1、专题限时集训(五) 阅读理解训练 5 推理判断题()(对应学生用书第 143 页)A(2017浙江金华统练二 )Ambar presses her hand to her forehead as she considers the question on her screen: how many sevens in 91？The tenyearold has been struggling with it for about a minute when she smiles， “13！”Her tutor responds by posting a large smiling cat pict
2、ure on her screen the virtual(虚拟的) meaning of a pat on the back.He is sitting on the other side of the world in an online tutoring centre in India.Ambar，who attends Pakeman Primary School in London，is one of nearly 4，000 primary school children in Britain that have signed up for weekly onetoone math
3、s sessions with tutors based in India and Sri Lanka.The lessons，provided by a company called Third Space Learning，are targeted at pupils struggling with maths particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.From next year，the platform will become one of the first examples of artificial intelligenc
4、e (AI) software being used to monitor，and ideally improve，teaching.Together with some British scientists，the company has analysed around 100， 000 hours of audio and written data from its tutorials(辅导课)，with the goal of identifying what makes a good teacher and a successful lesson.Tom Hooper，the comp
5、anys CEO，said， “ Weve recorded every lesson that weve ever done.By using the data，weve been trying to introduce AI to improve the teaching.”But he argued that the aim is not to replace teachers with robots.“Theres a slightly dubious (不确定的) conversation about how AI will make humans irrelevant，but it
6、s not at all about replacing humans， ” he said.“Our whole belief is that for children not doing well in the subject，people are what matters.”Pupils on the program have a 45minute session with the same tutor each week.They communicate through a headset and a shared“whiteboard”The lessons at Pakeman P
7、rimary School are tailored to the individual，including visual rewards linked to the childs interests.In addition to the raw audio data，each lesson has various success metrics attached: how many problems are completed，how useful the pupil finds the session，how the tutor rates it.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。数学成绩不
8、好怎么办？没关系。坐在家里，你就可以享受高科技公司 Third Space Learning 为你提供的一对一网上教学服务。1Why does the author mention Ambar in the beginning?ATo praise her tutor.BTo show her struggle with maths.CTo introduce Third Space Learning.DTo encourage pupils to learn maths online.C 考 查推理判断。第一段提到了 Ambar 在网上接受一对一的数学教学，该网上家教中心位于世界的另一端印度
9、。由此引出下文介绍的一家公司 Third Space Learning。故作者在文章一开始提到 Ambar 是为了引出这家公司。2What do we know about Third Space Learning?AIt makes good teachers and lessons.BIt is aimed at students from poor backgrounds.CIt is being used to monitor and improve teaching.DIt provides online maths lessons for schoolchildren.D 考 查推
10、理判断。根据第二段中的“signed up for weekly onetoone maths sessions with tutors based in India and Sri Lanka.are targeted at pupils struggling with maths”可知，Third Space Learning 为小学生提供网上一对一的数学课程，故选 D 项。干扰项分析 A、B、C 三项的干扰性均比较大，学生较易出错。但是，根据第三段中的“with the goal of identifying what makes a good teacher and a success
11、ful lesson”可知，Third Space Learning 的目标是识别什么成就好老师和优质课，故排除 A 项；根据第二段中的“The lessons.are targeted at pupils struggling with maths particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds”可知，这家公司提供的数学课是为数学成绩差的学生而设置的，尤其是那些家境不好的学生，但不能说这家公司针对的是家境不好的学生，故排除 B项；根据第三段中的“From next year，the platform will become one of t
12、he first examples of artificial intelligence(AI)software being used to monitor，and ideally improve, teaching”可知，这个平台将要被用来 监控并提高教学(水平)，而不是正在被用来监控并提高教学(水平)，故排除 C 项。3Which may Tom Hooper agree with?AAI makes man irrelevant.BAI is beneficial to teaching.CRobots are smarter than man.DRobots will replace
13、humans.B 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“By using the data，weve been trying to introduce AI to improve the teaching”可知，Hooper 认为 AI 对教学是有好处的，故选 B 项。干扰项分析 根据本段中的 “Theres a slightly dubious(不确定的)conversation about how AI will make humans irrelevant”可排除 A 项。B 【导学号：38144029】The worlds biggest learning technology show ha
14、s opened in London，with Education Secretary Michael Gove promising a more ambitious computer science curriculum (课程) in schools in England.He says pupils as young as five will learn to code and program，but many children already do.Amy Mathers first taste of coding was at a science festival，when she
15、was 11.Now 14，she designs games，writes her own software and was named the European Digital Girl of the Year in 2013.“Everyone has ideas how to make our lives easier， ” she says.“Coding gives you the power to do that.The skys the limit.” The young coder who cashed in was Nick D Aloisio，from London，ma
16、de his fortune when he sold an app he created when he was 15.Callum Easton，14，was at the London show with a group from his school in Portland，Dorset.His father，an engineer，gave him his first taste of coding when he was barely old enough to go to school.Someone very aware of the growing interest in c
