2024-2025学年下学期高中英语选修一第二单元B卷

选修一Unit2B卷

完形填空(共1小题)

1.Marsisnot,itseems,thedryoldplanetweoncebelieved(1).Astronautswhoare(2)to

gothereinthenextdecademayfindplentyofwaterto(3)theirthirst.Andwithwaterpresent,the

(4)offindingsomesortoflifeofMarsare(5)brighter.

Thisistheviewoffortygeologistswhohavebeenanalysing(6)ofpicturesandotherscientific(7)

obtainedbyrobotexplorersinthesixtiesandseventies.

Tobeginwith,scientiststhoughttheredplanetwasas(8)astheMoon(9)duststorms

swirlingovervastsandy(10).Butnowthepictureisvery(11)withmountainsandvalleyscarved

by(12)glaciersandriversrushingandrumblingdeepunderground.

InareportontheanalysisoftheMartianpictures,DrMichaelCaroftheUSGeologicalSurveycomments,

nIamconvinced(13)lotsofwateronMars."Anysurfacewaterwillbeinthe(14)ofice.Butit

couldsaveexplorersfrom(15)totakesomuch(16)withthem.

Thereportsays(17)Marsprobablyhadawarmerclimateinages(18)duetoitsaxis(轴)

havingbeenmoretilted(倾斜)towardsthesun.

(19)signsofplantoranimallifehavebeen(20)byinstrumentslandedonMars,thoughthe

landingvehicleshavebeensentthereforafewyears.

(1)A.itisB.itC.ittobeD.was

(2)A.expectedB.hopedC.requiredD.sent

(3)A.bringaboutB.getridofC.bringinD.getawaywith

(4)A.chancesB.openingsC.occasionsD.possibility

(5)A.quiteB.veryC.muchD.more

(6)A.afewB.manyC.thousandD.thousands

(7)A.skillsB.newsC.intelligenceD.information

(8)A.peacefulB.quietC.lifelessD.dead

(9)A.ofB.withC.forD.through

(10)A.desertsB.mountainsC.riversD.seas

(11)A.difficultB.easyC.sameD.different

(12)A.energeticB.greatC.heavyD.powerful

(13)A.there*sB.there'reC.here*sD.here're

(14)A.appearanceB.wayC.formD.shape

(15)A.haveB.havingC.carryD.carrying

(16)A.waterB.iceC.equipmentD.oxygen

(17)A.whatB.ifC.howD.that

(18)A.passB.pastC.agoD.before

(19)A.NotB.NoC.NorD.Never

(20)A.approvedB.draggedC.supposedD.detected

二.阅读理解（共2小题）

2.Somehospitalsareusingrobotsformedicalassistance.Robotnursesperformavarietyoftaskssuchas

deliveringmedicine,foodandlaboratorysamplestosickroomsandtakingawaywaste.Patientsaren*ttreated

byrobots,asthisisstilldonebymedicalstaff.Theideaistoemployrobotstotransportsuppliesbetween

departments.

"Nursesoftenhavetobreakofffromwhattheyaredoingtogathersupplies,"saysPeterSeiff,whomakes

therobotscalledTUGs.Researchshowsanyinterruptioninmedicalworkcanleadtoerrors-anursemayforget

whethershehasgivenmedicineandmaygiveapatientdoublethedoseornoneatall.

Therobotsvaryinsizeaccordingtowhatjobtheyperform,butnormallylaketheshapeofametalboxon

wheels,withaboxonthesidecontainingtheirsoftware.Afterbeingprogrammed,therobotsareabletofindtheir

wayaroundahospitalunassisted.Theyalsocontainscanningtechnologytocreateelectronicpicturesora

"memory"ofroutesontheirharddrivestohelpthemgothroughpassages,doorsandotherobstacles.Eachrobotis

alsomonitoredattheproducer'sheadquartersincaseitrunsintoanydifficulties.

