新高考英语一轮总复习提能练（三十七）选修8UNIT2CLONING

高考提能练（三十七）选修8Unit2CloningI.阅读理解A(2020•青岛市高三练习诊断)Our3daytouralongtheSouthCoasthasitall!Stunninglandscapes,theGoldenCircle，icecaves,theJokulsarlonGlacierLagoonandNorthernLightswatching.Onthewayweseewaterfalls,volcanoes,floatingicebergs,cliffs,blacksandbeaches，geysers,hotspringsandsomuchmore.ThereareevenoptionsforaglacierhikeoravisittotheSecretLagoon,andduringthesummermonthsyoucanaddaboattourofJokulsarlonGlacierLagoon.Included：Reykjavikpickup&dropoff,theminibustour,Englishguidance，2nights'accommodations,glacier-hiking/ice-cavingequipment,thesupeijeeprideforsomekm,thespecializedguidetoicecaves,entrancefeesandnorthernlights(dependingonconditions,visiblefromSept.一Apr.).TOC\o"1-5"\h\zNotincluded：Foodisnotincludedonthistourexceptforbreakfasts.Theboattripontheglacierlagoonisanoptionalextra(availableinthesummermonths).Thissellsoutveryfast,sowerecommendyoubookitwhenyouarrangeyourtour.Bringwithyou：Warmoutdoorclothing，thewaterproofjacketandpants,headwearandgloves.Goodhikingbootsareessential.Note：Youcanalwaysrentstronghikingboots，thewaterproofjacketandpantsinthebookingprocess.IceCaveinformation：Ourmaincaveis66CrystalIceCave”，butifitisinaccessiblewewillvisitanothercave.Duringthesummermonths，wegototheKatlalceCave.Iftheicecaveisinaccessible,wedoaglacierhikeinstead.Dropoffinformation：Wedropyouoffatyourhotelsometimebetween16：00一19：OOondaythree,dependingonweatherandroadconditions.Contactus：Ifyouhaveaquestionaboutthistouryoucanusethecontactformherebelow.Ifyouhaveageneralinquiry(cancellations，feedback，reschedule,etc.)pleaseclickhere.语篇解读本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了南海岸旅行项目的一些相关事宜。1.Whatshouldyoupayextramoneyforduringthetrip?A・Theminibustour.B.Theglacierhiking.C.Entrancefees.D.Lunch.D［考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"Foodisnotincludedonthistourexceptforbreakfasts^^可知，除了早餐，其他餐都是不包含在内的。故选D。］.Ifyouwanttohaveaboattripontheglacierlagoon,you.A・canmakeitallyeararoundB・donftneedtopayextramoneyC・mustbuywaterproofjacketsD・hadbetterbooktheticketsinadvanceD［考查细节理解。根据第三段中的^Theboattrip...Thissellsoutveryfast,sowerecommendyoubookitwhenyouarrangeyourtourv可知，该项目非常火爆，最好预订。故选Do］.Wheredoesthistextmostprobablycomefrom?Ahealthnewspaper.Asciencefictionnovel.Atravelwebsite.D・Aprojecthandbook.C［考查推理判断。结合全文内容以及文中的“Our3daytour""aboattour,HToodisnotincludedonthistour”等信息可知，本文围绕旅游展开，最有可能来自旅行网站。］B（2020・陕西省重点中学4月模拟）KargoistheinventionoftheUnitedKingdom-basedAcademyofRobotics,whichdescribesitasEurope*sfirstroadworthyautonomousdeliveryvehicle”.UsingAI，thisautonomousdeliveryvehicleofferscustomersanapp—similartooneusedwhenorderingataxi一allowingthemtochoosewhenandwheretheirpackagesaredelivered.CompanieslikeTeslaandAmazonhaveinvestedheavilyinautonomousvehicles，whichhavethepotentialtocreateaseaofchangesinbusinessandsociety.Resemblingsomethinglikeagreeneggonwheels,Kargo^aimistoreducethecostofwhatsknownasthe“lastmiledeliverychallenge”.Thisisthefinalstageofyouronlinepackage^joumey，TOC\o"1-5"\h\zfromalocalwarehousetoyourfrontdoor.Laborcosts，payingdrivers，thecostoffuelandthevehiclecostsformaintainingsmallvehiclesallcontributetomakingthisthemostexpensivepartofthedeliveryprocess.Thefirstpartofthepackage^journeyisfarcheaper,withhighvolumesofpackagesbeingtransportedtoandfromthesamelocation.However,attheotherend,driversdeliversmallershipmentstoseveraldifferentlocations一wheretherecipientmaynotevenbeavailabletocollect.WiththelatestAItechnology，Kargowilldelivergoodssafely，sustainablyandinstyle.TheAIvehicleusesspecialtechnologytobecomeanexpertonitsownindividualroute,learningfrompastexperiencesinordertohelpitselfdealwithnewfutureobstacles（障碍物）ontheroad.Kargoalsohasitsveryowninternalsortingsystem,allowingthevehicletotransportpackagesinthecorrectorderfordelivery.By2030,theSocietyofMotorManufacturersandTraderspredictstheautonomousmarketcouldadd£62billionineconomicgrowthintheUK,creatingmorethan420,OOOnewjobs.Electric,selfdriving,economicandcapableofworking24/7,Kargopromisestoreducethelastmiledeliverycostbyupto90%,providinganefficientsolutiontotherapidlyexpandingonlineretail（零售）market.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。介绍了号称欧洲第一款适于行路的无人驾驶运货车Kargo,重点从设计背景、特点以及对未来网络零售市场的影响等方面做了简要说明。.FromthefirstparagraphweknowKargo,A・isanappusedtoorderataxiB.isEurope^firstautonomousvehicleC・hascreatedgreatchangesinbusinessandsocietyD.transportsgoodsatcustomers^onvenienceD［考查推理判断。根据第一段中的"UsingAI,thisautonomousdeliveryvehicleofferscustomersanapp-similartooneusedwhenorderingataxi-allowingthemtochoosewhenandwheretheirpackagesaredelivered”可知，使用AI技术，这款自动驾驶送货车给客户提供了一款类似于打车软件的应用程序，从而使顾客可以决定其快递的投送时间和地点，这为顾客带来极大便利，D选项符合文章描述。］5.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellus?HowKargodeliversthegoods.WhatchallengesKargomayface.C・Howthedriversreducedeliverycost.D.Whythelastmiledeliveryisexpensive.D［考查段落大意。根据第二段内容可知，本段重点介绍了最后一英里运输为什么成本高。故D选项最合适。］WhatistheadvantageoftheAItechnologyusedbyKargo?A・Ithasanadvancedinternalsortingsystem.B,Itenablesvehiclestoworkmoreefficiently.C・Itmakesadriverbecomeanexpertintraffic.D・Ithelpspeoplecleannewobstaclesontheroad.B［考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"TheAIvehicleusesspecialtechnology...ontheroad”可知，该人工智能运货车可以使用特殊科技成为一个在自己运行路线方面的专家，并能够从先前的经历中学习，从而可以帮助它自己处理未来道路上的新障碍，据此推断人工智能技术可以使Kargo运货车的工作效率更高，故B选项最合适。］WhatinfluencedoesKargohaveontheUK?A.Itwillcreateover420,OOOjobsfordrivers.・Itwillreducethedeliverycostbyupto90%.C.Itmaycontributetothegrowthofonlinebusiness.D・ItmaymaketheUKleadintheautonomousmarket.C［考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的•'Kar-gopromisestoreducethelastmiledeliverycostbyupto90%,providinganefficientsolutiontotherapidlyexpandingonlineretail（零售）market”可知，Kargo运货车能够将最后一英里的货运成本降低90%,从而有效地解决快速发展的在线零售市场的运输难题，故C选项最符合题意。］II.七选五（2020・济南市5月高三模拟）ItsimpossibletoprovideanexactnumberofwordsinEnglish,sincenewwordsarebeingaddedtothedictionary,andfallingoutofuseconstantly.jTheshortanswerisaboutamillion.Doubtyouknowanythingevenclosetoamillionwords?ThatnumberincludesanynumberoflegaLmedical,scientific,andmechanicaltermsthatmostpeoplewillnevermeetintheirdaytodaylives.2TOC\o"1-5"\h\zThe“million“numberalsoincludesthemany,manywordsthathavefallenoutofusethroughoutthetime・^Considertheword"diddle'',aslangtermfromthe1700sthatmeans“gin”.ManyEnglishspeakerswouldrecognize“gin”，butfarfewerwouldrecognize“diddle”.Ifamillionwordsistheabsoluteupperlevel,howdoesthatcomparewiththegeneralvocabularyofmostEnglishspeakers?4MostEnglish-speakingadultsknowbetween20,000and30，OOOwords.Andinadditiontothosemanythousandsofwords，they'reprobablyabletocomprehendagood20,OOOmorejustfromcontextclues.^Youwon'tfindasingledictionaryanywherethatincludesclosetothetotalmillionwords.Oneofthereasonsisthatgeneralusagedictionariesdon^includelotsoftechnicalterms一bothbecausetheyareuncommonand,insomecases,becauseoflength.ThelongestwordintheEnglishlanguageisatermfromchemistrythatisusedtoidentifyacertainkindofprotein.Itis180,OOOletterslong.Soyoucertainlywon'tseeitinthedictionary.A.Butwhafsthenumber?B,Morethanyoumightthink!C・Thatdoesn'tamounttoawholelot,though!D-Then,howmanywordsarethereinadictionary?E.Whilewordsliketheseareveryuncommon,theystillcount.F.Ifyourecognizetheseuncommonwords,wesadlynolongerusethem.G.Thoughremovedfromthedictionary,theywerestillcountedasEnglishwords.语篇解读本文为说明文。文章围绕英语中有多少个单词展开，解释了英语中大约一百万个单词的构成及我们很难找齐全的原因。A［考查承上启下句。根据下文答语uTheshortansweris,aboutamillion,,可知，空处应为问句，提问数量。故A项符合语境。］E［考查细节支撑句。根据前句可知很多专业词汇人们在日常生活中并不会遇到。故后句继续展开陈述，即使这些词汇不常见，但是它们仍然重要。］.G［考查细节支撑句。根据空前的“The'million,number...manywordsthathavefallenoutofuse”可知，百万单词包含很多已经不再使用的单词。又根据设空后举的例子“gin”可知，这些词会被很多人认识。故这些不常用的词仍然被算入英语单词。］B［考查细节支撑句。根据设空前的句子可知，一百万个单词绝对是需要很高的水平。但是这是不能与人们常用的词汇相比较的。又根据空后的"MostEnglishspeakingadultskno