2019-2020学年高中英语 阅读强化训练（二） 牛津译林版选修7

1 阅读强化训练阅读强化训练 二二 学生用书 p158 单独成册 建议用时 25 分钟 阅读理解 should i stay or should i go an led device 设备 for driverless cars aims to give pedestrians 行人 at a crossing the power to communicate with cars signalling for them to stop or drive on blink created by researchers at the royal college of arts and imperial college london turns the awkward dance of eye contact and hand gestures that happens when a car slows down while someone is waiting to cross the road into something driverless cars can understand blink combines an organic light display with the windscreen 挡风玻璃 and windows of a car and uses light signals to show pedestrians when the car is aware of their presence if the car detects a pedestrian a figure lights up if a pedestrian raises a hand as a stop sign the figure turns green directing the pedestrian to cross and the car is prevented from moving forward if they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go forward the figure turns red and the car continues but george filip at the university of nottingham uk isn t certain it is a good idea to give pedestrians control over driverless cars he says cities could end up crowded because pedestrians keep stopping cars producers should wait until the novelty of driverless cars has worn off before creating car pedestrian communications systems he says we need to learn how people actually communicate with autonomous cars the idea is to help people feel more comfortable around driverless cars says blink co creator raunaq bose it effectively gives pedestrians the car stopping powers of lollipop men and women 帮助学童过马路的交通安全员 the team hasn t yet tested the device on a driverless car but bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest 解题导语 本文是一篇说明文 文章介绍了一种新型的可以辅助行人和无人驾驶 车进行交流的设备 1 what do we know about blink a it s a new car brand 2 b it s a driving aid system c it s a car producing company d it s already widely known to the public b b 解析 细节理解题 由第二 三段的内容可知 blink 可以辅助行人和车辆进行 交流 是一种辅助驾驶系统 2 what will a driverless car do when a pedestrian puts a hand to the side a pick up speed b slow down c come to a stop d keep moving d d 解析 细节理解题 由第四段中的 if they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go forward the figure turns red and the car continues 可知 行人手放旁边的话意味着车辆可以继续前行 3 what s george filip s attitude towards blink a negative b curious c uninterested d appreciative a a 解析 观点态度题 由第五段中 george filip 提到的这种设备可能造成交通拥堵 可知 他对此持反对态度 4 what can be inferred from what bose said a there s a demand for the device b the device has an uncertain future c the device is perfect for driverless cars d several companies have begun to use the device a a 解析 推理判断题 由最后一段中的 bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest 可知 这种设备有市场需求 完形填空 growing flowers from seeds needs both physical work and self control one must take care of the seeds and make sure they get watered on a 1 basis and believe they will actually produce flowers gorgeously 灿烂地 thus 2 gorgeous flowers without mistakes is a miracle 奇迹 which needs to be fed 3 and hard work how does the same thing 4 in life the miracle i dreamed of was to become a n 5 speaker i would to be 3 honest sit in front of motivational speakers as they speak wishing one of them would spot 6 valuable in me and encourage me to follow my 7 i neither said anything nor did but wish then one day i met a professional speaker at a conference i 8 he told me the national speakers association 9 helps whoever makes up his mind to start professional speaking businesses their club was two hours drive away from my home and expensive 10 i was very excited to hear of it frankly it didn t matter to be 11 or to pay it i joined it and made my first speech but i 12 halfway i got so angry at myself that after getting home i locked myself in my home to 13 making speeches for three days and i 14 figured out what i would speak on and then tried to improve my speaking 15 i stuck to it and sincerely said yes to whoever 16 my shortcomings all the time i stopped the negative 17 in my head from disturbing me now five years passed and a n 18 was worked at the age of 53 i became a professional speaker at last what miracle are you hoping for what seed do you mean to 19 and then water it to grow your miracle if you haven t started remember to do it now and the 20 the better 解题导语 作者说种花需要信念 需要小心呵护才能创造奇迹 这与努力工作有 着相同的道理 本文作者讲他如何创造奇迹 如何努力地成为一名职业的演讲人 1 a newb common c changeabled regular d d 解析 作者说种花需要照看种子 定期浇水 并坚信种子会开出漂亮的花朵 2 a harvestingb observing c enjoyingd growing a a 解析 由后文 gorgeous flowers without mistakes is a miracle 奇迹 可 知作者说不出错误地收获灿烂的花儿是一件神奇的事 3 a set asideb cared for c played withd picked off b b 解析 根据语境可知花需要被照料 4 a existb live c appeard improve c c 解析 根据前后文可知作者问像种花这种类似的情景在生活中会出现吗 5 a importantb useful c positived excellent 4 d d 解析 根据语境可知作者的理想是成为一名优秀的演讲者 6 a bothb something c everythingd neither b b 解析 作者每次听职业演讲人演讲总是坐在最前排 希望演讲者发现他身上一些 宝贵的东西 从而鼓励他追求理想 7 a taskb opportunity c dreamd heart c c 解析 根据上下文语境可知作者希望有人鼓励自己追求理想 8 a attendedb praised c likedd knew a a 解析 根据前文可知作者说一天他在一次他参加的大会上遇到了一位职业演讲人 9 a seriouslyb partly c perfectlyd really d d 解析 那位职业演讲人告诉作者 国家演讲者协会真正地帮助每个决心以演讲为 职业的人 10 a asb but c ord and b b 解析 逗号前后的两个分句是并列句 它们之间存在转折关系 因此用 but 连接 11 a inconvenientb difficult c anxiousd unreasonable a a 解析 由前文可知那个演讲俱乐部离作者的家较远 对作者来说不方便 12 a succeededb started c lostd quitted d d 解析 根据前后文可知作者参加了那个演讲俱乐部 他做了第一次演讲 但他半 途放弃了 13 a finishb enjoy c practised imagine c c 解析 作者对自己非常生气 他把自己锁在屋里三天 练习演讲 14 a slowlyb immediately c finallyd eagerly c c 解析 根据语境可知作者把自己锁在屋里三天 练习演讲 终于弄清楚自己要讲 什么了 5 15 a energiesb skills c emotionsd measures b b 解析 根据语境可知作者极力地去提高自己的演讲技术 16 a pointed outb talked about c picked outd got over a a 解析 由前后文可知作者说无论谁指出他的缺点 他都虚心