浙江省2021屆高三英語考前押題試卷精選匯編

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浙江省2021年必考英語押題預測卷1

第一節(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Huniansmakeniislakcs.EvenveryexperiencedsurgeonsarcnolinOdliblc.Buiwhatifllicsudoctorscould

combinetheirknowledgewithexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobeperformedby

machines?

That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysooncarryoutmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundsto

performingheartprocedures.Lotsoftheseoperationsareactuallyalreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.

However,arecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissue

completelyontheirown.fiomthebeginningtotheend.

TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot(STAR)hassucceededincompletingsurgeriesonpigs."WeTethefirstto

testoutautonomousroboticsurgerywithsofr-tissnesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperaticn,it'sbetter,"

saysPeterKim,aprofessorofsurgery."Ourpurposeisnottoreplacesurgeons,butitwillmakethesurgeonsbetter

andmaketheproceduressafer."

ArecentMayoClinicstudydiscoveredthatmostsurgicalerrors-inckidingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideof

thebody,orevenleaving(oolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.Thoughthat's

rare,robotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.

InthesurgicalsystemcalledckVinci,surgeonslaytheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrol

themovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Surgeonscontroltherobot'severymajormove,and

thusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience

Ontheotherhand,STARisentirelyautonomous.Notonlyisi(abletoworkonitsownandperformsurgeries

withamoreflexible"hand",butit*salsoabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebones

isonething,butopenitingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARcanrespondtoachangingenvironment,

whichissimilartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanother

driverwhomakesamistakeandgetsinyourway.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Quitesmart.B.Reallycreative.

C.Ratherresponsible.D.Alwaysright.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutSTARfromthepassage?

A.Itcanperformtheoperationonitsown.

B.1(hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroom.

C.Itcanmakesurgeriesmuchfaster.

D.Itwilltaketheplaceofsurgeons.

23.Whichoneis(rueaboutthedaVincisurgicalsystem?

A.Robotsarctrainedfromafar.B.Robotsalwaysmakemistakes.

C.Surgeryresultsdependonsurgeons.D.Surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots.

Mylegswereshaking,myheartpounding.Aswenearedtheedgeofthecliff,Idouble-checkedailmy

equipmenttomakesureitwassecure.Ifeltanxious,butnoteagerformytumasIwailedinlinewiththe

membersofmygroup.FearrosefromthepitofmystomachasIrealizedtherewasnooneelseinfrontofme

Slowly,Iloweredmyselftotheedgeofthenearly200-footcliff.Myskinshooklikeadozenearthquakeswhen

Ireachedthebelayman,(hepersonwhohookedmetothebelayingropes,whichkeepmefromfalling.He

hookedmeup,andIslowlyloweredmyselfover(heedgeof(hecliff,breatheddeeply,andwentintoasitting

positionwithbothfeetinfrontofme.Iclosedmyeyes,gulped(大口吸氣),andbegantogodown.

PanictookoverasIreachedapointwheremyfeetcouldnolongertouchtherockywall.Thewallwasright

there,foolingme.Myfootmadecontactwiththewall,causingmetorotate.AsIslowlybegantospinaroundan

interestingthinghappened;mypanicvanished.Thebeautifulviewofthesurroundingareaoverwhelmed(淹沒；壓

倒)me.Allthedifferent-sizedtreeswereevergreens,whichseemedtoblanketthehill-side.Theforestwasfilled

withlifeasdifferenttypesofanimalsracedacrossmyfieldofvision.AsIlookedup-wardtheskyseemedtoopen

upintoabluevastness.Asenseofexcitementovertookme.I'dbeenwaitingforthismoment,nighiandday,for

onelongmonth,andfinallymydreamhadbecomeareality.Ibegantofeelcalmerandmorerelaxed.

AsIfinallynearedthebottomofthecliff,thereseemedtobelessanimalactivity.Lookingup,thecliffdid

noiseemasfrighteningasitdidgoingdown.Myfeetwereshakywhentheyfinallytouchedthesoftandmuddy

ground.Prideswelledupwithinme.Travelingonthemuddyroad,Ibeganthelongclimbupward.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasabouttogodown(hecliff?

A.Excited.B.Eager.C.FrightenedD.Anxious.

25.Whydidthebelaymanhooktheauthortothebelayingropes?

A.Toensurehissafety.B.Toplacehimover(heedge.

C.Tolethimgodownfaster.D.Tbtiehim(othetree.

26.Whendidtheauthorbegintospinaround?

A.Whenhisfeetcouldn'ttouchtherockywall.

B.Assoonashisfeeltouchedtherockywallagain.

C.Whenheloweredhimselfdownthecliff.

D.Beforehereachedthebelayman.

27.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodoaftergoingdownthecliff?

A.Climbupthecliffoncemore.B.Goslowlydownthemountain.

C.Camponthesoftground.D.Goonclimbingupthemountain

C

TheJapanesehavealwaysbeenattheforefrontatdeployingrobotstoperformjobsthataretraditionallydone

byhumans.Overthepastyear,humanoidrobotshavebeenseenhelpingcustomersattheMitsubishiBankand

evenfillinginforhumansciencecommunicatorsatmuseums.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingtohearthatthe

countryhastheworld'sfirsthotelthatisstaffedalmostentirelybytheAndroids!

Theaplly(巧妙地)namedHenn-na("strange"inJapanese)HotelwhichopeneditsdoorsonJuly17islocated

atNagasaki'sHuisTenBoschthemepark..ItistheideaofHideoSawada,aJapanesebusinessmanwhois

fascinatedby(hepossibilityofreplacinghumanswithrobots.Hisaimistohavethisfuturistichotelberunmainly

bytheintelligenthumanoids.

Guestschecking-inarewelcomedbyafamilyfriendlyEnglish-speakingrobotwearingabowtieand

bell-hop(侍者)hat.Thoughexperiencedathisjob,hedoesrequestguestsnottoaskhim"adifficultquestion

"sinceheisafterall,"justarobot!"Thoseseekingamore"regular"experience,canapproachthehuman-like

Japanese-speakingrobot.

Whenready,visitorscanrequest(herobot"porters"tohelpcarrybelongingslotheirroom.Thosethatneed

tostowawayvaluablescanhandthemtoahelpfulrobotwhowillplacetheminsideanindividualsafeboxin

exchangeforasmallfee.Aone-foot-highconciergeisavailabletoprovideinformationaboutthehotelsamenities,

nearbyattractions,andevenorderataxiifneeded.

Sohowmuchdoesitcosttoliveinthiscrazycoolhotel?Itdependsonwhenyoudecidetogo.Duringthe

lowseason,guestscangetawaywithpayingaslittle$60anightforabasicroom.However,duringthepeak

seasonwhenratesaredeterminedbyanonlineauction,thepricecangetashighas$153.

28.WhatisHideoSawadainterestedin?

A.Makingdifferentkindsofrobots.B.Takingtheplaceofhumanswithrobots.

C.Settingupmorehotelsrunbyrobots.D.Makingrobotsmoreintelligent.

29.Theunderlinedphrase"stowaway"mostprobablymeans"

A.purchaseB.changeC.storeD.replace

30.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.World'sfirstrobot-staffedhotelisopenforbusiness.

B.Japanesetopsthefirstinmakingrobots.

C.RobotscanreplacehumansinJapanesehotels.

D.TheaptlynamedHenn-naHotelata(hemepark.

第一節(共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分)

A

21.B【解析】寫作意圖題。根據第二段內容可知，作者首先介紹了面部識別技術在多種場景的廣泛應用，

之后強調了它的速度之快，效率之高，并且使用要求很低，普通人也在廣泛使用這項技術，總結起來，這

些都是在介紹面部識別技術強大的功能，故B項正確。

22.C［解析］推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段中的"Primarily,theconcernisthatitthreatensprivacy""Thismeans

peoplecanbeobservedandrecognizedwherevertheygo”以及"butkeepinglaw-abidingcitizensunder

constantwatchisdisturbing(omany"可推知，相機的安裝有可能會威脅到人們的隱私，即隱私有可能會

被暴露，故C項正確。

23.A［解析］細節理解題。根據最后一段中的“Amaskcoversmanyofthefacialdatapointsusedbyrecognition

softwaretoconfirmaperson'sidentity.Inresponse,facialrecognitionsystemsarebeingtrainedtouseless

facialdata”可知，面部識別式一步的提升方向就是用更少的數據獲得更精確的結果。

24.D【解析】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章前兩段整體介紹了面部識別技術的概況，后三段介紹了其優

