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英语参考答案·第1页(共11页)贵阳第一中学2025届高考适应性月考卷(二)英语参考答案第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)1~5BBACC6~10ABACB11~15CBCBA16~20ABBCA第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)21~25
BACBC26~30ADBAC31~35DDADB第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)36~40BGDEF第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)41
~45CDAAD46~50BBDAB51~55CCDAC第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)56.increasingly57.arespotted58.which59.stunning60.a
n61.enthusiasts62.or63.combined64.to65.strengthen/bestrengthened第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)【参考范文】DearMs.
Green,I’mLiHua,ahighschoolstudentpassionateaboutrobotics.Learningthatthe27thInternationalRobotOlympiadisapproaching,Iea
gerlyapplytobeacandidate.WithproficiencyinEnglish,asolidfoundationinprogrammingandstrongcommunicationskills,I’mconvincedthatIamwellqualified.
Mydesiretovolunteerstemsfrommypassionforlanguageandmykeeninterestingaininginvaluableexperienceinrobotics.Ifchosen,I’llde
dicatemyselffullytoassistinginternationalparticipantswithregistration,eventpreparationsandcoordination,ensuringamemorableexperienceforal
l.Thankyouforconsideringmyapplication.Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou!Yourssincerely,LiHua{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAK
QkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第2页(共11页)第二节(满分25分)【参考范文】Withouthesitation,sheswitchedonhercomputer.Mrs.Thom
psonquicklyupdatedhersocialmediapost,includingadetaileddescriptionoftheuniquesymbolshehaddiscovered.Shealsosharedthepictureofthe
symbolalongwithhergrandmother’sname,hopingthatthenewinformationwouldsparksomeone’smemory.Asshehitthe‘post’button,herheartracedwit
hanticipation.Sheknewthiscouldbetheturningpointinherquesttofindthelostpainting.Thenshewaitedpatiently,fullofhope.Oneday,acal
lfromacrosstheoceanreachedher.Itwasfromanelderlywomanwhohadcomeacrossherpost.Sherevealedthatshehadpurchasedthepaintingat
asmallauctionyearsago,unawareofitstruevalue.WhenshesawMrs.Thompson’spost,sherealizedthesignificanceofherfindandcontactedMr
s.Thompson.Uponseeingthepictureofthepainting,Mrs.Thompsontearfullyrecognizeditasthelostfamilyportrait.
Overjoyed,shethankedthewomanandarrangedforitsreturn.Hunginherlivingroom,itnowservesasareminderofherfamily’shistory,reconnectin
gwiththepast.【解析】第二部分阅读第一节A【语篇导读】这是一篇应用文,主要介绍了中国四个被列入世界自然遗产名录的景点。21.B细节理解题。根据“JiuzhaigouValley”下面的“Thecrystal-clearwaterreflectsthesurrounding
forestsandsnow-cappedmountains,…(周围的森林和白雪皑皑的山峦倒映在清澈见底的湖水里……)”可知,九寨沟的山顶白雪皑皑。故选B。22.A细节理解题。根据“LiRiver”下面的“LiRiverinGuil
inisknownforitskarstmountainsandpicturesquescenery.(桂林漓江因喀斯特山地和如画的风景而闻名。)”可知,桂林漓江以其喀斯特山地而著名。故选A。23.C推理判断
题。根据最后一段中的“Contactusatwww.Aroundchina.comformoredetailedinformation.(如需了解更多详细信息,请访问www.Aroundchina.com来联系我们。)”可推知,本文应是旅游网站上的一篇景
点介绍,希望读者去游览这些地方。故选C。{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第3页(共11页)B【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文,主要介绍了一种以租赁和买二手商品为特点的新型购物模式
。24.B细节理解题。根据第一段的“…babiesgrowtoofastandclothingthemisanexpensivebusiness.MysolutionhasbeentorentmydaughterStella
’swardrobe(衣柜).Ipay$36amonthfor10items,whichIcankeepuntilStellaoutgrowsthemandrentthemouttoothersinneeduntiltheybecomeworthless.
