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一、語篇泛讀①Technologyisdevelopingbyleapsandbounds.AgadgetassmallasasmartphonenowhasmoreprocessingpowerthanrocketstotheMoononcehad.Newtechbringsmanyadvantages,makingourliveseasierandopeningupnewopportunities.Onepieceofkitthat’sbeenreallytakingoffrecentlyisthedrone.Thispilotlessminiaircraft,originallydevelopedforaerialphotographyandwarfare,isnowbringingusbenefitsclosertohome.Inthelastfewyears,techcompaniessuchasAmazon,AlphabetandUberhavepromisedusdeliverydrones–bringinggoodstoourdoorstepsinamatterofminutes.Progressindevelopingthemhas,however,beenslow.科技正在突飛猛進地發(fā)展。如今，像智能手機這樣小的設備，其處理能力已經超過了曾經飛往月球的火箭。新技術帶來了許多好處，使我們的生活更容易，并開辟了新的機會。最近最受歡迎的一件裝備是無人機。這種無人駕駛的迷你飛機，最初是為航空攝影和戰(zhàn)爭而開發(fā)的，現(xiàn)在給我們帶來了更近距離的好處。在過去的幾年里，亞馬遜(Amazon)、Alphabet和優(yōu)步(Uber)等科技公司向我們承諾了無人機送貨服務——幾分鐘內就能把貨物送到我們家門口。然而，開發(fā)它們的進展一直很緩慢。②Dronesarehelpingtoconnectwithandenhancethelivesofpeopleinremotelocations.IntheUK,theRoyalMailwantsafleetof500dronestohelpdeliverthemailtofar-flungcommunities.Windracers,thecompanydevelopingthedrones,saytheycanflyinfogandproduce30%feweremissionsthancomparablepilotedaircraft.AndinCoventryintheUK,constructionhasstartedonanairhub,whichwillactasabaseforpoliceanddeliverydrones.Urban-AirPortLimitedisworkingwithcar-makerHyundaionthemini-airport,knownasaskyport.無人機正在幫助連接和改善偏遠地區(qū)人們的生活。在英國，皇家郵政(RoyalMail)想要一支由500架無人機組成的機隊，幫助將郵件送到偏遠的社區(qū)。開發(fā)無人機的Windracers公司表示，它們可以在霧中飛行，比同類有人駕駛飛機的排放量減少30%。在英國考文垂，一個航空樞紐的建設已經開始，它將作為警察和送貨無人機的基地。Urban-AirPort有限公司正與汽車制造商現(xiàn)代汽車(Hyundai)合作建造這個被稱為skyport的迷你機場。③Dronescouldalsoplayapartinimprovingthehealthofmillionsofpeople.InZanzibar,forexample,they’rebeingusedtospraywetlandsagainstmalaria.AndwritingforBBCFuturewebsite,HarrietConstabledescribesanincredibledevelopmentprojectbytheUniversityofSouthAustralia.Theplanisfordronestoeventuallybeabletosurveypopulationsfordiseasebyreadingthebloodoxygenlevelsofhumansfromtheair.They’llalsobeabletoscanforothervitalsigns,likecoughingandahightemperature.無人機還可以在改善數(shù)百萬人的健康方面發(fā)揮作用。例如，在桑給巴爾，它們被用來噴灑濕地來預防瘧疾。哈麗特·康斯特布爾在為BBC未來網(wǎng)站撰稿時，描述了南澳大利亞大學的一個令人難以置信的發(fā)展項目。該計劃是讓無人機最終能夠通過讀取空氣中人類的血氧水平來調查人群的疾病。他們還能掃描其他生命體征，比如咳嗽和高燒。④Itseemsthesky’sthelimitforwhatdronetechnologycanachieve.Theonlythingthatsometimeskeepsitgroundedisregulation.WritingfortheBBC,JessicaBrownsays:“Ifourskiesaretobecomeascrowdedasourstreets,airspacerulesneedupdatingtopreventaccidents.”Therearealsorelatedproblems,suchasnoisepollution.無人機技術的潛力似乎是無限的。有時唯一能讓它站穩(wěn)腳跟的是監(jiān)管。杰西卡·布朗(JessicaBrown)在為英國廣播公司(BBC)撰寫的文章中寫道:“如果我們的天空變得像街道一樣擁擠，就需要更新空域規(guī)則，以防止事故發(fā)生?！边€有一些相關的問題，比如噪音污染。二、詞匯表byleapsandbounds突飛猛進地，非常迅速地gadget小設備processingpower（計算機）處理（數(shù)據(jù)）能力tech科技設備kit成套裝備drone無人機pilotless無人駕駛的aircraft飛機，飛行器aerialphotography航空攝影deliverydrone交付無人機，物流無人機fleet機隊emissions碳排放piloted有人駕駛的airhub航空樞紐skyport小機場spray噴灑survey檢查scan掃描thesky’sthelimit沒有限制的grounded停飛的airspace領空noisepollution噪音污染三、測試與練習1.閱讀課文并回答問題。1.Howquicklydotechcompanieswanttodelivergoodstoyourhome?2.WheredoestheUK’sRoyalMailwanttodelivermailtobydrone?3.Whatmightdronesbeabletodotocheckfordiseaseinacommunity?4.Trueorfalse?Dronesworkbyhavingaminipilotonboard.5.AccordingtoJessicaBrown,whydoweneedtoupdateairspacerules?2.選擇意思恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。1.Thebuscompanyhasboughtanew_______ofelectricvehicles.hubfleetgadgetsurvey2.Thespeedofourbroadbandconnectionhasimproved_______.byleapandboundbyleapsofboundsbyboundsandleapsbyleapsandbounds3.London’sHeathrowairportisa_______formuchoftheUK’sinternationalflights.skyportkitgroundedhub4.Mylaptophasgreat_______,soit’smuchquickerthancesspowerprocessedpowerprocessingpowerpowerprocess5.The_______saywehavetohavesmokealarmsinstalledineveryroom.emissionsskyportdronesregulations【參考答案】1.閱讀課文并回答問題。1.Howquicklydotechcompanieswanttodelivergoodstoyourhome?Quickly–inamatterofminutes.2.WheredoestheUK’sRoyalMailwanttodelivermailtobydrone?TheRoyalMailwantsafleetof500dronestohelpdeliverthemailtofar-flungcommunities.3.Whatmightdronesbeabletodotocheckforanydiseaseinacommunity?Theymaybeabletosurveypopulationsfordiseasebyreadingthebloodoxygenlevelsofhumansfromtheairandscanforothervitalsigns,likecoughingandahightemperature.4.Trueorfalse?Dronesworkbyhavingaminipilotonboard.False.Dronesareminiaircraftthathavenopilot.5.AccordingtoJessicaBrown,whydoweneedtoupdateairspacerules?JessicaBrownsays:“Ifourskiesaretobecomeascrowdedasourstreets,airspacerulesneedupdatingtopreventaccidents,terroristattacks,andrelatedproblems,suchasnoisepollution.”2.選擇意思恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞組來完成下列句子。1.Thebuscompanyhasboughtanewfleetofelectricvehicles.2.Thespeedofourbro