组合练(四) 阅读理解＋阅读七选五＋语法填空Ⅰ.阅读理解AIntheageoftheInternetofthings，nearlyeverythinginyourhouseisconnectedtoanetwork.Whileyoumaybecomfortableenoughtousesmartdevicestomanageyoureverydaytasks，willyoubecomfortablewiththemlookingafteryourchildrenaswell？That'sonequestionthatcanpossiblyarisewithGoogle'slatestpatent—a“remotebabysitter”thatmakesuseofcamerasandmotionsensors(运动传感器)totrackchildrenathome.Accordingtothesearchgiant'spatentapplication，theproposeddeviceaimstoprotectchildreninahomebydisablingpotentialdangerousdevicesandbyprovidingchildprotectionwarnings.The“smartbabysitter”mayuseitssensorstodetermineifachildisleftunattendedinaroom.Accordingtotheapplication，thiswillbedonebyscanningtheroomforpersonswithathreshold(门槛)．Videoandsensorsmaybeusedtopickuppersonsbelowthethresholdlikecrawlingbabiesandchildrenwhoarejustlearningtowalk.Whenthereisnopersonthatmeetstheheightofthethresholdforagivenamountoftime，thentheprogramwillemailtheparentsoftheunattendedchild.Moreover，“smartwallplugs”willalsodiscovertheoccupancyinoneroom.Datawillalsobegatheredtodisableunusedelectricaloutlets(插座)whenachildcomesintocontactwiththem.Theycanalsodisableelectronicallycontrolleddoorhandlesintheeventthatachildgetsclosetothem.Addedfeaturesthathavebeenshowninthepatentincludeblinkinglightsandaudiowarningslike“Yourchildisapproachinganelectricaloutlet”or“Yourchildisalonefor10minutes”．AllthesewillbepoweredbyInternetconnectedmotiondetectorsandcamerasinordertotrackthechild'smovements，aswellassmartdevicesaroundthehome.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了谷歌发明的一款可以照看孩子的“智能保姆”。1．What'sthemainpurposeofthe“smartbabysitter”？A．Toprotectchildrenfromdangersathome.B．Tolookafterchildrenwithnoadultsintheroom.C．Toallowparentstomonitortheirchildrenatwork.D．Tohelpchildrenrealizethehiddendangersathome.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，这款“智能保姆”的主要目的是保障孩子在家里的安全。答案：A2．Inwhichsituationwillthe“smartbabysitter”warnparents?A．Achildfallsoverintheroom.B．Ababyiscrawlingintheroom.C．Thereisapersonintheroomhigherthanthethreshold.D．Thepersonthatcanmeettheheightofthethresholdisabsentforlong.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知，当达到门槛高度的人在一定时间里没有出现在房间时，这款“智能保姆”就会给孩子的父母发邮件。答案：D3．Ifachildapproachesanelectronicallycontrolleddoorhandle，________．A．thedoorwillopenautomaticallyB．thehandlewon'tfunctionnormallyC．cameraswillbegintokeeptrackofthechildD．allsmartdevicesaroundthehomewillstopworking\n解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句可知，当孩子靠近电子门锁时，这种智能插座就会给门锁断电，这样门锁就无法正常工作了。答案：B4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．TheconveniencebroughtbytheInternet.B．Smartdevicesinourdailylife.C．A“smartbabysitter”．D．Smartwallplugs.解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了谷歌发明的一款可以照看孩子的“智能保姆”。答案：CBDoyouhavecalluses(茧)onyourfeet？Don'tfearthem，though.Newresearchshowsthatfootcalluses—thickenedskinthatformsnaturallywhenonewalksbarefoot—haveevolvedtoprotectthefeetandprovideforcomfortablewalkinginperhapswaysthatshoescan'tmatch.Theresearchersstressedthattheirfindingsdon'tshowthatwalkingbarefootishealthierthanwalkinginshoes.Atitscore，thestudyisabouthumanevolution.Formostofhuman's200，000yearexistence，wewalkedbarefoot.Theoldestdiscoveredfootweardatesbacktoabout8，000yearsago，althoughthereisindirectevidenceofsandals(凉鞋)tensofthousandsofyearsbeforethis，theresearcherssaid.Cushionedshoesareevenmorerecent—onlyabout300yearsold.Becausecallusesaretheevolutionarysolutiontoprotectingthefoot，DanielLieberman，coleaderofthestudy，andhisteamsetouttoassesshowtheymightdifferfromshoesinmaintaininggroundingandcomfort.Theirstudyexaminedthefootcallusesofmorethan100adults.Abouthalfofthesubjectswalkedbarefootmostofthetime，andhalfmostlyworeshoes.Amongthebarefootwalkers，thethicknessofthecallusesdidn'tpreventthefootfromfeelingthesensation(知觉)ofthegroundwhilewalking.Shoes，withtheircushionedbottoms，clearlymutethissensation.However，verythickcallusesdon'tsimplyactlikeshoecushions.Thethicknessofthecallusescanprotectthefootagainstheatorsharpobjects，providingcomfortandsafety，likeshoescan，butsignalscanalsobesenttothebrainiftherearegroundsurfacedifferences.Thesesignalsmayhelpthebarefootwalkerkeepbalance，strengthenmusclesandcreateastrongerneural(神经的)connectionbetweenthefootandthebrain.“Weadvisechildrentowalkbarefootonthegrasswiththepurposeofstimulatingthenervestravelingtothebrainfordevelopmentalreasons，”saidThomasMilani，coleaderofthestudy.ResearcherPaulZehraddedthatoneofthestudy'slimitationsisthatthissensitivitywasassessedatrest，andsotheseresultsmaynotnecessarilyholdtrueforwalking.What'smore，walkingbarefoot，peoplewithcertaindiseasesmaywoundtheirfeetandnotrealizeit.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。新的研究表明，脚茧可以让我们的行走更加舒适，并能起到保护脚的作用。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mute”inParagraph4mean?A．Lower. B．Produce.C．Experience.D．Strengthen.解析：词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，在赤脚行走的人当中，老茧的厚度并不会降低触觉的敏感性，也不会降低步行时脚部对地面的感知力，而软底鞋明显地减弱了这种感觉。由此可知答案。答案：A6．Whatadvantagedocalluseshaveovershoesaccordingtotheresearch?A．Theycanhelppreventbraininjury.\nB．Theymakewalkingmorecomfortableforpeople.C．Theycanimprovepeople'sphysicalhealthmoregreatly.D．Theyofferprotectionwithoutcompromisingsensitivity.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句和第四句可知，行走时，脚茧并不会妨碍脚部对地面的感知。也就是说，脚茧在保护脚部的同时并不会影响脚部的敏感度。答案：D7．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Walkingbarefoottendstocausediseases.B．Barefootwalkingisn'tsuitableforeveryone.C．Theresearcherswereconfidentoftheresults.D．People'sfeetbecomelesssensitivewhilehavingarest.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知，如果赤脚走路受伤时，患有某些疾病的人可能也不会察觉到。由此可见，赤脚走路并不适合所有人。答案：B8．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtheShoesEvolveovertheYearsB．WhyWeGetCallusesWhenWalkingBarefootC．WhyYourFootCallusesMightBeGoodforYouD．TheDifferencesBetweenFootCallusesandShoes解析：标题归纳题。文章第一句首先提出问题，然后再用一项新的研究说明脚茧的好处。由此可知答案。答案：CⅡ.阅读七选五Humansaremadeforwalking.Withouruprightposture，quickchangingjoints，andstronglegmuscles，ourbodiesareactuallydesignedwithwalkinginmind—whichiswhatmakesitsuchperfectexercise.__1__Andbestofall，it'sagreatwaytoseenewthingsandmeetnewpeople!Whereveryouare，inthecityoratthecampground，you'llfindplentyofwalkinggoingon.Maybeyoualreadylovetowalk，butyou'llgettiredoftracingyoursameoldroutedayafterday—ormaybeyou'renewtowalkingandaren'tsurehowtogetstarted.__2__Togetstarted，sitdownwithamapandfindagoal.Askyourself，whatdoyouwanttogetoutofwalkingasidefromthehealthbenefits？Doyouwanttomeetotherpeople？Seenewplaces？__3__Ifmakingfriendsandsocializingisyourgoal，youmaycallupyourfriendsandschedulewalkswiththem，sincethiswillintroduceyoutonewplacesandtrails.Youmightalsofindopengroupsofdogwalkersatyourlocalpark.Yourcampgroundstaffmightknowaboutfunlocalwalkinggroupsyoucanjoin.