebook,Twitter,etc,可知，通過專門的技術(shù)采集個(gè)人信息，B正確；根據(jù)第四段Allofthisinformationwillbeusedinourproprietaryalgorithm可知，有專門的計(jì)算方法，D正確。根據(jù)第二段Pheramorrequiresalluserstosubmitacheekswabusingaspecially-createdkit可知，樣本采集很簡(jiǎn)單，不需要醫(yī)療手術(shù)，C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。應(yīng)選C。2．推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"Whenwesme〞lpheromones,whatwe’reactuallysmellingishowdiversesomeone’simmunesystemiscomparedtoourown,〞explainsco-founderBrittanyBarreto可知，當(dāng)我們聞到pheromones〔信息素〕時(shí)，我們實(shí)際上聞到的是其他人的免疫系統(tǒng)與我們自己相比有多么不同，故pheromones實(shí)際上是不同的免疫系統(tǒng)背后的東西，應(yīng)選A。3．推理判斷題。文章主要介紹了一款比以往軟件更真實(shí)可靠的交友軟件。開頭表達(dá)以往交友軟件的種種缺點(diǎn)，下文介紹這種軟件的平安性，嚴(yán)密性，科學(xué)性和實(shí)用性，目的是推廣這種軟件。應(yīng)選C.人工智能Everyday,weareinchingclosertosomekindofartificialintelligence.Advancesinbigdata,machinelearningandroboticsaregoingtogiveusaworldwherecomputersareeffectivelyintelligentintermsofhowwedealwiththem.Shouldyoubescaredbythis?Absolutely,butnotintheusual“robotoverlords〞(機(jī)器人帝國)kindofway.Instead,therealfearshouldbeaboutgettinghumanbeingswrong,notgettingAIright.Thekeytothetechnologyistheabilityofcomputerstorecognizehumanemotionsbasedonthe‘‘a(chǎn)ctivation〞ofmusclesintheface.Acomputercanidentifythepositionsoffacialmusclesandusethemtoinfertheemotionalstateofitsuser.Thenthemachinerespondsinwaysthattakethatemotionalstateintoaccount.Onepotentialapplicationofitistoprovide“emotionalrobots〞fortheelderly.Havingamachinethatcouldspeakinakindwaywouldcomfortalonelyolderperson.Thatisagoodthing,right?Butthatwon’talsorelieveusfromquestioninghowweendedupinasocietythattakescareoftheelderlybecausewedon’tknowwhatelsetodowiththem?Can’twehavemorehumanesolutionsthanrobots?“Emotiondata〞aren’tthesamethingastherealandvividemotionalexperienceswehumanbeingshave.Ouremotionsaremorethanourfacesorvoices.Howcantheybepulledoutlikeathread,onebyone,fromthefabricofourbeing?Researchprogramscancomewithmuchphilosophicalconcern,too.Fromthecomputers’pointofview,whatthecomputingtechnologycapturesareemotions,butatitsrootisareductionofhumanexperiencewhoseoutwardexpressionscanbecapturedalgorithmically(計(jì)算上).Asthetechnologyisusedintheworld,itcanreframetheworldinwaysthatcanbehardtoescapefrom.Thetechnologywillclearlyhaveusefulapplications,butonceittreatsemotionsasdata,wemayfindthatitistheonlyaspectofemotionwecometorecognizeorvalue.Oncebillionsofdollarsfloodsintothisfield,wewillfindourselvestrappedinatechnologythatisreducingourlives.Evenworse,our“emotiondata〞willbeusedagainstustomakemoneyforsomeoneelse.AndthatiswhatscaresmeaboutAI.4．Whydoestheauthorfeelscaredofthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence?A.Thetechnologyisdevelopingmuchtooslowly.B.Computerscan’trecognizehumanemotions.C.Robotswouldgetcontrolofhumanbeings.D.Peoplemayuseartificialintelligenceimproperly.5．Whydoestheauthordisliketheideaofproviding“emotionalrobots〞fortheelderly?A.Theagedpeoplewillfindithardtolivewiththem.B.Whatelderlypeopleneedismuchmorethanthat.C.Itcan’trelieveusofthepressurefrommodernsociety.D.It’simpossibletousethemtokeeptheelderlyhealthy.6．WhatdoestheauthorintendtoconcludeinParagraphs4and5?A.Emotionaldatacan’tbeequaltohumanemotions.B.AItechnologyitselfhasfewerandfewerfaults.C.AI-built-inrobotswon’thavetheabilitytounderstandhumanbeings.D.Theinformationcomputersgetcanreframehumanemotions.7．Howdoestheauthorthinkabout‘‘emotiondata〞accordingtothelastparagraph?A.Itcanarousepeople’ssenseofvalue.B.Itcanimprovepeople’shumanexperience.C.Itmaybemisusedasatooltomakeprofits.D.ItmaypushtheAItechnologyforward.