2024年中考英語新熱點時文閱讀-科技發(fā)展

2024年中考英語新熱點時文閱讀-科技發(fā)展

題型主要內容

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閱讀理解介紹了2023年在杭州舉辦的第十九屆亞運會開幕式上的電子煙花表演。

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閱讀理解介紹了第十九屆亞運會的“綠色”和“智能”理念。

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閱讀理解介紹了一種新型環(huán)保跑車一ZEM。

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閱讀理解介紹了未來太空旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展，游客可以在太空做的事情。

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閱讀理解介紹了人工智能已經進入了創(chuàng)意領域并且是如何影響創(chuàng)意領域的。

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閱讀理解介紹了瑞典將會利用洞穴給城市供熱。

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閱讀理解介紹了一個由AI驅動的駕駛教練一RoboCoacho

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閱讀理解介紹了三名宇航員在太空進行科學課,展示了他們的新“教室”——問天實驗艙。

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閱讀理解科學家創(chuàng)建了一個名為MAPLE的特殊工具，它可以從太空向地球發(fā)送能量?？茖W家

們相信，MAPLE有朝一日可以為世界各地需要能源的地方帶來能量，幫助更多人。

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閱讀理解介紹了中國第40支南極科考隊的相關情況，介紹了他們出發(fā)時間，這次的任務等情

況。

01

（2024上廣東惠州?九年級統考期末）Theopeningceremony（開幕式）ofthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhou

washeldonSeptember23rd,2023.Peoplecouldseetheelectronicfireworks（煙花）inthenightskyabovethe

HangzhouOlympicSportsCenterStadium.Itshowedusbeautifulpictures,thelatesttechnologiesandenvironmental

thoughts.

“Theelectronicfireworkspaidattentiontoenvironmentalprotection,saidShaXiaolan,thedirectorofthe

openingceremony.auAslongasfireworksaresetoff,therewillbesmokeintheair.Itwillcausepollution.Compared

withnormalfireworkswhichweusuallysetofE,electronicfireworksneverproducesmokeandnoise.^^

Whydidtheyusethiskindoffireworks?Becausetheywere'green',andShaXiaolanhopedtoshow

environmentalprotectiontotheworld.Itdidnotmeantherewouldbelessexcitementoftheopeningceremony.

Accordingtothedigitaltechnology,3Dpictures,ARtechnologyandmore,theelectronicfireworkshaveleftadeep

thinkingonthepeople."'Peoplehaverichfeelingswhiletheyarewatchingthefireworks.TodayisthefirsttimeI

haveseenelectronicfireworks,andtheyareveryeye-catching.^^HetoldChinaNewsreporters.

“Hightechnologieshelpedproduceenvironmental-friendlyfireworks,Shesaid."Theresearchteamdesigned

fireworkswith3Dtechnology.Thentheydidmanyexperimentssothatthefireworkshadthebestshowwithout

pollution.^^

1.Whatdidn'tthefireworksabovetheHangzhouOlympicSportsCenterStadiumshow?

A.Technology.B.Environment.C.Pictures.D.Medicine.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“normal“inparagraph2mean?

A.expensiveB.commonC.simpleD.wise

3.Thefireworkshaveleftadeepthinkingonthepeoplebecause.

A.theyaredifferentfromthefireworkswesawbefore

B.theircoloursweregreen

C.peoplehadafeelingofsadnessaboutthefireworks

D.therewaslessexcitementoftheAsianGamesopeningceremony

4.Wecanknowthatfromthelastparagraph.

A.it'seasytomakeelectronicfireworks

B.weneedn'tanytechnologiestomakeelectronicfireworks

C.thefireworkswerethebestintheworld

D.theresearchused3Dtechnologytoshow“green“fireworks

5.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThePollutionofNormalFireworksB.TheMaterialstoProduceFireworks

C.TheEnvironmental-friendlyFireworksD.The2023AsianGames

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（2024上廣東惠州?九年級統考期末）The19thAsianGamesbeganonSeptember23,2023.Hangzhou

becamethethirdChinesecitytoholdthesportsevent.Overthepasttwomonths,Asia'stop-levelsportscompetition

hasmadeusfeelexcited.Offthefield,theideaofa“green"and"smart“eventhasalsoreceivedgreatattentionfrom

thepublic.

