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时文阅读——讲好中国故事 前沿科技 机器藏羚羊走进可可西里
High up on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there is a wild and faraway place called Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve (可可西里国家自然保护区). 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, people need to change its battery (电池). This is China’s first robot antelope. The robot looks very real because it has a perfect 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.
Every year, between May and August, thousands of antelopes travel a long way to Hoh Xil. They go there to have their babies, so people call Hoh Xil the “delivery room (产房)” for the species.
The robot came from a company in Hangzhou. They started with a robot that looked like a dog. Then, they added special sensors (传感器) and cameras. Scientists can control (控制) the robot from two kilometers away. To make the robot look real, designers used reference (参考) photos of real antelope fur. In a test video, the robot walked two kilometers over bumpy (崎岖不平的) mountain roads and muddy wetlands to reach the herd (羊群). 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, with better protection, 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.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. We watched an
2. She visits her grandparents
3. The little girl with curly hair has a
（二）用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余）
scare corner close to
1. He covered the dishes with cloth so that flies couldn’t get near them.
2. My friend felt afraid when she heard a crash of thunder (一声巨雷) during the night.
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1.
2. We waved to our friends who came
（四）仿写句子
Its only job is to watch and record, and sometimes, people need to change its battery (电池). (动词不定式短语作表语)
仿写：我的任务是在表哥的生日派对上给客人分发零食。
二、阅读短文，选择正确答案
（
A. 功能 B. 内脏 C. 外骨骼 D. 团队
（
A. It can move around freely without any control.
B. It is used to take pictures of all kinds of animals.
C. It makes Hoh Xil the “delivery room” for the species.
D. It provides scientists with useful information for protecting antelopes.
（
A. To explain how scientists study animals in the remote place.
B. To show how the robot can be used for looking after animals.
C. To introduce a new robot that helps protect Tibetan antelopes.
D. To describe the life of Tibetan antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
三、根据短文内容，结合自己的理解，回答下面问题
High up on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there is a wild and faraway place called Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve (可可西里国家自然保护区). 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, people need to change its battery (电池). This is China’s first robot antelope. The robot looks very real because it has a perfect 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.
Every year, between May and August, thousands of antelopes travel a long way to Hoh Xil. They go there to have their babies, so people call Hoh Xil the “delivery room (产房)” for the species.
The robot came from a company in Hangzhou. They started with a robot that looked like a dog. Then, they added special sensors (传感器) and cameras. Scientists can control (控制) the robot from two kilometers away. To make the robot look real, designers used reference (参考) photos of real antelope fur. In a test video, the robot walked two kilometers over bumpy (崎岖不平的) mountain roads and muddy wetlands to reach the herd (羊群). 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, with better protection, 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.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. We watched an
amazing
(amaze) magic show at the school party.2. She visits her grandparents
twice
(two) a month on weekends.3. The little girl with curly hair has a
lovely
(love) smile.（二）用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余）
scare corner close to
1. He covered the dishes with cloth so that flies couldn’t get near them.
close to
2. My friend felt afraid when she heard a crash of thunder (一声巨雷) during the night.
scared
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1.
Thanks to
(多亏) the clear directions, we found the hidden bookstore easily.2. We waved to our friends who came
from far away
(从远处) to visit our new house.（四）仿写句子
Its only job is to watch and record, and sometimes, people need to change its battery (电池). (动词不定式短语作表语)
仿写：我的任务是在表哥的生日派对上给客人分发零食。
My job was to hand out snacks to the guests at my cousin’s birthday party.
二、阅读短文，选择正确答案
（
C
）1. What is the meaning of the underlined word “exoskeleton” in Paragraph 2?A. 功能 B. 内脏 C. 外骨骼 D. 团队
（
D
）2. What do we learn about the robot?A. It can move around freely without any control.
B. It is used to take pictures of all kinds of animals.
C. It makes Hoh Xil the “delivery room” for the species.
D. It provides scientists with useful information for protecting antelopes.
（
C
）3. What is the purpose of writing the passage?A. To explain how scientists study animals in the remote place.
B. To show how the robot can be used for looking after animals.
C. To introduce a new robot that helps protect Tibetan antelopes.
D. To describe the life of Tibetan antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
三、根据短文内容，结合自己的理解，回答下面问题
答案
一、（一）1. amazing 2. twice 3. lovely
（二）1. close to 2. scared
（三）1. Thanks to 2. from far away
（四）My job was to hand out snacks to the guests at my cousin’s birthday party.
二、答案速查 1.C 2.D 3.C
【主旨大意】中国研发出首款仿生机器藏羚羊，用于在可可西里自然保护区近距离监测藏羚羊迁徙及产崽行为。
1. C 【点拨】词义猜测题。由下一句“这意味着它能够非常靠近藏羚羊而不吓到它们”可知，该句讲的是这个机器藏羚羊看起来十分逼真，因为它有一个完美的外骨骼。由此推出，画线单词的意思是“外骨骼”。
2. D 【点拨】推理判断题。由倒数第二段的最后一句可知，藏羚羊们让机器藏羚羊加入它们，这样它就可以录制视频、声音以及记录其他数据，这些数据为科学家们研究和保护藏羚羊提供了有用的信息。
3. C 【点拨】写作意图题。本文主要介绍了中国首款机器藏羚羊的设计目的、功能及其在保护和研究藏羚羊中的应用，因此C项最符合文章主旨。
（二）1. close to 2. scared
（三）1. Thanks to 2. from far away
（四）My job was to hand out snacks to the guests at my cousin’s birthday party.
