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Unit 1 Living well一、阅读理解Kanda really doesnt like to walk alone.The scientist from a research institute of intelligent robots finds the experience so boring that hed rather driveeven though he lives close to his lab and knows that walking is healthy.“I enjoy walking with someone，like with my wife，with my daughter，” Kanda said.“But they are not always available.”So Kanda，who specializes in humanlike bots，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 bot rests on a persons shoulder like a boxy parrot.It weighs about a pound and a half and sits roughly 8.5 inches high，and is 3.5 inches wide and 10 inches long.A microphone，a speaker，and an internal camera allow it to municate.Its even equipped with a smile.Kanda and his team collected video from five different locations，including a garden and a shopping mall，and created a dataset 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 example，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 responded，“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 bot isnt perfect.Its not able 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 forted by the bots presence.“I felt a kind of sense of being with someone，”he said，“particularly when it spoke.”1Why does Kanda have the idea of developing a robotic walking partner?ABecause he wants someone to acpany him while walking.BBecause he has never developed a robot like a parrot.CBecause his family are unwilling to walk with him.DBecause he is crazy about developing robots.2What characteristic does the robot have?AIt can “speak” and “see”BIt can walk like a human being.CIt can municate with people freely.DIt is much more humorous than a real person.3What is necessary for the robot to function?AA small size. BA boxy shape.CA human partner. DA speech software.4What is Kanda most likely to do about his robot next?ATo make it more convenient to carry.BTo improve its conversational skills.CTo enable it to walk in heavy rain.DTo better its sound system.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了新研发的陪人散步的机器人。【难句分析】So Kanda, who specializes in humanlike bots, 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.分析：本句是一个复合句。who引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词Kanda; that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词a robotic walking partner；which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰前面的整个分句。译文：因此专门研究类人机器人的Kanda发明了一个可以陪人们散步的机器人，这个机器人能够基于周围的环境和人闲谈，他希望这样可以激发人们走出去，多锻炼。1A考查细节理解。根据第一段的“I enjoy walking with someone，like with my wife，with my daughter， Kanda said.But they are not always available.”可知，Kanda发明陪人散步的机器人的原因是想找个人在他散步时陪他，故选A。2A考查推理判断。根据第二段倒数第二句“A microphone，a speaker, and an internal camera allow it to municate”以及第三段的“Then they programmed.with a voice”可推知，这种机器人可以说话还可以看，故选A。10D考查细节理解。根据第二段倒数第二句“A microphone，a speaker，and an internal camera allow it to municate”和第三段的“Then they programmed.A special speech software provided the robot with a voice”可知，这种机器人是要配备麦克风、扬声器、内置摄像头以及特殊的语音软件的，故选D。3B考查推理判断。根据最后一段第二句的“it cant really hold a conversation, about which Kanda is most worried”并结合全文的内容可推知，接下来Kanda将要改善的是机器人的交流技能，故选B。二、单句语法填空1She adapted herself quickly _ the climate there.答案：toadapt . to . “使适应”。2After the meeting, the manager asked him to explain his _ (absent)答案：absence absence “缺席；不在”；absent “不在的；缺席的”。由空前的his可知应填名词absence。3Is there any sound more _ (annoy) than the whine of a mosquito?答案：annoyingannoying “恼人的；烦人的；使人不高兴的”，常用来描述事物的特性；annoyed “感到恼火的；觉得生气的”，常描述人的心理状态。此处指声音的特点“令人心烦”可知应填annoying。4Id like to congratulate you _ your wonderful performance.答案：oncongratulate sb. on sth. “就向某人表示祝贺”。5The survey _ (conduct) by the pany shows there is a large increase in customer satisfaction this year.答案：conductedconduct与主语survey 之间为被动关系，故应填过去分词conducted充当其后置定语。6All the rooms in this building are so well designed that they are _ (access) to the disabled.答案：accessible be accessible to “可接近/可靠近/可使用的”。