【正文】 straws with every drink order. It was a simple change. However, it would save money. And by doing that, the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent. For the year that followed, Cress tried to spread his project across the United States. More and more restaurants agreed to join. They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one. Last April, Seattle became the first American city to pletely ban plastic straws. After his project became popular, Cress took his findings on the road. He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws. Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take, Cress says. And it makes me feel that I, as a kid, could make a difference, too.（1）Cress found out that Americans use straws every day. A.about 50 millionB.about 500 millionC.about 10 million（2）Cress founded the Be Straw Free project in order to . A.save moneyB.bee popularC.cut down plastic waste（3）Which American city first pletely banned plastic straws？ A.Burlington.B.New York.C.Seattle.（4）What does the sentence Cress took his findings on the road mean？ A.Cress took a walk on the road.B.Cress spread his project around the world.C.Cress was doing his research all the time.（5）According to the last paragraph, Cress thinks . A.he could be famousB.he has made much money through his projectC.he could also do something meaningful although he is a child【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）B（5）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了九歲的美國男孩Milo Cress調(diào)查每天美國人使用多少塑料吸管，并且為了減少塑料浪費，他開始了一個項目。 （1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day可知克雷斯波發(fā)現(xiàn)美國人每天使用大約5億根吸管，故選B。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) In hopes of cutting down plastic waste，he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011為了減少塑料垃圾，他在2011年創(chuàng)建了無稻草項目，可知為了減少塑料垃圾，故選C。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù) Last April， Seattle became the first American city to pletely ban plastic straws去年四月，西雅圖成為第一個完全禁止塑料吸管的美國城市，可知西雅圖成為第一個完全禁止塑料吸管的美國城市，故選C。 （4）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws他已經(jīng)和世界各地成千上萬的學(xué)生交談過，他想鼓勵更多的人對塑料吸管說不，可知此處是指克雷斯波把他的項目傳遍了全世界，故選B。 （5）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，Cress says. And it makes me feel that I， as a kid， could make a difference， ，克雷斯安說. 這讓我覺得，作為一個孩子，我也可以有所作為，可知他認為作為一個孩子，也可以有所作為，故選C。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。10．閱讀理解 Have you noticed your life being a little easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free WiFi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city. The idea of a smart city was brought up by US pany IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our life convenient. How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from. In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water me tens. They can detect （探測） water waste and leakage （泄漏） and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. In this way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste. Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App （應(yīng)用程序） that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers.（1）The underlined word convenient is closest in meaning to ______. A.usefulB.normalC.suitableD.easy（2）Compared with traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in ______. A.cleaning waterB.supplying waterC.saving waterD.producing water（3）The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects （方面） EXCEPT ______. A.businessB.health careC.traffic controllingD.public transportation（4）What39。s the main idea of the passage? A.Digital technologies help improve city planning.B.Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.C.Smart cities are very mon in both Dubuque and Santander.D.Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要對智能城市進行了基本介紹，又通過迪比克和桑坦德的例子介紹了智能城市為生活所帶來的便捷。 （1）猜測詞句題。由語句Generally, a small city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources 可知，總的來說，小城市就是使用數(shù)碼科技例如互聯(lián)網(wǎng)去提高城市計劃，節(jié)省金錢和資源。由此可推知，節(jié)省金錢、能源，可以使我們的生活更加輕松便捷。easy 意為“輕松的”，符合題意。useful 意為“有用的”，normal 意為“普通的”，suitable 意為“適合的”，均不符合題意。故正確答案為D。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。由文中語句This way, people know they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste 可知，通過這種方式，人們就可以知道他們使用的資源并愿意減少資源的浪費。由此可知，智能水表可以在節(jié)約水資源方面做的比傳統(tǒng)水表更好。save water 意為“節(jié)約水資源”，符合題意。故正確答案為C。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。A項，由第四段第四句 Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers 可知，在超市旁邊打開這個應(yīng)用程序，可以馬上推送特價商品的信息。由此可推知，智能系統(tǒng)在商業(yè)（business）中有所應(yīng)用。B項，health care 意為“健康管理”，文章沒有提及。C項，由第四段第二句 If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus l