1、阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。【2014烟台3月诊断性考试】Fahad Azad，an engineer in India，invented a robot named DuctBot.The toycar sized DuctBot measured 23 centimeters in length,19 centimeters in width and 9 centimeters in height and weighs just two kilograms.The robot is designed to snake through d
2、ark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery，so it can be captured (抓拍) by a camera.In order to control it more easily，Mr Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels.The robot can clean off lots of dirt，as well as dead pigeons and inse
3、cts.Keeping indoor air in good quality and monitoring carbondioxide levels in buildings with central air conditioning is a challenge.It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death，such as hospitals.Dirty air has a bad influence on peoples health.EPSCO，a D
4、ubaibased company which specializes in improving indoor air quality，read about Mr Azads invention in a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics competition.EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，for
5、example，the task still falls to children.They are small enough to go through those ducts.In 2005，Mr Azad who was still at university decided to do something about it.Six years later his own company，Robosoft Systems，has Bluestar，EPSCO and the Indian Navy，some leading air condition makers，as partners.
6、Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水) pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots userfriendly enough.Mr Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated not by engineers but by workers.There will be lots of difficulties
7、 they need to overcome in the future.1What can we learn about Ductbot?AIt is a toy car and popular with children.BIt is designed to move like a snake in the ducts.Cmany LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location.DIt is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery.2The underlined word “it” in Paragraph
8、 2 refers to “_”Athe cameraBthe conditioning ductCthe LED light Dthe dirty scenery3What can the Ductbot do for us?AClean off the dirt in the ducts.BControl the central conditioning.CReduce carbondioxide in buildings.DProtect more animals in city.4. According to the text，EPSCO_.Ahas won an internatio
9、nal robotics competitionBhired children to clean the dirty ducts in the pastCis the only partner of Robosoft SystemsDspecializes in improving peoples health5What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AOnly engineers can operate the Ductbot now.BNew ways have been found to examine oil tanks.CAzads d
10、ifficulties are impossible to overcome.DAzads team are working to improve their robot designs.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了印度的一名工程师发明了一种可以进入空调管道来清理空调灰尘的机器人。1解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.”可知，它像蛇一样在管道中行走。答案：B2解析：指代判断题。根据文章第二段第二句
11、“A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery”并结合下文可推知，此处的it代指的是the dirty scenery，故答案D符合文意。答案：D3解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.”和第三段的第二句“The robot can clean off lots of dirt.”可知，这种机器人可以清理管道里的垃圾。答案：A4解
12、析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第二句和第三句“EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，for example，the task still falls to children”可知，EPSCO公司在过去经常雇佣小孩来清理管道垃圾。答案：B5解析：段落大意题。根据文章最后一段的前两句“Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot d
13、esigns to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水) pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots userfriendly enough.”和整体理解可知，本段主要讲的是Azad团队正在致力于改善自己的机器人设计，故答案D符合文意。答案：D。【2015高考复习】阅读理解For my grandmothers 70th birthday，my family and I visited South Korea.While there，I was attentive to Korean high school
14、s and students.I was surprised by how different Koreas public high schools are from Americas.Korean high schools can be allgirls，allboys or coed (男女同校的) unlike our standard coed high schools.There are three grades：“go 1(10th)”，“go 2(11th)” and “go 3(12th)”“Go” is the first syllable of the word “gode
15、unghakkyo”，which，simply translated，is “high school”In America，unless you want to go to a private school，you dont have to take an entrance exam.In Korea，however，students must take a test to get in because of the many choices of schools.Another difference I couldnt help but notice was the students app
16、earance.With very few exceptions，all wear uniforms.A name tag (标牌) with the students name，grade and homeroom number must also be worn.Girls skirts cant be above the upper part of the knee，and it is forbidden to dye(染) your hair or wear accessories (装饰品) except small earrings.There are strict regulat
17、ions for appearance to achieve neatness，and it seems the only freedom students have is with their choices of hair style，socks and shoes.The final difference was the setup of the classes.There may be 40 students in a classroom，but the number can be less or even more，depending on the population of the
18、 town or city.Although there are many students per classroom，they are very close，which I think is a result of not changing classrooms for different subjects.There are no levels in the subjects and the teachers are the ones who switch classrooms.They just have tenminute breaks between subjects.In eac
19、h class，students are ranked by their grades.This causes strict competition，and Korean students do a lot of studying.To help them，all schools have extra study classes after school.One other fact that helped me appreciate living in America is that Koreans have school on Saturdays.Although its only a h
20、alf day，I think I speak for most Americans when I say we could never imagine ourselves in school on a Saturday.Koreas public high schools are clearly different from Americas.I had imagined them to be just like our schools，but now I have a clear picture of how different they are.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了在作者眼中韩国高
21、中和美国高中的不同之处。1How many main differences are mentioned between Koreas public high school and Americas?A3.B4.C5.D6.解析细节理解题。本文主要说明了美国和韩国高中的不同点，作者采用的总分总的文章结构，第二、三、四、五这四段分别说明他们的不同之处，总共有4处。答案B2It seems that the writer_.Ais familiar with the education system of high schools in KoreaBis fond of Korean studen
22、ts appearanceCprefers the high school life of America to the one of KoreaDfeels it common to have lessons on weekends解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中倒数第二句中“One other fact that helped me appreciate living in America.”可知，作者喜欢在美国中学的生活，因为韩国高中星期六还要去学校，而美国不用。答案C3What does the underlined word “setup” in paragraph 5 probab
23、ly mean?AArrangement.BSize.CNumber.DOutline.解析词义猜测题。第一句话为本段的中心句。根据其后的内容可知，本段主要介绍了韩、美两国高中在班级人数、作息等方面组织(方式)、安排的不同之处，因此选A。答案A4According to the rules，the students of Korea can_.Ago to different high schools without examsBwear any clothes except uniforms at schoolCattend different classes as they likeDha
24、ve different hair styles 解析细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句话“.it seems the only freedom students have is with their choices of hair style，socks and shoes.”可知，韩国学生唯一的自由就是可以选择发型、袜子、鞋子，故答案选D，即他们可以有不同的发型。答案D。【宁夏银川市唐徕回民中学2014试题】 Regardless of their family background, the childrens reactions to new environments have stru
25、ck the public. In one episode of Dad! , the five-year-old daughter of former Olympic diving champion Tian Liang cries and hides behind her father when they arrive at a rural village. In an episode of the other series, a young girl in Tianjin breaks down into a tearful fit after being asked by her fa
26、ther to go out alone to buy eggs and a pancake. In the eyes of some observers, these kids show no sense of independence, and the reason is put down to parents who are overly sheltering. But television viewers and parents were heartened when the sobbing Tianjin girl finally wiped away her tears as sh
27、e returned holding the pancake. In the case of Tians daughter, she eventually began to take care of her younger companions and learned to seek help from people she didnt know. The father of the Tianjin girl felt “delightfully shocked” and said. “She used to have to be accompanied by her mother or gr
28、andmother. Now she has the courage to do it all by herself. ” The shows have led many parents to change how they raise their children. Shanghai mother Liang Jing said she would try to “give some training” to her shy son, asking him to tidy up his toys. Lin Yi, a parenting expert in Beijing, said giv
29、ing kids a chance to do things for themselves helps to raise their sense of achievement, which carries benefits throughout their lives. ”28. What attracts the audiences eyes in the programs?A. What the kids family background is like. B. Where childrens real comfort zone is.C. How children react to n
30、ew environments. D. Why those children are independent. 29. What is Tian Liangs daughter expected to do in the show?A. Go out to buy something alone. B. Hide in a safe place to avoid a danger.C. Make friends with strange adults. D. Live in a rural village with her father. 30. It can be inferred from
31、 the underline words “delightfully shocked” that . A. father is more important than mother in a family B. children deserve a chance to be independent C. parents should provide a safe environment D. the children are as fragile as parents expected31. The shows are bound to raise a wave of discussion a
32、bout . A. protecting good traditions B. the social safety C. approaches to parenting D. the influence of TV programmes【参考答案】CDBC 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Six years ago, I walked into a local animal shelter on a cold,rainy day. Although my house was already full of cats anddogs, I still couldnt
33、resist an occasional visit to the shelter. This time as I was walking down the row of pensfull of barking dogs I noticed a small boy looking into one of them. He had a malnourished（营养不良的） looking body and a bony face with a bignose sticking out of the middle of it. He was looking at a small, golden
34、dog. Its bony ribs wereshowing and its thin tail was folded between its legs. It wasnt beggingfor attention like the other puppies but was hiding in the cornerinstead. The boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrongwith it. “It was probably abused and abandoned”, I said. “That is why
35、itis so scared.”The boy immediately turned to an older lady and said, “Grandma, I wantthis one.” The old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill outthe adoption forms. I followed and asked about the boy. I found out thathed had a rough start in life too. She had just gotten custody（监护权） of
