2021版新高考英语人教版一轮核心素养测评 选修7 UNIT 2 ROBOTS WORD版含解析.doc

1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。核心素养测评 三十二选修7 Unit 2Robots(限时35分钟). 阅读理解AIf you live in Washington, D. C. , or Redwood, Calif. , you may have glimpsed a small, boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk, minding its own business, but attracting the attention of many a cu

2、rious onlooker. The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last year by Starship Technologies focused on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world. “Today, more than ever, people lead a busy and diverse life, ” Lex Bayer, Starships CEO, said in a statemen

3、t online. “The hassle of needing to rearrange your life for a delivery will become a thing of the past. You dont have to switch your working from home day, reschedule meetings, visit a locker, drive to a post office or contact a deliveryman all because of a missed delivery. ”The package delivery ser

4、vice is not available to everyone just yet. The company said its rolling out the service in Milton Keynes, England. The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4 mph and can detect obstacles from as far as 30 feet away. “The robot can operate through just about anything, ” Nick Handrick, head of operatio

5、ns for Starships D. C. office, told The Washington Posts Maura Judkis last year. “If you had something in the waya stickits able to climb the edges of a road. ”By giving customers control of when deliveries occur, Starship Technologies is offering its service as a way to battle package theft. In its

6、 announcement, the company cited statistics from a Wakefield Research Poll for Comcast last year that found that 3 in 10 Americans who live in houses or townhouses have had packages stolen. To sign up for the service, which costs a little more than $10 per month, customers need to download the compa

7、nys app. Customers then create a “Starship Delivery Address”, a unique address inside a Starship facility, instead of a residence, where they can have packages sent from places such as Amazon. com. Once a package is delivered to the Starship address, customers receive a text that allows them to sche

8、dule a home delivery via robot. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍了一项新科技发明世界上第一个机器人包裹递送服务。1. Which can best replace the underlined word “hassle” in paragraph 2?A. Failure. B. Expectation. C. Safety. D. Trouble. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据画线词后的内容介绍的人工投递的不便之处可知, 此处指为快递而重新安排生活的麻烦将成为过去, 由此可知画线词词义为“麻烦”, 故D项正确。2. What problem is t

9、he delivery robot facing?A. There is a limit to its service area. B. It takes longer to deliver packages. C. It covers a short distance each time. D. It cant sense the barriers 20 feet away. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段中“The package delivery service is not available to everyone just yet”可知, 快递机器人面对的问题是包裹递送服务还

10、不能提供给每一个人, 也就是说它的服务范围有限, 故A项正确。3. How does the package by a robot avoid being stolen?A. The company shortens the delivery hour. B. The package is delivered to the house directly. C. Its delivery time is in the control of customers. D. The customers are informed of its delivery time in advance. 【解析】选

11、C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“By giving customers control of when deliveries occur, Starship Technologies is offering its service as a way to battle package theft”可知, 通过让客户控制送货时间, 该公司将其服务定位为打击包裹盗窃的一种方式, 故C项正确。4. What can be inferred about Starship Delivery Address in the last paragraph?A. It offers service to the

12、 customers free of charge. B. It can arrange delivery robots for the customers. C. It is a cheaper solution to the delivery of packages. D. It sends the packages mainly to some shopping platforms. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Once a package is delivered to the Starship address, customers receive a text tha

13、t allows them to schedule a home delivery via robot”可知, 一旦包裹被送到Starship Delivery Address, 客户就会收到一条短信, 允许他们通过机器人安排一次家庭递送。由此可知, 它能够为顾客准备好递送机器人, 故B项正确。【知识拓展】长难句分析1. By giving customers control of when deliveries occur, Starship Technologies is offering its service as a way to battle package theft. 分析:

14、by引导方式状语;when引导宾语从句;to battle作定语, 修饰名词way。翻译: 通过让顾客控制送货时间, “Starship”科技使自己的服务成为了一种打击包裹盗窃的方式。2. Customers then create a “Starship Delivery Address”, a unique address inside a Starship facility, instead of a residence, where they can have packages sent from places such as Amazon. com. 分析: a unique add

