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Section Ⅴ　“Extended reading”的课文习读环节 [课时检测] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Tom is an expert from a robotics company who can communicate smoothly with people through computers, phones, and other means. However, when facing the crowd on site, he will feel uneasy. His boss arranged for Tom to showcase to the audience the innovative work their company is doing. In response to the boss's trust in him, Tom bravely began preparing for this matter. One day, while watching TV, he happened to see a program where the ventriloquist (腹语术者) Arthur interacted with the audience through a dummy (假人) to convey information. This gave him inspiration. The next day, he discussed his idea with his colleagues in the company and everyone supported his plan. On the day of the exhibition, they arrived at the scene early and prepared everything, although Tom was still a bit nervous. The much-anticipated presentation started. The presenter began with a light-hearted joke and then proceeded to share some interesting facts about Reality Robotics Company before revealing the innovative work the company was undertaking. Throughout the presentation, there were no pauses or instances of Tom's dreaded phrase: “but what I really meant to say was.” The audience was impressed by the innovative product the presenter described and hoped for a demonstration to see how effective the new invention was. As the presentation drew to a close, the presenter said calmly and confidently, “And now I would like to share this stage with the man who invented me.” Tom walked onto the stage, looking exactly like the presenter. The “identical twins” took the audience by surprise. Tom then spoke slowly, “What you have just witnessed is a demonstration of the latest invention from the company — a presentation robot.” Suddenly it all clicked and the audience erupted in cheers. Tom then explained how the company created such a robot and programmed it to speak. “As you could see and hear, it had the confidence I could never exhibit in such a presentation. We can model it into an exact copy of you.” The audience got excited at the prospect. The boss smiled approvingly. Maybe Tom deserved a promotion, he thought. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Tom，一位来自机器人公司的专家，如何克服在公众面前演讲的紧张感，并通过一个创新的演示机器人成功地展示了他们公司的最新发明。 1．What's Tom's problem? A．He tended to get nervous easily. B．He failed to win his boss's recognition. C．He was not confident to speak in front of the public. D．He can't communicate with people in his daily life. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“However, when facing the crowd on site, he will feel uneasy.”可知，Tom的问题是在公众面前讲话没有自信。 2．What do we know about the presenter? A．He was quite serious. B．He didn't live up to Tom's expectations. C．He was inspired by the dummy that Arthur worked with. D．Though confident, he was a bit nervous giving the presentation. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“One day, while watching TV, he happened to see a program where the ventriloquist Arthur interacted with the audience through a dummy to convey information. This gave him inspiration.”可知，在观看电视节目时，看到腹语术者Arthur通过假人与观众互动传达信息，这给了他启发。 3．What does Tom's company do? A．It creates innovative robots. B．It helps present new ideas. C．It advertises new products. D．It produces ventriloquist's dummies. 解析：选A　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Tom then spoke slowly, ‘What you have just witnessed is a demonstration of the latest invention from the company — a presentation robot.’ ... Tom then explained how the company created such a robot and programmed it to speak.”可知，Tom公司的主要工作是研发创新型机器人。 4．What mainly contributes to the presentation's success? A．Luck and humor. B．Teamwork and creativity. C．Caution and responsibility. D．Courage and friendliness. 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“One day, while watching TV, he happened to see a program where the ventriloquist Arthur interacted with the audience through a dummy to convey information. This gave him inspiration.”可知，Tom受腹语术假人的启发，做出一个跟他自己长得一模一样的机器人来代替他做展示，这体现了他的创新能力；同时，根据第二段中的“The next day, he discussed his idea with his colleagues in the company and everyone supported his plan. On the day of the exhibition, they arrived at the scene early and prepared everything”再结合文章主旨可知，这次展示的成功是整个公司团队合作的结果。由此可知，团队合作和创造力是这次展示成功的主要因素。 