浙江高考英语阅读理解模拟专项训练（word版含解析）
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My violin is like a soulmate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we've gone through both tears and happiness.
About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher's eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!
By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma(进退两难). I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.
A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin's voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw(爪子)had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.
That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin — I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.
My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I'm deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away； when I'm walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.
My violin, shall I compare you to a summer's day
1．What further contributed to the author's dislike of violin-playing
A．Orders from mum. B．Boredom of practice.
C．Disappointment in the teacher's eyes. D．Loss of passion for violin.
2．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4
A．The weather actually changed because of the tune.
B．The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.
C．The sudden change made the author's heart unable to beat.
D．The author's feeling was continuously influenced by the music.
3．Why did the author pick up the violin again
A．The invisible hammer and claw are gone.
B．A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.
C．The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.
D．He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn, s works.
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．Musical Soulmate —Violin B．My Dislike and Like of Violin
C．An Inspiring Story of Violin D．Deep Love for Violin Music
Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals. Europe’s biggest online takeaway food company Just Eat has partnered with Starship Technologies to deliver food with robots on the streets of London later this month. “Nobody has ever done deliveries with land-based robots,” said Allan Martinson, the chief operating officer of Starship.
The robot courier can travel up to 4 miles per hour for about 10 miles. It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to navigate (确定方向). Instead of a person arriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving a notification on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code to unlock the automated courier. “Put the code in, the robot opens up, and there’s your food,” said David Buttress, chief manager of Just Eat.
The robot, which has so far been tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs 1 to transport within 3 miles, compared with the 3 to 6 it costs for a human courier. To date 30 robots have driven nearly 5,000 miles without getting into an accident or finding themselves picked on by passers-by. They have driven in more than 40 cities around the world, including London and Tallinn, Estonia.
An initial worry was how the public would react to robots. But Martinson said the public has been calm when passing the delivery machine on the streets. “The most surprising reaction has been the lack of reaction,” said Martinson.
Another significant fear was that people would disrupt (扰乱) the robots, or try to steal them and their contents. To prevent this, the robot is fitted with nine cameras, two way audio, and movement sensors that send a warning if it is lifted off the ground. And it opens only with a passcode provided to the customer via a notification. “It’s much easier to shoplift than it is to steal a robot,” said Martinson.
5．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 2
A．deliverer B．collector
C．provider D．guide
6．According to the text, the Starship robot ________.
A．opens up upon hearing the code
B．travels 10 miles per hour at most
C．finds its way by means of GPS and cameras
D．sends a message to the customer upon arrival
7．The test of Starship robots shows that ________.
A．they are easy to operate
B．the robot delivery is appreciated in big cities
C．the robot delivery is cheaper than human delivery
D．they can travel for 10 hours continuously
8．Which of the following is one of the worries about Starship robots
A．Safety of the robot delivery.
B．Accuracy of the robot delivery
C．Peoples indifference to the robots.
D．People’s concern about public traffic.
9．Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A．Great Improvement of Just Eat
B．Global Trend of Food Companies
C．New Robots to Move on the road
D．Delivery Robots to Replace Takeaway Drivers
For most of her life, Suanne Laqueur’s passion for storytelling was shown on the dance floor.
Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother’s dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take over the studio, she realized she had no interest in taking on the business side of her art: “Owning a studio is a lot of work—financially, logistically. I love the teaching, the choreographing(编舞), the staging, but I didn’t want to own it.”
Yet Laqueur’s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a self-published author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Self-publishing as a way of sharing her first completed novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passion—telling stories through writing—made the business of the art worthwhile, and owning that business meant she could direct her writing career however she chose.
Starting with her second self-published novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has self-published six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.
“You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think self-publishing allows that freedom,’ she says. “If you work with traditional publishing, it’s more about what’s marketable, There are trade-offs, which everyone will tell you, but by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I’m cool with that.”
10．From Paragraph 2，we can learn that Laqueur _______.
A．wanted to own a publishing house
B．didn’t like teaching dancing in fact
C．was a part-time writer when she was young
D．was interested in running her mother’s studio
11．What made Laqueur change her attitude to business
A．Her mother’s persuasion. B．Self-publishing her novels.
C．The desire to make money, D．Her own passion toward art.
12．Which of the following can best replace the phrase “stole the show” in Paragraph 4
A．became a failure. B．was shown to people.
C．got all the attention. D．was accidentally stolen.
13．What can be inferred from what Laqueur’s said
A．She enjoys the way of self-publishing.
B．She will never use traditional publishing.
C．Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.
D．Self-publishing will replace traditional publishing.
Training the Brain
People who can accomplish unbelievable tasks, such as memorizing thousands of random numbers in under an hour, state that they just have normal brains. Some memory superstars compete in Olympic-like World Memory Championships. These mental athletes, or MAs for short, can memorize names of dozens of strangers in a few minutes or any poem handed them. Ed Cooke, a 24-year-old MA, explains they see themselves as participants rescuing the long-lost art of memory training. These techniques existed not to recall useless information, but to cut into the brain basic text and ideas.
A study in the journal Nature examined eight people who finished near the top of the World Memory Championships. The scientists examined whether their brains were fundamentally different from everyone else’s or whether they were simply making better use of memorizing abilities we all possess. They put the MAs and control subjects into brain scanners and had them memorize numbers and photographs. The result surprised everyone. The brains of the MAs and those of the control subjects were indistinguishable. On every test, the MAs scored in the normal range. However, when the scientists examined what part of the brain was used during a memory activity, they found the MAs relied more heavily on areas in the brain involved in spatial memory.
MAs offer an explanation: anything can be fixed upon our memories and kept in order by constructing a building in the imagination and filling it with pictures of what needs to be recalled. Dating back to the fifth century, the building is called a memory palace. Even as late as the fourteenth century, when there were copies of any text, scholars needed to remember what was read to them. Reading to remember requires a different technique than speed reading. If something is made memorable, it has to be repeated. Until relatively recently, people read only a few books intensively (细致地) again and again, usually aloud. Today we read extensively, usually only once and without continuous focus.
So the great difference is the ability to create impressive pictures in mind and to do it quickly. Using memory palaces, MAs create memorized pictures. For example, recombine the pictures to form unforgettable scenes such as the ways through a town. One competitor used his own body parts to help him memorize a 57,000-word dictionary.
Anyone who wishes to train the mind needs first to create fantastical palaces in the imagination. Then they should cut each building into cubbyholes for memories. In a short amount of time, they will notice improvement with remembering things. To keep the skill sharp, MAs deliberately empty their palaces after competitions, so they can reuse them and they recommend that beginners do the same.
14．We can learn from Paragraph 2 that a mental athlete ________.
A．owns a brain that is larger in size
B．shows a gift in mental ability tests
C．uses the memorizing technique better
D．depends less on the areas that control spatial memory
15．Why does the author mention “speed reading” in Paragraph 3
A．To discuss the memorizing technique in the fifth century.
B．To give the reason why people read only a few books carefully.
C．To explain the text fourteenth century scholars had to remember.
D．To compare the type of reading nowadays with that of earlier times.
16．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4
A．There is a variety of unforgettable scenes.
B．Memory palaces can be quickly forgotten.
C．Impressive pictures are in actual buildings.
D．One person probably has 57,000 body parts.
17．What does the underlined word “cubbyholes” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Small spaces. B．Blacks holes.
C．Technical skills. D．Different numbers.
In 1975, George Carlin appeared on a popular TV show, Saturday Night Live, with his famous words about blue food. ＂Why is there no blue food I can’t find blue food—I can’t find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon; orange is orange and red is cherry. Where is the blue food ＂
Well, Carlin almost has it right—there’s not no blue food, but there’s certainly not a lot of it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, though they become purple when they are turned into jam. The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes—is found in nature. But it isn’t a hot color for food. People don’t seem to prefer blue food. Some diet programs even suggest that those determined to lose weight should make their food blue.
Eating, in part, begins with our eyes. Charles Spence—an experimental psychologist from Oxford University—points out that color can change our taste monly, we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are and green foods as being more sour. Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching—green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red.
But what about blue Except blueberries, much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially. Food producers argue that artificial color doesn’t do much harm to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyes—while other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table.
18．What’s the purpose of the first paragraph
A．To introduce the topic. B．To introduce a TV show.
C．To state the author’s opinion. D．To explain why people dislike blue.
19．What can we learn about blueberries from Paragraph 2
A．The blue in blueberries is found natural.
B．Blueberries are still blue when processed.
C．Most people don’t eat blueberries owing to the color.
D．People often feel cold when they eat blueberries.
20．What does the author mean by saying eating sometimes begins with our eyes
A．People prefer red-colored food to green food.
B．We should examine food carefully before eating.
C．Our taste experience can be influenced by color.
D．Red-colored foods look sweeter than they actually are.
Thanks to the vast territory and huge population of China, different living habits with geographical features have been an ever-lasting topic among izens (网民) went wild again as they recently discovered another striking difference in the ways the country’s northerners and southerners shop for food.
According to netizens from southern China, they usually buy what they need for just one or two meals. “It is quite normal for us to buy one or half of a Chinese cabbage (大白菜) at a time,” said a netizen. However, one may be looked down upon if he does this in the north. “We love to store up on food. Buying 25 kilograms of Chinese cabbage is normal,” said a netizen from the north.
Besides, in the south, it is said that winter melon (冬瓜) is always sold in slices, “One slice is enough for two meals!” one said. While in the north, it is simply not possible. “Of course we buy a whole one, otherwise nobody is willing to buy the other half,” said a northern Chinese.
Experts say that the difference is due to the varied climate. Food can be stored for a relatively long time in the north as it is usually cold and dry there. However, the comparatively hot and humid weather in the south forces southern Chinese to buy just enough for one meal or one day, otherwise it might go bad.
Besides obvious ways of food shopping, other north-south differences in China include the flavor of tofu (豆腐) (northerners prefer a salty taste while southerners like it sweet), and the way to give directions (northerners prefer say “go east/west,” but southerners usually say “go left/right”).
21．In what case is a buyer looked down upon by a northerner
A．When he buys a whole winter melon.
B．When he buys too small an amount of food.
C．When he buys a bag of a Chinese cabbage at a time.
D．When he buys food just enough for one or two persons.
22．Why do experts think there is much difference in how much food to buy between northerners and southerners
A．Due to different habits. B．Due to different customs.
C．Due to different climates. D．Due to different characters.
23．How do southerners prefer tofu
A．They prefer it to taste sweet.
B．They prefer to have it taste salty.
C．They prefer it much more than northerners.
D．They prefer to have it more often to keep healthy.
Have you ever been given something you don’t like or doesn’t fit, but you don’t want to hurt the feelings of the person who thinks about you You’re not alone. Everyone has received an unwanted gift at least once in his or her life. That doesn’t mean the item is bad or useless. It simply means that it doesn’t work for you.
If you find yourself with something nice but that doesn’t fit into your lifestyle, consider regifting it. Before you do that, make sure you understand the manners of this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent.
There are specific things you should do to an item. Failure to do any of them may create an awkward situation. You never have to lie about what you are doing, but you don’t want to be in the position of having to explain anything. For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own; make sure the box is in good condition so the item doesn’t appear used; check the item and make sure there are no cards or names on the packaging; inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition...
When you get ready for regifting, consider having a white elephant gift exchange for your next celebration. This removes all the embarrassment of being caught regifting because that’s the whole purpose of the event. In order to prevent hurting feelings, provide everyone with a guest list and ask them not to bring anything given by the people on that list.
24．What most contributes to the growing regifting
A．People’s lack of money.
B．People’s dislike of the gifts.
C．People’s reduced desire for gifts.
D．People’s understanding of its manners.
25．What’s mainly talked about in Paragraph 3
A．What to do before regifting.
B．How to make use of unwanted gifts.
C．What kind of gifts to be regifted.
D．Why regifting can cause embarrassment.
26．What do people exchange at a white elephant party
A．Guest lists. B．Regifting experiences.
C．Regifting ideas. D．Unwanted gifts.
It must have been a very clever human who looked at a sheep walking past and thought of the use its wool might have!
The oldest surviving textile (纺织品)made out of wool is around 3,500 years old. Wool was probably the first fiber to be woven into textiles. Because when humans stopped hunting and started raising animals, it was their first step from a wild life to a civilized one. Sheep became a convenience store for the new lifestyle of our ancestor during the Stone Age, a walking food supply that required little care. Sheep provided all — meat and milk for food, skin and bones for clothing, shelters and tools.
Some sheep were suitable to roast while others were to produce wool, as sheep fit for eating do not necessarily have high-quality wool. Early wild species of sheep had long outer hair protecting their short wool undercoats. It was this underlayer that was highly suitable for textile use, so they were selectively bred into modern sheep.
Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool. Around 1800 BC, the civilization of Babylonia was famous for its wool. After the Romans conquered Spain, they developed a new breed (品种)that would come to be known as Spanish Merino, with the whitest, finest wool ever known. Today, the Merino is the most highly regarded breed in the world.
The Chinese held onto the secret of silk for thousands of years before Europeans even got an idea about how to put two threads together. With wool, they seem to have got their revenge.
27．What do we know about raising sheep in the Stone Age
A．People made great efforts to raise sheep.
B．People exchanged sheep for what they needed.
C．Sheep led to the boom of ancient society.
D．Sheep met many basic needs of ancient people.
28．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3
A．Economic value of sheep.
B．Features of sheep breeds.
C．Choice of suitable sheep breeds.
D．Development of the wool industry.
29．What are Babylonia and the Romans mentioned to prove
A．The wisdom of ancient people.
B．The aggression of ancient nations.
C．The link between their rise and wool.
D．The greatness of well-organized ancient society.
30．What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean
A．They lost their advantage of something.
B．They won and got rid of the shame of failure.
C．They did something harmful to their opponent.
D．They were taking pains to catch up with others.
参考答案
1．C
2．D
3．B
4．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成了生活的一部分，成了作者的灵魂伴侣。
1．
细节理解题。根据第二段中的And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible(隐形的) hammer, striking on my heart.(更糟糕的是，当我弹错音符时，老师眼中的失望就像一把无形的锤子，敲打着我的心)可知，当作者演奏错误时，老师失望的眼神加剧了作者对小提琴的不喜欢。故选C。
2．
推理判断题。通过第四段中的It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray.(它就像音乐滑过花朵，上升，并开始充满空气。小提琴的声音唤醒了太阳，使树木变绿，使空气清新。随着音乐的变化，天空又变成了灰色)可知，这些对优美琴声的描写，表现了琴声对人心情的影响，人的心情会随着音乐而变化。由此判断出作者的感受不断受到音乐的影响。故选D。
3．
推理判断题。根据第三段中的I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.(我在网上搜索了德国作曲家门德尔松的著名小提琴作品E小调协奏曲，并听了它)和第五段中的That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin - I grabbed mine and never let it go.(那辉煌的一天点燃了我对小提琴的热情和兴趣——我紧紧抓住我的激情，永不放弃)可知，Felix Mendelssohn的E-minor Concerto这首名曲让作者对小提琴又有了兴趣和热情。故选B。
4．
主旨大意题。根据第一段My violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we’ve gone through both tears and happiness.可知我的小提琴就像一个灵魂伴侣，向我低语着智慧的话语。我们一起经历了泪水和幸福。结合文章中作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成为了生活的一部分，成了灵魂伴侣。由此可知A选项“音乐心灵伴侣——小提琴”概括了全文意思，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。故选A。
5．A
6．C
7．C
8．A
9．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了伦敦一家食品速递公司宣布未来会使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，目前该公司在几个城市都测试了陆地快递机器人送餐服务。未来送货机器人可能会取代人类送快递。
5．词义猜测题。根据第一段Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals.可知，一家食品速递公司宣布计划使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，你下周六晚上点的外卖，说不定就由机器人送达。所以这个词是“投递”的意思，故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据第二段It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to navigate(确定方向). Instead of a person arriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving a notification(通知) on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code to unlock the automated courier.可知，Starship机器人依靠全球定位系统和照相机找到路。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据第三段The robot, which has so far been tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs ￡1 to transport within 3 miles, compared with the ￡3 to ￡6 it costs for a human courier.可知，机器人送餐要比人送餐更便宜。故选C。
8．推理判断题。根据第五段第一句Another significant fear was that people would disrupt(扰乱) the robots, or try to steal them and their contents.（另一重大担忧就是担心人们干扰机器人，或是想把机器人及其所运物品偷走）可以推断出，担忧机器人运送的安全问题。故选A。
9．主旨大意题。纵观全文，特别是第一段第一句Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals.（一家食品速递公司宣布计划使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，你下周六晚上点的外卖，说不定就由机器人送达。）可知，D项Delivery Robots to Replace Takeaway Drivers作为标题最合适。
【点睛】
推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能根据原文表面文字信息一步推出答案。题干常含有infer，suggest，imply等标志性词语。第4题根据第五段第一句另一重大担忧就是担人们干扰机器人，或是想把机器人及其所运物品偷走，可以推断出担忧机器人运送的安全问题。故选B。
10．C
11．B
12．C
13．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文为记叙文。讲述了Laqueur自幼主修舞蹈和戏剧并兼职写作，后来成为一名自主出版作家的经历。
10．细节理解题。依据第二段内容Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother s dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for years.…I love the teaching.可知，尽管拉克尔很年轻就开始写作，但她主修舞蹈和戏剧，并在她母亲的舞蹈工作室任教多年，年轻时兼职写作，故选 C。
11．细节理解题。依据文章第三段第一句Yet Laqueur s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a self-published author.可知当Laqueur成为一名自主出版的作家后，改变了对生意的态度，故选B。
