2017届高考英语广东版英语测试报高三上学期综合版训练：第12期 B2（外研版）

　　Reading Comprehension

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　　Kenyan Academy Winning Actress Lupita Nyong’O announced a partnership with protection group WildAid to make more and more people aware of the importance of protecting elephants. The 32-year-old Oscar award winner for her role in the movie, 12 Years As A Slave, promised to partner with a growing army of conservationists(自然环境保护主义者) calling for firm measures to save African elephants.

　　“I am proud of my Kenyan heritage(遗产) and part of that heritage is the important wildlife shelter that is in our care. My appeal to responsible citizens of the world is to help wipe out the current elephant poaching crises(偷猎危机) in Africa,” Nyong’O said. Like many famous people in the world, she joined the international WildAid to save wild animals like elephants.

　　Kenya is home to about 34,000 elephants that live in the east African nation’s wide plains. Poaching, climate change and human invasion of elephants’ habitat stand out as the biggest threats to their survival in Kenya. Nyong’O promised to use her famous person status to urge governments, multilateral agencies(多边机构) and industries to set up a total ban on ivory trade. She had earlier spent three days at Amboseli National Park where she met local conservationists making a speech for the global audience. According to Nyong’O, targeted campaigns, community participation and law enforcement are essential to reducing illegal trade in wildlife products. “Poaching destroys national security and the tourism. We need brave people to end this behavior,” Nyong’O said.

　　A partnership between conservationists and famous people has improved campaigns against elephant poaching in Africa. WildAid CEO Peter Knights said famous people had united governments, businesses and ordinary citizens towards wildlife protection. “We have seen that great progress has been made in elephants’ protection,” Knight said.

　　1. Why did Lupita Nyong’O make a partnership with WildAid?

　　A. To make it more famous.

　　B. To help it obtain more donation.

　　C. To attract more conservationists.

　　D. To raise awareness about elephants’ protection.

　　2. Many famous people joined WildAid to ____.

　　A. do ivory trade

　　B. save wild animals

　　C. compete for Oscar awards

　　D. fight with economic crises

　　3. It can be known from the passage that ____.

　　A. there are threats in Kenya to elephants’ survival

　　B. a total ban on ivory trade has already been introduced in Kenya

　　C. Kenya is the first country to forbid illegal trade in wildlife products

　　D. Lupita Nyong’O will make speeches on wildlife protection throughout the world

　　4. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. Lupita Nyong’O is the founder of WildAid.

　　B. Lupita Nyong’O who is an official of Kenya appeals for protecting wild animals.

　　C. The partnership between conservationists and famous people plays an important part in protecting elephants.

　　D. Brave people are badly needed to help Lupita Nyong’O make people aware of protecting elephants.

　　B

　　Robots are already working in our everyday life. Manufacturing companies have used robots for more than 20 years, and it has proven to be successful. But how will the future of robotics change our life forever?

　　Robots Cooking and Waiting on Customers. Robots would be able to read orders, including special orders. Robots would also be able to remember which customer ordered what dish, offering the correct plate to the correct customer. Robots can move more smoothly than humans. The robot would be able to be programmed to take a specific route to a specific customer or table number. This would increase the efficiency of kitchen-to-table food service.

　　Robot-Driven Cars. Google has already created a self-driving vehicle which is currently in the road-testing stages. These cars are manned(给……配备人员) with real people for safety and in case of a mistake. The method is that a vehicle would be equipped with dozens of sensors(传感器) and would be able to calculate speed limits, traffic signs and traffic lights.

　　Security and Defense. Robots are used by hundreds of police departments to inspect suspicious(可疑的) or dangerous packages. They are controlled via remote control command. Robots can even be programmed to cut specific wires.

　　Medicine. Google robots are already telling the world the meaning of life, and some robotic surgery is already being performed. The future of medicine could be robots working in clinics, doctor’s offices and in non-critical care units(非危症监护病房). A robot may be able to assess your health condition based upon keywords used to describe symptoms and being able to automatically infer the disease and types of medications(药物) that treat the condition.

　　Home Maintenance(维修). Technology is improving and a life-size robot may soon be available to help you clean your home, make repairs or even help you in the yard. Imagine being able to tell a robot to sweep the floor, fold laundry or pull weeds from the garden. That dream may not be a dream for much longer.

　　1. Compared with humans, what is the advantage of robots in a restaurant?

　　A. They would be more patient.

　　B. They would be more efficient.

　　C. They can move more quickly.

　　D. They can remember more customers.

　　2. What can we know about robot-driven cars?

　　A. They have already come to market.

　　B. They are manned with real people to operate.

　　C. Sensors are the key equipment for a robot-driven car.

　　D. They are controlled by remote control command.

　　3. Robots which might change our life ____.

　　A. are created by Google

　　B. are used to catch thieves

　　C. move more slowly than humans

　　D. are being used to perform surgery

　　4. What can’t robots do for us in medicine?

　　A. To take care of severely sick patients.

　　B. To assess our health condition.

　　C. To give medications that cure patients.

　　D. To infer the disease.

　　C

　　University students who set on making their millions should sign up for some extra engineering lectures, new analysis has shown. More than a fifth, or 22 percent of the world’s wealthiest people studied engineering at university, accounting for almost twice as many billionaires’ degrees as the next most popular choice.

　　A business education has helped 12 percent of plutocrats(富豪) collect their fortune, while 9 percent of the world’s wealthiest people studied an arts subject at university — more than those who specialized in more business-oriented topics such as economics and finance. Approved Index(通过索引), the business-to-business buying platform, analysed the educational background of billionaires by examining Forbes’ list of the richest 100 people in the world. While just 4 percent of these people studied maths and science at university, the strong turnout(投票人数) for engineering graduates supports those campaigning for a better emphasis in schools on so-called STEM subjects, which include science, technology, engineering and maths.

　　Engineering graduates are also the richest of their peers(同龄人), with an average wealth of $25.8bn, compared to a net worth of $24bn for billionaires without a degree and $22.5bn for those who studied finance. Girls who take just one A-level in this area could earn an extra ￡4,500 each year, while those who do two STEM subjects could see their salaries increase by a third. The wage increase for boys is slightly lower, at 8 percent.

　　The recent focus on STEM subjects means the billionaires of the future could look different to those of today. The number of students taking chemistry at A-level has risen by almost a fifth, while physics, biology and maths have increased by 15 percent, 12 percent and 8 percent respectively(分别地).

　　However, multi-millionaires in the making might be better off foregoing(上述的) university altogether, as almost a third of the wealthiest people in the world do not have degrees — although their average wealth is lower than those with engineering degrees.

　　Bill Gates, a rich person in the world with a fortune of around $79bn (￡53.1bn), famously dropped out of Harvard, as did Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the youngest person in Forbes’ top 100 with a $33.4bn net worth.

　　1. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. Chemistry will be the most hopeful major in the future.

　　B. Women who work on engineering earn more than men do.

　　C. It’s hard for billionaires without a degree to collect money in the first stage of their career.

　　D. People who study engineering are more likely to become plutocrats.

　　2. Which of the following might be the right order about wealth according to the passage?

　　A. Billionaires in engineering > billionaires without a degree > billionaires in finance.

　　B. Billionaires in engineering > billionaires in finance > billionaires without a degree.

　　C. Billionaires without a degree > billionaires in engineering > billionaires in finance.

　　D. Billionaires in finance > billionaires without a degree > billionaires in engineering.

　　3. It can be inferred that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are similar in ____.

　　A. background

　　B. profession

　　C. education

　　D. marriage

　　4. Which is the best title for the passage?

　　A. How can you become a billionaire?

　　B. Which career is the most popular in the world?

　　C. What degree should you study to become a billionaire?

　　D. There’s no relationship between fortune and education background.