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For years, historical places and the beauties of nature have been top choices for travelers. Today, a new way of traveling appears. It is a factory tour. It connects industry with tourism. Once-hidden factories are stepping out of their role as production centers to become popular places for visitors. For example, car factories, ship factories and food products factories are now receiving more and more young visitors.

In a famous car factory, visitors can watch modern production lines. Hundreds of robots work at the same time. Car parts are put together by robots. And the robots can send things to different areas in the factory without hitting other objects. Although visitors can’t understand all the working process, they describe the experience as eye-opening.

A ship factory in Shanghai offers over twenty courses to students. Every year, many students go on a school trip to the factory to get some knowledge about shipbuilding. Seeing the modern technology, students are interested and encouraged.

Food factories are also popular. Through 3D technology, visitors can watch how ancient people made food. The technology offers visitors a chance to learn the secret of making delicious food in the old days. Besides, visitors can taste different kinds of food and even learn to make local dishes.

Compared with traditional tours, “factory tours” can not only make visitors have much fun, but also allow them to learn about science and technology. Some visitors joke, “Getting a factory tour ticket is much harder than getting a concert ticket.”

Still, challenges remain. If this kind of industrial tourism expects a bright future, safety and visitor experience will be the key.

1.36. What can the robots do in the car factory?

A They can talk with visitors.

B They can put car parts together.

C They can send things to other factories.

D They can repair things in different areas.

解析：选B。细节理解题。原文定位句：Car parts are put together by robots.翻译：汽车零部件由机器人组装。✅B 它们可以组装汽车零部件。❌A 文中没有提到机器人会和游客对话；❌C：机器人是把东西送到工厂内部不同区域，不是送往别的工厂；❌D 文中没有提到机器人修理物品。解题技巧：拿题干关键词 robots、car factory 回文定位。

2.37. Why do many students go on a school trip to the ship factory?

A To travel by ship.

B To visit a ship museum.

C To buy model ships.

D To know about how to build ships.

解析：选D。细节理解题。原文定位句：many students go on a school trip to the factory to get some knowledge about shipbuilding.shipbuilding 意为 “造船”。学生去造船厂是为获取造船知识。✅D 了解造船相关知识。❌A 乘船、❌B 参观博物馆、❌C 买船模，原文完全没有相关信息，属于无中生有。

3.38. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refer to (指代)?

A Robots.

B Factories.

C Visitors.

D Tours.

解析：选C。代词指代题。定位第五段：“factory tours” can not only make visitors have much fun, but also allow them to learn about science and technology.语法逻辑：make visitors… allow them…，them 代替前面的复数名词 visitors（游客）。✅C 游客。解题技巧：代词一般向前找最近的复数人 / 物名词。

4.39. How does the writer develop the passage?

A By asking questions.

B By giving examples.

C By showing steps.

D By listing numbers.

解析：选B。写作手法判断题。文章先后举汽车工厂、造船厂、食品工厂三个实例来介绍工厂游。✅B 通过举例子。❌A 全文没有设问提问；❌C 没有展示操作步骤；❌D 没有大量罗列数字。中考常见写作手法：ask questions 提问；give examples 举例；show steps 展示步骤；list numbers 列数字。

5.40. What is the passage mainly about?

A A new way of traveling.

B A trip to a car factory.

C The reasons for traveling.

D The problems of factory tours.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。文章开篇点明：Today, a new way of traveling appears. It is a factory tour. 全文围绕 “工厂游” 这一种新兴旅行方式展开，举例讲优势，末尾谈现存挑战。✅A 一种新型旅行方式。❌B 汽车工厂只是其中一个例子，不能概括全文；❌C 文章没有探讨旅行的理由；❌D 问题只在最后一小段提及，属于局部信息，不是主旨。