学易金卷：2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期末测试卷（牛津译林版2020）（新高考）01

高一英语第二学期期末模拟试卷1 (译林新教材) 说明：本卷不含听力，满分120分，适用采用译林版新教材参加新高考地区的学生。 第一部分 阅读（共两节, 满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A Each year. Time magazine picks the best of the year's inventions that will change how we live, work, and play. Aira For people who are blind, everyday tasks such as walking to school or doing laundry can be tough. What if they could "borrow” the eyes of someone who can see? That's the thinking behind Aira. Aira is a service Users send live videoes of their surroundings to an agent This is done with special glasses or a smartphone app The agents are always available. They can answer questions, describe objects, and guide users through a location. 3M Smog-reducing Granules Smog is a type of air pollution. It comes from car and factory emissions. The company 3M has created a new material, 3M smog-reducing granules (微粒)，which can break down smog granules in the air. The broken-down granules are washed away the next time it rains The granules will help reduce air pollution. The Whill Model CI More than 3 million Americans use wheelchairs to get around. But most wheelchairs are hard to move on many surfaces. The Whill Model CI is different. It is a new electric wheelchair. It can climb obstacles two inches high and move around in tight spaces. The wheelchair can also be taken apart in minutes. This makes it easy to transport. Allbirds Many shoe parts are not eco-friendly. Allbirds is trying to change that It is testing a new material called Sweet Foam, which is made from parts of the sugarcane (甘蔗)plant that would be thrown away. Allbirds has started using Sweet Foam in a line of flip-flops (人字拖).It plans to use the material in more of its product lines. Who is Aira fit for? A. Laundry workers. B. Blind people. C. High school students. D. Service agents. What's the aim of designing the Whill Model CI? A. To drive a car easily. B. To reduce traffic accidents. C. To overcome obstacles in life.