【正文】 likely to die. So over the lifetime of each type of tree, forest trees actually absorbed more CO2. 8．閱讀理解 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Stand Up for Protecting WhalesC.Mild.（4）What is the best title for the text? A.B.Blatchley didn39。 When the necropsy (尸檢) was performed, Blatchley told NPR, he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whale39。故選C。 （2）考查詞義猜測。 他說，微笑可能是幫助心臟的一種方式。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“When we smile, the brain wiring changes. The chemicals that are released are more positive.”當(dāng)我們微笑時，大腦的線路會發(fā)生變化。Dr. Chockalingam says a smile may be one way to help. He tells his patients to smile 20 times an hour. To some, that might seem like a lot of smiling. Or some might even feel foolish ... smiling for seemingly no reason. But a smile does not involve drugs. It is not invasive like a surgical operation. It is free and it has no bad side effects.Experts note that an unhealthy lifestyle can put you at great risk of heart disease and stroke. So doctors urge us to eat healthy foods, get exercise, stop smoking and limit our alcohol intake. But there is something else you can do. And it is free and easy. Smile! （4）考查句義理解。 it uses radars, sensors, and nine cameras to make deliveries.可知，這款機(jī)器人是2014年由一家名為Starship Technologies的初創(chuàng)公司制造的，它基本上是一種車輪上的冷卻器；它使用雷達(dá)、傳感器和9臺攝像頭進(jìn)行配送。Many people will turn to buying autonomous cars.（4）What does the last sentence in Para. 4 mean? A. the robot39。t.故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。D.Stress the importance of the event.They may find bigger rock particles.C.To examine creatures of the explored ocean.（2）What mainly caused the start of the search in the sea? A.B. The search was launched after US government weather stations observed a large meteorite exploding some months ago. The explosion lit up the sky and sent the rock particles to the earth. The meteorite fall was the largest recorded over the United States in at least 20years. The team includes scientists from NASA, the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and the University of Washington. The scientists examined what they believe were two small meteorite fragments. Further testing is needed before they can confirm that the material came from the explosion.冬季的熱帶繁殖區(qū)，是溫暖的地方。 （1）考查推理判斷 。s description of humpback whales39。 back when submerging, but at a distance may be confused with other species that raise their flukes when diving, such as sperm, right and blue whales. such patterns enable individual recognition sawtoothed trailing edge on flukes, often raised when diving2．犇犇Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read. 故選C。It will promote the health service greatly.D.D.B.nurse（2）How do superputers help save lives? A. Superputers which can analyse blood samples and predict which patients are likely to bee seriously ill could save tens of thousands of lives a year, it was revealed last night, according to The Daily Express.D.It has helped save thousands of lives.C.根據(jù)第三段中的“Computers assess blood test results by picking up subtle changes in red and white blood cells, suggesting a patient is going downhill.”可知，計(jì)算機(jī)通過檢測紅細(xì)胞和白細(xì)胞的細(xì)微變化來評估血液檢測結(jié)果。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 variable dorsal fin size and shape。 often extensive white on flippers and underside of body and flukes。hump39。Their bumpy tubercles and blowholes are on both sides of head.（2）Which of the following can be inferred from this article39。help distinguish humpbacks from other similar species【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了座頭鯨外形特點(diǎn)、體重、顏色，以及其如何繁殖、喂養(yǎng)等生活習(xí)性等，并呼吁大家保護(hù)它?？芍?，座頭鯨在熱帶地區(qū)繁殖。3．犇犇閱讀理解 To recover the rock particles.D.Plenty of natural resources.B.Give reasons to support a guess.C.故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The objects recovered from the bottom of the sea likely came from the recent explosion for two main reasons.”可知，作者在最后一段是想給出支持猜測的理由。s job was to monitor how it handled various grounds, field ments from the public, and press the off switch if necessary. He said, People would also ask if it could deliver beer. It couldn39。s campus while it delivered Red bull and other drinks to students. To retrieve (檢索) orders, the app encourages students to give the robot a wave。A factory robot.A lot of job opportunities will be created.D.根據(jù)第一段中的The robot, created by a startup called Starship Technologies in 2014, is basically a cooler on wheels。故選C。 s main stress hormone. It increases sugar in the bloodstream. If you are truly in danger, these hormones can help you. They are part of what we call our fightorflight response. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“Dr. Chockalingam, a heart disease specialist in Columbia, advises his patients to smile. He says a smile may be one way to help your heart.”哥倫比亞的心臟病專家Chockalingam博士建議他的病人保持微笑?！癛esearchers …surveyed 149 respondents aged 21 o 65 about the proportion of green space in their neighborhood…”研究人員調(diào)查了年齡在21~65歲之間的149名參與者小區(qū)內(nèi)的綠植比例……；以及“The study also asked questions about experiences with depression and anxiety…”研究中還問了與抑郁及焦慮有關(guān)的問題……等可知，第二段主要介紹了新研究的調(diào)查內(nèi)容，故選D?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了一項(xiàng)科學(xué)研究的研究成果，所以該文章最有可能出現(xiàn)在“技術(shù)與科學(xué)”版塊。 The dead whale must have swallowed a baseball.D.Unmon.D.B.s stomach”可知，布拉奇利在鯨魚的胃里發(fā)現(xiàn)了大量的塑料，他對此毫無準(zhǔn)備，這是他意想不到的，由此可知，布拉奇利對他的發(fā)現(xiàn)感到震驚，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇環(huán)保類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。s waist size increases as they gain weight. About half the weight of a tree is carbon, research has shown. Most of the rest is water. Over the nine years39。It prevents the earth from being unsuitable to live on.（2）Why did researchers track the diameters of trees? A.They are better at peting for light.（4）What will probably be talked about if the passage is continued? A.How trees respond to dry soil conditions.16