高三英语寒假作业Day6

Day6(第一轮词汇测试)英语单词词性中文意思英语单词词性中文意思adj宽松的suitcaseignoreefficientn建议；小费；尖端v恢复adj感激的n闪电v打雷swapventirelysettlelorryn电梯flatcabn后者n身份adv事实上adv流利地graduallyv命令adv频繁地n航海n口音usage官方的packconcernn毕业determinen缺点；短板n态度n高度n枕头beneathn火焰n运河n煤矿headlinen大概情况extremen灾民n幸存者comfortv埋葬rescuen废墟minimizesheltern品质；质量n创始人adj慷慨的logicalselflessvoteprincipaldevoteadj吝啬的adj残忍的n暴力dynastyn入口receptionselectjewelv装饰n前者adj非正式的investigationexplodeevidencedeserveslavebearv不像gymnasticsadvertisementadj身体上的n责任adj有规律的v讨价还价admitcalculatev简化adj人工的androidcharactern现实virusv攻击；袭击n应用adj全世界的；全体的naughty代表asaresult逃过被做某事高度赞赏值得做某事giveinOrbitingtheearthEverynowandthenyoumayhearnewsofsatellites(卫星)sentintospace.OnFeb21,forexample,UScompanySpaceXtook46satellitesintoorbit(轨道).OnFeb27,Chinasent22satellitesintospace.Whydoweneedsomanysatellites?Whatdotheydoforus?Atpresent,therearemorethan3,000activesatellitesmovingaroundtheEarth,accordingtoStatista,aGermancompanythatworksonmarketdata.Satelliteshaveallkindsofroles,fromtransmittingTVsignals,givingyoudirectionsontheroad,tohelpingscientistswiththeirre-search.Forexample,the22satellitesChinajustsentuparepartoftheBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem(北斗卫星导航系统）.SharedbikesthatuseBeiDouchips(芯片)canprovidemoreaccuratepositioning,makingthemeasiertofind.①Drones(无人机)canalsouseBeiDouwhileflying.Beforesatellites,TVsignalsdidn'treachveryfar.Mountainsortallbuildingswouldblockthesignals.Phonecallstofarawayplaceswerealsoaproblem.Settinguptelephonewiresoverlongdistancesisdifficult.Withsatellites,TVsignalsandphonecallscanbesentdirectlytoasatelliteandbackdowntodifferentlocationsonEarth.SpaceX'sStarlinkprojectistryingtogofurther.Itplanstousesatellitestoprovidepeoplewithinternetallovertheglobe.Satellitescanalsoprovideinformationaboutclouds,oceans,landandice.Theyhelpscientistspredictchangesinweatherandclimate.Bymonitoringwildfiresandvolcanoes,satelliteshelpemergencyworkers(应急人员）dealwithnaturaldisasters.Farmerscanusesatelliteimagestodecidethebesttimetowatertheirfields.Somesatellitesflynearotherplanets.TheymaylookforwateronMarsortakeclose-uppicturesofSaturn'srings(土星环）.In2020,videowebsiteBilibilisentasatelliteintospace.ItsjobistolookatotherplanetsandsharethepicturesandvideoswithBilibili'susers.1.WhyaresatellitestheUSandChinahavesenttospacementionedatthebeginningofthetext?A.Topointoutwhichcountryhasthemostsatellites.B.Toleaduptothetopicofthefunctionsofsatellites.C.Tocomparethetwocountries'satellitedevelopments.D.Toprovesatellitesplaydifferentrolesinspace.2.ThesatellitesfortheBeiDousystemcanhelpA.sharedbikesworklongerB.locateitemsmoreaccuratelyC.dronesflyfartherD.providepeoplewithinternet3.Whatcansatellitesdoatpresentaccordingtothetext?a.Transmittelephonesignals.b.Helpscientistsdoresearch.c.Provideinformationabouttheenvironment.d.Stopnaturaldisasters.A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bcd4.WhydidBilibilisendasatelliteintospace?A.TocontrolitsdroneswithBeiDouchips.B.Toinformtheemergencystaffofnaturaldisasters.C.TocontributetothesearchforsignsoflifeonMars.D.Toprovideitsuserswithdataofotherplanets.GettingfamiliarwithtechForher85thbirthday,IgavemymotheraniPad.She'dneverusedacomputer.ShehadatryingrelationshipwithherTVremotecontrol(遥控)andamiserabletrackrecord（以往的记录）withhercell.Shewaskeen(热切的）onatabletbecausesheknewpeoplewhohadthem,andshebelievedthatifshedidn'tkeepupwithtechnology,she'donedayfindherselfinacomputerized(计算机化的）kitchen,“unabletoopenacanofsoup".Ourfirsttaskwasemail.Shequicklylearnedthefundamentalsbutcouldn'tseethepointofemailingwhenshecouldphoneorvisitinperson.Next,wetackledNetflix.Mom'samovieloverwithanappetiteformurdermysteries(凶杀奇案）.ShewasastonishedbytheamountofcrimethrillersthatNetflixhasonof-fer.OneSaturdayshecalledbecauseshewashavingtroubleloggingonto(登录）Netflix.Isuggesteditmightrequireanupdate."Theyprobablyhavefewerpeopleworkingasit'salongweekend,"shetoldme.ShelearnedtoZoomandFace-Time.Sheexperimentedwithpod-casts.Shestartedemailinghergrandchildren.Momisareader,sowedownload-edthelibraryappandsignedherupforanecard.Nowsheregularlydownloadse-booksherself.Whentheyarenotimmediatelyavailable,sheputsthemonholdandforgetsaboutthem.Shebecamecuriousaboutalltheicons(图标),sowesetupaweeklytutorial(辅导课),whichtakesplaceoverthephone,eachofuswithouriPads.Oneday,Istruggledfor45minutestohelpherfindthesearchbar."Itlookslikeamagnifyingglass(放大镜),”Ikeptsaying.Finally,sheasked:"Youmeanthefryingpan?"Wespeakonthephoneeveryday.WealsoFaceTime,Zoomandemail.Shepowersthroughe-books,marvelingthatshecancheckthemoutinthemiddleofthenight.ShewatchesTVseriesandknowswhat'strending.ButshehasnotyetsuccessfullysurfedtheNet.Shewouldliketoreadthenewspaper,butpop-upads(自动弹出式广告）andsidebarsareproblematic.She"accidentally"touchesthem,andthenendsuponsomestrangepages.Ican'twaitforthedaywhenwecansitdowninpersonandsurftheNettogether.Inthemeantime,it'sgreattoseehowmuchherconfidencehasgrown.Yesterday,sheFaceTimedme."I'vemadearesolution,"sheannounced."I'mgoingtolearnhowtooperateeverypieceoftechnologyintheapartment–includingtheTVremote."1.Whydidtheauthor'smotherdecidetolearntousethetablet?A.Tobettercontrolherkitchen.B.Tokeepupwiththetimes.C.Toconnectwithherfamily.D.