五、阅读理解。(2025·四川眉山)
There is no doubt that the world will be a very different place in 2045. So what's going to happen then? It's pretty likely that robots and AI technology will change a lot of industries. Also，self-driving and flying cars will come into our daily life，bringing us much convenience.
However，scientists have even bigger ideas. In a video series called *Forward to the Future*，three researchers predicted what they imagined would be reality in 2045.
Dr Justin Sanchez believes we'll be at a point where we can control things simply by using our mind. "Imagine a world where you could just use your thoughts to control your environment，" Justin said. According to him，experts are working on certain technologies that can make this happen. They've made some progress already.
"The future has more than just that. Many other exciting things could change the building and other objects around us，" says Stefanie Tompkins. "We'll be able to build things that are very strong but also lightweight(轻量型的). We don't even know the materials around us，" she predicted.
Pam Melroy believes we're going to find that we have a very different relationship with the machines around us. "I think we'll begin to see a time when we're able to control a machine just by pressing a button(按钮) or only saying some simple words，" she said. For example，right now to land a plane safely，a pilot has to go through many steps in the right order. But in 2045，in Pam's words，a pilot may just need to say the words "prepare for landing". Then the computer knows the steps it needs to take. Or perhaps，with AI，a pilot won't even be necessary.
()1. What does the underlined word "this" refer to in Paragraph 3?
A. Making progress in AI technology.
B. Driving flying cars in our daily life.
C. Controlling things by using our mind.
D. Using robots in different industries.
()2. Which of the following would be possible according to Stefanie?
A. AI helps pilots to land planes.
B. Computers operate all machines.
C. Self-driving cars travel around us.
D. Houses are strong but lightweight.
()3. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Challenges for AI in the future
B. Experts' predictions of life in 2045
C. Famous scientists in new technologies
D. New kinds of building materials
()4. In which part of a newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Health & Lifestyle.
B. Education & Culture.
C. Nature & Environment.
D. Science & Technology.

1. C 【点拨】根据“Imagine a world where you could just use your thoughts to control your environment”可知，this指代前句Justin所述的内容“use your thoughts to control your environment”。故选C。
2. D 【点拨】根据“We'll be able to build things that are very strong but also lightweight (轻量型的). We don't even know the materials around us”可知，我们将能够制造出既坚固又轻便的东西。故选D。
3. B 【点拨】根据全文内容可知，全文核心为三位科学家对2045年生活的具体预测。故选B。
4. D 【点拨】本文预测了2045年的科技发展，应与科技领域相关。故选D。

【分析】
这是一篇科技类说明文阅读理解，解题时首先要通读全文，抓住文章核心主题：三位科研人员对2045年未来生活的科技相关预测。之后逐题对应考点回原文定位：第1题是词义指代题，需要就近向前找代词指代的前文内容；第2题是细节理解题，精准定位到人物Stefanie的发言段落匹配选项；第3题是主旨大意题，排除只覆盖局部内容的片面选项，锁定全文核心；第4题是文章出处题，根据文本所属领域判断对应的报纸板块。
【解析】
1. 定位到第三段，前文Dr Justin Sanchez提出核心观点：我们未来可以仅用意念就控制周边的事物，后文提到专家正在研发相关技术让"this"落地，因此this指代的就是"用意念控制事物"这一内容，对应选项C。
2. 定位到第四段Stefanie的表述，她明确提到未来我们可以建造既坚固又轻量化的物品，房屋属于这类建造产物，完全符合她的预测，其余选项的内容都不属于她的发言范畴，对应选项D。
3. 全文开篇引出2045年世界会发生巨大变化，核心内容是三位研究者对2045年生活的各类预测，A选项的AI挑战、C选项的知名科学家介绍都没有在文中体现，D选项的新型建筑材料只是局部细节，不能覆盖全文，因此最贴合的标题是B。
4. 本文围绕未来脑机控制技术、新型材料、智能自动驾驶、AI操控机器等前沿科技内容展开，属于科技相关领域，对应报纸的Science & Technology板块，选D。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D
【知识点】
阅读理解词义指代，阅读理解细节查找，阅读理解主旨归纳
【点评】
本题属于中等难度的说明文阅读，考点覆盖了阅读理解常见的四类题型，引导学生养成回原文定位找依据的做题习惯，避免脱离文本主观选择，同时区分局部细节和全文核心主旨，对学生的信息筛选能力有基础的考查作用。
【难度系数】
0.8