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1、最新 料推荐崇明区 2017 届第二次高考模拟考试试卷英语（考试时间 120 分钟，满分 140 分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the g
2、iven word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Delivering Food by DroneASingapore restaurant plans to use drones(遥控飞机 ) to transport food and drinks from thekitchen to a wait station near customers tables.InfiniumRobotics, the Singaporecompanythat developingsthe drones forre
3、staurant chainTimbre, has spent the past two weeks testing the technology at the restaurant before it opens each night21business and hopes to have it in place by the end of the year.But how does the drone know where tohover (盘旋 )? What if someone bumps into the drone or isstanding in its way? “ Ther
4、e nos chance at all22it willhit anything,says” Infinium Roboticschief executive Junyang Woon.The drones automaticallycharge while23(wait)in the kitchen.24the chef puts anorder on the drone, he hits a button on a keypad and the drone automatically flies to one of two waitstations. Sense-and-avoid tec
5、hnology25(build) into the drone won t allow it to land at the waitstation if anything is in its way. The drones are equipped withsonar (声纳系统 ) and an infrared sensor(红外线传感器 ), too.A waiter then removes the food or drink from the drone and hits a button26sends it back tothe kitchen. The drones, weigh
6、ing a little over fivepounds,27carryjust over four pounds offood. Infinium Robotics is working on a model that will carry twice as28(much) food.“ Its job is to help the waiters to reduce some of their boring tasks,” Woon said.“ Irobots29(do) the job, they can concentrate on interacting with customer
7、s to bring about highercustomer satisfaction and dining experience.”Since itdrew recent media attention, Woon30(hear) from resorts and restaurants in 10countries, including the United States.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be usedonc
8、e. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. keepB. marketC. issueD. perspectiveE. relevantF. avoidG. developH. switchI. naturalJ. responsibleK. codeFDA OKs Genetically Modified Salmon for Human ConsumptionThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved genetically modified salmo
9、n (转基因的三文鱼 ), the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States.The government had tried to31approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years1最新 料推荐due to consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said Thursday the fish is safe
10、 to eat.In annou ncing the approval, the FDA said that there are“ no 32biologicallydifferences inthe nutrition of AquAdvantage Salmon compared to that of other farm-raised Atlantic salmon.”AquAdvantageSalmon was created by the Massachusetts-based company AquaBounty.RonStotish, the company s CEO, sai
11、d in a statement that the fish is a“ game changer that brings henutritious food to consumers in an environmentally33manner without damaging the ocean andother marine habitats.”The fish grows twice as fast as normal salmon, so it reaches34size more quickly. It has anadded growth hormone (激素 ) from th
12、e Pacific Chinook salmon that allows the fish to produce growthhormone all year long. The engineers were able to35the hormone active by using another genefrom an ocean pout (a kind of fish) that acts like an36for the“onhormone”. Typical Atlanticsalmon produce the growth hormone for only part of the
13、year.There is no evidence that the foods would be unsafe,but for some people, itethicals an(伦理的 )37. Some people have promised not to sell the salmon, and it s still unclear whether the public wi38an appetite for the fish if it is approved. Genetic engineering is already widely used for crops,but th
14、e government untilnow has not considered allowingthe consumption of modifiedanimals.Although the potential benefits and profits are huge, many people have doubts about controlling thegenetic39of other living creatures.Critics worry that it could cause humanallergies (过敏 ) and the eventual extinction of the40salmon population if it escapes and breeds in the wild.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following
