高一英语阅读理解试题（科技类） (1)
Thecomputerisausefulmachine.Itisthemostimportantinventioninmanyyears.Theoldestkindofcomputeristheabacus(
算
盘),usedinChinacenturiesago,butthefirstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltin1946.Acomputerthencoulddomathsproblemsquitefast.
Todaycomputersareusedinmanywaysandcandomanykindsofwork.Inafewyearsthecomputermaytouchthelifeofeveryone,evenpeopleinfarawayvillages.
Inthelastfewyears,therehavebeengreatchangesincomputers.Theyaregettingsmallerandsmaller,andcomputingfasterandfaster,Manyscientistsagreethatcomputerscannowdomanythings,buttheycannotdoeverything.Whoknowswhatthecomputersoftomorrowwillbelike?Willcomputersbringgoodthingsorbadthingstopeople?Thescientistsoftodaywillhavetodecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow.
1.Thecomputerisa_______machine.
A.helpful B.strange C.large D.dangerous
2.Thefirstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltabout_______yearsago.
A.afew B.forty C.sixty D.eighty
3.Thecomputersoftodayare_______thanbefore.
A.bigger B.fewer C.smaller D.taller
4.Computerscando_______.
A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.lotsofthings
5.Thescientistsoftoday_______howtousethecomputersoftomorrow.
A.maydecide B.mustdecide C.canmake D.needn’tmake
【答案与解析】本文讲计算机的发展历史。
1.A。细节题。根据据第1句话Thecomputerisausefulmachine可知答案为A。
2.C。推断题。第一台计算机是1946年生产的，距今大约60年，所以应选C。
3.C
4.D。推断题。根据第
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Todaycomputersareusedinmanywaysandcandomanykindsofwork以及…buttheycannotdoeverything可知答案为D。
。细节题
。根据第
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第
2
句
Theyaregettingsmallerandsmaller可知答案为C。
5.B。细节题。根据最后一句话
Thescientistsoftodaywillhavetodecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow可知答案为B。
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Warmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.SirFrancisBaconsaidthatalmostfourhundredyearsago.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearaCanadianscientistGeorgeKillprovedtheEnglishprofessorwasright.DrKillfilledanopenoilpail(桶)withcoldwater.Hefilledanotherwithwarmwater.Heputbothinthesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfrozefirst.Thelackofcoversonthepailsisthesecret.Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen.Andsothewarmwaterfrozefasterthanthecoldwatereventhoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.
1.Hundredsofyearsago,SirFrancisBaconfound_______.
A.thetemperatureofwarmwaterdropsfasterthanthatofcoldwater
B.warmwaterisheavierthancoldwater
C.warmwaterhasthesametemperatureascoldwater
D.warmwaterisnotasusefulascoldwater
2.WhatSirFrancisBaconsaidwasright,butpeopledidn''tbelievehimuntil_______.
A.lateinthe20thcentury B.earlyinthe20thcentury
C.threeyearsago D.lateinthe19thcentury
3.Leaveapailwithwarmwaterandanotherpailwithcoldwaterinthesamelowtemperature,you’llfindthat_______.
A.coldwaterfreezesfirst
B.warmwaterturnsintoicebeforecoldwater
C.warmwaterandcoldwaterfreezeatthesametime
D.muchofcoldwaterischangedintoair.
4.Whydoeswarmwaterfreezefirstinthesamefreezingweather?
A.Becausesomeofthewarmwaterturnstovapor,theamount(数量)becomeslessthanthatofcoldwater.
B.Becausewarmwaterislighterthancoldwater.
C.Becausethetemperatureofwarmwaterislowerthanthatofcoldwater.
D.Becausecoldwaterfreezeswithmoredifficultythanwarmwater.
【答案与解析】本文介绍热水比冷水结冰快的现象。
1.A。细节题。据第1句和第2句可知答案为A。
2.A。细节题。根据Butfewpeoplebelievehimuntil1970可知答案为A。
3.B。细节题。根据文章第1句可得得答案为B。 4.A
。
推
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Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen可知答案为A。
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Ifyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault(parentsaretoblame(
受
过责
错).Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathis备),andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemo
ries?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritedowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:Practiceremembering.
1.Themainreasonforoneispoormemoryisthat_______.
A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemory
B.Hedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometime
C.hismemoryisnotoftenused
D.hecan’treadorwrite
2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime_______.
A.youcan’tusethemanymore
B.theywillbecomestronger
C.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.
D.theywillbecomeneitherstrongernorweaker
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.
B.Yourmemory,likeyourarmsorlegs,becomesweakifyoudon’tgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.
C.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.
D.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.
4.Somepeoplecan’treadorwrite,buttheyusuallyhavebettermemories,because_______.
A.theyhavesavemuchtrouble
B.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthings
C.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetime
D.theycan’twriteeverythinginalittlenotebook
5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.Don’tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegs
B.HowToHaveaGoodMemory
C.StrongArmsAndGoodMemories
D.LearnFromthePeople
【答案与解析】本文讲述有关记忆力的一些知识。 1.C
。
推
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Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit可推出答案为C。
2.C知答案为C。
3.C。根据文章内容，A、B、D项均正确，只有C项错误，所以选择C。
4.C
。
根
据
Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings和…sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised可知答案为C。
5.B。本文主要讲记忆力不是天生的，而是靠后天培养的，所以应该选择B。
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WhenJohnsoncalledagain,themanagerreceivedhimverypolitely.“Thatisamostremarkableoilyoubroughtus,MrJohnson,”hesaid.Johnsonnoddedhissmooth,darkhead.Thatwassomethingheknewverywell.“I’veneverseenanythinglikeit,”themanageradmitted.Johnsonnoddedagain.“No?”hesaidpolitely.Thenheadded,“B
。
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Whenyoustartusingthemagaintheyslowlybecomestrongagain可
utIthinkyouwill,sir.Averygreatdealofit.”Heappearedtothinkforamoment.“Ithinkyouwillfinditwillbeonsaleseven,perhaps,eightyearsfromnow.”Hesmiled.
Themanagerthoughtthatwasuncertain.Hesaid,“Itisbetterthanourfishoils.Iadmitthat.”
“SoIamtold,sir,”agreedJohnson.
“Haveyouanyplanstoproduceityourself,MrJohnson?”
“WouldIbeshowingittoyouifIhad?”Johnsonsmiledagain.
“Wemightaddsomechemicalstooneofourownfishoils,”saidthemanager.“Itwouldbeexpensivetodothat,evenifyoucould,”Johnsonsaidgently.“Besides,”headded,“Iamtoldthatthisoilwillbemuchcheaperthanyourbestfishoils.Cheaperthananyvegetableoil,infact.”
“Perhaps,”saidthemanage.“Well,Isupposeyouwanttomakeanarrangement,MrJohnson.Shallwediscussit?”
“Ofcourse,”saidJohnson.“Therearetwowaysofdealingwithasituationofthissort.Theusualoneistopreventitaltogetheroratleasttodelayitaslongaspossible.Thatis,ofcourse,thebestway.”Themanagernodded.Heknewplentyaboutallthat.
“ButIamsosorryforyou,because,yousee,thatisnotpossiblethistime.”Themanagerhadhisdoubts,butallhesaidwasaninquiring(asking),“Oh?”
“Theotherway,”continuedJohnson,“istoproduceyourselfbeforethetroublestarts.”
1.Themanagerthoughtofaddingchemicalstothefishoiltomakeit_______.
A.cheaperthanthenewoilB.morequickly
C.moreexpensiveD.asgoodasthenewoil
2.Johnson’snewoilwouldbe_______.
A.moreexpensivethanfishoil,butbetter
B.lessexpensive,andbetter
C.lessexpensive,butnotgood
D.moreexpensive,andnotsogood
3.Johnsonexpressedhisregretthatthemanager_______.
A.couldnotstopthenewoilbeingmade
B.wouldneverknowhowtomakeit
C.hadspentalotofmoneyonit
D.didn’tknowenoughaboutit
4.Johnsonshowedhisnewoiltothemanagerbecausehewanted_______.
A.toproduceithimselfB.topreventitbeingproduced
C.tobepaidnottoproduceitD.themanagertoproduceit
【答案解析】本文讲述了科技产品开发者寻求生产商投资生产的问题。
1.D。细节题。根据第2段…Itisbetterthanourfishoils和第6段…Wemightaddsomechemicalstoourownfishoils可知它的目的是D。
2.B
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的…thisoilwillbemuchcheaperthanyourbestfishoils和第2段的…Itisbetterthanourfishoils可推知答案为B。
3.A
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ButIamsosorryforyou,because,yousee,thatisnotpossiblethistime可知D为正确选项。
4.D。推断题。根据最后一段及全文的分析可知Johnson的目的是想要该经理生产…thenewoils，故选D。
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Canyourememberthefirsttimeyoulearnedtorideabikeordriveacar?Learningtheseskillschangedyourlifeforeverandopenedupnewhorizons.Learningaboutcomputerscanbelikelearninghowtorideabikeordriveacar.Onceyouhaveinvestedthetimetomastertheskills,youwillnevergobacktotheolddays.Thenewtechnologyissimplytooconvenientandtoopowerful.
Technologicaldevelopmentsthroughtheyearshaveenabledustodomorewithlesseffort.Wehavecontinuouslylookedforbetterwaysofdoingthings.Eachinventionandnewdevelopmenthasallowedustoextendourcapabilities.Todayweseeoneofthemostdramatictechnologieseverdeveloped—
thecomputer.Itextendsthecapabilitiesofourminds.
Computershavesavedorganizationsmillionsofdollars.Furthermore,thesesamecomputersystemshaveopenedupnewopportunitiesthatwouldhavegoneundiscoveredorneglected.Thecomputermaymultiplywhatwecando,andthereturnoninvestmentishigh.Thegrowthofcomputerusageissurprising.Ontheotherhand,thecomputercandoseriousdamage.Invasionofprivacy(侵犯隐私),fraud(欺诈),andcomputer-relatedmistakesarejustafewshockingexamples.
Thecomputerislikeadouble-edgedsword.Ithastheabilitytocutusfreefromsomeactivities,butitcanalsocutdeepintoprofits,personalprivacy,andoursocietyingeneral.Howitisusedisnotafunctionoftechnology.Itisstrictlyafunctionofhowpeopledecidetouseormisusethisnewtechnology.Thechoiceisyours,andonlythroughaknowledgeofcomputersystemswillyoubeabletoavoidthedangerswhileenjoyingthemany,manybenefitsofthecomputerage.
1.Thewriterthinkslearningaboutcomputersislikelearninghowtorideabikeordriveacarbecause_______.
A.itissimpleandpractical
B.itneedsalotofpractice
C.itleadspeopletonewlifeexperiences
D.ittakesmuchtimetomastertheskills
2.Accordingtothepassage,computersbringpeoplethefollowingbenefitsexcept_______.
A.avoidingmistakes B.savingmoney
C.makingmoneyD.openingupopportunities
3.Accordingtothewriter,thebadeffectsofcomputerscanbeavoidedifwe_______.
A.havesoundknowledgeofcomputersystems
B.tellpeoplenottomisusecomputers
C.havestrictrulesovertheuseofcomputers
D.makemoreinvestmentsinthetechnology
4.Thispassageisprobablywrittenfor_______.
A.computersB.computerproducers
C.computerlearners D.computerprogrammers
【答案解析】本文讲述了电脑的巨大作用和学会电脑的益处及相关的注意事项。
1.C
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第
1
段…Learningtheseskillschangedyourlifeforeverandopenedupnewhorizons.Learningaboutcomputerscanbelikelearninghowtoridabikeordriveacar可知C为正确答案。
2.A段
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…Invasionofprivacy,fraud,andcomputer-
relatedmistakesarejustafewshockingexamples可知电脑是不能避免错误的，故A为正确答案。
3.A
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后
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段…Thechoiceisyours,andthroughaknowledgeofcomputersystemswillyoubeabletoavoidthedangers…可知A才是所需要的条件。
4.C。推断题。从作者所列出的电脑的种种好处和一些注意事项来看，本文是写给电脑初学者的，故答案为C。
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PerhapsyouhaveheardalotabouttheInternet,butwhatisit,doyouknow?TheInternetisanetwork.Itusesthetelephonetojoinmillionsofcomputerstogetheraroundtheworld.
Maybethatdoesn’tsoundveryinteresting.Butwhenyou’vejoinedtotheInternet,therearelotsandlotsofthingsyoucando.YoucansendE-mailstoyourfriends,andtheycangettheminafewseconds.YoucanalsodowithallkindsofinformationontheWorldWideWeb(WWW).
