2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案41

2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精

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（2022•江苏镇江模拟卷）Whendidyoulastwritealetter?Properly

writeone—byhand?Inadigitalworld,wheresendingatextor

emailisfarmoreconvenientthanusingsnailmail,isthewriting

onthewallfortraditionalpenandpaper?Well,somepeople

claimthatwritingstillhasmanybenefits,somaybeit'snottime

toditchyourballpoint（圆珠笔）orfountainpen（钢笔）yet.

Thesedays,whenpeoplerequestthingsinwriting,atyped,

electronicdocumentwillbeaccepted.Doingthisonacomputer

meansitcouldbesaved,edited,copiedandsentviaemail.But

craftingahandwrittendocumentisunique:Itrequiresplanning

andthought,and,aswellaspractisingyourhandwriting,ithelps

youtorememberspellingandpunctuation.

Someexpertsbelieveyourbrainbenefitsfromusing

old-fashionedpenandpaper.Thisisparticularlyrelevantfor

students,wheretypingnotesintoalaptopisthoughttolackthe

"tactilefeedback（触觉反馈）"tothebrainthatcontactsbetween

penandpaperdoes.BBCWorklifewebsitequotesHetty

RoessinghfromtheUniversityofCalgary,whosaysthattaking

notesbyhandinvolvescognitive（认矢口的）engagementin

summarizing,adapting,organizing,conceptandvocabulary

mapping.Othersagreethathandwritingmayboostfinemotor

skillsinyourhandsandfingers.

Thereareeverydaybenefitstousingpenandpaper

t。。.Scribbling（涂鸦）notes,shoppinglistsormessagesonthe

backofanenvelopecanstillbeuseful,quickandportable.But

puttingpentopaperinalettertoafriendorlovedonecan

probablyhavethemostimpact.PenpalwriterKatherineMoller

toldtheBBC:"Inaworldwhereitissoeasytohoponlineto

emailortosendafasttext,itissopersonalandsopreciousto

knowsomeonechosetoturnoffthevirtualworldtospendsome

timewithyou."

So,whiledigitalskillsremainimportant,don'twriteoffyour

pensandpencilsyet—especiallyifyoursmartphone,tabletor

laptoprunsoutofpower!

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ditch“meaninthefirst

paragraph?

A.Write.

B.Abandon.

C.Save.

D.Choose.

6.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoemphasizeinParagraph2?

A.Thepopularityofelectronicdocuments.

B.Theconvenienceofelectronicdocuments.

C.Thespecialfeaturesofhandwrittendocuments.

D.Thebasicrequirementsofhandwrittendocuments.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitofwritingbyhand?

A.Itfullydevelopsyourhandmuscles.

B.Ithelpsyoutopractiseyourhandwriting.

C.Itstrengthensthebondbetweenpenandpaper.

D.Itsharpensyourcomprehensivecognitiveabilities.

8.WhatcanweinferfromKatherineMoller'swords?

A.Itisnecessaryforustoturnoffthevirtualworld.

B.Scribblingnotesshouldbepractisedinourdailylife.

C.Usingpaperandpenhasthegreatestimpactonourdailylife.

D.Writingaletterbyhandcanbeatouchingandvaluable

experience.

BCDD

Althoughitisabusinessnotmanyareawareof,sidewalkrobots

aresettobecomeanindustrywithannualsalesof$Ibnwithina

decade,reckonsIDTechEx,aBritishfirmofanalysts.These

four-orsix-wheeledautonomousmachines,usuallythesizeofa

suitcase,arealreadydeliveringgroceriesandothergoodsin

America,ChinaandEurope.

Thatputsthemaheadofmanydriverlesscars,vansandlorries

beingdeveloped.Thosebiggervehiclesareheldbacknotby

technologybutregulation,saysZehaoLiofIDTechEx.Sohaving

a"safetydriver"onboardreadytotakeoverifthereisaproblem,

whichishardlylabor-saving.

Fortheselargercontraptionsregulatorswanttoseesafety

systemsthoroughlyproved.Buttherearelegalhurdles,too.In

JanuaryBritain'sLawCommission,whichreviewslegislation,

recommendedthatitshouldnotbethepersoninthedriver's

seatwhofacesprosecutionifavehicleinautonomousmode

crashes,butthemanufacturerorbodythatsoughtapprovalfor

itsuse.

Meanwhile,sidewalkrobotsaregettingonwiththejob.Among

them,StarshipTechnologies,basedinSanFrancisco,reckonsit

hasalreadyclockedupmorethan2.5mdeliverieswithbotsina

numberofcities,universitycampusesandbusinessparksin

EuropeandAmerica.Amazoniscarryingouttrialswithasimilar

sortofmachineitcallsScout.Kiwibot,aColombianstartup,is

makingsidewalkdeliveriesinCalifornia.

Typically,theserobotscarryafewbagsofgroceriesusinga

varietyofsensors,includingcameras,radarandGPStonavigate

andavoidobstaclesandpeople.Theirprogresscanbe

monitoredonaphoneapp,whichalsounlocksthemforgoods

toberetrieved.Astheyaresmall,moveslowly(Starship'sbots

mightreachaheady6kph)andare"telemonitored"bypeoplein

acontrolroomwhocantakeover,authoritiesseemmorewilling

togivethemagreenlight.

Suchrobotsarealsobecomingmoreautonomous.InJanuary

ServeRobotics,anotherSanFranciscanfirmwhosebackers

includeUber,aride-hailinggiant,saidithaddeployedanew

sidewalkbotwith"level4"autonomy,whichmeansitcan

operatewithouttelemonitoringinsomepredesignatedareas.

Roboticversionswhichoperateonroadsbuthavenodriver's

cabarealsoappearing.Nuro,aSiliconValleyfirm,makesone

aboutthesizeofasmallcarthatcancarry24bagsofgroceries.

Ithaschilledandheatedcompartmentsforfoodanddrinks.

Furtheralongtheroadinearningtheirkeep,thesedeliverybots

arehelpingtopavethewayforthetimewhenbigger

autonomousvehiclescanjointhem.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphone?

A.Sidewalkrobotsareportablelikeasuitcase.

B.Inthepastdecade,Ibndollarshavebeeninvestedinto

industry.

C.ThedeliveryindustriesoftheUS,ChinaandEuropeare

dependentonsidewalkrobots.

D.Theindustryofsidewalkrobotisexpandingunknowingly.

9.Accordingtothepassage,whoshouldberesponsiblefor

automaticdrivingcaraccidents?

A.Safetydriversseatedinthedrive