【正文】 It can be discouraging. You don39。t need to install (安裝) an expensive GPS system to keep track of your car. That39。s too expensive. You would need to pay a monthly subscription fee just to use it. But is there a way to track your vehicle without spending a fortune? Yes, now there is! A Californiabased startup pany was able to make this a reality. They created a tiny device (裝置）that works with your smartphone, and it could be exactly what you39。re looking for! It39。s called TrackR Bravo. It39。s changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives. Install the free TrackR app on your smartphone, connect the app to your device and you39。re ready to go! Simply attach TrackR to whatever you want to keep an eye on. The entire process of setting it up only takes 5 minutes or less. You can attach it to your keys, wallet and anything else you don39。t want to lose. Then use the TrackR app to find where your missing item are in seconds. Forget expensive GPS systems or tracking services. Nobody wants to pay expensive monthly subscription fees. We understand how stressful these things can be, and this is the reason why the pany created TrackR. This device is your VIP when you need to take care of important things. If you forget where you park your car, take out your smartphone and open the TrackR app. Tap on the “l(fā)ost item” sign on the screen and the app will tell you the exact location. This device is by no means expensive. TrackR only costs $29, a small price to pay for peace of mind. The device is small enough that you can attach it to your pets. Put it on their collar, and you will never lose track of them! Attach it to your key or wallet, and never waste a minute rummaging the whole house for it. Since you39。ve been informed about this brilliant invention, now attach it to everything that39。s important to you.（1）Why does the author mention the lost car in the first Paragraph? A.To explain how terrible the situation is.B.To stress the importance of being cautious.C.To lead to the topic concerning finding lost items.D.To provide one mon example about theft.（2）What39。s the feature of the TrackR app? A.The process of setting up the app is plex.B.The cost of setting up the app is rather high.C.The app is available in any electronic equipment.D.The app helps locate the lost items in a short time.（3）The TrackR was created because . A.life is full of all kinds of pressureB.tracking services cause financial burdenC.people want to keep their important items safeD.GPS systems can not provide specific location（4）Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word rummaging in Paragraph 5? A.SearchingB.DestroyingC.CleaningD.Moving【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹杰出的發(fā)明TrackR，它可以幫助你找到丟失的東西。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot? It happens. You park and go shopping. When you get back, you have no idea where your car is. It can be discouraging.”可知，提到丟失的汽車是為了尋找丟失物品的話題。故選C。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Then use the TrackR app to find where your missing item are in seconds.”可知，這個(gè)應(yīng)用程序可以幫助在短時(shí)間內(nèi)找到丟失的物品。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Forget expensive GPS systems or tracking services. Nobody wants to pay expensive monthly subscription fees. We understand how stressful these things can be, and this is the reason why the pany created TrackR.“可知，跟蹤服務(wù)，造成財(cái)政負(fù)擔(dān)。故選B。（4）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“The device is small enough that you can attach it to your it on their collar, and you will never lose track of them! Attach it to your key or wallet”該裝置是足夠小，你可以將它附加到你的寵物上。把它放在他們的項(xiàng)圈上，你從來(lái)不會(huì)與他們失去聯(lián)系！把它系在你的鑰匙或錢包上。由此可知，找到它從不浪費(fèi)一分鐘搜查整個(gè)房子。劃線詞的意思應(yīng)該是“搜尋”，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Climbing Without Ropes The popular image of the mountain climber is of a person carefully climbing a steep cliff with a network of safety ropes, but it is not the only kind. Many climbers now enjoy bouldering. It39。s more accessible and better for the environment.What is bouldering?Bouldering is a sport that involves climbing on, over, and around boulders up to approximately twenty feet above the ground. Participants employ no safety ropes.Why boulder??improve your climbing skills by focusing on basics?places to climb, such as climbing walls at gyms and parks, easy to find?less time mitment to bouldering than to mountain climbing?intellectual and physical enjoyment as one solves problemsBouldering Termscrimp: a very small handholdfoothold: a place where one may place a foot to aid in climbing boulderjug: a very large handhold that is easy to useproblem: The path up a boulder is referred to as the “problem” that one must solve. The “solution” is the sequence of moves one makes up and over a boulder. Here is an example of a climber addressing a bouldering problem. Figure 1: The climber has two routes she could take, one to the left and one to the right. The left one appears easier because it has a jug within easy reach, but look what happens if she chooses that direction. She gets stuck on the rock and has to go back down. Sometimes that is even difficult than going up. Figure 2: The climber takes the one to the right this time. using a foothold and placing her right hand in a crimp, she is able to life herself up and locate other handholds. After only a few moves, she is able to throw her leg over the top of the boulder and pull herself up.（1）According to the passage, bouldering ________. A.is an indoor sportB.has no safety protectionC.needs maps and equipmentD.is a steep cliff climbing（2）Bouldering bees popular because ________. A.it challenges the limits1