1、黑龙江省伊春市2015阅读理解暑假作业（7）及答案（高考英语）阅读理解。The Cave Crawler mining robotWhy do human beings still risk their lives under ground and doing one of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs in the world? Its an increasingly urgent question,given the recent high-profile(引人注目的)mining accidents in Sago, W. Va., and H
2、untington, Utah. A small group of engineers and robotics experts envision(展望)a day in the not-too-distant future when robots and other technology do most of the dangerous mining work.One of the first mining robots was developed five years ago at Carnegie-Mellon Universitys Robotics Institute. It was
3、 called Groundhog and it looked like a golf cart. It used lasers to “see” in dark tunnels and map abandoned minessome of the most dangerous work in the business. The latest prototype is called Cave Crawler. Its a bit smaller than Groundhog, and even more advanced. It can take photos and video and ha
4、s sensors mounted that can detect the presence of dangerous gases. Incredibly, the robot has a real sense of logic. If it comes across an obstacle it gets momentarily confused, it has to think through the process and where to go next, and sometimes it throws a fit just like a real person. The bigges
5、t obstacle, though, is cost. The original research project was federally funded, but that money has dried up, and its not clear where future funding will come from. Partly for that reason, and partly because of advances in safety, mining is not nearly as dangerous as it was in the past. Since 1990,
6、fatalities have declined by 67 percent, and injuries by 51 percent, according to the National Mining Association.Some experts predict that robots in mines will serve much of the same function that they do in the automotive industry. The robots do the most repetitive and dangerous jobs, but dont elim
7、inate the need for human workers. 5.The latest robot is more advanced than Groundhog mainly because . A. it can map abandoned mines B. the robot has a real sense of logic C. it can see in the dark tunnel D. its a bit smaller than Groundhog6.We can infer from the last paragraph that . A. the mine rob
8、ots will have a very bright future B. robots in mines will serve much in the automotive industry C. there will be no need for human workers in mines D. robots in mines have a long way to go7. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. High-profile mining accidents in America. B.
9、 The development of robot.C. Could robots replace humans in mines?D. Cave Crawler, the latest robot.【参考答案】 5-7. BAC【2014高考英语山东省威海市一模】D Heres how Brandon spends several hours each day: he walks up to strangers in New York City, asks for permission to take their pictures and then interviews them. With
10、 a combination of friendliness and good, but not excellent, photography skills, Stanton has achieved one of the most unlikely success stories in a city filled with them. The 29-year-old began posting photos and quotations on his Facebook page, Tumblr blog and personal website, , three years ago, and
11、 has owned more than one million fans. Now, hundreds of those pictures and interviews have been collected into a book, Human of New York, which landed into No.1 spot on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction （精装非小说类）best-seller list after its first week on sale. Stanton, a hybrid(混合) of interviewer
12、, photographer and eager chronicler(历史记录者), is a Georgia native with no training as a journalist. He has owned two cameras in his life and admits he has never learned the technically correct way to use them. When he started the project in 2010, he had just lost his job as a bond trader in Chicago an
13、d decided to shift to a completely new career. When he moved to New York, he was friendless and nearly broke. Much of his time was spent on ambitious project of photographing10,000 people and mapping their whereabouts as a sort of virtual map of New York.Initially, people didnt pay any attention to
14、him, which made him disappointed. But he went on and his project gradually attracted an audience, starting with mostly people in their 20s. He has transformed himself into a recognizable face with a high income. Yaniv Soha, Stantons editor, said the young man has the rare gift of being able to conne
15、ct with random people. “Its about the stories as much as it is about the photos,” Soha said. “Its really about his ability to relate to people and convey what makes them individual.”51. What does Brandon Standon spend hours doing every day?A. Dreaming about ambitious projects.B. Trying to get more f
16、ans to visit his personal website.C. Taking photos of strangers and interviewing them.D. Getting strangers to share their secrets with him.52. What makes strangers willing to talk to Standon?A. His friendliness. B. His high photography skill.C. His handsome look. D. His best selling books.53. When S
17、tanton started his picture and interview project, _. A. he barely had any money B. he had just quit his old job and started a new one C. he had made many good friends in New York D. he had already been famous on the Internet54. According to Santons editor, what has made him successful? a. He is good
18、 at communicating. b. He is skilled in photographing. c. He knows how to chronicle important events. d. He conveys what makes people individual.A. a, b B. a, d C. b, d D. b, c55. Whats the right order of the following events? a. Human of New York became a best-seller. b. Standon lost his job as a bo
19、nd trader in Chicago. c. He started his project and few people paid attention. d. Standon posted photos and quotations on his Facebook page. A. b-a-c-d B. a-c-b-d C. b-c-d-a D. b-d-a-c【参考答案】5155 CAABC 阅读理解Seen from space the earth is covered with a blue mantle. It is a planet on which the continents
20、(洲，大陆) are dwarfed (相形见绌) by the ocean surrounding them and the vastness of the marine (海洋的) area. An astonishing 80 percent of all life on earth is to be found hidden beneath the waves and this vast global ocean drives the natural forces which keep life on our planet. The ocean provides necessary s
21、ources of protein, energy, minerals and other products and the rolling of the sea across the planet creates over half our oxygen, drives weather systems and natural flows of energy and nutrients around the world, transports water masses many times greater than all the rivers on land combined and kee
