1、课时分层作业(十二).阅读理解AA company has designed a water bottle，the Memobottle，which is ideal for the office workers bag，because its completely flat.With the same shape as a piece of paper，the Memobottle is a reusable water bottle that slides into your bag to lie next to books and laptops.The bottle，which can
2、 also be washed in a dishwasher，is designed to help reduce the number of plastic bottles in landfills(废物填埋场).Two creative people Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt，both 28，designed the bottle to be convenient to carry and environmentally friendly.It is made from a durable and dishwasherfriendly“green
3、”plastic.Leeworthy and Byrt，from Australia，say more than 600 billion singleuse bottles were sold globally last year.In America alone，studies show that around 1，500 singleuse water bottle are consumed every secondonly 20 percent of these are recycled.And the cost of buying more and more plastic bottl
4、es adds tothe pair say that bottled water costs approximately 1，400 times more than tap water.“Weve always been passionate about the environment，”said Leeworthy.“For years we have been focused on creative design that provides environmental remedy while improving social convenience.The Memobottle was
5、 designed to overcome the two problems that we see in our society: our attachment to the outdoors，and our inability to fit water bottles in laptop bags.”The bottle will be available in three different sizesA5 which holds 750 ml，A4 which holds 1.25 litres and letter size which stores 1.25 litres.The
6、product is seeking funding on Kickstarter and has already soared(飙升)past its primary goal of raising 8，310，reaching it in just 36 hours.Jonathan Byrt said，“The feedback weve received has been overwhelmingly positive! The email of support and interest，and social media comments have been amazing！”The
7、product is expected to be on the market by Christmas and will be available for global delivery.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新式的水瓶。新设计的水瓶的主要特点是实用、环保，而圆形水瓶已经过时了。1What is the main character of the newlydesigned water bottle?AClean and easy to wash.BPractical and friendly to the environment.CFlat and popular w
8、ith housewives.DCheap and convenient to carry in bags.B推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，新设计的水瓶的主要特点是实用、环保。故选B。2What are the two designers most concerned about?AMaterials and shape.BPrice and production.CComments and popularity.DEnvironment and convenience.D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Weve always been passionate about the environ
9、ment，said Leeworthy.For years we have been focused on creative design that provides environmental remedy while improving social convenience.”可知，这两位设计师最关心的是环境和方便。故选D。3What is peoples attitude towards the water bottle?AOpposed.BIndifferent.CSupportive. DDoubtful.C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“The feedback weve rece
10、ived has been overwhelmingly positive! The email of support and interest，and social media comments have been amazing！”和最后一段内容可知，人们对水瓶持支持的态度。故选C。4What can be the best title of the text?AThe Way to Protect Water ResourceBRound Water Bottles Are Out of DateCSeeking Fund for an Ideal Water BottleDTwo Cr
11、eative Australian Young DesignersB标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“A company has designed a water bottle，the Memobottle，which is ideal for the office workers bag，because its completely flat.With the same shape as a piece of paper，the Memobottle is a reusable water bottle that slides into your bag to lie next to books
12、and laptops.”可知，本文介绍了一种新式的水瓶，而圆形水瓶已经过时了。故选B。BIn the future，when robots can be used both in homes and in other areas，they could improve the living standards of people.Many people burn their energy on their daytoday tasks like cooking，cleaning after work，etc.When robots can complete such jobs，people c
13、an spend more time with their family and friends.Experts say that many major problems in the modern world are caused by miscommunication.When people have more time，they can talk freely to solve such issues and eventually create a happy society.Robots can be used on certain jobs to avoid accidents ca
14、used by careless behavior of some people.When robots are used on such work，it does not risk any human life due to accidents at the workplace.Human resources can be efficiently used by performing tasks which demand human skills like critical thinking and problem solving.Robots can be used on lowend j
15、obs like moving heavy things and heavy weight lifting.While some people talk about how robots can be useful to humans，others voice their concerns about reduction in human value and the creation of a lazy society due to heavy dependency on robots.When robots become cheaper to produce，employers may pr
16、efer to use more robots than humans.As the technology constantly improves the abilities of robots，it could weaken the value of humans.Many people may rely on robots heavily.Some may even develop the habit of using robots on tasks that they can easily do.This could create a lazy society.As an aging s
17、ociety，Japan sees it as a must to build robots that take care of elderly people at their homes，because without them，the nations health care system cant cope.There will simply be too many elderly people to care for as the nation faces a decreasing birth rate，an aging population，and the loosening of f
18、amily ties.However，many of Japans elderly people would prefer human helpers rather than robots.Above all，Japan wants，if not“needs”，its dreams of robots in the home to come true because its immigration(移民)policy is antiimmigration.In conclusion，robots can be used on anything that can eventually impro
19、ve humans living standards but we cant depend on them too much.Robots can be used to help humans live in harmony and form a happy society.【语篇解读】机器人在家庭和工作场所的应用将给人们的生活和工作带来极大的便利，但过度依赖机器人将使人类变懒。5According to the first paragraph，when robots can be used in homes，_Apeople will spend more time on their wor
20、kBthere will be more misunderstandings between humansCpeoples living standards will be improvedDpeople may communicate more with robots than human beingsC细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“In the future，when robots.improve the living standards of people.”可知，机器人在家庭中的使用将提高人们的生活水平。6Compared with humans，robots are better a
21、t_Aproblem solvingBcommunicating with othersCcritical thinkingDworking safelyD细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Robots can be used on certain jobs to avoid accidents caused by careless behavior of some people.”可知，与人类相比，机器人更擅长安全工作。7Some people worry that with more robots being used_Apeople will be unwilling to work hard
22、Bhuman resources wont be needed at the workplaceCit will be harder to improve the abilities of robotsDrobots will be beyond our controlA细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.others voice their concerns about reduction in human value and the creation of a lazy society.”可知，一些人担心随着机器人使用的增加人们将不愿再努力工作。8What can we infer from P
23、aragraph 4?AJapan will try to develop robots to be used in the home.BThe robots are well received by elderly people in Japan.CThe Japanese government encourages foreigners to move to Japan.DMost Japanese citizens are against robots in the home.A推理判断题。由文章第四段第一句和最后一句可知日本认为必须生产机器人照顾老人，希望在家庭中使用机器人的梦想能够实
24、现，从而可推知日本将大力发展机器人产业。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。When Lisa was a little girl，she learned an important lesson from her father.Her father told her that when facing a problem，she should never give up.Instead，she should try another solution.In the following years，Lisa always re
25、membered her fathers words.When Lisa was little，she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer.It was always her dream.But it was not an easy road.After leaving college，Lisa went to Paris with her designs in order to make her dream come true.In Paris，she tried to talk to famous designers and show them s
26、ome of her designs，but none of them showed any interest.Though Lisa was discouraged，she didnt give up.One day，at a friends party，she was introduced to a young lady who was dressed in a beautiful knitted(编织的)sweater.It wasnt a fancy color，but it did have very special stitches(针法).Lisa asked that lady
27、 if she knitted it herself.She said it was a work of a lady in Paris.Lisa really loved the special stitches and wanted to include them in her designs.And then Lisa had an even braver idea.“Why not own a fashion store of my own？That way，I could design，make and sell my own clothes，”she thought.So she
28、decided to begin with that kind of sweaters.Lisas friend introduced her to Madam Dean who knitted that sweater.The lady was from Armenia and she learned to knit that kind of sweater from people in her country.Lisa drew a picture of a sweater and asked Madam Dean to knit the sweater for her.Madam Dea
29、n agreed.One week later，Lisa got the sweater.The following day after Lisa received it，she wore it to a party in the fashion industry.Lisa was very nervous but she was lucky.Not long after the party began，her sweater drew the attention of a store owner from New York.She wanted to order 40 such sweate
30、rs in two weeks.Lisa was really happy and accepted the order.Paragraph 1：The next day，Lisa told the good news to Madam Dean._Paragraph 2：Lisa then remembered her fathers words._参考范文Paragraph 1：The next day，Lisa told the good news to Madam Dean.She told her about the order.Madam Dean almost shouted w
31、hen she learned about that.“What? 40 such sweaters in two weeks? Thats impossible! Do you know how long it took me to make the sweater for you? It took me one week，”said Madam Dean.Lisa was very sad to hear that.But she didnt want to lose such a great opportunity.It was really important to her.Parag
32、raph 2：Lisa then remembered her fathers words.She decided to find another solution.She thought that Madam Dean might not be the only one in Paris who knew how to knit that kind of sweater.She asked Madam Dean if she knew anyone else who could help her.Madam Dean then started to make some phone calls.Finally，she found 20 women who agreed to help her.At last，all the sweaters were finished in two weeks.The sweaters were all delivered to New York on time.Lisa was closer to her dream.
