阶段质量检测(十一) 选修六Units 1～2 【说明】本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
(Text 1)
W：What were you doing last night？I heard a loud noise from your house.
M：I'm terribly sorry，Mrs.Johnson.I was repairing the pipe.
1.What's the relationship between the two speakers？
A.Husband and wife.
B.Salesman and customer.
C.Neighbors.
答案：C
(Text 2)
M：Could you tell me how much it would cost to send this to New York by regular
mail？
W：Let me check it.Is there anything else？
2.Where do you think the conversation takes place？
A.At a hotel.
B.At a cinema.
C.At a post office.
答案：C
(Text 3)
W：My paper is due in two days so I must ask David to type it for me.
M：No way.Even Jim can't do that in such a short time.
3.What can be concluded from this conversation？
A.Jim types faster than David.
B.Jim is too busy to help.
C.Jim is a poor typist.
答案：A
(Text 4)
W：How did you go to Canada？Did you fly？
M：I was planning to because it's such a long trip by bus or train.But Fred decided to drive and invited me to join him.It took us 2 days and one night.
4.How did the man go to Canada？
A.By train.
B.By car.
C.By bus.
答案：B
(Text 5)
M：Which cap did you finally decide to buy？
W：Well，I would have liked to buy the blue one，but it was 50 dollars.So I bought another one instead and saved 10 dollars.
5.How much did the woman pay for the cap？
A.50 dollars.
B.10 dollars.
C.40 dollars.
答案：C
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
(Text 6)
W：Excuse me.I am from STM.We are carrying out a survey on the traffic in our city.Do you mind if I ask you some questions？
M：No，not at all.Go ahead.
W：Good，thanks.What do you do，sir？
M：I am a teacher.I teach children French.
W：Great.Do you live far from the school？I mean，how do you usually go to work？
M：Well，mostly by car.But once in a while，I prefer to ride my bike.You know，I live quite far from the school，about 20 miles.And I have to spend about an hour riding to school.But it only takes me less than a quarter of an hour to drive my car，unless the traffic
is very bad.
W：I see.Does this often happen？I mean the bad traffic？
M：Yes，sure！I often get stuck on the way，and the problem's getting worse and worse.
W：That's all of my questions.Thank you very much.
M：You are welcome.
6.What probably is the woman？
A.A driver.
B.A teacher.
C.A reporter.
答案：C
7.How long does it take the man to get to school by bike？
A.About an hour.
B.Half an hour.
C.Fifteen minutes.
答案：C：
8.What does the man think of the traffic in the city？
A.Excellent.
B.Terrible.
C.Normal.
答案：B
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
(Text 7)
M：Here we are.This is it.I know it's smaller than you wanted，but it's one of the best flats in the building.
W：Does it have three bedrooms？
M：No.There are two.The master room is quite large though.Maybe you could let the children share the larger room，and you and your husband could use the smaller one.
W：I suppose I have to do that.A three bedroom flat will be difficu lt to find.I've been looking for one over a week.The few three bedroom flats that I have found are all extremely expensive.You said that the rent would be 350 dollars a month？
M：Yes.It includes gas.As you can imagine，electricity and water are quite inexpensive.
W：This sounds better and better.But before I sign an agreement I would like my husband to see it.
M：Why not stop by with him today？Our office is open until 7 p.m..
W：OK.See you then.
9.Where does this conversation take place？
A.In a flat building.
B.In the man's office.
C.In the woman's house.
答案：A
10.What has the woman been looking for over the last week？
A.A two bedroom flat.
B.A three bedroom flat.
C.A ground floor flat.
答案：B
11.What does the woman think of the flat？
A.It is too small to live in.
B.It is too expensive to buy.
C.It is satisfying on the whole.
答案：C
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
(Text 8)
W：Excuse me，do you sell office equipment here？
M：Yes，we have all kinds of computers like desktops and laptops.
W：Well，I'd like to buy some printers for my company.
M：Certainly.We have a variety of printers on sale here.
W：If we make an order，how soon could you deliver the machines？
M：Well，I cannot give you a firm date myself，but we can deliver them quickly.
W：Good.My company is interested in ten machines.
M：Ten？That's good.
W：So I was wondering if we could get 15% off.
M：Well，we usually offer only 12%.
W：Yes，I know that.But we're buying ten.
M：Well，OK，we'd be delighted to do business with you.
12.What does the woman want to buy？
A.Desktop computers.
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C.Printers.
答案：C
13.How soon could the machines be delivered？
A.On the firm date the woman suggested.
B.Pretty quickly.
C.Only a few days later.
答案：B
14.How much will the man cut off the price for the woman？
A.15%.
B.12%.
C.10%.
答案：A
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
(Text 9)
M：Hi，Rosy，going to the football game today？
W：No，I'm planning to watch it on television.
M：Why is that？Are you short of money？
W：Money's not the problem.I find it easier to follow football on television than in the football field.When I see the game in person，I feel as if I'm too far away from the action.And I always lose track of the ball.
M：I know what you mean.Besides，on television the new cameras they use give you super views of all the plays.But when you go，there's so much excitement.People are cheering and shouting when you're there in person.The enthusiasm is catching，and I end up cheering along with everyone else.
W：You're right there.But I'd like to know exactly what I'm shouting for.And if I can't even see who has the ball，I can't get very excited.So I really prefer watching it on television.
M：I see your point.Well，enjoy the game.
W：You，too.
15.Why doesn't the woman go to watch the football match in person？
A.She is too busy to go.
B.She prefers to watch it on TV.
C.She has no money.
答案：B
16.What makes the man feel excited when he is watching the games in person？
A.Watching the game more closely.
B.The audience's enthusiasm.
C.Super views of all the plays.
答案：B
17.What is the man obviously planning to do？
A.Watch the game in person.
B.Watch TV with the woman.
C.Pay for the woman's football ticket.
答案：A
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
(Text 10)
School may be frightening to young children.They are new in their school.Before that they stay at home.At home children may be able to do what they want whenever they want to do it or not.But in school they are given time for talking，working，playing and eating.At home children are scolded in private，but in school children will be blamed in front of their classmates.“Bob，” the teacher may say，“why are you the only one in class who didn't do your homework？”or，“David，why are you the only one who can't work quietly at your desk？” In school every child may not be noticed very much by the teacher or the teacher is too busy to take care of him or her.But at home the parents will treat their son or daughter carefully.For these and other reasons，it is not surprising that children may not like to stay at school.
Yes，it's much stricter in school，but the children can learn a lot.They can't learn so much out of school.
18.What do the children dislike about school？
A.They can't do anything they want to do.
B.Everything is different from at home.
C.They are often blamed by teachers.
答案：B
19.Who is probably the speaker？
A.A parent.
B.A child.
C.An educator.
答案：C
20.What advice does the speaker want to give？
A.Teachers should notice every student in school.
B.Children should go to school to learn.
C.Teachers should be strict with children.
答案：B
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.(2010·莆田一中质检)He came here by way of London.In way his
health is much improved，but he is still not really well.
A.a；a
B.不填；a
C.the；the
D.a；the
解析：by way of是“取道，经由”的意思；in a way意为“在某种程度上”，故正确答案是B。
答案：B
22.Her father was killed in an accident；，she dropped out of school.
A.consequently
B.suddenly
C.surprisedly
D.conventionally
解析：句意：她父亲在一场事故中死去，因而她辍学了。consequently意为“所以，因而”，符合句意。
答案：A
23.After the earthquake，food and medicine was sent to Sichuan.
A.a good many
B.scores of
C.a good deal of
D.a large number of
解析：A、B、D三项都修饰可数名词复数形式，只有C项修饰不可数名词。
答案：C
24.(海口高三模拟)I wonder why you don't do it as and it's the third time you
have done so.
A.told you
B.be told
C.told to
D.you told
解析：此处为状语从句的省略。句意：我想知道你为什么不按被告诉的去做……。You 和tell之间是被动关系，从句省略了主语与be动词，不定式符号保留，故选C。
答案：C
25.You can't the camera unless you can prove it's yours.
