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Unit 2 Travelling around 单元分层练
一、单词拼写
1． Do you remember the days when we chatted each other all night
2． My nephew is a complete football (对……着迷的人).
3． Many people served as (志愿者) in the Beijing Olympic Games.
4． We are friends; we keep in touch by c on the Net.
5． He tried his best, but he still couldn't (拉) the heavy box.
二、单项选择题
6．I'm curious about the person ________ Mr. Smith is talking.
A．with whom B．to him C．with him D．to who
7．The building was designed to show the connection betweeen nature and the modern city environment ________ it sits.
A．that B．in that C．which D．in which
8．On her birthday, she received a nice present from her parents _______ a note was attached, saying "We love you so much. "
A．from which B．to which C．in which D．by which
9．To be honest, we admire him for the way ________ he solved the problem.
A．in which B．how C．why D．in that
10．It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer ________ I went for advice.
A．to whom B．from whom C．to who D．from who
三、选词填空
用方框内短语的适当形式填空
at large; safe and sound; occur to; keep one's head;
hold on to; in case ;to one's relief; a series of ;at the same time
11．Space travel can be so delightful but
invisibly dangerous.
12．Mobile phone users have developed
symbols to show how they feel.
13． , the accident caused little
damage to his health.
14．The old man the back of the
chair to stop himself from falling.
15．I took my driving license with me on
holiday, I wanted to hire a car.
16．two days later, the missing children
returned home .
17．Faced with this situation, a good idea
suddenly him.
18．When you are faced with challenges, you
should .
19．I think the chances of getting reforms accepted by the community remain extremely remote.
四、完形填空
完形填空
Katie Whetsell was interested in musicals and Disney movies from an early age. When her mother, Karen, was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer, the family made a 20． to go to Disney World, which had been a long-time dream vacation for Karen. They 21． and headed to Disney World for a trip that none of them would ever 22． .Katie would remember forever the moment that 23． her life on that trip. After a long day at the parks, the Whetsells decided to 24． one of Disney World's many nightly light shows. While watching, a performer 25． Karen and rested her hand on Karen's shoulder. They exchanged smiles and, to this day, Katie remembers how 26． her mom looked. The whole family was 27． and moved to tears.
This was the day when Katie decided she wanted to 28． for Disney as a performer. Katie began to follow her dream after she received her 29． in musical theater from Otterbein University. Her hard work finally 30． when she got a job on Disney Cruise Line in 2009, and later as a 31． in "Disney on Classic" in Tokyo.
Katie has a strong message for everyone, 32． people who may be experiencing a hard time. "Just like in your favorite Disney movie," she says, "there is always some kind of 33． or pressure. But remember to 34． those moments, too, because they are taking you to your happy ending."
20．A．comment B．summary C．prediction D．decision
21．A．gave in B．settled down C．packed up D．took over
22．A．benefit B．forget C．finish D．dislike
23．A．saved B．balanced C．stretched D．changed
24．A．request B．admire C．introduce D．organize
25．A．approached B．commanded C．persuaded D．affected
26．A．respectful B．peaceful C．cheerful D．powerful
27．A．touched B．frightened C．confused D．amused
28．A．care B．search C．work D．stand
29．A．degree B．job C．blessing D．reward
30．A．broke out B．paid off C．showed up D．came around
31．A．director B．writer C．journalist D．performer
32．A．exactly B．actually C．especially D．gradually
33．A．misunderstanding B．hardship
C．loneliness D．violence
34．A．celebrate B．recognize C．forecast D．select
五、阅读理解
阅读理解
Last Thursday, the
world's first self-driving, electric container (电气化的集装箱) ship made its first trip to Oslo, Norway. The ship's owners aim to
cut pollution by moving large amounts of products by water on the southern
coast of Norway instead of by truck.
The ship, called Yara
Birkeland, is owned by Yara, a company that makes fertilizer (化肥). The company wanted to develop a zero-pollution ship that was
completely autonomous (self-driving). Yara worked with a ship-building company
called Vard and the technology company Kongsberg to develop the ship. The
company says that in the future everything will be done completely by machine.
The Yara Birkeland is
a container ship, able to carry 120 large containers like those pulled by
trucks. But the ship is fully electric and is powered by clean batteries (电池). The company says the ship has roughly（大约，粗略地） as many batteries as 100 electric cars. The electricity（电） that will be used to recharge（给…再次充电） the batteries is produced by water power, so there's no pollution
at all.
