2020届高三英语二轮复习 专题能力提升练十八 阅读理解2 含答案.doc

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1、温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后.关闭Word文档返回原板块.专题能力提升练十八限时30分钟Robotsarecommonintoday’sworld.Theymanufacturecars,workinspace,exploreoceans,cleanupoilspillsandinvestigatedangerousenvironments.Andnow,scientistsattheUniversityofManchesterare

2、usingarobotasalaboratorypartner.Theresearchersattheuniversitycreatedtherobotin2009andnameditAdam.Despitethename,Adamisnotahumanoidrobot.Itisaboutthesizeofacar.Adamwasbuilttodoscienceandmakediscoveries.RossKingistheleaderoftheUniversityofManchesterrese

3、archteam.Hesaystherobotmadeadiscoveryaboutyeast(酵母),akindoffungususedinscienceasamodelforhumancells.“Adamhypothesizedcertainfunctionsofgeneswithinyeastandexperimentallytestedthesehypothesizesandconfirmedthem.Soitbothhypothesizedandconfirmednewscientif

4、icknowledge.”Adam’ssuccessasascientistledtothecreationofanotherrobotscientistnamedEve.ResearchersdevelopedEvetodesignandtestdrugsfortropicalandneglecteddiseases.Thesediseaseskillandinfectmillionsofpeopleeachyear.Drugdevelopmentisslowandcostly.Expertss

5、ayitcantakemorethan10yearsandabout$1billiontodiscoveranddevelopnewmedicines.Drugmanufacturersareunlikelytogettheirinvestmentmoneyback.SotheUniversityofManchesterdevelopedalow-costtestthatshowswhetherornotachemicalislikelytobemadeintoaneffectivemedicin

6、e.MrKingsaysthatotherdrugtestingmethodswerenotveryeffective.“Howitworksconventionallyisyouuserobotics(机器人技术)aswellandyouhavealargecollectionofpossibledrugs.Youtesteverysinglecompound(复合物).Andyoustartatthebeginningofyourlibraryandcontinueuntiltheend,an

7、dstop.Soit’snotaveryintelligentprocess.Theroboticsdoesn’tlearnanythingasitgoesalong,evenifit’stestedamillioncompounds,itstilldoesn’thaveanyexpectationofwhatwillhappennextwhenittestsanewcompound.”MrKingsaysthatEveisdifferentbecausetherobotlearnsasittes

8、tsdifferentcompounds.Hesaystherobotisdesignedtoignorecompoundsthatitthinksunlikelytobegood.Itwillonlytestthecompoundswhichhaveagoodchanceofworking.Evehasdiscoveredthatacompoundknowntobeeffectiveagainstcancermightalsobeusedtofightagainstmalaria