2021年北京高三二模英語匯編-閱讀CD篇(含答案)

2021年北京高三二模英語匯編—閱讀CD篇1.（2021?昌平區(qū)二模）CRegardlessofhowfamoustheyare,anddespitethestartreatmenttheyreceive,manycelebritiesmakeitapointtogivebacktocharities.Somehaveevensetuptheirownprivatefoundations.Theirwidelypublicisedvisitstotroubledareasoftheworldhelptoraiseawarenessofissuessuchasfamineandpoverty.AccordingtoJaneCooperofUnicefUK,celebritieshaveauniqueabilitytoreachhugenumbersofpeople,manyofwhommightnototherwisebeengagedincharitablecauses.Shepointedoutthatfamousfaceshadplayedasignificantroleinraisingfundsinrecentyears,andtheirenergieshadproducedtangibleresults,suchasenablingmillionsofchildreninpoorercountriestoattendschool.Butinspiteofthesesuccessesthereisevidencetosuggestthatcelebrityendorsement(代言)maybeoverrated.Inasurveyofmembersofthepublictofindoutifcelebrityinvolvementwouldencouragepeopletodonate,researchersfoundthattheimpactwasnotasgreataspreviouslythought.Whenshownalistofwell-knownorganisationsandfamouspeoplewhorepresentthem,overhalfofrespondentswereunabletomatchthecelebritywiththecause.What’smore,threequartersclaimedthattheydidn’trespondtocelebrityendorsementinanyway.Thesurveyalsoshowedthatafewnamesdidstandoutasbeingassociatedwithparticularcharities.Butthepresenceofacelebrityinacampaign,wasnotasignificantfactorwhenitcametoadecisiontodonatetimeormoney.Instead,themajorityofpeoplecontributebecauseofpersonalconnectionsintheirlivesandfamilieswhichmakeacharityimportanttothem.Inanotherstudyaimedatyoungpeople,mostparticipantscitedacompelling(無法抗拒的)missionastheirmainmotivationtogive.Thesecondmostimportantincentivewasifafriendorpeerrecommendedsupportingaparticularcause.Onlytwopercentofrespondentssaidtheyweremotivatedbycelebrityendorsement.Thisseemstocontradictthegeneralassumptionthatteenagersareparticularlyinfluencedbyfamouspeople.Onepossibleexplanationisthatthereisageneralfatigue(疲倦)withcelebrityculture.Thereisalsoasuspicionthatthestarsaretheonewhobenefitmostwhentheyoffertodocharitywork.Somecriticshaveaccusedthatcelebritiesmightactuallytakeattentionawayfromissuesbyattractingmoreattentionthanthecausestheyrepresent.Sotakingalltheseissuesintoaccount,isittimeforcharitiestorethinktheircampaignstrategiesandlookforalternativewaystoreachnewaudiences?Whicheverpointofviewyoufavour,thereseemstobeopportunitiesformoreresearchintohowcharitycampaignsmightdeveloprelationshipswithcelebritiestomaximisetheirpotential.Thisinturnwillopenupmoreengagement,andbettertargetedcampaigns-whichcanonlybenefitthosewhoreallymatter—thepeopleandanimalsthatareinneedofassistance.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tangible”inparagraphIprobablymean?A.Definite. B.Complicated. C.Limited. D.Temporary.28.Accordingtothepassage,mostpeoplecontributetocharitiesbecause________.A.theygainbenefitfromthecharitiesB.theyareforcedtofinishanecessarytaskC.theybelieveinthefamouspeopletheylikeD.theyareinspiredbythepeoplearoundthem29.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout________.A.whatcelebritiesachieveindoingcharities B.HowyoungpeoplereacttocelebritycultureC.whyyoungpeoplearehardlyinfluencedbycelebritiesD.whoistoblamefortakingattentionawayfromcharities30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscelebritydoingcharities?A.Objective. B.Positive.C.Negative. D.UnclearDEffectivemonitoringofendangeredspeciesiskeytotheirsurvival.Studyingthemovement,rangeandhabitsofwildanimalsisessentialinordertoensuretheirhabitatremainsfreefrompoachers(偷獵者)anddevelopment.Traditionalmethodsofmonitoringwildanimals,especiallylargeones,includeradio-tagging.Todothis,individualanimalsmustatfirstbecapturedsothatcollarsortagscanbefitted.OneorganisationthatadoptedthistechniquewasWildTrack.Inthelate1990s,theteamwasusingradio-collarstomonitorblackrhinoinNamibia.However,theteamsoonrealisedthatthechemicalsusedtoimmobilizetherhinoinordertofitthecollarshadanegativeimpactonfemalefertility.Notonlythatbutalargeproportionoftheradio-collarsfailedwithinthefirst6monthsandhadtobereplaced.Moreover,asanimalsgrew,thecollarswouldtighten,irritatingorevenhurtingtheanimal.Themethodwasnotonlyexpensive,butitwasalsocounterproductive,asitchangedtherhino’sbehaviour,thusinvalidating(使失效)thedatacollected.Atthesametime,theteamwasworkingalongsidelocaltrackers.Animaltrackingisoneoftheoldesthumanskills,andtheseexpertshadyearsofexperienceinidentifyingindividualanimalsbytheirfootprints.Theycouldeffectivelycreateatruepictureofindividualrhinos’activitieswithouttheuseofanyinvasivetechniques.Consequently,theteamwereinterestedtoknowwhetherthetrackers’knowledgecouldbesuccessfullytranslatedintoaneffective,computerisedtechniqueformonitoringanimalmovement.Withineachspecies,eachindividualhasitsownuniquefootcharacteristics,inthesamewaythathumanshavefingerprints.Thus,ifananimalissightedandidentifiedjustonce,andthecharacteristicsofitsfootprintsproperlyphotographedandmeasured,itsfootprintcanberecognisedwheneveritissightedagain.Ifdonerepeatedly,conservationistscandrawupadatabaseofall,oratleastasignificantproportionoftheindividualswithinthepopulation.Afterthatconservationistscanuseittoidentifyananimalanditsmovementsbyitsprint.Thedatagatheredcanbeusedforarangeofpurposes,forexampletomonitorbiodiversity.WildTrackiscurrentlyusingfootprintidentificationtechnologyinGreecetostudythepotentialeffectofalargehighwayconstructionthroughbrownbearhabitat.Identifyingananimalfromitsfootprintisnotwithoutitschallenges,however,aseachtimetheindividualplacesitsfootontheground,itleavesaslightlydifferenttrack,accordingtothetypeofgrounditiswalkingon,moisturelevelsandthewayitismoving.Inordertoaccountforthesevariations,itisnecessarytocollectseveraltracksfromeachindividual,includingimpressionsfromallfourfeet,onarangeofsurfaces.31.Comparedwithradio-collars,traditionalanimaltracking________.A.islessaccurateB.costsmoremoneyC.haslesssideeffectsD.dependsmoreoncomputers32.Accordingtothepassage,thefoot-printidentificationtechnology________.A.needsmoredatatorunbetterB.developsfromradio-collarsC.hasnotbeenputintopracticeD.worksundercertainenvironment33.Whatdoesthepassageimply?A.Technologyholdsthekeytodevelopment.B.Traditionalskillsmakebetterconservationists.C.Animaltrackingsetsanewtrendinconservation.D.Creativityliesinthecombinationoftheoldandnew.34.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TopresentWildTrack’sextraordinarywork.B.Toprovideanewwayofmonitoringanimals.C.Tocomparetwodifferentmethodsofcatchinganimals.D.Toexplainhowtoidentifyanimalsfootprintseffectively.2.（2021?朝陽區(qū)二模）CTheRiseofVoiceTechnologyVoicetechnologyhascomealongway.Justafewyearsago,itwouldhavebeenunusable.Butnow,thosewhofollowthetechnologyknowthatithasgotconsiderablybetter.Writingwithyourvoiceraisesseveralinterestingquestions.Howdifficultisitactually?Humanspeechinvolvesalotmorestartingandstoppingwitherrorsandtheneedforrepairingbrokensentencesthanyoumaythink.Evengiftedspeakersmakemistakes.Toturnthespokenwordintoreasonablewritingrequireslotsofplanning.You’llneedsomekindsofnotesorotherorganiserstomakeitwork.Anotherquestionturningspeechintowritingraisesisthestyle.Howwouldwritingmakethechangethatpeoplespeaktheirwritingratherthantype?Chancesarethatitwouldcomeupwithmanymoreshortsentencesandmoreconcretelanguage,whichisgood.Itwouldprobablyalsorelyonpreparedphrasesalotmoreoften,whichisnotavailablewhenyouarespeakingquickly.Toconfirmthis,acolumnwasnotwritten,butdictated(聽寫).Itwascomposedfrombriefnoteswrittendownforstructureonly,anditwaseditedforlength,withalloftheoriginalerrorskeptin.Hereweretheresults.Thefirstwasthattheliteralaccuracywasextremelyhigh.Thereweren’tmanycaseswherethesoftwarehadheardonewordincorrectlyandwrittendownanother.Buttheotherresultwasthatthereadabilityofthiscolumnwasratherbad.Obviously,theblameisnotwiththetechnologyatall,whichturnsouttoberathergood.Speakingintowritingreliesonabetterhumanbrainthantheonewecurrentlypossess.Writingishard.There’sareasonitcan’tbedoneatthespeedofspeech,inrealtime.Toclarifythematter,thistimeparagraphbreakswereaddedafterthewholewriting.Punctuations(標(biāo)點(diǎn))hadtobespokenaloud,andafterafullstop,thefirstwordinthenewsentencewascapitalizedautomatically.Someminorpunctuationmarkswereaddedtomakeitclearer.Toimproveaccuracy,people“trained”thesoftwarebeforehand,readingaprewrittenpassagealoud.Actuallyitturnsouttobemoreeffective.Alloftheseensurethesatisfactorycompletionofturningspeechintowriting.Languageisthemostimportanttoolforhumaninteraction,andvoiceisonebeautifulpartoflanguage.Withthematurityofmoderntechnology,ithasgivenbirthtoagreatchangeinthehuman-computervoiceinteraction.27.Accordingtothepassage,whichhelpstoturnspeechintowritingintermsofstyle?A.Thereiscarefulplanninginadvance.B.Errorsandbrokensentencesareavoided.C.Peopletypewordsasfastastheysaythem.D.Thewritingcontainsmorepreparedphrases.28.Toachievebetterresults,theauthormentionssomechangesfor______.A.processingerrorsinacolumnB.addingminorpunctuationmarksC.increasingthenumberofbriefnotesD.integratingshortparagraphsinwriting29.Theauthorsuggeststhat______.A.humanbrainsareresponsibleforpoordictatedwritingB.writingwithvoicepromisestoimprovethequalityofwritingC.writingisanunnaturalactthatcanhardlybelearnedandimprovedD.technologyhasalongwaytogointhehuman-computervoiceinteraction30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whypeoplefullyintendtoturnspeechintowriting.B.Whatrolevoicetechnologyplaysinimprovingreadability.C.Wherethehuman-computervoiceinteractionisatanadvantage.D.Howvoicetechnologyenablesthechangefromspeechintowriting.DABridgeLinkingArtandtheAudienceAccordingtoa2018report,peopleagedbetween16and24makeupabout15percentofthepopulationbutonly10percentofmuseum-goers.Similarly,peopleagedover35gohalfasmuchasyouwouldexpectfromtheirpopulationsize.Wehavereachedthepointofrecognisingthedisconnectionbetweenartandtheaudiencebuthaven’tyetdeterminedhowtobridgethegap.Twoanswerstotacklingthischallengelieintellingagreaterdiversityofarthistoriesandcommunicatingthesestoriesinmoreaccessibleways.In2018,aradioprogramcalledArtMatterswasstartedwiththeaimofdiscussingartfromapop-cultureviewpointwithtopicsthatwouldengageyoungerandmorediverseaudience.Itoffersanaccessiblepathwaytoarthistorywithconversationsondifferenttopics.Arthistoryisaboutstorytelling;artcontentshineswhenthereisanefforttobringaudiencealongforthediscussion.Moretraditionalinstitutionsarepayingattention.RecentlytheGettyMuseumissuedasocial-mediachallengeforpeopletorecreatepaintingsusingitemstheyhadathome.Usersdisplayedincrediblecreativity,andthemuseumwasfloodedwithsubmissions.Thisreactionprovesthatthereisapotentialdesirefortheaudiencetoengagewitharttopicsiftheformatisappealing.Sincemanypeoplefeelintimidatedandthinkthatthere’sabaselevelofunderstandingrequiredtojointheconversation,theGettyinitiativeservesasareminderthattherearemanypathwaystoengagingwithit.AnotherresultoftheGettychallengewastheexposuregiventoadiversityofartworks.ThefamousoperasingerPeterBrathwaite,forexample,madescoresofattractiverecreationshighlightingcenturiesofblackpaintings.Hiseffortsopposedtheideathattherewerenotmanyhistoricalpaintingsofblackfigures.Itisextremelyimportantthatwedoabetterjobofshowingthecomplexanddiversestoriesthatarerepresentedinart.Socialmediahaveofferedaplatformforpeoplewhohavenottraditionallyhadaseatatthetable.Anyonecanrecogniseagapinthefieldandaddressit.Accountshavegatheredtensofthousandsoffollowers.Theyaretheproofthatthereishungertohearthesearthistories,andthesethemesworkbrilliantlyformuseumprogramming.Butthereisonlysomuchthatcanbedonewithoutthemuseumsandgallerieschangingmeaningfullyfromwithin.Weneedtoseeabetterbalanceofthesestoriesrepresentedinpermanentcollections.Wealsoneedamuchwiderdiversityofpeopleandinterestsrepresentedonboard.Ensuringthatart—andwritingandtalkingaboutart—isabletocontinueontherisinggenerationofstorytellers,insideandoutsideofinstitutions,gettingthefundingandsupporttheyneedtopaintabrighterpictureforthepart.31.Whatchallengeistheauthortryingtotackle?A.Peopledoubtagreatdiversityofartworks. B.Fewerandfeweryoungpeoplegotomuseums.C.Artappearstoodistantfromcommonaudience.D.Adultaudiencehasadifferentunderstandingofart.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intimidated”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Tired. B.Worried. C.Annoyed. D.Surprised.33.Intheauthor’sopinion,themuseumsandgalleriesshould________.A.makethearthistorystoriesaccessibleinatraditionalwayB.changemeaningfullyforactivitiesliketheGettychallengeC.limitthenumberofstorytellersbothinandoutofinstitutionsD.improvethepermanentcollectionsbyaddingfamousartworks34.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatcommonaudience________.A.lacksthechannelstounderstandandtalkaboutarthistoryB.preferstoviewartworksandhearartstoriesonsocialmediaC.feelssatisfiedwithpeopleandinterestsrepresentedonboardD.refusestoengagewithdiversearttopicsandarthistorystories3.（2021?東城區(qū)二模）CWhetherhuntingorcompetingforlimitedspaceandresources,humansaretheplanet’ssuperpredator(捕食者).Asthehumanpopulationexpands,it’sgettingharderforothercreaturestofindsomewheretohideduringtheday.Nownewfindingsindicateanimalsaroundtheworldhavecomeupwithanotherstrategy:Theyarebecomingnocturnal.Ina