On November 18, the
boat traveled from Horten to Oslo, making its first trip ever. But the Yara
Birkeland won't usually be going to Oslo, and it won't be traveling far,
either. It will travel a regular route from Yara's factory in Porsgrunn up to
the port in Brevik, covering a distance of about 8.7 miles. Yara normally uses
trucks to move fertilizer between these locations.
Now, with the Yara
Birkeland moving huge amounts of fertilizer by water, the company expects to
cut out 40,000 yearly trips by oil-powered trucks. That will prevent about
2,204,620 pounds of carbon from being let out（释放，发出） every year.
In the future, as an
autonomous（自动化的） ship, the Yara Birkeland
is expected to operate without any human control. Yara plans to spend the next
two years training and testing the ship. But, as with（与…一样） many autonomous cars, the ship will continue to have humans
watching out even once the ship is driving by itself.
35．What do the first two paragraphs tell us about Yara
A．It makes money by building ships.
B．It aims for green transportation.
C．It uses machines to do everything.
D．It's an information technology company.
36．What does the author mainly want to tell us in paragraph 3
A．Why ships are better than trucks.
B．How large and powerful the ship is.
C．What special batteries the ship uses.
D．What makes the ship pollution-free.
37．What will be a regular Practice of Yara in the future
A．Moving goods from Porsgrunn to Brevik by water.
B．Moving goods from Horten to Oslo by water.
C．Moving goods from Porsgrunn to Brevik by road.
D．Moving goods from Horten to Oslo by road.
38．What is the best title for the text
A．Humans Are Not Needed in Future Shipping
B．Self-driving Is Not Limited to Cars Any More
C．Shipping Goods with Less Pollution Is Possible
D．Electric, Self- driving Container Ship Sets off
阅读理解
My son Sam is 16 and autistic (患自闭症的). There's a lot of things going on in that beautiful and brilliant mind of his, but even on a good day he can be easily at a loss. Thrown in some diagnosed anxiety, an inability to read social cues (信号) and an unexpected change to his daily routine, and you will have the way to deal with a very public meltdown (崩溃).
It was Sam's very first day of high school. We'd set up a plan for how he'd get home: I'd pick him up outside the shop near his school at 3: 30 p. m. and I believed this was a perfect plan. Unknown to me, very bad weather was on its way and I was unable to warn him to take a shelter.
With the combination of his dead phone battery and my dead car battery, I was running late and unable to communicate that to him. As a result, he was left alone and extremely frightened. He became very upset outside the shop, exactly where I'd told him to wait.
This was when a beautiful old Vietnamese lady not only went to check on him, but took him inside her shop, calmed him down, got my phone number from him and called me.
Five years later he continued to go into her shop every afternoon, bought a drink, had a chat and she sent him home with enough bread rolls to feed a small nation.
Sam will graduate this year, and I'm increasingly feeling the need to drop by the shop to let this wonderful lady know that she has saved Sam, and that she has saved me. I'm not sure if I can communicate all of these, but at least I will get to thank her.
There are people I will not get to thank, though—the many kind strangers who have been there for Sam. And believe me, if you're wondering if this world is a complete mess right now, I'm here to say that it is not.
So I guess this is a love letter to those of you who have helped a stranger out of the goodness of your heart. Please know you are appreciated, that your beautiful heart and kindness are appreciated, and that, perhaps unknowingly, you have made a great difference in someone's life.
39．What can we learn about Sam from the first paragraph
A．He is rather slow with his studies.
B．He can deal with sudden changes well.
C．He has difficulty in dealing with things.
D．He tries hard to learn how to read social cues.
40．What does the underlined part "check on" in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Discover. B．Visit. C．Recognise. D．Examine.
41．What happened to Sam after his first day at high school
A．He could get on well with his classmates.
B．He made good friends with the nine lady.
C．He brought the lady some food to thank her.
D．He became willing to communicate with others.
42．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage
A．To express her thanks to kind people.
B．To remind us all to help autistic people.
C．To show how difficult life is for autistic people.
D．To tell us how to make a difference in others' lives.
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Unit 2 Travelling around 单元分层练
一、单词拼写
1． Do you remember the days when we chatted each other all night
【答案】with
【知识点】固定短语；简单介词
【解析】【分析】句意：你还记得我们聊了一整夜的日子吗？chat with固定短语，"与......聊天"，故填 with 。
【点评】考查介词，以及固定短语chat with。
2． My nephew is a complete football (对……着迷的人).
【答案】addict
【知识点】可数名词
【解析】【分析】句意：我的侄子是个十足的足球迷。" 对……着迷的人 "应用 addict ，此处名词作表语，不定冠词后接单数名词，故填 addict 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作表语。
3． Many people served as (志愿者) in the Beijing Olympic Games.
【答案】volunteers
【知识点】可数名词
【解析】【分析】句意：许多人在北京奥运会上担任志愿者。" 志愿者 "应用 volunteer ，此处名词作宾语，结合主语 Many people ，可知应用复数名词，故填 volunteers 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
4． We are friends; we keep in touch by c on the Net.
【答案】chatting/ hatting
【知识点】动名词
【解析】【分析】句意：我们是朋友；我们通过在网上聊天保持联系。根据句意和首字母，应用chat"聊天"，此处动名词作介词宾语，故填 chatting 。
【点评】考查非谓语动词，本题涉及动名词作介词宾语。
5． He tried his best, but he still couldn't (拉) the heavy box.
【答案】drag
【知识点】实义动词
【解析】【分析】句意：他尽力了，但还是拖不动那个沉重的箱子。" 拉 "应用 drag ，此处是谓语动词， couldn't 后接动词原形，故填 drag 。
【点评】考查动词，掌握 drag 的应用。
二、单项选择题
6．I'm curious about the person ________ Mr. Smith is talking.
A．with whom B．to him C．with him D．to who
【答案】A
【知识点】“介词关系代词（which/whom)”引导定语从句的用法
【解析】【分析】句意：我对正在和史密斯先生谈话的那个人感到好奇。 Mr. Smith is talking 是限制性定语从句，先行词是the person，用whom；同时talk with为固定短语，意为"和某人说话"，应使用with whom的结构。故选A。
【点评】考查定语从句，本题涉及with whom引导的限制性定语从句。
7．The building was designed to show the connection betweeen nature and the modern city environment ________ it sits.
A．that B．in that C．which D．in which
【答案】D
【知识点】“介词关系代词（which/whom)”引导定语从句的用法
【解析】【分析】句意：该建筑旨在展示自然和它所处的现代城市环境之间的联系。 it sits 是限制性定语从句，先行词为the modern city environment，介词in+which引导从句，关系代词which替代先行词。the modern city environment in which it sits意为"它所处的现代城市环境"。故选D。
【点评】考查定语从句，本题涉及in which引导的限制性定语从句。
8．On her birthday, she received a nice present from her parents _______ a note was attached, saying "We love you so much. "
A．from which B．to which C．in which D．by which
【答案】B
【知识点】“介词关系代词（which/whom)”引导定语从句的用法
【解析】【分析】句意：在她生日那天，她收到了父母送给她的一份精美的礼物，上面有一张纸条，写着"我们非常爱你。" a note was attached 是限制性定语从句，先行词为present，根据从句中的was attached可知，先行词作be attached to的宾语，将to提到从句句首，其后用关系代词which指代先行词。故选B。
【点评】考查定语从句，本题涉及to which引导的限制性定语从句。
9．To be honest, we admire him for the way ________ he solved the problem.
A．in which B．how C．why D．in that
【答案】A
【知识点】“介词关系代词（which/whom)”引导定语从句的用法
【解析】【分析】句意：说实话，我们钦佩他解决问题的方法。设空处引导定语从句，且在从句中作状语，先行词为way，应用in which。故答案为A。
【点评】考查定语从句，本题涉及in which引导的限制性定语从句。
10．It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer ________ I went for advice.
A．to whom B．from whom C．to who D．from who
【答案】A
【知识点】“介词关系代词（which/whom)”引导定语从句的用法
【解析】【分析】句意：那是在1952年，曼德拉正是那个我寻求建议的黑人律师。 I went for advice 是限制性定语从句，先行词是 the black lawyer ，结合动词短语go to sb. for advice"向某人寻求建议"；同时，介词后关系代词要用宾格形式。故选A。
【点评】考查定语从句，本题涉及"to whom"引起的限制性定语从句，以及固定短语go to sb. for advice。
三、选词填空
用方框内短语的适当形式填空
at large; safe and sound; occur to; keep one's head;
hold on to; in case ;to one's relief; a series of ;at the same time
11．Space travel can be so delightful but
invisibly dangerous.
