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届上海市奉贤区实验中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析
2020届上海市奉贤区实验中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Shoppingcenters,stadiumsanduniversitiesmaysoonhaveanewtooltohelpfightcrime.
ACaliforniacompanycalledKnightscopesaysitsrobotscanpredictandpreventcrime.Knightscopesaysthegoalistoreducecrimebyhalfinareastherobotsguard.
WilliamSantanaLiisthechiefexecutiveofficerofKnightscope.Hesays,"Theserobotsecurityguardswillchangetheworld.Ourplanethasmorethansevenbillionpeopleonit.It'sgoingtoquicklygettoninebillionpeople.Thesecurityequipmentthatwehavegloballyisjustnotgoingtodevelopthatfast.Thecompany'sAutonomousDataMachinescanbecometheeyesandearsoflawenforcement(执法)."
"Youwantthemtobemachinesplushumans.Let.themachinesdotheheavyandsometimesdangerousworkandletthehumansdothestrategicdecision-makingwork,soit'salwaysworkingalltogether."
Themachinesdonotcarryweaponsbuttheyhavedayandnightvideocameraswhichareabletoturn360degreesandcanalsosensechemicalandbiologicalweapons.
Somepeoplemaybecomeconcernedabouttheirprivacy,especiallyinconnectionwiththevideorecordings.SomepeoplemayworrythatsuchrecordingswillappearontheInternet.EugeneVolokh,alawprofessorattheUCLASchoolofLaw,saysthemachineshavetobeusedintherightwayanditwillbeinterestingtoseehowstatelawsdealwiththiskindofvideo.
WilliamSantanaLisaysthereisalongwaitinglistfortherobotsintheUS.Workersinthecompanyareworkingovertimetomeetthedemandsofthemarket.Atleast25othercountriesarealsointerestedintheserobotsecurityguards.
1.Whatcanthisnewtooldoforhumans?
A.Makestrategicdecisions.
B.Keepwatchingdayandnight.
C.Carryheavyweapons.
D.Stopcrimeautonomously.
2.Whyaresomepeopleworriedaboutthenewrobots?
A.Theirprivacymaybeletout.
B.Therobotsareveryexpensive.
C.Robotswillreplacehumans.
D.Theywillbeoutofworksoon.
3.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.RobotsAreBecomingMorePopular
B.RobotsContributeaLottotheWorld
C.RobotsAreinGreatDemandNow
D.SecurityRobotsCouldHelpCutCrime
B
Afteralmostanentireyearofnotgoingshoppingandvacationing,youfindthenumbersreflectedbyyourbankaccountmeetyourheart'sdesire.
Nowthemostimportantquestioncomes,whattodowiththeearnings?
Shouldyoufulfilldreamsofthepresent,investinpreservingthefutureorperhapskeepsavingitforarainyday?
Oureldersalwaystrytoteachusthevalueofmoneyanditsmoralweakness.Onemaybeonawinningstreak(连续成功)now,butitwillnotalwaysbeso.Onewillhavedayswhentherewillbenosunshinebutonlyrain.andtheirluckwillhidebehindthosethickgreyclouds.Saveforthoserainydays,theysay.Donotspendtoomuch,livewithinabudget,refrainfromcreditnomatterhowsmallandsaveforthefuture.
Sincetheveryfirsttimeweearnourownmoneyfromasummerjoborearningourfirstsalary,thelessonsstart.Infact,thepocketmoneythatwereceivewhenwearechildrenbeginstheprocessoflearninghowtobestmanageone'smoney.
Peopleoftenthinklikethis-onedaywhenIhaveenoughmoney,Iwilltraveltheworld.Then,oncewedoearnenoughmoney,tomorrow'splansstartshadowingourpresentones.However,isitwisetokeeplivingforthatfuture?
Willwestillenjoyorevenbeabletobackpackin-our50s?
Howwillweeverenjoyourpresentifweareconstantlylivingforthefuture?
Goodquestions,aren'tthey?
1saytravelbutdon'tletyourselfrundry,treatyourselftosomeluxuriesbutalsokeepenoughforyournecessities,andenjoyyourpresentbutwithaplanfortheforeseeablefuture.Lifeisfortheliving.soliveitsensibly.
4.Whydoeldersteachustosavemoney?
A.Becausetherearemorerainydaysinlife.
B.Becausenoonecanwinstreak.
C.Becausegooddaysmayend.
D.Becausemoneycan'tbuyeverything.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"“refrainfrom"meaninParagraph3?
A.selectfromB.holdbackC.relyonD.preferto
6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Weshouldenjoyourselvesattherighttime.
B.Weshouldwaittotraveluntilwehaveenoughmoney.
C.Weshouldliveforthefuturenomatterwhat.
D.Weshouldenjoyourselvestothefullestwhenwehavemoney.
7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Moneyissomethingbutnoteverything.
B.Oneshouldsaveforrainydays.
C.Liveinthemomentbeforeyouliveforthefuture.
D.Livethepresentwiselyforyourlife.
C
NASAhasflownanaircraftonanotherplanetforthefirsttime.OnMonday,April19,Ingenuity,a1.8-kilogramdrone(无人机)helicopter,tookofffromthesurfaceofMars,flewupaboutthreemeters,thenhoveredfor40secondsandtookphotosabovewithoneofitstwocameras.ThehistoricmomentwaslivestreamedonYouTube.“Wecannowsaythathumanbeingshaveflownadronehelicopteronanotherplanet,”saidMiMiAung,theIngenuityMarsHelicopterprojectmanageratNASA'sJetPropulsionLaboratory,atapressconference.“We,together,flewatMars,andwe,together,nowhaveourWrightbrothersmoment,”sheadded,referringtothefirstpoweredairplaneflightonEarthin1903.
Thedetails:
Theflightwasasignificanttechnicalchallenge,thankstoMars'sbone-chillingtemperatures(nightscandropdownto-130°F/-90°C)anditsincrediblythinatmosphere—just1%thedensityofEarth's.ThatmeantIngenuityhadtobelight,withrotorblades(螺旋桨)thatwerebiggerandfasterthanwouldbeneededtoachieveliftoffonEarth(althoughthegravityonMars,whichisonlyaboutone-thirdofEarth's,workedinitsfavor).TheflighthadoriginallybeenscheduledtotakeplaceonApril11butwasdelayedbysoftwareissues.
Whyit'ssignificant:
BeyondbeingasignificantmilestoneforMarsexploration,theflightwillalsopavethewayforengineerstothinkaboutnewwaystoexploreotherplanets.Futuredronehelicopterscouldhelpastronautsbyscopingoutlocations,exploringinaccessibleareas,andcapturingimages.IngenuitywillalsohelpinformthedesignofDragonfly,acar-sizedronethatNASAisplanningtosendtoSaturn'smoonTitanin2027.
What'snext:
Inthenextfewweeks,Ingenuitywillconductfourmoreflights,eachlastingupto90seconds.EachoneisdesignedtofurtherpushthelimitsofIngenuity'scapabilities.Ingenuityisonlydesignedtolastfor30Martiandays,andisexpectedtostopfunctioningaround
May4.ItsfinalrestingplacewillbeintheJezeroCraterasNASAmovesontothemainfocusofitsmission:
GettingthePerseverancerover(毅力号火星探测器)tostudyMarsforevidenceoflife.
8.WhydoesMiMiAungmentionWrightbrothers?
A.TohonorthehistoriccontributionofWrightbrothers.
B.TomakeacomparisonbetweenWrightbrothersandherself.
C.TohighlighttheimportanceofIngenuity'sMartianexploration.
D.ToremindthepublicofthefirstpoweredairplaneflightonEarth.
9.WhatcausedchallengesforIngenuitydesigners?
A.Thedelayofsoftwaretests.
B.TheforceofgravityonMars.
C.Mars'stemperaturesandatmosphere.
D.TechnicaldifficultyinliftoffonEarth.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“milestone”inParagraph3probablymean?
A.Agreatvictory.B.Adifficulttask.
C.Aroadsidestone.D.Ahistoricevent.
11.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.MarsDroneHelicopterMakesHistoricFirstFlight
B.ModernWrightBrothersMoment:
MarsExploration
C.FirstDroneHelicopterSpotsEvidenceofLifeonMars
D.Ingenuity:
MarsDroneFliestoTakeIncrediblePictures
D
Over180teenagegirlsfromLixianCountyNo.1MiddleSchoolinLongnancity,Gansuprovince,listenedcarefullytoalectureaboutneuroscience(神经科学).ItwasdeliveredbyadirectoroftheexperimentalsurgerydepartmentatTheSecondAffiliatedHospitaloftheAirForceMedicalUniversityinXi’an.
Thestudentsalsojoinedascienceclasstomakepaperrocketstolaunchintothesky.Aplasticbottlewasconnectedwithalongpipejoinedtotheendoftherocket,andstudentssteppedheavilyonthemiddleofthebottlesohardthattheairpressureshottherocketupward.
Theprogramstartedin2016asaone-weeksummercampinBeijingthatinvitedfemalestudentstotakesciencecoursesandtointeractwithwomeninscience.Itaimstostir(激发)aninterestinscienceandtechnologyamongfemalestudents.
“I’mexcitedtotaketheopportunitybecauseit’sbeenmybiggestwishtopopularizescienceamongstudents.Theycanbroadentheireyesandhopefullysomeofthemwilldevotethemselvestothefieldofneuroscience,”thedirectorsays.“It’snecessarytobringmoreoftheseactivitiesoncampus.I’mwillingtocommunicatewithteenagers,someofwhomaskdeepandthoughtfulquestionsthatIwouldneverthinkof.”
Thekeytosciencepopularizationistoimbue(灌输)otherswiththespiritofscience.Somescientificandtechnologicalworkershavedevotedthemselvestoajobinacertainfieldandtheyenjoythepleasureofscientificresearch.FemaleChinesescientificandtechnologicalworkerssometimeshavetodoubletheireffortstoreceivethesametreatmentorrecognitionasthosemalescientificworkers.However,afteryearsofcontinuedeffort,thesituationwillimprove,showingtheincreasingnumberoffemalescientistsinChina.
12.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram?
A.Topraisetheeffortsofwomenscientists.
B.Tofindouthowmuchgirlslovescience.
C.Todevelopinterestinscienceamonggirls.
D.ToshowloveforstudentsinWesternChina.
13.Howdoesthedirectorthinkoftheprogram?
A.Important.B.Challenging.C.Confusing.D.Serious