2021届高考英语全真模拟卷题-阅读理解（新课标卷）

阅读理解专题

2021年高考英语全真模拟卷1

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

EachapplicanttoHarvardCollegeisconsideredwithgreatcare.Weconsidereachapplicantto

HarvardCollegeasawholeperson,andputenormouscareintoevaluatingeveryapplication.Wehope

youwillexploretheinformationinthissectiontounderstandwhatwelookforinouradmissions

process.

HowtoApply

SubmityourapplicationthroughtheCommonApplication,theCoalitionApplication,orthe

UniversalCollegeApplication.EachistreatedequallybytheAdmissionsCommittee.Completeand

submityourmaterialsassoonaspossibletoensurefullandtimelyconsiderationofyourapplication.

ViewourApplicationTipsforstep-by-stepinformation.

WhentoApply

DateDeadlineDateDeadline

NovembeMarcFinancialAidApplication

EarlyActionDeadline

r1h1deadline

NovembeEarlyFinancialAidLate

Decisionlettersmailed

r1ApplicationdeadlineMarch

Mid-EarlyAuctiondecisionsMayReplydateforAdmitted

Decemberreleased1Students

January1RegularDecisiondeadline

WhatWeLookFor

WeseekpromisingstudentswhowillcontributetotheHarvardcommunityduringtheircollege

years,andtosocietythroughouttheirlives.

Whileacademicaccomplishmentisthebasicrequirement,theAdmissionCommitteeconsiders

manyotherfactors—strongpersonalqualities,specialtalentsorexcellencesofallkinds,perspectives

formedbyunusualpersonalcircumstances,andtheabilitytotakeadvantageofavailableresourcesand

opportunities.

WeoutlineeverythingyouneedtoapplytoHarvard.

Clickhttps:〃college,harvard,edu/admissions/applytogetdetailedrequirements.

1.Wherecanyoufindstep-by-stepinformationofhowtoapply?

A.CommonApplication.B.CoalitionApplication.

C.UniversalCollegeApplication.D.ApplicationTips.

2.WhichisthefinaldayforFinancialAidApplication?

A.November1.B.January1.

C.March1.D.May1.

3.WhatisthebasicrequirementtoapplyforHarvardUniversity?

A.Academicaccomplishment.B.Strongpersonalqualities.

C.Specialtalents.D.Uniqueperspectives.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了申请进入哈佛大学的流程，包括如何申

请、何时申请以及哈佛大学关注何种类型的考生。

1.D细节理解题。根据“HowtoApply”部分中的最后一句ViewourApplicationTipsfor

step-by-stepinformation可知，如果要知道申请步骤，可以阅读申请建议，故选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据题干关键词finalday定位至WhentoApply部分，根据所列表格中March

IFinancialAidApplicationdeadline可知，助学金申请的最后期限是3月1日，故选C。

3.A细节理解题。根据WhatWeLookFor部分中的第二段中的Whileacademicaccomplishmentis

thebasicrequirement可知，进入哈佛大学就读的最基本条件是学术成就满足要求，故选A。

B

AdogspentthelastfouryearsofhislifewaitingacrossroadintheThaicityofKhonKaenasif

waitingforsomeone.Peopleoriginallythoughtthedoghadbeenabandoned,butthenrealizedthathe

lookedhealthy,sopeopleaskedaroundabouthim.Itturnedoutthatthedoghadindeedbeenspending

mostofhistimearoundthatcrossroad,butawomanhadbeencoming-.roundregularlytobringhim

foodandwater.

Oneday,whilephotographingthedogeveryonecalledLeo,areportermetthewomanwhohad

beentakingcareofhim.Shehadcometodropoffsomefood.Afterlearningthestoryaboutthedog

andthewoman,thereporterdecidedtosharethestoryonsocialmedia.Thepostsoonwentviraland

thephotosofLeogotsharedhundredsoftimes.AndthephotosreachedtheeyesofLeoAformerold

owner.

NangNoiSittisarn,a64-year-oldwomanfromThailand'sRoiEtProvince,almosthadaheart

attackwhenherdaughtershowedheraphotoofthebeloveddognamedBonBonshehadlostduringa

cartrip.Whenshelearnedthathehadbeenwaitingforherinthesamespotforthelastfouryears,her

heartmelted（融化）.

AuntieNoitoldherdaughtertodrivehertowherethedogwaswaiting.Whenshegotthereand

calledhisname.BonBon,thepoordogstartedwiggling（扭动）histailandcametoher,butwhenshe

triedtotakehimhomewithher,hewasunwillingtofollow.Shedidn'twanttoforcethedogtocome

withhersosheagreedtoleavehimwithhisnewmaster.However,sheandherdaughterwillcometo

visithimregularly.

4.Whydidthedoglookhealthyafterseparationfromhisformerowner?

A.Hewalkedaroundthecrossroadconstantly.B.Hewaskeptatawoman?shomeallthetime.

C.Alocalreporterbroughthimfoodandwater.D.Awomanlookedafterhimonaregular

basis.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“wentviral"inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Changedsurprisingly.B.Spreadquickly.

C.Appearedgradually.D.Felldirectly.

6.HowdidNangNoiSittisamfeelaboutthedog*swaitingforher?

A.Shocked.B.Regretful.C.Touched.D.Proud

7.Whatcanwemainlylearnfromthestoryaboutthedog?

A.Unbelievablesuccessisworthwaitingfor.

B.Weshouldadjustourselvestoenvironments.

C.Weneedtolearntobefaithfulandthankful.

D.Nooneknowstheresultuntilthelastminute

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。NangNoStiam四年前不小心丢了一条狗。这条忠诚的狗

在走丢的地方等了四年，四年期间他得到了一位好心女士的悉心照料，最后在记者的帮助下与

主人重聚。作为回报，他留下来陪伴这位女士。

4.D细节理解题。根据第一段“…butthenrealizedthathelookedhealthy,sosomepeopleasked

aroundabouthim.Itturnedoutthatthedoghadindeedbeenspendingmostofhistimearound

thatcrossroad,butawomanhadbeencomingaroundregularlytobringhimfoodandwater.“可

知，那条狗看起来健康是因为一位女士定期照料他。故选D项。

5.B词义猜测题。根据画线短语所在句的句意“那个帖子很快就,Leo的照片被分享了成百上千

次。''可推断，画线短语意为“迅速传播”，与Spreadquickly意思最为接近。故选B项。

6.C推理判断题。根据笫三段“Whenshelearnedthathehadbeenwaitingforherinthesamespotfor

thelastfouryears,herheartmelted（融化）.“可推断，NangNoiSittisarn得知她的狗一直在等待

她，她深受感动。故选C项。

7.C推理判断题。这条狗能够等自己的主人四年，说明了他很忠诚;根据最后一段的叙述可知，

这条狗找到主人后还要留下来陪伴自己的恩人，说明他知道感恩。由此可推断，我们通过

这条狗的故事应该学会忠诚与感恩。故选C项。

C

AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstrobotic

fly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.

Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwings

allowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.

“It'sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofa

bunchofindividualcomponents,saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeen

workingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostart

piecingtogetherthecomponents.4tTheaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneof

thosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,^^hesaid.

Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly."Theseeminglysimple

systemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,

eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit's

connectedto,“saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingand

controlsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetiny

componentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.

Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallyto

equipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescue

sites,infarmers9fieldsoronthebattlefield."Basically,itshouldbeabletotakeoalandandfly

around,hesaid.

Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,

thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.

“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudy

biologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinsteadJhesaid."So

therearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesuson

adaytodaybasis.”

8.Whichofthefollowingstatementswasthedifficultyengineersmetwhilemakingtheroboticfly?

A.Theydidnothavesufficientfund.

B.Noready-madecomponentswereavailable.

C.Therewasnomodelintheirmind.

D.Itwashardforthemtoassemblethecomponents.

9.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4?

A.Theroboticflyhasbeenputintowideapplication.

B.Theroboticflyconsistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystem.

C.Informationfrommanysourcescanbecollectedbytheroboticfly.

D.Theroboticflycanjustflyinlimitedareasatpresent.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Wood'sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.

B.Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.

C.Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.

D.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.

11.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheDevelopmentofRoboticFly

B.RoboticFlyPromotesEngineeringScience

C.Harvard'sEffortsinMakingRoboticFly

D.RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsect

【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。主要说明了哈佛大学的一组工程师受到大自然的启发，创

造了第一只机器苍蝇。文章还说明了设计这种机械苍蝇遇到的困难和该飞行装置的应用区域，

这种设计为研究飞行力学和昆虫控制提供了一种新方法

8.B细节理解题。根据第二段中.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneof

thosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,“hesaid.（他

说:“像这样的项目还有一个额外的困难，那就是这些组件都不是现成的，所以我们必须自己

开发。“）可知工程师们在让机器人匕行时遇到的困难是没有现成的组件。故选B。

9.D推理判断题。根据第四段中Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpower

source,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomeday

performdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers5fieldsoronthebattlefield.（当这第个

机器人飞行器连接到一个小型的，外置的电源时，它的目标是最终给它配备一个内置的电

源，这样它可能有一天在救援地点，在农民的田地或战场上执行数据收集工作。）可推知机

器苍蝇目前只能在有限的区域飞行。故选D。

10.A细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropen

scientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,

butusingtheserobotsinstead/hesaid.（“你可以开始考虑用它们来回答开放式的科学问题，

你知道，用动物很难做到的方式来研究生物学，但可以用这些机器人来代替，”他说。）可

知伍德的设计可以在某些实验中代替动物。故选A。

11.D主旨大意题。根据第一段中AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredby

Naturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesof

newhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineis

thesizeofafathousefly.（哈佛大学的一组工程师受到大自然的启发，创造了第一只机器

苍蝇。机械苍蝇已经成为一系列高新技术集成系统的平台。这台小型机器的设计初衷是

让苍蝇能很自然地做它们该做的事情，但它的体积只有一只家蝇那么大。）以及文章主要

内容围绕着机械苍蝇能够模仿真实的昆虫来进行数据收集工作，故D选项符合文章标题。

故选D。

D

Theideathatcomputershavesomeamountof"intelligence“isnotnew,saysRalphHaupter,the

presidentofMicrosoftAsia,pointingasfarbackas1950whencomputerpioneerAlanTuringasked

whethermachinescanthink.uSoithastakennearly70yearsfbrtherightcombinationoffactorsto

cometogethertomoveAIfromconcepttoreality,saysHaupter.

Itispredictedthatthedevelopmentofartificialintelligencewillbethestoryofthecoming

generations,notjustthecomingyear,butas2019getsunderway,youUlfindAIwillbegintotouch

yourlifeinmanywaysaccordingtosomeresearchers.

"PersonalassistantAiswillkeepgettingsmarte匚Asourpersonalassistantslearnmoreaboutour

dailyroutines,IcanimaginethedayIneednottoworryaboutpreparingdinner.MyAIknowswhatI

liketoeat,whichdaysoftheweekIliketocookathome,andmakessurethatwhenIgetbackfrom

workallmygroceriesarewaitingatmydoorstep,readyformetopreparethatdeliciousmealIhad

beenlongingfor.”・—AlecjandroTroccoli,seniorresearchscientist,NVIDIA.

“ThankstoAI,thefacewillbethenewcreditcard,thenewdriver'slicenseandthenewbarcode

（条形石马）.Facialrecognitionisalreadycompletelytransformingsecuritywithbiometriccapabilities

beingadopted,andseeinghowtechnologyandbusinessareconnected,likeAmazoniswithWhole

Foods,Icanseeanearfuturewherepeoplewillnolongerneedtostandinlineatthestore.”

-GeorgesNahon,president,OrangeInstitute,aglobalresearchlaboratory.

“2019willbetheyearAIbecomesrealformedicine.Bytheendoftheyearwe'reseeing

solutionsforpopulationhealth,hospitaloperationsandabroadsetofclinicalspecialtiesquickly

followbehind.^^MarkMichalski,executivedirector,MassachusettsGeneralHospital.

12.WhatcanweknowaboutAIfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Peopledidn'texpectAItodevelopsorapidly.

B.TheideaofAIjustcameuprecently.

C.TheconceptofAIwasputforwardbyRalphHaupter.

D.Ittookmorethan70yearstoturntheconceptintoreality.

13.WhoseesthefutureofAIdoinghouseworkinsteadofhumanbeing?

A.AlanTuring.B.GeorgesNahon.C.MarkMichalski.D.AlejandroTroccoli.

14.WhatisGeorgesNahon'sjob?

A.Executivedirectorofahospital.B.Presidentofaresearchlaboratory.

C.Chairmanofanenergycorporation.D.Chiefoperatingofficerofanewspaper.

15.Howisthepassagedeveloped?

A.Byexplainingcauseandeffect.B.Bypresentingresearchresults.

