2020版高考英语一轮复习课时提能练12（含解析）外研版.docx

课时提能练(十二).阅读理解A(2019绵阳诊断)David Rees runs a truly distinctive business.He charges customers $15 to sharpen their pencils to perfection，using a variety of tools.I know what youre thinkingis this a joke？The 39yearold gets asked that question a lot.To clarify everything，he even created a special section on his website telling everyone hes actually providing a real service.You can supply your own pencil or you can have Rees sharpen one of his own favorite 2B pencils.After that，he mails it to you in a display tube with the shavings in a separate bag，and an authentic certificate which just happens to mention the pencil is so sharp as to be a dangerous object.To achieve the desired result，the master sharpener uses all kinds of tools，including general sandpaper，pocket knives and even a special $450 sharpening machine.“It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for，”he says.That determines the most appropriate pencilsharpening technique.Some customers buy pencils as inspirational symbols while others buy them because of their special memories of classic 2B pencils.$15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though，right？Youre not the only one who feels that way，and Davids unique business has really angered lots of people，who talk of inequality in America，saying it is so insane for the wealthy to pay $15 to sharpen a pencil.But others will say，“This is just our urge to put an end to the welfare state because new ideas arise along with the business.”David admits his trade is sort of unusual.But there are those who actually value his service，as is proven by the over 500 orders he has gotten.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了一个人提供为他人削铅笔的独特服务。1How could David make money by sharpening pencils?AHe invented new tools for the job.BHe promoted his skill on his website.CHe saved lots of time for other people.DHe provided quality service for his customers.D推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“To achieve the desired result，the master sharpener uses.even a special $ 450 sharpening machine”可推知，主人公给客户提供高质量的削铅笔服务，故选D。2From his words，we can infer that David Rees .Aknows all kinds of pencil usersBprovides personalized servicesCvalues ideas behind the pencilsDalways writes in pencilB细节理解题。根据第四段中的“It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for”可知，主人公会给客户提供个性化的服务，故选B。3What does the underlined word“insane”(in Paragraph 5) mean?ADeliberate. BRewarding.CUnreasonable. DIrresponsible.C词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句“$ 15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though，right？”，并结合第二段第一句“I know what youre thinkingis this a joke？”可推知，此处的insane意为“十分愚蠢的，疯狂的”，故选C。deliberate“故意的”；rewarding“值得做的”；irresponsible“不负责任的”。4What seems to be the authors attitude to David Rees trade?AIts a fancy service.BIt has a good reputation.CIts awfully expensive.DIt wastes time and money.A观点态度题。根据全文的整体内容可知，作者认为主人公所提供的削铅笔服务是与众不同的、别致的，故选A。B(2019石家庄一模)Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies.Most time the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies.However，in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf.Now，an adorable blueeyed robot，a human avatar，and some hightech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.The Robot Avatar thermalEnhanced system，or RAVE，is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by LauraAnn Petitto，an educational neuroscientist，at WashingtonDC.s Gallaudet University.The learning process begins when the robots camera，which is focused on the babys face，detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature.This，combined with the babys facial expression，causes the robot to turn its head and guide the babys attention to a computer screen，on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby，much like a parent would.For example，if the baby points towards the screen，the avatar might respond，“Are you pointing to me？”and follow that up with a nursery rhyme，fairy tale，or some essential social communication，all in American Sign Language(ASL) The“conversation”continues until the kid loses interest.The researchers，who have been testing the system for three years，found that babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes.Petitto says natural language，whether communicated through speech or sign，activates the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motions prove the babies are learning the essential elements of communication.What sets this technique apart from other methods，such as showing educational videos or television shows，is its interactive nature and realtime response to the babys actions.The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems longterm influence on baby communication，the initial response has been very encouraging.Next，they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文，主要介绍了一种可以帮助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统，以及该系统的工作原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的展望。5What can the RAVE system help parents do?AImprove babies health condition.BTake good care of babies.CDevelop babies language skills.DKeep babies company.C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies”可知，专家认为教孩子语言技能的最佳时间是孩子的婴儿时期；结合第一段尾句“Now，an adorable blueeyed robot，a human avatar，and some hightech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task”以及第二段中的“The Robot.a team of researchers”可知，RAVE系统可以帮助父母完成教婴儿学习语言的任务，故C项正确。6What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?AHow babies learn ASL effectively.BHow parents educate their babies.CHow robots talk and read to babies.DHow the RAVE system works.D段落大意题。根据第二段第二、第三句“The learning.her body temperature.This，combined with the babys facial expression，causes the robot to turn its head and guide the babys attention to a computer screen，on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby，much like a parent would”可知，机器人的摄像头可以检测到婴儿细微的体温变化并与婴儿的面部表情相结合，使机器人转动头部，引导婴儿注意电脑屏幕，在电脑屏幕上，一个人类的形象开始与婴儿交流，就像父母一样；结合全段内容可知，该段主要介绍了RAVE系统的工作原理，故D项正确。7What indicates babies are learning with the help of the RAVE system?AInterest in videos and TV shows.BChanges in their body temperature.CImprovement in their natural language.DHand movements in a rhythm like ASL.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“babies as young.a few minutes”可知，在和这种系统交流互动之后，婴儿就会开始以类似于ASL的节奏晃动他们的手，故D项正确。8What do the researchers think of the RAVE system?APromising. BImpractical.CSatisfactory. DDisappointing.A观点态度题。根据第四段第二、第三句“The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems longterm influence on baby communication，the initial response has been very encouraging.Next，they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies”可知，尽管对这种系统培养婴儿交流技能的长期影响进行评价为时过早，但是其初期的表现令人鼓舞，研究人员将在下一步推出可以用手语和口语与婴儿交流的形象。据此可知，研究人员对这种系统的发展是充满着希望的，A项意为“很有前途的，大有希望的”，符合语境，故A项正确。.短文改错(2019郑州质量预测)Last year my class went on the trip to the mountains for skiing.We have already been to the same place the year before and it had been a wonderfully experience.When we arrived at there，it had snowed heavily the day before and there were terrible storm.At breakfast the next day，everyone there told us not to go skiing because of the bad weather，but we decide to go anyway.When we got to the mountain top，that started snowing again.The hotel had given us some sandwiches to take along，so we ate them since we were waiting for the weather to improve.But it didnt and soon we really felt very frightening.Luckily，I had my cell phone in my bag.I called the emergency services，at last they sent a helicopter to save us.【答案】Last year my class went on trip to the mountains for skiing.We already been to the same place the year before and it had been a experience.When we arrived there，it had snowed heavily the day before and there were terrible .At breakfast the next day，everyone there told us not to go skiing because of the bad weather，but we to go anyway.When we got to the mountain top， started snowing again.The hotel had given us some sandwiches to take along，so we ate them we were waiting for the weather to improve.But it didnt and soon we really felt very .Luckily，I had my cell phone in my bag.I called the emergency services， at last they sent a helicopter to save us.书面表达(20