專題04 閱讀理解單項選擇四題題型【考題猜想】-九年級英語上學(xué)期期末考點大串講（北師大版）（原卷版）

2024-2025學(xué)年九年級上期期末考點大串講（北師大版）專題04閱讀理解單項選擇四題題型（原卷版）AIn1937,myfather,whowasalmost20yearsold,startedalongjourney.HetraveledathousandmilesacrossChinawithhisuniversity,ZhejiangUniversity,duringtheWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggression(抗日戰(zhàn)爭).TheChinesegovernmentwantedtokeeptheuniversitystudentssafebecausetheywereimportantforthecountry’sfuture.Astheuniversityplannedforthejourney,theHeadLibrarianofZhejiangLibrary,askedtheuniversitytotakeacollectionofbookswiththem.Thebookswerecalled“SikuQuanshu”.Createdinthe18thcentury,thiswasahugeencyclopedia(百科全書)with2.3millionpagesandabout997millionwords.Itwassoimportantthatplansweremadetoprotectitatanycost,eventhoughitaddedanother230boxestothestudents’cargo.Thejourneywasnoteasy.Studentsandteacherswerefacingthedangersfromairattacks.Theywerealwaystiredandhungry.Theyhadtosleeponthegroundinoldtemplesbuttheycontinuedtheirclasseswhenevertheycould.Toprotectthebooks,theytriedtomovebyboatortruckwheneverpossible;atothertimes,theywouldputtheboxesintocarts(手推車).Sometimesthestudentshadtocarrysomeofthebooksintheirbackpacks.OnescarymomentwaswhenaboxoftheSikuQuanshubooksfellintoariver.Theyquicklysavedthebooksanddriedtheminalocaltemple.After1,400milesand28monthsontheroad,theuniversitygroupfinallyreachedasmalltowncalledZunyiinGuizhouprovince.Theystayedthereinsimpleclassroomsanddorms,untilthewarmoveddeeperintoChina.TofurtherprotecttheSikuQuanshu,thebookswerehiddeninanearbycave,guardedbyuniversitystaff.ThebooksmadeitthroughthewarinsurprisinglygoodconditionandweresentbacktoZhejiangLibrary.Thisamazingstoryshowshowagroupofyoungstudentsandtheirteachersdideverythingtheycouldtoprotecttheirculture’streasures.Theyfacedmanydangersandhardships,buttheynevergaveup.Theyworkedtogethertokeeptheirknowledgesafe.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cargo”inParapraph2probablymean?A．Thingsthatyoucarrywhentraveling.B．Booksgivinginformationaboutallareasofknowledge.C．Placesforhidingimportantthings.D．Moneythatyouneedinordertodosomething.2．WhichchallengeisNOTmentionedinthepassageduringthejourney?A．Poortransportation. B．Dangersfromattacks. C．Terribleweather. D．Badlivingconditions.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheSikuQuanshu?A．ItwascreatedbyZhejiangUniversity. B．Itwaswell-protectedduringthewar.C．Itwasacollectionof997books. D．ItwassentbacktoZunyiafterthewar.4．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ProtectingChina:MyFather’sBraveMoveDuringWarB．StayingStrong:HowtoProtectYourselfintheTimeofWarC．SikuQuanshu:TreasuresLostandFoundintheWarD．ALongJourney:HowZhejiangUniversitySavedImportantBooksBJordynPerezwasabouttoturn8yearsoldwhenhermomsuggestedanewwaytocelebrateherbirthday.“Howaboutgivingawayyourgiftstoachildren’shospital?”hermomsaid.Jordynthoughtabouttheidea.Shealreadyhadeverythingsheneeded,andthesekidsinhospitalweregoingthroughsomedifficulties.Theyprobablyneededgiftsmorethanshedid.“Okay,thatsoundscool,”shefinallysaid.Nowastudentinhighschool,Jordyncontinuestobringjoytokidswithseriousillnesses.Thisyear,shehasmadehereighthyearlybirthday-giftdonationtoBaptistChildren’sHospitalinSanAntonio.Kidscanbeinthehospitalforlotsofreasons.IntheUS,asthma(哮喘)isatopreasonforyoungerchildren.Whateverthepatient’sageorillness,ahospitalstaycanbestressful.EffortslikeJordyn’saresunshineduringadifficulttime.Jordyn’sgift-givingprojectbeginseachyearinNovember.Whenshesendsherfriendsinvitationstoherbirthdayparty,sheincludesalistofgiftideasforkidsatthehospital.Fortheyoungestpatients,giftsmightincludebuildingblocksortoytrains.“Andfortheteenagers,”Jordynsays,“itmightbenailpolishorbooks.”NatalieGutierrez,aworkeratBaptistChildren’sHospital,hasseentheinfluenceofJordyn’sgift-giving.“Sheputssmilesonthefacesoftheseyoungpatientsinourhospitalandonournurses,”Gutierrezsays.“Theyareallamazedatherbeneficenceatsuchayoungage.”Jordyn’seffortstohelpkidsinthehospitalhaveinfluencedothersalot.Friendshavegivenawaygiftsfortheirbirthdaystoo.AndJordynsaysher11-year-oldtwinsistershelpanimalsattheHumaneSociety.“Givingtoothers,it’sjustagoodfeelingtohaveattheendoftheday,”Jordynsays.“IwanttokeepdoingthisaslongasIcan.”5．WhichparagraphtellsusthemeaningofJordyn’saction?A．Paragraph1. B．Paragraph2. C．Paragraph3. D．Paragraph4.6．Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Jordynis15yearsoldnow. B．Jordyndidn’tlikehergiftsatall.C．Jordynwascoolinthepast. D．Jordynrefusedtogiveawaygiftsatfirst.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“beneficence”inParagraph6probablymean?A．Courage. B．Kindness. C．Confidence. D．Victory.8．Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BeginEarly,SucceedEarly B．ThinkOften,PracticeOftenC．DoGood,FeelGood D．SmileMuch,AchieveMuchC

Boxingisanexcitingsport.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?Inboxing,twopeoplewearglovesandtrytohiteachotherinaring.Boxerstrainhardtogetfastandstrong.Inaboxingmatch,aboxerhastobereadytomoveatanytime.Theyusetheirfists(拳頭)tohitthehead,bodyorarmsoftheotherboxer.Oneexcitingpartofboxingistheplan.Aboxerhastothinkofwhentohit,whentodefend(防守)andhowtooutsmarttheotherboxer.That’snoteasy.ThereisafunnyfilmcalledYOLO《熱辣滾燙》aboutboxing.IttellsastoryaboutagirlnamedDuLeying.Shespendsalotoftimestayingathome.Sheplanstomakeachangeandshemeetsaboxingcoach.Withthecoach’shelp,Dutrieshardtobecomeaboxer.Shefacesmanychallenges,butshenevergivesup.Thefilmshowsthatifyoukeepworkinghardandnevergiveup,yourdreamscancometrue.Boxingisagreatsportforpeoplewholovechallenges.Theyneedalotoftrainingandhardworkandtheyshouldnevergiveup.Ifyou’reinterestedinlearningmoreaboutboxing,whynotwatchsomeboxingmatchesandseehowexcitingthissportcanbe?9．FromParagraph2,weknowthatbeing________isimportantforboxersinboxingmatches.A．fastandyoung B．fastandstrongC．youngandsmart D．youngandstrong10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outsmart”inParagraph3mean?A．respect B．remind C．prevent D．win11．What’sParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Boxingmatches. B．Afamousboxer.C．Afilmaboutboxing. D．Thehistoryofboxing.12．Whatdoesthewritertellyoutodoifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutboxing?A．Tojoinaboxingclub. B．Totakeboxingclasses.C．Towatchboxingmatches. D．Toreadbooksaboutboxing.DOnJuly31st,2024,inthefinalofwomen’ssynchronized10-meterplatformdivingattheParisOlympics,ChineseathletesChenYuxiandQuanHongchanperformedoutstandinglyandwonthechampionshipwithatotalscoreof359.10.Fromthefirstdive,ChenYuxiandQuanHongchanstartedthe“disappearingwatersplashtechnique”.Theirfirstdivegavethemaleadof7.20pointsoverthesecond-placerivals.Theirfivediveswereverystable.Theycontrolledthewatersplasheffectextremelywell.Thescoresofeachdivewere56.40,54.60,80.10,55.44and82.56.ChenYuxiandQuanHongchanarethe“twinstar”pairintheChinesewomen’sdivingplatformevent.Sincetheirfirstappearanceinanin-teamtestcompetitiononApril20th,2022,theyhavewonthechampionshipofthesynchronized10-meterplatforminvariousworldcompetitionssuchastheWorldchampionshipandtheWorldCup.ThischampionshipwinalsomadetheChinesedivingteamachievesevenconsecutivechampionshipinthiseventattheOlympics.ChenYuxiwasbornin2005andQuanHongchanwasbornin2007.BothyoungathleteswongoldmedalsattheTokyoOlympics.Atthattime,QuanHongchanwonthegoldmedalinthewomen’s10-meterplatformeventwithaworldrecord-breakingperformance,andChenYuxiwonthewomen’ssynchronized10-meterplatformchampionshipwithZhangJiaqi.IntheParisOlympiccycle,aftertheypairedupasaduo,theyhavemaintainedadominantperformanceininternationalcompetitions.Inthefollowingindividualevents,QuanHongchanandChenYuxiwillcontinuetostriveandwinmorehonorsfortheDreamTeam.13．WhatsportdoChenYuxiandQuanHongchanplay?A．Swimming. B．Volleyball. C．Tennis. D．Diving.14．HowoldwasQuanHongchanin2024?A．17. B．20. C．19. D．21.15．WhatmadetheChinesedivingteamachievesevenconsecutivechampionships?A．Thesupportofthecoach. B．Theirhardtraining.C．ThiswinbyChenYuxiandQuanHongchan. D．Goodluck.16．WhatcanwelearnfromChenYuxiandQuanHongchan?A．Talentisthekeytosuccess. B．Hardworkleadstoachievements.C．Luckisimportant. D．Famecomeseasily.EAtacommunitystoreinHangzhou,itemslikebeans,salt,andsugararestoredinlargejars(罐子)andvegetablesareplacedinbamboobaskets,allwithoutplasticpackaging(外包裝).Customers(顧客)bringtheirownclothbagsorbottlestotakewhattheywanttobuy.QiuLiopenedthestorewiththehopeofsharingthemessagethatover-packagingandsingle-useplasticsareharmfultotheenvironment.Thestore’ssaleswerelowinthebeginning.“Theitemsarepricedalittlehigherbecausetheyareorganic(有機(jī)的),”Qiuexplained.What’smore,thenewshoppingmethodraisedmanyquestions.“Somecustomerspointtoajarandaskiftherearesmallerpackages,”shesaid.Qiualwaysexplainstoeachcustomerthattheycanusetheirownclothbagstotakeasmuchoraslittleastheywant.Shealsoofferstolendthemusedbottlesorclothbags.Customersaregraduallygettingusedtothisshoppingmethod.“Althoughrunningthebusinessisdifficult,Ikeepdoingittoencourage(鼓勵)agreenerlifestyle,”Qiusaid.ManypeopleinthecommunitysupportQiu’sstore.Somebringboxestothestoreforcustomerswhoforgettheirownbags.Somemakeclothbagsfromoldclothing.“Ittakestimetochangepeople’sthoughts.Nomatterhowsmalloureffortsare,theyaremeaningful,”shesaid.17．WhydidQiuLiopenthestore?A．Tomakelotsofmoney.B．Tomakegooduseofhersparetime.C．Toencouragepeopletoreducepackagingwaste.D．Tosatisfy(滿足)moreandmorecustomers’needs.18．HowdoesQiuLisuggestcustomerstaketheitemstheyneed?A．Bybringingtheirownclothbags.B．Byusingplasticbagsprovidedbythestore.C．Bychoosingitemswithplasticpackaging.D．Byborrowingbottlesfromothercustomers.19．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Peopledon’tcaremuchaboutplasticpollution.B．Customersdon’tlikethisnewshoppingmethod.C．Itrequirestimeforcustomerstoacceptthenewshoppingmethod.D．Itisn’tconvenient(便利的)tobuythingswithoutsmallerpackages.20．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtoliveagreenerlifestyleB．AwomanopensagreenstoreC．WhyweshouldrefuseplasticbagsD．AnewshoppingmethodisbecomingpopularFLastDecember,whenAnLingfei,adoctorfromanInnerMongoliamedicalteam,arrivedinKigali,thecapitalcityofRwanda(盧旺達(dá)),hesetupacenterintheMasakaDistrictHospital.Sincethen,theChina-RwandaTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)TreatmentCenterhasincreased(增加)inpopularity.Thecenternowreceivesmorethan30peopledaily,withmostofthemsufferingfromlowerbackpainorkneeandanklejoint(踝關(guān)節(jié))pain.Rwandaisknownasthelandofathousandhills.Peopleoftenhavetowalkonmountainroadsyear-roundthere,whichcanleadtojointstress.“TCMhasgreatadvantagesintreatingthesediseases,andtheeffectsareverygood.”Ansaid.“ThecenternowprovidesmostkindsofTCMtreatments,allowinglocalpeopletoexperienceEasternmedicine.”Naomin,a60-year-oldpatient,isamazedbyTCM.Shewasunabletowalkbecauseofseriouspaininbothkneesandankles.Butafteramonthoftreatmentatthecenter,sheisnowabletowalkaroundwithawalkingstick.“Thetreatmenthasbeenabighelp,”shesaid.Anotherpatient,Mukagatare,saidthathisbackpaindisappearedafterthreeTCMtreatments.Hementionedthatdoctorsatthelocalhospitalshadbeenunabletomakeacleardiagnosis(診斷)aftermanyexaminations,letalonereducethepain.Besidestreatingpatients,thecenteralsoeducatespeopleaboutTCMandChineseculture.Uptonow,TCMhasspreadtonearly200countriesandareas,withitsworldwideinfluencegrowing.“Fromtreatingacommoncoldtochronic(慢性的)anddifficultdiseases,TCMcanallplayanimportantrole,”aChinesedoctorsaid.21．WheredidAnLingfeisetuptheTCMTreatmentCenter?A．InChina. B．InKigali. C．Inhishome. D．InInnerMongolia.22．Theunderlinedword“sufferfrom”hastheclosestmeaningto________.A．befinallydiscovered B．bedeeplytouched C．begreatlychanged D．bebadlyinfluenced23．WhatimprovementdidNaominachieveafteramonthofTCMtreatment?A．Herbackpaindisappeared. B．Herkneesdidn’thurtanymore.C．Shecouldmovearoundagain. D．Shedidn’tneedawalkingstick.24．Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthepassage?A．ThelocalhospitalsinRwandaarenotworking.B．Therearenogoodwaystotreatchronicdiseases.C．TCMwillhaveincreasingpopularityaroundtheworld.D．An’scenterismainlyaboutstudyingChineseculture.GImaginelookingthrough3.7millionoutfitsonlinetofindtherightone.Soundsreallyhard,doesn’tit?Well,withthehelpofAIstylists,it’snotsohardanymore.AnAIstylistcanhelppeoplechooseoutfits.Itsearchesforpicturesofclothesonlineandcollectsthousandsofoutfitscreatedbyhumanstylists.Itcanalsounderstandwordsandpickoutimportantinformationabouteachpieceofclothing.Itkeepsallthepicturesandwordsinadataset.Then,theAIstylistgivespeoplefashionideasaccordingtowhattheylike.Ateamofpeoplelookafterthedataset(數(shù)據(jù)集)andmakesureitalwayshasthenewestinformation.TheyhelptheAIstylistgetbetteratchoosingclothesbyimprovingitsrules.TheAIstylistcanalsosuggestsomethingnewtotry,evenifit’salittledifferentfromwhattheuserusuallywears.Peopleoftenliketotrysomethingnew!AnAIstylistcanrunintoproblemswhenpeoplefromdifferentculturesuseit.WhatispopularinAsiamaybedifferentfromwhatiscoolinEurope.TheAIstylistshouldknowwhatispopularineachplaceandchangeitsadvicetomatchpeople’swantsindifferentplaces.So,peoplemakerulesforAIstyliststofollow.Differentcountriescanchangetheserulestomatchdifferentstyles.AnAIstylistalsohastokeepupwith“fashionrules”.Sometimes,certainclothesdon’tgowelltogether.ItisdifficultfortheAIstylisttounderstand.SoanotherAImodelthatcanunderstandthecut,styleandcolourofoutfitsaddsthatinformationtothedataset.Peoplehavecompared(比較)outfitsbyAIstylistsandhumanstylists,andAIstylistshavedoneprettywell.Maybeonedaywewon’tputtogetheranoutfitwithoutusingourAIstylistsfirst.25．WhatdotheteamofpeopledoforAIstylists?A．Controlthedatasetofoutfits. B．TestAIstylists’fashionadvice.C．ConnectAIstylistswiththeInternet. D．Findpicturesandwordsaboutclothing.26．WhichofthefollowingmightbeachallengeforanAIstylist?A．Comparingusersfromdifferentcultures. B．Suggestingsomethingnewforuserstotry.C．Pickingoutimportantinformationaboutclothing. D．Choosingdifferentstylesforusersfromdifferentcountries.27．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2...)A．①②③/④⑤ B．①/②③/④/⑤ C．①/②/③/④⑤ D．①/②/③④/⑤28．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthefutureofAIstylists?A．Bright. B．Uncertain. C．Worrying. D．Meaningless.HHaveyouheardaboutBlackMyth:Wukong?Assoonasthegamecameout,itledanewinterestintheclassicChinesenovelJourneytotheWestaroundtheworld.ThewriterofthenovelisWuCheng’en,whoisbelievedtocreateitinthe16thcenturybasedonolderstoriesandhistory.ThenovelismainlyaboutaBuddhistmonknamedXuanzang,takeshisdisciple(徒弟),includingSunWukongthe“MonkeyKing,”onajourneytofindsutras(真經(jīng)).Forcenturies,thenovelhasnotonlybeenmadeintofilmsandTVshows,butalsogaverisetoanumberofcommonsayings.EyesoffireandgoldInoneofchapters,WukongislockedupinafirestoreaspunishmentaftercausingamessintheHeaven.Herunsintoaroomwherethefirecannotreach.However,thesmokeleaveshimwithaneyeconditioncalled“FieryEye”.Wukong’sfieryeyesallowhimtoseethingshiddenfromordinaryhumans,suchasmonsterswhochangeshapesorbecomeunseen.Nowadays,thisphrasegenerallyreferstosomeone’sabilitytodiscovercrimeorcheating.Forexample:Hisliesseemedperfect.butshestillsawthroughthemwithher“eyesoffireandgold”.Transformwithashakeofthebody“Transformingwithashakingthebody”refersakindofshapeshiftingthatdoesn’ttakemucheffort.TheMonkeyKinglearns“Seventy-TwoChanges”fromPutiZushi.Inthenovel,hetransformsintoabird,atreeoratempleaccordingtodifferentsituations.Today,thephraseisoftenusedtoexpressagreatchangeofsituation.Forexample:Withstrongsupportfromfairies(精靈),Cinderellatransformedintothemostbeautifulgirlattheparty.ShentongShentongreferstoasetofpowers.Wukongistheonewhohasstrongpowers:ajumpwithhisjindouyun,amagicalcloudheridesasameansoftransport.What’smore,hehasamagicstickwithwhichhebeatsbadspirits.Sothisphrasedescribesapersonwhohasstrongpowers.29．Whydoesthewriteraskthequestioninthefirstparagraph?A．Togetreadersinterested. B．Toaskreaderstoanswerit.C．Toaskreaderstotalkaboutthegame. D．TogetreaderstoreadJourneytotheWest.30．Whatdoesthesaying“transformwithashakeofthebody”probablymeaninChinese?A．大顯身手 B．原形畢露 C．三頭六臂 D．搖身一變31．Whatmaythewriterdonextattheendofthelastparagraph?A．Listnumbers. B．Askaquestion. C．Comparefacts. D．Giveanexample.32．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?A． B． C． D．IInEastChina’sAnhuiprovince,there’safamousalley(小巷),LiuchiAlley.The2-meter-widealleyseparatesapairofgraywalls.Atfirstsightitmayseemcommon,buttothosewhoknowitshistory,itmeansmuchmorethanitsappearancewouldsuggest.Duringholidays,thealleyfillswiththousandsofvisitorseachday—attractedtherebythestoryofitscreationandthelessonsthatcanbelearnedfromit.ItsnamecomesfromtheChinesewordforsixandchi—atraditionalChineseunitoflengththatcorrespondstoone-thirdofameter.Itwassonamedbecauseofitswidth.IntheearlyQingDynasty,itservedastheboundary(邊界)betweenthehouseholdsoftwofamilies.TothesouthwastheZhangfamilyandtothenorththeWufamily.BothhadmalemembersinhighpositionswithinthecourtofEmperorKangxi.Butthetwofamiliesquarreled(爭吵).Thepointoftheirquarrelwastheboundarybetweentheirtwohousesandwhichfamilyhadtherighttobuildawallonthedividingline.Aftertryingbutfailingatmediation(調(diào)解),theZhangswrotetoZhangYing,theirmostprominentfamilymemberandatrustedtopofficialintheemperor’scourt.Hisresponse(回復(fù)),whichisstillcelebratedintheformofapoem,didnotprovidethesupportforwhichhisfamilyhadhoped.Instead,hecalledforhisfamilytostepbackonemeterfromtheboundary.Hissuggestionsomovedthetwofamilies,thestorygoes,thatbothdidexactlythat.________Althoughthewallsbythealleyarereplicas(仿制品),peoplearestillattractedtotheareabecauseofitsbackstory.Tothem,thestoryisabouthowtogetalongwithotherpeople.Andithasoftenbeencitedtotalkaboutthequalitiesofakindperson,aculturedfamily,oragoodofficial.Thelocalgovernmenthasmadegreateffortstorestoretheareatoitsoriginalglory(昔日輝煌).Itwasreopenedtovisitorslastyear.33．Accordingtothepassage,peoplegoonavisittoLiuchiAlleymostlyforits________.A．naturebeauty B．designstyleC．educationalvalue D．newappearance34．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．TheZhangsfailedinthequarrelatlast.B．TheWufamilystepbackonemeteraswell.C．Theysolvedtheirproblemthroughmediation.D．Thetwofamiliesquarreledaboutthelengthofthealley.35．Whichsentenceshouldbefilledin________?A．Sotheybuiltthealley. B．Asaresult,theyquarreledworse.C．Thusthealleywasborn. D．Inthisway,thetwofamiliesbecameone.36．Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply(暗示)aboutthealley?A．It’sasgoodasnewnow. B．Touristslikeitsoldappearance.C．Restoringitisunnecessary. D．Theytrytogivefullplaytoitsrole.JNoisealertCryingbabies.Buzzingmosquitoes.Ringingcaralarms.Theyareallannoyingnoises.Butwhat’stheworst?Arecentsurveyliststhethingswehatetohear.Thelistofhorriblenoiseshadover100items.Severalmobilephoneringtonesappearnearthetop.Othernoisesincludebarkingdogs,pneumaticdrills(風(fēng)鉆).electricleafblowers,loudsnoringandbangingnoisesearlyonaSundaymorning.However,number-oneonthelistwasthesoundofadentist’sdrill,“Thatjustsendsshiversdownmyspine,”saidoneperson.“Afteravisittothedentist,Isometimeswakeupatnightwiththatsoundinmyhead.It’shorrible.”saidanother.”I’veseenpatientsshakingwithfearwhenIbringoutthedrill,”explainedadentist.Ofcourse,anyonewho’sactuallybeentothedentistandheardthesoundwill

probablyagreewiththat.Butthere’ssomegoodnews.Anewdevice(設(shè)備)developedbyexpertsatuniversitiescancanceloutthesoundofthedrill.Thetinygadget(小裝置)allows

patientstolistentomusiconanMP3playerwhilethesoundofthedrilliscanceled

out.However,patientsarestillabletohearthedentist’svoicebecausenotallsoundsarefiltered(過濾)out.Thetheorybehinditisfairlysimple.Microphonesareplacedclosetothedentaldrill.Thesepickupanysoundsandchangethemintodigitalsignals.Then,electronicfilterscanceloutanyunwantedsoundwaves.However,thegreatthingisthatthis

