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Unit8Adventure阅读理解AAnew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtinscartonsbottlesandcardboardforrecycling.Theinventionwhichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebindesignedbystart-uppanyBin.Erecognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensorsimagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinsidethecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitpressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewiswhichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomasabuyeratJohnLewisgaveusthereason“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssaleswitha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebeingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemandwearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome.Bin.E’sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein
2018.Howeveratfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanacpanyingsmartphoneappwhichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversionweplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”
1.Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraphA.Itworksautomatically.B.Ithasbeenusedwidely.C.Itiseasytooperate.D.Itisveryexpensive.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refertoA.Thewaste.B.Thecamera.C.Thebin.D.Thesensor.
3.WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbinsA.Tochangepeople’sbehaviourB.Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C.Topopularizenewtechnology.D.Tomakethemmorefamous.
4.Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficialA.Athome.B.Inthesupermarket.C.Intheopenair.D.Intheoffice.【文章大意】本文介绍了一款可以智能分类垃圾的“智能垃圾箱”并对它的设计,市场应用进行了介绍
2.C【解析】词义猜测题根据上段Theinventionwhichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate这项发明可以帮助垃圾分类,可知it指代thesmartbin,故选C
4.D【解析】细节理解题根据文章Howeveratfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.最初只有一个为办公室设计的更大胆版本才可以使用可知最初是在办公室使用,故选DB2017·南昌十校第二次模拟MatthewYouldenspeaksninelanguagesfluentlyandunderstandsmorethanadozenmore.He’swhatisknownasapolyglot.Healsostudiesthedevelopmentofminoritylanguages.Buthe’smorethanapolyglot.Henotonlyusesthelanguagesfluentlybutalsoknowsaboutthecultureofthelanguagesverywell.Hecantalktonativespeakersfortablyintheirownlanguages.Matthew,whoisfromManchesterEnglandisa_language_chameleon:_Germansthinkhe’sGerman!Spaniardsthinkhe’sSpanishandBraziliansthinkhe’sPortuguese.ByhisownaccountMatthewhasmasteredasurprisingnumberoflanguagesbyusingabilitiesthatweallpossess determinationenthusiasmandopenmindedness.IfyourclassicpolyglotissomeonewhostudieslanguagesfulltimethenMatthewisquitedifferent.Hisstudydoesn’tkeephiminanivorytower;itconnectshimwithpeopleallovertheworld.AccordingtoMatthewthemorelanguagesyouspeakthemorepointsofviewyouhave.Hethinkseachlanguagehasacertainwayofseeingtheworld.Ifyouspeakonelanguage,thenyouhaveadifferentwayofanalyzingandseeingtheworldthanthespeakerofanotherlanguagedoes.Evenifthey’rereallycloselyrelatedlanguagessuchasSpanishandPortuguesetheyareatthesametimetwodifferentworlds—twodifferentattitudes.Hesaid,“Thereforehavinglearnedotherlanguagesandbeensurroundedbyotherlanguages,Icouldn’tpossiblychooseonlyonelanguagebecauseitwouldmeanreallygivingupthepossibilitytobeabletoseetheworldinadifferentway.Sothemonolingual只说一种语言的lifestyleformeisthesaddesttheloneliestandthemostboringwayofseeingtheworld.Therearesomanyadvantagesoflearningalanguage.Ireallycan’tthinkofanyreasonnotto.”【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文,文章讲述了一个能流利地说9种语言的人的故事1.Accordingtothepassageapolyglotrefersto________.A.someonewhostudiesthedevelopmentoflanguagesB.someonewhokeepsarecordofminoritylanguagesC.someonewhomastersseverallanguagesD.someonewhotalkstoforeignersfluentlyC 解析推理判断题由第一段第一句“MatthewYouldenspeaksninelanguagesfluentlyandunderstandsmorethanadozenmore.”