阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Passage 1
Prince Matthew is a ten-year-old inventor. He built a model for a robot that will let people do farm work remotely(远程地).
One day, Prince’s mom said that there was not enough space in their apartment to grow all her plants, so he started thinking about ways to solve the problem. Then an idea came up, “What if we could grow plants in a different place from where we live?”
Prince spent about two months building his robot. Before drawing out designs, he had to search for much information online. In order to build the robot successfully, he went to the market to buy necessary parts. The robot had everything to help it move around. The last step was doing all the coding(编程) to get the robot to be useful and not just a model. His robot was named GrRobot. It had a camera for live video and a basket to plant seeds(种子). It could decide whether to open the sprinkler(喷洒器) according to the soil condi- tions. All of these will help farmers do farm work and even some difficult work.
Besides this robot, Prince had also invented a game and apps. When asked about the secret to his achievements, he said, “Seeing people’s
lives getting better because of my inventions lets me feel great. I’ll do what I can to solve more people’s problems. And the world may be different with my help.”
()1. Why did Prince invent the robot?
A. To play computer games at home.
B. To solve the problem of their apartment.
C. To meet his mom’s need to grow all her plants.
D. To show the possibility of building things with blocks.
()2. Which of the following is the correct order for Prince to make GrRobot?
a. He wrote codes for the robot.
b. He drew out designs of the robot.
c. He searched for information online.
d. He went to the market to buy neces- sary parts.
A. a-b-c-d B. c-b-d-a
C. c-d-a-b D. b-c-d-a
()3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Kindness can solve problems.
B. Hard work is the secret to success.
C. Working together makes a difference.
D. Happiness may be achieved by helping others.

1. C 2. B 3. D

【分析】
这是一篇人物故事类阅读理解，包含细节理解、信息排序、推理判断三类题型。解题思路：1. 第1题需定位短文第二段中Prince发明机器人的原因，匹配对应选项；2. 第2题需在短文第三段找到制作机器人的步骤，按先后顺序排列选项；3. 第3题需结合最后一段Prince的表述，推理其传达的核心道理，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段“One day, Prince’s mom said that there was not enough space in their apartment to grow all her plants, so he started thinking about ways to solve the problem.”可知，Prince发明机器人是为了满足妈妈种植所有植物的需求，对应选项C，故选C。
2. 信息排序题：根据短文第三段“Before drawing out designs, he had to search for much information online. ... he went to the market to buy necessary parts. ... The last step was doing all the coding...”可知，制作GrRobot的顺序为：搜索信息（c）→绘制设计图（b）→购买必要零件（d）→编写代码（a），对应选项B，故选B。
3. 推理判断题：根据最后一段Prince所说“Seeing people’s lives getting better because of my inventions lets me feel great.”可知，帮助他人能让自己获得快乐，对应选项D，故选D。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】本题为人物故事类阅读理解，侧重考查学生快速提取文本信息、梳理事件顺序及简单推理的能力，文本难度适中，题型常规，学生只要仔细阅读短文并对应细节即可正确作答。
【难度系数】0.7

Passage 2
Argyle-Left and Argyle-Right were the closest
of socks. They looked out for each other all the time, which was not easy. Jimmy, whose feet they clothed, was always dropping them. Often, Argyle-Left found himself under the bed, while Argyle-Right was in a training shoe.
One day, after the laundry(洗好的衣物) was put away, Argyle-Left could not find Argyle-Right. He asked every sock in the drawer(抽屉). But nobody knew where he was.
“You’re alone now,”they told him.“Argyle-Right has gone to the washhouse, a dark place where socks disappear.”
“And you’d better watch out,”said Herringbone-Left.“Jimmy’s mum always throws the lone(单个的) sock away. It almost happened to me once.”
“No way! Argyle-Right couldn’t disappear!”Argyle-Left quickly climbed out of the sock drawer and searched many places by himself: the living room, the kitchen, even Mum’s bedroom. Finally, he reached the washhouse, where Washing Machine lived.
“Right, are you here?”
“Left, I’m stuck,”Argyle-Right’s voice came from Washer.
Argyle-Left climbed up Washer. Deep and dark! He quickly pulled up Argyle-Right.
“Left, Left!”said Right.
“Right, Right!”said Left.
They hurried back to the drawer, never wanting to be apart again.
( )1. Which sock is lost at the beginning of the story?
A. Argyle-Left.
B. Argyle-Right.
C. Herringbone-Left.
D. Herringbone-Right.
()2. What happened in the story? Put the following events in the correct order.
①Argyle-Left reached the washhouse.
②Argyle-Left saved Argyle-Right.
③Argyle-Left climbed out of the sock drawer.
A. ①②③
B. ①③②
C. ②①③
D. ③①②
()3. What can we learn from the story?
A. Argyle-Left found and saved Argyle-Right in the drawer.
B. Argyle-Right wanted to be together with Herringbone-Right.
C. Jimmy’s carelessness often kept socks away from each other.
D. Jimmy’s mum threw away both Argyle-Left and Herringbone-Left.
()4. What’s the best title for the story?
A. The lone sock
B. The fight of socks
C. The journey of a sock
D. Jimmy and his socks

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

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文细节信息解答各小题：第1题需定位故事开头丢失的袜子；第2题需梳理事件发生的先后顺序；第3题需提炼故事传递的信息；第4题需概括文章主旨。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第二段“Argyle-Left could not find Argyle-Right”可知，故事开头丢失的是Argyle-Right，对应选项B。
2. 第2题：梳理事件顺序：原文中Argyle-Left先“climbed out of the sock drawer”（③），接着“reached the washhouse”（①），最后“pulled up Argyle-Right”（②），故顺序为③①②，对应选项D。
3. 第3题：原文第一段提到“Jimmy, whose feet they clothed, was always dropping them”，说明Jimmy的粗心导致袜子分开，对应选项C。
4. 第4题：文章主要讲述Argyle-Left寻找并救出被困的Argyle-Right的旅程，对应选项C。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】
本文是趣味英语小故事，考查学生对文章细节的查找能力和主旨的概括能力，需仔细阅读原文对应信息。
【难度系数】
0.6