TrialsshowTUGsreducethetimeittakesforapatienttoreceivemedicine,andstopdrugsfromgoing

missing.Totheoverloadedmedicalstaff,thenewrobotsareundoubtedlyaknightinshiningarmour."Thebiggest

complaintswereceivefrompatientsisthatthenursesdon'tspendenoughtimewiththem,"saysKatherine

Mulligan,directorofnursingatthehospital."TheTUGsallownursestospendmoretimefocusingonpatient

care.Nursesatisfactionhasimproved."

(1)Whatcanwelearnabouttherobotnursesfromthetext?

A.Theywillsubstitutehumannursesoneday.

B.Theyarenotwellreceivedbythepatientsatall.

C.Theystopfunctioningwhentheyrunintoanydifficulties.

D.Theyrelievehumannursestospendmoretimewithpatients.

(2)Whatdoestheexpression"aknightinshiningarmourninthelastparagraphmean?

A.Someonefullofimagination.

B.Someonepopularwithpatients.

C.Someonealwaysreadytoofferhelp.

D.Someonegraduatingfrommedicalcollege.

(3)Whatisthewriter*sattitudetowardstherobotnurses?

A.Suspicious.

B.Enthusiastic.

C.Indifferent.

D.Cautious.

3.Trafficjamsandcities,itseems,gohandinhand.Everyonecomplainsaboutbeingstuckintraffic,but,like

theweather,nooneseemstodoanythingaboutit.Inparticular,trafficengineers,transportationplanners,

andpublicofficialsresponsiblefortransportationsystemsinlargecitiesarefrequentlycriticizedforfailingto

solvethetrafficjam.

Butisthetrafficjamsignoffailure?Longqueuesatrestaurantsortheaterboxofficesareseenassignsof

success.Shouldtransportationsystemsbeviewedanydifferently?Ithinkweshouldrecognizethatthetrafficjam

isanunpreventableby-product-(副产品)ofsuccessfulcities,andviewthe''trafficproblem"inadifferent

light.

Citiesexistbecausetheyimprovesocialcommunicationandeconomictrade.Thetrafficjamoccurswhere

therearelotsofpeoplebutlimitedspace.Culturallyandeconomicallysuccessfulcitieshavetheworsttraffic

problems,whiledecayingcitiesdon'thavemuchtraffic.NewYorkandLosAngelesareAmerica'smostcrowded

cities.Butifyouwantaccesstomajorbrokeragehouses(经2己彳亍)，youwillfindthemeasiertoreachincrowded

NewYorkthaninanyotherlargecities.Andifyourcompanyneedsaccesstopost-productionfilmeditorsor

satellite-guidanceengineers,youwillreachthemmorequicklythroughthecrowdedfreewaysofLAthan

throughlesscrowdedroadselsewhere.

Despitethetrafficjam,alargeramountofsocialcommunicationandeconomictradecanbemadebetterin

large,crowdedcitiesthanelsewhere.Seeninthislight,thetrafficjamisanunfortunateresultofprosperity(繁

荣)，notacauseoftheeconomicfallandurbandecay.Sowhilewecanconsiderthetrafficjamasincreasingcost

intheareasofbigcities,thecostofinaccessibilityinuncrowdedplacesisalmostcertainlygreater.

Thereisnodoubtthatthetrafficjambringstheterribleeconomicandenvironmentaldamageinplaceslike

Bangkok,Jakarta,andLagos.Butmobility(流动性)isfarhigherandtrafficjamlevelsarefarlowerhereinthe

US,eveninourmostcrowdedcities.That*swhy,fornow,wedon*tseepeopleandcapitalstreamingoutofSan

FranciscoandChicago,headingforcitieslikeElCentroandMcAllen.

(1)Wecanconcludefromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.thetrafficjamandweatherarethetwofactorspreventingthedevelopmentofbigcities

B.thetrafficjamseemstobeverydifficulttodealwith

C.iftrafficengineerstrytheirbest,thetrafficjamcanbesolved

D.publicofficialsarealwayscriticizedformisusingtheirpower

(2)BysayingndecayingM(inPara.3),theauthorprobablymeans.

