1、课时分层作业(七).单词拼写根据首字母或汉语提示完成下列句子。1You are good at chemistry，so you would make a good chemist2What would you do，for instance，if you found a member of staff stealing? 3I can work out the problem and it is really beyond my ability.4As a biologist，Darwin contributed a lot to the understanding of human evo
2、lution.5Although he was injured during the game，he held out until the last.6We should translate this sentence in passive (被动的)voice.7His fathers words had a significant (重大的) influence on his future.8The special species (物种)here are rarely seen in other places of the world.9What a brilliant (聪明的)ide
3、a to go outing with the whole family in sunny day.10According to the theory (理论)of relativity，nothing can travel faster than light.阅读理解A(2021江西宜春检测)Researchers from the MIT Media Lab, Boston Childrens Hospital, and Northeastern University used a robotic teddy bear，“Huggable”，across the Boston Childr
4、ens Hospital. More than 50 hospitalized children were divided into three groups that involved Huggable, a tabletbased virtual Huggable, or a traditional toy teddy bear. In general, the robotic Huggable was proved to help bring more positive outcomes over the other two choices.When first designed, Hu
5、ggable was operated remotely by a specialist outside a childs room for the moment. Through software，the specialist could control the robots facial expressions and body actions. The specialists could also talk through a speakerwith their voice automatically changed to a sound more childlikeand monito
6、r the participants via cameras.During the treatments involving Huggable for kids aged 3 to 10 years, a specialist would sing nursery rhymes to younger children through the robotic bear and move the arms during the song. Older kids would play the I Spy game, where they had to guess an object in the r
7、oom described by the specialist through Huggable.Through selfreports and questionnaires，the researchers recorded how much the patients and their families liked Huggable. A greater percentage of children and their parents reported that the children enjoyed playing with Huggable more than with the vir
8、tual figure or the traditional teddy bear.The study proved the possibility of including Huggable in the treatments for children. Results also showed that children playing with Huggable experienced more positive emotions overall.They also got out of bed and moved around more, and were emotionally con
9、nected with the robot, asking it personal questions and inviting it to come back later to meet their families. “Such improved emotional and physical outcomes are all positive factors that could contribute to hospitalized childrens better and faster recovery，” the researchers wrote in their study.The
10、 study also provided a basis for developing a fully autonomous Huggable robot, which is the researchers final goal. In the future, that automated robot could be used to improve childrens further treatment and care, and monitor their wellbeing.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一种用于照顾住院儿童的机器泰迪熊。研究人员在波士顿儿童医院使用机器泰迪熊H
11、uggable来辅助治疗儿童患者。研究证明自动化机器人可以用来提高儿童的进一步治疗和护理。1What can we learn about Huggable?AIt was first designed for disabled kids.BIt can make facial expressions.CIt talks like a caring parent.DIt works automatically.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The specialists could also talk through a speakerwith their voice automaticall
12、y changed to a sound more childlikeand monitor the participants via cameras.”可知，Huggable是自动化操作。故选D。2Whats the childrens attitude towards “Huggable”？A.Favorable.BConventional.CDisappointing. DUnhelpful.A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“A greater percentage of children and their parents reported that the children enjoye
13、d playing with Huggable more than with the virtual figure or the traditional teddy bear.”可知，孩子们更愿意和Huggable一起玩，对它持肯定态度。故选A。3How did Huggable help the hospitalized children with their treatment?AIt improved their mental experience.BIt protected them from possible viruses.CIt gave tips on taking good
14、care of young patients.DIt provided uptodate information about their diseases.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，Huggable通过改善孩子们的精神体验帮助他们的治疗。故选A。4What is the text mainly about?AThe fast development of robots in medical area.BA new technology in medicine to treat children.CRobots advantages over other methods of tr
15、eatment.DA robotic teddy bear used in caring for hospitalized children.D主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Researchers from the MIT Media Lab，Boston Childrens Hospital，and Northeastern University used a robotic teddy bear，Huggable，across the Boston Childrens Hospital”以及下文对这项研究的介绍可知，文章主要介绍了一种用于照顾住院儿童的机器泰迪熊。故选D。BExperts b
16、elieve that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies.Most time the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies.However，in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf.Now，an adorable blueeyed robot，a
17、human avatar，and some hightech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.The Robot Avatar thermalEnhanced system，or RAVE，is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by LauraAnn Petitto，an educational neuroscientist，at Washington DC.s Gallaudet University.Th
18、e learning process begins when the robots camera，which is focused on the babys face，detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature.This，combined with the babys facial expression，causes the robot to turn its head and guide the babys attention to a computer screen，on which a human avatar starts to c
19、ommunicate with the baby，much like a parent would.For example，if the baby points towards the screen，the avatar might respond，“Are you pointing to me？”and follow that up with a nursery rhyme，fairy tale，or some essential social communication，all in American Sign Language(ASL)The“conversation”continues
20、 until the kid loses interest.The researchers，who have been testing the system for three years，found that babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes.Petitto says natural language，whether communicated th
21、rough speech or sign，activates the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motions prove the babies are learning the essential elements of communication.What sets this technique apart from other methods，such as showing educational videos or television shows，is its interactive nature and re
22、altime response to the babys actions.The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems longterm influence on baby communication，the initial response has been very encouraging.Next，they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文。主要介绍了一种可以
23、帮助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统，以及该系统的工作原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的展望。5What can the RAVE system help parents do?AImprove babies health condition.BTake good care of babies.CDevelop babies language skills.DKeep babies company.C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，专家认为教孩子语言技能的最佳时间是孩子的婴儿时期；结合第一段尾句可知，RAVE系统可以帮助父母完成教婴儿学习语言的任务，故C项正确。6What does Paragra
24、ph 2 mainly talk about?AHow babies learn ASL effectively.BHow parents educate their babies.CHow robots talk and read to babies.DHow the RAVE system works.D段落大意题。根据第二段第二、第三句可知，该段主要介绍了RAVE系统的工作原理，故D项正确。7What indicates babies are learning with the help of the RAVE system?AInterest in videos and TV show
25、s.BChanges in their body temperature.CImprovement in their natural language.DHand movements in a rhythm like ASL.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“babies as young.a few minutes”可知，在和这种系统交流互动之后，婴儿就会开始以类似于ASL的节奏晃动他们的手，故D项正确。8What do the researchers think of the RAVE system?APromising. BImpractical.CSatisfactory. DDisapp
26、ointing.A观点态度题。根据第四段第二、第三句可知，尽管对这种系统培养婴儿交流技能的长期影响进行评价为时过早，但是其初期的表现令人鼓舞，研究人员将在下一步推出可以用手语和口语与婴儿交流的形象。据此可知，研究人员对这种系统的发展是充满着希望的，A项意为“很有前途的，大有希望的”，符合语境，故A项正确。.阅读七选五VAR technology has been used in US sports for years.Now it is fully combined with the global game of soccer and made its debut (首次亮相) at the
27、2018 World Cup last summer. 1 It is actually a team who work together to review certain decisions made by the main referee by watching video replays.The VAR team supported the referees from a centralize video room.The operators selected and provided the best angles from the relevant broadcast camera
28、s plus two additional offside cameras. 2 They will communicate with the referees only for clear and obvious errors or serious missed incidents.The referee can delay the restart of play at any time to communicate with the VAR team. 3 ，the referee would start an official review.Then they will make a d
29、ecision based on the information received from the VAR team. 4 Some fans believe that VAR causes too many interruptions which disrupt the flow of the game.But others just want a fair match.They argue disruptions have already taken place as angry players crowd around a referee following a controversi
30、al decision. 5 With much money put into modern soccer，governing bodies are now under great pressure to see that the correct decisions are made on the pitch and VAR is a good step.AIf one team is likely to win a game BVAR stands for video assistant refereeCIt is hard to avoid and VAR is necessaryDOnc
31、e they decide an incident is reviewableEThroughout a match they are constantly checking for mistakesFThe use of video technology is a hot topic among football watchersGVAR can serve to remove such scenes and get the game moving again【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章对2018年世界杯中首次使用的VAR技术进行了介绍并简述该技术目前的应用情况以及人们对它的看法。1B根据
32、上下文的内容可知下一句中的“It”指的是VAR.那么空处就是对VAR的解释。根据下一句“实际上，这是一个团队。他们通过观看录像回放，共同审查主裁判做出的某些决定”可知，VAR就是帮助主裁判来做出正确的决定，即助理裁判。分析选项可知B项“VAR就是视频助理裁判”与此句意义一致，且选项中有“video”“referee”的复现。2E考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空格后的“他们仅限于有明显错误或严重遗漏事件时与裁判沟通”可知，E项“在整个比赛中，他们不断地检查错误”与之意义一致。3D根据空后的内容“裁判员将开始正式审查。然后，他们将根据从VAR团队收到的信息做出决定”可知，是先决定审查，才会正式审查，并根据VAR的信息做出决定。分析选项可知D项“一旦他们决定可以审查事件”符合题意。4F本题是位于段首。分析本段的内容可知，有的球迷认为VAR是对比赛的干扰，有的认为无论怎样，只要公平比赛。可知VAR引起了人们的关注。分析选项可知F项“视频技术的使用是足球观看者们的热门话题”与此意义一致。5G根据前后句可知G项“VAR可以移除这些场景，使比赛再次进行”符合题意。