河南省南阳市2020届高三下学期综合训练（1）英语试题（无听力试题）

河南省南阳市2020届高三下学期综合训练（1）英语 第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Elon Musk is famous for making bold claims and big bets. Here’s a look at some of his recent goals and how they’re shaking out. Self-drivingTesla cars Goal A million full self-driving Teslas will be on roads by 2020. What he said “I feel very confident predicting autonomous robo-taxis for Tesla next year,” Musk said at Tesla’s autonomy day for investors last month. Status It’s hard to believe Tesla will pull off the timeline. No self-driving Teslas are on the road today due in part to the fact that the software isn’t ready. Hyperloop and Loop Goal Tunnels can solve urban congestion. What he said “You can alleviate any arbitrary level of urban congestion with a 3D tunnel network,” he said in April 2017. Status Hyperloop would be an underground vacuum tube in which electric pods move people at speeds over 600 mph. The Boring Company Musk’s tunneling venture, is currently developing Loop projects in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago and between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Trips to the moon Goal Space tourism around the moon will occur by 2018. What he said “Next year is going to be a big year for carrying people to the space station and hopefully beyond,” he said in February 2017. Status SpaceX, Musk’s rocket and space exploration company, failed to deliver on its promise. In February 2018, Musk said SpaceX would use its Big Falcon Rocket for tourism instead. That move is now scheduled to come as soon as 2023. Brain computer interfaces Goal Humans will have brain-computer interfaces as soon as 2025 What he said “I think we are about eight to 10 years away from this being usable by people with no disability,” he said in April 2017. Status Musk has taken steps to meet this deadline, but it’s too early to say yet if he will succeed. Neuralink, a company Musk created in 2017, is making a brain-computer interface to physically plug into a person’s head. Neuralink’s plans have largely been kept quiet but it continues to hire staff. 21. Which of Elon Musk’s predictions has so far failed to come true? A. Trips to the moon. B. Hyperloop and Loop. C. Self-driving Tesla cars. D. Brain computer interfaces. 22. The Boring Company is established to _____. A. create vacuum tubes B. solve traffic problems C. build tunnels over the world D. speed up the SpaceX program 23. What can we learn from the passage? A. Autonomous robo-taxis are actually impractical. B. Musk is concerned about the future of the world. C. Musk’s Neuralink is suspected of doing something illegal. D. Musk makes predictions merely to attract the world’s attention. B I was 17 years old. My brother Kyle and I were thinking about writing a book because it seemed like a good way to reach others and share what we had learned. However, we were doubtful. Cou ... ...