A.lesspowerfulandinfluential

B.developing

C.richandsuccessful

D.small-sized

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ThetrafficjamhascausedterribleeffectsincitiessuchasBangkokandLagos.

B.ThetrafficjaminSanFranciscohasresultedinthecapitalflowingout.

C.ThetrafficjamlevelinJakartaislowerthanthatintheUS.

D.McAllenisascrowdedandsuccessfulasSanFrancisco.

(4)What*stheauthor*sopiniononthetrafficjam?

A.Incities,thetrafficjamisavoidable.

B.Thetrafficjamisbothasignoffailureandasignofsuccess.

C.Thetrafficjamistheresultofsuccessfulcities.

D.Thetrafficjamcanpromotesocialcommunicationandeconomictrade.

三.信息匹配（共1小题）

4.Thefutureinsci-fimoviesseemssoclose,yetsofaraway.Delightfully,5Gtechnologymakesthatfuture

lookeasilyachievable.Schools,hospitals,transportation,factories-evenourhomeswillsoonusethis

powerfulwirelessnetwork.Lastyear,Chinastartedtesting5Gmobilenetworksinitsseveralcities.Sowhatis

5G?It'sthelatestgenerationofcellular（蜂窝状的）networktechnology.（1）

5G'sbenefitsmainlycomefromspeedandconnectivity（连接）.（2）Peoplewillbeabletousethe

Internetatamuchgreaterspeedthanbefore.Imaginebeingabletodownloadanentiremovieinjustafew

seconds!That'showfast5Gwillbe.

（3）Forexample,oneofthebiggestproblemswithdevelopingdriverlesscarsisthedelaybetween

sendingasignalandreceivingit.Driverlesscarsmustbeabletoreactinstantlytosuddenchangesintheir

environment,suchasadogrunningacrosstheroad.Thiswillrequirethesecarstosendandreceivehugeamounts

ofdatawithinmilliseconds（毫秒）.（4）Itwillalsoallowdoctorstoperformoperationsremotely,using

robots.Therobotswillrespondmorequicklytothedoctors*movements.

Sowhatabout5G'sconnectivity?（5）.Imaginehavingasmarthomethatautomaticallyturnsthe

lightsonwhenyouopenyourfrontdoor.

"Newthingsbecomepossiblewhenyoucanmoveinformationatamassivescale,"GordonSmith,CEOof

telecomequipmentresellerSagent,toldTheTelegraph.n5Gbecomesthegreatenabler."

A.Wemaydevelop"smart"environmentswithit.

B.Suchspeedhelpsothertechnologies,too.

C.5Gwillmakethispossible.

D.Itconnectspeople'slivesinvariousways.

E.Itisfasterandmorestablethan4G,thepreviousgeneration.

F.With5G,peoplecanconvenientlysolvemanyproblems.

G.Theadvantageofhigherspeedsisobvious.

四.语法填空（共1小题）

5.Therearemanybeautifultreasuresthatpeoplecanreceivefromnature，（1）（其

中有天然染料）.Themostcommonnaturalsource,（2）（天然染料来自），is

plants.Materialsformakingnaturaldyes（染料）canoftenbefoundingardens（3）

（五彩缤纷的花被种植在那里）.Othernaturaldyesaremadefrominsects,seacreaturesandmineral

compounds.

Naturaldyesarenowreturningtopopularity,especiallywithartistsandcraftspeople.Thereasons,（4）

（他们更喜欢天然染料的原因），arethatthecolorsarebrighterandcanbekeptlonger.Naturaldyesarealso

becomingmorepopularwithconsumers（5）（对他们来说爱护环境是极其重要

的）.Moreandmorepeoplefeelthatbyusingnaturaldyes,wecanremindourselvesofnature'sbeautyandprotect

thenaturalworld.

五.单词拼写（共5小题）

6.Theoldcoupleliveina（偏远的）village.

7.Turnoffatthe（路标）fortheEast71stStreetexit.

8.（2020秋•朝阳区校级期末）Manypeopleexpressedastrong（偏爱）fortheoriginal

plan.

9.Noonecanpredicthowmuchdamagetheradiation（渗漏）willcausetotheenvironment.

10.（2022秋•汶上县校级月考）Wemayleaveandmovetoanotherplanetinthe（遥远的）

future.

六.书面表达（共1小题）

11.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

MotherandIspentmorningscleaningupthedirtthatblewintoourhouse.Mothersaidallthedustwasdueto

thedrought,notonlyhereinourvillagebutalloverthegreatplains

Thedirtcoveredeverything.WhenmysisterAmy,andIwalkedtoschool,weworekerchiefs（方头巾）over

ourmouthssothatwedidn'tbreatheinthedirt.Whentheairqualitywassobadthattheschoolwasclosed,we

stayedathomeandhelpedMotherputwetsheetsoverthewindows,butthedirtalwaysfoundawayin.

LastSunday,therewasnodirtintheair,onlybrightsunshineandaclearbluesky.Afterbreakfast,Father

headedouttothefarmtocheckonthecattlewhileMotherstarteddoingsomewashing.AmyandIplayedinthe

yard.Surprisingly,thetemperaturesuddenlydropped.

ThenMothershoutedfromthehouse,"ChristineyouandAmygetinside,quick,now!"

Ilookedtowardsthewestandsawahugeblackcloud.Allthebirdsflewaway."Amy,gowithMother!"I

shouted,"HIwarnFather."

Amyrantowardsthehouse.ThestormhitsofastandIbarelysawherclimbthesteps.Inaninstanttheday

turnedintonight.Istumbled（绊彳到）overourbicyclesleftcarelesslyintheyard.Iscreamed,hopingmyvoice

wouldleadFatherback.

Thedirtandsandstung(刺痛)myskinlikeathousandbees.Ineededtogettoashelter.Coveringmyface

withonehand,Imovedtowardsourcarwhichwasparkedintheyardandopenedthedoor.Dirtflewinwithmeas

Iclosedthedoor.Fatherwasstilloutthere!Ineededtohelphimfindthecar.

Isearchedthedashboard(仪表板)andfoundtheswitchforthefrontlightsWouldFatherseetheminthe

darkness?Washesafe?Ipushedthehorn(喇叭)againandagain,hopingFatherwouldhearit.IpusheduntilI

hadnomorestrengthinmyarms.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

Suddenly,Father'sfaceappearedatthewindow.

Finally，thewindstoppedandthedustbegantosettle.

七.词汇应用(共1小题)

12.

switchoff,berelevantto,intheabsenceof,keeptrackof,ratherthan,respondto,leadto,keep

intouchwith

(1)HehashisfriendsusingFacebookinthepasttenyears.

(2)Itwasthedriverscarelessnessthattheaccidentlastnight.

(3)Don'tforgettotheradiobeforeyouleave.

(4)Historyisthebestteacher.ltfaithfullythedevelopmentpathofeachcountry

andforetellsthefuturetous.

(5)Extremeweatherismostlikelytoglobalwarming.

(6)However,learningEnglishisverydifficultanativelanguageenvironment.

选修一Unit2B卷

参考答案与试题解析

一.完形填空(共1小题)

1.Marsisnot,itseems,thedryoldplanetweoncebelieved(1)C.Astronautswhoare(2)Atogo

thereinthenextdecademayfindplentyofwaterto(3)Btheirthirst.Andwithwaterpresent,the(4)

A_offindingsomesortoflifeofMarsare(5)Cbrighter.

Thisistheviewoffortygeologistswhohavebeenanalysing(6)Dofpicturesandotherscientific(7)

D_obtainedbyrobotexplorersinthesixtiesandseventies.

Tobeginwith,scientiststhoughttheredplanetwasas(8)CastheMoon(9)Bduststormsswirling

overvastsandy(10)A.Butnowthepictureisvery(11)Dwithmountainsandvalleyscarvedby(12)

D_glaciersandriversrushingandrumblingdeepunderground.

