1、A robot is a machine which is designed to do the work of a human being.It is usually controlled by a computer.Onceit hasbeen given a set of things to do，it will do the job on its own. Robots can paint cars，salvage (抢救) nuclear fuel and evenassist in brain surgery (外科手术), but theyre still pretty dumb
2、.Today robots can recognize forms and shapes and measure distance and so on.Many robots have one or two of these abilitiesto some degree, but creating a competent(有能力的)robot that combines most or all of them has been difficult.Current (流行的) robots have advanced sensory systems that process informati
3、on and appear to function as ifthey had brains.Their “brain” is actually a form of computerized artificial intelligence (AI). AI allows a robot to perceive conditions and decide upon a course of action based on those conditions.A robot can include any of the following parts：effectors “arms” “legs” “
4、hands” “feet”sensors parts that act like senses and can detect (侦测) objects or things like heat and light and change the object information into symbols that computers understandcomputer the brain that contains instructions called algorithms (规则系统) to control the robotequipment this includes tools a
5、nd mechanical fixtures (机械手臂)Section_Warming Up & Reading PrereadingSATISFACTIONGUARANTEEDLarry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begunexperimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larrys wife,Claire.Claire didnt want the robot in her house, espe
6、cially as her husband would be absent forthree weeks， but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to beharmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Hisname was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and hands
7、omewith smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.satisfaction/stIsfkn/n满意；满足；令人满意的事物that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词a company。household /hashld/adj.家庭的；家用的 n一家人；家庭test out考验出；检验完absent adj.不在的；缺席的as her husband would be absent .是as引导的时间状语从句。bonus/bns/n额外津贴；奖金；红利alarmed/lmd/adj.担心的；
8、害怕的alarm/lm/vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动 n警报；惊恐more .than .与其说倒不如说包君满意第12段译文拉里贝尔蒙特在一家生产机器人的公司里工作。最近，该公司要对一个家用机器人进行试验。这项试验将由拉里的夫人克莱尔来检验。克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是当她丈夫将要离家三周的时候，但是拉里说服了她，他说，机器人不会伤害她，也不会让别人来伤害她。这会是个意外的收获。然而，她初次见到机器人的时候就感到有点儿担心。机器人名叫托尼，看上去更像一个人，而不像台机器。他虽然面部表情毫无变化，但是个子高大，相貌英俊，头发平整，声音低沉浑厚。On the second morning T
9、ony, wearing an apron， brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel ver
10、y unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to trust him. She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasnt elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She
11、 wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.apron/eIprn/n围裙本句是主从复合句。whether引导宾语从句。现在分词短语wearing an apron作定语，修饰Tony。embarrassed adj.难堪的；尴尬的disturbing adj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的在句式It is adj.that .中，it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语。ridiculous adj.可笑的；荒谬的sympathy/sImpI/n同情(心)overweight/vweIt
12、/adj.超重的；体重超常的elegant/elInt/adj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的who wanted to improve his social position是who引导的定语从句，修饰Larry。第34段译文,第二天早晨，托尼戴着围裙，给她端来了早餐，然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣打扮。她感到有点儿尴尬，很快就打发他走了。机器人如此通人性，这使她觉得心烦和害怕。,有一天，克莱尔说起，她觉得她自己不聪明。托尼则说，她一定是很不高兴，才会说出这样的话来。克莱尔觉得，被一个机器人同情有点荒唐。但是她开始信任托尼了。她告诉托尼她是怎么变胖的，这让她很不高兴。还有对于像拉里这样很想提高社会地位的人
13、来说，她的家也不够高雅。她跟格拉迪丝克拉芬不一样，格拉迪丝是远近闻名的最有钱有势的女人之一。As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather， scan. She looked at his fingers with wonderas they turned each page and suddenly reac
14、hed for his hand. She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. How absurd， she thought. He was just a machine. Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her. Clai
