四、阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
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Meals from the Sky
Getting a pie from the sky is becoming real in the city. An online delivery platform has been allowed to start drone(无人机) delivery service. The service has an average delivery time of 12 minutes, which is less than traditional delivery methods. At present, food and drinks such as noodles, fruits, coffee and milk tea and even flowers can be delivered through the delivery system.

Clear Your Plate with Tech
Liu Jichen, a student from Tsinghua University, has developed a mini-program called "Clear Plate". After a meal, users can use the mini-program to take a photo of their empty plates. Once the picture is checked by the AI, users can get points and use them to buy gifts or meals for children in poor areas. "Technology is a good way to solve the problem of food waste," Liu thought.


A smart AI chatbot tool has influenced the education world in the past years. According to a survey, many students have used the chatbot to help with their homework. It is a powerful tool. You can ask it to write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions. Some schools have banned(禁止) the use of the chatbot.

()51. In which SECTION of the newspaper can we read the news?
A. LIFESTYLE.
B. SPORTS.
C. TECHNOLOGY.
D. TRAVEL.
()52. If someone orders meals with drone delivery service, he will .
A. enjoy any food at home
B. get the food faster
C. get better service
D. pay more
()53. According to the passage, the mini-program "Clear Plate" mainly helps .
A. to check plates
B. to provide food
C. to save food
D. to reduce food waste
()54. What would be the best heading for the third piece of news?
A. Goodbye, Homework?
B. A Smarter Teacher
C. AI Writers
D. Can We Use It?
()55. It's clear that .
A. the drone service is the best method in big cities
B. technology may improve our daily life
C. young people like taking a photo of empty plates
D. the chatbot can always help students with their homework

51.C 52.B 53.D 54.A 55.B

【分析】
1. 第51题：先通读三篇短文，第一篇讲无人机配送服务，第二篇讲AI小程序助力光盘行动，第三篇讲AI聊天机器人对教育的影响，三篇内容均围绕科技在不同领域的应用展开，因此判断属于报纸的科技板块。
2. 第52题：定位到第一篇短文的关键句“The service has an average delivery time of 12 minutes, which is less than traditional delivery methods.”，通过对比无人机配送和传统配送的时长，可知无人机配送能更快拿到食物。
3. 第53题：根据第二篇短文最后一句“Technology is a good way to solve the problem of food waste”，可知“Clear Plate”小程序的核心作用是帮助减少食物浪费，需注意区分“节约食物”和“减少食物浪费”，原文明确指向解决食物浪费问题，因此选对应选项。
4. 第54题：第三篇短文围绕AI聊天机器人帮助学生完成作业展开，提到它的多种功能以及部分学校禁止使用的情况。选项A“Goodbye, Homework?”既体现了该工具对作业的影响，又带有话题性，契合短文内容；其他选项仅涵盖部分内容，不够全面。
5. 第55题：逐一分析选项：A选项“无人机服务是大城市最好的方式”，原文未提及“最好”；B选项“科技可能改善我们的日常生活”，三篇短文分别展示了科技在配送、节约食物、教育中的积极作用，符合文意；C选项“年轻人喜欢拍空盘子”，原文是用户通过拍空盘子获取积分，并非喜欢拍；D选项“聊天机器人总能帮助学生做作业”，原文提到部分学校禁止使用，且未说明“总能”，因此B正确。
【解析】
51. 三篇短文分别介绍了无人机配送、AI小程序、AI聊天机器人，均属于科技领域的应用，因此对应报纸的TECHNOLOGY板块，选C。
52. 根据第一段“The service has an average delivery time of 12 minutes, which is less than traditional delivery methods.”可知，无人机配送比传统配送耗时更短，能更快拿到食物，选B。
53. 由第二段“Technology is a good way to solve the problem of food waste”可知，“Clear Plate”小程序主要是帮助减少食物浪费，选D。
54. 第三篇短文重点讲述AI聊天机器人对学生作业的影响，“Goodbye, Homework?”既点明工具对作业的作用，又具有吸引力，适合作为标题；B选项“更聪明的老师”不符合文意，C选项“AI作家”仅为功能之一，D选项“我们能使用它吗？”未突出核心内容，因此选A。
55. A选项“最好的方法”原文无依据；B选项结合三篇短文，科技在生活各方面发挥积极作用，说明科技可能改善日常生活，正确；C选项“喜欢拍空盘子”与原文不符；D选项“总能帮助”表述绝对，原文有学校禁止使用，因此选B。
【答案】
51.C 52.B 53.D 54.A 55.B
【知识点】
1. 细节信息查找
2. 主旨标题归纳
3. 推理判断分析
【点评】
这篇阅读理解围绕科技在生活不同领域的应用展开，考查学生的细节查找、主旨归纳和推理判断能力。解题时需准确定位原文信息，避免主观臆断，同时注意选项中的绝对化表述，如“always”“best”等，这类表述通常不符合文意。
【难度系数】
0.6