閱讀理解+閱讀七選五十書面表達

一、閱讀理解

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Notallpastpredictionshavebeenprovenwrong.Afewofthemhave

beensurprisinglyaccurate.Butforeachpredictionthathascometrue,some

othershavemissedbyamile.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn'tconsiderhow

peoplewouldwanttousethetechnology,orwhetherpeoplereallyneeditin

theirlivesornot.Let'slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.

RobotHelpers

Where'stherobotinmykitchen?Nowhere,ofcourse.Andhe*s

probablynotcominganytimesoon.Robotsdoexisttoday,butmostlyin

factoriesandotherworkingenvironments.

Backinthe1950s,however,peoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobots

wouldbeinmostpeople'shomes.

Sowhyhasn'tthathappened?Maybebecauserobotsarestilltoo

expensiveandclumsy（笨拙的）.Andprobablytheideaofrobotscookingour

dinnersandwashingourclothesisjusttooweird.Athomeweseemtobe

doingfinewithoutthem.

TelephonesofTomorrow

In1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephone.Theysaid

bytheyear2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butof

coursetheideahasn'tcaughtonyet.

Why?Thetechnologyworkedfine,butitoverlookedsomethingobvious：

peoplelongforprivacy（隱私）.Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophone

conversationwhensomeoneafteryoujuststeppedoutoftheshower?

Probablynot-itcouldbeuncomfortable!Justbecausetechnology

doesn'talwaysmeanthatpeoplewillwanttouseit.

FlyingCar

Andfinally,howaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?Ifsnotso

crazyanymore!Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderful

technologyideastocatchourimagination.Keepwatchingthenews—or

perhapstheskyoutsideyourwindow—toseewhatthefuturewillbring.

1.WhydomostpeoplenotuseRobotHelpers?

A.Theyhaven'tbeendevelopedyet.

B.Theywon'tbringpeoplepracticaluse.

C.Peoplefinditdifficulttocontrolthem.

D.Usingthemneedsmuchtimeandmoney.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthevideotelephone?

A.Ifsonthewayout.

B.Itsuncomfortabletouseit.

C.It'slikelytoletoutpeople'sprivacy.

D.It'ssomethingthatdoesn'tworkwell.

3.Howdoesthewriterfindtheflyingcar?

A.Ifstoodifficulttoimagine.

B.It'sbeenthefocusofthenews.

C.It'stoocrazyanideatorealize.

D.It'slikelytoappearinthefuture.

B

KatieBlomquist,afirst-gradeteacheratPepperhillElementarySchoolin

NorthCharleston,SouthCarolina,learnedlastyearthatoneofherstudents

wantedabikeforhisbirthday.Buthisparentscouldnotaffordit.So,likemost

otherpeoplethatyouwillfindonInspireMyKids,shedecidedtodo

somethingaboutit!

First,shethoughtabouthowtogetabikeforthatchild.Then,she

decidedtothinkbigger.Howcouldshealsogiveabiketohisbrother?Or

howaboutabiketoeverychildinherclass?Finally,herthoughtgoteven

bigger!Howmightshefindbikesforthe650poorkidsthatmakeupherentire

school?EventhoughMSBlomquistcouldnotaffordtobuythebikesherself,

shefeltshehadtodosomethingaboutit!

So,shedecidedtostartaGoFundMecampaigntoraisemoney.Her

requestcaughton!Inlessthan6months,overI,000donators（捐!l曾者）

fromaroundhercommunityandeven10countriesaroundtheworld,

providedover$80,000indonations!Thiswasenoughtobuymorethan600

bikesforPepperhillstudents,alongwithlocks!

Afterthat,MSBlomquistseffortisnotdone.Sheisstartingacharity

called"GoingPlaces",withadutytobringjoytodeservingchildrenfrompoor

familiesbyprovidingthemwithbikes,swimminglessons,summercamp

chances,andmore.Thiswillenrichtheirgrowthandfueltheirimaginations,

supportingthemostbasicchildhoodright—arighttojoy.Andshehasstarted

anothercampaignforhercharitytohelpmoreschoolsandkids!

