2022年广东英语中考-阅读理解专题-社会科普类.pdf

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1、阅读理解专题社会科普类Babies born after 2017 may never need to take a driving lesson because of the development of self-driving cars. Some scientists say that self-driving or driverless cars（无人驾驶汽车 ) may hit the roads within 15 years, and it is possible that driving may become not necessary, or more relaxing a

2、nd enjoyable. Companies like Google, Baidu, Apple and Alibaba are working on driverless cars. If the tests are successful, these electric self-driving cars could be put into use very soon. This kind of cars may change the way we live in the future. All you have to do is typing in the address! Accord

3、ing to Baidu, driverless technology has the following four advantages. Firstly, driverless cars are actually safer. Secondly, driverless cars are more efficient than manned cars. Thirdly, driverless cars follow the traffic rules. Therefore traffic control will be easier to achieve. At last, the cost

4、 of transportation will be reduced as the labor cost becomes less. There are many different technologies needed to make a successful self-driving car. The mo-st difficult technologies of all are environmental perception （感知）25 behavior prediction, planning control, HD mapping, and exact GPS. 1. Acco

5、rding to some scientists, driverless cars may make driving become . A. necessary B. difficult C. enjoyable D. boring 2. Which of the following is NOT true about driverless cars? A. Google, Baidu, Apple and Alibaba are working on driverless cars. B. This kind of cars may change our living conditions

6、in the future. C. Driverless cars are safer than man-controlled cars. D. Passengers dont need to tell the cars where they want to go. 3. The third paragraph mainly talks about the of driverless cars. A. instructions B. standards C. advantages D. theories 4. What can we learn from the passage? A. Dri

7、verless cars may not follow the traffic rules. B. The technologies for driverless cars haven t yet well developed. C. The communication between the car and a man is perfect. D. Driverless cars will have more accidents than man-controlled cars. Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are

8、going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo. While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more

9、like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user. 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 5 页 - - - - - - - - - - The Jibo robot, arranged

10、 to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the househ

11、old. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos. Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spa

12、ces. Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company s “ Oshbot ” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommend

13、ations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for. The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “ We have technologies to train social robots to

14、 do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.1. How are social robots different from household robots? A. They can control their emotions. B. They are more like humans. C. They do the normal housework. D. They respond to users more slowly. 2. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?

15、A. Communicate with you and perform operations. B. Answer your questions and make requests. C. Take your family pictures and deliver milk. D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills. 3. What can Oshbot work as? A. A language teacher. B. A tour guide. C. A shop assistant. D. A private nurse. 4.

16、 We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will _. A. train employees B. be our workmates C. improve technologie D. take the place of workers 5. What does the passage mainly present? A. A new design idea of household robots. B. Marketing strategies for social robots. C. Information on

17、household robots. D. An introduction to social robots. 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 5 页 - - - - - - - - - - Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep

18、 them off. you can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan. Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious(难为情 ) when the

19、y re in poorly lit places and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness. Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percen

20、t less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us less hungry. So when it s time to repaint, go blue. Don t forget the clock or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories(卡路里 ) per meal than th

21、ose who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at 30 minutes. And while you re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turning on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal. Downsize the dishes. Big ser

22、ving bowls and plants can easily makes us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake( 摄入 ) jumps by 14 percent. And we ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall

23、, skinny glass. 1. The text is especially helpful for those who care about _. A.their home comforts B. their body shape C.house buying D. healthy diets 2. A home environment in blue can help people _. A.digest food better B.reduce food intake C . burn more calories D.regain their appetites 3. What a

24、re people advised to do at mealtimes? A.Eat quickly. B. Play fast music C. Use smaller spoons D. Turn down the lights 4. What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Is Your House Making You Fat? B.Ways of Serving Dinner C . Effects of Self-Consciousness D. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing? 精品资料 -

25、- - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 5 页 - - - - - - - - - - The oddness of life in space never quite goes away. Here are some examples. First consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presents its own challenges. The main question is whether you want your ar

26、ms inside or outside the sleeping bag. If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny balled （芭蕾）dancer. “ I m an inside guy, ” Mike Hopkins says, who returned from a six-month tour on the International Space Station. “ I like to be

27、 wrapped up.”On the station, the ordinary becomes strange. The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars. It also has no seat. With no gravity, it s just as easy to pedal violently. You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want. But station res

28、idents have to be careful about staying in one place too long. Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale (呼气 ) has a tendency to form an invisible （隐形的） cloud around you head. You can end up with what astronauts call a carbon-dioxide headache. Leroy Chiao, 54, an American

29、retired astronaut after four flights, describes what happens even before you float out of your seat,” Your inner ear thinks your re falling . Meanwhile your eyes are telling you you re standing straight. That can be annoying that s why some people feel sick.” Within a couple days truly terrible days

30、 for some astronauts brains learn to ignore the panicky signals from the inner ear, and space sickness disappears. Space travel can be so delightful but at the same time invisibly dangerous. For instance, astronauts lose bone mass. That s why exercise is considered so vital that National Aeronautics

31、 and Space Administration (NASA) puts it right on the workday schedule. The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronauts return home, and, more importantly, how to maintain strength and fitness for the two and a half years or more that it

32、would take to make a round-trip to Mars. 1.What is the major challenge to astronauts when they sleep in space? A. Deciding on a proper sleep position B. Choosing a comfortable sleeping bag C. Seeking a way to fall asleep quickly D. Finding a right time to go to sleep. 2.The astronauts will suffer fr

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34、.Some astronauts feel sick on the station during the first few days because _. A. their senses stop working B. they have to stand up straight C. they float out of their seats unexpectedly D. whether they are able to go back to the station 4.One of the NASA s major concerns about astronauts is _.A. how much exercise they do on the station B. how they can remain healthy for long in space C. whether they can recover after returning home D. whether they are able to go back to the station 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 5 页 - - - - - - - - - -