四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(82)
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(86)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（86）阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Most musicians agree that the best violins were made in Italy. They were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any others. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones. No one really knows why these old Italian violins are so special, but many people think they have an answer.Some people think it is the age of the violins. They say that today’s violins will also sound wonderful someday. But there is a problem here. Not all old violins sound wonderful. Only those from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the answer. There must be something different about Cremona or those Italian violins makers.Other people think the secret to those violins is wood. The wood of the violin is very important. It must be from certain kinds of the trees. It must not be too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew something special about wood for violins.But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians. Maybe they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists measured these old violins very carefully. They can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish, which covers the wood of the violin and makes it look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. No one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish. So no one can make the same varnish today.There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona. Their secret may be lost forever. Young musicians today hope this is not true. They need fine violins. But there aren’t very many of the old violins left. Also, the old violins are very expensive. Recently, a famous old Italian violin was sold for about US$300,000!1. This passage is about .A. making violinsB. musical instrumentsC. scientific ideasD. the old Italian voilins2. The best violins .A. are made with modern techniquesB. were lost many years agoC. were made in Italy 200 years agoD. were made by scientists3. Some people think that modern violins .A. will sound better in the futureB. will sound worse in the futureC. sound wonderful and naturalD. will never be as old as those from Cremona4. Violins made today .A. look the same as the old onesB. sound the same as the old onesC. are better than the old onesD. have the same varnish as the old ones1、答案解析：答案为D。
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(80)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（80）阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
For ten years Jo Eddings felt that she had been banging her head against a brick wall. “I can’t describe my frustration. I felt so helpless,” she says. “What I wanted was the help with my very bright daughter who had a problem with language.”She was slow to learn to talk and at 9 her reading and writing were still poor.“We took her to psychologists and all sorts of experts, but for years nobody seemed to be able to give us a proper diagnosis or know what to do.” But that changed this month when she heard a radio program about an exhibition called Genes Talking at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. It was about a research project to discover a gene lined with a condition known as specific language impairment. “As soon as I heard it I knew that this was what I’d been looking for,”she says. “I wasn’t alone; I wasn’t mad. There was someone who understood my daughter.”SLI covers speech and grammar problems suffered by children, the most familiar of which is dyslexia (诵读困难). About 8 percent of children are recognized as dyslexic. But a similar number may be suffering from other forms of SLI and are not recognized. The condition is the failure of different parts of the brain to deal with speech and language, and different failures manifest (表明) themselves in different ways.The scientist involved in the ICA project was Professor Heather van der Leiy, the director of the Centre for Developmental Language Disorders and Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, and a leading expert on SLI. “If we can find a genetic link, it will provide the kind of hard evidence that this is a genuine problem, which is needed if we are to cure the disease,” she says.1. The underlined part in the first paragraph probably means Jo Eddings couldn’t _____.A. understand her daughter and was very sadB. help her daughter out of trouble and felt helplessC. afford to treat her daughter’s disease and felt sadD. find where to treat her daughter’s disease and felt ashamed2. Jo Eddings was pleased when she _______.A. visited and exhibition called Genes TalkingB. heard a radio program about an exhibitionC. discovered a gene linked with her daughter’s problemD. was given a proper diagnosis of her daughter’s illness.3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?A. Jo Eddings’ daughter was lonely and mad.B. Dyslexia is an unknown problem among the public.C. “SLI” stands for Specific Language Impairment.D. Jo Eddings’ daughter’s illness was cured at last.4. On which column can we read the above passage in a newspaper?A. Education News.B. Health News.C. Business News.D. Economy News.1、答案解析：答案为B。
