基础巩固Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．TheInternethasenabledus(know)andunderstandthewholeworldmuchbetter.2．However，someofscientificinventionshaveevencausedgreatharmmankind.3．Therapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology(bring)aboutgreatchangestohumanlifesofar.4．Iwilltellyou(direct)thatscientistsarethosewhopromotethesocialprogress.5．Inthe18thcentury，the(invent)ofthesteamengineledtothefirstIndustrialRevolution.6．Weneedtoacceptthefactthatthesemoderninventionshavebroughtmuch(convenient)tous.7．Incontrast，thisconditionjustindicatesthatourlifeisconnectedmoderninventionsclosely.8．WhyIsayitnormalisbecauseIbelievethatnothingis(absolute)goodandrightforus.9．Exceptforthemoderninventionsoftransport，thereareplentyofotherthings，(include)robots.10．Wecandomanythingsthatwedidn’thavetheabilitytodointhepastby(use)robots.11．Ifourgovernmentdoitwell，I(full)believethattheInternetwillprovidemoreconvenienceforus.12．Weliveinanagemoreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore.13．Thenewtechnology，if(apply)toricegrowing，willhelpincreasethegrainoutput.14．Hethoughtthatthekeyto(feed)peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.15．Iwanttointroduceoneofthemostinfluentialmodern(invent)inourlife—thecomputernetwork.话题词汇1．advantagen．优势2．artificialadj.人造的，人工的3．negativeeffect负面影响4．breakthroughn．突破5．surftheInternet上网6．explorev．探索7．conveniencen．方便8．withthedevelopmentof...随着……的发展9．changeone’slife改变某人的生活10．drawbackn．缺点，不利条件能力提升Ⅱ.阅读理解(2019·安徽宣城二模)Indianscientistshavedesignedanewdevicewhichtheyhopewillsolveoneofthebiggestproblemswiththeuseofsolarenergy.Theycallthedeviceasolartree.Solartreeshavemetal“branches”extendingfromatall，centralpoleatdifferentlevels.Eachbranchholdsaphotovoltaic(光电的)panel，alsocalledasolarpanel.Thesepanelsareflatsurfacesthatcollectenergyfromthesunandturnitintoelectricity.DaljitSinghBediisthechiefscientistattheCouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch，orCSIR，inNewDelhi，India.TheCSIRlaboratoriesarewherethesolartreewasdesigned.Bedisaystheshapeofthesolartreemakesitpossibletofitmor