英语主题漫谈智慧树知到答案章节测试2023年辽宁科技大学

第一章测试TheChinesedreamisanewtermputforwardbyPresidentXiJinpingin__________.

A:2011

B:2012

C:2013

D:2014

答案:BThekeywordsoftheChinesedreammayinclude_______.

A:Heroism

B:Democracy

C:Rejuvenation

D:Individualism

答案:CTheyfailedto_______thedeepmeaningofhiswords.

A:pursue

B:chase

C:grasp

D:fulfill

答案:CEscapecanbeastrong_______fortravel.

A:ambition

B:fulfillment

C:determination

D:motivation

答案:DSheneverachievedher_______ofbecomingafamouswriter.

A:ambition

B:rejuvenation

C:fulfillment

D:motivation

答案:AStudentsshould_______theirowninterests,aswellasdotheirschoolwork.

A:determine

B:fulfill

C:achieve

D:pursue

答案:ASheeventually_______hergoalofbecomingaprofessor.

A:achieved

B:grasped

C:chased

D:wentafter

答案:AThetermAmericandreamwasfirstputforwardbyJamesTruslowAdamsinhisbookTheEpicofAmerican.

A:错

B:对

答案:BPuritanscametoNewEnglandforthesakeofreligiousfreedomandintendedto“purify”orsimplifythereligiousritualsoftheChurchofEngland.

A:对

B:错

答案:ATheessenceoftheWestwardmovementwastheexpansionofcapitalism.

A:错

B:对

答案:B第二章测试

My

Advice

to

Students:

Education

CountsBillGatesHundredsofstudentssende-maileachyearaskingforadviceabouteducation.Theywanttoknowwhattostudy,orwhetherit’sokaytodropoutofcollegesincethat’swhatIdid.

Asmallernumberofparentssendmessages,seekingguidancefortheirsonordaughter.“Howcanwesteerourchildtowardsuccess?”theyask.

Mybasicadviceissimpleandheartfelt:Getthebesteducationyoucan.Takeadvantageofhighschoolandcollege.Learnhowtolearn.

It’struethatIdroppedoutofcollegetostartMicrosoft,butIwasatHarvardforthreeyearsbeforedroppingout–andI’dlovetohavethetimetogoback.AsI’vesaidbefore,nobodyshoulddropoutofcollegeunlesstheybelievetheyfacetheopportunityofalifetime.Andeventhentheyshouldreconsider.

KathyGridland,asix-gradeteacherinOhio,wrotetosay,“Severalofmystudentsclaimthatyouneverfinishedhighschool.Sinceyouareasuccess,mystudentsperceivethatasareasonnottocaremuchaboutgettingagoodeducation.”

Ifinishedhighschool!

Thecomputerindustryhaslotsofpeoplewhodidn’tfinishcollege,butI’mnotawareofanysuccessstoriesthatbeganwithsomebodydroppingoutofhighschool.Iactuallydon’tknowanyhighschooldropouts,letaloneanysuccessfulones.

Inmycompany’searlyyearswehadabrightpart-timeprogrammerwhothreatenedtodropoutofhighschooltoworkfull-time.Wetoldhimno.

Quiteafewofourpeopledidn’tfinishcollege,butwediscouragedroppingout.Havingadiplomacertainlyhelpssomebodywhoislookingtousforajob.

Collegeisn’ttheonlyplacewhereinformationexists.Youcanlearninalibrary.Butsomebodyhandingyouabookdoesn’tautomaticallyfosterlearning.Youwanttolearnwithotherpeople,askingquestions,tryoutideasandhaveawaytotestyourability.Itusuallytakesmorethanjustabook.

Educationshouldbebroad,althoughit’sfinetohaveadeepinterests,too.

InhighschooltherewereperiodswhenIwashighlyfocusedonwritingsoftware,butformostofmyhighschoolyearsIhaswide-rangingacademicinterests.Myparentsencouragedthis,andI’mgratefulthattheydid.

AlthoughIattendedalotofdifferentkindsofclassesincollege,Isighedupforonlyonecomputerclassthewholetime.Ireadaboutallkindsofthings.

Oneparentwrotemethather15-year-oldson“losthimselfintheholeofcomputer.”HegotanAinwebsitedesign,butothergradesweresinking,shesaid.

Thisboyismakingamistake.Highschoolandcollegeofferyouthebestchancetolearnbroadly–math,history,varioussciences–andtodoprojectswithotherkidsthatteachyoufirst-handaboutgroupdynamics.It’sfinetotakeadeepinterestincomputers,dance,languageoranyotherdiscipline,butnotifitjeopardizes(危及，影响)

breadth.Ifyoufallintoanobsessivepatterninhighschool,you’vegottwoproblems.Oneisthatyou’reunlikelytochangewhenyougotocollege.Theotheristhatifyoudon’tgetreasonablygoodgrades,it’shardtogotoacollegethathasthehighlymotivated,capablestudentswhocanreallyhelpyoulearnabouttheworld.

