1、模块整合训练.阅读理解AWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household rob
2、ots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is desi
3、gned to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as remi
4、nding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow robots is one company br
5、inging social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what
6、 the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us，”said B
7、reazeal.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了社交机器人的一些情况。社交机器人在接下来的几年内将会越来越普遍，社交机器人与家用机器人的区别在于它可以与人面对面交流，可以应用于教育、医疗保健等领域。1How are social robots different from household robots?AThey can control their emotions.BThey are more like humans.CThey do the normal housework.DThey respond to users more slowly.【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段第二
8、句可以得知，B项所述“它们看起来更像人类”符合题干要求。文中提到它们能识别人类的情绪，而没有提到“它们能够控制自己的情绪”，故A项所述错误；C项“它们能做常规的家务”是描述家用机器人的，不符合题干要求；文中第二段末句提到.respond more appropriately to the user.即这种机器人在回应使用者时会更贴切，而不是“更慢”，D项所述错误。【答案】B2What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?ACommunicate with you and perform operations.BAnswer your que
9、stions and make requests.CTake your family pictures and deliver milk.DObey your orders and remind you to take pills.【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的第三句及末句可知，Jibo机器人在服从人们的指令的同时也能提醒人们按时吃药，D项所述符合题干要求。A项中的“做手术”在文中未涉及；文中第三段第三句话提到机器人可以回答我们的问题，但没有提到它可以向我们提出请求，故B项所述错误；C项中的“送牛奶”在文中未涉及。【答案】D3What can Oshbot work as?AA langua
10、ge teacher.BA tour guide.CA shop assistant.DA private nurse.【解析】推理判断题。根据文中第五段的第二句话可知，Oshbot机器人被应用于商店以服务顾客，故C项“商店营业员”符合题干要求。A项“语言学老师”、B项“导游”与D项“私人保姆”均为干扰项。【答案】C4We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will Atrain employeesBbe our workmatesCimprove technologiesDtake the place of worker
11、s【解析】推理判断题。根据末段中的第二句话.but to work alongside other employees.可知，社交机器人将会成为我们的同事，B项所述正确。A项“培训员工”、C项“改进科技”与D项“取代工人”均不符合原文意思。【答案】BBBelow is a selection about Guinness World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World RecordsFastest 100m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to G
12、WR, their biggest day of recordbreaking ever, with more than 290，000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Itos record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on
13、all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.Most people inside a soap bubbleThe Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A
14、bubbles math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the threeweeklong exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Scien
15、ce Center to set a new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set on April 4, 2014.Longest ears on a dogA bloodhound from Ill
16、inois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximate
17、ly 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr. Jeffries took over.Most living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on recordbreaking men
18、tions on the website that the youngest greatgreatgreatgreat grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great granddaughter aged 52, her greatgreat granddaughter aged 33 and her greatgreatgreat granddaughter ag
19、ed 15 on the birth of her greatgreatgreatgreat grandson on January 21, 1989”Most Tshirts worn at onceBelieve it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 Tshirts at the same time. The man from Croatia was officially re
20、cognized as the new record holder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different Tshirts in less than two hours. The Tshirts weighted 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around Tshirt No.120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness Record holder who wore 238 Tshirts.Heaviest pu
21、mpkinGuinness World Records confirmed on October 9，2010 that a gigantic pumpkin (南瓜) grown in Wisconcin was officially the worlds heaviest. It weighed 1，810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens pumpkin was 85 pounds heavier than t
22、he previous one, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the worlds heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New Yost for a d
23、ozen days.【语篇解读】这是一篇实用文体。介绍了六项世界吉尼斯纪录。5Why is Kenichi Ito described a man with a “super power”？AHe set a good example to all Japanese.BHe made record attempts in 15 different countries.CHe set a new record for “Fastest 100m running on all fours”DHe participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day
24、 activities.【解析】事实细节题。答案就在“His super power is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100m on all fours in 18.58 seconds.”一句中。【答案】C6Jeffries is the name of Athe owner of the dog with the longest earsBthe grandfather of the dog with the longest earsCthe present holder of the record for
25、“Longest ears on a dog”Dthe former holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”【解析】事实细节题。根据“Longest ears on a dog”中的“Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title.”一句可知答案只能为D。【答案】D7How many Tshirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A68.B120.C238. D245.
26、【解析】细节理解题。根据第五项纪录中的“The Tshirts weighed 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around Tshirt No.120.”可知，Budiseli在穿了120件T恤后感觉有点吃力了。【答案】B.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping，I would have laughed heartily.Campers，in my e
27、yes，were people who enjoyed insect bites，illcooked meals，and uncomfortable sleeping bags.They had nothing in common with me. 1 The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 2 We slept in a tent，cooked over an open fire，and walked a long distance to take the shower a
28、nd use the bathroom.This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work，recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctors bill for my sons food poisoning.I was，nevertheless，talked into going on another funfilled holiday in the wilderness. 3 Instead，we had a popup camper with comfo
29、rtable beds and an air conditioner.My natureloving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life. 4 We have done a lot of it since.Recently，we bought a twentyeightfoot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a builtin TV set.There is a separate bedroom，a modern kitchen with a refri
30、gerator.The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains. 5 It must be true that sooner or later，everyone finds his or her way back to nature.I recommend that you find your way in style.AThis time there was no tent.BThings are going to be improved.CThe trip they took me on was a rough one.DI was to
31、 learn a lot about camping since then，however.EI must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping.FAfter the trip，my family became quite interested in camping.GThere was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者由不喜欢野营到喜欢上野营的过程。作者认为每个人迟早都会找到回归自然的方式，呼吁大家寻找与大自然相处的方式
32、。1【解析】解本题可用关联逻辑法。空格前一句说“他们与我没有共同之处”，空格后一段讲述了作者的一次野营，前后之间存在转折关系，所以此处需要填一个承上启下的转折句，这与D项中的however相呼应。本设空类型为过渡句类。【答案】D2【解析】解本题可用句意判断法。根据后文的描述“我们睡帐篷，在篝火上做饭，走很长的路去洗澡和上厕所”可知，这次野营比较艰难，这与C项中的rough相对应。本设空类型为段落总结类。【答案】C3【解析】解本题可用关联逻辑法。根据后文转折副词instead后的描述“我们这次有野营车，里面有舒服的床和空调”可知，这次的野营没有帐篷，故选A项。本设空类型属于细节理解类。【答案】A
33、4【解析】解本题可用词汇锁定法和句意判断法。根据空格后的代词we可判断所填句子中应含有复数名词，再结合空格后面一句“从那以后我们进行了很多次野营”可判断应选F项“这次野营后，我的家人都对野营相当感兴趣了”。本设空类型属于细节理解类。【答案】F5【解析】解本题可用设题位置法。根据整篇文章的行文思路来看，此处应填一个总结升华的句子，结合空格后面一句“每个人迟早都会找到回归自然的方式”可判断选E项。本设空类型属于细节理解类。【答案】E.完形填空To Be Lucky，Be PreparedI remember the exact moment I learned the principle of p
34、reparing for luck.I was on the wrestling team.Now，if theres one thing I can tell you about any sport，it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 1 There are only two people out on the mat，so you cannot 2 it on your teammates or your coach.And guess what？There is no 3 because we do
35、the whole thing indoors，so you cant say，“It was raining” or “It was snowing.”It makes 4 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.On our team were two world champions；one of them had been a world champion five times.We 5 had five people who were national champions.One of them was a guy 6 the
36、 name of John.John had never been 7 in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember， 8 he was a national champion.There was nobody locally who could touch him.One day，we 9 a match with our biggest opponent (对手)John went out on the mat，and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match h
37、e tried to make a particular 10 He rolled over，and his opponent 11 him halfway through his roll.He was pinned 12 ！The match was over.I remember on the bus on the way home，one of our teammates tried to 13 John by saying.“Oh，he just got lucky.”And John said，“Thats so stupid.The opportunity presented i
38、tself， 14 he exploited it.”We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had 15 there：“Luck is what happens when opportunity 16 preparation.”Johns opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity.The probability of 17 John was not strong，and he knew it.But he paid attention to
39、the 18 opportunity to present itself，and he defeated and pinned a fivetime national champion.In other words，the real 19 is “Be prepared！”Its not just finding the opportunity.You have to be prepared to 20 it.【语篇解读】本文通过讲述摔跤运动，告诉人们这样一个道理：要想能够幸运、获得成功，就要做好准备抓住机遇。1A.luck BriskCdifficulty Dopportunity【解析】本
40、文中很多题目需要通读全文、联系上下文才能选出正确答案，此题即是一例。此段最后提到“wrestling is the sport with the least luck”，故本题选A项。【答案】A2A.accuse BblameCdoubt Dkeep【解析】因为只有两个人在场上比赛，你如果比赛失利就无法像其他团体项目那样去怪罪教练和队友。blame“责备、谴责”。【答案】B3A.stress BinjuryCweather Dstandard【解析】因为是在室内举行比赛，因此也跟天气条件没有关系，故这里作者说摔跤比赛不受天气的影响。【答案】C4A.judgment BprogressCsens
41、e Dway【解析】make sense“合理、有意义”。【答案】C5A.also BevenConly Donce【解析】前面提到我们队里有两名世界冠军，下面应该就是说我们还有五名全国冠军。【答案】A6A.under BforCin Dby【解析】by the name of“名字叫”。【答案】D7A.hurt BchosenCtrained Ddefended【解析】由本段最后一句“当地没有人能近他的身”可知，此处讲的是约翰从来不做防守。defend“防守、防护”。【答案】D8A.although BbecauseCunless Duntil【解析】为什么在比赛时John不做防守也没有人能
42、接近他呢？因为他是全国冠军，是有实力的。【答案】B9A.went for Bwaited forCfought for Dplayed for【解析】从下文可知，我们队同别人进行了一场比赛。go for意为“尽力争取赢得(得到)”。【答案】A10A.sign BstepCtask Dmove【解析】由下一句可知，这里John想做出一个移动、挪动。move在此为名词“移动”。【答案】D11A.fixed BthrewCcaught Dcarried【解析】John想做一个反身，结果在转到一半的时候被截住。【答案】C12A.accidentally BfortunatelyCunfairly Di
43、nstantly【解析】用instantly也表示John的失败来得太快，出乎人们的意料。【答案】D13A.calm BcomfortCconvince Dforgive【解析】由上一段讲到John失败再结合下一句队友的话语可知，此处队友是在安慰他。【答案】B14A.so BorCand Dbut【解析】前后两句为顺接的关系：机会出现，而且对方抓住了这个机会。【答案】C15A.set BputCleft Dused【解析】此空所填动词的宾语为sign，故应用put与其搭配，表示教练在训练室里放上了标语。【答案】B16A.meets BsuitsCgets Dfits【解析】meet“遇见”，“
44、机会遇见准备”，这是一种比较形象的说法。【答案】A17A.striking BbeatingCknocking Dcontrolling【解析】由于John是五届全国冠军，还有前面第四段最后一句提到“当地没有人能摔过John”可知，这里他的对手想打败John的可能性不大。beat表示“在比赛中战胜”。【答案】B18A.equal BexactCrest Dright【解析】exact有“精确的、准确的”意思，在此就是强调就是这个机会。【答案】D19A.message BpassageCdecision Dsuggestion【解析】教练在训练场里放的标语和John被打败的经历都给我们传达了这样
45、一种信息，即要做好准备才能抓住机会。【答案】A20A.receive BfollowCseize Dsave【解析】seize an opportunity为固定搭配，意思是“抓住机会”。【答案】C.语法填空One Sunday morning in August, I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment 1. (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 2. the bus ar
46、rived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man 3. (sit) at the front. He 4. (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be 5. (mental)disabled.Behind him were other people to 6. he was trying to talk, but after some minutes they walked away an
47、d sat near me, looking 7. (annoy)I didnt want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didnt like leaving him 8. his own either. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced 9. (I). We had an amazing conversation. He got off the bus befo
48、re me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home. Im glad I made 10. choice. It made both of us feel good.【答案】1.later2.until/till3.sitting4was pretending5.mentally6.whom7annoyed8.on9.myself10.a.短文改错Dear Sir or Madam，Ive learned from the newspaper that your company is looking for a receptionist.
49、Im very interesting in the job and Id like to apply to the position.First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I had just graduated from senior high school and taken the College Entrance Examination. I want to find out a parttime job in the summer. Im 18 years old and have good knowledge of English
50、, especial in terms of speaking and listening. In fact, I won the first prize in the English speech competition hold in our school last year. Besides, Im quite easygoing but therefore very popular among my classmate.I sincerely hope you can give us a chance. Im looking forward to your early reply.Yo
51、urs sincerely，Li Hua【答案】Dear Sir or Madam，Ive learned from the newspaper that your company is looking for a receptionist. Im very in the job and Id like to apply the position.First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I just graduated from senior high school and taken the College Entrance Examinati
52、on. I want to find a parttime job in the summer. Im 18 years old and have good knowledge of English, in terms of speaking and listening. In fact, I won the first prize in the English speech competition in our school last year. Besides, Im quite easygoing therefore very popular among my .I sincerely hope you can give a chance. Im looking forward to your early reply.Yours sincerely，Li Hua