Therearemanydifferentkindsofcomputersnow.TheyallcanbejoinedtotheInternet.Mostofthemaresmallmachinessittingonpeople’sdesksathome,buttherearestillmanyothersinschools,officesorlargecompanies.Thesecomputersareownedbypeopleandcompanies,butnoonereallyownstheInternetitself.
TherearelotsofplacesforyoutogointotheInternet.Forexample,yourschoolmayhavetheInternet.Youcanuseitduringlessonsorfreetime.LibrariesoftenhavecomputersjoinedtotheInternet.Youarewelcometouseitatonlytime.
ThankstotheInternet,theworldisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Itispossibleforyoutoworkathomewithacomputerinfront,gettingandsendingtheinformationyouneed.YoucanbuyorsellwhateveryouwantbytheInternet.Butdoyouknow98%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish?SowhatwillEnglishbeliketomorrow?
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Internet. B.Information.
C.Computers. D.E-mails.
2.Whichisthequickestandcheapestwaytosendmessagestoyourfriends?
A.Bypost. B.ByE-mail.
C.Bytelephone. D.Bysatellite.
3.Whichmaybethemostpossibleplaceforpeopletoworkintomorrow?
A.Intheoffice. B.Atschool.
C.Athome. D.Inthecompany.
4.WhosetheowneroftheInternet?
A.Theheadmaster. B.Theofficer.
C.Theuser. D.Noone.
5.Whatdoesthewritertrytotelluswiththelasttwosentences?
A.EnglishisimportantinusingtheInternet.
B.theInternetismoreandmorepopular.
C.MostoftheinformationisinEnglish.
D.EverycomputermusthavetheInternet.
【答案与解析】这是一篇关于Internet的说明文，它介绍了什么是Internet，Internet的用途，它的贡献等等。
1.A。主旨题。文章的每一段都谈到了Internet，所以我们可以推断文章的主要内容是Internet。
2.B。细节题。在第选项，E-mail当然是最快的。
3.C。细节题。最后一段的第天我们极有可能athome工作了。
4.D。判断题。根据全文我们得知，我们可以在school,libraries,home等地方使用Internet，所有的拥有者是大家，并不是某一个人或某一行业的从业者。
5.A。推断题。最后两句告诉我们：98%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish，也就是说英语在Internet的应用是非常广泛，非常重要的，除A选项外，没有一个选项能全部概括这句话的意思。
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2
句讲到
It’spossibleforyoutoworkathomewithacomputerinfront，所以明
2
段中谈到
YoucansendE-mailtoyourfriends,andtheycangettheminafewseconds，相比其他
Inmosttownstoday,youcanseeteenagersstandingoverelectronicmachineswithflashinglights,shootingatspaceshipsfromotherplanetsanddroppingbombsonstrangemonsters(
恶
魔).ThemachineshavenameslikeSpaceWarrior,DarkInvaderandsoon.Itusedtobebelievedthatdamagewasdoneonlytothosestrangevisitorsfromouterspace,butnowitseemsthattheyarestrikingback.
Manyteenagerslikeelectronicgamessomuchthattheycan’tstopplaying.Theyspendhourstightlyholdingthejoystickcontrolsandconstantlypressingbuttonsmarked“fire”.Theydeveloppainsontheirfingersbecauseoftheconstantpressure.Theyplayandplaythatthepainshavenochancetocureproperly.Therapidwristmovementrequiredtoguidethespaceshipacrossthescreencausesanotherproblem:Themusclesofthewristandarmbecomesoinflamedandswollen(充
血
红
肿)thattheypressagainstthebones.Thisconditioniswhatdoctorsnowcall“SpaceWarrior’sWrist”.
Otherstrangeachesandpainsalsoarelikelytoaffecttheelbowsandshoulders.
Anotherevenmorealarmingproblemisshownbythecaseofa17-year-oldgirlwhichwasrecentlyreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.Shehadbeenplayingvariouskindsofelectronicgamesformorethantwohoursaday.Herfatherrepairedgamesandmachinesandshecouldusethecassettesandsystemsinhisworkshopasoftenassheliked.Oneday,afterplayingagamecalledDarkInvader,shelostconsciousness(晕倒)andfelltothefloor.
Doctorswhoexaminedherfoundshewassufferingfromanunusualillnesscausedbylightsflashingataparticularfrequency.
1.Electronicgamesarefoundverypopularwith_______.
