浙江省2021届高三英语考前押题试卷汇编：阅读理解专题

浙江省2021届高三英语考前押题试卷精选汇编

阅读理解专题

浙江省2021年必考英语押题预测卷1

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Huniansmakeniislakcs.EvenveryexperiencedsurgeonsarcnolinOdliblc.Buiwhatifllicsudoctorscould

combinetheirknowledgewithexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobeperformedby

machines?

That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysooncarryoutmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundsto

performingheartprocedures.Lotsoftheseoperationsareactuallyalreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.

However,arecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissue

completelyontheirown.fiomthebeginningtotheend.

TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot(STAR)hassucceededincompletingsurgeriesonpigs."WeTethefirstto

testoutautonomousroboticsurgerywithsofr-tissnesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperaticn,it'sbetter,"

saysPeterKim,aprofessorofsurgery."Ourpurposeisnottoreplacesurgeons,butitwillmakethesurgeonsbetter

andmaketheproceduressafer."

ArecentMayoClinicstudydiscoveredthatmostsurgicalerrors-inckidingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideof

thebody,orevenleaving(oolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.Thoughthat's

rare,robotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.

InthesurgicalsystemcalledckVinci,surgeonslaytheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrol

themovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Surgeonscontroltherobot'severymajormove,and

thusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience

Ontheotherhand,STARisentirelyautonomous.Notonlyisi(abletoworkonitsownandperformsurgeries

withamoreflexible"hand",butit*salsoabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebones

isonething,butopenitingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARcanrespondtoachangingenvironment,

whichissimilartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanother

driverwhomakesamistakeandgetsinyourway.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Quitesmart.B.Reallycreative.

C.Ratherresponsible.D.Alwaysright.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutSTARfromthepassage?

A.Itcanperformtheoperationonitsown.

B.1(hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroom.

C.Itcanmakesurgeriesmuchfaster.

D.Itwilltaketheplaceofsurgeons.

23.Whichoneis(rueaboutthedaVincisurgicalsystem?

A.Robotsarctrainedfromafar.B.Robotsalwaysmakemistakes.

C.Surgeryresultsdependonsurgeons.D.Surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots.

Mylegswereshaking,myheartpounding.Aswenearedtheedgeofthecliff,Idouble-checkedailmy

equipmenttomakesureitwassecure.Ifeltanxious,butnoteagerformytumasIwailedinlinewiththe

membersofmygroup.FearrosefromthepitofmystomachasIrealizedtherewasnooneelseinfrontofme

Slowly,Iloweredmyselftotheedgeofthenearly200-footcliff.Myskinshooklikeadozenearthquakeswhen

Ireachedthebelayman,(hepersonwhohookedmetothebelayingropes,whichkeepmefromfalling.He

hookedmeup,andIslowlyloweredmyselfover(heedgeof(hecliff,breatheddeeply,andwentintoasitting

positionwithbothfeetinfrontofme.Iclosedmyeyes,gulped(大口吸气),andbegantogodown.

PanictookoverasIreachedapointwheremyfeetcouldnolongertouchtherockywall.Thewallwasright

there,foolingme.Myfootmadecontactwiththewall,causingmetorotate.AsIslowlybegantospinaroundan

interestingthinghappened;mypanicvanished.Thebeautifulviewofthesurroundingareaoverwhelmed(淹没；压

倒)me.Allthedifferent-sizedtreeswereevergreens,whichseemedtoblanketthehill-side.Theforestwasfilled

withlifeasdifferenttypesofanimalsracedacrossmyfieldofvision.AsIlookedup-wardtheskyseemedtoopen

upintoabluevastness.Asenseofexcitementovertookme.I'dbeenwaitingforthismoment,nighiandday,for

onelongmonth,andfinallymydreamhadbecomeareality.Ibegantofeelcalmerandmorerelaxed.

AsIfinallynearedthebottomofthecliff,thereseemedtobelessanimalactivity.Lookingup,thecliffdid

noiseemasfrighteningasitdidgoingdown.Myfeetwereshakywhentheyfinallytouchedthesoftandmuddy

ground.Prideswelledupwithinme.Travelingonthemuddyroad,Ibeganthelongclimbupward.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasabouttogodown(hecliff?

A.Excited.B.Eager.C.FrightenedD.Anxious.

25.Whydidthebelaymanhooktheauthortothebelayingropes?

A.Toensurehissafety.B.Toplacehimover(heedge.

C.Tolethimgodownfaster.D.Tbtiehim(othetree.

26.Whendidtheauthorbegintospinaround?

A.Whenhisfeetcouldn'ttouchtherockywall.

B.Assoonashisfeeltouchedtherockywallagain.

C.Whenheloweredhimselfdownthecliff.

D.Beforehereachedthebelayman.

27.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodoaftergoingdownthecliff?

A.Climbupthecliffoncemore.B.Goslowlydownthemountain.

C.Camponthesoftground.D.Goonclimbingupthemountain

C

TheJapanesehavealwaysbeenattheforefrontatdeployingrobotstoperformjobsthataretraditionallydone

byhumans.Overthepastyear,humanoidrobotshavebeenseenhelpingcustomersattheMitsubishiBankand

evenfillinginforhumansciencecommunicatorsatmuseums.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingtohearthatthe

countryhastheworld'sfirsthotelthatisstaffedalmostentirelybytheAndroids!

Theaplly(巧妙地)namedHenn-na("strange"inJapanese)HotelwhichopeneditsdoorsonJuly17islocated

atNagasaki'sHuisTenBoschthemepark..ItistheideaofHideoSawada,aJapanesebusinessmanwhois

fascinatedby(hepossibilityofreplacinghumanswithrobots.Hisaimistohavethisfuturistichotelberunmainly

bytheintelligenthumanoids.

Guestschecking-inarewelcomedbyafamilyfriendlyEnglish-speakingrobotwearingabowtieand

bell-hop(侍者)hat.Thoughexperiencedathisjob,hedoesrequestguestsnottoaskhim"adifficultquestion

"sinceheisafterall,"justarobot!"Thoseseekingamore"regular"experience,canapproachthehuman-like

Japanese-speakingrobot.

Whenready,visitorscanrequest(herobot"porters"tohelpcarrybelongingslotheirroom.Thosethatneed

tostowawayvaluablescanhandthemtoahelpfulrobotwhowillplacetheminsideanindividualsafeboxin

exchangeforasmallfee.Aone-foot-highconciergeisavailabletoprovideinformationaboutthehotelsamenities,

nearbyattractions,andevenorderataxiifneeded.

Sohowmuchdoesitcosttoliveinthiscrazycoolhotel?Itdependsonwhenyoudecidetogo.Duringthe

lowseason,guestscangetawaywithpayingaslittle$60anightforabasicroom.However,duringthepeak

seasonwhenratesaredeterminedbyanonlineauction,thepricecangetashighas$153.

28.WhatisHideoSawadainterestedin?

A.Makingdifferentkindsofrobots.B.Takingtheplaceofhumanswithrobots.

C.Settingupmorehotelsrunbyrobots.D.Makingrobotsmoreintelligent.

29.Theunderlinedphrase"stowaway"mostprobablymeans"

A.purchaseB.changeC.storeD.replace

30.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.World'sfirstrobot-staffedhotelisopenforbusiness.

B.Japanesetopsthefirstinmakingrobots.

C.RobotscanreplacehumansinJapanesehotels.

D.TheaptlynamedHenn-naHotelata(hemepark.

第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)

A

21.B【解析】写作意图题。根据第二段内容可知，作者首先介绍了面部识别技术在多种场景的广泛应用，

之后强调了它的速度之快，效率之高，并且使用要求很低，普通人也在广泛使用这项技术，总结起来，这

些都是在介绍面部识别技术强大的功能，故B项正确。

22.C［解析］推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的"Primarily,theconcernisthatitthreatensprivacy""Thismeans

peoplecanbeobservedandrecognizedwherevertheygo”以及"butkeepinglaw-abidingcitizensunder

constantwatchisdisturbing(omany"可推知，相机的安装有可能会威胁到人们的隐私，即隐私有可能会

被暴露，故C项正确。

23.A［解析］细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Amaskcoversmanyofthefacialdatapointsusedbyrecognition

softwaretoconfirmaperson'sidentity.Inresponse,facialrecognitionsystemsarebeingtrainedtouseless

facialdata”可知，面部识别式一步的提升方向就是用更少的数据获得更精确的结果。

24.D【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章前两段整体介绍了面部识别技术的概况，后三段介绍了其优

缺点以及可提升的方向，即全文主要是介绍面部识别技术.故D项符合题意。

B

25.D【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段中的“…itcouldgivepeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateropportunitiesinthe

workforceandenablethemtoleadmoresatisfyingandindependentlives."和最后一段中的“Many

Americansadmit(hatautonomousvehicleswillbe(hefutureoftransportation...n可知，无人驾驶汽车有

很多好处，许多美国人认识到无人驾驶汽车将是未来的交通工具。由此可见多数美国人对无人驾驶

汽车的未来持乐观的态度，故选D。

26.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中的a...theseresidentswhoseaverageageis77willalsohavea

convenientandreliablenewwaytokeeptheirappointments."可知,无人驾驶汽车给老年人带来了方便；

再由第四段中的“...ahead-thinkingpolicieshavethepotentialtounlockotherhiddenbenefitsof

autonomousvehicles,especiallyforthosewithphysicaldisabilities."可知,无人驾驶汽车能给残疾人带来

方便。所以这两段是在说明无人驾驶汽车给老年人和残疾人带来的方便，故选C。

27.D【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"Thepolicymakersshouldfollowtheleadofplaceslike

CaliforniaandNewJersey,andpassregulationstounlockthesehiddenbenefitsofdriverlesscars.”可知，

作者想告诉我们，政策制定者应该通过规章制度来释放无人驾驶汽车的潜在好处，故选D。

C

28.A［解析］细节理解题。根据第二段中的"theKickstartercampaign,whichhasbeenlaunchedtosellEaude

Space"可知，启动这项活动是为了销售EaudeSpace这款香水。

29.B【解析】词义猜测题。本段主要叙述EaudeSpace这款香水的制造和出售可以帮助那些热爱科学的

低收入家庭的孩子们。和太空环境味道一样的EaudeSpace香水可能会激励闻到香水的孩子成为一

名宇航员、科学家或工程师。画线部分在此意为“激发"，与B项意思接近。

30.B【解析】主旨大意题。文章第一段引出EaudeSpace这款香水,第二、三段讲这款香水的味道与太空

的味道一样以及不同人对太空味道的描述，第四、五段说香料制造者和香水制造者合作制造这款香水,

这款香水的部分利润将用于资助对科学感兴趣的低收入家庭的孩子，最后一段说这款香水即将在英

国生产，因此,B项“EaudeSpace,一款即将到米的香水”为最佳标题。

浙江省2021年高考英语押题预测卷2

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

CoffeeisanessentialpartofItaliancultureandsincearrivinghereoversixmonthsago,Ihavedefinitelydrunk

alotofit!

Ofcourse,coffeeisalsoverypopularintheUKbutcoffeecultureinItalyisacompletelydifferentstory.In

Italy,whenyouorderacoffeeinacafeorbar,youarepresentedwitha(iny,bitterespresso(蒸储咖啡).This

is'normalcoffee'fbrItaliansandtheyarenotsointerestedinthehugecoffeesthatwedrinkintheUK.Inaddition,

whiletake-awaycofleeisextremelypopularamong(heBritish,itisnotverycommonatallinItaly,especiallyin

non-touristyareas.Generally,Italiansprefertodrinktheirtinycoffccswhilestandingatthebarandjormany,this

shortbreakisanimportantpartoftheirday.

