中考英语复习阅读理解

中考英语冲刺之题型专练（12个专题）

题型04阅读理解

（.山东济南.校联考模拟预测）Publictoiletsaroundtheworldhaveabadnameforbeingdark,dirtyand

dangerous.SomepublicrestroomsinTokyo'strainstationsdon'thavehandsoapinside.AkindergarteninSouthern

Japanstopstakingchildrentoacityparkbecausetheyareafraidofthefliesintherestrooms.Peoplehavelongcalled

forachange.

Tokyorecentlyintroducednewrestroomsintwopublicparks.Foronething,theyarebrightlylitandlook

colourful.Foranother,（heyaretransparent（透明的）.Thisway,peoplewhoneedtogotothetoiletcancheckout（he

cleannessandsafetyoftherestroomswithoutwalkinginsideortouchinganything.

Thenewrestrooms,designedbyShigeruBan,arcmadeoutof“smartglass“thathasalreadybeenusedin

differentbuildingstoprovideprivacywhenneeded.WhenusedandIcckedproperly,thecolourfulglasstoiletwill

becomeopaque.Whenthedoorisunlocked,itwillbecometransparentagain.

Thetoiletsareconsideredasafuturisticexampleofthecountry'stechnologicalachievements.However,people

holddifferentopinionsaboutthesenewpublictoilets.

“Itwilltaketimetogetusedtotlieidea,“saidMingCheng,whosejobisdesigningbuildings.Buthewouldlike

togiveitatry.SarahCopperwhite,atechnologyworkerinTokyo,saidthatalthoughshealwaysavoidedpublic

toilets,shewasgladtousethenewonesbecausetheylookedbrightandclean.tnistscience,''shesaidinaphone

interview.

"Idon'twanttoputmyprivacyatriskJSachikoIshikawa,a32-year-oldwriterandtranslator,said.Ms

Ishikawawoniedthatsomesmallmistakesmightmakerestroomusersaccidentallyexposethemselves.Talia

Harris,awriterwhohaslivedinTokyoforsevenyears,saidshedidnotseeitasausefulwaytomakepeoplefeel

comfortableinpublicrestrooms.^Personally,Ithinkthiswillmakepeoplefeelmoreuncomfortable,especiallyfbr

women.nMsHarris,29,said.

I.Whatdoweknowabout（hetoiletsintheJapanesecitypark?

A.Theyarealwayscrowded.B.Theyareverydirty.

C.Theyhavenotoiletpapcr.D.Tlicyhavenohandsoap.

2.WhydidTokyointroducenewrestroomsinpublicparks?

A.Toshowitstechnologicalachievements.B.Tomakethepublicparksmorepopular.

C.Toimprovethepresentconditions.D.Tohelpdisabledpeopleout.

3.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“opaque“possiblymeaninEnglish?

A.Notabletobeseenthrough.B.Notcleanenoughtobeused.

C.Warmenoughforpeopletouse.D.Bigenoughtoholdmanypeople.

4.WhatdocsSachikoIshikawathinkofthenewpublictoilets?

A.Theycosttoomuch.B.Theyarequiteamazing.

C.Theymakeusersunconifortable.D.Theycannotmakepeoplefeelsafe.

5.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowdoweuseapublictoiletB.Publictoiletaroundtheworld

C.NewpublictoiletinTokyoD.Neverusepublictoilet

（•浙江温州•统考二模）Everybodyisafraidofsomething.Thal'swhatmorethan1,700kidstolduswhenwe

askedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsandaskedwhichonefrightenedthem

most.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey:®ScarymoviesandTVshows;②Scarydreams:

©Thunderstorms,hurricanes,andotherterribleweather;④Warandterrorism*;©Soundsheardatnight.

Itseemsthatnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.Whatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdealfor

someoneelse.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn'tonourlist.

Whatisfear?

Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it'sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat'sagoodthingbecausefearis

theretoprotectus.We'rebomwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthatcouldbedangerous.Thebaby

cries,andtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorher,helpingthebabyfeelsafeandOKagain.

Realvs.Pretend

Thebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetolder,theyunderstandmoreand

startseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam'simaginationleadshim（othinkof

witches,hecantellhimself;44Waitaminute.They'reonlypretendthings.Idon'tneedtoworryaboutthem.”

Thesamegoesfbrthedark.Akid'simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.What'sunder

mybed?IsthatathiefIhear?Withthehelpofaparent,kidscangetmorecomfortableinthedark.Usinganightlight

orshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere'snothingtherecanhelpkidsfightthatfear.

6.Whichofthefollowingcan'thelpakidfightthefearofdark?

A.Usingimaginationstothinkofwitches.

B.Theirparentscoiningovertocomfortthem.

C.Usinganightlighttoseethere'snothingunderthebed.

D.Shiningaflashlighttosecthere'snothingunderthebed.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretend”inparagraph4mean?

A.Ugly.B.Usual.C.Unreal.D.Lovely

8.Whatisthesecondparagraphoftlicpassagemainlyabout?

A.Fourteenscarythingskidslist.B.Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.

C.Thebiggestfearforkidsarealwaysthesame.D.Thethingsfrightenpeoplearethesameasthesurvey.

9.WhichisTRUEaboutthewriter'sopinion?

A.Havingasenseoffearisnotabadthing.B.Nothingcanhelpkidstogetoverafear.

C.Fearissomethingwegetwhenweareolder.D.Notallpeoplecanreacttodangerousthings.

（•江苏无锡•统考一模）Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledElias

Howefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeerworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoavery

difficultproblem:Itseemedreallyhardtogetthethread（线）torunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle（针）.

Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamed:halhehad

beenuaughlbyterriblesoldierswhosekingwauledtokillhiniandcalhimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewing

machine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaround

theneedle.ThekingflewintotheprisonandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeir

spears（矛）raised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.The

inventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtoget

thethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.Thiswas

thesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticalsewingmachine.

EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventor

oftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.Charlotte

BrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.

Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Evenlh?n,apartof

yourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious（无意识的）,butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoes

toworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallkindsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgotten

orneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepart

youusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimages（图像）

whichtheconsciouspartmaynotknowatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagesto

ourselves”.

10.Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas.

A.thefirstpersonthatsolvedproblemsinhissleep

B.muchmorehard-workingIlianotherinventors

C.ihefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworked

D.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreams

11.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas.

A.whatkindofthreadtouse

B.wheretoputtheneedle

C.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak

D.howtoprevent（hethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle

12.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause.

A.healsotriedtoinventasewingniachincB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams

C.hewasoneofHowe'sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“secretmessagestoourselves^^mean?

A.Strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas.B.Imageswhichhavenomeaningareused.

C.Wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning.D.Somespeciallytrainedpeoplecanknowthem.

（•湖北襄阳•统考二模）Orderingtakeoutsisverypopularnowadaysbecauseitisconvenient.Morethan60

percentofthepeopleinChinaordertakeoutfoodatleasttwiceaweek,ifpeopledon'twanttocatout,theycanjust

ordertakeoutsonthesmartphoneandwaitforittobedelivered（送送）.

Whataboutpeoplelivinginancienttimes?Didtheycattakeouts0

Infact,therewastakeoutasfarbackastheSongDynasty.Accordingtohistorybooks,EmperorXiaozong

（1127—1194）likedtoordertakeoutslateatnight.Hisservantsthenwentaroundthecitytopickupthedishesand

bringthembacktothepalace.

A.Shanghai.B.Pudong.C.Beijing.D.Guangzhou.

20.IfhegoesskiingoninBeijingSnowWorldSkiPark,Nickhastopaymoremoneythanon

Tuesday.

A.WednesdayB.FridayC.SundayD.Monday

21.Ifyouwanttoskiforfourhoursonweekdays,howmuchmoneywillyoupayatleast?

A.138yuanB.2(X)yuanC.208yuanD.280yuan

(•安徽芜湖•统考一模)AnnaDuwaswalkingalongthebeachwhenshenoticedplasticsthere.Shereached

downtopickthemup,andquicklyrealizedthereweremanymoretinypiecesthanshecoulddealwith.Itseemed

impossibletocleanthemallup.

Du,12yearsoldatthelime,triedtosolvetheproblemlikeanygoodscientist—first,bydoingalittleresearch.

That'showshelearnedthat8milliontonsofplasticsendupintheoceanseveryyear.

Thenshegottoworkbuildingsomethingthatcouldhelpsolvetheproblem:aremote-operatedvehicle(遥控潜

水器)，orROV.HerROVcanmovethroughwaterandfindplasticsontheoceanfloor.

TheactuallycoolpartofDu'sROVisthedetectionsystem.Sheusesacameraalongwiththreedifferentkinds

oflighttofind(heplastics.Shealsousesvisible(nJ见的)lighttofindunnaturalcolors(hatmightmaketheplastics

standout.

“Shehasaverygoodengineeringsensetobreakdownaproblemlikethisandthengoafterit,“saysengineer

CaseyMachado.Ttsoundssimple,butit'salevelofthinkingthat'sreallyamazing.^^

Dustartedattendingpubliceventsandworkshopsatauniversitywhenshewasfiveyearsold,andsoshepicked

uptheengineeringskillsnecessarytobuildherROV.ShesaysactuallygettingherROVtomovethroughwaterwell

wasnoteasy.Shefailedmanytimes,butshenevergaveuptryingandtesting.

Whenaskedaboutfiiturcplans,shementionswantingtoaddresstheeffectsofclimatechange.UI:hinktherearc

alotofproblems(hatcouldbesolvedwithnewinventions,MsaysDu.

Duthanksherparents,whoforyearshavetakenhertostudentoutreachactivities,forsupportingherinterestin

science,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM).Shesaysshehasbeenabletomeetstudentsandscientiststhere.

“IknowIwanttobeanengineerbecauseIlikebuildingthingstchelpsolvetheworld'sproblems,“saysDu.

"BuiI'mnotsurewhatkindofengineerIwanttobeyet.^^

22.AnnaDunoticedwhilewalkingalongthebeach.

A.paperB.plaslicsC.shellsD.sand

23.WhatcanDu'sROVdo?

A.Itcanfindtheplasticseasilyonthebeach.

B.Itcancleanplasticsallupon(heearth.

C.Itcanmovethroughwaterandfindplasticsontheoceanfloor.

D.Itcanhelpaddresstheeffectsofclimatechange.

24.WhydoesDuwanttobeanengineerinthefuture?

A.Becauseshelearnsalotfromthestudentsandscientists.

B.Becauseshelikesbuildingthingstohelpsolvetheworld'sproblems.

C.Becauseherparentswanthertoworkasanengineer.

D.Becauseshefailedmanytimesirhertests.

25.WhatmadeDusucceedinbuildingherROV?

A.Agoodengineeringsense.B.Thespiritofnevergivingup.

C.Thesupportfromherparents.D.Aboveall.

（•山东滨州•中考模拟）Chinaisagreatcountrywiththelargestpopulationintheworld.Inordertosolvethe

populationproblem,ourgoveminentcarriedoutone-childpolicy（政策）before.Whenitiscarriedoutfor

sometime,manypeoplenotonlyseeitsadvantagesbutalsodisadvantages.

From2016,two-childpolicyisputintoeffect.Inmyopinion,two-childpolicyisgood.Firstofall,two-

childpolicyisthegiftforsomeonlychild.Forsomefamilies,maybeiheparentsareonlychildandtheyalsocan

haveonlychild.Besidesthelonelinessoftheirchild,whentheirchildgrowsupandtheygrowolder,theirchild

marryanonlychildgirl,theburden（负担）ontheirchildandhis

wifeistooheavy.Theirchildandhiswifehavetotakecareoftwocouples.Usually,ayoungcouplelookingafteran

oldcoupleisalittledifficult.Butiftheirparentshavetwochildren,theycanshare（heburdenoftakingcareoftheir

parents.Itwouldbemuchbetter.Secondly,two-childpolicycanguarantee（保证）thenumberofChinese

population.

Allinall,one-childpolicyhasbeenoutofdate.Andtwo-childpolicyisneededandnecessary.Itcansolve

theproblemsofnowadays（现在）andthefuture.

26.Whichcountryhasthelargestpopulationintheworld?

A.AmericaB.BritainC.ChinaD.Japan.

27.Theunderlinedphrase“carriedout”inParagraph1

means""inChinese.

A.携带B.取消C.禁止D.实行

28.Ourgovernmentcarriedoutone-childpolicybeforeinorderto.

A.solvethepopulationproblemB.takecareoftwooldcouples

C.sharetheburdenoftakingcareoftheirparentsD.arguethattwo-childpolicyshouldbeputintoeffect

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.One-childpolicyhasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.

B.It'seasyforayoungcoupletolookafteranoldcouple.