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(93)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（93）文化教育类阅读理解。
B“I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies.I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven't appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued：“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.1．What activity was organized for the school reunion?A．Sightseeing in the park. B．A picnic on the school playground.C．Telling stories about past events. D．Graduates' reports in the old building.2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates' speech.B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates' ways of teaching.C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.3. We can learn from Ms. Yates' speech that she________.A. kept track of her students' progressB. gave her students advice on their careersC. attended her students' college graduationsD. went to her students' wedding ceremonies4. What was Ms. Yates' belief in teaching teenagers?A. Teachers' knowledge is the key to students' achievements.B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.C. Hardpushed students are more likely to succeed.D. Students' respect is the best reward for teachers.5. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?A. Reliable and devoted.B. Tough and generous.C. Proud but patient.D. Strict but caring.【要点综述】Barditch High School组织学生、教师重聚。
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解系列训练(90)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（90））阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
The seventh game of any play-off is always special, win or lose, it always has an edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-your-throat intensity unlike any other. One play, one shot, one save may make all thedifference.But there are other things that make our games and sports so special.For example, where we play our sports is often one of the best things about the games.Thinks ofit:What is as pergect as a fresh sheet of ice after the Zamboni machine (赞博尼磨冰机) has made its final pass and left the surface as smooth as glass? Or a swimming pool on a summer morning,clear and calm, before the ferst swimmer has broken the water?To me a freshly mowed and lined soccer field is as beautiful as any painting. SO is a golf coursein the early morning, or in the evening when the sun is setting.The stuff we paly with is wonderfull, too. Is there anything that feels as good in your hand asa brand-new baseball? Or a nice leather football? Grab hold of either, and you just habe to playa game of catch.The clothes are good too. Sports uniforms are much more colorful and comfortable than regular clothes . Maybe that’s why so many kids stay in their soorts uniforms long after their games are over.No shoes feel better on my feet than my golf shoes. Maybe that’s because I know I am going to have fun whenever I put then on.We t alk so much about winning in sports. But if you are the kind of kid who is happy only when their team wins , then sports will let you down. After all, no team or player wins all the time.But if you can learn to enjoy the parts of sports that have nothing to do with winning or losing---thefeel of a favorite bat or stick in your hand, or how your heartbeats when you put on your uniformand run onto the field ---then sports will always be fun. Whether you win or lose.1.Which of the following words is close in meaning to the phrases“edge-of-your-seat,heart-in-your-throat”in para 1?A. UncertainB. ScaredC. NervousD. Enthusiastic.2. According to the writer, people are advised .A. not to play a game of catchB. to wear sports uniform longC. not to talk about winning in sporsD. to have fun in spors3. Sports uniforms, as well as spors shoes, are mentioned in the textA. as an example of the special feeling of sportsB. as comforbable wearingfor sportsC. as particular desire of childrenD. as most favorite of sportsmen4. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Whether You Win or loseB. Many Joys of SportsC. Winning in SportsD. Games and Sports1、答案解析：答案为C。
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(87)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（87）阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Recognized as the largest desert in the world, the Sahara runs across North Africa, Covering over 3 million square miles from the Atlantic Coast to the Nile River Valley. Except for an occasional oasis(绿洲), this vast land is mainly made up of sand, stones, and worn out mountains. The burning sun causes daytime temperatures to rise to 70 degrees in the shade, and days without rain commonly last for years.Paintings found on the walls of caves in the Sahara Desert suggest that a few thousand years ago, large quantities of plants grew there and covered the desert floor. Many curious and unusual insects, birds and animals got enough food that allowed them to grow and reproduce. At that