2021年贵州省高考英语总复习：阅读理解（附答案解析）

2021年贵州省高考英语总复习：阅读理解

1.What'syouropiniononspicyfood?Somepeoplecannothandleeventhesmallestamountof

chilipeppersintheirdinnerwhileotherscan'tgetenoughofthem.

Scientistshavelongbeenpuzzledbywhysomepeoplelovethechiliwhileothersloathe

it.Plentyofresearchhasbeendoneonthesubject,datingasfarbackasthe

1970s.Previousresultsshowedthataloveofchiliesisrelatedtochildhoodexperiences,and

thatculturalinfluencesaffectourtastetoo.Butthelateststudyhasfoundthataperson'slove

ofspicyfoodmaybelinkedtohisorherpersonalitymorethananythingelse,CBCNews

reported.

nWehavealwaysassumedthatlikingdrivesintake-weeatwhatwelikeandwelike

whatweeat.Butnoonehasactuallydirectlybotheredtoconnectpersonalitywithintakeof

chilipeppers,"saidProfessorJohnE.HayesfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,wholed

thestudy.

Butbeforeyoulookatthestudy,youshouldfirstknowthat"spicy"isnotataste,

unlikesour,sweet,bitterandsaltytaste.Itis,infact,aburningfeelingthatyoufeel

onthesurfaceofyourtongue.Thisgotscientiststhinkingthatmaybealoveofspicyfoodis

broughtaboutbypeople'slongingforthrill,somethingtheyusuallygetfromwatchingaction

moviesorridingarollercoaster.

Inthestudy,97participants,bothmaleandfemale,wereaskedtofillout

questionnairesabouttheirpersonality,fbrexample,whethertheylikenewexperiencesor

tendtoavoidrisks.Theywerethengivenaglassofwaterwithcapsaicin（辣椒素），the

plantchemicalthatmakesachiliburn,mixedintoit.

Bycomparingtheanswerstothequestionnaireandwhatparticipantssaidtheyfeltabout

thespicywater,researchersfoundthatthosewhotendedtoenjoyactionmoviesortakerisks

wereaboutsixtimesmorelikelytoenjoythespicywater.

Interestingly,weusedtobelievethatthereasonwhysomepeoplecanwilhsland（耐受）

spicyfoodisthattheirtongueshavebecomelesssensitivetoit.However,thislateststudy

hasfoundotherwise."It'snotthatitdoesn'tbumasbadly,butthatyouactuallylearntolike

theburningfeeling,"Hayesexplained.

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(1)What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"loathe"inthesecondparagraph?

A.Dislike.

B.Fear.

C.Putupwith.

D.Adaptto.

(2)WhatdidProfessorJohnE.Hayesandhisteamdiscoverfromtheirstudy?

A.Whatweeatactuallyhelpstodevelopourpersonality.

B.Malesaremorelikelytoenjoyspicyfoodthanfemales.

C.Thosetryingtoavoidriskstendtobelessinterestedinspicyfood.

D.Peoplearewrongtotreat"spicy"asakindoftasteratherthanafeeling.

(3)Whydosomepeoplelikespicyfoodaccordingtotherecentstudy?

A.Becausetheirtastehasbecomelesssensitive.

B.Becausetheylovetheburningfeeling.

C.Becausetheywanttochallengethemselves.

D.Becausethemoretheytryspicyfood,thelessitbums.

(4)Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Whatonelikestoeatmainlydependsonone'spersonality.

B.Whetheroneenjoysspicyfooddependslargelyonone'spersonality.

C.One'spersonalexperienceshavenothingtodowiththeirtaste.

D.Differentpeoplehavedifferenttaste.

2.In1941,sciencefictionwriterIsaacAsimovstatedtheThreeLawsofRobotics.Theselaws

comefromtheworldofsciencefiction,buttherealworldiscatchingup.Alawfirmgave

Pittsburgh'sCarnegieMellonUniversity$10milliontoexploreartificialintelligence.Peter

Kalis,chairmanofthelawfirm,K&LGates,saidthedevelopmentoftechnologyhadled

toquestionsthatwerenevertakenseriouslybefore.Whatwillhappenwhenyoumakerobots

thataresmart,independentthinkersandthentrytolimittheirfreedom?