A.peoplelivingintowns
B.studentsstudyinginhighschools
C.girlsworkingintheirfather’sworkshops
D.youngpeople
2.“SpaceWarrior’sWrist”iscausedby_______.
A.constantlypressingthebuttons
B.rapidlymovingacrossthescreen
C.tightlyholdingthejoystickcontrols
D.inflamedandswollenmusclesofthewrist
3.Thecaseofa17-year-oldgirlgivenbythewritershowsthatthewriter_______.
A.supportsplayingelectronicgames
B.feelsverysorryforthegirl
C.disagreedwithyoungpeople’splayingelectronicgames
D.feelsworriedaboutyoungpeople’spoorhealth
4.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatplayingelectronicgamesis_______.
A.enjoyableandhelpfultothestudy
B.excitingbutharmfultothehealthandstudy
C.interestingbutharmlesstotheeyes
D.amusingandsatisfying
(1—4DACB)
【答案解析】本文介绍了电游对青少年学生的吸引及由此带来身体等方面的危害。
1.D
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Inmosttownstoday,youcanseeteenagersstanding…可知答案选D。(注：teenagers指十几岁的青少年)
2.A
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Theydeveloppainsontheirfingersbecauseoftheconstantpressure…Thisconditioniswhatdoctorsnowcall“SpaceWarrior’sWrist”可知其根源是不停地压按钮，故选答案A。
3.C
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Anotherevenmorealarmingproblemisshownbythecaseofa17-year-oldgirlwhichwasrecentlyreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal可知作者把这个情况称为更加令人惊恐的，显示了作者不赞同青少人玩电游，故选C。
4.B。推断题。阅读全文可知玩电游的主要是正处于长身体和学习的青少年，玩电游富于刺激，但是侵占了学习时间，还会得“SpaceWarrior’sWrist”等病，损害了身体健康，故选答案B。
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ExperimentsaboardthespaceshipColumbiahavedisprovedatheoryonthehumannervoussystemwhichwonanAustrianprofessoraNobelprize79yearsago.
WestGermanastronautUlfMerbolddisprovedthetheoryduringtestsaboardthespaceshipyesterday.Hisdiscoveryisconnectedwiththeworkingsoftheinnerear,thebody’sbalancemechanism(机制).
Inl914ProfessorRobertBaranywontheNobelprizeforPhysiology(
生
理眨
学)andMedicinewhenheannouncedthattemperaturedifferencesaffectedtheinnerearandcausedtheeyestoblink(眼).Histheorywasacceptedbyscientists.
ButMerboldcarriedoutteststofindifthetheorywascorrectandshockedhimselfandspaceofficialswhenheproveditwrong.
AccordingtoBarany’stheorytheeyeswouldblinkwhencoldairwasblownintooneearandhotairblownintotheother.
Butifthistheorywascorrectsuchamovementwouldbeimpossibleinzerogravity.
BothMerbold’seyescontinuallyblinkedwhenthetestwascarriedout.
1.Testswerecarriedoutinouterspaceinorderto_______.
A.findwhatcausestheeyestoblink
B.shocktheworld
C.provethetheory
D.disprovethetheory
2.Barany’stheorydeclaredtoprove_______.
A.howourhearingmechanismworks
B.whyweconstantlymoveoureyes
C.thateyemovementisaffectedbytemperature
D.howhearingreacts(反应)
3.Barany’stheorywasprovedincorrectinspacebytheeffectsof
_______.
A.havingnoweight B.havingnoair
C.thepullofgravity D.hotandcoldairstreams
【答案与解析】本文报道西德的宇航员通过实验证明79年前Nobelprize得主Barany教授的理论错误。
1.C案为C。
2.C
。细节题
。根据第
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第
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句
temperaturedifferencesaffectedtheinnerearandcausedtheeyestoblink(眨眼)可推知此题答案为C。
3.A。细节题。根据一般常识，在太空中是没有地球引力以及文章倒数第2段中的zerogravity可推知此题答案为A。
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Scientistsaredevelopinganewkindofmachinetotaketheplaceofhumans.Thesemachinescandojobsinplacesthataretoodangerousforhumans.Forexample,theyarebeingdevelopedtoworkinnuclearpowercenter,deepundertheoceansandinouterspace.
