江蘇中考英語專題特訓：閱讀理解

BlackBeautyisoneofthebest-lovedchildren'sbooksanditistheonlystorythatAnnaSewellwrote.It

becameabest-sellerassoonasitwaspublishedandhassoldover30millioncopies.

InthebookBlackBeauty,ahorse,tellsthestoryofhislife.Itstartswithhappymemoriesofwhenhe

wasyoungandwaslivingwithhismotheronFarmerGrey'sfarm.FarmerGreyisakindandlovingmaster

buthismotherwarnshimthatnotallmastersarethesame:t4Therearegoodmenlikeourmaster,butthere

arebadmentoo.^^

FarmGreysellsBlackBeautytoSquireGordon,wherehemakestwoverygoodfriends:Merrylegsand

Ginger.AfterthatBlackBeautychangeshomesandownersmanytimes.Heoftenhastoworkunderdifficult

conditions,workinglonghoursandwearingashortrein.Attheendofthebookheissoldtothreeladies

wholookafterhimwell.AndheisreunitedwithayounggroomwholovedandlookedafterhimatSquire

Gordon'shouse.

AnnaSewellwasanexcellenthorsewomananddriverandshebelievedthatweshouldloveandlook

afteranimals.DuringAnna'slifetime,inVictorianEngland,horseswereworkanimalsandweretreated

badly.Shedisapprovedofhuntingandofusingshortreinswhichwerebothpopularatthetime.Thebook

helpedabolishshortreinswhichwerefashionablebutpainfulforthehorses.

1.WheredidAnnaSewellcomefrom?

A.theUSA.B.Africa.C.theUK.D.France.

2.WhogivesBlackBeautygoodadvicewhenheisyoung?

A.Onekindmaster.B.Threeladies.

C.Ayounggroom.D.Hismother.

3.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“abolish”?

A.廢除B.設計C.推行D.倡導

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThethreeladiestreatedBlackBeautybadly.

B.BlackBeautymadetwofriendsMerrylegsandGingeronGrey'sfarm.

C.BlackBeautyistheonlynovelthatAnnaSewellwroteduringherlifetime.

D.Shortreinswerefashionableandcomfortableforthehorses.

ComputerscientistMaryhasanideaforanewrobottohelpherworkwithchildren.Howshoulditlook?

Therobotshouldhavearmstobeabletoliftthings.Andifitisgoingtocommunicatewithpeople,itwill

alsoneedaface.Scientistsbelievethatgivingarobotafacecanmakeitseemmorefriendly.Humanswould

alsoliketopaymoreattentiontorobotswithfaces.Butwhatkind?

ForMary,shewantstomakesurethathernewrobotdoesn'tlooktoomuchlikeahuman.Shewants

peopletojusttreatitasamachine-person.Ifitlooksmorelikeahumanthanamachine,shethinksusers

mightfinditabitcreepyandfeelafraid.Maryalsobelievesthatrobotfacesdon'tneedtolookalotlike

ours.Herresearchshowsthatwecanenjoycommunicatingwithrobotswhetherornottheylooklike

humans,becauseourbrainsareabletolookforfaces.Justputtwocirclesontopofarobofsbody,andwe

willseeaface.

Davefeelsdifferently.Hebelievesthatalthoughatfirstwemightbeafraidwhenseeingarobotwitha

lifelikeface,wemaysoongetusedtoit.Ifrobotsaregoingtoworkcloselywithhumans,theyshouldlook

asmuchlikeusaspossible.Afterall,facesareanimportantpartofthewaywecommunicate.

Tomakehisrobotslookasmuchlikerealpeopleaspossible,Daveinventedaspecialskin（皮膚）for

theirfaces.Withthisskin,robotscanshowhuman-likeexpressionsandappeartobeangry,sad,happyor

surprised.Dave'srobotsarealsoprogrammedtocopyexpressions.How?Justimaginehisrobotislooking

atyou.Thecamerasinitseyessendpicturesofyourfacetoitscentralcomputer!

5.Whydoscientiststhinkarobotneedsaface?

A.Itwillbecomemorebeautiful.B.Itcandobetterinliftingthings.

C.Itwillpaymoreattentiontochildren.D.Itcanbettercommunicatewithpeople.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“creepy“meaninparagraph2?

A.Uncomfortabletolookat.B.Impossibletotouch.

C.Boringtotalkto.D.Difficulttounderstand.

7.WhichofthefollowingwouldDavemostprobablyagreewith?

A.Peopleshouldtreatrobotsashumans.

B.Robotsneedtoexpresstheirownfeelings.

C.Robotsshouldn'tlooktoomuchlikehumans.

D.Peoplecaneasilyacceptrobotswithahumanface.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainthereasonswhyrobotsshouldhavefaces.

B.Tosuggestwhathumanscandowithrobotswithfaces.

C.Toshareideasonwhatkindoffacesrobotsshouldhave.

D.Toshowhowscientistsinventrobotswithdifferentfaces.

Love,joyandthewarmfeelingofgettingtogetherdon'tcostathing.Butgiftsdocostmoney.Sowhat

shouldapoorfamilydo?

WhenIwas10,1toldmymotherthattheonlythingIwantedfortheNewYearwasapogostick（彈簧

單高蹺）.However,mymothersaiditwassoexpensivethatwecouldn'taffordone.

OnaSaturdaybeforeNewYear,myfamilywentshoppingtogether.WhilemymotherandIwere

pickingoutthegifts,mydadsaidJT11bebacksoon-Ineedtoseesomethinginthetoolarea."Amoment

later,hecamebackwithalongbox.Irememberedwonderingiftherewasapogostickinit.

Whenwearrivedhome,mydadputtheboxinthegarage.Whilemyparentswerebusywiththeir

chores,Iquietlywalkedouttothegarageandfoundthebox.IwassoexcitedandIknewassoonasI

openedthatmagicalbox,mybright,shinypogostickwouldappear.Nosuchluck!Insidetheboxwasasilly

oldbroom（掃帚）.

ThatNewYearmorning,Igotsomegiftslikeatigertoyandasavingpot,butIdidn'tgetthepresent

thatIreallywanted.HowupsetIfeltatthatmomentthoughIdidn'twantmyparentstosee!

Aftercleaninguptheroom,mydadwenttothegarage.Whenhecameback,hewascarryinga

beautifulpogostick.Icouldn'tbelieveit!Myparentsprobablygotquitealaughfromthetricktheyplayed

onme.

Althoughwedidn'thavemuchmoney,myparentsgavemethemostimportantgiftofall:lotsoflove.

Thatwasover60yearsagoandIstillthinkaboutthosewonderfulmemories.Theywerefullofmy

childhood.Iwillneverforgetallthejoymyparentsbroughtintomylife.

9.Howdidthewriterfeelatthetimehereceivedthebeautifulpogostick?

A.Excited.B.Upset.C.Unbelievable.D.Scared.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”refertoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriter^parents.B.Thepogosticks.

C.Somenicegifts.D.Thewonderfulmemories.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thewritercanalwaysgetwhathewantsfromhisparents.

B.Hisparentsgavethewriterenoughlovealthoughhewasbominpoor.

C.Thewriterisabout60yearsoldnow.

D.Thewriterfeltdisappointedwithhisparents.

12.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusfromthepassage?

A.Parentsshouldsatisfyalltheirchildren'sneeds.

B.Kidsshouldn'taskparentsforanygifts.

C.Ifsgoodtoplaysometricksoneachothersometimes.

D.Themostexpensivegiftmaynotcostmuchmoneybutfulloflove.

Oneday,threeofmyfriendscametoourhouse.

TheytoldmetheywantedtogotoAfrica.TheyaskedmeifIwantedtogowiththem.Isaid,“Yes,I

wanttogowithyou.^^

Westartedtoprepareallthenecessarythingsforthejourney.Soonwewerereadytogo.Isaidgoodbye

tomywifeandwestartedourjourney.Ourplanwastobebackintwomonths.

WeleftBrazilonthefirstofSeptember,1655.Ourshipwasverybigbutwewereonlyseventeenmen.

Theshipwasfullofthingsforbusiness.Wehadcups,glass,mirrors,knivesandotherproducts.

Atthebeginningofourjourneytheweatherwasverygood,butveryhot.Inoneweek,ahurricane（颶

風）cameanditwasthreateningourshipforthenexttwelvedays.Afterthehurricanepassed,wesawwe

wentquitefarfromouroriginal（原來的）journeyandwereinsteadclosetothenorthernpartofBrazilnear

theOrinocoRiver.Theshipwasbadlydamaged,sowecouldnolongergotoAfrica.

Thecaptainwantedustogobackandrepairtheship,butIstronglydisagreedwithhim.Wewentover

themapsanddecidedthebestthingtodowastogotoBarbadosandrepairtheshipthere.

Whenwestartedthisshorttrip,asecondhurricanecame.Thenextmorningoneofthesailorscriedout,

“Land?”andatthatmomenttheshipstoppedinshallow（淺的）water.Weexpectedtheshiptobreakapartat

anymomentbecauseofthestrongwind,soweallgotintothesmallboattheshipcarried.Thiswasvery

dangerousbecausetheseventeenofuswerecrowdedintheboat,andithadnosail.

Thewaveswereverybig.Thewindwasextremelystrong.Thewindpushedustobigrocks.Weknew

thecrashwasclose.

Suddenly,ahugewaveappearedandoverturnedtheboat.Iwascoveredwithwaterandcouldn't

breathe.Icouldn'tseetheothersortheboat.ButIsawalittlebeachbetweentherocks.

Anotherwavecarriedmetothebeach.Itriedtogetup.Itriedtogofurtherthesea.Iwasabletomove

tenmetresup.Iwassafe.Butmyarmsandlegswereveryweak.IfelldownandIwaslyingonthebeach.

13.WhydidthewriterandhisfriendsgotoAfrica?

A.Toleavetheirwives.B.Toearnsomemoney.

C.TosendthingstoAfrica.D.TotravelaroundAfrica.

14.Whatdidtheydoafterthefirsthurricanepassed?

A.Theyhadtogobacktotheplacewheretheystarted.

B.TheystudiedthemapandfoundanewwaytoAfrica.

C.Theyheadedforthenearestplacetorepairtheirship.

D.Theylosttheirwayontheseaandgaveuptheirship.

15.WhichisNOTthereasonfortheboatbecomingdangerous?

A.Shallowwater.B.Nosail.C.Crowdedmen.D.Bigwaves.

16.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderoftheevent?

?Theshipchangedthedirectionafterthehurricane.

②Allthemenescapedtotheboatbutitturnedover.

③Thewriterwaswasheduponthebeachbyawave.

④TheshipleftBrazilwithseventeenmenonboard.

⑤Thestrongwindalmostbroketheshipintopieces.

A.④⑤①②③B.④①②⑤③

C.④①⑤②③D.④②①⑤③

Theworldusesaboutathousandmillion（百萬）tonsofwateraday.Waterisahumanrightand

everyoneshouldhavetheirshare.Yetmorethan700millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavetroublegetting

clean,safewater.

Treatingwastewaterisagoodwaytoprovidefreshwaterforus.Anditalsohelpstheenvironmentby

keepingwasteoutofriversandoceans.80%ofwastewateraroundtheworldisnottreatedatall,anditis

runningintooceans.Butnowwehavegotthetechnologytotreatandreusethewastewater.

While75%ofourplanetiscoveredwithwater,onlyabout2%isfreshwater-thatcomesfromrivers,

lakes,iceandsnow.Therest,98%ofthewater,isinseasandoceans.Itistoosaltytodrink.Then

desalinationbusinessescomein.Morethan19,000factorieshavebeenbuiltaroundtheworld,mostlyin

coastalcountries.Theyprocess（力口工）morethan92milliontonsofwatereveryday.Butthetechnology

theyuserequiresalotofenergy.

Scientistsareworkingtocreatealesscostlytechnology.Theywanttoproduce20timesmoreclean

waterandmakesureeveryonehasenough.Butfornow,theworldstillfaceseachdaywithnothaving

enoughwaterforeveryone.

17.Howmanypeoplehavetroubleingettingcleanwateraroundtheworld?

A.Under10million.

B.Only19million.

C.About92million.

D.Over700million.

18.Treatingwastewaterhelpstheenvironmentby.

A.storingwasteiniceandsnowB.lettingwasterunintooceans

C.keepingwasteoutofriversandoceansD.sendingwastetocoastalcountries

19.Atpresent,thetechnologytoprocesswater.

A.needsmuchenergyB.savesmuchmoney

C.satisfieseveryoneD.causespollution

20.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Watershouldbeahumanright.B.Thewaterproblemisstillserious.

C.Ourplanetiscoveredwithwater.D.Everyonehasenoughcleanwater.

Youmusthaveheardofthelegend（傳說）ofYuGong,whotriedtomovetwomountains.TheTaihang

Mountainwasoneofthetwomountains.

TheTaihangMountainpassesthroughtheareasofHebei,Shanxi,HenanandBeijing.Itisabout400

kilometerslong.ItisalargemountainrangeinNorthChina,anditwascalled"thebackbone（脊梁）ofChina”

inancienttimes.

