夸克学习打开夸克扫码有夸克就有解查看试卷解析2020届云南省红河州高三第三次复习统一检测英语试卷阅读理解1.History Fair CompetitionUnderstanding history is vital to understanding ourselves as a people and as a nation.History is much morethan the study of dusty old objects and events long past.It is an essential part of who we are today and whowe will become.Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition makes uderstanding history ercitingengaging,and fun!This Year's ThemeAll participants must address how communication or transportation technology has promoted the quality of lifefor Americans throughout history.To many people,technology means computers,hand-held devices,or vehiclesthat travel to distant planets.However,technology is also the application of scientific knowledge to solve aproblem,touching lives in countless ways.·Essay WritingPerformance:A dramatic presentation of the topic no more than 10 minutes long.If special clothes are used,they should truly represent a given period.Documentary:A visual presentation (such as a video,slide show,or computer project)no more than 10 minuteslong.A desktop computer,screen,projector,and loudspeakers will be available.Students must provide theirpresentations on CDs before Friday,March 23.Essay Writing:An academic paper of 2,000 to 2,500 words.No illustrations )are allowed,please do notImportant DatesJanuary 5 Submit a topic proposal to your history teacher.The teacher may require a second proposal if thefirst is off-topic or uclear.March 9 Submit a final draft of your essay.March 15 Performance and documentary committee previewA.To preserve national traditions.B.To prepare for a history competition.第1页1共14页夸克学习有夸克就有解C.To better know the present and future.【2】What is the theme of this year's competition？A.Technology advances science.B.Science interacts with technology.C.Science has made the study of history easy.D.Technology has improved the life of Americans.[3]What will the committee of teachers do on February 19?A.Make comments on the materials.B.Improve the participant's second proposal.D.Collect a second proposal from the participant.2.LOS ANGELES-Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash yesterday in Calabasas.California,alongwith his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people.The helicopter carrying Bryant and the otherscrashed into a hilly area in foggy conditions,and the cause of the crash is under investigation.Family members,friends and fans are mourning the death of the basketball great Kobe Bryant.Looking back tohis whole life,Bryant was widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of his generation.Even afterhis retirement,Kobe Bryant is still a winner.The former Los Angeles Lakers star won an Oscar in theanimated short category for "Dear Basketball,"a poem he wrote after ending his 20-year career on the court in2016.He'll add it to an already jammed trophy collection that includes five NBA championships with the Lakers,two Olympic gold medals,NBA Finals most valuable player awards,a league MVP award and four All-Stargame MVP awards.Since hanging up his basketball shoes,Bryant has thrown himself into business(a new Nike shoe)and variousforms of storytelling."As basketball players,we're told to shut up and dribble(),"Bryant once said on stage."Im glad we did aHe thanked his wife,Vanessa,and his three daughters,naming each of them.He spoke a few words ofItalian-a language he learned as a child growing up in Italy-and closed by telling them,"You arc myinspiration.'He was just getting started.And now he's gone.The tributes()will continue,though eventually fade away.The legacy will be forever.【1】What can we learn from paragraph1?B.The foggy conditions are to blame for the helicopter crash.C.Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.D.Kobe Bryant was among eight people including one of his daughters killed in the crash.第2页1共14页夸克学习有夸克就有解[2]What assists Kobe Bryant to win the Oscar according to the passage?A.his famous reputation in basketballB.his presence in the animation movieC.his poem written after his former careerA.GiftB.AwardC.Harvest.D.Possession.[4]Where is the passage most probably taken from?A.A personal diary.B.A biography.C.A newspaper.D.A tertbook.3.A table-waiting robot cat built by a Chinese technology firm can carry plates of food,navigate a restaurant,miaow(喵喵叫)at diners--一and even react to having its ears stroked,Making its debut at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,the so-called BellaBot was built forChinese restaurants lacking enough waiters.It is the brainchild )of the Chinese robotics and artificialIt features four shelves in the center of its tower-like body to carry plates.Having been loaded up with meals byits human colleagues,the cat-themed robotic waiter miaows when it delivers food to diners to encourage them totake their plates.If customers thank BellaBot by stroking its ears,it will initially respond with a look ofpleasure on its on-board screen,which displays animations of a cat's face."The owner's hand is so warm,"BellaBot has been programmed to respond.However-much like a real cat-the robot's reaction soon changes if it is petted for too long."It gets mad toremind you not to interrupt its job,"the designers introduced.The BellaBot waiter robot is a more personality-rich update to PuduTech's previous model,which featured amore utilitarian(实用主义的)design and user interface,Both BellaBot and its predecessor were designed with aparticular mind to Chinese restaurateurs which are often short of waiting staff.In a real-world food-service setting,however,BellaBot may find it difficult to operate at peak times.Nevertheless,restaurants are erpected to increase their trust on automation-whether in the form of roboticwaiting staff or otherwise.Furthermore,the technology improvements of robotic waiters designs will be grown steadily,especially better at[1]Why did the technology firm create the BellaBot?第3页1共14页