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Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”Ⅰ.阅读理解Thankstothisnewhandsfreesuitcasecarryingaroundheavyluggagemaysoonbeeathingofthepast.DesignedbyIsraelipanyNUARoboticsthis“smart”suitcasecanfollowyoueverywhereyougo.Thecarry-onsuitcasecurrentlyaprototype雏形connectstoasmartphoneappviabluetooth.Ithasabuilt-incamerasensorthatcan“see”youandfollowyouaroundonflatsurfaceslikeairportfloors.Iteswithananti-theftalarmtopreventsomeonecarryingitawaywhenyou’renotlookingandithasabackup备用batterythatyoucanusetochargeallyourdevices.“Itcanfollowandcarrythingsforpeoplearoundwhilemunicatingwiththeirsmartphoneandavoidingobstacles”explainedAlexLibmanfounderofNUARobotics.“We’rebiningsensornetworkputervisionandrobotics.Soifyoudownloadourapp应用pressthe‘followme’buttontheluggagerecognizesitsuserandknowstofollowandmunicate.”NUAisstilltestingthedeviceandtryingtoimprovefeatureslikespeedandcustomization客户订制buttheyhopetomakethesuitcaseavailabletocustomersinayear’stime.Ifitprovessuccessfultheywanttousethebluetoothpairingtechnologytoautomatelotsofotherdeviceslikeshoppingcartsatthesupermarket.Thesedevicesareespeciallymeanttobeusefultothephysicallydisabledandelderly.“Anyobjectcanbesmartandrobotic”LibmantoldMashable.“Wewanttobringrobotsintoeverydaylife.”TheIsraelitechpanymadeitclearthatthefinishedproductwilllookjustlikearegularsuitcase.They’replanningtopartnerwithacarry-onluggagemakersincethedevicethatmakesit“smart”weighsjust
2.5poundsandcanbefittedonold-fashionluggage.WithNUA’ssmartsuitcasecarryingaroundheavyluggageisn’taburden.ButhowtheirinventionwillhandletoughobstacleslikestairsItwillbeinterestingtowait.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文文章介绍了一种无须手提的智能旅行箱
1.Accordingtothepassagethe“smart”suitcase . A.cangoeverywhereB.isonsalenowC.canmakeourhandsfreeduringtravelingD.wasdesignedbyAlexLibman答案C解析细节理解题根据第一段第一句“Thankstothisnewhandsfreesuitcase...thepast”可知这种智能的行李箱能够让我们在旅行中无须拖着沉重的箱子故选C项
2.Ifyouwanttousethishandsfreesuitcaseyoumust . A.downloadtheappB.avoidobstaclesC.lookatitallthetimeD.carryacamera答案A解析推理判断题根据第二段第一句“Thecarry-onsuitcasecurrentlya...appviabluetooth.”及下文可知如果使用这款箱子你必须下载手机应用程序故选A项
3.WhatcanwelearnaboutNUAA.ItwasfoundedbyMashable.B.Ithasimprovedthefeaturesofthedevice.C.Itwantstobringmoresmartandroboticdevicesintoeverydaylife.D.Itwillmakethesuitcaseavailabletocustomersinamonth.答案C解析推理判断题根据第四段内容可推知NUA想将更多的智能机器化设备带到日常生活中故选C项
4.WhereisthearticleprobablyfromA.Atextbook.B.Aposter.C.Abiography.D.Awebsite.答案D解析文章出处题根据文章内容推断本文可能来自一个网站故选D项Ⅱ.完形填空2018·浙江Ihadastudenttodaywhogothisfingerstuckinsideatesttubeinscienceclass.Itwasreallyquitestuck.Thisyoungman’sfinger 1 togetwhiterandwhiterrightbeforemyeyes. Remaining 2 Isuggestedhecarefullyrotate转动thetube.Itwouldn’tmoveabit.He 3 soapandcoldwater.Stillstuck.Meanwhile 4 wasbreakingoutintheclass.FinallyI 5 theyoungmantooursecretarywhowasamiracle奇迹worker 6 threekidsofherown.WithherinchargeIwas 7 allwouldbeOK. TogetthestudentsbackinorderI 8 myownstoryofgettingmy 9 stuckbetweentherailsofabalcony.SamekindofcuriosityIremembered 10 thenhowfarIcouldthrust塞mykneebetweentherails.InchbyinchIkept 11 andbeforeIknewitmykneewasstuckand 12 beforemyeyesandinfrontoflotsof 13 atapopularLasVegashotel! Hearingmystorymanystudentsfollowedwiththeirown 14 ofheadsarmsfingersstuckinplacestheyshouldn’t 15 .Afewminuteslatertheyoungmancamebacktesttubeunbrokenandfinger 16 toalovelyshadeofpink. Ijustcouldn’t 17 thiskid.He’sonlytwelve.Itoogotmykneeunstuckbutnotwithoutgreat 18 .Theexcuseformehoweverwasnot 19 butplainstupidity.Iwas 20 fiftyyearsoldwhenthishappened. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文主要讲述在科学课上一学生手指被试管卡住但最终顺利脱险与此同时作者也与学生分享了自己膝盖被阳台卡住的经历
