2023名校版高考英語閱讀理解精讀附答案49

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AustriancompanyTec-Innovationrecentlyunveiledsmartshoes

thatuseultrasonicsensors（聲波傳感器）tohelppeoplesuffering

fromblindnessorvisionimpairmenttodetectobstaclesupto

fourmetresaway.

KnownasInnoMake,thesmartshoeaimstobecomean

alternativetothedecades-oldwalkingstickthatmillionsof

peoplearoundtheworlddependontogetaroundassafelyas

possible.Thecurrentlyavailablemodelreliesonsensorsto

detectobstaclesandwarnsthewearerviavibrationandan

audiblealarmsoundedonaBluetooth-linkedsmartphone.That

soundsimpressiveenough,butthecompanyisalreadyworking

onamuchmoreadvancedversionthatincludescamerasand

artificialintelligencetonotonlydetectobstaclesbutalsotheir

nature.

“NotonlyisthewarningthatIamfacinganobstaclerelevant,

butalsotheinformationaboutwhatkindofobstacleIamfacing.

Becauseitmakesabigdifferencewhetherit'sawall,acarora

staircase/7MarkusRaffer,oneofthefoundersofTec-Innovation,

toldTechXplore."Ultrasonicsensorsonthetoeoftheshoe

detectobstaclesuptofourmetresaway.Theweareristhen

warnedbyvibrationand/oraudiosignals.Thisworksverywell

andisalreadyagreathelptomepersonally.”

ThecurrentversionoftheInnoMakeshoeisalreadyavailablefor

purchaseontheTec-Innovationwebsite,for3,200perpair.The

advancedsystemisintegratedinthefrontoftheshoes,ina

waterproofanddustproofcase.Itispoweredbyaheavy-duty

batterythatcanlastforuptooneweek,dependingonuse.The

batterycanbechargedinjustthreehours,usingaUSBcable.

ThenextstepforTec-Innovationistousethedatacollectedby

itssystemtocreateakindofstreetviewnavigationmapfor

visuallyimpairedpeople."Asitcurrentlystands,onlythewearer

benefitsineachcasefromthedatatheshoecollectsasheorshe

walks.Itwouldbemuchmoresustainableifthisdatacouldalso

bemadeavailabletootherpeopleasanavigationaid,”

computerscientistFriedrichFraundorferexplained.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"unveiled"inparagraph1

probablymean?

A.Purchased.

B.Launched.

C.Evaluated.

D.Promoted.

13.WhatisrequiredwhenapersonusesInnoMake?

A.Anultrasonicsensor.

B.Awalkingstick.

C.Asmartphone.

D.Anewcamera.

14.WhatcanweknowaboutMarkusRaffer?

A.Hehimselfisvisuallyimpaired.

B.Heisfacedwithalotofobstacles.

C.HeisthefounderofTechXplore.

D.Hehasdifferentopinionsfromothers.

15.Wheredoesthetextprobablyappear?

A.Inalabresearch.

B.Inabookreview.

C.Inahealthmagazine.

D.Inasciencewebsite.

12.B13.C14.A15.D

Inhabitatsacrosstheplanet,animalsperiodicallydrop

everythingtowalk,flyorswimtoanewplace.Wildlifesuchas

whalesandgeeselearnmigrationpathsbyfollowingtheir

parents.Others,includingsmallsongbirds,gainthedistanceand

directionoftheirmigrationwithintheirgeneticcode.Andsome

animalsuseacombinationofgeneticsandculturetoguidetheir

migration.

Anothergroupofmigratorsdoesnotquitefiteithermodel,

andresearchershaveonlyrecentlystartedtofigureouthow

theyfindtheirway.TaketheCory'sshearwater,anoceangoing

seabirdthatmigratesovertheAtlanticeveryyear.Theyoungdo

notmigratewiththeirparents,soculturecannotexplaintheir

journeys.Andtheexactpathsvarywildlyfromindividualto

individual,makinggeneticsequallyunlikely.

Coryzsshearwatersarelong-lived,rarelyproducingyoung

successfullybeforeagenine.Thisleavesanopeningforlearning

andpracticetodeveloptheirmigrationpatterns.Researchers

callthisthe“exploration-refinement”,anduntilnowithasbeen

hypothetical《取設(shè)的）becauseofdifficultiesintrackingmigratory

animals*movements.

Butateamofresearchershasdonethatbyattachingsmall

geolocatorstomorethan150ofthebirdsagedfourtonine.

Theyfoundthatyoungerbirdstraveledlongerdistances,for

longerperiods,andhadmorediversepathsthanolderbirds.

"WefinallyhaveevidenceoftheExploration-refinementfor

migratorybirds,"saysLetiziaCampioni,wholedthestudy.

YoungerCory'sshearwatersareabletoflyjustasfastasthe

adults-buttheydonot,suggestingthattheyoungdomore

exploring,whichgraduallyfadesastheymatureandsettleintoa

preferredcourse.

Althoughitmayseemlessefficientthanotherstrategies,

''explorationrefinementcouldbebeneficialtobirdsandother

organismsinarapidlychangingworldduetounpredictable

man-madechanges,saysBarbaraFrei."Itmightbesaferto

repeatabehaviorthatwasrecentlysuccessfulthantorelyon

patternsthatwereperfectedlongagobutmightnolongerbe

safe."

32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?.

A.Itdescribesanimalszhabitats.

B.Ittalksaboutmigrationmodels.

C.Itcomparesdifferentspecies.

D.Itintroducesatrackingtechnology.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph3refer

to?

A.Theopeningforlearningandpractice.

B.TheuniquelivinghabitofCory'sshearwaters.

C.ThewayCory'sshearwatersformtheirmigrationpatterns.

D.TheprocessscientiststrackCory'sshearwaters'movements.

34.WhatdoesLetizia,sstudyfindabouttheyoungerCory's

shearwaters?

A.Theytravelasmuchasadultbirds.

B.Theymoveinapredictablemanner.

C.Theylowerthespeedforexploration.

D.Theylookforacoursew