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I.阅读理解(每小题2.5分,共17.5分)
A
A scanning system combined with artificial
intelligence is automatically assessing cows'health
status twice a day on dozens of "smart"dairy farms
across the UK.
Overhead three-dimensional cameras film the
animals'backs as they move,while sensors read their
individual identity tags.The associated computers then
use machine learning to process the data,providing
farmers with critical daily information about each cow's
weight,body condition and mobility."We can detect
certain health conditions,including lameness(跛行),
just by scanning the cows walking past,without even
having to see their hooves(蹄子),”says Zhang at the
University of the West of England UWE in
Bristol.UK.
Poor body condition and lameness in cattle reflect
pain,and affected cows generally produce less milk.
Delays in care can lead to poor health,more complex
treatments,higher costs and the deaths of animals.
While farmers are well trained to recognize such issues
as early as possible,they often miss subtle,day-to-day
changes in individual cows.And because they are a
prey species,cows will also naturally hide signs
of discomfort,such as lameness,when they think they
are being watched,says Melvyn Smith,who designed
the system with Mark Hansen,both at UWE.
In an initial study of 200 dairy cows on one
farm,Smith,Hansen and their colleagues placed a
computer and 3D cameras in a milking barn.They
aimed the cameras over a narrow walkway that cows
pass through when they are finished milking.An ear tag
reader,set at the cows'head level,sets off the cameras
to record."The beauty of this equipment is that it's just
passively sitting there,unobserved by the animal,"
says Smith.
Kate Dutton says the system is "a great
innovation"."The dairy industry needs an automated,
non-intrusive(非侵入式)monitoring system that can
aid dairy farmers in observing the health of their herd in
a timely and efficient manner,and this technology meets
those criteria,"she says.
1.What can we know about the scanning system?
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A.It was designed by Zhang.
B.It can monitor the health of the cows.
C.It can help cure the lameness of the cows.
D.It provides farms with farming information.
2.Why are well-trained farmers mentioned in paragraph 3?
A.To compare different scanning devices.
B.To demonstrate their high skills in farming.
C.To stress the advantage of the scanning system.
D.To introduce the operation of the scanning system.
3.What do Kate's words imply?
A.The dairy industry needs improving.
B.Well-trained farmers will be replaced.
C.The scanning system has been widely used.
D.The scanning system benefits the dairy industry.
B
(2024·广东广州综合测试)
Time magazine has chosen its 2024 Kid of the
Year-and it's Heman Bekele,a teenager who could
change the way skin cancer is treated.
As a student from Fairfax's Woodson High School,
Bekele divides his time between the classroom and the
lab at Johns Hopkins University,where he's inventing a
soap that could one day treat the deadly disease."I was
raised under the thought that I could always ask
questions,and be as curious as possible,"Bekele said.
"And this pushed me to the field of science."Some of
Bekele's earliest memories were seeing farmers work
under the terrible heat with no heat protection from the
sun's UV rays in Ethiopia,where he was born.This was
one factor that made him tackle skin cancer after he
moved to the US.
At home,Bekele-who'd entertain himself for
hours as a child by mixing together any household
products he could get his hands on and seeing what
would happen-began wondering how he could help.
"What's one thing that is an internationally impactful
idea,something everyone can use,regardless of
socioeconomic class?"Bekele asked himself."Almost
everyone uses soap and water for cleaning.So soap
would probably be the best option."So Bekele began
his deliberate trial-and-error process,which led him to
learn about a cream-based skin cancer treatment called
Imiquimod that did produce desired results-but can
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cost as much as 180 for the uninsured in America.
Inspired by the cream,Bekele designed his affordable
soap.
Bekele knew he'd need an actual lab to refine his
creation.Bekele applied to-and won-the Minnesota-
based tech company 3M's Young Scientist Challenge in
2023,securing 25,000 and the title of "America's
Top Young Scientist".Now,with the help of Johns
Hopkins'professor and biologist Vito Rebecca,Bekele
has been testing the soap on mice at the university's lab
for almost half a year.The soap still has a long way to
go:Testing,patenting it and getting FDA certification
could take a decade.But even then,Bekele will only be
25 years old.
4.What initially inspired Bekele to come up with his
idea to cure skin cancer?
A.The farmers'exposure to the hot sun.
B.His journey from the classroom to the lab.
C.The deadly disease he once suffered from.
D.His being named Time's Kid of the Year.
5.What do we know about Imiquimod?
A.It was invented by Bekele.
B.Bekele proved its side effects.
C.It is effective but expensive.
D.Bekele produced it for his soap.
6.Why did Bekele participate in the Young Scientist
Challenge?
A.To meet Professor Vito Rebecca.
B.To get support to better his soap.
C.To gain the soap patent from 3M.
D.To promote ready-made products.
7.What can we learn from Bekele's story?
A.Thinking and action mean potential success.
B.Success will get personal desires satisfied.
C.Being famous is a great thirst of the young.
D.Geniuses tend to get things done creatively.
Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)
(2024·江西南昌模拟)
When searching for a science fair project,many
children scratch (their heads.They 1 to find
ideas and give up easily.Yet,there are many 2.
Mesk Abdalsalam is one.When 3 her brother's
discomfort as he scratched the dry skin on his elbows,
Mesk got 4 from it.Mesk realized that software
could be a 5 to her brother and others when a
doctor is 6.
Mesk,an upcoming 11th-grade student,was one
of the 7 at the Regeneron International Science and
Engineering Fair(国际科学与工程大奖赛),where
红对勾·讲与练4
Mesk and others 8 software solutions to challenging
problems.Living in Palestine,Mesk recognized it is
extremely 9 to get a doctor's appointment.It took
nearly six months for her brother to see a doctor.
10,those dry areas on his arms turned out to be
eczema(湿疹).
Motivated by the situation,Mesk took advantage
of artificial intelligence to 11 the process.The 16-
year-old student designed her innovative software to
swiftly 12 skin conditions based on photographs.
Her smartphone app,called Derma X,can diagnose
diverse skin diseases.She 13 the software using
over 50,000 publicly available pictures related to skin
diseases.Due to the large database,the result of Derma
X is 14 to a great extent.
According to Mesk,the app is user-friendly,and it
has been 15 by many including a doctor who
thought highly of it.
Derma X earned Mesk fourth place at the ISEF and
a 500 prize.
1.(
)A.offer
B.promise
C.struggle
D.hurry
2.(
)A.examples
B.exceptions
C.followers
D.scientists
3.(
)A.causing
B.guessing
C.expressing
D.observing
4.(
)A.permission
B.trust
C.support
D.inspiration
5.(
)A.helper
B.mess
C.disaster
D.symbol
6.(
)A.impatient
B.unavailable
C.thoughtless
D.unkind
7.(
)A.leaders
B.organizers
C.competitors
D.guards
8.(
)A.presented
B.questioned
C.replaced
D.developed
9.(
)A.expensive
B.risky
C.difficult
D.common
10.(
)A.Doubtfully
B.Accidentally
C.Instantly
D.Eventually
11.(
)A.take down
B.speed up
C.stick to
D.watch for
12.(
)A.improve
B.control
C.determine
D.store
13.(
)A.trained
B.adyertised
C.named
D.identified
14.(
)A.readable
B.reliable
C.predictable
D.changeable
15.(
)A.fixed
B.accepted
C.guaranteed
D.revised
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高三英语YL课时作业39 Living with
technology (
I,阅读理解
A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介
绍了一种智能扫描系统,该系统能在奶牛注意
到不到的情况下检测它们的使康状况。
1.B推理判断题。根据第一段“A scanning
system combined with artificial intelligence is
automatically assessing cows'health status
twice a day on dozens of“smart'”dairy farms
across the UK.(在英国数十个“智能”奶牛
场,一个与人工智能相结合的扫描系统每天
两次自动评估奶牛的健康状况)”可知,该扫
描系统可以监测奶牛的健康状况。故选B。
2.C推理判断题。根据第二段的“·We can
detect certain health conditions,including
lameness(跛行),just by scanning the cows
walking past,without even having to see their
hooves(蹄子),'says Zhang at the University
of the West of England UWE)in Bristol,
UK.(‘我们可以通过扫描走过的奶牛来检
测某些健康状况,包括跛行,甚至不需要看
它们的蹄子。’英国布里斯托尔西英格兰大
学的Zhang说)”可知,该扫描仪能快速且准
确地检测出奶牛的健康状况,而且不用看蹄
子就能判断出跛行。根据第三段“While
farmers are well trained to recognize such is-
sues as early as possible,they often miss sub-
tle,day-to-day changes in individual cows.
And because they are a prey(猎物)species
cows will also naturally hide signs of discom-
fort,such as lameness,when they think they
are being watched,says Melvyn Smith,who
designed the system with Mark Hansen,both at
UWE.(虽然农民受过良好的培训,可以尽早
发现这些问题,但他们往往会忽路个别奶牛
日常的细微变化。与马克·汉森共同设计
该系统的梅尔文·史密斯说,因为奶牛是猎
物,当它们认为自己被监视时,它们也会自
然地隐裁不舒服的迹象,比如跛行)”可推
知,本段提到受过良好训练的农民是为了强
调扫描系统的优势。故选C。
3.D推理判断题。根据最后一段的“The
dairy industry needs an automated,non-intrusive
(非侵入式)monitoring system that can aid
dairy farmers in observing the health of their
herd in a timely and efficient manner,and this
technology meets those criteria,'she says.
(‘乳制品行业需要一个自动化的、非侵入式
的监测系统,它可以帮助奶农及时有效地观
察牛群的健康状况,而这项技术符合这些标
准,'她说)”可推知,Kate的话表明该扫描系
统有利于乳品业。敌选D。
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章
主要介绍了Heman Bekele发明了一种可能有
助于对抗皮肤癌的肥皂。
4.A细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“Some
of Bekele's earliest memories were seeing
farmers work under the terrible heat with no
heat protection from the sun's UV rays in Ethi-
opia,where he was born.This was one factor
that made him tackle skin cancer after he
moved to the US.”可知,Bekele最初是看到
农民在太阳下暴晒工作从而导致他想要找
出办法来治疗皮肤痛。故选A。
5.C细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“So
Bekele began his deliberate trial-and-error
process,which led him to learn about a
cream-based skin cancer treatment called Imi-
quimod that did produce desired results-but
can cost as much as 180 for the uninsured in
America.”可知,Imiquimod是有效果的,但
价格很贵。故选C。
6.B推理判断题。根据文章第四段的
"Bekele knew he'd need an actual lab to refine
his creation.Bekele applied to-and won-the
Minnesota-based tech company 3M's
Young Scientist Challenge in2023”可推知,
Bekele去参加青年科学家挑战赛是为了可
以有实验室来完善他的肥皂发明,敌是为了
得到支持从而进一步完善肥皂。故选B。
7.A推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Tie
magazine has chosen its 2024 Kid of the
Year-and it's Heman Bekele,a teenager who
could change the way skin cancer is treated."
以及后文对Heman Bekele发明了一种可能
有助于对抗皮肤痛的肥皂的介绍可知,文章
主要通过对青少年Heman Bekele发明抗痛
肥皂的故事的报道,来表达只要敢想敢行
动,不论什么年龄,都能成功。敌选A。
Ⅱ.完形填空
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主
要讲述了巴勒斯坦即将升入11年级的学生
Mesk Abdalsalam如何从一个日常观察中获得
灵感,开发出一款创新的皮肤诊断软件Derma
X,并在国际科学与工程大奖赛(ISEF)上获得
第四名和500美元奖金的故事。
1.C句意:他们努力寻找想法,很容易放弃。
A.offer提供;B.promise承诺;C.struggle努
力,挣扎;D.hury赶快。根据上文“When
searching for a science fair project,many chil-
dren scratch(挠)their heads.”可知,在寻找
科学展览项目时,许多孩子在努力寻找想
法。故选C
2.B句意:然而,也有很多例外。A.examples
例子;B.exceptions例外;C.followers追随
者;D.scientists科学家。根据下文“Motiva-
ted by the situation,Mesk took advantage of
artificial intelligence to 11 the process."