Hangzhoutriestoholdthefirstcarbon-neutral（零碳）AsianGamesinhistory.Toreachthegoal,allthevenues

（場館）usegreenelectricity,suchasphotovoltaic（光伏的）energyandwindpower.What'smore,thereareatotalof

56venuesfortheAsianGames.Only12ofthemarenewlybuilt.Thesportsclimbingcenter,forexample,usedtobe

anabandonedquarry（采石場）一whichhasalreadybeengivenup.

Digital（數字的）technologyalsoplaysanimportantroleintheopeningceremony.Forthefirsttimeatalarge

sportsevent,adigitaltorchbearer（火火巨手）litthemaintorchtower.Wheredidthedigitalhumancomefrom?Itwas

actuallypartofanonlineprogram.TheprograminvitedallsmartphoneuserstopassondigitaltorchesontheInternet.

Morethan100millionpeoplehavetakenpartintheprogramsinceitbeganonJune15.Attheopeningceremony,

thesepeopleturnedtheirdigitalflames（火焰）intoahugedigitalhumanshape.

The19thAsianGamesmakefulluseofthegreenideasandhightechnology,anditbringsusahistoricmoment

intheAsianGameshistory.

6.isthethirdChinesecitytoholdtheAsiaGames.

A.BeijingB.GuangzhouC.HangzhouD.Shanghai

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abandoned“probablymeaninParagraph2?

A.Newlybuilt.B.Nolongerused.C.Notpopularwithpeople.D.Welldeveloped.

8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Digitaltechnologydoesn'tplayanimportantroleintheopeningceremony.

B.Afamoussportstarlitthemaintorchtowerattheopeningceremony.

C.TheprograminvitedallsmartphoneuserstopassondigitaltorchesontheInternet.

D.Over100millionpeoplehavetakenpartintheprogramsinceitbeganonJuly15.

9.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

C.

|P3||P4

10.Whafsthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Asia'sTop-levelSportsCompetition

B.DigitalTechnologyPlaysanImportantRole

C.HangzhouAsianGamesGoGreenandSmart

D.AWonderfulOpeningCeremonyofHangzhouAsianGames

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（2024上?廣東?九年級統考期末）Ateamof32studentsattheEindhovenUniversityofTechnologyhascreated

anelectriccarthatcanremoveCO2fromtheairwhileitdrivesdowntheroad.

Thetwo-seatersportscarwasdesignedandbuiltinlessthanayear.Itiscalled"ZEM”.Accordingtotheteam,

10ZEMcarsontheroadforayearcanremoveasmuchCO2asatreedoesinthattime.Thereareover1billion

passengercarsaroundtheworldnow.IftheycouldbereplacedbyZEM,theresultwouldbehuge.

ZEMalsohasseveralotheradvantagesthathelptomakeitmoreenvironment-friendly.Firstofall,mostofthe

car'spartsare3Dprintedtoreducewaste.Besides,itwasbuiltusingrecycledandrecyclableplastic.Anditcanbe

easilytakenapartsothatmanyofitspartscanbereused.ZEM'sbattery（電池）isalsoreusable.

Unfortunately,theEindhoventeamcan'tdriveZEMonitsUSroadtrip:3D-printedcarsarenotallowedonthe

road.Theteamsays,"We'renotfinisheddevelopingyet,andwewanttotakesomebigstepsinthecomingyears.

Wewarmlyinvitecarcompaniestocomeandtakealook.^^

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"remove"probablymean?

A.Clean.B.Produce.C.Change.D.Find.

12.WhatisTRUEaboutZEMfromParagraphTwo?

A.Itcanholdfourpassengers.

