高考英语阅读理解四选一专题分类特训阅读4一.docx

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高考英语阅读理解四选一专题分类特训阅读4一

1、   ThefutureofAustralia’ssolarindustryislookingbrightafterarecord3.5mpanels（嵌板）wereinstalledonrooftopslastyear,givingtheequaloutputofamedium-sizedcoal-firedpowerstation.Therecord1,057MWofcapacity（产能）insmallscalesystemsinstalledacrossthecountrybrokethepreviousrecordsetin2012,figuresfromtheCleanEnergyRegulatorshowedonTuesday.

   Australia’ssolarpowerprosperitycouldalmostdoublecapacityinayear,Thedataalsorevealedthattheaveragesystemsizehasalsodoubledsincethenfromthreetosixkilowattsasaveragepricescontinuedtofall.Afullyinstalled5KWsystemcostsanaverageof$5,930inAustralia,accordingtotheenergybrokerSolarchoice.net.au.Itsrecordsshowthatthepricehasroughlyhalvedinmanycapitalcitiessince2012.

   Theregulator’sexecutivegeneralmanager,MarkWilliamson,saidtherewasincreasinginterestinrenewalsasawaytotakecontrolofelectricitybills.Butmoreimportantly,hesaiditwasalsogoodnewsforreducingcarbonemissions,

   “WeareseeingawidecrosssectionofAustralians—households,communitycenters,schools,andsmallbusinesses—receivingrewardsunderthesmallscalerenewableenergyscheme,”Williamsonsaid,“Ourdatashowsconsumersareembracingrenewableenergytotakecontroloftheirelectricitybills.”

   In2017,therewasa41%increaseininstallingrenewableenergycapacityacrossallstatesandterritoriescomparedto2016.Queenslandledthewaywithinstalledcapacityat295MW,withtheAustralianCapitalTerritorytakingtopplaceforthebiggestannualincreaseby57%.“IhedatacollectedbytheCleanEnergyRegulatorin2017reflectstheindustryisgoingfromstrengthtostrength,Itlookslike2018willbeanotherbigyearforthesolarindustry.”

   Thetotalofinstalledcapacityforlastyearisexpectedtoriseto1,070MWwhenallthedataiscollected.Alargecoal-firedpowerstationsuchasLoydYangAinVictoria’sLatrobeValleyhasacapacityof2,200MW.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheAustralia’ssolarindustryfromthefirstparagraph?

A.It’sstillrisky.

B.It’spromising.

C.It’sunpredictable.

D.It’swithinexpectation.

2.What’sthereasonfortheAustralia’ssolarindustry’sdevelopment?

A.Theentiredecreaseofthecarbonemissions.

B.Theautonomouscontroloftheelectricitybills.

C.Thedoubtaboutthecapacityofcoal-firedpowerstation.

D.Thecontinuousfalloftheaveragepriceofinstallingasolarenergysystem.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fromstrengthtostrength”inParagraph5suggest?

A.Australia’ssolarindustryisbeingaccepted.

B.Australia’ssolarindustryisdevelopingrapidly.

C.Australia’ssolarindustryismorepracticalthanbefore.

D.Australia’ssolarindustryismoreadvancedthanothercountries.

4.WhatisthebiggestfeatureoftherenewableenergyaccordingtoMarkWilliams?

A.Reducingpollution.

B.Providingenoughenergy.

C.Loweringelectricitybills.

D.Simplifyinginstalledequipment.

2、HANGZHOU-ChineseinternetgiantAlibabaonTuesdayopenedahotelloadedwithartificialintelligence（Al）androbots,automatingaseriesofprocedureslikecheck-in,lightscontrolandroomservice.

FlyZooHotel,openedinHangzhou,capitalofEastChina'sZhejiangprovince,whereAlibabaisheadquartered,isknownasthecompany'sfirst"futurehotel".Customerscancheckintothehotelbysimplyscanningtheirfaces.Thefacialrecognitionsysteminstalledinthehotelalsoenablescustomerstousetheirfacesas keycardstoopendoorsandaccessotherhotelservice.Userscanalsocontrolthelights,televisionsandcurtainsintheroomviaAlibaba'svoice-activateddigitalassistant,whilerobotsaredeployedtoservedishes,cocktailsandcoffee.Hotelbookingsandcheck-outcanalsobedonewithafewclicksonmobilethroughanapp."TheAl-basedsolutioncanhelpcustomerssavetimeandrelievehotelemployeesfromrepetitivework,"saidWangQun,CEOofFlyZooHotel.Thehotelisthelatest exampleofChinesetechcompanies'attemptintotraditionalindustriessuchasthehotelindustry.

E-commercegiantJD.comannouncedinOctoberitsstrategytoputsmarthomeandelectronicdevicessoldonitsplatformintohotels,inanefforttoimproveonlinesales.

InJuly,BaiduteamedupwithIntercontinentalHotelsGroupinBeijingtoallowgueststouseitsvoice-controlledassistanttoadjustroomtemperatureandorderroomserviceatease.

Beforethat,socialmediagiantTencentintroducedQQfamily,asimilartechsolutionforhoteloperators,inthesoutherncityofZhuhailastyear.

"Wewanttoinstalla'smartbrain'forhotels,"saidWang."Inthefuture,wewillcontinuetomakehotelssmarterandmoreautomated,aswellascreatemorepersonalizedexperiencesforconsumers."