12．词义猜测题。通读划线部分可知，2016年，她的小说《云雀的狂欢》参评第25届《作家文摘》(Writer s Digest)自出版图书奖，超过2300部作品获得大奖，故而大出风头，吸引了所有人的注意。只有C项符合句义。
13．推理判断题。依据最后一段“I think self-publishing allows that freedom...but by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I’m cool with that.”可知她喜欢自助出版，故选A。
14．C
15．D
16．A
17．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，记忆达人与普通人的头脑是不是存在着差别？文章对此进行了研究，发现这些记忆达人在记忆的时候会使用空间记忆等不同的记忆构建方法。
14．推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句However, when the scientists examined what part of the brain was used during a memory activity, they found the MAs relied more heavily on areas in the brain involved in spatial memory.可知，平时这些记忆达人与正常人是一样的，但当他参加记忆比赛的时候，他们会使用大脑中与空间记忆相关的部分。说明他们可以更好地运用这些记忆技巧。故选C项。
15．推理判断题。根据第三段后三句Even as late as the fourteenth century, when there were copies of any text, scholars needed to remember what was read to them…If something is made memorable, it has to be repeated. Until relatively recently, people read only a few books intensively (细致地) again and again, usually aloud. Today we read extensively, usually only once and without continuous focus.可知，作者使用speed reading指现代人的阅读类型与以前有了很大的变化，之前人们通常反复阅读一本书，而现在通常只读一次。故选D项。
16．推理判断题。根据第四段第三句For example, recombine the pictures to form unforgettable scenes such as the ways through a town.可知，我们可以把多张图片相结合形成一些令人难忘的场景。如果我们要想记住更多的事情，就要在我们的脑海里形成更多这样的场景。也就是说会有各种各样的场景，故选A项。
17．猜测词义题。根据横线前面一句Anyone who wishes to train the mind needs first to create fantastical palaces in the imagination.可知，我们首先要在脑海里创造出幻想出的宫殿，然后再把这些宫殿分隔成不同的记忆空间来存储不同的记忆内容。所以本句中的“cubbyholes”是指被分隔出来的小空间。故选A项。
18．A
19．A
20．C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章通过对科学实验结果和人们饮食习惯的分析，介绍了日常饮食中蓝色食物很少见的原因。
18．目的意图题。文章首段引用George Carlin所说的话是为了引入文章的话题，即：为什么生活中蓝色食物很少见。故选A项。
19．细节理解题。根据第二段的The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes — is found in nature.可知，蓝莓的蓝色是天然的。故选A项。
20．细节理解题。根据第三段的＂color can change our taste experience＂，可知我们的味觉体验 会受到颜色的影响。故选C项。
21．B
22．C
23．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是购物文化类文章。本文叙述了在中国的北方人与南方人在购买食品时的不同文化，以及导致这种不同的原因。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“one may be looked down upon if he does this in the north.”可知：B项“当购买食品量十分少时，买主会被北方人看不起”正确。该句中的“this”指代上文的“to buy one or half of a Chinese cabbage at a time”，此句暗示买的太少，故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Experts say that the difference is due to the varied climate”可知：C项“由于不同气候的原因”正确，故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据第五段中的“northerners prefer a salty taste while southerners like it sweet”可知：A项“南方人喜欢吃甜豆腐”正确，故选A。
24．A
25．A
26．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是议论文。几乎每个人都会收到自己不喜欢或不适合自己的礼物，那么人们该怎么处理这些礼物呢？本文给出了应对策略。
24．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Before you do that, make sure you understand the manners of this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent"可知，礼物转送变得流行很大程度上是因为转送者发现很难保持收支平衡，即缺钱。故选A。
25．考查主旨要义。根据第三段的内容，尤其是"There are specific things you should do to an item" "For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own... inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition"可知，本段主要讲述的是转送礼物之前的准备工作。第四段首句中的"When you get ready for regifting"亦是提示。故选A。
26．考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"having a white elephant gift exchange... that’s the whole purpose of the event"并结合第一段中的"an unwanted gift"可知,在 white elephant party上，人们交换的是"white elephant gifts"(昂贵而无用的礼物)，即他们不需要的礼物。故选D。
【点睛】
找主题句的四个小窍门：
1.段落中出现表转折的词语(如however, but, in fact, actually, while, on the contrary, in contrast等)时，其后的句子很可能是主题句。
2.首段出现疑问句时，对该问题的回答很可能就是主题句。
3.作者有意识地反复强调的观点，通常是主旨;反复出现的词语，一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。
4.表示总结或结论的话常有therefore，thus， in short，conclude， conclusion等。
本题第2小题是段落大意题，根据第三段的内容，尤其是"There are specific things you should do to an item" "For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own... inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition"可知，本段主要讲述的是转送礼物之前的准备工作。第四段首句中的"When you get ready for regifting"亦是提示。故选A。
27．D
28．C
29．C
30．B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文，介绍了纺织品原料——羊毛的相关信息。
27．考查细节理解。根据第二段的"Sheep became a convenience store for the new lifestyle of our ancestor during the Stone Age, a walking food supply that required little care. Sheep provided all — meat and milk for food, skin and bones for clothing, shelters and tools"可知,羊的肉和奶可作为食物，皮可作为衣服和遮蔽物，而骨头可用于制作各种工具，即羊满足了古人的许多基本需求，故选D。
28．考查主旨要义。根据第三段的内容可知，本段主要介绍了不是所有的羊都适合用于羊毛编织，故人们选择了合适的品种饲养。故选C。
29．考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的"Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool"可知，一些实力强大的帝国是建立在羊背和羊毛上的，紧接着就列举了巴比伦王国和罗马人的例子，故可判断出，作者说到巴比伦王国和罗马人是为了说明他们的崛起和羊毛之间是有联系的。故选C。
30．考查句意理解。根据最后一段的第一句"The Chinese held onto the secret of silk for thousands of years before Europeans even got an idea about how to put two threads together"可知中国人在掌握了如何制作丝绸的秘诀数千年之后，欧洲人才知道如何把蚕丝缠绕在一起变为一根。结合上文中提到西方国家在羊毛利用方面的领先情况可以推断出，画线部分意思应为他们似乎扳回一局，即羊毛纺织让欧洲人得以"一雪前耻"。revenge意为"报仇，复仇，雪耻"。故选B。
【点睛】
做推理判断题时，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西。本题第3小题，根据倒数第二段中的"Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool"可知，一些实力强大的帝国是建立在羊背和羊毛上的，紧接着就列举了巴比伦王国和罗马人的例子，故可判断出，作者说到巴比伦王国和罗马人是为了说明他们的崛起和羊毛之间是有联系的。故选C。
My violin is like a soulmate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we've gone through both tears and happiness.