time, huge river systems and many oases supported growing communities(社团，社区) where a large number of people lived.Research scientists believe that the land became a desert for several reasons. For centuries people there have wandered from place to place in search of food, water and grazing(吃草)land for their animals. These people have always considered the number of animals they have as a sign of wealth. It is considered more important to have 100 sick and starving animals than 15 healthy ones. The large herds (群)have been allowed to go freely and graze on desert plants and grass. Over time, large sections of land have been left uncovered. In addition to allowing overgrazing, these people cut down whatever trees they could find and used them for firewood. The sand was unable to hold on to the great heat of the day, so nightting temperatures often drop below freezing and nothing was left to hold the soil together.Scientists have been studying different ways to bring back the green desert. Through research and experiments, they hope to be able to produce plants that will once again support the life there. Huge holes filled with much water lie under the desert surface. Scientists believe this rainwater simply flew down through the sand over hundreds of years and collected in the big, rocky holding tanks. By making use of the sun’s power, scientists in the Sahara have made experiments in which they got huge amount of electricity. This electricity was then used to operate drilling machines and pumps to pull the rainwater from the underground tanks. By drilling the hole one mile deep into the floor of the desert, one machine was able to recover more than 80 gallons of ice—cold water each second, or 288,000 gallons per hour.Scientists have had some success turning this wasteland into useful farmland. Today the desert is dotted with huge wheat fields watered by a system of pipes that carry water from the underground tanks. Farmers have also learnt that plants grow better if seeds are planted next to stones. Studies show that stones provide protection from the sun, allowing seeds to grow in a shady and cool environment. In addition to that, greenhouses have been built to protect plants from the sunshine so that less water is needed. Another idea is to grow plants that can live on a diet of salt water, since the ocean is so near to the desert.1. What will probably happen if the local people continue their customs and traditions?A. The desert will continue to be enlarged.B. Tourists will begin traveling to North Africa.C. More oases will begin to appear across the desert.D. The number of healthy animals will become larger.2. Which of the flowing statements is a fact presented in the passage?A. The desert is rich in beautiful color and scenery.B. Camels can go for days without drinking any water.C. The Sahara will one day become a beautiful garden.D. Large river systems once supported many communities.3. The author of the passage provides evidences (证据)that scientists are .A. pleased by the progress but do not have the money to continueB. discouraged by the poor results of their experimentsC. hopeful about the chances of life coming back to the desertD. troubled by the lack of water found underground4. Which of the following is the best summary of this passage?A. Drilling machines help to water the desert floor and make plants and animals alive. B．Scientists have been able to turn this large wasteland into a successful farming community.C. So much soil has become sand that the desert will never be able to support life as it once did.D. The desert no longer supports plenty of life, but researchers hope to change it with new scientific techniques.1、答案解析：答案为A。
四川省广安市2020高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(75)
广安市2020高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（75）【阅读理解】Arthur Mille r(19152020)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller's father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary, drawn like so many others by the“Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.Miller's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews，and it won the Tony Award for Best Play，the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury，Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2020, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.本文讲述了亚瑟·米勒，美国著名的剧作家，以及他的著名的戏剧《男售货员之死》，当这部戏剧第一次搬上舞台时，赢得了巨大的成功，获得了三项大奖。
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(58)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（58）【2016高考练习】阅读理解。
阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案填空。
Tasha Tudor(August 28,1919—June 18,2008)was an American illustrator(插画家)and writer of children’s books.She received many awards and honors for her contributions to children’s literature.When people talk about her creativity in artwork,she said,“I do it to support my dogs and my four children.” Her great publishing record,the number of magazine stories that have been written about her over the years,and her admirers have no effects on her at all.Much of Tas ha’s artwork and her reading are done in the wintertime.“I love winter.It’s delightful,” she says.“I don’t have to go anywhere because I work at home.If I’m snowed in,I can stay this way for months.” She hopes for early,deep snow to protect her gar den from the hardship of the New England winter,and when it comes she puts on snowshoes when she needs to get down the mile-long dirt path that leads to the road.Given her enjoym ent of winter and her fantasy way of life,it’s not surprising that Tasha’s Ch ristmas is a storybook holiday.She hangs flowers over the front door.Her tree comes from the woods,and it goes up on Christmas Eve,lit by homemade candles and decorated with her great-grandmother’s collection that dates from 1850.In a place of honor on the tree are large cookies cut into the shapes of her animals.The grandchildren an d friends get presents from Tasha’s old dolls;so do the animals and they have their own Christmas tree.“Of course,it’s a known fact that all the animals talk on Christmas Eve,”she has written.Small,handmade gifts fill a big wooden box.At the end of each year,Tasha can look back and know that her life is perfect,that she has again ignored the twentieth century,and that the magic continues.And for the rest of us,here’s a bit of advice,Tasha says:“Nowadays,people are so restless.If they took some tea and spent more time rocking on the porch(门廊)in the evening listening to light music,they might enjoy life more.”【文章大意】本文主要讲述的是著名的儿童作家 Tasha Tudor 的人生理念以及她对生活及工作的看法。
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(84)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（84）【2016高考训练】阅读理解—推理判断题。
Harriet Tubman was an African-American woman who fought against slavery. She was born in 1820. She helped many people escape from slavery through the Underground Railroad. It was an organized effort to help slaves from the southern states to areas that banned slavery.Slaves could be sold freely. Families were often separated. Harriet married a free black man named John Tubman in 1844, yet she remained a slave. In 1849, the farmer who owned her died. Then she ran to the home of a white woman who had offered to help her.This woman told her how to reach another home where she could hide. Harriet Tubman want from place to place in this way. This was how the Underground Railroad operated. Finally, she went into the northern state of Pennsylvania. During the next ten years, she led an expanded Underground Railroad, and helped 300 slaves escape.Harriet Tubman found another way to fight against slavery during the civil War. She went into the southern states to spy(做间谍) for the North. After the Civil War, Harriet Tubman settled in New York State. She gave speeches to raise money for better education for black Americans, worked for women's rights and sought help for older adults who had been slaves.Harriet Tubman died in 1913. By that time, she had been recognized as an American heroine(女英雄).1.What does the passage mainly tell us?A.The Underground Railroad.B.The history of American slavery.C.Harriet's hard life and bravery.D.Harriet's fight against slavery.2.What can be inferred from the passage?A.The Underground Railroad was a way to freedom.B.Everyone knew that there was a way to free land.C.Black people were cared about by many white people.D.Black people looked down upon white people.3.From Paragraph 4, we learn that when the Civil War broke out, Harriet .A.Worked for the SouthB.Did a lot of work for the patients as a doctorC.Helped everyone to go to schoolD.Got secret information for the North4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Harriet was recognized as a heroine.B.Harriet fought against slavery in many ways.C.Harriet helped only black people in her life.D.Harriet helped black people to get better education.语篇解读哈丽特·塔布曼是个美籍非洲人，她与奴隶制度勇敢作斗争。
四川省广安市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(83)
广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（83）【2016高考训练】阅读理解—推理判断题。
The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won｀t find it in the dictionary. It means that as a human being you take responsibility for your own life.Look at the word responsibility: ability to choose your response, response-ability. Effective people are proactive because they take responsibility. Their behavior is a product of their own decisions, based on values, rather than being a product of their own conditions, based on feelings. For instance, you are planning a picnic with your family. You｀re excited. You have all the preparations, You've decided where to go, and then it becomes stormy, killing your plan. Proactive people carry weather within them. They realize what their purpose really was, and they creatively have a picnic elsewhere even if it's in their own basement with some special games, and make the best of that situation. The opposite of being proactive is to be reactive. Reactive people would say, “What's the use?””We can't do anything.” “Oh this is so upsetting after all of our preparations and arrangements.” They try to persuade the people around them and usually the picnic will be cancelled.Being proactive is really just being true to your human nature. Your basic nature is to act, and not to be acted upon. That's true, despite widely accepted theories of determinism used to explain human nature. Determinism says that you don't really choose anything and that what you call choices are nothing more than automatic responses to outside conditions.The language of reacti ve people is lie:”I can't .” “Don't have time.”” I have to .” I must.” The whole spirit of that language is the transfer of responsibility. They think things are determined by their environment, or by their conditions, or by their conditioning or their genetic makeup. Psychologically, people who believe they are determined will produce the evidence to support the belief, and they increasingly feel victimized and out of control. They're not in charge of their life at all.On the contrary, a proactive person exercises free will, the freedom to choose the response that best applies to his values. In that way, he gains control over the circumstances, rather than being controlled by them.1.According to the passage, a proactive person's behavior can result from .A.The environmentB. an inner beliefC. the genetic makeupD. a temporary feeling2. When a picnic plan is threatened by a sudden storm, reactive people will probably .A. have the picnic as plannedB. make the best of the picnicC. complain and give up the picnicD. find somewhere else for the picnic3. What does” carry weather within them” in the second paragraph probably mean?A. Manage to improve the weather.B. Give in to the weather passively.C. Stress the influence of the weather.D. Find a solution to the weather problems.4. It can be concluded from the passage that determinists(宿命论者) .A. accept things passivelyB. are in charge of themselvesC. are similar to proactive peopleD. respond to outside conditions actively语篇解读本文主要介绍了积极的人和消极的的之间的区别，例如在遇到天气不好野餐计划搁浅的时候，积极的人会想办法进行野餐，而消极的人却由周围的环境左右其决定。
四川省广安市2020高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解系列训练(77)
广安市2020高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（77）阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Anybody who can s peak one language has ‘the gift’ to learn another. Add a Linguaphone course, and that possibility can become a reality quickly and easily. Study as little as half an hour a day and in twelve weeks you could be talking confidently in the language of your choice.Linguaphone will provide you with everything you need to learn at your own pace, where and when you choose. And, although you aren’t in a classroom, you certainly won’t be left all alone . Our free Advisory Service and sort out any problem by post or phone.You can listen to your course on any cassette player. But just in case you want to study on the move or without interrupting anyone, you can also receive a Linguaphone Personal Stereo Cassette Player completely free.The Linguaphone cassette and information pack gives details（细节）of this offer , explains how Linguaphone will work for you, and tells you how you can try a course without risking a penny , with our 14-day money-back guarantee （保证）.Why not find out how you can become one of those “gifted” people who can speak another language? To receive your cassette and information pack, return the coupon below or call us today.Personal callers welcome at:The Linguaphone Language Centre at 124-126Brompton Road, Knightsbridge , London SW3.1．According to the ad , we can infer that .A. people can speak a second language by learning a 12-week Linguaphone courseB. Linguaphone will give free courses to second language learnersC. second language learners are to attend courses at Linguaphone Language CentreD. second language learners can teach themselves by using Linguaphone materials2．Before a learner wants to take a Linguaphone course , he has to .A. write to the Linguaphone Centre firstB. fill out a coupon and post it to LinguaphoneC. pay for a cassette playerD. know the details of the information pack3．What guarantee does Linguaphone give ?A. Learners can master another language in 14 days.B. Learners can have a free trial learning for 14 days.C. Learners can keep the Linguaphone pack for 14 days.D. Learners can get back their money after 14 days of learning.4．The purpose of the ad is to .A. offer Linguaphone cassettes to learnersB. offer Linguaphone courses freeC. give details of their guaranteesD. introduce and sell Linguaphone products1、答案解析：答案为D。
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广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（82）【2016高考训练】阅读理解—推理判断题。
People in several American states may be surprised to see cars in city streets without a driver. Experimental driverless vehicles now are legal in Florida, Nevada and California. They are pointing the way to a future that is not far down the road. The high-tech company Google has a number of self-driving cars, Which had covered 480,000 kilometers by August. Volvo is among the companies dong road tests and says in plans to sell driverless cars by 2020.In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an act to allow autonomous vehicles on the roads of his state. “Today we’re looking at science fiction becoming tomorrow′s reality—the driverless car.” The systems been improved through competitions sponsored by the U. S. government agency DARPA. Engineer Richard Mason of the Rand Corporation helped design driverless vehicles for DARPA challenge races.Cars have become much more fuel-efficient, and new electronic features are making Hondas safer, said Angie Nucci of Honda America. “A camera on the passenger-side mirror actually engaged on your guiding screen so you can safely change lanes.” Other safety features include warning systems on the front and the sides of the cars. The syatems help drivers, but don′t replace them. Curatou Leslie Kendall of the Petersen Automotive Museum said autonomous cars will make the high ways safer. “By taking o ut dri vers, you also remove most risks of an accident,” Kendall said, you also remove most risks of an accident,” Kend all said. He said consumers, however, may be unwilling to lose control. “It may take them time to come to realize that the technology is indeed reliable, but it will have to prove itself first”,Mason said the technology already works and the biggest challenge now is getting down the cost for driverless vehicles from hundreds of thousands of dollars to something more affordable. He said this will happen as the technology is improved.1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A.Driverless vehicles are now legal in the whole USA.B.Volvo will be the first to sell driverless cars.C.Google′s self-driving cars have covered a long distance.D.Driverless cars are pointing us a faraway future.2.We learn that Governor of California Jerry Brown.A.Helped design self-driving cars.B.Supports self-driving cars on roads.C.Considers self-driving cars science fiction.D.Improved the self-driving car systems3.According to Richard Mason. What is the biggest challenge for driverless cars?A.They are now too expensive for consumers.B.Their technical problems remain to be solved.C.They are not allowed to run on the road.D.They are more dangerous for people on the street.4.What｀s the best title of the passage?A . the benefits of the self-driving v carsB . the biggest challenge of the self-driving carsC. self-driving cars: science fiction future is nearD. safer of more dangerous—self-driving cars.语篇解读本文主要讲述了无人驾驶车正在进入我们的生活。
Richard Mason 认为无人驾驶汽车最大的挑战是对于消费者来说太贵了。
1. C 推理判断题。
根据Experimental driverless vehicles now are legal in Florida, Nevada and California.可知，谷歌的无人驾驶汽车走了很长的距离。
2. B 推理判断题。
根据In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an act to allow autonomous vehicles on the roads of his state. 可知，加州的州长Jerry Brown支持无人驾驶汽车上路。
3. A 细节理解题，根据Mason said the technology already works and the biggest challenge now is getting down the cost for driverless vehicles from hundreds of thousands of dollars to something more affordable. 可知，Richard Mason认为无人驾驶汽车最大的挑战是对于消费者来说太贵了。
4. C 主旨大意题。
本文主要讲述了无人驾驶汽车正在进入我们的生活。
阅读理解训练(2015·江西省上饶市三模)Certainly, a wellrounded education is the foundation from which all of us spring forth. I am grateful to the many incredible teachers who have inspired me to do greater things, and have fired my enthusiasm for everlasting learning!I have also been honored to have the most amazing teachers in all of my children's lives.These are extraordinary people who not only teach our children, but love them, challenge them, and provide an environment where a child learns how to learn.But, sometimes I wonder if the outline of our educational plan is lacking something. I watched the movie Easy A with my older daughter. The main character's parents were loving, supportive, and built great confidence in their daughter and developed her ability to handle her own problems.There was a scene where the mother was speaking to the younger child and he announced that he received an “ A” on his spelling test. She replied, “ That's gre at, honey, but everything has spell check these d ays. ”It was funny—but TRUE！I don't mean that we shouldn't teach our children how to spell, but maybe some of our time should be spent educating them about the dangers of posting things on Facebook.Maybe we might want to spend time showing them how real life works—the credit card isn't free money—you will have to pay it back at sometime. Oh, and get this—they charge you for borrowing that money. Perhaps, we should spend some time on interpersonal relationships. I worry that our kids do not know how to relate to one another.Choosing a career is a daunting task. My daughter is in her second year in college and has changed her major twice. It's not that she didn't know what she wanted to do. What she “wanted to do”and the degree she chose did not match.I have learned many college students do not know what they want to do because they haven't seen what it looks like in the real world. Being a journalist in the real world looks very different from writing stories. Maybe if we spent some time exposing them to real life experience—maybe two or three courses in areas of interest in high school that give them a “ feel” for what that particular field would look like, they might be better prepared. I do not know the solution, but it seems that it should at least be a topic of discussion.文章大意：本文是关于教育的文章。