高三英语1/92018年秋期南阳一中高三第十次目标考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAreyouinterestedinhi-techproducts?Herearesomethatyoumightfindatthemarketprettysoon.CX-1Tiredofdraggingyourbagthroughbusyairports?ThenyoumightwanttoconsiderCX-1.Thesmartsuitcaseusesfacialrecognizingsoftwaretofollowitsownerashe/sheischeckinginorheadingtothegate.ThoughCX-1canonlymoveataspeedofuptosevenmilesperhour,atinytoolenablesownerstokeeptrackofthesuitcase’slocation.Itisexpectedtobesoldonthemarketbylate2018.AiboSony’slatestversionoftheAiboroboticdogisalmostasfunastherealthing—butmuchlesswork.Thepetdogcanrecognizeitsowner,obeyseveralcommands,andevenrecallthebehaviorthatpleasesitsmasterthemost.Aibocanalsolearnnewtricks,takephotographs,andovertime,developitsownuniquepersonality.ForpheusForpheus,an“athletic”robotdevelopedbyJapanesetechnologycompanyOmron.Itteachesusershowtoplayping-pong.The10-feet-tallmachineusesacameraandartificialintelligencetotracktheball’sspeedandcanpredicttheball’sdirectioncorrectly.ThesmartForpheuscanalsoquicklytestitsplayer’sabilitiesandadjusttheplayinglevel,makingthegamefun.BlackBoxVRThoughmanypeopledeterminetogotothegymonceaweek,fewreachtheirgoal.BlackBoxVRwantstochangethatbyturninghardexerciseintofunvideogames.Usingit,gymuserswillfindthemselvesfightingenemies,includingbigcreatures—allwhilegettingexercise.21.WhatisthefeatureofCX-1?A.Itcanbeopenedbyfacialexpressions.B.Itcanrecognizeandfollowitsowner.C.Itcanmoveveryfastinbusyplaces.D.Itcansensethesuitcase’slocation.22.WhowouldmostprobablywantanAibo?高三英语2/9A.Peoplewhowanttowalkadog.B.Peoplewhooftenplaytricksonothers.C.Peoplewhowanttotakehigh-qualityphotographs.D.Peoplewhowantadogbutcan’tlookafterarealone.23.Whichproductcanhelppeopleworkoutregularlyinagym?A.CX-1.B.Aibo.C.Forpheus.D.BlackBoxVR.BAseriousproblemfortoday’ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquestionofthesystemwewantforoursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem.First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose.Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts.Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor.Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions.Furthermore,someinstitutionsshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizens,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer.Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung.Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.24.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A.Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem.B.Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople.C.Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsupportforoldpeople.D.Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife.25.Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?A.Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire.B.Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears.C.Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold.D.Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired.高三英语3/926.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.Impossible.B.Practical.C.Useful.D.Successful.27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.B.Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage.C.Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold.D.Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople.CTheremaycomeadaywhenhumansuseroboticpartstoenhanceourabilities.Butlongbeforethen,aseeminglyoppositethingmaytakeplace,withrobotsbeingequippedwithhumantissueorotherlivingcellstomakethemmorelifelike.These“biohybrid”robotscouldbegivenmusclecellstohelpthemperformtinymovement.Andonamicroscopicscale,tinyrobotscouldbecombinedwithbacteriatocarrythemthroughthebodyforprecisemedicalprocedures.Inanewreviewofstudies,aninternationalgroupofscientistsandengineersdescribedthestateofbiohybridrobotics-afieldthatisenteringa“deeprevolutioninboththedesignprinciplesandconstitutiveelements(构成要件)”ofrobots.ThereviewwaspublishedinthejournalScienceRobotics.“Inthisfield,weutilizethefunctionsoflivingcellsinartificialrobotstomake