7The director was fully convinced that this moving story, if _ (adapt) for television, would be a hit.答案：adaptedadapt “适应；改编”。所给动词与其逻辑主语story之间为被动关系，故填过去分词。8My grandfather often goes to the countryside, because he thinks a stay there will be _ (benefit) to his health.答案：beneficial be beneficial to . “对有益”。9Without his _ (encourage) to me, I would have been defeated in the game.答案：encouragement此处用名词encouragement “鼓励”作介词without的宾语。10_ (ambitious) plays an important role in our daily life, because it is a guide for us to make decisions and choices.答案：Ambition句中缺主语，故应填名词ambition充当主语。且作“雄心，野心”讲时，为不可数名词。三、完形填空。When I was a teenager, we were the only family in our New York town that didnt own a car. And having no car was _1_ because all my friends parents did. We were poor. Suddenly a moment arrived _2_ my life forever. For weeks a new Buick Roadmaster _3_ in the window of the biggest store on the main street. Now, on the special night, I stayed in the shadows at the edge of the crowd waiting for the winning _4_ to be drawn. It had never even entered my mind that we would _5_. But the loudspeaker called my fathers name! _6_ I wormed my way up to the platform, the mayor had presented Dad with the _7_， and he had driven off amid _8_. I ran _9_. My mother met me and told me that my father had asked Jim, his boss, if he wanted to buy a ticket. Jim said yes and my dad _10_ two tickets in his own name with his own money, _11_ 348 for Jim and the winning number was 348 instead of _12_ one 349. “Your father is struggling with a(n) _13_ problem. But I think if you have character, you have the better part of _14_ and I know your father will do what is right，” my mother said _15_. At last we _16_ Dads step on the front porch. I held my _17_. He went straight to the _18_ in the dining room and dialed. Jims phone rang for a long time. _19_ over the years, I know now we were never _20_ than we were at the moment when Dad made the telephone call.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“我”年少时父亲所做的一件正确的事。1. Arelaxing Bshaming Cworrying Dpleasing答案与解析：B根据该句中的“because all my friends parents did”可知，“我”所有的朋友的父母都有车；据此可以判断，没有车是令人羞愧的(shaming)。A项意为“令人放松的”，C项意为“令人担心的”，D项意为“令人高兴的”，都与语境不符。2. Asaving Bimproving Crisking Dchanging答案与解析：D根据下文可知，“我”的父亲中彩了，赢得了车；据此可以判断，这一突如其来的时刻改变(changing)了“我”的人生。A项意为“挽救”，B项意为“改善”，C项意为“冒险”，都与语境不符。3. Ahad stood Bhad been on saleChad performed Dhad been under repair答案与解析：A根据该句中的“a new Buick Roadmaster 3 in the window of the biggest store on the main street”并结合下文对父亲中彩的描述可知，一辆新的别克轿车停(had stood)在主街道最大的商店的橱窗里作为获奖者的奖品。4. Ateam Bguy Cticket Dboss答案与解析：C根据语境并结合第三段最后一句中的“tickets”可知，“我”在人群的边缘等候获奖的票(ticket)被抽出。A项意为“团队”，B项意为“家伙”，D项意为“老板”，都与语境不符。5. Ajump Bfail Cstrike Dwin答案与解析：D根据后一句“But the loudspeaker called my fathers name！”可知，但是扩音器里呼叫“我”父亲的姓名；据此可以判断，“我”从来没有想到我们会获奖(win)，故D项正确。A项意为“跳跃”，B项意为“失败”，C项意为“撞击”，都与语境不符。6. AAs soon as BBecause CBy the time DAlthough答案与解析：C根据该句中的“the mayor had presented Dad with”可以判断，等“我”费力登上平台时，市长已经将车钥匙交给了“我”的父亲。by the time意为“到时”，故C项正确。A项意为“一就”，B项意为“因为”，D项意为“尽管”，都与语境不符。7. Adollars Bkeys Cmedals Dtickets答案与解析：B根据该句中的“he had driven off amid _8_”可知，市长将轿车的钥匙(keys)颁给了他，他在一片欢呼声中驾车而去。A项意为“美元”，C项意为“奖牌”，D项意为“票”，都与语境不符。8. Ashouts Bprayers Cnoises Dcheers答案与解析：D参见上题解析。A项意为“喊叫声”；B项意为“祈祷”；C项意为“噪音”。9. Ahome Bdowntown Cto my friends Dto the platform答案与解析：A根据后一句中的“My mother met me”可知，母亲遇到了“我”；据此可以判断，“我”跑回了家(home)。10. Asaved Bbought Cbooked Dprinted答案与解析：B根据前一句中的“if he wanted to buy a ticket”可知，“我”的父亲询问过Jim是否要购买彩票；据此可以判断，“我”的父亲购买(bought)了两张彩票。A项意为“挽救”；C项意为“预订”；D项意为“打印”。11. Acalling Bwriting Cmarking Dbringing答案与解析：C根据该句中的“348 for Jim”可知，父亲在348号彩票上标注(marking)了Jim的名字，故C项正确。A项意为“呼叫”，B项意为“书写”，D项意为“带来”，都与语境不符。12. Athe other Banother Cthe lucky Dother答案与解析：A根据该句中的“two tickets”可知，父亲共买了两张票；据此可知，该处表示另一张是349号。A项表示“两者中的另一个”，符合语境。13. Aembarrassing Bmental Cpuzzling Dmoral答案与解析：D根据语境可知，父亲在思考是否将以自己的钱和名义为Jim购买的彩票所中的汽车给Jim，故这是一个道德上的(moral)问题。A项意为“令人尴尬的”，B项意为“精神的”，C项意为“令人困惑的”，都与语境不符。14. Awealth Bpoverty Chealth Dbelief答案与解析：A根据该句中的“But I think if you have character, you have the better part of”可以判断，如果你有好的品格，你就拥有人生财富(wealth)中更好的部分，故A项正确。B项意为“贫穷”，C项意为“健康”，D项意为“信念”，都与语境不符。15. Awith anger Bexcitedly Ccalmly Dwith anxiety答案与解析：C根据该句中的“and I know your father will do what is right”可知，母亲相信父亲会做正确的事；据此可以判断，母亲平静地(calmly)说，故C项正确。A项意为“愤怒地”，B项意为“兴奋地”，D项意为“焦虑地”，都与语境不符。16. Asaw Bheard Cfollowed Dfound答案与解析：B根据该句中的“Dads step on the front porch”可知，最后我们听到(heard)了父亲走向门廊的声音。17. Aarms Bmouth Ceyes Dbreath答案与解析：D根据语境可知，“我”注意着父亲的一举一动；据此可以判断，“我”屏住了呼吸(breath)。18. Aphone Bcup Cticket Dwindow答案与解析：A根据该句中的“and dialed”可知，他径直走向餐厅里的电话(phone)，故A项正确。19. ALooking out BLooking up CLooking back DLooking in答案与解析：C根据语境可知，此处表示回顾(Looking back)这几年，“我”现在知道我们从来没有比父亲打电话的那一刻更富有过，故C项正确。A项意为“当心，留神”；B项意为“查阅，向上看”；D项意为“短暂探访”。20. Apoorer Bricher Cmore foolish Dmore clever答案与解析：B参见上题解析。A项意为“更贫穷”，C项意为“更愚蠢”，D项意为“更聪明”，都与语境不符。四、单句改错1I was out of the breath after running 1,600 metres._答案：去掉theout of breath “上气不接下气”。2You dont want to be made fun and neither do others._答案：fun后加ofmake fun of “取笑”。3The scientist as well as his assistants were doing an experiment in the lab then._答案：werewas当主语后面接由as well as构成的词组时，谓语动词的形式要依主语的单复数而定。4English is so difficult for him to learn._答案：sotootooadj.(for sb.)to do . “(对某人来说)太而不能”。5We offer our congratulation to you on your winning the prize._答案：congratulationcongratulationscongratulation“祝贺”，常用复数形式。五、七选五Which is much more significant to you when you are finding a job？Working experience or an advanced degree？Well，I believe diverse people have different answers. 1 Here are some reasons：Above all，most of jobs dont require such a high degree，which means just some work，such as theoretical physics，archaeology，or literature，needs high academic qualification. 2 For example，when you are offering a department manager post，and there is a man who has already been a manager for three years but only has a masters degree and an inexperienced person with a doctors degree，which one would you choose？Definitely the first one for the manager who doesnt acquire a doctors degree but has rich working experience. 3 For instance，Bill Gates，who was the richest man in the world and one of the most successful merchants.What a wise choice when he decided to abandon studying so that he could gain more working experience instead of a doctors degree！Or Steve Paul Jobs，who discontinued his study at the age of nineteen in order to bee a member of a puter pany just like Bill Gates. 4 5 Maybe you shouldnt have to gain an advanced or high degree，but that doesnt mean nothing.Probably a bachelors degree is still necessary in this fiercely petitive society.All in all，I think rich working experience is much more important than an advanced degree.AHowever，a degree is still required for most people.BMeanwhile，rich working experience will draw more attention.CSecondly，plenty of experience will bring you success much earlier.DIn my view，either working experience or an advanced degree counts.EAs for me，I will say working experience without hesitation.FAs a matter of fact，more people with rich working experience bee successful.GFrom all of these，we can see that an advanced degree isnt so necessary as working experience.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。论述了工作经验是工作成功的最重要的因素这一论点。1E根据空处位置可知，空处承上启下，根据该段第二句“Working experience or an advanced degree？”可知，空处提出自己的观点并引出下文，故E项与此处匹配。2B根据本段最后一句“Definitely the first one for the manager who doesnt acquire a doctors degree but has rich working experience.”并结合空后所列举的例子可知，该例旨在证明丰富的工作经验在应聘时更受欢迎，故B项与此处匹配。3C根据空处所在的位置可知，空处为本段的主题句；根据本段列举的比尔盖茨放弃学业创业成功和乔布斯在十九岁时辍学这两个例子可以判断，本段旨在说明丰富的工作经验能促使人早日成功，故C项正确。4G根据该空所在的位置可知，该空总结本段大意；由空前列举的比尔盖茨和乔布斯这两个例子可以判断，高学历不如工作经验重要，故G项正确。5A根据空处所在的位置可知，空处为本段的主题句；由本段最后一句“Probably a bachelors degree is still necessary in this fiercely petitive society.”可知，在这个竞争激烈的社会中，学历仍然是有必要的。据此可以判断，本段主要陈述学历对于大部分人来说还是需要的，故A项正确。
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