12．Mobile phone users have developed
symbols to show how they feel.
13． , the accident caused little
damage to his health.
14．The old man the back of the
chair to stop himself from falling.
15．I took my driving license with me on
holiday, I wanted to hire a car.
16．two days later, the missing children
returned home .
17．Faced with this situation, a good idea
suddenly him.
18．When you are faced with challenges, you
should .
19．I think the chances of getting reforms accepted by the community remain extremely remote.
【答案】11．at the same time
12．a series of
13．To his relief
14．held on to
15．in case
16．safe and sound
17．occurred to
18．keep your head
19．at large
【知识点】选词填空
【解析】【分析】at large“整个；全部”；safe and sound “安全无恙的”；occur to“想起”；keep one's head“勇往直前”；hold on to“坚持，抓住”；in case“以防万一”；to one's relief“如释重负”；a series of“一系列”；at the same time “与此同时”。
【点评】考查选词填空，要求学生在理解句意的基础上，根据方框所给短语，结合相关的语法知识，做出正确答案。
11．句意：太空旅行可以如此愉快，但同时又无形中充满危险。“ at the same time”，“与此同时”，根据句子中的“delightful”和 “dangerous”可推理出两者同时存在，故答案为 at the same time。
12．句意：手机移动用户已经开发了一系列的符号，来表示他们的感受。“a series of”，“一系列的”。根据“symbols”为可数名词复数，可知前面应用量词或形容词来修饰，故答案为 a series of。
13．句意：令他松了一口气的是，这次事故对他的健康没有损害。“to one's relief”，“令某人松一口气”，根据“little damage“，“没有损害”，可知此处应用“to one's relief，且和“his health”保持一致”，故答案为 To his relief。
14．句意：这位老人抓着椅子后面让自己不摔倒。“hold on to sth”，“抓住……不放，坚持，扒”，根据“stop himself from falling”，可推理出用动词短语“hold on to sth”，故答案为 held on to。
15．句意：我假期的时候拿到了驾照，以防我要租车。“in case”，“以防，万一”。根据“I want to hire a car”，是一个完整的句子，可推理出此处应用连词，故答案为 in case。
16．句意：两天后，这个走丢的孩子安全无恙的回到了家。“safe and sound”，“安全无恙的”。根据句意可知孩子安然无恙，故答案为 safe and round。
17．句意：面对这种情况，他突然想到了一个好主意。“occur to ...”，“想起”。根据“a good idea”以及“faced”可知此处用一般过去式，故答案为 occured to 。
18．句意：当你面临挑战时，你应该勇往直前。“keep one's head”，“勇往直前”。结合句子语境，故答案为 keep your head。
19．句意：我认为，让该团体的大部分人都接受改革的希望极其渺茫。“at large”，“整个；全部；总地”。根据“remian extremely remote”以及“accepted by the community ”，故答案为 at large。
四、完形填空
完形填空
Katie Whetsell was interested in musicals and Disney movies from an early age. When her mother, Karen, was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer, the family made a 20． to go to Disney World, which had been a long-time dream vacation for Karen. They 21． and headed to Disney World for a trip that none of them would ever 22． .Katie would remember forever the moment that 23． her life on that trip. After a long day at the parks, the Whetsells decided to 24． one of Disney World's many nightly light shows. While watching, a performer 25． Karen and rested her hand on Karen's shoulder. They exchanged smiles and, to this day, Katie remembers how 26． her mom looked. The whole family was 27． and moved to tears.
This was the day when Katie decided she wanted to 28． for Disney as a performer. Katie began to follow her dream after she received her 29． in musical theater from Otterbein University. Her hard work finally 30． when she got a job on Disney Cruise Line in 2009, and later as a 31． in "Disney on Classic" in Tokyo.
Katie has a strong message for everyone, 32． people who may be experiencing a hard time. "Just like in your favorite Disney movie," she says, "there is always some kind of 33． or pressure. But remember to 34． those moments, too, because they are taking you to your happy ending."