B Doctors at the University of California, San Francisco, have developed a piece of software that can read minds.The project hopes to help people who, because of medical conditions, are unable to communicate with others. Until now, technologies that have helped speech-impaired (语言障碍) people communicate have been too slow to allow a natural conversation.People find these things upsetting to use.This new way uses brain signals to change a person's thoughts into text.When we want to speak, the brain sends signals to make the lips, jaw and tongue move in the right way to make an understandable sound.By discovering these brain signals, the new software is able to predict what a person want to say quickly enough to hold a conversation. The brain-reading software was tested on three volunteers who could all speak like healthy people.They were being treated for epilepsy (癫痫)．As part of their treatment for epilepsy, each patient had electrodes (电极) placed onto their brain.Edward Chang, who led the study, used these electrodes to record the signals in the patients' brains while they listened to a list of questions and answered them. Chang and his team then built a computer program that learned to match the patients' brain signals to the words the patients heard and the words the patients spoke.For the questions, the software matched the correct words 76% of the time.For the answers, it matched the correct words 61% of the time. Now, the mind-reading software works only for the limited set of sentences on which it was trained.Scientists hope that this early system will help them develop a more powerful one that could understand thoughts in real time to give people their voices back.Chang said, “We as scientists should try our best to help people to bring that most important and basic human ability back.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。科学家尝试发明可以“读懂”人类思想的软件，希望可以帮助因患病而无法说话的人们。 5．What is the disadvantage of previous technologies? A．They couldn't read people's minds correctly. B．They couldn't make communication understandable. C．They couldn't serve the purpose of natural conversation. D．They couldn't let medical conditions change for the better. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Until now, technologies that have helped speech-impaired people communicate have been too slow to allow a natural conversation.”可知，以前技术的缺点是它们不能达到自然对话的目的。 6．How does the software help people? A．By changing people's mind into text. B．By sending signals to their lips. C．By organizing conversations for them. D．By training them how to speak. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This new way uses brain signals to change a person's thoughts into text.”可知，这个软件通过用脑部信号将人的想法转化为文本以达到帮助病人与其他人沟通的目的。 7．What can we know about the mind-reading software according to the last paragraph? A．It has been used on a wide scale. B．It has restored the basic human ability. C．It still has plenty of room for improvement. D．It has enhanced human real-time conversation. 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Now, the mind-reading software works only for the limited set of sentences on which it was trained.”可推断，此软件仍有很大的改进空间。 8．What is the attitude of the author towards the mind-reading software? A．Favorable.　　　　 B．Objective. C．Intolerant. D．Doubtful. 解析：选B　观点态度题。根据全文可知，文章主要介绍了可以“读懂”人类思想的软件，以及该软件测试的过程和改善的空间。由此推知，作者对待该软件的态度是客观的。 C Smart devices have become an everyday part of our lives.A smart refrigerator can go above and beyond simply keeping our food cool. A smart refrigerator is any refrigerator that's equipped with a Wi-Fi connection.It can share information about itself, be a real-time camera that lets users see what's inside while at the supermarket, or act as a digital command center for the home.Some other things smart fridges are able to do include raising or lowering the temperature at the sound of your voice or with your phone, or helping you track the contents of your fridge so you don't run into a milk shortage emergency. Smart fridges can be particularly good at keeping food cool.It's easier to adjust the temperature if it is higher than it should be because the door is left slightly open.This can make a difference in your energy bills and the quality and lifespan (寿命) of your food. Many of the smart fridge's features can also save you time when you're rushing to get ready in the morning.The people who will benefit most from a smart fridge are probably those who have children who might be using the fridge while parents are at work.It's another way you can keep an eye on what's going on at home when you're not there.However, prices do tend to run higher than traditional fridges. If you already have a food organizational system that's working very well for you, and you are cool with the way your fridge is handling your food, then a smart fridge may not be worth it.However, if the smart fridge's features mentioned above sound like they would make your life easier, then one could be worth the extra money. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一款新型的智能冰箱。 9．What can a smart refrigerator do? A．Order food. B．Record the contents inside. C．Deal with emergency. D．Share information with supermarkets. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It can share information about itself, be a real-time camera that lets users see what's inside while at the supermarket, or act as a digital command center for the home.”可知，智能冰箱能记录冰箱中的食物存储情况。 10．Which of the following best describes the smart refrigerator? A．Energy-saving but expensive. B．Child-friendly but noisy. C．Time-saving but unsafe. D．Convenient but power-consuming. 解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“This can make a difference in your energy bills”可推知，智能冰箱是节能的。再根据第四段中的“However, prices do tend to run higher than traditional fridges.”可推知，智能冰箱的价格是昂贵的。 11．What does the author suggest in the last paragraph? A．Accepting a smart fridge passively. B．Highly recommending us to own a smart fridge. C．Thinking reasonably about having a smart fridge. D．Firmly rejecting the idea of buying a smart fridge. 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段可推断，作者建议合理考虑是否购置智能冰箱。 12．Where does the text most probably come from? A．A poster. B．A magazine. C．A novel. D．A guide book. 解析：选B　文章出处题。通读全文，特别是第一段可知，文章介绍了智能冰箱的功能，分析了其利弊，所以最有可能出自一本杂志。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 Artificial Intelligence (AI) geolocation (人工智能地理定位技术) solutions are changing the way researchers track and monitor wildlife, enabling more powerful conservation efforts.These systems use advanced sensors, satellite imagery, and machine learning algorithms (算法) to gather real-time data on animal movements, habitat preferences, and migration patterns.__13__ Traditional tracking methods often rely on non-automatic tracking or inconvenient necklace-like systems, which may cause stress and discomfort to the animals.__14__ The devices can work as tags and the camera traps can be set up remotely, which decreases human impact on wildlife. In addition, AI-powered devices collect and analyze data precisely.Through their assistance, scientists can gain insights into habitat choices and evaluate the effect of global warming on wild animal locations.__15__ For example, by analyzing the collected data, conservationists can promote targeted habitat restoration efforts according to the patterns and connections they discovered with the help of AI geolocation devices. __16__ By monitoring animals' behavioral changes in real-time, researchers can quickly detect signs of environmental issues.Sudden changes in an animal's movements could indicate threats or problems.Researchers can then respond immediately, potentially saving the animal's life. Sharing geolocation data through online platforms can also help raise awareness about protecting endangered species.__17__ This help them feel more connected to the issues wildlife face in habitats.The bond promotes a sense of responsibility among individuals and encourages them to contribute to wildlife conservation efforts through various means, such as donations, voluntary work, and so on. A．This knowledge enables them to make accurate and efficient decisions. B．However, AI tracking does not require disturbing contact with the animals. C．AI monitoring needs fewer battery replacements than the traditional methods. D．The solutions have offered the following key benefits to wildlife conservation. E．Directly engaging with conservation efforts gives people a first-hand experience. F．The AI geolocation technology significantly reduces the need for massive fieldwork. G．With real-time data, the AI solutions also function as an early warning for wildlife risks. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人工智能地理定位技术如何改变研究人员追踪和监控野生动物的方式，使保护工作更加有力。 13．选D　上文提到，人工智能地理定位技术解决方案对野生动物保护有很大的帮助；下文介绍了其具体好处。故D项“这些解决方案为野生动物保护提供了以下关键好处”承上启下，符合语境。 14．选B　上文提到，传统的追踪方法会给动物带来压力和不适，B项“然而，人工智能追踪不需要与动物进行干扰性接触”与上文形成转折，符合语境。 15．选A　上文提到，人工智能地理定位技术解决方案可以帮助科学家评估全球变暖对野生动物位置的影响，A项“这些知识使他们能够做出准确和有效的决定”是对上文的总结，符合语境。 16．选G　下文提到，人工智能地理定位技术解决方案可以实时监测动物的行为变化，对野生动物面临的风险起到预警作用。故G项“通过实时数据，人工智能解决方案还可以作为预警系统，发现野生动物潜在的危险”符合语境，能够引领下文内容。 17．选E　根据上文可知，共享地理位置数据有助于提高人们对保护濒危物种的认识，E项“直接参与保护工作能让人们获得第一手经验”是对上文内容的进一步解释，符合语境。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $