2019届高三英语二模汇编——阅读C篇
1、2019黄浦二模
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
（C）
Right now, I am looking at a shelf full of relics, a collection of has-beens, old-timers, antiques, fossils. Right now, I am looking at a shelf full of books. Yes, that’s right. If you have some spare cash (the going rate is about $89) and you are looking to enhance your reading experience, then I highly suggest you consider purchasing an e-reader. E-readers are replacing the books of old and I welcome them with open arms (as you should).
An e-reader is a device that allows you to read e-books. An e-book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images or both, and produced on, published through and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines the e-book as “an electronic version of a printed book”, but e-books can and do exist without any printed equivalent.
E-readers put printed books to shame. E-readers are superior to printed books because they save space, are environmentally friendly and provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not.
The average e-reader can store thousands of digital books, providing a genuine library at your fingertips. What is more, the e-reader itself is very small. It is easy to hold and can fit in a pocketbook or briefcase easily. This makes handling wooden giant such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina a breeze. Perhaps the only drawback to the space-saving aspect of an e-reader is that it requires you to find new things to put on your shelves.
In addition, e-readers are environmentally friendly. The average novel is about 300 pages long. So, if a novel is printed 1000 times, it will use 300,000 pieces of paper. That’s a lot of paper! And for the super bestsellers, these figures increase dramatically. For example, the Harry Potter book series has sold over 450 million copies. That’s about 2 million trees! Upon viewing these figures, it is not hard to grasp the severe impact of printed books on the environment. Since e-readers use no trees, they represent a significant amount of preservation in terms of the environment and its resources.
Finally, e-readers provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not. The typical e-reader allows its user to adjust letter size, letterform and line spacing. It also allows highlighting and electronic bookmarking.
Furthermore, it grants users the ability to get an overview of a book and then jump to a specific location based on that overview. While these are all nice features, perhaps the most helpful of all is the ability to get dictionary definitions at the touch of a finger. On even the most basic e-reader, users can find instant definitions without having to hunt through a physical dictionary.
It can be seen that e-readers are superior to printed books. They save space, are environmentally friendly and provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not. So what good are printed books? Well, they certainly make nice decorations.
63. As used in paragraph 1, it can be inferred that “has-beens, old-timers, antiques, fossils” are all words that describe something ____________. A. outdated
B. typical
C. meaningful
D. useless
64. Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred that printed books of War and Peace and Anna Karenina are all ____________. A. superior and dramatic C. awkward and heavy
B. dense and environmental D. significant and resistant
65. According to the author, which of the following reading tips and tools are offered by the e-reader?
① line spacing customization
② the ability to quickly jump to the end of a book ③ access to a printed dictionary at the touch of a finger A. ①and ②only
B. ①and ③only
C. ②and ③only
D. ①, ② and ③
66. Which of the following sentences from the passage best summarizes the author’s main point?
A. “If you have some spare cash(the going rate is about $89)and are looking to enhance your reading
experience, then I highly suggest you consider purchasing an e-reader.”
B. “E-readers are replacing the books of old, and I welcome them with open arms (as you should)．” C. “An e-reader is a device that allows you to read e-books. An e-book is a book-length publication in digital
form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices.”
D. “E-readers are superior to printed books because they save space, are environmentally friendly, and provide
helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not.”
答案：63-66 ACAD 难度：中等 解析：
本文为说明文。本文介绍了现在印刷的书籍过时了，如果你想提高你的阅读体验，就去买一个电子阅读器。电子阅读器优于印刷书籍，因为电子阅读器本身很小，易拿，容量大。它们节省空间，环保，提供了印刷书籍所没有的阅读技巧和工具，如调整字体，字形和间距、随意跳到指定的位置等。 【63题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“has-beens, old-timers, antiques, fossils”以及后面的“E-readers are replacing the books of old”可知，B. typical典型有；C. meaningful这些词都是说 “已过时”了，分析选项A. outdated过时了；有意义的；D. useless没有的。可知，A符合题意，故选A。 【64题详解】 推理判断题。第三段中“E-readers put printed books to shame. E-readers are superior to printed books because they save space,”和第四段“The average e-reader can store thousands of digital books, providing a genuine library at your fingertips. What is more, the e-reader itself is very small. It is easy to hold and can fit in a pocketbook or briefcase easily”尤其是“This makes handling wooden giant such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina a breeze.”，可知，电子阅读器节省了空间，环保，容量大。而且电子阅读器体积小，易拿和存贮。这使得处理像《战争与和平》和《安娜·卡列尼娜》这样的庞大的笨重的巨人变得轻而易举。由此可推断出印刷版的《战争与和平》和《安娜·卡列尼娜》是笨重的。分析选项可知C符合题意。 【65题详解】
细节理解题。第六段“The typical e-reader allows its user to adjust letter size, letterform and line spacing.”可知，典型的电子阅读器允许用户调整字母大小、字体和行距。第七段“Furthermore, it grants users the ability to get an overview of a book and then jump to a specific location based on that overview…the most helpful of all is the ability to get dictionary definitions at the touch of a finger.”可知，电子阅读器允许用户跳转到特定位置。但也
① the 许最有用的是能够用手指触摸电子字典就可找到答案。选项① line spacing customization行间距自定义；
ability to quickly jump to the end of a book快速跳到书尾的能力；① access to a printed dictionary at the touch of a finger用手指接触印刷体的字典。分析可知，①和①是正确的，故选A。 【66题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“E-readers put printed books to shame. E-readers are superior to printed books because they save space, are environmentally friendly and provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not”可知“电子阅读器使印刷书籍相形见绌。电子阅读器优于印刷书籍，因为它们节省空间，环保，提供了印刷书籍所没有的有用的阅读技巧和工具。”分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D。
2、2019普陀二模
（C）
The Rapid Rise and Fall of Robot Babysitters
During the winter of 2017, an 18-year old college student named Canon Reeves spent much of his time trailing a knee-high robot around Fayetteville, Arkansas, as it delivered Amazon packages to students. The robot, created by a start-up called Starship Technologies in 2014, is basically a cooler on wheels; it uses radars, sensors, and nine cameras to make deliveries. Reeves’s job was to monitor how it handled various grounds, field comments from the public, and press the off switch if necessary. He said, “People would also ask if it could deliver beer.” It couldn’t.
Broadly speaking, jobs of caring for robots fall under the umbrella of careers in automation, which include maintenance, engineering and programming. The demand for people with this skill set is considerable, with 20 million to 50 million new jobs to be expected in this category by 2030, according to the Mckinsey Global Institute. In the year that ended in June 2018, Indeed.com had almost three times the number of positions on the recruitment committee that ended in June 2016.
Over the last year, a 34-year-old businessman named David Rodriguez spent hundreds of hours following a machine called the KiwiBot around UC Berkeley’s campus while it delivered Red bull and other drinks to students. To retrieve (检索) orders, the app encourages students to give the robot a wave; the robot’s digital eyes will roll depending on its mood. Rodriguez, who heads business development for the start-up, was tasked, early on, with monitoring the KiwiBot for problems – even carrying it, should the motors fail. Since April 2018, though, the KiwiBot has largely been left unattended, and the majority of human interactions involve technical checks and loading food into the robot. To eliminate the boring work, the team is developing a restaurant robot to collect and load orders – which could happen in 2020. However, Rodriguez assured me that his staff won’t be out of work. Everyone holds double roles in the company. Greater robot self-governing just means employees will shift their focus to accounting, engineering, and design.
Mckinsey estimates that millions of jobs globally could be lost to automation by 2030. “A huge number of jobs will be produced as autonomous vehicles are released into the environment,” Ramsey said. In 2016, Bosch started training students from Schoolcraft College, a community college in Michigan, in autonomous-vehicle repair; Toyota has trained students in maintenance as well. “We might even see a return to low-level jobs where people come and fuel the car for you,” Ramsey said. “Until we can wirelessly charge, someone needs to refuel them.” The hardest-to-automate industries, as it happens, are the ones that require looking after humans, such as childcare, education and health care. Robot babysitters might feel like they have scored the job of the future, but in fact, they might be better positioned.
63. What kind of robot is the one created by a start-up called Starship Technologies? A. A factory robot.
B. A delivery robot. D. A construction robot.
C. A restaurant robot. A. are in the category of
C. are in relation of
64. What does “fall under the umbrella of” in Para. 2 mean?
B. are under the protection of
D. are in the process of
65. According to Ramsey, what will happen when autonomous vehicles are put on the market? A. Autonomous vehicles will become much cheaper. B. A large number of people will be out of work.
C. A lot of job opportunities will be created. D. Many people will turn to buying autonomous cars. 66. What does the last sentence in Para. 4 mean?
A. Robot carers will have a competitive advantage in the future.
2019届上海高三英语二模汇编--阅读C篇(解析版)
