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Science and technology is among the factors that have taken the human civilization
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Science and technology is among the factors that have taken the human civilization to the level it enjoys today. Every milestone in scientific and technological______(91) has taken society a step forward.
Numerous scientific innovations that enjoyed their heyday in history were later______(92) by new ones. Today, although we still admire those inventors, we are not awe-struck (惊叹的)by their innovations or inventions as we now boast of science and technology much more ______(93) than in the past.
Will the science and technology of our times______(94) forever?______(95). In the future, people will view today's science and technology just as we______(96) those of centuries ago.
Therefore, technicians and scientists ought to______(97) full play to their innovations during the latter's limited “shelf life.”______(98), the application and spread of advanced science and technology has been hitting man-made snags (障碍)in today's world.Many of these______(99) are imposed by the developed West.
Science and technology is a______(100) that belongs to all mankind.To prevent its spread and exchange of scientific data for the sake of narrow interests is a selfish act.
The International Space Station, a manned space laboratory that saw the first launch in 1998, will complete its ______(101) in 2020 and then go out of orbit, falling into the sea.By then, China will have established its own space station, ______(102) will be the only one of its kind in space at that time. China has expressed its______(103) to share the space station with the rest of the world.But if U.S. politicians continue ______(104) their obstruction, it will be impossible for U.S. aerospace workers to use the Chinese space station.
The 5G communication technology, or 5G, is______(105) the most advanced in the world.Communication technology has been ______(106) by leaps and bounds. It took less than 10 years to develop 3G from 2G and then just three years to leap to 4G. Now communication technology has entered the 5G era, which will help further develop the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.
Both China and the United States are frontrunners in 5G technology. U.S. telecom companies and consumers have a ______(107) demand for Huawei's 5G equipment but have been blocked access because of U.S. politicians5 focus on their own interests. However, 5G is not the end of communication technology. In the near future, quite possibly, it will be replaced by quantum communication technology. The space station technology of today will also be replaced by new ones. One day in future, human beings ______(108) be able to undertake interplanetary journeys as easily as they travel by plane from one country to another. Focusing on immediate interests and______(109) a blind eye to the future will hamper science workers' efforts to maximize the benefits of science and technology and will also affect entire society.
The world needs a ______(110) to maximize the benefits of science and technology, condemn efforts to impose borders on science, and seek to remove restraints on communication.
单选题第1题Every milestone in scientific and technological______(91) has taken society a step forward.
A.progress
B.road
C.invention
D.pavement
参考答案:A
答案解析:词汇搭配。此句意为“科学技术发展取得的每一个里程碑都使得社会向前迈进一步”。词义辨析:progress进步,road道路,invention发明,pavement人行道,故A选项符合题意。
单选题第2题Numerous scientific innovations that enjoyed their heyday in history were later______(92) by new ones.
A.released
B.revised
C.replaced
D.represented
参考答案:C
答案解析:语境推理。此句意为“很多在历史上盛极一时的科学发明后来都被新的 (发明)取代”。词义辨析:released释放,revised修订,replaced取代,represented代表,故C选项符合题意。
单选题第3题we are not awe-struck (惊叹的)by their innovations or inventions as we now boast of science and technology much more ______(93) than in the past.
A.sophisticated
B.comfortable
C.interesting
D.important
参考答案:A
答案解析:词汇搭配。此句意为“如今的创新发明比过去更为复杂”。从语义角度分析,B、C、D不符合题意,尤其是D选项,不能说如今的创新发明比过去更重要,如今的发明比过去更复杂,却不见得就一定更重要,故A选项符合题意。
单选题第4题Will the science and technology of our times______(94) forever?
A.enable
B.endure
C.maintain
D.sustain
参考答案:B
答案解析:词义辨析。此句意为“我们当今时代的科学和技术能够永垂不朽吗”。 enable使能够;endure忍耐,持续;maintain保持;sustain维持。故选B。
单选题第5题______(95).
A.Of course
B.Not always
C.It depends
D.Certainly not
参考答案:D
答案解析:语境推理。根据上下文可知,我们当今时代的科技当然不会永垂不朽,故D 选项符合题意。
单选题第6题people will view today's science and technology just as we______(96) those of centuries ago.
A.look
B.talk
C.treat
D.find
参考答案:C
答案解析:语境推理。此句意为“在未来,人们看我们现在的科学技术就如同我们现在对待过去的科学技术一样”。从语境角度分析,just as前后的动词应该有一定的对照性,B和D不符,A选项look是指具体的用眼睛看,没有“看待,看法”的意 思,故只有C选项符合题意。
单选题第7题technicians and scientists ought to______(97)
A.use
B.take
C.do
D.give
参考答案:D
答案解析:词语搭配。give full play to为固定搭配,意为“让……充分发挥作用”,D选项符合题意。
单选题第8题______(98),
A.Although
B.However
C.Therefore
D.Then
参考答案:B
答案解析:逻辑衔接。此句意为“然而,先进科学技术的应用和传播都遇到了人为的障碍”。从语境角度可知,这句话与上文成转折关系,故选B。
单选题第9题the application and spread of advanced science and technology has been hitting man-made snags (障碍)in today's world.Many of these______(99) are imposed by the developed West.
