1、练案32选修七Unit 2Robots阅读理解A(2017郑州质量检测三)We use robots for tasks like building cars and sorting mail, but can we use them as standup comedians (单口相声演员) in the future？One robot called RoboThespian has been trying out some jokes.Researchers from Queen Mary University of London organized RoboThespians perf
2、ormances to test whether it could be as funny as a human.The electronic comedian went on stage for a show with British comedians Andrew ONeill and Tiernan Douieb, performing the same jokes as Douieb but with a few changesit is a robot after all.The robot has some advantages over human comedians, too
3、.“We used computer vision and audio software to notice the response of each audience member, something a human comedian cannot do，” said Kleomenis Katevas, the robots programmer.“The machine used this information to decide who to look at and which gestures to use.”The robot also has other advantages
4、 over human comedians.Impressions of other people and sounds are very popular ways for performers to get laughs, and according to New Scientist reporter Celeste Biever, the robot can perform recorded sound by simply playing it back.It can also act out programmed pieces from Shakespeare or just about
5、 anything else.“Another of the robots advantages is more surprising.Because I feel less empathy (同感) for RoboThespian than for the human comedians，I feel more relaxed during his performances，” Biever added.And of course, RoboThespian is unlikely to feel as nervous as other comedians, or be affected
6、too badly by an audience member shouting at it.The Queen Mary researchers say theyre most interested in how audiences can be part of live performances.So in the future, we may be watching robots performing exactly the show we want to see.Do you think its time for the robot to write some more jokes?文
7、章大意：本文是一篇说明文。伦敦玛丽皇后大学的研究人员组织了机器人RobeThespian的表演来测试它是否可以像人一样滑稽，并介绍了机器人表演的优势。1Why was RoboThespian originally developed？_C_ATo help human comedians perform better on stage.BTo find out if robots could understand human jokes.CTo see if robots could perform like human comedians.DTo assist human comedian
8、s to make up some better jokes.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，伦敦玛丽皇后大学的研究人员组织了RoboThespian的表演，目的是测试它能否像人一样滑稽。故选C。2When RoboThespian gave performances on stage, it_C_.Aimitated the audiences voices to make them laughBwas affected easily by an audience member shouting at itCperformed completely different jokes from
9、 human comediansDrecorded each audience members reaction and acted accordingly解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“We used computer vision.which gestures to use.”可知，研究人员使用计算机视频和音频软件来捕捉每一个观众的反应，RboThespian则利用这些信息来决定去看谁以及使用哪些手势做出相应的表演。故选C。3What does Celeste Biever think of robot comedians？_D_AHe believes the future of come
10、dy lies in them.BHe considers their jokes as rather poor and boring.CHe thinks they arent suitable for live performances.DHe feels more comfortable watching their performances.解析：细节理解题。根据第六段第二句中的“I feel more relaxed during his performances”可知，Celeste Biever在观看机器人表演时感到非常放松。故选D。4What is the article ma
11、inly talking about？_A_AThe robot comedian RoboThespian and its advantages.BRobot technology used to help us with our future daily tasks.CPredictions of the comedy of the future and concerns about it.DA comparison between human comedians and robot comedians.解析：文章大意题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了伦敦玛丽皇后大学的研究人员组织了机器人Rob
12、oThespian的表演来测试它是否可以像人一样滑稽，并介绍了机器人表演的优势，故选A。B(2017九江市高三二模)Robots performing tasks according to a predetermined set of instructions are nothing new.But robots able to learn how to cook by watching videos are a completely different approach, which is conducted by a group of researchers at the Universi
13、ty of Maryland.If you have posted a video of your favorite recipe on the popular website YouTube, chances are that it will be used by a robot.University of Marylands professor Yiannis Aloimonos, leader of the group, said “There exists a large amount of video information on the Internet that our robo
14、ts can capitalize_on.”“At present, the videos are fed electronically，”said research scientist Cornelia Fermuller.“Originally, we took our own videos, our cameras looking at us doing the cooking，”she explained.“And, as the robot advances, it reacts to good quality videos.And it will react to even low
15、er quality homemade videos.”So far, the robot named Julia can make a simple salad by breaking each task into basic parts, such as grasping a spoon, bringing it to the bowl, stirring the salad and observing the results.But why teach a robot how to understand a video when it can easily follow a fixed
16、program? Aloimonos believes predetermined instructions lack flexibility.He thinks one of the problems is how to make the robot understand and use what it learns during a certain task, the socalled feedback (反馈意见)；another is the introduction of language.“I believe it will take quite some time before
17、the robots are able to understand metaphorical (比喻性的)language，”he added.“But，” he said, “we dont need that to create a new world where the robots will be working for us.”文章大意：机器人按既定指令完成任务并不让人觉得新鲜，但能看着视频学做饭的机器人，你可能前所未闻。5The underlined phrase “capitalize on” in Paragraph 2 probably can be replaced by“
18、_B_”Atake hold ofBmake use ofCkeep track ofDcatch sight of解析：词义猜测题。由第二段的第一句“If you have posted.used by a robot.”可知，机器人能利用网上大量的视频信息。结合第二段的最后一句可知，capitalize on应与“make use of”意思相近，因此选择B项。6Aloimonos probably agrees that at present the robot_A_.Acan not fully digest what it learnsBcan not make a simple s
19、aladCcan follow homemade videosDcan understand metaphorical language解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Aloimonos的话可知，该机器人目前还不能理解比喻性的语言。根据倒数第二段的最后一句可推知，Aloimonos可能认为目前该机器人还不能完全消化它学的东西，应选择A项。7Robots are taught to understand a video mainly because_D_.Athey can easily follow fixed programsBthey are smart enough to learn co
20、okingCcooking videos are more interesting to watchDpredetermined instructions are not flexible解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的前两句“But why teach a robot.a fixed program？Aloimonos believes predetermined instructions lack flexibility.”可知，教机器人理解视频是因为预定指令不够灵活，应选择D项。8Which of the following might best serve as the title
21、of the passage？_C_ARobots Creating a New WorldBRobots Making Cooking VideosCRobots Learning to Cook by Watching VideosDRobots Performing Tasks by Following Instructions解析：标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了通过观看视频学做饭的机器人，因此C项是最佳标题。.语法填空在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(2018惠州市高三第二次调研)A woman suddenly 1.went(go) blind in one e
22、ye after playing a mobile phone game for a whole week in Guangdong province last month.The unnamed woman admitted to 2.regularly(regular) playing the game for seven or eight hours without moving and finally lost 3.her(she) right eyesight.The game, Arena of Valor, 4.known(know) as Honor of Kings, has
23、 become hugely popular in China and is due to be released across the US and Europe.Being 5.the worlds most popular online battle game, it already has over 200 million players in China.The battle game 6.puts(put) together a team of five players who have to fight others in a fantasy land filled 7.with
24、characters, and players can buy extra features while playing.The eye injury follows a series of 8.incidents(incident)In June, a child in Shenzhen stole 30,000 yuan (3,450) from his parents to buy addons, and a 13yearold in Hangzhou, severely injured his legs after jumping from a fivestorey building
25、to escape from his father 9.whowas trying to stop him playing.In a country in which 60 percent of the population has a smartphone, the game has been highly 10.successful(success), partly because it is free to play.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了广东的一位女士因玩手机游戏而使右眼失明的事件，并分析了一款手机游戏的特点、受欢迎的原因等。解析：1考查时态。该句中的时间状语为last m
26、onth，所以此处用一般过去时。2考查副词。此处表示“这位不知姓名的女士承认经常一动不动地玩七八个小时的游戏”。此处应用副词修饰动词playing，故填regularly。3考查人称代词。根据空后的“right eyesight”可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词修饰名词，故填her。4考查非谓语动词。此处表示“这款名为Arena of Valor的游戏，通称为王者荣耀，在中国很受欢迎”。be known as“通称为”，此处known为过去分词作定语。5考查冠词。此处表示“它成为世界上最受欢迎的网络对战游戏，在中国已经拥有超过两亿的玩家”。形容词最高级前应用定冠词the。6考查时态。因为此处描述
27、的是客观存在的情况，所以用一般现在时，又因主语为第三人称单数，故填puts。7考查介词。此处表示“这款对战游戏由五名玩家组建一个队，他们不得不在一片充满很多人物的虚构土地上与其他人战斗”。be filled with意为“充满，装满”，此处filled为过去分词作定语。8考查名词复数。根据固定结构“a series of可数名词复数”可知，此处用名词的复数。9考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处是定语从句，先行词为father，又因关系代词在从句中作主语，所以此处用关系代词who引导定语从句。10考查形容词。此处表示“这款游戏已经非常成功，在一定程度上是由于它是免费的”。此处用形容词succe
28、ssful作表语。短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用()划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。(2018贵阳市高三摸底联考)Life is full of various experiences, some of them are unforgettable.I still remem
29、ber the hiking experiences with my classmates for 16 km a year later.That summer day, we set off early in the morning, think it would be great fun to walk for so long a distance.However, with the weather is getting hotter and hotter, I found their legs heavier and heavier.Whats worse, my feet began
30、bleeding because long time pressing against the shoes.At one point, I even wanted to give up.But I manage to drag the rest of the way to the destination.Though not pleasant，this journey was impressive or rewarding.I have learnt that life is a long journey like this.No matter what happened, we should
31、 never give up.答案：Life is full of various experiences, some of are unforgettable.I still remember the hiking with my classmates for 16 km a year .That summer day, we set off early in the morning, it would be great fun to walk for so long a distance.However, with the weather is getting hotter and hot
32、ter, I found legs heavier and heavier.Whats worse, my feet began bleeding because long time pressing against the shoes.At one point, I even wanted to give up.But I to drag the rest of the way to the destination.Though not pleasant，this journey was impressive rewarding.I have learnt that life is a lo
33、ng journey like this.No matter what ， we should never give up.解析：1them改为which。考查定语从句。which引导非限制性定语从句，which在从句中作宾语，先行词为experiences。2experiences改为experience。考查名词。根据“the hiking”和下文内容可知，此处特指具体的一次徒步体验，故用单数形式。3later改为ago。考查副词。根据上文中的“remember”可知，此处作者表达对过去的回忆，故用副词ago。4think改为thinking。考查非谓语动词。think和句子谓语set o
34、ff之间没有连词，故用非谓语动同形式，且think和句子主语we构成逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词作伴随状语。5删除weather后的is。考查with复合结构。with名词或代词非谓语动词、形容词、副词或介词短语，即with的复合结构，在句子中作状语，符合语境，故删除weather后的is。6their改为my。考查代词。与句子主语I呼应可知，应用形容词性物主代词my作定语。7because后加of。考查介词。因为“long time pressing against the shoes”是名词短语，其前用“because of”。故在because后加of。8manages改为managed。考查动词时态。与上文的“wanted”呼应可知，此处用一般过去时，是对过去经历的回忆。9or改为and。考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示并列关系，而非选择关系，故把or改为and。10happened改为happens。考查动词时态。与上文的“is”呼应可知，此处用一般现在时，表示客观情况。
