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阅读理解(2015 •河南郑州二模) 

   Going to a new school might be hard —you not only have to make new friends,but also have to search an unknown place that is usually large and totally strange to you. Most schools invite seniors to help newcomers. But wouldn’t it be more fun if the campus guide was not a human but a drone (无人驾驶飞机) ？Let's welcome SkyCall.

   SkyCall has come into use recently. It was invented by and used in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Students of MIT describe their campus as “one of the most difficult mazes (迷宫) in the world”. That's why it is important to have SkyCall to help students and visitors find their way around the campus.

   But how does it work? Actually the answer is quite simple — the drone flies in front of you and leads the way. It is fitted with a camera,WiFi,GPS navigation and sensors that allow it to find its way. Before using SkyCall,users have to download a SkyCall app,which can communicate the user's exact position to SkyCall. Once SkyCall gets the destination (目的地) from the app,it will start guiding. Like any good tour guide,SkyCall will point out important classrooms or labs along the way. As soon as it completes its task,SkyCall will leave and come to help another lost person.

   As a new invention,SkyCall still has some disadvantages. It needs humans to help when it meets closed doors and it is not able to sense other flying objects. But researchers have confidence to perfect it in the near future.

   Maybe someday,SkyCall will step out of MIT and enter your school as well. Will you give it a try?

1. What does the underlined word “seniors” in the first paragraph mean?

   A. 导游   B. 上司

   C. 高年级学生   D. 飞行员

2. What do you know about SkyCall?

   A. It's a kind of new phone.

   B. It was invented many years ago.

   C. It's widely used in America.

   D. It's used for guiding the way.

3. Why is SkyCall important for students of MIT?

   A. It helps them to make more friends.

   B. It makes them go to visit MIT more often.

   C. It makes them save time and energy and learn better.

   D. It helps them find the classrooms around the amazing campus.

4. How does SkyCall work?

   A. It flies in front of you and leads the way.

   B. It communicates your exact positions to you.

   C. It takes pictures and sends them to your phone.

   D. It maps the classrooms and labs you want to go to.

5. What do the researchers think of SkyCall?

   A. It is perfect enough now.

   B. It still needs to get improved.

   C. It will work with other flying objects.

   D. It will help people when they meet closed doors.

Answer 1

1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B

1. C解析：画线的词是seniors ,其后提到 了 to help newcomers ,由此可推断，大 多数学校会邀请“髙年级学生”来帮助 新生。

2. D 解析：由第二段中的“...to have SkyCall to help students and visitors find their way around the campus."可 知答案为 D.

3. D 解析:通读第二段可知，SkyCall能 够帮助学生在迷宫一样的大学校园里找 到教室。故答案为 D.

4. A 解析：由第三段中的“But how does it work? Actually the answer is quite simple—the drone flies in front of you and leads the way. ”可知答案为 A.

5. B 解析:通读第四段可知，研究人员觉 得SkyCall还需要进一步完善。故答案 为B.