2019年公共英语二级阅读理解练习题（10）
What would you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night, and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you? That’s the situation presented to Sam, Kelsey, Judy and Brenton in Dan Gutman’s entertaining new book for young readers, The Home Machine.
The four children, all fifth graders in Miss Rasmussen’s Grand Canyon School, are as different as any other 11-year-old child could be, but they have one thing in common — all are somewhat separated from their classmates. Sam is a newcomer and has had his share of school trouble before; Kelsey quietly carries her pain at losing her father; Judy’s sense of justice always annoys others; Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him. When Brenton and his three classmates are put into the same study group by their teacher, the others discover that Brenton has made a time-saving gadget(装置) to do homework for him. While the boy is perfectly able to do his homework himself, Sam, Kelsey and Judy can use the help.
Having perfect grades is something new for these three, and as they meet every day to "do homework", they find that they’re learning a lot about each other. Such a good thing can’t last though, and when a secret man starts trying to get in touch with them, they begin to get nervous. Soon there’s an even more frightening problem ― why can’t the Homework Machine be turned off?
Told in different voices as all the children make statements to the Grand Canyon Police, the story develops in an interesting fashion. Gutman is a gifted writer who has written dozens of children’s books, each with a funny and impressing table that should be equally liked by boys and girls.
小题1: What is one common thing that all the four children have to deal with at school?A.Getting along with their classmates.
B.Doing their homework by themselves.
C.Overcoming difficulties on their own.
D.Catching up with others to get good grades.
小题2: Which of the following words best describe Brenton?A.Strange and nervous.B.Quiet and smart.
C.Brave and special.D.Clever and helpful.
小题3: Why did the children get frightened?A.They lost touch with each other.
B.They were questioned by a strange man.
C.They had no idea how to stop the machine.
D.They were tracked down by the police.
小题4: This passage most probably comes from .A.a student’s diaryB.a book reviewC.a school reportD.a science story
参考答案及解析
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
本文是一篇书评，介绍了著名作家Gutman所写的一本书：The Home Machine.概述了这本书的大概内容梗概。
小题1: A
【试题解析】推理题。根据第二段1,2行The four children, all fifth graders in Miss Rasmussen’s Grand Canyon School, are as different as any other 11-year-old child could be, but they have one thing in common — all are somewhat separated from their classmates.可知这4各孩子都有同样的问题：separated from their classmates也就是和他们的同学相处地不是很好，有点不合群。故A正确。
小题2: D
【试题解析】推理题。根据第二都后4行Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him.可知他很聪明。Brenton has made a time-saving gadget(装置) to do homework for him. While the boy is perfectly able to do his homework himself, Sam, Kelsey and Judy can use the help.这一部分里他设计了一个帮助做家庭作业的机器帮助他的朋友们做作业，说明他很乐于助人。故D项正确。
小题3: C
【试题解析】细节题。根据第三段最后一句Soon there’s an even more frightening problem ― why can’t the Homework Machine be turned off?可知这台机器无法停下来了。这让他们更加害怕了。故C正确。
小题4:B
【试题解析】推理题。本文是一篇书评，介绍了Gutman所写的一本书：The Home Machine.所以最可能是B项内容。
【长难句解析】
1.What would you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night, and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you?
【翻译】如果你是一个每天都要面对着很多家庭作业的五年级学生，你又发现有一个机器可以为你做所有的家庭作业的时候，你会怎么做?
【分析】本句中是一个虚拟语气，考察的是条件状语从句的中虚拟语气，if从句中使用一般过去时，前面的主句使用“情态动词+动词原形”。if的虚拟语气非常重要，简要概括如下：1、表示与现 在事实相反的情况，从句：If主语+过去时(Be动词用were);主句：主语+should/would/could/might+do： 2、表示与过去事实相反的情况，从句：If主语+had+done;主句：主语+should/would/could/might+have done 3、表示对将来情况的主观推测，从句：①if+主语+were to do②if+主语+should+do ③if+主语+did(动词过去式)/were ;主句：主语+should/would/could/might+do
2. Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him.
【翻译】Brenton是学校里最聪明的孩子，他是如此聪明以至于父母亲和老师都很难跟得上他。
【发现】本句中含有一个固定句式so…that…;其中的that后面可以有两种情况，如果使用的是情态动词，那么就是一个目的状语从句，如果接一般时态就是一个结果状语从句。