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1、2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1. Researches at Johns Hopkins Universitys. Applied Physics laboratory ( APL) in Laurel , Maryland have designed a new human-like robot, Its name is Robo Sally. The machine can be controlled from a distance and can he used to do work that is dangerous for human beings.Roho Sa
2、lly has two long arms with human-like hands. She can use her fingers to pick up small objects .examine them in detail and do most things that human hands can do Each finger contains a tiny motor capable of squeezing 20 pounds of pinch foree ,.enough to defuse a bomb under the direction of an operato
3、r. She sits on a metal base with wheels that let her move around. turn in tight spaces and climb over small objects, .Mike McLoughlin is the main investigator for the Applied Physics Laboratorys Prosthetics Program. The purpose of that program is to develop prosthetic arms that have all the capabili
4、ty of your natural arms .and you do all the complex motions that we can do with the natural arm- with the robot. It was a difficult job. Mr. McLoughlin says the device had to have many small motors to。 have the ability to do what a human hand does; It also needs to have human-like strength. The thum
5、b was especially difficult because it permits the hand .to hold objects. And everything had. to fit into a space about the size of a human hand.The next problem .he says .was to figure out how to control the artificial hand. So we had to figure out how to make the connection between the brain and th
6、is arm.For search-and-rescue duties.Roho Sally will be operated by a human being using a wire- less machine that is far from the robot. The operator will also wear special gloves and glasses. The glasses permit the operator to see the robots hands .even though they are far away.Mr. McLoughlin says t
7、his kind of robots could be used in what he calls dull , dirty or dan- gerous situations where fine human finger movements are required. He says the technology is not ready for everyday application .but he predicts that within five years we will see some won- derful improvements.【小题 1】The underlined
8、 word defuse in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _. A. remove B. discover C. equip D. produce【小题 2】According to Paragraph 2.which picture is Robo Sally?【小题 3】What can we learn ahout the prosthetic arms according to the passage?A. They are expected to function as well as natural ones.B. They have
9、 many large motors controlled by robots.C. They have human-like strength to control the robot.D. They are connected with human brains.【小题 4】Which of the following is true about Robo Sally according to Mr. McLoughlin?A . Its operator doesnt need any equipment.B. It has been Widely used in everyday li
10、fe in the USA.C. It can work in situations which are dangerous for humans.D. It has made much money for the designer. 2. The National Geographic Channel has unearthed a time capsule (时光宝盒) buried by late Apple chairman and co-founder Steve Jobs thirty years ago.The time capsule was buried in Aspen .
11、Colorado .in 1983, shortly after Jobs attended the International Design Conference being held in that city. Organizers called the device the Aspen Time Tube and contributed items like Rubiks cubes(魔方) and some iconic music. Jobs added his own items to the capsule ,including the Lisa ( also known as
12、an Apple )mouse he used for his presentation at the conference. Younger readers may not recognize the name but the Lisa Apple mouse was one of the first commercial mice released to consumers. The mouse was specially designed for the Apple Lisa computer. Its also the first personal computer to offer
13、users a graphical user interface(图形用户界面) Initially ,the plan was to dig up the time capsule in the year2000,but organizers forgot its exact location. Recently .they brought in researchers working with the National Geographic Channel show Diggers to find the device. Eventually they came across the 13
14、-foot-long.1. 5-foot-diameter tube. inside they found a lot of 1980s artifacts(人工制品）that are still being catalogued.“When the end came off .literally things just poured out .”noted Diggers host Tim Saylor There must be literally thousands of things in there.”“They had the foresight to put a bunch of
15、 stuff in plastic bags. Saylor said .“I could see at least a dozen plastic bags and other items. But I know for sure there got to be photographs in there. People had hand-written things on the back of the photographs ,so there will be some really interesting things inside.”Among the artifacts resear
16、chers expect to discover inside :a Steve Jobs speech in which the Apple visionary outlines his predictions for future technologies. We should know more about the researchers ,discoveries once the Diggers program airs this fall.【小题 1】Which of the following is true about the Lisa mouse?A .The mouse was the first commercial one for consumersB. The mouse was created only for the
