【正文】 D.To examine creatures of the explored ocean.（2）What mainly caused the start of the search in the sea? A.A huge meteor shower.B.Business value of meteors.C.Plenty of natural resources.D.The brainstorm of researchers.（3）Why do the scientists prefer to search for meteors in the ocean? A.They can find meteors more easily.B.They may find bigger rock particles.C.They like to explore strange sea areas.D.They have better submarine equipment.（4）What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph? A.Offer clues for the search.B.Give reasons to support a guess.C.Stress the importance of the event.D.Describe the process of the search.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)了他們認(rèn)為是去年墜落地球的流星碎片。這些物體是在美國太平洋沿岸發(fā)現(xiàn)的。一場巨大的流星雨導(dǎo)致了在海中搜索的開始?？茖W(xué)家更喜歡在海洋中尋找流星是因?yàn)樗麄兛赡軙l(fā)現(xiàn)更大的巖石顆粒。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“The group says its aim at present is to examine areas of the ocean that have never been explored before.”可知，the Ocean Exploration Trust的船員目前的目標(biāo)是研究海洋中未被探索的地方。故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Scientists have found what they believe are pieces of a meteor(流星)that fell to the earth last year.”可知，一場巨大的流星雨導(dǎo)致了在海中搜索的開始。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“The fact that the particles landed in the ocean, instead of on land, means larger pieces may have survived and can be studied.”可知，科學(xué)家更喜歡在海洋中尋找流星是因?yàn)樗麄兛赡軙l(fā)現(xiàn)更大的巖石顆粒。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。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。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】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，是一篇科普類閱讀，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。7．犇犇Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. The Rapid Rise and Fall of Robot Babysitters During the winter of 2017, an 18year old college student named Canon Reeves spent much of his time trailing a kneehigh robot around Fayetteville, Arkansas, as it delivered Amazon packages to students. The robot, created by a startup called Starship Technologies in 2014, is basically a cooler on wheels。 it uses radars, sensors, and nine cameras to make deliveries. Reeves39。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。t. Broadly speaking, jobs of caring for robots fall under the umbrella of careers in automation, which include maintenance, engineering and programming. The demand for people with this skill set is considerable, with 20 million to 50 million new jobs to be expected in this category by 2030, according to the Mckinsey Global Institute. In the year that ended in June 2018, had almost three times the number of positions on the recruitment mittee that ended in June 2016. Over the last year, a 34yearold businessman named David Rodriguez spent hundreds of hours following a machine called the KiwiBot around UC Berkeley39。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。 the robot39。s digital eyes will roll depending on its mood. Rodriguez, who heads business development for the startup, was tasked, early on, with monitoring the KiwiBot for problems – even carrying it, should the motors fail. Since April 2018, though, the KiwiBot has largely been left unattended, and the majority of human interactions involve technical checks and loading food into the robot. To eliminate the boring work, the team is developing a restaurant robot to collect and load orders – which could happen in 2020. However, Rodriguez assured me that his staff won39。t be out of work. Everyone holds double roles in the pany. Greater robot selfgoverning just means employees will shift their focus to accounting, engineering, and design. Mckinsey estimates that millions of jobs globally could be lost to automation by 2030. A huge number of jobs will be produced as autonomous vehicles are released into the environment, Ramsey said. In 2016, Bosch started training students from Schoolcraft College, a munity college in Michigan, in autonomousvehicle repair。 Toyota has trained students in maintenance as well. We might even see a return to lowlevel jobs where people e and fuel the car for you, Ramsey said. Until we can wirelessly charge, someone needs to refuel them. The hardesttoautomate industries, as it happens, are the ones that require looking after humans, such as childcare, education and health care. Robot babysitters might feel like they have scored the job of the future, but in fact, they might be better positioned.（1）What kind of robot is the one created by a startup called Starship Technologies? A.A factory robot.B.A delivery robot.C.A restaurant robot.D.A construction robot.（2）What does fall under the umbrella of in Para. 2 mean? A.are in the category ofB.are under the protection ofC.are in relation ofD.are in the process of（3）According to Ramsey, what will happen when autonomous vehicles are put on the market? A.Autonomous vehicles will bee much cheaper.B.A large number of people will be out of work.C.A lot of job opportunities will be created.D.Many people will turn to buying autonomous cars.（4）What does the last sentence in Para. 4 mean? A.Robot carers will ha