Typically,breakfastinabarinItalyinvolvesacoffeeandapastry.Ihavebeenattractedbythelovelycafesin

theItaliantownI'mlivingin.Thesecafessellallsortsofmouth-wateringpastries,eitherplainorfilledwithcream,

chocolate,jamorNutella,aswellasdeliciouscoftee.Cappuccinosareverypopularatbreakfasttimeand,fbrme,a

creamycappuccinoandapastryfullofNutellaistheperfectwaytostarttheday.Ithinkit'snicetoheadtoabarto

grabacoffeeandpastriesfbrbreakfastbeforeworkandit'sluxurytotakemoretimetoenjoysuchabreakfastatthe

weekend.

Finally,IhavefoundthatcoffeeinItalyissomuchcheaperthancoffeeintheUK.Normally,anespressoora

niacchiato(anespressowithasmallamountofmilkadded)cos(saroundaeuroandacappuccinoabout1.50!They

arcsmall,ofcourse,butthismeansdiatinItalyitispossibletogooutfbrcoffeeregularlywithoutbreakingthebank.

21.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph2?

A.EspressoisverypopularinItaly.

B.Italiansprefersmallcoffeestolargeones.

C.CoffeecultureinItalyisverydifferentfromthatintheUK.

D.ItalianshavemoretimespentincafesthantheBritishpeople.

22.Theunderlinedword"pastry"inParagraph3probablyis.

A.acontainertoprovidecreamB.someattractivefruit

C.apowdertobemixedwithcoffeeD.adessertservedforbreakfast

23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribescoffeeinItaly?

A.Drinkingcoffeeincafesisexpensive.

B.Coffeeisnotallowedtobetakenout.

C.ItaliancoffeeismainlyimportedfromtheUK.

D.Coffeeoftencomesalongwi（hotherfoodasbreakfast.

24.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsItaliancoffee?

A.Positive.B.Disapproving.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.

B

Sharkattacksnotonlydisturbbeachactivities,butcanaffectassociatedtourismindustries.Sharknetsarca

commonsolutiontopreventingsharkattacksonbeaches,buttheycausedangerstoseaecosystems.

Seekingacost-cffcctivewaytomonitorbeachsafetyoverlargeareaswchavedevelopedasystemcalled

SharkSpotter.1（combinesartificialintelligence（A1）,computingpower,anddrone（无人机）technologytoidentify

andwarnlifesaversofsharksnearswimmers.TheprojectisacooperationbetweentheUniversityofTechnology

SydneyandtheRipperGroup,whichispioneeringtheuseofdrones-called"WestpacLittleRipperLifesaver"in

thesearchandrescuemovementinAustralia.

SharkSpottercandetectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingrealtimeaerialimagery.Thesystemanalyzes

videosfromacameraattachedtoadronetomonitorbeachesfbrsharks,sendwarnings,andconduct

rescues.Developedwithtechniquesknownas"deeplearning",theSharkSpottersystemreceivesimageryfromthe

dronecameraandattemptstoidentifyallobjectsinthescene.Oncecertainobjectsaredetected,theyarepulinto

oneof16categories:sharks,whales,dolphins,rays,differenttypesofboatssurfers,andswimmers.

Ifasharkisdetected,SharkSpotterprovidesbothavisualsignonthecomputerscreenandanaudible

warningtotheoperator.TheoperatorconfirmsthewarningandsenestextmessagesfromtheSharkSpottersystem

tothesurflifesaversforfurtheraction.Inanemergency,thedroneisequippedwithalife-savingflotationpod（漂

浮船）togetherwithanelectronicsharkrepellent（驱逐装置）thatcanbedroppedintothewaterincaseswhere

swimmersarcinseveretrouble,trappedinarip,oriftherearcsharkscloseby.

InJanuary2018,theWestpacLittleRipperLifesaverwasusedtorescuetwoyoungswimmerscaughtinarip

atLennoxHead,NewSouthWales（NSW）.Thedroneflewdownthebeachsome800metersfromthelifeguard

station,andalife-savingflotationpodwasdroppedfromthedroneThecompleterescueoperationtook70

seconds.

WcbelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winfbrbothmarine（海洋的）lifeandbeachgoers.Thisuniquetechnology

combinesdynamicvideoimageprocessingAIandadvanceddronetechnologytocreativelydealwiththeglobal

challengeofinsuringsafebeaches,protectingenvironments,andromotingtourism.

25.WhacisaSharkSpotter?

A.Asolutiontomonitorsharks.B.Anequipmenttoidentifylifesavers.

C.Atechnologytopreventsharkattacks.D.Aprojecttopioneertheuseofdrones.

26.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph5showus?

A.Thesystemisefficientinsavinglives.B.Thesystemiseffectiveindetectingsharks.

C.Thesystemissmartindrivingsharksaway.D.Thesystemispracticaloverthewholeseaarea.

27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofSharkSpotter?

A.Doubtful.B.Optunistic.C.Negative.D.Objcctive.

C

Whilemanycountrieslovetheirtea,UKcitizensareparticularlyproudofbeing"teapeople".Theaverage

UKcitizenconsumesnearly2kilogramsofteaeachyear.TeaonlymadeitswaytoEnglandinlargequantitiesin

thefirstyearsofthe17thcentury.TeafromChinaandafewotherAsiancountrieswasbeingsoldmorewidelyin

Englandatthattime.Thenteabecamemoreandmorepopularamongdifferentsocialclasses.

Therearemanyvarietiesoftea.BlackteamixturesarestillthemostcommontypedrunkintheUK.Black

teaisdarkincolour,becausetheleaveshavebeenallowedtooxidize（氧化）beforedrying.Thisiswhywcusually

serveitwithmilk,althoughitisnotuncommontodrinkitblackorwithlemon.

Youmaystillfindteamadewithloosetealeaves,servedupinapot,andpouredintothebestchinacupswith

saucers（茶托）forvisitors.

TeaisstillalargepartofdailylifeintheUKtoday,butitseemstobeon（hedecrease.Theamountoftea

soldintheUKfellbymorethan10%inthefiveyearsleadingupto2002,andhasbeendroppingeversince.Tea

salesfellby6%in2014alone,andmostrestaurantsreportsellingmorethantwiceasmanycupsofcoffeeasthey

dotea.Morethanflbillionwassp^ntoncoffeeinhighstreetstoresin2013,morethantwicewhatwasspenton

teabags.

Still,whatgoesaroundcomesaround;ifssuretobecomefashionableagain.

28.Whichofihefollowingis（rueaccordingioihefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.TeamadeitswaytoEnglandintheearlyyearsofthe16thcentury.

B.TheUKusuallyservesblackteawithlemon.

C.TeafromChinaisbeingsoldmorewidelyinEnglandnow.

D.UKcitizenstakeprideinbeing"teapeople".

29.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Teasalesfellby6%in2014alone.

B.Thesalesofleahavebeenon（hedecreaseforabout20years.

C.In2013,themoneyspentonteawasf3billion.

D.Mostrestaurantslikesellingteathancoffee.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Itcanneversucceedagain.B.Teacanbecomepopularagain.

C.Coffeeismorepopularthantea.D.Teaisbecominglesspopular.

A

21.C【解析】推理判断题。第二段的苜句为段落主题句，本段介绍了意大利咖啡文化与英国咖啡文化的

差异，故C项与本段内容相符。

22.D【解析】词义猜测题。根据第三段第三句Thesecafessellallsortsofmouth-wateringpastries,eitherplain

orfilledwithcream,chocolate.jamorNutella^aswellasdeliciouscoffee.可以得知，咖啡馆不仅提供美味

的咖啡，还提供各种令人饭涎欲滴的食物，或者不带馅，或者带有奶油、巧克力、果酱等馅。由此

可推断此处指和咖啡一起当作早餐食用的甜点，故D项正确。

23.D【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的叙述可知，在意大利咖啡经常和其他食物一起当作早餐，故D

项正确。根据最后一段可知意大利的咖啡比英国的咖啡便宜很多，故排除A项；第二段提到在意大

利，咖啡外卖是不常见到的，并不意味着不允许外卖，故排除B项；文章并未提到意大利咖啡是从

英国进口的，故排除C项。

24.A【解析】推理判断题。文章介绍了意大利的咖啡文化，咖啡可作为早餐的一部分，让人们享受到快

乐的时光，而且价格较低，根据文章第三段第二句IhavebeenattractedbythelovelycafesintheItalian

townI'mlivingin.可推断作者对意大利咖啡持有肯定的态度。

B

25.C［解析］推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Itcombinesartificialinlelligence(AI),computingpower,anddrone

technologytoidentifyandwarnlifesaversofsharksnearswimmers.”以及第三段中的"SharkSpottercan

detectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingreal-timeaerialimagery.”可知，SharkSpotter结合了人「智

能、数据处理能力和无人机技术来辨认并警告救生员在游泳者附近的鲨鱼，能够探测潜在的威胁。

由此可知，它是一项防鲨鱼攻击的技术，故选C项。

26.A【解析】推理判断题。第五段主要列举了该系统在70秒内成功营救两名被困的游泳者的例子，由此

可知，这一事例证明这一系统在拯救生命方面是很有效率的，故选A项。

27.B【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“WebelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winforbothmarinelifeand

beachgoers.”可知，作者认为SharkSpotter对海洋生物以及海滩游客来说是双赢的，即作者对

SharkSpotter持乐观的态度，故选B项。

C

28.D【解析】细节理解题。由文章第一段的Whilemanycountriesloveiheirlea,UKcitizensareparticularly

proudofbeing"teapeople".可知D项与文章内容相符。

29.B【解析】推理判断题。由文章第四段的Theamountofleasoldin(heUKfellbymorethan10%inthefive

yearsleadingupto2002,andhasbeendroppingeversince.可知B项正确。A项为文章原句，不属于推

断内容。

30.B【解析】词义猜测题。由文章最后一段Still.whatgoesaroundcomesaround:it'ssure(obecomefashionable

again.可知，加下划线的句子后面是分号，分号后的句子与此处意思相同，即茶肯定能够再次流行

起来，B项与该句内容一致。

浙江省2021年高考英语押题预测卷3

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Humansmakemistakes.Evenveryexperiencedsurgeonsarenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscould

combinetheirknowledgewithexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobeperformedby

machines?

That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysooncarryoutmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundsto

performingheartprocedures.Lotsoftheseoperationsareactuallyalreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.

However,arecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissue

completelyontheirown,fromthebeginningtotheend.

TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot(STAR)hassucceededincompletingsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstto

testoutautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperaticn,it'sbetter,"

saysPeterKim,apiofessorofsuigeiy."Ourpurposeisnottoreplacesuigeons,butitwillmakethesuigeonsbetter

andmaketheproceduressafer."

ArecentMayoClinicstudydiscoveredthatmostsurgicalcrrors-inckidingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideof

thebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.Thoughthat's

rare,robotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.

InthesurgicalsystemcalleddaVinci,surgeonslaytheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrol

themovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Surgeonscontroltherobot'severymajormove,and

thusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.

Ontheotherhand.STARisentirelyautonomous.Notonlyisitabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgeries

withamoreflexible"hand”,butit'salsoableloreactto（heunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebones

isonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARcanrespondtoachangingenvironment,

whichissimilartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedconotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanother

driverwhomakesamistakeandgetsinyourway.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Quitesmart.B.Reallycreative.

C.Ratherresponsible.D.Alwaysright.

22.WhatcanweleamaboutSTARfromthepassage?

A.Itcanperformtheoperationonitsown.

B.Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroom.

C.1（canmakesurgeriesmuchfaster.

D.Itwilltaketheplaceofsurgeons.

23.WhichoneistrueaboutthedaVincisurgicalsystem?

A.Robotsaretrainedfromafar.B.Robotsalwaysmakemistakes.

C.Surgeiyresultsdependonsurgeons.D.Surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots.

B

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