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2024中考英语 阅读理解热点话题之发明与创造类
Passage 1
（2024·湖南长沙·二模）Prince Nallamothula is a nine-year-old inventor. He built a model for a robot that will let people do farm work remotely (远程).
When Prince was a young boy, he didn’t share the same interest as the others. He didn’t have many toys at home and seldom played computer games. However, he was interested in playing with blocks to build things whenever he could.
One day, Prince’s mom said that there was not enough space in their apartment to grow all her plants, so he started thinking about ways to solve the problem. Then an idea came up, “What if we plant them in a different place from where we live ”
Prince spent about two to three months building his robot. Before drawing out designs, he had to search for a great deal of information on the Internet. In order to build the robot successfully, he went to the market to buy necessary parts. The robot had everything to help it move around. The last step is doing all the coding (编程) to get the robot to be useful and not just a model. His robot was named GrRobot. It had a camera for live video and a basket to plant seeds. It could decide whether to open the sprinkler (喷洒器) according to the soil conditions (土壤情况). All of these will help farmers do farm work and even some difficult work.
Besides this robot, Prince had also invented a game and apps. When asked about the secret to his achievements, he replied, “Seeing people’s life getting better because of my inventions makes me feel great. I’ll do what I can to solve more people’s problems. And the world may be different with my help.”
1．What is special about Prince’s invention
A．It’s made of building blocks.
B．It’s controlled by a computer game.
C．It allows people to do farm work remotely.
2．Why did Prince invent the robot according to Paragraph 3
A．To solve the problem of their apartment.
B．To meet her mom’s need to grow all her plants.
C．To show the possibility of building things with blocks.
3．Which of the following steps are included in making Prince’s robot
①Writing codes for the robot.
②Drawing out designs of the robot.
③Shooting live video with a camera.
④Searching for information on the Internet.
⑤Going to the market to buy necessary parts.
A．①②④⑤ B．①②③⑤ C．②③④⑤
4．What can be inferred (推断) from the last paragraph
A．Hard work is the secret to success.
B．Working together makes a difference.
C．Happiness may be found by helping others.
Passage 2
（2024·山东枣庄·二模）Jane, a reporter, is collecting information for the local newspaper. She is interested in the following things introduced in a magazine.
Smart SchoolbagForget to pack the books you need into your schoolbag in the morning rush A schoolboy aged 11 has invented a schoolbag. It tells you which books to pack. A small computer and a scanner (扫描装置) are fixed in the bag. As each book is put into the bag, it is checked by the scanner. If any book is missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind you.
Weather SweetsCan you eat weather A university makes that happen. It uses a 3D printer to create sweets based on the weather information of a certain day. The shapes of the sweets are affected by wind speed. The colors of the sweets are decided by temperature. The sweets act as a weather record of the day when they are made.
Sunrise BedIt’s hard for you to get up in the morning, isn’t it To help you get up, a company has created a “tool”—a sunrise bed. It wakes you up gently as a sunrise does. Lights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off. The company explains, “The gentle light tells your body that it is morning, so it stops producing a chemical that helps you sleep.”
5．What can the smart schoolbag do
A．Help you repair computers. B．Tell you when to pack books.
C．Teach you how to fix screens. D．Remind you of the missing books.
6．Which of the following shows how a sunrise bed wakes you up
A．lights on→music on→lights brighter→music louder
B．music on→music louder→lights on→lights brighter
C．lights on→lights brighter→music on→music louder
D．music on→lights on→music louder→lights brighter
7．In which section of the magazine has Jane most probably found the information
A．Wonderful food. B．Future schools.
C．Amazing inventions. D．Modern furniture.
Passage 3
（2024·山西晋中·二模）Books are one of the greatest inventions. From the furthest space to the smallest corners of a town, books allow readers to go anywhere that writers can imagine.
At Manchester’s Corn Exchange, a building with a rich history at the heart of the city, an
interesting machine has been set up to help people read more books. It is a book vending machine (自动售货机) that offers free books to anyone.
To use this vending machine, book lovers are asked to bring their own books and give them away in return for tokens (代币). Then they can use a token to choose a book from the vending machine to read. The books you give away are finally placed in the machine for others to take their pick. It is a pretty simple process of reading, swapping, and repeating these steps over and over again.
Producing new books comes with some inevitable (不可避免的) environmental costs, such as the use of large amounts of water and fuel (燃料). Many second-hand books still have great stories to tell. With clever ideas like the book vending machine, books can avoid going to waste and be enjoyed by more people.
8．Where is the book vending machine
A．In a small town. B．In the countryside. C．In a historic building.
9．How can book lovers use the book vending machine
A．By buying some tokens.
B．By giving away their own books.
C．By choosing some books to read.
10．What does the underlined word “swapping” probably mean
A．Exchanging. B．Protecting. C．Covering.
11．Why is such a book vending machine helpful according to Paragraph 4
A．Because it’s free to read books.
B．Because it helps in protecting the environment.
C．Because it offers people second-hand books for free.
12．Which of the following would the writer agree with
A．It is much easier to buy books than to borrow books.
B．People can share their books with others by using a machine.
C．The government should share useful ways of avoiding waste.
Passage 4
（2024·内蒙古鄂尔多斯·一模）Sleep like a giraffe
What’s your favorite sleeping position On your back On your side How about standing
up Unless you happen to be a giraffe, I’d never have thought anyone would choose the last one. But now thanks to a Japanese company, it could actually be a real competitor.
Giraffenap is invented to allow the user to take a rest while standing when he/she feels tired or sleepy with the purpose of improving performance at work. It’s about the size of a phone booth (电话亭) and can even blocks out noise. In an introduction to the nap (小睡) box, the company says that it will allow the user to be refreshed in just 20 minutes.
But why does it have to be standing The company explains that studies have shown that sleeping while standing allows people to reach a sleep state in which they breathe easily. When they wake up, they can feel the influence of a nap without having to sleep too much. And they can quickly return to work without feeling dizzy (头晕目眩的). Also, making the box stand upright means that it can save much floor space.
Now, I know what you’re thinking—wouldn’t a person just fall down if he tried to sleep while standing Of course not. Inside the box are four points to support the body—head, buttocks (臀), legs and feet. That means he can rest his arms, legs and head in the box while still remaining upright.
Giraffenap has been made in two different styles—an extremely modern and unusual one named “Spacia” and a wood-covered one named “Forest”. They have been on sale in January 2024, so I hope one day you’ll pick your favorite design and try sleeping standing up—just like giraffes do.
13．What is the main purpose of Giraffenap
A．To encourage people to protect wild animals.
B．To prevent people from feeling dizzy after taking a nap.
C．To let people know giraffes’ ability of napping while standing.
D．To improve people’s performance at work after a quick standing nap.
14．Why does the company believe sleeping while standing is beneficial
A．It enables users to save much money. B．It prevents users from falling out of bed.
C．It allows users to reach a deeper sleep state. D．It helps users breathe more easily during the nap.
15．How does the author answer the question raised in paragraph 4
A．By explaining how the box supports the body parts.
B．By recommending a new way of keeping safe for users.
C．By suggesting that falling down is common inside the box.
D．By comparing the box with other traditional napping methods.
