【正文】 e first robot researchers have tried to incorporate into their smart home environment. They recently published a study in the journal Cognitive Systems Research that demonstrates how RAS could make life easier for older adults struggling to live independently.It is the first robot used in daily life.Its function remains to be tested.C.s attitude toward the future of RAS? A.RAS, the first robot to make home smart. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了一款由美國華盛頓州立大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們研發(fā)的機(jī)器人。re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at alltime highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a threeyear curriculum any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits. In addition, at famous universities, the mittee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly throw out one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist diluting (稀釋) the quality of the education they offer.根據(jù)第二段中的“Few US universities have formally approved a ‘threeyear degree’ model.”很少有美國大學(xué)正式批準(zhǔn)“三年學(xué)位”模式；以及最后一段中的“In my opinion, a quality fouryear education is always superior to a quality threeyear education.”在我看來，優(yōu)質(zhì)的四年教育總是優(yōu)于優(yōu)質(zhì)的三年教育?？芍?，特別優(yōu)秀的大學(xué)生可以提前畢業(yè)。3．閱讀理解 s TheatreGeoff Deane and Tim Firth.（2）Which show is the longestrunning musical in the world? A. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s longestrunning musical.”2015年10月,《悲慘世界》在倫敦慶祝了30周年,現(xiàn)在是世界上播放時間最長的音樂劇。；“Les Miserables . Queen39。 Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, you39。 The pressures of time and destination are further blocks to awareness. I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant campground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see what39。sensitive to others39。To stop plaining all the time.C.. A.are really fascinated by natureC.作者通過此文要告訴我們：放慢腳步,帶著我們所有的感官來感受周圍世界的奇妙。作者舉這樣一個事例是為了向讀者傳遞這樣的觀念：避免過早下結(jié)論。故選B。 I39。t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he39。m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the antivaccine lunatic(狂人)on Facebook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he39。B.get you to more parties（4）The text is developed mainly by ______. examples the time order figures questions【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，自從有了Facebook之后，作者朋友們的一些變化。故選D。re nice, smart people. But face to Facebook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.”在現(xiàn)實生活中，我沒有看到人們的這些方面。6．閱讀理解 s Red Crescent Society and became a volunteer. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks in the same way as I did. Whenever I do something nice to others, people around me will start to judge my actions. Often I will just keep quiet and ignore what they say, but every once in a while, they do drive me up the wall.根據(jù)第一段中的”I was smiling from ear to ear, whispering “I want to be like him” to myself as I watched him walking away.“我笑得合不攏嘴，看著他走開，我低聲對自己說:“我想成為他那樣的人。作者加入學(xué)校的Red Crescent Society的原因是為了讓別人微笑。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和詞義猜測兩個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。 This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has bee very important for me. I do not care about New Year39。Familyt the author care about New Year39。s resolutions creates much pressure.（3）What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona? A.True Friendship: What?C.根據(jù)第二段中的“I do not care about‘New Year39。第三段中的“New Year39。s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39。It39。 The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations wele English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people bee more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to wele the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldn39。Because English was useless. . Natsuko is Takamizawa39。是全文的主題句，結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容，可知這篇文章主要講了對于怎樣慶祝新年這個問題，作者的答案是和朋友一起度過，故選A。t feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.”我不在乎“新年愿望”——在國外生活讓我不斷地重新考慮我想成為什么樣的人，我將如何生活，所以我覺得沒有必要為改變做計劃：我為改變而活。Change: Plan it or Make it?【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，介紹了對于怎樣慶祝新年這個問題，作者的答案是和朋友一起度過。Living abroad is a happy experience.C.New Year39。Homet feel the need to plan for change: I live for change. （3）考查詞義猜測。故選B。Force me to the dead corner.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者由小時候第一次經(jīng)歷隨機(jī)的善意行為得到啟發(fā)，加入了學(xué)校的Red Crescent Society想讓別人微笑。B.To have a good time.（3）Which can replace the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2? A.To live a happy life.C.It gave the author strength and hope.（2）Why did the author join the school39。B.但是面對Facebook，我的朋友們就像和素未謀面的人相親一樣，變得極其糟糕）可知，F(xiàn)acebook能讓人展現(xiàn)出不同于往常的一面。根據(jù)第五段中的”Take Liz. She is positive that the H1N1 vaccine(甲流疫苗) will kill us all and that we should avoid it.“以Liz為例。這讓作者很煩惱，甚至分不清楚朋友的真實面目是什么，誰才是她真正的朋友。D.He39。t up to his standards?（1）What39。 In real life, I don39。s doing well — level 731. Thanks to Facebook, I know he39。d find him warm, and downtoearth. Read his Facebook and you realize he39。d hav