2020年高考英语3.4阅读理解专题强化训练二十四（解析版）
2020高考英语【阅读理解】专题强化训练二十四
Test 1
While weather forecasters can make fairly accurate predictions, there’s always the risk that you’ll be caught out while driving in the rain. But the days of having to quickly clo your sunroof could soon be a thing of the past thanks to Jaguar Land Rover’s latest technology.
The firm is developing cars that can adapt automatically by closing windows and roofs or starting the heater if they detect bad weather is on the way. The weather forecasting system us a t of air pressure, humidity(湿度) and light nsors(传感器) to help its vehicles predict changes in conditions and adapt to them. Cars equipped with the system could make slight changes to the air conditioning if it finds the weather is getting warmer during a journey or increa the cabin temperature if it will get colder.
The forecast may indicate there is a possibility of one or more weather conditions, such as r
ain, within a period of time, such as five minutes. The vehicle may then adapt to the local weather conditions. In particular, it may cl2月10日是什么星座
o one or more windows, or clo a roof of the vehicle in respon to a forecast of rain. Similarly windows could be darkened using electrochromic (电致变色的) glass to improve visibility if bright sunshine is forecast.
Although it’s unclear whether this technology will make its way to a production vehicle anytime soon, such a system would be advantageous on autonomous vehicles. Since there’s no human driv er prent, the system will allow the vehicle to make it comfortable for its pasngers, bad on current weather conditions. It can also make立冬的诗
the vehicle safer if it knows rain or snow is coming.
1．How will Jaguar Land Rover’s latest technology benefit dr ivers?
A．Vehicles can automatically drive themlves.
B．Vehicles can find positions and routes themlves.
C．Vehicles can act as mobile weather forecasting stations.
D．Vehicles can open windows and sunroofs automatically.
2．What is the feature of the glass of a vehicle with the new technology?
A．It can help adjust the temperature.
B．It can still be clear in rainy days.
C．It is too strong to break into pieces.
D．Its colour can change with the sunshine.
3．What can we know about the weather forecasting system from the text?
A．It is intelligent enough to stop raining.
B．It makes the driver more comfortable.
C．It can’t predict the weather accurately.
D．It makes autonomous cars safer in bad weather.
4．Where might the text be taken from?
A．A book review.B．A science report. C．A science fiction. D．A travel brochure.
【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了捷豹路虎最新的技术—天气预报系统。该系统使用了一整套气压、湿度和光线传感器，帮助车辆预测大气状况的变化并加以适应。
1．C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The weather forecasting system us a t of air pressure, humidity(湿度) and light nsors(传感器) to help its vehicles predict changes in conditions and adapt to them.”可知，捷豹路虎的最新技术可以让车辆像可移动的天气预报站一样，帮助车辆预测天气状况的变化并加以适应，从而造福于驾驶员。故选C。
2．D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Similarly windows could be darkened using electrochromic(电致变色的) glass to improve visibility if bright sunshine is forecast.”可知，采用新技术的汽车玻璃的颜色会随着阳光而改变。故选D。
3．D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“It can also make the vehicle safer if it kn
ows rain or snow is coming.”可知，天气预报系统会使无人驾驶汽车在恶劣天气下更安全。故选D。
4．B解析：文章出处题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了捷豹路虎最新的技术，因此本文最可能出自科学报道。故选B。
Test 2
Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies. Most times the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies. However, in some cas that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf. Now, an adorable blue-eyed robot, a human avatar, and some high-tech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.
The Robot A Vatar thermal-enhanced system, or RA VE, is the brainchild of a team of rearchers led by Laura Ann Petitto, an educational neuroscientist, at Washington，D.C.’s Gallaudet University. The learning process begins when the robot’s camera, which
is focud on the baby’s face, detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature. T his, combined with the baby’s facial expression, caus the robot to turn its head and guide the baby’s attention to a computer screen, on which a human avat公元前119年
ar starts to communicate with the baby, much like a parent would. For example, if the baby points t owards the screen, the avatar might respond,“Are you pointing to me?”and follow that up with a nurry rhyme, fairy tale, or some esntial social communication, all in American Sign Language(ASL). The “conversation”岱恩英语
continues until the kid los interest.
