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阅读理解篇
阅读理解(B篇)Passage1(话题:水下机器人帮助发现海洋垃圾)
ScientistsinNorwayhavecreatedanunderwaterrobotthatcandiscoverdifferentkindsofpollutionatthebottomofthesea.Therobotwillhelpclean-upteamsdiscovertheareaswherethereisrubbish,sotheycanthenfocustheirtimeandmoneyonremovingthemostharmfulmaterials.
Therobot,whichweighs45kgandusesspecialcamerastoget3Dimages,wascreatedbyateamatSkarvTechnologies.
Theresearchersputtheirworktothetestatabay(海湾)inthecityofBergen,onNorway’ssouthwestcoast.First,therobotswamupanddowntwometersabovetheseabed,collectingdata.Thenacomputerwasusedtoturnthedataintoamap,whichshoweddifferentrubbishmaterialsindifferentcolors.Themapswillbeusedtohelptheteamsofdiverswhocleanuptheseabedlocatethemostharmfulmaterialssothattheycanremovethemfirst.
“Glassisn’treallypolluting,”saysFossum,oneintheSkarvTechnologiesteam.“Soifyouknowthere’sanareawithalotofglass,youprobablydon’tneedtoworryaboutthatandcanfocusonthingsthatareputtingheavymetalsintotheenvironment.”
Aswellashelpingtodealwithpollution,therobotcanalsoshowwherecreatureslikestarfishareontheseabed.(
)1.Whatcantheunderwaterrobotdo?A.Cleanuptherubbishinthesea.B.Savetimeandmoney.C.Discoverthepollutioninthesea.D.Removetheharmfulmaterials.C(
)2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Wheretheunderwaterrobotworks.B.Howtheunderwaterrobothelps.C.Whoinventedtheunderwaterrobot.D.Whattheunderwaterrobotlookslike.B(
)3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“creatures”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Deadthings. B.Interestingthings. C.Livingthings. D.Livelythings.C(
)4.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.Theunderwaterrobotweighs45kgandhasspecialcameras.B.Acomputercanturnthedatafromtheunderwaterrobotintoamap.C.AccordingtoFossum,glassisthemostpollutingmaterialinthesea.D.Besideshelpingwithpollution,therobotcanshowwherecreaturesareontheseabed.C(
)5.What’sthebesttitleofthearticle?A.ARobotHelper.B.ARobotDiver.C.ARobotSwimmer.D.ARobotFisher.APassage2(话题:自驾捡垃圾)
Mostofusseevacationsasatimeforfun.24-year-oldStefaniShamrowiczfromColorado,theUSA,however,recentlychosetospendhervacationmakingtheearthalittlecleaner.
Stefanihasbeenmakingeffortstoreducerubbishforquitesometimenow.SowhenshedecidedtotakearoadtripacrosstheUStoseefamilyandfriends,shecameupwithacreativeideatohelpouttheplanet,too.
“MynameisStefaniandI’mabouttodriveacrossthecountryandpickuprubbish,”shesaidinanonlinevideo.“Ifyou’dliketodonate$10,I’llpickupawholebagofrubbishforyou,andIwillsendyouapictureofthebagwithyournameandthecityyouhelpcleanuponit,soyou’llfeelreallygoodaboutyourselfandthecountrywillbecleaner.Pleasehelpme.”
Stefani’sstoryquicklygotquiteabitofattention.Plentyofpeoplebeganfollowingherjourneyonlineandmakingdonations.Shequicklyraisedover$2,950—andthatmoneydidnotgotowaste.Itwasn’tlongbeforeshe’ddrivenover70hoursthrough11statesintheUSandcollectedover120bagsofrubbish.
“I’mnotgoingtobeabletopickupeverything,butifeveryonestartspickingupsomeonwalksorruns,that’swherethemagicis,”Stefanisaid.(
)1.WhydidStefanidecidetotakearoadtripacrosstheUSatfirst?A.Tohavefun.B.Tomakeeffortstoreducerubbish.C.Toseefamilyandfriends.D.Tohelpouttheplanet.C(
)2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“donate”inParagraph3?A.Giveaway.B.Giveup.C.Giveback.D.Giveout.A(
)3.WhydidStefanishowanonlinevideo?A.Tomakemoney.B.Tocallonpeople.C.Tosellrubbish.D.Toaskfordrivers.B(
)4.WhichofthestatementisTRUE?A.Stefanididn’tpickuprubbishuntilshebeganthetrip.B.LotsofpeoplepaidattentiontoStefani’sstory.C.Stefaniwastedthemoneysheraised.D.Stefanicollectedlessthan120bagsofrubbish.B(
)5.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Awonderfulvacation.B.Aroadtrip,abetterplanet.C.Moneyandtheplanet.D.Rubbishontheearth.BPassage3(话题:“可穿戴”空调)
Ifyouarelookingtostaycoolandcomfortableduringthehotmonths,youmaybeinterestedinMetauraPro—anewwearableairconditioner.Astheworld’sfirstwearableairconditioner,itcancontinuously(可持续地)blowcoldairtokeepyoucool.
YoucanwearMetauraProonyourneckwhereveryougo.Thewearableairconditionercomeswithanappforcompletecontrol.Infanmode(模式),itcanproducecoldairthatis7°Fcoolerthannormalair,andincoolingmode,theairitproducescanbeupto18°Fcoolerthannormalair.
Withaweightof435g,MetauraProisnottooheavytowear,anditcanbeeasilyseenbyanyone.Ithasarechargeablebattery(可充电电池)andcanbechargedquickly.Withafullychargedbattery,itcanrunforupto8hours.
MetauraProisdrivenbyapowerfulmotor(电机).Ithas26smallfanstogivecoolairanddriveawaytheheataroundtheuser’sneck.Withitsspecialcoolingsystem,MetauraProcaneasilychangehotairintocoldair.“Traditionalfansdon’tproducecoldairinahotenvironment,theyonlycirculate(使循环)hotair.Thestrongerthewindis,thehotteryouget.Thisiscertainlynotwhatyouwantduringthosehotsummerdays.That’swhywecreatedMetauraPro—toprovideabetterportablecoolingsolution.It’ssimpleforyoutotakeitwithyou,”theproductwebsitereads.
ThepriceofMetauraProisnotveryhigh.Peoplecanbuyitfor$159.Maybeinthenearfuture,youcangiveitatry.(
)1.WherecanyouwearMetauraPro?A.Onourneck.B.Onourhands.C.Onourhead.D.Onourarms.A(
)2.HowmanyhourscanMetauraProrunifit’sfullycharged?A.7.B.8.C.18.D.26.B(
)3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.WhatMetauraProlookslike.B.HowMetauraProischarged.C.HowMetauraProworks.D.WhereMetauraProcanbeworn.C(
)4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“portable”inParagraph4mean?A.Easytocarry.B.Heavytowear.C.Hardtocharge.D.Shorttokeep.A(
)5.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A.MetauraProcan’tblowcoldairtokeepyoucoolcontinuously.B.AnappcancontrolMetauraProcompletely.C.MetauraProissmall,soitcan’tbeeasilyseen.D.MetauraProisveryexpensiveandonlyafewpeoplecanaffordit.BPassage4(话题:达尔文笔记)
TwomissingnotebooksbelongingtothescientistCharlesDarwinweresecretlyreturnedtotheCambridgeUniversityLibraryrecently.Thestolennotebooks,whichhadbeenmissingforover20years,werereturnedingoodcondition.
Mr.Darwinwasaveryfamousscientistwholivedinthe1800s.Hisideasaboutevolution—howdifferentkindsoflivingcreatureschangeslowlyovertime—completelychangedthewayscientistsunderstandthenaturalworld.
Mr.Darwinrecordedhisideasinacoupleofnotebooks.Andsinceittookover20yearsforhimtoturnhisideasintoaworld-changingbook,hisnotebookshavebeenconsideredquiteimportant.
TheCambridgeUniversityLibraryhadseveralofMr.Darwin’snotebooks.Thetwothatweremissingwerekeptinasmallbox.Theywerelastseenin2000whentheyweretakenouttobephotographed(拍照).In2001,someonenoticedthattheboxwasmissing.Luckily,thelibraryhadtakenpicturesofthenotebooks’pages,sotheinformationwasn’tcompletelylost.
In2020,thelibrarymadeagreatefforttofindthelostnotebooks.Workerssearchedthroughthe10millionbooksinthelibrarybutdidn’tfindthem.Finally,thelibraryaskedpeoplearoundtheworldtohelplookforthebooks.Theyalsoreportedthemissingnotebookswerestolensothatthepolicewouldsearchforthem,too.
Tothelibrarians’surprise,thetwonotebookswerereturnedonMarch9,2022.Theywereputinabrightbagandleftoutsidethelibrarians’office.Afterthepolicehadexaminedthebag,thelibrariansopeneditandwerepleasedtolearnthatthenotebookswereingoodshape.Theyhadn’tbeendamaged(毁坏),andtheyhadn’tlostanypages.(
)1.WhichofthestatementaboutCharlesDarwinisNOTtrue?A.HistwonotebookswereintheCambridgeUniversityLibrary.B.Hewasafamousscientistandhelivedinthe1800s.C.Hisideaschangedthewayscientistsunderstandthenaturalworld.D.Histwonotebookswerereturnedinbadcondition.D(
)2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evolution”inParagraph2mean?A.Environment.B.Development.C.Achievement.D.Management.B(
)3.Whenwastheboxfoundmissing?A.In2000.B.In2001.C.In2020.D.In2022.B(
)4.Whydidtheworkersreportthemissingnotebookswerestolen?A.Becausetheywantedpeopletolookforthem.B.Becausetheyplannedtowritenewnotebooks.C.Becausetheyexpectedthepolicetosearchforthem.D.Becausetheyremindedpeoplewhostolethenotebooks.C(
)5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thetwomissingnotebooks.B.CharlesDarwinwrotetwonotebooks.C.Thelibrariansfoundthenotebooks.D.Theinformationinthetwonotebooks.APassage5(话题:跟耳机说拜拜)
Somepeoplewearearphones(耳机)whentheylistentomusicinacarbecausetheydon’twanttodisturb(打扰)others.However,noteverybodydoesthesame.Androadtripsmayseemmuchlongerthanyouthinkwhensomeoneelse’smusicfillsthecar.Whatiftheycouldlistentoonlytheirmusicwithoutearphones,andnooneelsewouldhearit?Althoughthatmaysoundimpossible,thetechnologyiscloserthanyouthink.ResearchersinFranceareworkingtobuildsuchpersonalsoundzonesinwhichpeoplecanlistentowhattheylikewithoutdisturbingothers.
“Whybother?Whynotjustuseearphones?”Somemayask.Well,earphonesaregoodatcontrollingwhatyouhear,buttheycanbeuncomfortable,too.Besides,yourhearingisatriskwhenyouturnthevolume(音量)ofyourmusicuptodrownout(压过)othersoundsaroundyou.
That’ssomethingJanMayesknowsalotabout.She’sanexpertinhearing.“Usingearphonescancausehearingproblems,”shesays.“Andnotjustintheelderly.Amongpeoplewholiketolistentomusicwithearphones,nearly50percentofyoungpeopleaged12to35areatrisk.”
Andthat’swhypersonalsoundzonesinsideacarareneeded.Theycouldletyouhearwellwithoutdrowningoutothersoundswithhighvolumes.Theywouldalsobringmanynewpossibilities.Oneday,everyoneinacarcouldlistentowhattheywouldliketohear.Thedrivercanlistentowhatevermusiche’sinterestedinwhenthepassengersareasleep,andthepassengerscanmakephonecallswithoutworryingaboutbeingtooloud.(
)1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“zones”inParagraph1mean?A.Production.B.Areas.C.Volume.D.Pressure.B(
)2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutearphones?A.Theycancontrolwhatyouhear.B.Theyarecomfortabletowear.C.Theyaregoodforhearing.D.Theymakeroadtripslonger.A(
)3.What’sJanMayes’opinion?A.Usingearphonescanonlycausehearingproblemsintheelderly.B.Almost50percentofyoungpeopleliketolistentomusic.C.Someyoungpeoplealsohavehearingproblemswhenusingearphonestolistentomusic.D.It’sgoodfortheelderlytoturnthevolumeofthemusicup.C(
)4.Whatgoodeffectdosoundzonesbring?A.Makeyousleepwell.B.Helpdrownoutothersounds.C.Letpeoplemakephonecallsloud.D.Bringmanynewpossibilities.D(
)5.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Problemscausedbyearphones.B.Earphoneshelphearwell.C.Personalsoundzonesareneeded.D.Howtouseearphones.CPassage6(话题:帮助长颈鹿)
MsituniisayounggiraffebornonFebruary1thisyearattheSanDiegoZooSafariParkinCalifornia,theUSA.WhenMsituniwasborn,zookeepersknewrightawaytherewasaproblemwithherfrontlegs.Herfrontlegswerebending(弯曲)thewrongway.ThismadeithardforMsitunitostandorwalk.Zookeepersworriedthatshemightnotlivelong,sincesheneededtobeabletostandtogetmilkfromhermother.
TohelpMsituni,thezooturnedtoagroupcalledHangerClinic.Thegrouphasworkedforyearstocreateartificialarms,legs,andotherbodypartsforpeopleinneed,especiallythosewhosebodypartsareimperfectorlost.“We’veneverworkedwithwildlifebefore,”saidAraMirzaian,anexpertinthegroup.Still,theexpertstookonthechallenge.TheyfinallybuiltMsituniherveryownbrac
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