【正文】 st RAS39。 Currently, an estimated 50 percent of adults over the age of 85 need assistance with every day activities such as preparing meals and taking medication and the annual cost for this assistance in the US is nearly $2 trillion. With the number of adults over 85 expected to triple by 2050, researchers hope that technologies like RAS and the WSU smart home will relieve some of the financial strain on the healthcare system by making it easier for older adults to live alone. A robot created by Washington State University (WSU) scientists could help elderly people with dementia (癡呆) and other limitations live independently in their own homes. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第四段中的“Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language.” 在英語不是第一語言的國家中，日本排名第49位。故選A。s not too late. We will teach you one word a day39。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。D.The early bird catches the worm.B.Japanese people bee open to the rest of the world.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.The level of English spoken in Japan is relatively low.C.Natsuko teaches Takamizawa English mainly by talking with her.（3）What does the underlined phrase This situation in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.Natsuko is Takamizawa39。Takamizawa39。Because she was unwilling to learn English.（2）What can we know from the third paragraph? A.Because she was too young to learn English.C.Because English was useless. The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations wele English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people bee more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to wele the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldn39。s phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Wele to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you? Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. I can clearly see her English is getting better. It39。 . Natsuko is Takamizawa39。It39。 But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39。（英語）高二英語閱讀理解技巧小結(jié)及練習(xí)題含解析一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解 The greatgrandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year39。s 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have. Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, 39。s not too late. We will teach you one word a day39。s granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother39。s my joy now.t Takamizawa learn English when she was young? A.B.Because English was forbidden to learn.D.Takamizawa gets strong support from her family.B.s grandchildren love her a lot.C.s granddaughter and only English teacher.D.English is not the first language in Japan.B.Younger generations in Japan wele English.D.Where there is a will, there is a way.It is never too late to learn.C.Two heads are better than one.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa為了做好迎接在東京舉行的2020奧運會的志愿工作，在孫輩的鼓勵和幫助下開始學(xué)習(xí)英語。根據(jù)第二段中的“But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, ‘In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.’”可知，是在她高中二年級時第二次世界大戰(zhàn)大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)了，而英語因為是敵人的語言被禁止了，故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的”Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. ‘When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, ‘It39。 ”.可知她的孫輩說服并且?guī)椭龑W(xué)習(xí)英語，因此推斷她從家人那里得到很大的支持。 （3）考查詞義猜測?？芍癟his situation”指的是在日本人的英語水平相對較低，故選B。文章主要介紹了日本91歲的奶奶Takamizawa在孫輩的鼓勵和幫助下學(xué)習(xí)英語，從她身上體現(xiàn)了“活到老，學(xué)到老”的精神，故選B。2．閱讀理解 The Robot Activity Support System or RAS, uses sensors installed in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities. It navigates (定位) through rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks and can even lead its owner to objects like their medication or a snack in the kitchen.RAS bines the convenience of a mobile robot with the activity detection technology of a WSU smart home to provide assistance in the moment, as the need for help is detected, said Bryan Minor, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. RAS is the first robot researchers have tried to incorporate into their smart home environment. They recently published a study in the journal Cognitive Systems Research that demonstrates how RAS could make life easier for older adults struggling to live independently. performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea of what prompts, video reminders and other preferences they have regarding the robot.（1）How does RAS serve elderly people?