【正文】 taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days. Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia? No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly. In contrast, I loved to fly since I wanted to get to the destination as quickly as possible. No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the fort and safety of flying, he refused to book a flight, saying, It39。s not just the trip。 it39。s the adventure of getting there. With my first step onto the train, the journey was already different from what I expected. The train was modem and filled with friendly travelers. We settled into the club car, where we could enjoy food and drinks while watching the scenery pass. Instead of listening to my music, I became a willing audience and learned family history that I had never had the time or patience to learn. With teary eyes, he told me that going to family events was hard for him since my grandmother died. It always made him think about those who were no longer with us. For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together. In this fastpaced world, we often miss important moments. There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience. I may be more open to opportunities to stay with my grandpa. Life isn39。t just about the destination。 it39。s about the journey.（1）What does the underlined word cranky in paragraph 1 mean? A.Health.B.Strange.C.Selfless.D.Outgoing.（2）What did the author think of the journey at first? A.It would be boring.B.She would learn something during it.C.It would be a chance to know about her grandpa.D.She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it.（3）What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A.Her grandpa39。s appreciation of her.B.Her grandpa39。s missing her relatives.C.The sad stories of her grandmother.D.The new understanding of her grandpa.（4）What can we learn from the text? A.Listening to elders will help us learn a lot.B.Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity.C.There always is beautiful scenery along the journey.D.Travelling by train is more fortable than by plane.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過(guò)講述自己和爺爺坐火車的經(jīng)歷，說(shuō)明了聆聽(tīng)長(zhǎng)者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大。 （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第一段中的“No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly.”自從我祖父拒絕坐飛機(jī)后，沒(méi)有人愿意和我們一起旅行。由此可知，Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?的意思是我為什么要答應(yīng)陪我那奇怪的爺爺從紐約坐火車去喬治亞州呢？ cranky的意思是奇怪的，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days.”他那雙蒼老但依然清澈的藍(lán)眼睛看著眼前的情景，我不知道接下來(lái)的兩天該怎么過(guò)。由此推斷出，起初，作者認(rèn)為這次旅行非常無(wú)聊，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。答案第三段中的“For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together.”我第一次覺(jué)得我理解了他。我對(duì)我們?cè)谝黄鸬臅r(shí)間有了新的認(rèn)識(shí)。由此可知，她對(duì)她爺爺?shù)男抡J(rèn)識(shí)讓作者改變了她和爺爺在一起的態(tài)度，故選D。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience.”聆聽(tīng)長(zhǎng)者講述他們的歷史和經(jīng)歷，意義重大。可知，聆聽(tīng)長(zhǎng)輩的話會(huì)幫助我們學(xué)到很多東西，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Robots have taken over many of America39。s factories. But can they pick a strawberry? It39。s really hard for robots to match what humans can do, says Bob Pizter, an expert on robots. Any 4yearold kid can pick a strawberry, but machines can39。t seem to figure it out. Pizter says the hardest thing for them is finding the fruit. Pizter39。s strawberrypicking robot is rolling into a strawberry field. This welldesigned device drives itself. It39。s as big as a bus, long enough to straddle (跨越) a dozen rows of strawberries at once. Powerful puters are sitting on top. Underneath, there are highdefinition cameras to find the berries, and robotic claws ready to pick them. Nobody39。s telling it what to do, explains Paul Bissett, the chief operating officer of Harvest CROO Robotics. It39。s remembering its path down the row. It39。s remembering where all these plants are. It knows all this, thanks to the superaccurate GPS. Its puter brain contains a map showing the locations of every strawberry plant in the field. The action of machinery is truly impressive, but the baskets are still practically empty. Pitzer says the robots are able to find and pick more than 50 percent of ripe berries. That39。s not yet up to human standards. A typical worker, he says, manages to pick anywhere from 60 to 90 percent of the berries. Also, he admits, the machine is slower than human hands. On the other hand, it has some advantages. It can work right through the night. Two years later, he says, this machine will be in the fields working for real. There are weaknesses to work out, but it39。s getting there. We39。re close. he says. Strawberry panies are putting millions of dollars into this project. The reason, Gary Wishnatzki, the owner of Wish Farms says, is that it39。s getting more and more difficult to find enough people to pick his berries. The fact of the matter is, if we don39。t solve the problem of this labor shortage with automation, the industry is facing a big challenge ahead. The price of fruit is going to be much higher, Jose Santos, the leader of the farm, says. Jose is pretty convinced, though, that picking strawberries will always require people. The machines will break down, he points out. In fact, he39。s looking on the bright side. You could afford to give people a day off if you have machines behind you,” he says.（1）According to the passage, the strawberrypicking robot __________. work extra hours on GPS only to find berries on petrol just like a bus both ripe and unripe berries（2）What do people mentioned in the passage think of the strawberrypicking robot? will lead to the price of strawberries rising. keeps human worker