A.take possession of
B.in the possession of
C.in possession of
D.possess of
解析：take possession of＝possess，意为“拥有，占有”。
答案：A
26.I simply can't why he refused my offer.
A.turn out
B.figure out
C.pick out
D.take out
解析：句意：我就是搞不明白他为何拒绝了我提供的帮助。figure out理解，领会，计算出；turn out结果是，证明是，是不及物动词短语，不加宾语；pick out辨认出；take out拿出。
答案：B
27.(2010·福建三明一中模拟)was only when I reread the poems again
I began to appreciate their beauty.
A.That；why
B.It；that
C.It；it
D.That；that
解析：此处为强调句，被强调部分是状语从句，故选B。强调句的特点是将it is/was...that 去掉后，句子仍然完整。
答案：B
28.—Did you get timely help from Jane？
—No，she was busy.Otherwise，we what we wanted from her in time.
A.had got
B.could have got
C.should have got
D.would get
解析：otherwise为含蓄条件句的表达法。本句是对过去情况的一种假设，could have done sth.“本能够做某事实际上却没做”。
答案：B
29.—Can I use your computer for a couple of hours this evening？
—I'm afraid we will have to use it then.
A.Not really.
B.Not exactly.
C.Why not？
D.How come？
解析：Not really“真的不能”；Not exactly“并非，并没有”；Why not“为什么不呢”；How come“怎么回事”。下半句句意为：真的不行。恐怕今晚我们得用。
答案：A
30.(2010·南平一中高三模拟)If Paul ill，he'd join us at the costume ball now.
A.isn't
B.shouldn't be
C.weren't
D.wouldn't have been
解析：本题考查与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，if条件从句用一般过去式，因此C项正确。
答案：C
31.In Britain，I stayed in a family six people.
A.made of
B.making up of
C.made up of
D.made from
解析：分析句子结构可知空格处用分词作后置定语，表示“由……组成”。因为a family 与make up of是逻辑上的动宾关系，因此用make up of的过去分词形式。
答案：C
32.As the income is increasing，the of family life has been changing over recent years.
A.model
B.character
C.process
D.pattern
解析：句意：随着收入的增加，这些年，家庭的生活方式一直在改变。pattern模式，式样；model模型，模范；character性格，特征；process过程。
答案：D
33.It is important that we with all that can be united.
A.will unite
B.would unite
C.should unite
D.shall unite
解析：It is important/necessary/strange that sb.(should)do sth.是虚拟语气的一种。
答案：C
34.(2009·东营市高三模拟)—We our gas，so I'm afraid we'll have to find a gas
station.
—There's one 100 metres away.
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B.have run out
C.are running out of
D.are giving out
解析：run out与give out都意为“用完，耗尽”，其主语通常是物；use up和run out of意为“用尽；用完”时，为及物动词短语，其主语是人。此处为进行时表将来。
答案：C
35.(2010·宁德一中质检)—You are going to have a rise this month，aren't you？
—Yes，only $100.
—Well，.
A.the more，the better
B.easier said than done
C.better than never
D.better than nothing
解析：A项意为“越多越好”；B项意为“说起来容易做起来难”；D项表示“有总比没有要强”。由原句可知是把$100与nothing进行比较，故答案为D。
答案：D
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
My father often works hard.And he has 36to see a film.Here I'll tell you 37about him.One afternoon，when he finished his work and 38go home，he found a film ticket under the 39on his desk.He thought he 40to have not much work to do that day and 41was quite wonderful to pass the 42at the cinema.
So he came back home and 43finished his supper.Then he said 44to us and
left.But to our 45，he came back about half an hour later.I 46him what was the matter.He smiled and told us about 47funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in this seat，a 48came to my father's seat and said that seat was 49.My father was surprised.He took out the ticket 50looked at it carefully.It was Row 17，51.And then he looked at it again.It was the same.So he asked her 52her ticket.She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17，Seat 3.
53？What's the matter with all this？While they were wondering，suddenly the woman said.“The 54of the tickets are different.”So they looked at the tickets more carefully.After a while my father said，“Oh，55.I made a mistake.My ticket is for the film a month ago.Take this seat，please.”With these words，he left the cinema.
36.A.little money B.much money
C.little time
D.much time
解析：文章第一句话说明父亲经常努力工作，因而极少有时间去看电影。
答案：C
37.A.a funny story B.a good story
C.an old story
D.a strange story
解析：从47空后的“funny”一词可体现出。
答案：A
38.A.was to B.was about to C.had to D.ought to
解析：be about to do意为“即将做或正要做”；而A项be to do则表示按计划或安排做。由题意可知，父亲下班后应是正要回家。
答案：B
39.A.box B.book C.glass D.paper
解析：在四个选项中，只有glass是透明的，其下面的东西可以被看到。
答案：C
40.A.happened B.liked C.pretended D.wanted
解析：happen to do sth.是“碰巧做某事”的意思。
答案：A
41.A.it B.this C.that D.which
解析：it在此充当形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式to pass...cinema。
答案：A
42.A.morning B.afternoon C.day D.evening
解析：由第二段第一句话可知。
答案：D
43.A.early B.quietly C.quickly D.suddenly
解析：父亲打算去看电影，所以应是迅速地吃完晚饭。
答案：C
44.A.hello B.goodbye
C.good evening
D.good night
解析：从后面的left一词可体现出。
答案：B
45.A.disappointment B.joy
C.sorrow
D.surprise
解析：从后面的...came back about half an hour later可判断，父亲回来得如此快，令人惊奇。
答案：D
46.A.asked B.explained to
C.told
D.wanted
解析：从下文的what was the matter及47空前的told us可判断。
答案：A
47.A.a B.one
C.some
D.the
解析：因为后面有that had happened at the cinema，所以用定冠词。
答案：D
48.A.man B.woman C.doctor D.nurse
解析：从52空后的her可判断
答案：B
49.A.hers B.his C .taken D.wrong
解析：hers在此相当于her seat。
答案：A
50.A.and B.but C.or D.so
解析：and连接两个并列的动词短语。
答案：A
51.A.Seat 1 B.Seat 2 C.Seat 3 D.Seat 4
解析：根据此段最后一句可知。
答案：C
52.A.to bring B.to get C.to see D.to show
解析：show在此表示“显示，出示”，show one's ticket表示“出示某人的票”。若选A项，则需用bring out。
答案：D
53.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where
解析：从此空后面的话“What's the matter with all this？”可判断。
答案：A
54.A.designs B.colors C.prices D.owners
解析：票的颜色不同比较直观，而A项和C项是票上面更详细的部分，不易被人察觉。
D项显然不对。
答案：B
55.A.I'm sad B.I'm sorry C.I'm wrong D.I'm worried
解析：从其后的I made a mistake.可体现出。
答案：B
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being，according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently，the two-year study showed.And it wasn't that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet，but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feelings.
Researchers are puzzling over the results，which were completely contrary to their expectations.They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television，since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.
The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being，researchers assumed.Faceless，bodiless“virtual”communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation，and the relationships formed through it may be shallower.Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
“But it's important to remember this is not about the technology itself；it's about how it is used.”says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel，one of the study's sponsors.“It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”
语篇解读：文章主要介绍了网络对人们心理的负面影响，比如让人们感到沮丧，孤独，自闭等等。
56.Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A.When people feel unhappy，they tend to surf the internet more often.
B.The more you log on the Internet，the worse you will feel.
C.Internet use will do harm to your health as well as psychology.
D.The results of the two-year study were quite natural to the researchers.
解析：细节推测题。根据文章第二段中的“Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently...”可以得知，你上网越频繁，你的感觉越糟糕(你会觉得沮丧和孤独)。
答案：B
57.What does the author say about television in the passage？
A.It can also cause bad feelings.
B.It is healthier than the Internet.
C.It provides viewers with chances to choose information.
D.It doesn't allow users to communicate with others.
