Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are 阅读理解练习（含解析）

第第页Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare阅读理解练习（含解析）Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare

阅读理解练习

（2023·全国·九年级专题练习）【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】

Tellme,wherearewe

告诉我，我们在哪里？

GeorgeandHarrysetoutinahotairballoontocrosstheAtlanticOcean.

“Harry,we’dbettergetclosertothegroundsowecanseewhereweare,”saysGeorgeafter37hoursintheair.Harryturnsdowntheheat,andtheballoondropstobelowthecloudcover.

“Istillcan’ttellwhereweare.Getcloser,”saysGeorge.SoHarryturnsdowntheheatontheballoonevenmoreuntiltheyareflyingjustabovetheroofsofcitybuildings.

“Idon’tknowwhatthistownis,”saysGeorge.“GetlowersothatIcanasksomeonewhereweare.”Harryturnsofftheengineandtheballoonfloatsquietlyuntiltheyarejust5metersabovetheground.“Hey,couldyoutelluswhereweare”Harryyellsdowntoaman.

“You’reinaballoon,5metersupintheair,”themanyellsback.

1．WhydidGeorgewanttogetclosertotheground

A．Becausetheballoonwastoohot.B．Becausehewantedabetterview.

C．Becausehewantedtolandtheballoon.D．Becausehewantedtogetoutoftheballoon.

2．WhatdidHarrydowhenGeorgeaskedhimtogetclosertotheground

A．Heturneduptheheat.B．Heturneddowntheheat.

C．Heturnedontheengine.D．Heturnedofftheengine.

3．WhatdidHarrydowhenGeorgewantedtoasksomeonefordirections

A．Heturneduptheheat.B．Heturneddowntheheat.

C．Heturnedontheengine.D．Heturnedofftheengine.

4．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemanonthegroundis________.

A．anexperiencedtravelerB．anexpertonhotairballoons

C．tryingtobefunnyD．unhelpful

5．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage

A．GeorgeandHarryarelostinahotairballoon.

B．Harryknowshowtooperateahotairballoon.

C．GeorgeandHarryflyoveracity.

D．ThemanonthegroundgivesGeorgeandHarrydirections.

（2022秋·湖北荆州·九年级统考阶段练习）Askingfordirectionsisthefirstthingwedowhenwearriveinanewplace,orevenwhenwearejusttryingtofindaplace.Knowinghowtoaskforthemcanmakeourlifemucheasier!

Usegreetings(问候语)andpoliteexpressions.Startingtheconversationwithagreetingisnecessary.Ifyouwanttogetaniceanswer,beginbysaying“hello”first.Andsomewordslike“may”,“can”and“could”willhelpyouexpressyourselfbetter.

Buildyourwords.Youshouldknowthebasic(基本的)wordswhenaskingfordirections.Itmaybeusefultoremembersomefamousplaces.Thentrytousetherightwordswhenaskingforadirection.

Gettoknowthetransportationsystem(交通系统).Sometimes,itcanhappenthatyouarestillfarfromyourplace.WhichkindofpublictransportationshouldyouchooseYoumightasklikethis,“IsitfarDoIneedtotakethebusorthesubwaythere”

Don’tbeafraidofusingsymbols.Everycityintheworldhasitsownsymbols.Youcandecreasesearchtimeifyouknowwhatthemostimportantsymbolsareinthecity.Yourplacemightbearoundthesymbols.

Don’tbetooshytoask.Learntorelaxifyougetlostsomewhere.Wealldothatnowandthen,especiallywhenvisitinganewcity.Butalwaysmakesureyoucanaskothersforhelp!

6．Whichofthefollowingexpressionsmaynothelpyouwhenaskingfordirections

A．MayIask...B．CanIknow...

C．Tellme...D．Couldyouplease...

7．Howmanywaysdoesthewritergiveinthepassage

A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.

8．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage

A．It’snecessarytoexpressyourselfbetterwhenaskingforadirection.

B．Knowingsomefamousplacesisusefulwhenaskingforadirection.

C．Sometimesyouhavetousethepublictransportationinanewcity.

D．Mostpeopleusuallyfeelsoshythattheyneveraskfordirections.

9．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage

A．HowtoAskforDirectionsB．WhyWeShouldAskforDirections

C．WhentoAskforDirectionsD．TheImportanceofAskingforDirections

（2023秋·四川巴中·九年级统考期中）Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsense（感觉）ofdirection.Unluckily,Iamoneofthem.IhavevisitedaplacemanytimesbutImaystillgetlosttherethenexttime.