B.OneZEMcanremoveasmuchCO2asatree.

C.Itwasbuiltwithinayear.

D.Thereareover1billonZEMcarsaroundtheworld.

13.HowmanyadvantagesofZEMarementionedinParagraphThree?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

14.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastParagraph?

A.YoucanseeZEMontheroadnow.B.ZEMarenotsafetodrive.

C.CarcompaniesaremakingZEMnow.D.TheteamwillkeepimprovingZEM.

15.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ACreativeTeam.B.AnAmazingInvention.

C.ANewWaytoProtectEarth.D.ASpecialTooltoCleantheAir.

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（2024上?河北保定?九年級統考期末）Spacetourism（太空旅游業(yè)）isnolongerathingofsciencefiction.

Therearelotsofcompaniesplanningtosendpeopleintospaceinthenextfewyears.SpaceXisoneofthemost

famouscompaniesofferingtripstospace.Sofar,ithashadover100customers.AndinApril,2022,itsent4people

intospace.Nowwhatcanspacetouristsdowhileinspace?Herearesomeexamples:

SeetheEarthfromSpace

StayinaSpaceHotel

SeeingtheEarthfromadistancehasalways

Hotelsaredirectlyconnectedwithtourism,right?

beenadream.ltgivesmostpeopleasenseofboth

Soifthere9sspacetourism,theremightalsobespace

achievementandwonder,justlikepeopleclimbthe

hotelsupsoon.OrionSpanhasbeenplanningtosend

highestmountainanddivethedeepestseaonthe

touriststostayintheir“spacehotel”.

earth.

EatinSpaceVisittheMoonandOtherPlanets

Eatingisnoteasyinspace.EvendrinkingSpacetourismcompaniesareracingtolaunch（發(fā)

waterisdifficult.Oh,aquickfact!Youaren'tallowed

身寸）thefirsttouristflighttothemoon.Althoughthere

toburp（打嗝）inspace!Bubbleswillcomeoutof

mightbealongwaytogobeforecommonpeoplecanstep

yourmouthanditmightbedangeroustoleavethemonthemoon,wewillprobablyseeitinourlife-time.And

around.whoknows.

Withtheindustryrapidlydeveloping,spacetourismisaroundthecorner,anditmightcomemuchfasterthan

wethink.Whoknowswhatthefuturemightbelike?Willyoubethenextpersontotraveltospace?

16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it”inParagraph1referto?

A.Space.B.SpaceX.C.Spacetourism.D.Athingofsciencefiction.

17.Howdoesthewriterexplainthethingsthatspacetouristsdowhileinspace?

A.Bytakingexamples.

B.Bytellingastory.

C.Byhavingadiscussion.

D.Byinterviewingspacetourismcompanies.

18.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?

A.Peoplewon'tclimbthehighestmountaininthefuture.

B.Spacehotelswillbeofferedforthetouristsduringspacetrip.

C.Peoplewillnotallowedtoeatinspacefortheirsafety.

D.Commonpeoplecanneversteponthemooninthefuture.

19.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.ToexplaintheimportanceofSpacetourism.

B.Toexplainthedangerofeatinginspace.

C.Tointroducethefutureofspacetravel.

D.Tointroducethechallengesinbuildinghotelsonthemoon.

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（2024上?北京石景山?九年級統考期末）PeoplehavelongthoughtthatAIwillsoonenoughtakejobswith

repetitivelabour（重復性勞動），suchastruckdrivers,cleaners,butcannotcopythecreativityonlyhumanbrainscan

produce.Truckdrivers,retailcashiersandwarehouseworkerswouldalllosetheirjobstorobots,theysaid,while

workersincreativefieldslikeart,entertainmentandmediawouldbesafe.

Well,anunexpectedthinghashappenedrecently:AIhasenteredthecreativeclass.