20．A．comment B．summary C．prediction D．decision
21．A．gave in B．settled down C．packed up D．took over
22．A．benefit B．forget C．finish D．dislike
23．A．saved B．balanced C．stretched D．changed
24．A．request B．admire C．introduce D．organize
25．A．approached B．commanded C．persuaded D．affected
26．A．respectful B．peaceful C．cheerful D．powerful
27．A．touched B．frightened C．confused D．amused
28．A．care B．search C．work D．stand
29．A．degree B．job C．blessing D．reward
30．A．broke out B．paid off C．showed up D．came around
31．A．director B．writer C．journalist D．performer
32．A．exactly B．actually C．especially D．gradually
33．A．misunderstanding B．hardship
C．loneliness D．violence
34．A．celebrate B．recognize C．forecast D．select
【答案】20．D；21．C；22．B；23．D；24．B；25．A；26．C；27．A；28．C；29．A；30．B；31．D；32．C；33．B；34．A
【知识点】故事阅读类；记叙文
【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了凯蒂因为母亲被迪斯尼演员关注，而走上当迪斯尼演员的道路。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。做完后再通读一遍检查验证。
20．句意： 当她的母亲凯伦被诊断出患有癌症(诊)时，全家决定去迪斯尼世界，这是凯伦长期以来的梦想假期。 根据句意：这是凯伦长期以来的梦想假期。 可知他们一家决定去迪斯尼世界； 选项comment评论，意见； summary 总结，概要； prediction预言之事，预报之事； decision 决定，抉择； 可知选项decision符合题意，故答案为D。
21．句意： 他们收拾好行装，前往迪士尼世界进行了一次他们都不会忘记的旅行。 根据句意：前往迪士尼世界进行了一次他们都不会忘记的旅行。 可知他们一家收拾好行装了， 选项gave in 让步了。 settled down 安定下来； packed up收拾行李； took over 接管； 可知选项packed up符合题意，故答案为 C。
22．句意： 他们收拾好行装，前往迪士尼世界进行了一次他们都不会忘记的旅行。 根据下文Katie would remember forever the momen 凯蒂将永远记住那一刻；可知他们不会忘记这次旅行， 选项benefit 对（某人）有用，使受益； forget忘记，遗忘； finish 完成，做好； dislike 不喜欢，厌恶； 可知选项forget符合题意，故答案为 B。
23．句意： 凯蒂将永远记住那次旅行中改变她一生的那一刻。 根据下文This was the day when Katie decided she wanted就在这一天，凯蒂决定要……可知这次旅行改变了她的一生， 选项saved 救助； balanced保持稳定； stretched拉长； changed 改变，变化； 可知选项changed符合题意，故答案为D。
24．句意： 在公园度过了漫长的一天后，惠特塞尔一家决定欣赏迪士尼世界众多夜间灯光秀中的一场。 根据下文 While watching在观看期间， 可知他们一家决定看灯光秀， 选项request 请求，要求； admire 欣赏，观赏； introduce介绍，引见； organize 组织，筹备；可知选项admire符合题意，故答案为B。
25．句意： 在观看的过程中，一位表演者走近凯伦，把手放在她的肩膀上。 根据句意：把手放在她的肩膀上， 可知这位演员是先走近凯伦， 选项approached走近， commanded 命令，下令； persuaded 说服，劝说； affected 影响； 可知选项approached符合题意，故答案为A。
26．句意： 她们互相微笑，直到今天，凯蒂还记得妈妈是多么高兴。 根据句意： 她们互相微笑， 可知凯伦妈妈当时很开心，选项respectful 表示敬意的，尊敬的； peaceful宁静的，安静的； cheerful 欢快的，高兴的； powerful ；强壮的，强健的；可知选项cheerful符合题意，故答案为 C。
27．句意：全家人都感动得流下了眼泪。 根据上文： 她们互相微笑，直到今天，凯蒂还记得妈妈是多么高兴。 可知这家人很感动， 选项touched受感动的，感激的，高兴的； frightened 受惊的，害怕的； confused困惑的，糊涂的； amused被逗乐的，觉得好笑的； 可知选项touched符合题意，故答案为A。
28．句意： 就在那天，凯蒂决定去迪士尼当演员。 根据固定搭配：work/act as 当/扮演……，再根据句意：凯蒂决定去迪士尼……演员，可知空白处可以用work/act， 可知选项work符合题意，故答案为C。
29．句意： 凯蒂在奥特拜因大学获得音乐剧学位后开始追寻她的梦想。 根据常识大学毕业获得是学位证书和毕业证书， 再根据选项degree 学位课程，学位； job 工作，职业； blessing幸事，福祉； reward 奖励，回报； 可知选项degree符合题意，故答案为A。
30．句意： 她的努力终于得到了回报，2009年，她在迪士尼邮轮公司找到了一份工作，后来又在东京的"迪士尼经典"节目中担任演员。 根据句意：2009年，她在迪士尼邮轮公司找到了一份工作； 可知努力有了回报，实现了自己的梦想； 选项broke out 指突然发生；paid off 得到回报； showed up出现，露面； came around回转； 可知选项paid off符合题意，故答案为 B。
