1、高考英语考前精刷卷经典卷 模拟卷含新题有解析专题二十二新闻时事类专题二十二新闻时事类A限时12分钟A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), in CaliforniaAccording to the course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the worlds first socially a
2、dvanced robot to complete a college course, a feat he described as “remarkable” The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institutionBefore becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Bar
3、rys classes for several years One day when addressing Barrys class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go to college, which was enthusiastically supported by Barry and his students Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that Bina48 should
4、 take his course Philosophy of Love instead“Love is a concept Bina48 doesnt understand，” said Barry Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is“Some interesting things happened in the class，” said Barry“He said that his students thought it would be straig
5、htforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is fairly simpleits a feeling，” said Barry But the reality was different“Bina48 ended up learning 31 different versions of love，” said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working artificial intelligence in futureBina
6、48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point Bina48s contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debateIn the next decad
7、e, Barry hopes Bina48 might become complex enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely1What was Bina48s performance like in class?AExtraordinary BInsignificantCFarreaching DUnattrac
8、tive答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Bina48 is the worlds first socially advanced robot in a debate with students from another institution”可知，Bina48在课堂上参与讨论，与伙伴一起作报告，参与辩论，其表现被描绘成“卓越的”。因此推断它的表现是非凡的。故选A。2What does the underlined word “addressing” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?ADealing with BConsulting withCGiving a s
9、peech to DSending a letter to答案：C词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句“Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barrys classes for several years”可知，在做学生之前，Bina48在Barry的课堂上担任特邀演讲人好几年，因此推断它经常演讲，故画线词所在句句意：一天当Bina48在Barry的课堂上演讲时，它表达了想要上大学的愿望，Barry和他的学生热情地支持它的这个愿望。故画线词词义与C项“作演讲”意义相近。故选C。3What can we lea
10、rn from the passage?AIt was interesting for Bina48 to learn about loveBIt was quite tough for Bina48 to learn about loveCArtificial intelligence may somehow be superior to manDHumans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence答案：C推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Bina48 ended up learning 31 different versions o
11、f love， said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working artificial intelligence in future”可知，Bina48最终学习了31种不同版本的爱，这突出显示了人类未来可能会面临人工智能的挑战。因此推断人工智能或许在某种程度上比人类高级。故选C。4What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?AIt will surely be able to serve as a teacherBIt
12、will be able to promote learning and teachingCIt will completely take the place of instructorsDIt will be smart enough to control human beings答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，Barry认为未来Bina48可能会变得足够复杂，可以教授课程，他预计机器人将被更好地用于教学和学习，而不是完全取代教师。因此推断他认为Bina48在未来能够促进学习和教学。故选B。B限时8分钟LONDON (Reuters)Organic fruit, delivere
13、d right to the doorstep That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it If this is not possible, the 26yearold computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food“Organic produce is always better，” Gold said“The food is free of pesticides (农药), an
14、d you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms And more often than not, it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the_organic_trend,_and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow the
15、ir organic food business But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferencesbut their knowledge of organic f
16、ood is far from complete For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand“The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fastgrowing
17、market，” said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business5More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _Athey consider the food free of pollutionBthey can get the food anywhereCthey are getting richerDthey like homegrown fruit答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段开头Gold所说的“Organic produce is always
18、 better, seasonal, so it is more tasty”可知，有机农产品总是更好的，这种食物中没有农药，而Gold代表了现在英国人购买有机农产品的趋势。所以我们能判断出越来越多的英国人买有机农产品是因为他们认为这种农产品没有污染。6What can we know about most organic produce sold in Britain?AIt grows indoors all year roundBIt is grown on family farmsCIt is produced outside BritainDIt is produced on lar
19、ge farms答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句可知，英国市场上销售的约3/4的有机农产品不是在英国本地生产的，故选C。7What is the meaning of the underlined words “the organic trend” in Paragraph 2?AHigher prices of organic foodBBetter quality of organic foodCRising market of organic foodDGrowing interest in organic food答案：D推理判断题。根据第二段第四句中的“Gold is o
20、ne of a growing number of shoppers buying into the_organic_trend”中的“a growing number of”可推知，“the organic trend”的意思是对有机农产品越来越浓厚的兴趣，故选D。C限时7分钟A man is in a serious condition after being bitten by a shark in northern NSW The 52yearold Evans Head man, named in media reports as Craig Ison, is undergoing
21、surgery after suffering injuries to his legs and hands when the shark attacked him at around 6 am on FridayDetective Inspector Cameron Lindsay told reporters in Ballina the quick thinking of another surfer and beach walkers who stemmed the flow of blood may have saved Isons lifeTwo surfers initially
22、 helped him, using towels and tourniquets until emergency services arrived at the beachLindsay said Ison spotted the shark in the water and warned the other surfersAs the group tried to paddle away from the animal it then attacked Ison, he said“He actually fought off the shark, were told, and has ma
23、de it to the shore with the help of the other surfers，” he saidIson was then transported to Lismore hospital in an ambulance driven by a police officer as paramedics frantically worked on him in the backThe beach, south of Ballina, is not patrolled in winter and would remain closed, a Surf Life Savi
24、ng NSW spokeswoman saidLocal resident Bart Easdown says in the past week locals have reported many sightings of fourmetre and fivemetre sharks near Ballina and Lennox Head But he says nothing will stop surfers“Im not quite that brave, but they (local surfers) are, and they just love doing it，” Mr Ea
25、sdown told reporters “The majority of people say they will be back in the water and that there is always something looming” On Sunday beaches around Ballina were closed after two sharks were spotted off the coast, a Surf Life Saving NSW spokeswoman said Earlier this month a bodyboarder was mauled by
26、 a shark at Ballinas Lighthouse Beach, suffering serious injuries to his lower legs In February, a large great white shark tore the legs off 41yearold surfer, Tadashi Nakaharaa, in a fatal attack at neighbouring Shelly Beach On Sunday a man was killed by a shark while diving for scallops with his da
27、ughter near Maria Island, off Tasmanias east coast8It can be learned from the text that _AIson was sent to the nearest hospital by surfers Bother surfers had an easy escape from the sharkCthe attack happened during surfing at noonDthe sharks attack left Ison seriously hurt答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，艾森遭到鲨鱼
28、攻击后受伤严重。9According to Bart Easdown, we know that _Athere are reported sightings of sharks Bsharks appear in large numbers near BallinaClocals are brave enough to surf with sharksDthere are not enough guards near Ballina and Lennox Head答案：A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段首句可知，在过去的一周里，有鲨鱼出没的报道。10What does the last parag
29、raph mainly talk about?AWhy sharks attackedBExamples of recent attacksCWhat caused sharks to attackDWhen different attacks happened答案：B段落大意题。最后一段列举了近来鲨鱼攻击人的实例。11What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?ATo describe serious diving accidentsBTo remind surfers of safety issuesCTo report a sur
30、fers misfortuneDTo call peoples attention to sharks答案：C推理判断题。本文是一篇新闻报道，文章主要报道了一位冲浪者被鲨鱼攻击的不幸遭遇。D限时7分钟Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with
31、no seats at allYes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity While that may seem a little farfetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agreeAmong them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a weeklong experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools The 374 kids that agreed to participat
