1、课时作业32Robots.阅读理解(四川成都外国语学校检测)Kanda really doesnt like to walk alone. The scientist from a research institute of intelligent robots finds the experience so boring that hed rather drive even though he lives close to his lab and knows that walking is healthy. “I enjoy walking with someone, like with m
2、y wife, with my daughter，” Kanda said. “But they are not always available.”So Kanda, who specializes in humanlike robots, developed a robotic walking partner that could make small talk based on its surroundings, which, he hopes, might motivate people to get out and exercise more. The robot rests on
3、a persons shoulder like a boxy parrot. It weighs about a pound and a half and sits roughly 8.5 inches high, 3.5 inches wide, and 10 inches long. A microphone, a speaker, and an internal camera allow it to communicate. Its even equipped with a smile.Kanda and his team collected video from five differ
4、ent locations, including a garden and a shopping mall, and created a data set of small talk topics related to each location. Then they programmed the robot to associate visual cues with specific topics. A special speech software provided the robot with a voice. Near a group of parked cars, for examp
5、le, it might say, “In a big parking lot sometimes I forget where I parked.”They tested the robot on 15 volunteers, 10 males and 5 females, who were paid and averaged about 26 years old. “Have you ever blown a puff of dandelion (蒲公英) seeds into the air？” The robot asked a participant who smiled and r
6、esponded, “Yes, I often did that when I was a child.” Although several participants noted the robots weight, Kanda was surprised that no one considered the experience strange or funny. “I guess people enjoy new technologies，” he said.Just like a human partner, Kandas robot isnt perfect. Its not able
7、 to go for walks in heavy rain and, while the robot can make expressions, it cant really hold a conversation, about which Kanda is most worried. Despite its limits, Kanda was comforted by the robots presence. “I felt a kind of sense of being with someone，” he said, “particularly when it spoke.”本文主要讲
8、述了科学家Kanda因不喜欢自己一个人走路，需要有人陪伴而产生灵感，发明了可以陪人走路的机器人。这个机器人还可以根据场合的不同说出简单的句子，让人有种被陪伴的感觉。1Why does Kanda have the idea of developing a robotic walking partner?ABecause he wants someone to accompany him while walking.BBecause he has never developed a robot like a parrot.CBecause his family are unwilling to
9、walk with him.DBecause he is crazy about developing robots.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段Kanda的自述说自己喜欢家人的陪伴，不喜欢自己一个人走路，到第二段中“So Kanda, who specializes in humanlike robots, developed a robotic walking partner that could make small talk based on its surroundings, which, he hopes, might motivate people to get out
10、and exercise more.”可知，Kanda是希望有人陪伴自己走路，才有了发明这种机器人的想法。故选A。2What characteristic does the robot have?AIt can “speak” and “see”BIt can walk like a human being.CIt can communicate with people freely.DIt is much more humorous than a real person.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“A microphone, a speaker, and an intern
11、al camera allow it to communicate.”以及第三段“A special speech software provided the robot with a voice. Near a group of parked cars, for example, it might say, In a big parking lot sometimes I forget where I parked.”可知，这个机器人可以“说话”也可以“看”。故选A。3What is necessary for the robot to function?AA small size.BA b
12、oxy shape.CA human partner.DA speech software.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I felt a kind of sense of being with someone， he said, particularly when it spoke.”可知，当机器人说话的时候最能让人有陪伴感，所以他的声音系统是必不可少的。故选D。4What is Kanda most likely to do about his robot next?ATo make it more convenient to carry.BTo improve its con
13、versational skills.CTo enable it to walk in heavy rain.DTo better its sound system.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中“while the robot can make expressions, it cant really hold a conversation, about which Kanda is most worried”可知，不能进行对话是Kanda最担心的事情，所以他接下来会改进这一方面。故选B。.阅读填句(吉林长春十一中检测)While being lost in the woods ca
14、n be a frightening experience, surviving alone in the wild is generally a matter of common sense, patience, and wisely using the gifts that nature provides. _1_Do your research first. Dont just trek off into the wilderness; get a solid understanding of your surroundings first. Studying a map of the
15、area where youre going and making sure to bring it with you will increase your chances of not getting lost tremendously. Educate yourself about the flora and fauna of the area you are exploring. _2_3_ A cellphone with a spare battery or a portable CB radio can be your best, quickest means of rescue
16、if you are truly lost or injured. A cell signal may only be obtainable only from a hill or tree, but is better than nothing. Serious hikers may even consider investing in a personal locator beacon such as the SPOT Messenger for extended, precarious, or very remote treks.Dont panic if youre lost. Pan
17、ic is more dangerous than almost anything else, because it interferes with the operation of your single best, most useful and versatile survival tool: your mind. The moment you realize that you are lost, before you do anything else, stop. _4_ Before you act, follow the idea of STOP: Ssit down, Tthin
18、k, Oobserve your surroundings, Pprepare for survival by gathering materials.Signal your location. Make noise by whistling, shouting, singing, or banging rocks together. _5_ If youre in a mountain meadow, make three piles of dark leaves or branches in a triangle. In sandy areas, make a large triangle
19、 in the sand. Three of anything in the wilderness is a standard distress signal.ABring a means of communication.BStarvation wont be a big problem.CTake a deep breath and stay calm.DHaving strength in numbers will help you survive.EIf you can, mark your location in such a way that its visible from th
20、e air.FKnowledge of the local plants and animals can save your life.GIf you want to know how to survive in the woods, just follow these steps.文章讲述了在野外迷路时应该采取的有效措施。1解析：上文写在森林迷路是令人恐惧的事，野外生存需要常识、耐心和明智地利用自然资源。下文是具体措施，G项“如果你想知道怎样在森林里生存，遵循下列步骤”承上启下，故选G。2解析：本段讲要先进行调查，上句讲要熟悉你所探索区域的动植物，F项“对当地动植物的了解能挽救生命”承接上文
21、。local plants and animals与上句的the flora and fauna of the area意思一致，故选F。3解析：根据下文的“A cellphone with a spare battery or a portable CB radio.”可知，本段讲携带通信设备的作用，故A项符合语境。4解析：本段讲迷路后不要惊慌，此处讲做事前要深呼吸以保特镇静。故选C。5解析：本段讲要示意你的位置，通过发出声音或制作标记来求救。E项中mark your location与本段内容一致，故选E。.语法填空(山西安康检测)Hospitals havent always been
22、clean and quiet places. Long ago they were dirty and crowded. Nurses were never taught _1_ to look after their patients and many people died. It was Florence Nightingale who changed all this.Florence was born in 1820. As a child, she often went with her mother _2_ (visit) the poor people. They took
23、food and medicine to the sick. It was these visits that first gave her the idea of becoming _3_ nurse. Her chance came in 1854 when Britain went to war with Russia. Florence _4_ (ask) by the government to take a group of nurses to look after the sick and the _5_ (wound). The hospitals were dirty, an
24、d there wasnt enough medicine. Florence and her team worked very hard, _6_ (clean) the hospital rooms and made the bed every day. At night, she would go from room to room, _7_ (check) on the patients. She often stayed to talk to the patients and provided comfort _8_ them.After the war, Florence open
25、ed a school to teach nurses to look after their patients _9_ (proper). However, she never really made a full _10_ (recover) from the illness that she had got in the war, and she died in 1910.本文是对护理事业的创始人、现代护理教育的奠基人弗洛伦斯南丁格尔的介绍。1解析：考查疑问词。根据语境，此处指以前的护士从未被教过要如何照顾病人，故用how。2解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处为不定式短语在句中
26、作目的状语。3解析：考查冠词。根据语境可知，此处表泛指，指“成为一名护士”，故应用不定冠词a。4解析：考查时态和语态。此处说的是发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时；又根据空后的“by the government”可知，Florence与ask之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。5解析：考查词性转换。“theadj.”是固定用法，表示一类人，故填wounded。6解析：考查时态。分析句子结构可知，此处cleaned与worked和made并列作句子的谓语，故也应用一般过去时。7解析：考查非谓语动词。check与其逻辑主语she之间是主动关系，故应用现在分词短语作伴随状语。8解析：考查介词。根据语境可知
27、，此处指的应是“她给他们提供慰藉”，provide sth. for sb.provide sb. with sth.。9解析：考查副词。空处修饰look after，应用副词形式。10解析：考查名词。根据语境及空前的“a full”可知此处应用名词。.短文改错(山东莱芜第一次检测)I have noticed that much of the fiction and nonfiction works publishing in Teen Magazine have a happy ending. While these are pleasantly to read, one has to a
28、sk how it is possible that there is so much optimism. Im all for positive thinking, and readers should also be exposed by the darker side of life. Why publish a story about someone whose experiences a tragedy and gets nothing in return? After all, thats life.Not every story have a happy ending. I th
29、ink this would benefit from Teen Magazines readers to see both kinds: happy and real.答案与解析1muchmany考查代词。works指“作品”时为可数名词，应该用many而不是much修饰。2publishingpublished考查非谓语动词。published in Teen Magazine作works的定语，跟所修饰的名词为被动关系，故用过去分词。3pleasantlypleasant考查形容词与副词。作表语应该用形容词而不是副词。4andbut考查连词。and表并列关系，而此处前后两句为转折关系，故
30、用but。5byto考查动词短语。be exposed to为固定搭配，意为“遭受，暴露于”。6Why后加not考查行文逻辑。Why not.？是表示提建议的固定句型，所以在Why后加上not。7whosewho/that考查定语从句引导词。此句为定语从句，先行词为someone，从句中缺少主语，故需要关系代词who/that充当从句的主语。8havehas考查主谓一致。every story为单数名词，谓语应该用单数。9thisit考查代词。在本句中，it为形式主语，真正的主语为后面的不定式，this不能作形式主语，改为it。10去掉from考查动词短语。benefit做动词意为“有益于，得
31、益”；benefit from意为“从受益”。.书面表达(江西抚州临川一中检测)假设你是新城中学的学生李华，在网上得知英国中学生John打算寒假来中国参加中国传统艺术节，他想从网友中招募翻译。假设你有兴趣为他翻译，请给John写一封自荐信，内容要点如下：1自我介绍；2你的优势；3希望能成为John的翻译。注意：1词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：中国传统艺术节Chinese Traditional Art Festival；招募recruitDear John，How do you do? I have learned from your post that you w
32、ant to take part in the Chinese Traditional Art Festival during this winter holiday and are recruiting an interpreter, so Im writing to you to recommend myself.Im Li Hua, a student from Xincheng High School. I love Chinese art and Ive done much research on it in my spare time. Therefore, I have a good knowledge of different art styles of each period, such as calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty, ink wash painting in the Song Dynasty and so on. More importantly, I can speak English fluently.I believe Im the right person youre looking for. Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua