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Science,researchersanalyzed76previousscientificstudiesabouthumanimpactonanimalactivity.Theycomparedanimals’activityduringthedayandnightinareasofhighhumandisturbance(fromhuntingorfarmingtohikingandotheroutdoorrecreation)andlowhumandisturbance(relativelynaturalconditions).Theanalysisshowedanimalsarebecominganaverageof1.36timesmorenocturnalduetohighhumandisturbance.Forexample,inPolandwildboarsgofrom48%nocturnalinnaturalforeststo90%nocturnalinurbanareas.Evenactivitiespeopleconsiderrelativelyinnocuous,suchashikingandwildlifeviewing,stronglyaffectedanimals’dailyrhythms.“Wethinkthatwe’releavingnotraceoftenwhenwe’reoutdoors,butwecanbehavinglastingconsequencesonanimalbehavior,”saysKaitlynGaynor,leadresearcherforthestudy.Thisisnotthefirsttimeanimalshavehadtoliveatnight;duringthetimeofdinosaurs,theywerealso

nocturnal.“Dinosaurswerethisubiquitous(無處不在的),scaryforce,andonlyaftertheirextinctiondidmammals(哺乳動物)emergeintothedaylight,”Gaynorsays.“Andnowhumanshavetakenoverandarepushingotheranimalsbackintothenight.”Scientistssuspectbecomingnocturnalmayhurtthosespecieshighlyadaptedtothesun.Theymightnotbeabletolivewellatnight,whichwouldultimatelyhurttheirchancesofsurvivalandreproduction.Perhapsevenmorealarmingeffectscouldbeinthewiderecosystem.InCalifornia’sSantaCruzMountains,coyoteshavebeenmorenocturnalinresponsetohikersandhavestartedtoaltertheirdietsfromdaytimeprey,suchassquirrelsandbirds,tonocturnalprey,suchasratsandrabbits.Exactlyhowecologicalcommunitieswillchange,andwhetheritwillbeforbetterorworse,requiresfurtherstudy.Somenighttimeshiftsmaybenefitbothanimalsandhumans,Gaynornotes.Forinstance,tigersinNepalareavoidingpotentiallydeadlyconflictswithpeopleastheybecomemorenocturnal.Studieslikethisonewilleventuallyhelpconservationmanagersmakebetterdecisionsabouthowtoprotectecosystems.“We’llneedtounderstandlocaldynamicstoreallyunderstandhowweshouldbechangingmanagementofwildlifepopulationsorhumanactivities,”Gaynornotes,“Onepotentialapproachmightbetomanagethetimingofhumanactivitiessothatweleavesomeofthedaylightforotheranimals.”27.Howdoanimalsrespondtoincreasinghumandisturbance?A.Bylimitingfoodintake. B.Byleavingtheirhabitat.C.Bycontrollingpopulation. D.Byadjustingdailyroutine.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“innocuous”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Harmless. B.Recreational. C.Organized. D.Irregular.29.Whydoestheauthormentiondinosaurs?A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofdaylight. B.Toindicatethedominationofhumans.C.Toillustratemammals’adaptability.D.Todemonstratedinosaurs’power.30.Whatcanwelearnaboutanimals’becomingnocturnal?A.Ithasledtoanewecologicalbalance.B.Itdemandsmoreconservationareas.C.Itmayencouragebio-diversity.D.Itmightbedouble-edged.DAn8-year-oldboyIknowissmallforhisage,shorterandslighterthanhisfriends,evensmallerthanhis5-year-oldsister.Concernedabouttheincreasinguseandpossiblerisksofgrowthhormone(生長激素),Iaskedhismotherifshe’dconsideredtreatinghimwithit.Shereplied,“Notreally.He’sbuiltlikehisfather,whowasshortandslightasaboyanddidn’tshootupuntilcollege.”Hisfather,at41,isnow6feettall,thoughstillveryslender.Herecallsbeingareasonablyathleticchildbutwithoutthephysicalpowerofhisfriends,makingupforwhathelackedinmasswithspeedand

agility.“Ienjoyedcompetitivesportsandworkedonskillsothersdidn’thave,”hetoldme,andsaidheencourageshissontorecognizeand

