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专题is阅读理解之科普类

一、（2014安徽卷）BRecordingsofangrybeesareenoughtosendbig,toughAfrican

elephantsrunningaway,anewstudysays.Beehives（蜂窝）-eitherrecordedorreal-mayeven

preventelephantsfromdamagingfarmer'scrops.

In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephantsavoidcertaintreeswithbees

livinginthem.Today,LucywantstoseeifAfricanhoneybeesmightdiscourageelephantsfrom

eatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmertogotothetroubleofsettingupbeehivesontheir

farms,sheneededtofindoutifthebeeswouldscareelephantsaway.

LucyfoundawildbeehiveinsideatreeinnorthernKenyaandsetuparecorder.Thenshe

threwastoneintothebeehive,whichburstintolife.Lucyandherassistanthidintheircaruntil

theangrybeeshadcalmeddown.Next,LucysearchedoutelephantfamiliesinSamburuNational

ReserveinnorthernKenyaandputaspeakerinaclosetoeachfamily.

Fromadistance,Lucyswitchedonthepre-recordedsoundofangrybeeswhileatthesame

timerecordingtheelephantswithavideocamera.Halftheelephantgroupslefttheareawithin

tenseconds.Outofatotalof17groups,onlyonegroupignoredthesoundoftheangrybees.

Lucyreportedthatalltheyoungelephantsimmediatelyrantotheirmotherstohideunderthem.

WhenLucyPlayedthesoundofawaterfall（瀑布）insteadoftheangrybeestomanyofthesame

elephantfamilies,theanimalswereundisturbed.Evenafterfourminutes,mostofthegroups

stayedinoneplace.

Lucyisnowstudyingwhethertheelephantswillcontinuetoavoidthesoundofangrybees

afterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasn'ttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow,butherinitial（最初

的）resultswerepromisingenoughtobegintrialswithfarmers.Shehasnowbegunplacing

speakersinthefieldstoseeifelephantsarefrightenedaway.

60.Weknowfromthepassagethatelephantsmayhefrightenedof.

A.loudnoisesB.somecrops

C.videocamerasD.angrybees

61.Asmentionedinthepassage,Lucy

A.worksbyherselfinAfrica

B.needstotestmoreelephantgroups

C.hasstoppedelephantseatingcrops

D.hasgotfarmerstosetupbeehivesontheirfarms

62.WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehive?

A.Torecordthesoundofbees.

B.Tomakeavideoofelephants.

C.Toseeifelephantswouldrunaway.

D.Tofindoutmoreaboutthebehaviorofbees.

63.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.YoungelephantsignoreAfricanhoneybees.

B.Waterfallscanmakeelephantsstayinoneplace.

C.Elephantsdonotgoneartreeswithbeeslivinginthem.

D.FarmersdonotallowLucytoconducttestsintheirfields.

（2014北京卷）DMultitasking

Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed（展示）

attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?

Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhile

ashop'sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.And

itisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.

Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairly

darkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynot

justbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirst

introducedscentintoitsstores,customers'intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.

WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand's

successasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonslaes.Thatismainlybecauseshopping

isaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.

Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsales

assistants'disprovingattitudeanddon't-touch-what-you-can't-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseof

electroniccommerce（e-commerce）hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.But

whilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores（实体店）canofferafull

experiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.

Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentis

justonewaytoachievethis.

Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbaby

powderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut（椰子）scentintheswimsuitsection.A

departmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore's

windowstosmellbooks,potsanddrawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.

67.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsome

brandstore?

A.Friendlyassistant.B.Uniquescents.

C.SoftbackgroundmusicD.attractivewindowdisplay.

68.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto.

A.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstores

B.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitude

C.pushstorestousesightsandsounds

D.introducetheriseofe-commerce

69.Theunderlinedword"destination"inParagraph5means.

A.aplatformthatexhibtsgoods

B.aspotwheretravelersliketostay

C.aplacewherecustomerslovetogo

D.atargetthatastoreexpectstomeet

70.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.compareandevaluateB.examineandassess

C.argueanddiscussD.informandexplain

三（2014广东卷）D

Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents（洋流）.Mostdoitusing

satellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitina

specialway--bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears/

experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsof

athleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Therewere

somanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoesto

sellorwear.

Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes-about60,000intotal—fellinto

theoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedthe

shoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn't.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscould

beagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtracked

wheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.

ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld'sbestareasforbsachcombiiig侬滩搜寻）becausewindsand

cwrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowa

lotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformaiionaboutwheretheshoeslandedInayearhecollected

reliableiufomiaiioiionL600shoes.Wththisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputer

programdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.

Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutany

unusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,

with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Tlieyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoes

togolfgloves.

41.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.

A.fittingrooms

B.tradingfairs

C.businesstalks

D.groupmeetings

42.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout.

A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident

B.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing

C.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes

D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident

43.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?

A.Bycollectinginformationfrombeachcombers.

B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcomber.

C.Bysearchingthewebforoceancurrentsmodels.

D.Byresearchingoceancurrentsdatainthelibrary.

44.Ebbesmeyerismostfamousfor.

A.travelingwidelythecoastalcitiesoftheworld

B.makingrecordsforanylostobjectsonthesea

C.runningaglobalcurrentsresearchassociation

D.phoningaboutanydoubtfulobjectsonthesea

45.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Tocallpeople'sattentiontooceanpollution.

B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.

C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.

D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.

四（2014湖北卷）C

Workingwithagroupofbaboons（狒狒）intheNamibiandesert,Dr.AleciaCarterofthe

DepartmentofZoology,CambridgeUniversitysetbaboonslearningtasksinvolvinganovelfood

andafamiliarfoodhiddeninabox.Somebaboonsweregiventhechancetowatchanother

baboonwhoalreadyknewhowtosolvethetask,whileothershadtolearnforthemselves.To

workouthowbraveoranxiousthebaboonswere,Dr.Carterpresentedthemeitherwithanovel

foodorathreatintheformofamodelofapoisonoussnake.

Shefoundthatpersonalityhadamajorimpactonlearning.Thebraverbaboonslearnt,but

theshyonesdidnotlearnthetaskalthoughtheywatchedthebaboonperformthetaskof

findingthenovelfoodjustaslongasthebraveonesdid.Ineffect,despitebeingmadeawareof

whattodo,theywerestilltooshytodowhattheexperiencedbaboondid.

Thesameheldtrueforanxiousbaboonscomparedwithcalmones.Theanxiousindividuals

learntthetaskbyobservingotherswhilethosewhowererelaxeddidnot,eventhoughthey

spentmoretimewatching.

Thismismatchbetweencollectingsocialinformationandusingitshowsthatpersonality

playsakeyroleinsociallearninginanimals,somethingthathaspreviouslybeenignoredin

studiesonhowanimalslearntodothings.Thefindingsaresignificantbecausetheysuggestthat

animalsmayperformpoorlyincognitive（认知的）tasksnotbecausetheyaren'tcleverenoughto

solvethem,butbecausetheyaretooshyornervoustousethesocialinformation.

Thefindingsmayimpacthowweunderstandtheformationofcultureinsocietiesthrough

sociallearning.Ifsomeindividualsareunabletogetinformationfromothersbecausetheydon't

associatewiththeknowledgeableindividuals,ortheyaretooshytousetheinformationonce

theyhaveit,informationmaynottravelbetweenallgroupmembers,preventingtheformation

ofaculturebasedonsociallearning.

59.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThedesignofDr.Carter'sresearch.

B.TheresultsofDr.Carter'sresearch.

C.ThepurposeofDr.Carter'sresearch.

D.ThesignificanceofDr.Carter'sresearch.

60.Accordingtotheresearch,whichbaboonsaremorelikelytocompleteanewlearning

task?

A.Thosethathavemoreexperience.

B.Thosethatcanavoidpotentialrisks.

C.Thosethatliketoworkindependently.

D.Thosethatfeelanxiousaboutlearning.

61.Whichbestillustratesthe“mismatch“mentionedinParagraph4?

A.Somebaboonsareintelligentbutslowinlearning.

B.Somebaboonsareshybutactiveinsocialactivities.

C.Somebaboonsobserveothersbutdon'tfollowthem.

D.Somebaboonsperformnewtasksbutdon'tconcentrate.

62.Dr.Carter'sfindingsindicatethatourculturemightbeformedthrough.

A.storinginformation

B.learningfromeachother

C.understandingdifferentpeople

D.travellingbetweensocialgroups

五(2014湖南卷)C

Thebehaviourofabuilding'susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomes

toenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre(UKERC).TheUK

promisestoreduceitscarbonemissions（排放）by80percentby2050,partofwhichwillbe

achievedbyallnewhomesbeingzero-carbonby2016.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainable

buildingdesignonitsown—thoughextremelyimportant-isnotenoughtoachievesuch

reductions:thebehaviourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.

Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomeshavebeenlargely

ignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency（效率），whichinsteadfocuson

architecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments.

"Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything/explainsKatyJanda,a

UKERCseniorresearcher,"consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcareful

design.'Inotherwords,oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebest-designedeco-home.

Anotherpartoftheproblemisinformation.Householdsandbill-payersdon'thavethe

knowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergy-usehabits.Withoutspecificinformation,it'shard

toestimatethecostsandbenefitsofmakingdifferentchoices.Feedback（反馈）facilities,like

smartmetersandenergymonitors,couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeoplesee

howchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthat

householdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters.

Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension（方面），suggestingthatindividuals"

behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredictedwhetherpeoplethrowopen

theirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat（恒温器）,forexample.Jandaarguesthat

educationisthekey.Shecallsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsand

theirownbehaviourinthem.

66.Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportanceof.

A.zero-carbonhomesB.thebehaviourofbuildingusers

C.sustainablebuildingdesignD.thereductionofcarbonemissions

67.Theunderlinedword“which"inParagraph2refersto"・”

A.thewaysB.theirhomes

C.developmentsD.existingefforts

68.WhatareKatyJanda'swordsmainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceofchangingbuildingusers,habits.

B.Thenecessityofmakingacarefulbuildingdesign.

C.Thevarietyofconsumptionpatternsofbuildingusers.

D.Theroleoftechnologyinimprovingenergyefficiency.

69.Theinformationgapinenergyuse.

A.canbebridgedbyfeedbackfacilities

B.affectsthestudyonenergymonitors

C.bringsaboutproblemsforsmartmeters

D.willbecausedbybuildingusers'oldhabits

70.Whatdoesthedimensionaddedbysocialscienceresearchsuggest?

A.Thesocialscienceresearchistobefurthered.

B.Theeducationprogrammeisunderdiscussion.

C.Thebehaviourofbuildingusersisunpredictable.

D.Thebehaviourpreferenceofbuildingusersissimilar.

六（2014江苏卷）C

Mostdamagingly,angerweakensaperson'sabilitytothinkclearlyandkeepcontroloverhis

behaviour.Theangrypersonlosesobjectivityinevaluatingtheemotionalsignificanceofthe

personorsituationthatarouseshisanger.

Noteveryoneexperiencesangerinthesameway;whatangersonepersonmayamuse

another.Thespecificexpressionofangeralsodiffersfrompersontopersonbasedonbiological

andcultaralforces.Incontemporaryculture,physicalexpressionsofangeraregenerally

consideredtoosociallyharmfultobetolerated.Wenolongerregardduels（决斗）asan

appropriateexpressionofangerresultingfromoneperson'sawarenessofinsultingbehaviouron

thepartofanother.

Angercanbeidentifiedinthebrain,wheretheelectricalactivitychanges.Undermost

conditionsEEG（月齿电图）measuresofelectricalactivityshowbalancedactivitybetweentheright

andleftprefrontal（额I叶前部）areas.Behaviourallythiscorrespondstothegeneraleven-handed

disposition（意向）thatmostofuspossessmostofthetime.ButwhenweareangrytheEEGof

therightandleftprefrontalareasaren'tbalancedand.asaresultofthis,we'relikelytoreact.

Andourbehaviouralresponsetoangerisdifferentfromourresponsetootheremotions,

whetherpositiveornegative.

