【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by ________. A.close hitB.heavy lossC.narrow escapeD.big mistake（3）Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A.Modern technology is what we can39。t live without.B.Digtal technology often falls short of our expectation.C.Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D.GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely39。s accident.（4）In the writer39。s opinion, Stevenson39。s argument is ________. A.onesidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.wellbased（5）What is the real concern of the writer of this article? A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B.The human unawareness of technical problems.C.The shortings of digital devices we use.D.The relationship between humans and technology.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）A（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者講述了一起交通事故，司機(jī)沒有看到火車路口導(dǎo)致了一起事故，司機(jī)卻將責(zé)任歸咎到自己的導(dǎo)航儀沒有路口提示上。引發(fā)作者對于人與科技的關(guān)系上的深思。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的Ceely39。s near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS(導(dǎo)航儀). 可知Ceely認(rèn)為事故發(fā)生的原因是GPS沒有指出那個(gè)路口。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段可知Ceely的車被卡在鐵路上并且被火車撞飛了，而她自己則死里逃生，文章用near miss來形容這個(gè)事故，由此可推斷narrow escape 最符合文意，即Ceely很驚險(xiǎn)地逃生了，故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. 可知Stevenson認(rèn)為是科技設(shè)備應(yīng)該被指責(zé)，即它們不能滿足人們的需要，故選B。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的 The problem with his argument in the book is that it39。s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. 可知作者認(rèn)為Stevenson只關(guān)注到了片面的，故選A。 （5）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and plex. 可知作者在討論完Ceely這起事故后，在最后兩段將討論延伸到了人與科技的關(guān)系上，因此作者實(shí)際關(guān)心的內(nèi)容是人與科技的關(guān)系，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，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。5．閱讀理解 The greatgrandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year39。s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39。s 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language. Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, 39。It39。s not too late. We will teach you one word a day39。 . Natsuko is Takamizawa39。s granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother39。s phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Wele to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you? Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. I can clearly see her English is getting better. It39。s my joy now. 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。t Takamizawa learn English when she was young? A.Because English was useless.B.Because she was too young to learn English.C.Because English was forbidden to learn.D.Because she was unwilling to learn English.（2）What can we know from the third paragraph? A.Takamizawa gets strong support from her family.B.Takamizawa39。s grandchildren love her a lot.C.Natsuko is Takamizawa39。s granddaughter and only English teacher.D.Natsuko teaches Takamizawa English mainly by talking with her.（3）What does the underlined phrase This situation in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.English is not the first language in Japan.B.The level of English spoken in Japan is relatively low.C.Younger generations in Japan wele English.D.Japanese people bee open to the rest of the world.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.Where there is a will, there is a way.B.It is never too late to learn.C.The early bird catches the worm.D.Two heads are better than one.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa為了做好迎接在東京舉行的2020奧運(yùn)會(huì)的志愿工作，在孫輩的鼓勵(lì)和幫助下開始學(xué)習(xí)英語。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, ‘In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.’”可知，是在她高中二年級時(shí)第二次世界大戰(zhàn)大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)了，而英語因?yàn)槭菙橙说恼Z言被禁止了，故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. ‘When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, ‘It39。s not too late. We will teach you one word a day39。 ”.可知她的孫輩說服并且?guī)椭龑W(xué)習(xí)英語，因此推斷她從家人那里得到很大的支持。故選A。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第四段中的“Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language.” 在英語不是第一語言的國家中，日本排名第49位?？芍癟his situati