Inthepastfewmonths,Al-basedimagegenerators（圖像生成器）likeDALL-E2,MidjourneyandStable

Diffusionhavemadeitpossibleforanyonetocreateunique,hyper-realistic（超現實）imagesjustbytypingafew

wordsintoatextbox.Theseapps,thoughnew,arealreadysurprisinglypopular.DALL-E2,hasmorethan1.5million

usersgeneratingmorethantwomillionimageseveryday,whileMidjourneyhasmorethanthreemillionmembers.

Ifsstilltooearlytotellwhetherthisnewwaveofappswillendupcostingartistsandillustratorstheirjobs.

Whatseemsclear,though,isthatthesetoolsarealreadybeingputtouseincreativeindustries.

Afewmonthsago,SarahDrummond,adesignerinLondonstartedusingAi-generatedimages.Insteadof

spendinghourscreatingsketchesbyhand,Ms.Drummond,nowtypeswhatshewantsintoDALL-E2orMidjourney.

“Allofasudden,Icantakelike15secondsandgo,'Womanatrestaurant,black-and-whitesketch/andget

somethingbackthafsreallyprofessional（專業(yè)的）,“shesaid.

Ms.DrummondaddedthatAIimagegeneratorshadlimitations.Theyaren'tgoodatmoredifficultsketches,for

example,orcreatingdifferentimageswiththesamecharacter.Andliketheothercreativeartists,shesaidshedidn't

thinkAIdesignerswouldreplacehumanillustratorscompletely.

“WouldIuseitforfinaloutput?No.Iwouldhiresomeonetofullymakewhatwewantedtorealize,she

said."Butthethrowawayworkthatyoudowhenyou'reanykindofdesigner,whetherit'svisual,architectural,urban

planner-you'resketching,sketchingsketching.Andsothisisasketchtool.”

20.Accordingtothepassage,AIbasedimagegeneratorscan.

A.taketheplaceoftruckdrivers

B.bemorecreativethanhumans

C.followinstructionstocreatecertainimages

D.createmorethantwomilliontextseveryday

21.WhatdoesMs.DrummondthinkofAIimagegenerators?

A.Theyaremoreconvenientforcreatingbasicdrawings.

B.Theywillbewidelyusedandendupcostingartiststheirjobs.

C.Theyaresketchtoolstorealizewhatyouwantforfinaloutput.

D.Theyaregoodatcreatingdifferentimageswiththesamecharacter.

22.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.TocomparedifferentAIimagegenerators.

B.ToexplainhowAIimagegeneratorswork.

C.ToencouragepeopletouseAIforartwork.

D.ToshowhowAIisaffectingcreativefields.

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（2024上?浙江?九年級統考期末）①AnenergycompanyinSwedenhasstartedaprojecttoheatupthecity

ofVasterasusinglargeundergroundcaves（洞穴）fullofwarmwater-likeahugehotwaterbottleunderthestreets.

②Theenergycompany,Malarenergi,willuselargecavesthatalreadybeenthereandcanholdalmostthesame

amountofwateras120Olympic-sizedswimmingpools.Around40yearsagothecaveswereusedtoholdlarge

amountsofoil,incaseitwasneededforfuel（燃料）.However,thecaveswereemptiedin1985andtheyhaven51been

usedtostoreanythingsincethen.

（3）Malarenergiiscleaningthecavesbeforeitfillsthemwithwater,whichwillbeheatedupto95℃usingheat

fromMalarenergi5snearbypowerstation.Thethickrockholdstheheatandwillkeepthewaterwarmeveninwinter.

Aninstrumentcalledaheatexchangerwillwarmthewaterandwillturntheheatintoanotherliquid（液體）whenit

isreadytobeused.Thisliquidwillthentravelintopeople'sheaterthroughthelocalheatingnetwork,whichsupplies

warmthfor98%ofthehouseholdsinVasteras.Thetownishometo130,000people.

@Thesystemshouldhelpthecompanytocarryonprovidingheatforcustomers,evenonreallycolddayswhen

lotsofpeopleturnontheheating.Thecompanyhopesitwillbeausefulwaytowarmhomes,withlesswaste,because

itwillbedifficultfortheheattorunawayfromunderground.

