1、课时作业25First aid.阅读理解AHow far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark to get to his new job.The story begins with Walter Carrs car breaking down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops, a furniture moving company. Carr
2、 was unable to find a taxi. So he decided to walk from his house to the job in Pelham 32 kilometers away. He left at midnight so that he could make it to the customers house by 8：00 am the next morning.Pelham police saw him walking along a highway at 4：00 am. So, they stopped to see if he needed hel
3、p. After hearing his story, they took him to a restaurant for breakfast and then to a church where he could safely wait until 8：00 am. The police then took Carr to the home of customer Jenny Lamey. Lamey said that even though Carr had just walked the entire night, he refused her offer to rest. He ju
4、st wanted to start working.Jenny Lamey later wrote this on Facebook：“I just cant tell you how touched I was by Walter and his journey. He is hardworking and tough.” She then started a GoFundMe page to help Walter with money to get his car fixed.Walter Carrs story touched many others around the Unite
5、d States. Within a few days, people gave over $73,000 to his GoFundMe page. When the CEO of Bellhops, Luke Marklin, learned of Carrs story, he drove from Tennessee to Alabama to give Walter his own 2014 Ford Escape.Carr has decided to give a part of the donations to the Birmingham Education Foundati
6、on. And he has received more offers for jobs and scholarships for schools.本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了阿拉巴马州的一名大学生沃尔特卡尔在开始新工作的前一天晚上车抛锚了。卡尔决定步行从他家到32公里外的佩勒姆上班。为了能在第二天早上8点前赶到客户家，他半夜就离开了。大家被他的这种行为感动，纷纷伸出援助之手。1What is probably the reason for Carrs walking to his new job?AHe had no money.BHis car was stolen the night bef
7、ore.CHe would like to take some exercise.DHe considered the first day meaningful.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中The story begins with Walter Carrs car breaking down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops, a furniture moving company. Carr was unable to find a taxi.可知，他的车坏了，找不到出租，只好步行，因此，A、B、C是错误的；根据第二段中
8、He left at midnight so that he could make it to the customers house by 8：00 am the next morning.可知，他为了能准时到达客户家决定头天晚上半夜离开去上班，由此可推断出，他很看重新工作的第一天。2What did the police do to help Carr?AThey took him to work immediately.BThey went to his customers with him.CThey called his customer to pick him up.DThey g
9、ave him some money to buy breakfast.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的The police then took Carr to the home of customer Jenny Lamey.可知，警察带着他去了顾客那里。3Why did Jenny Lamey start a GoFundMe page?ATo help Carr buy a new car.BTo make Carrs story popular.CTo raise money to repair Carrs car.DTo express her admiration for C
10、arr.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中She then started a GoFundMe page to help Walter with money to get his car fixed.可知，珍妮拉米创建了一个GoFundMe页面是为了帮助卡尔得到修车的钱。BThe Japanese have always been at the forefront of deploying (利用) robots to perform jobs that are traditionally done by humans. Over the past year, humanoid robo
11、ts have been seen helping customers at the Mitsubishi Bank and even filling in for human science communicators at museums. Therefore, it is not surprising to hear that the country has the worlds first hotel that is staffed almost entirely by the Androids!The aptly (恰当地) named Hennna (“strange” in Ja
12、panese) Hotel which opened its doors on July 17 is located in the Nagasakis Huis Ten Bosch theme park. It is the idea of Hideo Sawada, a Japanese businessman who is fascinated by the possibility of replacing humans with robots. His aim is to have this futuristic hotel be run mainly by the intelligen
13、t humanoids.Guests checking in are welcomed by a familyfriendly Englishspeaking robot wearing a bow tie and bellhop hat. Though experienced in his job, he does request guests not to ask him “a difficult question” since he is, after all, “just a robot”！ Those seeking a more “regular” experience can a
14、pproach the humanlike Japanesespeaking robot.When ready, visitors can request the robot “porters” to help carry belongings to their room. Those that need to stow_away valuables can hand them to a helpful robot who will place them inside an individual safe box in exchange for a small fee. A onefoothi
15、gh concierge (服务台职员) is available to provide information about the hotels amenities (便利设施), nearby attractions, and even order a taxi if needed.So how much does it cost to live in this crazily cool hotel? It depends on when you decide to go. During the low season, guests can get away with paying as
16、little as $60 a night for a basic room. However, during the peak season when rates are determined by an online auction, the price can get as high as $153.本文是一篇说明文，介绍了世界上第一家几乎完全由机器人服务的酒店。4What is Hideo Sawada interested in?AMaking different kinds of robots.BTaking the place of humans with robots.CSet
17、ting up more hotels run by robots.DMaking robots more intelligent.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It is the idea of Hideo Sawada, a Japanese businessman who is fascinated by the possibility of replacing humans with robots”可知，Hideo Sawada对用机器人代替人类很感兴趣。故选B项。5From the third paragraph we can know that _.Athe Japan
18、esespeaking robot welcomes the guestsBthe humanlike robot can speak Japanese and EnglishCthe humanlike robot is better skilled at his job than the other robotsDthe Englishspeaking robot can answer simple questions答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“a familyfriendly Englishspeaking robot.Though experienced in his j
19、ob, he does request guests not to ask him a difficult question”可知，尽管说英语的机器人工作经验丰富，但他不能回答难的问题。故选D项。6The underlined phrase “stow away” most probably means “_”Apurchase BchangeCstore Dreplace答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据下文的“robot who will place them inside an individual safe box”可知，机器人会把贵重物品放在个人的保险柜中。画线词意为“妥善放置”，故选C
20、项。7What could be the best title for the passage?AWorlds first robotstaffed hotel is open for businessBJapan tops the first in making robotsCRobots can replace humans in Japanese hotelsDThe aptly named Hennna Hotel in a theme park答案：A解析：标题判断题。文章的第一段是中心段，讲述了日本有世界上第一家几乎全部职员都是机器人的酒店。故A项最能概括短文的大意。.完形填空Ea
21、rly in my teaching career, I heard countless amusing _1_ for why students didnt do their homework. I grew less likely to be _2_ as time passed by. And I also ignored any of those excuses except a death in the _3_.“No excuses！” I _4_ my eighth graders on the first day of school. When a student didnt
22、do homework, I never asked why. Instead, I sighed loudly and _5_ a zero in the grade book. I soon gained the _6_ I wanted as a strict teacher.Then one afternoon, _7_ after the bell rang, Anthony approached me, saying “I dont want you to think I am too lazy to do my homework”. As Anthony _8_，I could
23、see his lips trembling. “My parents work at night. I have to take care of my little brothers.” “Why didnt you.” I paused. I knew why. So I _9_ the question. “Would you like to stay after class to finish your homework？” He _10_.The next day I made a(n) _11_ that Id be offering an afterschool study ha
24、ll. Soon I had a room full of _12_. Then I had many real “I dont do my homework because.” stories, but I _13_ asked them why they were there. None were amusing.I gradually _14_ that human needs to understand and be understood. It is a general principle. More importantly, I learned “I will listen” _1
25、5_ a lot better than “No excuses”该文讲述了本来很少接受学生不做作业的理由的作者了解学生Anthony不写作业的原因后，为学生们提供了课外学习室，作者由此明白人与人之间的理解很重要，去倾听比一味地“不接受理由”效果更好。1A.secrets BexcusesCconclusions Dsolutions答案：B解析：根据该句中的“why students didnt do their homework”和下文“No excuses！”可知，在作者早期的教学生涯中，作者听说了无数可笑的学生没有做作业的借口(excuses)。2A.frightened Bunder
26、stoodCbelieved Dcheated答案：D解析：根据下文中的“No excuses！”并结合语境可推知，随着时间的推移，作者越来越有经验，不会轻易被学生的借口所欺骗，故D项正确。3A.hospital BfamilyCschool Dtheater答案：B解析：根据该句中的“a death”并结合常识可推知，空处表示家里有人去世这样重大的理由作者是不能忽视的，故B项正确。4A.requested BbeggedCwarned Dsuggested答案：C解析：根据空前的感叹号和语境可推知，作者在开学第一天就警告(warned)自己的学生不要找借口。5A.recorded Bcopi
27、edCpainted Dprinted答案：A解析：根据语境可知，作者大声叹气，然后在分数簿上记上个零。A项意为“记录”，故A项正确。6A.trust BreputationCconfidence Dchance答案：B解析：根据上文作者不为学生的各种可笑的借口所动和该句中的“I wanted as a strict teacher”可推知，作者很快就赢得了严厉老师的名声(reputation)。7A.gradually BfrequentlyCslowly Dshortly答案：D解析：根据空后的“after the bell rang”并结合语境可知，铃声响后不久，Anthony走近(ap
28、proached)作者，给作者解释没有做作业的原因。shortly after“在之后不久”符合语境，故D项正确。8A.went away Bpassed byCturned around Dlooked up答案：D解析：根据第4空后的“my eighth graders”和该句中的“I could see”并结合常识可知，作者作为老师应该比八年级的学生Anthony要高，由此可推知，当Anthony抬头看作者时，作者能看到他的嘴唇在颤抖。D项意为“抬头看”，故D项正确。9A.changed BrepeatedCsolved Ddoubted答案：A解析：根据上文中的“I paused. I
29、 knew why”可知，作者本来要责问但因为想通了原因而停顿了一下，换了另一个问题，故A项正确。10A.refused BnoddedCparticipated Dquitted答案：B解析：根据下文中的“Id be offering an afterschool study hall”可推知，作者问到了Anthony的心里，Anthony愿意这样做，所以他点了点头。B项意为“点头”，故B项正确。11A.apology BspeechCannouncement Dguess答案：C解析：根据语境可知，作者做了一个通知，宣布自己会给学生提供一个课外学习室。C项意为“宣布”，故C项正确。12A.
30、parents BbrothersCstudents Dteachers答案：C解析：根据上文作者为了解决Anthony的问题而决定为学生们提供一个课外学习室和下文中的“why they were there”可推知，很快就有许多学生来课外学习室做作业了，故C项正确。13A.seldom BoftenConce Dstill答案：A解析：根据第5空前的“I never asked why”可推知，作者很少问学生来这个课外学习室写作业的原因。14A.decided BimaginedCproved Drealized答案：D解析：通过Anthony的事件，作者逐渐意识到(realized)人是需要理解和被理解的，与下文中的“I learned”呼应。15A.appears BsoundsCdevelops Dworks答案：D解析：根据语境可知，更重要的是，作者意识到“乐意倾听”比“没有借口”更有效。D项意为“有效，起作用”，故D项正确。
