高考英语冲刺阅读题 创造发明
3.What does the underlined word “magnify” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A.To clear away. B.To improve.
C.To collect. D.To make large.
答案 D [词义猜测题。联系全文他发明显微镜以及空后的“up to 500 times”可知，他的显微镜能把物体放大500倍，因此得出答案。]
4.From the last paragraph we can see，when Antoni van Leeuwenhoek saw the tiny creatures，invisible to the naked eye，living in lake water，________.
A.he was overexcited
B.he knew he followed someone else's discovery
C.he was a bit disappointed
D.his discovery was to lead a connection between bacteria and illnesses
答案 A [推理判断题。联系最后一段的“Reading van Leeuwenhoek's letters，you very much get the impression of somebody dazzled by what he was finding，”可知，当时他对自己的发明是极度兴奋的。]
维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分分)
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Robots at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai play football，practise tai chi，play the violin，prepare Chinese dishes and care for the elderly.Robots created by a Chinese farmer can pour tea and paint pictures.
Global designers of robots are making them more capable，powerful and affordable，so they will play more roles in more sectors，from manufacturing to health care，and they can help around the house.
Now Toyota，the world's biggest car maker，and Canon，the biggest camera maker，have joined research and development to make robots a practical reality，like a PC.
The Expo Shanghai is a place where China can learn about advanced robotics，and a stage for madeinChina robots.
Developers are taking robots from Star Wars and top laboratories and putting them into the industrial sector，even in consumer markets.They are used in health care，computer programming，manufacturing and culture.
The goals are to add more practical functions and to cut price，and lower cost comes with higher volume.
“The World Expo is a unique opportunity to demonstrate French technology，” says Bruno Maisonnier，chief executive of Aldebaran Robotics，which shows Nao robots in the France Pavilion.
More than 700 Nao robots，which cost 1,000 to 12,000 euros (US $14,640 ) each，are sold mainly to research organizations，including 60 to 70 in China.
The Frenchbased company aims to promote robots in the general public market starting from late 2011，with entertainment or learning functions at a “reasonable price，” according to Maisonnier.
Visitors to the Japan Pavilion are struck by Toyota's dextrous Partner Robot playing the Chinese folk song “Jasmine Flower” on the violin.Other robots play other instruments，but the violin is the most complicated.
Many people were so enchanted by the robotic musician that they overlooked other Partner Robots，designed to be personal assistants especially for Japan's aging population.One can even carry passengers.
Note：
enchanted adj.着迷的;着魔的
【语篇解读】 本篇是时文阅读。2010上海世博会展出了世界各地的机器人，这些机器人可以踢球、打太极、弹钢琴、做中国菜和照料老人。本次展出的机器人更加实用，价格上也逐渐靠近人们能承受的水平。
1.Robots at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai are designed ________.
A.enjoyable and interesting
B.practical and affordable
C.goodlooking and considerate
D.funny and relaxing
答案 B [推理判断题。本次展出的机器人更符合生活的需求，因此实用，同时价格上也考虑到了人们的承受力。]
2.Toyota and Canon have joined research and development to make robots，which shows ________.
A.robots are not too difficult to design
B.they want to abandon their present career
C.they are more fit to make robots
D.robot manufacture will become a big market
答案 D [推理判断题。这两个公司分别是世界上最大的汽车与照相机制造公司，他们之所以把目光转向机器人，是因为他们看中了机器人的市场潜力。]
3.From the designs of the robots，we can see robots ________.
A.will be more fashionable and advanced
B.have been made with less expensive materials
C.are made to meet the need of top laboratories
D.are made without the consideration of prices
答案 A [细节理解题。从“Developers are taking robots from Star Wars and top laboratories”可知，机器人的设计更时尚和先进。]
4.From the passage we can see，Nao robots are designed ________.
A.to show robots can be made cheaply
B.to meet the need of research into the robotic area