16．What is the author’s attitude towards Giraffenap
A．Doubtful. B．Supportive. C．Unclear. D．Negative.
Passage 5
（23-24九年级下·湖北武汉·阶段练习）
Have you ever shouted at your computer because it wasn’t working Of course, your computer can’t “shout” back. But AI researchers have been working on computers that can argue and perhaps even win debates (辩论) with humans.
IBM scientists recently published a paper in Nature about their new AI system—Project Debater. It can debate with people in front of a live audience (观众). After listening to arguments from its opponent (对手) the system can search around 400 million online articles in less than five minutes. And then it looks for ideas that can support its own argument.
Testing on the system began in 2019. When it debated with Harish Natarajan, a professional debater who holds the world record for the most debate competition victories. The topic was about subsidizing preschool (资助幼儿园)—and Project Debater argued to support this idea. Although Project Debater lost the debate in the end, the audience said it performed very well Interestingly, 58 percent of the audience said that Project Debater increased their knowledge about the topic—only 20 percent said the same about Natarajan.
According to Scientific American, results show that the system is able to form logical
statements (有逻辑的陈述). However, ★ . Their goal is to help humans make better decisions, according to Ranit Aharanoy, manager of the Project Debater team. “It can debate both sides, so it can very quickly help you understand both sides of the problem, thus you can have a wider view of the problem and make a more thoughtful decision.” Aharanoy said.
Let’s wait and see how the Project Debater will develop in the near future.
17．According to paragraph 2, which one below is not the way of Project Debater working
A．It writes ideas that can support its own argument. B．It listens to its opponent’s arguments.
C．It searches online articles. D．It debates with its opponent.
18．In the debate with Harish Natarajan in paragraph 3, Project Debater ________.
A．argued to support subsidizing preschool B．won the debate in the end
C．set a world debating record D．often argued against itself
19．Which of the following can be put in ★
A．forming logical statements is not easy.
B．some people didn’t believe Project Debater.
C．they can develop better system.
D．winning a debate is never the researchers’ goal.
20．The underlined word “it” refers to ________
A．Project Debater team B．The new AI system
C．The logical statement D．The wider view
21．What is the author’s attitude to the Project Debater
A．Doubtful. B．Positive. C．We don’t know. D．Negative.
Passage 6
（2024·广东揭阳·一模）AI has changed our lives in some ways. Here are several useful AI inventions.
Forpheus The ping-pong robot can play in an easy way with a beginner and a difficult way with a better player. What’s more, it not only encourages players with words like “Good job!”, but also gives some good advice to improve their skills.
Chat GPT
Developed by US company—OpenAI, Chat GPT is a helpful tool. You can ask it to write stories and e-mails, translate languages and answer all kinds of questions. The use of Char GPT has raised hot discussions in the education. Now anyone can use Chat GPT without paying money, so that the company can collect people’s ideas on how to improve the chatbot (聊天机器人).
Facial Recognition (人脸识别) It is used a lot in the world, such as ACS. ACS won’t let a stranger in without the house owner’s agreement. Paying by facial recognition is common now. People can also use facial recognition to unlock their smart mobile phones. The police in Hangzhou even caught a criminal (罪犯) at a concert with its help.
Hua Zhibing China’s first student made by AI, appeared at Tsinghua University and at once became an online star. Now, Hua is one year old and is the “youngest Chinese university student”. Now she can do lots of things—she is a poet, a painter, a news writer and more. Scientists hope that she can learn skills such as computer programming, drawing, creating web pages when she finishes university. “We hope she can keep learning and think like humans. We would also like her to understand people’s feelings as well as intellectual (智力的) needs.”
22．What will Forpheus do while playing
A．It will guess the player’s thought.
B．It will give suggestions to the players.
C．It will be angry if the player is a beginner.
D．It will say “What a shame!” to the players.
23．Why can people use Chat GPT for free now
A．Because it is able to teach machines.
B．Because it needs to improve itself.
C．Because it can help students pass exams.
D．Because it can write stories and e-mails.
24．Where may ACS be put
A．In the wallet. B．On the face.
C．Outside the door. D．On the concert.
25．From the last paragraph, we can know that Hua Zhibing is ______.
A．humorous B．brave C．talented D．honest
26．What is the purpose of this passage
A．To give some information about four inventions in ancient China.
B．To tell us the history of AI inventions.
C．To introduce some kinds of AI inventions.
D．To help students get into a better university.
Passage 7
（2024·陕西西安·二模）Last week, we went on a school trip to a science museum. Ms. Liu showed us around a smart home.
We stood in front of a door. Ms. Liu asked me to ring the doorbell. I didn’t notice the small camera above it. After I pressed the doorbell, the camera sent a live video to the owners. “They can electronically open the door with the owners’ permission when the owners are not at home,” said Ms. Liu.
I couldn’t see a lock (锁) on the door, either. “There must be one,” I thought. At this time, Ms. Liu took out a smart phone and put it against the door. And the door opened. “Oh, the key is on the smart phone.”
After entering the living room, I saw a computer on a table. Ms. Liu told us the owners could control their living cost by using the computer.
One of the rooms I wanted to see most was the bedroom. To my surprise, the bed disappeared into the floor at the touch of the smart phone. The window has a smart blind (百叶窗). It can be raised and lowered with a voice.
As I left the smart home, I thought a lot. Scientists often say that these products are improving our life, but I think the technology in the smart home may make us lazier. However, these products will become more popular in the people’s homes in the future.
27．The writer went on a school trip to a science museum ________.
A．last year B．last month C．last week D．this week
28．The underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) “________” in the passage.
A．the lock B．the camera C．the smart phone D．the computer
29．Which of the following is the correct time order (顺序) according to the passage
a. The writer saw that the window of the bedroom had a smart blind.
b. After entering the living room, the writer saw a computer on a table.
c. Ms. Liu asked the writer to ring the doorbell.
d. The door of the smart house opened.
A．c-b-d-a B．c-d-b-a
C．d-c-b-a D．d-b-c-a
30．By saying “I think the technology in the smart home may make us lazier”, the writer means ________.
A．he thinks the technology in the smart house will cost people much money
B．he doesn’t think these products in the smart house will become popular in the future
C．he thinks the technology in the smart house is not popular
D．he thinks these products in the smart house help people do too much work
Passage 8
（2024·江苏无锡·二模）
We are getting used to having robots in our homes, stores, and factories. What about on stage In fact, the word robot comes from a 1920 science-fiction play. In Rossum’s Universal Robots, people performed as the machine-like creatures. Recently, some directors and artists have invited actual robots to share the stage in dances and other performances. Catie Cuan is one of them. “Robots are for everyone,” she says.
Cuan began her career as a dancer and choreographer — a person who maps out the movements of dancers. But she fell in love with robots and has pioneered a new field called robot choreography (编舞). Today, she’s studying robotics at Stanford University in Northern California.
You might imagine robots would dance like machines. After all, that’s how the popular dance “the robot” looks. Most robots today, however, can move in a more life-like manner. It takes time and effort to program robots to do the movements Cuan wants. But the results, she says,
“will surprise you.”
