重庆一中高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答案.docx

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重庆一中高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答案

2021年重庆一中高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答案

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A

Intheageofsocialdistancing,usingrobotsforsomehealthcareinteractionsisapromisingwaytoreducein-personcontactbetweenhealthcareworkersandsickpatients.However,akeyquestionishowpatientswillreacttoarobotenteringtheroom.ResearchersfromMITandBrighamandWomen’sHospitalrecentlysetouttoanswerthatquestion.

Inastudy,theteamfoundthatalargemajorityofpatientsreportedthatinteractingwithahealthcareproviderthroughavideoscreenfixedonarobotwassimilartoanin-personinteractionwithahealthcareworker.

“We’reworkingonrobotsthatcanhelpprovidecaretoensurethesafetyofthepatientandthehealthcareworkforce.Theresultsofthisstudygiveussomeconfidencethatpeoplearereadyandwillingtojoinus.Inalargeronlinesurveycarriedoutnationwide,wealsofoundthatamajorityofrespondentswereopentohavingrobotsperformsmalltaskssuchastakinganoseswab（拭子）.”saysGiovanniTraverso,anMITassistantprofessorandtheseniorauthorofthestudy.

AftertheCOVID-19pandemicbeganearlylastyear,Traversoandhiscolleaguesturnedtheirattentiontowardnewstrategiestoreduceinteractionsbetweenpotentiallysickpatientsandhealthcareworkers.Tothatend,theycreatedamobilerobotthatcouldinteractwithpatientsastheywaitedintheemergencydepartment.Therobotswereequippedwithsensorsthatallowthemtomeasurevitalsigns,includingskintemperature,breathingrate,andpulse（脉搏）rate.TherobotsalsocarriedaniPadforremotevideocommunicationwithahealthcareprovider.

Thestudysuggeststhatitcouldbeworthwhiletodeveloprobotsthatcanperformtasksthatcurrentlyrequirealotofhumaneffort,suchasturningapatientoverinbed.Thesedays,turningCOVID-19patientsontotheirstomachsrequiresseveralpeople.DoingCovid-19testsisanothertaskthattakesalotoftimeandeffortfromhealthcareworkers,whocouldbearrangedforothertasksifrobotscouldhelp.

1.WhydidtheresearchersfromMITandBWHcarryoutthestudies?

A.Toshortenthesocialdistancebetweendoctorsandpatients.

B.Tofigureouttheresponseofpatientstoroboticdoctors.

C.Toreducetheriskofbeinginfectedwithcoronavirus.

D.Toensurethesafetyofpatientsduringthepandemic.

2.Whatcouldbelearnedfromthestudy?

A.Robotsarenotwelcomedbypatients.

B.Robotswillsoonreplacedoctors.

C.RobotsmayhelptodealwithCovid-19patients.

D.Robotscanoperateondifferentpatients.

3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.StrengthsAndWeaknessesInRobotCare

B.TheRoboticDoctorWillSeeYouNow

C.TheRobotsSpeedUpCOVID-19Testing

D.TheDevelopmentOfRobotsInHospitals

B

Earthquakecandisruptwhales’huntingforfoodforuptoayear,accordingtoanewstudy.

OnNovember14,2016,theKaikouraearthquakestruckNewZealand’sSouthIsland,causingadestructivetsunami.Underthesurface,theearthquakecausedstrongcurrentsthatsweptawayandmostlykilledoffdiverseecosystemsofcreatureslivingalongtheKaikouraunderwatercanyon.

Asaresult,whaleshadtodivedeeperandlongertofindfood—“amajorshift”intheirbehavior,saysco-authorLizSlooten,amarinebiologistattheUniversityofOtagoinNewZealand.

Theimpactearthquakeshaveonlandanimalshasbeenwelldocumented,butscientistsknowlylittleaboutwhathappensunderwater.Suchresearchisimportantforgovernmentagencies,whichmayneedtotakerecentearthquakesintoconsiderationwhenconsideringfishingquotas（限额）,notesRochelleConstantine,amarinemammalecologistattheUniversityofAuckland.

Thecanyon’supperreachesarerichincreatures,supplyingfoodforthefishthatmakeupthewhales’diet.Sowhenthesesmallerlifeformswerewashedaway,ithad“severeconsequencesforthecommunityaroundthere”,saysstudyco-authorWillRayment.“Thateffectflowedallthewaythroughthefoodchain.”

Aspartoftheirongoingstudy,thescientistsweretracking42individualwhales.Aftertheearthquake,inall,theteammanagedtorecorddataon40whales,showingthattheabundanceofwhalesinthegeneralareadidn’tchangeaftertheearthquake.However,thewhaleschangedhowtheyusedtheirhabitat.

Ayearaftertheearthquake,theresearchersobservedthewhalesreturningtotheirprevioussurface-breathingintervals.Thiscouldhavebeenbecausethecommunitiesofanimalsthatmakeupthewhales’foodbegantorecover.“Itgivesyouanideaofhowresilient（有复原力的）thesedeep-seacommunitiesare,”saysRayment.