InareportontheanalysisoftheMartianpictures,DrMichaelCaroftheUSGeologicalSurveycomments,

"Iamconvinced(13)AlotsofwateronMars."Anysurfacewaterwillbeinthe(14)Cofice.Butitcould

saveexplorersfrom(15)Dtotakesomuch(16)Awiththem.

Thereportsays(17)DMarsprobablyhadawarmerclimateinages(18)Bduetoitsaxis(轴)

havingbeenmoretilted(倾斜)towardsthesun.

(19)Bsignsofplantoranimallifehavebeen(20)DbyinstrumentslandedonMars,thoughthe

landingvehicleshavebeensentthereforafewyears.

(1)A.itisB.itC.ittobeD.was

(2)A.expectedB.hopedC.requiredD.sent

(3)A.bringaboutB.getridofC.bringinD.getawaywith

(4)A.chancesB.openingsC.occasionsD.possibility

(5)A.quiteB.veryC.muchD.more

(6)A.afewB.manyC.thousandD.thousands

(7)A.skillsB.newsC.intelligenceD.information

(8)A.peacefulB.quietC.lifelessD.dead

(9)A.ofB.withC.forD.through

(10)A.desertsB.mountainsC.riversD.seas

(11)A.difficultB.easyC.sameD.different

(12)A.energeticB.greatC.heavyD.powerful

(13)A.there*sB.there'reC.here*sD.here're

(14)A.appearanceB.wayC.formD.shape

(15)A.haveB.havingC.carryD.carrying

(16)A.waterB.iceC.equipmentD.oxygen

(17)A.whatB.ifC.howD.that

(18)A.passB.pastC.agoD.before

(19)A.NotB.NoC.NorD.Never

(20)A.approvedB.draggedC.supposedD.detected

【答案】(1)-(5)CABAC(6)-(10)DDCBA(11)-(15)DDACD(16)-(20)ADBBD

【分析】本文是一篇科普知识类说明文。文章讲述了科学家研究发现，火星有望发现新生命的存在。

【解答】(1)C.考查固定用法及语境理解。A.itis它是；B.it它；C.ittobe它将是；D.was是。根据新的

资料显示，火星似乎并不像我们过去认为的那么干燥。it代替前面的专有名词Mars；tobe为不定式的

省略，其后面省略了dry。故答案为C。

(2)A.考查动词及语境理解。A.expected期望；B.hoped希望；C.required要求；D.sent发送。预计在

未来十年内前往那里的宇航员可能会找到充足的水来解渴。expectsbtodosth表示"期待某人做某事”。

这里用其被动形式：sbbeexpectedtodosth表示"某人被期待做某事"。故答案为A。

(3)B.考查动词短语及语境理解。A.bringabout带来；B.getridof去除；C.bringin引入，采用；D.getaway

with(做坏事)不受惩罚。预计在未来十年内前往那里的宇航员可能会找到充足的水来解渴。故答案

为B。

(4)A.考查名词及语境理解。A.chances机会；B.openings开端；C.occasions场合；D.possibility可能性。

随着水的出现，在火星上面找到某种生命的机会就变得更加明朗了。故答案为A。

(5)C.考查副词及语境理解。A.quite相当，十分；B.very非常；C.much许多；D.more更多。随着水

的出现，在火星上面找到某种生命的机会就变得更加明朗了此处的much用来修饰比较级，其他选项都

不能修饰比较级，但quitebetter除外。故答案为C。

(6)D.考查固定短语及语境理解。A.afew一些；B.many许多；C.thousand千；D.thousands成千的。

thousandsof用复数形式表示不确定的数字，意为”数以千计的”，后接复数名词；afewof后接”限定词+

复数名词“，意为"某(固定)范围内的一些”；manyof后接”限定词+复数名词”，意为”某(固定)范围

