2019-2020学年上海市建平实验中学高三英语月考试卷及答案

2019-2020学年上海市建平实验中学高三英语月考试卷及答案

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

In the age of social distancing, using robots for some health care interactions is a promising way to reduce

in-person contact between health care workers and sick patients. However, a key question is how patients will

react to a robot entering the room. Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently set out to

answer that question.

In a study, the team found that a large majority of patients reported that interacting with a health care

provider through a video screen fixed on a robot was similar to an in-person interaction with a health care worker.

“We’re working on robots that can help provide care to ensure the safety of the patient and the health care

workforce. The results of this study give us some confidence that people are ready and willing to join us. In a

larger online survey carried out nationwide, we also found that a majority of respondents were open to having

robots perform small tasks such as taking a nose swab (拭子).” says Giovanni Traverso, an MIT assistant professor

and the senior author of the study.

After the COVID-19 pandemic began early last year, Traverso and his colleagues turned their attention toward

new strategies to reduce interactions between potentially sick patients and health care workers. To that end, they

created a mobile robot that could interact with patients as they waited in the emergency department. The robots

were equipped with sensors that allow them to measure vital signs, including skin temperature, breathing rate,

and pulse(脉搏) rate. The robots also carried an iPad for remote video communication with a health care provider.

The study suggests that it could be worthwhile to develop robots that can perform tasks that currently

require a lot of human effort, such as turning a patient over in bed. These days, turning COVID-19 patients onto

their stomachs requires several people. Doing Covid-19 tests is another task that takes a lot of time and effort

from health care workers, who could be arranged for other tasks if robots could help.

1. Why did the researchers from MIT and BWH carry out the studies?

A. To shorten the social distance between doctors and patients.

B. To figure out the response of patients to robotic doctors.

C. To reduce the risk of being infected with coronavirus.

D. To ensure the safety of patients during the pandemic. 2. What could be learned from the study?

A. Robots are not welcomed by patients.

B. Robots will soon replace doctors.

C. Robots may help to deal with Covid-19 patients.

D. Robots can operate on different patients.

3. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. StrengthsAnd Weaknesses In Robot Care

B. The Robotic Doctor Will See You Now

C. The Robots Speed Up COVID-19 Testing

D. The Development Of Robots In Hospitals

B

In the Pacific Northwest during winter, 5:15 am might as well be the dead of night. The alarm goes off and

the onlylight is the red glow from my clock. My body says, “Go back to bed.” But I don’t. I know my running

partner will be waiting in the street and I’m not going to stand her up. Then I walk onto the road, complaining

about the cold and wishing I were back under my warm covers.

If you’d have asked me a year ago if I could see myself running at 5:15 on a winter morning, I’d have laughed.

Morning just wasn’t my thing and running in the morning was something I didn’t even consider. “I prefer to work

out in the middle of the morning or in the afternoon,” I’d say to my friends who go to the gym before work.

Then, last fall I reconnected with an old neighborhood friend. She’d been running in the morning and taken

off forty pounds that year. When I looked in the mirror, I knew I could benefit from the same kind of weight loss. I

asked if I could join her. I knew I needed to change something if I was going to get back in shape.

The first two months were especially hard, because we ran twice a week at 5:15 am and I slept till 7:00 the

other mornings. But as I’ve adjusted to the routine of running, I’ve discovered great joys that make it even more

worthwhile than a little weight loss.

While I haven’t lost forty pounds yet, it’s amazing how much more energy I have and how much stronger I

feel. Because of the morning run, the rest of my day is more productive. I wouldn’t say I’ve become a morning

person, but I would say morning running is now my thing.

4. What can we know about the author from paragraph 1?

A. 5:15 is the ideal time for her to exercise. B. She prefers to run without any company.