About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher's eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!
By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma(进退两难). I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.
A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin's voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw(爪子)had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.
That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin — I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.
My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I'm deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away； when I'm walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.
My violin, shall I compare you to a summer's day
1．What further contributed to the author's dislike of violin-playing
A．Orders from mum. B．Boredom of practice.
C．Disappointment in the teacher's eyes. D．Loss of passion for violin.
2．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4
A．The weather actually changed because of the tune.
B．The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.
C．The sudden change made the author's heart unable to beat.
D．The author's feeling was continuously influenced by the music.
3．Why did the author pick up the violin again
A．The invisible hammer and claw are gone.
B．A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.
C．The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.
D．He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn, s works.
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．Musical Soulmate —Violin B．My Dislike and Like of Violin
C．An Inspiring Story of Violin D．Deep Love for Violin Music
Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals. Europe’s biggest online takeaway food company Just Eat has partnered with Starship Technologies to deliver food with robots on the streets of London later this month. “Nobody has ever done deliveries with land-based robots,” said Allan Martinson, the chief operating officer of Starship.
The robot courier can travel up to 4 miles per hour for about 10 miles. It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to navigate (确定方向). Instead of a person arriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving a notification on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code to unlock the automated courier. “Put the code in, the robot opens up, and there’s your food,” said David Buttress, chief manager of Just Eat.
The robot, which has so far been tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs 1 to transport within 3 miles, compared with the 3 to 6 it costs for a human courier. To date 30 robots have driven nearly 5,000 miles without getting into an accident or finding themselves picked on by passers-by. They have driven in more than 40 cities around the world, including London and Tallinn, Estonia.
An initial worry was how the public would react to robots. But Martinson said the public has been calm when passing the delivery machine on the streets. “The most surprising reaction has been the lack of reaction,” said Martinson.
Another significant fear was that people would disrupt (扰乱) the robots, or try to steal them and their contents. To prevent this, the robot is fitted with nine cameras, two way audio, and movement sensors that send a warning if it is lifted off the ground. And it opens only with a passcode provided to the customer via a notification. “It’s much easier to shoplift than it is to steal a robot,” said Martinson.
5．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 2
A．deliverer B．collector
C．provider D．guide
6．According to the text, the Starship robot ________.
A．opens up upon hearing the code
B．travels 10 miles per hour at most
C．finds its way by means of GPS and cameras
D．sends a message to the customer upon arrival
7．The test of Starship robots shows that ________.
A．they are easy to operate
B．the robot delivery is appreciated in big cities
C．the robot delivery is cheaper than human delivery
D．they can travel for 10 hours continuously
8．Which of the following is one of the worries about Starship robots
A．Safety of the robot delivery.
B．Accuracy of the robot delivery
C．Peoples indifference to the robots.
D．People’s concern about public traffic.
9．Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A．Great Improvement of Just Eat
B．Global Trend of Food Companies
C．New Robots to Move on the road
D．Delivery Robots to Replace Takeaway Drivers
For most of her life, Suanne Laqueur’s passion for storytelling was shown on the dance floor.
Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother’s dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take over the studio, she realized she had no interest in taking on the business side of her art: “Owning a studio is a lot of work—financially, logistically. I love the teaching, the choreographing(编舞), the staging, but I didn’t want to own it.”
Yet Laqueur’s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a self-published author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Self-publishing as a way of sharing her first completed novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passion—telling stories through writing—made the business of the art worthwhile, and owning that business meant she could direct her writing career however she chose.
Starting with her second self-published novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has self-published six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.
“You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think self-publishing allows that freedom,’ she says. “If you work with traditional publishing, it’s more about what’s marketable, There are trade-offs, which everyone will tell you, but by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I’m cool with that.”
10．From Paragraph 2，we can learn that Laqueur _______.
A．wanted to own a publishing house
B．didn’t like teaching dancing in fact
C．was a part-time writer when she was young
D．was interested in running her mother’s studio
11．What made Laqueur change her attitude to business
A．Her mother’s persuasion. B．Self-publishing her novels.
C．The desire to make money, D．Her own passion toward art.
12．Which of the following can best replace the phrase “stole the show” in Paragraph 4
A．became a failure. B．was shown to people.
C．got all the attention. D．was accidentally stolen.
13．What can be inferred from what Laqueur’s said
A．She enjoys the way of self-publishing.
B．She will never use traditional publishing.
C．Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.
D．Self-publishing will replace traditional publishing.
Training the Brain
People who can accomplish unbelievable tasks, such as memorizing thousands of random numbers in under an hour, state that they just have normal brains. Some memory superstars compete in Olympic-like World Memory Championships. These mental athletes, or MAs for short, can memorize names of dozens of strangers in a few minutes or any poem handed them. Ed Cooke, a 24-year-old MA, explains they see themselves as participants rescuing the long-lost art of memory training. These techniques existed not to recall useless information, but to cut into the brain basic text and ideas.
A study in the journal Nature examined eight people who finished near the top of the World Memory Championships. The scientists examined whether their brains were fundamentally different from everyone else’s or whether they were simply making better use of memorizing abilities we all possess. They put the MAs and control subjects into brain scanners and had them memorize numbers and photographs. The result surprised everyone. The brains of the MAs and those of the control subjects were indistinguishable. On every test, the MAs scored in the normal range. However, when the scientists examined what part of the brain was used during a memory activity, they found the MAs relied more heavily on areas in the brain involved in spatial memory.
MAs offer an explanation: anything can be fixed upon our memories and kept in order by constructing a building in the imagination and filling it with pictures of what needs to be recalled. Dating back to the fifth century, the building is called a memory palace. Even as late as the fourteenth century, when there were copies of any text, scholars needed to remember what was read to them. Reading to remember requires a different technique than speed reading. If something is made memorable, it has to be repeated. Until relatively recently, people read only a few books intensively (细致地) again and again, usually aloud. Today we read extensively, usually only once and without continuous focus.
So the great difference is the ability to create impressive pictures in mind and to do it quickly. Using memory palaces, MAs create memorized pictures. For example, recombine the pictures to form unforgettable scenes such as the ways through a town. One competitor used his own body parts to help him memorize a 57,000-word dictionary.
Anyone who wishes to train the mind needs first to create fantastical palaces in the imagination. Then they should cut each building into cubbyholes for memories. In a short amount of time, they will notice improvement with remembering things. To keep the skill sharp, MAs deliberately empty their palaces after competitions, so they can reuse them and they recommend that beginners do the same.
14．We can learn from Paragraph 2 that a mental athlete ________.
A．owns a brain that is larger in size
B．shows a gift in mental ability tests
C．uses the memorizing technique better
D．depends less on the areas that control spatial memory
15．Why does the author mention “speed reading” in Paragraph 3
A．To discuss the memorizing technique in the fifth century.
B．To give the reason why people read only a few books carefully.
C．To explain the text fourteenth century scholars had to remember.
D．To compare the type of reading nowadays with that of earlier times.
16．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4
A．There is a variety of unforgettable scenes.
B．Memory palaces can be quickly forgotten.
C．Impressive pictures are in actual buildings.
D．One person probably has 57,000 body parts.
17．What does the underlined word “cubbyholes” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Small spaces. B．Blacks holes.
C．Technical skills. D．Different numbers.
In 1975, George Carlin appeared on a popular TV show, Saturday Night Live, with his famous words about blue food. ＂Why is there no blue food I can’t find blue food—I can’t find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon; orange is orange and red is cherry. Where is the blue food ＂
Well, Carlin almost has it right—there’s not no blue food, but there’s certainly not a lot of it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, though they become purple when they are turned into jam. The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes—is found in nature. But it isn’t a hot color for food. People don’t seem to prefer blue food. Some diet programs even suggest that those determined to lose weight should make their food blue.
Eating, in part, begins with our eyes. Charles Spence—an experimental psychologist from Oxford University—points out that color can change our taste monly, we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are and green foods as being more sour. Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching—green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red.
But what about blue Except blueberries, much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially. Food producers argue that artificial color doesn’t do much harm to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyes—while other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table.
18．What’s the purpose of the first paragraph
A．To introduce the topic. B．To introduce a TV show.
C．To state the author’s opinion. D．To explain why people dislike blue.
19．What can we learn about blueberries from Paragraph 2
A．The blue in blueberries is found natural.
B．Blueberries are still blue when processed.
C．Most people don’t eat blueberries owing to the color.
D．People often feel cold when they eat blueberries.
20．What does the author mean by saying eating sometimes begins with our eyes
A．People prefer red-colored food to green food.
B．We should examine food carefully before eating.
C．Our taste experience can be influenced by color.
D．Red-colored foods look sweeter than they actually are.
Thanks to the vast territory and huge population of China, different living habits with geographical features have been an ever-lasting topic among izens (网民) went wild again as they recently discovered another striking difference in the ways the country’s northerners and southerners shop for food.
According to netizens from southern China, they usually buy what they need for just one or two meals. “It is quite normal for us to buy one or half of a Chinese cabbage (大白菜) at a time,” said a netizen. However, one may be looked down upon if he does this in the north. “We love to store up on food. Buying 25 kilograms of Chinese cabbage is normal,” said a netizen from the north.
Besides, in the south, it is said that winter melon (冬瓜) is always sold in slices, “One slice is enough for two meals!” one said. While in the north, it is simply not possible. “Of course we buy a whole one, otherwise nobody is willing to buy the other half,” said a northern Chinese.
Experts say that the difference is due to the varied climate. Food can be stored for a relatively long time in the north as it is usually cold and dry there. However, the comparatively hot and humid weather in the south forces southern Chinese to buy just enough for one meal or one day, otherwise it might go bad.
Besides obvious ways of food shopping, other north-south differences in China include the flavor of tofu (豆腐) (northerners prefer a salty taste while southerners like it sweet), and the way to give directions (northerners prefer say “go east/west,” but southerners usually say “go left/right”).
21．In what case is a buyer looked down upon by a northerner
A．When he buys a whole winter melon.
B．When he buys too small an amount of food.
C．When he buys a bag of a Chinese cabbage at a time.
D．When he buys food just enough for one or two persons.
22．Why do experts think there is much difference in how much food to buy between northerners and southerners
A．Due to different habits. B．Due to different customs.
C．Due to different climates. D．Due to different characters.
23．How do southerners prefer tofu
A．They prefer it to taste sweet.
B．They prefer to have it taste salty.
C．They prefer it much more than northerners.
D．They prefer to have it more often to keep healthy.
Have you ever been given something you don’t like or doesn’t fit, but you don’t want to hurt the feelings of the person who thinks about you You’re not alone. Everyone has received an unwanted gift at least once in his or her life. That doesn’t mean the item is bad or useless. It simply means that it doesn’t work for you.
If you find yourself with something nice but that doesn’t fit into your lifestyle, consider regifting it. Before you do that, make sure you understand the manners of this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent.
There are specific things you should do to an item. Failure to do any of them may create an awkward situation. You never have to lie about what you are doing, but you don’t want to be in the position of having to explain anything. For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own; make sure the box is in good condition so the item doesn’t appear used; check the item and make sure there are no cards or names on the packaging; inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition...
When you get ready for regifting, consider having a white elephant gift exchange for your next celebration. This removes all the embarrassment of being caught regifting because that’s the whole purpose of the event. In order to prevent hurting feelings, provide everyone with a guest list and ask them not to bring anything given by the people on that list.
24．What most contributes to the growing regifting
A．People’s lack of money.
B．People’s dislike of the gifts.
C．People’s reduced desire for gifts.
D．People’s understanding of its manners.
25．What’s mainly talked about in Paragraph 3
A．What to do before regifting.
B．How to make use of unwanted gifts.
C．What kind of gifts to be regifted.
D．Why regifting can cause embarrassment.
26．What do people exchange at a white elephant party
A．Guest lists. B．Regifting experiences.
C．Regifting ideas. D．Unwanted gifts.
It must have been a very clever human who looked at a sheep walking past and thought of the use its wool might have!
The oldest surviving textile (纺织品)made out of wool is around 3,500 years old. Wool was probably the first fiber to be woven into textiles. Because when humans stopped hunting and started raising animals, it was their first step from a wild life to a civilized one. Sheep became a convenience store for the new lifestyle of our ancestor during the Stone Age, a walking food supply that required little care. Sheep provided all — meat and milk for food, skin and bones for clothing, shelters and tools.
Some sheep were suitable to roast while others were to produce wool, as sheep fit for eating do not necessarily have high-quality wool. Early wild species of sheep had long outer hair protecting their short wool undercoats. It was this underlayer that was highly suitable for textile use, so they were selectively bred into modern sheep.
Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool. Around 1800 BC, the civilization of Babylonia was famous for its wool. After the Romans conquered Spain, they developed a new breed (品种)that would come to be known as Spanish Merino, with the whitest, finest wool ever known. Today, the Merino is the most highly regarded breed in the world.
The Chinese held onto the secret of silk for thousands of years before Europeans even got an idea about how to put two threads together. With wool, they seem to have got their revenge.
27．What do we know about raising sheep in the Stone Age
A．People made great efforts to raise sheep.
B．People exchanged sheep for what they needed.
C．Sheep led to the boom of ancient society.
D．Sheep met many basic needs of ancient people.
28．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3
A．Economic value of sheep.
B．Features of sheep breeds.
C．Choice of suitable sheep breeds.
D．Development of the wool industry.
29．What are Babylonia and the Romans mentioned to prove
A．The wisdom of ancient people.
B．The aggression of ancient nations.
C．The link between their rise and wool.
D．The greatness of well-organized ancient society.
30．What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean
A．They lost their advantage of something.
B．They won and got rid of the shame of failure.
C．They did something harmful to their opponent.
D．They were taking pains to catch up with others.
参考答案
1．C
2．D
3．B
4．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成了生活的一部分，成了作者的灵魂伴侣。
1．
细节理解题。根据第二段中的And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible(隐形的) hammer, striking on my heart.(更糟糕的是，当我弹错音符时，老师眼中的失望就像一把无形的锤子，敲打着我的心)可知，当作者演奏错误时，老师失望的眼神加剧了作者对小提琴的不喜欢。故选C。
2．
推理判断题。通过第四段中的It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray.(它就像音乐滑过花朵，上升，并开始充满空气。小提琴的声音唤醒了太阳，使树木变绿，使空气清新。随着音乐的变化，天空又变成了灰色)可知，这些对优美琴声的描写，表现了琴声对人心情的影响，人的心情会随着音乐而变化。由此判断出作者的感受不断受到音乐的影响。故选D。
3．
推理判断题。根据第三段中的I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.(我在网上搜索了德国作曲家门德尔松的著名小提琴作品E小调协奏曲，并听了它)和第五段中的That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin - I grabbed mine and never let it go.(那辉煌的一天点燃了我对小提琴的热情和兴趣——我紧紧抓住我的激情，永不放弃)可知，Felix Mendelssohn的E-minor Concerto这首名曲让作者对小提琴又有了兴趣和热情。故选B。
4．
主旨大意题。根据第一段My violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we’ve gone through both tears and happiness.可知我的小提琴就像一个灵魂伴侣，向我低语着智慧的话语。我们一起经历了泪水和幸福。结合文章中作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成为了生活的一部分，成了灵魂伴侣。由此可知A选项“音乐心灵伴侣——小提琴”概括了全文意思，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。故选A。
5．A
6．C
7．C
8．A
9．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了伦敦一家食品速递公司宣布未来会使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，目前该公司在几个城市都测试了陆地快递机器人送餐服务。未来送货机器人可能会取代人类送快递。
5．词义猜测题。根据第一段Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals.可知，一家食品速递公司宣布计划使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，你下周六晚上点的外卖，说不定就由机器人送达。所以这个词是“投递”的意思，故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据第二段It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to navigate(确定方向). Instead of a person arriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving a notification(通知) on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code to unlock the automated courier.可知，Starship机器人依靠全球定位系统和照相机找到路。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据第三段The robot, which has so far been tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs ￡1 to transport within 3 miles, compared with the ￡3 to ￡6 it costs for a human courier.可知，机器人送餐要比人送餐更便宜。故选C。
8．推理判断题。根据第五段第一句Another significant fear was that people would disrupt(扰乱) the robots, or try to steal them and their contents.（另一重大担忧就是担心人们干扰机器人，或是想把机器人及其所运物品偷走）可以推断出，担忧机器人运送的安全问题。故选A。
9．主旨大意题。纵观全文，特别是第一段第一句Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals.（一家食品速递公司宣布计划使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，你下周六晚上点的外卖，说不定就由机器人送达。）可知，D项Delivery Robots to Replace Takeaway Drivers作为标题最合适。
【点睛】
推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能根据原文表面文字信息一步推出答案。题干常含有infer，suggest，imply等标志性词语。第4题根据第五段第一句另一重大担忧就是担人们干扰机器人，或是想把机器人及其所运物品偷走，可以推断出担忧机器人运送的安全问题。故选B。
10．C
11．B
12．C
13．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文为记叙文。讲述了Laqueur自幼主修舞蹈和戏剧并兼职写作，后来成为一名自主出版作家的经历。
10．细节理解题。依据第二段内容Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother s dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for years.…I love the teaching.可知，尽管拉克尔很年轻就开始写作，但她主修舞蹈和戏剧，并在她母亲的舞蹈工作室任教多年，年轻时兼职写作，故选 C。
