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1、阅读理解基础训练Passage 1（沙市中学2014届高三检测）体裁话题词数难度建议用时说明文新型钢笔3387分钟German inventors Falk Wolsky and Daniel Kaesma have created a digital pen, which can check for spelling mistakes in handwriting. The idea came from Wolskys wife while she was helping her son with his homework. It will help children and adults
2、develop their writing and spelling skills. The Lernstift, which is German for learning pen, has a built-in sensor. It can recognize writing movements and track the shape of the letters to recognize words. It then vibrates (震动) when a mistake is made. Lernstift also has Wi-Fi built-in, and the pen ca
3、n be connected to a smart-phone or PC to upload written texts online, share them on social networks or take part in writing training. Current digital pens use optical (光学) sensors to pick up the writing movements and digitize (数字化) the words or sketches, so that they can be used on a computer. Some
4、of these pens require additional devices, while others only work with special paper. Lernstift is different, because it has the technology and software built-in. The computer inside Lernstift is an embedded Linux operating system. The board contains a non-optical motion sensor, processor, memory, Wi
5、-Fi and vibration module. The motion sensor recognizes all writing movements, even if the pen is used to write in the air. This means Lernstift doesnt need any additional recognition devices or special paper to work on. The pen has two functions: Orthography Mode is used to recognize misspellings an
6、d will vibrate when a word is spelt incorrectly. Calligraphy Mode is used to point out flaws in the form of handwriting, to make it neater. Future models will also be able to point out grammatical mistakes such as wrong word order.Lernstift uses a built-in handwriting software to compare the written
7、 words with the correct spellings. The software has over 40 languages, and Lernstift will be launched in English and German before being rolled out to more languages. This means it could be used to help people learn new languages. 1.Who came up with the idea of Lernstift pen? A. Wolskys wifeB. Wolsk
8、ys son. C. Kaesmas wife.D. Kaesmas son.2.Whats special about the Lernstift pen?A. It can make you write more quickly without making a mistake.B. It can write words for a long time without stopping.C. It can check for spelling errors and vibrate when you make a mistake.D. It can remind you to have a
9、rest when you make a spelling mistake.3. Its believed that future models of Lernstift pen can _.A. recognize misspellings in wordsB. point out flaws in the form of handwritingC. correct spelling mistakes of itselfD. check for grammatical errors4. What can we get to know from the text?A. There will b
10、e no spelling mistakes in peoples writing paper.B. Children can finish homework as soon as possible with the Lernstift pen.C. With the help of the Lernstift pen, people come to learn 40 languages.D. The Lernstift pen will help people develop their writing and spelling skills.【文章大意】Wolsky研制了一种新型的可识别书
11、写错误的钢笔Lernstift，以震动的形式来提醒使用者。 1. A解析：细节理解题。由文章第一段“The idea came from Wolskys wife while she was helping her son with his homework.”可知，正是Wolsky的妻子在辅导儿子做作业时有了Lernstift pen的灵感。2. C解析：细节理解题。由文章第一段开头和第二段“It can recognize writing movements and track the shape of the letters to recognize words. It then vib
12、rates when a mistake is made.”可知，新型钢笔Lernstift可识别书写错误，并会以震动的形式来提醒使用者。3. D解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段末“Future models will also be able to point out grammatical mistakes such as wrong word order.”可知正确答案。4. D解析：推理判断题。根据文章上下文和第一段末“It will help children and adults develop their writing and spelling skills”可知答案应为D
13、项。Passage 2（2014届黄冈三校联考）体裁话题词数难度建议用时说明文国家代表性动物4098分钟ANIMALS have always been used to represent certain human characteristics. Countries also use animals as symbols. From eagles to lions, many countries use an animal to show its national spirit and character.The image of an eagle is on the US Preside
14、nts flag, and on the one-dollar bill. The bald eagle is a large, powerful, brown bird with a white head and tail. The term “bald” does not mean that this bird lacks feathers. Instead, it comes from the old word piebald, that menas, “marked with white”.The US declared that the eagle was its national
15、bird in 1782. It was chosen because of “its long life, great strength, and noble looks”.A few eagles have even become American heroes. An eagle named “Old Abe”, the mascot of a Wisconsin troop of soldiers during the Civil War, traveled 14,000 miles with its men. He was often shot at by the enemy, bu
16、t survived 42 battles.But, one of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin didnt agree with the choice. “The bald eagle is a bird of bad moral character, like those among men who live by robbing, he is generally poor, and often very messy,” he argued. Franklin wanted the turkey as the countrys national bird.If Americans chose their national symbo