At first, Cuan knew little about robot choreography. In 2022, she wrote, choreographed and performed the stage show In Her Prime. She danced with two other women and two Boston Dynamics spot robots. In the dance, the robots stayed behind a screen so the audience (观众) only saw their shadows. Cuan says that cave paintings inspired her.
In the media, Cuan says, “Robots are often described negatively (负面地).” They may seem alien, cold, or scary. Seeing a robot dance may make the technology seem fun, attractive, or friendly instead. Sometimes after her performances, audience tell her that the dance changes the way they think about robots.
Robots may seem like they’re all about maths and engineering. But, as Cuan suggests, they belong in art, too. “We as humans have been making art a lot longer than we’ve been doing maths,” she says. She points out that we use art and dance to make sense of the world. Cuan thinks that performances like hers will help people feel more at home with robots. “We need to dance with robots to make sense of them,” she says.
31．Why did Catie Cuan use a screen in her dance In Her Prime with robots
A．To show the robots’ shadows. B．To display cave paintings.
C．To hide the robots’ movements. D．To catch the attention of the audience.
32．Which one has the closest meaning to “inspired her”
A．offered her chances B．brought her success
C．sent her messages D．gave her ideas
33．The following sentences would best be placed at the beginning of ________.
This is only one of many dances Cuan has performed with robots. Her goal is to show people new ways to relate to these machines.
A．Paragraph 2 B．Paragraph 4 C．Paragraph 5 D．Paragraph 6
34．What can we learn from the article
A．The word robot comes from In Her Prime.
B．Dancing with robots can help us understand them better.
C．The audience will develop an interest in robotics engineering.
D．Some students in Stanford University enjoy studying robotics.
Passage 9
（2024·北京朝阳·一模）
A 16-year-old boy named Li Tao lived in a small town in China. One day, while Li Tao was doing his science homework, he came up with a great idea. He worked out a way to make a new type of power supply (供应) for his town, which had a problem with its electricity supply.
To make his idea come true, Li Tao began to experiment at home. He was so confident that nothing could stop him from inventing. He made and took apart many models. Even though he faced lots of challenges and failures, he didn’t give up. He fixed his mistakes, changed his plans, and kept working hard.
After two years of hard work, he finally succeeded. He made a small device (设备) that could change wind power into electrical power successfully. This was a new, environmentally-friendly way for his town’s power problem.
News about Li Tao’s invention quickly spread around his school and town, and everyone really took pride in his achievement. The group of science-technology of the town decided to help him improve the invention. He was invited to give a speech to encourage other teenagers to learn more about science and be more creative in the Science and Technology Meeting.
His story encourages teenagers that being young is not a barrier (阻碍) to achieve their dreams. Even a common teenager can do something amazing!
35．What was the problem of the town where Li Tao lived
A．Water pollution. B．Experiment device testing.
C．Electricity supply. D．Wind power lightning protection.
36．When Li Tao faced challenges and failures, he ________.
A．encouraged other teenagers to join him
B．fixed his mistakes and kept working hard
C．gave a speech and learnt more about science
D．asked the group of science-technology for help
37．How did people feel after knowing Li Tao’s invention
A．Excited. B．Proud. C．Confident. D．Surprised.
Passage 10
（2024·海南省直辖县级单位·一模）Evans Wadongo was from a poor village of Africa. He had to do homework by the light of a kerosene lamp (煤油灯). Evans’ eyes hurt and this made studying difficult.
However, Evans was excellent enough to enter a university. But he continued to worry about the kerosene lamp. He realized it was not just bad for school children but for the whole family. First, it can cause illnesses such as coughs. Also, the light can hurt people’s eyes. Lastly, kerosene is expensive, so families have less money for food. It was difficult to come up with a different kind of lamp that was cheap and good for the environment. Yet Evans did not give up.
One day, he had an idea. He could use a small solar (太阳能) light. Sunlight is free and solar power is clean. Evans built his first solar lamp, and it worked. He began to build more lamps and sent them to local families. An organization heard about this and provided money for him to build more solar lamps.
Each lamp only cost $20. However, this was a lot of money to many villagers, so Evans made sure he kept the cost down. He used recycled materials and ask volunteers to build the lamps. Finally, people from many countries gave away money to his team, so the lamps were usually free.
The solar lamps made a big difference to thousands of people. Julia, a mother of three, said, “Thanks to Evans, my children have light to read, and I have my own light to cook.”
38．Where does Evans come from
A．Africa. B．America. C．China.
39．What can we know about kerosene lamp
A．It’s good for people’s eyes. B．It can cause illnesses such as coughs. C．It’s cheap.
40．The underlined word “material” means “________” in the passage
A．工具 B．材料 C．家具
41．The purpose of giving Julia’s example in Paragraph 5 is ________.
A．To express Julia’s thanks to the government.
B．To describe Evans’ feelings.
C．To show Evans’ influence.
42．What can we know from the passage
A．Evans come up with an idea is that he could use a small solar light.
B．Evans didn’t send solar lamps to local families.
C．The solar lamps made a small difference to thousands of people.
Passage 11
（2024·江苏无锡·一模）Using two fans he found at a market, the 15-year-old Hussam AI-Attar has made electricity to light up his family’s tent. He and his family have been living in the tent since the start of Israel’s attack on Gaza (加沙).
Because of his talent, his neighbors in the tent camp called him “Gaza’s Newton”.
“Newton was sitting under an apple tree when an apple fell on his head. And we here are living in darkness and tragedy, and rockets are falling on as, so I thought of creating light and did so,” AI-Attar said to Reuters.
The AI-Attar family have connected their tent to the side of a house, allowing the boy to climb onto the top of the house and set up his two fans to produce electricity. Then, he linked the fans to switches (开关), lightbulbs in the tent to make lighting for his family.
It took him a while to succeed finally after his first two tries failed.
“I was very happy that I was able to make this because I reduced the suffering of my family…and everyone here who is suffering from the conditions that we live in during this war,” AI-Attar told the media.
AI-Attar is still holding on to his dreams and hopes when this is probably the most difficult time of his life.
“I am very happy that people in this camp call me ‘Gaza’s Newton’, because I hope to achieve my dream of becoming a scientist like Newton and creating an invention that will benefit (造福) not only the people of the Gaza Strip but the whole world,” he added.
43．What did AI-Attar want to do with his invention
A．Protect people from Israel’s rockets. B．Change people’s lives and bring hope.
C．Save electricity for the country. D．Offer more places for people to live.
44．How did the boy set his fans
A． B． C． D．
45．Which one is AI-Attar’s hope
A．Selling his invention to become rich. B．Helping his country win the war.
C．Making something good for the whole world. D．Calling a stop to wars all over the world.
Passage 12
（2024·福建宁德·二模）In November, our school went to iFLYTEK for a study tour to get a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence (AI).
The teacher first introduced some common knowledge and real-world uses of AI. For example, it beat humans in some difficult chess games. And ChatGPT could pass math exams with high scores. However, most students questioned the ability of AI. Some classmates even said, “I don’t think AI can do things better than humans in many ways.” But after visiting, we came to believe that AI may be able to do things that humans may not expect.
Then we experienced iFLYTEK’s Starfire model. To test its function, we suggested a Chinese writing topic about happiness that we had been thinking about for a long time. At first, Starfire gave us a common article, so we weren’t happy with it. One student said, “This article has no standout features. I think it should include some character descriptions. And the descriptions should be detailed.” After many suggestions and tries, the AI’s final article was really good. And it won our applause (掌声).
After that, the teacher introduced digital humans to us, which amazed us most. The digital humans can not only talk naturally, but also use real human body languages and make facial expressions. They do this with the help of special technology that reads humans’ faces and copies humans’ moves. And it makes them seem real.
We all saw the power of AI in different fields, but we also realized that it still has a long way to go. As AI technology continues to develop, it will surely meet with new challenges.
46．Why did our school have the study tour
A．To know AI more. B．To doubt the ability of AI.
C．To pass the exams. D．To introduce knowledge of AI.
47．What does the underlined word “standout” probably mean
A．普通的 B．出色的 C．熟悉的 D．复杂的
48．What amazed students most about digital humans
A．They can talk like humans. B．They can write articles quickly.
C．They can beat humans in games. D．They can copy real human feelings.
49．What can we infer (推断) from the passage
A．Students consider AI perfect.
B．AI needs further development.
C．AI will take away humans’ jobs.
D．Students will beat AI successfully.
50．What’s the best title of the passage
A．The power that AI brings to us.
B．The surprise that teachers give us.
C．Learning about AI: A wonderful tour.
D．Discovering AI: An in-school experience.
Passage 13
（2024·湖南株洲·一模）Warning: this article may make you want to yawn (打哈欠). Why It’s because we’re talking about the world of sleep cycles (周期) in light of World Sleep Day which was celebrated on March 21st.
Our bodies sleep in 90-minute cycles, experiencing five to six each night. Each cycle has four stages. At first, you enter a light stage of sleep when your muscles relax. Then, the body temperature drops, and the heart rate slows. Next comes deep sleep. It’s difficult to wake up during this stage. This is when your body repairs itself and builds up energy for the day ahead. Finally, you get into the rapid eye movement sleep stage.
Waking up in the morning in the “wrong” stage can make you feel especially tired. An app called Sleep Calculator can help you avoid this. It’s a tool designed to work out the perfect bedtime for you based on your wake-up time.
Developed by the UK company Hillary, this smart app takes into account the sleep cycles
our bodies go through each night. Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl (猫头鹰), simply set your wake-up time, and the app will work its magic, suggesting the best bedtime to help you wake up feeling energetic.
It’s important to remember that you shouldn’t just start your sleep cycle whenever you want. Many young people go to bed late and get up late, such as sleeping from 2 am to 10 am. They think if they have 8 hours of sleep, everything will be fine.
But in fact, our bodies can tell the time by using light and temperature. If we wake up too late, we may feel silly. That’s why sometimes we feel even more tired after oversleeping.
51．This article probably makes you want to yawn because it’s about ________.
A．cycling B．sleep cycles C．soft music
52．How many stages does each sleep cycle have
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.
53．What are people advised to do according to the last two paragraphs
A．To have 8 hours of sleep a day at any time.
B．To wake up by using light and temperature.
C．To follow the body clock to have good sleep.
54．In which part of a magazine can you probably read this passage
A．Art. B．Science. C．Sports.
Passage 14
（2024·河南周口·二模）Imagine a tiny robot crawling (爬) through your body, helping doctors with their work. It’s not from a science novel. Doctors are now using robots to do operations (手术). This is because robots can do some work that doctors can’t. The robots carry small cameras, which allow doctors to look inside patients’ bodies. The robots also have tiny scissors and other tools. “It’s like having little hands inside the patients,” said Dr. Wang from a hospital in Beijing.
Here’s how they work: The doctor makes a small cut in a patient. Then, the doctor puts the robot through the cut. Next, the doctor controls the robot to reach where it needs to go. Finally, with the help of the robot, the doctor looks inside the patient’s body and begins to work.
The robots have many advantages for doctors and patients. They help cut medical costs and make difficult operations quicker and easier. They allow doctors to operate with less damage (伤
害) to patients’ bodies, too. This helps them to get over faster.
However, the robots aren’t perfect. They can be expensive. What’s more, they are just tools to help humans, and they must be used by skilled doctors. Even the best robots can’t do everything that humans can do.
Scientists are working to make robots smarter. Someday, robots may do even more than expected for humans.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
55．The robots carry _________ to help doctors look inside patients’ bodies.
A．small cameras B．little hands C．common tools D．tiny scissors
56．In what order does the doctor do operations with the help of the robot
a. Look inside the patient’s body and begin to work.
b. Control the robot to reach where it needs to go.
c. Put the robot into the patient’s body through the cut.
d. Make a small cut.
A．d→b→c→a B．d→c→a→b C．d→a→c→b D．d→c→b→a
57．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A．The size of the robots. B．The future of the robots.
C．The costs of the robots. D．The advantages of the robots.
58．What can we know from the text
A．Doctors have to be experienced to use the robot helpers.
B．Operations with robots as doctors’ helpers can be less expensive.
C．Robots can do operations without doctors.
D．Robots can only carry cameras for doctors to look inside the patients’ bodies.
59．What may be the best title for the passage
A．Doctors Cut Medical Costs
B．Scientists Make Robots Smarter
C．Robots Help Doctors with Operations
D．Patients Do More than Expected
Passage 15
（2024·河南南阳·一模）Scientists in Switzerland have used lasers (激光器) to change the
path of lightning (闪电). The experiment was carried out on Santis mountain in Switzerland, near a TV tower that’s hit by lightning about 100 times a year.
Lightning can cause serious problems on the ground. It can cause fires, destroy buildings, and kill people. The damage from lightning costs billions of dollars every year. Scientists have been trying to find a way to protect buildings from lightning for a long time.
Now, the best way is by putting metal rods (杆) on the buildings. They are connected to the ground and can safely guide the electricity into the ground. ★ If a building is very large, it needs a lot of lightning rods. Some buildings—such as airports—are so large that it’s difficult to protect the whole building using lightning rods.
Another idea is to use lasers to guide lightning. It isn’t new. Scientists have been working on the idea for over 20 years. They have successfully guided lightning with lasers inside a laboratory. But scientists haven’t been able to make it outside until recently. Scientist Matteo Clerici wasn’t part of the experiment, but he also studies guiding electricity. He said, “The fact that they managed to do it in an outdoor environment is really a very big step.”
Although they have made great progress, the laser still didn't guide the lightning as far as the scientists would like. To protect buildings from most lightning, lasers will have to guide the lightning for a much longer distance (距离). The laser is also very dear. The scientists say it costs about $2 billion. It will probably take 10 or more years before a laser is truly able to protect large buildings.
60．Why do scientists try to change the path of lightning
A．To collect electricity. B．To avoid great losses.
C．To test special lasers. D．To save building costs.
61．Which of the following can be put in the “★” in Paragraph 3
A．But they often fail to guide lightning.
B．But they can cause damage to the ground.
C．But these rods can only protect a small area.
D．But these rods only work on large buildings.
62．What does Matteo Clerici think of the experiment
A．It’s worrying. B．It’s exciting. C．It’s creative. D．It’s unexpected.
63．What does the underlined word “dear” in the last paragraph mean
A．Expensive. B．Popular. C．Traditional. D．Dangerous.
