2020高考英语一轮复习话题第17练【科普知识与现代技术】练习含解析基础巩固Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．TheInternethasenabledus(know) andunderstandthewholeworldmuchbetter.2．However，someofscientificinventionshaveevencausedgreatharmmankind. 3．Therapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology(bring) aboutgreatchangestohumanlifesofar. 4．Iwilltellyou(direct) thatscientistsarethosewhopromotethesocialprogress.5．In18thcentury，the(invent) ofthesteamengineledtothefirstIndustrialRevolution. 6．Weneedtoacceptthefactthatthesemoderninventionshavebroughtmuch(convenient) tous. 7．Incontrast，thisconditionjustindicatesthatourlifeisconnectedmoderninventionsclosely. 8．WhyIsayitnormalisbecauseIbelievethatnothingis(absolute) goodandrightforus. 9．Exceptforthemoderninventionsoftransport，thereareplentyofotherthings，(include) robots. 10．Wecandomanythingsthatwedidn’thavetheabilitytodointhepastby(use) robots.Ⅱ.单句改错(每小题仅有1处错误) 11．Therobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethemattractiveandeasiertoselltothepublic. 12．Acomputernetworkallowsuserstoshareresourcesincludingequipmentsandinformation. 13．Butsomeonepointsoutitsdisadvantages，forexamples，ithassomuchjunkinformationthatbotherusalot. 14．Ifourgovernmentdoitwell，IfullbelievethattheInternetwillprovidemoreconvenienceforus. 15．Themoderntransportbenefitsourlife，thoughsomepeoplealso criticizeitsothere’remanyaccidents. 16．Actually，robotsofreallifealsohavedifferentkindsoffunctionsandtheygivetousmuchhelp. 17．Weliveinanagewhichmoreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore. 18．Thenewtechnology，ifapplyingtoricegrowing，willhelpincreasethegrainoutput. 19．Hethoughtthatthekeytofeedpeoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly. 20．Iwanttointroduceoneofthemostinfluentialmoderninventioninourlife—thecomputernetwork.话题词汇1．advantage n．优势2．artificial adj.人造的，人工的3．negative effect负面影响4．breakthrough n．突破5．surf the Internet上网6．explore v．探索7．convenience n．方便8．with the development of...随着……的发展9．change one’s life改变某人的生活10．drawback n．缺点，不利条件能力提升Ⅲ.阅读理解A(2018·辽宁葫芦岛一模)AccordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland，sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals，whoaresocialandhavelargebrains，werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother，aswellasfamiliarhumans.However，theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy，theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournal RoyalSociety showedthatthewoollycreaturescouldbetrain edtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces，includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially，ter，theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesof facesshownatanangle，thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhicha human’sabilitytoperformt hesametaskdeclines.“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandind ividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton，wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface­recognitionabilitie s，closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings，andsomedisordersofthebrain，includingHuntington’sdisease，affectthisability.“Sheeparelong­livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsize andcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Tha tmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain，suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认知的) abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.21．Accordingtothenewresearch，what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.22．Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Bygivingfoodrewards.B．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.D．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.23．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface­recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.C．Thesheep’sface­recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.D．Thesheep’sface­recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.24．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AWonderfulScientistB．TheLifeofSheepC．ANewDiscoveryAboutSheepD．HowSheepRecognizeEachOtherB(2018·四川内江一模)Inrecentyears，carmanufacturers(制造商) havebeenputunderpressuretoinventavehiclethatisbothcheapertorunandbetterfortheenvironment.Oneofthefirstideasthatcarmanufacturerstriedwastoreplaceengineswhichrunonfossil(化石) fuelswithelectricmotors.Unfortunately，thesevehicleshadseveraldisadvantagesandtheydidn’tsellverywell.Theproblemswerethatthebatteries oftheseelectriccarsranoutveryquicklyandtookalongtimetorecharge.However，carmanufacturershaveimprovedtheconcept.Thisiswherethehybridcar，whichhasbothanelectricmotorandatraditionalpetrolengine，comesin.Theelectricmotorneverneedstoberechargedanditismuchbetterfortheplanetthanatraditionalca r.Inahybridcar，theengineiscontrolledbyacomputerwhichdetermineswhetherthecarrunsonpetrol，electricity，orboth.Whenthecarneedsmaximumpower，forexample，ifitisacceleratingorclimbingasteephill，itusesallofitsresources(资源)，butatsteadyspeedsitrunsonlyonpetrol.Whenslowingdownorbreaking，theelectricmotorrechargesitsbatteries.Hybridcarsarebetterfortheenvironmentbecausetheyhaveamuchsmallerenginethanatraditionalcar.A lso，hybridcarsonthemarketaremadeusingmaterialssuchasaluminumandcarbonfiber，whichmakesthemextremelylight.Bothofthemmeanthattheyuselesspetrolthannormalcars，sotheyproducelesspollution.Ofcourse，hybridcarsaren’tperfect; theystillrunonfossilfuelsandsopollutetheenvironmenttoacertaindegree.However，theymaybethefirststepalongtheroadtocleaner，“greener”cars.Carmanufacturersarealreadyworkingonvehicleswhichru nonhydrogengivingoffharmless watervapor.Itlookslikewemightbeheadingintherightdirection.25．Whatcanweknowaboutthevehicleswhichranonelectricmotors?A．Theymovedveryfast.B．Theywereunpopular.C．Theirengineswereoftenreplaced.D．Theirengineswereexpensive.26．Howdoesthecomputerinahybridcarfunction?A．Itkeepsthecarrunningsteadily.B．Itdirectsthecartoclimbhills.C．Itdecideswheretopowerthecar.D．Itcontrolshowthecarusespower.27．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartrefertoinParagraph5?A．Car’ssmallerengineandspecialmaterials.B．Electricmotorandpetrolengine.C．Hybridcarandhydrogencar.D．Aluminumandcarbonfiber.28．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Cars’Engines B．CarPollutionC．GreenCars D．Cars’AdvantagesⅣ.完形填空IwasconfusedwhileIwaseatinglunchinarestauranttheotherday.Iwassittingthe relookingatwhatI’d 29andwonderedifanyoneelsecouldseethe30inmymind.I’maboutto31alotoffatandwashitdownwithadietsod a.WhatcanIsay？I’mtryingtolosesomeweight.32，Idothingslikethatallthetime，whichisprobablywhythepoundsare33soslowly.Ispendhalfanhouronthetreadmill(跑步机) andI34myselfwithpotatochips.I35thatIwillnolongereatthemagain，soIjusteatalotatthistime.Imakeitallthewaythroughtheentiredaydoingeverythingabsolutelyright，andthenatbedtime“justonechipwon’t36it”turnsinto“wheredidthatentirebagofpotatochipsgo？”Ofcourse，I37dowellwithmyweightlossprogram.OnceIputtogethertwofullweeksofeatingproperlyandexercising38.I wasstartingtofeela(n) 39.Icouldbendovertotiemyshoesmoreeasily.Butjustasitwasabouttobecomea40，Ienteredaperiodoflong，latenightsfilledwith41deadlines.Isatinfrontofmycomputer，eatingsnacksanddrinkingsodastohelpmestay42.Withinafewdays，thehabitofasensibleeatingandexercisingwasa43.Unfortunatebut44，Iwastootiredtogetonthetreadmill.45，Ihadworktodo，forwhichIneededalltheenergyIcould46.SoIstartedskippingexercisesessions.And47Istarteddoingso，itbecameeasiertoskipthem.Therearealwaysreasonsnottodothethingsthatwereallyshoulddo.Everyreasonisjustanother48.29．A.cooked B．orderedC．designed D．introduced 30．A.battle B．competition C．performance D．practice 31．A.burn B．contain C．lose D．consume 32．A.Surprisingly B．Happily C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully 33．ingoff B．passingaway C．takingoff D．turningaway 34．A.equip B．connect C．present D．reward 35．A.agree B．pretend C．imagine D．decide 36．A.hurt B．count C．change D．solve 37．A.always B．sometimes C．seldom D．never 38．A.hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．slightly 39．A.urge B．attraction C．difference D．pain 40．A.plan B．habit C．game D．hobby 41．A.original B．common C．inspiring D．tight 42．A.awake B．calm C．healthy D．strong 43．A.goal B．memory C．reality D．trend 44．A.unbelievable B．changeable C．understandable D．enjoyable 45．A.Therefore B．HoweverC ．BesidesD ．Otherwise 46．ckB ．saveC ．showD ．throw 47．A.onceB ．beforeC ．unlessD ．though 48．A.choiceB ．faultC ．causeD ．excuse答案解析Ⅰ.1.toknow 2.to 3.hasbrought 4.directly 5.invention6．convenience 7.with 8.absolutely9.including ingⅡ.11.Therobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethem∧moreattractiveandeasiertoselltothepublic.12．Acomputernetworkallowsuserstoshareresourcesincluding equipments equipmentandinformation. 13．Butsomeonepointsoutitsdisadvantages ，forexamples ，ithassomuchjunkinformationthat bother bothers usalot.14．Ifourgovernmentdoitwell ，I full fullybelievethattheInternetwillprovidemoreconvenienceforus. 15．Themoderntransportbenefitsourlife ，thoughsomepeoplealsocriticizeit so because there’remanyaccidents.16．Actually ，robotsofreallifealsohavedifferentkindsoffunctionsandtheygiveto\usmuchhelp.17．Weliveinanage which whenmoreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore. 18．Thenewtechnology ，if applying appliedtoricegrowing ，willhelpincreasethegrainoutput. 19．Hethoughtthatthekeytofeed feeding peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly. 20．Iwanttointroduceoneofthemostinfluentialmodern invention inventionsinourlife —thecomputernetwork. Ⅲ. 语篇解读 本文介绍了一项新的研究成果：绵羊能够从照片中识别人脸。