Butheandhiscolleagueswillcontinuelong-termmonitoringtoseeifthereareeffectstheymissed.Whaleactivityintheareahadalreadybeendeclining,thoughit’sunknownwhetheritisduetonaturalchangesinfoodabundance,whale-watchingtourism,fishing,orwarmingoceantemperatures.“ThereissomethinggoingoninKaikoura,”saysRayment.

4.WhathappenedaftertheKaikouraearthquakeintheKaikouracanyon?

A.Severaldestructivetsunamisstruckthearea.

B.Whaleshadtoswimtootheroceanstofindfood.

C.NearlyallmarinecreaturesinKaikourawerekilledoff.

D.Strongcurrentswashedawaymanysmallercreatures.

5.Whichisoneofthefindingsofthestudy?

A.Earthquakescanmakeiteasierforwhalestofindfood.

B.Thewhaleschangedtheirhabitataftertheearthquake.

C.Itusuallytakeswhalesayeartoadapttotheirnewdiet.

D.Thenumberofwhalesintheareadroppedsharplyafterthequake.

6.WhatdoesRochelleConstantinethinkofthestudy?

A.Itcanhelpgovernmentagenciestomakesomedecisionsaboutfishing.

B.Itcanhelpgovernmentagenciestosolveproblemsinthefishingindustry.

C.Itisabreakthroughinresearchonwhathappensunderwaterafteranearthquake.

D.Itoffersadetaileddescriptionoftheimpactearthquakehaveonmarinemammals.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.SomethingisaffectingthewhaleactivityinKaikoura.

B.Fishingquotashavebeenincreasinginrecentyears.

C.Theteammissedsomeeffectsintheresearchprocess.

D.Thescientistswillcontinuestudyingearthquakes.

C

When36-year-oldJAndyDurandecidedtoreturntohisfavoritehighschoolhobby—skateboarding,theonlytroubleheexpectedtohavewashisownabilitytogetbackontheskateboardaftersuchalongtime.However,the340-poundskateboardersoonrealizedthatwastheleastofhisproblems.

Duran'sproblemsbeganbeforeheevensteppedonaskateboard.Hecouldn'tfindanythingforfatskaters.WhatDurandidfindwasabeliefthatplus-sizepeopleshouldnotbeskating.Determinedtodosomethingtochangetheimage（形象）ofplus-sizepeopleinsports,DuransetupChubRollz—askatingandskateboardingcommunityforoverweightskaters.Heknewthatnotonlydidheneedtogetbackintoittoprovepeoplewrong,butheneededtocreateasafespacewhereotherscanhaverepresentationaswell.

Toencourageplus-sizepeopletotakepartinthefunsport,Durancreatedalistofrecommendedproductsforfatskaters.Healsohostedrollerskatingandskateboardingclassestoteachbeginners.

AfteranarticleabouthisthoughtsintheSanFranciscoChronicle,Duranreceivedlotsofmessagesfromstrangersthankinghimforgivingthemthecouragetotakeupskateboarding.Hehasalsobeencontactedbysomeskateboardingbrandsofferingtocreatelargerclothingsizesandbeenofferedfreeequipmentbyskatingorganizationslike"SkateLikeaGiri".

Thoughencouraged,Duranbelievesalotmoreneedstobedonetoremovebodyimagestereotypes（刻板印象）.“Iwanttoseemorechangesincommunities.Maybeskateshopscreateamorewelcomingenvironmentforalltypesofskaters.Orboardsaremadeinavarietyofstrengthsandsizes—everyoneismakingthinner,lighterproducts,butsometimesweneedthoseheavy-dutychoicestostayavailable,"heexplains.

Forthosehesitantoftakinguptheirdesiredactivityduetotheirbodysize,Duranhasthistosay:

“Bekindtoyourself.Justbecauseyoudon'tseeitdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tbeit.”

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph1referto?

A.Theskateboard.B.Hishobby.

C.Hisability.D.Thetime.

9.WhydidDuranfoundChubRollz?

A.Torealizehischildhooddream.

B.Tohelpplus-sizepeopleloseweight.

C.Tofightfortheequalrightforfatpeople.

D.Tochangepeople'simpressionofthefatinsports.

10.WhichwordcanbestdescribeDuran?

A.Generous.B.Inspiring.

C.Adaptable.D.Talented.

11.WhichismostlikelyDuran'sbelief?

A.Everyonehasagiftforsports.

B.Nooneistoofattoenjoysports.

C.Fatpeopledodeservesocialconcern.

D.Skateboardingismostsuitableforfatpeople.

D

It'sapopularbeliefthatafish'smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon'trememberwhatthey'veeatenorwherethey’vebeen,andtheydon'tidentifyyouoranyoftheirfriends--everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.

Butdon'tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.

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