ResearcherKalissaid,"Oneexpertsaidwe'llbeatapointwhenwegiveaninstructionto

ourrobottogotoworkinthemorninganditturnsaroundandsays,Tdrathergotothe

beach.Hesaidthatonedaywewouldwantlawstokeepourfree-thinkingrobotsfrom

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runningwild.

Withthelawfirm'sgift,theuniversitywillbeabletoexploreproblemsnowappearing

withinautomatedindustries."Takedriverlesscarsforexample,"Kalissaid."Ifthere*san

accidentconcernedwithadriverlesscar,whatpoliciesdowehaveinplace?Whatkindof

insurancepoliciesdotheyhave?”Infact,peoplecantakearideinadriverlesscarin

PittsburgwhereanAmericanonlinetransportationnetworkcompanyusesthecityasatesting

groundforthecompany'sdriverlesscars.

Theproblemsgobeyondself-drivingcarsandrobots.Thinkaboutthenextgeneration

ofsmartphones,thosechipsfixedintelevisions,computers,fridges,etc,andtheever

-expandingcollectionofpersonaldatabeingstoredinthe"cloud'1.SocanAsimoy'sThree

lawsofRoboticsbeusedinreality?Isitnecessarytohaveamoralguidelinethateveryone

canunderstand?Whateveritis,doingnoharmshouldbetheveryfirstone.

(1)Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Robotshouldhavemorefreedom.

B.Technologyisrunningaheadoflaws.

C・TheThreeLawsofRoboticsarepractical.

D.Peterwantstoexploreartificialintelligence.

(2)Whatmakeshumansworryaboutrobots?

A.Robotsmaybeoutofcontrol.

B.Robotscandosomethingillegal.

C.Robotscanbecomeangryeasily.

D.Robotsmayhavemanyrequests.

(3)Whatisthethirdparagraphintendedtotellus?

A.It'shardforrobotstoobeyrules.

B.Alawonroboticsisreallyamust.

C.Driverlesscarscancauseaccidents.

D.Driverlesscarsarebeingtestedoutnow.

(4)Whatshouldthebasiclawonroboticsbeaccordingtothetext?

A.Robotsshouldbecautiouslyusedinlife.

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B.RobotsshouldobeyAsimoy'sThreeLaws.

C.Robotsshouldbeeasyforpeopletooperate.

D.Robotsshouldbesafetohumanbeings.

3.Headsup!Acrossthecountry,sportsinjuriesareasafetyconcernforyoungathletes.Now,

theAmericanMedicalAssociation(AMA)hasanewsetofguidelinesaimedatprotecting

playersfromthedangerofconcussions-seriousinjuriescausedbyablowtothehead.

"Byraisingawarenessoftheseriousrisksassociatedwithconcussionsandensuringthat

theappropriateguidelinesareinplace,wecanreducethenumberofyoungathleteswhomay

returntothegametoosoon,whichcanputtheirhealthatfurtherrisk,“saidAMABoard

MemberJackResneckJrM.D.inastatement.

Thepolicyrecommendsthatyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussionbetakenoffthe

fieldassoonaspossible.Then,theyareonlytoreturntotheirsportwithadoctor'swritten

approval.Thepolicyalsosetsage-specificrulesforhealthcareprofessionalsandathletic

organizationsinevaluatingandcaringforconcussions.

AccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),aconcussionisa

typeoftraumatic(创伤)braininjurycausedbyabump,blow,orjolttotheheadorhitto

thebodythatcausestheheadandbraintomoverapidlybackandforth.Thistypeof

movementcancausethebraintobouncearoundortwistinsidetheskull(颅骨).Itcan

damagebraincellsandcreatechemicalchangesinthebrain.

TheCDCsaysthatbetween1.6millionand3.8milliontraumaticbraininjuriescausedby

sportsandrecreation-relatedactivitiesoccurintheU.S.everyyear.Astudyfromthe

CentertorInjuryResearchandPolicyshowedthatasmanyas40%ofhighschoolathletes

returntoplayingbeforetheyshould.TheAMA'snewguidelinesshouldhelptobringthose

numbersdown.

(1)WhydoestheAMAsetthenewguidelines?

A.Toraisesafetystandardsofsports.

B.Toprotectathletesfromconcussions.

C.Tosetrulesforhealthcareevaluation.

D.Tohelpplayersreturntothegamequickly.

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(2)Whatshouldyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussiondo?

A.Avoidusingthehead.

B.Leavethefieldforever.

C.Gettreatmentintime.

D.Switchtoanothersport.

(3)Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Whataconcussionis.

B.Whatcausesdamagetobraincells.

C.HowtheCDCworks.

D.Howaconcussioncanbeprevented.

(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.RulesforSaferPlay

B.SportsInjuriesintheUS

C.AdvicetoAthletes

D.NewPoliciesforDoctors

4.Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,butresearchers

saidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildrenat

theUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4later

developbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificantpredictorofcognition

(认知)aftercontrollingfordifferencesinparents'income,educationandtheamountofparent

talk,Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduringeveryday

activitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46monthsofage

havebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,ontasks

thatassessedtheirabilitytorotate(旋转)andtranslateshapes,"Levinesaidinastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,andabout

halfofthechildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-incomeparents

tendedtohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,andbothboysandgirlswhoplayed

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withpuzzleshadbetterspatialskills.However,boystendedtoplaywithmorecomplexpuzzles

thangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovidedmorespatiallanguageandweremoreactiveduring

puzzleplaythantheparentsofgirls.

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalScience.

(1)Inwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?

A.Buildingconfidence.

B.Developingspatialskills.

C.Learningself-control.

D.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.

(2)WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhendesigningherexperiment?

A.Parents*age.

B.Children'simagination.

C.Parents'education.

D.Child-parentrelationship.

(3)Howdoboysdifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?

A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.

B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.

C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage.

D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.

(4)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A•Amathematicalmethod.

B.Ascientificstudy.

C.Awomanpsychologist.

D.Ateachingprogram.

5.Withtheyoungunabletoaffordtoleavehomeandtheoldatriskofisolation(JlK独)，more

familiesarechoosingtolivetogether.

Thedoorwaytopeaceandquiet,forNickBrightatleast,leadsstraighttohismother-in

-law：shelivesonthegroundfloor,whilehelivesupstairswithhiswifeandtheirtwo

daughters.

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Fouryearsagotheyallmovedintoathree-storeyVictorianhouseinBristol-oneofa

growingnumberofmultigenerationalfamiliesintheUKlivingtogetherunderthesame

roof.Theyshareafrontdoorandawashingmachine,butRitaWhiteheadhasherownkitchen,

bathroom,bedroomandlivingroomonthegroundfloor.

HWefloatedtheideatomymumofsharingahouse,“saysKathrynWhitehead.Ritacuts

in："WespokemorewithNickbecauseIthinkifsabigthingforNicktolivewithhismother

-in-law.”

AndwhatdoesNickthink?"Frommystandpoint,itallseemstoworkverywell.Would

Irecommendit?Yes,IthinkIwould.*'

It'shardtotellexactlyhowmanypeopleagreewithhim,butresearchindicatesthatthe

numbershavebeenrisingforsometime.Officialreportssuggestthatthenumberof

householdswiththreegenerationslivingtogetherhadrisenfrom325,000in2001to419,000

in2013.

Othervarietiesofmultigenerationalfamilyaremorecommon.Somepeoplelivewiththeir

elderlyparents；manymoreadultchildrenarereturningtothefamilyhome,iftheyeverleft.It

issaidthatabout20%of25-34-year-oldslivewiththeirparents,comparedwith16%in

1991.ThetotalnumberofallmultigenerationalhouseholdsinBritainisthoughttobeabout1.8

million.

Storieslikethataremorecommoninpartsoftheworld,wheremultigenerationallivingis

morefirmlyrooted.InIndia,particularlyoutsidecities,youngwomenareexpectedtomove

inwiththeirhusband'sfamilywhentheygetmamed.

(1)WhomainlyusesthegroundfloorintheVictorianhouseinBristol?

A.Nick.

B.Rita.

C.Kathryn.

D.Thedaughters.

(2)WhatisNick'sattitudetowardssharingthehousewithhismother-in-law?

A.Positive.

B.Carefree.

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C.Tolerant.

D.Unwilling.

(3)Whatistheauthor'sstatementaboutmultigenerationalfamilybasedon?

A・Familytraditions.

B.Financialreports.

C.Publishedstatistics.

D.Publicopinions.

(4)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Lifestylesindifferentcountries.

B.Conflictsbetweengenerations.

C.AhousingprobleminBritain.

D.ArisingtrendoflivingintheUK.

