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年中考英语选词填空专项练习2021A seeone thatcook yearsafe of they manchangeFrom fireand thewheel tosupercomputers andspacecraft-humans arenatural inventors.The thingsweveinvented havemade ourlives1,smarter andeasier.Our inspirationsfor theseinventions are often practical.We usedfire2meat.The horse(马车)(激进and buggywere used to movepeople andgoods.But some3our mostradical的)inventions wereinspired notout ofnecessity,but out of fantasyand imagination.One of the bestexamples ofthis can4in Fromthe Earthto theMoon,a novelwritten byfamouswriter JulesVerne.The novel,published in1867,describes5traveling fromourplanet to the moon.Just over1006later,we would put a man on the moon for real.But it is perhapsthe worldsof filmand television7inspire some of the most amazingfuturetechnologies.We cansee technologyin manyfilms andTV showsthat isbeyond ourability tocreate-so far.But someof8have alreadycome tolife.In fact,it issomething likea two-way street-movie andTV showproducers areinspired by the techwe(虚构的)already haveand createfictional technologythat isbased upon it,while real-life inventorsareinspired bythe fantasticcreations they see infilms andon television.(渴These twodifferent worldsshare acommon purpose-to allowus toexpress andrealize ourdesire望)to create.To givelife tothings we9see onlyin ourimaginations.As welearnabout someof thesecreations in the followingpages,well come to seehow they10our(释放)lives and given usthe freedomto unleashour creativity.Binto thatone docome whatdevelop makefilm lateHumankindsdream oftraveling intospace wasfirst shownon filmin1902,when theFrench filmLe(《月球旅行记》)(发行).Voyage dansla LuneA Tripto theMoon,was releasedIn thisfilm,a young(大炮).couple isshot to the moonin acannon In the decadesto come,many more1like LeVoyagewould comeout.In the1950s and1960s,for example,films like(《目标月球》)(《鲁宾逊太空历险》)Destination Moon and Robinson Crusoe on Mars showedhumanstraveling2space.(单级的)(以In DestinationMoon,scientists travelto themoon aboarda single-stage rocket-powered火箭为动力的)spacecraft-very similarto3we wouldlater useto travelto themoon(探,则器)in reallife.And inRobinsonCrusoeonMars,the Elmsstars reachMars aboarda probethatis similartotheMars probeswe havenow.(探索)After thesefilms4out,it wouldntbe longuntil wewould startexploring thestars(宇航员)for real.In1961,Russian cosmonautYuri Gagarinbecame the5man in space.(金属罐)He traveledaboard theVostok3KA,a simplespacecraft thatwas littlemore thana tincanfloating inspace.But itworked—and justeight years6,the USwouldputamanon themoonfor thefirst time.Spaceflight7quickly in the yearssince.For example,scientists livingaboard theInternational Space()Station ISSare ableto stayinspacefor monthsat atime.They spendmost of their days8experiments,(航天飞机)taking careof thestation,and exercising.The probes,rockets andshuttles9we usethesedays arestronger andfaster thanthe ones(任务).we usedin earlierspace missionsNew advancesthat makespaceflight cheaperand saferare10all thetime.Cknow useable playnormal whichwith showthing theyComputers,smartphones,and othermachines arethe perfectservants.They alwaysdo what they are“told”.We usually“tell”them to do thingsby1a mouseor keyboard.But whatif we(真正地)could justtalk tothem2and literallytell themwhat to do(声音识另)This typeof technology,3as voicecontrol orvoice recognitionll,4in(首播)films andTV showssince the1960s.The StarTrek TVseries,5debuted atthis time,(命令).showed spaceshipsthat couldreply tohuman voicecommands The1968film2001:A SpaceOdyssey“starred”HAL9000,a computerthat humanastronauts couldtalk to.It wasmainly used6chessand maintain(维修)the astronauts5spaceship.Real-world voicerecognition,on theother hand,is usedfor moreeveryday tasks.You might be familiar(熟悉的)7Siri andAlexa,two examplesof voicerecognition softwaremade byAppleand Amazon.They can be askedtodomany things,from settingalarms andplaying musicto(日常采购)(家用电器).placing onlinegrocery ordersand activatinghousehold appliancesOne of thenice8about voicerecognition isthat it canbeused whenwere on the go.(人行道),When youredriving acar orwalking downthe sidewalkitcanbe inconvenient or evendangerousto pickup yoursmartphone andtype awayon thekeyboard.Voice recognitionallows youto(专注于)focus onwhatever youredoing atthe momentwhile stilldoing othertasks.