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“They expected that the Net would prove
socially healthier than television，since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.”得知，电视观众通过电视无法与其他人交流。
答案：D
58.How many possible reasons has the author given for the problem？
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
解析：理节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Another possibility is that...”得知，作者就这一问题给出了两个原因。
答案：B
59.Which of the following is true about technology according to Christine Riley？
A.It has both advantages and disadvantages.
B.Social factors should be taken into consideration when it is used.
C.It can provide good services no matter how it's used.
D.It will do harm to human beings，so we mustn't apply it.
解析：事实推断题。根据文章最后一段中的“It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”得知，我们必须考虑社会因素。
答案：B
B
An open-jaw flight is one that，in the simplest terms，flies from Point A to Point B，then from Point C home to Point A.Points B and C are often neighboring airports，or at least in the same general area.A sample open-jaw itinerary(旅程)might be a flight from Atlanta to Seattle on the way out and from Portland，Ore.，to Atlanta on the way back.
Another open-jaw flight is to fly into and out of the same destination city，but your starting and finishing points are different，thus，fly Point A to Point B；then fly Point B to Point C.An open jaw is ideal for travelers who are planning to cover a lot of ground during their trip and who don't want to waste time returning to their original airport.Perhaps you fly into San Francisco and then drive down the coast of California to Los Angeles；an open-jaw fare would allow you to fly home out of Los Angeles instead of making your way back up to San Francisco.
Despite the fact that an open-jaw itinerary isn't quite a classic round trip，most airlines
treat it as such and charge you half the round-trip fare of what each leg of the trip would cost you.So if the Atlanta-Seattle round trip would cost $400 and the Portland-Atlanta round trip would cost $500，you end up paying $200 for the first leg and $250 for the second leg，for a total of $450 round trip.The resulting total fare will typically offer considerable savings over the cost of two separate one-way flights.
The most common restriction on an open-jaw itinerary is that the part of your trip that you don't fly must be shorter than the shortest leg of the trip that you do fly.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，向读者介绍了什么是开口航程(open-jaw flight)。
60.The passage mainly tells us .
A.the cost of an open-jaw flight
B.what is an open-jaw flight
C.how to choose a travel itinerary
D.how to organize your flight
解析：主旨大意题。本文在第一段和第二段对an open-jaw flight进行了定义，后面再对它的具体情况进行介绍。因此，B项贴近本文的主旨。
答案：B
61.According to the passage，having an open-jaw flight means that travelers .
A.open their mouths during the flight
B.have to return to their original airport
C.can travel more places with less fare at a time
D.can cover as many travel sites as possible
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二、三段可知。通过open-jaw flight，乘客可以增加旅游地点，而费用要比一次只去一个地方低，故选C项。
答案：C
62.If you take an open-jaw flight “a→b→c→a”，which of the following shows the correct
route？(－·－：Trip you don't fly；－：Trip you fly)
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一、二段和最后一段可知，an open-jaw flight是从A 点飞到B点，然后通过其他交通工具到C点，最后再从C点飞回A点，不乘飞机的两个旅游点(B、C)必须在邻近地区，且这两点之间的路程要比乘飞机旅行的两个部分(A 到B及C到A)都要短，故选A项。
答案：A
63.The author supports the points of the passage mainly through .
A.numbers
B.definitions
C.stories
D.examples
解析：文章结构题。在文章第一、二、三段中，作者都以具体的城市为例解释了各段的主要观点，故选D项。
答案：D
C
Sometimes people give us nicknames in order to be mean or make fun of us，which can really hurt.
Four Eyes.Metal Mouth.Dumbo.Slow Poke.Crater Face.We've all heard kids calling nasty nicknames like these.Maybe you've even used similar nicknames on other kids，or been stuck with one yourself.
A playground bruise or cut usually disappears after a couple of days，but the pain and the anger coming from being called a cruel nickname can last a lot longer than that.If you've ever picked on another kid by making up or using a tease nickname，or if you've ever been on the receiving end of one，you know that names like Fatso，Smelly and Short Stuff can be very hurtful.Plus，they have a habit of sticking to us like glue！
People use negative nicknames as a way of keeping someone out of a group，of gaining
power over someone，or of making themselves feel more important.You may know a kid in your class who always comes up with nicknames for the other kids.This student likes to feel cool by acting like the“official nicknamer”.This can give a student a feeling of power，but that power comes at the cost of making other kids feel bad.Kids who give others hurtful nicknames are often trying to cover up the fact that they really feel bad about themselves.