A.questions
B.applications
C.blocks
D.suggestions
参考答案:C
答案解析:语境推理。联系上文可知,前句讨论的是遇到障碍(hitting man-made snags),此句指明这些障碍有很多来自西方国家,故选C。
单选题第10题Science and technology is a______(100) that belongs to all mankind
A.wealth
B.jewelry
C.benefit
D.dream
参考答案:A
答案解析:语境推理。此句意为“科学技术是属于全人类的财富”。从语境角度分析,联系下文可知,下文的narrow interests可以与上文的wealth形成对照,故只有A选项符合题意。
单选题第11题will complete its ______(101) in 2020 and then go out of orbit
A.requirement
B.commission
C.mission
D.destiny
参考答案:C
答案解析:词义辨析。此句意为“国际空间站是一个人造空间实验室,1998年建成,将于2020年完成任务后脱离轨道坠入海中”。词义辨析:requirement要求,与its意义不搭配,commission正式委托,destiny不能与complete搭配,故只有C选项 (任务)符合题意。
单选题第12题______(102) will be the only one of its kind in space at that time
A.what
B.which
C.it
D.that
参考答案:B
答案解析:语法搭配。非限制性定语从句引导词为which,故只有B选项符合题意。
单选题第13题China has expressed its______(103)
A.will
B.willingness
C.willing
D.willingly
参考答案:B
答案解析:词义辨析。此句意为“中国已经表明意愿,将与世界其他各国共享使用这个空间站”。will作名词是“意志,意志力”的意思,willingness是“意愿,乐意”的意思,willing为形容词,意为“乐意的”,willingly是副词,意为“乐意地”,故只有B选项符合题意。
单选题第14题______(104) their obstruction
A.to
B.through
C.on
D.with
参考答案:D
答案解析:词语搭配。此句意为“但是如果美国继续阻挠,美国宇航员将不能使用中 国的空间站”。继续做某事:continue to do sth,continue doing sth;继续某事: continue with sth,考查固定搭配,故选D。
单选题第15题is______(105) the most advanced in the world
A.currently
B.certainly
C.continuously
D.officially
参考答案:A
答案解析:语境推理。通读整段可知此话是本段的中心句,此句意为“5G通信技术 (5G)是目前世界上最先进的技术”。词义辨析:currently目前地,certainly毫无疑问地,continuously继续地,officially正式地,故只有A选项符合题意。
单选题第16题Communication technology has been ______(106) by leaps and bounds
A.advanced
B.advancing
C.changed
D.changing
参考答案:B
答案解析:语法搭配。leaps and bounds意为“跳跃式地”,此处语法结构为have been doing,本句意为“通信技术持续飞速发展”。
单选题第17题U.S. telecom companies and consumers have a ______(107) demand for Huawei's 5G equipment but have been blocked access because of U.S. politicians5 focus on their own interests
A.smal1
B.little
C.big
D.huge
参考答案:D
答案解析:词义辨析和语境推理。此句意为“美国的电信公司和客户对华为5G设备有大量需求”。从语境角度分析,要与后文中的but形成转折,可以排除A、B选项,big 般形容具体的有形的事物,huge则可以用来形容抽象的事物,故选D。
单选题第18题human beings ______(108) be able to undertake interplanetary journeys as easily as they travel by plane from one country to another.
A.may
B.will
C.must
D.can
参考答案:A
答案解析:情态动词。此句意为“在未来的某一天,人类可能会实现星际穿梭的旅程”。词义辨析:may可能会(表猜测),will将会(表示即将发生),must肯定会,can具有能力,故选A。
单选题第19题Focusing on immediate interests and______(109) a blind eye to the future will hamper science workers' efforts to maximize the benefits of science and technology and will also affect entire society.
A.closing
B.close
C.turning
D.turn
参考答案:C
答案解析:词语搭配。此句意为“关注于眼前的利益对未来视而不见”。从语法角度分析,此处应用动词现在分词形式,排除B、D选项,turn a blind eye to是固定搭配,故选C。
单选题第20题The world needs a ______(110) to maximize the benefits of science and technology
A.consensus
B.contract
C.concern
D.contention
参考答案:A
答案解析:词义辨析。此句意为“世界需要达成共识,使科技收益最大化”。词义辨析:consensus共识,contract合同,concern关注,contention观点,故只有A选项符合题意。
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