学年度高中选修78英语Unit 2 Robots人教版复习特训第八篇.docx
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学年度高中选修78英语Unit2Robots人教版复习特训第八篇
2019-2020学年度高中选修7、8英语Unit2Robots人教版复习特训第八篇
第1题【单选题】
Inthecompanyheis________toTom,whileinlifeheisTom"sjunior________twoyears.
A、senior;by
B、junior;by
C、senior;to
D、junior;to
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【解析】:
第2题【单选题】
Withmillionsofgraduatesandunemployedrecentgraduateshittingthejobmarket,2016istobeyetanotheryearofexceedinglydifficultjobhuntingforyoungChinese.
A、bound
B、essential
C、fundamental
D、sensitive
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【解析】:
第3题【阅读理解】
阅读理解
AnewstudyfromtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyfindsthatolderandyoungerpeoplehaveavaryingpreferenceforwhattheywouldwantapersonalrobottolooklike.Andtheychangetheirmindsbasedonwhattherobotissupposedtodo.
Participantswereshownaseriesofphotos,eitherrobotic,humanormixedhuman-robotfaces,andwereaskedtoselecttheonethattheywouldpreferfortheirrobot"sappearance.Mostcollege-agedadultsinthestudypreferredaroboticappearance,althoughtheotherswerealsogenerallyopentothem.However,nearly60percentofolderadultssaidtheywouldwantarobotwithahumanface,andonly6percentofthemchoseonewithamixedhuman-robotappearance.
"Wefoundthatparticipants,bothyoungerandolder,willassignemotionaltraitstoarobotbasedonitsface,whichwilldeterminewhattheyaremostcomfortablyinteractingwith,"AkankshaPrakash,apsychologygraduatestudentatGeorgiaTechwholedthestudy,saidinastatement.Sowhenparticipantsweretoldtherobotwashelpingwithpersonalcare,chores,socialinteractionorhelpingtomakedecisions,somethinginterestinghappened.
Preferencewaslessstrongforhelpingwithchores,althoughthemajorityofolderandyoungerparticipantschosearobotwitharoboticface.Butfordecision-makingtasks,suchasgettingadviceonwheretoinvestmoney,youngerparticipantstendedtoselectamixedhuman-robotappearance.Aroboticfacewastheirleastfavoredchoiceforthistask.Olderadultsgenerallypreferredahumanface.Personalcaretaskssuchasbathingcausedthemostdivisivepreferenceswithinbothagegroups.Thosewhochoseahumanfacedidsobecausetheyassociatedtherobotwithhuman-likecarecapabilities—suchasnursing—andtrustworthytraits.Manyothersdidn"twantanythinglookinglikeahumantobathethemduetotheprivatenatureofthetask.
Basedonthisearlyresearch,theresearchersaysthatifarobotisdesignedtohelponlywithaspecifictask,itsappearanceshouldfitinwiththetask.Forinstance,iftherobotisdesignedtospecificallyassisttheuserwithcriticaldecisions,therobotshouldbegivenanintelligentlookinsteadofafunnyone.However,iftherobotistaskedwithavarietyofjobsinthehome,allowingforappearancecustomizability(可定制性)mightbethebestoption.
Theresearchernextplanstoexpandthestudytootheragegroupsandpeoplewithmorediverseeducationalbackgrounds.
Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2referto?
A、college-agedadults
B、allparticipants
C、olderadults
D、youngerparticipants
Whathappenedwhenparticipantswereofferedrobotshandlingdifferenttasks?
A、Theytendedtochooseonewithahumanface.
B、Theydidn"tcareaboutroboticappearanceanymore.
C、Theywereintoonewithdecision-makingskillsmost.
D、Theirpreferenceforroboticappearancechangedaccordingly.
Whichrobotsleadtothebiggestgapinpeople"spreferenceforroboticappearance?
A、Thosewithpersonalcareskills.
B、Thosewithdecision-makingskills.
C、Thosewithhousekeepingskills.
D、Thosewithsocialinteractionskills.
What"sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A、Decidingwhatrobotssuityoubestcontainsmanytricks
B、Determiningwhatrobotsshouldlooklikevarieswithage
C、Howrobotswithahumanfacebenefitpeople?
D、Whypeoplehaveapreferenceforrobots?
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【解析】:
第4题【阅读理解】
阅读理解。
Inordertoincreasetheirjobchancesaftercollege,Chinesestudentsareturningtoaspecialpractice—EiffelTowernosejobs(鼻整形手术).ThelatesttrendinplasticsurgerypromisestocreateanosethatissimilartothecurveoftheEiffelTower.
SurgeonWangXumingsaid:
“WeareinfluencedbythebeautyoftheEiffelTower.Wearenotcontenttojustaddsomethingtothenose;wereconstructit.”ThesurgerycostsaboutUS$10,000andinvolvestheenlargingofthenoseusingtissuefromtheforehead.
HundredsofpostersadvertisingtheprocedureareputupalloverChongqingcity,wheresurgeonXumingrunshisprivatepractice.Theyshowawestern-lookingwomanwithanalmost-too-perfectnose,againstanoutlineoftheEiffelTower.
Interestingly,manyyoungwomeninChinaareeagertoachieveawesternappearance,astheybelieveitwillgivethemanadvantageinthehighlycompetitivejobmarket.“Somestudentsfacealotofemploymentpressureaftergraduation.Iftheirfacialfeaturesaregood,they"llhavemorechancesoffindingajob,”saidsurgeonXuming.“We"vehadstudentsgettingtheEiffelTowernose;it"shelpedthemalot.”
Apparently,Chineseemployersarequiteparticularaboutappearancesandpreferattractivecandidates.Someofthemevengoasfarasputtingheightandweightrequirementsintheiremploymentads.Plasticsurgeonsacrossthecountryarereportinganincreaseinthenumberofstudentschoosingbeauty“improvement”.
AccordingtoaMr.Li,hospitalmanageratsurgeonXuming"sclinic,mostoftheircustomersarefemaleandthebillistakencareofbythefamily.“Theyusuallycomeinwiththeirmothers,andtendtobefromwell-offbackgrounds.”hesaid.
Personally,Idon"tthinkitsoimportantto“improve”ourappearanceaslongasweareskilledatourjobs.Wecan"tdecidehowwelook,butwecandecidehowwellweliveandwork.
WhydoChinesecollegestudentschoosetohaveanoseoperation?
A、Tohavemorechancesofgettingajob.
B、Togainarealwesternerappearance.
C、ToTakegoodcareoftheirfamily.
D、TolookliketheEiffelTower.
WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?
A、ThecityofChongqing.
B、Aplasticsurgeryprocedure.
C、Thepostersadvertisingthesurgery.
D、Xuming"sprivatepractice.
WhatcanwelearnfromMr.Li"swords?
A、Mostfamiliescan"taffordtheexpensiveoperation.
B、Theircustomersareusuallyfromwealthyfamilies.
C、Patientscanbewelllookedafterattheclinic.
D、Thenumberofplasticsurgeonsisincreasing.
Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A、Chineseemployersonlycareabouttheiremployees"appearance.
B、Chinesestudentsarecontentwiththeshapeoftheirnoses.
C、AwesternfacelooksprettierthanaChineseone.
D、Skillsatworkspeaklouderthanappearance.
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【解析】:
第5题【阅读理解】
阅读理解
MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:
themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.
Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe"sUncleTom"sCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.Withminorexceptions,Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.
Againandagain,inthepostwaryears,Twainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.Considerthemostcontroversial,atleasttoday,ofTwain"snovels,AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinn,Twain"smostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatime,peoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenovel“trashandsuitableonlyfortheslums(贫民窟).”MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJim,theescapedslave,andmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.(ThetermNiggerJim,forwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticized,neverappearsinit.)
Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyanti-slavery.Jim"ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroic.AsJ.Chadwickhaspointedout,thecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalities,“thevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:
Jim,thefatherandtheman.”
Thereismuchmore.Twain"smysterynovelPudd"nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior(低等的)towhites,especiallyinintelligence,Twain"stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.Aslavegavebirthtohermaster"sbabyand,forfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouth,switchedhimforthemaster"sbabybyhiswife.Theslave"slightskinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslave-holdingclass.Themaster"swife"sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslave.
Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:
nurture(养育),notnature,wasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeech,forexample—were,toTwain,indicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.
Twain"sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasy,forexample,bythelengthypassageinhisautobiography(自传)abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalled“niggershows”inhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-face—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattac
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