15、re went into the city and bought curtains, cushions， a carpet and bedding. Then she went into a jewellery shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk at the counter was rude to her, she rang Tonyup and told the clerk to speak to him. The clerk immediately changed his attitude. Claire thanked Tony, tellin
16、g him that he was a “dear”. As she turned around， there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. After all， she knew Claires husbands name was Larry, not Tony.favo
17、ur/feIv/n.喜爱；恩惠 vt.喜爱；偏袒pile/paIl/n堆；摞；叠； vi.堆起；堆积 vt.把堆起；积聚or rather更确切地说scan/skn/vt.细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描with wonder惊奇地as引导时间状语从句，表示“当时候”。reach for伸手取/够/拿amazed adj.惊异地fingernail/fIneIl/n手指甲absurd/bsd/adj.荒谬的；可笑的haircut/hekt/n发型；理发makeup /meIkp/n化妆品accompany/kmpnI/vt.陪伴；伴奏cushion/kn/n(坐、跪时用的)软垫；靠垫；垫子
18、bedding/bedI/n寝具；铺盖necklace/neklIs/n项链clerk/klk；klrk/n售货员；职员；旅馆接待员counter/kant/n柜台；计数器ring up给打电话现在分词短语telling him that .作状语，表示补充说明。turn around转身；翻转there stood Gladys Claffern是完全倒装句。awful/fl/adj.极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；(口语)糟透的amused and surprised是形容词短语，用作定语，修饰名词look。affair/fe/n事务；事情；暧昧关系after all毕竟第56段译文,托尼为让克
19、莱尔高兴，答应帮助她，使她变得更聪明，使她的家变得更高雅大方。于是克莱尔从图书馆借来一堆书给托尼阅读，更确切地说给他浏览一下。她惊奇地看着他的手指翻动着书页，忍不住突然伸出手来摸他的手。他的手指甲和他那柔软温暖的皮肤使她感到大为惊异。她在想，这是多么可笑啊，他只不过是一台机器呀。,托尼给克莱尔换了个发型，又改变了她的化妆风格。因为不被允许陪克莱尔去商店，托尼就给她写了一份购物清单。克莱尔进城去买了窗帘、坐垫、地毯和床上用品。然后她去了一家珠宝店买项链。柜台售货员对她很粗鲁，她就打电话给托尼，让售货员同托尼讲话。售货员马上就改变了态度。克莱尔对托尼表示感谢，并说他是个“可爱的人”。她刚一转过身去
20、，就看到格拉迪丝克拉芬站在那儿。克莱尔想，被格拉迪丝发现了，这多么难为情啊。从格拉迪丝脸上的那有趣而又惊讶的神情来看，克莱尔知道，格拉迪丝认为她有风流韵事。毕竟格拉迪丝知道她的丈夫叫拉里，而不叫托尼。When Claire got home, she wept with anger in her armchair. Gladys was everything Claire wanted to be. “You can be like her，” Tony told her and suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the h
21、ouse the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected the house to be completely transformed.Tony worked steadily on the improvements. Claire tried to help once but was too clumsy. She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room， he managed to cat
22、ch her in time. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.weep vi.(wept, wept)流泪with anger因为生气armchair/mte/n扶手椅；单座沙发suggest作“建议”讲时，其后的宾语从句用虚拟语气，即谓语动词用“should动词原形”，should可以省略。transform v转变；改变even thoug
23、h意为“即使”，引导让步状语从句。manage to do设法做成某事in time及时；迟早in ones arms在某人的怀抱里第78段译文,克莱尔回到家里，坐在扶手椅上气得直哭。格拉迪丝的一举一动都是克莱尔想模仿的。托尼告诉克莱尔：“你可以同格拉迪丝一样，”他还建议克莱尔邀请格拉迪丝和她的朋友到家里来玩，时间就定在托尼离去和拉里回家之前的那个晚上。托尼想在此之前将房子改装得焕然一新。,托尼有条不紊地搞着装修。克莱尔有一次想来帮忙，但是太笨手笨脚了。她竟从梯子上掉了下来，尽管托尼当时在隔壁房间里，但他还是及时赶过来把她接住了。他把她紧紧地搂在怀里，她感觉到了他身上的温暖。她尖叫了起来，把他
24、推开，跑回她的房里，那天她就再也没有出来过。The night of the party arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon and Claire told Tony to go into another room. At that moment, Tony folded his arms around her, bending his face close to hers. She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didnt
25、 want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her. Then the front door bell rang. Tony freed her and disappeared from sight. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window. Her guests had seen everything!The women were im
26、pressed by Claire, the house and the deliciouscuisine. Just before they left, Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony. What a sweet victory to be envied by those women！ She might not be as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a hands
27、ome lover.strike v. (struck, struck)此处表示“钟敲几点”。fold vt.抱住；折叠；合拢现在分词短语bending his face close to hers在句中作伴随状语。declare/dIkle/vt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称more than不仅仅是，远非free vt.放开；释放；使解脱It was then that Claire realized .是强调句型，强调时间状语then。impress vt.使感到；使获得深刻印象cuisine/kwIzin/n烹饪(风味)；菜肴hear sb. doing sth.听到某人正在做某事soadj
28、.as .与一样，多用于否定句中。envy/envI/vt.忌妒；羡慕What a sweet victory to be envied by those women！是由It is a sweet victory to be envied .变来的感叹句，在感叹句中，It is被省略。第910段译文,聚会的那天晚上来到了。时钟敲响八点。客人马上就要到来了，克莱尔叫托尼到另一个房间里去。就在那一瞬间，托尼弯曲胳膊搂着她，弯下身去把脸贴近她的脸。她大叫一声“托尼”，然后听到托尼一本正经地说，第二天他不想离开她，而且他并不满足于仅仅使她开心。就在这时，前门的门铃响了。托尼放开了她，消失得无影无踪了
29、。也就在这时，克莱尔才意识到托尼早就把前边窗户的窗帘拉开了。她的客人们把这一切看得一清二楚！,克莱尔和她的房子、美食给女士们留下了深刻的印象。就在她们离开之前，克莱尔听到格拉迪丝跟另外一个女人小声地说，她从来没有见过像托尼这样英俊的男人。受到那些女士的忌妒，这该是多么甜美的胜利！克莱尔也许并没有她们那样漂亮，但是她们中没有任何一个人拥有这样英俊的情人。Then she remembered Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave mealone” and ran to her bed. She cried all night. The next
30、morning a car drove up and took Tony away.The company was very pleased with Tonys report on his three weeks with Claire. Tony had protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. He had opened the curtains that night so that the other
31、women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claires marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt you cannot have women falling in love with machines.leave .alone不管；别惹；让一个人待着；和单独在一起drive up (车、船等)开上前来take away带走protect sb. from sth.保护某人免受某物的侵害pr
32、event sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事sense of failure失败感so that引导目的状语从句。现在分词短语knowing .作伴随状语。cannot/wont have sb. doing sth.不允许某人做某事fall in love with与相爱，强调动作，不可以与表示时间段的状语连用。第1112段译文,这时候，她记起来了托尼只不过是一台机器。她高声嚷着“让我独自待一会儿”就跑上床。克莱尔哭了一个晚上。第二天早晨一辆汽车开来，把托尼带走了。,公司对托尼同克莱尔相处三个星期的实验报告非常满意。托尼保护了一个人免受伤害。他使克莱尔没有因为她的失败感而
33、伤害自己。那天晚上他拉开窗帘以便让其他女人看到了他和克莱尔，他明白这么做对克莱尔的婚姻并不造成危害。但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还得作一番改造总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1alarmAact of kindness beyond what is due or usual; liking; goodwill; approval 2declare Bto be, go or do at the same time as sb. else; play music while sb. si
34、ngs or plays another instrument3desire Csth. that happens; an event; matters of public interest4favour D(capacity for) sharing for the feelings of others; feeling of pity and sorrow for sb.5affair Eto say something firmly and clearly; say in order to show that one has no doubt6sympathy Fweighing too
35、 much7overweight Gto give a warning or feeling of danger to (sb.); to make frighten8accompany Hto wish; have a desire for; want very much答案：15GEHAC68DFBLeadinLook at the following pictures of some robots and answer the following questions.1What can these robots do?AdanceBdo_researchCplay_with_childr
36、enDdo_houseworkEplay_footballFwork2Do you think it is possible for a robot to have feelings? Why?No._Because_robots_are_programmed_and_controlled_by_computers.WhilereadingFastreadingSkim the text and choose the main idea of it.The text mainly tells us _.Athe robots facial expression couldnt change l
37、ike peopleBthe robot could do everything that man canCan experiment tested out by the household robot TonyDan experiment where a household robot was tested out答案：D CarefulreadingRead the text carefully and choose the best answers.1Larry brought a robot home to _.Amake his wife happy Btest out the ro
38、bot Csend his wife a gift Dfree his wife from work 2Why did Claire feel alarmed when she saw the robot?ABecause the robot was in fact not a machine.BBecause she didnt like him.CBecause she had seen the robot before.DBecause the robot was more like a human being than a machine.3Who did Claire turn to
39、 for help when the clerk at the counter was rude to her?AHer husband.BGladys Claffern. CTony, the robot.DThe manager of the shop.4At the party, Claire was envied by all the women present because _. Ashe had a very handsome lover Bshe was more beautiful than before Cshe had become very rich Dshe had
40、such a clever robot 5Which of the following is NOT Tonys characteristic?AClumsy.BHandsome.CHelpful. DSmart.答案：15BDCAA StudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1Claire didnt want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry pers
41、uaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to be harmed.句式分析尝试翻译克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是当她丈夫将要离家三周的时候，但是拉里说服了她，他说，机器人不会伤害她，也不会让别人来伤害她。2She cried out “Tony” and then heard him declare that he didnt want to leave her the next day and that he felt more than just the desire to please her.句式分析本句是一个
42、由and连接的并列句，在第二分句中heard him declare .是“hear宾语宾补”结构；declare后接两个并列的宾语从句。尝试翻译她大叫一声“托尼”，然后听到托尼一本正经地说，第二天他不想离开她，而且他并不满足于仅仅使她开心。3It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.句式分析本句是强调句，其结构为“It is/was . that .”，强调时间状语then；realized后面是that引导的宾语从句。尝试翻译也就在这时，克莱尔才意识到托尼早就
43、把前边窗户的窗帘拉开了。4He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claires marriage.句式分析尝试翻译那天晚上他拉开窗帘以便让其他的女人能看到他和克莱尔，他明白这么做对克莱尔的婚姻并不造成危害。.阅读理解AThere are robot cleaners and robot mops to help us around the house, so why not a robot
44、to build our homes？Wait no longer. Now there is a set of electronics to do just that, build a house from scratch, and fast.Forget weeks to find a builder and months for house construction; a machine developed in the United States can build a 232 sqm home layer by layer in a single day. University of
45、 Southern Californias Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis has designed the giant robot that replaces construction workers with a mouth on an arm of crane (起重机), which spits out concrete (混凝土) and can quickly build a home according to a computer pattern. The technology, known as Contour (轮廓) Crafting, could
46、 revolutionize the construction industry.Contour Crafting could greatly decrease the cost of homeowning, making it possible for millions of displaced people to_get_on_the_property_ladder. It could even be used in disaster relief areas to build emergency and replacement housing. As Prof Khoshnevis po
47、ints out, if you look around you almost everything is made automatically these days “your shoes, your clothes, home appliances, your car. The only thing that is still built by hand is these buildings.”The Contour Crafting system is a robot that automates ageold tools normally used by hand. These are
48、 applied by a robotic crane that builds a threedimensional object. The nature of the technology means it will also be possible to create curved walls and architecture that is both “exotic (异国情调的) and beautiful” according to Prof Khoshnevis. As a result, it could be ideal to print out expensive homes
49、 according to customers demands.Furthermore, Prof Khoshnevis believes that the technology could be applied beyond our planet. “Contour Crafting technology has the potential to build safe, reliable, and affordable structures, habitats, laboratories, and other facilities on the moon and Mars before th
50、e arrival of human beings，” his website reads.According to the International Labour Organisation construction employs nearly 110 million people worldwide and “plays a major role in fighting the high levels of unemployment and in absorbing extra labour from the rural areas”. What the implications are
51、 for builders is, of course, a major concern. But Khoshnevis says “the reality is that a lot of new jobs can be created in this field as well”. Instead of building the house workmen are used to maintain the machine.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。随着科技的发展，巨型机器人可用于建设房屋，而且具有时间短、成本低等优势，并且能够满足不同收入的人们的实际购房需求。1Which advanta
52、ge does the giant robot have for the consumers?AIt saves a great deal of time.BIt decorates houses beautifully.CIt provides energysaving apartments.DIt builds environmentally friendly houses.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，巨型机器人的明显优势是它可以节省大量的时间。2The underlined part “to get on the property ladder” (in Paragrap
53、h 3) means “_”Ato print objectsBto purchase a houseCto predict disasters Dto accumulate wealth解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第三段画线部分之前的内容“Contour Crafting could greatly decrease the cost of homeowning, making it possible for millions of displaced people .”中的“decrease the cost of”并结合选项可推知，由于建房成本大大降低了，所以许多人可以买得起房子了。因此B
54、项与画线部分意思相近。3The new construction technology can satisfy the needs of _.Alowincome residentsBpeople at different income levelsCmiddleincome peopleDwealthy immigrants解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“As a result, it could be ideal to print out expensive homes according to customers demands.”可知，它可以根据客户的需要建设出豪宅。由此结合
55、第三段第一句可推知，新的建设技术能满足不同收入水平的人们的需求。4What influence will Contour Crafting have on construction industry?AMany construction workers will lose jobs.BProfessionals will be hired to make robot builders.CMore rural people will engage in construction.DConstruction workers will update their skills.解析：选D推理判断题。根
56、据最后一段最后两句可知，随着巨型机器人技术的发展，在建筑业会有新的就业机会，而建筑工人的主要任务是维护机器。由此可推知，建筑工人将会更新自己的技能。BScience fiction writers create imaginary worlds. The way things work in your imaginary worlds will be based on actual science. So its important for you to be familiar with the scientific principles and inventions that are rel
57、ated to your creation. For example, if youre writing about human living on a planet with zero gravity, then you need to know the effects of zero gravity on the human body.Then you have to figure out the exact rules of your imaginary worlds. And you have to follow them. If humans are able to breathe
58、underwater in Chapter 1, your character cant drown in a swimming pool in Chapter 3. The issue here is maintaining your readers trust. That means the reader is willing to pretend along with you. If you start out with an ordinary detective novel and then throw in someone breathing underwater in the 6t
59、h chapter, you will pull the readers out of their imagination. The same thing happens if you change the rules halfway.Part of your preparation work for the novel is to map out its worlds in great detail. You should decide the following issues: the history of the world, the geography, what possibilit
60、ies it offers, how everything works in this new reality, and how all of these factors affect the way your characters think, feel, and react to things. You dont have to tell your readers all the rules in the first chapter.But you have to let readers know enough to understand whats going on. This also
61、 allows you to work out logical problems and contradictions (矛盾) before you start writing.When you are writing, remember to make it feel real. You are inviting readers to visit a new world. They will want to be able to see, hear, feel, smell, and even taste what its like. Whether your novel is about
62、 a world without disease or an undiscovered planet, help your readers feel like theyre actually there.语篇解读：很多人对科幻小说充满兴趣，你是否想写科幻小说呢？5Whats the relationship between actual science and science fiction?AScience fiction promotes the development of actual science.BScience fiction often reflects the develo
63、pment of actual science.CActual science limits the imagination described in science fiction.DActual science provides basic principles for science fiction.解析：选D推理判断题。从第一段的“The way things work in your imaginary worlds will be based on actual science.”即幻想世界事物产生的过程和方式基于现实科学，可知D项正确。6The second paragraph
64、is mainly developed by _.Amaking comparisonsBgiving examplesCfollowing the time orderDanalyzing causes解析：选B写作手法题。第二段主要是通过举例的方式阐述了观点。7Which of the following statements is TRUE?AIt is necessary to do some scientific experiments before writing science fiction.BIt is more difficult to write science fict
65、ion than ordinary detective novels.CReaders of science fiction actually pretend the writers rules are true.DIt is great to leave some contradictions in your science fiction.解析：选C推理判断题。从第二段的“The issue here is maintaining your readers trust. That means the reader is willing to pretend along with you.”
66、可知C项正确。8The target readers of the passage are _.Ayoung scientistsBscience fiction writersCcollege studentsDprofessional journalists解析：选B推理判断题。文章多处出现第二人称，如“The way things work in your imaginary worlds .”，由此可推断出作者在与写科幻小说的人交流。CThe summer before my senior year of high school, I was eating in a cafeteria
67、 with some other high school students, and one girl asked me, “Do you live in a teepee (圆锥形帐篷)？” It was such a silly question that, at first, I thought she was joking! I said, “Are you serious？” She said, “Oh, wait, Im sorry. Is that something I shouldnt ask？” She wasnt trying to be rude, so it didn
68、t bother me. I just said, “No, I have a house with electricity and running water. Im not disconnected from the world！” But the truth is, I did grow up differently.Im a Native American, and Im from a reservation in California. A reservation is a place thats reserved for Native American tribes (部落) by
69、 the federal government.People often have misconceptions about what living on a reservation means. In reality, though, my life probably looks a lot like yours. But there are ways that my life has been different. The reservation is an hour from town, and theres a big connection to the land. Our house
70、 is surrounded by a mountain, a river, and a farm. We have 23 animals including 10 chickens. Its not just for show! We collect eggs from the chickens, use manure (粪肥) from the animals to fertilize soil, and pick fruits and vegetables from our garden.Ive also learned how to hunt and fish. When huntin
71、g for deer, my tribe has two rules：1) Never shoot a female deer, because she might be pregnant, and 2) If you kill a deer, find a way to use all of it.Going to college has been a big change for me. There were only 25 people in my graduating class, and now I go to school with thousands. On my reserva
72、tion, I was surrounded mostly by Natives, and at college, the Native population is only 0.07%. Its intimidating but also exciting.Im studying to become a vet there arent any on my reservation. If an animal gets sick, you have to drive an hour to get them help. My goal is to open a veterinary clinic
73、that will help my reservation develop.9Why did the girl ask the author if she lived in a teepee?ABecause she was silly.BBecause she liked teepees.CBecause she was just curious.DBecause she was being rude to the author.解析：选C推理判断题。由第一段中女孩所说的“Oh, wait, Im sorry. Is that something I shouldnt ask？”可推断，她只
74、是出于好奇才问作者这个问题。10Life on the reservation where the author grew up is _.Apretty hardBvery boringCclose to nature Djust like city life解析：选C推理判断题。由第三段中的“theres a big connection to the land. Our house is surrounded by a mountain .our garden”可推断，作者生长的地方的生活比较亲近自然。11The two rules mentioned in Paragraph 4 ar
75、e _.Aquite ecofriendlyBfrequently brokenCvery unreasonableDdifficult to understand解析：选A推理判断题。由第四段中的“Never shoot a female deer, because she might be pregnant”及“If you kill a deer, find a way to use all of it”可推断，这两条规定非常注重对生态环境的保护。故A项正确。12The underlined word “intimidating” in Paragraph 5 can best be r
76、eplaced by “_”Atiring BannoyingCinteresting Dfrightening解析：选D词义猜测题。由倒数第二段中的“Going to college has been a big change for me”及下文提到的学校人数变得很多、身边的土著人所占比例极小可推断，这种与以往截然不同的生活对作者来说有点“恐怖”但也很令人兴奋。故画线词的意思应是frightening。.阅读七选五The Internet can do so much more than just bringing your favorite show to your bigscreen
77、TV. Its more than just a place to pay your electric bills. _1_ Here are four ways to make the Internet work for your selfimprovement and growth：Searching for informationEnter any topic of interest into your favorite search engine and immediately, you will have a large amount of information at your f
78、ingertips. _2_ But how to know whether the information youre reading is believable or complete nonsense? Check your sources. Find out who published the information. Check the publishers motivation.Online education and trainingIf youve always wanted to further your education but havent had the time,
79、online courses may be the answer. Unlike traditional schools, Internetbased learning excludes the need for attending classes at the specific time. Ask yourself what your educational goals are: Do you want to get a degree or certificate, or just expand your knowledge? _3_Join an influential community
80、Every community has its main organizers from whom others look for inspiration and direction. _4_ Besides, you can even form relationships with them.Organize your thoughtsWhen youre marching onto the path of selfimprovement, a journal or notebook can help you keep track of what youve learned. _5_ For
81、 example, its fairly easy to start your own blog, which is a great way to keep track of your thoughts.AWe can benefit a lot from online education.BThe Internet has become an important part of daily life.CThe Internet makes it easy to connect with these leaders.DThis incredible invention is also a po
82、werful tool for selfimprovement.EWhat a great way to further your knowledge on an endless variety of subjects!FThe Internet offers dozens of tools and applications to help you organize your notes.GNo matter what your objective is, there is probably an online education program to help you achieve it.1选D本空位于首段，总领全文。前两句谈到网络带给人们的好处和便捷。此空，话题一转，网络这个惊人的发明还是自我提升的绝好途径。下一句紧接着讲：我们一起看看可以利用网络进行自我提升的四种方法吧。2选E上一句讲：对任何一个你感兴趣的话题进行一下搜索，瞬间就会掌握大量这方面的信息。所以此空选E：把自己的知识延展到不同的学科多棒呀！3选GG项中的objective和上一句中的goals呼应。4选CC项中的leaders和上一句中的organizers呼应。5选FF项中的organize your notes和小标题呼应。