4.WhatledMSBlomquisttostartGoFundMecampaign?

A.Herdreamforabike.

B.Akid'sbirthdaywish.

C.Herbadfamilyconditions.

D.AmovingstoryonInspireMyKids.

5.WhatisPeppermillElementarySchoollike?

A.Ifsacommunityschoolforthepoor.

B.Itseducationlevelisfarbelowaverage.

C.Ithasnoaccesstoconvenienttransportation.

D.Itsstudentsallcomefromapoorbackground.

6.ThefiguresinParagraph3suggest.

A.alargenumberofkinddonators

B.thegreatadvantageofGoFundMe

C.theimmediatesuccessofGoFundMe

D.thehugeeconomicbenefitofGoFundMe

7.WhichwordscanbestdescribeKatieBlomquist?

A.Kind-heartedandenthusiastic.

B.Outgoingandindependent.

C.Generousandhonest.

D.Braveandwise.

C

Formorethanfiftyyears,aworkerwasforcedtositonthebackofatruck

andslowlydropplasticbarriers（障碾）tosetoutlanes（車道）ontheGolden

GateBridgeinSanFrancisco.Everyday,theirdirectionchangedtocontrol

thetraffic,meaninganemployeehadtogothroughthedifficulttaskevery

twenty-fourhours.

Butanewpieceofmachinerymeanstheworkcanbecompletedina

matterofminutes.Anew“zippertruck"hasbeenintroduced.Thevehiclelays

andmovesalanebarrierasitdrivesoverthebridge.Lastweekend,the

bridgewasclosedsothenewsafetybarrier,designedtoreducethedangers

ofhead-oncrashes,couldbesetup.

Forthelongestperiodinitsovereighty-yearhistory,thebridgewas

closedearlySaturdaytoallbutwalkers,cyclistsandbusestosetupthe

barriersonthe1.7-milebridge.Asurvivorofa2008head-oncrashonthe

bridgespokeSundayfromawheelchairtohelpintroducethenewbarrierthat

canmoveacrossthebridgessixlanestomeettrafficneeds.

DryGraceDammampushedforasaferbarriersincebecomingunableto

walkaftertheaccident.Shesaidshedecidedtodrivenearthemiddleofthe

bridge,becausesheandherdaughterwererunninglate.BrianClark,who

wasdrivingintheoppositedirection,hadjustlearnedhisfatherhadcancer.

MHesuddenlylostcontrolofthewheel,crossedoverandhitmycar,”

Dammamsaid.

ShesaidsheandClarkbecamefriendsastheypersuaded（說服）the

governmenttousethe$30millionbarrier.ulamsothankful,"saidDammam,

whocametotheceremonywithClark.

8.Whatisthezippertruckfor?

A.Buildingbridges.

B.Repairingtheroad.

C.Carryingplasticbarriers.

D.Settingupsafelanebarriers.

9.WhatcanweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?

A.Itisbeingrepairednow.

B.Itisabridgewitheightlanes.

C.Ithadverydangerouslanesbefore.

D.Itistoooldtobeusedatthemoment.

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutDammamandClark?

A.Theyorganizedtheceremony.

B.Theyaregovernmentofficials.

C.Theydesignedthenewzippertruck.

D.Theyareinfavorofthenewbarrier.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AworkerontheGoldenGateBridge.

B.AgreatbridgeinSanFrancisco.

C.Anewsaferbarriersystem.

D.Aserioustrafficaccident.

D

Lotsofanimalstrytoeatplants.Butsomeplantshavetheirwaysof

fightingback.Forexample,roses,andmanyotherplantsarecoveredwith

sharpthorns（刺）.Whenabiganimaltriedtobitethem,ithurts!

Itcanbefreezingcoldinlatewinter-toocoldformostflowerstogrov/.

Butsomeplantscanmaketheirownheat!Takeaskunkcabbageforexample.

ThafsthenameofaplantwhoseflowersopenearlierthanmostotherNorth

Americanflowers.Astheflowergrows,itsometimesmakesenoughheatto

meltitswaythroughsnowandevenice!

Theheatalsohelpstheflowergiveoffasmelllikebadmeat,which

attractsmanyinsectsthathavecomeoutearly.Thefliesgoinsidetheflower

forfood.Ha-ha,ifsatrick!There'snofood.Butwhileaflyisinthere,itgets

coveredwithpollen（花粉）.Thenitmayspreadthispollentothenextskunk

cabbage.Fooledyoutwice!

WhenanantelopeorotherlargeanimaleatstheleavesofanAfrican

acaciatree,thetreemaycalloutawarning.

How?Itmaytalkwithgas!Firstthetreesendssomechemicalsintoits

leavestomakethemtastebad.Butitalsomaysendaspecialgasoutthrough

itsleaves.Asthegasspreadstootheracaciatrees,it,,tellsMthosetrees,

MLookout,hungryanimalsarecoming!”Thentheothertreesmaystart

sendingthechemicalsintotheirleaves.Soon,theantelopefindsthefirst

treesleavestoosmell/toeat.Andwhenitmovestothenexttree,andthe

next,itfindsthattheirleavestasteunpleasant.Theantelopemayhaveto

walkmorethan50yardsawaytofindatreeitcaneat.

12.Whatisspecialaboutskunkcabbage?

A.Itsleavescaneatinsects.

B.Itgivesoffasmelltomeltsnow.

C.Ittricksfliesintospreadingpollen.

D.ItsflowersopentheearliestamongNorthAmericanflowers.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“you”refertoinParagraph3?

A.Thereader.B.Theflower.

C.Thefly.D.Theskunkcabbage.

14.WhatdoesanAfricanacaciatreedotoprotectitself?

A.Sendchemicalsandaspecialgas.

B.Giveoffasmelllikebadmeat.

C.Changethecolorofitsleaves.

D.Coveritwiththorns.

15.Howdoesthetextdevelop?

A.Byexplainingreasons.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bytellingstories.

二、閱讀七選五

HowtoSetGoals

Whetheryouhavesmalldreamsorhighexpectations,settinggoals

allowsyoutoplanhowyouwanttomovethroughlife.1

Findoutyourlifegoals.Askyourselfsomeimportantquestionsabout

whatyouwantforyourlife.Whatdoyouwanttoachievetoday,inayear,

andinyourlifetime?Theanswerstothisquestioncanbeasgeneralas”I

wanttobehappy"or“Iwanttohelppeople”.2

Setspecific（具體的）goals.Bespecificandrealisticaboutwhatitisthat

youwanttoachieve.Researchshowsthatsettingaspecificgoalmakesyou

morelikelytoachieveit.3Forexample,“Behealthiernistoobig

andvaguetobeahelpfulgoal.Mlwanttoeatmorevegetables,andIwantto

runamarathon"isbetter.

Writeoutyourgoals.Bedetailed,beclear,andincludeyoursteps.4

Keepyourlistinaplacewhereyoucangetinformedfrequently.Thiswillhelp

keepyoumotivated.

5Youmayfindyourselfsetinyourwaysconcerningbroadlifegoals,

buttakethetimetoreevaluateyoursmallergoals.Areyouaccomplishing

themaccordingtoyourtimeline?Aretheystillnecessarytokeepyouon

tracktowardsyourlargerlifegoals?Allowyourselftheflexibility（是活性）to

makesomesmallchangestoyourgoals.

A.Adjustyourgoals.

B.Trackandmeasureyourprogress.

C.Havingaplanwillhelppushyouahead.

D.Writingthemdowntendstomakethem