【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ng over. The latest example is the government39。s new guidelines for selfdriving cars. Tesla, Google and Uber are already testing driverless cars in cities across America. Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick is among those predicting that by 2021, selfdriving cars will play a big part in urban settings. Nearly 40,000 people died last year in this nation in automobilerelated accidents, and we believes driverless cars can save tens of thousands of lives annually. Makes sense. Robot drivers are less likely to get drunk, drive without a license, text while driving or feel agitated at the scene of a pileup. On the other hand, I wonder how these highly sensitive cars will react, with walkers constantly dashing into the street. Will they jam on the brakes every 10 seconds? But there39。s a bigger picture. Not only are robots replacing humans behind the wheel, but behind the work desk, in warehouses, senior homes, you name it. Robots aren39。t just taking over in the workplace. The question is, where can39。t a robot function better than a human? How about writing songs? A robot can go through every bination of notes in record time and e up with a pleasing melody. The lyrics might be a different story. Is a Grammywinning song cowritten by Hank Human and R3071 in our future? Finally, it39。s only a matter of time until we have robot politicians and presidential candidates. Why not? They can be programmed to be experts in world and domestic affairs and e up with the best solutions without corruption and bad humors. Actually, it39。s too bad such technology isn39。t available in 2016. Pretty sure the robot would win in a landslide. （1）What does the underlined word “agitated” mean? A.TiredB.CautiousC.CarefulD.Anxious（2）What doubt does the writer have about selfdriving cars? A.How passengers behave in it.B.How robot drivers get the license.C.How they avoid crashing into other car.D.How they respond to walkers on a busy street.（3）The last questions asked in the sixth paragraph reflects the writer’s ________. A.confidence in robots, winning Grammy AwardsB.eagerness to listen to songs written by robotsC.doubt about robots’ ability to write songsD.curiosity about the future Grammy songs（4）What might be the most suitable title for the text? A.Robots will control the world in every fieldB.Robots are ing but not soon enoughC.Robots are being used in our daily lifeD.Robots can drive cars and write music【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文談?wù)摍C(jī)器人是否會(huì)控制世界的問題。以無人駕駛汽車為例，談?wù)摕o人駕駛的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)，以及在其他領(lǐng)域?qū)C(jī)器人的應(yīng)用，最后得出結(jié)論，機(jī)器人等現(xiàn)代化科學(xué)技術(shù)全面代替人類只是時(shí)間問題。（1）猜測(cè)詞義。根據(jù)劃線詞所在句“Robot drivers are less likely to...at the scene of a pileup.”可知，作者想說的是無人駕駛汽車看到堵車也不會(huì)感到焦慮不安。所以agitated應(yīng)意為“焦慮的”，相當(dāng)于 anxious，故選D。（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中on the other hand, I wonder how these highly sensitive cars will react, with walker constantly dashing into the ，作者擔(dān)心的是這些無人駕駛的汽車如何對(duì)經(jīng)常沖進(jìn)馬路的行人如何反應(yīng)，故選 D。（3）推理判斷。題干詢問的是第六段提出的最后一個(gè)問題反映了作者的什么看法，根據(jù)本段提到的機(jī)器人能夠創(chuàng)作出優(yōu)美的旋律可推知，作者是想借此問題說明將來機(jī)器人肯定會(huì)寫出獲得格萊美獎(jiǎng)的音樂作品，故選A。（4）主旨大意。通讀全文內(nèi)容尤其是最后一段中的“it’s too bad such technology isn’t available in 2016”可知，本文作者認(rèn)為機(jī)器人時(shí)代來的不夠快，B項(xiàng)反映了作者的看法，概括了文章內(nèi)容。故選B。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】議論文閱讀首先要弄清楚作者要證明什么觀點(diǎn)，然后用什么樣的論據(jù)進(jìn)行怎樣的分析，最后得出了什么樣的結(jié)論，理清了線索，理解文章就不是問題?？搭}時(shí)注意確定關(guān)鍵詞，然后在文章中定位，找到與選項(xiàng)一致的內(nèi)容，就可以輕松的確定答案。5．閱讀理解 Parents may think they39。re smart about where they store medicines, but their kids are smarter. Nearly 60,000 young children are rushed to the hospital every year after getting into medicines not meant for them, according to a new report from Safe Kids Worldwide. The report finds little connection between what parents know about storing medicines safely and what they actually do. Nine out of 10 parents know that medicines should be stored up and away out of reach and sight, but 7 out of 10 of them admit not doing that. They leave medicines out on kitchen counters, sinks and sofas, believing babies and toddlers(學(xué)步者)aren39。t tall enough or strong enough to reach them. Unfortunately, they probably can. Children as young as a month have ended up in an emergency department because they39。d been poisoned by getting into a medicine that was left within reach. Most poisonings related to medicinesparticularly among babies and toddlersoccur within their home. Kids develop rapidly and they want to explore their environment. At certain ages they have a lot of handtomouth activity, and so it39。s very mon for them to explore their environment and then try to taste what they find. The new Safe Kids worldwide report includes a survey of 2,000 parents with children under age 6. While the number of children visiting an emergency department for accidental poisonings had declined since the 2010 maximum, the decline has slowed in recent years. Prescription and overthecounter medicines cause the most severe poisonings, but vitamins and supplements(補(bǔ)充品)can also cause problems. There are steps families can take to lower the risk for an accidental medicine poisoning.（1）Why are children poisoned according to the text? A.Some of the medicines at home taste nice.B.There is something poisonous in medicines.C.Kids have easy access to medicines at home..D.Kids are curious to explore the environment（2）What can we learn from the text? A.Vitamins and supplements can do good to kids.B.The team made a survey of 2,000 kids under age 6.C.600 parents surveyed could keep medicines properly.D.Kids are usually smart at storing medicines at home.（3）What could be the best title for the text? A.Parents39。 Casual Behavior Leads to Kids PoisonedB.The Number of Kids Poisoned Has Declined LatelyC.Nearly 60,000 Children Are Poisoned by MedicinesD.Kids Are Facing the Risk of Being Poisoned at Home【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是是一篇說明文，介紹了由于父母存放藥品不當(dāng)導(dǎo)致孩子藥物中毒的調(diào)查結(jié)果。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“ At certain ag