二、答案速查 1.C 2.D 3.C
【主旨大意】中国研发出首款仿生机器藏羚羊，用于在可可西里自然保护区近距离监测藏羚羊迁徙及产崽行为。
1. C 【点拨】词义猜测题。由下一句“这意味着它能够非常靠近藏羚羊而不吓到它们”可知，该句讲的是这个机器藏羚羊看起来十分逼真，因为它有一个完美的外骨骼。由此推出，画线单词的意思是“外骨骼”。
2. D 【点拨】推理判断题。由倒数第二段的最后一句可知，藏羚羊们让机器藏羚羊加入它们，这样它就可以录制视频、声音以及记录其他数据，这些数据为科学家们研究和保护藏羚羊提供了有用的信息。
3. C 【点拨】写作意图题。本文主要介绍了中国首款机器藏羚羊的设计目的、功能及其在保护和研究藏羚羊中的应用，因此C项最符合文章主旨。
解析
【分析】
本题分为词汇运用和阅读理解两部分，解题思路如下：1. 词汇运用题：（一）需根据语境判断所给词的词性，如修饰名词用形容词，表次数用twice；（二）要理解黑体部分的含义，匹配方框内的短语；（三）需牢记固定搭配，如“多亏”对应Thanks to；（四）仿写需遵循“主语+be+动词不定式短语作表语”的结构。2. 阅读理解题：词义猜测题需结合上下文语境推断词义；推理判断题要定位原文相关内容分析；主旨大意题需梳理文章核心内容确定写作意图。
【解析】
一、词汇运用
（一）1. 修饰名词magic show需用形容词，amaze的形容词形式为amazing，故填amazing；2. 表示“每月两次”用twice，故填twice；3. 修饰名词smile需用形容词，love的形容词形式为lovely，故填lovely。
（二）1. get near意为“靠近”，对应方框内的close to，故填close to；2. felt afraid意为“感到害怕”，对应方框内的scared，故填scared。
（三）1. “多亏”的固定表达为Thanks to，故填Thanks to；2. “从远处”的固定短语为from far away，故填from far away。
（四）仿写需符合“主语+be+动词不定式短语作表语”的结构，“我的任务”译为My job，“在表哥的生日派对上”译为at my cousin’s birthday party，“给客人分发零食”译为to hand out snacks to the guests，故答案为My job was to hand out snacks to the guests at my cousin’s birthday party。
二、阅读理解
1. 词义猜测题：由第二段中“This means it can get very close to the antelopes without scaring them”可知，exoskeleton使机器人看起来逼真，能靠近藏羚羊不吓到它们，故词义为外骨骼，选C。
2. 推理判断题：由倒数第二段最后一句可知，机器人能录制视频、声音等数据，为保护藏羚羊提供有用信息，选D。
3. 写作意图题：文章主要介绍中国首款机器藏羚羊及其在保护藏羚羊中的应用，选C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. amazing 2. twice 3. lovely
（二）1. close to 2. scared
（三）1. Thanks to 2. from far away
（四）My job was to hand out snacks to the guests at my cousin’s birthday party.
二、1.C 2.D 3.C
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、英语阅读理解、句子结构（不定式作表语）
【点评】
本题结合科技时文考查英语基础能力，既巩固词汇的词性转换、固定搭配等基础知识，又训练阅读理解的词义猜测、推理判断、主旨归纳能力，贴近热点，实用性强。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题分为词汇运用和阅读理解两部分，解题思路如下：1. 词汇运用题：（一）需根据语境判断所给词的词性，如修饰名词用形容词，表次数用twice；（二）要理解黑体部分的含义，匹配方框内的短语；（三）需牢记固定搭配，如“多亏”对应Thanks to；（四）仿写需遵循“主语+be+动词不定式短语作表语”的结构。2. 阅读理解题：词义猜测题需结合上下文语境推断词义；推理判断题要定位原文相关内容分析；主旨大意题需梳理文章核心内容确定写作意图。
【解析】
一、词汇运用
（一）1. 修饰名词magic show需用形容词，amaze的形容词形式为amazing，故填amazing；2. 表示“每月两次”用twice，故填twice；3. 修饰名词smile需用形容词，love的形容词形式为lovely，故填lovely。
（二）1. get near意为“靠近”，对应方框内的close to，故填close to；2. felt afraid意为“感到害怕”，对应方框内的scared，故填scared。
（三）1. “多亏”的固定表达为Thanks to，故填Thanks to；2. “从远处”的固定短语为from far away，故填from far away。
（四）仿写需符合“主语+be+动词不定式短语作表语”的结构，“我的任务”译为My job，“在表哥的生日派对上”译为at my cousin’s birthday party，“给客人分发零食”译为to hand out snacks to the guests，故答案为My job was to hand out snacks to the guests at my cousin’s birthday party。
二、阅读理解
1. 词义猜测题：由第二段中“This means it can get very close to the antelopes without scaring them”可知，exoskeleton使机器人看起来逼真，能靠近藏羚羊不吓到它们，故词义为外骨骼，选C。
2. 推理判断题：由倒数第二段最后一句可知，机器人能录制视频、声音等数据，为保护藏羚羊提供有用信息，选D。
3. 写作意图题：文章主要介绍中国首款机器藏羚羊及其在保护藏羚羊中的应用，选C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. amazing 2. twice 3. lovely
（二）1. close to 2. scared
（三）1. Thanks to 2. from far away
（四）My job was to hand out snacks to the guests at my cousin’s birthday party.
二、1.C 2.D 3.C
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、英语阅读理解、句子结构（不定式作表语）
【点评】
本题结合科技时文考查英语基础能力，既巩固词汇的词性转换、固定搭配等基础知识，又训练阅读理解的词义猜测、推理判断、主旨归纳能力，贴近热点，实用性强。
【难度系数】
0.6
