1、课时作业(七)Unit 3Section Starting out & Understanding ideas.阅读理解AI realized I would not see a real person named Sophie at Sophies Eatery, because like most new restaurants these days, Sophies Eatery is a robotrestaurant. When I walked in, a cute little manager robot appeared, looking rather like a toast
2、er with blinking blue eyes. It escorted me to a nice table in the back. The menu monitor popped out of my table and showed me pictures of my dining choices. I tapped my choices and clicked OK, and the screen slid back down. I watched as full plates rode the conveyor belts that moved along each aisle
3、 (过道) of tables. In just a few minutes, my dish stopped at my table, and I took it from the belt. Later, I placed my empty plate back on the conveyor belt, and it was taken away into the kitchen to be cleaned. I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish. The foo
4、d was delicious, but I was starting to feel extremely angry because dealing with robots always makes me feel inhuman. Pretty soon, I wanted to talk to someone real, even if it was just a few sentences. So when my dessert arrived, I took action. I dropped my plate on the floor with a satisfying crash
5、. I was so happy when I saw the manager toasters blinking red eyes at last, a real live person would arrive! But instead, a crew of two robots quickly appeared. A robot broom rushed over and started to sweep the pieces of the broken plate into a robot garbage can. They finished and moved back into t
6、he kitchen. My plan to get a little reality into Sophies Eatery failed. I hope the robotrestaurant trend ends soon. I want to deal with people again!1What does the underlined word “escorted” in Paragraph 2 mean?ARegistered. BGuided.CConducted. DRushed.2What is the purpose of the author crashing his
7、plate?ATo deal with a real human.BTo catch attention from the robots.CTo play jokes on the robots.DTo complain about the bad service.3Which of the following best describes the authors feeling at Sophies Eatery?ASatisfied. BShocked.CAnnoyed. DCurious.4What is the text mainly about?AThe trend of dinin
8、g with robots.BThe advantage of robotrestaurants.CThe food variety of a robotrestaurant.DThe dining experience at a robotrestaurant.B Ownership used to be about as straightforward as writing a cheque. If you bought something, you owned it. If it broke, you fixed it. If you no longer wanted it, you s
9、old it or threw it away. In the digital age, however, ownership has become more slippery. Since the coming of smartphones, consumers have been forced to accept that they do not control the software in their devices; they are only licensed to use it. As a digital chain is wrapped ever more tightly ar
10、ound more devices, such as cars and thermostats, who owns and who controls these objects is becoming a problem. Buyers should be aware that some of their most basic property rights are under threat. The trend is not always harmful. Manufacturers seeking to restrict what owners do with increasingly c
11、omplex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, and ensure that their machines do not break down, support environmental standards and prevent hacking. Sometimes companies use their control over a products software for the owners benefit. When Hurricane Irma hit Florida this month, Te
12、sla remotely updated the software controlling the batteries of some models to give owners more range to escape the storm. But the more digital strings are attached to goods, the more the balance of control leans towards producers and away from owners. That can be inconvenient. Picking a car is hard
13、enough, but harder still if you have to dig up the instructions that tell you how use is limited and what data you must give. If the products are intentionally designed not to last long, it can also be expensive. Already, items from smartphones to washing machines have become extremely hard to fix,
14、meaning that they are thrown away instead of being repaired. Privacy is also at risk. Users become terrified when iRobot, a robotic vacuum cleaner, not only cleans the floor but also creates a digital map of the inside of a home that can then be sold to advertisers (though the manufacturer says it h
15、as no intention of doing so). Cases like this should remind people how jealously they ought to protect their property rights and control who uses the data that is collected. Ownership is not about to go away, but its meaning is changing. This requires careful inspection. Devices, by and large, are s
16、old on the basis that they enable people to do what they want. To the extent they are controlled by somebody else, that_freedom is compromised.5What benefit does it bring to customers if companies control the ownership of products?AIt provides them with knowledge to prevent hacking.BIt gives them th
