【正文】 , 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 workers working through night. is not very efficient at the moment but promising. will pletely take the place of human workers.（3）We know from the article that __________. have been widely used in farming seems hard for robots to exactly locate strawberries now can surely perform any work better than human workers the help of robots, strawberry panies have already earned much（4）What does the passage mainly talk about? working principle of strawberrypicking robots.39。 expectations for strawberrypicking robots. present state of strawberrypicking robots. differences between humans and strawberrypicking robots.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了摘草莓機器人的目前的優(yōu)點和缺點：效率不高，但可以長時間工作，其缺點也可以改進。未來需求大，前景廣闊。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“It can work right through the night.”可知，機器人可以整夜工作。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“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.”可知，摘草莓的機器人比人手慢，沒有達到人類采摘草莓的標準。由此可以推知，它效率不高；以及“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.”可知，這種機器人有弱點需要克服，但這些弱點很快就會被克服。這種機器人非常有前景。兩年之后，就會被投入使用。我們離此目標不遠了?？赏浦xC。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“‘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.”由于超級精確的GPS，機器人知道所有草莓的位置。機器的作用確實令人印象深刻，但籃子實際上仍然是空的。Pitzer說，機器人能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)和采摘超過50%的成熟漿果。這還沒有達到人類的標準。由此推知，雖然機器人配備有精確的GPS，但實際上，它們并不能精確地定位草莓的位置，從而導(dǎo)致采摘率不高。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。第一段直接了當?shù)奶岢觯簷C器人真的很難達到人類采摘草莓的水平。第二段和第三段主要介紹了草莓采摘機器人的特點和優(yōu)缺點（效率不高，但可以長時間工作）。最后兩段對草莓采摘機器人前景的展望（未來需求大，前景廣闊）。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Rumors (謠言): we39。ve all heard some and we39。ve all spread some. In more traditional times they shook entire families. Today, they travel differently because the way we share information has also changed. The fact is that rumors have great potential to upset things, whether socially or personally. We don39。t enjoy being on the receiving end of one, since they usually don39。t have good intentions. They are somewhat veiled (掩飾的) messages. Normally rumors are oral messages: word of mouth. The paradox (自相矛盾) is that there is no evidence to support rumors, but the more people share it, the more they see it as true. To finish explaining rumors, we think that they follow certain very clear laws. Secrecy: The source is unknown. There is also a proven phenomenon that human beings usually forget the source of a message before they forget its content. Certainty: We hardly question rumors simply because of the mental effort involved. On the other hand, no one likes to doubt a person who convinces us that the information they spread is true. Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the first rumor. Another property (屬性) of rumors is that they tend to bee viral. Each receiver is at the same time a potential transmitter (傳輸者) of the information. The receiver often adds their own opinion. Their manner and tone of transmitting it also changes it. How can we end rumors? The answer is as simple as it is impossible: preventing people from municating. A more realistic response is equally difficult, although less than the first one. It is that we should be critical of the information we receive. We should ask ourselves if the source is reliable. Ask (if possible) the person you heard it from whether they also trust the information. We should also think about if the rumor benefits someone, and if that someone started the rumor. One rumor to be especially cautious of is a rumor about groups relatively unable to defend themselves. That39。s why we say, History is always told by the winners. The first payment the defeated must make is to accept the victor39。s version of the story.（1）What can we learn about rumors? have all heard some and believed them.39。re happy to be the receiving end of them. may have negative influence on society. often hide good intentions in the messages.（2）How are rumours like a tree? keep changing, just as trees change their colour. are deeply rooted in reality, like tree roots in the earth. rumours have gaps, like the space between tree branches. rumours grow out of the original, like branches out of a trunk.（3）What does the u