JohnMarrit,apsychologist(
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Merboldcarriedoutteststofindifthetheorywascorrect可推知此题答
家)inWilliamsburgMassachusetts,helpeddevelopthenewmachine.Thisishowtheywork.Amachineisplacedinanareafarawayfromthepersonwhooperatesit.Thepersonwearsspecialhardhatwithtelevisionscreensandsoundequipment.Thescreensandsoundequipmentletthepersonseeandhearexactlywhatthemachineisseeingandhearing.Mr.Marritsaysthisgivesthepersonthefeelingofbeinginthesameplaceasthemachine.Theidea,hesays,isbeingtherewithoutgoingthere.Thepersonusesanelectroniccontroltomakethemachinemove.Themachinecopiestheperson’smovementsexactly.Ifthepersonraiseshisrightarm,themachineraisestherightarm,too.Thismeansanexpertcandoadangerousjobwhilestayinginthesafeplace.Forexample,apersoncandirectthemachinetodestroyabombwithoutgoingnearthebombhimself.
1.Thenewkindofmachinebeingintroducedinthepassageis_______.
A.inexistence B.onlyanidea
C.beingtriedout D.beingresearchedanddeveloped
2.Themachine_______.
A.followstheperson’sorder
B.iscontrolledbyacomputer
C.doesexactlywhatthepersondoes??
D.iscontrolledbyatelevisionontheperson’shead
3.Thedifferencebetweensuchanewmachineandarobotisthat_______.
A.thenewmachineismoredifficulttomakethanarobot
B.thenewmachineismoredifficulttobecontrolled
C.arobotiscontrolledbymanindirectly
D.arobotcan’tbeusedinplacestoodangerousorfaraway
【答案与解析】科学家正在开发一种代替人的机器，这种机器能代替人们从事一些危险的工作。
1.D
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Scientistsaredevelopinganewkindofmachinetotaketheplaceofhumans可以看出，既然是正在开发当中，那肯定还未形成。
2.C
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Themachinecopiestheperson’smovementsexactly可以明显看出为什么选C的原因。A项有一定的干扰性，但这种机器是人通过电控开关控制的，所以应排除。
3.A。判断题。这种机器还在开发当中，而机器人则有几十年历史了，由此可以肯定答案应该选A。
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Honeybees
Honeybeescandothreekindsofjobs.
Thehoneybeeisoneofthemostunusualinsectsintheworld.Beesarespecialbecausetheydivideuptheirwork.Eachbeehasacertainjobtodo.
Thebusiestbeeistheworker.Workersbuildthenest,calledahive.Insidethehive,workersmakeahoneycombfromwax(
蜂
蜡).Theystorehoneythereforfood.Workersarealwayscleaningandfixingthehive.Theyevenstandattheopeningandfantheirwingstocoolthehive.Workerbeeswillattackanything—evenpeople—tokeeptheirhivesafe.
Anotherkindofbeeisthedrone(
雄
蜂).Dronesaremalebees,andtheirjobistoflywiththequeenbeeandmatewithher.Afterthequeenmates,theworkerbeesdrivethedronesaway.Thedronesthenstarvetodeath.
Thethirdkindofbeeisthequeen.Eachhiveneedsonlyonequeen,andherjobislayingeggs.Shecanlayasmanyas2,000eggsaday.
1.Thebee’snestiscalleda_______.
A.drone B.honeycomb C.hive D.wax
2.Waxisusedtomakethe_______.
A.nest B.honeycomb C.fan D.hive
3.Whichjobsdoworkersdo?
A.Theylay2,000eggseachdayandbuildanest.
B.Theymatewiththequeenbeeandthenstarve.
C.Theycleanthehiveandkeepitcool.
D.Theyattackthequeenbee.
4.Accordingtothestory,bees_______.
A.areverydangerousinsects
B.willattackanythingoranyonetoprotectthehive,ifnecessary
C.arelikeanyotherinsectthatflies
D.eateachotherasfood
5.Thedroneisdrivenawaywhenitsjobisfinished,because_______.
A.itattackedtheworkers
B.itisnolongerneededinthehive
C.thequeenbeehasdied
D.itatethequeenbee
【答案与解析】本文介绍了蜜蜂社会的分工及生活情况。
1.C。细节题。根据句子Workersbuildthenest,calledahive可推知此题答案为C。
2.B为B。
3.C。细节题。根据第3段第3句和第4两句工蜂总是打扫蜂房，用翅膀扇凉蜂房可推知此题答案为C。
4.B。细节题。根据文章第3段最后一句：工蜂为了保护蜂房的安全会对包括人类在内的任何东西进行攻击。由此可推知此题答案为B。
5.B。推断题。根据文章第4段所说雄蜂的工作就是跟蜂后交配，任务完成后，它已无存在的必要，于是，就被工蜂赶走饿死。由此可推知此题答案为B。
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Americandoctorssaythatmotherswhosmokecigarettesbeforetheirbabiesarebornmayslowthegrowthoftheirbabies’lungs.Theysayreducedlunggrowthcouldcausethebabiestosufferbreathingproblemsandlungdiseaselaterinlife.DoctorsinBoston,Massachusett
。
细
节
题
。
根
据
句
子
Insidethehive,workersmakeahoneycombfromwax可推知此题答案
sstudied1100children.Themothersofsomeofthechildrensmoked,theothermothersdidnot.Doctorsfoundthatthelungsofthechildrenwhosemotherssmokedwere8%lessdevelopedthanthelungsofthechildrenwhosemothersdidnotsmoke,andthatthechildrenwhosemotherssmokeddeveloped20%morecoldandbreathingdiseasesthanotherchildrenlaterinlife.
Anotherrecentstudyfoundthatchildrenhadagreaterchanceofdevelopinglungcanceriftheirmotherssmoked.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthedangeroflungcancerincreasedonlyforsonsandnotfordaughters,andthatthefather’ssmokingdidnotaffectachild’schanceofdevelopinglungcancer.
1.Motherwhosmokesbeforeherchildisbornmay_______.
A.slowthegrowthofherbaby’slung
B.causeherbabytosufferbreathingproblemsandlungdiseaselaterinlife
C.makeherchilddeveloplungcancer
D.Allofaboveareright
2.DoctorsinBostonstudied1100childrento_______.
A.examinewhetherthesechildrenwerehealthy
B.findoutwhethertheirmothershadsmoked
C.findwhythesechildrensufferedbreathingproblemsandlungdisease
D.lookintotheeffectthatmother’ssmokinghadontheirchildren
3.SupposeJohn’sfatherwasaheavysmoker,sowasMary’smother.Accordingthispassage,_______.
A.Johnismorelikelytodeveloplungcancer
B.Maryismorelikelytodeveloplungcancer
C.JohnandMaryhavethesamechancetodevelopcancer
D.neitherJohnnorMaryhasthechancetodevelopcancer
4.Thispassageisto_______.
A.warnusofthedangerofsmokingbeforechildren
B.warnpeoplewithbreathingproblemsnottosmoke
C.warnusthatmotherswhosmokemayaffecttheirchildren’shealth
D.warnusthatfatherswhosmokemayaffecttheirchildrenasmothers
【答案与解析】本文介绍了母亲吸烟对孩子身体健康的影响。
1.D。推断题。根据文章第1段第一、二句及第2段第1句可推知此题答案为D。
2.D。推断题。根据文章第1段中介绍DoctorsinBoston的实验结果，可推知此题答案为D。
3.B。推断题。文章第2段说：最近另一项研究发现，如果母亲吸烟，那么孩子得肺癌打骂能性会增大。研究还表明：儿子得肺癌的危险性增加，而女儿没有；父亲吸烟对小孩得肺癌的可能性无影响，从而可推知此题答案为B。
4.C。主旨题。根据文章第1句、最后一句及全文内容可推知此题答案为C。
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Youcannotseeanyobjectunlesslightfromthatobjectgetsintoyoureyes.Someofthethingsyouseegiveofflightoftheirown.Thesun,thestars,alightedlampareexamplesthatcanbeseenbytheirownlight.Suchthingsareluminous.Mostofthethingsyouseearenotgivingofflightoftheirown.Theyaresimplyreflectinglightthatfallsonthemfromthesunorsomeotherluminousbodies.Themoon,forexample,doesnotgiveoffanylightofitsown.Itisnon-luminous.Youseeitbecausesunlightfallsonitandsomeofitreflectsinourdirection.Somoonlightisonlysecondhandsunlight.
Whenyoulookatabook,itsendstoyoureyessomeofthelightwhi
chfallsonit,andyouseethebook.Iflightcouldbekeptoutfromwhereyouaresothattherewouldbenolightforthebooktoreflect,thenyoucouldnotseethebookevenwithyoureyeswideopen.
Lighttravelssofastthatthetimeinwhichittravelsfromthebookyouarereadingtoyoureyesissoshortasiftherewerenotimeatall.Lightreachesusfromthemoon,whichisabout380000kilometersaway,inonlyalittlemorethanasecond.
1.Youcanseethebookbecause_______.
A.youreyesareclosetoit B.itreflectssomeofthesunlight
C.ithaslightofitsown D.youreyesightcangettoit
2.Theunderlinedword“luminous”means_______.
A.visible B.allcolors C.givingofflight D.sunlight
3.________havelightoftheirown.
A.Thesunandthemoon B.Thestarsandtheearth
C.Thesunandthestars D.Themoonandtheearth
4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Allthethingsyoucanseegiveofflight.
B.Lightfromthebookismuchshorterthanthatfromthemoon.
C.Themomentyouopenyoureyesthelightfromthebooktravelstoyoureyes.
D.Lighttravelssofastthatthereisnotimeforyoutoread.
【答案与解析】本文介绍了光的种类及其特征。
1.B。细节题。根据文章第文章第案为B。
2.C。词义猜测题。根据文章第SomeofthethingsyouseegiveofflightoftheirownSuchthingsareluminous可推知此题答案为C。
3.C。推断题。根据文章第ownlight可推知此题答案为C。
4.C。推断题。根据文章最后一段第
1
句
Lighttravelssofastthatthetimeinwhichittravelsfromthebookyouarereadingtoyoureyesissoshortasiftherewerenotimeatall可推知此题答案为C。
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Aspeoplecontinuetogrowandage,ourbodysystems(
系
1
段第
3
句
Thesun,thestars,alightedlampareexamplesthatcanbeseenbytheir
2
段第和第
24
句句
2
段第
1
句…itsendstoyoureyessomeofthelightwhichfallsonit可推知此题答
统)continuetochange.Atacertainpointinyourlifeyourbodysystemswillbegintoweaken.Yourstrengthmaybecomeweaker.Itmaybecomemoredifficultforyoutoseeandhear.Theslowchangeofagingcausesourbodiestolosesomeoftheirabilitytobouncebackfromdiseaseandinjury.Inordertolivelonger,wehavealwaystriedtosloworstopthischangethatleadsustowardtheendofourlives.
Manyfactors(
因
素)decideyourhealth.Agooddietplaysanimportantrole.theamountandtypeofexerciseyougetisanotherfactor.Yourlivingconditionisyetanother.Butscientistsstudyingagingproblemwanttoknow:Whydopeoplegrowold?Theyhopethatbystudyingtheagingmedicalsciencetheymaybeabletomakethelengthoflifelonger.
Thereisnothingtobeafraidofasoldagecomes.Manyconsiderthelaterpartoflifetobethebesttimeforliving.Physicalactivitymaybecomeless,butoftenyougetbetterunderstandingofyourselfandtheworld.
Whatweconsideroldagenowmayonlybemiddle-agedsomedaysoon.Whoknows,withsomanyadvancesinmedicalsciencehappeningsoquickly,lifelengthmayonedaybemeasuredincenturies,ratherthatinyears!
1.Whenpeoplebecomeaging,theywilllosesomeoftheirabilitytobouncebackfromdiseaseandinjury,“bounceback”heremeans_______.
A.toescapefromdiseaseandinjury
B.toimproveone’shealthafterone’sdiseaseandinjury
C.tojumpbackward
D.torunfast
2.Manyconsiderthelaterpartoflifetobethebesttimeoflivingbecause______.
A.theyconsidertheirlifehasbeenasuccessfulone
B.theyhavecomethroughthebattleoflifesafely
C.theyhavelessmisunderstandingofthemselvesandtheoutsideworld
D.theyhavenothingtodoalldaylongonlytowatchtheirgrandchildrengrowinguparoundthem
【答案与解析】人人都会变老，但不用害怕。随着医药科技的高速发展，将来人的年龄会以世纪计算呢。
1.B。词义猜测题。人老了，就会丧失一些机能，如果得了病或受了伤，当然会难以恢复或愈合。
3.C。语义理解题。因为第
3
段最后一句
话…butoftenyougetbetterunderstandingofyourselfandtheworld。
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