Unit 20 New Frontiers 第一部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A (2021·山西省八校高三第一次联考) We look ahead to London's art and exhibition openings and select the must see shows. Double science It's a big month for the Science Museum，with a new gallery and an exhibition opening.The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city—from Newton's laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us.If that isn't enough there's also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the centuries and continue to do so today. Science City 1550—1800：The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum.Opens 12 September—13 October，free. The Art of Innovation：From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum.25 September—26 January，free but ticketed. Are you worried yet We all suffer from anxiety.Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage.The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound—something we imagine to be impossible. On Edge：Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery.19 September—19 January，free. Climbing the walls No artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place.Antony Gormley，the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London，takes over the Royal Academy of Arts with a blockbusting(轰动一时的) exhibition.This is the hot art ticket in town. Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts.21 October—3 December，￡18—22. 1．What is on show in the Science City gallery A．Some of the greatest physicists. B．The stories of the London development. C.The prediction of the future science. D．Some of the great achievements in history. 2．Which exhibition allows visitors to get a feeling in a new way A．The Art of Innovation. B．On Edge. C．Royal Academy of Arts. D．Science City 1550—1800. 3．When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether A．In January. B．In September. C．In October. D．In December. B (2021·河北省高三年级名校联考) In elementary school，Glenn Cameron was very aware of the challenges faced by his friend，Roger，who had lost a hand.Now he has built an artificial helper for him. The robotic hand is called “Dexi”．Each of its fingers can move independently.The strength and speed of the hand's“muscles” can be controlled.He's also created a digital version of this hand，which responds on a computer screen.Through a special headset，the system takes electrical signals from a human brain，sends them to a computer，and then the computer “tells” the hand what to do.For example，to make the hand close，you “see” a fist in your head. In fact，Camer ... ...