”可知作者觉得小婴儿长得太快,全部买新衣服又贵又浪费,因此才会选择租衣服这种实惠而又减少浪费的方式。故选B。25.C细节理解题。根据第三段“AndEdinburgh’sToolLibraryhasthousandsof
optionstochoosefrom.Youcanborrowaprojectorandapopcornmachineforcinemanights,aspeakerandPAsystemforparties.”可知在租物馆中,什么都租得到,选择非常广。故选
C。26.A推理判断题。根据最后一段“Irealizedthatthisnewwayofconsumingreducestheneedfornewproductsandlowerstheconsumptiono
fresourcesandenergy,whichcanhelpusreduceourenvironmentalimpactandmovetowardagreenerfuture.It’sawin-winsituationforthewalletandtheplanet.”可知这种新型
消费模式减少了资源的浪费,对环境很友好。故选A。27.D主旨大意题。根据全文的内容,可知本文介绍了“LibrariesofThings”这种借物馆的优势,不仅经济实惠,而且大大减少了资源的浪费,是一种新型的共享经济的体现形式。故选D。C【语篇导读】这是一篇新闻报道
,主要讲述了由于新的考古发现,三星堆博物馆在清明节假期游客激增。28.B细节推理题。根据第二段中的“Andonthenextday,morevisitorsswarmedintothemuseumtoexceed19,800.Tocopewiththe
largeflowofpeople,onSundayafternoon,theofficialWeiboaccountoftheSanxingduiMuseumreleasedamessagetoremindvisitorsofavoidingrushhoursorreschedulingth
eirvisitingtime.(第二天,更多的游客涌入该博物馆,超过了19800人。为了应对庞大的人流量,周日下午,三星堆博物馆官方微博账户发布消息,提醒游客避开高峰时间或重新安排参观时间。)”可知,三星堆博物馆立即对大量的游客作出了反应。故选B。2
9.A词义猜测题。根据第三段“EarlieronMarch20,Chinesearchaeologistsannouncedsomenewmajordiscoveriesmadeduringthe37thexcavationsinceitslaste
xcavation35years{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第4页(共11页)ago.Theruinswerefirstdiscoveredinthelate1920sa
ndfirstexcavatedin1934.(早在3月20号,中国考古学家宣布了第37次挖掘中的一些重大发现。这些废墟最初发现于20世纪20年代晚期,最初挖掘于1934年。”A.dugup挖掘,发掘;B.buriedin埋藏/埋头于;C.so
ughtfor寻找;D.disposedof解决,处理。故选A。30.C细节理解题。根据第四段“Themuseumsaidalthoughitwasopenasusualduringthefestival
,thenewly-foundpitshadnotopenedtothepublicyetandthenewly-excavatedculturalrelicswerestillunderrestorationandcouldn’tmeetthepubliccurrently.(三星堆博物
馆表示,尽管该博物馆在节日期间照常开放,其新发掘的坑尚未对外开放。新出土的文物依旧在修复中,目前不能与公众见面。)”故选C。31.D主旨大意题。综合全文内容,尤其是第一段内容“TheSanxingduiMuseuminSouthwestChina’sSichuanProvinc
eenjoyedhugepopularityduringtheQingmingFestivalholidaysbyreceivingnearly20,000visitorsonthepeakday,afterthenewarchaeo
logicaldiscoveriesbroughtinternationalattention.(在新的考古发现引起国际关注后,位于中国西南部四川省的三星堆博物馆在清明节假期期间极受欢迎,高峰日接待了近2万名游客。)”以及末段“Andthenew
lydiscoveredpitswillundoubtedlyfurtherboostlocaltourism,attractingvisitorsfrombothhomeandabroadtowitnessthewonders.(毋庸置疑,新发
现会进一步推动旅游业的发展,吸引海内外游客来见证三星堆奇迹。)”可知,本文主要讲述由于新的考古发现,三星堆博物馆在清明节假期极受游客欢迎,故选D。D【语篇导读】这是一篇议论文,主要论述了长时间沉迷于各种电子产品可能会导致人们其他感官的失灵
,失去一些非常重要的信息和体验,因此我们需要更加关注视听以外的其他感官。32.D推理判断题。根据第一段“Butgiventhathumansareanimalswithmanymoresenses,areweignoringourothera
