名校版高考英語綜合訓(xùn)練題含答案Dengueisaverypainfulillnessspreadbymosquitoes.Inseverecases,denguecanevenbedeadly.Dengueisaseriousdiseaseaffectingpeopleinaround120countries.ltcancausehighfevers,headaches,andseverepain.lt'scausedbyavirusspreadbybitesfrommosquitoes.Therefore,dengueismorecommoninwarmareas.Everyyear,roughly390millionpeoplegetdengue,andasmanyas25,000diefromit.Nowscientistsseemtohavefoundawaytoprotecthumansfromdenguebyfirstprotectingmosquitoes.Denguefeveriscausedbyavirus.Thoughitmayseemstrangetothinkofitthisway,themosquitoesthatspreadthedenguevirusarealsoinfectedwithit.Butthevirusdoesnztseemtohurtthemosquitoes.Wolbachiaisakindofbacteriacommonlyfoundinmanyinsects.Insomeinsects,Wolbachiacankeepsomevirusesfromduplicatingthemselves,whichishowvirusesgrowinsideabody.Wolbachiaisn'tnaturallyfoundinmosquitoes.ButbyinfectingthesemosquitoeswithWolbachia,scientistscankeepthemosquitoesfromcatchingthedenguevirus.Evenbetter,theyoungmosquitoescomingfromtheeggsoftheinfectedmosquitoesalsocarryWolbachia.ResearchersworkingwiththeWorldMosquitoProgram(WMP)rana27-monthstudyinYogyakarta,Indonesia.Theysplita10-square-mileareaupinto24smallerareas.Inhalfoftheareas,thescientistsdidnothing.Intheotherhalf,theysetoutcontainersofeggsfrommosquitoesthathadWolbachia.Theydidthiseverytwoweeksforjust4to6months.Tenmonthslater,80%ofthemosquitoesinthetreatedareascarriedWolbachia.Theresearchersreportthenumberofdenguecasesinthetreatedareaswasreducedby77%andthatthenumberofpeopleneedinghospitalcarefordenguedroppedby86%.Becausetheresultsoftheexperimentweresogood,theWHOhasplacedWolbachia-infectedmosquitoeggsinallpartsofYogyakartaandsurroundingareas.TheWHOsaysthatwithinayear,theireffortswillprotect2.5millionpeopleagainstdengueandthattheireffortswillbeturnedintoaprogramthatcanberepeatedworldwide..Whatkindofdiseaseisdengue?A.Itislikelytocausedeath.B.Itcausesnopainbutfevers.C.Ithappenslessofteninhotareas.D.Ithurtsbothpeopleandmosquitoes..Theunderlinedword"duplicating"inParagraph3mostprobablymeans"".A.worseningtheharmofB.expandingthesizeofC.increasingforcesofD.makingcopiesof.WhatcanbeinferredaboutthemethodfromthefigureslistedinParagraph5?A.Itswideuse.B.Itseffectiveness.C.Itscomplexity.D.Itseasyoperation..What'stheWHO'sattitudetowardsthemethod?A.Ambiguous.B.Positive.C.Tolerant.D.Skeptical.ADBBInthenearfutureIOT（InternetofThings）willdrivehugeinnovation（革新）inthewayourfoodisgrown.Plantswillhavea“voice”,notahumanvoice,butavoicebasedondatathatcantellpeople,computers,andmachineswhen,forexample,theyarethirsty,orneedmoresun,medicine,etc.Takevertical（垂直的）farmsforexample.Farmingismovingindoorswherethegrowthofplantscanbemonitoredandcontrolled.Thefacilitiesarebuiltvertically,sogrowingareascanbeputinpiles.Thisgreatlyreducestheamountoflandneededforfarming.FromanIOTpointofview,verticalfarmsareconnectedintwoways.First,smallsensorsCf專感器）inthesoilorconnectedtoplantstellacontrolsystemexactlyhowmuchlight,water,andnutrientsareneededtogrowthehealthiestcrops.Sensorswillalsotellverticalfarmerswhencropsarenearingtheirpeakforharvestingatjusttherighttimetomakesureit'sstillfreshwhenitreachesitsfinaldestination.Second,verticalfarmswillbeconnectedtoothernetworksandinformationsystems,includingdatabasesthattracklocaldemand.Forexamplexlocalrestaurantsmayinputwhentheyneedfreshfoodsupplies.Andverticalfarmerscouldgetthatinformationsotheyknowwhichcropstogrowinwhatquantities.ThistypeofIOTsystemwouldhavebeenunimaginableagenerationago.Today,verticalfarmsarebeingexperimented.Yet,thenumberspointtoabrightfuturefortheindustry,especiallyastheworld*spopulationcontinuestogrow.Forexample,GreenSenseFarmsinChicagoisabletoharvestcrops26timesayearusing85percentlessenergy,one-tenththewater,andnopesticides.AsidebenefitoflowerenergyuseislowerCO2outputoftwotonspermonth,withtheaddedbenefitofcreating46poundsofoxygeneveryday..Howdosensorsattachedtoplantswork?A.Byrecordingfarmersharvestingcrops.B.Bymonitoringfarmersworkingintheirfield.C.Bypassinginformationontoacontrolsystem.D.Byanalyzinginformationtopreservecrops..WhatcantheIOTsystemhelptodoaccordingtoParagraph4?A.Expandtheoutputofcrops.B.Moverestaurantsontofarms.C.Determinetheneedsoffarmers.D.Matchsupplywithdemand..Whatistheauthor7sattitudetowardsthefutureofverticalfarming?A.Hopeful.B.Unconcerned.C.Neg