【正文】 An initial worry was how the public would react to robots. But Martinson said the public has been calm when passing th。3 to 163。 The robot, which has so far been tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs 163。 The robot courier can travel up to 4 miles per hour for about 10 miles. It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to navigate (確定方向). Instead of a person arriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving a notification on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code to unlock the automated courier. Put the code in, the robot opens up, and there39。 Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery pany announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals. Europe39。8．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的a set of locks would provide a shipping channel about twice the width of Panama Canal, permitting upstream ports such as Avonmouth and Cardiff to continue operating.可知,locks的主要作用是提供一條比巴拿馬運(yùn)河寬一倍的水上運(yùn)輸渠道,保證上游的港口能夠正常運(yùn)行。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷?？芍?the mouth of the River Severn最大的特點(diǎn)就是潮汐差很大。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s tidal power station. power in the River Seven. old idea might be made practical.【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，潮汐能發(fā)電站雖然計(jì)劃已久,但由于科學(xué)家的擔(dān)心,很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以來(lái)都沒(méi)有得以實(shí)現(xiàn)。s initial attitude towards tidal power? ....（3）What are the locks used for? .. wheels. electricity.（4）What39。The tidal power station has been built there.D.The tidal range there is about 15 meters.B. But there would be nothing old fashioned about Mr Rainey39。 Engineers and governments have been toying with the idea since at least 1925. But none of the suggested projects has materialised. Price is one objection. A study thought that tidal energy might cost between ￡216 and ￡368 ($306 521) per MWh of electricity by 2025, pared with ￡58 75 for seagoing wind turbines (輪機(jī)) and ￡55 76 for solar panels. Environmentalists also worry that any plant would change the tides, making life harder for wildlife.7．閱讀理解 故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的”No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its future and the producers are receiving heavy orders.“難怪尼斯的建筑師們對(duì)它的未來(lái)如此有信心，制造商們也接到了大量訂單。故選B。s sleep, the Ecocapsule has a thick layer which significantly reduce heat loss.“這86平方英尺的獨(dú)立艙可以讓兩個(gè)人睡上一年，對(duì)于那些擔(dān)心晚上睡不好覺(jué)的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這種Ecocapsule有一層厚厚的保護(hù)層，可以顯著減少熱量損失。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍狤cocapsules是專門為野外生物學(xué)家設(shè)計(jì)的。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍摦a(chǎn)品從太陽(yáng)能板獲得能量。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Doubtful.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了一款便攜式產(chǎn)品——Ecocapsule的功能、設(shè)計(jì)原理、大小、技術(shù)構(gòu)造等情況。Worried.Negative.Optimistic.it has an air conditioner（4）How do the designers view the Ecocapsule39。it has a solar panelB.t worry about coldness because _______. A.Field biologists.（3）The Ecocapsule39。C.Office ladies.From electric cars.（2）Whom may be the Ecocapsule initially designed for? A.From a portable battery.C. The pod is designed to cope with extreme weather conditions due to its innovative (創(chuàng)新的) design and materials used. No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its future and the producers are receiving heavy orders.（1）Where does the Ecocapsule get power? A. The 86 sqft pods are able to sleep two people for up to year and for those worried about a cold night39。 Looking like something in a scifi movie, the pod is equipped with solar panels, which guarantee solar energy as its power. In this way the tiny home can let you live fortably wherever you travel. It even has its own shower and toilet, sleeping area for two, and a small kitchen. The 3,306 ib pods can be transported in a seacontainer, meaning the possibilities are endless.6．閱讀理解 You can purchase Bird Friendly certified coffees around the world and protect wildlife and habitat with every cup ”你能在全世界買Bird Friendly 認(rèn)證的咖啡，每杯都保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物和棲息地，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“ The wood and fruit trees on shade coffee farms provide farmers with additional ine.故選A。根據(jù)第二段中的“ 根據(jù)第一段中的“ In order to deal with severe population and habitat loss, Smithsonian scientists created the Bird Friendly certification. ”可知，科學(xué)家們重視咖啡生長(zhǎng)地的問(wèn)題，并以想出應(yīng)對(duì)辦法，故選D。Donate to coffee farmers.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，為了應(yīng)對(duì)嚴(yán)重的遷徙鳥類的數(shù)量和棲息地?fù)p失，史密森尼的科學(xué)家創(chuàng)造了 the Bird Friendly certification 。Order coffee online.C.Consume less coffee.D.By selling fruits and wood from trees.C.They are grown on unpolluted land.（3）How can Bird Friendly farmers earn more money? A.They have a strange flavor.C.s a characteristic of Bird Friendly coffees? A.Farmers have been aware of environment protection.D.One fourth of them have destroyed forest habitat for birds.B. Buying Bird Friendly supports the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center39。 Bird Friendly coffees are shadegrown, meaning the coffee is planted under trees, rather than on the land that has been cleared of all other plants. Coffee experts say shadegrown coffees taste better, because the beans ripen slower than coffee grown in the full sun, resulting in a richer, more plex flavor. Bird Friendly certified coffees grow under biodiverse shade that provides habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife, stores carbon and fights climate change. Bird Friendly coffees are also certified organic, meaning they are grown without pesticides, which is better for people and for the planet. Threequarters of the world39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查主旨大意。實(shí)驗(yàn)?zāi)康氖强纯带B類的視角是否能提供幫助。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It seemed that the strikingly iridescent surfaces on our targets visually broke up the otherwise recognizable shape of the targets, which made them hard to distinguish.”似乎我們的目標(biāo)上驚人的彩虹表面在視覺(jué)上打破了原本可以辨認(rèn)的目標(biāo)形狀，這使得它們很難區(qū)分。t a new one.”引人注目的顏色可以用來(lái)偽裝，這種想法并不新鮮，排除C，故選D。catching colors