【解析】本文講述我們正在接近某種人工智能。大數(shù)據(jù)、機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)和機(jī)器人技術(shù)的進(jìn)步將給我們帶來一個(gè)世界，在這個(gè)世界里，計(jì)算機(jī)在處理它們的方式上是非常聰明的。同時(shí)文章介紹了一個(gè)潛在的“情感數(shù)據(jù)〞，它將被用來對(duì)付我們，為別人賺錢，這就是作者對(duì)人工智能的恐懼。4．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Absolutely,butnotintheusual“robotoverlords〞(機(jī)器人帝國)kindofway.Instead,therealfearshouldbeaboutgettinghumanbeingswrong,notgettingAIright.作者對(duì)人工智能的開展感到害怕是因?yàn)槿藗兛赡懿磺‘?dāng)?shù)厥褂萌斯ぶ悄?。?yīng)選D。5．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中Butthatwon’talsorelieveusfromquestioninghowweendedupinasocietythattakescareoftheelderlybecausewedon’tknowwhatelsetodowiththem?Can’twehavemorehumanesolutionsthanrobots?由此可知，作者不喜歡為老年人提供“情感機(jī)器人〞的想法是因?yàn)槔夏耆怂枰倪h(yuǎn)不止這些。應(yīng)選B。6．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“Emotiondata〞aren’tthesamethingastherealandvividemotionalexperienceswehumanbeingshave.由此可知，情感數(shù)據(jù)不可能等同于人類的情感。應(yīng)選A。7．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中Evenworse,our“emotiondata〞willbeusedagainstustomakemoneyforsomeoneelse.AndthatiswhatscaresmeaboutAI.可知，作者認(rèn)為‘‘emotiondata〞可能被濫用作一種盈利的工具。應(yīng)選C。聊天軟件ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtd,thelargestglobalgamingproviderandtheoperatorofQQ,aninstantmessagingsoftwareservice,haslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsaimedatencouragingyoungpeopletoexploretheoutsideworld,insteadofbeingcontinuouslyabsorbedonline.“QQhasbeeninthemarketfor18years,butitisnotaging,anditsapplicationhasbecomeyoungerandtrendier.WehopethatmoreyoungChinesecanusetheapptoconnectwithdifferentpeopleandviewsworldwide.Weneverworryaboutlosinggameplayers.Instead,wehopethatplayerscanactuallygoouttolearnmore,〞saidLiDan,generalmanagerofmarketingdepartmentofthesocialnetworkgroupatTencent.China’sgamingmarketnetted(凈賺)salesrevenuesof218.96billionyuan($33.75billion)in2023,jumping23.1percentyear-on-year.Meanwhile,thenumberofmobilegainplayersinChinareached462million,adding10percentoverthelastyear.AccordingtoTencentthenumberofactiveusersofQQ,whoare21yearsoldoryounger,hasbeenincreasing,andtheytendtousetheappforalongertime.StartingMay22oflastyear,QQorganizedfreetripsforyoungpeopletoGalapagos,Namibia,SpainandtheAntarctic,butitdidn’trevealthespecificamountitcontributedtothosetrips.Duringeachtrip,itselectedthreetofourparticipantsfromthosewhouploadedvideosandmadespecifictravelplansonline.Thefinalistsstandoutwiththeirclearvideostatementsandtheirenthusiasmaboutgoingonadventures.“Tencent’sapproachappearstobecontradictorywithitsowninterests.But,infact,thisisconsistentwiththecompany’slong-termgrowthstrategyandwillpromoteitsbusinessbyestablishingagoodsocialimage,〞saidNeilWang,presidentofconsultingfirmFrost&SullivaninChina.8．Tencenthaslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsto_______.A.bringinmoreprofitsB.increasethenumberofitsgameusersC.makeyoungChineseuseitsappwhileexploringnatureD.encourageyoungsterstoconnectmorewiththeoutsideworld9．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.QQwasstartedintheearly1990s.B.Tencentisnotworriedaboutthelossofgameusers.C.ThepublicknewhowmuchTencentspentontheexploringtrips.D.ThenumberofmobilegameplayersinChinalastyearwasabout462million.10．ThosechosentogoonthetripsbyTencent________.A.arepeoplefromdifferentagegroupsB.canbeofferedachancetogoabroadC.shoulduploadvideostointroducethemselvesD.havetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation11．