⑤InFinland,asystemlikethisisalreadyinuse,providing25,000homeswithheatfromundergroundcaves.

SomescientiststhinkitcouldbeusedintheUK.AboutaquarteroftheBritishpopulationliveabovecoalmines（煤

礦）thatarenolongerused.Overtheyears,lotsoftheseman-madecaveshavebeencoveredinwaterandthenatural

warmthundergroundhaskeptthewateratatemperatureofaround15℃.Thewatercouldbewarmedupevenmore

byusingaheatmachineandsenttonearbyhousestoheatthem.ThismethodhasalreadybeenusedbeforeinEngland.

23.Whatwerethecavesusedfor40yearsago?

A.Storingoil.B.Heatingwater.C.Holdingheat.D.Controllingtemperature.

24.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtoParagraph3?

?Cleanthecaves.

②Heatthewaterupto95℃.

③Fillthecaveswithwater.

④Sendtheliquidtopeople'shouse.

⑤Turntheheatintoanotherliquid.

A.②-④-①-⑤-③B.①-③-②-⑤-④C.③-①-②-④-⑤D.⑤-③-②-①-④

25.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthelastparagraph?

A.Bytellingstories.B.Bylistingnumbers.C.Bygivingexamples.D.By

comparingopinions.

26.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Anemptycave.B.Energyfromcaves.

C.Suggestionstousewater.D.AnenergycompanyinSweden.

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（2024上?重慶沙坪壩?九年級重慶八中?？计谀?Drivingcoachesmightsoonbejoiningthelistofjobs

tobereplacedbyAIinthenearfuture.AcompanyinChinahasdevelopedanAl-powereddrivingcoachcalledRobo

Coach,andifsalreadybeingusedindrivingschools.

②Unluckily,RoboCoachisnotahumanlikerobotthatsitsnexttoyouandcomplainaboutyourdrivingskills.

ThedigitaldrivingcoachdevelopedbyBeijingYiJiaJiaTechnologyisactuallyateachingandsafetycontrolsystem.

（3）TheotherwaysinwhichRoboCoachdiffersfromhumandrivingcoachesareevenmoreamusing,though.

RoboCoachwillcallyouas"mommy"or"daddy”.

?Besidesvoice,thesystemusesadashboard（儀表盤）screenandasmartrearviewmirror（后視鏡）to

communicatewiththelearner.RoboCoachusessensors（傳感器）tostopifthecarrunsintosomethingorincrease

speedsuddenlyfornoreason,similartohowself-drivingcarswork.

⑤TheRoboCoachhasmorethan40differentsensorsonthecartonoticepeople,othercarsandroads.

Andtomakefasterdecisionmaking,thecarisalsoprovidedwithradarsystems（雷達系統）.

⑥Thesystemisn'tjustkeepingnewdriversfrommeetingaccidents.Italsocollectsinformationonthelearner's

drivingbehaviorandevenbodyposition.Itstudiesthesedrivinghabitsinrealtimetoseeifthelearneristoo

traditionaloreasytobeangryduringpracticeandchangesitsteachingstyle.Byrecordingalltheproblemsalearner

runsintoduringlessons,thesystemaimstohelpthenewdrivercorrectpastmistakesandpreventnewones.

⑦TheRoboCoachisnowbeingusedinfivedrivinginstructioncentersownedbyYiJiaJia'sparentcompany

aswellas22otherdrivingschoolsacrossChina.

27.WhichsentencecanbeputininParagraph⑤？

A.Itcancorrectyourmistakesatanytime.

B.Itcanstopimmediatelyiflearnersmeetanydanger.

C.Itcommunicateswithlearnersandhelpsdecisionmakingandinstructions.

D.Itstudieslearners9drivinghabitsandrecordsthem.

28.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.TheRoboCoachcandoeverythingwhenlearnerslearntodrive.