Incollegeit’sappropriatetothinkaboutspecialization.Gettingrealexpertiseinanareaofinterestcanleadtosuccess–unlessthespecialtyendsupbeingadeadendoryou’renotgoodat.Graduateschoolisonewaytogetspecializedknowledge,althoughextendedcollegeeducationisn’talwaysagoodinvestmentfromapurelyeconomicstandpoint.

答案:Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.

Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.

Badeventslike“seriousillnessofafamilymember”werehighonthelist,butsoweresomehelpfullifechangingeventslikemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmesRaheyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotshowhowyoudealwithstress–itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.

Andwenowknowthatthewayyoudealwiththeseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.

Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.

AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.

Somehowtheresearch

got

boiled

down

to

amemorablemessage.

Women’smagazinesran

headlines

like“Stresscausesillness.”

Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,thearticlessaid,avoidstressfulevents.

Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.

Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many－likethedeathoflovedone－areimpossibletoavoid．Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescriptionforstayingawayfromchancesaswellastrouble.

Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.

Theideathatallstressmakesyousickalsotakesnonoticeofalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.

Itsupposeswe’reallvulnerable(脆弱的)

andnotactiveinthefaceofthedifficultsituation.

Butwhatabouthumanabilityandcreativity?Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalstrengththantheyhadbefore.

Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredomandphysicalandmental

strain.

答案:第三章测试WhichcountrysufferedthelargestdeathduringWorldWarII?

A:Germany

B:SovietUnion

C:Japan

D:China

答案:BWhosestoryistoldinthefilm

APrivateWar?

A:Adoctor

B:peace-keeping

C:warcorrespondent

D:Asolider

答案:CWhowroteTheDiaryofaYoungGirl?

A:AJapanesegirl

B:OttoFrank

C:AnneFrank

D:AChineseGirl

答案:CYadVashemHolocaustistheonlyonememorialtoremembertheHolocaustintheworld.

A:错

B:对

答案:AWhowasreferredtoas

“China’sSchindler”?

A:AlateChinesegeneral

B:QianXiuling

C:AChinesepriest

D:HeFengshan

答案:DWhatdayisSeptember3inChina?

A:NationalMemorialDayforNanjingMassacreVictims

B:VictoryDayoftheWarofResistanceagainstJapan

C:TheNationalDay

D:TheArmyDay

答案:BWhatmightbetheconsequencescausedbywars?

A:Ahugenumberofcasualties.

B:Numerous

economic

losses.

C:Enormousdamagetoculturalheritages.

D:Severedamageofthehealthofpopulations

答案:ABCDWhatcanwedotopreventwarsfromhappening?

A:Raisemoneytohelppoorcountries.

B:Communicatefirstwhenconflictsappear.

C:Educate

the

publictheconsequencesofwar.

D:Buildastronger

internationgal

community.

E:Enhancetheculturaltoleranceofthecountry.

答案:ABCDEWhoissuedtheorderofdestroyingtheBamiyanBuddha?

A:Mullah

MohammedOmar

B:SaddamHussein

C:Basharal-Assad

D:OsamaBenLaden

答案:ADuringtheWWII,JewsweretheonlyraceslaughteredbytheNaziGermans.

A:对

B:错

答案:B第四章测试Passage1Directions:

Thepassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter.

Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpactonpeople’smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety.“Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,”hesaid,“forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewiththosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;theydon’tmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery(彩票)winnerswhohadwonmorethan

￡500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline.”Dr.

Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople’ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:“Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy.”Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveimpactonhumanwell-being,Dr.

Whitesaid,“There’sgrowinginterestamongpublicpolicyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces.”

答案:Passage2Directions:

Thepassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter.

Californiahasbeenfacingadroughtformanyyearsnow,withcertainareasevenhavingtopumpfreshwaterhundredsofmilestotheirdistributionsystem.Theproblemisgrowingasthepopulationofthestatecontinuestoexpand.Newresearchhasfounddeepwaterreservesunderthestatewhichcouldhelpsolvetheirdroughtcrisis.Previous

drillingofwellscouldonlyreachdepthsof1,000feet,butduetonewpumpingpractices,waterdeeperthanthiscannowbeextracted(抽取).TheteamatStanfordinvestigatedtheaquifers(地下蓄水层)belowthisdepthandfoundthatreservesmaybetriplewhatwaspreviouslythought.Itisprofitabletodrilltodepthsmorethan1,000feetforoilandgasextraction,butonlyrecentlyinCaliforniahasitbecomeprofitabletopumpwaterfromthisdepth.Theaquifersrangefrom1,000to3,000feetbelowtheground,whichmeansthatpumpingwillbeexpensiveandthereareotherconcerns.Thebiggestconcernofpumpingoutwaterfromthisdeepinthegradualsettlingdownofthelandsurface.Asthewaterispumpedout,thevacantspaceleftiscompactedbytheweightoftheearthabove.Eventhoughpumpingfromthesedepthsisexpensive,itisstillcheaperthandesalinating

(脱盐)

theoceanwaterinthelargelycoastalstate.Somedesalinationplantsexistwherefeasible,buttheyarecostlytorunandcanneedconstantrepairs.Wellsaremuchmorereliablesourcesoffreshwater,andCaliforniaishopingthatthesedeepwellsmaybetheanswertotheirseverewatershortage.Oneproblemwiththesesourcesisthatthedeepwateralsohasahigherlevelofsaltthanshalloweraquifers.Thismeansthatsomewellsmayevenneedtoundergodesalinationafterextraction,thusincreasingthecost.Researchfromtheexhaustivestudyofgroundwaterfromover950drillinglogshasjustbeenpublished.Newestimatesofthewaterreservesnowgoupto2,700billioncubicmetersoffreshwater.

答案:第五章测试Thefirsthandheldcellphone

providedus

10minutesoftalk-timebutittookaround

3

hourstocharge.

A:对

B:错

答案:BBigdataandAIarethemostusefulandpowerfulemergingtechnologies.

A:对

B:错

答案:BCompaniesuse

bigdata

toimprovewhattheyknowaboutcustomers’

wantsandneeds

aswellas

toidentifytrends.

A:错

B:对

答案:BThecreativejobsaretheonesunthreatenedbyAI,

becauseAIcanoptimizebutnotcreate.

A:对

B:错

答案:AThemajority

ofworkersindicatedthatICTincreasesproductivity.

A:错

B:对

答案:BThethree-parentbabytechniquehasbeenlegallyapprovedintheUN.

A:错

B:对

答案:AItispossible—andpractical—toreduceourrelianceontechnology.

A:对

B:错

答案:Bapartment

A:公寓

B:离开

C:部门

D:部分

答案:Aentertain

A:决定

B:娱乐

C:入口

D:逗乐

答案:Bbenefit

A:适合、恰当

B:娱乐

C:利益、好处

D:舒适

答案:C第六章测试Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

答案:Manyarticleshaveappearedinrecentyears,claimingthattherearenomoreheroesintheworld.Theauthorssaythattheyoungnowrefusetoadmireanyoneandthatwearelivinginaworldtoowellinformed,toocuriousshowingusthefaultsof

thepublicfigureswhocouldbecometoday’sstars,untilwelosefaithandstartlookingfordefectsinanypersonwhoseemsworthyofrespect.Isittruethatweknowtoomuch?Wereourancestorsluckytobeonlypartlyinformed?ThosewhoreadthefirstbiographiesofGeorgeWashington,JoanofArc,orothergreatmenandwomenofthepastwerenottoldthattheirherohadbadbreathordislikedhismother;theyonlyfoundadescriptionofhisgreataccomplishmentsandtheiradmirationwasstrengthened.Infact,earlybiographersdidn’thesitatetomakeupanadmirablestoryortwoabouttheirhero.Themanwhowrotethefirstbiographyof

Washington,forinstance,inventedthecherrytree;headmittedlaterthattherewasnotruthinit,buthesaidthatitwouldgiveyoungmenagoodexampletofollow.Hisreadersdidn’tseemtoobject;thebookwasreprintedeightytimes—agreatsuccessinthosedays.Modernbiographersdonotinventsuchstories;theyrespectthefacts,asindeedtheyshould.Butwepayapricefortheirtruthfulness,forintheireffortstoshow“thewholeperson,”theytellusmorethanwereallyneedtoknowaboutprivatelives,familysecrets,andhumanweakness.Thetruegreatnessofafinemanisoftenforgotteninthedisplay;andpeoplelosenotonlytheiradmirationforhim,buttheirwillingnesstotrustanyother“star”completely.Itmaybedifficulttobeaherointheworldthesedays,underthesearchingeyesofthesociety.Butsurelyexcellencehasnotdisappearedcompletely;therearestillindividuals

whoaresuperiortotheirfellowmenbytheirwisdom,theircourage,ortheircharacter.Theycanbeheroesifpeoplearewillingtoignoretheirhumanimperfectionandtoadmittherespectthattheiradmirablequalitiesinspire.Heroesareneededeverywhere,atanytime.It’sasadskythathasnoshiningstars.