Fromthelastphragraph,wecaninfertheattitudeofNeilWangtowardsTencent’sapproachis________.A.approvingB.criticalC.unclearD.skeptical【解析】本文介紹中國科技巨頭騰訊控股××公司。它是全球最大的游戲提供商，也是即時(shí)通訊軟件效勞QQ的運(yùn)營商，騰訊已經(jīng)推出了一系列科學(xué)探索活動(dòng)，以鼓勵(lì)年輕人更多地與外部世界聯(lián)系。8．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中haslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsaimedatencouragingyoungpeopletoexploretheoutsideworld,insteadofbeingcontinuouslyabsorbedonline.可知，騰訊推出了一系列科學(xué)探索活動(dòng)，以鼓勵(lì)年輕人更多地與外部世界聯(lián)系。應(yīng)選D。9．B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句AccordingtoTencentthenumberofactiveusersofQQ,whoare21yearsoldoryounger,hasbeenincreasing,andtheytendtousetheappforalongertime.可知，騰訊并不擔(dān)憂游戲用戶的流失。應(yīng)選B。10．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句StartingMay22oflastyear,QQorganizedfreetripsforyoungpeopletoGalapagos,Namibia,SpainandtheAntarctic,可知，那些被選中去騰訊旅行的人可以得到一個(gè)出國的時(shí)機(jī)。應(yīng)選B。11．A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中infact,thisisconsistentwiththecompany’slong-termgrowthstrategyandwillpromoteitsbusinessbyestablishingagoodsocialimage,由此我們可以推斷出，王力宏對(duì)騰訊的態(tài)度是贊同的。應(yīng)選A。Theresearcherssayapersonlosestwomonthsforeverykilogramoverweighttheyare—andsevenyearsforsmokingapacketofcigarettesaday.Unusually,theEdinburghuniversityteamfoundtheiranswersbyanalysingdifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcodeorDNA.Finallytheythinkitwillshownewwaysofhelpingustolivelonger.Thegroupusedthegeneticcodeofmorethan600,000peoplewhoaretakingpartinanaturalexperiment.Ifsomeonesmokes,drinks,dropsoutofschoolandisoverweight,itcanbedifficulttoidentifytheimpactofonespecificunhealthybehavior.Instead,theresearchersturnedtothenaturalexperiment.Somepeoplecarrymutations(變異)intheirDNAthatincrease(食欲)ormakethemmorelikelytoputonweight,soresearcherswereabletocomparethoseprogrammedtoeatmorewiththosewhowerenot.TheresearchteamalsofoundspecificmutationsinhumanDNAthatalterlifespan(壽命).●Mutationsinagene(asetofinstructionsinDNA)thatisinvolvedinrunningtheimmunesystemcouldaddsevenmonthsoflifeonaverage.●Peoplewithamutationthatincreasedlevelsofbadcholesterolknockedeightmonthsofflifespan.●Araremutationinagene—APOE—linkedtodementiareducedlifespanby11months.●Andonethatmadesmokingmoreappealingcutlivesbyfivemonths.DrJoshisaysthatwhilegenesdoinfluencelifespan,“you’vegotevenmoreinfluence〞throughthechoicesyoumake.DrJoshisaid,“Wehopetodiscovergenesaffectinglifespantogiveusnewinformationaboutageingandconstructtreatmenttorageing.〞Therearealsosomediseasemutationsthatclearlyaffectlifespanandtodestructiveeffect,suchastheHuntington’sgene.PeoplewithHuntington’softendieintheir20s.However,inordertofollowpeopleuntiltheendoftheirlives,manyofthepeoplestudiedwerebornbefore1940.12．Whatisthemostdifficultfortheresearcherstofind?A.Thedifferencesinpeople’sgeneticcode.B.Thereasonswhypeopleputonweightveryeasily.C.Theresultsofmanynaturalandmassiveexperiments.D.Onebadbehaviour’seffectonpeoplewithmanybadbehaviours.13．Whichofthefollowingmutationsaffectslifespanmostgreatly?A.Onelinkedtocontrollingimmunesystem.B.Oneincreasingunhealthycholesterol.C.OnecalledAPOEinvolvedindementia.D.Onemakingsmokingmoreattractive.14．What’sthemeaningofDrJoshi’sstudy?A.Tohelpstopmutations.B.TOfinddiseasesearlier.C.TOmakepeoplelivelonger.D.TOreducetheeffectsofgenes.15．Whydidresearchersmainlystudypeoplebornbefore1940?A.Tofollowthemuntiltheydie.B.TOeducatethemanextrayear.C.Toshowtheyaremoreimportant.D.Tomakethemlivehappier.