1、课时作业23Life in the future.阅读理解A(湖北襄阳五中月考)Whats more exciting than having a fresh hot pizza delivered to your door? How about having it brought to you by a robot? Thanks to Dominos Robotic Unit or DRU, that just became a reality! On March 8, the threefoot tall robot delivered its first pizza to some l
2、ucky residents in Brisbane, Australia.The fully autonomous DRU is the result of cooperation between Dominos Pizza Australia and Marathon Robotics. The 450pound machine that travels at a maximum speed of 12.4 miles an hour can traverse a distance of up to 12 miles and back, before requiring to rechar
3、ge the battery. LIDAR, a laserbased sensor technology similar to the one used in selfdriving cars, enables DRU to detect and avoid obstacles, while traditional sensors, much like those used in vacuum robots ensure its path is safe as it heads to its destination.The robot can fit up to ten pizzas and
4、 even has a separate cold area to accommodate drink orders. To access their food, customers have to enter the unique code provided for them by the company. This not only ensures that they pick up the right pizza, but also prevents the pies from getting stolen.Scientists expect additional DRUs to be
5、ready for service in their various Queensland locations within the next six months. But dont expect these super cute robots to replace humans anytime soon. According to Dominos the DRU still needs extensive testing, which the company believes could take up to two years.And then there is also the iss
6、ue of regulations. The public use of autonomous vehicles is still banned in most countries. But Don Meij, the CEO and Managing Director of Dominos Pizza Australia New Zealand Ltd, is not worried. He is confident that one day DRU will become an integral part of the Dominos family.本文介绍了一种可以送比萨上门的机器人。1
7、Whats the function of LIDAR?ARecharging DRUs battery.BKeeping DRU free of obstacles.CHelping DRU find its destination.DProtecting DRU from bad weather.答案：B解析：推理判断题。由第二段LIDAR, a laserbased sensor technology similar to the one used in selfdriving cars, enables DRU to detect and avoid obstacles可知LIDAR技
8、术类似于一个用于自动驾驶汽车的传感技术，确保DRU的检测和避免障碍，故选B。2The underlined word “accommodate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”AholdBsellCheat Dshow答案：A解析：词义猜测题。由句意可推知，它不仅送比萨还送饮料，因此冷的地方肯定是用来储藏饮料的，故选A。3What can we infer about the future of DRU?AIt will replace humans soon.BIt will be applied worldwide.CIt may be banned i
9、n Australia.DIt may need some improvements.答案：D解析：推理判断题。由倒数第二段According to Dominos the DRU still needs extensive testing, which the company believes could take up to two years.可知该机器人仍然需要大量的测试，公司认为可能需要长达两年时间，所以还有需要改进的地方，故选D。B(江西师范大学调研)Pacing and pausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steves new
10、 wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.Conversation is a turntaking game. When our ha
11、bits are similar, theres no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before Im finished or fail to take your turn when Im finished. Thats what was happening with Betty and Sara.It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is Briti
12、sh, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or
13、 Israel.The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational styles but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定势). And these s
14、ocial phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in and never found it.
15、 Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.Thats why slight differences in conversational styletiny little
16、things like microseconds of pause can have a great effect on ones life. The result in this case was a judgement of psychological problems even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.本文介绍了不同国家之间的语言交谈的文化差异。4What did Sara
17、think of Betty when talking with her?ABetty was talkative.BBetty was an interrupter.CBetty did not take her turn.DBetty paid no attention to her.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“While Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk.”可
18、知，Sara认为Betty坚持不到她讲话的结束，Betty抱怨Sara从不给她说话的机会。故选C项。5According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?AAmericans BIsraelis.CThe British. DThe Finns.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中“.Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected re
19、latively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.”可知，Sara和Betty谈话时，Sar
20、a期望对话停顿短些，而Betty和芬兰人谈话时发现芬兰人停顿时间更长。Sara和拉丁美洲人和以色列人谈话时感觉很难插话。由此可知拉丁美洲人和以色列人说话停顿最短。故选B项。6We can learn from the passage that _.Acommunication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingBwomen are unfavourably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USCones inability to speak up is culturally deter
21、mined sometimesDone should receive training to build up ones confidence答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章的第三段可知，不同国家之间的对话停顿时间不同，这是由各国的文化决定的。故选C项。7The underlined word “assertiveness” in the last paragraph probably means “_”Abeing willing to speak ones mindBbeing able to increase ones powerCbeing ready to make ones ow
22、n judgementDbeing quick to express ones ideas confidently答案：D解析：词义猜测题。在画线的这一段提到了谈话风格的差异对人们生活有很大的影响。上文所举事例的主人公希望“能够快速流利地交流”。故选D项。.完形填空(河北张家口检测)There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being _1_， this boy was the brightest student in his class. He was at the to
23、p in every competition. He was a _2_.But the boy _3_ after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His _4_ started dropping. He _5_ being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially _6_ times when he felt like committing suicide. All of this was because he thought he wa
24、s of no _7_ and that no one loved him. His parents started _8_ the boy. But even they did not _9_ what was wrong with him. _10_ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him _11_ questions about his
25、 classes, teachers and sports. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, _12_ I am here today？”The boy answered, “To _13_ my grades？”“No，no，” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most _14_ person to me. I want to see you _15_. I dont care about grades. I care about you. I
26、care about your happiness. You are my _16_.”These words caused the boys eyes to fill with _17_. He hugged his dad. They didnt say anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had everything he _18_. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him _19_. He meant the world to someone.
27、And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has _20_ seen him sad!Thanks a lot, dad. You are my life.本文是一篇记叙文。一个印度男孩被父母送到寄宿学校后，感觉自己是被世界遗忘的人，感到十分消极和失落。后来父亲的话让他重拾对生活的希望和信心。1A.set up Bpointed outCsent away Dtaken over答案：C解析：根据前文可知，这个男孩被父母送到了寄宿学校。这里所表示的意思应是“在被送走之前”。2A.champ
28、ion BloserCcompetitor Dhost答案：A解析：在每次竞赛中，他的成绩都是最好的。可以说，他是一个“冠军”。3A.failed BcriedCcomplained Dchanged答案：D解析：根据下文中提到的小男孩种种异常的表现可知，他被送到寄宿学校后就发生了变化。4A.weights BgradesCemotions Dfeelings答案：B解析：前文中提到他的学习成绩很好，根据后文可知，他猜测父亲找他谈话是来问有关成绩的问题。所以，这里说的应该是成绩开始下降。5A.loved BcontinuedChated Dregretted答案：C解析：根据空后可知，他一直很
29、孤独。所以他不喜欢和别人交往。6A.good BprivateCspare Ddark答案：D解析：他甚至有过想要自杀的时候。7A.importance BpurposeCuse Dconfidence答案：A解析：男孩认为父母把他送到寄宿学校是因为不爱自己了，同时也觉得自己是不重要的。of no importance“不重要的”。8A.giving up Bworrying aboutCpicking up Dcaring about答案：B解析：看到孩子的变化，父母很担心。9A.know BbelieveCask Dmind答案：A解析：但是就连他们都不知道孩子是怎么回事。10A.But
30、BSoCOr DFor答案：B解析：所以，父亲决定去和儿子谈一谈。11A.shallow BtoughCcasual Dserious答案：C解析：父亲并没有直截了当地询问孩子的想法，一开始只是问了一些很随意的问题。12A.what BwhenChow Dwhy答案：D解析：父亲问儿子知不知道为什么来找他谈话。13A.find BcheckCquestion Dcriticize答案：B解析：男孩认为父亲是来检查他的学习成绩的。14A.important BhandsomeCmeaningful Dgenerous答案：A解析：父亲仿佛明白了儿子变化的原因：儿子或许认为自己只是关心他的成绩，而
31、不关心他的感受。所以，父亲安慰他说，儿子对自己来说是最重要的人。15A.brilliant BexcellentClucky Dhappy答案：D解析：根据本空后的happiness可知，父亲只希望孩子能够快乐。16A.dream BpowerClife Dway答案：C解析：父亲为了表示儿子在他心目中的重要性，对他说：“你就是我的生命”。同时，此处与最后一段“You are my life.”相呼应。17A.tears BdoubtsCpain Danger答案：A解析：父亲的话深深触动了孩子，使他的眼中充满了泪水。18A.insisted BwantedCbelieved Dimagined答案：B解析：现在男孩拥有了想要的一切。19A.simply BlovelyCdeeply Dhardly答案：C解析：男孩知道这个世界上有人在深深地爱着他。20A.just BstillCnever Dever答案：D解析：再也没有人看到他伤心过。ever在此处意为“在任何时候，从来”。