C.Bylistingsomepredictions.D.Bydescribingpersonalexperiences.

【语篇解读】这是•篇说明文。文章主要通过AlecjandroTroccoli,GeorgesNahon以及Mark

Michalski对人工智能未来将应用于的领域进行预测和说明。

12.A细节理解题。根据第二段Itispredictedthatthedevelopmentofartificialintelligencewillbe

thestoryofthecominggenerations,notjustthecomingyear,butas2019getsunderway,you'll

findAIwillbegintotouchyourlifeinmanywaysaccordingtosomeresearchers.（据预测,人

工智能的发展将成为未来几代人的故事，而不仅仅是未来的一年，但随着2019年的到来,

你会发现人工智能将开始在许多方面影响你的生活。）可知从前两段我们可以了解到人们

没想到人工智能会发展得这么快。故选A。

13.D细节理解题。根据第三段中MyAIknowswhatIliketoeat,whichdaysoftheweekIliketo

cookathome,andmakessurethatwhenIgetbackfromworkallmygroceriesarewaitingat

mydoorstep,readyfbrmetopreparethatdeliciousmealIhadbeenlongingfor.”Alecjandro

Troccoli,seniorresearchscientist,NVIDIA.（我的人工智能知道我喜欢吃什么，一周中的哪

几天我喜欢在家做饭，并确保当我下班回家时，所有的杂货都在门口等着我，为我准备

好我一直渴望的美味佳肴。——AlecjandroTroccoli,NVIDIA的高级研究科学家。）可知

AlecjandroTroccoli能预见人工智能代替人类做家务的未来。故选D。

14.B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中GeorgesNahon,president.OrangeInstitute,aglobalresearch

laboratory.（GeorgesNahon,全球研究实验室奥兰治研究所主任。）可知GeorgesNahon的工

作是研究实验室的主任。故选B。

15.C推理判断题。结合文章第三、四和五段分别为AlecjandroTroccoli预测人工智能代替人类

做家务的未来；GeorgesNahon预测人脸识别将和商业结合在一起以及MarkMichalski对人

工智能应用于医学的预测，可知这篇文章是通过列举一些预测进行论述展开的。故选C。

2021年高考英语全真模拟卷2

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheBestPlacesToWatchFireworksThisFourthOfJuly

CALIFORNIA:LIGHTSONTHELAKE(LAKETAHOE)

LaunchedfromboatsontheshoreofLakeTahoe,thisshowisconsideredoneofthebiggestsuch

displaysintheWest,whichmeansthefireworksarevisibleallovertown.Ifyou'reworriedabout

gettingaseat,parkyourpicnicattheElDoradoBeachesbefore9:45p.m.Oryoucantaketheroad

lesstraveledandhiketothetopofMountTallacforanunforgettableandbestviewofthedisplay.Just

rememberyou'llhavetohikedown,sobringaheadlight.

DELAWARE:REHOBOTHBEACH

LaunchedfromthebeachsouthofRehobothAvenue,thesefireworksarevisibleupanddownthe

boardwalkandbeach.SojumpontheJollyTrolley(观光车)earlyandspendyourwholedayatthe

beach.There'sevenlivemusicafterthefireworks.Note:Thisyear'sfireworksdisplayisscheduledfor

July1,2018.

FLORIDA:SERTOM^S4THOFJULYFIREWORKS(PENSACOLABAY)

TheGulfCoastknowshowtocelebratetheFourthofJuly.Withvendors,artsandcrafts,

kid-friendlyactivitiesandliveentertainment,thisfun-filleddayinOldSevilleculminates(达到高潮)

withthelargestfireworksdisplayinthearea.Unfortunatelytheponyridesandfacepaintingareonly

forthekids,though.

GEORGIA:DAHLONEGA'S4THOFJULYCELEBRATION

Packupyourlawnchairs,blanketsandcoolersandheadaboutanhouroutsideofAtlantatothe

UniversityofNorthGeorgia.It5sevenpetfriendly—justmakesureyourdogcantakethenoise.And

ifyougettotownearlyenough(11a.m.),there5saFourthofJulyparadethataimstoputallother

FourthofJulyparadestoshame.

1.WhereisthebestspottowatchthefireworksinLakeTahoe?

A.AttheElDoradoBeaches.B.OnthetopofMountTallac.

C.Anywherealloverthetown.D.OntheshoreofLakeTahoe.

2.Whichdisplayismostsuitableforchildren?

A.REHOBOTHBEACH.

B.LIGHTSONTHELAKE.

C.SERTOMA34THOFJULYFIREWORKS.

D.DAHLONEGA'S4THOFJULYCELEBRATION.

3.WhatdoGeorgiansthinkoftheirparade?

A.Thebest.B.Justsoso.

C.Notsobad.D.Veryterrible.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。七月四日是美国的国庆日，那一天全国各地都会举行

烟火晚会。本文介绍了四个观看烟火的最佳之地。

1.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的Oryoucantaketheroadlesstraveledandhiketothetop

ofMountTallacforanunforgettableandbestviewofthedisplay.可知，MountTailac的山顶是

观赏烟火的最佳地点。

2.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的kid-friendlyactivitiesandliveentertainment和

Unfortunatelytheponyridesandfacepaintingareonlyforthekids,though.可知，塞尔玛的七

月四II烟花展最适合孩子。

3.A［解析］细节理解题。根据第四段中的there'saFourthofJulyparadethataimstoputallother

FourthofJulyparadestoshame可知，乔治亚州人认为他们的游行是最好的。

B

Asafirstresponder,youneverknowwhattypeofsituationyoumightwalkinto,orwhoyou'll

meetalongtheway.That'sdefinitelybeenthecasefbrJeffreyLanenberg,a51-year-oldparamedic（急

救医务人员）since1984.

Tenyearsintothejob,Lanenbergreceivedacallthatreportedthatamaninhisearly30shadfallen

downintheMallofAmerica.WhenLanenbergandhispartnerarrivedatthescene,theyfoundthe

youngmalefacedownontheground.Hehadgoneunconscious,makingweakattemptstobreathe.His

wifestoodbesidehimholdingtheirsmallsoninhorror.Theyquicklyrushedtodellbrillale（除颤）and

calmthemantokeephimundercontrol.AfterLanenbergdroppedthepatientoffattheneighboring

hospital,hethoughtaboutthemanandhisfamilyforalongtime.

LanenbergthoughthehadexperiencedeverythingunderthesununtilonerandomvisittoOffice

Maxthreeyearsago,wherehemetamanrepeatedlywalkbackandforthwhilestaringathim.Asit

turnedout,themanwasthepatienthehadsaved20yearsearlier.

“Yougaveme20yearsmorethanIeverthoughtI'dhave,nthemansaid.Hethanked

Lanenbergrepeatedlyandtoldhimhehadsomeonehewantedhimtomeet.Hesteppedaroundthe

cornerandreappearedwitha20-something-year-oldman.Lanenberginstantlyknewthatitwastheson

hehadseenstandingbyhismotherallthoseyearsago.

"Thatdaychangedmylife,°Lanenbergsaid."Beforethat,everythingwasaboutwork...When

Italktomybeginner-trainingclass,Itellthemyouneverknowtheimpactyoucanhaveonsomeone's

life."

4.WhatdidLanenbergdowiththeyoungman?

A.Hegavethemanthefirstaid.B.Hecuredthemanatthescene.

C.Heonlysentthemantohospital.D.Hetookcareoftheman'swifeand

son.

5.WhatdidLanenbergthinkoftheencounterwiththeman?

A.Itwasunbelievable.B.Itwasacommonroutine.

C.Itwasamatterofcourse.D.Itwasadangeroussituation.

6.WhywasthemanthankfultoLanenberg?

A.Lanenberghelpedbringuphislittleson.

B.Lanenbergdonatedtosupporthisfamily.

C.Lanenberggavehimthepresenthappylife.

D.Lanenbergtaughthissontobeanewdoctor.

7.HowdidthemeetingchangeLanenberg^life?

A.Hechangedhisattitudetohisjob.

B.Hewasrewardedwithmuchmoney.

C.Hegotapromotiontobeateamleader.

D.Hetookupteachingworktotrainnewcomers.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。急救医务人员Lanenberg与其20多年前救助的病人在办

公室偶然重逢，病人的感激使他对自己的工作有了新的认识。

4.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Lanenberg给那个年轻人做了急救措施并将其送入

附近医院。

5.A【解析】观点态度题。根据第三段中的Lanenbergthoughthehadexperiencedeverythingunder

thesununtilonerandomvisittoOfficeMaxthreeyearsago可知，在办公室偶遇以前救助过

的病人令Lanenberg难以置信。

6.C［解析］细节理解题。根据第四段中的Yougaveme20yearsmorethanIeverthoughtI'dhave

可知，那人认为现在的生活是Lanenberg给予他的。

7.A【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Beforethat,everythingwasaboutwork...theimpactyou

canhaveonsomeone'slife.可知，这件事改变了Lanenberg对工作的态度。

C

Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsome

elementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld'sfirstkidstobe”

taught"byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundthe

classroom,Willisjustanavatarthatappearsonthestudent'sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,

whenorderedtocome.

Theautonomousanimationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,

allowingittoshowhuman-likebehavior.ThedigitalteacherisassignedtoteachVector's”

Besustainablewithenergy"—afreeprogramforAucklandelementaryschools.

Justlikethehumansitreplaced,Willisabletoinstantlyreacttothestudents'responsestothetopic.

Thankstoawebcamandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,but

alsopicksupnon-verbalcues.Forinstance,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.

Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattractthestudents'attention,butalsoallowstheprogram's

developerstomonitortheirengagement,andmakechangesifneeded.

NikhilRavishankarbelievesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytocatchtheattentionof

thenextgeneration.Hesays,"Ihavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodeliver

cost-effective,rich,educationalexperienceinthefuture.H

Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccessthusfar.Ravishankarsays,”

WhatwasfascinatingtomewasthereactionofthechildrentoWill.Thewaytheylookattheworldis

socreativeanddifferent,andWillreallycapturedtheirattention."However,regardlessofhow

popularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.

8.WhatwasspecialforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland?

A.Adigitalteachertaughtthem.B.Theyfirstsawsomethingdigital.

C.Thiswasthestartofanewschoolyear.D.Theycouldgetclosetosmartphone

screen.

9.Whatisthebenefitofthistwo-wayinteraction?

A.Itcansmileback.B.Itcanusemicrophone.

C.Itcanchangeifnecessary.D.Itcantalkanytopicforfree.

10.What'sRavishankar^attitudetoWilfsreplacingHumaneducatorssoon?

A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.

C.Unclear.D.Disapproving.

11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewHigh-techContributestoEducation

B.NewZealandWillReplaceTeachersinClassrooms

C.TheWorld'sFirstDigitalTeacher,aHelptoStudents

D.TheWorld'sFirstDigitalTeacherAppearsinClassrooms

【语篇解读】本文为说明文。一款智能机器人走进小学课堂，为孩子们讲授能源可持续发

展。

8.A［解析］细节理解题。根据第一段中的Theybecametheworld'sfirstkidstobe”taughtuby

adigitalteacher.可知，特殊之处在于机器人老师教他们。

9.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattract(he

students'attention,butalsoallowstheprogram'sdeveloperstomonitortheirengagement,and

makechangesifneeded.可知，其优势在于需要时，它可以做出变化。

10.D【解析】观点态度题°根据最后一段中的However,regardlessofhowpopularitbecomes,Will

isunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.可知，Ravishankar认为它不会在短期内

代替人类教育工作者。

11.D【解析】标题归纳题。文章第一段说：从新学年开始，新西兰奥克兰的小学生将成为世界

上第一批被机器人老师教的孩子。之后文章就此展开，可知D项适合作本文的标题。

D

InJanuary1958,RachelCarsonreceivedaletterfromherfriendOlgaOwensHuckins.Huckins

livedinanareaofMassachusettswherethestatewastryingtogetridofmosquitoes.Theyhadused

planestospray（喷）amixtureoffueloilandDDT（apesticide,whichcankillpestssuchasinsects,

weedsandrodents）allovertheareaaroundHuckins,home.DDTwassupposedlyharmlessbut,the

morningafterthespraying,Huckinsfoundseveralofherfavoritebirdsdeadoutsideherhouse.And

thesprayingdidnotevenkillallofthemosquitoes;infact,thatsummerthereweremoreofthemthan

everbefore.HuckinsaskedCarsonifsheknewsomeoneinWashingtonthatcouldhelppreventfuture

spraying.

CarsonhadbeenhearingaboutDDTsinceaSwisschemistdiscovereditcouldbeusedtokill

insectsin1939.Tomanypeople,DDTseemedlikeamiraclesubstance.Farmerswereexcitedabout

savingtheircropsfrom