C.Chinaisagreatcountrywiththelargestpopulationintheworld.

D.Forsomefamilies,maybetheparentsareonlychildandtheyalsocanhave

30.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Two-childpolicyisneededandnecessary.

B.Ourgovernmentcarriedoutone-childpolicy.

C.Two-childpolicyisthegiftforsomeonlychild.

D.Two-childpolicycanguaranteethenumberofChinesepopulation.

（2018•广西贵港•中考真题）Doyoualwaysfocusonstudyingandgetting"A"gradesinschool?Most

Chinesestudentsworkreallyhard.ButintheUnitedStales,youmightbeconsideredabookworm（书呆子）ifyou

cannotsocialize（社交）.Socializingisasimportantasyourgrades.Ifyoujuststudyallthetimeanddon'tsocialize,

yourlifewon,tbecomplete.So,howdoesonesocializewithstudentsintheUS?

Lotsofhighschoolsoftenhavesoccergamesduringtheautumnterm.Ididn'tknowanythingaboutsoccer,but

Ijoinedsomeofthesoccergamesinordertohavefunwithmyfriends.IthoughtIcouldlearntherulesfromothers.

However,tomysurprise,someAmericanstudentsdon'tevenknowtherulesbutstillgotothegamesinorderto

socialize.Theychccrforthesoccerplayersandhavefuntogether.

Theothercommonwaytosocializeistojoinafter-schoolclubs.Youcanchooseclubsthatyouareinterestedin

andmakealotofnewfriends.Forexample,oneofmyfriendsstartedasketch（素描）club.Iwasinterested,soI

joinedtheclub.ThereImetlotsofstudentswhowerealsointerestedinsketching.Wesoonbecamefriendswitheach

other.SocializingisanimportantthingintheUS.Butgradesarcstillimportant,too.Acompletestudentshouldhave

theabilitytobalance（平衡）hisorherstudyingandsocializing.

31.YoumightbeconsideredifyoucannotsocializeintheUnitedStates.

A.agoodstudcntB.abookworm

C.alazysludentD.ahard-workingstudent

32.WhendolotsofhighschoolshavesoccergamesintheUS?

A.Duringtheautumnterm.B.Duringthesummerterm.

C.Duringthespringterm.D.During（hewinterterm.

33.Howmanywaystosocializearementionedinthepassage?

A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.MostChinesestudentsworkreallyhard.

B.NotallAmericanstudentswhogotothesoccergamesknowtherules.

C.Thewriterjoinedsomeof（hesoccergamesinordertoplaysoccer.

D.Ifyouwanttomakelotsofnewfriends,youcanjoinclubsthatyouareinterestedin.

35.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoMakeNewFriends.B.BalanceStudyingandSocializing.

C.SocializingIsNotasYourGrades.D.SocializingIstheMostImportantThingintheUS.

（•广东•模拟预测）Areyouafanofcoolinventions?Thesenewproductsmakeourlivesmoreconvenientand

evenfunTimepickedout100ofthebestinventionsin.Lei'shavealookalthreeofthem

EmbodiedMoxie

RobotLookinglikeafriendlyandhelpfulcharacterfromthepopularchildren'sTV

showMisterRogers'Neighborhood,therobotwasdesignedbysomeoftheshow's

creators,aswellaseducationexperts.Moxiecanbeafriendwhoencourageskidsto

readanddraw.Ithelpsthemdevelopcreativeandsocialskills.Forexample,it

encourageschildrentotalkabouttheirfeelingswiththeirfriends.

DarkSkysDS-1

（星空仪）,

PlanetariumDoyoulikewatchingthestarsatnight?Withahomeplanetariumwe

canlookatthenightskywheneverwewant.TheMillerEngineeringDarkSkysDS-1

Planetariumcanproject4.1millionstars!Lastyear,manypeoplewereSluck（困于）

骷insideduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Thisplanetariumbecamepopularbybringing

Athenightskybacktothem.

SATOTap

HandwashingStationBecauseofCOVID-19,washinghandsmoreoftenbecomesnecessary.But

sometimeswccouldn'tfindwaterorsoap.Tomakeitmoreconvenient,aJapanese

companyL1X1LinventedtheSA1（Jlap,whichisamobilehandwashingstation.

Thereisalsoaplacetoputthesoap.Thisnewproductcostsonly3dollarsto6

w

dollars.