1.A.used B.neededC.happenedD.continued答案D解析根据下文知小男孩的手指一直卡在试管里逐渐慢慢变白了所以选continue表示“继续……”
2.A.calmB.silentC.cheerfulD.active答案A解析此处根据下文可知面对这种情况“我”还是很镇定建议他慢慢转手指试试
3.A.lostB.fetchedC.triedD.accepted答案C解析根据上文37空知他又试着使用肥皂和冷水希望把手指拿出来所以选try
4.A.fireB.chaosC.violenceD.argument答案B解析此处chaos表示“混乱”因为在科学课上其他学生也看到了这种情况慢慢地教室里就变得闹哄哄了
5.A.describedB.carriedC.introducedD.sent答案D解析根据语境知“我”应该是把小男孩送到了学校秘书处选send
6.A.raisingB.observingC.savingD.teaching答案A解析根据语境知秘书很厉害自己独自把3个孩子养大故选raise
7.A.happyB.doubtfulC.surprisedD.confident答案D解析“我”十分相信秘书的能力非常确信她能搞定这个“手指危机”
8.A.sharedB.wroteC.readD.heard答案A解析根据上下文知为了让课堂安静下来“我”与学生们分享了我曾经膝盖被卡住的经历
9.A.headB.kneeC.armD.foot答案B解析下文多次有提示用knee膝盖
10.A.calculatingB.explainingC.wonderingD.reporting答案C解析“我”当时很好奇想要知道“我”的膝盖到底能伸进栏杆里面多少wonder表示“好奇想要知道”
11.A.pushingB.climbingC.walkingD.kicking答案A解析“我”一点一点地把膝盖向外面伸push表示“推”
12.A.shakingB.liftingC.restingD.swelling答案D解析此处根据常识可知膝盖卡在栏杆里了所以是肿了起来选swell
13.A.doctorsB.strangersC.managersD.students答案B解析根据常识知因为是住在宾馆里所以面对的都是陌生人“我”卡在那里引起了很多陌生人的围观
14.A.findingsB.conclusionsC.storiesD.news答案C解析根据上文知听了“我”的经历之后很多学生也纷纷分享他们曾经被卡的故事
15.A.beB.existC.stayD.stop答案A解析根据语境和常识知他们都被卡在了本不该被卡的地方
16.A.pointingB.returningC.belongingD.growing答案B解析根据语境知过了不久那个男孩回来了手指顺利脱险又恢复了正常的颜色
17.A.getalongwithB.getridofC.getusedtoD.getmadat答案D解析getmadatsb.表示“朝某人发火”意为“我没有朝那个男孩发火毕竟他才12岁”
18.A.encouragementB.disappointmentC.embarrassmentD.achievement答案C解析“我”也曾经有类似经历虽然并不是很尴尬
19.A.ambitionB.youthC.braveryD.experiment答案B解析根据上下文知小男孩毕竟还只有12岁属于青少年所以选youth
20.A.intheendB.intotalC.afterallD.atanyrate答案C解析毕竟在当时膝盖被卡的时候“我”已经50岁了Ⅲ.概要写作阅读下面短文根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要2018·浙江嘉兴四月模考WhydopeoplelikewhattheylikeScientistshavetakenonthetaskofsolvingthismystery奥秘forages.Inthe1960spsychologistRobertZajoncconductedaseriesofexperimentswhereheshowedpeoplenonsensewordsandrandomshapes.Afterwardheaskedhissubjectswhichtheypreferredoutofeverythingtheyhadbeenshown.Instudyafterstudypeoplealwayschosethewordsandshapestheyhadseenthemost.Theirpreferencewasforfamiliarity.Thisdiscoverywasoneofthemostimportantfindingsinmodernpsychology.Butthepreferenceforfamiliarityhasclearlimits.Peoplegettiredofeventheirfavoritesongsandmovies.Ontheonehandhumansseekfamiliaritybecauseitmakesthemfeelsafe.Ontheotherhandpeoplelovethethrillofsomethingnew.Thischangebetweenfamiliarityanddiscoveryaffectsusallthetime—notjustourpreferencesforpicturesandsongsbutalsoourpreferencesforideasandevenpeople.Forthatreasonthepoweroffamiliarityseemstobethestrongestwhenapersonisn’texpectingit.Theoppositeisalsotrue:asurpriseseemstoworkbestwhenitcontainssomefamiliarity.NobodyknowsthisbetterthanRaymondLoewywhoisconsideredtobethe“fatherofindustrialdesign.”Hehadatheorythathesaidcouldhelpartistssellanythingtoanyone.HecalleditMAYA—MostAdvancedYetAcceptable.“Tosellsomethingsurprisingmakeitfamiliar;andtosellsomethingfamiliarmakeitsurprising”hesaid.OneofLoewy’sfinaltaskswastoaddanelement要素offamiliaritytoatrulynewinvention:NASA’sfirstspacestation.Loewy’sbiggestcontributiontothespacestationwasthatheinsistedNASAinstallawindowwithaviewofEarth.Todaytensofmillionsofpeoplehaveseenthissmalldetailinfilmsaboutastronauts.ItishardtoimagineabetterexampleofMAYA:awindowtoanewworldcanalsoshowyouhome. 参考范文AfteryearsofresearchpsychologistRobertdiscoveredthatfamiliarityaccountedforpeople’spreference.要点1Howeverourpreferenceisalwaysaffectedbythechangebetweenfamiliarityandsurprise.要点2LoewyshowedafullunderstandingofthisandcreatedMAYAatheoryhelpingincreasesales.要点3HisdesignofNASA’sfirstspacestationisconsideredaperfectexampleofthetheory.要点4。