可知,Mesk在遇到困难时,没有放弃,而是
积极寻找解决办法,因此她是个例外。故
选B。
3.D句意:当Mesk看到弟弟挠手肘上千燥的
皮肤感到不适时,她从中得到了灵感。
A.causing引起;B.guessing猜;C.express-
ing表达;D.observing观察。根据“her
brother's discomfort as he scratched the dry
skin”可知,Mesk观察到弟弟挠手肘上千燥
的皮肤时的不适。故选D。
4.D句意同上。A.pemission允许;B.rust信
任;C.support支持;D.inspiration灵感,鼓
舞。根据下文“Motivated by the situation”可
知,Mesk获得了灵感。故选D。
5.A句意:Mesk意识到,当医生不在场时,软件
可以成为她弟弟和其他人的“助手”。A.helper
助手,帮助者;B.mess混乱;C.disaster灾难;
D.symbol象征,符号。根据下文“Her smart-
phone app,called Derma X,can diagnose di-
verse skin diseases.”可知,Mesk发明了一个
软件作助手。故远A。
6.B句意同上。A.impatient设有耐心的;
B.unavailable难以获得的,不可用的;
C.thoughtless欠考虑的;D.unkind不友善
的。根据下文“It took nearly six months for
her brother to see a doctor..”可知,此处指在
找不到医生的情况下。故选B。
7.C句意:即将升入11年级的Mesk是再生
元国际科学与工程大奖赛上的参赛者之一,
-553-
在那里,Mesk和其他人展示了针对各种挑战性
问题的软件解决方案。A.leaders领导;B.organ-
izers组织者;C.competitors竞争者;D.guards警
卫。根据“at the Regeneron International Science
and Engineering Fair'”可知,Mesk是参赛者之一a
故选C
8.A
句意同上。A.presented展示,呈现;
B.questioned质疑;C.replaced代替;D.de
veloped发展。根据“software solutions to
challenging problems'”可知,在比赛中,Mesk
和其他人展示了针对各种挑战性问题的软
件解决方案。故选A。
9.C句意:住在巴勒斯坦的Mesk认识到,预
约医生是极其困难的。A.expensive昂贵的;
B.risky冒险的;C.difficult困难的;D.com-
mon普通的,普递的。根据下文“It took
nearly six months for her brother to see a doc-
or.”可知,在那个地方看医生很困难。故
选C。
10.D句意:最后,他手臂上那些千燥的地方
原来是湿疹。A.Doubtfully怀疑地;B.Ac
cidentally偶然地;C.Instantly立刻,马上;
D.Eventually最终。根据“those dry areas
on his arms turned out to be eczema'”可知,在
看过医生之后,弟弟最终确诊为湿疹。敌
远D。
11.B句意:在这种情况的激励下,Mesk利用
人工智能加快了这一过程。A.take down
记下;B.speed up加速;C.stick to坚持;
D.watch for监视,注意。根据“It took near-.
ly six months for her brother to see a doc-
tor.”可知,Mesk利用人工智能加速了确诊
皮肤病的过程。故选B。
12.C句意:这位16岁的学生设计了一款创
新的软件,可以根据照片快速判断皮肤状
况。A.improve提高,改善;B.control控制;
C.determine决定,确定;D.store储存。根
据“skin conditions based on photographs”可
知,Mesk设计的软件可以根据照片快速确
定皮肤状况。故选C。
13.A句意:她使用超过5万张与皮肤病相关
的公开图片来训练软件。A.trained训练;
B.advertised做广告;C.named给…命
名;D.identified鉴定,识别。根据“using
over 50,000 publicly available pictures relat-
ed to skin diseases'”可知,Mesk使用超过5
万张与皮肤病相关的公开图片来训练软
件。故选A。
14.B句意:由于数据库庞大,Derma X的结果
在很大程度上是可靠的。A.readable通俗易
懂的;B.reliable可靠的;C.predictable可预测
的;D.changeable多变的。根据“Her smart-
phone app,called Derma X,can diagnose di-
verse skin diseases..”和“Due to the large da-
tabase”可知,Derma X的结果在很大程度上
是可靠的。故选B。
15.B句意:Mesk表示,这款应用对用户很友
好,很多人都接受了它,包括一位对它评价
很高的医生。A.fixed修理;B.accepted接
受;C.guaranteed保证;D.revised修改,复
习。根据“by many including a doctor who
thought highly of it'”可知,很多人都接受了
这款应用。故选B。
课时作业40 Living with
technology(二)
I.阅读理解
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介
绍了太空饮食中食物种类、食物包装等相关
内容。
参考答案·☑。