高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)外刊閱精讀練習(xí)講義

一、語篇泛讀①Technologyisdevelopingbyleapsandbounds.AgadgetassmallasasmartphonenowhasmoreprocessingpowerthanrocketstotheMoononcehad.Newtechbringsmanyadvantages,makingourliveseasierandopeningupnewopportunities.Onepieceofkitthat’sbeenreallytakingoffrecentlyisthedrone.Thispilotlessminiaircraft,originallydevelopedforaerialphotographyandwarfare,isnowbringingusbenefitsclosertohome.Inthelastfewyears,techcompaniessuchasAmazon,AlphabetandUberhavepromisedusdeliverydrones–bringinggoodstoourdoorstepsinamatterofminutes.Progressindevelopingthemhas,however,beenslow.科技正在突飛猛進(jìn)地發(fā)展。如今，像智能手機(jī)這樣小的設(shè)備，其處理能力已經(jīng)超過了曾經(jīng)飛往月球的火箭。新技術(shù)帶來了許多好處，使我們的生活更容易，并開辟了新的機(jī)會。最近最受歡迎的一件裝備是無人機(jī)。這種無人駕駛的迷你飛機(jī)，最初是為航空攝影和戰(zhàn)爭而開發(fā)的，現(xiàn)在給我們帶來了更近距離的好處。在過去的幾年里，亞馬遜(Amazon)、Alphabet和優(yōu)步(Uber)等科技公司向我們承諾了無人機(jī)送貨服務(wù)——幾分鐘內(nèi)就能把貨物送到我們家門口。然而，開發(fā)它們的進(jìn)展一直很緩慢。②Dronesarehelpingtoconnectwithandenhancethelivesofpeopleinremotelocations.IntheUK,theRoyalMailwantsafleetof500dronestohelpdeliverthemailtofar-flungcommunities.Windracers,thecompanydevelopingthedrones,saytheycanflyinfogandproduce30%feweremissionsthancomparablepilotedaircraft.AndinCoventryintheUK,constructionhasstartedonanairhub,whichwillactasabaseforpoliceanddeliverydrones.Urban-AirPortLimitedisworkingwithcar-makerHyundaionthemini-airport,knownasaskyport.無人機(jī)正在幫助連接和改善偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)人們的生活。在英國，皇家郵政(RoyalMail)想要一支由500架無人機(jī)組成的機(jī)隊(duì)，幫助將郵件送到偏遠(yuǎn)的社區(qū)。開發(fā)無人機(jī)的Windracers公司表示，它們可以在霧中飛行，比同類有人駕駛飛機(jī)的排放量減少30%。在英國考文垂，一個(gè)航空樞紐的建設(shè)已經(jīng)開始，它將作為警察和送貨無人機(jī)的基地。Urban-AirPort有限公司正與汽車制造商現(xiàn)代汽車(Hyundai)合作建造這個(gè)被稱為skyport的迷你機(jī)場。③Dronescouldalsoplayapartinimprovingthehealthofmillionsofpeople.InZanzibar,forexample,they’rebeingusedtospraywetlandsagainstmalaria.AndwritingforBBCFuturewebsite,HarrietConstabledescribesanincredibledevelopmentprojectbytheUniversityofSouthAustralia.Theplanisfordronestoeventuallybeabletosurveypopulationsfordiseasebyreadingthebloodoxygenlevelsofhumansfromtheair.They’llalsobeabletoscanforothervitalsigns,likecoughingandahightemperature.無人機(jī)還可以在改善數(shù)百萬人的健康方面發(fā)揮作用。例如，在桑給巴爾，它們被用來噴灑濕地來預(yù)防瘧疾。哈麗特·康斯特布爾在為BBC未來網(wǎng)站撰稿時(shí)，描述了南澳大利亞大學(xué)的一個(gè)令人難以置信的發(fā)展項(xiàng)目。該計(jì)劃是讓無人機(jī)最終能夠通過讀取空氣中人類的血氧水平來調(diào)查人群的疾病。他們還能掃描其他生命體征，比如咳嗽和高燒。