2020版高考英语一轮复习话题练第17练科普知识与现代技术练习含解析3
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第17练科普知识与现代技术
基础巩固
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．TheInternethasenabledus________________(know) andunderstandthewholeworldmuchbetter.
2．However，someofscientificinventionshaveevencausedgreatharm________mankind. 3．Therapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology________________(bring) aboutgreatchangestohumanlifesofar.
4．Iwilltellyou________(direct) thatscientistsarethosewhopromotethesocialprogress.
5．In18thcentury，the________(invent) ofthesteamengineledtothefirstIndustrialRevolution. 6．Weneedtoacceptthefactthatthesemoderninventionshavebroughtmuch________(conveni ent) tous.
7．Incontrast，thisconditionjustindicatesthatourlifeisconnected________moderninventionsclosely. 8．WhyIsayitnormalisbecauseIbelievethatnothingis________(absolute) goodandrightforus.
9．Exceptforthemoderninventionsoftransport，thereareplentyofotherthings，________(include) robots.
10．Wecandomanythingsthatwedidn’thavetheabilitytodointhepastby________(use) robots.
11．Ifourgovernmentdoitwell，I________(full) believethattheInternetwillprovidemoreconvenienceforus.
12．Weliveinanage________moreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore. 13．Thenewtechnology，if________(apply) toricegrowing，willhelpincreasethegrainoutput.
14．Hethoughtthatthekeyto________(feed) peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly. 15．Iwanttointroduceoneofthemostinfluentialmodern________(invent) inourlife—thecomputernetwork.
话题词汇
1．advantage n．优势
2．artificial adj.人造的，人工的
3．negativeeffect负面影响
4．breakthrough n．突破
5．surftheInternet上网
6．explore v．探索
7．convenience n．方便
8．withthedevelopmentof...随着……的发展
9．changeone’slife改变某人的生活
10．drawback n．缺点，不利条件
能力提升
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2018·辽宁葫芦岛一模)
AccordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland，sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.
Thefarmanimals，whoaresocialandhavelargebrains，werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother，aswellasfamiliarhumans.However，theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.
Therecentstudy，theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournal RoyalSociety showedthatthewoollycreatur escouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces，includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.
Initially，ter，theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrec ognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle，thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabi litytoperformthesametaskdeclines.“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknow thattheyareintelli gentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”s aidProfessorJennyMorton，wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedfacerecog nitionabilities，closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”
Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings，andsomedisordersofthebrain，includingHuntington’sdisease，affectthisability.
“Sheeparelonglivedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseof somemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain，