（2021初中学业水平）2021年中考英语重难题型14科普知识与现代技术.docxVIP

话题十四：科普知识与现代技术（时间：25分钟分值：26分） I .（2020安徽中考改编）完形填空。（1。分） In recent years, with more and more cars on the road, flying robots are used to deliver（递送）mails.Flying robots can 1 mails to peoples houses without having to deal with heavy 2. But they will spend too much time in returning.A research center is trying to improve its flying robots with the 3 of homing pigeons^言鸽）. Homing pigeons are pigeons that are 4trained to fly home from somewhere else.In tests, researchers § that homing pigeons were 6efficient（高效的）than flying robots at returning to their home. 7 the research center is trying to use a flying robot, together with a homing pigeon, to deliver mails.After the robot finishes its tasks, it can 8the pigeon back in the shortest possible time. Although it will cost more money to 9 pigeons, the research center says that it can 10 time.And the time it saves will make up for the cost. （ ）1. A. invite B. carry C. blow D. kick （）2.A.traffic B. rain C. fire D. pollution （）3.A.help B. luck C. treat D. interest （）4.A.poorly B. carelessly C. specially D. musically （ ）5.A.promised B. joked C. planned D. found （ ）6.A.less B. more C. little D. much （）7.A.So B. But C. When D. As （）8.A.train B. knock C. follow D. steal （）9.A.dress B. paint C. clean D. raise （）10.A.expect B. show kill D. save 11.（2020重庆中考B舂改编）阅读理解。（6分） Facial recognition technology（人脸识另U技术）is widely used today.For example, police use it to search for bad guys.Its also used to unlock phones or doors. Now , a similar technology，known as facial detection（探测）,is entering a new field : the business of advertising（广告）. Such systems are going through tests in a small number of stores.One facial detection system can judge a person*s “happiness or fbar level.That helps busi-nesses see how people feel as they look at products or advertisements in the store.Another system can detect whether someone is wearing eyeglasses.If so, stores can send advertisements for new glasses to him. Facial detection technology is also placed