内的许多”。故答案为D。

(7)D.考查名词及语境理解。A.skills技巧；B.news新闻；C.intelligence智力；D.information信息。根

据前文Thisistheviewoffortygeologistswhohavebeenanalysingofpictures可知，在六七十年代,

机器人探测到的其他科学信息。故答案为D。

(8)C.考查形容词及语境理解。A.peaceful和平的；B.quiet安静的；C.lifeless无生命的；D.dead死的。

刚开始的时候，科学家们认为这颗红色的行星像月球一样没有生命。故答案为C。

(9)B.考查介词及语境理解。A.of……的；B.with和；C.for为了；D.through通过。此处为“with+名词/

代词+不定式/分词/形容词/副词/介词短语等”构成的复合结构作状语。故答案为Bo

(10)A.考查名词及语境理解。A.deserts沙漠；B.mountains高山；C.rivers河流；D.seas大海。根据前

文duststormsswirlingovervastsandy可知，尘暴在广袤的沙漠(desert)上旋转。故答案为A。

(11)D.考查形容词及语境理解。A.difficult困难的；B.easy容易的；C.same同样的；D.different不同

的。根据前文Butnow可知，现在的图画与原来非常不一样了。故答案为D。

(12)D.考查形容词及语境理解。A.energetic精力充沛的；B.great伟大的;C.heavy沉的；D.powerful

强大的。这里用powerful形容冰河对山谷冲刷的威力巨大。故答案为D。

(13)A.考查固定用法及语境理解。A.there's那有；B.thereTe那有;C.here's这是；D.here're这是。此

句用的是“therebe”结构，其后面的名词water为不可数名词，故谓语动词用单数形式。故答案为A。

(14)C.考查名词及语境理解。A.appearance出现；B.way道路，方式；C.form形式；D.shape形状。词

组intheformof意为"以……的形式”。此句意思是”任何表面上的水将以冰的形式存在"。故答案为C。

(15)D.考查动词及语境理解。A.have有；B.having有；C.carry携带；D.carrying携带。水的存在使探

险者们不用随身携带大量的水。from为介词，后面接动词-ing形式。故答案为D。

(16)A.考查名词及语境理解。A.water水；B.ice冰；C.equipment设备；D.oxygen氧气。根据前文lots

ofwateronMars可知，水的存在使探险者们不用随身携带大量的水。故答案为A。

(17)D.考查连词及语境理解。A.what什么；B.if是否；C.how如何；D.that无词义。报告说由于火星

的轴在过去的岁月中更倾斜于太阳，那时火星的气候可能比现在暖和。此处that引导一个宾语从句，

其本身在宾语从句中不充当任何成分，也没有任何意义，仅起连接的作用。故答案为D。

(18)B.考查动词/副词及语境理解。A.pass通过;B.past过去的;C.ago以前;D.before在...之前。

报告说由于火星的轴在过去的岁月中更倾斜于太阳，那时火星的气候可能比现在暖和。inagespast表示

”在过去的岁月中”。故答案为B。

(19)B.考查形容词/副词及语境理解。A.Not不；B.No没有；C.Nor也不；D.Never绝不。登陆火星的

仪器没有发现植物或动物生命的迹象，尽管登陆飞行器已经被派往火星好几年了。no为形容词，等于

"nota/notany1',表示“没有“，后接名词。故答案为B。

(20)D.考查动词及语境理解。A.approved赞成；B.dragged拖拉；C.supposed假定，假设；D.detected

探测。登陆火星的仪器没有发现植物或动物生命的迹象，尽管登陆飞行器已经被派往火星好几年了。故

答案为D。

【点评】完形填空考查学生综合运用语言的能力。做题时，要先通读全文，掌握大意，然后结合选项，

仔细阅读文章，选择最适合语境的词，注意上下文的呼应及语境。

二.阅读理解(共2小题)

2.Somehospitalsareusingrobotsformedicalassistance.Robotnursesperformavarietyoftaskssuchas

deliveringmedicine,foodandlaboratorysamplestosickroomsandtakingawaywaste.Patientsaren'ttreated

byrobots,asthisisstilldonebymedicalstaff.Theideaistoemployrobotstotransportsuppliesbetween

departments.

