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1、2 Working the land李仕才*阅读理解。Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful, there is a natural desire of us to capture(捕捉) and preserve itwhich means, in this day and age, that we are likely to reach for our phones to take a picture.Though this would seem to be an ideal solution, there are two big
2、 problems associated with taking pictures. Firstly, we are likely to be so busy taking pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest encourage us to take a photograph in the first place. And secondly, because we feel the pictures are safely stored on our phones, we never get
3、 around to looking at them, so sure are we that well get around to them one day.The first person to notice the problems was the English art critic(评论家), John Ruskin. He was a keen traveler who realized that most tourists make a poor job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see. He ar
4、gued that humans have a natural tendency to respond to beauty and desire to have it, but there are better and worse expressions of this desire. At worst, we get into buying souvenirs or taking photographs. But, in Ruskins eyes, theres just one thing we should doattempting to draw the interesting thi
5、ngs we see, regardless of whether we happen to have any talent for doing so.Ruskin said, “Drawing can teach us to see: to notice properly rather than gaze absentmindedly.In the process of recreating with our own hands what lies before our eyes, we naturally move from a position of observing beauty i
6、n a loose way to one where we acquire a deep understanding of its parts.”Ruskin deplored the blindness and hurry of modern tourists, especially those who prided themselves on traveling around the whole Europe in a week by train, “No changing of places at a hundred miles an hour will make us stronger
7、, happier, or wiser. There was always more in the world than men could see, if they ever walked slowly. The really precious things are thoughts and sights, not pace.”【解题导语】本文主要讨论了旅游中如何享受美景以及游客普遍存在的问题。1According to Paragraph 2, when taking pictures, people tend to Aforget to appreciate something attr
8、active on the spotBfind it hard to learn skills of taking good picturesCfind a good way to keep things in their mindsDhave a chance to meet the challenge of new technologyA解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第二句可知，人们忙着拍照而忘了欣赏风景。2According to Ruskin, what should travelers do to best express their appreciation of and de
9、sire for something beautiful?ATo speak it out openly.BTo photograph it instantly.CTo purchase it immediately.DTo paint it directly.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知，Ruskin认为，旅游者把自己看到的美景直接画下来就是对美景欣赏的最好表达。3From the fourth paragraph, we can infer that Ruskin encourages us to be Aconsiderate and determinedBactive
10、and adventurousCcreative and thoughtfulDsensitive and ambitiousC解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的“In the process of recreating with our own hands . we acquire a deep understanding of its parts.”可推知，Ruskin鼓励我们要有创造性，对景观要有深刻的理解。4The underlined word “deplored” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”Aappreciate
11、d BcriticizedCfavored DignoredB解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段的“the blindness and hurry of modern tourists”并结合Ruskin的主张可推知，deplore意为“批判，不赞成”，故选B。*语法填空。Anyone who has had a longterm disease knows that recovering at home can be lonely. This can be _1_ (especial) true of children. They may feel _2_ (leave) out. Now, t
12、hese children may have a hightech friend to help feel less lonely. A small robot may help children who are recovering from a longterm _3_ (ill). The robot like human beings takes their place at school. And their school friends must help carry the robot between classes and place the robot on their de
13、sks.Through the robot, a child can hear his or her teachers and friends. He or she can also attend classes from wherever they are recoveringwhether at home _4_ from a hospital bed. Dolva, one of the scientists who _5_ (be) concentrating on developing the robot, explains _6_ the robot AV1 works. She
14、says from home, the child uses a tablet or phone to start the robot. _7_ (use) the same device, he or she can control the robots movements. Inside the robot, there is a small computer linked _8_ a 4G network. The robot is _9_ (equip) with speakers, microphones and cameras, which makes communicating
15、_10_ (easy). So its the eyes and the ears and the voices at school. Hopefully AV1 will help some children feel less lonely while they are absent from class.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。病人由于长期患病在家，可能会感觉很孤独，对于孩子更是如此。本文介绍了一种机器人，可以帮助患病的孩子减少孤独感。1especially考查词性转换。设空处修饰形容词true，要用副词，故填especially。2left考查非谓语动词。leave out表示“遗漏；忽略”，与主语they构成逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用过去分词作表语。故填left。3illness考查词性转换。longterm为形容词，意为“长期的”，后应接名词。故填illness。4or考查连词。根据句中的whether可知应填or，whether . or . 为固定搭配，“无论还是”。5are考查主谓一致和动词的时态。本句
