1、题型训练 阅读理解（八）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Guggenheim Museum attempts to help educators connect students with art. It offers programs for educators, including free arts curricula, professional development courses and workshops, as well as professional meet-and-greets that pair a
2、rtists with public school teachers throughout hew York City.Visiting with your studentsThe museum offers a variety of ways for educators and their students to visit, from self-guided tours to a guided experience.GuggenheimMuseumHighlightsPerfect for first-time visitors, the Highlights Tour focuses o
3、n the museums innovative architecture, history, and permanent collection.SpecialExhibitionThis tour offers an opportunity to engage in a lively, in-depth exploration of one of our special exhibitions. Learn about the artistic processes and movements behind some of the most revolutionary artists of t
4、he modem and contemporary age.Custom TourTour can be customized to accommodate a variety of interests, learning styles and subject matter. Our gallery educators can create a one-of-a-kind experience tailored to your groups needs.Lecturers BadgeConduct a group tour of up to 20 people.Arts curriculum
5、onlineThe Guggenheim produces free curriculum materials on exhibitions for educators to use both during school visits and in the classroom. While the material focuses on recent exhibitions, a comprehensive range of lessons cover many works and artists in the museums collection.Learning Through ArtLe
6、arning Through Art sends experienced teaching artists into New York City public schools, where they work with classroom teachers to develop and facilitate art projects into the school curriculum.Education facilitiesHoused in the Sackler Center for Arts Education, the Guggenheims education facilities
7、 include studio art and multimedia labs, a theater, an exhibition gallery, and a conference room.21. Who are the museums programs intended for?A. Students. B. Parents. C. Educators. D. Artists.22. Which tour can be designed based on your own interest?A. Custom Tour. B. Lecturers Badge.C. Special Exh
8、ibition. D. Guggenheim Museum Highlights.23. What can we do in the Sackler Center?A. Appreciate art works. B. Dine with your friends.C. Perform science experiments. D. Collect your favorite exhibits.BMy violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, weve gone through both
9、tears and happiness.About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teachers eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart, One day
10、, I finally decided: I hate it!By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma. I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened
11、to it.A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violins voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned hack to gray
12、. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin-I grabbed mine and never let it go. Befo
13、re the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined(用松香擦)the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when Im deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes i
14、t away, when Im walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn(庄严的)tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.My violin, shall I compare you to a summers day?24. What further contributed to the authors dislike of violin-playing?A. Orders from mum. B. Bore
15、dom of practice.C. Loss of passion for violin. D. Disappointment in the teachers eyes.25. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. The authors feeling was continuously influenced by the music.B. The weather actually changed because of the tune.C. The sudden change made the authors heart unable to be
16、at.D. The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.26. Why did the author pick up the violin again?A. The invisible hammer and claw are gone.B. The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.C. A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.D. He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohns works.27. Whi
17、ch of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Deep love for music. B. My dislike and like of violin.C. An inspiring story of violin. D. Musical soul mate-violin.CLaughter is part of the universal human vocabulary. All members of the human species understand it. Unlike English or French o
18、r Swahili, we dont have to learn to speak it. Were born with the capacity to laugh.Very little is known about the specific brain mechanisms responsible for laughter. Contrary to folk wisdom, most laughter is not about humor; it is about relationships. To find out when and why people laugh, I went wi
19、th several assistants to local malls and recorded what happened just before people laughed. Over a 10-year period, we studied over 2,000 cases of naturally occurring laughter.We found that most laughter does not necessarily follow jokes. People may laugh after a variety of statements, such as, Here
20、comes Mary, How did you do on the test? or Do you have a rubber band? These certainly arent jokes.We believe laughter evolved from the panting(喘气的)behavior of our ancient ancestors. Today, if we tickle(使发痒)chimps, they dont laugh. But, instead, they produce a panting sound. Thats the sound of ape la
21、ughter, and its the root of human laughter.Apes laugh in the kinds of situations that lead to human laughter, like games that involve chasing. Other animals produce sounds during play, but they are so different from laughter. Rats, for example, produce high sounds during play and when tickled, but t
22、hese are very different in sound from human laughter.Laughter is often positive, but it can be negative too. Theres a difference between laughing with and laughing at. People who laugh at others may be trying to drive them out of the group.No one has actually counted how much people of different age
23、s laugh, but young children probably laugh the most. At ages 5 and 6 we probably laugh more than at any other times. Adults laugh less than children, probably because they play less.Work now underway will tell us more about the brain mechanisms behind laughter, how it has evolved, and why were so su
24、sceptible to tickling.28. What was the purpose of the decades research?A. To prove that people laugh because of humour.B. To find out the real reason for people s laughter.C. To research people s different reaction on jokes.D. To record conversations among shoppers in malls.29. What can we learn fro
25、m the text?A. People who play more tend to laugh more.B. Apes produce high sounds when tickledC. Scientists know the brain mechanisms responsible for laughter well.D. The situations in which apes laugh are very different from those in which humans laugh.30. What does the underlined word susceptible
26、in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Sensitive. B. Flexible. C. Addictive. D. Reliable.31. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. The Impact of Laughter B. The Meaning of LaughterC. A Big Mystery: Why Do We Laugh? D. Laughter: The Most Beautiful WordsDTired of dealing with
27、those slow, dumb, and unfriendly hotel staff? How about a hotel that provides chance for minimal interaction with the people running the hotel? In the Henn Na Hotel in Japan, there arent any!Being called Weird Hotel by locals, the Henn Na Hotel opened in 2016 in the town of Sasebo, is staffed almost
28、 by robots. The robots are not just for fun. They do a large amount of work saving time and money as well. They can greet you when you enter. Also, they play music in the lounge, inform you of the breakfast menu, and control the lights in your hotel room, etc.Thinking that the hotel should be unique
29、 and appealing, the owners made each robot different from each other with a variety of shapes and sizes. One of the robots behind the front desk is designed to look like a dinosaur, If you want to check in, push one. the dinosaur says. Then the guest can type the information on a touch panel screen.
30、 Inside the room, theres a small robot called Tuly in the shape of a pink tulip(郁金香). Tuly can answer simple questions like what time is it? and What will the weather be like tomorrow? With no switches on the wall, Tuly can also turn the room lights on or off if its told to.But how do things like ch
31、eck-in and room access work? Well, the screen at the reception captures and registers a digital image of the guests face during check-in which is used to get access 10 rooms instead of traditional keys. However, the reception shall also provide you card keys on request in case you wish to keep it su
32、btle!If youre wondering what happens in the case of an emergency, you need not worry. Humans do step in when its of great importance. According to the hotels website, there are a few human staff members who are available on-call 24X7 and help guests in the case of an emergency.32. The robots in the
33、Henn Na Hotel can do the following things for the guests EXCEPTA. tell the breakfast menu B. control the lights in the roomC. play music in the lounge D. respond to all the requirements33. What can we learn from the passage?A. TheHenn Na Hotel is managed all by robots.B. A dinosaur-like robot will g
34、uide guests to check.C. No human staff can be connected even in an emergency.D. Guests can have access to rooms by using traditional keys.34. It can be inferred that the owners of the hotelA. entertain the guests all the time in personB. are imaginative and have creative thinkingC. are knowledgeable
35、 and acquire advanced technologyD. attach great importance to the social image of the hotel35. Whats the main idea of this passage?A. It advocates people to promote hotel equipmentB. It compares the robots with human staff in a hotel.C. It introduces a new hotel staffed by intelligent robotsD. It describes how wonderful artificial intelligence is参考答案21-23CAA 24-27 DACD 28-31 BAAC 32-35 DBBC
