安徽省阜阳第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期开学检测英语试题

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安徽省阜阳第一中学 2022 级高二下学期开学检测

第二部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分 50 分 )

第一节(共15 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Are you interested in robot-science? What do you think robots are capable of? Let’s have a review of world-

leading technology gathered at the World Robot Conference (WRC) 2022.

Technology in agriculture

A fruit-picking robot attracted visitors’ attention. With the help of various sensors and an AI system, the robot

can collect fruit according to its ripeness, quality and size. The robot first locates the fruit and then uses sensors to

decide whether it is ripe, with a robotic arm picking the fruit gently. The fruit is then categorized, ending up in a

basket according to its size. It is said that more robotic technology will be used in agriculture in the future,

including robots for daily inspection and weeding.

Robots fighting Covid-19

Medical staff conducting nucleic acid tests often find their work toilsome, especially under the summer heat. A

nucleic acid test robot developed by Tsinghua University and a Chinese biotech company was presented at the

WRC. It looks like a vending machine, but the robot can collect throat swabs ( 拭子), process samples, as well as

produce and upload the results within 45 minutes. The whole process will not require the involvement of humans or

laboratories.

Inventions of the youth

Those visiting the exhibit also witnessed the intelligence of a new generation. Wang Zirun, a junior student at

the school, designed a three-dimensional parking facility model. Since there are usually too few parking spaces in

older residential areas, Wang’s work aims to fit more cars into current parking spots. The facility works like a sky

wheel with six parking spots. When cars need to be picked up, the facility rotates steadily, placing the car on the

ground.

1. Where is the text probably taken from?

A. A travel brochure.

B. A technology textbook.

C. A science magazine.

D. A product advertisement.

2. Why is the parking facility designed like a sky wheel?

A. To save building materials.

B. To prevent cars from being stolen.

To increase ground parking spaces.

D. To make the most of limited space.

3. What can we infer from the text?

A. Both the fruit-picking robot and the nucleic acid test robot can save manpower.

B. The WRC is intended to inspire the intelligence of a young generation.

C. All the inventions mentioned have been put into practical use.

D. Human can be replaced by the robot in the future.

Vaccination(接种疫苗) is among the most effective ways to help us prevent diseases. For viruses that don't

change too much—the measles virus(麻疹病毒), for example—getting vaccinated is a once-and-for-all method to

prevent you from becoming infected with the virus. If you had two measles vaccines when you were a child, you

would be protected for life.

However, it's a different story when it comes to influenza(流行性感冒), commonly known as “the flu”, which

generally peaks between December and February. Flu vaccines cannot protect us in the long term.

There is no long-term immunity(免疫), according to Theodore Strange, associate medical director at Staten

Island University Hospital in New York. “The virus essentially ‘changes its coat’—H1N1, H2N3, and so on,” he

told the website Healthline.

Apart from a person's immune protection from flu vaccination declining over time, flu viruses are also

constantly changing. So the vaccines are likely to be updated from one season to the next to protect against the

viruses that research suggests may be the most common during the upcoming flu season.

Thus, to develop effective flu vaccines, over 100 national influenza centers around the world conduct year-

round surveillance(监测) for influenza. Researchers will test thousands of influenza virus samples from patients,

according to the official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). The World Health

Organization also suggests there are three or four influenza viruses that are most likely to spread among people

during the upcoming flu season.

But even when a vaccine is developed, getting it can prove to be difficult, as it is in high demand and short

supply. The timing of influenza vaccine production and distribution is unpredictable, thus the availability of the flu

vaccine supply does not always meet peak demand.

So scientists prioritize access to the vaccination. The CDC recommends key populations, such as medical

staff, teachers, students, children and those aged 60 and above, receive flu vaccines.

This year the situation seems more complicated, as the upcoming flu season coincides with the COVID-19

pandemic. This could overwhelm hospitals, straining(过度使用) resources and healthcare workers, time.

4. What do we know about influenza?

A. Influenza viruses are continuously changing.

B. It commonly peaks between November and December.

C. Getting two flu vaccines can protect people against the viruses.

D. H1N1 and H2N3 are the most easily infectious flu viruses.

5. How do researchers improve flu vaccines?

A. They update vaccines once a year.

B. They monitor the flu throughout the year.

C. They focus on one or two viruses during a period.

D. Influenza centers worldwide share virus samples from patients.

6. Why do scientists prioritize access to the vaccination?

A. Because not all people can afford it.

B. Because some people refuse to get vaccinated.

C. Because the vaccine is not safe for everyone.

D. Because the vaccine fails to meet the demand.

7. What does the author's attitude towards the upcoming flu season?

A. Worried. B. Positive.

C. Confident. D. Skeptical.

Mass communication is a very broad field which includes advertising, mass promotion, political campaigns,

public relations, mass education and even the way you interact with other people. It covers just about everything

you do in your daily life. Some characteristics of mass communication are: communication, information overload,

group effort and feedback. There are some more that are less often mentioned but are just as important as the ones

that have been listed above.

The most basic feature of communication is interaction. Interaction takes the form of communication where

you can interpret what someone is trying to say. For example, when a person says “How are you?” and you respond

in a loud voice or in a concerned manner, it’s considered interaction.

Another characteristic of mass communication that you’ll come across is a large number of receivers. When

communicating with a group of people, it is important to keep in mind that each receiver will bring different

characteristics to the table when communicating. Different receivers will take up different topics and bring a

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