缺點以及可提升的方向，即全文主要是介紹面部識別技術.故D項符合題意。

B

25.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據第四段中的“…itcouldgivepeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateropportunitiesinthe

workforceandenablethemtoleadmoresatisfyingandindependentlives."和最后一段中的“Many

Americansadmit(hatautonomousvehicleswillbe(hefutureoftransportation...n可知，無人駕駛汽車有

很多好處，許多美國人認識到無人駕駛汽車將是未來的交通工具。由此可見多數美國人對無人駕駛

汽車的未來持樂觀的態度，故選D。

26.C【解析】推理判斷題。根據第三段中的a...theseresidentswhoseaverageageis77willalsohavea

convenientandreliablenewwaytokeeptheirappointments."可知,無人駕駛汽車給老年人帶來了方便；

再由第四段中的“...ahead-thinkingpolicieshavethepotentialtounlockotherhiddenbenefitsof

autonomousvehicles,especiallyforthosewithphysicaldisabilities."可知,無人駕駛汽車能給殘疾人帶來

方便。所以這兩段是在說明無人駕駛汽車給老年人和殘疾人帶來的方便，故選C。

27.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的"Thepolicymakersshouldfollowtheleadofplaceslike

CaliforniaandNewJersey,andpassregulationstounlockthesehiddenbenefitsofdriverlesscars.”可知，

作者想告訴我們，政策制定者應該通過規章制度來釋放無人駕駛汽車的潛在好處，故選D。

C

28.A［解析］細節理解題。根據第二段中的"theKickstartercampaign,whichhasbeenlaunchedtosellEaude

Space"可知，啟動這項活動是為了銷售EaudeSpace這款香水。

29.B【解析】詞義猜測題。本段主要敘述EaudeSpace這款香水的制造和出售可以幫助那些熱愛科學的

低收入家庭的孩子們。和太空環境味道一樣的EaudeSpace香水可能會激勵聞到香水的孩子成為一

名宇航員、科學家或工程師。畫線部分在此意為“激發"，與B項意思接近。

30.B【解析】主旨大意題。文章第一段引出EaudeSpace這款香水,第二、三段講這款香水的味道與太空

的味道一樣以及不同人對太空味道的描述，第四、五段說香料制造者和香水制造者合作制造這款香水,

這款香水的部分利潤將用于資助對科學感興趣的低收入家庭的孩子，最后一段說這款香水即將在英

國生產，因此,B項“EaudeSpace,一款即將到米的香水”為最佳標題。

浙江省2021年高考英語押題預測卷2

第一節(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

CoffeeisanessentialpartofItaliancultureandsincearrivinghereoversixmonthsago,Ihavedefinitelydrunk

alotofit!

Ofcourse,coffeeisalsoverypopularintheUKbutcoffeecultureinItalyisacompletelydifferentstory.In

Italy,whenyouorderacoffeeinacafeorbar,youarepresentedwitha(iny,bitterespresso(蒸儲咖啡).This

is'normalcoffee'fbrItaliansandtheyarenotsointerestedinthehugecoffeesthatwedrinkintheUK.Inaddition,

whiletake-awaycofleeisextremelypopularamong(heBritish,itisnotverycommonatallinItaly,especiallyin

non-touristyareas.Generally,Italiansprefertodrinktheirtinycoffccswhilestandingatthebarandjormany,this

shortbreakisanimportantpartoftheirday.