31．句意： 她的努力终于得到了回报，2009年，她在迪士尼邮轮公司找到了一份工作，后来又在东京的"迪士尼经典"节目中担任演员。 根据上文：就在那天，凯蒂决定去迪士尼当演员。 可知凯蒂终于当了一名"迪士尼经典"节目中的演员， 选项director导演； writer 作家，作者； journalist 新闻工作者，新闻记者； performer表演者，演出者，演员； 可知选项performer符合题意，故答案为 D。
32．句意： 凯蒂对每个人都有一个强烈的信息交流，尤其是那些可能正在经历困难时期的人。 根据句意：那些可能正在经历困难时期的人， 可知凯蒂想到自己母亲的经历，她会更多关注经历困难时期的人， 选项exactly 精确地，确切地； actually 实际上，事实上； especially 尤其，特别； gradually 逐渐地，逐步地； 可知选项especially符合题意，故答案为C。
33．句意： "就像你最喜欢的迪士尼电影一样，"她说，"总会有一些困难或压力。但也要记住庆祝这些时刻，因为它们会带你走向幸福的结局。 根据上文people who may be experiencing a hard time那些可能正在经历艰难时期的人， 可知空白处需要表示：艰难，困苦， 选项misunderstanding误解，误会； hardship. 困苦，艰难； loneliness 孤独，寂寞； violence 暴力，暴行； 可知选项hardship符合题意，故答案为 B。
34．句意： "就像你最喜欢的迪士尼电影一样，"她说，"总会有一些困难或压力。但也要记住庆祝这些时刻，因为它们会带你走向幸福的结局。 根据句意：因为它们会带你走向幸福的结局， 可知这些时刻是该被庆祝，被记住的， 选项 celebrate 庆祝，庆贺； recognize认识，辨别出； forecast 预测，预报； select 选择，挑选； 可知选项celebrate符合题意，故答案为 A。
五、阅读理解
阅读理解
Last Thursday, the
world's first self-driving, electric container (电气化的集装箱) ship made its first trip to Oslo, Norway. The ship's owners aim to
cut pollution by moving large amounts of products by water on the southern
coast of Norway instead of by truck.
The ship, called Yara
Birkeland, is owned by Yara, a company that makes fertilizer (化肥). The company wanted to develop a zero-pollution ship that was
completely autonomous (self-driving). Yara worked with a ship-building company
called Vard and the technology company Kongsberg to develop the ship. The
company says that in the future everything will be done completely by machine.
The Yara Birkeland is
a container ship, able to carry 120 large containers like those pulled by
trucks. But the ship is fully electric and is powered by clean batteries (电池). The company says the ship has roughly（大约，粗略地） as many batteries as 100 electric cars. The electricity（电） that will be used to recharge（给…再次充电） the batteries is produced by water power, so there's no pollution
at all.
On November 18, the
boat traveled from Horten to Oslo, making its first trip ever. But the Yara
Birkeland won't usually be going to Oslo, and it won't be traveling far,
either. It will travel a regular route from Yara's factory in Porsgrunn up to
the port in Brevik, covering a distance of about 8.7 miles. Yara normally uses
trucks to move fertilizer between these locations.
Now, with the Yara
Birkeland moving huge amounts of fertilizer by water, the company expects to
cut out 40,000 yearly trips by oil-powered trucks. That will prevent about
2,204,620 pounds of carbon from being let out（释放，发出） every year.
In the future, as an
autonomous（自动化的） ship, the Yara Birkeland
is expected to operate without any human control. Yara plans to spend the next
two years training and testing the ship. But, as with（与…一样） many autonomous cars, the ship will continue to have humans
watching out even once the ship is driving by itself.
