学年高一英语牛津译林版必修四同步练习Unit 3 Tomorrows world提升卷.docx
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学年高一英语牛津译林版必修四同步练习Unit3Tomorrowsworld提升卷
Unit3Tomorrow’sworld-提升卷
1、 ModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfromLostinSpace,butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.
Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets,moons,andotherlandingareas.Asidefromtheearth,justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe,makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Plustherewouldbecomplicationswithradiation,weather,andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.
Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals,analyzinggroundsamples,andfindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.
Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans,butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover,robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain,theydon’trequirefoodorwater,andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.
Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars’history.
1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheDevelopmentofRobots
B.TheDiscoveryofSpaceExploration
C.NoRobots,NoSpaceExploration
D.RobotsAreUsedinSpaceExploration
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.
B.Itisdangerousforhumanstoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheearth.
C.BothSpiritandOpportunityhavefoundtheevidenceofwateronMars.
D.Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.
3.Theunderlinedword“withstand”mostprobablymeans“______”
A.remain
B.bear
C.defeat
D.develop
4.Whatisthewriter'sattitudeinthispassage?
A.Negative(消极的)
B.Critical(批判性的)
C.Subjective(主观的)
D.Objective(客观的)
2、PreparingCitiesforRobotCars
Thepossibilityofself-drivingrobotcarshasoftenseemedlikeafuturist’sdream,yearsawayfrommaterializingintherealworld.Well,thefutureisapparentlynow.TheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesbegangivingpermitsinAprilforcompaniestotesttrulyself-drivingcarsonpublicroads.Thestatealsoclearedthewayforcompaniestosellorrentoutself-drivingcars,andforcompaniestooperatedriverlesstaxiservices.California,itshouldbenoted,isn’tleadingthewayhere.Companieshavebeentestingtheirvehiclesincitiesacrossthecountry.It’shardtopredictwhendriverlesscarswillbeeverywhereonourroads.Buthoweverlongittakes,thetechnologyhasthepotentialtochangeourtransportationsystemsandourcities,forbetterorforworse,dependingonhowthetransformationisregulated.
Whilemuchofthedebatesofarhasbeenfocusedonthesafetyofdriverlesscars(andrightfullyso),policymakersalsoshouldbetalkingabouthowself-drivingvehiclescanhelpreducetrafficjams,cutemissions(排放)andoffermoreconvenient,affordablemobilityoptions.Thearrivalofdriverlessvehiclesisachancetomakesurethatthosevehiclesareenvironmentallyfriendlyandmoreshared.
Dowewanttocopy—orevenworsen—thetrafficoftodaywithdriverlesscars?
Imagineafuturewheremostadultsownindividualself-drivingvehicles.Theytoleratelong,slowjourneystoandfromworkonpackedhighwaysbecausetheycanwork,entertainthemselvesorsleepontheride,whichencouragesurbanspread.Theytaketheirdriverlesscartoanappointmentandsettheemptyvehicletocirclethebuildingtoavoidpayingforparking.Insteadofwalkingafewblockstopickupachildorthedrycleaning,theysendtheself-drivingminibus.Theconvenienceevenleadsfewerpeopletotakepublictransport—anunwelcomesideeffectresearchershavealreadyfoundinride-hailing(叫车)services.
AstudyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavissuggestedthatreplacingpetrol-poweredprivatecarsworldwidewithelectric,self-drivingandsharedsystemscouldreducecarbonemissionsfromtransportation80%andcutthecostoftransportationinfrastructure(基础设施)andoperations40%by2050.Feweremissionsandcheapertravelsoundprettyappealing.Thefirstcommerciallyavailabledriverlesscarswillalmostcertainlybefieldedbyride-hailingservices,consideringthecostofself-drivingtechnologyaswellasliabilityandmaintenanceissues(责任与维护问题).Butdriverlesscarownershipcouldincreaseasthepricesdropandmorepeoplebecomecomfortablewiththetechnology.
Policymakersshouldstartthinkingnowabouthowtomakesuretheappearanceofdriverlessvehiclesdoesn’textendtheworstaspectsofthecar-controlledtransportationsystemwehavetoday.Thecomingtechnologicaladvancementpresentsachanceforcitiesandstatestodeveloptransportationsystemsdesignedtomovemorepeople,andmoreaffordably.Thecarofthefutureiscoming.Wejusthavetoplanforit.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,attentionshouldbepaidtohowdriverlesscarscan__________.
A.helpdealwithtransportation-relatedproblems
B.providebetterservicestocustomers
C.causedamagetoourenvironment
D.makesomepeoplelosejobs
2.Asfordriverlesscars,whatistheauthor’smajorconcern?
A.Safety.
B.Sideeffects.
C.Affordability.
D.Management.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fielded"inParagraph4probablymean?
A.Employed.
B.Replaced.
C.Shared.
D.Reduced.
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefutureofself-drivingcars?
A.Doubtful.
B.Positive.
C.Disapproving.
D.Sympathetic.
3、 BusinessesarefindingmoreusesforVirtualReality(VR)asthetechnologydevelops.VRisnolongeronlyforgamingorenjoyment.AnAmericancompanycalledBlueGojiisusingVRtoimproveone’shealthbymakingexercisemorefun.
BlueGojihasofficesinAustin,thecapitalofTexas.Thecompanyshoweditscardiovascular(心血管的)workoutmachine,calledtheInfinitytreadmill(跑步机),attherecentSouthbySouthwestfestival,aneventheldeveryyearinAustin.
Apersonusingthetreadmillwearsavirtualrealityheadsetwhenexercising.Beforestarting,theusertightensabelttopreventfalls.Then,theuserplaysaVRgamewhilerunningonthemachine.Thegamecantransporttheuserintothevirtualworld,whereheorshecanberacingagainstvirtualpeople.
Recently,LeonardoMattiazzitestedtheInfinitytreadmill.Mattiazzisaidhehadastrongfeelingtoactuallygetrunninganddosomethingthatpushedhislimits.Hesaidtheexperiencewasmoreinterestingthanrunninginsidethegymwithoutactuallygoinganywhere.
ConstamsaidtheactiveuseofvirtualrealityhelpssolveacommonproblemwhilewearingaVRheadset.ShenotedthatalotofVRexperiencescausemotionsicknessbecausepeopleareinmotionduringthegame,butnotmovinginreallife.Butwhentheuserismovingonthetreadmillandinthegame,thechancesofmotionsicknessarereduced.
However,userswhotestedthetreadmillwhilewearingtheVRheadseteachhadadifferentexperience.ConstamsaidtheregenerallyisalearningcurveforVR.Thefirsttimeusersfeellost,but“themoreyoudoit,themoreyougetusedtoit,”shesaid.MarkSacklerwasafirsttimeuser.Hesaidhefeltalittlesickatonepointduringthegame.Buthethoughttheexperiencewassurprisinglyrealistic.
Aftercarefullystudyingtheusers’experiences,BlueGojiplanstomakethetreadmillavailabletothepublicin2019.
1.AVRuser’ssecurityisensuredbyconnectingoneto________.
A.theheadset
B.thebelt
C.thetreadmill
D.themachine
2.Whatistheuniquenessofthevirtualrealitytreadmill?
A.Ithelpsimprovepeople'shealth.
B.Itmakesexercisefarmoreinteresting.
C.Itcurespeopleofmotionsickness.
D.Ittransportsusersintothevirtualworld.
3.WhatisMarkSackler’sattitudetowardsmarketingtheInfinitytreadmill?
A.Supportive.
B.Doubtful.
C.Unconcerned.
D.Objective.
4、Virtualreality(虚拟现实)hastheabilitytotakeyoungpatientsfromtheirhospitalbedstofar-awayworlds,undertheseaoronaplane,sowheredotheywanttogo?
“TheyoungkidsatTheAlfredHospitaltoldustheyjustwanttobe‘anywherebuthere’,”virtualrealitymakerTrentClews-DeCastellasaid.HeisoneofthecreatorsofvirtualrealitycompanyPhoria,whichiscreatingexperiencesspeciallyforchildpatients,thankstothehelpfromtheMurdochChildren’sResearchInstitute(MCRI).
“Rightnowwe’recreatinganimal-assisted(动物辅助的)treatmentexperiencetogetherwithZoosVictoria,”Clews-DeCastellasaid.ChildrencouldwearapairofinexpensiveVRglassesandfindthemselvesinteracting(互动)withapandaoragiraffe.“There’sgoodevidencethatkindofexperienceisgoodforpainmanagementandreducinguneasiness,”hesaid.
Clews-DeCastellasaidtheprojectwasstartedthankstoonespeci
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