36.WhowillEmboidedMoxieRobothelp?

A.Aneducationalexpert.B.Aprimaryschoolstudent.

C.AfriendofMisterRogers'.D.AcreatorofMisterRogers'Neighborhood.

37.Whydidhomeplanetariumbecomepopularlastyear?

A.Itprevents（hecustomersfromgettingili.B.Ilmakeswatchingstarsatanylimepossible.

C.Ithelpspeoplestepoutsidetoenjoythenightsky.D.Itisamachinethatcanprojectthemoststarsever.

38.WhatwasSATOTapinventedfor?

A.Tomakewashinghandsmoreconvenient.B.Tosavewaterandsoapwhenwashinghands.

C.TostoppeoplefromcatchingCOVID-19.D.Tocutdownthepriceofthehandwashingstation.

（•福建三明•统考二模）AsAI（人工智能）develops,thedifferencesbetweenhumansandmachinesare

becomingblurred（模糊不清的）.Robotscanbeassmartashumansandcandosomeofthesamethingswecan

do.

Howcanwestayhuman?Scientistsandphilosophershaveofferedmanyanswers,butthequestionstill▲

ThedevelopmentofAlhasmadethisquestionevenmorecomplicated（复杂的）.

InOctober2017,arobotcalledSophiabecame（hefirstrobotevertohaveanationality.Sophiacanhold

conversationswithhumans.Thishasraisedquestionsaboutwhetherintelligentrobotsshouldhavethesamerightsas

humansinthefuture.

Ofcourse,AIisstillalongwayfrombeingabletohavefeelingslikehumans.ThequestionofwhetherAI

shouldhaverightsornotisabitsillyalthemoment.ButitisworthnotingthatAIcanlearnthethings（hathumans

havetaughtit—forbetterorworse.

Forexample,in2016,MicrosoftintroducedTay一acomputerprogramthatcouldholdconversationswith

people.Taylearnedhowtotalkwithhumansbyreadingthethingstheywroteonline.Withinlessthan24hours,Tay

wentfromwritingpoliterepliestomakingnidecomments.Itlearnedto“say"theseRidethingsfromrealhumans.

Inthefuture,wewillberequiredtoprogramAIwithasenseofethics（《仑理学）andmoralityoneofthe

thingsthatseparateusfromanyotheranimalonearth.AIcandomanyofthesamethingswedo.Buti【cannottell

thedifferencesbetweenrightandwrong.Itcannotfeelsadnessorjoy.Itcannottellaboutthebeauty.Andthatis

whattnilyseparatesusfromthemachines.

39.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe_A?

A.solvesB.repliesC.expectsD.remains

40.Sophiaisdifferentfromotherrobotsbecauseit.

A.lookslikeahumanB.hasanationalilyC.isthefirstAIrobotD.hasfeelingslikehumans

41.Theunderlinedworduthey,,referto.

A.humansB.robotsC.programsD.computers

42.From（hepassage,wecaninfer.

A.AIcanhelpyouchoosewhichdressiswonderfulB.AIcanfeelunhappywhenitcan'tfinishthetask

C.AIcansaysomethingimpoliteifitdislikesyouD.AIcandriveyouhomeaccordingtoyourorder

43.Thewritershowshisideaby.

A.givingexamplesB.listingnumbersC.raisingquestionsD.makingsurvey

（•辽宁鞍山,统考中考真题）Twomonthsago,mysonEriclosthistrombone（长号）.Wewereverysad.

Welearnedthattellingfriendsa?outoursadthingsmadeusfeelbetterandlessworried.Wereceivedsweet

messagesfromfriendsshowingtheircareforus.Ericreceivedthesweetestletterremindingusthatalthoughthingsin

lifecanbesadandmakeusupset,wecanstillfindkindnessaroundus.

Andthen,anotherstudentatadifferentschoolheardaboutthesituationanddecidedtogivehistrombonetomy

son.Ilturnedoutthatitwasthesamekindasthelostone.

WcmetthisyoungmanwhogaveittoEric.HehopedthatEricshouldneverstoplearningandmakingmusic.

Weweresothankfulandhappy.Erichadhisfirstconceitacoupleofweeksago.Onethingaboutkindnessis

thattothereceiverofkindness,itmightnotbenecessary,buttothegiverwhowantstochangethingsforthebetter,

itbecomesreallynecessary.