technologyalsoallowsothersnoises(suchasthedentist’svoice)tocomethrough.It’seasytouse,too.PatientssimplyplugthedeviceintotheirMP3players.Then,viaheadphones,theycanlistentomusicandhearthedentist’svoicewithoutbeingdisturbedbythenoiseofthedrill.Fantastic!So,nexttimeyougotothedentist,remembertobringyourMP3player.37．What’sonthetopofthelistofhorriblenoisesaccordingtotherecentsurvey?A．Barkingdogs. B．Adentist’sdrill.C．Electricleafblowers. D．Amobilephone.38．Whatdostheunderlinedphrase,“sendshiversdownmyspine”probablymean?A．makemefeelsad B．makemeveryangryC．makemeveryscared D．makemeveryexcited39．Thefifthparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A．howthesound-filteringdeviceworksB．whoinventedthesound-filteringdeviceC．whatthesound-filteringdeviceismadeofD．howthesound-filteringdevicewasinvented40．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthenewdevice?A．Itcanmakethesoundofadentist’sdrilldisappear.B．Thedevicecanpreventallnoisesfromcomingthrough.C．Thedevicecanchangeunwantednoisesintopleasantmusic.D．Withthedeviceon,patientscanhearnothingbutmusicontheirMP3.KSelf-drivingcarsarecomingfast.Aroundtheworld,manycompaniesaredevelopingself-drivingtechnology.Insomecities,self-drivingcarshavealreadyrolledontostreets.Aself-drivingcarissometimescalledadriverlesscar.Asitsnamesuggests,itdoesn’trequireahumandriverbehindthewheel.Forsafety,self-drivingcarsmustbeableto“see”what’sgoingonaroundthem.Todothis,theymainlyusethree“eyes”radar,lidarandcameras.Radarworksbysendingoutradiowavesthatbounceoff(反射)thesurfacesofobjects(物體).Itcantellthesizeandspeedofanobjectfromfaraway.Butitcannot“see”detailsandunderstandspicturesinverylowresolution(分辨率).Thatistosay,itcan’ttellwhattheobjectreallyis.Lidaruseslaserlighttoscantheenvironment.Thetechnologyworksbyfiringmillionsoflasersignalspersecond.Thesesignalsarethenthrownbackfromthesurfacesofobjectsandreturnedtoareceiver.Lidarcanseeinhigherresolutionthanradar.It’sabletoknowwhetherapersonisfacingforwardorbackward.However,it’slimitedbyweatherconditions.Forexample,itwon’tworkinfogordust.Cameratechnologyisthebestwaytogetacorrectviewofacar’ssurroundings.Camerasofferthehighest-resolutionpictures.Theyareoftenusedtoreadroadsigns.Butcamerasdon’tworkwellinallweatherconditions,either.Nowthatitcansee,howdoesacardriveitself?Firstofall,adriverlesscarmustbuildamapofitsenvironment.Itneedstoplaceitselfinsidethemaptounderstanditssurroundings.Thenthecar’scomputerusesinformationfromitsthree“eyes”andGPStobuildthemap.Next,itbeginsitspathplanning.Itisaboutfindingthesafestandquickestwaystoaplace.Adriverlesscarwillalsohavetoconsideractionssuchaschangingwaysandpassingothercars.Itmakesaplanfirst.It’ssimilartohowwegetdirectionswhenweenteranaddressintoamapapplication.Then,theplanisimprovedinrealtimeasthecartravels.Allthistechnologydoesn’tmeanself-drivingcarsneednohumanhelp.Asafetyoperatoroftensitsinthefrontpassengerseat.Heorshecanstopthecarincaseofanemergency.41．WhatcanwelearnfromPara.1?A．Self-drivingcarshavebeeninuse. B．Self-drivingcarshavebeenpopularforlong.C．Self-drivingcarscanbeseeneverywhere. D．Self-drivingtechnologyisperfectatpresent.42．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Radarcantellwhatexactlyanobjectis.B．Lidarworkswellinallweatherconditions.C．Camerascanseethingsmoreclearlythanlidar.D．Lidartechnologyisusedtoreadroadsigns.43．Howdoesadriverlesscarbuildamapofitsenvironment?A．Withthehelpofamapapplication. B．Withinformationfromits“eyes”andGPS.C．Withthehelpofasafetyoperator. D．Withinformationinsidethecar’scomputer.44．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Howdoesacardriveitself? B．Whyareself-drivingcarsuseful?C．Wherearedriverlesscarsused? D．Whatdoesanoperatordointhecar?LChineseathletesmadegreatbreak-throughsattheParisOlympics