上海市普陀区2019届高三质量调研(二模)英语试题word版

All human inventions can’t be separated from this idea. Life is also about exercise. All the exhibits in the museum are alive. The workers oil and wipe every day. Finally, steam is imported into the machinery to make them run as usual as they did a hundred years ago. Time is also reversed.

In the power exhibition hall, the steam engine that had been used during the Industrial Revolution was still roaring, and the influence was not reduced. If you want to understand the Industrial Revolution and the role of Manchester in it, you must come and visit it, and you will find answers from the many wonderful exhibitions here.

The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry completely reproduced the British Industrial Revolution, and ensured that the machines of its scientific and technological inventions operated daily, so that visitors and school children could experience the Industrial Revolution. Therefore, the museum has become an outstanding model for preserving industrial heritage.

Manchester was known as Cotton Capital, Northern Capital, Second City, and Warehouse City for the Industrial Revolution. The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry is located in the center of Manchester City. Tt records the cradle （摇篮）of the Industrial Revolution with historical details. Manchester City’s history, textiles, energy, communications, aviation, transportation and other industries have risen and fallen with the development of science and technology.

More information: visit https://www.msichicago.org/ Address: 150 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH Main traffic: Bus 255 to Manchester City Centre Open daily: from 10: 00 to 17:00 Tour tickets: free

60. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The museum reflects the world industrial situation. B. The old steam engines are no longer working. C. The theme of the museum is related to power.

D. The railway display in the museum is rich but not vivid. 61. Why does the museum claim that all the exhibits there are alive? A. Because the workers make them look real. B. Because people can see the old steam engines. C. Because the museum has preserved a lot of things. D. Because all are running as they were a hundred years ago. 62. If you go to visit the museum, you will surely . A. see the world’s oldest passenger train station in Manchester B. learn more about the British Industrial Revolution C. buy a lot of machines created in the Industrial Revolution

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D. enjoy the exhibition with many school children

(C)

The Rapid Rise and Fall of Robot Babysitters

During the winter of 2017, an 18-year old college student named Conan Reeves spent much of his time trailing a knee-high robot around Fayetteville, Arkansas, as it delivered Amazon packages to students. The robot, created by a start-up called Starship Technologies in 2014, is basically a cooler on wheels; it uses radars, sensors, and nine cameras to make deliveries.

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Reeves’s job was to monitor how it handled various grounds, field comments from the public, and press the off switch if necessary. He said, “People would also ask if it could deliver beer.” It couldn’t.

Broadly speaking, jobs of caring for robots fall under the umbrella of careers in automation, which include maintenance, engineering and programming. The demand for people with this skill set is considerable, with 20 million to 50 million new jobs to be expected in this category by 2030, according to the Mckinsey Global Institute. In the year that ended in June 2018, Indeed.com had almost three times the number of positions on the recruitment committee that ended in June 2016.

Over the last year, a 34-year-old businessman named David Rodriguez spent hundreds of hours following a machine called the KiwiBot around UC Berkeley’s campus while it delivered Red bull and other drinks to students. To retrieve （检索）orders, the app encourages students to give the robot a wave; the robot’s digital eyes will roll depending on its mood. Rodriguez, who heads business development for the start-up, was tasked, early on, with monitoring the KiwiBot for problems – even carrying it, should the motors fail. Since April 2018, though, the KiwiBot has largely been left unattended, and the majority of human interactions involve technical chicks and loading food into the robot. To eliminate the boring work, the team is developing a restaurant robot to collect and load orders – which could happen in 2020. However Rodriguez assured me that his staff won’t be out of work. Everyone holds double roles in the company. Greater robot self-governing just means employees will shift their focus to accounting, engineering, and design.

Mckinsey estimates that millions of jobs globally could be lost to automation by 2030. “A huge number of jobs will be produced as autonomous vehicles are released into the environment,” Ramsey said. In 2016, Bosch started training students from Schoolcraft College, a Community college in Michigan, in autonomous-vehicle repair; Toyota has trained students in maintenance as well. “We might even see a return to low-level jobs where people come and fuel the car for you,” Ramsey said. “Until we can wirelessly charge, someone needs to refuel them.” The hardest –to- automate industries, as it happens are the ones that require looking after humans, such as childcare, education and health care. Robot babysitters might feel like they have scored the job of the future, but in fact, they might be better positioned.

63. What kind of robot is the one created by a start-up called Starship Technologies? A. A factory robot. C. A restaurant robot.

B. A delivery robot. D. A construction robot.

64. What does “fall under the umbrella of “ in Para. 2 mean? A. are in the category of C. are in relation of

B. are under the protection of D. are in the process of

65. According to Ramsey, what will happen when autonomous vehicles are put on the market? A. Autonomous vehicles will become much cheaper.

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B. A large number of people will be out of work. C. A lot of job opportunities will be created. D. Many people will turn to buying autonomous cars. 66. What does the last sentence in Para. 4 mean?

A. Robot careers will have a competitive advantage in the future. B. Many new occupations like caring for robots come and go fast.

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