22、ps the earth suitable for living things to survive. Without the global ocean there would be no life on earth. It is seriously worrying, then, that we are damaging the ocean on a level that is unimaginable to most people. We now know that human activity can have a serious influence on the vital force
23、s of our planet. We have fundamentally changed our global climate and are just beginning to understand the consequences of that. As yet largely unseen, but just as serious, are the influences we are having on the ocean. A healthy ocean has diverse ecosystems and strong and healthy habitats. The actu
24、al state of our ocean is a far cry from this natural state. A lot of pressure is being put directly and indirectly on ocean ecosystems by human activities.Consequently ecosystems are breaking down as marine species are in danger of dying out and ocean habitats are being destroyed. With the decrease
25、in their diversity, ocean ecosystems are losing their natural way of recovery. We need to defend the ocean now more than ever, because climate change is having a potentially disastrous impact on the marine world.1、. What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A. What the ocean looks like. B. What the ocean
26、is made up of. C. What live in the ocean. D. What functions the ocean has.2、. According to the text, the ocean directly provides people with _. A. water forming rivers B. comfortable habitats C. all the natural forces they need D. driving forces for energy and nutrients3、. It is not realized by many
27、 people that we have _. A. done great harm to the ocean B. benefited greatly from the ocean C. fundamentally changed our global climate D. begun to suffer the consequences of pollution4、. The best title for this text would be _. A. Protecting Our Planet B. Defending Our Ocean C. Getting to Know Our
28、Planet D. Make Good Use of Our Ocean （参考答案DDAB）阅读理解When I was a boy，my father told me that he could do anything that he wanted to do . Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that
29、 he wanted to make oneHe read about violin making，and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local companyHe retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and ot
30、her instruments. Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautifulSome experts claimed that it was the unique varnish（油漆）that gave those instruments their beautiful soundDad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish-if that were the answer One of Dads friends asked him once wh
31、ich kind of wood was used to make violinsWhen Dad explained that the top was made of spruce，his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be a superior violin an
32、d it would become Dads masterpieceHe was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself Later，the instrument was stolenDads spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violin
33、s My father has been gone for 14 years nowThe violin has been missing for more than25 yearsSomewhere a musician is playing a late-20tb-centruy violin with an excellent toneThe owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like a Stradivarius. 1. The author mentions
34、 his fathers developing color prints_ Ato show that his fathers real interest was not in making violins Bto prove that his father could do anything he wanted to do Cto give an example proving that his father was an inventor Dto describe the real thing that made the author believe his father 2. What
35、did the authors father think about Stradivarius violins? AThe varnish was different from the others BThe way of making them was special CThe wood of the violins was special DThey could only be analyzed by chemists 3. How long did the authors father live after the violin was stolen ? A. About 11 year
36、s B. About 14 years C. About 25 years D. About 80 years 1( 答案、B C A B )【2014高考英语山东省威海市一模】EHe is one of the most charming young heroes since Harry Potter. Like Potter, he is chosen to carry out a missionbusy preparing to lead to save the Earth during the upcoming war, but unlike Potter, he doesnt get
37、 any chances to have fun or hang out with friends.He is Ender Wiggin, 15, the main character of the hit US sci-fi movie Enders Games, which came out on Jan. 7, 2014 in china.The story opens in 2086, 50 years after an insect-like alien race, called the Formics, attacked the Earth and killed tens of m
38、illions of people before being driven back to their home planet. Since then, human beings have been in a state of fear, awaiting a second attack.Earths military leaders seek young heroes to risk going into space for battle, and children are taught to compete for that. As the film explains, youths ha
39、ve quicker intuition(直觉)，make quicker effective attack strategies than adults.So here comes Ender, the hero of all mankind. Though Ender is a thin kid, smaller than most, he is also smarter than average. He tends to analyze situations and easily find ways to achieve his goals. This rare gift makes h
40、im stand out and get chosen to the battle school, where he is directed to plan and carry out a series of attacks on the Formics, which he later uses to wipe out Earths enemies.According to The Hollywood reporter, the film best presents the power of empathy(感情移入)，which is what makes Ender a good lead
41、er. “The reason Ender succeeds is that he can foresee what his enemies will do on the battlefield,” explained the entertainment news site.56. What does the underlined words “ a mission” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. Having fun and hanging out with friends.B. Fighting to save all the mankind.C. Being ch
42、osen as a leader of the Formics.D. Doing the same thing as Potter.57. Why are youths chosen to fight with the Formics?A. Youths are smarter and more fearless.B. Youths are more willing to take risks.C. Youths have quicker intuition and reactions.D. Youths are stronger and lovelier.58. What makes End
43、er stand out?A. His intelligence.B. His determination.C. His height and size.D. His attitude.59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. The movie tries to tell us youths are braver than adults.B. Ender succeeds because he can read the enemies mind.C. Enders success proves that thin kids have big power.D. The movie intends to show us the future of the earth.60. Where is the text most probably from?A. A story book.B. A film review. C. A tourist guidance.D. An advertisement.【参考答案】5660 BCABB
