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阅读理解+阅读七选五十书面表达
一、阅读理解
A
Notallpastpredictionshavebeenprovenwrong.Afewofthemhave
beensurprisinglyaccurate.Butforeachpredictionthathascometrue,some
othershavemissedbyamile.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn'tconsiderhow
peoplewouldwanttousethetechnology,orwhetherpeoplereallyneeditin
theirlivesornot.Let'slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.
RobotHelpers
Where'stherobotinmykitchen?Nowhere,ofcourse.Andhe*s
probablynotcominganytimesoon.Robotsdoexisttoday,butmostlyin
factoriesandotherworkingenvironments.
Backinthe1950s,however,peoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobots
wouldbeinmostpeople'shomes.
Sowhyhasn'tthathappened?Maybebecauserobotsarestilltoo
expensiveandclumsy(笨拙的).Andprobablytheideaofrobotscookingour
dinnersandwashingourclothesisjusttooweird.Athomeweseemtobe
doingfinewithoutthem.
TelephonesofTomorrow
In1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephone.Theysaid
bytheyear2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butof
coursetheideahasn'tcaughtonyet.
Why?Thetechnologyworkedfine,butitoverlookedsomethingobvious:
peoplelongforprivacy(隐私).Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophone
conversationwhensomeoneafteryoujuststeppedoutoftheshower?
Probablynot-itcouldbeuncomfortable!Justbecausetechnology
doesn'talwaysmeanthatpeoplewillwanttouseit.
FlyingCar
Andfinally,howaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?Ifsnotso
crazyanymore!Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderful
technologyideastocatchourimagination.Keepwatchingthenews—or
perhapstheskyoutsideyourwindow—toseewhatthefuturewillbring.
1.WhydomostpeoplenotuseRobotHelpers?
A.Theyhaven'tbeendevelopedyet.
B.Theywon'tbringpeoplepracticaluse.
C.Peoplefinditdifficulttocontrolthem.
D.Usingthemneedsmuchtimeandmoney.
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthevideotelephone?
A.Ifsonthewayout.
B.Itsuncomfortabletouseit.
C.It'slikelytoletoutpeople'sprivacy.
D.It'ssomethingthatdoesn'tworkwell.
3.Howdoesthewriterfindtheflyingcar?
A.Ifstoodifficulttoimagine.
B.It'sbeenthefocusofthenews.
C.It'stoocrazyanideatorealize.
D.It'slikelytoappearinthefuture.
B
KatieBlomquist,afirst-gradeteacheratPepperhillElementarySchoolin
NorthCharleston,SouthCarolina,learnedlastyearthatoneofherstudents
wantedabikeforhisbirthday.Buthisparentscouldnotaffordit.So,likemost
otherpeoplethatyouwillfindonInspireMyKids,shedecidedtodo
somethingaboutit!
First,shethoughtabouthowtogetabikeforthatchild.Then,she
decidedtothinkbigger.Howcouldshealsogiveabiketohisbrother?Or
howaboutabiketoeverychildinherclass?Finally,herthoughtgoteven
bigger!Howmightshefindbikesforthe650poorkidsthatmakeupherentire
school?EventhoughMSBlomquistcouldnotaffordtobuythebikesherself,
shefeltshehadtodosomethingaboutit!
So,shedecidedtostartaGoFundMecampaigntoraisemoney.Her
requestcaughton!Inlessthan6months,overI,000donators(捐!l曾者)
fromaroundhercommunityandeven10countriesaroundtheworld,
providedover$80,000indonations!Thiswasenoughtobuymorethan600
bikesforPepperhillstudents,alongwithlocks!
Afterthat,MSBlomquistseffortisnotdone.Sheisstartingacharity
called"GoingPlaces",withadutytobringjoytodeservingchildrenfrompoor
familiesbyprovidingthemwithbikes,swimminglessons,summercamp
chances,andmore.Thiswillenrichtheirgrowthandfueltheirimaginations,
supportingthemostbasicchildhoodright—arighttojoy.Andshehasstarted
anothercampaignforhercharitytohelpmoreschoolsandkids!