【解析】本文主要講述的是不良行為對(duì)壽命的影響。一種叫做APOE的癡呆癥對(duì)壽命的影響最大，研究的目的是為了讓人們活得更久。12．D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中Ifsomeonesmokes,drinks,dropsoutofschoolandisoverweight,itcanbedifficulttoidentifytheimpactofonespecificunhealthybehavior.可知，一種不良行為對(duì)有許多不良行為的人會(huì)產(chǎn)生影響。應(yīng)選D。13．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)●Araremutationinagene—APOE—linkedtodementiareducedlifespanby11months.可知，一種叫做APOE的癡呆癥對(duì)壽命的影響最大。應(yīng)選C。14．C目的意圖題。根據(jù)“Wehopetodiscovergenesaffectinglifespantogiveusnewinformationaboutageingandconstructtreatmenttorageing.〞可知，DrJoshi研究的目的是為了讓人們活得更久。應(yīng)選C。15．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句inordertofollowpeopleuntiltheendoftheirlives,manyofthepeoplestudiedwerebornbefore1940.可知，研究人員主要研究1940年前出生的人是為了跟隨他們直到他們死去。應(yīng)選A。Itmaysurprisebookworms,butapparentlymasterpiecessuchasJaneEyrearelackinginsomething—soundeffects.Anelectronic-bookfirmisaddingbackgroundnoisesandmusictotheworksofCharlotteBronte,SirArthurConanDoyleandWilliamShakespeareinthehopeofattractingyoungerreaders.Inoneexample,adescriptionofrainlashingagainstawindowinaSherlockHolmesstorywillbe“enhanced〞withmatchingnoises.Thefirstmultimediae-books—withsoundstoaccompanynovels—willbeavailablethisFridayintheUK.TheBooktrackreleasesareavailabletoiPadusers,withothertabletcomputerversionstofollow.TheconceptisalreadyinuseintheU.S.,wheretheclassicscomewithaddedsoundeffects.ReadersforexamplecanhearthechinacupschinkinginMr.Darcy’sgardenastheyreadPrideAndPrejudice.AstorybyBookerPrizewinnerSalmanRushdiewillbereleasedlaterintheyearwithaspeciallycraftedorchestralscore.Rushdie’sstoryInTheSouthwillbereleasedwithasoundtrackprovidedbytheNewZealandSymphonyOrchestra.ThePowerOfSixbyPittacusLore,anovelforyoungadults,isoneofthefirsttobetestedwithasoundtrackwhichbuildsinsuspenseinkeepingwiththeplot.Itworksbytimingthespeedofeachreaderandthesoftwaremeasuresthe“turning〞ofapageandmovesthemusicorsoundsalongaccordingly.IthasbeencreatedbyBooktrackwhichsynchronizes(使同步)musictoeachnovel.ItisfundedbyPeterThiel,aco-founderofPayPal.Mr.Thielsaid,“It’salwaysexcitingtowitnessthecreationofanewformofmedia.Thetechnologypromisestocaptivatereadersinadifferentway.〞However,theyhavebeengreetedwithhorrorbytraditionalists,whosaythetechnologytakesawaythepleasureofhavingone’simaginationstimulatedbyastory.Theyalsoraisetheprospect(預(yù)期)ofhavingtoaskanoverlyeagerr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awinningfactorforchildren'smathachievement,accordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofChicago.ThestudyfrompsychologistsSianBeilockandSusanLevineshowsamarkedincreaseinmathachievementamongchildrenwhosefamiliesusedBedtimeMath,aniPadappthatdeliversengagingmathstoryproblemsforparentsandchildrentosolvetogether.Evenchildrenwhousedtheappwiththeirparentsaslittleasonceaweeksawgainsinmathachievementbytheendoftheschoolyear.Theapp'seffectwasespeciallystrongforchildrenwhoseparentstendtobeanxiousoruncomfortablewithmath.Previousresearchfromthisgrouphasdemonstratedtheimportanceofadults'attitudesaboutmathforchildren'smathsuccess.Forexample,arecentstudyfoundthatmath-anxiousparentswhohelptheirchildrenwithmathhomeworkactuallyweakentheirchildren'smathachievement.Thenewfindingsdemonstratethatstructured,positiveinteractionsaroundmathathomecancutthelinkbetweenparents'uneasinessaboutmathandchildren'slowmathachievement."Manypeopleexperiencehighlevelsofanxietywhentheyhavetosolveamathproblem,withamajorityofadultsfeelingatleastsomeworriesaboutmath,"saidBeilock,professorinPsychologyandauthorofChoke,abookaboutstressandperformance."Thesemath-anxiousparentsareprobablylesslikelytotalkaboutmathathome,whichaffectshowcompetenttheirchildrenareinmath.BedtimeMathencouragesadialoguebetweenparentsandkidsaboutmath,andoffersawaytoengageinhigh-qualitymathinteractionsinalow-effort,high-impactway."Studyparticipantsincluded587first-gradestudentsandtheirparents.FamiliesweregivenaniPadinstalledwithaversionoftheBedtimeMathapp,withwhichparentsandtheirchildrenreadstoriesandanswerquestionsinvolvingmath,includingtopicslikecounting,shapesandproblem-solving.Acontrolgroupreceivedareadingappthathadsimilarstorieswithoutthemathcontentandquestionsrelatedtoreadingcomprehensioninstead.Children'smathachievementwasassessedatthebeginningandendoftheschoolyear.Parentscompletedaquestionnaireabouttheirnervousnesswithmath.Themoretimesparentsandchildreninthemathgroupusedtheapp,thehigherchildren'sachievementonamathassessmentattheendoftheschoolyear.Indeed,childrenwhofrequentlyusedthemathappwiththeirparentsoutperformedsimilarstudentsinthereadinggroupbyalmostthreemonthsinmathachievementatyear'send.24．BedtimeMathisaniPadappthat________.A.requiresparentsandchildrentoanswerreadingcomprehensionquestionsB.assesseschildren'smathachievementandparents'nervousnesswithmathC.encourageschildrentogetherwiththeirparentstosolvemathstoryproblemsD.teacheschildrenhowtocount,recognizeshapesandsolvepracticalproblems25．Thepreviousstudyfoundthat________.A.helpfrommath-anxiousparentsimproveschildren'smathachievementB.interactionsaroundmathathomewillcutoffthefamilyrelationshipC.children'smathachievementisrelatedtoparents'attitudeaboutmathD.childrencanachievemoresuccessiftheyseetheimportanceofmath26．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.itisthemathproblemsrelatedtothestoriesthatmakethegreatdifferenceB.childrenwhoseparentsareuneasyaboutmathoutperformotherstudentsC.childrenusingtheappforthreemonthscanseegainsinmathachievementD.thefrequencyofusingtheapphasnothingtodowithchildren'sachievement27．Whichdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A.High-anxietyparentsinfluencechildren'sattitudeaboutmath.B.Frequentuseofappcandevelopproblem-solvingability.C.Low-effortactivitiescreategoodparent-childrelationship.D.High-qualitymathinteractionsimprovechildren'sperformance.【解析】在家里增加數(shù)學(xué)知識(shí)是孩子提高數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)的一個(gè)重要因素，研究顯示，在家和父母共同使用BedtimeMath的孩子數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)顯著提高。24．C細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)第一段BedtimeMath,aniPadappthatdeliversengagingmathstoryproblemsforparentsandchildrentosolvetogether.可知，BedtimeMath是一款為家長和孩子們共同解決數(shù)學(xué)問題的iPad應(yīng)用。應(yīng)選C。25．C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Previousresearchfromthisgrouphasdemonstratedtheimportanceofadults'attitudesaboutmathforchildren'smathsuccess.可知，先前的研究已經(jīng)證明了成年人對(duì)數(shù)學(xué)的態(tài)度對(duì)于孩子數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)的重要性。由此可見孩子的數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)和父母對(duì)數(shù)學(xué)的態(tài)度有關(guān)，應(yīng)選C。26．A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Themoretimesparentsandchildreninthemathgroupusedtheapp,thehigherchildren'sachievementonamathassessmentattheendoftheschoolyear.和childrenwhofrequentlyusedthemathappwiththeirparentsoutperformedsimilarstuden