"Nursesoftenhavetobreakofffromwhattheyaredoingtogathersupplies,“saysPeterSeiff,whomakes

therobotscalledTUGs.Researchshowsanyinterruptioninmedicalworkcanleadtoerrors-anursemayforget

whethershehasgivenmedicineandmaygiveapatientdoublethedoseornoneatall.

Therobotsvaryinsizeaccordingtowhatjobtheyperform,butnormallylaketheshapeofametalboxon

wheels,withaboxonthesidecontainingtheirsoftware.Afterbeingprogrammed,therobotsareabletofindtheir

wayaroundahospitalunassisted.Theyalsocontainscanningtechnologytocreateelectronicpicturesora

"memory"ofroutesontheirharddrivestohelpthemgothroughpassages,doorsandotherobstacles.Eachrobotis

alsomonitoredattheproducer'sheadquartersincaseitrunsintoanydifficulties.

TrialsshowTUGsreducethetimeittakesforapatienttoreceivemedicine,andstopdrugsfromgoing

missing.Totheoverloadedmedicalstaff,thenewrobotsareundoubtedlyaknightinshiningarmour."Thebiggest

complaintswereceivefrompatientsisthatthenursesdon*tspendenoughtimewiththem,"saysKatherine

Mulligan,directorofnursingatthehospital.nTheTUGsallownursestospendmoretimefocusingonpatient

care.Nursesatisfactionhasimproved.n

(1)Whatcanwelearnabouttherobotnursesfromthetext?D

A.Theywillsubstitutehumannursesoneday.

B.Theyarenotwellreceivedbythepatientsatall.

C.Theystopfunctioningwhentheyrunintoanydifficulties.

D.Theyrelievehumannursestospendmoretimewithpatients.

(2)Whatdoestheexpression"aknightinshiningarmour"inthelastparagraphmean?C

A.Someonefullofimagination.

B.Someonepopularwithpatients.

C.Someonealwaysreadytoofferhelp.

D.Someonegraduatingfrommedicalcollege.

(3)Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardstherobotnurses?B

A.Suspicious.

B.Enthusiastic.

C.Indifferent.

D.Cautious.

【答案】DCB

【分析】本文为说明文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了实验表明”机器人护士”表现良好，大大减

低了病人对于护士没有足够时间照顾他们的不满。

【解答】(1)D.推理判断题。根据第一段Somehospitalsareusingrobotsformedicalassistance.Robotnurses

performavarietyoftaskssuchasdeliveringmedicine,foodandlaboratorysamplestosickroomsandtaking

awaywaste.Patientsaren'ttreatedbyrobots，asthisisstilldonebymedicalstaff.Theideaistoemployrobots

totransportsuppliesbetweendepartments.(一些医院正在使用机器人进行医疗救助。机器人护士执行各种

任务，如将药品、食品和实验室样品送到病房，并带走废物。病人不是由机器人治疗的，因为这仍然是

由医务人员完成的。这个想法是利用机器人在部门之间运输物资。)可知机器人护士减轻了人类护士的

工作，可以和患者相处更长的时间。故选D。

(2)C.推理判断题。根据戈线词所在句子Totheoverloadedmedicalstaff,thenewrobotsareundoubtedly

aknightinshiningarmour.”(对于超负荷的医护人员来说，这些新机器人无疑是一位身穿闪亮盔甲的骑

土。")可知，"aknightinshiningarmour"意为"愿意帮忙的人”。A.Someonefullofimagination充满想象

的人；B.Someonepopularwithpatients受病人欢迎的人；C.Someonealwaysreadytoofferhelp乐于提供

帮助的人；D.Someonegraduatingfrommedicalcollege毕业于医学院的人。故选Co

(3)B.观点态度题。根据最后一段TheTUGsallownursestospendmoretimefocusingonpatient

care.Nursesatisfactionhasimproved(TUGs让护士们有更多的时间专注于患者护理。护士满意度有所提

高河知作者对机器人护士的态度是有热情的。A.Suspicious怀疑的;B.Enthusiastic有热情的；C.Indifferent

不以为然的；D.Cautious谨慎的。故选B。

【点评】做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关

语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。做题时要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正

确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。

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