Unit 2 lconic Attractions（B卷·能力提升卷）-【赢在课堂】2023-2024学年新教材高中同步练测卷英语选择性必修4（人教版）

Unit 2 Iconic Attractions B卷能力提升卷 (时间：120分钟满分：120分) 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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Shopping centers,stadiums and universities may soon have a new tool to help fight crime. A California company called Knightscope says its robots can predict and prevent crime.Knightscope says the goal is to reduce crime by half in areas the robots guard. William Santana Li is the chief executive officer of Knightscope.He says,"These robot security guards will change the world.Our planet has seven billion people on it.It's going to quickly get to nine billion people.The security equipment that we have globally is just not going to develop that last.The company's Autonomous Data Machines can become the eyes and ears of law enforcement(执行).” "You want it to be machines plus humans.Let the machines do the heavy and sometimes dangerous work and let the humans do the strategic decision-making work,so it's always working all together. The machines are one and a half meters tall and weigh 136 kilograms.They do not carry weapons but they have day and night time video cameras which are able to turn 360 degrees and can also sense chemical and biological weapons. Some people may become concerned about their privacy,especially in connection with the video recordings.Some people may worry that such recordings will appear on the Internet. Eugene Volokh,a law professor at the University of California,says the machines have to be used in the right way and it will be interesting to see how state laws deal with this kind of video. William Santana Li says there is a long waiting list for the robots in the US.Workers in the company are working overtime to meet the demands of the market.At least 25 other countries are also interested in these robotic security guards. 1.What can this new tool do for humans? A.Make strategic decisions. B.Keep watching day and night. C.Carry heavy weapons. D.Stop crime autonomously. 2.Why are people worried? A.Because their pr