64．In which part of a newspaper may this text appear
A．Weather. B．Travel. C．Environment. D．Technology.
Passage 16
（2024·江苏苏州·一模）Have you ever imagined that a mobile-phone maker could produce cars one day Xiaomi answered this question with its newly produced electric car SU7.
Three years ago. Lei Jun announced that he would make cars. At that time, online users joked that he should make electric cars as his name has something to do with electricity. Over the years, even the electronics giant like Apple gave up the idea of making electric cars. However, Lei Jun kept his words and really made it.
The company, best known for its popular smartphones, showed its SU7 model on March 28 in China this year. Actually, it is the first electric car from a phone maker. The SU7 would sell for 215,900 yuan to 299.900 yuan in China. The starting price is about 30,000 yuan cheaper than Tesla’s Model 3, which starts at 245.900 yuan.
“This is to keep my promise made three years ago,” he wrote on Tuesday. Lei also added that he’s confident about entering the EV (电动汽车) market, though the competition is strong.
The SU7 comes as EV makers fight for sales in China. Xiaomi may face some sales problems as companies like BYD and Tesla are cutting prices to attract customers to buy their EVs. However, Xiaomi may have some advantages over competitors since it is already well-known and has plenty of faithful customers called Mi Fans.
Whether SU7 will be a success is unknown, but just as Lei Jun said to many young people, life is a long-time race, and temporary (暂时) success or failure is not important. We should believe in dreams and keep making a try.
65．What do we know about Xiaomi according to the passage
A．It is famous for making cars.
B．Its first electric car is a great success.
C．It has no strong competitors in the EV market.
D．The starting price of its car is lower than Tesla’s Model 3.
66．How does the writer show Lei Jun’s character of never giving up in paragraph 2
A．By interviewing his fans. B．By listing some numbers.
C．By using online users’ words. D．By comparing with others.
67．Why is Lei Jun confident about entering the EV market
A．Because Xiaomi is already loved by many.
B．Because most people choose electric cars now.
C．Because SU7 is the best electric car in the world.
D．Because BYD and Tesla have cut prices to attract customers.
68．What would the passage mainly want to tell us
A．Failure is the mother of success. B．It is never too old to learn.
C．The early bird catches the worm. D．Where there is a will, there is a way.
Passage 17
（2024·广东深圳·二模）
Known as “air taxi”, the eVTOL aircraft (电动垂直起降飞行器) completed its first inter-city flight on February 27th. The flight started from Shekou Port in Shenzhen to Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai. It took about 20 minutes for the over 55-kilometer trip. Developed by a high-tech company, the electric-powered aircraft is able to carry five people with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour.
If this technology can be widely used in air transportation, it will bring great convenience to us. As more and more people have their own cars, we always spend hours being stuck in the street. If this new invention can carry passengers in daily life, electric air taxis will work as a solution to our congested cities. We will then live and work in three dimensions (维度) then.
However, the industry will need to deal with a lot of difficulties. Laws, costs and public acceptance stand in the way of widespread use of air taxis, according to Tim Schwanen, who is the director of the Transport Studies Unit at Oxford University
“In some ways, technology isn’t the difficult part,” Schwanen said. “There are problems around laws and costs, and there are problems around markets. Do we want these services Do we need them ”
Besides, car designer Frank Stephenson, who designs Lilium’s aircraft, said companies
must make safety into their first consideration (考虑). “The moment when one of these things has a problem, you’re going to lose a lot of public confidence and trust.” he said.
69．What can we know about the first inter-city flight of eVTOL aircraft
A．It started from Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai.
B．It took less than half an hour for the trip.
C．It was powered by petrol or fossil oil.
D．It could carry as many people as a plane.
70．What does the underlined word “congested” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Tourist B．Highly-developed C．Crowded D．Ancient
71．Among all the difficulties, which one isn't the difficult part for the eVTOL industry
A．Laws. B．Market. C．Costs. D．Technology.
72．What does Frank Stephenson want to emphasize (强调) in the last paragraph
A．Safety of passengers is important to the eVTOL companies.
B．Companies should provide lower price to win public trust.
C．The public should have confidence in the safety of the eVTOL.
D．The technology is very likely to have a problem in the future.
73．How can the passage be divided into (①-paragraph 1; ②-paragraph 2; ...)
A． B．
C． D．
Passage 18
（2024·四川雅安·二模）Sending packets, shopping for everyday things and even building a house—these are new skills that new robots (机器人) show at the World Robot Exhibition.
Here are the TOP 4 robots in the exhibition.
RoBohoN Scientists are introducing this latest talking robot. It wears a head phone and is ready to talk with people. RoBohoN introduces places to the visitors in the exhibition. It can speak more than 50 languages.
Human Support This robot stands at one metre tall and has many arms. It can deal with simple housework and provide basic medical care if necessary. The invention is of great
help to the old.
HRP-5 P HRP-5 P looks like a strong builder. It stands at 1.8 metres tall and is created to carry out the heavy building tasks. It always works with the workers in the building areas.
CarriRo CarriRo, like a toy bus, has friendly “eyes” on its front. It works as a postman and sends packages by rolling (滚动) around. It has a GPS to travel. The owner of the package receives a code number (代码) in the smart phone to open the CarriRo and get the package.
74．What does RoBohoN look like
A．B． C． D．
75．Who may Human Support be a good helper for
A．Teachers. B．Doctors. C．Old people. D．Workers.
76．What is HRP-5 P good at
A．Posting packages. B．Building houses.
C．Using languages. D．Helping people.
77．The owner of the package can open the CarriRo by ________.
A．talking to the robot B．rolling around streets
C．following the GPS D．using the code number
78．In which part of a newspaper can we find this passage
A．Culture. B．Sports. C．Travel. D．Technology.
Passage 19
（2024·江苏南通·一模）Some people learn a foreign language because they want to communicate with the local people. Some other people are just curious about foreign cultures. Whatever your reason may be, the best foreign language software will certainly help you pick up the language in a few weeks. You will be able to speak fluently and understand the language clearly as well.
Tell Me More
This app is used in U. S. schools, and it is believed to be the best foreign language learning app all over the world. It offers instructions for learning Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. However, the app does not come cheap as it costs around $250.
Now Talk
If you are looking for a cheaper language learning app, then this is just the suitable choice for you. This app will cost you about $40, and even though it is not as useful as Tell Me More, it is still a very good app for the purpose. The disadvantages are that there is very little focus on grammar and there is a clear lack of interactive(互动性的)activities for users so it does not result in fluency.
Instant Immersion
This app provides learning materials for up to 33 different languages, and it is considered as the best app for learning Spanish as well. It will cost you about $30, and this is a very reasonable price for such a highly recommended language learning app. The learning courses are highly interactive, and the ever-present speech recognition feature ensures that you are getting the pronunciation right while speaking.
Kids Talk
This is a foreign language translation app that you can make use of, and it will cost you about $30. So, it is said that the level of performance will be similar to that of Now Talk. This app is designed more for the use of children for its interesting videos.
79．What is the disadvantage of Tell Me More
A．It lacks language learning methods. B．It offers no interactive activities.
C．It provides no interesting videos for children. D．It costs much more than the others.
80．_________ best suits users with poor pronunciation.
A．Tell Me More B．Now Talk C．Instant Immersion D．Kids Talk
81．The purpose of this passage is to _________.
A．introduce some language learning apps to us
B．encourage us to use apps to learn foreign languages
C．tell us the importance of learning a foreign language
D．tell us the advantages and disadvantages of some apps
Passage 20
（2024·广东东莞·二模）
Imagine you walk into your office, with the temperature just right. You sit down and a very valuable and meaningful day begins. This is the kind of smart office that engineers are trying to make. It uses technology to help workers perform their best at work.
It can be bad for your health if you sit in front of a desk for too long. For example, it can cause pain in the back and the neck. Sanon, a company in Zhejiang, built UP7 to deal with this. As a smart lifting desk, UP7 can tell how long a user has been sitting in the chair. When it reaches the setting time, it will “tell” the user to stand up and walk around. It does this by either shaking the table or sending messages to the user’s phone.
The company also invented a kind of smart chair to match with the table. “The chair is so comfortable. It can adjust its arms and height according to your body shape,” a user in Zhejiang said on Xiaohongshu.
In smart offices, you probably won’t use paper notebooks. Instead, you can try electronic paper books to put your work online. N10 from Hanvon Technology in Beijing, is a new “notebook” like this. It uses a screen that doesn’t produce much light. Users write or draw with an electronic pen on the screen.
“It is just like reading and writing on real paper,” a user said. “You can organize, search and save notes easily. You usually need several big paper notebooks to do what the electronic notebook does.”
82．What is the main idea of Paragraph 1
A．A smart office will make the work day longer.
B．A smart office will offer more jobs to engineers.
C．A smart office can help workers work at their best
D．A smart office can check a person’s body temperature.
83．How does UP7 protect users’ bodies
A．By making calls to users.
B．By stopping users from sitting for too long.
C．By moving the chair to relax users’ bodies.
D．By lifting the desk to stop users from working.
84．What does the underlined word “adjust” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Miss. B．Change. C．Depend. D．Repair.
85．Why is N10 better than a paper notebook
A．Because N10 has a big screen.
B．Because N10 can provide light for people to read.
C．Because N10 can read and write on its own.
D．Because N10 can easily organize, search and save notes.
86．In which part of a newspaper may the passage come from
A．Popular Science. B．Social Behavior.
C．Weather Conditions. D．Famous Inventors.
参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了一位9岁的小发明家Prince Nallamothula受到妈妈生活中所遇问题的启发，发明了能帮助人们远程干农活的机器人的故事。他希望能够以自己的力量发明创造，从而方便更多人的生活。
1．细节理解题。根据“He built a model for a robot that will let people do farm work remotely (远程).”可知，普林斯的发明允许人们远程做农活。故选C。
2．段落大意题。根据“One day, Prince’s mom said that there was not enough space in their apartment to grow all her plants, so he started thinking about ways to solve the problem.”可知，普林斯发明机器人是为了满足她妈妈种植所有植物的需要。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“Prince spent about two to three months building his robot. Before drawing out designs, he had to search for a great deal of information on the Internet. In order to build the robot successfully, he went to the market to buy necessary parts. The robot had everything to help it move around. The last step is doing all the coding (编程) to get the robot to be useful and not just a model. His robot was named GrRobot.”可知，①②④⑤符合。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据“When asked about the secret to his achievements, he replied, “Seeing people’s life getting better because of my inventions makes me feel great. I’ll do what I can to solve more people’s problems. And the world may be different with my help.””可推知，帮助别人可以找到幸福。故选C。
5．D 6．C 7．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了智能书包、天气糖果、日出床三项发明。
5．细节理解题。根据“If any book is missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind you.”可知，如果哪本书不见了，智能书包会提醒你。故选D。
6．细节理解题。根据“Lights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off.”可知，床会先打开灯，灯光变得越来越亮，然后开始放音乐，音乐声会越来越大。故选C。
7．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了三项发明，因此可以在与发明有关的杂志
上看到。故选C。
8．C 9．B 10．A 11．B 12．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了曼彻斯特商品交易所的图书自动售货机。
8．细节理解题。根据“At Manchester’s Corn Exchange, a building with a rich history at the heart of the city, an interesting machine has been set up to help people read more books.”可知，图书自动售货机在一栋历史悠久的建筑楼里。故选C。
9．细节理解题。根据“To use this vending machine, book lovers are asked to bring their own books and give them away in return for tokens (代币). ”可知，书迷们通过赠送他们自己的书来使用图书自动售货机。故选B。
10．词义猜测题。根据前文“To use this vending machine…you give away are finally placed in the machine for others to take their pick.”可知，书迷们通过赠送书籍获取代币，然后用代币来获取自己想要的书籍，而赠送的书最终会被放进机器里让别人挑选。所以推测“It is a pretty simple process of reading, swapping…”意思是说这就是一个阅读，交换的过程，由此推测swapping的意思是“交换”。故选A。
11．推理判断题。根据“Producing new books comes with some inevitable (不可避免的) environmental costs, such as the use of large amounts of water and fuel…With clever ideas like the book vending machine, books can avoid going to waste and be enjoyed by more people.”可知，生产新书会带来一些不可避免的环境成本，图书自动售货机提供的是二手书，可以避免书籍浪费，所以它有助于保护环境。故选B。
12．推理判断题。通读全文可知人们必须先赠送自己的书籍才可以使用图书自动售货机，而赠送的书会被放进机器里供他人挑选，所以人们可以通过这台机器与他人分享书籍。故选B。
13．D 14．D 15．A 16．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一家日本公司发明了一种名为Giraffenap的产品，可以让人站着休息，目的是提高工作表现。
13．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Giraffenap is invented to allow the user to take a rest while standing when he/she feels tired or sleepy with the purpose of improving performance at work.”可知，Giraffenap的发明是为了让使用者在感到疲倦或困倦时站着休息，以提高工作表现。故
选D。