6.Afterthecureofpneumonia,WuhanDadrereadtheletterhisdaughterleftatthebedside,

tearsfilledhiseyes.Inthesecondvlogseries,makeavideocalltoafriendinWuhan,

ChinaDailyreporterXiaoPenginterviewedthreeWuhanresidentsbyvideoandphone,

amongwhomthreehavejustbeenreleasedfromisolation.Theirliveshavebeen

transformedbypneumonia(肺炎)causedbythenewcoronavirus(冠状病毒).

ThefirstintervieweewasTianFuxinfromWuhan.Hewasadmittedtohospitalon

January20anddischargedfromhospitalonJanuary30after10daysofisolationtreatment.

"WhenIwasadmittedtohospital,Iwasveryanxious.ButafterafewdaysIwas

OK.Andifyou'reinfectedbythenovelcoronavirus,thegovernmentcoversyourmedical

expenses.Ourmealsarethesameasthedoctors*andnurses'*.

"EverytimeIsawthemintheirprotectivegear,IfeltmovedbecauseIknowthatstuff

mustbeawfultowear,withgogglesfoggedupandsoon.Ican'tthankthemenough.Those

patientswhoweredischargedearlylikeusareverygratefultothepeoplewhohelpedus,

becausewithoutthem,it'shardtosayhowwecouldhavesurvived.”

Worriedabouthisdaughter'ssafety,thefamilyhadherbacktotheuniversityin

Shanghaibeforetheclosure.ShewasquarantinedinShanghaionthefirstdayofthelunar

NewYearandwasrecentlyconfirmedtobewellenoughtoendthequarantine.Thedaughter

leftherfatheraletterinwhichshereadbetweenthelinesherguiltnotbeingableto

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accompanyhimandherlovefbrhim.

"Ican'tlookafteryoueverytimeyouareinhospital.Iwasrightwithyou,thoughI

didn'trealizehowillyouwere.Nothingcouldbedoneexceptgetaway.""Dad,Ilove

you.Aftergrowingup,IthinkEveneversaidthat.Youmustholdon.Ican'tlivewithout

you,Dad.""Don'tbepessimistic.Littlepsychologicaltricksarehelpful.Youhavetotell

yourselfIamfeelingbetter.

BecauseofinfectiousvirusaswellasitsoutbreakTianFuxinfellill,experiencinga

periodoffightingthedisease.However,hereceivedthewordshisdaughterhadnotlong

beenabletospeakout"Dad,Iloveyou.”

(1)Whomdoestheunderlinedword"them"inthefourthparagraphreferto?

A.Wuhanresidents

B.medicalstaff

C.thethreeinterviewees

D.thegovernment

(2)WhichofthefollowingisFALSE?

A.Thedaughtercouldn'tcareforherfatherwhenhewasinhospital.

B.Themealsofthepneumoniapatientsarequitedifferentfromthoseofdoctors.

C.daughterwasalsoisolatedinShanghaionthefirstdayofthelunarNewYear.

D.TianFuxinhasbeencuredandhasrecoveredfrompneumonia.

(3)Thedaughterlefttheletterto.

A.showlittlepsychologicaltricksarehelpful

B.informhimherbeingquarantinedinShanghai

C.encouragehimtofightdiseaseandshelovedhimalltheway.

D.tosaygoodbyetothefather.

(4)Thearticlecomesfrom.

A.amagazine

B.afiction

C.abrochure

D.anewspaper

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7.

Teenagesummercamps

Wehelpedonanaturereserve(保护区)foraweek.Wediddifferentthingseveryday,

includingcuttingthereeds(芦苇)bythelake.Everyday,wetookturnstocook,inteams

offive.Whenitwasourteam'sturn,wemadeasimpledinnerofpastaandsaladfor

everyone.Judgingbythefactthattherewasnoneleft,wedidn'tdotoobadly!

-Adam

Westayedwithfamilieswhohadkidsofourownage,andbecausetheywereonamid

-termbreak,theycamewithusonallthetrips.Soexceptwhenwewereactuallyina

languageclass,wewerespendingtimewithournewfriends.Itwasagreatwaytopractice

Englishwehadbeenworkingonintheclassroom.

-Oliver

Everymorningwehadthesamebreakfast,andthencleanedupthecamp.Whenitwas

allcompletelytidy,wecouldheadofffortheday.Thefirsttimewewentintothecity,we

wereputintoteamsandgivenlistsofthingstospot,likestatues,squaresandother

landmarks.Withsomehelpfromthelocals,myteamfoundalmostallofthethingsonour

listandcamesecond.Wewenttodifferentmuseumsandgalleriesinandaroundthecity

everyday.Itwasagreatchancetolearnaboutanothercountryanditshistory.

-Sarah

(1)WhatdoweknowaboutthefoodAdam'steammade?

A.Itdidn'ttastegood.

B.Itwasverypopular.

C.Itwashealthy.

D.NooneHkedit.

(2)WhatdidOliverfindgreat?

A.Stayingwiththelocalfamilies.

B.HelpingthekidslearnEnglish.

C.Makingfriendswiththelocals.

D.PractisingEnglishwiththenative.

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（3）WhatdidSarah'steamdo?

A.Theyhelpedprotectwildanimals.

B•Theytookalanguagecourse.

C.Theymadeaculturaltour.

D.Theyenjoyedthenaturalscenery.

8.Wearetheproductsofevolution,andnotjustevolutionthatoccurredbillionsofyearsago.As

scientistslookdeeperintoourgenes（基因），theyarefindingexamplesofhumanevolutionin

justthepastfewthousandyears.PeopleinEthiopianhighlandshaveadaptedtolivingathigh

altitudes.Cattle-raisingpeopleinEastAfricaandnorthernEuropehavegainedamutation

（突变）thathelpsthemdigestmilkasadults.

OnThursdayinanarticlepublishedinCell,ateamofresearchersreportedanewkindof

adaptation-nottoairortofood,buttotheocean.Agroupofsea-dwellingpeoplein

SoutheastAsiahaveevolvedintobetterdivers.TheBajau,asthesepeopleareknown,number

inthehundredsofthousandsinIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.Theyhave

traditionallylivedonhouseboats；inrecenttimes,they'vealsobuilthousesonstilts（支柱）

incoastalwaters."Theyaresimplyastrangertotheland,"saidRodneyC.Jubilado,a

UniversityofHawaiiresearcherwhostudiestheBajau.

Dr・JubiladofirstmettheBajauwhilegrowinguponSamalIslandinthe

Philippines.Theymadealivingasdivers,spearfishingorharvestingshellfish."Wewereso

amazedthattheycouldstayunderwatermuchlongerthanuslocalislanders,"Dr.Jubilado

said.nIcouldseethemactuallywalkingunderthesea.”

In2015,MelissaIlardo,thenagraduatestudentingeneticsattheUniversityof

Copenhagen,heardabouttheBajau.Shewonderedifcenturiesofdivingcouldhaveledtothe

evolutionofphysicalcharacteristicsthatmadethetaskeasierforthem."Itseemedlikethe

perfectchancefornaturalselectiontoactonapopulation,'*saidDr.Ilardo.Shealsosaidthere

werelikelyanumberofothergenesthathelptheBajaudive.

（1）Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbytheexamplesinparagraph1?

A.Environmentaladaptationofcattleraisers.

B.Newknowledgeofhumanevolution.

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C.Recentfindingsofhumanorigin.

D.Significanceoffoodselection.

(2)WheredotheBajaubuildtheirhouses?

A.Invalleys.

B.Nearrivers.

C.Onthebeach.

D.Offthecoast.

(3)WhywastheyoungJubiladoastonishedattheBajau?

A.Theycouldwalkonstiltsallday.

B.Theyhadasuperbwayoffishing.

C.Theycouldstaylongunderwater.

D.Theylivedonbothlandandwater.

(4)Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.BodiesRemodeledfbraLifeatSea

B.Highlanders'SurvivalSkills

C.BasicMethodsofGeneticResearch

D.TheWorld'sBestDivers

9.Transporthasalottoanswerfbrwhenitcomestoharmingtheplanet.Whilecarsandtrainsare

movingtowardsgreener,electricpower,emissionsfromairtravelareexpectedtoincrease

massivelyby2050.Ifwewantbiggreenskysolutions,weneedblueskythinking.Fortunately,

there'splentyofthathappeningrightnow,particularlytheshort-haulflightspoweredby

batteries.

HarbourAiristhelargestseaplaneairlineinNorthAmerica,flying30,000commercial

flightsin40seaplaneseachyear.Significantly,allHarbourAirrouteslastlessthan30minutes,

makingitperfectlyfitforelectricengines."Asanairline,we'recurrentlyintheprocessof

turningallourplanesintoelectricairplanes."saysCEOGregMcDougall.Tomakethis

happen,theairlinehaspartneredupwithMagniXtocreatetheworld'sfirstcommercialflight

withanelectricengine.

Makingtheskieselectricisn'tjustgoodfortheenvironment,italsomakessoundfinancial

sense：asmallaircraftuses$400onconventionalfuelfbra100-mileflight,whilean

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electriconecosts$8-12forthesamedistance,andthat'sbeforeyoufactorinthehigher

maintenancecostsofatraditionalengine.There*salsotheaddedbonusthatelectricplanesare

justmuchmorepleasanttoflyin.Noloudenginenoise,nosmelloffuel,justenvironmentally

friendlypeaceandquiet.

Whiletherehasbeenrealprogressinthee-planeindustry,thetechnicalchallengesthat

remainarekeepingeveryone'sfeetfirmlyontheground.Abattery,evenalithiumone,only

provides250watt-hoursperkilogram；comparethistoliquidfuel,whichhasaspecific

energyof11,890watt-hoursperkilogram.Carryingadequatebatteries,however,would

maketheplanetooheavytogetofftheground.Inaircraft,whereeverybitofweightcounts,

thiscan'tjustbeignored.

Thetransition(过渡)fromgastoelectricintheautomobileindustryhasbeenmade

easierbyhybrids-vehiclespoweredbybothfuelandelectricity.Manybelievethesame

patterncouldbefollowedintheair.Fuelconsumptioncouldbereducedastheelectric

componentisswitchedonatkeypartsofthejourney,especiallyontake-offandlanding.

It'scertainlyanexcitingtimeforelectricflying.WithcompanieslikeHarbourAirtaking

thelead,battery-poweredplanes,especiallyonshort-hauljourneys,aresettobecomea

realityinthenextfewyears.

(1)AccordingtoPara.1,whatishappeninginairtransport?

A.Newexplorationsoftheskyarebeinglaunched.

B.Pollutioncausedbybatteriesisbeingcontrolled.

C.Effortsarebeingmadetomakeairtravelgreener.

D.Demandforshort-haulflightsisincreasingmassively.

(2)WhyisHarbourAirfitforelectricflights?

A.Itrunsshortroutes.

B.Ithasastrongpartner.

C.Itsplanescanlandonthesea.

D.Ithasplaneswithpowerfulengines.

(3)Theexpressionuaddedbonus"referstothefactthatelectricplanes.

A.givepassengersmorepleasantviews

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B.bringairlinesmorefinancialbenefits

C.offermoreenjoyableflyingexperiences

D.costlessinmaintenancethantraditionalones

(4)Whatmightbethebiggestchallengeofelectricflying?

A.Toimprovethegroundservicefore-planes.

B.Tofindqualifiedtechniciansfore-planeindustry.

C.Tocalculatetheenergyneededtopowere-planes.

D.Tobalancepowerandweightofbatteriesine-planes.

(5)Whatcouldbedoneduringthetransitionfromgastoelectricinairflight?

A.Toproducenewelectriccomponents.

B.Toincreasebatteryconsumption.

C.Tousemixed-powertechnology.

D.Toexpandthelandingfield.

(6)Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheprospectofelectricflying?

A.Short-sighted.

B.Wait-and-see.

C.Optimistic.

D.Skeptical.

10.WildTrackisanorganizationthataimstoprotectendangeredanimalslikerhinos.Theyuse

acomputerprogramthatrunsphotosofanimaltracksthroughanalgorithm(演算法).Then

theprogrammakesthesameobservationsasatrackerwould,allowingscientiststoknow

whereindividualanimalsgo.However,theprogramitselfneeds"training”.

Itstartswithcollectinggoodphotosofprintsfromendangeredanimalsincaptivity(HI

养).Aspeoplesendinphotosoftracksfromanimalsinthewild,theFITprogramcan

compareittotracksfromanimalsit"knows."Astheprogrambecomesmoreaccurate,Wild

Trackhopesitwillbecomeamajortoolformonitoringanyendangeredspecies.

AnyonecanhelpWildTrackbytakingimagesoftracksandsendingthemtoapartner