夸克学习打开夸克扫码有夸克就有解查看试卷解析2021年云南省高考英语一模试卷阅读理解1.(6)When it comes to new music,January was a bit slow,Still,there were great releases that had uslistening on repeat.Here's some of the new music you may have missed in January.Jazmine Sullivan,"Heaur Tales"Sullivan rose to the top of the R&B charts in 2008.Her new album,"Heaur Tales",was released on Jan.8.Much of the album was recorded in Sullivan's Philadelphia home due to the COVID-19 lockdown.The R&Bstar is set to get some major erposure at this year's Super Bowl on Feb.7,where she'll sing the nationalanthem,Olivia Newton-John,"Window in the Wall"Olivia Newton-John released this song on Jan.22 with her daughter Chloe Rose Lattanzi."I played the songand I started crying.It was really emotional,"the Australian artist said."It was just a knowingness that I hadto do this song because it's about relationships,forgiveness,seeing other people's point of view,and still withlove,understanding and kindness."It's not the first time the mother-daughter duo has cooperated on a song.In2015 they sang "You Have to Believe".Selena Gomez,"De Una Vez"Gomez,a Teras native,sang in Spanish on her latest single,"De Una Vez"("At Once"),which dropped on Jan.14.It's the first track from her upcoming album,"Revelacion,"("Revelation")which is due out on May 12.It'llbe Gomez's first Spanish-language album.Justin Bieber,"Anyone"Bieber started the new year with a fresh new song."Anyone"was officially released on Jan.1.Fans had beeneagerly looking forward to its debut()."Anyone"was one of several songs Bieber performed during his NewYear's Eve broadcast.Biebet's last album,"Changes",dropped last year on Valentine's Day.2.(8)In the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,hundreds of journalists were holding lights,cameras andvoice recorders as they tried to find strategic positions at group interviews.Each speaker was allowed only a short time.Everyone laughed because Professor Zhu Youyong carried along abig potato during his two minutes."Farmers in China's poor areas can rely on agricultural science to strive for a well-off life,"said the 63-year-old plant-disease expert.Professor Zhu is nicknamed "potato scholar".Born into a family of farmers in Yunnan,Zhu said he has anattachment with the land.Since 2016,Zhu's team has promoted agricultural science in Lancang,Yunnanprovince,Zhu said farmers in the area only planted rice once a year.After the harvest,the rice fields stayed uused for第1页1共13页夸克学习有夸克就有解the entire winter.In 2016,his team launched a pilot program,a program which was used to test the idea ofgrowing a late-season potato crop.Success soon arrived,with about 3.1 tons of potatoes harvested in a field covering just one mu(0.07 hectare),which brought income to farmers of about 9,000 yuan ($1,420).Then in 2017,Zhu erpanded cultivation()in several villages in the county,benefiting more than 1,000 families."We have set a goal of helping every poor farmer in the county to earn 10,000 yuan out of each mu offarmland cultivated each winter,so as to lift farmers out of poverty(),"Zhu said."Ultimately,I am a fanner.Going back to the fields and seeing how my research changed the lives of farmersin China is the most important thing to me,"he said.3.(8分）A New Zealand council(市议会)has announced a month-long road closure in order to allow a sea lionand her pup to reach the ocean safely.John Wilson Ocean Drive in Dunedin will be closed after the New Zealand sea lions made their home at anearby golf course()and started "regularly crossing the road to get to the beach,"according to a Facebook"You can still visit the area on foot or by bicycle,but please give the sea lions lots of space,"continued the post.Locals applauded the decision,and one even called for the closure to be made permanent."No dogs should be on the beach,either,"wrote Gaylene Smith."We need to protect our beautiful sea life?"Dogs are known to attack sea lions,and Chisholm Links Golf Course,where the sea lions have made their home,also posted advice to dog walkers in a Facebook update."We're lucky to have sea lions on our coastline and we need to share the space with them,as this is what makesour coastline so uique!"wrote the course on Facebook.The council went on to explain that New Zealand sea lions are endangered,and are one of the world's rarestspecies of sea lion.There are an estimated 12,000 New Zealand sea lions left,according to the Department of Conservation.Underlocal law,anyone who kills a sea lion could face up to two years in prison or a fine of up to NZ$250,000(US$178,000.4.(8)This year,new technologies will enable more drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel(while on the road.But that doesn't mean their cars will be fully self-driving--that day still remains farin the future.Automakers like General Motors(GM),Ford and Stellantis are introducing,or upgrading eristing technologies.But in the words of Kay Stepper,an automated driving erpert,these systems are "feet off and "hands off.but they will not be "eyes off"or "mind off'.For the time being,these systems will only be used on limited-access highways,where there are no pedestriansor bicyclists.Vehicles with this technology will be able to drive at relatively high speeds,but only in simpletraffic situations.Bryan Reimer,a researcher with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AgeLab,said it will be decades第2页1共13页夸克学习有夸克就有解before people can buy truly self-driving cars in which humans ride as passengers.Still,the technology that will be rolled out by the major automakers this year will do more than most so-calledAdvanced Driver Assistance Systems,or ADAS,do now.GM's Super Cruise system allows drivers to completely let go of the steering wheel while driving on selectedhighways.It was introduced in 2017 on the Cadillac CT6 sedan,which was discontinued last year.An improvedversion is coming this year on the Cadillac Escalade SUV and the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 sedans.Super Cruise only works on highways that have been previously laser-mapped in three dimensions.GPSpositioning and the vehicles,radar sensors()and cameras are used to enable drivers to uhand --andDrivers still need to pay attention,however.A camera in the car makes sure the driver is looking at the road atall times.If the driver looks away from the road for more than a few seconds,the system will stop working.阅读七选五1.(1)STEM is an education curriculum that focuses on the subjects of science,technology,engineeringand mathematics.(1).That's why STEM education programs are becoming more and more popular.Butwhat do these programs offer?Will participation in them really make a difference?Here are some of theiradvantages.·Build up confidenceDuring STEM education activities,students learn in a safe environment that allows them to fall and try again.STEM education stresses the value of failure as a learning exercise,which will help students to embrace)mistakes as part of the learning process.This allows students to build confidence,enabling them to keepgoing when the going gets rough.(2)couple of decades would not be possible.Many of these innovations()were created by people who were toldthat their ideas wouldn't work and their response was,"Let's try it and see."(3).By experimenting andtaking risks during learning activities students can form this attitude.STEM education can be taught to students of all ability levels.Students of varying levels of ability can worktogether in teams to find solutions to problems,record data,write reports,give presentations,etc.The result isstudents who uderstand how to cooperate with others and develop a team spirit.。Promote tech use(5)So,when students come across new technologies,they will be prepared to accept them,instead of beinghesitant or fearful.This will give them the upper hand in the global landscape,as the world is becomingincreasingly tech-centered.第3页1共13页