【正文】 A.The Guardian.C.They face great difficulties in their business.（3）Which of the following found a new way for its development? A.They stop doing business with advertisers.They caw a lot about each other39。 suggestions.It remains a successful newspaper in America.（2）What can we infer about the newspaper editors? A.It carries articles by political leaders.C.It is mainly about the stock market. its testing and test — preparation service now brings in at least half the pany39。, as if they have just e out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appealed on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long, Newspaper panies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 39。s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.5．閱讀理解可知，作者受到這份特殊的禮物后很感動，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。可知，看到這位爸爸很開心，作者感到了他的付出是很值得的；因此看到父親在入住時的反應(yīng)，作者可能感到很滿足。根據(jù)第五段中的“Honestly, seeing his reaction was enough for me. It was absolutely worth the last few weeks of learning basic ASL.”老實說，看到他的反應(yīng)就足夠了。故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解?？芍?，女兒在預(yù)訂旅館時留下了一張便條，以便讓父親的旅行更舒適。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。s reaction during checkin the author probably felt __________. （4）From this passage, we can know that __________. author made the daughter39。s sign language was really terrible father was unwilling to live in that hotel appreciated what the author had done for her father author wouldn39。 I cried for a solid five minutes when I came into work the next day and found this gift in my locker.（1）The daughter left a note when booking the hotel in order to __________. for special service for herself some useful advice to the hotel gratitude to the hotel manager her father39。t thank you enough. You39。 Sadly, I wasn39。 I had been learning for two weeks how to say: Wele to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please, if you need anything during your stay, just let me know and we will help you. A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that a guest would be travelling with her deaf father. This note helped us in preparing for their arrival. As they would be here for a number of days, his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as smooth as possible.4．閱讀理解 故選A。（5）考查主旨大意。（4）考查觀點態(tài)度。根據(jù)第五段中所列的數(shù)字信息可以證明：該項目最近幾年在清理海洋垃圾中所做的巨大成績（已有3800噸垃圾被清理）。故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“ More than 315billion pounds of plastic litter the world39。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ These artworks are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity on land and in the sea.”可知這些藝術(shù)品展示了人們在海洋生物多樣性保護中的個人作用。Stopping Environmental Pollution【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）C（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，Pozzi用垃圾雕塑了海洋動物，來提醒全球的人們?nèi)ケＷo海洋，禁止人們朝海洋扔垃圾。Working for Washed AshoreC.Turning Trash into ArtD.Doubtful.B.Worried.s Dennis Kelly39。D.more and more artworks of sea creatures will be madeC.plastic pollution will be more serious in the oceanD.Trash left on beaches by people.C.s great gift for creating artworks.（2）According to the passage, what is the source of plastic pollution in the ocean? A.D.To introduce one way of recycling plastic trash.C.To let people know about animals in the ocean. These artworks are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity (生物多樣性) on land and in the sea, says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.（1）What is the purpose of the artworks shown at the Smithsonian39。 Thousands of sea animals die each year from eating plastic bags and other things. Each year, millions more pounds of plastic end up in the ocean. A recent study found that if that continues, by 2050 the total weight of plastic will be more than that of all the fish in the ocean. More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world39。 These artworks are part of a traveling exhibit called Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea. The Washed Ashore project, led by the artist called Pozzi, works to raise awareness about plastic pollution in Earth39。 You can see a sea turtle named Herman, an octopus ( 章魚) called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia at the Smithsonian39。 【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(zhǔn)確捕捉細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。再根據(jù)最后一段中的“The next step in the research will be to test RAS39。 （4）考查主旨大意。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The next step in the research will be to test RAS39。根據(jù)章第二段中的“ The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors （傳感器）equipped in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities”可知機器人活動支持系統(tǒng)（RAS）使用WSU智能家居中配備的傳感器（傳感器）來確定其居民在哪里，他們在做什么以及何時需要日?；顒拥膸椭?，說明傳感器起到了重大的作用，故選A。Older adults have benefited from RAS.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款由美國華盛頓州立大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們研發(fā)的機器人，可以幫助那些癡呆或有身體缺陷的老年人在家里過上自立的生活。Smart Home Tests first elderCare robot.C.Elderly people leave the nursing home.D.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.s Minor39。D.It can locate people and do any task.B.Through their daily activities.（2）What can we know about RAS? A.Through a mobile robot.B.Through sensors. While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising, Minor said. The next step in the research will be to te