15、ress是同位语;where引导定语从句。翻译: 然后顾客就可以创建一个 “Starship”送货地址, 这个地址在 “Starship”设备中是一个独一无二的地址, 而不是一个居住地(地址)。这样顾客就可以让机器人把来自像亚马逊网站这样地方的包裹送到这个地址。BMore than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through the overuse of smartphones and other audio devices, the UN warned Tuesday, proposing new safety s

16、tandards for safe volume levels. Currently, about five percent of the global population, or some 466 million people, including 34 million children, suffer from disabling hearing loss. Young people are particularly likely to develop such risky listening habits. Around half of those between the ages o

17、f 12 and 35, or 1. 1 billion people, are at risk due to “long and severe exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices, ” the UN health agency said. In a bid to safeguard hearing, the World Health Organization and International Telecommunications Union issued

18、 an international standard for the manufacture and use of audio devices. WHO considers a volume above 85 decibels for eight hours or 100 decibels for 15 minutes as unsafe. The safe listening devices and systems standard calls for a “sound allowance” software to be included in all audio devices, to t

19、rack the volume level and duration of a users exposure to sound, and to evaluate the risk posed to their hearing. This system could alert a user if they have dangerous listening habits. WHO is also calling for parental as well as automatic volume controls on audio devices to prevent dangerous use. W

20、hile some smartphones and other audio devices already offer some of these features, the UN would like to see a uniform standard used to help protect against disabling hearing loss. “Think of it like driving on a highway, but without a speedometer in your car or a speed limit, ” Shelly Chadha of the

21、WHO told reporters in Geneva. “What weve proposed is that your smartphones come fitted with a speedometer, with a measurement system which tells you how much sound youre getting and tells you if you are going over the limit. ”【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍由于过度使用电子产品, 长期暴露于过高音量的环境中, 超过10亿年轻人面临听力丧失的风险, 因此联合国提议为

22、安全音量设定新的安全标准。5. What is the purpose of proposing new safe volume standards?A. To warn people of dangerous listening habits. B. To help protect against disabling hearing loss. C. To promote the development of audio devices. D. To prevent the manufacture and use of audio devices. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段Mor

23、e than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through the overuse of smartphones and other audio devices, the UN warned Tuesday, proposing new safety standards for safe volume levels. 可知, 超过10亿的年轻人由于过度使用手机和其他音频设备面临听力丧失的危险, 因此联合国提议为安全音量设定新的安全标准。故可知, 设定新标准是为了预防(年轻人的)听力丧失, 故选B。6. Where ca

24、n you find the data that best supports “young people risk damaging their hearing through the overuse of smartphones”?A. In paragraph 2. B. In paragraph 3. C. In paragraph 4. D. In paragraph 5. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段Young people are particularly likely to develop such risky listening habits. Around half

25、of those between the ages of 12 and 35, or 1. 1 billion people, are at risk due to “long and severe exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices, ”可知, 年轻人更有可能形成危险的听力习惯, 将近一半的年龄在12至35岁的人, 由于长时间暴露在过高音量的环境中, 面临听力丧失的危险, 故第二段的数据可以证明年轻人面临听力丧失的危险, 故选A。7. What do we

26、 know about safe volume levels according to paragraph 3?A. It is safe to listen to music under any circumstances. B. It is important to keep track of the risk for the users. C. It is necessary to have users alerted by their parents. D. It is acceptable to keep the volume at 90 decibels for 15 minute

27、s. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段WHO considers a volume above 85 decibels for eight hours or 100 decibels for 15 minutes as unsafe. 可知, 世界卫生组织把连续八小时暴露于85分贝以上的行为或者暴露于100分贝, 15分钟的行为定义为不安全, 故可以推出, 暴露于90分贝15分钟是安全的, 故选D。8. What is the best title for the text?A. Turning Down the Volume. B. Making Good Use of Smartpho

28、nes. C. The Rise and Fall of Audio Devices. D. The Safety Standards for Smartphones. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍由于过度使用电子产品, 长期暴露于过高音量的环境中, 超过10亿年轻人面临听力丧失的风险, 因此联合国提议为安全音量设定新的安全标准。主要讲述过高音量的危害, 呼吁降低音量, 故选A。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. standardn. 标准;规范2. volumen. 音量;体积;容积3. exposuren. 暴露;接触;面临4. manufacturen. 量产;成批制造5. featur

29、en. 特点;特征6. evaluatev. 评估;评价7. alertv. 使警觉adj. 警觉的;警惕的8. automaticadj. 自动的;无意识的. 完形填空Our apartment has been hit by a “hurricane”. Every bit of furniture is 1 with paper chains, scissors, tape and modeling clay. 2, Im so exhausted tonight, recovering from a surgery. The phone ringsfor the sixth time

30、in less than an hour. We know it is my mother, again. A stroke claimed her brain, but not her life. She is troubled by a severe mental 3 She has no idea that she has repeated the things she is about to say a million times. Nor can she recall I had a 4. Each time she calls, I play a game with myself

31、called “How Good a Person Can I Be?”. Ive won five rounds of the game tonight;I am due for a 5 this time. “Mom!” I 6. “You are not being removed from your home! And we visited two days ago!” Silence. Then: “I was only calling to say hi. ” My mother continues, “Why are you yelling?”I sink into the co

32、uch, aware that my daughter is 7. She hears me scold my mother and lose my 8. I have not only failed at being a good person;I have failed at being a good 9 to my daughter. “Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?” My five-year-old daughter 10 the phone. Wordlessly, I hand it over. Then, I hear my mother 11 thr

33、ough the receiver. “Sweetheart! How are you? Did you go to school today?”What magic is this? All she says is “Hi, Grandma, ” out of the phone comes a waterfall of good 12. My mother tells her how much she loves her and how lovely her voice sounds. I am not tired or angry;I am soft inside, watching m

34、y kindergartner 13 her fragile grandmother with such skillfulness. Im fascinated by their 14. The mess in our apartment still settles around me. I listen to my daughter whispering to her grandmother, caring for her with extreme 15. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 讲述作者由于被很多事情缠身, 因此对自己患中风的母亲发火了, 但是当看到女儿与母亲电话交流得很和谐, 作

35、者很感动。1. A. coveredB. decoratedC. mixedD. filled【解析】选A。cover覆盖;decorate装饰;mix混合;fill充满。根据后文可知, 家里很乱, 到处都是纸带, 剪刀, 磁带以及橡皮泥, 故选A。2. A. Whats moreB. Above allC. Worse stillD. Needless to say【解析】选C。Whats more另外;Above all首先;Worse still更糟糕的是;Needless to say不必说。根据后文Im so exhausted tonight, recovering from a

36、surgery可知, 作者很疲惫, 正从外科手术中恢复。可知此处应表示“更糟糕的是”, 故选C。3. A. disorderB. fitnessC. performanceD. function【解析】选A。disorder混乱;fitness健康;performance表演, 表现;function功能。根据前文A stroke claimed her brain, but not her life. 可知, 作者母亲患中风, 因此精神严重混乱, 故选A。4. A. strokeB. surgeryC. headacheD. problem【解析】选B。stroke中风;surgery外科手

37、术;headache头痛;problem问题。根据前文Im so exhausted tonight, recovering from a surgery. 可知, 作者做了手术, 其母亲记不得了, 故选B。5. A. successB. winnerC. quarrelD. failure【解析】选D。success成功;winner胜利者;quarrel吵架;failure失败。根据前文Ive won five rounds of the game tonight可知, 作者那晚已经赢了五轮, 计划下一轮输掉(指作者忍耐母亲总是打电话, 在忍过5个电话后决定不再忍耐), 故选D。6. A.

38、 whisperB. explainC. yellD. promise【解析】选C。whisper低声说;explain解释;yell咆哮;promise承诺。根据后文Why are you yelling可知, 作者在对母亲咆哮, 故选C。7. A. imitatingB. witnessingC. laughingD. sleeping【解析】选B。imitate 模仿;witness目睹;laugh大笑;sleep睡觉。根据后文She hears me scold my mother可知, 作者女儿听见了作者在责骂母亲, 故可知, 作者女儿在目睹其行为, 故选B。8. A. belief

39、B. faceC. temperD. way【解析】选C。belief信念;face面子;temper脾气;way路, 方式。根据句意可知, 作者女儿听见了作者在责骂母亲, 在发脾气, 故选C。9. A. friendB. companionC. caregiverD. example【解析】选D。friend朋友;companion伴侣;caregiver护理者, 照料者;example例子, 榜样。根据句意可知, 作者没有为女儿树立一个好榜样, 故选D。10. A. reaches forB. picks upC. plays withD. hangs up【解析】选A。reach for

40、去拿;pick up拿起;play with玩弄;hang up挂断电话。根据前一句Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?可知, 女儿征求作者的意见, 是否可以和奶奶谈话, 去拿电话, 故选A。11. A. call outB. break downC. give upD. set out【解析】选A。call out大声说;break down分解;give up放弃;set out出发。根据后一句Sweetheart! How are you? Did you go to school today?”可知, 作者听见母亲通过话筒说出的话语, 故选A。12. A. idea

41、sB. cheersC. relationshipD. applause【解析】选B。ideas观点, 想法;cheers欢呼声;relationship关系;applause掌声。根据后文My mother tells her how much she loves her and how lovely her voice sounds. 可知, 作者听到一阵欢呼声从电话中传出来, 故选B。13. A. teachB. botherC. handleD. acknowledge【解析】选C。teach教;bother打扰;handle处理, 应付;acknowledge承认, 致谢。根据后文w

42、ith such skillfulness可知, 作者女儿很有技巧地安抚她奶奶, 故选C。14. A. exchangeB. declarationC. voicesD. behavior【解析】选A。exchange 交换, 谈话;declaration宣称;voice声音;behavior行为。根据前文可知, 女儿与奶奶在进行交谈, 故选A。15. A. conditionsB. confidenceC. effortsD. patience【解析】选D。condition条件;confidence信心;effort努力;patience耐心。根据后一句I listen to my dau

43、ghter whispering to her grandmother可知, 作者听见女儿与奶奶低声交谈, 很耐心地关心她, 故选D。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020年山东新高考模拟)On the morning of her grandsons wedding, Peg McCormack received some bad news. The 91-year-old was in the hospital after a fall when she found out she would be unable to attend the

44、 1. (celebrate)in Madison, New Jersey. Unknown to McCormack, her grandson Brian 2. _ his wife Lauren had made a heartfelt plan 3. _ (include)her in the days activities. 4. _ (follow)by a wedding photographer, the couple made a surprise visit 5. the hospital before heading to the reception. “She was

45、so excited to watch 6. _ (we)get married, ”the bride said. “She was simply living for this wedding. So we brought the wedding to her. ”“When we walked into that room, she was 7. (obvious)shocked, ”the photographer said. “She just kept 8. (say)I cant believe youre here!and thanking them for coming to

46、 see her. The way she held their hands, 9. (touch)their faces and just looked at them, you could tell they had such a special bond. I dont think she released Brians hand 10. entire time that we were in the room. ”“It meant the world to bring the wedding to her, ”the groom said. “It was such a small

47、portion of the day to trade in for such a special moment. ”【文章大意】Peg McCormack因为摔伤住院, 不能参加外孙的婚礼, 但是这一对新人却送给了Peg McCormack一个惊喜。1. 【解析】celebration。考查名词。作动词attend的宾语, 应使用名词celebration。2. 【解析】and。考查并列连词。分析句子结构可知, 该空前后her grandson Brian和 his wife Lauren共同充当句子的主语, 并在逻辑上是并列关系, 故填and。3. 【解析】to include。考查非谓语

48、动词。include意为“包含”。作名词plan的后置定语, 应使用动词不定式。4. 【解析】Followed。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知, follow by在句中作状语, 和句子主语the couple在逻辑上是被动关系, 故应使用过去分词。5. 【解析】to。考查介词。make a visit to sb. 是固定短语。6. 【解析】us。考查人称代词。作动词watch的宾语, 应使用人称代词的宾格形式。7. 【解析】obviously。考查副词。修饰动词应使用副词形式。8. 【解析】saying。考查非谓语动词。keep doing意为“持续做某事”, 故填saying。9. 【解析】touched。考查时态。分析句子结构可知, touch和held及looked at都是并列谓语, 应使用动词的过去式形式。故填touched。10. 【解析】the。考查冠词。此处表示特指, 应使用定冠词。关闭Word文档返回原板块