【正文】 60。D.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 have a petitive advantage in the future.B.Many new occupations like caring for robots e and go fast.C.We still need someone to look after robots in the future.D.Robots will create more and better jobs for people in the future.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，隨著機器人被越來越多的應(yīng)用，照看機器人的工作也隨之發(fā)生了變化。本文以對相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行了介紹說明。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的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.可知，這款機器人是2014年由一家名為Starship Technologies的初創(chuàng)公司制造的，它基本上是一種車輪上的冷卻器；它使用雷達(dá)、傳感器和9臺攝像頭進(jìn)行配送。也就是說，Starship Technologies公司創(chuàng)造的是一款配送物品的機器人。故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的which include maintenance, engineering and programming列舉了照看機器人的工作范疇，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的A huge number of jobs will be produced as autonomous vehicles are released into the environment可知，隨著自動化車輛被投放到市場，將產(chǎn)生大量的就業(yè)機會。故選C。 （4）考查句義理解。該劃線句子的字面意思是：機器人保姆可能會覺得自己已經(jīng)獲得了未來的工作，但事實上，他們的位置可能會更好。根據(jù)字面意思，不難看出其隱藏的意思為：機器人保姆占據(jù)很大的優(yōu)勢，他們可以在未來作更好的工作。故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和句義猜測三個題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯，推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解 Some things should just be mon knowledge by now. The Earth isn39。t flat. Nope, your hair and nails don39。t grow after you die. The holes at the top of Bic biro pens are there so that, if you swallow one accidentally, you can still breathe and won39。t choke to death. It39。s debatable whether that last one there is mon knowledge or not. A quick Google search of the fact, rewritten as a question, shows articles addressing this point going back several years, with the latest (re)appearing just this week over on ScienceAlert. We suppose it39。s one of those things that e up from time to time, like what would happen if you attack Yellowstone with a nuclear weapon (not much, as it turns out). If you jump over to Bic39。s website, under their FAQs (frequently asked questions), it quite clearly states: The reason that some BIC174。 pens have a hole in their cap is to prevent the cap from pletely obstructing the airway if accidentally breathed in. This is requested by the international safety standards ISO11540, except for in cases where the cap is considered too large to be a choking risk. That39。s rather lovely of them. In appreciation of their want to not kill off their more clumsy customers, we thought we39。d share a few more random facts about Bic that are probably going to e up in a pub quiz one day. Did you know, for example, that each Bic ballpoint pen can produce at least 2 kilometers ( miles) of ink before it begins to run out? In fact, in 2018, 7,250 kilometers (4,505 miles) of writing tests on such pens were carried out on ballpoint pens, gel pens(中性筆), and rollers to make sure they worked to the highest standard. The best part of the Bic site, however, is this rather curious fact: 100 percent of pen balls are made through a highlycontrolled process. As opposed to a highly uncontrolled process, involving explosions and bouncy castles and total chaos, we suppose.（1）Why does the author mention the case of Yellowstone? A.To list the facts.B.To prove his point.C.To pare the two situations.D.To emphasize the importance of safety.（2）What does the underlined word obstructing in paragraph 2 mean? A.Block.B.Open.C.Transform.D.Narrow.（3）Why were the writing tests on pens carried out? A.To work out their lifespan.B.To assure their good quality.C.To prove some random facts.D.To pare different pens with each other.（4）In what tone does the author develop the text? A.Critical.B.Acid.C.Humorous.D.Serious.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，畢克筆的筆帽上有一個小孔是為了防止那些粗心的使用者不小心吞下而窒息死亡。這真是粗心使用者的生命通道。 （1）考查推理判斷。畢克筆的筆帽上留一個小孔的原因，且這個問題會被偶爾問到，就像如果你用核武器攻擊黃石公園會發(fā)生什么事這個問題一樣，作者是在舉例證明他的觀點，故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測。此處意為當(dāng)使用者不慎把筆帽吞下時，筆帽上的小孔就是為了阻止筆帽完全阻塞氣管而引起窒息，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的In fact, in 2018, 7,250 kilometers (4,505 miles) of writing tests on such pens were carried out on ballpoint pens, gel pens(中性筆), and rollers to make sure they worked to the highest standard.可知，舉行書寫測試的目的是為了確保筆能夠達(dá)到最高的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的Some things should just be mon knowledge by now. The Earth isn39。t flat. Nope, your hair and nails don39。t grow after you die. 和第三段中的That39。s rather lovely of them. In appreciation of their want to not kill off their more clumsy customers等作者的行文措辭可知，作者筆調(diào)輕松幽默，故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，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。8．閱讀理解 If American waterways had ever been voted on the yearbook, the Buffalo River could easily have been named Ugliest. It could be hard to find hope there. It took decades for public perception of the river to shift. But activist citizens, who collaborated wi