Like other kinds of insults (污辱)，a cruel nickname can be used to make a kid feel being left out or angry.Sometimes they're even nastier than most ways of being mean，because they can be so hard to shake off.
64.What is the best title for the passage？
A.Powerful nicknames
B.Hurtful nicknames
C.How to make fun of others？
D.How to give others a nickname？
解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者讲述了一些带有污辱性的绰号给人带来的影响以及伤害。B项能够更好地归纳文章主旨，突出文章主题。
答案：B
65.According to the passage，the underlined word“bruise”in the third paragraph
means“”.
A.joke
B.nickname
C.wound
D.game
解析：词义推测题。在本句话中，bruise与cut是一组词，用or连接，由此可以推断这里的bruise与cut意思相近，因此备选答案中，wound“伤口”为正确答案。
答案：C
66.A kid often gives other kids nicknames in order to.
A.show off his power
B.present his creative ideas
C.win reputation
D.make himself hurt by others
解析：细节理解题。对文章第四段进行深层阅读，可以推断出给人起绰号的孩子是
想显示自己可以凌驾他人，使自己显得更有威力，因此答案为A。
答案：A
67.The author's attitude towards nicknames in this passage is best described as.
A.positive
B.negative
C.neutral
D.indifferent
解析：作者态度判断题。本文提到绰号给孩子们的心灵造成的伤害，以及给人起绰号是不自信的表现。由此可见作者对那些伤人的绰号持谴责和否定的态度；此外，从第一段中which can really hurt以及第三段第一句的the pain and the anger...can last a lot longer也可体会到作者的态度。因此在A(肯定的)、B(否定的)、C(中立的)和D(漠然的) 中选B。
答案：B
D
TOKYO—(机械支架)to a pair
of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking machine
from Honda works.
The experimental machine，showed on Friday，is designed to
support bodyweight，reduce stress on the knees and help people
organize steps and stay in crouching(蹲坐)positions.Honda showed a video of its employees wearing the machine.
Engineer Jun Ashihara said the machine is useful to people standing in long lines and to people who run around to make deliveries.
“This should be as easy to use as a bicycle，”Ashihara said.“It reduces stress，and you should feel less tired.”
To wear it，you put the seat between your legs，put on the shoes and push the“on”button.Then just start walking around.
In a test run for media，a reporter found it does take some time to get used to the machine.“I could sense how it supported my moves，pushing up on my bottom when I crouched and pushing at my soles (脚底) to help lift my legs when I walked，”he said.
The system has a computer，a motor，gears (齿轮)，batteries and sensors in it，so it responds to a person's movements，according to Honda Motor Co.
Pricing and commercial product plans are still undecided.Japan's No.2 automaker will begin testing a prototype (模型) later this month.
The need for such mechanical help is expected to grow in Japan，which has one of the most rapidly aging societies in the world.
Other companies are also eyeing the potentially attractive market of helping the weak and the old get around.Japan is among the world's leading nations in robotics technology，not only for industrial use but also for entertainment and companionship.
语篇解读：本文是一篇科普文，主要介绍了Honda所生产的一种可穿戴的能够帮助人步行的器械。
68. Honda's new wearable assisted-walking machine is mainly to.
A.show Honda's power in technology
B.protect the environment
C.meet the social needs in the future
D.improve social progress
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二、三、九段可知，Honda发明这一器械的主要目的是为了适应日本老龄化速度太快的社会需求，故选C项。
答案：C
69.According to the passage，the power of the new wearable assisted-walking machine
is from.
A.manpower
B.batteries
C.a computer
D.the machine movement
解析：细节判断题。根据文章第五段的push the“on”button和第七段所提到的a computer，a motor，gears，batteries and sensors可以判断，该器械的能量主要是依靠电池，故选B项。