Manyofthelegendsabouttheverybeginningofhumancivilization（文明）comefromtheTaihangarea.

Forexample,Nvwausedstonestorepairtheskytomakesurethathumanswouldhaveabetterfuture;

Houyiprotectedeveryonebyshootingthesuns;Yandi,oneoftheearliestChineseemperors,triedlarge

numbersofherbs（草藥）andtaughtpeoplehowtousethemtotreatdiseases.

TheTaihangMountainisnotonlywheretheancientstorieshappened,butalsoaplacewheretensof

thousandsoffossils（化石）werefound.Thesefossilsshowhowtheearthhaschangedovertime.Atthesame

time,wecanalsolearnabouthowancienthumanslivedfromthediscoveriesaroundthearea.

Nowadays,therearenaturalforestsaroundtheareawithbeautifulcolorsinfourseasons.Itishometo

manyanimalsandplantsaswell.

Ifyouneedatripthathelpsyoulearndifferentthingsabouthistory,cultureandotherimportant

knowledge,youcangototheTaihangMountain.

21.WhatwastheTaihangMountainoncecalled?

A.TheroofofChina.B.Theroofoftheworld.

C.ThebackboneChina.D.Thebackboneoftheworld.

22.Howmanylegendsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

23.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTaihangMountain?

A.ItisthelargestmountainrangeinChina.

B.Itisonlyknownfortensofthousandsoffossilsthatwerefoundthere.

C.Wecanalsolearnabouthowancienthumanslivedfromthediscoveriesaroundthearea.

D.OneofthelegendstellsthatHouyitaughtpeoplehowtouseherbstotreatdiseases.

24.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Agreatoldman-YuGong

B.TaihangMountain-agreattreasureinChina

C.AncientstoriesaboutTaihangMountain

D.ThenaturalbeautyinTaihangMountain

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28.Thepassageisprobablyfroma.

A.guidebookB.dictionaryC.telephonebookD.novel

Manyvolunteershavehelpedseniorcitizens（老年人）learntousesmartphones.Butforalltheir

goodwill,theservicehassomeflaws（缺陷）.Ittakesmuchtimeandeffort,andmoreimportantly,older

peoplecaneasilyforgetwhatthey'velearnedandthevolunteershavetodothesamejobtimeandtime

again.

LiuSiyuanfromBeijing101MiddleSchoolnoticedtheproblemsandtriedtosolvethemwitha

guidebook.The16-year-oldfoundedavolunteergroupcalledSilverHair.Itssevenmembersspentaround

halfayearwritinga300bookcalledMayIShowYouHowtoUseSmartphones.

Thegroupmembersmadeasurveyofmorethan1,000seniorcitizensandtalkedwithmanyinnursing

homesandfoundoutwhattheolderpeoplecaremostaboutwithsmartphones.uHowtouseWeChat95topped

thelistastheappcoversmanypartsoflifesuchaschattingandmoneytransfers（轉賬）.Thesemakeupone

chapterofthebook.Theotherninechaptersincludethebasicfunctionsofphones,onlineshopping,using

onlinemapsandmore.Tomakethebookmorefriendlytoolderreaders,Liualsomadethepagespale

yellowandthecharactersbig.

“Manyseniorcitizensareresistanttosmartphonesatfirst,buttheyarefamiliarwithbooks,whichcan

makethemmorewillingtolearn,9,saidLiu."Andbesides,theycanlookinthebookanytimetheyneed,just

likeusingadictionary.^^

TheSilverHairmembershaveprintedout500copieswiththeirownmoneyandhandedthemallout.

They'llsoonstartworkingonthesecondeditionwhichincludesmoreguidancesuchashospitalregistration

（掛號）andphotoediting.Theyalsohopeformonetarysupportfromthepublicsotheycanprintmore

copiesandhelpmorepeople.

29.WhatisSilverHair^guidebookmainlyabout?

A.Itkeepstheelderlyuptodate.

B.Itteachestheelderlyhowtousesmartphones

C.Itspreadstheadvantagesofnursinghomes.

D.Itcallsonmorepeopletocarefortheelderly

30.Whatdoweknowaboutthegroup'sguidebook?

a.Itiseasyfortheelderlytoread.b.Itfitsinone'spocket.

c.Itisonlygiventooldpeople,d.ItonlyexplainstheusageofphoneswiththeAndroidsystem.

A.abB.acC.beD.cd

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resistant“meaninChinese?

A.抵制的B.奇怪的C.熟悉的D.陌生的

32.WhatproblemdoSilverHair^volunteersfacenow?

A.Readersdon'tknowhowtousetheguidebook.

B.Theprintedbookshavesomemistakesthatneedtobechanged.

C.Theydon'thaveenoughmoneytoprintmorebooks.

D.Theyneedmorepeopletohelpcreatetheirnextbook.

Ilayonthebeachforalongtime.WhenIfeltstronger,Istoodupandlookedaround."'WhereamI?”I

askedmyself.t4Isthisanislandorthemainland?Arethereanypeoplehere?Anydangerouswildanimals?^^

ItwasgettingdarkandIwasstillverytired.

“Imustlookforsomewheresafetospendthenight,9,1thought.Ifoundabigtreenotfarfromtheshore

andIclimbedupintothebranches.ItmadeacomfortablebedandIfellasleepimmediately.

Thenextmorningtheskywasblueandtherewasnowind.Icouldseetheshipfrommybedinthetree.

Idecidedtoswimtoit.

Iclimbedonboardandhadalookaround.Firstofall,IwenttothekitchenbecauseIwasfeelingvery

hungry.Luckilyallthebreadinthecupboardwasstilldry.

WhileIwaswalkingaroundtheshipIthought,ctTheshipisgoingtosink.Imustmakearaftandtake

allthefoodbacktotheshorebeforeifstoolate.”

Ifoundsomepiecesofwoodontheship.Ithrewthemintothewaterandjoinedthemtogetherwith

ropes.Ittookmealongtime,butIwashappywiththeresult.IwatchedtheraftImade.Itwasflatandfar

awayfrombeingaboatorahip.Infact,itwasmorelikeamuchlargerdoorlyingonthewater.Butitcan

floatonit.Thafsenough.Myraftwasbigandstrong.Iloadeditwithlotsofusefulthingsfromtheship:

tools,guns,gunpowder,food,drinkandclothes.

Finally,ImadealittlesailformyraftandIsetofffortheshore.Itwasalong,slowjourney,butI

arrivedsafelywithoutlosinganything.

Imadetwomoretripstotheshipthatday.Then,beforeitgottoodark,Ibuiltasmalltent.Iput

everythinginsideitandwenttobed.

Thenextday,IreturnedtotheshipandtookawayasmuchasIcouldfind,includingaBible.Ialso

tookthetwocatsandthedogthatwereonboard.Thedogwasmybestfriendformanyyears.Onmy

thirteenthdayontheisland,therewasanotherterriblestorm.Thewindblewhardalldayandallnight.

WhenIwokeupthenextmorning,theshipwasnolongerthere.

“NowImustbuildahousetolivein.^^Ithought."Ihavealotofthings,soitmustbebig.Itmustbe

nearfreshwater.Itmustbeacoolplacebecausethesunishotduringtheday.Anditmusthaveaviewofthe

sea.Ifashippasses,Idon'twanttomissit.”

Therewasabighilljustbehindmytentonthebeach.Iwalkedtothetopofitandlookedaround.AllI

couldseeformilesandmileswaswater!NowIknewthatIwasonanisland!Isuddenlyfeltveryalone.

HalfwaydownthehillIfoundalargeflatpieceofground.Therewasagoodviewoftheseafromthe

frontofitandahighrockattheback.

“Thisistheperfectplacetobuildmyhouse.^^Ithought.

——fromRobinsonCrusoe

33.WheredidIsleeponthefirstnightafterIwasonthebeach?

A.Inacave.B.Ontheship.C.Inatree.D.Inatent.

34.Whichofthefollowingpicturesshowstheraftinthestory?

C-D.密曲

35.Accordingtothestorywecanknow.

A.Ididn'twanttogohomeatall

B.Theweatherontheislandwasalwaysfine

C.Iwenttothebrokenshipforthreetimesthatday

D.Ihadmorethanenoughfoodandcouldliveacomfortablelife

36.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Iwouldbuildahouseonmyown.

B.Iwouldcollectmaterialstobuildaship.

C.IwouldpreparetoleaveforhomeinEngland.

D.Iwouldwaitforshipstotakemeawaywithoutdoinganything.

Peoplewhojogorrunforaslittleasfiveminutesadaycanincreasetheirlivesbyaboutthreeyears,a

Usstudysays.

Theresearchersstudytheexercisehabitsofover55,000adultsintheUnitedStatesfor6to22years.

About24percentoftheadultsdescribedthemselvesasrunners.Comparedtothosewhodidn'trun,they

were30percentlesslikelytodieofanycauseduringthecourseofthestudy.

Theresearchersdividedtherunnersupintofivegroups.Thestudywasbasedonthetimetheyspent

runningeveryweek.Thoseinthelowestgroupspentabout50minutesrunningoveraseven-dayperiod.

Thoseinthehighestgroupranformorethan175minutesoverthecourseofaweek.Accordingtothestudy,

thebenefitsofrunningareprettymuchthesameforallrunners.

Theresearchersalsomeasured（頓！］量）runninginotherways-bytotalweeklydistance（是巨離）,frequency

（頻率）andspeed.Eventherunnersinthelowestgroupswerehealthierthanthenon-runners.

“Nomatterhowslowyourunorhowmuchtimeyouspendrunning,ifyoudevelopahabitofrunning,

youwillbecomehealthier,theresearcherssaid.Toreducetheriskofearlydeath,allittakesis30to59

minutesofrunningeveryweek.

“Thisfindinghaspublichealthimportance,thereportcontinued.t4Formostpeople,timeisoneofthe

mainreasonstotakepartinphysicalactivity.Thisstudymayencouragemorepeopletostartrunning.People

whoaretoobusytoexercisemaylovetheadvantagesofafive-minuterun.^^

37.Inthepassage,theresearchersdidn'tmeasurerunninginthewaybytotalweekly.

A.frequencyB.activityC.distanceD.speed

38.Accordingtothepassage,wecanspendminutesrunningeveryweektoreducetheriskof

earlydeath.

A.5to15B.6to20C.20to30D.30to59

39.WhatcanwelearnfromPara3?

A.Runningisgoodforallrunners.

B.Runningformoretimeisnecessary.

C.Thelesstimewerun,thehealthierwewillbe.

D.Runnersinthehighestgrouparethehealthiest.

40.Thewriterwantstotellus.

A.runningcanavoiddeath

B.ifyouaretoobusy,giveupexercising

C.Ifsnecessarytodeveloparunninghabit

D.afive-minuterunmaybehelpfulifyouareverybusy

參考答案:

1.c2.D3.A4.C

【導語】本文主要介紹了《黑美人》這本書的內容。

1.細節理解題。根據“DuringAnna'slifetime,inVictorianEngland,horseswereworkanimalsandwere

treatedbadly.”可知,AnnaSewell來自英國。故選Co

2.細節理解題。|艮據"FarmerGreyisakindandlovingmasterbuthismotherwarnshimthatnotallmasters

arethesame:'Therearegoodmenlikeourmaster,buttherearebadmentoo.'"可知，他的媽媽給了他良好

的建議。故選D。

3.詞義猜測題。根據“Shedisapprovedofhuntingandofusingshortreinswhichwerebothpopularatthe

time.Thebookhelpedabolishshortreinswhichwerefashionablebutpainfulforthehorses.“可知，她不贊

成狩獵和使用當時都很流行的短韁繩，因此這本書是有助于廢除對馬來說很流行但很痛苦的短韁繩，

劃線單詞表示“廢除”。故選A。

4.細節理解題。根據"3/?；駼eautyisoneofthebest-lovedchildren'sbooksanditistheonlystorythat

AnnaSewellwrote”可知，《黑美人》是最受歡迎的兒童讀物之一，也是AnnaSewell寫的唯一個故

事。故選C。

5.D6.A7.D8.C

【導語】本文是一篇議論文。主要介紹兩個人對機器人是否要有人形臉持有的不同看法。

5.細節理解題。根據"Andifitisgoingtocommunicatewithpeople,itwillalsoneedaface.知，機器

人要與人交流，故需要臉。故選D。

6.詞句猜測題。根據“Ifitlooksmorelikeahumanthanamachine,shethinksusersmightfinditabit

creepyandfeelafraid.”可知，劃線詞與“feelaftaid”并列，由此可猜測creepy意為“看著不舒服”。故選

Ao

7.細節理解題o根據"Hebelievesthatalthoughatfirstwemightbeafraidwhenseeingarobotwitha

lifelikeface,wemaysoongetusedtoit."可知，盡管機器人有人形臉可能一開始看起來令人害怕，但是

我們會很快適應，說明人們能輕松地接受人形臉的機器人。故