11．细节理解题。依据文章第三段第一句Yet Laqueur s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a self-published author.可知当Laqueur成为一名自主出版的作家后，改变了对生意的态度，故选B。
12．词义猜测题。通读划线部分可知，2016年，她的小说《云雀的狂欢》参评第25届《作家文摘》(Writer s Digest)自出版图书奖，超过2300部作品获得大奖，故而大出风头，吸引了所有人的注意。只有C项符合句义。
13．推理判断题。依据最后一段“I think self-publishing allows that freedom...but by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I’m cool with that.”可知她喜欢自助出版，故选A。
14．C
15．D
16．A
17．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，记忆达人与普通人的头脑是不是存在着差别？文章对此进行了研究，发现这些记忆达人在记忆的时候会使用空间记忆等不同的记忆构建方法。
14．推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句However, when the scientists examined what part of the brain was used during a memory activity, they found the MAs relied more heavily on areas in the brain involved in spatial memory.可知，平时这些记忆达人与正常人是一样的，但当他参加记忆比赛的时候，他们会使用大脑中与空间记忆相关的部分。说明他们可以更好地运用这些记忆技巧。故选C项。
15．推理判断题。根据第三段后三句Even as late as the fourteenth century, when there were copies of any text, scholars needed to remember what was read to them…If something is made memorable, it has to be repeated. Until relatively recently, people read only a few books intensively (细致地) again and again, usually aloud. Today we read extensively, usually only once and without continuous focus.可知，作者使用speed reading指现代人的阅读类型与以前有了很大的变化，之前人们通常反复阅读一本书，而现在通常只读一次。故选D项。
16．推理判断题。根据第四段第三句For example, recombine the pictures to form unforgettable scenes such as the ways through a town.可知，我们可以把多张图片相结合形成一些令人难忘的场景。如果我们要想记住更多的事情，就要在我们的脑海里形成更多这样的场景。也就是说会有各种各样的场景，故选A项。
17．猜测词义题。根据横线前面一句Anyone who wishes to train the mind needs first to create fantastical palaces in the imagination.可知，我们首先要在脑海里创造出幻想出的宫殿，然后再把这些宫殿分隔成不同的记忆空间来存储不同的记忆内容。所以本句中的“cubbyholes”是指被分隔出来的小空间。故选A项。
18．A
19．A
20．C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章通过对科学实验结果和人们饮食习惯的分析，介绍了日常饮食中蓝色食物很少见的原因。
18．目的意图题。文章首段引用George Carlin所说的话是为了引入文章的话题，即：为什么生活中蓝色食物很少见。故选A项。
19．细节理解题。根据第二段的The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes — is found in nature.可知，蓝莓的蓝色是天然的。故选A项。
20．细节理解题。根据第三段的＂color can change our taste experience＂，可知我们的味觉体验 会受到颜色的影响。故选C项。
21．B
22．C
23．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是购物文化类文章。本文叙述了在中国的北方人与南方人在购买食品时的不同文化，以及导致这种不同的原因。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“one may be looked down upon if he does this in the north.”可知：B项“当购买食品量十分少时，买主会被北方人看不起”正确。该句中的“this”指代上文的“to buy one or half of a Chinese cabbage at a time”，此句暗示买的太少，故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Experts say that the difference is due to the varied climate”可知：C项“由于不同气候的原因”正确，故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据第五段中的“northerners prefer a salty taste while southerners like it sweet”可知：A项“南方人喜欢吃甜豆腐”正确，故选A。
24．A
25．A
26．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是议论文。几乎每个人都会收到自己不喜欢或不适合自己的礼物，那么人们该怎么处理这些礼物呢？本文给出了应对策略。
24．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Before you do that, make sure you understand the manners of this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent"可知，礼物转送变得流行很大程度上是因为转送者发现很难保持收支平衡，即缺钱。故选A。
25．考查主旨要义。根据第三段的内容，尤其是"There are specific things you should do to an item" "For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own... inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition"可知，本段主要讲述的是转送礼物之前的准备工作。第四段首句中的"When you get ready for regifting"亦是提示。故选A。
26．考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"having a white elephant gift exchange... that’s the whole purpose of the event"并结合第一段中的"an unwanted gift"可知,在 white elephant party上，人们交换的是"white elephant gifts"(昂贵而无用的礼物)，即他们不需要的礼物。故选D。
【点睛】
找主题句的四个小窍门：
1.段落中出现表转折的词语(如however, but, in fact, actually, while, on the contrary, in contrast等)时，其后的句子很可能是主题句。
2.首段出现疑问句时，对该问题的回答很可能就是主题句。
3.作者有意识地反复强调的观点，通常是主旨;反复出现的词语，一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。
4.表示总结或结论的话常有therefore，thus， in short，conclude， conclusion等。
本题第2小题是段落大意题，根据第三段的内容，尤其是"There are specific things you should do to an item" "For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own... inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition"可知，本段主要讲述的是转送礼物之前的准备工作。第四段首句中的"When you get ready for regifting"亦是提示。故选A。
27．D
28．C
29．C
30．B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文，介绍了纺织品原料——羊毛的相关信息。
27．考查细节理解。根据第二段的"Sheep became a convenience store for the new lifestyle of our ancestor during the Stone Age, a walking food supply that required little care. Sheep provided all — meat and milk for food, skin and bones for clothing, shelters and tools"可知,羊的肉和奶可作为食物，皮可作为衣服和遮蔽物，而骨头可用于制作各种工具，即羊满足了古人的许多基本需求，故选D。
28．考查主旨要义。根据第三段的内容可知，本段主要介绍了不是所有的羊都适合用于羊毛编织，故人们选择了合适的品种饲养。故选C。
29．考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的"Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool"可知，一些实力强大的帝国是建立在羊背和羊毛上的，紧接着就列举了巴比伦王国和罗马人的例子，故可判断出，作者说到巴比伦王国和罗马人是为了说明他们的崛起和羊毛之间是有联系的。故选C。
30．考查句意理解。根据最后一段的第一句"The Chinese held onto the secret of silk for thousands of years before Europeans even got an idea about how to put two threads together"可知中国人在掌握了如何制作丝绸的秘诀数千年之后，欧洲人才知道如何把蚕丝缠绕在一起变为一根。结合上文中提到西方国家在羊毛利用方面的领先情况可以推断出，画线部分意思应为他们似乎扳回一局，即羊毛纺织让欧洲人得以"一雪前耻"。revenge意为"报仇，复仇，雪耻"。故选B。
【点睛】
做推理判断题时，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西。本题第3小题，根据倒数第二段中的"Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool"可知，一些实力强大的帝国是建立在羊背和羊毛上的，紧接着就列举了巴比伦王国和罗马人的例子，故可判断出，作者说到巴比伦王国和罗马人是为了说明他们的崛起和羊毛之间是有联系的。故选C。