阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Suppose we built a robot (机器人) to explore (探险) the planet Mars (火星). We provide the robot with seeing detectors to keep it away from danger. It is powered entirely by the sun. Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times? No. The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any. So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning.
According to the evolutionary (进化的) theory of sleep. evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason. The theory does not deny(否认)that sleep provides some important restorative functions(恢复功能). It tells us that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous. However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us. So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent.
The evolutionary theory explains the differences in sleep among creatures. Why do cats, for example, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little? Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do. But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep. Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is low in energy value. Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival depends on their ability to run away from attackers.
1．The writer uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us ________.
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A．the differences between man and robots
B．the reason why man needs to sleep
C．about the need for robots to save energy
D．about the danger of men working at night
2．Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night mainly to help him ________.
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A．avoid danger and ineffective labor
B．to restore his body functions
C．prevent trouble that comes looking for him
D．keep up a regular pattern of life
3．Cats sleep much more than horses partly because cats ________.
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A．are more active than horses when they are awake
B．need more time for restoration
C．are unlikely to be attackers
D．spend less time eating to get enough energy
4．Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
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A．The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.
B．The study of sleep is an important part of the evolution.
C．Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in designing robots.
D．Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping against waking.
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
阅读下面这首乐府诗，完成下列各题。
菩萨蛮
王安石【注】
数间茅屋闲临水，窄衫短帽垂杨里。花是去年红，吹开一夜风。
梢梢新月偃，午醉醒来晚。何物最关情，黄鹂三两声。
【注】：此词为王安石晚年罢相后回到金陵卜居于半山时所作。
词的开篇就点出“闲”字，请结合全词，谈谈作者是怎样表现“闲”字的？
素洁平易而又含蓄深沉是这首词的基本特色，请你就“含蓄深沉”这一特色谈谈对这首词的理解。
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Scars of Love
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator（短吻鳄） was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched (抓住) his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war (拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, rushed from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred (留下伤疤) by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy after the trauma （外伤）, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted the pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go.”
You and I can identify with （认同） that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friends, are because we have refused to let go.
56. The underlined part “the two” in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. the alligator and the mother B. the mother and the son
C. the driver and the alligator D. the son and the alligator
57. From the passage we can infer ________.
A. The mother was unwilling to let the alligator go
B. The mother was actually stronger than the alligator
C. The son was proud of his scars on his arms
D. The son was ashamed of his scars on his legs
58. According to the last paragraph, what is the writer’s real meaning?
A. To forget the past is to betray. B. We should forget the scars.
C. Wounds are different from scars. D. We should learn to let go sometimes.
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