1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China 阅读理解 组块专练 练速度 (本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！ ) (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 河南实验中学模拟 ) At the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better and smarter”. Here we hav e picked three of this year
2、s inventions that could be a part of your life in the near future. The levitating(悬浮的 ) light bulb This special light bulb was invented by U S. artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a light bulb float from hoverboards (悬浮滑板 ), which he used to dream of having as a kid. But the
3、 floating is not the most amazing part. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets(磁铁 ), which were put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base, does the job. Whats new here is a technology called induction (电磁感应 ). It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even
4、they are not in contact. Shoes that tie themselves Theyre not what you thinkshoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step in them, your feet will hit a sensor (传感器 ) in the shoes and the motor will automatically
5、 tighten the laces. But the shoes werent just designed for lazy peoples needs. They could actually give athletes an advantage during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily. The notouch thermometer(体温计 ) Taking your body temperature usually means put
6、ting a thermometer in your armpits (腋窝 ) and staying still for minutes. It may be easy or you, but its an impossible task for little kids. Now, with the new thermometer, users can simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patients forehead and press the button, and it can get reading in two seconds. 【语篇
7、解读】 每到年终岁尾，时代周刊都会评选出 25 项 “ 让世界变得更加美好和智能的 ” 最佳发明。本文介绍了其中的三项发明。 1 The most amazing aspect of the levitating light bulb is that _. A it can float B its inventor is more than a scientist C it makes use of the rejection of the magnets D induction allows it to get power even when unconnected with the bas
8、e 答案与解析： D 细节理解题。根据 The levitating light bulb 部分最后两句 “Whats new here is. It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.” 可知，悬浮灯泡最神奇的地方是这项电磁感应技术可以让灯泡不用接触底座就能通电。 2 How is the notouch thermometer different from other ones? A It makes it easier to take kids temperature
9、. B You need wait two minutes for the reading. C You dont need to press the button. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D It should be put in ones armpit. 答案与解析： A 推理判断题。根据 The notouch thermometer 部 分第二段可知，这种新型的体温计可以不用紧贴皮肤，而且读取数据的时间也很短。由此可知，这个发明让儿童的体温测量变得更容易了。 3 In which part of a newspaper can you possibly read this tex
10、t? A Education. B Sports. C Science. D Entertainment. 答案与解析： C 推理判断题。本文介绍了三项新的科技发明，属于科技类文章。 B (2018 武汉市武昌区高三年级五月调研考试 ) Kanda really doesnt like to walk alone. The scientist from a research institute of intelligent robots finds the experience so boring that hed rather drive even though he lives close
11、 to his lab and knows that walking is healthy. “I enjoy walking with someone, like with my wife, with my daughter， ” Kanda said. “But they are not always available.” So Kanda, who specializes in humanlike bots, developed a robotic walking partner that could make small talk based on its surroundings,
12、 which, he hopes, might motivate people to get out and exercise more. The bot rests on a persons shoulder like a boxy parrot. It weighs about a pound and a half and sits roughly 8.5 inches high, and is 3.5 inches wide and 10 inches long. A microphone, a speaker, and an internal camera allow it to co
13、mmunicate. Its even equipped with a smile. Kanda and his team collected video from five different locations, including a garden and a shopping mall, and created a dataset of small talk topics related to each location. Then they programmed the robot to associate visual cues with specific topics. A sp
14、ecial speech software provided the robot with a voice. Near a group of parked cars, for example, it might say， “In a big parking lot, sometimes I forget where I parked.” They tested the robot on 15 volunteers, 10 males and 5 females, who were paid and averaged about 26 years old. “Have you ever blow
15、n a puff of dandelion( 蒲公英 )seeds into the air？ ” The robot asked a participant, who smiled and responded ，“Yes, I often did that when I was a child.” Although s everal participants noted the robots weight, Kanda was surprised that no one considered the experience strange or funny. “I guess people e
16、njoy new technologies ， ” he said. Just like a human partner, Kandas bot isnt perfect. Its not able to go for walks in heavy rain and, while the robot can make expressions, it cant really hold a conversation, about which Kanda is most worried. Despite its limits, Kanda was comforted by the bots pres
17、ence. “I felt a kind of sense of being with someone ， ” he said, “parti cularly when it spoke.” 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了新研发的陪人散步的机器人。 4 Why does Kanda have the idea of developing a robotic walking partner? A Because he wants someone to accompany him while walking. B Because he has never developed a robot like
18、 a parrot. C Because his family are unwilling to walk with him. D Because he is crazy about developing robots. 答案与解析： A 细节理解题。根据第一段的 “I enjoy walking with someone, like with my wife, with my daughter， Kanda said. But they are not always available.” 可知， Kanda 发明陪人散步的机器人的原因是 想找个人在他散步时陪他，故选 A。 5 What c
19、haracteristic does the robot have? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A It can “speak” and “see” B It can walk like a human being. C It can communicate with people freely. D It is much more humorous than a real person. 答案与解析： A 推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第二句 “A microphone, a speak er, and an internal camera allow it to communicate” 以
20、 及 第 三 段 的 “Then they programmed.with a voice” 可推知，这种机器人可以说话还可以看，故选 A。 6 What is necessary for the robot to function? A A small size. B A boxy shape. C A human partner. D A speech software. 答案与解析： D 细节理解题。根据第二 段倒数第二句 “A microphone, a speaker, and an internal camera allow it to communicate” 和第三段的 “Th
21、en they programmed.A special speech software provided the robot with a voice” 可知，这种机器人是要配备麦克风、扬声器、内置摄像头以及特殊的语音软件的，故选 D。 7 What is Kanda most likely to do about his robot next? A To make it more convenient to carry. B To improve its conversational skills. C To enable it to walk in heavy rain. D To be
22、tter its sound system. 答案与解析： B 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句的 “it cant really hold a conversation, about which Kanda is most worried” 并结合全文的 内容可推知，接下来Kanda 将要改善的是机器人的交流技能，故选 B。 C (2018 合肥市高三第三次教学质量检测 ) Many years ago, when we were a young couple with two small children, aged 2 and 4, we were practically impecuni
23、ous. My inlaws lived from hand to mouth, so we didnt expect any help from them. My parents lived a great distance away, and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation. My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck, carrying groceries for local shopkeepers, but it was constantly breaking down. It took almost all the money we