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ineverdaredaskstrangerstheway.AndsoIusedtowalkroundincircleandhopethatbychanceIwouldgettotheplaceIwasgoingto.

Now,Iamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirections,butIoftenreceivehelplessorevenwronginformation.SoItrytoavoidgivingpeoplewrongdirections.Ifanyoneasksmethewaysomewhere,Iwouldsay,“Sorry,Iamastrangerhere.”

OnceonmywaytoworkIwasstoppedbyaman.HeaskedmeifIcouldtellhimthewaytotheFriendshipBuilding.Igavehimmyusualreply.ButjustasIwalkedononlyafewsteps,Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding.However,Ihadnotimetoturnbackandlookforhim.IwasrushingtomeetwithsomeoneatmyofficeandIdidn’twanttokeephimwaiting.

WhenIjustgottomyoffice,thesecretaryshowedinthemanwhohadaskedmefordirections.ImaginehowembarrassedIwasandhowsurprisedhewaswhenwesaweachotheratthefirstsight!

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninparagraph2

A．有目的地B．碰巧C．错误地D．匆忙地

11．Whywouldthewritersay“Sorry,Iamastrangerhere.”,whensomeoneasksherthewaysomewhere

A．Becausethewriterisafraidofgivingpeoplewrongdirections.

B．Becausethewriterdoesn’twanttotellstrangers.

C．Becausethewriterhasnotime.

D．Becausethewriterisastrangerhere.

12．TheFriendshipBuildingistheplacewherethewriter________.

A．livesB．studiesC．worksD．teaches

13．Theunderlinedword“embarrassed”inthelastparagraphmeans“________”.

A．困惑的B．尴尬的C．激动的D．拮据的

14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A．Thewriteristooshytogiveothersdirections.

B．Themanwasquitenervouswhenhesawthewriter.

C．Thewriternevergotlostwhenshewasyoung.

D．Thewriterhasaverypoorsenseofdirections.

（2023·安徽淮南·统考一模）Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsense（感觉）ofdirection.Unluckily,Iamoneofthem.IhavevisitedaplacemanytimesbutImaystillgetlosttherethenexttime.

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ineverdaredaskstrangerstheway.AndsoIusedtowalkroundincircleandhopethatbychanceIwouldgettotheplaceIwasgoingto.

Now,Iamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirections,butIoftenreceivehelplessorevenwronginformation.SoItrytoavoidgivingpeoplewrongdirections.Ifanyoneasksmethewaysomewhere,Iwouldsay,“Sorry,Iamastrangerhere.”

OnceonmywaytoworkIwasstoppedbyaman.HeaskedmeifIcouldtellhimthewaytotheFriendshipBuilding.Igavehimmyusualreply.ButjustasIwalkedononlyafewsteps.Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding.However,Ihadnotimetoturnbackandlookforhim.IwasrushingtomeetwithsomeoneatmyofficeandIdidn’twanttokeephimwaiting.

WhenIjustgottomyoffice,thesecretaryshowedinthemanwhohadaskedmefordirections.ImaginehowembarrassedIwasandhowsurprisedhewaswhenwesaweachotheratthefirstsight!

15．TheFriendshipBuildingistheplacewherethewriter________.

A．livesB．studiesC．worksD．teaches

16．Theunderlinedword“embarrassed”inthelastparagraphmeans“________”.

A．困惑的B．尴尬的C．激动的D．拮据的

17．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A．Thewriteristooshytogiveothersdirections.

B．Themanwasquitenervouswhenhesawthewriter.

C．Thewriternevergotlostwhenshewasyoung.

D．Thewriterhasaverypoorsenseofdirections.

（2023·四川德阳·统考中考真题）WelcometohavefuninSanxingduiMuseum.Beforeyoucomehere,pleaseknowthefollowingthings.

Theticket:Ordinary(普通)ticket:60yuan/pieceStudentticket:30yuan/pieceFreeticket:oldpeopleaged60orabove

Openinghours:ComprehensiveHall(TheFirstHall):8:30—18:00BronzeHall(TheSecondHall):8:30—18:30

Transportation;HighSpeedRail:takeChengmianleintercitytraintoGuanghanNorthStation,takeNo.1bus,transfer(转)toNo.10busatLiuyangmingyuanBusStop,andgettoSanxingduiMuseumStation.Selfdriving:NationalHighway108toGuanghan;ChengduMianyangExpresswaytoGuanghan.

Morethings:Don’tsmokeinthemuseum.Don’tbringpetstothemuseum.Don’ttakephotosinthemuseum.

18．IfMr.ZhanggoestovisitSanxingduiMuseumwithhis71-year-oldfather,howmuchwillhepay

A．40yuan.B．60yuan.C．90yuan.D．120yuan.

19．WhichbuswillyoutakefromLiuyangmingyuanBusStoptoSanxingduiMuseumStation

A．No.1bus.B．No.4bus.C．No.7bus.D．No.10bus.

20．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext

A．Touristscan’tbringpetstothemuseum.B．Touristscantakephotosinthemuseum.

C．TouristscanentertheFirstHallat8:00.D．TouristscanentertheSecondHallat19:00.

（2023·贵州·统考中考真题）

Couldyouimaginebeinginacardrivenbyacomputer,notahumanRecently,Chinahasmadeabigsteptowardself-drivingtechnology.SinceAugust2022,driverlesstaxiscanrunonroadsinWuhan,ChongqingandShenzhen.

Whydowedevelopself-drivingcars

Self-drivingcarsbringusmanybenefits.Theyusecomputerstosensethethingsaroundthemandmakebetteruseofspace.Thismeansfewertrafficjamsandbetterparkingofcars.Fordisabledorblindpeople,self-drivingcarscanalsohelpthemgetaroundmoreeasily.

Accordingtoofficialstatistics,eachyear,morethan1.35millionpeoplearekilledonroadsaroundtheworld,andmoreareinjured.It’sreportedthatself-drivingcarscouldreduceroadaccidentsby90percentandsavegovernmentsalotofmoney.Themaincauseofcaraccidentsishumanerror(错误).Byusingcomputers,self-drivingcarsdon’tmakepoordecisionsorlosefocuslikehumansdo.

Butself-drivingcarsaren’tperfect.Ifsomethingunexpectedontheroadhappens,self-drivingcarscan’treact(反应)asfastasahumandrivercould.Also,duringweathereventslikeheavysnow,self-drivingcarswouldn’tseethelinesontheroadeasily.Itmightleadtoanaccident.Thecar’scomputersystemwouldbebrokenbysomeone,causingittocrashorchangeitsdirection.

It’sclearthatthereisstillalongwaytogotomakeself-drivingcarsacommonandsafesight(景象)onourroads.AndChinaistakingtheleadinmakingthishappen,saidChinaDaily.

21．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph3referto

A．Disabledpeople.B．Self-drivingcars.C．Taxidrivers.

22．Whatdoweknowaboutself-drivingcars

A．Theycannotmakegooduseofspace.

B．Theyalwaysreactfasterthanhumans.

C．Theydonotlosefocuslikehumansdo.

23．Wecaninfer(推断)thatChina________inself-drivingtechnology.

A．willmakegreaterprogress

B．aidedmanyothercountries

C．isgoingtocutitstotalcosts

24．Thewriterwritesthetextto________.

A．encouragemorepeopletobuyself-drivingcars

B．tellpeopleseveraladvantagesofself-drivingcars

C．introducethepresentsituationofself-drivingcars

（2022秋·广东深圳·九年级校考阶段练习）IfyouwanttotravelfromXi’antoChengdubytrain,itwilltakeabout16hours.Butstartingthismonth,thenewXi’an-Chengduhigh-speedrailwaywillshortenthistraveltimetothreehours.

The643-kilometerlineisChina’sfirsthigh-speedrailwaytorunthroughtheQinlingMountains,whichformanaturalboundary（分界线）betweenChina’snorthandsouth.Withaspeedof250kmperhour,it’salsothefirstmountain-heavytrainlinetoprovidea4Gnetwork.

Alongtheway,thetrainpassesthroughtwoareasforrarewildanimals—oneforpandasandtheotherforcrestedibises（朱鹮）.

Toreducetherailway’sinfluenceontheanimals,workersandexpertshavedesignedandbuilttherailwaytobeenvironmentallyfriendly,ChinaDailyreported.

InSeptember,therewere345wildpandaslivingintheQinlingMountains.Chinanowhas1,864wildpandasintotal,accordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgency.

Toavoiddisturbingthepandas,therailwaywasdesignedtorunthroughtunnels（隧道）withinthearea.Protectiveshields（防护屏）areplacedneartheentranceofeachtunneltostopanimalsfromgoingin.

Toavoidhurtingthethousandsofcrestedibisesthatflynearonepartoftherailway,protectivenetshavebeensetupalongthetrackstomakesurethebirdswillnotflyintoatrain.

Thenetsareabout32kmlongand4metershigh.Expertstesteddifferentshapesandmaterialsforbuildingthenetsbeforemakingtheirfinalchoice.(AreportinDecember,2023)

25．Fromthismonth,howlongwillittaketotravelfromXi’antoChengduonthehigh-speedtrain

A．16hours.B．13hours.C．6hours.D．3hours.

26．WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutthenewXi’an-Chengdurailway

A．ItisChina’sfirsthigh-speedrailway.

B．ItrunsthroughtheQinlingMountains.

C．Itisthefirstmountain-heavytrainline.

D．Itisthefirsttrainlinewitha4Gnetwork.

27．Whywastherailwaydesignedandbuilttobeenvironmentallyfriendly

A．Tosavemoneyandenergy.

B．Toavoidharmingwildanimals.

C．Toavoiddamagingthemountains.

D．Tohelpthetrainrunthroughtunnelsquietly.

28．Whatareexpertsusingtostopanimalsfromgoingintothetunnels

A．Entrance.B．Tracks.C．Protectiveshields.D．Protectivenets.

（2022秋·广东深圳·九年级深圳市福田区莲花中学校考阶段练习）WorkontheShenzhen-ShenshanHigh-speedRailwasofficiallystartedintheChanglingpiareainXili,NanshanDistrictyesterday.

The129-kilometerhigh-speedrailbetweenShenzhenandtheShenshanSpecialCooperationZonewillhavesixstations:Xili,LuohuNorthandPingshanstationsinShenzhen,HuizhouSouthandHuidongstationsinHuizhouandShenshanStationintheShenshanSpecialCooperationZone,accordingtoareportbyShenzhenMetroGroupyesterday.XiliandHuidongstationsareground-levelstations,LuohuNorthandHuizhouSouthstationsareundergroundstations,andPingshanandShenshanstationswillbeonoverheadbridges.

Thereare55kilometersinShenzhen,57kilometersinHuizhouandtherestofthemareinShenshan.ItwillbeconnectedwiththeGuangzhou-ShanweiRailwayatShenshanStation.

ThespeedoftheShenzhen-ShenshanHigh-speedRailbetweenXiliStationandLuohuNorthStationis250kilometersperhour,andtherestoftheraillineis350kilometersperhour,accordingtothereport.AsingletriptotheShenshanSpecialCooperationZonewillbecut30minutesin2025whileittakespeople2hourstogettherenow.

Thisisthesecondhigh-speedrailworkthathasnotbeendonesincethestartoftheAirport—QianhaisectionoftheGuangzhou-Dongguan-ShenzhenInter-cityRailinJuneoflastyear.ShenzhenhasplannedfiverailstoimprovecommunicationthroughouttheGuangdong-HongKong-MacaoGreaterBayArea.

(FromShenzhenDailyJAN.5th)

29．Whendidtheworkstart

A．OnJan,3rd.B．OnJan,4th.C．OnJan,5th.D．OnJan,6th.

30．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthestationofShenzhen-ShenshanHigh-SpeedRail

A．LuohuNorthStation.B．HuidongStation.

C．HuizhouSouthStation.D．ShenzhenStation.

31．WhichofthestatementisTRUEaboutShenzhen-ShenshanHigh-speedRail

A．Itwilltakepeople1.5hourstoreachtheShenshanSpecialCooperationZone.

B．Thereare2ground-levelstationsinShenzhen.

C．Therailwillrun17kilometersinShenshan.

D．Itisthesecondhigh-speedrailworkinJune2023.

32．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout

A．ThestationsbetweenShenzhenandtheShenshanSpecialCooperationZone.

B．ThewaytoimprovecommunicationthroughouttheCuangdong-HongKong-MacaoGreaterBayArea.

C．AbriefintroductiontotheShenzhen-ShenshanHigh-speedRail.

D．AnintroductiontoGuangzhou-Dongguan-ShenzhenIntercityRail.