Mostpositiveemotionsareassociatedwithapproachbehaviour:wemoveclosertopeople

welike.Mostnegativeemotions,incontrast,areassociatedwithavoidancebehaviour:wemove

awayfrompeopleandthingsthatwedislikeorthatmakeusanxious.Butangerisanexception

tothispattern.Theangrierweare.themorelikelywearetomovetowardstheobjectofour

anger.Thiscorrespondstowhatpsychologistsrefertoasoffensiveanger:theangryperson

movescloserinordertoinfluenceandcontrolthepersonorsituationcausinghisanger.This

approach-and-confrontbehaviourisaccompaniedbyaleftwardprefrontalasymmetry（不对称）

ofEEGactivity.Interestingly,thisasymmetrylessensiftheangrypersoncanexperienceempathy

（同感）towardstheindividualwhoisbringingforththeangryresponse.Indefensiveanger,in

contrast,theEEGasymmetryisdirectedtotherightandtheangrypersonfeelshelplessinthe

faceoftheanger-inspiringsitaation.

61.The"duels"exampleinParagraph2provesthattheexpressionofanger_.

A.usuallyhasabiologicalbasisB.variesamongpeople

C.issociallyandculturallyshapedD.influencesone'sthinkingandevaluation

62.Whatchangescanbefoundinanangrybrain?

A.Balancedelectricalactivitycanbespotted.

B.Unbalancedpatternsarefoundinprefrontalareas.

C.日ectricalactivitycorrespondstoone'sbehaviour.

D.Electricalactivityagreeswithone'sdisposition.

63.Whichofthefollowingistypicalofoffensiveanger?

A.Approachingthesourceofanger.B.Tryingtocontrolwhatisdisliked.

C.Movingawayfromwhatisdisliked.D.Feelinghelplessinthefaceofanger.

64.Whatisthekeymessageofthelastparagraph?

A.Howangerdiffersfromotheremotions.B.Howangerrelatestootheremotions.

C.Behaviouralresponsestoanger.D.Behaviouralpatternsofanger.

七（2014辽宁卷）A

Anewstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteron

examsthanthosewhouselaptops（笔t己本电脑）.

Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility（清晰

度）.Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconcepts

theyhavebeentaught.

Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptop

increasedthetendencytomakenotes“mindlessly"bytakingdownwordforwordwhatthe

professorssaid.

Inthefirstexperiment,studentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistened

tothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthe

talk,theywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstood

concepts.

Theresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowroteby

hand.However,thetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Both

groupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.

Theresearchers'reportsaid,“Whilemorenotesarcbeneficial,ifthenotesaretaken

mindlessly,asismorelikelythecaseonalaptop,thebenefitdisappears.'?

Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemory,studentstooknotesasbefore

butweretestedaweekafterthelecture.Thistime,thestudentswhowrotenotesbyhand

performedsignificantlybetterontheexam.

Thesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarcnotonlybetterforimmediate

learningandunderstanding,butthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuture.

21.Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote-takingbecausetheycan.

A.writemorenotesB.digestconceptsbetter

C.gethigherscoresD.understandlecturesbetter

22.Whiletakingnotes,laptopuserstendtobe.

A.skillfulB.mindless

C.thoughtfulD.tireless

23.Theauthorofthepassageaimsto.

A.examinetheimportanceoflong-termmemory

B.stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhand

C.explaintheprocessoftakingnotes

D.promotetheuseoflaptops

24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.

A.anewspaperadvertisementB.acomputertextbook

C.asciencemagazineD.afinancereport

7^(2014辽宁卷)CWoulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewith

eachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?

UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofusever

imagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarccompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,

Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistsue:treessurvivethroughtheir

co-operationandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition''dependingonwhoneedsit".

Nitrogen(M)andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi(MlW)networks,

makingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamount

tokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksof

neurons(神经元)inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.

Simardtalksabout"mothertrees",usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallother

treesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,

transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscut

down"mothertrees“withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex"treesocieties"orthe

networksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.

〃Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeSimardsayssadly./zDyingtreesmovenutritionintothe

youngtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemchance/'Ifwecouldputacrossthemessageto

theforestryindustry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotection

effortsforthefuture.

29.Theunderlinedsentence"theoppositeistrue"inParagraph2probablymeansthat

trees.

