1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 阅读理解（科普知识类） 完形填空（夹叙夹议文） +应用文写作 . 阅读理解 (2018 河北衡水中学大联考 ) Technology offers conveniences such as opening the garage door from your car or changing the television station without touching the TV. Now one American company is offering its employees a new convenience: a microchip implanted i
2、n their hands.Employees who have these chips can do all kinds of things just by waving their hands.Three Square Market is offering to implant microchips in all of their employees for free.Each chip costs 300 and Three Square Market will pay for the chip.Employees can volunteer to have the chips impl
3、anted in their hands.About 50 out of 80 employees have chosen to do so.The president of the company，his wife and their children are also getting chips implanted in their hands. The chip is about the size of a grain of rice.Implanting the chip only takes about a second and is said to hurt only very b
4、riefly.The chips go under the skin between the thumb and forefinger.With a chip in the hand， a person can enter the office building， buy food， sign into computers and more， simply by waving that hand near a scanner.The chips will be also used to identify employees.Employees who want convenience， but
5、 do not want to have a microchip implanted under their skin， can wear a wristband(腕带 ) or a ring with a chip instead.They can perform the same tasks with a wave of their hands as if they had an implanted chip. Three Square Market is the first company in the United States to offer to implant chips in
6、 its employees.Epicenter， a company in Sweden， has been implanting chips in its employees for a while. Three Square Market says the chip cannot track the employees.The company says scanners can read the chips only when they are within a few inches of them.“The chips protect against identity theft， s
7、imilar to credit cards.”The U.S.Food and Drug Administration approved the chips back in 2004， so they should be safe for humans，according to the company. In the future， people with the chips may be able to do more with them， even outside the office.Todd Westby is Chief Executive Officer of Three Squ
8、are Market.He says，“Eventually ， this technology will become standardized allowing you to use this as 【 精品教育资源文库 】 your passport， public transit， all purchasing opportunities， etc.” 1.What is the third paragraph mainly about? A.The substitutes of the chips. B.The potential risks of implanting the c
9、hips. C.The places to implant the chips. D.The advantages of the chips. 2.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A.The hands. B.The scanners. C.The employees. D.The credit cards. 3.We can infer that . A.the chips have magic powers B.the price of the chips is reasonable C.the c
10、hips are very popular among the employees D.most people suspect the application of the chips 4.Which of the following best describes Todd Westbys attitude towards the chips? A.Defensive. B.Disappointed. C.Casual. D.Optimistic. . 完形填空 (2018 天津南开中学月考 ) My memories of my father are slim because he was
11、so sick in the last years of his life.But there are 5 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 6 . When I was small I was somewhat 7 of lightning and thunder.My father explained it.The explanation was in 8 that a child could understand but was basically correct.I
12、 gained a better 9 later， but I didnt have to unlearn a nything. What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds 10 it traveled to the ground like a spark.When it traveled 11 the air it made the air so hot that it 12 .Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rus
13、hed in to 13 the space.He clapped his hands together very loud， 14 to be the air rushing in， and said that made the thunder.When I hear thunder， I can still hear that 15 . He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was 16 .It was one of those nights when the sky
14、was full of stars： no moon，【 精品教育资源文库 】 no town lights.But there were more stars than you could 17 and they had color too.He said that if there were no clouds， we had no blankets and were 18 to the universe.Our warmth was going to 19 the whole universe.When there were clouds， they were like blanket
15、s and we were not exposed to the universe.I 20 feel on the edge of space on a very clear night. I am sure there were many other lessons that I 21 but no longer remember.What I did 22 ， in general， was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them， the more comfortable the world wa
16、s to live in.I was not taught that there were 23 but that there was understanding if you looked for it.This may be why I have always been 24 in science. 5.A.some B.few C.others D.all 6.A.science B.nature C.weather D.universe 7.A.sure B.fond C.tired D.afraid 8.A.depth B.gestures C.words D.data 9.A.kn
17、owledge B.understanding C.command D.confidence 10.A.but B.and C.for D.or 11.A.through B.to C.along D.above 12.A.shone B.burned C.expanded D.broke 13.A.break B.make C.avoid D.fill 14.A.trying B.proving C.hoping D.pretending 15.A.clap B.remark C.voice D.crash 16.A.cold B.bright 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.clear D
18、.foggy 17.A.imagine B.foresee C.explore D.identify 18.A.committed B.exposed C.related D.led 19.A.extend B.protect C.heat D.light 20.A.ever B.also C.even D.still 21.A.selected B.arranged C.absorbed D.delivered 22.A.consider B.promise C.explain D.learn 23.A.memories B.blankets C.mysteries D.thunders 2
19、4.A.engaged B.interested C.successful D.skillful . 应用文写作 假定你是李华。你收到了美国朋友 Peter 寄来的最新英文小说。请给他回信，要点如下： 1.小说收到； 2.回赠礼物； 3.礼物意义； 4.邀请来华。 注意： 1.词数 80 左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Peter， 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Yours， Li Hua 答案精析 . 语篇解读 本文为说明文，介绍了一种可植于人体手上的芯片，这种芯片可带给人极大的便利，研究人员对其应用前景充满期待。 1.D 段落大意题
20、。根据第三段内容可知该段主要讲述了芯片的优势。故选 D。 2.B 代词指代题。根据第五段第二句 “The company says scanners can read the chips only when they are within a few inches of them.” 公司说扫描仪只有在距离它 (扫描仪 )几英寸的 地方才能读取芯片。故 them 指代的是 scanners。故选 B。 3.C 推理判断题。根据第二段尤其是倒数第二句 “About 50 out of 80 employees have chosen to do so.” 可知芯片在员工当中很受欢迎。故选 C。
21、4.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句 Todd Westby 说的话 “Eventually ， this technology will become standardized allowing you to use this as your passport， public transit， all purchasing opportunities， etc.” 可知他对芯片的态度是乐观的。故选 D。 . 语篇解读 本文讲述了作者对于父亲的记忆很少。但是父亲曾经用通俗易懂的方式来教育自己，作者现在仍然记忆犹新，是父亲的教育激发了作者对于科学的极大兴趣。 5.A 根据上文可知，作者对于父
22、亲的记忆比较少，但仍有一些令作者记忆深刻。由此可知，A 选项与语境相符。故选 A。 6.A 根据下文作者的讲述尤其是最后一段最后一句 “This may be why I ha ve always been in science.” 可知，此处指的是科学，因此，空格处应该使用 “science” 。故选 A。 7.D 作者小时候有点害怕闪电和雷声，所以父亲才给他解释。 afraid 害怕的。故选 D。 8.C 作者父亲的解释使用了孩子能够理解的词语。 depth 深度； gesture 姿势； word 词，单词； data 资料。由此可知， C 选项与语境相符。故选 C。 9.B 作者后来对此有了更好的理解。 knowledge 知识； understanding 理解； command 命令；confidence 自信。 B 选项符合语境，故选 B。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 10.B 作者的父亲说云中有电，电像火花一样传到地面。根据语境及句子前后的逻辑关系可知，空白处应该使用 “and” 。故选 B。 11.A 此处表示的是光穿过空气，四个选项均为介词，其中 “through” 意为 “ 穿过 ” 。符合语境，故选 A。