35．What do the first two paragraphs tell us about Yara
A．It makes money by building ships.
B．It aims for green transportation.
C．It uses machines to do everything.
D．It's an information technology company.
36．What does the author mainly want to tell us in paragraph 3
A．Why ships are better than trucks.
B．How large and powerful the ship is.
C．What special batteries the ship uses.
D．What makes the ship pollution-free.
37．What will be a regular Practice of Yara in the future
A．Moving goods from Porsgrunn to Brevik by water.
B．Moving goods from Horten to Oslo by water.
C．Moving goods from Porsgrunn to Brevik by road.
D．Moving goods from Horten to Oslo by road.
38．What is the best title for the text
A．Humans Are Not Needed in Future Shipping
B．Self-driving Is Not Limited to Cars Any More
C．Shipping Goods with Less Pollution Is Possible
D．Electric, Self- driving Container Ship Sets off
【答案】35．B
36．D
37．A
38．D
【知识点】细节理解题；段落大意题；说明文；新闻报道类；标题选择题
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了上周四，世界上第一艘自动驾驶电动集装箱船的相关信息。
【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题和主旨题都是常考题型。细节题需要根据关键词从文中找出答案；主旨题则需要考生掌握全文结构和行文脉络，重点关注每段的中心句或首句，利用关键词获取主旨大意。
35．细节题。根据第一段的“The ship's owners aim to cut pollution by moving large amounts of products by water on the southern coast of Norway instead of by truck为了减少污染，这艘船的船主打算在挪威南部海岸通过水路运输大量产品，而不是用卡车运输”及第二段的“The company wanted to develop a zero-pollution ship that was completely autonomous （self-driving）该公司想要开发一种完全自动驾驶的零污染船舶”可知，前两段告诉我们了这种船的目标是绿色运输。故选B。
36．主旨题。根据第三段的“But the ship is fully electric and is powered by clean batteries （电池）.The company says the ship has roughly as many batteries as 100 electric cars.The electricity that will be used to recharge the batteries is produced by water power，so there's no pollution at all但这艘船是完全电动的，由清洁电池提供动力。该公司表示，这艘船的电池数量大约相当于100辆电动汽车。用来给电池充电的电是由水力产生的，所以完全没有污染”，可知作者主要想在第三段告诉我们是什么使船舶无污染，故选D。
37．细节题。根据倒数第三段的“It will travel a regular route from Yara's factory in Porsgrunn up to the port in Brevik，covering a distance of about 8.7 miles它将按照常规路线从Yara位于Porsgrunn的工厂到达布雷维克的港口，全程约8.7英里”，可知未来Yara的常规是从波斯格伦运货到布雷维克，故选A。
38．主旨题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“Last Thursday，the world's first self-driving，electric container （集装箱） ship made its first tip to Oslo，Norway上周四，世界上第一艘自动驾驶电动集装箱船首次抵达挪威奥斯陆”可知，本文主要讲的是世界上第一艘自动驾驶电动集装箱船首次抵达挪威奥斯陆，因此最好的题目是D选项"Electric，Self- driving Container Ship Sets off（电动自动驾驶集装箱船出发）”，故选D。
阅读理解
My son Sam is 16 and autistic (患自闭症的). There's a lot of things going on in that beautiful and brilliant mind of his, but even on a good day he can be easily at a loss. Thrown in some diagnosed anxiety, an inability to read social cues (信号) and an unexpected change to his daily routine, and you will have the way to deal with a very public meltdown (崩溃).
It was Sam's very first day of high school. We'd set up a plan for how he'd get home: I'd pick him up outside the shop near his school at 3: 30 p. m. and I believed this was a perfect plan. Unknown to me, very bad weather was on its way and I was unable to warn him to take a shelter.
With the combination of his dead phone battery and my dead car battery, I was running late and unable to communicate that to him. As a result, he was left alone and extremely frightened. He became very upset outside the shop, exactly where I'd told him to wait.
This was when a beautiful old Vietnamese lady not only went to check on him, but took him inside her shop, calmed him down, got my phone number from him and called me.
Five years later he continued to go into her shop every afternoon, bought a drink, had a chat and she sent him home with enough bread rolls to feed a small nation.
Sam will graduate this year, and I'm increasingly feeling the need to drop by the shop to let this wonderful lady know that she has saved Sam, and that she has saved me. I'm not sure if I can communicate all of these, but at least I will get to thank her.