答案:第七章测试Noliquidincludinganykindofdrinksisallowedtobecarriedontoaflightaccordingtothesecuritycheckregulations.

A:错

B:对

答案:BInChina,arevisedrulehasbeenreleasedsettingthenationalstandardfortheuseof2324additives.

A:对

B:错

答案:B“Hacker”cannotrefertoanyskilledcomputerprogrammers.

A:错

B:对

答案:AIn9/11events,thefirsttwoflightsdepartedBostonforthetwintowersinNY.

A:对

B:错

答案:AIn9/11events,the3rdflightleftforCalifornia.

A:错

B:对

答案:AInthe9/11events,the4thflightfelluponruralPennsylvania.

A:错

B:对

答案:BMorethan4000ofpoliceofficersandfirefightersdiedinthecollapseofthetowersandwereburiedin9/11.

A:对

B:错

答案:B

______ourselvesfromthephysicalandmentaltensions,weeachneeddeepthoughtandinnerquietness.

A:Freeing

B:Havingfreed

C:Tofree

D:freed

答案:CWhat

wasso______aboutJasmineWestland’svictorywasthatshecamefirstinthe

Marathonbare-footed.

A:essential

B:awful

C:obvious

D:impressive

答案:DWeusedtoseeeachother______,butIhaven’theardfromhimsincelastyear.

A:approximately

B:regularly

C:particularly

D:especially

答案:B第八章测试Thethin,extremelysharpneedlesdidn’thurtatallgoingin.Dr.

Gongpiercedthemintomyleftarm,aroundtheelbowthathadbeenbotheringme.Otherneedleswereslippedintomyleftwristand,strangely,intomyrightarm,andthenintobothmyclosedeyelids.Therewasn’tanydiscomfort,justamildwarmingsensation.However,Ididbegintowonderwhathaddrivenmehere,totheofficeofDr.JamesGong,inNewYork’sChinatown.ThenIremembered—thetorturingpaininthatleftelbow.Severaltripstoahospitalandtwoexpensive,uncomfortablemedicaltestshadfailedtoproduceevenadiagnosis.“Maybeyouleanonyourleftarmtoomuch,”thedoctorconcluded,suggestingIseeabonedoctor.Duringthehoursspentwaitinginvaintoseeabonedoctor,Idecidedtotakeanothertrackandtryacupuncture.AChinese-AmericanfriendrecommendedDr.

Gong.ItookthesubwaytoGong’ssecond-flooroffice,markedwithahand-paintedsign.Dr.GongspeaksEnglish,butnotoften.Mostofmyquestionstohimweregreetedwithafriendlylaugh,butImanagedtolethimknowwheremyarmhurt.Heaskedmetogointoaroom,hadmeliedownonabed,andwenttowork.Inthenextroom,Ilearned,awomandancerwasalsogettingatreatment.AsIlaythereawhile,Idriftedintoadream-likestateandfantasizedaboutwhatshelookedlike.AcupuncturiststodayareaslikelytobefoundonParkAvenueasonMottStreet.Inallthereareanestimated10,000acupuncturistsinthecountry.Nowadays,alotofmedicaldoctorshavelearnedacupuncturetechniques;sohaveanumberofdentists.Reason?Patientdemand.Few,though,canadequatelyexplainhowacupunctureworks.Acupuncturistsmaysaythatthebodyhasmorethan800acupuncturepoints.Alifeforcecalledqicirculatesthroughthebody.Pointsontheskinareenergeticallyconnectedtospecificorgans,bodystructuresandsystems.Acupuncturepointsarestimulatedtobalancethecirculationofqi.Thetruthis,thoughacupunctureisatleast2,200yearsold,“nobodyreallyknowswhat’shappening,”saysPaulZmiewski,aPh.D.inChinesestudieswhopracticesacupunctureinPhiladelphia.Afterfivetreatments,therehasbeendramaticimprovementinmyarm,andthepainisafractionofwhatitwas.ThemainlysilentDr.

Gongfinallyevenofferedadiagnosisforwhattroubledme.“Pinchednerve,”hesaid.

答案:Robotsthatcanhelpuswithdailychoreslikecookingandcleaningarealongwayoff,butautomatonsthatserveasfamilycompanionsmaybemuchcloser.ResearchersintheUnitedStates,France,Japanandothercountriesareracingtobuildrobotsthatcanentertainandperformsomesimplertasksforus.

Severalyearsafteritwasintroducedtotheworld,theadvancedJapanesehumanoidrobot

Asimoisstillservingonlyasademonstrationandexperimentationplatform.Evenifavailableforpurchase,itwouldbetooexpensiveforordinaryfamilies.

ItismucheasierandcheapertobuildarobotlikeJibo,whichusessimplemovementsandhastheabilitytointeractwithpeoplethroughsound,picturesandtouch.

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyresearcherCynthiaBreazealcreatedJiboinitiallyasaplatformforexploringhowpeoplecommunicatewithtechnology.

“Jiboasarobotissomethingthatcanmove,withcamerasthatcanmoveandseeyouandinteractwithyoulikealivingthing,sotospeak.Itcanbringcontenttolifeoffthescreeninanentirelynewway,”explainedBreazeal.

Jibocanremindyouaboutappointments,takephotos,entertainpeopleandtellstoriestochildren.Breazealsaiditalsoincorporatestouch-sensitivetechnology.

“Peopleoftencommunicatethroughtouch,sotheymightpatJiboifitdoessomethingthattheylikeandJibocanactuallylearnfromthat,”saidBreazeal.

TherapistsatAmicidiNicoAutismCenter,inLecce,Italy,useasmalltalkingrobottotreatautisticchildren.

11-year-oldMarcohasshowngreatimprovementinfocusingandcommunicationsincehestartedplayingwiththerobotthatcarefullykeepstrackofthechild’sbehavior,saidengineerGiuseppePalestra.

“Wewouldliketobeonestepaheadofstateoftheart,sothatwecanmakethehuman-robotinteractionbetter,andlet’ssay‘humanize’theinteractionbetweentherobotandthechild,”saidPalestra.

Researcherssaytheywanttodeveloprobotsthatcanbeprogrammedforindividualpatients,becauseeachchildreactsdifferentlytooutsidestimuli.

FrenchresearcherPierreLebeau’sfamilyrobotKeeckerwasdesignedasanentertainmentplatformthatcanfollowitsowneraround.

“Icameupwiththeideaofacomputerwithaprojectorinsideandagreatsoundsystemandacamera,somethingthatcanmoveandgotoanyroomtogivemeakindofTV-likeexperience,butanywhereIwantwithoutthecablesandthecomplexity,”

Researcherssayrobotsintendedforentertainmentmaysoonbeonthemarketwithpricesrangingfromabout$500to$5,000—stillexpensiveforordinarybuyers.Therapeuticrobotsarestillintheexperimentalphasebuttheytoopointtowhatwecanexpectfromartificialintelligenceinthenearfuture.

答案:Urbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecentralcity—willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,accordingtoanewreport.ThereportsaysAmerica’surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese“24-hourcities”，moreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe“18-hourcity”，andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare“positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalamenities.”Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica’slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials

（千禧一代），willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.ApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents’footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremainintheurbancore.Thesurveyprojectsthatthispopulationcohortwillevolveandsegmentovertime,andwarnsagainstpaintingthegenerationwithtoobroadabrush.AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica’sfailinginfrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.Thereport’swritersstatethatAmerica’sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate“upcycle”andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta“goodtoexcellent”expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate“bubble”，thereport’swritersdownplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.SomerespondentstotheEmergingMarketssurveycalltheurbanizationtrend“oversubscribed”，andthereportconcedesthattheredoexistsomeedgecitiesandsuburbswithpromise.Buttheseplacesarefewandfarbetween.Themostsuccessfulplacesarethosebuiltusingurban-designprinciples—withdensity,walkability,andgoodtransit.Real-estateinvestorsin2015needtopayattentiontothetwomainconclusionofthereport:ifapropertyresemblesorreliesuponsprawlinanyway,ordoesn’tappealtoMillennials,thinkbeforeyouinvest.

答案:第九章测试Alovemarriage,however,doesnotnecessarily

muchsharingofinterestsandresponsibilities.

A:keepto

B:takeover

C:resultin

D:holdon

答案:CThepresidentmadea

speechontheMother’sDayin2016.

A:harsh

B:flat

C:tedious

D:vigorous

答案:DLastyearthedivorcerate

by20percent.

A:rose

B:arose

C:raised

D:aroused

答案:AStudiesshowthatthethingsthatcontributemosttoasenseofhappinesscannotbebought,

love,friendshipandagoodfamilylife.

A:suchas

B:incaseof

C:inviewof

D:Asfor

答案:A

theirdifferences,thecoupleweredevelopinganobviousandgenuineaffectionforeachother.

A:Forall

B:Butfor

C:Exceptfor

D:Aboveall

答案:AIhavenoobjection