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1、第 1 页 共 6 页 2014 届高考英语一轮复习自选训练届高考英语一轮复习自选训练 阅读理解阅读理解 43Many Japanese never take their vacations they should enjoy, but with the coming of “Golden Week”, a series(系列) of holidays following one after another in late April and early May, they pour out of the country by tens of thousands. The most popul
2、ar place they go to is Hawaii, but Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are also favoured. The typical Japanese abroad, as it is reported, travel for about a week and spends, as average, $2, 800 on airline tickets, hotels and gifts for friends and relatives. It may seem high, but its cheap f
3、or the Japanese, who would have to spend a lot more if they spend a week touring (making a journey) their own country.1. Many Japanese _.A. dont enjoy taking vacationsB. enjoy touring in Golden WeekC. dont have vacationsD. enjoy staying at home2. The period in late April and early May is called Gold
4、en Week because _.A. the week is made of gold days B. it is warm for people to tourC. holidays come one after another in this period D. it is still spring then3. Which of the following is true?A. The Japanese never enjoy travelling more than one week.B. The Japanese like best to travel to some part
5、in the U. S. by air.C. Travelling at home cost less than abroad for the Japanese.D. Hawaii is the most beautiful place to visit in Asia.4. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Vacations for the Japanese B. Costs of Travelling in JapanC. Places the Japanese Enjoy Travelling to D. Japanese in Go
6、lden Week【答案与解析】本文报道了日本人黄金周的活动情况。1. B。细节题。根据第 1 句后面的并列分句they pour out of the country by tens of thousands第 2 页 共 6 页 可推知此题答案为 B。2. C。细节题。根据第 1 句后面的并列分句 a series(系列)of holidays following one after another 可推知此题答案为 C。3. B。细节题。根据第 2 句 The most popular place they go to is Hawaii 及后面的$2, 800 on airline t
7、ickets 可推知此题答案为 B。4. D。主旨题。根据文章内容，就可以很容易推出答案为 D。*结束Scientists are developing a new kind of machine to take the place of humans. These machines can do jobs in places that are too dangerous for humans. For example, they are being developed to work in nuclear power center, deep under the oceans and in
8、outer space.John Marrit, a psychologist(心理学家) in Williamsburg Massachusetts, helped develop the new machine. This is how they work. A machine is placed in an area far away from the person who operates it. The person wears special hard hat with television screens and sound equipment. The screens and
9、sound equipment let the person see and hear exactly what the machine is seeing and hearing. Mr. Marrit says this gives the person the feeling of being in the same place as the machine. The idea, he says, is being there without going there. The person uses an electronic control to make the machine mo
10、ve. The machine copies the persons movements exactly. If the person raises his right arm, the machine raises the right arm, too. This means an expert can do a dangerous job while staying in the safe place. For example, a person can direct the machine to destroy a bomb without going near the bomb him
11、self.1. The new kind of machine being introduced in the passage is _.A. in existence B. only an ideaC. being tried out D. being researched and developed2. The machine _.A. follows the persons order B. is controlled by a computerC. does exactly what the person does D. is controlled by a television on
12、 the persons head第 3 页 共 6 页 3. The difference between such a new machine and a robot is that _.A. the new machine is more difficult to make than a robotB. the new machine is more difficult to be controlledC. a robot is controlled by man indirectlyD. a robot cant be used in places too dangerous or f
13、araway【答案与解析】科学家正在开发一种代替人的机器，这种机器能代替人们从事一些危险的工作。1. D。判断题。从第 1 句话 Scientists are developing a new kind of machine to take the place of humans 可以看出，既然是正在开发当中，那肯定还未形成。2. C。语义理解题。从第 2 段中的 The machine copies the persons movements exactly 可以明显看出为什么选 C 的原因。A 项有一定的干扰性，但这种机器是人通过电控开关控制的，所以应排除。3. A。判断题。这种机器还在开
14、发当中，而机器人则有几十年历史了，由此可以肯定答案应该选 A。*结束HoneybeesHoneybees can do three kinds of jobs. The honeybee is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their work. Each bee has a certain job to do. The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build the nest, called a hive. I
15、nside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax(蜂蜡). They store honey there for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anythingeven peopleto keep their hive safe. Another kind of bee is the drone(雄蜂). Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly with the queen bee and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drones away. The drones then starve to death. The third kind of bee
