2018河北中考题库--英语题库：任务型阅读20篇

话题 1 创新技术

Passage 1

It seems like technology is everywhere. Computers and

smart phones are at the center of almost everything we do. They constantly（持续地）require our attention. We text our friends with them during the day, sleep with them by our beds and check our messages as soon as we wake up.

In the future we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientist Mark Weiser in the 1970s. In his opinion, calm technology works quietly but constantly. We know it is there, but we don?t pay much attention to it. According to Mark, the best technology should be invisible(隐形的) and let you live your life.

We already use many different types of calm technology in

our everyday life. Do you have a smoke alarm in your house? That smoke alarm is always there, checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping you safe. It only reminds you it?s there when you?ve burnt your bread! Or there may be lights in your home or school. When somebody passes in front of their sensor （传感

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器） , the lights turn on. You don?t think about this type of technology until you see the light go on.

In the future, our houses will use calm technology to open the door for us. Or even to choose the best music for our mood. The minute we walk through the door, our house will respond by turning on the lights and music, and perhaps even starting to prepare our dinner!

1~2 题完成句子；3 题简略回答问题；4 题找出并写下第三 段的主题句；5 题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1. The center of almost everything we do is ___________.

2. The thing that can check the air for smoke in our house is

____________.

3. Who was the first to develop the calm technology?

__________________________________________________

4.__________________________________________________ 5.__________________________________________________

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。通过介绍电脑和智能手机一直困扰我们的生

活，从而引出平静技术，介绍了平静技术的好处，想象了将来平静技术在生活 中的应用。

1. computers and smart phones 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：我们做的几乎每一件事情的中心是_________。根据短文第一段第二句“Computers and smart

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phones are at the center of almost everything we do.”可知，电脑和智能手机几乎是我们做的每一件事情的中心。故填 computers and smart phones。

2. smoke alarm 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在我们房子里能检查空气中烟

的东西是________。根据短文第三段第三句“That smoke alarm is always there, checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping you safe.”可知，烟雾报警器能检查空气中的烟，从而使我们更安全。故填 smoke alarm。

3. Mark Weiser.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：谁是第一个改进平静技术的人？根据短文第二段第一句“In the future we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientist Mark Weiser in the 1970s.”可知 Mark Weiser 是第一个改进平静技术的人。故填 Mark Weiser.。

4. We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday life. 【解

析】主旨大意题。第三段主要介绍了生活中的一些平静技术，着重介绍了烟雾 报警器和声控电灯。因此第一句就是本段的主题句。

5. 在将来，我们的房子将用平静技术为我们开门。【解析】In the future 在将来；

calm technology 平静技术。

Passage 2

Today more and more people want to live in big cities, but

what can be done to help them live in crowded cities like Tokyo? Many architects( 建筑师 ) are looking for ways to solve this problem. 25-year-old Haseef Rafiei has caught the world?s attention because of his special skyscraper concept(摩天大楼概念)—“Pod Vending Machine” skyscraper.

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Haseef comes from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is now a student of Manchester School of Architecture. He got his idea form a trip to Japan. He noticed vending machines are popular in Japan. He said, “Vending machines make buying easy and interesting.” After seeing vending machines have made such a difference to people?s lives, Haseef thought, “Why not build skyscrapers that act the same way?”

Haseef?s “Pod Vending Machine” skyscraper can act as a

home vending machine. If people want to buy houses in the skyscraper, they can choose the types of pods(吊舱) they?d like to live in and what the inside of the pods looks like. Then the large 3D printer at the top of skyscraper can get the pods printed and then cranes ( 起重机 ) can get the pods placed. A smart system inside the skyscraper decides the best place for every pod. If a person doesn?t want to live in his pod any more, the pod will be returned to the 3D printer to get recycled. How amazing it is！ 1 题判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；2 题完成句

子；3 题简略回答问题；4 题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5

题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

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