阅读理解预测题第三组（考前预测）2026年高考英语阅读理解突破策略及押题

2026 高考英语阅读理解预测 第三组 第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A International Summer School 2026 – Kunming, China Are you a high school student looking for an unforgettable summer experience? The Kunming International Summer School 2026 invites students aged 14–18 from around the world to join a 14-day program combining language learning, cultural exploration, and ecological discovery. Dates: July 6 – July 19, 2026 Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province (the “Spring City”) Program Highlights: Morning sessions (9:00–12:00): Chinese language classes at three levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced). Afternoon activities (14:00–17:00): Choice of two tracks – Track A – Cultural Discovery: Traditional arts (paper-cutting, calligraphy), cooking local snacks, visits to ancient towns. Track B – Ecology Adventure: Hiking in the Stone Forest, bird watching at Dianchi Lake, visits to a tea plantation. Evenings: International film nights, student talent show, group discussions. Accommodation & Meals: Participants stay in shared rooms (2–4 students per room) at Yunnan University’s international student dormitory. Three buffet-style meals are provided daily, featuring both local Yunnan dishes and international options. Cost: Regular fee: 950 ( includes all courses, activities, meals, accommodation, and local transportation ). Early bird discount ( apply before March 31, 2026 ): 850. Airfare and travel insurance are NOT included. How to Apply: Visit www.kunming-summer.org to complete the online application form. Application deadline: May 15, 2026. Limited to 60 participants. Selection is on a first-come, first-served basis. For inquiries, contact: info@kunming-summer.org 1. When is the final date to submit an application? A. March 31, 2026 B. May 15, 2026 C. July 6, 2026 D. July 19, 2026 2. What activity can participants do in the afternoon if they choose Track A? A. Hike in the Stone Forest. B. Learn traditional paper-cutting. C. Watch birds at Dianchi Lake. D. Visit a tea plantation. 3. What is NOT included in the regular fee? A. Three meals a day. B. Local transportation. C. Airfare to Kunming. D. Accommodation in shared rooms. B The Street Librarian of Mumbai On a humid morning in July 2025, 19-year-old Anjali Sharma unlocked a small wooden box attached to a lamppost in a crowded Mumbai neighborhood. Inside were 15 books — novels, picture books, and a few old textbooks. Within an hour, all of them had been taken by local children. For Anjali, this was the beginning of something much bigger. Growing up in Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, Anjali knew firsthand what it meant to have no access to books. Her own love for reading began when a visiting teacher left behind a worn copy of The Little Prince. “That book changed my life,” she recalled. “But there was nowhere to get more. The nearest public library was two hours away, and most families here couldn’t afford to buy books.” At 17, she decided to act. With savings from tutoring younger children, she bought a small collection of used books and built her first “street library” — a weatherproof box placed near a busy market. She called it Kitab Ghar (Book Home). The idea was simple: take a book, return it when you’re done, or leave another one in its place. No registration, no fines, no questions asked. The response was immediate and overwhelming. Children lined up before sunrise. Adults started contributing books from their own homes. Within six months, Anjali had installed 12 more boxes across Dharavi. But she didn’t stop there. She began hosting weekly story-telling sessions under a banyan tree, where older residents read aloud to children who couldn’t yet read themselves. In February 2026, Anjali received the “Young Changemaker Award” from the Mumbai Education Foundation. Yet she remains humble. “I’m not a hero,” she told the audience. “I just saw a problem and did something small. What matters is that now, a child in Dharavi can walk five minutes and find a book. That’s the real change.” Her story has inspired copycat projects in other Indian cities. By April 2026, over 40 street libraries had appeared in similar communities across the country — each one a wooden box, each one a small act of hope. 4. What inspired Anjali to start the street library? A. A school project about community service. B. Her own childhood experience of lacking books. C. A donation from a local publisher. D. Her parents’ encouragement to read more. 5. Which of the following best describes Anjali’s street library system? A. It requires a membership fee and strict registration. B. It is based on trust and free exchange of books. C. It only accepts new books from donors. D. It focuses on selling cheap books to local children. 6. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A. Anjali plans to build libraries in other countries. B. Her idea has been widely copied across India. C. She has stopped working on the project after receiving the award. D. The government has funded all her street libraries. 7. What is the author’s attitude toward Anjali’s story? A. Admiring and inspiring. B. Critical and doubtful. C. Neutral and objective. D. Humorous and light-hearted. C Why Your Morning Coffee Might Be Getting Stronger If you’ve noticed your morning cup of coffee tasting noticeably stronger over the past few years, you’re not imagining it. A growing body of research suggests that climate change is altering the chemical composition of coffee beans — and not in a pleasant way. Coffee production is highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations. The world’s most popular variety, Arabica, grows best in a narrow temperature range of 18°C to 22°C. When temperatures rise above this range, the beans mature faster, but their internal chemistry suffers. A 2025 study published in Nature Plants analyzed coffee beans from 35 farms across Central and South America over a 10‑year period. The findings were striking: as average temperatures increased by 1.5°C, the beans showed a 30% reduction in sucrose (the natural sugar that gives coffee its sweetness) and a 15% increase in chlorogenic acid, a compound associated with bitter and astringent flavors. In simple terms, warmer-growing coffee becomes less sweet and more bitter. To compensate, many coffee drinkers add more sugar or milk — which may explain the rising popularity of sweetened lattes and flavored syrups. But for those who prefer black coffee, the change is hard to ignore. The problem extends beyond taste. Higher temperatures also make coffee plants more vulnerable to pests and diseases. Coffee leaf rust, a fungal disease that devastated Central American farms in 2012–2014, has become more widespread as winters have grown warmer. Some farmers are being forced to move their plantations to higher, cooler altitudes — but that option is not available everywhere. What does the future hold? Scientists are exploring several solutions. One approach is developing heat-resistant Arabica varieties through selective breeding. Another is shifting more production to Robusta, a hardier but more bitter species. A third, more radical idea is moving coffee farming to completely new regions, such as southern China or New Zealand, where temperatures are currently too cool for commercial production. However, all of these options come with trade-offs. Breeding takes years. Robusta has a different flavor profile that many consumers reject. And relocating farms involves massive investment and land-use changes. As Dr. Elena Vasquez, lead author of the Nature Plants study, put it: “We are not facing the end of coffee. But we are facing the end of coffee as we know it.” 8. What did the 2025 study in Nature Plants find about coffee beans grown in warmer conditions? A. They contain more sucrose and less chlorogenic acid. B. They have less sugar and more bitter compounds. C. They mature more slowly than before. D. They produce a sweeter and milder taste. 9. What does the underlined word “astringent” in paragraph 2 most likely mean? A. Sweet and pleasant. B. Sour and fruity. C. Sharp and drying. D. Smooth and creamy. 10. How does climate change indirectly affect coffee plants’ health? A. It reduces the need for pesticides. B. It increases the spread of fungal diseases. C. It makes coffee leaves grow faster. D. It eliminates all natural pests. 