36、 himafter the state had taken him from his parents. She had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him. I looked back at him, holding his scaredpuppy, and said a prayer for them both.It was yesterday. I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny,spring day. Then in a green front yard
37、I saw the boy. His teenage body wastall and strong. His nose no longer seemed big but fit well into hissmiling face. He was throwing a ball to a healthy, happy dog with shininggolden hair. His little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a longway. It had saved a dogs life, healed his own heart,
38、and given thismiddle-aged man fresh hope for us all.26. The author entered the animal shelter because _ .A. he loves dogs and petsB. it was too cold outsideC. he wanted to buy a dog D. he wanted to see the boy 【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Although my house was already full of cats anddogs, I still couldnt resis
39、t an occasional visit to the shelter.因为他家已经有许多狗了，他因为喜欢去看狗和宠物，故选A。27. The reason why the dog was so scared is that _ .A. it was afraid of the coldB. it had been ill-treatedC. it was frightened by the boyD. it was frightened by the author【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据It was probably abused and abandoned它被虐待，所以看起来
40、很害怕的样子，故选B。 28 . Why did the boy want to adopt the golden dog? A. Because the dog looked attractive.B. Because his grandma also liked the dog.C. Because they had something in common.D. Because the author advised him to adopt it.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据I found out thathed had a rough start in life too因为小男孩和
41、这只小狗有共同之处，故选C。29.The Grandma wanted the boy to adopt a dog so that _ .A. his life could be easierB. he could play balls with itC. he could forget about his parentsD. the dog could be taken good care of【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据She had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him.她让小男孩领养一只狗以便让他的生活过得更加轻松，故选A
42、。30. What can we learn from the last paragraph ?A. The author is a kind-hearted old man.B. The boys nose has become smaller than before.C. The author enjoys watching people playing with dogs.D. Both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据It had saved a dogs life, heal
43、ed his own heart,小狗和小男孩都幸福滴健康地成长，故选D。阅读理解。Until last summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation.
44、We never had to worry about today.Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in A
45、rkansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever give
46、n.I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldnt. I name them. Im not getting enough to eat; its time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because I know I will soon be eating again. T
47、hats not true for a lot of other children around the world.Growing up comfortably in the U.S., Ive never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. So
48、Ive become president of Roots and Shoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals. Im also working to create a program at my high school called the “Safe Passage” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And Ive got plans to do more.Im often thinking of labo
49、ring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. Now, I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full, I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others.I believe in offering help to those who need it. 31. What is true a
50、bout the author before last summer?A. Her life was under great pressure.B. Her life was well-planned.C. She didnt have to worry about the future.D. She had to worry about her dinner 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Until last summer I had a very comfortable life因为父母已经给作者安排好了一切，故选B。32.We can learn from the second pa
51、ragraph that _.A. the author raised some rabbits as petsB. the author took part in a two-week program in AfricaC. the author had a very difficult life in the “Tribal Village”D. the author never thought about poor people after the program【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry
52、open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States.作者在Tribal Village过着非常艰难的一段时间，故选C。33. The author feel pain because _ .A. she is a privileged childB. she is not getting enough to eatC. she doesnt want to kill the rabbitsD. she cant go back to her regular life【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据its
53、 time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because I know I will soon be eating again.因为作者不想杀死这些兔子，故选C。34. What does the underlined word “simulation” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A. Reality B. Experience C. Imagination D. Imitation 【答案】D
54、【解析】词义猜测题。根据第二自然段的内容可知作者是在Tribal Village体验生活，所以即使这种生活是一种仿制的（Imitation），但是也改变了作者，故选D。35. What influence did the authors experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her?A. It gave birth to a belief in helping others.B. It taught her to be grateful to her parents.C. It has made her life more comfortable. D. It inspired her to start two groups to help others.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger.使她坚信以后要多帮助别人，故选A。