Wearereallythankfulforeveryone'skindness.Andwearethankfi.ilthatthetrombonegotlost.Ittaughtusso

muchaboutotherpeople'shealing（治愈的）power,evenpeoplewehavenevermetbefore.

44.WhathappenedtoErictwomonthsago?

A.Histrombonewaslost.B.Hegaveawayhistrombone.

C.Histrombonewasbroken.D.Heboughtatrombone.

45.Whatdidthewriterdoafterhersonlostthetrombone?

A.Shekeptitasecret.B.Shedidn'tcareaboutit.

C.Sheboughtanewtrombone.D.Shetoldotherpeopleaboutit.

46.Fromthetext,wecanknowthat.

A.EricwaspleasedtolosehistromboneB.Eric'sclassmatelenthistrombonetohim

C.ErichadhisfirstconcertafewweeksagoD.Eric'smotherstoppedhimlearningandmakingmusic

47.Whywasthewriterthankfulthatthetrombonewaslost?

A.Becauseshecouldbuyhersonanewonc.B.Becauseshegotmanypeople'scareandkindness.

C.Becauseshefoundthetromboneallast.D.Becausehersondidn'tneedthetromboneanymore.

48.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Everyoneisgoodinourlife.B.Shareyourkindnessandmakeothershappy.

C.Alosttromboneandthenecessarykindness.D.WhathappenedwhenEricgotanewtrombone?

（,北京房山•统考二模）Don'tyouthinkrobotsareapartofyourlife?Infactories,robotsputtogether

eveiythingfromtoystocars.Somehomeshaverobotsthatsweepfloorsormowthelawn（剪草坪）.Andmorerobots

arcsoontocome.

LikeaHuman

Robotsdon'texpectanythanksfbralltheworktheydofbrus.Afterall,theydon'thavefeelings.

1ButthatmaybechangingwithNexi,arobotcreatedbyscientistsattheMassachusettsInstitute

ofTechnology.Nexicanmoveitsfacetoshowanger,happinessorsadness.Ilcanalsoraiseits

eyebrows（眉毛）toshowsurprise.

HouseholdHelpers

Howwouldyoulikearobottohelpcleanupyourtoys,oronethatplayshide-and-seekwithyou?

Naocanbeprogrammedtodoboththoseactivities,andmore.Atwo-foot-tallrobot,Naowas

designedbyacompanyinFrancetobeahelperandcompanion（伙伴）.Itcantak,walkand

*evenrememberfaces,voicesandplaces.

RobotsatWork

Needaliftoutofbed?RIBA,shortfbr“RobotfbrInteractiveBodyAssistance”,willlendits

helpfularms!Somepatientsathospitalsandnursinghomeshaveahardtimegettinginandoutof

一dbed.RIBAcangentlyliftapatientoutofbedandhelphimorherintoawheelchair（轮椅）.

WaterBots

Robotsthatworkinwater-andlooklikeseacreatures（生物）—arcmakingnewslately.One

ofthemisaroboticfish.Researchersbuilttheroboticfishtoswiminwatertofindoutpollution.

♦ilThere'sevenaroboticpenguin（企鹅）calledtheAP,whichcanmoveinwaterinall

directions.

49.Bymovingits,Neximightshowitsanger,happinessorsadness.

A.headB.faceC.armD.leg

50.Ifapatientneedsaliftoutofbed,whichmaybeagoodhelper?

A.Nexi.B.Nao.C.RIBA.D.AP.

51.Accordingtothepassage,aroboticfishmightbeusedfbr.

A.discoveringfishB.pickinguprubbish

C.studyingseacrcaturcsD.findingoutpollution

（•广东佛山•佛山市第四中学校考三模）Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshopping

cartsmoreintelligent（智能的）.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoap,andkeeparecordofthebill.

Thetouch-screendevices（装置）areonshowaltheFoodMarketingInstitute'sexhibitionherethisweek,

“Thesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequicker,''saidMichaelAlexander,managerof

SpringboardRetailNetworksCompany,whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConcierge.

CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.Asimilardevice,IBM's"ShoppingBuddy,,,hasrecentlybeen

lest-markeledatStop&ShopstoresinMassachusetts.

Neitherdevicetellsyouhowmanyfatgrams(克)orcaloriesareinyourcart,buttheywillquicklys