④Itseemsthesky’sthelimitforwhatdronetechnologycanachieve.Theonlythingthatsometimeskeepsitgroundedisregulation.WritingfortheBBC,JessicaBrownsays:“Ifourskiesaretobecomeascrowdedasourstreets,airspacerulesneedupdatingtopreventaccidents.”Therearealsorelatedproblems,suchasnoisepollution.無人機(jī)技術(shù)的潛力似乎是無限的。有時(shí)唯一能讓它站穩(wěn)腳跟的是監(jiān)管。杰西卡·布朗(JessicaBrown)在為英國廣播公司(BBC)撰寫的文章中寫道:“如果我們的天空變得像街道一樣擁擠，就需要更新空域規(guī)則，以防止事故發(fā)生?！边€有一些相關(guān)的問題，比如噪音污染。二、詞匯表byleapsandbounds突飛猛進(jìn)地，非常迅速地gadget小設(shè)備processingpower（計(jì)算機(jī)）處理（數(shù)據(jù)）能力tech科技設(shè)備kit成套裝備drone無人機(jī)pilotless無人駕駛的aircraft飛機(jī)，飛行器aerialphotography航空攝影deliverydrone交付無人機(jī)，物流無人機(jī)fleet機(jī)隊(duì)emissions碳排放piloted有人駕駛的airhub航空樞紐skyport小機(jī)場spray噴灑survey檢查scan掃描thesky’sthelimit沒有限制的grounded停飛的airspace領(lǐng)空noisepollution噪音污染三、測試與練習(xí)1.閱讀課文并回答問題。1.Howquicklydotechcompanieswanttodelivergoodstoyourhome?2.WheredoestheUK’sRoyalMailwanttodelivermailtobydrone?3.Whatmightdronesbeabletodotocheckfordiseaseinacommunity?4.Trueorfalse?Dronesworkbyhavingaminipilotonboard.5.AccordingtoJessicaBrown,whydoweneedtoupdateairspacerules?2.選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。1.Thebuscompanyhasboughtanew_______ofelectricvehicles.hubfleetgadgetsurvey2.Thespeedofourbroadbandconnectionhasimproved_______.byleapandboundbyleapsofboundsbyboundsandleapsbyleapsandbounds3.London’sHeathrowairportisa_______formuchoftheUK’sinternationalflights.skyportkitgroundedhub4.Mylaptophasgreat_______,soit’smuchquickerthancesspowerprocessedpowerprocessingpowerpowerprocess5.The_______saywehavetohavesmokealarmsinstalledineveryroom.emissionsskyportdronesregulations【參考答案】1.閱讀課文并回答問題。1.Howquicklydotechcompanieswanttodelivergoodstoyourhome?Quickly–inamatterofminutes.2.WheredoestheUK’sRoyalMailwanttodelivermailtobydrone?TheRoyalMailwantsafleetof500dronestohelpdeliverthemailtofar-flungcommunities.3.Whatmightdronesbeabletodotocheckforanydiseaseinacommunity?Theymaybeabletosurveypopulationsfordiseasebyreadingthebloodoxygenlevelsofhumansfromtheairandscanforothervitalsigns,likecoughingandahightemperature.4.Trueorfalse?Dronesworkbyhavingaminipilotonboard.False.Dronesareminiaircraftthathavenopilot.5.AccordingtoJessicaBrown,whydoweneedtoupdateairspacerules?JessicaBrownsays:“Ifourskiesaretobecomeascrowdedasourstreets,airspacerulesneedupdatingtopreventaccidents,terroristattacks,andrelatedproblems,suchasnoisepollution.”2.選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。1.Thebuscompanyhasboughtanewfleetofelectricvehicles.2.Thespeedofourbro