阅读理解 时文阅读
High up on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, something amazing is happening there. A new kind of "animal" is now walking with the Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊). The real antelopes don't even look twice at their new "friend".
But this four-legged "friend" is different. It doesn't need to eat grass or have babies. Its only job is to watch and record, and sometimes its battery (电池) needs to be changed. This is China's first robot antelope.
The robot looks very real because it has a wonderful exoskeleton. This means it can get very close to the antelopes without scaring them. For scientists, it is very difficult to study the animals up close in this cold, high place. Now, thanks to the robot, they can watch the antelopes easily from far away.
The robot was built by a company in Hangzhou. To make the robot look real, designers used the photos of real antelope fur. In a test video, the robot walked two kilometres over mountain roads to reach the herd(牧群). The antelopes were curious but not scared. They let the robot join them, so it could record videos, sounds and other data.
In the 1990s, there were fewer than 70,000 Tibetan antelopes because people hunted them. Now, ▲, there are over 300,000! The robot is a new, high-tech way to help protect these lovely animals and make sure they are safe in the future.
()1. What amazing thing happens on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau?
A. The Tibetan antelopes are scared of the new "animal".
B. The first robot antelope is on duty there.
C. The new animal doesn't like eating grass.
D. A new kind of animal walks with the Tibetan antelopes.
()2. What is the meaning of the underlined word "exoskeleton" in Paragraph 3?
A. 功能 B. 内脏
C. 外骨骼 D. 内驱力
()3. What do we learn about the robot?
A. It can move around freely without any control.
B. It's used to take pictures of all kinds of animals.
C. It can lead the antelopes to safe and warm places.
D. It gives scientists useful information for protecting antelopes.
()4. [新考法·短语回填] Which can be put in ▲ in the last paragraph?
A. with better protection
B. with a better environment
C. for a greater goal
D. for more visitors
()5. What is the purpose of writing the passage?
A. To explain how scientists study animals in the faraway place.
B. To show how the robot can be used for looking after the animals.
C. To introduce a new robot that helps protect Tibetan antelopes.
D. To describe the life of Tibetan antelopes on the Plateau.

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C

【分析】
做此类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握核心主旨，再针对每道题的题型（细节理解、词义猜测、短语回填、主旨大意），定位原文对应内容，通过分析选项、排除错误项选出正确答案。具体到本题：第1题是细节理解题，需定位原文找高原上的惊人事件；第2题是词义猜测题，结合机器人的外观设计逻辑推断生词含义；第3题是细节理解题，找机器人的用途；第4题是逻辑推理题，结合藏羚羊数量变化的原因选合适短语；第5题是主旨大意题，总结全文核心内容。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“A new kind of 'animal' is now walking with the Tibetan antelopes”及第二段“This is China's first robot antelope.”可知，高原上的惊人之事是中国首个机器人藏羚羊在那里，故选B。
2. 词义猜测题。根据第三段“The robot looks very real because it has a wonderful exoskeleton. This means it can get very close to the antelopes without scaring them”及第四段“designers used the photos of real antelope fur”可知，机器人有类似真实羚羊的外骨骼，让它看起来逼真，不会吓到藏羚羊，故exoskeleton意为“外骨骼”，选C。
3. 细节理解题。根据第四段“it could record videos, sounds and other data”及最后一段“The robot is a new, high-tech way to help protect these lovely animals”可知，机器人能为科学家提供保护藏羚羊的有用信息，选D。
4. 短语回填题。根据最后一段“In the 1990s, there were fewer than 70,000... Now, ______, there are over 300,000!”可知，藏羚羊数量从不到7万增长到30多万，原因是有更好的保护，故选A。
5. 主旨大意题。全文介绍了中国首个机器人藏羚羊的研发、特点及用于保护藏羚羊的作用，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C
【知识点】
时文阅读、细节理解题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是一篇科技类时文，介绍了中国为保护藏羚羊研发的机器人藏羚羊，考查学生英语阅读综合能力，题型全面，难度适中，贴近科技热点，体现了科技在动物保护中的应用。
【难度系数】
0.6