__4__Incitieslargeandsmallalloverthecountry，walksaregoingonalmosteveryweekendinsupportofcancerresearch，diabetesresearch，andotherhumanitariancauses.__5__Thentieyourwalkingshoesandpreparetogettoknowthenewareafromthegroundup！Manyofourgreathistoriccitiesofferdetailedandwellplannedwalkingtours.Nearlyanycityyoucanthinkofoffersawalkingtourwithmaps，providedbythetouristadministration.A．Headtoanewcity?B．Sowhynotfocusonwalking?C．Eitherway，it'stimetowalkwithapurpose.D．It'skindtoourbodiesandgreatforourwaistlines.E．Gettoknowpeoplebythepowerofyourowntwofeet.F．Andbesuretostayonthelookoutforwalkstoraisemoney.G．Knowingthesewillhelpyoudecideonthetypeofwalkyouwant.\n[语篇解读] 人类生来就会走路。徒步旅行是完美的运动，它对我们的身体有益，更重要的是，它是我们遇见新事物、结识新朋友的一个很好的途径。1．解析：空前说明徒步旅行是完美的运动，空后叙述徒步旅行的益处，故空处也应是叙述徒步旅行的益处，D项“它对我们的身体和腰围有好处”符合语境。答案：D2．解析：根据前一句中的“Maybeyoualreadylovetowalk...ormaybeyou'renewtowalking”可知，空前一句叙述了两种徒步旅行的情况，与C项中的eitherway相呼应，且C项中的apurpose与空后一句中的agoal相呼应，故选C项。答案：C3．解析：根据空前的几个问题“...whatdoyouwanttogetoutofwalkingasidefromthehealthbenefits？Doyouwanttomeetotherpeople？Seenewplaces？”可知，G项“知道这些将帮助你决定想要的徒步旅行类型”符合语境，承接上文。答案：G4．解析：根据空后一句中的“insupportofcancerresearch，diabetesresearch，andotherhumanitariancauses”可知，F项符合语境，其中toraisemoney与空后一句中的insupportof相呼应。答案：F5．解析：根据空后的togettoknowthenewarea以及nearlyanycity可知，A项符合语境。答案：AⅢ.语法填空Battlingcoronavirusisanexperiencethatwillforeverstayinmymind.Ihadwhat'sconsideredamildcase，buteveninitsweakestform，thisvirusis1.____________(violence)andcruel.Myhusband，Louis，andIhavebeentryingtofigureoutwherewefirstcameintocontact2.__________thevirus，andwethinkitwastheFridaynightwhenwewentout3.____________(celebrate)hissister'sbirthdayinearlyMarch.WewenttoaMexicanrestaurant，4.____________wesharedlotsoflaughsandfood.Wedidn'tthinkanythingofitatthetime.5.____________(look)backnow，wethinkthatmusthavebeenthestartofitall.Sharingfoodanddrinks6.____________(be)oneoftheeverydayhabitsthatshouldchangeforeveraftercoronavirus.LouisbeganshowingsymptomsonMonday，butweassumeditwas7.____________typicalcold.Itdidn'tseemacauseforconcern.Thenitinfected8.____________(I)．ThedoctorwascertainIwouldtestpositiveforcoronavirus，butgavemetheoptiontotest9.____________Iwantedtoknowforsure.Ioptedtobetested.NowthatI10.____________(recover)，I'msharingmystorybecauseIwantpeopletotakethissituationseriously.Wehavetofightthisbattletogetherandwehavetowin.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了一对夫妇感染新冠肺炎并从中得到启发的故事。1．解析：考查词性转换。根据设空后and可知，其前后为并列结构，cruel为形容词，故空处应填所给词的形容词形式violent。答案：violent2．解析：考查介词。comeintocontactwithsth.为固定词组，意为“与……接触”。答案：with3．解析：考查非谓语动词。根据句意可知，他们出去是为了给别人庆生，空处应用动词不定式作目的状语。答案：tocelebrate4．解析：考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，且在引导的从句中作状语，修饰先行词restaurant，故填where。答案：where\n5．解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构和句意可知，句子的主语与动词look为逻辑上的主谓关系，故填Looking。答案：Looking6．解析：考查时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，句子的主语为sharingfoodanddrinks，be动词应该用第三人称单数形式，且设空处所在句表达的为一般事实，故用一般现在时。故填is。答案：is7．解析：考查冠词。根据句意可知cold意为“感冒”，为可数名词。此处泛指一次感冒且typical的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。答案：a8．解析：考查代词。分析句子结构可知，设空处应为句子的宾语，应用其宾格，故填me。答案：me9．解析：考查连词。根据句意可知，设空处表示假设，表示如果我想确认，我可以选择检测。故填if。答案：if10．解析：考查动词的时态。根据句意可知，作者已经康复，且此处表示对现在的影响或者结果，故填haverecovered。答案：haverecovered
