浙江省2021屆高三英語考前押題試卷匯編：閱讀理解專題

浙江省2021屆高三英語考前押題試卷精選匯編

閱讀理解專題

浙江省2021年必考英語押題預測卷1

第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Huniansmakeniislakcs.EvenveryexperiencedsurgeonsarcnolinOdliblc.Buiwhatifllicsudoctorscould

combinetheirknowledgewithexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobeperformedby

machines?

That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysooncarryoutmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundsto

performingheartprocedures.Lotsoftheseoperationsareactuallyalreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.

However,arecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissue

completelyontheirown.fiomthebeginningtotheend.

TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot(STAR)hassucceededincompletingsurgeriesonpigs."WeTethefirstto

testoutautonomousroboticsurgerywithsofr-tissnesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperaticn,it'sbetter,"

saysPeterKim,aprofessorofsurgery."Ourpurposeisnottoreplacesurgeons,butitwillmakethesurgeonsbetter

andmaketheproceduressafer."

ArecentMayoClinicstudydiscoveredthatmostsurgicalerrors-inckidingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideof

thebody,orevenleaving(oolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.Thoughthat's

rare,robotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.

InthesurgicalsystemcalledckVinci,surgeonslaytheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrol

themovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Surgeonscontroltherobot'severymajormove,and

thusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience

Ontheotherhand,STARisentirelyautonomous.Notonlyisi(abletoworkonitsownandperformsurgeries

withamoreflexible"hand",butit*salsoabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebones

isonething,butopenitingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARcanrespondtoachangingenvironment,

whichissimilartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanother

driverwhomakesamistakeandgetsinyourway.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Quitesmart.B.Reallycreative.

C.Ratherresponsible.D.Alwaysright.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutSTARfromthepassage?

A.Itcanperformtheoperationonitsown.

B.1(hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroom.

C.Itcanmakesurgeriesmuchfaster.

D.Itwilltaketheplaceofsurgeons.

23.Whichoneis(rueaboutthedaVincisurgicalsystem?

A.Robotsarctrainedfromafar.B.Robotsalwaysmakemistakes.

C.Surgeryresultsdependonsurgeons.D.Surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots.

Mylegswereshaking,myheartpounding.Aswenearedtheedgeofthecliff,Idouble-checkedailmy

equipmenttomakesureitwassecure.Ifeltanxious,butnoteagerformytumasIwailedinlinewiththe

membersofmygroup.FearrosefromthepitofmystomachasIrealizedtherewasnooneelseinfrontofme

Slowly,Iloweredmyselftotheedgeofthenearly200-footcliff.Myskinshooklikeadozenearthquakeswhen

Ireachedthebelayman,(hepersonwhohookedmetothebelayingropes,whichkeepmefromfalling.He

hookedmeup,andIslowlyloweredmyselfover(heedgeof(hecliff,breatheddeeply,andwentintoasitting

positionwithbothfeetinfrontofme.Iclosedmyeyes,gulped(大口吸氣),andbegantogodown.

PanictookoverasIreachedapointwheremyfeetcouldnolongertouchtherockywall.Thewallwasright

there,foolingme.Myfootmadecontactwiththewall,causingmetorotate.AsIslowlybegantospinaroundan

interestingthinghappened;mypanicvanished.Thebeautifulviewofthesurroundingareaoverwhelmed(淹沒；壓

倒)me.Allthedifferent-sizedtreeswereevergreens,whichseemedtoblanketthehill-side.Theforestwasfilled

withlifeasdifferenttypesofanimalsracedacrossmyfieldofvision.AsIlookedup-wardtheskyseemedtoopen

upintoabluevastness.Asenseofexcitementovertookme.I'dbeenwaitingforthismoment,nighiandday,for

onelongmonth,andfinallymydreamhadbecomeareality.Ibegantofeelcalmerandmorerelaxed.

AsIfinallynearedthebottomofthecliff,thereseemedtobelessanimalactivity.Lookingup,thecliffdid

noiseemasfrighteningasitdidgoingdown.Myfeetwereshakywhentheyfinallytouchedthesoftandmuddy

ground.Prideswelledupwithinme.Travelingonthemuddyroad,Ibeganthelongclimbupward.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasabouttogodown(hecliff?

A.Excited.B.Eager.C.FrightenedD.Anxious.

25.Whydidthebelaymanhooktheauthortothebelayingropes?

A.Toensurehissafety.B.Toplacehimover(heedge.

C.Tolethimgodownfaster.D.Tbtiehim(othetree.

