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Section 2 “Scientific Breakthroughs”的课文习读环节 [课时检测]　 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Robots are known as the future of technology. Robotics technology has just landed in the workplace and there is a lot of work to do. Below we'll discuss some of the best and most advanced robots ever made by humans. Asimo The primary focus of the robot is to help people.Asimo travels all around the world, making people aware how robots can make life easier and help humans. It can dance, run and even kick a soccer ball. The robot can communicate with people in three different languages including Japanese, Chinese and English. Created by: Honda (Japan) Sophia It is a realistic example of a perfect robot because it has about 50 different facial expressions just like humans. Sophia is primarily designed for education，research and entertainment. It travels throughout the world explaining to people the importance of robots in human life. Created by: Hanson Robotics (China) Atlas Its body shape is so dynamic that it can use its all body skills to move quickly and balance itself on diverse terrains (地形). The robot is capable of performing many different tasks but some favourite tasks are running，jumping and turning over. Its advanced AI systems make it capable of sensing barriers and negotiating diverse terrains. Created by: Boston Dynamics (United States) Spot Spot is an animal robot, or say a dog robot, because it looks very similar to a dog. Spot can search around your office, home, playground etc. as a normal dog usually does. Spot has some outstanding functions. For example, it can map your environment, sense barriers, and lift packages. Created by: Boston Dynamics (United States) 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四款机器人。 1．Which of the following can characterize Asimo? A．Its high speed. B．Its facial expressions. C．Its language ability. D．Its communication skills. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据Asimo部分中的“The robot can communicate with people in three different languages including Japanese，Chinese and English.”可知，该机器人可以用三种不同的语言与人交流，即Asimo的主要特征是它的语言能力。 2．Which robot is created by China? A．Asimo.　　　　　 B．Sophia. C．Atlas. D．Spot. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据Sophia部分中的“Created by: Hanson Robotics(China)”可知，Sophia是中国创造的。 3．What do Atlas and Spot have in common? A．They can change their body shapes. B．They can carry small packages. C．They can help do some housework. D．They can detect barriers around. 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据Atlas部分中的“Its advanced AI systems make it capable of sensing barriers and negotiating diverse terrains.”和Spot部分中的“Spot has some outstanding functions ... sense barriers, and lift packages.”可知，Atlas和Spot的共同之处在于它们都可以探测到周围的障碍物。 B Max Du won the Canada-Wide Science Fair. His project is a drone (无人机) to save people who go into cardiac (心脏的) arrest. Max got the inspiration during New Year break last year. “I got a toy drone from my parents, but I couldn't fly it because it is snowy.” Max said. “So I played with it at home, and it got me thinking how a drone could be used as an indoor robot that could help people.” About 35,000 people have cardiac arrests in Canada each year. Most of those happen outside of a hospital, of whom fewer than 10 percent survive. Max believed a drone could offer faster support and life-saving medicine, but he had to build it himself to know for sure. Testing his drone took about six months. Max's parents had to deal with their son's constantly flying and crashing in the home. Every time Max would create an exciting innovation, such as an extendable arm, it would add extra weight to his drone, causing it to break apart. Then Max would have to buy all new parts. Max tested using more lightweight materials until his design was more balanced. Through trial and error, the 14-year-old boy finally got it right. His drone can open a door handle, fly in the air and then land softly on the ground. A new extendable arm can be released to administer a shot or hand a patient life-saving medicine. A built-in camera could directly conference with an emergency response team whose members could monitor the patient remotely. Max plans on applying for a patent (专利) so he can make connections in the health-care industry to get it made for real. He has spent his summer learning about artificial intelligence at California's Stanford University as one of 32 kids selected worldwide. He'll head next to the University of Pennsylvania to take a college-level robotics class before returning to high school in September. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位14岁的少年设计用于救助心脏病人的无人机并因此获奖的故事。 4．Why did Max Du design a drone by himself? A．He had sympathy for those with heart attacks. B．He had nothing to do in holidays. C．He wanted to use it to help his parents. D．He tried to make it fly in the snow. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段中Max所说的话及第二段中的“Max believed a drone could offer faster support and life-saving medicine, but he had to build it himself to know for sure.”可知，他的无人机是用来帮助心脏骤停的病人的，表明他很同情患有心脏病的人。 5．What can we learn from paragraph 3? A．Most of the people with cardiac arrests in Canada can survive. B．Max's parents were unwilling to help during his drone design. C．It's very important to control the balance of the drone. D．Max's design of the extendable arm is very smooth. 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第三段最后三句可知，可伸展的机械臂会给无人机增加额外的重量，从而导致它四分五裂。Max需要使用更轻的材料使他的设计更加平衡。由此可知，控制无人机的平衡是很重要的。 6．What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A．The instructions for using the drone. B．The reason for applying for a patent. C．The process of Max's success. D．The functions of the new drone. 解析：选D　段落大意题。根据第四段可知，本段主要介绍了无人机的功能。 7．Which of the following can best describe Max? A．Considerate and brave. B．Talented and creative. C．Clever and honest. D．Helpful and loyal. 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据文章中所说的Max自己设计救助心脏病人的无人机可知，Max很有创造力；最后一段说明Max在人工智能方面很有天赋，故B项(有天赋并具有创造力的)最能描述Max。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 Houses of the Future What will houses be like in thirty years' time? No one really knows, but architects are trying to predict.__8__ Future houses will have to be flexible.In thirty years' time, even more of us will be working from home.So we will have to be able to use areas of the houses for work for part of the day and for living for the rest.Families grow and change with children arriving, growing up and leaving home.__9__ Nothing will be as fixed as it is now.The house will always be changing to meet changing needs. Everyone agrees that in thirty years' time we will be living in “intelligent” houses.We will be able to talk to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do like this.“We'll be having a party this weekend.What food shall we cook？” __10__ We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines, just tasting things from time to time to check. __11__ You will be able to change the color of the wall easily.You won't have to paint them — you'll be able to tell the wall to change the color! And if you don't like the color the next day, you'll be able to have a new one.__12__ A．What will our home be like then? B．The house of the future will be personalized. C．The house will be equipped with a central nervous system. D．The kid might take their bedrooms with them as they leave. E．The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family. F．The only thing you won't be able to do is to move the house somewhere else! G．And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了未来房子的可能形态，包括其灵活性、智能化和个性化等特点。 8．解析：选A　根据上文“What will houses be like in thirty years' time? No one really knows, but architects are trying to predict.”可知，建筑师们正在努力预测三十年后的房子的样子。本空应对未来房子的样子进行提问。故A项(那时我们的家会是什么样子呢？)承接上文，符合语境。 9．解析：选E　上文强调了未来房子的灵活性和适应性，以及家庭结构的变化对房子的影响。本空应强调未来的房子灵活，可以随着家庭成员的增加而变化。故E项(未来的房子必须随着家庭的成长而变化)承接上文，符合语境。 10．解析：选G　上文描述了未来厨房机器的智能性和与人的交互性。上文问到“我们这个周末要开派对。我们该做什么菜？”，G项(机器会告诉我们需要买什么食材以及如何烹饪)承接上文，符合语境。 11．解析：选B　下文描述了未来家居的个性化特点，特别是墙壁颜色的可变性。故B项(未来的房子将是个性化的)作为段首句，直接概括了下文关于未来家居个性化特点的描述，引起下文，符合语境。 12．解析：选F　上文强调了未来家居的墙壁颜色的易变性。本空应对上文进行补充，从其他方面例证房子的灵活性。故F项(你唯一不能做的就是把房子搬到别的地方去！)作为对上文的补充，既强调了家居的灵活性和可变性(可以改变颜色)，又指出了其局限性(不能移动房子)，使得描述更加全面。同时，这种略带幽默的语气也增加了文章的趣味性，符合语境。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $