1、课时分层作业(六)Section、语言知识练习固基础单句语法填空1The teacher left us a lot of homework to do(do)2“Are there any more clothes to be washed (wash)？” asked mum.3The novel is said to have been translated (translate) into English.4If they win the final tonight，the team are going to tour around the city to be cheered (ch
2、eer) by their enthusiastic supporters.5Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier to break (break) into small pieces.6Molly is more of a giver than a receiver(receive)7I foresee a bright future for that talented (talent) young woman.8To everybodys surprise，they got divorced (
3、divorce) last month，though they had been married for only two months.9It is said these books are designed to develop the imagination(imagine) of the children.10For those who design things，these are not just theoretical(theory) questions. 高考题型练习提能力阅读理解AJoseph Frederick Engelberger, the father of robo
4、tics, was born on July 26, 1925, in Brooklyn. He received his BS. in physics in 1946, and M. S. in Electric Engineering in 1949 from Columbia University. He worked as an engineer with Manning, Maxwell and Moore, and then he met George Devol at a party in 1956, two years after Devol had designed and
5、patented an industrial robotic arm. However, Manning, Maxwell and Moore was sold and Engelbergers division was closed that year.Finding himself jobless but with a business partner and an idea, Engelberger cofounded Unimation with Devol, creating the worlds first robotics company. And the introductio
6、n of robotics to the manufacturing process effectively transformed the automotive industry. Over the next two decades, the Japanese took the lead by investing heavily in robots to replace people performing certain tasks. In Japan, Engelberger was widely described as a key player in the postwar ascen
7、dancy (支配地位) of Japanese manufacturing quality and efficiency.After observing the help his aging parents needed, Engelberger saw the robotics automation could be used in the medical field. In 1984, Engelberger founded Transitions Research Corporation (TRC). He introduced the HelpMate and hoped to ki
8、ckstart a new industry for inhome robots, but he started in 1988 by selling his first HelpMate to Danbury Hospital. The medical robot was successful enough that the hospital ended up purchasing another, and within a decade, well over 100 hospitals worldwide operated HelpMates.After Engelberger was a
9、warded the Japan Prize in 1997, Senator Joseph Lieberman delivered a speech in the US. senate in praise and recognition of the inventor, calling the HelpMate “an example of the way that the federal investment in science and technology for patients can lead to new products that employ Americans and m
10、ake for a better quality of life”Engelberger liked working. So even after he got into his 80s, he remained active in the promotion and development of robots for use in elderly care. He died on December 1, 2015, in Newtown, a little more than four months after celebrating his 90th birthday.【语篇解读】本文是一
11、篇人物传记，主要介绍了机器人之父Joseph Frederick Engelberger的生平。1Which statement about Engelberger may the author agree with?AHe was most popular among the Japanese.BHe finished his higher education in his twenties.CHe had great admiration for Devol as an inventor.DHe and Devol invented the first robotic arm togeth
12、er.B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Joseph Frederick Engelberger, the father of robotics, was born on July 26, 1925”和“He received his B. S. in physics in 1946, and MS. in Electric Engineering in 1949 from Columbia University”可知， Engelberger 21岁时获得物理学学士学位，24岁时获得电气工程硕士学位，即他在二十多岁时完成了他的高等教育。2What motivated Engelberger to
13、 set up TRC?AHis desire to gain wide acceptance.BThe success of founding Unimation.CThe challenge from other companies.DHis parents demanding aid from others.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After observing the help his aging parents needed.Engelberger founded Transitions Research Corporation (TRC)”可知，Engelberger年迈的父
14、母需要别人帮助的事实激发了他建立TRC。3Whats Liebermans attitude toward HelpMate?AConcerned.B. Doubtful.CPositive.DOpposed.C观点态度题。根据第四段中的“an example of the way that the federal investment in science and technology for patients can lead to new products that employ Americans and make for a better quality of life”可知，Lie
15、berman认为HelpMate有助于开发新产品，提高人们的生活质量，也就是说他对HelpMate持支持的态度。4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AThe home of robots UnimationBThe father of robotics EngelbergerCThe strong personality Engelberger hadDThe great contribution Engelberger made to medicineB标题归纳题。纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍了机器人之父Jose
16、ph Frederick Engelberger的生平，故选B。BHow soon will it be before robots become so intelligent that they will be able to do things，such as teaching languages or looking after patients in hospital？Some experts believe this will happen within twenty years while others disagree.One London company，UAS (Univer
17、sity Automated Systems) has already developed some machines that can be used as “home helps” for old people unable to look after themselves and who are living on their own or in special homes.These machines can now do such things as cooking eggs and cleaning the floor，and the company says that futur
18、e models will also accept simple voice instructions and be controlled by a “brain” that is the equivalent(替代品) of the latest IBM microcomputer.The director of UAS，Mr Henry Jeffries，believes that in the next five to ten years companies will have developed even more sophisticated(复杂的) robots for use i
19、n industry.By that time，it is likely that they will also have begun to sell new forms of these machines into ordinary homes.Robots could do a wide range of household tasks，such as preparing meals，washing dishes，cleaning houses and so on.By then，the price of such machines may have come down to as lit
20、tle as $1，000.But Dr Sandra Lomax，who has done some research into artificial intelligence at Sussex University and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)，believes we have a long way to go before we can develop truly intelligent machines.Preparing an omelette (煎蛋) may seem easy enough.But suppos
21、e one of the eggs has gone bad even the most “intelligent” robot would probably still use it.If something slightly unusual needs doingsomething that requires a little of ordinary human imagination，a robot is useless.They need programming for even the simplest of tasks and are not able to learn from
22、experience.“Teaching a robot how to recognize a bad egg is far more difficult than teaching it to prepare the omelette.” she says.【语篇解读】本文通过分别描述UAS公司总裁和桑德拉洛马克斯博士的观点，得出结论开发出真正的智能机器人很难。5A London company called UAS has already developed a machine which Acan teach languages and care for patients in hosp
23、italBcan help old people do certain jobs in the houseCis controlled by microcomputer “brain”Dcan accept simple voice instructionsB细节理解题。根据第二段前两句可知，UAS公司开发的这种机器人能够帮助老人做一些家务活。6Dr Sandra Lomax thinks that Ano robot will ever be able to prepare an omeletteBa robot will soon be able to do all the unusual
24、 housework people cant doCwe can program a robot to learn from experienceDmaking an omelette is easier for a robot than recognizing a bad eggD推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，对于机器人来说煎鸡蛋要比识别坏鸡蛋更容易一些。7Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?AAll experts agree that there will soon be robo
25、ts that can teach languages and look after patients in hospital.BDr Sandra Lomax believes that there are great problems in developing intelligent robots.CRobots have been a necessary part in peoples daily life.DSuch machines are already being sold into ordinary homes.B推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可知，桑德拉洛马克斯博士认为开发出真正的智能机器人存在着巨大的困难。8Which of the following is the best title for this passage?AServants of the FutureBHow to Make RobotsCDifficult to Develop Intelligent RobotsDThe Household Tasks in FutureC标题归纳题。本文通过分别描述UAS公司总裁和桑德拉洛马克斯博士的观点，得出结论开发出真正的智能机器人很难。
