Question

A The company Diligent Robotics has built a hospital robot called Moxi. It can help nurses do non-patient-facing tasks so that they have more time for patient care.	B Around the world, 300 million tons of plastic are created each year, and about 10% ends up in the sea. Over 100 million animals in the ocean die each year from being hurt by plastic.	C Scientists has made the “smartest” prosthetic(假体的）hand.The hand uses AI to help it “learn” from users. It’s cheaper than other prosthetic hands, because it uses 3D printing. Each hand is printed based on the users’ needs.
D Have you ever seen the watermelon snow？People found the snow was red and smelt like watermelon in the Antarctic(南极)area.The snow has changed its color which caused by a kind of ice-loving algae(雪衣藻). Because of the global warming, the Antarctic is experiencing the very warm temperatures. More algae hold more heat into the snow, which creates more melting(融化). And because the red color of the algae doesn’t reflect back light well, the snow appears red.	E Some rich land becomes desert. We call this process “desertification (沙漠化)”. Desertification affects about 70 percent of all dry land in the world. Over 1 billion people are affected by desertification around the world. That’s about one-sixth of the world’s population.	F Lenovo has introduced a new kind of laptop(手提电脑)called the ThinkPad X1Foldable in 2019. You can hold it like a tablet(平板), or fold it like a book. You can also hold it like a traditional laptop. You can use the virtual(虚拟)keyboard to type.

1.Match passage A~F with the two topics:① Environment; ②Invention. Which of the following is right?

A.①-ACE; ②-BDF B.①-BDE; ②-ACF C.①-ABF; ②-CDE

2.Which question can be answered in the passages?

A.What’s the price of the Thinkpad XI Foldable?

B.Why does rich land become desert?

C.How does the watermelon snow appear?

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passages?

A.1/3 animals in the ocean die each year from being hurt by plastic.

B.A man who lost a hand may play a piece of music on the piano with the “smartest” prosthetic.

C.Lenovo has introduced a new kind of laptop that is completely different from the traditional one.

4.Which of the following leads to the figure“30,000,000”?

A.The weight of waste plastic which is poured into the sea.

B.The number of sea animals die from being hurt by plastic.

C.The population that is affected by desertification.

5.What can we learn from the six passages?

A.The warmer the temperature is in the Antarctic area, the more algae grow.

B.The “smartest” prosthetic hands are cheaper because of AI technology.

C.Moxi can treat the patients as well as doctors.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

本文讲述了三则与环境有关的现象，分别是西瓜雪、白色污染和沙漠化；同时介绍了三种高科技产品，分别是医院机器人、最聪明的假手和新款笔记本电脑。

1.细节理解题。根据A中“The company Diligent Robotics has built a hospital robot called Moxi.”可知，机器人公司制造了一个医院机器人，所以A与发明有关；根据B中“Around the world, 300 million tons of plastic are created each year, and about 10% ends up in the sea.”可知，全世界每年产生3亿吨塑料，其中10% 最终进入海洋，所以B与环境有关；根据C中“Scientists has made the “smartest” prosthetic(假体的）hand.”可知，科学家发明了最聪明的假手，所以C与发明有关；根据D中“Because of the global warming, the Antarctic is experiencing the very warm temperatures.”可知，由于全球变暖，南极正在经历非常温暖的气温，所以D与环境有关；根据E中“Some rich land becomes desert. We call this process “desertification (沙漠化)”.”可知，一些富饶的土地变成了沙漠，我们称这个过程为“沙漠化”，所以E与环境有关；根据F中“Lenovo has introduced a new kind of laptop(手提电脑)called the ThinkPad X1Foldable in 2019.”可知，联想介绍新款的手提电脑，所以F与发明有关。所以①-BDE；②-ACF。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据D中“People found the snow was red and smelt like watermelon in the Antarctic(南极)area.The snow has changed its color which caused by a kind of ice-loving algae(雪衣藻).”可知，人们发现南极地区的雪是红色的，闻起来像西瓜。这是由于一种喜爱冰的雪衣藻引起的，导致雪的颜色发生了变化，才出现了“西瓜雪”。故选C。

3.细节理解题。1/3 animals in the ocean die each year from being hurt by plastic.每年有1/3的海洋动物死于塑料的伤害。根据B中“Over 100 million animals in the ocean die each year from being hurt by plastic.”可知，每年有超过一亿的海洋动物，死于塑料的伤害，而不是1/3的海洋生物死于塑料的伤害，所以A项表述错误；A man who lost a hand may play a piece of music on the piano with the “smartest” prosthetic.一个失去一只手的人，可以用“最聪明”的假肢在钢琴上弹奏一段音乐。根据C中“The hand uses AI to help it “learn” from users.”可知，这假肢采用了人工智能，可以向使用者身学习，所以这假肢可以在钢琴上弹奏音乐，所以B项表述正确。Lenovo has introduced a new kind of laptop that is completely different from the traditional one.联想推出了一款与传统笔记本电脑完全不同的新型笔记本电脑。根据F中“You can hold it like a tablet(平板), or fold it like a book. You can also hold it like a traditional laptop.”可知，你可以像平板一样握住它，也可以像书一样折叠它，还可以像拿传统笔记本一样拿着它，这款笔记本只是在原来传统笔记本的基础上做了改进，而不是与传统的笔记本完全不同，所以C项表述错误。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据B中“Around the world, 300 million tons of plastic are created each year, and about 10% ends up in the sea.”可知，全世界每年产生3亿吨塑料，其中10% 最终进入海洋，也就是有30,000,000吨的垃圾最终进入到大海。故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据D中“Because of the global warming, the Antarctic is experiencing the very warm temperatures. More algae hold more heat into the snow, which creates more melting”可知，由于全球变暖，南极正在经历非常温暖的气温。更多的海藻将更多的热量吸收到雪中，从而产生更多的融化，所以南极地区的温度越高，藻类就越多。故选A。