26.Whendidtheauthorbegintospinaround?

A.Whenhisfeetcouldn'ttouchtherockywall.

B.Assoonashisfeeltouchedtherockywallagain.

C.Whenheloweredhimselfdownthecliff.

D.Beforehereachedthebelayman.

27.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodoaftergoingdownthecliff?

A.Climbupthecliffoncemore.B.Goslowlydownthemountain.

C.Camponthesoftground.D.Goonclimbingupthemountain

C

TheJapanesehavealwaysbeenattheforefrontatdeployingrobotstoperformjobsthataretraditionallydone

byhumans.Overthepastyear,humanoidrobotshavebeenseenhelpingcustomersattheMitsubishiBankand

evenfillinginforhumansciencecommunicatorsatmuseums.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingtohearthatthe

countryhastheworld'sfirsthotelthatisstaffedalmostentirelybytheAndroids!

Theaplly(巧妙地)namedHenn-na("strange"inJapanese)HotelwhichopeneditsdoorsonJuly17islocated

atNagasaki'sHuisTenBoschthemepark..ItistheideaofHideoSawada,aJapanesebusinessmanwhois

fascinatedby(hepossibilityofreplacinghumanswithrobots.Hisaimistohavethisfuturistichotelberunmainly

bytheintelligenthumanoids.

Guestschecking-inarewelcomedbyafamilyfriendlyEnglish-speakingrobotwearingabowtieand

bell-hop(侍者)hat.Thoughexperiencedathisjob,hedoesrequestguestsnottoaskhim"adifficultquestion

"sinceheisafterall,"justarobot!"Thoseseekingamore"regular"experience,canapproachthehuman-like

Japanese-speakingrobot.

Whenready,visitorscanrequest(herobot"porters"tohelpcarrybelongingslotheirroom.Thosethatneed

tostowawayvaluablescanhandthemtoahelpfulrobotwhowillplacetheminsideanindividualsafeboxin

exchangeforasmallfee.Aone-foot-highconciergeisavailabletoprovideinformationaboutthehotelsamenities,

nearbyattractions,andevenorderataxiifneeded.

Sohowmuchdoesitcosttoliveinthiscrazycoolhotel?Itdependsonwhenyoudecidetogo.Duringthe

lowseason,guestscangetawaywithpayingaslittle$60anightforabasicroom.However,duringthepeak

seasonwhenratesaredeterminedbyanonlineauction,thepricecangetashighas$153.

28.WhatisHideoSawadainterestedin?

A.Makingdifferentkindsofrobots.B.Takingtheplaceofhumanswithrobots.

C.Settingupmorehotelsrunbyrobots.D.Makingrobotsmoreintelligent.

29.Theunderlinedphrase"stowaway"mostprobablymeans"

A.purchaseB.changeC.storeD.replace

30.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.World'sfirstrobot-staffedhotelisopenforbusiness.

B.Japanesetopsthefirstinmakingrobots.

C.RobotscanreplacehumansinJapanesehotels.

D.TheaptlynamedHenn-naHotelata(hemepark.

第一節(jié)(共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分)

A

21.B【解析】寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，作者首先介紹了面部識別技術在多種場景的廣泛應用，

之后強調(diào)了它的速度之快，效率之高，并且使用要求很低，普通人也在廣泛使用這項技術，總結(jié)起來，這

些都是在介紹面部識別技術強大的功能，故B項正確。

22.C［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"Primarily,theconcernisthatitthreatensprivacy""Thismeans

peoplecanbeobservedandrecognizedwherevertheygo”以及"butkeepinglaw-abidingcitizensunder

constantwatchisdisturbing(omany"可推知，相機的安裝有可能會威脅到人們的隱私，即隱私有可能會

被暴露，故C項正確。

23.A［解析］細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Amaskcoversmanyofthefacialdatapointsusedbyrecognition

softwaretoconfirmaperson'sidentity.Inresponse,facialrecognitionsystemsarebeingtrainedtouseless

facialdata”可知，面部識別式一步的提升方向就是用更少的數(shù)據(jù)獲得更精確的結(jié)果。

24.D【解析】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章前兩段整體介紹了面部識別技術的概況，后三段介紹了其優(yōu)

缺點以及可提升的方向，即全文主要是介紹面部識別技術.故D項符合題意。

B

25.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“…itcouldgivepeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateropportunitiesinthe

workforceandenablethemtoleadmoresatisfyingandindependentlives."和最后一段中的“Many

Americansadmit(hatautonomousvehicleswillbe(hefutureoftransportation...n可知，無人駕駛汽車有

很多好處，許多美國人認識到無人駕駛汽車將是未來的交通工具。由此可見多數(shù)美國人對無人駕駛

汽車的未來持樂觀的態(tài)度，故選D。

26.C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的a...theseresidentswhoseaverageageis77willalsohavea

convenientandreliablenewwaytokeeptheirappointments."可知,無人駕駛汽車給老年人帶來了方便；

再由第四段中的“...ahead-thinkingpolicieshavethepotentialtounlockotherhiddenbenefitsof

autonomousvehicles,especiallyforthosewithphysicaldisabilities."可知,無人駕駛汽車能給殘疾人帶來

方便。所以這兩段是在說明無人駕駛汽車給老年人和殘疾人帶來的方便，故選C。

27.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的"Thepolicymakersshouldfollowtheleadofplaceslike

CaliforniaandNewJersey,andpassregulationstounlockthesehiddenbenefitsofdriverlesscars.”可知，

作者想告訴我們，政策制定者應該通過規(guī)章制度來釋放無人駕駛汽車的潛在好處，故選D。

C

28.A［解析］細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的"theKickstartercampaign,whichhasbeenlaunchedtosellEaude

Space"可知，啟動這項活動是為了銷售EaudeSpace這款香水。

29.B【解析】詞義猜測題。本段主要敘述EaudeSpace這款香水的制造和出售可以幫助那些熱愛科學的

低收入家庭的孩子們。和太空環(huán)境味道一樣的EaudeSpace香水可能會激勵聞到香水的孩子成為一

名宇航員、科學家或工程師。畫線部分在此意為“激發(fā)"，與B項意思接近。

30.B【解析】主旨大意題。文章第一段引出EaudeSpace這款香水,第二、三段講這款香水的味道與太空

的味道一樣以及不同人對太空味道的描述，第四、五段說香料制造者和香水制造者合作制造這款香水,

這款香水的部分利潤將用于資助對科學感興趣的低收入家庭的孩子，最后一段說這款香水即將在英

國生產(chǎn)，因此,B項“EaudeSpace,一款即將到米的香水”為最佳標題。

浙江省2021年高考英語押題預測卷2

第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

CoffeeisanessentialpartofItaliancultureandsincearrivinghereoversixmonthsago,Ihavedefinitelydrunk

alotofit!

Ofcourse,coffeeisalsoverypopularintheUKbutcoffeecultureinItalyisacompletelydifferentstory.In

Italy,whenyouorderacoffeeinacafeorbar,youarepresentedwitha(iny,bitterespresso(蒸儲咖啡).This

is'normalcoffee'fbrItaliansandtheyarenotsointerestedinthehugecoffeesthatwedrinkintheUK.Inaddition,

whiletake-awaycofleeisextremelypopularamong(heBritish,itisnotverycommonatallinItaly,especiallyin

non-touristyareas.Generally,Italiansprefertodrinktheirtinycoffccswhilestandingatthebarandjormany,this

shortbreakisanimportantpartoftheirday.

Typically,breakfastinabarinItalyinvolvesacoffeeandapastry.Ihavebeenattractedbythelovelycafesin

theItaliantownI'mlivingin.Thesecafessellallsortsofmouth-wateringpastries,eitherplainorfilledwithcream,

chocolate,jamorNutella,aswellasdeliciouscoftee.Cappuccinosareverypopularatbreakfasttimeand,fbrme,a

creamycappuccinoandapastryfullofNutellaistheperfectwaytostarttheday.Ithinkit'snicetoheadtoabarto

grabacoffeeandpastriesfbrbreakfastbeforeworkandit'sluxurytotakemoretimetoenjoysuchabreakfastatthe

weekend.

Finally,IhavefoundthatcoffeeinItalyissomuchcheaperthancoffeeintheUK.Normally,anespressoora

niacchiato(anespressowithasmallamountofmilkadded)cos(saroundaeuroandacappuccinoabout1.50!They

arcsmall,ofcourse,butthismeansdiatinItalyitispossibletogooutfbrcoffeeregularlywithoutbreakingthebank.

21.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph2?

A.EspressoisverypopularinItaly.

B.Italiansprefersmallcoffeestolargeones.

C.CoffeecultureinItalyisverydifferentfromthatintheUK.

D.ItalianshavemoretimespentincafesthantheBritishpeople.

22.Theunderlinedword"pastry"inParagraph3probablyis.

A.acontainertoprovidecreamB.someattractivefruit

C.apowdertobemixedwithcoffeeD.adessertservedforbreakfast

23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribescoffeeinItaly?

A.Drinkingcoffeeincafesisexpensive.

B.Coffeeisnotallowedtobetakenout.

C.ItaliancoffeeismainlyimportedfromtheUK.

D.Coffeeoftencomesalongwi（hotherfoodasbreakfast.

24.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsItaliancoffee?

A.Positive.B.Disapproving.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.

B

Sharkattacksnotonlydisturbbeachactivities,butcanaffectassociatedtourismindustries.Sharknetsarca

commonsolutiontopreventingsharkattacksonbeaches,buttheycausedangerstoseaecosystems.

Seekingacost-cffcctivewaytomonitorbeachsafetyoverlargeareaswchavedevelopedasystemcalled

SharkSpotter.1（combinesartificialintelligence（A1）,computingpower,anddrone（無人機）technologytoidentify

andwarnlifesaversofsharksnearswimmers.TheprojectisacooperationbetweentheUniversityofTechnology

SydneyandtheRipperGroup,whichispioneeringtheuseofdrones-called"WestpacLittleRipperLifesaver"in

thesearchandrescuemovementinAustralia.

SharkSpottercandetectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingrealtimeaerialimagery.Thesystemanalyzes

videosfromacameraattachedtoadronetomonitorbeachesfbrsharks,sendwarnings,andconduct

rescues.Developedwithtechniquesknownas"deeplearning",theSharkSpottersystemreceivesimageryfromthe

dronecameraandattemptstoidentifyallobjectsinthescene.Oncecertainobjectsaredetected,theyarepulinto

oneof16categories:sharks,whales,dolphins,rays,differenttypesofboatssurfers,andswimmers.

Ifasharkisdetected,SharkSpotterprovidesbothavisualsignonthecomputerscreenandanaudible

warningtotheoperator.TheoperatorconfirmsthewarningandsenestextmessagesfromtheSharkSpottersystem

tothesurflifesaversforfurtheraction.Inanemergency,thedroneisequippedwithalife-savingflotationpod（漂

浮船）togetherwithanelectronicsharkrepellent（驅(qū)逐裝置）thatcanbedroppedintothewaterincaseswhere

swimmersarcinseveretrouble,trappedinarip,oriftherearcsharkscloseby.

InJanuary2018,theWestpacLittleRipperLifesaverwasusedtorescuetwoyoungswimmerscaughtinarip

atLennoxHead,NewSouthWales（NSW）.Thedroneflewdownthebeachsome800metersfromthelifeguard

station,andalife-savingflotationpodwasdroppedfromthedroneThecompleterescueoperationtook70

seconds.

WcbelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winfbrbothmarine（海洋的）lifeandbeachgoers.Thisuniquetechnology

combinesdynamicvideoimageprocessingAIandadvanceddronetechnologytocreativelydealwiththeglobal

challengeofinsuringsafebeaches,protectingenvironments,andromotingtourism.

25.WhacisaSharkSpotter?

A.Asolutiontomonitorsharks.B.Anequipmenttoidentifylifesavers.

C.Atechnologytopreventsharkattacks.D.Aprojecttopioneertheuseofdrones.

26.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph5showus?

A.Thesystemisefficientinsavinglives.B.Thesystemiseffectiveindetectingsharks.

C.Thesystemissmartindrivingsharksaway.D.Thesystemispracticaloverthewholeseaarea.

27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofSharkSpotter?

A.Doubtful.B.Optunistic.C.Negative.D.Objcctive.

C

Whilemanycountrieslovetheirtea,UKcitizensareparticularlyproudofbeing"teapeople".Theaverage

UKcitizenconsumesnearly2kilogramsofteaeachyear.TeaonlymadeitswaytoEnglandinlargequantitiesin

thefirstyearsofthe17thcentury.TeafromChinaandafewotherAsiancountrieswasbeingsoldmorewidelyin

Englandatthattime.Thenteabecamemoreandmorepopularamongdifferentsocialclasses.

Therearemanyvarietiesoftea.BlackteamixturesarestillthemostcommontypedrunkintheUK.Black

teaisdarkincolour,becausetheleaveshavebeenallowedtooxidize（氧化）beforedrying.Thisiswhywcusually

serveitwithmilk,althoughitisnotuncommontodrinkitblackorwithlemon.

Youmaystillfindteamadewithloosetealeaves,servedupinapot,andpouredintothebestchinacupswith

saucers（茶托）forvisitors.

TeaisstillalargepartofdailylifeintheUKtoday,butitseemstobeon（hedecrease.Theamountoftea

soldintheUKfellbymorethan10%inthefiveyearsleadingupto2002,andhasbeendroppingeversince.Tea

salesfellby6%in2014alone,andmostrestaurantsreportsellingmorethantwiceasmanycupsofcoffeeasthey

dotea.Morethanflbillionwassp^ntoncoffeeinhighstreetstoresin2013,morethantwicewhatwasspenton

teabags.

Still,whatgoesaroundcomesaround;ifssuretobecomefashionableagain.

28.Whichofihefollowingis（rueaccordingioihefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.TeamadeitswaytoEnglandintheearlyyearsofthe16thcentury.

B.TheUKusuallyservesblackteawithlemon.

C.TeafromChinaisbeingsoldmorewidelyinEnglandnow.

D.UKcitizenstakeprideinbeing"teapeople".

29.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Teasalesfellby6%in2014alone.

B.Thesalesofleahavebeenon（hedecreaseforabout20years.

C.In2013,themoneyspentonteawasf3billion.

D.Mostrestaurantslikesellingteathancoffee.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Itcanneversucceedagain.B.Teacanbecomepopularagain.

C.Coffeeismorepopularthantea.D.Teaisbecominglesspopular.

A

21.C【解析】推理判斷題。第二段的苜句為段落主題句，本段介紹了意大利咖啡文化與英國咖啡文化的

差異，故C項與本段內(nèi)容相符。

22.D【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段第三句Thesecafessellallsortsofmouth-wateringpastries,eitherplain

orfilledwithcream,chocolate.jamorNutella^aswellasdeliciouscoffee.可以得知，咖啡館不僅提供美味

的咖啡，還提供各種令人飯涎欲滴的食物，或者不帶餡，或者帶有奶油、巧克力、果醬等餡。由此

可推斷此處指和咖啡一起當作早餐食用的甜點，故D項正確。

23.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的敘述可知，在意大利咖啡經(jīng)常和其他食物一起當作早餐，故D

項正確。根據(jù)最后一段可知意大利的咖啡比英國的咖啡便宜很多，故排除A項；第二段提到在意大

利，咖啡外賣是不常見到的，并不意味著不允許外賣，故排除B項；文章并未提到意大利咖啡是從

英國進口的，故排除C項。

24.A【解析】推理判斷題。文章介紹了意大利的咖啡文化，咖啡可作為早餐的一部分，讓人們享受到快

樂的時光，而且價格較低，根據(jù)文章第三段第二句IhavebeenattractedbythelovelycafesintheItalian

townI'mlivingin.可推斷作者對意大利咖啡持有肯定的態(tài)度。

B

25.C［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的"Itcombinesartificialinlelligence(AI),computingpower,anddrone

technologytoidentifyandwarnlifesaversofsharksnearswimmers.”以及第三段中的"SharkSpottercan

detectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingreal-timeaerialimagery.”可知，SharkSpotter結(jié)合了人「智

能、數(shù)據(jù)處理能力和無人機技術來辨認并警告救生員在游泳者附近的鯊魚，能夠探測潛在的威脅。

由此可知，它是一項防鯊魚攻擊的技術，故選C項。

26.A【解析】推理判斷題。第五段主要列舉了該系統(tǒng)在70秒內(nèi)成功營救兩名被困的游泳者的例子，由此

可知，這一事例證明這一系統(tǒng)在拯救生命方面是很有效率的，故選A項。

27.B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“WebelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winforbothmarinelifeand

beachgoers.”可知，作者認為SharkSpotter對海洋生物以及海灘游客來說是雙贏的，即作者對

SharkSpotter持樂觀的態(tài)度，故選B項。

C

28.D【解析】細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的Whilemanycountriesloveiheirlea,UKcitizensareparticularly

proudofbeing"teapeople".可知D項與文章內(nèi)容相符。

29.B【解析】推理判斷題。由文章第四段的Theamountofleasoldin(heUKfellbymorethan10%inthefive

yearsleadingupto2002,andhasbeendroppingeversince.可知B項正確。A項為文章原句，不屬于推

斷內(nèi)容。

30.B【解析】詞義猜測題。由文章最后一段Still.whatgoesaroundcomesaround:it'ssure(obecomefashionable

again.可知，加下劃線的句子后面是分號，分號后的句子與此處意思相同，即茶肯定能夠再次流行

起來，B項與該句內(nèi)容一致。

浙江省2021年高考英語押題預測卷3

第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37?5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Humansmakemistakes.Evenveryexperiencedsurgeonsarenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscould

combinetheirknowledgewithexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobeperformedby

machines?

That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysooncarryoutmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundsto

performingheartprocedures.Lotsoftheseoperationsareactuallyalreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.

However,arecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissue

completelyontheirown,fromthebeginningtotheend.

TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot(STAR)hassucceededincompletingsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstto

testoutautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperaticn,it'sbetter,"

saysPeterKim,apiofessorofsuigeiy."Ourpurposeisnottoreplacesuigeons,butitwillmakethesuigeonsbetter

andmaketheproceduressafer."

ArecentMayoClinicstudydiscoveredthatmostsurgicalcrrors-inckidingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideof

thebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.Thoughthat's

rare,robotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.

InthesurgicalsystemcalleddaVinci,surgeonslaytheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrol

themovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Surgeonscontroltherobot'severymajormove,and

thusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.

Ontheotherhand.STARisentirelyautonomous.Notonlyisitabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgeries

withamoreflexible"hand”,butit'salsoableloreactto（heunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebones

isonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARcanrespondtoachangingenvironment,

whichissimilartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedconotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanother

driverwhomakesamistakeandgetsinyourway.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Quitesmart.B.Reallycreative.

C.Ratherresponsible.D.Alwaysright.

22.WhatcanweleamaboutSTARfromthepassage?

A.Itcanperformtheoperationonitsown.

B.Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroom.

C.1（canmakesurgeriesmuchfaster.

D.Itwilltaketheplaceofsurgeons.

23.WhichoneistrueaboutthedaVincisurgicalsystem?

A.Robotsaretrainedfromafar.B.Robotsalwaysmakemistakes.

C.Surgeiyresultsdependonsurgeons.D.Surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots.

B

Mylegswereshaking,myheartpounding.Aswenearedtheedgeofthecliff,Idouble-checkedallmy

equipmenttomakesureitwassecure.Ifeltanxious,butnoteagerformyturnasIwaitedinlinewiththe

nienibersofrnygroup.FearrosefromthepitofniysioniachasIrealizedtherewasnooneelseinfromofme

Slowly,Iloweredmyselftotheedgeofthenearly200-footcliff.Myskinshooklikeadozenearthquakeswhen

Ireachedthebelayman,thepersonwhohookedmetothebelayingropes,whichkeepmefromfalling.He

hookedmeup,andIslowlyloweredmyselfovertheedgeofthecliff,breatheddeeply,andwentintoasitting

positionwithbothfeetinfrontofme.Iclosedmyeyes,gulped（大口吸氣）,andbegantogodown.

PanictookoverasIreachedapointwheremyfeetcouldnolongertouchtherockywall.Thewallwasright

there,foolingme.Myfootmadecontactwiththewall,causingmelorotate.AsIslowlybegantospinaroundan

interestingthinghappened;mypanicvanished.Thebeautifulviewofthesurroundingareaoverwhelmed。奄:殳；壓

倒）me.Allthedifferentsizedtreeswereevergreens,whichseemedtoblanketthehillside.Theforestwasfilled

withlifeasdifferenttypesofanimalsracedacrossmyfieldofvision.AsIlookedup-wardtheskyseemedtoopen

upintoabluevastness.Asenseofexcitementovertookme.I'dbeenwaitingforthismoment,nigh:andday,for

onelongmonth,andfinallymydreamhadbecomeareality.Ibegantofeelcalmerandmorerelaxed.

AsIfinallynearedthebottomofthecliff,thereseemedtobelessanimalactivity.Lookingup,thecliffdid

notseemasfrighteningasitdidgoingdown.Myfeetwereshakywhentheyfinallytouchedthesoftandmuddy

ground.Prideswelledupwithinme.Travelingonthemuddyroad,Ibeganthelongclimbupward.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasabouttogodownthecliff?

A.Excited.B.Eager.C.FrightenedD.Anxious.

25.Whydidthebelaymanhooktheauthortothebelayingropes?

A.Toensurehissafety.B.Toplacehimovertheedge.

C.Tolethimgodownfaster.D.lbtiehimtothetree.

26.Whendidtheauthorbegintospinaround?

A.Whenhisfeetcouldn'ttouchtherockywall.

B.Assoonashisfeettouchedtherockywallagain.

C.Whenheloweredhimselfdownthecliff.

D.Beforehereachedthebelayma