B.AImightreplacehumandrivingcoachessoon.

C.WiththeRoboCoach'shelp,learnerscanimprovetheirdrivingskillsquicklyandsafely.

D.TheRoboCoachwillsitnexttoyouandhelpyoucorrectyourdrivingskills

29.Whafsthepurposeofthepassage?

A.TotellusthatmanypeopleareworriedaboutthesafetyofAIcoaches.

B.TowarnusthatAIcoacheswillreplacehuman9splace.

C.TosuggestwepreparefortheideathatAIcoacheswillhelplearnersinthefuture.

D.ToshowusthefactthatAIcoachesarebeingusedinsomedrivingschoolsacrossChina.

30.Whichshowsthebeststructureofthepassage?

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(2024上?重慶九龍坡?九年級重慶實驗外國語學校校考期末『'Welcometoournew^classroom,!^^said

ChenDong,oneofthethreeastronautsoftheShenzhouXIVmission.

Theyweregivingascienceclass400kilometersaboveEarthonOct12.Itwasthethirdspaceclassfromthe

Tiangongspacestation,butthefirstonefromtheWentianlabmodule（實驗艙）sinceitslaunchinJuly.Theformer

twoclasseswereheldintheTianhecoremodule（核/Q?艙）.

Whatdoesthenew“classroom“l(fā)ooklike?Chen,togetherwithLiuYangandCaiXuzhe,showedusaround.

“ThebedsintheTianhemoduleareplacedhorizontally（橫著），whileourbedsarekeptupright,“saidLiu.That

meansastronautsintheWentianlabmoduleneedtosleepstandingup!ButasLiuexplained,peopledon'tfeelany

differencebecausethere5snogravity（重力）inspace.Astronautscanevensleepontheceiling（天花板）orupside

down!

Theastronautsalsoshowedtheir“spacefhrm”,wherelettuce,wheat（小麥），thalecress（擬南芥）andriceare

grown.t4Takeapicture!?,“Sendthepicture!,5Throughavoice-controlledcamera,Chenalreadysentapictureofthe

thalecresstoscientistsonEarth.Thenheusedscissorstocutasample（樣本）."I'llputitintoafridgeat-80℃and

latergiveittoscientistsonEarth,“saidChen.Scientistswillstudyhowtheenvironmentofspaceaffectsthegrowth

ofplants.

“Canyouseethewaterdropscomingfromtheleaves?Thisiscalled'guttation'（植物吐水現象）saidLiu,

holdingthewell-grownrice.Inspace,thewaterdropsaremuchbiggerthanthoseonEarth.Sopeoplecanclearlysee

theguttation.

“Wehopeinthenearfuture,wecanharvest（收獲）thefoodgrownonourown,^^saidChen."Maybeoneday,

wecanharvestfoodontheotherplanetslikemoonorevenMars!^^

31.Wherewasthethirdspaceclassheld?

A.OnMars.B.IntheWentianlabmodule.

C.OnEarth.D.IntheTianhecoremodule.

32.HowdidAstronautLiusleepinthemodule?

33.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.”Guttation“canbeclearlyseenfromleavesofriceinspace.

B.Ifseasytogrowlettuce,wheat,andriceinShenzhouXIV

C.Peoplemaytrytogrowfoodonotherplanetsinthefuture.

D.AstronautChensentpicturesofthalecresstochildrenonEarth.

34.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheFutureofSpaceScienceB.TheLifeofThreeAstronauts

C.AJourneyintotheSpaceD.ASpaceClassinShenzhouXIV

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（2024上?遼寧阜新?九年級統考期末）OnEarth,sunlightcanbecoveredbycloudsandthereisnosunlight

atnight.Butinspace,thesunshinesallthetime.

Imaginebeingabletouseenergyfromthesunallthetime.ScientistsatCaltech（CaliforniaInstituteof

Technology）areworkingoncollectingsunlightinspaceandsendingitsenergytoEarth.Theyhavecreatedaspecial

toolcalledMAPLEforthisproject.MAPLE9sjobistotesttheideaofsendingenergywirelessly（無線地）fromspace

toEarth.Itisalotmoredifficultbecauseweusuallyusewirestomoveelectricalenergyfromoneplacetoanother.

ToshowthatMAPLEcouldwork,thescientistsdidatest.MAPLEsentenergytotwodevices（設備）30cm

awayinspace.Theenergywasthenturnedintoelectricity,MAPLEsentenergytoalabatCaltech.Thescientists

wereabletodiscovertheenergy,showingthatit'spossibletosendenergyfromthesuntoEarthfromspace.

ThescientistsatCaltecharenowtryingtofindwaystoimproveMAPLE.Inthefuture,theyhopetolaunch（發(fā)

射）manylargedevices.Eachwillhavehugesolarpanels（太陽能電池板）,alongwithMAPLEdevicestosendthe

energydowntoEarthwirelessly.

UsingMAPLE,thescientistswillbeabletosendthepowertoexactlywheretheywantit,eitherinspaceoron

Earth.Dr.Hajimiri,thinksthatonedayMAPLEcouldbringenergytoplacesthatneedit,helpingmorepeopleall

overtheworld.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It'"referto?

A.Beingabletouseenergy.

B.Collectingsunlightinspace.

C.SendingenergytoEarthfromspace.

D.Movingelectricalenergytoanotherplace.

36.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.HowthescientiststestedMAPLE.

B.Whatproblemsthescientistsfaced.

C.Whatthescientistsdiscoveredinspace.

D.HowthescientistssentMAPLEtospace.

37.Whatdothescientistshopetodointhefuture?

A.AddmorepanelstoMAPLE.

B.Sendmorelargedevicesintospace.

C.DomorescientifictestsinthelabatCaltech.

D.TurnmoreenergyfromMAPLEintoelectricity.

38.WhatdoesDr.HajimirithinkofMAPLE?

A.Itwillbewidelyusedsoon.

B.Itwilltaketimetogetpopular.

C.Itwillbeveryusefultohumans.

D.Itwillbehardforpeopletoacceptit.

10

（2024上?廣東中山?九年級統考期末）MembersofChina's40thAntarcticscientificteamsetoffonNovember

1,2023.TheteamisexpectedtoarrivearoundDecember.Theyplantofinishthetaskinfourmonthsandreturnin

April,2024.Thisisthefirsttimethecountry'sAntarcticresearchtaskwillbecarriedoutbythreeships.Whiletwo

icebreakerswithmorethan460researchersstartedfromShanghai,theothershipwithmaterialsforthenewresearch

stationleftfromZhangjiang.

Theteam'skeytaskisbuildinganewresearchstationwithin60daysinAntarctica.Thenewstationwillbebuilt

neartheRossSeaintheeastAntarctic.ItwillbeChina5sfifthAntarcticresearchstation,followingtheGreatWall

setupin1985,Zhongshanin1989,Kunlunin2009andTaishanin2014.Itwillbebuiltforenvironmentalmonitoring

（監(jiān)控）andprotection.

Thebuildingofthenewresearchstationisveryimportant.Dependingonthestation,theteamwillcarryout

scientificresearchworkonoceanenvironment,oceanecosystem（生態(tài)系統）andotherareas.Theywillalsodoa

surveyabouttheeffectofclimatechangeontheAntarcticecosystem.

Internationalcooperationisofgreatsignificancetothetask.Theteamwillworkwithothercountriesonthe

scientificresearch.TheywillworktogetheronthefrontierfieldsofAntarcticsciencewithNorwayandAustralia.

Theywillalsocooperateinlogistics（后勤）supportwithothercountries,suchastheUSA,theUKandsoon.

39.HowlongwillthescientificteamstayinAntarctica?

A.Foronemonth.B.Fortwomonths.

C.Forthreemonths.D.Forfourmonths.

40.ChinabuildsthefifthAntarcticre