2019_2020学年高中英语阅读强化训练（十一）牛津译林版选修8.doc

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1、阅读强化训练(十一)(建议用时：25分钟)阅读理解Tomisseven.He’sstaringcuriouslyupatabigdrone(无人机)flyingabovehisheadintheLondonScienceMuseum.TheblackdroneTomissoamazedbylookslikeabigtoythatmanychildrenwanttohave.Butthisdroneisnotatoy.Itwasonceamilitary(军用的)drone，andit’ssupposedtosaveourrainforests.LaurenFl

2、etcherisaformerNASAengineer.Theideatocreateadronethatwoulddealwithforests’beingdestroyedaroundtheworldcametohimfromasciencefictionbook.Lauren’steam，calledBioCarbonEngineering，isrepurposingthesedronestohavethemplanttrees.Incomparisontoatechnique—sowing(播种)seedsbyair—whereanuptakerate

3、(摄入率)isaround8%，arecenttestconductedbyBioCarbonEngineeringresultedina75%uptakerate.Theprojectteamsaystheiruseofdronescouldreducethecostsoftraditionalmethodsbyupto85%.Buttherearestillsomeconcerns.AlanWatsonFeatherstone，founderandexecutivedirectorofTreesforLife，acharity，toldthemuseumt

4、hatheisnotsurewhethersuchanaturalprocessastreeplantingcanbeachievedbyimpersonaldrones.Hebelievesthathumaninteractionisnecessarytoguaranteeaproperplantingprocess.Anotherconcernismorefamiliartonewtechnologies—someworrythedronesmighttakejobsawayfromhumans.ButFedorenko，Lauren’scolleague

5、，addsthattheyarecurrentlytargetingplantinginremoteareasorareassuchasthoseaffectedbyfiresorchemicalspills.Theprojecthasbeguntoattractsomeattention.However，theuseofdronesforplantingstillhasnotbeentestedonalargescale(规模)andinthewild.And，furtherfundraisingisstillanissue.Sofartheyhaverai

6、sedaroundDC＝160，000asawinningprojectfromvariouscompetitions，butthisisnotenoughforlargescaleplanting.Thecompanyislookingtoraisemorefunds.【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了由前美国宇航局工程师设计的无人机。该无人机可用于播种，且成功率高。1．What’sthepurposeofthedroneintheLondonScienceMuseum?A．Toprotectforests.4B．Toservethearmy.C．T

7、oguardthemuseum.D．Toattractchildren’sinterest.A　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的it’ssupposedtosaveourrainforests可知，该无人机将用于保护森林。2．Wheredidthedronedesigner’sinspirationcomefrom?A．Hisworkexperience.B．Histeammembers.C．Asciencemovie.D．Afictionbook.D　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的Theideatocreateadronethatwoulddealwith

8、forests’beingdestro