和下文的内容可推知,polyglot指的是“通晓数种语言的人”故选C2.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedpartinParagraph2A.MatthewYouldenisverygoodatimitatingothers.B.MatthewYouldenlookslikethenativesinappearance.C.MatthewYouldenlearnslanguagesfromnativespeakers.D.MatthewYouldenusesthelanguagesaswellasthenatives. D 解析推理判断题由画线部分后的“Germansthinkhe’sGerman!Spaniardsthinkhe’sSpanishandBraziliansthinkhe’sPortuguese.”可推知,MatthewYoulden是语言变色龙,因为他使用这些语言跟当地人一样熟练,故而德国人以为他是德国人,西班牙人以为他是西班牙人,而巴西人以为他是葡萄牙人3.WhichofthefollowingaboutMatthewYouldenisTRUEA.Hestudiesfulltimetohaveagoodmandoflanguages.B.Hebelievesdifferentlanguagesenrichman’sworldviews.C.Travelingaroundtheworldishisbestwayoflearning.D.Hehasaveryspecialtalentforlanguagelearning.B 解析推理判断题根据第五段的内容,尤其是前两句“AccordingtoMatthew,themorelanguagesyouspeakthemorepointsofviewyouhave.Hethinkseachlanguagehasacertainwayofseeingtheworld.”可推知,MatthewYoulden认为不同的语言丰富了人们的世界观4.What’sMatthewYoulden’sattitudetowardsthemonolinguallifestyleA.Supportive. B.Doubtful.C.Objective.D.Negative.D 解析观点态度题由最后一段中的“Sothemonolingual只说一种语言的lifestyle,forme,isthesaddest,theloneliest,andthemostboringwayofseeingtheworld.”可知,MatthewYoulden对单语言的生活方式的态度是消极的CAbusinessschoolinPariswillsoonbeginusingartificialintelligenceandfacialanalysistodeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentioninclass.ThesoftwarecalledNestorisusedintwoonlineclassesattheESGbusinessschoolbeginninginSeptember.TheideaaccordingtoLCAfounderMarcelSaucetistousethedatathatNestorcollectstoimprovetheperformanceofbothstudentsandprofessors.Thesoftwareusesstudentswebcams(网络摄像机)toanalyzeeyemovementsandfacialexpressionsanddeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentiontoavideolecture.Itthenformulatesquizzesbasedonthecontentcoveredduringmomentsofinattentiveness.Professorswouldalsobeabletoidentifymomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclinedwhichcouldhelptoimprovetheirteachingSaucetsays.AdvocatesforAIineducationsaythatthesoftwareisactuallyunabletoteachacoursebutthetechnologycouldbeusedasadigitaltutorthatwouldadapttoastudent’sindividualneedsandhelpdevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.Suchsoftwarecouldalsohelpteachersbyprovidingfeedbackontheeffectivenessoftheirteachingadvocatessay.SaucetsaysNestorwon’tstoreanyofthevideofootageitgetsandthathispanyhasnoplanstosellanyotherdatathesoftwarecollects.Inadditiontofacialrecognitionandanalysisthesoftwarecanintegrate(合并)withstudents’calendarstosuggestpossiblestudytimesandtracktheironlinebehaviortopickuponpatterns.RoseLuckinaprofessorattheUniversityCollegeLondonKnowledgeLabsaysAIcouldunlockthe“blackboxoflearning”byprovidinginformationonhowandwhenlearninghappens.LuckinsaysaprogramlikeNestorcouldbeusefulforstudentswhotakeclassesremotelysince“thereisn’tahumantherewatchingthem.”AndwhilesomeareconcernedthatAImayonedayreplaceteachersLuckinseesthetechnologymoreasanassistantratherthanareplacement.Saucetagrees.“Humancontactisnotgoingtogoaway”hesays.“Therewillalwaysbeprofessors.”
1.HowdoesNestorworktofindoutwhenstudentsaren’tpayingattentionA.Bycollectingthedataofstudents’performanceindifferentclasses.B.Bycollectingthestudents’gradesinthequizzes.C.Byshootingandanalyzingstudents’eyemovementsandfacialexpressions..D.Byidentifyingmomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclined.
2.WhichisthebenefitofAIeducationA.Itcouldbeusedexactlytoreplaceatutor.B.Ithelpsstudenttodevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.C.Thesoftwareisabletosatisfytherequirementofacourse.D.Itcouldhelpteacherstogivefeedbackonstudents’performance..
3.HowdoesNestordealwiththeinformationcollectedfromstudentsA.Nestorwilluseittosuggestpossiblestudytimetostudents’schedule.B.Itwon’tstoreanyvideofootagebutfacialexpression.C.Thepanyhasn’texpectedtomakeprofitsbysellingthedatatoothercorporations..D.Nestorwilluseittokeeptrackonlineofstudents’behaviorandpunishthem.
4.WhatisRoseLuckin’sattitudetowardsthereplacementofteacherswithAIA.Objective.B.Approving.C.Indifferent.D.Opposed.【文章大意】本文介绍新的软件Nestor它通过对学生眼球运动和面部表情的拍摄和分析来判断学生是否注意力集中这种软件只对教学其辅助作用并不能替代老师
2.B【解析】细节理解题根据第三段第一句AdvocatesforAIineducationsaythatthesoftwareisactuallyunabletoteachacoursebutthetechnologycouldbeusedasadigitaltutorthatwouldadapttoastudent’sindividualneedsandhelpdevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.可知AIeducation帮助学生养成更有效的学习习惯故选B
4.D【解析】推理判断题根据最后一段中AndwhilesomeareconcernedthatAImayonedayreplaceteachersLuckinseesthetechnologymoreasanassistantratherthanareplacement.Saucetagrees.可知RoseLuckin’对AI成为老师的替代品持反对意见故选DD2017·云南昆明高三两区七校模拟Everydayweareexposedtoimagesvideosmusicandnews.Inthisageofvisualandauralhyperstimulation过度刺激themediumofradioismakingagreateback.“We’reatthebeginningofagoldenageofaudio,”saidUSbasedpodcasterAlexBlumberginanarticleinTheSydneyMorningHerald.Inthelastmonthalone15percentofUSadultslistenedtoaradiopodcast播客.Theterm“podcast”wasinventedin2004butthetrendonlystartedgainingpopularityinrecentyears.Withthesharpincreaseinconsumerdemandforsmartphonesandtabletspodcastsaleshavejumped.Theappealofthepodcastpartlyliesinitsvariousplatformdeliveriesandondemandfunctions.Youcanlistenduringthoseextraminutesofthedaywhenyou’rewalkingtotheshopswaitinginaqueueorridingthesubway.Similartotelevisionshowspodcastsaregenerallyfreetodownloadandmostoffernewcontenteveryweek.DonnaJackson22mediagraduateoftheUniversityofSydneylistenstopodcaststwoorthreetimesaweekviaiTunes.“IlistenwhileI’mwanderingaroundthehousedoingsomethingelse.Itmakespletingaboringtaskmuchmoreenjoyable.Andit’saneasywayofkeepingintouchwithwhat’sgoingonintherestoftheworld,”shesaid“ImainlylistentoBBCpodcastsbutrecentlyI’vealsobeenlisteningtoThisAmericanLifeandSerial.Theyhaveaspecialskilltoreallydrawyouin.”Unliketelevisionandmusicthiskindofaudiohasthepotentialtocreateadeepimpressiononreaders.Blumbergsaysthisowestothepodcast’sabilitytocreatecloserelationshipandemotionalconnection.TheUniversityofSydneyundergraduateHazelProustmajoringinsocialworkandartsagrees.“Whenyou’relisteningitfeelsasifthevoiceofthepodcast’sstorytelleristalkingdirectlytoyou.It’sforting,”saidProust.Itseemstheageoldtraditionofstorytellingisverymuchaliveandwell.【解题导语】 本文介绍了播客的强势回归1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat________.A.themediumofradioisdisappearingB.AmericanslovelisteningtotheradioC.smartphonessellwellbecauseofpodcastsD.morepeopleareinterestedinpodcaststodayD 解析推理判断题根据第一段中的“Inthisageofvisualandauralhyperstimulation过度刺激themediumofradioismakingagreateback.”