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Unit 7 Will people have robots
一、语法选择
Are you troubled by housework, such as cleaning tables or tidying your room? A new robot is here to help! These days, the robot Mobile Aloha made by scientists at Stanford University in the US became
1 online.
( )1.A.popular
B.more popular
C.the most popular
A
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In the videos on the Internet, we can see the robot preparing dishes by
2 , from cutting vegetables to cracking eggs.It's also good at
3 plants, feeding cats, cleaning the floor, washing clothes and more.
( )2.A.it B.its C.itself
( )3.A.water B.watering C.waters
C
B
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Sounds good? 4 , Mobile Aloha isn't good at doing housework on its own.It 5 from human actions before doing each kind of housework.When the situation (情况) changes, it can't work well 6 a human “teaching” it.So it may 7 dishes, bump into (撞上) things and even burn a pot.
( )4.A.Though B.But C.However
( )5.A.learn B.learns C.learning
( )6.A.before B.of C.without
( )7.A.break B.breaks C.breaking
C
B
C
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The robot can 8 move chairs 80 percent of the time, said the team.For cooking dishes, it's only 40 percent.In short, it's far from perfect (完美的).
( )8.A.successful B.successfully C.success
B
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In fact, AI robots are good at tasks such as math and playing chess, but they face 9 when it comes to simpler actions like cleaning.And it's 10 same for Mobile Aloha.For example, if its body doesn't move correctly - even just with a small deviation (偏差), its arm may move too far to pick up a glass.
“Robots are not ready to take over the world,” the team posted on the Internet.
( )9.A.difficult B.difficulty C.difficulties
( )10.A.a B.an C.the
C
C
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二、完形填空
Drones (无人机) can do a lot of things for us, taking photos, delivering (递送) things from packages (包裹) to pizzas to beer and following wild animals.But they have other uses now.
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Can you believe it? Drones can serve people 1 .The US company IBM has made this 2 of drone. 3 can deliver coffee to sleepy people.The drone can know when to 4 a cup of coffee by studying a person's personal information. 5 , the drone will fly to the person.There is a special device(设备) under the drone.It helps the drone to give coffee.The drone can also 6 someone's coffee-drinking habits and tell when someone needs next cup of coffee.
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( )1.A.fruit B.coffee
C.vegetables D.money
( )2.A.kind B.piece
C.bottle D.cup
( )3.A.It B.She
C.He D.They
( )4.A.take B.get
C.make D.bring
B
A
A
D
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( )5.A.However B.Because
C.Then D.But
( )6.A.think about B.learn about
C.talk about D.worry about
C
B
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Drones can also save lives.One company in Africa uses drones to deliver medicine and blood fast and saves many people's lives.The drones are able to fly at speeds of up to 60 mph.The 7 get a message and wait nearby.The drone drops off the package and then 8 to its home.
( )7.A.teachers B.doctors
C.waiters D.pilots
( )8.A.goes B.arrives
C.reaches D.returns
B
D
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A 92-year-old hunter in Virginia lost his way home and had to 9 a night in the woods.The police looked for him all night but failed to find him. 10 , the drone found him in 20 minutes.
Also, drones helped firefighters know about the fire in a wildfire fight.
( )9.A.take B.cost
C.spend D.pay
( )10.A.Luckily B.Hopefully
C.Happily D.Really
C
A
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三、阅读理解
Hilton School Sports Day!
A day of fun and exercise!
This year, we have some new sports and games for you to take part in!
You can choose to join in:
♦Basketball
♦Soccer
♦Tennis
♦Running
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Sign up (报名) for the following workshops (讲座):
♦Taekwondo (跆拳道)
♦Jumping
♦Throwing
♦Volleyball
♦The school has free picnic lunches on the day.
♦Sports workshops are run by trained instructors (训练导师).Workshops will teach the students more about the sport and how to do it.
♦There are only a few spaces for each workshop, so sign up early to get your first choice.Sign up in the library for the sports you want to play.
♦Signed parental permission slips (签署家长同意书) are needed to join.
Everyone welcome!Wednesday, May 8th,10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
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( )1.Which workshop can't you sign up?
A.Jumping. B.Throwing.
C.Taekwondo. D.Running.
( )2.What do students have to do to take part in the sports day?
A.Fill in a paper form. B.Have their parents' signed permission. C.Wear their uniforms. D.Bring a packed lunch.
D
B
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( )3.How long will the activity last?
A.2.5 hours. B.3.5 hours.
C.4.5 hours. D.5.5 hours.
( )4.Why does the school hold the sports day?
A.To show students some new sports.
B.To ask students to exercise.
C.To sell tickets to more parents.
D.To ask students to study.
C
B
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( )5.The article is probably ________.
A.a poster B.a diary
C.an ad D.a blog
A
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四、短文填空。 (12选10)
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Do you know the movie I, Robot ? It tells us a story about the future.
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The year is 2035 and robots are1.______ as common as mobile phones.People depend on (依靠) their robots to do lots of things, for example, babysitting, cooking, doing housework and taking 2._______ dogs for a walk.Robots have to 3.________ humans' orders (命令), because humans make them do so.A police officer called Spooner 4.__________ robots.He doesn't think humans can get on 5.______ with their robots at all! 6.______ the scientist Susan has different ideas.Susan works on robots' mind and she thinks one day robots will 7.________ stronger than humans and help them to get better.
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When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that 8.___________ is wrong with the world's robots.A 9._____ robots have their own thoughts and they're trying to get out of humans' control (控制)! Of course, these robots' 10._______ doesn't come true.Humans work hard to control their robots again and they succeed at last.
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