Typically,breakfastinabarinItalyinvolvesacoffeeandapastry.Ihavebeenattractedbythelovelycafesin

theItaliantownI'mlivingin.Thesecafessellallsortsofmouth-wateringpastries,eitherplainorfilledwithcream,

chocolate,jamorNutella,aswellasdeliciouscoftee.Cappuccinosareverypopularatbreakfasttimeand,fbrme,a

creamycappuccinoandapastryfullofNutellaistheperfectwaytostarttheday.Ithinkit'snicetoheadtoabarto

grabacoffeeandpastriesfbrbreakfastbeforeworkandit'sluxurytotakemoretimetoenjoysuchabreakfastatthe

weekend.

Finally,IhavefoundthatcoffeeinItalyissomuchcheaperthancoffeeintheUK.Normally,anespressoora

niacchiato(anespressowithasmallamountofmilkadded)cos(saroundaeuroandacappuccinoabout1.50!They

arcsmall,ofcourse,butthismeansdiatinItalyitispossibletogooutfbrcoffeeregularlywithoutbreakingthebank.

21.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph2?

A.EspressoisverypopularinItaly.

B.Italiansprefersmallcoffeestolargeones.

C.CoffeecultureinItalyisverydifferentfromthatintheUK.

D.ItalianshavemoretimespentincafesthantheBritishpeople.

22.Theunderlinedword"pastry"inParagraph3probablyis.

A.acontainertoprovidecreamB.someattractivefruit

C.apowdertobemixedwithcoffeeD.adessertservedforbreakfast

23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribescoffeeinItaly?

A.Drinkingcoffeeincafesisexpensive.

B.Coffeeisnotallowedtobetakenout.

C.ItaliancoffeeismainlyimportedfromtheUK.

D.Coffeeoftencomesalongwi（hotherfoodasbreakfast.

24.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsItaliancoffee?

A.Positive.B.Disapproving.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.

B

Sharkattacksnotonlydisturbbeachactivities,butcanaffectassociatedtourismindustries.Sharknetsarca

commonsolutiontopreventingsharkattacksonbeaches,buttheycausedangerstoseaecosystems.

Seekingacost-cffcctivewaytomonitorbeachsafetyoverlargeareaswchavedevelopedasystemcalled

SharkSpotter.1（combinesartificialintelligence（A1）,computingpower,anddrone（無人機）technologytoidentify

andwarnlifesaversofsharksnearswimmers.TheprojectisacooperationbetweentheUniversityofTechnology

SydneyandtheRipperGroup,whichispioneeringtheuseofdrones-called"WestpacLittleRipperLifesaver"in

thesearchandrescuemovementinAustralia.

SharkSpottercandetectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingrealtimeaerialimagery.Thesystemanalyzes

videosfromacameraattachedtoadronetomonitorbeachesfbrsharks,sendwarnings,andconduct

rescues.Developedwithtechniquesknownas"deeplearning",theSharkSpottersystemreceivesimageryfromthe

dronecameraandattemptstoidentifyallobjectsinthescene.Oncecertainobjectsaredetected,theyarepulinto

oneof16categories:sharks,whales,dolphins,rays,differenttypesofboatssurfers,andswimmers.

Ifasharkisdetected,SharkSpotterprovidesbothavisualsignonthecomputerscreenandanaudible

warningtotheoperator.TheoperatorconfirmsthewarningandsenestextmessagesfromtheSharkSpottersystem

tothesurflifesaversforfurtheraction.Inanemergency,thedroneisequippedwithalife-savingflotationpod（漂

浮船）togetherwithanelectronicsharkrepellent（驅逐裝置）thatcanbedroppedintothewaterincaseswhere

swimmersarcinseveretrouble,trappedinarip,oriftherearcsharkscloseby.

InJanuary2018,theWestpacLittleRipperLifesaverwasusedtorescuetwoyoungswimmerscaughtinarip

atLennoxHead,NewSouthWales（NSW）.Thedroneflewdownthebeachsome800metersfromthelifeguard

station,andalife-savingflotationpodwasdroppedfromthedroneThecompleterescueoperationtook70

seconds.

WcbelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winfbrbothmarine（海洋的）lifeandbeachgoers.Thisuniquetechnology

combinesdynamicvideoimageprocessingAIandadvanceddronetechnologytocreativelydealwiththeglobal

challengeofinsuringsafebeaches,protectingenvironments,andromotingtourism.

25.WhacisaSharkSpotter?

A.Asolutiontomonitorsharks.B.Anequipmenttoidentifylifesavers.

C.Atechnologytopreventsharkattacks.D.Aprojecttopioneertheuseofdrones.

26.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph5showus?

A.Thesystemisefficientinsavinglives.B.Thesystemiseffectiveindetectingsharks.

C.Thesystemissmartindrivingsharksaway.D.Thesystemispracticaloverthewholeseaarea.

27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofSharkSpotter?

A.Doubtful.B.Optunistic.C.Negative.D.Objcctive.

C

Whilemanycountrieslovetheirtea,UKcitizensareparticularlyproudofbeing"teapeople".Theaverage

UKcitizenconsumesnearly2kilogramsofteaeachyear.TeaonlymadeitswaytoEnglandinlargequantitiesin

thefirstyearsofthe17thcentury.TeafromChinaandafewotherAsiancountrieswasbeingsoldmorewidelyin

Englandatthattime.Thenteabecamemoreandmorepopularamongdifferentsocialclasses.

Therearemanyvarietiesoftea.BlackteamixturesarestillthemostcommontypedrunkintheUK.Black

teaisdarkincolour,becausetheleaveshavebeenallowedtooxidize（氧化）beforedrying.Thisiswhywcusually

serveitwithmilk,althoughitisnotuncommontodrinkitblackorwithlemon.

Youmaystillfindteamadewithloosetealeaves,servedupinapot,andpouredintothebestchinacupswith

saucers（茶托）forvisitors.

TeaisstillalargepartofdailylifeintheUKtoday,butitseemstobeon（hedecrease.Theamountoftea

soldintheUKfellbymorethan10%inthefiveyearsleadingupto2002,andhasbeendroppingeversince.Tea

salesfellby6%in2014alone,andmostrestaurantsreportsellingmorethantwiceasmanycupsofcoffeeasthey

dotea.Morethanflbillionwassp^ntoncoffeeinhighstreetstoresin2013,morethantwicewhatwasspenton

teabags.

Still,whatgoesaroundcomesaround;ifssuretobecomefashionableagain.

28.Whichofihefollowingis（rueaccordingioihefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.TeamadeitswaytoEnglandintheearlyyearsofthe16thcentury.

B.TheUKusuallyservesblackteawithlemon.

C.TeafromChinaisbeingsoldmorewidelyinEnglandnow.

D.UKcitizenstakeprideinbeing"teapeople".

29.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Teasalesfellby6%in2014alone.

B.Thesalesofleahavebeenon（hedecreaseforabout20years.

C.In2013,themoneyspentonteawasf3billion.

D.Mostrestaurantslikesellingteathancoffee.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Itcanneversucceedagain.B.Teacanbecomepopularagain.

C.Coffeeismorepopularthantea.D.Teaisbecominglesspopular.

A

21.C【解析】推理判斷題。第二段的苜句為段落主題句，本段介紹了意大利咖啡文化與英國咖啡文化的

差異，故C項與本段內容相符。

22.D【解析】詞義猜測題。根據第三段第三句Thesecafessellallsortsofmouth-wateringpastries,eitherplain

orfilledwithcream,chocolate.jamorNutella^aswellasdeliciouscoffee.可以得知，咖啡館不僅提供美味

的咖啡，還提供各種令人飯涎欲滴的食物，或者不帶餡，或者帶有奶油、巧克力、果醬等餡。由此

可推斷此處指和咖啡一起當作早餐食用的甜點，故D項正確。

23.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據第三段的敘述可知，在意大利咖啡經常和其他食物一起當作早餐，故D

項正確。根據最后一段可知意大利的咖啡比英國的咖啡便宜很多，故排除A項；第二段提到在意大

利，咖啡外賣是不常見到的，并不意味著不允許外賣，故排除B項；文章并未提到意大利咖啡是從

英國進口的，故排除C項。

24.A【解析】推理判斷題。文章介紹了意大利的咖啡文化，咖啡可作為早餐的一部分，讓人們享受到快

樂的時光，而且價格較低，根據文章第三段第二句IhavebeenattractedbythelovelycafesintheItalian

townI'mlivingin.可推斷作者對意大利咖啡持有肯定的態度。

B

25.C［解析］推理判斷題。根據第二段中的"Itcombinesartificialinlelligence(AI),computingpower,anddrone

technologytoidentifyandwarnlifesaversofsharksnearswimmers.”以及第三段中的"SharkSpottercan

detectsharksandotherpotentialthreatsusingreal-timeaerialimagery.”可知，SharkSpotter結合了人「智

能、數據處理能力和無人機技術來辨認并警告救生員在游泳者附近的鯊魚，能夠探測潛在的威脅。

由此可知，它是一項防鯊魚攻擊的技術，故選C項。

26.A【解析】推理判斷題。第五段主要列舉了該系統在70秒內成功營救兩名被困的游泳者的例子，由此

可知，這一事例證明這一系統在拯救生命方面是很有效率的，故選A項。

27.B【解析】推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“WebelieveSharkSpotterisawin-winforbothmarinelifeand

beachgoers.”可知，作者認為SharkSpotter對海洋生物以及海灘游客來說是雙贏的，即作者對

SharkSpotter持樂觀的態度，故選B項。

C

28.D【解析】細節理解題。由文章第一段的Whilemanycountriesloveiheirlea,UKcitizensareparticularly

proudofbeing"teapeople".可知D項與文章內容相符。

29.B【解析】推理判斷題。由文章第四段的Theamountofleasoldin(heUKfellbymorethan10%inthefive

yearsleadingupto2002,andhasbeendroppingeversince.可知B項正確。A項為文章原句，不屬于推

斷內容。

30.B【解析】詞義猜測題。由文章最后一段Still.whatgoesaroundcomesaround:it'ssure(obecomefashionable

again.可知，加下劃線的句子后面是分號，分號后的句子與此處意思相同，即茶肯定能夠再次流行

起來，B項與該句內容一致。

浙江省2021年高考英語押題預測卷3

第一節(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37?5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Humansmakemistakes.Evenveryexperiencedsurgeonsarenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscould

combinetheirknowledgewithexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobeperformedby

machines?

That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysooncarryoutmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundsto

performingheartprocedures.Lotsoftheseoperationsareactuallyalreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.

However,arecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissue

completelyontheirown,fromthebeginningtotheend.

TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot(STAR)hassucceededincompletingsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstto

testoutautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperaticn,it'sbetter,"

saysPeterKim,apiofessorofsuigeiy."Ourpurposeisnottoreplacesuigeons,butitwillmakethesuigeonsbetter

andmaketheproceduressafer."

ArecentMayoClinicstudydiscoveredthatmostsurgicalcrrors-inckidingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideof

thebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.Thoughthat's

rare,robotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.

InthesurgicalsystemcalleddaVinci,surgeonslaytheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrol

themovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Surgeonscontroltherobot'severymajormove,and

thusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.

Ontheotherhand.STARisentirelyautonomous.Notonlyisitabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgeries

withamoreflexible"hand”,butit'salsoableloreactto（heunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebones

isonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARcanrespondtoachangingenvironment,

whichissimilartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedconotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanother

driverwhomakesamistakeandgetsinyourway.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Quitesmart.B.Reallycreative.

C.Ratherresponsible.D.Alwaysright.

22.WhatcanweleamaboutSTARfromthepassage?

A.Itcanperformtheoperationonitsown.

B.Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroom.

C.1（canmakesurgeriesmuchfaster.

D.Itwilltaketheplaceofsurgeons.

23.WhichoneistrueaboutthedaVincisurgicalsystem?

A.Robotsaretrainedfromafar.B.Robotsalwaysmakemistakes.

C.Surgeiyresultsdependonsurgeons.D.Surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots.

B

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