【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 eloping countriesB.that cash is still king across the worldC.digital payments are being a trend that cannot be stoppedD.China is developing faster that those developed countries in digital payment（3）Cash is disappearing largely because . A.younger consumers are short of money to live their digital livesB.suppliers are trying to reduce costs and obtain money and dataC.the infrastructure is developing at a high speed in developed marketsD.financial firms want to abandon oldfashioned customers（4）The author39。s attitude towards digitalized payment is . A.favorableB.negativeC.objectiveD.indifferent【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，富裕國(guó)家正在減少現(xiàn)金支付,現(xiàn)金正在因?yàn)樾枨蟮仍蛳??？偟膩?lái)說(shuō),無(wú)現(xiàn)金經(jīng)濟(jì)的未來(lái)是個(gè)好消息,但是對(duì)于電子支付人們也有一些擔(dān)憂。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Rich countries are racing to dematerialise payments.”可知, 富裕國(guó)家正競(jìng)相將支付非物質(zhì)化；再根據(jù)第三段中的“In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person has fallen by 80% in the past ten years.”在過(guò)去的十年中,瑞典的人均零售現(xiàn)金交易數(shù)量下降了80％。結(jié)合上下文,可知某些富裕國(guó)家比如瑞典正在減少現(xiàn)金支付,推廣不用紙幣或硬幣的支付方式,也就是電子支付方式。故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person has fallen by 80% in the past ten years.”可知在過(guò)去的十年中,瑞典的人均零售現(xiàn)金交易數(shù)量下降了80％；再根據(jù)“In China digital payments rose from 4% of all payments in 2012 to 34% in 2017.”可知在中國(guó),數(shù)字支付從2012年占所有支付的4％上升到2017年的34％。瑞典和中國(guó)的共同點(diǎn)是現(xiàn)金支付減少,電子支付比例上升,由此可推斷作者提到瑞典和中國(guó)是為了說(shuō)明數(shù)字支付正成為一種不可阻擋的趨勢(shì)。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的 “But equally important is that suppliers such as banks and tech firms (in developed markets)... Most financial firms are keen to abandon it, or discourage oldfashioned customers with heavy fees.”可知現(xiàn)金消失的一個(gè)重要原因就是諸如銀行和科技公司（在發(fā)達(dá)市場(chǎng)）和電信公司（在新興市場(chǎng)）之類的供應(yīng)商正在開(kāi)發(fā)快速,易于使用的支付技術(shù),他們可以從中提取數(shù)據(jù)和小費(fèi)。運(yùn)行現(xiàn)金經(jīng)濟(jì)背后的基礎(chǔ)架構(gòu)需要付出高昂的成本,這些基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施包括自動(dòng)取款機(jī),載有紙幣的貨車,接受硬幣的出納員。大多數(shù)金融公司都渴望放棄它,或者以高昂的費(fèi)用勸阻老式客戶。也就是供應(yīng)商為了減少成本,獲取數(shù)據(jù)和小費(fèi),開(kāi)發(fā)了更便捷的支付方式,導(dǎo)致現(xiàn)金支付的減少。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷?？v觀全文可知，,作者提到無(wú)現(xiàn)金支付即電子支付的好處,也提到電子支付引起的擔(dān)憂,對(duì)待電子支付是客觀的,故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Since 2013, Torobo, a robotic arm designed to test the limits of artificial intelligence, has had one ambition—to be admitted to the University of Tokyo. However, it has repeatedly failed. This year was no exception. In early November Torobo took an exam to prepare for an allimportant standardized test. While Torobo39。s total score of 525 out of 950 was 14 points higher than in 2015，its standard score of % was slightly lower, because human students did better in the 2016 test. Though the score，which is higher than the national average, is enough to get the robot admitted to many other famous Japanese universities,it falls short of the minimum required for the University of Tokyo. A closer analysis of the results showed that Torobo39。s newly programmed ability to solve plex physics problems helped increase itsyearoveryear physics score from 46. 5% to 59%. The robot also dug deep into its database of information from textbooks and websites to obtainan impressive % in world history. The average 60% scores acquired in the two math sections, were not too shabby either. But，while Torobo is able to handle knowledgebased questions and ones involving plex mathematical calculations, it has a hard time thinking independently. As a result, the robot is unable to fully understand multiple sentences and phrases to arrive at the logical conclusions required in the English language tests. This weakness was reflected in the weak oral and writing scores, which came in at % and %, respectively. Fortunately, after four tiring years, the robot39。s creators have decided to free Torobo from its annual testtaking suffering, the research team will instead focus on improving the robot39。s ability to pick out specific answers from massive sets of data—a skill that led to its excellent history scores. They believe the expertise(專業(yè)技術(shù)）will help Torobo succeed as an industrial robot. （1）What is the disadvantage of Torobo? A.It has much difficulty searching for facts.B.It doesn39。t own language skills.C.It has weak independent thinking ability.D.It couldn39。t get through the exams.（2）What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to? A.the scoreB.ToroboC.the University of TokyoD.the national average（3）What did the exam results show? A.Torobo39。s score didn39。t reach the national average.B.Torobo39。s programmed ability improved its math score.C.Torobo was admitted to a university.D.Torobo did well in the history exam.（4）What is the text mainly about? A.Subjects a robot are good at.B.A robot39。s performances in exams.C.Majors that are suitable for a robot.D.A robot39。s ways to deal with exams.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要介紹了一款用來(lái)測(cè)試人工智能極限的機(jī)器人在考試中的表現(xiàn)和它的弊端。（1）C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的前兩句內(nèi)容可知，Torobo的缺點(diǎn)是不擅長(zhǎng)獨(dú)立思考，不能理解復(fù)雜的句子。故選C.（2）A 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上半句“Though the score，…, is enough to get the robot admitted to many other famous Japanese universities,”可知，前半句從句的主語(yǔ)the score就是主句的主語(yǔ)it所代指的。故選A.（3）D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段各個(gè)學(xué)科得分的比較以及最后一段可知，Torobo的歷史成績(jī)非常好。故選D.（4）B 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了參加考試的機(jī)器人在各個(gè)學(xué)科方面的不同表現(xiàn)。故選B.【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本文是一篇關(guān)于介紹機(jī)器人的說(shuō)明性閱讀理解。主要以細(xì)節(jié)理解題為主，抓住關(guān)鍵詞，理解文章主旨。其中第二題比較有難度，需要排除其它選項(xiàng)。主旨題看前面一，二段一般可以透漏出端倪。6．閱讀理解 When was the last time you told someone they inspire you to go to work each morning? Teachers at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri, did just that this September, when they pulled individual students out of class to tell them just how much they appreciated them. The students39。 reactions, which were captured (捕捉) on video and shared on YouTube in a nowviral video, ranged from shy thanks to hugs and tears. “I have been challenged to find a student who makes me want to e to school every day,” says one teacher in the video, “and that39。s you.” Jamie McSparin, a teacher