2023年高考英语外刊时文精读专题06蟑螂救援队(含答案).pdfVIP

2023年高考英语外刊时文精读精练

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Roachestotherescue

蟑螂救援队

主题语境：人与社会主题语境内容：科学与技术

【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，需熟

记。）

Whygotoallthetroubleofdesigningandbuildingadrone（无人机）if

naturehasalreadydonemostofthejobforyou?Thatistheattitudetakenbythe

smallbutdeterminedbandofresearcherswhoaretryingtorobotise（机械

化）insects.Someareworkingonturninginsectslikebeetles（甲虫）into

suchcyborgs（半人半机器的生物）—perhapsforuse

inmilitaryinspectionorspying.Othersprefertoconcentrateon

thefearfulsideofentomology（昆虫学）,bytakingelectroniccontrolof

cockroaches（蟑螂）

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（赛博蟑螂）

Thefirstcyber-roachgoesbackto1997,whenShimoyamaIsaoofTokyo

cockroachsantennae（触角）

Universitysentelectricalsignalstoa,causingit

toturneitherleftorrightdependingonwhichantennawasstimulated.Others

havebuiltonthisapproachbyrecruitingextrasenseorgans,suchas

therear-facingcerci（后向尾须）.Theyhavealsobegunfitting

theinsectswithinstrumentpacksthatmightletthemdoausefuljob:

searchingcollapsedbuildingsforsurvivors.

OnesuchisSatoHirotakaofNanyangTechnologicalUniversity,inSingapore.Hehas

beenworkingoncyber-insectsfor15years.Now,hehasaddedanothertwistto

cyber-roaches.Insteadofhavingtheirmovementsdictatedbyremotecontrol,