1.HowcancustomerscheckintoFlyZooHotel?

A.Byscanningtheirfaces.B.Byclickingtheirmobilephones.

C.ByshowinghotelstafftheirIDcards.D.Byusingvoice-activateddigitalassistant.

2.Whichofthefollowinghasn'tbeenrealized?

A.Allhotelserviceisprovidedbyrobots.

B.Roomservicecanbecontrolledbyartificialintelligence.

C.Roomtemperaturecanbeadjustedbyartificialintelligence.

D.Televisionscanbeturnedoffbyvoice-activateddigitalassistant.

3.Whatwillprobablyhappentohotelsinthefuture?

A.Customerswillgetlesspersonalizedexperiences.

B.Humanworkwillcompletelydisappearinhotels.

C.Intelligenthotelswon'tmeetanydifficultiesinthedevelopment.

D.Juststayinginyourroom,youcaneasilygetmanykindsofservicesbyAl.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.InternetgiantsopenAI"futurehotel".B.Artificialintelligenceisusedinhotels.

C.Internetgiantsswitchtohotelindustry.D.Traditionalhotelswilldisappearsoon.

3、   AstronautsontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）maysoonbeabletoturntheirusedforksandknivesintotoolsandsatelliteparts.

   TethersUnlimitedInc.,anaerospacetechnologycompany,hasdevelopedasystemthatcombinesawasterecyclingmachinewitha3Dprinter.

   Astronautswillputwasteitemsmadeofplasticintotherecyclingmachine,calledthePoistrusionRecycler.Whentheypressabutton,theRecyclerwillmeltdowntheplasticandturnitinto3Dfilament（长丝）.

   Thefilamentwilleusedina3DprinterontheISS-calledtheRefabricator-tomaketools,sparepartsandsatellitecomponents.

   Thewastewillcomefrompackagingmaterials,foodcontainers,traysandeatingutensils（器具）usedontheISS.Astronautcurrentlyusedisposablewetwipestocleantheirfoodcontainersandutensils.Theusedwipesarestoredastrash（垃圾）,andreplacementwipesmustbesentuptotheISSoncargomissions.Byrecyclingoldfoodcontainersandutensils,astronautswillreducetheamountoftrashtheyproduce.TogetridoftrashfromtheISS,astronautloaditintoemptycargocapsules（航天舱）andreleaseitintospace.ThecapsulesburnupwhentheyenterEarth’satmosphere.

   TurningtrashintousefulnewitemswillalsohelpNASAsavemoneybecauseastronautswillneedfewersupplies.Itcostsabout$6,000foreverykilogramlaunchedintoorbit.Thesebenefitswillbeevenmoreimportantforlongermissionsinthefuture-suchasthetwo-yearjourneytoMars.Astronautswillbeabletorecycleoldwastematerialsintonewtoolsandpartsastheyneedthem.

   Tethershavesuccessfullytestedthesystemsinitslaboratory.TheywilltestitontheISSinlate2018.ThecompanyisalsodevelopingaversionofthesystemforusehereonEarth.

1.Whatmaterialaretheforksandknivesforastronautsmadeof?

A.Gold.

B.Iron

C.Plastic.

D.Wood.

2.Atpresent,theastronautsmainlygetsuppliesby__________.

A.3Dprinters

B.reusingtheoldones

C.collectingfromthespace

D.thecapsuleslaunchedfromtheearth

3.Whatcanthenewtechnologyhelptheastronautsdo?

A.Reusethetrash.

B.SendthetrashtoMars.

C.Takethetrashtotheearth.

D.Loadthetrashintoemptycapsulesandthrowthemaway.

4.Whatisthebiggestbenefitofthenewtechnologymentionedinthetext?

A.ItcansavesomespacefortheISS.

B.Itcangavemoretimefortheastronauts.

C.Itcanprovidemoreconditionstoexplorespace.

D.ItcanhelptoreducethejourneyfromEarthtoMars.

4、Itisbecomingagrowingtrendthatmoreandmoreconsumersacrossthecountryareusingcashlesspaymentmethods.Therapiddevelopmentofthird-partymobilepaymenttoolsishelpingtoboostcashlesspaymentsacrossthecountry,saidDongXimiao,aresearcherattheRenminUniversityofChina.

Transactions（交易）involvingthird-partymobilepaymentsroseby46.8percentinthefirstquarterof2017comparedwiththepreviousquarterto18.8trillionyuan,accordingtoareportreleasedinMay.

Althoughtherewere3.4billionthird-partypaymentaccountsintotalinChinain2016,Chinaisnotthefirstcountrytoseekacashlesssociety.DevelopedstateslikeSweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsowitnessingthatincrease.

However,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeantherearenochallengesandcriticisms.Alibaba’sHemastore,wherecustomerscanshop,dineandordercommoditiesfordeliveryfromtheirmobilephonesviaAlipay,havecomeintothespotlightrecently.Mediareportssaidthatconsumerscan’tpurchasegoodswithcashthere,whichwouldbeconsideredillegal.

AlipayandWeChatPay,thenation’stwomajorthird-partymobilepaymenttools,alsolaunchedcampaignsthismonthtoencouragemoremerchantsandcustomerstousecashlesspaymentmethods,whichcausedconcernsoverwhethercashwillsoondisappear.

“Someofflinesellersrefusetoacceptcash,whichimpactsthenaturalcirculationofyuan,”saidDong.Heemphasizedt