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1、阅读强化训练(十一) (建议用时：25分钟) 阅读理解Tom is seven. Hes staring curiously up at a big drone(无人机) flying above his head in the London Science Museum.The black drone Tom is so amazed by looks like a big toy that many children want to have.But this drone is not a toy.It was once a military(军用的) drone，and its supp

2、osed to save our rainforests.Lauren Fletcher is a former NASA engineer.The idea to create a drone that would deal with forests being destroyed around the world came to him from a science fiction book.Laurens team，called BioCarbon Engineering，is repurposing these drones to have them plant trees.In co

3、mparison to a techniquesowing(播种) seeds by airwhere an uptake rate(摄入率) is around 8%，a recent test conducted by BioCarbon Engineering resulted in a 75% uptake rate.The project team says their use of drones could reduce the costs of traditional methods by up to 85%.But there are still some concerns.A

4、lan Watson Featherstone，founder and executive director of Trees for Life，a charity，told the museum that he is not sure whether such a natural process as tree planting can be achieved by impersonal drones.He believes that human interaction is necessary to guarantee a proper planting process.Another c

5、oncern is more familiar to new technologiessome worry the drones might take jobs away from humans.But Fedorenko，Laurens colleague，adds that they are currently targeting planting in remote areas or areas such as those affected by fires or chemical spills.The project has begun to attract some attentio

6、n.However，the use of drones for planting still has not been tested on a large scale(规模) and in the wild.And，further fundraising is still an issue.So far they have raised around DC 160，000 as a winning project from various competitions，but this is not enough for largescale planting.The company is loo

7、king to raise more funds.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了由前美国宇航局工程师设计的无人机。该无人机可用于播种，且成功率高。1Whats the purpose of the drone in the London Science Museum?ATo protect forests.BTo serve the army.CTo guard the museum.DTo attract childrens interest.A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的its supposed to save our rainforests可知，该无人机将用于保护森林。2W

8、here did the drone designers inspiration come from?AHis work experience.BHis team members.CA science movie.DA fiction book.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The idea to create a drone that would deal with forests being destroyed around the world came to him from a science fiction book.可知，利用无人机播种这个主意来源于一本科幻书籍。3How do

9、es the author develop Paragraph 3?ABy making comparisons.BBy providing processes.CBy analyzing causes.DBy giving examples.A解析：写作手法题。第三段将传统播种与使用该无人机播种的摄入率进行了比较。4Whats the current condition of the drone?AIt faces technical issues.BIt is doubted by some people.CIt has been applied in remote areas.DIt h

10、as become free from human involvement.B解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的But there are still some concerns.可知，使用该无人机播种受到一些人的质疑。 语法填空As a leader，1._(simple) holding positive expectations about team members performance can actually lead 2._ better team performance.Research has clearly proved the power of holding positi

11、ve expectations of others.We get the outcomes that we expect.This is what is known as the “Pygmalion effect” named after George Bernard Shaws play in 3._ Professor Henry Higgins transformed a common flower seller，Eliza Doolittle，into a lady because he believed that it would happen.The power of the P

12、ygmalion effect，first 4._(show) by psychologist Robert Rosenthal in his study of elementary school children，has been well documented as a simple and 5._(use) way to improve performance in the classroom，in the workplace，and elsewhere.In his famous study of elementary school students，Rosenthal made te

13、achers 6._(believe) that certain pupils in their classrooms had been identified as “intellectual bloomers”children who would show intellectual 7._(grow) during the school year.As 8._ matter of fact，the students were randomly named intellectual bloomers，but at the end of the term，these students did i

14、ndeed show 9._(high) academic achievement than others.Why？Because the teachers believed in them.Many later 10._(study) showed that teachers unconsciously gave more positive attention and learning opportunities to these students.1simply解析：考查副词。设空处作状语修饰动词ing形式短语，故填副词simply。2to解析：考查介词。lead to意为“引起，导致”。

15、3which解析：考查关系代词。in与设空处引导限制性定语从句，设空处指代play，故填which。4shown解析：考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语修饰power，因为show与power之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且show表示的动作已发生，故填shown。5useful解析：考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处与simple并列作定语修饰way，由语境可知，此处表示“有用的”，故填useful。6believe解析：考查不定式作补语的用法。make sb.do sth.“使某人做某事”。7growth解析：考查名词。设空处作宾语，表示“增长”，故填名词growth。8a解析：考查不定冠词

16、。as a matter of fact意为“事实上”。9higher解析：考查形容词比较级。由than others可知，此处应用high的比较级，故填higher。10studies解析：考查名词复数。study在此表示“研究”，是可数名词，且由Many可知，此处应用名词复数，故填studies。 短文改错When I was in primary school，I was often asked what I dream of being.At first，I had no idea，but all we could think about was my teachers backs a

17、nd hands.I realized that I wanted to be the teacher.I wanted to share my knowledge with my student and help them know about the world.But I made up my mind fight for my goal.Now in high school，I feel so closely to my dream.I want to study in a normal university，what I think is the best way to realiz

18、e my dream.Therefore，I should work hard than before.I believe in that my efforts will be rewarded one day.答案：When I was in primary school，I was often asked what I of being.At first，I had no idea，but all could think about was my teachers backs and hands.I realized that I wanted to be teacher.I wanted

19、 to share my knowledge with my and help them know about the world. I made up my mind fight for my goal.Now in high school，I feel so to my dream.I want to study in a normal university， I think is the best way to realize my dream.Therefore，I should work than before.I believe that my efforts will be rewarded one day.