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theskillshehas.Ifonlyeveryparentwithashortbuthealthychildapproachedthematterassensibly.Expertsestimatethat60%to80%ofchildrenwhoareshortfortheiragedonothaveagrowthhormonedeficiency(缺乏)orothermedicalconditionthatlimitsgrowth.Butknowingthere’satherapyavailabletoincreaseheight,someparentsseekamedicalsolutionforaperceivedproblem,evenwhenthereisnomedicalabnormality.Theyshouldalsoknow,however,thatnewresearchhaslinkedgrowthhormonetreatmenttoseriousunfavorablehealtheffectsyearslater.Dr.AddaGrimberg,adoctoratChildren’sHospitalofPhiladelphia,recalledthat“Twentyyearsago,familieswerefocusedonhealth.Theycameinwithachildwhowasnotgrowingrightandwantedtoknowiftherewasanunderlying

disease.Now,moreandmore,they’refocusedonheight.Theywantgrowthhormone,lookingforaspecificheight.Butthisisnotlikeonlineshopping;youcan’tjustplaceanorderandmakeachildtheheightyouwant.”In2003,theFoodandDrugAdministrationapproveduseofrecombinanthumangrowthhormonefortheconditionknownas“idiopathicshortstature”,orshortbuildofunknowncause,whichisnotadisease.Butithascausedagrowingnumberofparentstoconsiderusingthehormonetoboosttheheightoftheirchildren.Theresultingrushtotherapyreflectsconcernsaboutawidespreadsocietalbias(偏見)againstshortness,ratherthanatruemedicalneed.Expertshavenotedthatthepractice

backsupthebeliefthatshortstatureisunacceptable,leadingtoanincreasingdemandfortherapy.Itisfarbetter,Dr.Grimbergsuggested,tohelpashortchilddevelopcopingskillsthantobuyinchesthroughmedicine.31.Asfortheparents’attitudetotheir8-year-oldboy’sshortness,theauthoris______.A.criticalB.tolerant C.supportive D.worried32.Howdomanyparentstodayreacttotheirchildren’sshortness?A.Theyareeagertogettheexpectedresult.B.Theysparenoefforttosortoutthecause. C.Theyfeeldisturbedbytheirchildren’shealth.D.Theyhelpdeveloptheirchildren’scopingskills.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegrowthhormonetreatment?A.Itmightbeofficiallyrecommended.B.Itmayfuelheightdiscrimination.C.Itispushedbyamedicalneed.D.Itistargetedatcertaindiseases.34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ShowertheShortwithGrowthHormonesB.FindReplacementforGrowthHormonesC.AssesstheEffectsofGrowthHormonesD.WeightheUseofGrowthHormones4.（2021?房山區(qū)二模）CAuniquepositioningtechnologyPOINTERisbeingdevelopedtopinpointfirefightersinsidebuildingswhereotherpositioningtechnologiesfail.“Evenwithalloftheadvancesmadeinfirefightingtechnology,westilllosefartoomanyfirefighterseachyear,”saidGregPricewholeadsS&T’sfirstresponderresearch—and—developmentprograms.“Wewantthemtoknowthatwehavetheirbacks,thatweareworkingtogivethemthetoolstheyneedtoensuretheirownsafety.POINTERisoneofthoselife-savingsolutions.”UnlikepositioningtechnologiessuchasGPSorradio-frequencyidentification,POINTERdoesn’tuseradiowaves.Thoughradiowavesofferareliablemeanstodetermineyourlocationinarelativelyopenspace,theycanbecomeunpredictableifyougoindoorsorfindyourselfsurroundedbyhighbuildings.Thismaybeminorannoyancewhentryingtofindthelocationofanappointment,butitcouldbealife-or-deathsituationwhentryingtolocatefirefightersinaburningbuilding.ThePOINTERsystemiscomposedofthreeparts:areceiver,transmitter,andbasestation.Thefirefighterwearsthereceiver,whichiscurrentlythesizeofacellphonebutexpectedtobecomemuchsmallerafterfurtherdevelopment.AtransmitterthatcanbeattachedtoemergencyvehiclesoutsidethebuildinggeneratestheMQSfields,whichtravelthroughthebuilding,pinginganyreceiverslocatedinsideoverrangeofabout230feet(70meters)inthecurrentversionofthesystem.Thisrangecanbeextendedbutisn’tneededinmostfire-serviceapplications.Thereceiversdetectthefieldsdeterminetheir3Dlocation,andthensendthatdatabackoutsidethebuildingtoalaptop(thebasestation).Visualizationsoftwareshowswherethefirefightersarein3Dspacewithinanaccuracyofafewinches.NotonlycanPOINTERhelpfirefightingteamslocateteammembersthroughwalls,MOSfieldscanalsodeterminetheorientationofthereceiver.“Thisisaveryexcitingtechnologythataddsanotherdimensiontofirefighters’situationalawareness,”saidJPL’sEdChow,thePOINTERprogrammanager,“Firefighterscanbetrackedinrealtimeand,iftheybecomeunresponsive,theirteammemberscanseeiftheyaretrappedunderdebrisoriftheyareinjuredsoarescuecanbemounted.”ThePOINTERteamisnowplanningtocarryoutalivewebcastofatechnicaldemonstrationinsideatwo-levelsingle-familyhomeinPasadena,California,nearthecampusofCaltech,whichmanagesJPLforNASA.Furtherfieldtestsinavarietyoffirefightingscenariosarebeingplannedthrough2021,andacommercialversionofPOINTERwillbemadeavailabletofiredepartmentsin2022.27.WhydoestheauthorquotewhatGregPricesaid?A.ToemphasizethenecessityandimportanceofdevelopingPOINTER.B.Tointroducetheadvancesmadeinfirefightingpositioningtechnology.C.TocomparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofPOINTERandGPS.D.TodemonstratethereliabilityofPOINTERtolocatefirefightersinsidebuildings.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pingingin”Paragraphprobablymean?A.Sendingmessagesto. B.Addingdimensionto.C.Protectingthesafetyof. D.Shuttingtheconnectionwith.29.Paragraph4ismainlytalkingabout________.A.howPOINTERistested B.whatPOINTERisC.whyPOINTERisdeveloped D.howPOINTERworks30.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPOINTERfromthepassage?A.Itmaybeonlyadream. B.ItwillserveNASAonly.C.Itwillcomeintousesoon. D.Itmayhavepassedfieldtests.DTheworldclimbsinpopulationeveryyear,meaningnewparentsentertheworkforcedaily.Awidevarietyofideaschangeandadaptovertimeaspeopletrytofigureoutwhatthe“best”takeonparentingis.Sadly,someparentingtechniqueshavedisastrouseffects.Acommontechniquethatleadstoadifficultadultlifebyloweringconfidenceinchildrenisnegativeparenting.Negativeparentingtactics,suchaslecturing,complaining,andyes,insultingcanhaveaseriouseffectonyourchild’sbehaviorandactivitieslateroninlife.Clearly,beinginsultedandlecturedmultipletimesadaybyanauthorityfigurecangreatlyaffectachild’sconfidencegoingintoadulthood.It’snotsurprisinghe’shardlyapttoactivelyseekoutthecompanionshipofothers.Instead,hisnegativefeelingstowardhimselfcultivateafeelingofunworthinessaroundotherchildren.Whilenegativeparentingcanaffectachild’smentalstate,helicopterparentingresultsinill-preparedchildreninanevergrowingcompetitiveworld.Ahelicopterparentisoverlyinvolvedinthelifeofhisorherchild.Childrenwhocannotregulatetheiremotionsandbehavioreffectivelyaremorelikelytohaveahardertimemakingfriendsandtostruggleinschool.Anotherproblemchildrenwithhelicopterparentsmayhaveinthefutureismanagingtheirhealth.Takingallofthisinformationintoaccount,helicopterparentingdoesn’tallowthechildtobeindependent,sooncethechildhasgrownupheorshewillnotbeabletomakeadecisionbyhimselforherself.Ontheothersideofthespectrum,permissiveparentingleavesachildundisciplinedforlife.Thisstyleofparentinghasaveryloosestructureandfewrules;theparentsusuallyshowalotofaffectionandlovef