(获益),People withhearing9can also benefit asspeech recognitionsoftware canbe usedtolisten tospoken wordsand turnthem intotext thatdeaf peoplecan read.Advanced speechrecognitionsoftware caneven hearwords spokenin onelanguage and then translate10intoanother language.D usualother callmovie getto appearuse iffromSome peoplelike thefreedom ofdriving their own car.But1find drivingto beinconvenientorevendangerous.Fortunately,the driverless cars weveseen in2and TVshowsare on the wayhere.The firstdriverless carto hitthe screenwas Herbie,a cutetalking car3the1968comedyThe LoveBug.Herbie coulddrive byhimself andeven talk to hishuman friends.He didnthave any(一点魔法粉).advanced technology—just asprinkling offairy dustKITTwas anotherdriverlesscarthat4onthe1980s TVshow KnightRider.KITT used(罪犯).advanced AIto driveitself andhelp itsrider MichaelKnight catch criminalsWhile the driverless carsof todaycant talkto us,they dohave manysimilarities5theones weveseen onscreen.Nearly everymajor carcompany isworking ontheirownautonomous vehicle()AV.Tesla,for example,has developeda driver-assistance systemfor itscars6Tesla Autopilot.Tesla Autopilotcan completemany ofthe tasksthat humandrivers7do.It canmake sure that yourcar is(车道),centered in the correctlane as well aspark itselfand stop8it(车祸)thinks thata crashmight happen.However,it isnot fullyself-driving andall ofthese features(监督).require humansupervisionGoogles sistercompany Waymoseems to be leadingthe wayin theAV area.Its self-driving carsarealready9for taxiservices inthe UScity ofPhoenix.It isthe onlyself-driving carservice thatoperates(备用的)(激光雷达)without humanbackup drivers.It usescommon camerasas well as laserradarto determinedistance,which allowsthe cars10around withoutriskof crashing.Ewhere whoof truefeel wename putmachine medicineWhen wego tosleep atnight,we dream-(虚拟现实)andthe things wesee inour dreamsareoftenoutofour control.But virtualreality VR,allowsus tocreate dreamsthat we can changeto ourliking.Creating_1own virtual worlds isnot anew idea.Oneofthe firsttimes wesaw thiswas in(《创》)(黑客)the1982film Tron.In thisfilm,a hackeris broughtinto a virtualworld_2he must(数码武士)fight digitalwarriors in order toescape.(《黑客帝国》),In19991The Matrixa hacker_3Neo findsthat thereal worldwe livein isin fact(奴役)avirtualone-inthereal world,humans have been enslavedby machines.Neo andother hackershaveto fightthe4inorderto savehumanity.The virtualworlds shownin thesefilms arequite fantastic.But wevebeen experimentingwith VRin reallifeas well.(沉浸的)In thegaming world,players canfeel5immersed withVR tech.In StarWars:(《星球大战飞行中队》),Squadrons playerstake onthe role6a space fighter pilot.By7onaVR headset,you canlook aroundyour cockpit(驾驶员座舱)as ifyou,re reallysittingin aspacefighter,aswellas lookout intothe endlessdepths ofspace.(焦虑症).In the81field,VR canhelp treatpatients withanxiety disordersPatients areputin virtualsituations thatmake themanxious ina safeand controlledenvironment.They canslowlylearn not9so scared.(模拟)VR canalsobeused tosimulate realworkspaces fortraining purposesand forthose10workdangerous jobs.VR hasalready beenused totrain astronautsin spaceflight,as(矿工)wellastrain minersand soldiersin virtualenvironments thatcant actuallyharm them.late usealso maintheyseeby lockand find(特另的)Your facemightbethemostunique llpart ofyour physicalappearance.Everyone has(面部识别)something about1face thatsa littledifferent.And thatdifference makesfacial recognitionpossible.This technologycan2in manyfilms.Inthesci-fi classic2001:A SpaceOdyssey,a(情绪)powerful Al-controlled computercalled HAL9000is ableto readthe emotionsof human(扫描)astronauts3scanning theirfaces.And inthe1987action filmRobocop,a cyborg(半人半机器)(识别)(罪犯)police officeridentifies acriminal byscanning hisphoto and4it inacomputer.(安保Today,facial recognitiontech hasbecome reality.It is5used asa securitymeasure手段)or toidentify criminals.For example,in2018,facial recognitiontechnology wasused toidentify andcatchcriminalswho wereattendingconcerts byHong Kongsinger JackyCheung.And ifyou havea recentmodel ofApplesiPhone,you probablyalready knowthat youcan6the phonewith yourface.Butthose arejust afew ofthethingswecanuse facial recognition for.The possibilities,it seems,are endless.(叫车月艮务)Take Grabfor example.Grab isa ride-hailing companyin southeastAsia that7facialrecognition technology to ensurepassenger safety.The technologyworks byscanningthe facesof boththedriver8the passenger,allowing passengersto makesurethat theyhavebeenmatched upwith thecorrect driver.(零售商)Retailers are9looking tofacialrecognitiontechnologytodrive businessby(个性化定制)personalizing theshopping experiencefor customers.Facial recognitioncan allowretailersto seewhat theirshoppers areactually lookingat instores.10,they usethis informationto(贝勾买).provide suggestionsfor futurepurchasesGover be at worrygood Ifinal littlegive whatIusedtobe veryshy.When I1in Grade7,our Chineseteacher askedall ofthe studentsinour class2a speechatthebeginning ofour Chineselesson.When wegot thisassignment(作业),I felta3afraid.“What shouldI do”I thought.The dayto giveour speeches4arrived.Although1had all the informationI needed,Iwas still5about whetherI wouldbeagood speaker.At thatmoment,my friendChristinacame6and toldmetorelax.She saidshe wassurethatT couldgive anexcellent speech.This mademe feela lot
7.Finally,it was8turn.I tooka deepbreath andbegan my speech.But Iforgot the first()匾尬的).sentence!I wasso embarrassedThen,I sawChristinas eyes.She wassmiling9me.(自信的).I remembered10she saidand feltmore confidentAt last,I finishedmyspeechsuccessfully.(为感至自豪)Everyone thoughtthe speechwas greatand I was proudof ljmyself.Sometimes,one simplesentence canmean a lot.Try toencourage others.Both ofyou willfeel happy.H becomeparent bothtwo earlyimportance inworkthey doArekids gettingmore lazythese daysHow many1are doingallthehousework Ithinkit is2for children to learntodochores andhelp theirparents withhousework.(独立的).First ofall,3chores helpschildrentobe moreindependent Ttalso teaches(出色)4life skillsthat will help themexcel bothin lifeand inlearning.The5children learntobeindependent,the betteritisfor theirfuture.(责任感).(例如),6,by doinghousework,children candevelop a sense ofresponsibility Forinstanceeveryone shoulddo theirpart7keeping theirhouse cleanand tidy.Last butnot least,performing householdchores suchas preparingmeals canbe fun.Children canspendtime withtheir familyas they8together.This cangive themasenseof belongingand unity.(有益于)Doing choresbenefits9children andparents.It willnot onlylead toa healthier(价值)and happierlife,but alsohelp childrenlearn thevalue ofbeing aresponsible memberofthe(社会).family.This,in turn,willhelpchildren10responsible membersof societylooktouch papersatisfy realfor onegood subjectgetAfter enteringmiddle school,we havemore teststhan before.I stillremembered a1moment inGrade
7.Among allof my2,the onethat Iam bestat isEnglish.But onone test,I3a lowgrade.Lots ofstudents did4than me.My Englishteacher wasvery5with mygrade.Iwas6sad atthat time.After that,I didnt want totalktoanyone.I justsat quietlyin myseat.I didnteat7thewhole day.The nextday,my8class wasEnglish.But Ididntwantto haveEnglish lessonsat all!Just then,a smallpiece of9fell outof mybook tothe ground.I pickedit up.It said,“Its justsmall test.It doesntmatter.If youdont experiencewind andrain,how canyousee therainbow”I sawthat thenote wasfrom myclassmate Celina.I lookedup and saw Celina10at metoo.T gotmy courageback.final weend citylunch findandgiveinterest fromAbouttwo yearsago,my familyand I went ona tripto Europe.We wentto lotsof placesandsaw many1things.Here Iwould liketo sharesomeof my interestingexperiences withyou.Our firststop wasGermany.Two ofthefirst2we visitedwere Frankfurtand Berlin.InFrankfurt,Iwentto FrankfurterBuchmesse,the biggestbook fairinthe world.We stayedthere forfour(出版商)days andsawmanyfamous bookpublishers3all overtheworld.To mysurprise,the authorofmyfavorite novelCat Warrioralso cametotheexpo.At hisbooth,he evenoffered(签名)!4me hissignatureAfter theexpo5,my fatherdrove usto Berlin.On ourway there,we stoppedto takea breakinthetownof Goettingen,where thefamous Chinesewriter JiXianlin oncestudied.In Berlin,we hada quick6and leftfortheBerlin Wall.This wallmarked thedivision(分裂)()of Germanyand signsoftheGerman DemocraticRepublic GDRcould still7onit.The drawingsonthewall describedthe historyofthenation duringthe ColdWar andthe peoples(统一).(痛苦)will forpeace andunification Walkingbythewall,I couldfeel thegrief of(紧张局势)families beingseparated andthe tensionbetween theEast andWest duringthe ColdWar.T tookalotof photos8learned lotsof thingsthere.Our laststop wasNormandy.We wentthere bytrain.We enjoyed9dinner andwatched(诺曼底登陆)the sunsetonthe beach wherethe Normandylandings tookplace.Next tothebeachwas(遗物)a museumthat hadrelics ofthe campaignon display.We alsowatched amovie aboutan(指挥官)American commanderwho tookpart inthe battle.It wasinteresting andwe allliked it.10,ourtrip endedand itwas timeto gohome.I hada reallygreat timein Europeand enjoyedthe beautifulscenerythere.I hopeto visitagain someday.参考答案:A
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