4.WhatledMSBlomquisttostartGoFundMecampaign?
A.Herdreamforabike.
B.Akid'sbirthdaywish.
C.Herbadfamilyconditions.
D.AmovingstoryonInspireMyKids.
5.WhatisPeppermillElementarySchoollike?
A.Ifsacommunityschoolforthepoor.
B.Itseducationlevelisfarbelowaverage.
C.Ithasnoaccesstoconvenienttransportation.
D.Itsstudentsallcomefromapoorbackground.
6.ThefiguresinParagraph3suggest.
A.alargenumberofkinddonators
B.thegreatadvantageofGoFundMe
C.theimmediatesuccessofGoFundMe
D.thehugeeconomicbenefitofGoFundMe
7.WhichwordscanbestdescribeKatieBlomquist?
A.Kind-heartedandenthusiastic.
B.Outgoingandindependent.
C.Generousandhonest.
D.Braveandwise.
C
Formorethanfiftyyears,aworkerwasforcedtositonthebackofatruck
andslowlydropplasticbarriers(障碾)tosetoutlanes(车道)ontheGolden
GateBridgeinSanFrancisco.Everyday,theirdirectionchangedtocontrol
thetraffic,meaninganemployeehadtogothroughthedifficulttaskevery
twenty-fourhours.
Butanewpieceofmachinerymeanstheworkcanbecompletedina
matterofminutes.Anew“zippertruck"hasbeenintroduced.Thevehiclelays
andmovesalanebarrierasitdrivesoverthebridge.Lastweekend,the
bridgewasclosedsothenewsafetybarrier,designedtoreducethedangers
ofhead-oncrashes,couldbesetup.
Forthelongestperiodinitsovereighty-yearhistory,thebridgewas
closedearlySaturdaytoallbutwalkers,cyclistsandbusestosetupthe
barriersonthe1.7-milebridge.Asurvivorofa2008head-oncrashonthe
bridgespokeSundayfromawheelchairtohelpintroducethenewbarrierthat
canmoveacrossthebridgessixlanestomeettrafficneeds.
DryGraceDammampushedforasaferbarriersincebecomingunableto
walkaftertheaccident.Shesaidshedecidedtodrivenearthemiddleofthe
bridge,becausesheandherdaughterwererunninglate.BrianClark,who
wasdrivingintheoppositedirection,hadjustlearnedhisfatherhadcancer.
MHesuddenlylostcontrolofthewheel,crossedoverandhitmycar,”
Dammamsaid.
ShesaidsheandClarkbecamefriendsastheypersuaded(说服)the
governmenttousethe$30millionbarrier.ulamsothankful,"saidDammam,
whocametotheceremonywithClark.
8.Whatisthezippertruckfor?
A.Buildingbridges.
B.Repairingtheroad.
C.Carryingplasticbarriers.
D.Settingupsafelanebarriers.
9.WhatcanweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?
A.Itisbeingrepairednow.
B.Itisabridgewitheightlanes.
C.Ithadverydangerouslanesbefore.
D.Itistoooldtobeusedatthemoment.
10.WhatcanwelearnaboutDammamandClark?
A.Theyorganizedtheceremony.
B.Theyaregovernmentofficials.
C.Theydesignedthenewzippertruck.
D.Theyareinfavorofthenewbarrier.
11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.AworkerontheGoldenGateBridge.
B.AgreatbridgeinSanFrancisco.
C.Anewsaferbarriersystem.
D.Aserioustrafficaccident.
D
Lotsofanimalstrytoeatplants.Butsomeplantshavetheirwaysof
fightingback.Forexample,roses,andmanyotherplantsarecoveredwith
sharpthorns(刺).Whenabiganimaltriedtobitethem,ithurts!
Itcanbefreezingcoldinlatewinter-toocoldformostflowerstogrov/.
Butsomeplantscanmaketheirownheat!Takeaskunkcabbageforexample.
ThafsthenameofaplantwhoseflowersopenearlierthanmostotherNorth
Americanflowers.Astheflowergrows,itsometimesmakesenoughheatto
meltitswaythroughsnowandevenice!
Theheatalsohelpstheflowergiveoffasmelllikebadmeat,which
attractsmanyinsectsthathavecomeoutearly.Thefliesgoinsidetheflower
forfood.Ha-ha,ifsatrick!There'snofood.Butwhileaflyisinthere,itgets
coveredwithpollen(花粉).Thenitmayspreadthispollentothenextskunk
cabbage.Fooledyoutwice!
WhenanantelopeorotherlargeanimaleatstheleavesofanAfrican
acaciatree,thetreemaycalloutawarning.
How?Itmaytalkwithgas!Firstthetreesendssomechemicalsintoits
leavestomakethemtastebad.Butitalsomaysendaspecialgasoutthrough
itsleaves.Asthegasspreadstootheracaciatrees,it,,tellsMthosetrees,
MLookout,hungryanimalsarecoming!”Thentheothertreesmaystart
sendingthechemicalsintotheirleaves.Soon,theantelopefindsthefirst
treesleavestoosmell/toeat.Andwhenitmovestothenexttree,andthe
next,itfindsthattheirleavestasteunpleasant.Theantelopemayhaveto
walkmorethan50yardsawaytofindatreeitcaneat.
12.Whatisspecialaboutskunkcabbage?
A.Itsleavescaneatinsects.
B.Itgivesoffasmelltomeltsnow.
C.Ittricksfliesintospreadingpollen.
D.ItsflowersopentheearliestamongNorthAmericanflowers.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“you”refertoinParagraph3?
A.Thereader.B.Theflower.
C.Thefly.D.Theskunkcabbage.
14.WhatdoesanAfricanacaciatreedotoprotectitself?
A.Sendchemicalsandaspecialgas.
B.Giveoffasmelllikebadmeat.
C.Changethecolorofitsleaves.
D.Coveritwiththorns.
15.Howdoesthetextdevelop?
A.Byexplainingreasons.B.Bygivingexamples.
C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bytellingstories.
二、阅读七选五
HowtoSetGoals
Whetheryouhavesmalldreamsorhighexpectations,settinggoals
allowsyoutoplanhowyouwanttomovethroughlife.1
Findoutyourlifegoals.Askyourselfsomeimportantquestionsabout
whatyouwantforyourlife.Whatdoyouwanttoachievetoday,inayear,
andinyourlifetime?Theanswerstothisquestioncanbeasgeneralas”I
wanttobehappy"or“Iwanttohelppeople”.2
Setspecific(具体的)goals.Bespecificandrealisticaboutwhatitisthat
youwanttoachieve.Researchshowsthatsettingaspecificgoalmakesyou
morelikelytoachieveit.3Forexample,“Behealthiernistoobig
andvaguetobeahelpfulgoal.Mlwanttoeatmorevegetables,andIwantto
runamarathon"isbetter.
Writeoutyourgoals.Bedetailed,beclear,andincludeyoursteps.4
Keepyourlistinaplacewhereyoucangetinformedfrequently.Thiswillhelp
keepyoumotivated.
5Youmayfindyourselfsetinyourwaysconcerningbroadlifegoals,
buttakethetimetoreevaluateyoursmallergoals.Areyouaccomplishing
themaccordingtoyourtimeline?Aretheystillnecessarytokeepyouon
tracktowardsyourlargerlifegoals?Allowyourselftheflexibility(是活性)to
makesomesmallchangestoyourgoals.
A.Adjustyourgoals.
B.Trackandmeasureyourprogress.
C.Havingaplanwillhelppushyouahead.
D.Writingthemdowntendstomakethem
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