bilities?”和第二段“‘That’sbecausealotofinformationweconsiderimportanttodaycanbeconveyedthroughsoundandvideo,’saysMeikeScheller,anassistan
tprofessorofDurhamUniversity.‘Butwhatweconsiderimportantdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthesearethethingsthatweneed.’”可知,人们认为的从视觉和听觉获取的重要信息不一定是我们真正需要的,其他的感官不能被
忽略,应得到更多关注。故选D。33.A细节理节题。根据第三段“ithasbeenshownthatwetendtosniff(嗅)ourpalmsunconsciouslyaftershakinghan
dswithsomeone.‘Thatgivesyouhintsaboutallsortsof{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语
参考答案·第5页(共11页)things,fromtheirhealth,totheirage,eventheirpersonality,’saysScheller.”可知嗅觉能告诉我们很多社交时必备的,而且视觉和听觉给不了的信息。故选A。34.D作者意图题。第三段“Isneglecti
ngsomesensesinfavourofothersaffectingouremotionallives?Theansweriscertainlyyes.”作者提出了忽略一些感官会影响我们的情感生活的论点。然后举了嗅觉的例子。根据第四段首句“Touchiss
imilarlyimportanttoouremotionallives.”得出本段是以触觉为例进一步论证上一段提出的观点。故选D。35.B观点意图题。根据最后一段“Forthetimebeing,insteadofholdingoutfordigitaltechn
ologiesthatcanstimulateourignoredsenses,Schellerthoughtitbestthatwegooutsideandseeourfriendsinperson,feelthesoftwindonourskin,a
ndsmelltheroses.”可知Scheller认为我们应该更多地去用不同的感官感受自然,接触自然。故选B。第二节【语篇导读】这是一篇应用文,主要教大学生如何在校开始创业,提供一些实用的创业点子。36.B上下文推断题。根据上文“Maybeyouarecluelessthatoneofstu
dents’biggestexpensesisthecashtheyhavetosetasidefortextbooks.”和下文“Youcanusuallygetagoodchunkofyourmo
neybackattheendofthetermbysellingbackyourbooks.”可知中间需要一句承上启下。既然大学生最大的开支是买书,那么点子就来了:你可以卖掉旧书赚钱。故选B。37.G上下文推断题
。本段的点子是成为网络博主用内容赚钱。根据上文“You’llonlymakeafewcentsperclickonyourposts.”得知虽然每个点击只能带来很少的收入,但粉丝多了就能积少成多,带来不错的收入。故选G。38.D上下文推断题。此空格为小标题,需要根据后文归纳总结得出。根据后文“
Doyoulovedo-it-yourselfprojects?Areyouabletoknit,crochet,workwithwood,orcrafthand-madejewelry?Ifso,youmayfi
ndagoodclientbasebysettingupshoponsiteslikeeBayorEtsy.”可知本段推荐可以把爱好变成商机,做一些小手工开网店赚钱。故选D。39.E上下文推断题。根据上文“aw
aytomakeyourshopknown”和下文“Chooseoneandgetstarted!”得知中间必需提一下推广网店的多种手段。故选E。40.F上下文推断题。根据上文“Reachingouttothestudentsinneedisa
lsoeasy.”可知找到做家教的目标学生方法很简单。与F选项中的“简单地发个传单或者口口相传就可以!”刚好连贯。故选F。{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第6
页(共11页)第三部分语言运用第一节【语篇导读】这是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了佛罗里达州的一名男子喜欢在旧货市场购买纪念匾。最近,他在翻阅多年前买的一套收藏时,一个小球的图案引起了他的注意。他很快意识到球
里有一块珍贵的石头—1972年阿波罗17号任务带回的一块月球岩石。从而,引起了人们的重视和调查。41.C考查动词词义辨析。句意:最近,他在翻阅多年前买的一套收藏时,一个小球的图案引起了他的注意。A.roll
ed转动;B.enlarged扩大;C.caught吸引;D.blinded使失明/蒙蔽。故选C。42.D考查动词词义辨析。句意:这个人花了一点时间读了匾上写的东西,很快意识到球里有一块珍贵的石头—1972年阿波罗17号任务带回的一块月球岩石。A.