14．细节理解题。根据第三段中“But why does it have to be standing The company explains that studies have shown that sleeping while standing allows people to reach a sleep state in which they breathe easily.”可知，该公司认为站着睡觉是有益的的原因是它有助于用户在午睡时更轻松地呼吸。故选D。
15．推理判断题。根据第四段内容“Now, I know what you’re thinking—wouldn’t a person just fall down if he tried to sleep while standing Of course not. Inside the box are four points to support the body—head, buttocks (臀), legs and feet. That means he can rest his arms, legs and head in the box while still remaining upright.”可推断出，作者是通过解释盒子如何支撑身体部位来回答第四段中提出的问题。故选A。
16．观点态度题。根据最后一段内容“Giraffenap has been made in two different styles—an extremely modern and unusual one named “Spacia” and a wood-covered one named “Forest”. They have been on sale in January 2024, so I hope one day you’ll pick your favorite design and try sleeping standing up—just like giraffes do.”可推测出，作者对Giraffenap是支持的。故选B。
17．A 18．A 19．D 20．B 21．B
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了可以与人一起辩论的一种名叫Project Debater的智能系统，介绍了它的作用以及研究人员发明这个系统的目的。
17．细节理解题。根据“And then it looks for ideas that can support its own argument.”可知，这个人工智能系统会寻找可以支持自己论点的观点，但不能自己写观点。故选A。
18．细节理解题。根据“The topic was about subsidizing preschool (资助幼儿园)—and Project Debater argued to support this idea.”可知，辩题是关于资助幼儿园，系统辩论并支持这一观点。故选A。
19．推理判断题。根据“Their goal is to help humans make better decisions, according to Ranit Aharanoy, manager of the Project Debater team.”可知，后文指出研究人员的真正目标，此处应表明赢得辩论从来不是研究人员的目标。故选D。
20．词句猜测题。根据“It can debate both sides, so it can very quickly help you understand both sides of the problem...”可推知，新的人工智能系统它可以辩论正反两方面，因此可以很快帮助人们了解问题的正反两方面，此处it指代新的人工智能系统。故选B。
21．观点态度题。通读全文并结合“Let’s wait and see how the Project Debater will develop in the
near future.”可知，作者对Project Debater持积极肯定的态度，并对这一研究项目拭目以待。故选B。
22．B 23．B 24．C 25．C 26．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些有用的人工智能发明。
22．细节理解题。根据“but also gives some good advice to improve their skills”可知，它会给球员提供一些建议。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据“Now anyone can use Chat GPT without paying money, so that the company can collect people’s ideas on how to improve the chatbot (聊天机器人).”可知，因为聊天机器人可以收集人们关于如何改进它的想法，以便改进它自己。故选B。
24．推理判断题。根据“ACS won’t let a stranger in without the house owner’s agreement.”可知，没有房主的同意，ACS 不会让陌生人进来，由此推知，ACS可以被放置在门外面，以确保安全。故选C。
25．推理判断题。根据“Now she can do lots of things—she is a poet, a painter, a news writer and more.”可知，她可以做很多事情，她是诗人、画家、新闻作家等，说明她很有才华。故选C。
26．主旨大意题。根据“AI has changed our lives in some ways. Here are several useful AI inventions.”并结合全文可知，本文主要是为了介绍一些人工智能发明。故选C。
27．C 28．C 29．B 30．D
【导语】本文讲述了智能家居。
27．细节理解题。根据“Last week, we went on a school trip to a science museum.”可知，作者上周参加了一次去科学博物馆的学校旅行。故选C。
28．词义猜测题。根据“Ms. Liu took out a smart phone and”可知，it指的是智能手机。故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据“Ms. Liu asked me to ring the doorbell.”、“I thought. At this time, Ms. Liu took out a smart phone and put it against the door. And the door opened.”、“After entering the living room, I saw a computer on a table.”以及“The window has a smart blind (百叶窗).”可知，正确的语序是c-d-b-a。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据“Scientists often say that these products are improving our life, but I think
the technology in the smart home may make us lazier.”可知，作者认为智能家居中的这些产品帮助人们做了太多的工作，可能会让我们变得更加懒惰。故选D。
31．A 32．D 33．C 34．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了跳舞机器人的相关情况。
31．细节理解题。根据“In the dance, the robots stayed behind a screen so the audience (观众) only saw their shadows.”可知，在与机器人共舞的《风华正茂》中使用了屏幕来展示机器人的影子，故选A。
32．推理判断题。根据“Cuan says that cave paintings inspired her.”可知，洞穴壁画给了她灵感，也就是给了她一些想法，故选D。
33．推理判断题。根据“She danced with two other women and two Boston Dynamics spot robots. In the dance, the robots stayed behind a screen so the audience (观众) only saw their shadows.”可知，第四段是介绍她与机器人共舞的情况，结合“Seeing a robot dance may make the technology seem fun, attractive, or friendly instead.”可知，此处是介绍通过舞蹈改变人们对机器人的看法，所以第五段开头应是一个承上启下的句子，说明这个舞蹈只是与机器人共舞的众多舞蹈之一，故选C。
34．推理判断题。根据“Seeing a robot dance may make the technology seem fun, attractive, or friendly instead. Sometimes after her performances, audience tell her that the dance changes the way they think about robots.”可知，与机器人共舞可以帮助我们更好地了解机器人，改变以前对机器人的看法，故选B。
35．C 36．B 37．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了16岁少年李涛想出了一种方法为他的城镇制造一种新型电源的事情。
35．细节理解题。根据第一段“He worked out a way to make a new type of power supply (供应) for his town, which had a problem with its electricity supply.”可知，李涛住的那个小镇电力供应出了问题。故选C。
36．细节理解题。根据第二段“Even though he faced lots of challenges and failures, he didn’t give up. He fixed his mistakes, changed his plans, and kept working hard.”可知，当李涛面临挑战和失败时，他改正错误，继续努力工作。故选B。
37．细节理解题。根据第四段“News about Li Tao’s invention quickly spread around his school and town, and everyone really took pride in his achievement.”可知，人们知道李涛的发明后很骄傲。故选B。
38．A 39．B 40．B 41．C 42．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了Evans发明并制作太阳能灯的过程。
38．细节理解题。根据“Evans Wadongo was from a poor village of Africa.”可知，Evans Wadongo来自非洲的一个贫穷村庄。故选A。
39．细节理解题。根据“First, it can cause illnesses such as coughs.”可知，煤油灯会引起咳嗽等疾病。故选B。
40．词句猜测题。根据“He used recycled materials and ask volunteers to build the lamps.”可知，他使用回收……来制作这些灯，所以是materials的意思应该是“材料”，故选B。
41．推理判断题。根据“Thanks to Evans, my children have light to read, and I have my own light to cook.”可知，作者在第5段给出了Julia的例子是为了说明Evans发明太阳能灯带来的影响。故选C。
42．细节理解题。根据“One day, he had an idea. He could use a small solar light.”可知，有一天，他有了一个主意。他可以使用小型太阳能灯。故选A。
43．B 44．D 45．C
【导语】本文主要报道了被称为“加沙牛顿”的15岁少年发明为帐篷供电的照明装置，带给难民光明。
43．推理判断题。根据“‘And we here are living in darkness and tragedy, and rockets are falling on as, so I thought of creating light and did so,’”可知，加沙地区的人们生活在黑暗和悲剧中，所以AI-Attar想到了创造光，并且这样做了。由此推出他想要用他的发明改变人们的生活，带来希望。故选B。
44．细节理解题。根据“The AI-Attar family have connected their tent to the side of a house, allowing the boy to climb onto the top of the house and set up his two fans to produce electricity. Then, he linked the fans to switches (开关), lightbulbs in the tent to make lighting for his family.”可知，AI-Attar一家将他们的帐篷连接到房子的一侧，让男孩可以爬到房子的顶部，并设置他的两个风扇来发电。然后，他把风扇和开关、帐篷里的灯泡连接起来，为他的家人照明。
