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高考英语阅读理解精读AnOther peoplecan help us compensatefor ourmental and(欠缺),emotional deficienciesmuch as a woodenleg cancompensatefor aphysical deficiency.To beexact,other peoplecanextend ourintelligence andhelpusunderstand andadjust ouremotions.When anotherperson helpsus insuch ways,he orshe is(义肢的)participating inwhat Fve calledasocial prostheticsystem.Such systemsdo notneed tooperate face-to-face,and itsclear tome thatthe Internetis expandingthe rangeof myown social7prosthetic systems.It salready abig bankof manyminds.Even initscurrent state,the Internethas extendedmy memoryandjudgment.Regarding memory:Once Ilook upsomething onthe Internet,I一don tneed tokeep allthe detailsfor futureuse Iknow wheretofind that information againand canquickly andeasily doso.Moregenerally,the Internetfunctions asif itwere mymemory.Thisfunction of the Internetis particularlystriking whenT m writing;F mYnolonger comfortablewriting ifm notconnected to the InternetIts becomenatural to check factsasI write,taking aminute ortwo todip intoPubMed,Wikipedia,orother websites.Regarding judgment:The Internethas mademe smarterinmatters smalland large.For example,when rmwritinga textbook,it hasbecome secondnature tocheck adozen definitionsof akeyterm,which helpsme diginto thecore andunderstand itsmeaning.But morethan that,I nowregularly comparemy viewswith those ofmany others.If Ihave anew idea,I nowquickly lookto seewhethersomebody elsehas alreadythought ofit,or something一similar andI thencompare whatI thinkwith whatothers havethought.This certainlymakes myown viewsclearer.Moreover,I canfindout whethermy reactionsto anevent arereasonable enoughbyreading aboutthoseofothers onthe Internet.These effectsof theInternet havebecome even more strikingsinceIve begunusing asmartphone.I nowregularly pullout myphonetochecka fact,watch avideo,read weibo.Such activitiesfillthe spacesthat usedto bedead timesuch aswaiting forsomebodyto arrivefor alunch meeting.好处.But thats theupside Thedownside isthatinthose deadperiodsI oftenwould letmy thoughtsflow andsometimes wouldhavean unexpectedinsight oridea.Those opportunitiesare nowfewerand fartherbetween.(麻疹),Measles whichonce killed450children eachyear anddisabledevenmore,was nearlywiped outin theUnited States14(疫苗).years agoby theuniversal useof theMMR vaccineBut thediseaseis makinga comeback,caused bya growinganti-vaccinemovement andmisinformation thatis spreadingquickly.Alreadythis year,115measles caseshave beenreported inthe USA,compared with189for allof last year.The numbersmight soundsmall,but theyare theleading edgeofa dangeroustrend.When vaccinationrates arevery high,as theystillare inthe nationasawhole,everyone isprotected.This is,calledherd immunitywhich protectsthe peoplewho gethurteasily,including thosewho cant bevaccinated formedical reasons,babies tooyoung to get vaccinatedand peopleon whomthe,vaccine doesnt work.But herdimmunity worksonly whennearly the whole herdjoinsin.When somerefuse vaccinationand seeka freeride,immunitybreaks downand everyoneis ineven biggerdanger.That sexactly whatis happeningin smallneighborhoodsaround thecountry fromOrange County,California,where22measles caseswere reportedthis month,to Brooklyn,N.Y.,where a17-year-old causedan outbreaklastyear.The resistanceto vaccinehas continuedfor decades,and itisdriven bya realbut verysmall risk.Those whorefuse totake thatriskselfishly makeothers suffer.Making thingsworse arestate lawsthat makeit tooeasy toopt(决定不参力口)out ofwhat aresupposed to be requiredvaccines forallchildren enteringkindergarten.Seventeen statesallow parents(豁免)togetan exemption,sometimes justby signinga papersayingthey personallyobject toa vaccine.Now,several statesare movingto tightenlaws byadding newregulationsfor optingout.But noone doesenough tolimitexemptions.Parents oughttobeable toopt outonly forlimited medicalorreligious reasons.But personalopinions Notgood enough.7Everyone enjoysthe life-saving benefitsvaccines provide,but theyIIexist onlyas longas everyoneshares inthe risks.
63.The firsttwo paragraphssuggest that.A.a smallnumber of measles casescan starta dangeroustrendB.the outbreakof measlesattracts thepublic attentionC.anti-vaccine movementhas itsmedical reasonsD.information aboutmeasles spreadsquickly
64.Herd immunityworks wellwhen.A.exemptions areallowedB.several vaccinesare usedtogetherC.thewholeneighborhood isinvolved inD.new regulationsare addedtothestate laws
65.What isthe mainreason forthe comebackof measlesA.The overuseof vaccine.B.The lackof medicalcare.C.The featuresofmeaslesitself.D.The vaccineopt-outs ofsome people.
66.What isthe purposeofthepassageA.To introducethe ideaof exemption.B.To discussmethods tocure measles.C.To stressthe importanceof vaccination.D.To appealfor equalrights inmedical treatmentAC DC。