stressed强调;B.acquired获得;C.indicated表明;D.recognized意识到。故选D。43.A考查名词词义辨析。句意:很快意识到球里有一块珍贵的石头—1972年阿波罗17号任务带回的一块月球岩石。A.mission任务,使命;B.explosion爆炸;C.em
ployment雇佣,就业;D.responsibility责任。故选A。44.A考查名词词义辨析。句意:1972年阿波罗17号任务既是美国航空航天局的阿波罗计划中的第11次载人任务,也是人类最后一次登月。A.landing登陆
;B.failure失败;C.visibility能见度;D.imagination想象。故选A。45.D考查名词词义辨析。句意:这块牌匾和岩石是当时的总统理查德•尼克松送给路易斯安那州的礼物,但不知怎么的,多年后,它最终在车库拍卖中被这位男子发现。A.boost推动;B.sig
nal信号;C.threat威胁;D.present礼物。根据句意以及该句中的“tothestateofLouisianabythen-PresidentRichardNixon…”总统理查德•尼克松送给路易斯安那州,可推知,此处为这块牌
匾和岩石是当时的总统理查德•尼克松送给路易斯安那州的礼物。故选D。46.B考查动词短语辨析。句意:多年后,这块牌匾和岩石最终在车库拍卖中被这位男子发现。A.calledup打电话;回想;B.endedup结束,告终;C.
pickedup捡起/不费力学会/搭载/接收信号;D.broughtup提出/养育。故选B。47.B考查形容词词义辨析。句意:甚至,我不能告诉你我拥有它多久了,我也不确定我花了多少钱买的。A.blank茫然的;B.certain确定的;C.cautious谨慎的;D.deliber
ate故意的/从容的。故选B。48.D考查动词词义辨析。句意:这名男子联系了路易斯安那州州长办公室,后者把他指向了路易斯安那州博物馆。A.replied回复;B.trusted信任;C.condemned谴责;{#{Q
QABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第7页(共11页)D.contacted联系。根据上下文语境以及该句中的“theLouisianagovernor’soffice,”可推知,此处为这名男子联系了
路易斯安那州州长办公室。故选D。49.A考查名词词义辨析。句意:这名男子亲手将他的发现物交给了路易斯安那州博物馆。A.find发现物;B.fund资金;C.receipt收据;D.assignment作业,任务。根据上文“butinsteadendedupinagarages
aleforthemantofindyearslater”提到了发现,可知,此处为这名男子将他的发现物亲手交给了路易斯安那州博物馆。故选A。50.B考查名词词义辨析。句意:他不敢冒险,担心运输途中出问题。A.wander漫游/游荡;B.delivery递送;C.encounter偶遇;D.exp
loration探索。故选B。51.C考查形容词词义辨析。句意:博物馆馆长对他的慷慨和关心表示感谢,因为他让国家重新拥有了这件无价的物品。A.curious好奇的;B.desperate渴望的;C.appreciative感激的;D.indiffere
nt无动于衷的。句中的“forhisgenerosity”以及“forreunitingthestatewiththispricelessobject”可知,此处为博物馆馆长对他的慷慨和关心表示感谢,因为他让国家重新拥有了这件无价
的物品。故选C。52.C考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们很高兴能拥有这个藏品,并与我们的观众分享。A.taketheriskof冒险尝试;B.takethewindof占上风;C.takepossessiono
f拥有;D.taketheplaceof代替。故选C。53.D考查动词词义辨析。句意:在阿波罗17号登陆地球后,尼克松向所有州和外国分发了379块卫星石。A.restored修复;B.separated分离;C.collected收集;D.distributed分发。根据句
意以及该句中的“toallthestatesaswellasforeignnations”以及下文“Overtime,thosegiftsbeganto…”可推知,此处为在阿波罗17号登陆地球后,尼克松向所有州和外国分发了379块卫星石。故选D。54.A考查名词词义辨析。句意:到目前为止,1
71块岩石的命运仍然是个谜。A.mystery奥秘;B.tragedy悲剧;C.convention惯例;D.representation表现,描绘。根据上文“Arecentsearchfoundthatmanywereunaccounte
dfor(下落不明).”以及该句中的“remains”可知,此处为到目前为止,171块岩石的命运仍然是个谜。故选A。55.C考查名词词义辨析。句意:171块丢失的岩石激发了人们的好奇心,刺激着人类进一步探月。A.satisfies满足;
B.believes相信;C.intrigues激发;D.discriminates歧视。故选C。第二节【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文,主要介绍了一种新型的中式服饰“马面裙”。{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAI
MAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第8页(共11页)56.increasingly考查词形变化。此处需要一个副词来修饰“is…gainingpopularity”这个动作。57.arespotted考查动词的时态语态。此处讲述的是现状,需要用一般现在时,意
义“被看见”,需要用被动语态。58.which考查非限制性定语从句。此处需要填关系代词,先行词为“TheMamianqun”,在后文充当主语,逗号之后只能用which。59.stunning考查非谓语动词。此处为主句的结果状语,与逻辑主语
呈主动关系。60.an考查冠词。此处为泛指一个古代的堡垒,后文的“ancient”为元音开头,需用an。61.enthusiasts考查名词的单复数。前文的“among”说明了此处应为复数名词。62.or考查并列连词。根据前文的“Whether”推出此处为“whetherAo
rB”的结构。63.combined考查非谓语动词。此处为前文“thetraditionalculturalelements”的后置定语。根据后文的“with”可知此处考查“becombinedwith”这个固定搭配,与上文逻辑主语呈被动关系
。64.to考查固定搭配。此处为固定搭配“thekeyto”。65.strengthen/bestrengthened考查词形变化。此处为不定式用法,需要用动词原形,主被动都可。听力原文Text1M:Iloveyourdrawings,Amelia.Th
eyarealwayssocolorfulandlife-like.Areyougoingtostudyartatuniversity?W:Actually,IlearnedtodrawsoIcoulddesignclothes.I’mg
oingtostudyfashionatcollege.(1)Text2W:Ican’tbelievehowmuchourlittlegardenhasproducedsofar!M:Yes!Inthepasttwoweeks,we’veharvested
80tomatoes.Atthisrate,wemightendupwithtwiceasmanybytheendofthemonth.(2)Text3M:Oh,my!Ican’tbelieveit’sthestart
ofDecemberalready.Ihaven’tevenboughtanyChristmaspresentsyet.(3)W:I’dsuggestavoidingthelargecrowdsofshoppersandjustdoingitallonline.It’smuchless
stressful.{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第9页(共11页)Text4M:Ialwayswalkmychildre
ntoschoolasit’smuchhealthierforthem.W:Weliveabittoofarawaytowalk.Ilikedriving,butI’veoftenthoughtcyclingwouldbeabetteroption.
Iftheroadswerelessbusy,weprobablywould.(4)Text5M:WhataresomeofthekeydifferencesbetweenBritishpeopleand
peoplewholiveinmainlandEurope?W:Well,InoticedthatBritishpeopledriveontheleftsideoftheroad,whilepeopleinFranceorGermanydriveontheright.(5)Text6M
:Isentmynewbooktomyeditorlastweek,(6)butshestillhasn’temailedmeback.W:Isthatagoodsignorabadone?M:I’mnotsure.Bad,Ithink.I’msonervous.Ileftsuchalongg
apbetweenthesecondandthirdbooks.Whatiftheyhateit?W:Youneedtostaypositive.(7)Youhavewrittenthreebooks.(6)(7)Notalotofpe
oplecandothat.(7)M:Iguessyou’reright.W:Whydon’twegoanddosomethingfuntotakeyourmindoffitforawhile?(7)M:Sure.Whatdidyouhaveinmind?W:Let’sgotot
hecinema.Text7M:HaveyouseenthenewsaboutJapan?W:Yes,itjustgothitbyaverypowerfulearthquake.M:IhopeMatti
sOK.(8)W:Heshouldbe.HeteachesEnglishinthenorth,(8)buttheearthquakewasnearthesouth.M:Actually,it’ssummervacation,sohewastakingsometimetosee
therestofthecountry.W:OK.Let’sseeifhehaspostedanythingonsocialmedia.M:Ohyes.Look,he’spostedanimagesayingheissafe.W:He’salsopostedal
inkwherepeoplecandonatemoneytohelp.I’mgoingtodonate$25.(9)M:I’llmatchyourdonation.(9)Weshouldsharethelinkaswe
ll.W:I’mdoingthatnow.I’mjustgladMatt’sOK.(10){#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第10页(共11页)Tex
t8(第12题为推断题)W:Whatareyoudoinghere,Jeremy?M:I’mlookingforacarrot.W:Whatisitfor?Areyoumakingcarrotsoup?M:No,I’mbuildin
gasnowmanandIwanttogivehimanose.(11)W:Whydon’tyoujustuseablackstone?M:No,I’musingblackstonesforhisbuttons.Besides,it’straditionaltous
eacarrot.W:That’strue.OK.IthinkIhaveonethat’sshapedfunny.Youcanusethat.M:OK.NowallIneedisahat.(11)W:Well,yourfather
hasplentyofoldhatsinthegarage.Goandaskhimifyoucanborrowone.(11)M:OK,Iwill.W:Areyoubuildingyoursnowman
tolooklikeanyone?M:Well,hewasmeanttolooklikemybestfriend,butheactuallylooksmorelikemyscienceteacher,Mr.Graham.Thesnowmanisinthebackyar
difyouwanttoseeit.W:OK.Letmegetmybootsandjacketonfirst.(13)Text9M:Ican’tbelieveit’sstill0–0withonly1
0minutestogo.(14)W:Iknow.Wecouldhavewatchedthisgameathome.Instead,we’resittingherefreezing.(14)M:Yeah,it’sbeenaboutasexcitingaswatchingpaintdry.
W:Doyouthinktheycangetagoalinthetimeremaining?M:Probablynot.Lookatthem.Theyalllookexhausted.W:Nowonder.T
heyhadthatgameinEuropeonWednesday.Threedaysisn’tlongenoughtorecover.(15)M:Yeah,Ithinkyou’reright.Evenou
rbestplayerisslowontheball.W:Yeah,Gary’snotlookingasquickashenormallydoes.Soareyoucomingtonextweek’scupfinalgame?M:No,I
’mgoingonholidaywithmyfamilyonThursday.(16)Don’tworry,youwon’tbealone.MybrotherDaveistakingmyticket.W:OhIlikeDave.Healwaysbringssweetswith
him!Whereareyougoing?M:We’regoingtoAmericafortwoweeks.(16)MysisterlivesinTexas,sowe’restayingwithherforthesecondweek.(17)W:Nice.{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAA
AhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}英语参考答案·第11页(共11页)Text10TonightonTomorrow’sWorld,we’llbelookingatthelatesttechno
logyandhowitmightaffectyourlifeinthefuture.(18)Fromtheadvancesinartificialintelligencetothefascinatingworldofhealthc
arefortheelderly,tonight’sshowwillhighlighttechnologythatwillchangethewaywelive,work,andplay.(18)Inthisdigitalage,technologyis
developingatarapidpace,affectinghowwedrive,howweeat,andevenhowwesleep.Todaywe’lllookattherecentannounceme
ntbyJapanesecarcompanyHonda.It’sabouttheupcominglaunchoftheirself-drivingtaxi.(19)Theprojectiscarriedouttogetherwi
thAmericancarcompanyGeneralMotorsandself-drivingtaxifirmCruise.Thenewdriverlessvehicleswillholdamaximumofsixpeople.Hondahopestolaun
ch500oftheminTokyoin2026.Thecompanybelievesitwillofferadditionaloptionsfortheelderlyandthedisabled.(
19)Afterthat,we’llgettoknowhowtechnologyishelpinghumanslivelonger.Lastly,we’lllookatrenewableenergysources.Last
week,anewwindfarminScotlandwasturnedon,producingelectricityforthecountry.(20)We’lllookathowothercountriesarem
akingeffortstoprovidecleanerandmoreaccessibleenergy.{#{QQABAQCEgggoABAAAAhCEQHQCAKQkhACCagGRFAIMAIAyQFABAA=}#}