A.competeforsurvival

B.protecttheirownwealth

C.dependoneachother

D.providesupportfordyingtrees

30.“Mothertrees"areextremelyimportantbecausethey.

A.lookthelargestinsizeintheforest

B.passonnutritiontoyoungtrees

C.seemmorelikelytobecutdownbyhumans

D.knowmoreaboutthecomplex“treesocieties"

31.Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.how“treesocieties”work

B.howtreesgrowold

C.howforestryindustrydevelops

D.howyoungtreessurvive

32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumans

B.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtection

C.TreesAreMoreAwesomeThartYouThink

D.TreesContributeToOurSociety

九(2014ill东卷)DHowfitareyourteeth?Areyoulazyaboutbrushingthem?Neverfear:

Aninventorisonthecase.Anelectrictoothbrushsenseshowlongandhowwellyoubrush,and

itletsyoutrackyourperformanceonyourphone.

TheKolibreetoothbrushwasexhibitedattheInternationalConsumerElectronicsShowin

LasVegasthisweek.ItsenseshowitismovedandcansendtheinformationtoanAndroidphone

oriPhoneviaaBluetoothwirelessconnection.

Thetoothbrushwillbeabletoteachyoutobrushright(don'tforgettheinsidesofthe

teeth!)andmakesureyou'rebrushinglongenough."It'skindoflikehavingadentistactually

watchyourbrushingonaday-to-daybasis/7saysThomasServal,theFrenchinventor.

Thetoothbrushwillalsobeabletotalktootherapplicationsonyourphone,sodevelopers

could,forinstance,createagamecontrolledbyyourtoothbrush.Youcouldscorepointsfor

beatingmonstersamongyourteeth."Wetrytomakeitsmartbutalsofun,〃Severalsays.

Servalsayshewasinspiredbyhisexperienceasafather.Hewouldcomehomefromwork

andaskhiskidsiftheyhadbrushedtheirteeth.Theysaid"yes,"butServalwouldfindtheir

toothbrushheadsdry.Hedecidedheneededabrushthatreallytoldhimhowwellhischildren

brushed.

ThecompanysaystheKolibreewillgoonsalethissummer,for$99to$199,developingon

features.TheU.S.isthefirsttargetmarket.

Servalsaysthatoneday,it'llbepossibletoreplacethebrushonthehandlewithabrushing

unitthatalsohasacamera.Thecameracanevenexamineholesinyourteethwhileyoubrush.

56.WhichisoneofthefeatureoftheKolibreetoothbrush?

A.Itcansensehowusersbrushtheirteeth.

B.Itcantrackusers'schoolperformance.

C.Itcandetectusers'fearofseeingadentist.

D.Itcanhelpusersfindtheirphones.

57.WhatcanwelearnfromServaKswordsinParagraph3?

A.Youwillfinditenjoyabletoseeadentist.

B.Youshouldseeyourdentistonaday-to-daybasis.

C.YoucanbrushwiththeKolibreeasifguidedbyadentist.

D.You'dlikeadentisttowatchyoubrushyourteetheveryday.

58.WhichofthefollowingmightmaketheKolibreetoothbrushfun?

A.Itcanbeusedtoupdatemobilephones.

B.Itcanbeusedtoplaymobilephonegames

C.Itcansendmessagestootherusers

D.Itcantalktoitsdevelopers.

59.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A.HowServalfoundouthiskidsliedtohim.

B.WhyServalthoughtbrushingteethwasnecessary.

C.HowServaltaughthiskidstobrushtheirteeth.

D.WhatinspiredServaltoinventthetoothbrush

60.WhatcanweinferaboutServafschildren?

A.Theywereunwillingtobrushtheirteeth

B.Theyoftenfailedtocleantheirtoothbrushes.

C.Theypreferredtouseatoothbrushwithadryhead.

D.TheylikedbrushingtheirteethafterServalcamehome.

61.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefuturedevelopmentoftheKolibree?

A.Thebrushhandlewillberemoved.B.Amobilephonewillbebuiltintoit.

C.ItwillbeusedtofillholesinteethD.Itwillbeabletocheckusers'teeth

上（2014四川卷）D

Witharound100studentsscheduledtobeinthat9amMondaymorninglecture,itisno

surprisethatalmo