四川省达州市通川区2024-2025学年高三上学期开学英语试题（图片版无答案）

me questions,and I asked them what they've been doing."
When they met face-to-face,Yosha-clearly,an energetio and curious l lay
among other fun facts.that Daylon onee lived on the beach.Theresy
Wearing their PCES Panther T-shirts,students sang"Take Me Outoth Ball (befor
can teach one another!
reading to the seniors,playing games,and visiting.Thiswas the snyeh
graders developed friendships with Hermitage residents.And itbnbohyongn
Jennifer Norton,Hermitage's Director of Lifestyle and Welless,dhvnn
each other back and forth since September.And so now they get to meet n
a special and precious experience."
24.What does the author think of writing to a pen pal
A.It is an old and gradually reborn practice.
B.It has been widely adopted by schools
C.It is an entirely new connecting way.
D.It is an outdated and unnecessary tradition.
25.Why did PCES introduce students to the tradition of having pen pals
A.To teach them about other cultures.
B.To pair them with international pen pals.
C.To help them bridge the generation gap.
D.To get them involved in community connections.
26.What do we know about Daylon MeCarty from the text
A.She lives on the beach now.
B.She is energetic and curious.
C.She has retired and enjoys teaching.
D.She has never had a pen pal before.
27.What is Jennifer Norton's attitude towards the pen pal program
A.Indifferent.
B.Opposed.
C.Doubtful.
D.Appreciated
C
It's a dog,it's a fox,it's a wolf...it's a robot A new dog-like robot has entered the field.Created
to help keep airplanes and animals safe by acting as a predator ()the Aurora,as it is
known,will soon begin its important work at the Fairbanks airport in Alaska.
Though not often discussed,the issue of airplane-animal collisions (at airports is not
trivial.In 2023,92 animal collisions were reported to the FAA at airports near Alaska.And that'
Alaska.Trying to ease this problem without harming wildlife requires some creative thinking.And that
is where Aurora comes in.Aurora is a headless robot,about the size of a hunting dog.Aurora can
climb rocks and stairs,and even do a little dance.
It is these movements that its creators,Boston Dynamics,hope will be part of a strategy to keep
runways clear of wildlife,especially migratory birds in the autumn.Silly as it may seem,Aurora can
do these movements of predators such as foxes and wolves,which hopefully will creaefearo
in the birds and other wildlife.
Aurora is just the latest in a long line of rejected potential solutions to the bird and wildlife
problem at airports.One suggestion that was suggested in Alaska was flying drones throwing a
deterrent (that included grape juice,but it was believed too risky.
And yet,despite the fact that Aurora costs about $70,000,according to Ryan Marlow,Aurra's
robot handler,the robot is still preferable to a dog:"A border dog requires food,Iraining,warmth,
but doesn't collect data for us."
There is something about Aurora that has great fun.Maybe it is the dancing,or thvery
开学摸底联考英语试题第4页（长8而