和第二段的第三句“Theterm‘podcast’wasinventedin2004butthetrendonlystartedgainingpopularityinrecentyears.”可推知,如今播客开始流行起来,越来越多的人对播客感兴趣2.ThewritermentionsDonnaJacksonmainlyto________.A.tellhowyoungpeopleentertainthemselvesB.explainwhyyoungpeoplelikepodcastsC.introducewhatprogramspodcastsarepresentingD.showhowpopularpodcastsareB 解析推理判断题文章的第三段主要讲了播客的优势,即流行的原因,第四段举了DonnaJackson的实例,进一步论证这一观点,故选B项3.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.morepeopleareincreasinglyinterestedinvisualandauralhyperstimulationB.televisionhasthepotentialtocreateadeepimpressiononreadersC.thepopularityofpodcastsinvolvesthesharpincreaseinsmartphonesandtabletsD.15percentofUSteenagerslikelisteningtoaradiopodcastC 解析细节理解题根据第二段的最后一句“Withthesharpincreaseinconsumerdemandforsmartphonesandtabletspodcastsaleshavejumped.”可知,消费者对智能手机和平板电脑的需求增加导致了播客的流行4.WhatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassageA.OpinionsofPodcastsB.PopularityofRadioPodcastsC.FeaturesofRadioD.TechnologyofPodcastsB 解析标题归纳题根据第一段的最后一句“Inthisageofvisualandauralhyperstimulation过度刺激themediumofradioismakingagreateback.”和第二段的第三句“Theterm‘podcast’wasinventedin2004butthetrendonlystartedgainingpopularityinrecentyears.”并结合全文的内容可知,本文主要介绍了播客的流行七选五2017·南宁检测Adolescentthinkingtendstobefocusedonthepresent.Butadolescentsandteensarerapidlylearningnewskillsrelatedtoplexreasoningflexibilityandproblemsolving.Remindyourselfthatitisnormalforadolescentstohaveasenseofbeinginvincible无敌的orhavean“itwillneverhappentome”mind.
1.________Asaresultitmaycausedangerousbehaviors.Thefollowingaresomewaysyoucanhelpyouradolescentdevelopreasoningskills●
2.________Youshouldmakecarefulobservationsandaskdirectquestions.Forexampleifyourchildseemstroubledbysomethingsay“Youlooklikeyou’vehadahardday”,or“Youlooksad—doyouwanttotalk?”●Respondpositivelytoyourchild’seffortsandinterests.Teensusuallyappreciateanadult’strueconcernandinterest.Whenyourchildwantstodosomethingthatyouthinkisdangeroustalkaboutthedangersofwhatheorshewantstodo.Don’tdismissit.
3.________Thinkaboutwhetheritwouldgetinthewayofyourchild’schores杂事orotherduties.●Helpyourchildsolveproblemsbydiscussingdifferentchoices.
4.________●Develophigherthinkingskillsbytalkingtoyouradolescentaboutcurrentissuesandmoderndilemmas.Beinvolvedinschoolworkbytalkingtohisorherteachersorvolunteeringatschool.Ifaskedhelpsolvedifficulthomework.●
5.________Talkabouthowruleswillbeperformed.Andbesuretofollowthroughwiththeagreeduponconsequenceswhenappropriate.Teenagersneedandoftenwantlimits.A.Settherulesinyourhometogether.B.Encourageyouradolescenttosharewithyou.C.Trytopersuadeyouradolescenttodevelophealthyhabits.D.Uselearningexercisessuchasroleplayforfindingsolutionstoproblems.E.Ifneededworktogethertofindsomethingthatwouldbesaferandyourchildcanalsodo.F.Settingagoodexampleandtalkingopenlyabouttheseissueshavegreatinfluenceonthem.G.Thiswayofthinkingmaylimittheirabilitytoconsidersituationsrisksandfutureconsequences.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文青少年的思维往往倾向于关注当下,这种思维方式会限制他们考虑当下的处境情况、面临的风险以及将来的后果的能力,结果就有可能引起一些危险行为文章就如何帮助青少年培养论证推理能力给出了建议1.G 解析上文提到,年轻人会认为自己是无敌的或这种事不会发生在自己身上下文提到,这可能会造成危险行为,而G项“这种思维方式可能会限制他们考虑当下的处境情况、面临的危险以及将来的后果的能力”承上启下,符合语境故答案选G2.B 解析空格处为本段的主题句根据本段内容并结合最后一句“...doyouwanttotalk?”可知,我们应该细心观察并对孩子们有话直说B项“鼓励你的孩子与你分享”符合语境,适合做该段的主题句故答案选B3.E 解析上文提到,当你的孩子想做一些你认为危险的事时,你要告诉他/她这件事的危险性E项“如果有必要的话,就和孩子一起去寻找那些安全且适合孩子做的事”紧密联系上文故答案选E4.D 解析根据空格前一句可知,本段主要讲的是通过讨论不同的选择来帮你的孩子解决问题D项列举了一个方法,能与上文恰当地衔接故答案选D5.A 解析选项A中的“rules”与空格后的“rules”是原词重现,而且A项“Settherulesinyourhometogether.”与空格后的“Talkabouthowruleswillbeperformed.”相呼应A项能与下文紧密联系故答案选AⅢ、七选五Inourfastworldofphones,faxmachinesandputers,theoldfashionedartofletterwritingisatriskofdisappearingaltogether.1Thereistheexcitementofitsarrival,thepleasureofseeingwhoitisfromand,finally,theenjoymentofthecontents.LetterwritinghasbeenpartofmylifeforaslongasIcanremember.ItprobablybeganwiththelittlenotesIwouldwritetomymother.Mymother,also,alwaysinsistedIwritemyownthankyoulettersforChristmasandbirthdaypresents.2WhenIlefthomeat18totrainasadoctorinLondon,Iwouldwriteonceaweek,andsowouldmymother.Occasionallymyfatherwouldwriteanditwasalwaysajoytoreceivehislong,amusingletters.3Ofcourse,wealsomadephonecallsbutitisthelettersthatIremembermost.Therewerealsolettersfrommyboyfriends.InmyyouthIseemedtoattractpeoplewhohadtoworkorstudyawayatsometimeandwewereonlyabletostayintouchbyletter.4IfoundthatIcouldoftenexpressmyselfmoreeasilyinwritingthanbytalking.IlovethelettersthatewithbirthdayorChristmascards.Notesareappreciated,buthowmuchbettertohaveayearssupplyofnews!Anditsbetterstillwhenitsanairmailenvelopewithbeautifulstamps.5Likemymotherbeforeme,Iinsisttheywritetheirownthankyouletters.Mydaughterwritestomelittleletters,justasIdidtomymother.Istronglyurgereadersnottoallowletterwritingtobeeanother“lostart”.A.Poorhandwritingcanspoil破坏yourenjoymentofaletter.B.Wehadbeencorresponding通信for29yearsbuthadnevermet.C.Iampleasedthatmychildrenarecarryingonthetradition.D.Itdidntmatterhowshortoruntidytheywereaslongastheywereletters.E.Butinsteadofharmingtherelationships,letterwritingseemedtoimprovethem.F.Yet,tome,receivingalettercannotbematchedbyanyotherformofmunication.G.Thelettersfromhomecontainedjusteverydayeventsconcerningmyparentsandtheirfriends.【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了作者对书信这种沟通方式的青睐和对书信艺术逐渐消失的担忧1.F [根据下句“Thereistheexcitementofitsarrival,thepleasureofseeingwhoitisfromand,finally,theenjoymentofthecontents.”可推知,收到信对作者来讲是一件无比愉悦的事情,所以选F项]2.D [根据本段第一句“LetterwritinghasbeenpartofmylifeforaslongasIcanremember.”可知,书信是作者生活中不可或缺的一部分,对她来说,只要是信就好,无论多短或多不整洁,所以选D项]3.G [根据上文可知,作者和父母通信,由此可推知,这些信都是关于父母的一些生活琐事以及他们的朋友的状况的,所以选G项]4.E [根据下句“IfoundthatIcouldoftenexpressmyselfmoreeasilyinwritingthanbytalking.”可推知,此处应描述书信沟通的优势,与上文的“InmyyouthIseemedtoattractpeoplewhohadtoworkorstudyawayatsometimeandwewereonlyabletostayintouchbyletter.”呼应,所以选E项]5.C [根据下文的“Mydaughterwritestomelittleletters,justasIdidtomymother.”可知,作者自己的孩子也像作者一样继承了写信的传统,所以选C项]。