17、oding among teenagers is Steven Flower.He set up a group for young coders in Manchester in 2009.About eight turned up，all of them are boys.Now hes expecting 150 teenagers next month at his Manchester Coder Dojo.It will be a full house，and it is free.Many bring their own laptop，or their Raspberry Pia
18、 relatively simple computer for coding.And the parents who used to drop off their kids and come back later，now often stay to see what is going on.“The average age is about 10 and a half，but we have sixyearolds coming along， ” he says.Plenty of those who turn up are girls，but they are still outnumber
19、ed by boys by a rate of 60：40.“Coding gets more attention now because its cooler， ” Steven says.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇新闻报道。讲述了越来越多的青少年开始学习电脑编程。4Whats Amy Mathers opinion about coding?AComplex. BBoring.CPromising. DUseless.C 考 查观点态度。根据第二段 “Coding gives you the power to do that.The skys the limit.”可知答案为 C。5What
20、 does the underlined phrase “cashed in” most probably mean?AJoined. BEarned money.CFailed. DRaised money.B 考查词义猜测。根据此短语后面的内容“from London，made his fortune when he sold an app he created when he was 15”可知 应该是“赚钱” ，因此答案为 B。6What can we infer from the text?AMore girls than boys are learning to code.BLea
21、rning to code in Coder Dojo is charged.CBoys are better at coding than girls.DCallum Easton was influenced by his father.D 考 查推理判断。根据第三段中“His father，an engineer，gave him his first taste of coding when he was barely old enough to go to school.”可判断答案为 D。C“Good morning，boys and girls！” For decades this
22、 has been how English classes start in Germany.They are the first bits of vocabulary and basic phrases.For years now， however，increasing numbers of primary schools in Germany are teaching younger children their first foreign language.In order to better prepare children for a multilingual future，pare
23、nts ，educators and policymakers are seeking support behind the idea of “the earlier the better” when it comes to learning foreign languages.Whats more，we may often hear these words that if youve gone through adolescence already，youll no longer be able to speak a foreign language perfectly.But do the
24、y necessarily mean that small children in general learn foreign languages better than adolescents or adults?“It depends on what we considerbetter with regard to foreign languages， ” says Rudiger Grotjahn，a professor of language learning.“If we look at the end result of language acquisition，an early
25、start is certainly advantageous.”If “better” means faster，then young children dont do so well compared to adolescents or even young adults，especially at the beginning of the course when，according to Rudiger Grotjahn，the latter two groups make better progress.Education psychology has also shown us th
26、at successful learning is mainly based on existing knowledge.The same is true for language learning.Furthermore，techniques have developed when learning the native language also plays an important role in learning a foreign language.Children often respond to new languages with curiosity while adults
27、increasingly depend on their own learning and life experiences to help them learn the words，structures and ideas of a foreign language.The result is that children learn more through games and gestures while adults take a more analytical approach with stricter rules.Children learn languages different
28、ly from adults.Good foreign language courses should take these various requirements and methods into account.The joy of learning a foreign language is something that both the young and the old can experience to equal degree.【语篇解读】 到底是让孩子从小开始学外语好还是到成年再学外语好呢？作者在本文中分析表明了自己的观点。7What does the underlined
29、word “multilingual” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?ABetter than expected.BUnclear of unknown.CGoing to happen soon.DUsing different languages.D 考 查词义猜测。根据第一段中的 “increasing numbers of primary schools in Germany are teaching younger children their first foreign language”可知，德国人让小孩从小开始学习外语，目的是让他们未来能够掌握多种语
30、言。8. What does the author think of Rudigers ideas?A. They are popular and original.BThey are conflicting and ridiculous.CThey are acceptable but out of date.DThey are reasonable and convincing.D 考 查推理判断。根据文章第二、三两段的叙述可知，Rudiger 认为孩子和成人学外语各有优势和劣势，为作者的观点“Children learn languages differently from adults
31、.”提供论据。作者 认为孩子并不一定比成人能更好的学习外语，因为二者是通过不同的方式来学习的，所以作者对 Rudiger 的说法持认可的态度，认为其合理并有说服力。9Whats the passage mainly about?A. Explaining the importance of learning foreign languages.BDiscussing how to choose good foreign language courses.CAnalyzing if age matters a lot in learning foreign languages.DIntroduc
32、ing some methods for improving language learning ability.C 考 查主旨大意。根据全文的叙述可知，作者主要 针对“But do they necessarily mean that small children in general learn foreign languages better than adolescents or adults”这一疑问，通过列举论据，旨在分析对于学习外语，年龄是否占据很重要的角色。10What can we know from the passage?A. Learning foreign langu
33、ages has been a must for children in Germany.BThe young like learning foreign language much better than the old.CAge difference is not the most essential for foreign language learners.DForeign language courses should pay more attention to younger learners.C 考 查细节理解。根据第五段的叙述可知，孩子和成人学 习外语的方式不同，作者在此表明自己的观点：年龄差异在外语学习中不会有最重要的影响。
