高一英语阅读理解(科普环保)试题(有答案和解析)含解析.pdf

高一英语阅读理解(科普环保)试题(有答案和解析)含解析

一、高中英语阅读理解科普环保类
1．犇犇Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhave
justread.
TheRapidRiseandFallofRobotBabysitters
Duringthewinterof2017,an18-yearoldcollegestudentnamedCanonReevesspentmuchof
histimetrailingaknee-highrobotaroundFayetteville,Arkansas,asitdeliveredAmazonpackages
tostudents.Therobot,createdbyastart-upcalledStarshipTechnologiesin2014,isbasicallya
cooleronwheels;itusesradars,sensors,andninecamerastomakedeliveries.Reeves'sjobwas
tomonitorhowithandledvariousgrounds,fieldcommentsfromthepublic,andpresstheoff
switchifnecessary.Hesaid,"Peoplewouldalsoaskifitcoulddeliverbeer."Itcouldn't.
Broadlyspeaking,jobsofcaringfallforrobotsundertheumbrellacareersofinautomation,
whichincludemaintenance,engineeringandprogramming.Thedemandforpeoplewiththisskill
setisconsiderable,with20millionto50millionnewjobstobeexpectedinthiscategoryby2030,
accordingtotheMckinseyGlobalInstitute.IntheyearthatendedinJune2018,Indeed.comhad
almostthreetimesthenumberofpositionsontherecruitmentcommitteethatendedinJune
2016.
Overthelastyear,a34-year-oldbusinessmannamedDavidRodriguezspenthundredsofhours
followingamachinecalledtheKiwiBotaroundUCBerkeley'scampuswhileitdeliveredRedbull
andotherdrinkstostudents.Toretrieve检索)orders,(theappencouragesstudentstogivethe
robotawave;therobot'sdigitaleyeswillrolldependingonitsmood.Rodriguez,whoheads
businessdevelopmentforthestart-up,wastasked,earlyon,withmonitoringtheKiwiBotfor
problems–evencarryingit,shouldthemotorsfail.SinceApril2018,though,theKiwiBothas
largelybeenleftunattended,andthemajorityofhumaninteractionsinvolvetechnicalchecksand
loadingfoodintotherobot.Toeliminatetheboringwork,theteamisdevelopingarestaurant
robottocollectandloadorders–whichcouldhappenin2020.However,Rodriguezassuredme
thathisstaffwon'tbeoutofwork.Everyoneholdsdoublerolesinthecompany.Greaterrobot
self-governingjustmeansemployeeswillshifttheirfocustoaccounting,engineering,anddesign.
Mckinseyestimatesthatmillionsofjobsgloballycouldb