33．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthismaterialmostprobably

A．Sport.B．Transportation.C．History.D．Nature.

（2023·安徽亳州·统考二模）Overamillionpeoplearoundtheworldlosetheirlivestocaraccidents（事故）eachyear.Whilenearlyallofthesedeathsaretheconsequenceofhumanmistakes,therearenogoodwaystoreducethenumberofdeaths.Surelyoneofthebestplansisdriverlesstechnology.

Driverlesscarsarenolongeranideaofthefuture.Withthetechnologyforthedriverlesscaralreadydevelopedforquitealongtime,andsomeimportantinventionsalreadyseeninsomecars,thedriverlesscarcouldsoonbewithus.

Thisiswonderfulbecausedriverlesstechnologyisexpectedtoreducethenumberofroaddeaths.AresearchgroupintheUnitedKingdomsaysthatdriverlesscarswillleadto2,500fewerroaddeathsbefore2030.

HowaredriverlesscarssaferFirstly,driverlesscarscanhelpmanagetraffic.Byusingcommunicationtechnologiesto“talk”toeachother,driverlesscarsfindthebestroads.Informationsuchasdistance（距离）betweencars,trafficandtimeissenttothecars.Thismeansfewerchancesofthesecarsrunningintoeachother.Secondly,theuseofdriverlesscarsmeansfeweraccidentswillhappenbecauseofhumanmistakes.Forexample,accidentscausedbylittlesleepordrunkdrivingwillbeavoided.Finally,thedriverlesstechnologyofthefuture,isexpectedtobemorereliable（可靠）thanahumandriver.

Iflivescanbesavedbydriverlesscars,let’shopethesecarswillbeonourroadsverysoon.

34．Theunderlinedword“consequence”hastheclosestmeaningto“________”.

A．resultB．newsC．chanceD．opinion

35．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout

A．Thecauseofroaddeaths.B．Themanagementoftraffic.

C．Thesafetyofdriverlesscars.D．Thedevelopmentofdriverlesstechnology.

36．Itisthewriter’swishthatdriverlesscarscouldbe________.

A．improvedB．putintouseC．inventedD．researched

参考答案：

1．B2．B3．D4．D5．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Harry与George乘坐热气球出发穿越大西洋，37小时后在热气球里迷路了。

1．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“‘Harry,we’dbettergetclosertothegroundsowecanseewhereweare,’saysGeorgeafter37hoursintheair.”可知，George想要看清楚他们在哪里。故选B。

2．细节理解题。根据“Harryturnsdowntheheat,andtheballoondropstobelowthecloudcover.”可知，Harry调低了热度。故选B。

3．细节理解题。根据“Harryturnsofftheengineandtheballoonfloatsquietlyuntiltheyarejust5metersabovetheground.”可知，Harry关闭了引擎。故选D。

4．推理判断题。根据“‘You’reinaballoon,5metersupintheair,’themanyellsback.”可知，Harry与George本来就知道他们在5米高空，想问的是他们在什么地方，而地面上的人告诉他们在离地面5米，所以他的答案对他们没有用。故选D。

5．主旨大意题。根据全文可知Harry与George乘坐热气球出发穿越大西洋，37小时后不知道他们在什么位置，尽管不断地降落，并询问地面上的人，仍然不知道哪里。故选A。

6．C7．D8．D9．A

【导语】本文介绍了如何问路的方法。

6．细节理解题。根据“Ifyouwanttogetaniceanswer,beginbysaying‘hello’first.Andsomewordslike‘may’,‘can’and‘could’willhelpyouexpressyourselfbetter.”可知如果你想得到一个好的答案，首先说“你好”。而像“may”、“can”和“could”这样的词会帮助你更好地表达自己。选项C不符合，故选C。

7．细节理解题。根据文中黑体字的内容可知，给出了五种方法，故选D。

8．细节理解题。根据“Don’tbetooshytoask.Learntorelaxifyougetlostsomewhere.Wealldothatnowandthen,especiallywhenvisitinganewcity.Butalwaysmakesureyoucanaskothersforhelp!”（不要羞于开口。如果你在某个地方迷路了，学会放松。我们都会时不时地这样做，尤其是在参观一个新城市的时候。但是一定要确保你可以向别人寻求帮助！）可知D选项“大多数人都很害羞，从不问路。”错误，故选D。

9．最佳标题题。根据“Askingfordirectionsisthefirstthingwedowhenwearriveinanewplace,orevenwhenwearejusttryingtofindaplace.”以及全文可知，本文主要介绍了如何问路。故选A。

10．B11．A12．C13．B14．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在上班路上拒绝了一个陌生人的问路后，回头在办公室又见到彼此的故事。

10．词句猜测题。根据“AndsolusedtowalkroundincircleandhopethatbychanceIwouldgettotheplaceIwasgoingto.”可知由于没有方向感，经常原地绕圈，希望能碰巧到达她想要去的地方，因此bychance在此意为“碰巧”。故选B。

11．细节理解题。根据“SoItrytoavoidgivingpeoplewrongdirections.”可知尽量避免给别人错误的方向指示，说明她害怕给出错误的指导。故选A。

12．细节理解题。根据“Igavehimmyusualreply.ButjustasIwalkedononlyafewsteps.Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding.”可知，当那个陌生人问路的时候，像往常一样拒绝回答，但是后来她突然想起来，友谊大厦就是自己的办公楼，也就是她上班工作的地方。故选C。

13．词句猜测题。根据前文内容可知，当那个陌生人问路的时候，像往常一样，没有为他指路。但是后来在的办公室里，又再次见到了那个陌生人，所以见面时，感到很尴尬。由此可知embarrassed在此意为“尴尬的”。故选B。

14．细节理解题。根据“Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsense（感觉）ofdirection.Unluckily,Iamoneofthem.”可知，的方向感很差。故选D。

15．C16．B17．D

【分析】这篇短文讲述的是方向感很差，所以当有人向她问路时，她总是拒绝别人。有一次又有一个人向问路，像往常一样拒绝了他。但是她随后就意识到那个地方正是她工作的地方，可已经来不及了。当在办公室里见到那个陌生人时，感到非常尴尬。

15．细节理解题。根据“HeaskedmeifIcouldtellhimthewaytotheFriendshipBuilding…Irealizedthathehadaskedthewaytomyofficebuilding.”可知，FriendshipBuilding是工作的地方。故选C。

16．词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子以及上文第四段中的内容可知，当那个陌生人问路的时候，像往常一样，没有为他指路。但是后来在的办公室里，再次见到了那个陌生人，所以见面时，应该是感到很尴尬。故选B。

17．细节理解题。根据“Somepeoplehaveaverypoorsenseofdirection.Unluckily,Iamoneofthem.”可知，的方向感很差。故选D。

18．B19．D20．A

【导语】本文介绍了参观三星堆博物馆的门票、开放时间、交通方式及注意事项等。

18．细节理解题。根据“Ordinary(普通)ticket:60yuan/piece”以及“Freeticket:oldpeopleaged60orabove”可知，张先生和他71岁的父亲一起去参观三星堆博物馆，他要付60元，故选B。

19．细节理解题。根据“takeChengmianleintercitytraintoGuanghanNorthStation,takeNo.1bus,transfer(转)toNo.10busatLiuyangmingyuanBusStop,andgettoSanxingduiMuseumStation.”可知，从浏阳明园汽车站到三星堆博物馆站坐10路车，故选D。

20．细节理解题。根据“Don’tbringpetstothemuseum.”可知，游客不能带宠物进博物馆，故选A。

21．B22．C23．A24．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍自动驾驶汽车的现状。

21．代词指代题。分析“Self-drivingcarsbringusmanybenefits.Theyusecomputerstosensethethingsaroundthemandmakebetteruseofspace.”可知，自动驾驶汽车给我们带来了许多好处。它们用电脑来感知周围的事物，更好地利用空间。此处they指的是自动驾驶汽车，故选B。

22．细节理解题。根据“Byusingcomputers,self-drivingcarsdon’tmakepoordecisionsorlosefocuslikehumansdo.”可知，通过使用计算机，自动驾驶汽车不会像人类那样做出糟糕的决定或注意力分散。故选C。

23．推理判断题。根据“It’sclearthatthereisstillalongwaytogotomakeself-drivingcarsacommonandsafesight(景象)onourroads.AndChinaistakingtheleadinmakingthishappen”可知，要让自动驾驶汽车成为我们道路上常见而安全的景象，还有很长的路要走，中国正在率先实现这一目标，由此可知，中国将在自动驾驶技术方面取得更大的进步。故选A。

24．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍自动驾驶汽