17、e chance to be protected from danger.CIt enables them to own the copyright of the products.DIt helps them know more about complex technology.6The underlined words“that freedom” in the last paragraph refer to the freedom to _.Acontrol other peopleBshare the ownershipCinspect devices at any timeDuse d
18、evices as ones wishes7The author may agree _.Acustomers should buy fewer digital devicesBproducers should control property rightsCproperty rights need to be protectedDbetter aftersales service is required.完形填空Brandon Ponzos sitting on a lone barber chair. The fifthgrader is wrapped in a dark red bar
19、bers cape (披肩). To his left, a cartoon plays on a small TV. He _1_ out of the corner of his eye, careful to keep his head _2_. To his right, two other boys sit on folding chairs, looking over books _3_ they wait their turn. Ponzos barber who also _4_ as his principal gets to work. Terrance Newton ha
20、s turned a spare room at Warner Elementary School into his personal _5_. In the afternoons, he pulls a few boys from the final minutes of class and _6_ them to a fresh cut. Its a small deed that shows his students that he not only cares about their _7_， but also wants them to be happy with themselve
21、s and how the world _8_ them. Newton has been cutting his students hair for about 15 years. Using equipment _9_ by a friend who is a barber, he brought his _10_ to Warner in his first year as principal. Cutting hair requires both skills and care. Newton _11_ tilts (使倾侧) Brandons head from side to si
22、de, getting his hairline just _12_.The barbershop session is a unique time for Newton to interact with his students _13_ the classroom. The “barbershop talk” that fills the temporary space is a (n) _14_ for him and his students to relax, get to _15_ each other better and think about the future. The
23、boys might not realize it, but every barbershop session is filled with miniteaching moments. Newton asks them about school and what vocabulary words theyre being tested that week.1A.watches BobservesCnotices Dadmires2A.smooth BhealthyCpretty Dstraight3A.before BwhileCthough Duntil4A.expands Bprepare
24、sCdoubles Doperates5A.studio BclassroomCrestroom Dbarbershop6A.treats BrefersCintroduces Dexposes7A.appearance BeducationCfuture Dcondition8A.understands BacceptsCrewards Dsees9A.produced BdesertedCdonated Drepaired10A.students BbooksCcustoms Dskills11A.quickly BcarefullyCnormally Dcasually12A.long
25、BshortCright Dtight13A.outside BbetweenCinside Daround14A.promise BintentionClesson Dchance15A.realize BknowCrecognize Dtolerate课时作业(七).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者在机器人餐厅的用餐体验，作者对这种改变并不满意，而是渴望有真人服务的餐馆。由此可见，改变有时也是有利有弊的。1答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate m
26、y main dish.”可知，机器人把顾客带到餐桌前。“It escorted me to a nice table in the back.”中的escort应与show意义相近，即escort意为“引导”。2答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第四段中“Pretty soon, I wanted to talk to someone real, even if it was just a few sentences.”可知作者想和一个真人说说话。第五段中作者采取行动，即把盘子掉在地板上，结合“at last, a real live person would arrive”以及下一段的转折可知
27、，作者摔盘子的目的是想和一个真正的人打交道。3答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第四段中“I was starting to feel extremely angry”可知，作者对在这家餐厅吃饭感到非常生气。因此annoyed最能描述作者在机器人餐馆的就餐心情。4答案与解析：D主旨大意题。通读文章可知，本文主要讲述了作者在一家机器人餐厅就餐的经历，故选D项。B【语篇解读】 随着数字时代的到来，“所有权”的意义正在改变，但它不会消失。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段中“Sometimes companies use their control over a products software
28、for the owners benefit. to give owners more range to escape the storm.”可知，特斯拉的例子指出如果产品公司控制产品的所有权，该公司可以采取措施避免他们的顾客遭受危险。6答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Devices, by and large，are sold on the basis that they enable people to do what they want. To the extent they are controlled by somebody else, that_freedom is c
29、ompromised.”可推知，画线词组的意思是“按个人的希望使用设备的自由”。7答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第四段中“Cases like this should remind people how jealously they ought to protect their property rights and control who uses the data that is collected.”可知，作者可能同意保护产权。.完形填空【语篇解读】本篇文章主要讲述了校长Terrance Newton在学校为学生剪头发的故事。1答案与解析：A由上文中的“a cartoon plays o
30、n a small TV”可知，此处指的是Ponzo理发时看电视。2答案与解析：D由空前的“out of the corner of his eye”再结合常识可知，Ponzo这样做是为了坐姿端正，不歪头，便于理发师工作。3答案与解析：B由语境可知，“looking over books”与“wait their turn”是同时发生的事情，故用while。4答案与解析：C由空前的barber以及空后的principal可知，此处应用doubles。double as的意思是“兼任，兼作”。5答案与解析：D此处表示Terrance Newton把Warner Elementary School
31、的一个空房间变成了他的私人理发店，故选D。6答案与解析：A校长给学生理发类似于给他们一个款待，因此用treats，意为“招待，款待”。7答案与解析：B结合校长的身份可知，他不仅关心学生们的教育而且想让学生们对他们自己感到满意，故选B。8答案与解析：D联系上文校长给学生剪发可知，此处应用sees，指别人如何看待他们。9答案与解析：C由下文中的“who is a barber”可知，这些理发设备是由校长的一位理发师朋友捐的，故选C。10答案与解析：D理发是一门技术，他把他的理发技术在当校长的第一年带到这所学校，故选D。下文中的“both skills and care”也是提示。11答案与解析：B由上文中的“Cutting hair requires both skills and care”可知，此处应用carefully与之对应。12答案与解析：C结合常识可知，发际线的位置得当时，发型才会看起来好看，故用right。13答案与解析：A根据语境可知，校长是利用课外时间为学生理发的，所以用outside。14答案与解析：D根据语境可知，此处表示理发时的交谈是他和他的学生们放松、彼此更好地了解以及思考未来的机会。故选D。15答案与解析：B参见上题解析。故选B。