There are people I will not get to thank, though—the many kind strangers who have been there for Sam. And believe me, if you're wondering if this world is a complete mess right now, I'm here to say that it is not.
So I guess this is a love letter to those of you who have helped a stranger out of the goodness of your heart. Please know you are appreciated, that your beautiful heart and kindness are appreciated, and that, perhaps unknowingly, you have made a great difference in someone's life.
39．What can we learn about Sam from the first paragraph
A．He is rather slow with his studies.
B．He can deal with sudden changes well.
C．He has difficulty in dealing with things.
D．He tries hard to learn how to read social cues.
40．What does the underlined part "check on" in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Discover. B．Visit. C．Recognise. D．Examine.
41．What happened to Sam after his first day at high school
A．He could get on well with his classmates.
B．He made good friends with the nine lady.
C．He brought the lady some food to thank her.
D．He became willing to communicate with others.
42．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage
A．To express her thanks to kind people.
B．To remind us all to help autistic people.
C．To show how difficult life is for autistic people.
D．To tell us how to make a difference in others' lives.
【答案】39．C
40．D
41．B
42．A
【知识点】主旨大意题；推理判断题；词义猜测题；故事阅读类；夹叙夹议
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。讲述了作者感恩帮助她自闭症儿子山姆的越南老太太以及其他帮助别人的人。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及推理判断题，词义猜测题和主旨大意题；推理判断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；词义猜测题要根据上下文的联系以及选项来判断出正确答案。主旨大意题要根据全文和选项来判断出正确答案。
39．推理判断题。根据第一段 even on a good day he can be easily at a loss. Thrown in some diagnosed anxiety, an inability to read social cues (信号) and an unexpected change to his daily routine, and you will have the way to deal with a very public meltdown (崩溃).（即使在天气好的时候，他也很容易迷茫。再加上被诊断出的焦虑、无法解读社交暗示，以及他的日常生活中的意想不到的变化，你就有办法应对每一个公开的崩溃；（他山姆却没有办法）。），可知选项He has difficulty in dealing with things.（他处理事情有困难。）符合题意；故答案为C。
40．词义猜测题。根据下文 but took him inside her shop, calmed him down, got my phone number from him and called me.（而且她把他带进了她的店，让他冷静下来，从他那里要了我的电话号码，给我打了电话），可知越南老太太之前应该是核实了山姆需要帮助，选项 Examine.（检查，核实）符合题意；故答案为D。
41．推理判断题。根据第五段Five years later he continued to go into her shop every afternoon, bought a drink, had a chat and she sent him home with enough bread rolls to feed a small nation.（五年后，他仍然每天下午去她的店里，买杯饮料，聊聊天，然后她送他回家，带着足够养活一个小国的面包卷。），可知山姆与越南老太太成了好朋友； 选项He made good friends with the nine lady.（他和那位女士成了好朋友。）符合题意；故答案为B。
42．主旨大意题。根据第六段Sam will graduate this year, and I'm increasingly feeling the need to drop by the shop to let this wonderful lady know that she has saved Sam, and that she has saved me. I'm not sure if I can communicate all of these, but at least I will get to thank her.（山姆今年就要毕业了，我越来越觉得有必要去趟店里，让这位了不起的女士知道她救了山姆，也救了我。我不确定我是否能把这些都表达出来，但至少我会感谢她。），第七段There are people I will not get to thank, though—the many kind strangers who have been there for Sam. And believe me, if you're wondering if this world is a complete mess right now, I'm here to say that it is not.（不过，也有一些人我无法感谢——许多好心的陌生人，他们一直在那里帮助萨姆。相信我，如果你想知道这个世界现在是不是一团糟，我在这里告诉你不是。），第八段So I guess this is a love letter to those of you who have helped a stranger out of the goodness of your heart. Please know you are appreciated, that your beautiful heart and kindness are appreciated, and that, perhaps unknowingly, you have made a great difference in someone's life.（所以我想这是一封写给你们中的那些出于善良帮助过陌生人的人的情书。请知道你是被欣赏的，你美丽的心灵和善良是被欣赏的，而且，也许在不知不觉中，你已经给别人的生活带来了巨大的变化。）。可知选项 To express her thanks to kind people.（向善良的人们表达她的感谢。）符合题意，故答案为A。
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