1、【 精品教育 资源文库 】 Unit 2 Robots . 阅读理解 A For many years, machines have been doing work that people once did, including some difficult jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where t
2、hey may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry. Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot, called DRCHubo, won the first place in the competition. The second and th
3、ird place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle, climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform, but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitors were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to d
4、esign effective walking machines. Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric, a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can, but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food, change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor
5、(风味 ). But he says if a food can be easily prepared, a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal. One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its su
6、shi (寿司 ) maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi, but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.
7、篇章导读 ：本文是一篇说明文。全文主要介绍了可以在餐饮业中应用的机器人。 1 In Paragraph 1, the author tells us _. A robots just do difficult jobs B robots are sometimes dangerous C robots are widely used in our life D robots are gradually replacing humans 答案： C 段落大意题。根据文章第一段第一句 “For many yea rs, machines have been doing work that peop
8、le once did, including some difficult jobs.” 及最后一句中的 “the restaurant industry” 可知，机器人正在做着以前由人类做的工作，包括一些困难的工作，【 精品教育 资源文库 】 且机器人还被应用于餐饮业。由此可知，机器人正被广泛应用于我们的生活中。故选 C 项。 2 Why did some teams fail at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals? A Their robots cannot be applied at home. B Preparing food is really
9、 difficult for robots. C They failed to design effective walking robots. D Their robots can just repeat the same movement. 答案： C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，有些参赛者的失败表明设计行走机器人有多难。故选 C 项。 3 We can infer from the last paragraph that _. A Japanese men are lazy B robots are popular in Japan C Japan has advanced
10、high technology D robots usually take the job of making sushi in Japan 答案： B 推理判断题。文章最后一段举了两个事例，一是一位看到机器人工作的日本女士想要把它们带回家，二是日本人用机器人做寿司，这两个例子都表明 机器人在日本是很受欢迎的。故选 B 项。 4 In which column can we probably see the text? A Science. B Culture. C Health. D Education. 答案： A 推理判断题。本文主要介绍机器人在餐饮业中的应用，属于科技类，有可能来自于科
11、学栏目。故选 A 项。 B Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality. People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported
12、that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by peopl e to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. The main goal of technology companies is to get p
13、eople to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern. I
14、see people trapped in a pathological (病态的 ) relationship with time sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence 【 精品教育 资源文库 】 because of uncontrolled consumption of m
15、any kinds of devices that eat up time and money. What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we ca
16、n live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonder
17、ful”. But its time to discover that it does not work for technology. Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies”. To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused t
18、echnology. 篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章作者通过分析人们过度使用和依赖现代科技设备的种种弊 端，呼吁大众减少对高科技设备的过度依赖，回归真实生活。 5 The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_” A advantage B attraction C adaption D attempt 答案： B 词义猜测题。该词所在句中的 resist “ 抵制 ” ，再结合上句中的 “addicted” ，即人们对现代高科技产品的迷恋可知，画线词与 attraction 意义 接近，意为 “ 吸引 ” 。故选B
19、。 6 From the passage, technology companies aim to _. A attract people to buy their products B provide the latest information C improve peoples quality of life D deal with cultural diseases 答案： A 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话可知从这篇文章来看，技术公司目标是吸引人们来 买他的产品。故选 A。 7 It can be inferred from this passage that people _. A
20、 consider too much technology wonderful B have realized the harm of hightech devices C can regain freedom without hightech devices D may enjoy life better without overused technology 答案： D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句话可推断出人们如果不过度使用科技，可以更好地享受生活。故选 D。 8 Whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of hightech
21、 devices? A Neutral. B Sceptical. C Disapproving. D Sympathetic. 【 精品教育 资源文库 】 答案： C 观点态度题。根据全文内容来看，作者指出了人们过度使用科技的种种弊端，所以作者对过度使用高科技设备的态度是反对。故选 C。 . 七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 2018 安徽江南十校第二次联考 Little Habits Make a Big Difference Everything around us is changing at an amazing speed
22、, it seems but some things will always remain the same. _1_Some of our daily habits have the power to always give us happiness and lead toward success. Here are some little habits that can make a big difference: 1._2_Many studies have linked early rising with success. An early morning wakeup carries
23、 benefits including better planning and anticipation (预料 ) of problems, and more time to do the things that make you happy. 2 Happiness comes to those who are curious. _3_ As long as you live, there will always be something to learn, and as long as you follow your heart and your passions, you wont miss out on learning. 3 Believe
