2015届高考英语二轮训练：阅读理解(26)

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Robots that can chat，find misplaced glasses，draw aeroplanes and play with your children are drawing thousands of visitors’ attention during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society.

Robots，such as the sound­sensitive Chapit，answer simple questions and even joke with people to help the lonely fight loneliness and stay active in old age.

“Many older people in Japan live alone and have no one to talk to，” said Kazuya Kitamura，a representative of the expo organizer.“Communication robots accompany people and don’t mind listening to the same stories over and over again.”

While Chapit，a relatively simple robot，managed to allure a corporate partner，many researchers，such as Kiyoshi Matsumoto，a professor at the University of Tokyo，struggle to interest sponsors for more expensive projects.

Matsumoto’s “Personal Mobility Robot”，equipped with four cameras and a sensor to recognize the user’s centre of gravity，is designed to help the elderly move around without pressing buttons，using joysticks(操纵杆) or rotating(转动) wheels as in traditional wheelchairs.

The robot can also help find misplaced glasses by identifying them with a sensor.

“We have developed a robot that can assist many people，but because of the high cost，we still haven’t found a sponsor，”said Matsumoto，who added that the cost of the machine，if mass­produced，would be comparable to that of a car.

“In the current economic environment there are few companies willing to invest in such a costly project，” he said.

Other robots，such as the award­winning “DiGRO” can support busy parents who have little time to play with their children.

The robot can use the Internet to find a simple image and then draw pictures，keeping children company while their parents work.

Japan has one of the world’s fastest­ageing societies and the government predicts that by 2050 the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent.

1．The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.

A．strike C．connect 答案 D

解析 词义猜测题。allure与下文的interest意思接近，所以应选attract。 2．Personal Mobility Robot can help people ________.

A．find misplaced glasses

B．move around with pressing buttons C．use joysticks

B．exclude D．attract

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D．rotate wheels 答案 A

解析 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“The robot can also help find misplaced glasses...”可知，这款机器人能帮人找到放错位置的眼镜。

3．It is difficult to find sponsors for the robots because ________.

A．Japan is suffering economy depression B．the robots are of poor design C．the production of robots costs a lot D．the future market is worrying 答案 C

解析 细节理解题。根据第七段中的“‘We have developed a robot that can assist many people，but because of the high cost...’”可知，很难找到生产机器人的赞助商的原因是成本太高。

4．It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A．many children lack love from parents

B．robots helpful to the old will be in great demand C．robots are the most useful to children D．robots do better than people in healthcare 答案 B

解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，日本将进入老龄化社会，由此可推断专为老年人设计的机器人会有较大的市场需求。

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It was a village in India.The people were poor.However，they were not unhappy.After all，their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day，some visitors from the city arrived.They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs.However，they did not have enough frogs of their own，and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing.There were millions of frogs in the fields around，and they were no use to the villagers.All they had to do was catch them.Agreement was reached，and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs.Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money.For the first time，the people were able to dream of a better future.But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first，but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well.More worrying was that the children fell ill more often，and，there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak.They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines.Soon there was no money left.

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Then the people realized what was happening.It was the frog.They hadn’t been useless.They had been doing an important job—eating insects.Now with so many frogs killed，the insects were increasing more rapidly.They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now，the people are still poor.But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

(2010·辽宁，A)

5．From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers ________.

A．worked very hard for centuries B．dreamed of having a better life C．were poor but somewhat content

D．lived a different life from their forefathers 答案 C

解析 细节理解题。由第一段中“The people were poor.However，they were not unhappy.”可知，他们虽清贫但还算幸福。A项原文未提及；B项是后文所述之事；D项与第一段中的信息恰恰相反。

6．Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A．The frogs were easy money.

B．They needed money to buy medicine. C．They wanted to please the visitors. D．The frogs made too much noise. 答案 A

解析 细节理解题。由第三段首句“This seemed like money for nothing.”及其后叙述可知，村民们认为青蛙是无用却能让他们快速发财致富的东西。故选A。 7．What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A．The crops didn’t do well. B．There were too many insects. C．The visitors brought in diseases. D．The pesticides were overused. 答案 B

解析 细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后一句“They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.”可知，由于昆虫增加，导致农作物损失，疾病蔓延，从而引起儿童患病，体质虚弱。

8．What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country. B．Health is more important than money.

C．The harmony between man and nature is important.

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D．Good old days will never be forgotten. 答案 C

解析 推理判断题。最后一段提到：村民现在仍贫穷，但在落日的黄昏，聚坐广场，聆听夜晚的昆虫叫与蛙鸣声——这些声音赋予人们更深刻的含义，那就是：人与自然的和谐相处。

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When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London，a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon(丝带) around a bomb”．Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time.Sadly，she is actually a_much_bigger_name today than she was during her time.

Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City，Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症) at the age of seven.Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older.Then，in 1925，her back was broken in several places in a school­bus accident.Throughout the rest of her life，the artist had many operations，but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.However，the accident had an unexpected side effect.While lying in her bed recovering，Kahlo taught herself to paint.

In 1929，she got married to Diego Rivera，another famous Mexican artist.Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works，but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband.

Unfortunately，her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s，even in her home country.Her first one­woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954，Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world，but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

(2012·安徽，C)

1．What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A．a far better artist B．a far more gifted artist C．a much stronger person D．a much more famous person 答案 D

解析 词义猜测题。根据上句中的“had a big influence”可知，a much bigger name说的是她的影响在她死后比生前更大。故选D。A项涉及其能力，B项涉及其天赋，C项涉及其身体和意志，均不符合语境。

2．The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by________.

A．polio

B．her bent spine

D．the operations she had

C．back injuries 答案 C

解析 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，造成其背部疼痛的是那次校车事故(a school­bus

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accident)，而不是A项小儿麻痹症、B项脊柱弯曲。之后的手术是为了治疗背部的伤，而不是背部受伤的原因，故排除D项。由第二段第三句“...her back was broken in several places...”可知应选C项。

3．Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the________.

A．1930s

B．1940s D．1970s

C．1950s 答案 B

解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的“...but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband.”可知选B项。 4．What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?

A．Devotion. C．Worry. 答案 B

解析 观点判断题。通过本文第一段中的Sadly和最后一段中的Unfortunately可以看出，作者对于Kahlo生前未能出名、其作品只是在她死后才引起关注而感到同情和遗憾，故选B项。

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Phone producers show us every year some really superb concept phones and even if 99 per cent of those phones never see the production line，they give us a wonderful glimpse(一瞥) of what the phones will look like in a not so distant future.

We’ve made a list of what we think are the coolest concept phones presented in 2010.But do not ask where you can find them and at what price.

1．LG Flutter Concept Smart­phone

The LG Flutter has a similar face to the iPhone.

The only difference is that the LG Flutter makes use of radial interface(界面) which is certain to get some attention.The LG Flutter looks more like a fan or a killer’s tool which we see in sci­fi movies.

Regardless，the design does seem fit for the future of mobile phones but looks a bit complex to use.

2．Nokia 888 Communicator

The phone has an amazing design.You can fold it in many ways according to your needs.You can wear it as a bracelet(手镯)，roll it，bend it and wear it as a clip on your clothes.

Nokia 888 Concept is mostly targeted at teenagers that are very active and take place in a lot of different activities.

3．Window Phone

It is a product to throw on the faces of the shameless weather officials. Whenever they predict sunny day be sure it would rain.So we have thought of gifting

B．Sympathy. D．Encouragement.

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them this “Window Phone” that makes accurate predictions and even changes its display to reflect the climatic conditions outdoors.

4．Nokia Morph

The Nokia Morph is a concept mobile phone created by Finnish company Nokia.The concept was the product of a joint study into the future of mobile phones by the Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge’s Nanoscience Centre.

The phone’s theoretical feature list would include the ability to bend into numerous shapes，so it can be worn around the wrist or held up to the face；transparent (透明的) electronics，which would allow the device to be see­through yet functional；self­cleaning surfaces that can absorb solar energy to recharge the phone’s battery.

5．Clover Phone

On looks it’s just another ordinary phone type，but made in recycled material，which allows the device to be upgraded to meet latest advancements in technology.

Given the green aspects on the high­end tech the phone caters to，we guess it’ll be a selling point.

5．Which phone would probably be most attractive to young people?

A．LG Flutter Concept Smart­phone. B．Nokia 888 Communicator. C．Window Phone. D．Nokia Morph. 答案 B

解析 细节理解题。根据对Nokia 888 Communicator的介绍“...mostly targeted at teenagers that are very active and take place in a lot of different activities.”可知，Nokia 888 Communicator主要为年轻人设计。

6．Which of the following phones can be worn as a bracelet?

A．Nokia 888 Communicator. B．Window Phone.

C．LG Flutter Concept Smart­phone. D．Clover Phone. 答案 A

解析 细节理解题。根据对Nokia 888 Communicator这款手机的介绍“You can wear it as a bracelet(手镯)．..”可知选A项。

7．Which characteristic belongs to Window Phone?

A．It looks like a tool used by killers. B．It can be worn.

C．It can clean its surfaces by itself. D．It can forecast weather. 答案 D

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解析 细节理解题。根据对Window Phone的介绍可知，Window Phone的特点是可以预报天气。

8．How many environmentally friendly phones are mentioned in the text?

A．1. 答案 B

解析 推理判断题。根据Nokia Morph能够利用太阳能给电池充电，Clover Phone是利用

B．2.

C．3.

D．4.

再循环材料制成的，可知有两款产品为环保产品。

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