与D项图片相符。故选D。
45．细节理解题。根据“‘I am very happy that people in this camp call me ‘Gaza’s Newton’, because I hope to achieve my dream of becoming a scientist like Newton and creating an invention that will benefit (造福) not only the people of the Gaza Strip but the whole world,’”可知，他的希望是为全世界制作一些好东西。故选C。
46．A 47．B 48．A 49．B 50．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者去科大讯飞的一次游学之旅，在那里见识到了人工智能的强大。
46．细节理解题。根据第一段中“In November, our school went to iFLYTEK for a study tour to get a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence (AI).”可知，11月，我校赴科大讯飞进行了一次学习之旅，深入了解人工智能。故选A。
47．词句猜测题。根据第三段中“This article has no standout features. I think it should include some character descriptions. And the descriptions should be detailed.”可知，此处指这篇文章没有突出的特点，应该包括一些详细的人物描写；可推测出“standout”意为“出色的”。故选B。
48．细节理解题。根据第四段中“The digital humans can not only talk naturally, but also use real human body languages and make facial expressions.”可知，数字人不仅能自然交谈，还能使用真实的人体语言和面部表情，这让学生们很惊讶。故选A。
49．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“We all saw the power of AI in different fields, but we also realized that it still has a long way to go.”可知，我们都看到了人工智能在不同领域的力量，但我们也意识到它还有很长的路要走，可推断出人工智能需要进一步发展。故选B。
50．最佳标题题。根据第一段中“In November, our school went to iFLYTEK for a study tour to get a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence (AI).”以及通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了作者去科大讯飞的一次游学之旅，在那里见识到了人工智能的强大，C选项“学习人工智能：一次奇妙的旅行。”为最佳标题。故选C。
51．B 52．C 53．C 54．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了睡眠周期以及一款睡眠计算器产品，它可以根据起床时间计算合适的入睡时间。
51．细节理解题。根据“It’s because we’re talking about the world of sleep cycles ( 周期 ) in light of World Sleep Day which was celebrated on March 21st.”可知，因为本文主要关于睡眠周
期，所以会让你想要打哈欠。故选B。
52．细节理解题。根据“Each cycle has four stages.”可知，每个睡眠周期有四个阶段。故选C。
53．推理判断题。根据“It’s important to remember that you shouldn’t just start your sleep cycle whenever you want.”可知，你不应该随心所欲地开始你的睡眠周期，而应该跟随你的生物钟好好睡觉。故选C。
54．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要关于睡眠周期，与科学相关。故选B。
55．A 56．D 57．D 58．A 59．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了机器人现在可以帮助医生做手术。
55．细节理解题。根据“This is because robots can do some work that doctors can’t. The robots carry small cameras, which allow doctors to look inside patients’ bodies.”可知这些机器人携带小型摄像头，帮助医生查看病人的身体内部。故选A。
56．细节理解题。根据“Here’s how they work: The doctor makes a small cut in a patient. Then, the doctor puts the robot through the cut. Next, the doctor controls the robot to reach where it needs to go. Finally, with the help of the robot, the doctor looks inside the patient’s body and begins to work.”（它们的工作原理是这样的：医生在病人身上切一个小口。然后，医生让机器人穿过切口。接下来，医生控制机器人到达它需要去的地方。最后，在机器人的帮助下，医生观察病人的身体内部并开始工作。）可知正确的顺序是：做一个小切口——通过切口将机器人放入病人体内——控制机器人到达需要去的地方——观察病人身体内部并开始工作。故选D。
57．推理判断题。根据“The robots have many advantages for doctors and patients.”可知第三段介绍机器人的优势。故选D。
58．推理判断题。根据“What’ s more, they are just tools to help humans, and they must be used by skilled doctors.”可知，机器人只是帮助人类的工具，使用它们的医生技术必须非常熟练。故选A。
59．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了机器人现在可以帮助医生做手术。故选C。
60．B 61．C 62．B 63．A 64．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了科学家正尝试使用激光技术来改变雷击的路径，以便保护更大的区
域范围。
60．推理判断题。根据“The damage from lightning costs billions of dollars every year. Scientists have been trying to find a way to protect buildings from lightning for a long time.”可知，每年雷击造成的损失高达数十亿美元。长期以来，科学家们一直在努力寻找一种保护建筑物免受雷击的方法。由此可知，科学家试图改变闪电的路径就是为了避免造成巨大损失。故选B。
61．推理判断题。根据“If a building is very large, it needs a lot of lightning rods. Some buildings—such as airports—are so large that it’s difficult to protect the whole building using lightning rods.”可知，如果建筑物很大，就需要很多避雷针。有些建筑物（例如机场）太大，很难使用避雷针保护整个建筑物。说明这些避雷针只能保护一小部分区域。故选C。
62．推理判断题。根据“The fact that they managed to do it in an outdoor environment is really a very big step.”可知，他觉得，他们成功地在室外环境中做到了这一点，这确实是一个非常大的进步。说明他觉得这个实验很振奋人心。故选B。
63．词句猜测题。根据“The scientists say it costs about $2 billion.”可知，激光要花费大约20亿美元，说明它很贵，dear意为“昂贵的”，与expensive同义。故选A。
64．推理判断题。本文主要介绍了科学家正尝试使用激光技术来改变雷击的路径，以便保护更大的区域范围。因此这篇文章较有可能在报纸的科技版块看到。故选D。
65．D 66．D 67．A 68．D
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍了小米公司生产电动汽车SU7的情况，以及雷军对于进入电动汽车市场的信心和态度。
65．细节理解题。根据“The SU7 would sell for 215,900 yuan to 299.900 yuan in China. The starting price is about 30,000 yuan cheaper than Tesla’s Model 3, which starts at 245.900 yuan.”可知，小米的电动汽车SU7的起售价比特斯拉的Model 3要低，故选D。
66．推理判断题。根据“Over the years, even the electronics giant like Apple gave up the idea of making electric cars. However, Lei Jun kept his words and really made it.”可知，多年来，即使是像苹果这样的电子巨头也放弃了制造电动汽车的想法。然而，雷军信守诺言，真的做到了。此处通过与其他人的对比来体现雷军的坚持不懈，故选D。
67．细节理解题。根据“However, Xiaomi may have some advantages over competitors since it is already well-known and has plenty of faithful customers called Mi Fans.”可知，雷军对进入电动汽车市场有信心的原因是小米已经很知名，且有很多忠实的粉丝，故选A。
68．主旨大意题。根据“Whether SU7 will be a success is unknown, but just as Lei Jun said to many young people, life is a long-time race, and temporary(暂时)success or failure is not important. We should believe in dreams and keep making a try.”可知，文章主要想要告诉我们的是只要有决心，就一定能找到实现梦想的方法，故选D。
69．B 70．C 71．D 72．A 73．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了空中出租车。
69．细节理解题。根据“It took about 20 minutes for the over 55-kilometer trip”可知55公里的路程花了大约20分钟。故选B。
70．词义猜测题。根据“If this new invention can carry passengers in daily life, electric air taxis will work as a solution to our congested cities.”可知如果这项新发明能够在日常生活中载客，电动空中出租车将成为我们拥堵城市的解决方案，故此处划线部分和crowded意义相近。故选C。
71．细节理解题。根据“There are problems around laws and costs, and there are problems around markets”可知法律、成本和市场都是空中出租车面对的问题。故选D。
72．推理判断题。根据“companies must make safety into their first consideration”可知他强调乘客的安全对eVTOL公司来说很重要。故选A。
73．篇章结构题。分析句子可知，第一段引出了空中出租车；第二段介绍了空中出租车的好处；第三至第五段介绍了空中出租车面临的许

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