1、课时分层作业(九).阅读理解AAt one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse.Today，however，America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War .Recently about 2，000，000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages，large enough to threaten the quality of car
2、e provided.The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing field.What has become of these women in white? The answer lies in not one but several causes.One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options.In the past，women who chose to work outside the home had two basic ch
3、oices：nursing or teaching.Today，more women than ever are in the workforce，but their options have greatly increased.There are women doctors，lawyers，firefighters and police officers.In fact，women today are found in nearly every field of work.Nursing has been left behind，as women move on to jobs with h
4、igher pay and greater status.A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as“merely a nurse”Teachers may be also at fault.Many high school students are actually away from nursing，told by teachers that they are “too bright to be a nurse”Americans are living longer than ever and requi
5、ring more medical attention.In fact，the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years.Obviously a larger population requires more nurses.AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care.Usually fatal(致命的)diseases mean long hospital stay，that is t
6、o say，more nurses are needed to care for these patients.It is estimated that the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。分析了女孩不想当护士的原因。许多高中学生之所以远离护理，是因为老师告诉他们“你们太聪明了，当一名护士是不值得的”。目前，在美国60%的医院护士短缺，将会对医疗护理的质量造成威胁。1What does the second paragraph mainly talk ab
7、out?AHow teachers have influenced their students.BWhat has caused nurse shortage.CHow nurses have been looked down upon.DWhy women have chosen many different jobs.B段落大意题。根据“The answer lies in not one but several causes.”可知，第二段主要分析了女孩不想当护士的原因，故选B。2The passage tells that high school teachers are at fa
8、ult for _Anot mentioning the worst nurse shortage in the USBintroducing jobs with higher pay and greater status to their studentsCpersuading the students not to be nursesDnot asking the government to raise the nursespaymentC细节理解题。根据第二段中“Many high school students are actually away from nursing，told b
9、y teachers that they aretoo bright to be a nurse”可知，许多高中学生之所以远离护理，是因为老师告诉他们“你们太聪明了，当一名护士是不值得的”，故选C。3Why does the author write the passage?ATo warn people to pay more attention to the nursing problem.BTo call on women to choose different kinds of jobs.CTo tell us womens free choices of jobs today.DTo
10、 describe the unequal treatment of women in the US.A写作意图题。根据第一段的“Recently about 2，000，000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages，large enough to threaten the quality of care provided.”可知，作者想让人们重视护士问题，故选A。4What can be inferred from the passage?AOf all the hospitals
11、 in the world 60 percent more nurses are badly needed.BWomen in the US have greater career choices than those in other countries.CHigh school students think themselves too bright to be nurses.DNursing used to be a popular job among women.D推理判断题。根据第二段中“In the past，women who chose to work outside the
12、home had two basic choices：nursing or teaching.”可知，过去妇女到外面找工作，经常选择护士和教师，故选D。BWhats next after the smartphone?Humans can perform tricks today that magicians couldnt have imagined 50 years ago.Armed with only a tiny device today，our smartphones allow us to access a lifetimes worth of information，conne
13、ct with anyone in real time even if they are miles away and perform complex tasks like drawing a floor plan within minutes.But the most astonishing part of this technological “magic” is the speed at which new opportunities and experiences are appearing.From generation to generation，we have seen the
14、unavoidable connection between humans and technology as new technology is adopted to serve us and improve our quality of life.And the rate of technological progress is doubling every year.Twenty years ago，who would have thought that we would be walking with robots and cyborgs(半人半机器生物)？With the advan
15、cement of technology，we humans are accepting digital technology to improve and extend our senses and capabilities.Take Moon Ribas and Neil Harbisson for example.They are the founders of the Cyborg Foundation，which aims to help humans become cyborgs，defend the rights of cyborgs and promote cyborgism
16、as a social and artistic movement.Both Ribas and Harbisson are cyborgs，with Ribas having a seismic chip(地震芯片) put into her arm so she can feel earthquakes all around the world in real time and Harbisson，who is colorblind，has an antenna (天线) put into his head to allow him to be aware of visible and i
17、nvisible colors via sound waves.This is only the beginning of beginnings.As we continue to spend more time with machines，they will become more embedded (深入的) in our lives.Technology already feels as if it had a mind of its own，and over the next two decades，this will become even more pronouncedMachin
18、es will eventually become as intelligent as us，and，while today they may just live in our pockets，tomorrow they could be in our blood stream and our minds，linking us to the cloud.And as this gap separating humans and machines continues to close，we will reach a point where we become indistinguishable
19、from one another.Technology and humanity will fuse (融合) together some day in the near future.【语篇解读】智能手机之后是什么？随着技术突飞猛进的发展，机器会变得和我们一样聪明，愈发地深入我们的生活，人与机器之间的鸿沟不断缩小，终有一天技术将与人融为一体。5The first paragraph of the passage is intended to tell readers_Athe smartphone brings us much convenienceBthe magical and powe
20、rful functions of the smartphoneCthe most astonishing technological magic of the smartphoneDnew opportunities and experiences are emerging at a high speedD写作意图题。本段开头描述了智能手机的功能，但接着用一个转折句来说明技术的“魔法”最惊人的地方在于新机遇、新体验的涌现速度，明确了本段的写作意图、引入了文章的主题，所以选D。6What does the underlined word“pronounced” in Paragraph 5 m
21、ean?ASpoken.BDeclared.CEvident.DLively.C词义猜测题。根据上文中所提到的“Technology already feels as if it had a mind of its own，and over the next two decades，this will become even more pronounced(技术已经感觉好像有自己的思想，在接下来的二十年里，这样变得更加明显)。”可以推断出形容词pronounced一词是“明显的”的意思，所以选C。7Neil Harbisson is a cyborg that can_Ahelp humans
22、 to create other cyborgsBsense colors by using sound wavesCsee both visible and invisible colorsDfeel earthquakes all around the worldB细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后一句中的“to allow him to be aware of visible and invisible colors via sound waves”可知Neil Harbisson能够用声波感受色彩，所以选B。8What is the main idea of this passage?AT
23、he new technology will be related to the smartphone in the near future.BMachines will eventually become as intelligent as human beings.CThe future tendency is that technology and humanity will fuse together.DWe are reaching a point where we cant tell humans and machines apart.C主旨大意题。本文主要说明了随着技术突飞猛进的
24、发展，终有一天技术将与人融为一体。文章最后一段点明了主旨，所以选C。.读后续写(2020新高考全国卷)The Meredith family lived in a small community.As the economy was in decline，some people in the town had lost their jobs.Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet.People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.Mrs.Meredith
25、was a most kind and thoughtful woman.She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor.She knew they had problems，and they needed all kinds of help.When she had time，she would bring food and medicine to them.One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before.There was a m
26、an sick in bed，his wife，who took care of him and could not go out to work，and their little boy.The little boyhis name was Bernardhad interested her very much.“I wish you could see him，” she said to her own children，John，Harry，and Clara.“He is such a help to his mother.He wants very much to earn some
27、 money，but I dont see what he can do.”After their mother left the room，the children sat thinking about Bernard.“I wish we could help him to earn money，”said Clara.“His family is suffering so much.”“So do I，” said Harry.“We really should do something to assist them.”For some moments，John said nothing
28、，but，suddenly，he sprang to his feet and cried，“I have a great idea！I have a solution that we can all help accomplish(完成)”The other children also jumped up all attention.When John had an idea，it was sure to be a good one.“I tell you what we can do，” said John.“You know that big box of corn Uncle John
29、 sent us？Well，we can make popcorn(爆米花)，and put it into paper bags，and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it.”注意：1续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。When Mrs.Meredith heard of Johns idea，she thought it was a good one，too._With everything ready，Bernard started out on his new business._【参考范文】When Mrs
30、.Meredith heard of Johns idea，she thought it was a good one，too.Very soon，the children learnt how to pop the corn and then were busy in doing this “big” thing.At the same time，their mother went out to buy the paper bags that they needed.When she came back，she brought with her Bernard.Bernard felt gr
31、ateful to all of them for what they had done for him.With everything ready，Bernard started out on his new business.Much sooner than could be expected，he returned with an empty basket and so much money that he had never seen before.He was so delighted that he could hardly speak，but his bright smiling face spoke for him.For many weeks，every Saturday，the three children would prepare popcorn for Bernard to sell.This little boy therefore could help support his family.All of this was because of Johns bright idea.