11. What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs? A. Scientists have already solved the problem of climate-threatened coffee. B. Robusta coffee will completely replace Arabica in the near future. C. Possible solutions exist, but each comes with significant challenges. D. Coffee production will move entirely to southern China by 2030. D The Digital Gaze: Why Watching Yourself on Video Is Exhausting In early 2026, a team of psychologists at Stanford University published a study on a phenomenon many remote workers and students have come to recognize all too well: “Zoom fatigue.” But their findings pointed to a surprisingly specific cause. It wasn’t the number of meetings, the back-to-back scheduling, or even the technical glitches. The primary driver of exhaustion, they argued, is what they called “the digital gaze” — the constant awareness of being watched via one’s own camera feed. Unlike face-to-face conversations, where we are largely unaware of our own appearance, video conferencing forces us to stare at ourselves for extended periods. This self-monitoring, the researchers found, consumes significant cognitive resources. In a series of experiments, participants who attended meetings with their self-view turned on reported higher levels of fatigue and lower levels of engagement than those who had the self-view turned off. Brain activity monitoring confirmed that the group with self-view activated regions associated with self-evaluation and social anxiety far more frequently. The implications extend beyond workplace well-being. As more schools adopt hybrid learning models, students are spending hours each day watching themselves on screen. Adolescents, already vulnerable to self-consciousness, may be particularly affected. A separate study conducted in Chinese high schools found that students who were required to keep their cameras on during online classes reported significantly higher anxiety levels and lower academic self-esteem compared to those who could turn them off. Critics, however, caution against oversimplification. Some argue that the camera requirement serves an important pedagogical purpose: ensuring student engagement and preventing distraction. Others point out that turning off cameras can reduce the sense of connection and community in virtual classrooms. The Stanford researchers acknowledge these concerns. “We are not advocating for banning cameras,” said lead author Dr. Michael Chen. “We are advocating for choice. Giving people the option to hide their own self-view — while still being visible to others — seems to reduce fatigue without sacrificing engagement.” This debate touches on a deeper question about technology design. Historically, digital tools have prioritized what is technically possible over what is psychologically comfortable. Video conferencing platforms, for instance, default to showing users their own image — a feature originally designed for framing and lighting checks, not for continuous self-scrutiny. As Dr. Chen puts it: “We’ve accidentally created a technology that trains us to monitor ourselves endlessly. That’s not sustainable. And it’s certainly not human-centered design.” The solution, he suggests, is not to abandon video communication — which has clear benefits for remote work and education — but to redesign it with psychological evidence in mind. Small changes, such as automatically hiding the self-view while keeping cameras on, or providing “speaker-only” modes that focus on active speakers rather than the entire grid, could significantly reduce cognitive load. A growing number of platforms have begun incorporating such features in early 2026, following the Stanford study’s release. Ultimately, the digital gaze is a reminder that as we build the future of communication, we must ask not only “Can we do this?” but also “What does this do to us?” 12. What is the main cause of Zoom fatigue according to the Stanford study? A. The number of meetings and tight schedules. B. Technical problems like poor internet connection. C. Continuously watching one’s own camera image. D. The lack of social interaction in virtual meetings. 13. What does the author suggest about the effect of self-view on adolescents? A. It helps them stay focused during online classes. B. It may increase anxiety and lower academic self-esteem. C. It improves their social skills in virtual environments. D. It has no significant impact compared to adults. 14. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To argue that video conferencing should be completely abandoned. B. To present research findings and advocate for more human-centered design. C. To compare different video conferencing platforms on the market. D. To criticize schools for requiring cameras during online classes. 15. Which of the following would Dr. Michael Chen most likely support? A. Banning cameras entirely in all virtual meetings. B. Requiring students to keep self-view on for better discipline. C. Giving users the option to hide their own self-view. D. Returning to face-to-face meetings only. 1 / 5 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2026 高考英语阅读理解预测 第三组 一、选材特点 A篇（International Summer School 2026 – Kunming）：昆明国际夏令营，推广中国旅游文化（春城、石林、茶 plantation）。应用文书信体（虽非传统海报但信息清晰）。 B篇（The Street Librarian of Mumbai）：印度贫民窟女孩创办街头图书馆，跨文化正能量故事，体现知识共享和社区力量。 C篇（Why Your Morning Coffee Might Be Getting Stronger）：气候变化影响咖啡风味，从日常体验切入科学话题，贴近生活又有新知。 D篇（The Digital Gaze）：视频会议疲劳的心理学研究，结合远程学习热点，提出“隐藏自视”解决方案，具有现实意义。 二、命题特点 A篇第1题考查截止日期（细节），第2题Track A活动内容，第3题费用不包含项，均为典型应用文细节。 B篇第4题原因，第5题系统特点，第6题推理（想法被复制），第7题作者态度（admiring），全面覆盖记叙文考点。 C篇第8题研究发现（细节），第9题词义猜测（astringent），第10题间接影响（细节），第11题最后两段主旨（解决方案有挑战）。 D篇第12题主因（C），第13题青少年影响（B），第14题写作目的（B），第15题Dr. Chen观点（C），层次清晰。 三、解题策略 A篇：注意“early bird discount”和“deadline”的区别，不要混淆。 B篇：推理题“what can be inferred”要基于原文证据（“inspired copycat projects... over 40 street libraries”）。 C篇：第11题段落主旨要覆盖最后两段，不能只读最后一段。 D篇：第14题写作目的看全文结构：提出问题→研究证据→解决方案→呼吁，应为“present findings and advocate”。 第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A International Summer School 2026 – Kunming, China Are you a high school student looking for an unforgettable summer experience? The Kunming International Summer School 2026 invites students aged 14–18 from around the world to join a 14-day program combining language learning, cultural exploration, and ecological discovery. Dates: July 6 – July 19, 2026 Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province (the “Spring City”) Program Highlights: Morning sessions (9:00–12:00): Chinese language classes at three levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced). Afternoon activities (14:00–17:00): Choice of two tracks – Track A – Cultural Discovery: Traditional arts (paper-cutting, calligraphy), cooking local snacks, visits to ancient towns. Track B – Ecology Adventure: Hiking in the Stone Forest, bird watching at Dianchi Lake, visits to a tea plantation. Evenings: International film nights, student talent show, group discussions. Accommodation & Meals: Participants stay in shared rooms (2–4 students per room) at Yunnan University’s international student dormitory. Three buffet-style meals are provided daily, featuring both local Yunnan dishes and international options. Cost: Regular fee: 950 ( includes all courses, activities, meals, accommodation, and local transportation ). Early bird discount ( apply before March 31, 2026 ): 850. Airfare and travel insurance are NOT included. How to Apply: Visit www.kunming-summer.org to complete the online application form. Application deadline: May 15, 2026. Limited to 60 participants. Selection is on a first-come, first-served basis. For inquiries, contact: info@kunming-summer.org 1. When is the final date to submit an application? A. March 31, 2026 B. May 15, 2026 C. July 6, 2026 D. July 19, 2026 2. What activity can participants do in the afternoon if they choose Track A? A. Hike in the Stone Forest. B. Learn traditional paper-cutting. C. Watch birds at Dianchi Lake. D. Visit a tea plantation. 3. What is NOT included in the regular fee? A. Three meals a day. B. Local transportation. C. Airfare to Kunming. D. Accommodation in shared rooms. 答案解析： 1. 答案：B 解析：细节理解题。How to Apply部分明确“Application deadline: May 15, 2026”，B项正确。A项March 31是早鸟折扣截止日期，C项July 6是活动开始日期，D项July 19是活动结束日期。 2.答案：B 解析：细节理解题。下午活动Track A – Cultural Discovery包含“Traditional arts (paper-cutting, calligraphy)”，B项正确。A项石林徒步、C项滇池观鸟、D项参观茶园均为Track B – Ecology Adventure的内容。 3.答案：C 解析：细节理解题。Cost部分写明Regular fee includes all courses, activities, meals, accommodation, and local transportation，而“Airfare and travel insurance are NOT included”，C项正确。A、B、D三项均包含在费用内。 