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课时作业(三)Unit1SectionⅢUsingLanguage&AssessingYourProgress阅读理解AAnonlinesupermarketcompany—OcadointheUKhasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcanpickfruitsandvegetables!Whenanembryoisinthewomb(子宫),theveryfirstsenseitdevelopsistouch.Thesenseoftouchisalsotheonethatlastslongest—aswegetolderandourvisionandhearingbegintoweaken,,?Thesenseoftouchcomesfromanetworkofnerveendings(神经末梢,theyhelpusjudgepressure,,palms,solesofourfeet,face,lipsandtongue.Whenwetouchsomething,,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwasused.Severaldifferenttechniqueshavebeentriedinthepastfewyearstocreatesucharobotichand—usingthreefingers.ButthislatestdesignbySoMacopiesthehumanhand.Itismadeupofflexiblematerialswhichgraspthethingbasedonitssizeandshape.Thenairpressureisusedtocontrolthemovementoftheroboticfingerstopickobjectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage.Thenextstepwouldbefortherobottojudgehowripethefruitsandvegetablesare,,sothattheycanseewhattheyaregrasping.Doesallthismeanrobotscanreplacepeople?AccordingtoOcado,theyhelpimproveproductivitybyremovingsomeoftherepetitivetasksdonebyhumans.1．Whatisfocusedoninthesecondparagraph?A．Theoriginoftouch.B．Theimportanceoftouch.C．Thedevelopmentoftouch.D．Theprocessoftransportingtouch.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．．Thetouch.C．．Thesignal.3．Whatisthetypicalfeatureofthelatestrobots?A．Theycanseewhatthey'regrasping.B．Theycantaketheplaceofpeopleinworkplaces.C．Theycantellwhetherthefruitsandvegetablesareripe.D．Theycanholdthingsaccordingtotheirouterfeatures.4．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ASenseofTouchforRobotsB．ARoboticHandforClassifyingFruitsC．ARoboticHandwithaGentleTouchD．ARobotMadeofFlexibleMaterialsBScientistshavecreatedtheworld'sfirstliving,self­healingrobotsusingstemcells(干细胞,the“machines”,surviveforweekswithoutfood,andworktogetheringroups.“Theseareentirelynewlifeforms，”saidtheUniversityofVermont,whichconductedtheresearchwithTuftsUniversity'sAllenDiscoveryCenter.Theresearchersremovedlivingstemcellsfromfrogembryos(胚胎),,thecellswerecutandreshapedintospecific“bodyforms”designedbyasupercomputer—forms“neverseeninnature”，accordingtoanewsreleasefromtheUniversityofVermont.Xenobotsevenhaveregenerative,,theylookmorelikeatinydropofmovingpinkflesh.Theresearcherssaythisisdeliberate—this“biologicalmachine”canachievethingswhichtypicalrobotsofsteelandplasticcannot.“Traditionalrobotsdegradeovertimeandcanproduceharmfulecologicalandhealthsideeffects，”researcherssaidinthestudy.“Asbiologicalmachines,xenobotsaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandsaferforhumanhealth.”Accordingtotheresearchers,theserobotscouldbeusedtocleanupradioactivewaste,collectmicroplasticsintheoceans,,,theresearchersinthestudysaythereisnoneedforalarm.Theycan'treproduceorevolve(进化)．5．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Theadvantagesofamedicalrobot.B．Theapplicationofrobotsinbiology.C．Thegeneralintroductionofalivingrobot.D．ThemedicalvalueofAfricanclawedfrogs.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“regenerative”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Livinglonger.B．Growingagain.C．Replacingoldcells.D．Defendingagainstattacks.7．Whatcanweknowaboutxenobots?A．Theycandoeverythingthattraditionalrobotscan.B．Theycanbreakupsteelandplasticwhiledegrading.C．Theyareabletocurepeopleofallkindsofdiseases.D．Theyareharmlesstotheenvironmentandhumanhealth.8．Whatistheresearchers'attitudetothedevelopmentofxenobots?A．．Positive.C．．Casual.CAInc.hasplanstodropoffpackagesdirectlyintoshoppers'houses.Theworld'slargestonlineretailerhasannouncedAmazonKey,alockandcamerasystemthatuserscontrolremotelytoletdeliveryassociates(伙伴)putgoodsintotheirhouses.Customerscancreatetemporarypasswords(密码)forfriendsandotherserviceprofessionalstoenteraswell.ThesmartlockmayhelpAmazongetsalesfromshopperswhocannotmakeithometoreceiveanorderanddon'twantthepackagestolenfromtheirdoorstep.ItalsosignalsAmazon'sdeterminationtowinthemarketofhomesecuritydevices,whereAlphabetInc.'sNestLabscompetes.“Thisisnotanexperimentforus，”saidPeterLarsen,Amazonvicepresidentofdeliverytechnology,inaninterview.“ThisisakeypartoftheAmazonshoppingexperiencefromthispointforward.”,theypress“unlock”inamobileapp,andAmazonchecksitssystemsinaninstanttomakesuretherightassociateandpackagearepresent.Thecamerathenstreamsvideotothecustomerwhoremotelycanwatchthein­homedeliverytakeplace.Theassociatecannotcontinuewithothertripsuntilthehouseisagainlocked.“notsomethingthathappensinpractice”，,“YoncancallcustomerserviceandAmazonwillworkwithyoutomakesureit'sright,reimbursing(赔偿)youforanylossordamageinsomecases.”9．WhatcanwelearnabouttheAmazonKey?A．Ithasalimiteduse.B．Itcanpreventstealinginreality.C．Ithasbeenacceptedbycustomers.D．ItplaysanimportantpartinAmazon'smarketplanning.10．Whowillbethecustomerstobuythesmartlock?A．Thosewhoentertainguestsathome.B．ThosewhooftenbuythingsonAmazon.C．Thosewhocan'treceivethepackageinperson.D．Thosewhocareabouthomesafetyverymuch.11．Whatshoulddeliveryassociatesdofirsttostartthelock?A．Makesurethereisnooneathome.B．Installthelockforthecustomers.C．Connectthelocktoacamera.D．Press“unlock”inamobileapp.12．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A．．Technology.C．．Lifestyle.课时作业(三)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文，英国在线超市Ocado最近展示了一只可以采摘水果和蔬菜的机械手，它由有柔韧性的材料构成，并能依据物体的大小和形状来进行摘取。1．答案与解析：B主旨大意题。由第二段第一、二句可知，触觉是人体最先发育、持续时间最长的感觉；根据第二段第三句“Humansusetheirtouchtoprotectthemselves,tocreateemotionalrelationshipswithotherpeopleandtoexperiencepleasure.”可知，人们用触觉来保护自己，创造和他人的情感联系并感受快乐；据此可推知，该段主要介绍了触觉的重要性，故B项正确。2．答案与解析：B代词指代题。根据第四段第二句“Thisinformsthebrainaboutthelocationofthetouch,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwasused.”可知，这告知大脑所要触摸的位置、使用的力度以及使用的速度；结合第四段内容可知，该段主要介绍触觉发生的原理；据此可推知，画线词指代该句中的touch，故B项正确。3．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第五段第三、四句的内容尤其是“graspthethingbasedonitssizeandshape”“pickobjectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage”可知，最新的机器人的特点是能根据水果和蔬菜的外部特征去进行摘取，故D项正确。4．答案与解析：C标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章第一段“Anonlinesupermarketcompany—OcadointheUKhasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcanpickfruitsandvegetables！”点明全文主题；结合全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了一种能用适当的力度采摘水果、蔬菜的机械手，故C项最适合作本文标题。B【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种新的生物机器人——xenobots，包括它的特点及应用等。5．答案与解析：C主旨大意题。阅读全文，尤其根据第一段内容可知，科学家们利用青蛙的干细胞创造了世界上第一个活的、可以自我修复的机器人。以从中提取干细胞的非洲爪蟾命名，这种机器人的宽度不到一毫米，小到可以在人体内移动。本文主要是介绍了最新的一款活的机器人，故选C。6．答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的下一句可知，当科学家将一个机器人切开时，它可以自愈并且继续移动。根据句意和healedbyitself猜测regenerative的意思是“再生的”，故选B。7．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段中最后一句“Asbiologicalmachines,xenobotsaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandsaferforhumanhealth.”可知，这种xenobots机器人对环境和人类健康的危害较小，故选D。8．答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Somepeopleevenvoicedtheirconcernthathumansmightbetakencontrolofbythosexenobots.However,theresearchersinthestudysaythereisnoneedforalarm.Theycan'trep