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UNIT1 课时作业1
5.C [细节理解题。根据第一段的“the majorityviewsci-
[基础达标]
entists as strange people who spend 1oo hours a week
slaving away ina lonely laboratory”可知,人们通常认为
I. 1. contradictory 2. multiple 3. household
4. handle
5. intervention 6. substantial 7. microscope
科学家大多数时间都在实验室做实验。故选C项。]
6.B [细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Wehelpedthe
8. pure 9. proof 10. statistics
volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rub-
II. 1. once and for all 2. subscribe to
3. Thanks to
bish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for
4. attended to 5. as a result of 6. makes sense 7. get
turtle eggs tocome out.”可知,作者是通过清除海岸上
down to
的垃圾来为海龟蛋顺利出壳创造安全环境的方式帮助
[能力提升]
海龟的。故选B项。]
[语篇导读 本文是一篇说明文,文章介绍了由一个欧
7.B [细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“,Iknowtha
洲研究团队发明的第一个能够通过动作表达感情的机器
being a scientist doesn't mean working in a lab all day
人NAO,该团队希望能将它的情感程序应用到医学领域。
and night"和“science is so much more than wearing a lah
1.A [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“WhenNAOissad,
coatandmixingchemicals”可知,作者通过这次经历,了
he lowers his head and looks down. When he's happy, he
解了科学并不仅仅意味着在实验室工作。故选B项。]
raiseshisarmsforahug.”可知,当NAO生气时,他会低
8. A [推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“Ithinktha
下头,当他开心时,他会伸出手要求拥抱,这说明NAO
schools should really stress that science is so much more
能在不同的情况下表达不同的情绪。故选A项。]
than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need
2.D [细节理解题。根据第六段的“Childrenmight find
to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can
that a small, friendly-looking robot that can understand
bring!”可推知,作者写这篇文章的目的是鼓剧孩子们去
their emotional states makes them less anxious.”可知,如
学习科学,真正了解科学。]
果小孩有一个小小的、友好的又能够理解他们情感状态
UNIT1 课时作业2
的机器人陪着的话,他们可能就不会那么焦虑了,也就
[基础巩固]
是说具有情感技能的机器人可以帮助孩子们感觉更放
3. proof
I. 1. severe 2. contradictory
4. outbreak
松。故选D项。]
5. multiple 6. household 7. handle 8. pure 9. substan-
3.B [词义猜测题。前面提到一个更独立的机器人在探
tial 10. transform
索房间时很少寻求帮助,是独立完成任务的。句中的
II. 1. infection 2. purely 3. proof 4. suspected 5. to
while表示对比,由此可以判断,后面是说一个胆怯的机
6. to 7. to 8. stolen 9. what 10. that
器人如果在房间里发现可能有害的东西时会表现出焦
III. 1. What's more 2. on the increase 3. once and for all
虑。故选B项。]
4. In general 5. in time 6. Thanks to 7. is linked with
4.C [主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“NAO,thefirst
8. attend to
robot able to show feelings, has been created by a Euro
IV. 1. have been infected with
2. there has been a substan
peanresearchteam.”和全文内容可知,本文主要介绍了
tial decrease/decline in 3. has been transformed into ar
由一个欧洲研究团队发明的第一个能够表达感情的机
advanced 4. that/who are to blame for 5. due to the lack
器人NAO。故选C项。]
of human operation or intervention 6. that/which needs to
[语篇导读 人们通常认为科学家整天在实验室做着无
be handled with caution 7. Her attitude to/ towards the
聊的实验。作者通过自己的亲身经历向人们展示了科学
party is contradictory 8. What's really comforting is that;
家并不是人们通常所认为的样子,科学能带来兴奋与奇
has seen many advances 9. The lesson was so boring that/
遇,以此鼓励孩子们要热爱科学,并去研究科学。
So boring was the lesson that 10. It seems that
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SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
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UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
语作业
1.Reading and Thinking(I)
纠错空间
[基础达标]
Ⅱ.选词填空
I.单词拼写
选用方框中的短语并用其适当形式填空。
根据语境并结合汉语提示或首字母写出
as a result of;attend to;once and for
正确单词。
all;subscribe to;
thanks to;make
1.But the information I got was rich and
sense;get down to
various,or even
(相互
1.Why don't you have a talk with him
face to face and solve this issue
矛盾的).
2.I was surprised to find that half of my
2.Personally,I strongly
classmates were already fluent in
this practice for two reasons.
(多种多样的)languages.
3.
modern science and
3.To solve problems arising in the aging
technology,people lead a more com-
society,our company brings out the
fortable and richer life now.
(家庭)robot.
4.Before doctors arrived,they
方法总结
4.You will definitely gather all your courage
the injured woman carefully.
to face and
(处理)the mess.
5.Jenny nearly missed the flight
doing too much shopping.
5.It was through
(介入)that
6.1t
to save money while
the virus finally stopped spreading.
you can.
6.The theory may seem absurd,but
7.Once you want to do something,you
there exists
(大量的)evwi
must
doing it well.
dence to support it.
[能力提升]
7.But then he put them under a
阅读理解
(显微镜)and noticed that each of these
A
shells had a tiny hole in its lip.
NAO,the first robot able to show
8."Once I had a patient who lived in a
feelings,has been created by a European
(纯粹的)fantasy world,.”re
research team.When NAO is sad,he
lowers his head and looks down.When
plied his colleague.
he's happy,he raises his arms for a hug.
9.In the absence of p
the police
Nothing is out of the ordinary,except
could not take action against the man.
that NAO is a robot.
10.It is a pity that he lost all the s
"We're modelling the first years of
because of the sudden breakdown of his
life,"says Lola Canamero,a computer
computer.
scientist at the University of Hertfordshire.
世英语
选择性必修第二册
"The feelings are shown through physical
1.According to the text,what do we
gestures and body movements rather than
know about NAO?
facial or verbal(言语的)expressions.”
A.It displays different feelings in dif-
纠错空间
In the future,says the scientist,ro-
ferent situations.
bots are likely to act as companions,pro-
B.It is able to imitate adult emotional
vide support for old people,and help peo-
displays.
ple shop online.In such uses,the display
C.It can remember people's feelings.
of emotion will be important in making
D.It learns emotions from facial ex-
the interactions(交互)more natural and
pressions.
comfortable.
2.What can we learn from the text?
NAO has been programmed to copy
A.Scientists worked on facial and spo-
the emotional skills of a one-year-old
ken expressions to create NAO's
child.It can memorise faces,and knows
emotions.
the basic rules of good and bad.Based on
B.The time when NAO displays feel-
these it can decide how to react to what is
ings has been pre-programmed.
going on.The actions going with each
C.Emotional programming is used in
feeling are preprogrammed,but NAO de-
medicine production.
cides for itself when to display them.
D.Robots with emotional skills can
方法总结
NAO is also programmed to have dif-
help children feel more comfortable.
ferent personalities.A more independent
3.What does the underlined word "dis
robot is less likely to call for help when
tress"in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
exploring a room,while a more fearful
A.Courage.
B.Anxiety.
robot will show distress if it finds some-
C.Anger.
D.Satisfaction.
thing in the room that may be harmful.
4.What is the text mainly about?
Canamero's team will take its emo-
A.The relationship between humans
tional programming forward into medical
and robots.
applications.Part of the project will look
B.The roles that robots play in differ-
at ways to use robots in hospitals to sup-
ent fields.
port the roles of doctors,nurses and par-
C.The first robot able to show feelings.
ents.Children might find that a small,
D.The long history of robots.
friendly-looking robot that can under-
B
stand their emotional states makes them
What a Scientist Is Like
less anxious."We want to explore differ-
If you were asked to imagine a scien-
ent roles-the robots will help the chil-
tist,what image would come to your
dren to understand their treatment and
mind?The common idea that most kids
explain what they have to do.We want to
from kindergarten through college have of
help the children to control their anxie-
a scientist is a man wearing a white lab
ty,”she says.
coat with messy hair,big glasses,and
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UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
课时作业
several glass cups of mysterious colourful
from helping preserve wildlife,learning
liquids giving off clouds of smoke.As for
about earthquakes or inventing rockets.I
空约
adults,the majority view scientists as
think that schools should really
stress
strange people who spend 100 hours a
纠错空间
that science is so much more than wearing
week slaving away in a lonely laboratory.
a lab coat and mixing chemicals.Kids
However,the reality is quite different.
need to be aware of the excitement and
Recently I've had a chance to take
adventures science can bring!
part in a scientific experience far from my
5.According to the first paragraph,sci-
laboratory and into Costa Rica.It sup-
entists are often believed
ports a huge amount of wildlife due to its
A.to work as slaves
geographical placement between North
B.to behave in a strange way
and South America.It is home to more than
C.to spend too much time in labs
500,000 species,which are at present
D.to do experiments in messy labs
nearly 4%of the total species worldwide!
6.How did the author help to preserve
First we worked alongside conserva-
the turtle populations?
tionists to preserve wildlife at a leather-
A.By creating a safe nest for turtles.
back turtle(棱皮龟)rescue centre.We
B.By picking up rubbish from the
helped the volunteers preserve turtle pop-
shoreline.
方法总结
ulations by removing rubbish from the
C.By collecting the turtle eggs on the
shoreline to create a safe environment for
beach.
turtle eggs to come out.After that we
D.By finding a comfortable environment
stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied
for turtles.
seismic activity relating to earthquakes.
7.What does the author learn about sci-
During our stay at Arenal,we rode over
ence from his experience?
the mountainous areas and took a long
A.Science is full of boring experiments.
walk through the rainforest.After reac-
B.Science is more than working in a lab.
hing the top,we went down and through
C.Science is related to mysterious liquids.
waterfalls to the beautiful valley below!
D.Science is about wildlife and earth-
On the last day we got a hands-on intro-
quakes.
duction to rocket science where we learnt
8.What is the purpose of this passage?
about new rocket technology that will be
A.To encourage kids to study science.
used on the international space station.
B.To tell the story of travelling in Cos-
During my Costa Rica experience,I
ta Rica.
know that being a scientist doesn't mean
C.To expect more people to travel in Costa
working in a lab all day and night.A sci-
Rica.
entist is one who loves learning and get-
D.To share the secrets behind science phe
ting a better understanding of the world
nomena.
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