B The Street Librarian of Mumbai On a humid morning in July 2025, 19-year-old Anjali Sharma unlocked a small wooden box attached to a lamppost in a crowded Mumbai neighborhood. Inside were 15 books — novels, picture books, and a few old textbooks. Within an hour, all of them had been taken by local children. For Anjali, this was the beginning of something much bigger. Growing up in Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, Anjali knew firsthand what it meant to have no access to books. Her own love for reading began when a visiting teacher left behind a worn copy of The Little Prince. “That book changed my life,” she recalled. “But there was nowhere to get more. The nearest public library was two hours away, and most families here couldn’t afford to buy books.” At 17, she decided to act. With savings from tutoring younger children, she bought a small collection of used books and built her first “street library” — a weatherproof box placed near a busy market. She called it Kitab Ghar (Book Home). The idea was simple: take a book, return it when you’re done, or leave another one in its place. No registration, no fines, no questions asked. The response was immediate and overwhelming. Children lined up before sunrise. Adults started contributing books from their own homes. Within six months, Anjali had installed 12 more boxes across Dharavi. But she didn’t stop there. She began hosting weekly story-telling sessions under a banyan tree, where older residents read aloud to children who couldn’t yet read themselves. In February 2026, Anjali received the “Young Changemaker Award” from the Mumbai Education Foundation. Yet she remains humble. “I’m not a hero,” she told the audience. “I just saw a problem and did something small. What matters is that now, a child in Dharavi can walk five minutes and find a book. That’s the real change.” Her story has inspired copycat projects in other Indian cities. By April 2026, over 40 street libraries had appeared in similar communities across the country — each one a wooden box, each one a small act of hope. 4. What inspired Anjali to start the street library? A. A school project about community service. B. Her own childhood experience of lacking books. C. A donation from a local publisher. D. Her parents’ encouragement to read more. 5. Which of the following best describes Anjali’s street library system? A. It requires a membership fee and strict registration. B. It is based on trust and free exchange of books. C. It only accepts new books from donors. D. It focuses on selling cheap books to local children. 6. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A. Anjali plans to build libraries in other countries. B. Her idea has been widely copied across India. C. She has stopped working on the project after receiving the award. D. The government has funded all her street libraries. 7. What is the author’s attitude toward Anjali’s story? A. Admiring and inspiring. B. Critical and doubtful. C. Neutral and objective. D. Humorous and light-hearted. 答案解析： 4. 答案：B 解析：细节理解题。第二段Anjali在Dharavi贫民窟长大，自己小时候很难接触到书，她说“That book changed my life. But there was nowhere to get more.”正是自己的童年经历激发了她，B项正确。A项学校项目、C项本地出版商捐赠、D项父母鼓励均未提及。 5. 答案：B 解析：细节理解题。第三段描述她的街头图书馆“No registration, no fines, no questions asked”，是基于信任和免费交换书籍的机制，B项正确。A项会员费和严格注册、C项只接受新书、D项卖书均与原文相反。 6. 答案：B 解析：推理判断题。最后两段提到“Her story has inspired copycat projects in other Indian cities. By April 2026, over 40 street libraries had appeared in similar communities across the country”，说明她的想法在印度被广泛复制，B项正确。A项她计划在国外建图书馆（未提及）、C项获奖后停止工作（她仍然谦逊但未停止）、D项政府资助所有项目（未提及）。 7. 答案：A 解析：作者态度题。全文讲述了一个感人的正能量故事，用词正面，结尾“each one a small act of hope”，作者态度为敬佩和鼓舞人心，A项正确。B项批评怀疑、C项中立客观、D项幽默轻松均不符合。 C Why Your Morning Coffee Might Be Getting Stronger If you’ve noticed your morning cup of coffee tasting noticeably stronger over the past few years, you’re not imagining it. A growing body of research suggests that climate change is altering the chemical composition of coffee beans — and not in a pleasant way. Coffee production is highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations. The world’s most popular variety, Arabica, grows best in a narrow temperature range of 18°C to 22°C. When temperatures rise above this range, the beans mature faster, but their internal chemistry suffers. A 2025 study published in Nature Plants analyzed coffee beans from 35 farms across Central and South America over a 10‑year period. The findings were striking: as average temperatures increased by 1.5°C, the beans showed a 30% reduction in sucrose (the natural sugar that gives coffee its sweetness) and a 15% increase in chlorogenic acid, a compound associated with bitter and astringent flavors. In simple terms, warmer-growing coffee becomes less sweet and more bitter. To compensate, many coffee drinkers add more sugar or milk — which may explain the rising popularity of sweetened lattes and flavored syrups. But for those who prefer black coffee, the change is hard to ignore. The problem extends beyond taste. Higher temperatures also make coffee plants more vulnerable to pests and diseases. Coffee leaf rust, a fungal disease that devastated Central American farms in 2012–2014, has become more widespread as winters have grown warmer. Some farmers are being forced to move their plantations to higher, cooler altitudes — but that option is not available everywhere. What does the future hold? Scientists are exploring several solutions. One approach is developing heat-resistant Arabica varieties through selective breeding. Another is shifting more production to Robusta, a hardier but more bitter species. A third, more radical idea is moving coffee farming to completely new regions, such as southern China or New Zealand, where temperatures are currently too cool for commercial production. However, all of these options come with trade-offs. Breeding takes years. Robusta has a different flavor profile that many consumers reject. And relocating farms involves massive investment and land-use changes. As Dr. Elena Vasquez, lead author of the Nature Plants study, put it: “We are not facing the end of coffee. But we are facing the end of coffee as we know it.” 8. What did the 2025 study in Nature Plants find about coffee beans grown in warmer conditions? A. They contain more sucrose and less chlorogenic acid. B. They have less sugar and more bitter compounds. C. They mature more slowly than before. D. They produce a sweeter and milder taste. 9. What does the underlined word “astringent” in paragraph 2 most likely mean? A. Sweet and pleasant. B. Sour and fruity. C. Sharp and drying. D. Smooth and creamy. 10. How does climate change indirectly affect coffee plants’ health? A. It reduces the need for pesticides. B. It increases the spread of fungal diseases. C. It makes coffee leaves grow faster. D. It eliminates all natural pests. 11. What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs? A. Scientists have already solved the problem of climate-threatened coffee. B. Robusta coffee will completely replace Arabica in the near future. C. Possible solutions exist, but each comes with significant challenges. D. Coffee production will move entirely to southern China by 2030. 答案解析： 8. 答案：B 解析：细节理解题。第二段研究发现温度升高1.5°C后，蔗糖减少30%（更不甜），绿原酸增加15%（与苦味相关），B项正确。A项更多蔗糖和更少绿原酸（相反）、C项成熟更慢（相反，更快）、D项更甜更温和（相反）。 9. 答案：C 解析：词义猜测题。astringent与bitter并列描述咖啡风味，指的是入口后产生的涩、收敛感，C项“Sharp and drying”最接近。A项甜而愉悦、B项酸而果味、D项顺滑奶油均与bitter不匹配。 10. 答案：B 解析：细节理解题。第四段“Higher temperatures also make coffee plants more vulnerable to pests and diseases. Coffee leaf rust... has become more widespread”，气候变化间接增加真菌病害的传播，B项正确。A项减少农药需求、C项叶子长得更快、D项消灭所有害虫均与原文相反。 11. 答案：C 解析：段落主旨题。最后两段列出三种解决方案（耐热品种、罗布斯塔、迁移产区），但“all of these options come with trade-offs”，并指出每种方案的困难，因此主旨是解决方案存在但各有挑战，C项正确。A项已解决（相反）、B项罗布斯塔完全替代（文中说many consumers reject）、D项完全迁往中国南方（不现实）。 D The Digital Gaze: Why Watching Yourself on Video Is Exhausting In early 2026, a team of psychologists at Stanford University published a study on a phenomenon many remote workers and students have come to recognize all too well: “Zoom fatigue.” But their findings pointed to a surprisingly specific cause. It wasn’t the number of meetings, the back-to-back scheduling, or even the technical glitches. The primary driver of exhaustion, they argued, is what they called “the digital gaze” — the constant awareness of being watched via one’s own camera feed. Unlike face-to-face conversations, where we are largely unaware of our own appearance, video conferencing forces us to stare at ourselves for extended periods. This self-monitoring, the researchers found, consumes significant cognitive resources. In a series of experiments, participants who attended meetings with their self-view turned on reported higher levels of fatigue and lower levels of engagement than those who had the self-view turned off. Brain activity monitoring confirmed that the group with self-view activated regions associated with self-evaluation and social anxiety far more frequently. The implications extend beyond workplace well-being. As more schools adopt hybrid learning models, students are spending hours each day watching themselves on screen. Adolescents, already vulnerable to self-consciousness, may be particularly affected. A separate study conducted in Chinese high schools found that students who were required to keep their cameras on during online classes reported significantly higher anxiety levels and lower academic self-esteem compared to those who could turn them off. Critics, however, caution against oversimplification. Some argue that the camera requirement serves an important pedagogical purpose: ensuring student engagement and preventing distraction. Others point out that turning off cameras can reduce the sense of connection and community in virtual classrooms. The Stanford researchers acknowledge these concerns. “We are not advocating for banning cameras,” said lead author Dr. Michael Chen. “We are advocating for choice. Giving people the option to hide their own self-view — while still being visible to others — seems to reduce fatigue without sacrificing engagement.” This debate touches on a deeper question about technology design. Historically, digital tools have prioritized what is technically possible over what is psychologically comfortable. Video conferencing platforms, for instance, default to showing users their own image — a feature originally designed for framing and lighting checks, not for continuous self-scrutiny. As Dr. Chen puts it: “We’ve accidentally created a technology that trains us to monitor ourselves endlessly. That’s not sustainable. And it’s certainly not human-centered design.” The solution, he suggests, is not to abandon video communication — which has clear benefits for remote work and education — but to redesign it with psychological evidence in mind. Small changes, such as automatically hiding the self-view while keeping cameras on, or providing “speaker-only” modes that focus on active speakers rather than the entire grid, could significantly reduce cognitive load. A growing number of platforms have begun incorporating such features in early 2026, following the Stanford study’s release. Ultimately, the digital gaze is a reminder that as we build the future of communication, we must ask not only “Can we do this?” but also “What does this do to us?” 12. What is the main cause of Zoom fatigue according to the Stanford study? A. The number of meetings and tight schedules. B. Technical problems like poor internet connection. C. Continuously watching one’s own camera image. D. The lack of social interaction in virtual meetings. 13. What does the author suggest about the effect of self-view on adolescents? A. It helps them stay focused during online classes. B. It may increase anxiety and lower academic self-esteem. C. It improves their social skills in virtual environments. D. It has no significant impact compared to adults. 14. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To argue that video conferencing should be completely abandoned. B. To present research findings and advocate for more human-centered design. C. To compare different video conferencing platforms on the market. D. To criticize schools for requiring cameras during online classes. 15. Which of the following would Dr. Michael Chen most likely support? A. Banning cameras entirely in all virtual meetings. B. Requiring students to keep self-view on for better discipline. C. Giving users the option to hide their own self-view. D. Returning to face-to-face meetings only. 答案解析： 12. 答案：C 解析：细节理解题。第一段明确指出“The primary driver of exhaustion... is what they called ‘the digital gaze’ — the constant awareness of being watched via one’s own camera feed”，C项正确。A项会议数量和紧密日程、B项技术故障、D项缺乏社交互动均被明确排除。 13. 答案：B 解析：推理判断题。第三段提到中国高中的研究发现，要求开摄像头的学生“reported significantly higher anxiety levels and lower academic self-esteem”，因此自视对青少年可能增加焦虑并降低学业自尊，B项正确。A项帮助专注、C项提高社交技能、D项无显著影响均与研究发现相反。 14. 答案：B 解析：写作目的题。全文首先呈现斯坦福研究发现，然后讨论对青少年的影响，最后提出解决方案（重新设计技术使其更以人为本）。作者目的是呈现研究结果并倡导人本设计，B项正确。A项完全放弃视频会议、C项比较不同平台、D项批评学校要求摄像头均不是主要目的。 15. 答案：C 解析：观点推理题。Dr. Chen说“We are advocating for choice. Giving people the option to hide their own self-view... seems to reduce fatigue”，他最支持给用户隐藏自视的选项，C项正确。A项完全禁止摄像头、B项要求保持自视、D项只回到面对面会议均不是他的观点。 1 / 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $