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Unit3Lifeinthefuture
一、阅读理解(2018·武昌高三调研)Kandareallydoesn’tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe’dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingishealthy.“Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,”Kandasaid.“Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable.”SoKanda,whospecializesinhumanlikebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson’sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly
8.5incheshigh,andis
3.5incheswideand10incheslong.Amicrophone,aspeaker,andaninternalcameraallowittomunicate.It’sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideofromfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,“Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked.”Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold.“Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion(蒲公英)seedsintotheair?”Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,“Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild.”Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot’sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperiencestrangeorfunny.“Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,”hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda’sbotisn’tperfect.It’snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan’treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawasfortedbythebot’spresence.“Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,”hesaid,“particularlywhenitspoke.”【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了新研发的陪人散步的机器人
1.WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A.Becausehewantssomeonetoacpanyhimwhilewalking.B.Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C.Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D.Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.A 解析细节理解题根据第一段的“‘Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,’Kandasaid.‘Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable.’”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
2.Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A.Itcan“speak”and“see”.B.Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C.Itcanmunicatewithpeoplefreely.D.Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.A 解析推理判断题根据第二段倒数第二句以及第三段的“Thentheyprogrammed...withavoice.”可推知,这种机器人可以说话还可以看,故选A
3.Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A.Asmallsize. B.Aboxyshape.C.Ahumanpartner.D.Aspeechsoftware.D 解析细节理解题根据第二段倒数第二句和第三段的“Thentheyprogrammed...Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.”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
4.WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A.Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B.Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C.Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D.Tobetteritssoundsystem.B 解析推理判断题根据最后一段第二句的“itcan’treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried”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1.AsfarasIknowthegovernmentwillspeedthepaceofoureconomicreform.答案up2.—Didyourecognizeyourformerclassmatewhomyouhadn’tseenformanyyearsatthepartyyesterday—YesIrecognizedhiminstantIsawhim.答案instantly3.lacksuchexperiencewillconstantlytroubleyouinyourbusiness.答案Lacking4.guidebythesuntheywalkedtowardstheirdestinationthroughthewoods.答案Guided5.Whensheisputinasituationshehastomakearemarkon/aboutotherssheusuallychangesthetopic.答案where6.AfterhisjourneyfromabroadRichardJonesreturnedhomeexhaustandhungry.答案exhausted7.Suchimportantpeopledon’toftenhavemuchfreetimebecausetheirworktakesalltheirtime.答案up8.Hermotivateforwritingwasadesireforwomentogettherighttohighereducation.答案motivation9.Makingagoodimpressontheinterviewersisofvitalimportance.答案impression10.Thoughremindofthedangerofhikinginsuchweather,theyoungmenstillwouldn’tgiveuptheirplan.答案reminded
三、完形填空2018·惠州高三第一次调研考试Mymotherwasagiftgiver.Theoccasionnever1—Christmasbirthdaysanniversariesornooccasionatall.Shewasalwaysthinkingaboutwhomight2what.Creativityand3wentintothegiftsshegaveandshe4athankyounote.Onceshesentoutnotestoherownchildrenandgrandchildrenwhohadnotacknowledgedgifts5thattheywerenowonher“FecalRoster黑名单”andwouldnotberemoved6shehadreceivedaproperthankyou.Evenifyoudidn’t7athankyoushe’dgiveyouanothergiftthenext8shehad.Shefigured9mannerswereyourproblemnothers.EverytimeMomandDad10tovisitallofuswouldgatherinthedrivewayastheyunloadedluggage.Therewasalwayssomethingforthekids11acoupleoflittletoysorabig12ofhomemadecookies.Theyweren’tgiftsforparticularoccasions.Theywere13“Isn’tlifegreat?”gifts.Onespringwhentheycametovisitshehandedmea14bag.Insidewasapaintingthat15“ASpecialDaughter.You’ve16laughterandjoytoourlivesandsomuchlovetoourhearts.Themostpreciousthingswecan17foryouarethethingsyouhavegivenus...18andLove.”Momwasa19giftgiverbutthebestgiftswewillalwaysrememberwereherlovefor20andherloveforus.【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者的母亲喜欢给别人赠送礼物来表达自己的爱意她用自己的行动表达了爱,传播了生活的美好1.A.mattered B.occurredC.variedD.aroseA 解析根据空后的“Christmasbirthdaysanniversariesornooccasionatall”可知,母亲的给予是不分场合的,即给予的场合不重要故A项符合语境2.A.wonder B.praiseC.enjoyD.approveC 解析根据该句“Shewasalwaysthinkingaboutwhomightwhat”并结合常识可知,送礼物要根据别人的喜好,所以作者的母亲会想别人喜欢什么故选C项3.A.thoughtfulnessB.sympathyC.justiceD.authorityA 解析根据“Shewasalwaysthinkingaboutwhomightwhat”和空前的“Creativity”可知,作者的母亲经常思考,所送的礼物既要有新意又要很体贴thoughtfulness意为“体贴,关切”;sympathy意为“同情”;justice意为“公平”;authority意为“权威”故选A项4.A.ignoredB.appreciatedC.promisedD.resistedB 解析根据第一段的第一句可知,作者的母亲是一个给予者;结合该句中的“Creativityandwentintothegiftsshegaveandsheathankyounote”可知,她很欣赏感谢便条故B项正确5.A.assumingB.abusingC.statingD.correctingC 解析根据该句中的“Onceshesentoutnotestoherownchildrenandgrandchildrenwhohadnotacknowledgedgifts,thattheywerenowonher‘FecalRoster黑名单’”可知,有一次她给收到礼物却没有表达感谢的孩子和孙子女发了纸条,纸条上说他们现在在她的“黑名单”上assume意为“假设”;abuse意为“滥用”;state意为“陈述,说明”;correct意为“纠正”故选C项6.A.onceB.afterC.whenD.untilD 解析根据该句中的“shehadreceivedaproperthankyou”并结合上文可知,母亲不会将孩子们的名字从“黑名单”上删除,直到她收到一句谢谢故选D项7.A.sendB.purchaseC.conductD.obtainA 解析根据上文可知,作者的母亲送礼物的时候,希望得到一句谢谢send意为“发送”;purchase意为“购买”;conduct意为“进行”;obtain意为“获得”故选A项8.A.momentB.chanceC.festivalD.holidayB 解析根据第一段中的第二句中的“Christmasbirthdaysanniversariesornooccasionatall”可知,不只是在节假日,母亲在很多情况下都会准备礼物;结合该句中的“she’dgiveyouanothergiftthenextshehad”可知,她会在下一次有机会时赠给你另一件礼物B项意为“机会”,符合语境9.A.mistakenB.badC.sillyD.ridiculousB 解析她认为没有礼貌是你的问题,而不是她的问题得到礼物不回谢应该是没有礼貌的行为,故B项符合语境10.A.walkedbyB.wanderedaroundC.droveoverD.rodeawayC 解析根据空后的“allofuswouldgatherinthedrivewayastheyunloadedluggage”可知,作者的父母是开车过去的driveover意为“驱车前来”,符合语境,故选C项11.A.oftenB.alwaysC.neverD.seldomA 解析根据该句中的“Therewasalwayssomethingforthekids”及下文可知,他们总是给孩子们带一些东西,通常是一些小玩具或者是自制的饼干故选A项12.A.tankB.cageC.containerD.holderC 解析根据该句中的“acoupleoflittletoysorabigofhomemadecookies”及常识可知,饼干是放在盒子之类的容器container里的tank意为“贮放液体或气体的箱”,cage意为“笼子”,holder意为“持有者”,均不符合语境故选C项13.A.fairlyB.apparentlyC.especiallyD.simplyD 解析根据该句和前一句“Theyweren’tgiftsforparticularoccasions.”可知,它们不是为特殊场合而准备的礼物,只是simply关于“难道生活不美好吗?”的礼物“Isn’tlifegreat?”gifts可以理解为“彰显生活美好的礼物”故选D项14.A.cookieB.toyC.handD.giftD 解析一个春天,当作者的父母来拜访时,母亲递给作者一个礼物包结合第一段中的“Mymotherwasagiftgiver.”可知,这里指“礼物包”故选D项15.A.readB.toldC.wroteD.appearedA 解析根据空后的“ASpecialDaughter.You’ve...andLove.”并结合该句可知,礼物包里面是一幅画,画上写着下文中的几句话read“写着”,符合语境16.A.showedB.awardedC.devotedD.broughtD 解析此处表示,你为我们的生活带来欢笑和快乐,对我们的爱如此之深由常识可知,此处表示孩子为父母带来欢声笑语故选D项17.A.applyB.wishC.remendD.askB 解析根据该句中的“Themostpreciousthingswecanforyouarethethingsyouhavegivenus”可知,父母希望子女得到的是子女给予他们的,即欢声笑语和爱故选B项18.A.AssistanceB.PrivilegeC.HappinessD.SatisfactionC 解析根据上文中的“You’velaughterandjoytoourlivesandsomuchlovetoourhearts.”及空后的“Love”并结合选项可知,孩子可以为父母带来幸福和爱assistance意为“援助”;privilege意为“特权”;happiness意为“幸福”;satisfaction意为“满意”故选C项19.A.extremeB.seriousC.grandD.greatD 解析根据本文第一句“Mymotherwasagiftgiver.”并结合上下文可知,母亲是一个极好的礼物赠送者故选D项20.A.lifeB.kidsC.familiesD.giftsA 解析根据该句中的“butthebestgiftswewillalwaysrememberwereherloveforandherloveforus”可知,此处表示我们永远记得她给的最好的礼物是她对生活的热爱和她对我们的爱从文中作者母亲的行为可以看出作者的母亲对生活的热爱故A项符合语境
四、单句改错1.Wemustneverlosethesightofthefactthatmanmustliveinharmonywithnature.答案去掉第一个the2.Basingyourlifeonpopularcultureislikebuildingahouseonaconstantmovingfoundation.答案constant→constantly3.Whetherachildcangrowuphealthilyornotdependsonthesurroundinginwhichhelives.答案surrounding→surroundings4.TheinstantwhenWangYapingafemaleastronautturnedupatthemeetingthecrowdcheered.答案去掉when5.Worryingaboutherdaughterthemothercametoseeheryesterday.答案Worrying→Worried
五、单元语法——过去分词作状语1.2018·山东重点中学一联loseinthoughthealmostranintothecarinfrontofhim.答案Lost2.2018·湖北重点中学联考Althoughwarnofthedangerthetouristscan’thelptakingphotosnearthecliff.答案warned3.2018·安徽合肥质检amazeathisfinalscorehedecidedtotreathimselftoabigdinner.答案Amazed4.parewithconductinganinterviewbyQQonline,afacetofaceinterviewinpersoncanprovidepeoplewithmorereliabledetails.答案pared5.facewiththeincreasingunemploymentmanypeoplewentonstrikeinmostoftheEuropeancountries.答案Faced。