新教材高中外研版英语选择性必修4课时作业Unit5SectionⅠStartingoutUnderstandingideas

课时作业(十三)Unit5SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.阅读理解AIt'salwaysnicetohavealittlehelparoundthehouse.Butwhatifyoucouldemploytheassistanceofoneofthegreatestmindsofthe20thcentury?That'stheideabehindanewrobotmodeledafterAlbertEinstein.CalledProfessorEinsteinandstandingatjustoverafoottall,thispersonalassistantcantellyoutheweatherandkeeptrackofyourschedulelikeanyotherrobots.Withbuilt­inWi­Fi,theEinsteinrobothasaccesstobraingames,andcananswermathproblemsandsciencequestions.Withnaturallanguageandspeechprocessing,youcanactuallyinteractwithProfessorEinstein.AndbecausetherobotisconnectedtotheInternet,itisconstantlyupdatedwithnewinformation.Tohelpgettheperfectreplica(复制品)ofEinstein,theHongKong­basedtechpanyHansonRoboticsturnedtotheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem,thehomeoftheAlbertEinsteinarchives(档案).“Weworkedverycloselywiththemtobringtheproductco­marker，”saidthepany'sDr.JeanneLim.TheEinsteinrobotwasintroducedtothepublicattheConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasandwasquicklyhailedbythosewhosawit.“Hebecameoneofthebreakoutstarsoftheconvention，”wroteMeliaRobinsononBusinessInsider.“Crowdsfloodedintothepanytohavealookatthelittleguy.”“Technologyisoftennowverycoldandsociallyisolating(孤立的)，”explainedDavidHanson,theco­founderofthepanybehindthenewrobot,“Bybringinganlivelycharacterintoourphysicalworld,we'rehumanizing(使人性化)thetechnologyinsteadofdehumanizingthehumans.”AsforHansonRobotics,thepanyhasbeenbuildinghuman­sizerobotsforoveradecade.Butthismarksthepany'sfirstmerciallyavailableproduct.“ProfessorEinsteinisjustthestart，”saidHanson.“We'rewitnessingthearrivalofconversationalrobotsthatcanwalkinourworld.It'sagoldenageofinvention.”1．WhatcantheEinsteinrobotdo?A．Teachyoutolearnanynewlanguage.B．Havearegularconversationwithyou.C．Designanumberofsciencequestions.D．Keeptrackofotherrobotsconstantly.2．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“hailed”underlinedinParagraph4?A．Broken.B．Improved.C．Ignored.D．Praised.3．WhatcanbeinferredfromDavidHanson'swords?A．Heexpectshumanstobelessisolatedfromrobots.B．Hedreamsofhumanizinghumansthroughinvention.C．Heworriesaboutagoldenageforconversationalrobots.D．Hestayshopefulaboutthefutureofrobotinvention.4．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ANewRobotMakesHumansMuchHappierB．TheGoldenAgeofInventionIsApproachingC．AlbertEinsteinChangesintoanAssistantD．AlbertEinsteinHelpstoHumanizeRobotsBTheoceanisoneofthemostinterestingandbreathtakingplacesontheentireplanet.Theoceanhaswitnessedavarietyofdisappearancesandothermysteries,mostofwhichcannotandhavenotbeenexplainedbymodernscience.Herearesomeinterestingunsolvedseamysteriesoftheworld.USSScorpionInMay1968,USSScorpion,anAmericansubmarine,departedfromNorfolk,Virginia,onitswaytowardstheMediterranean.Thecrewhadalmostadecadeofexperience,andyetthesubdisappearedandbrokeintopiecesontheseafloor.Therewere99menaboardthesub,allofwhomlosttheirlives.BalticSeaSubInthelaterhalfof2014,amysteriousvesselwasspottedbySwedishcitizens,manyofwhomdescribeditasaRussiansubmarine,intheBalticSea.Themilitaryspentmuchtimeininvestigating,butfoundnosignofthemysterioussub.BermejaIslandDuringthe1970s,theBermejaIslandservedasabitofamarkerforMexicoanditseconomiczone.Around20yearslater,theislanddisappearedwithoutanysign.Alongwiththeisland,numerousimportantdocumentsaboutmajoroilreservesalsowentmissing.GulfofMexicoShipwreckIn2001,ExxonMobilwaslayingthepipelineintheGulfofMexicowhenpeopleranintoashipwreckaround2,600feetunderthesurface.Uponexploringtheshipwreck,archaeologistsbelievedittobeaterriblespell(咒语),assomethingwouldconstantlygowrongwhentheywentdowntoexplore.SSEdmundFitzgeraldLakeSuperiorissolargethatitbehaveslikeaninlandocean,includingterrificstorms.InNovember1975,onesuchstormstruckthevesselSSEdmundFitzgerald,whichwasheadedtoDetroit.TheFitzgeralddisappearedaftermunicationswerelost.Aweeklater,asonarshipfoundthevessel500feetunderthewater.Nobodywasfound,though.5．WhydoestheauthorthinkofUSSScorpionasamystery?A．Because99mendiedaboardthesub.B．BecauseitlostitswaytowardstheMediterranean.C．Becausethesubstillsankevenwithexperiencedcrew.D．Becausethereisnoinformationontheunknownsub.6．WhatdoBalticSeaSubandGulfofMexicoShipwreckhaveinmon?A．Botharehighlyputonabadspell.B．Boththenamesofthevesselsareunknown.C．Botharefoundonthebeach.D．BotharesaidtobeRussianvessels.7．Whichmysteryisdifferentfromtheothers?A．SSEdmundFitzgerald.B．BermejaIsland.C．GulfofMexicoShipwreck.D．USSScorpion.Ⅱ.完形填空Sendinganurgentmessageinabottlewouldnottypicallybeconsideredasensiblestrategy.However,itmagically__1__forthreehikersfromCalifornia.InJune2019,forFather'sDayweekend,theWhitsonsdecidedtogobackpackingalongthecentralCalifornia'sArroyoSecoRiver.Thingswent__2__forthefirsttwodays.OnJune16,Whitson,whowas__3__withthearea,ledthetriptotheArroyoSeconarrows(峡谷)．However,whenthehikersreachedthewaterfallinthenarrows,Whitsonrealisedthat__4__hisprevioustripthroughthearea,thewatercurrentsweretoostrongtopass.“Myheart__5__whenIrealisedthat，”WhitsontoldCNN(CableNewsNetwork).Whitsonandhissontriedto__6__otherroutestogetaroundit,buttheireffortsproved__7__.Withfoodrunningoutandnocellphonereceptiontocallforhelp,hedecidedtocarvea“GETHELP”messageonthesideofhiswaterbottleandthrewitdownstreaminthe__8__thatsomeonewouldfindit.Thentheywentbackuptherivertoasmallbeachtocampoutforthenight.Sometimeaftermidnight,thethreeadventurerswere__9__byawelesound—aCaliforniaHighwayPatrolhelicopterflyingoverhead.Sinceitwastoodarktoconducta(n)__10__，theofficialspromisedtosendateamthefollowingday.Shortlyafterbeing__11__onthemorningofJune17,2019,Whitson__12__thattwohikershadtrippedontheirwaterbottleanduponseeingtheurgent__13__reportedtheissuetotheofficials.Whitsonsays,“Theydidn'tleavetheirnamesorphonenumbers.Theyjustdidwhatwasrightintheirhearts,andmostimportantlytheytookit__14__.”Whitsonandhisfamilyhopethetwogoodhikerswillrevealtheir__15__sothattheycanexpresstheirgratitudeinperson.1．A.failedB．workedC．connectedD．remended2．．unexpectedlyC．smoothlyD．surprisingly3．A.familiarB．popularC．contentD．busy4．A.unlikeB．likeC．asD．opposite5．A.beatB．sankC．achedD．broke6．A.attachB．avoidC．expandD．seek7．A.pricelessB．hopelessC．fruitlessD．endless8．A.challengeB．arrangementC．hopeD．satisfaction9．A.awakenedB．disturbedC．annoyedD．greeted10．A.experimentB．escapeC．explorationD．rescue11．A.pickedupB．triedoutC．putforwardD．passeddown12．．acceptedC．predictedD．discovered13．．messageC．coincidenceD．ment14．A.directlyB．normallyC．seriouslyD．frequently15．．motivationC．characterD．identity课时作业(十三)Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了科学家以爱因斯坦为原型设计了一款名为“Einsteinrobot”的机器人，并且得到了公众的青睐。最后两段讲述了设计该机器人的公司的创始人对机器人的前途充满了希望。1．答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段中Withnaturallanguageandspeechprocessing,youcanactuallyinteractwithProfessorEinstein.可知，因为有了自然语言和语音处理技术，你可以和爱因斯坦机器人互动聊天。2．答案与解析：D词义猜测题。根据文章第四段可知，在这款机器人出现在展览会上并被介绍给公众后，MeliaRobinson认为它成了大会上崭露头角的明星之一。同时在最后一句还提到成群的人涌进公司来看这个小家伙。由此可知，大家对这个机器人的认可度很高，它受到了公众的欢迎。故D项“赞扬”符合语境。3．答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段中“‘ProfessorEinsteinisjustthestart，’saidHanson.‘We'rewitnessingthearrivalofconversationalrobotsthatcanwalkinourworld.It'sagoldenageofinvention.’”可知，我们处于发明的黄金时代，见证了可对话机器人的到来。由此可见他对未来机器人的发明充满了希望。4．答案与解析：C主旨大意题。根据第一段可知，第一段中的oneofthegreatestminds指的就是下文中提及的仿照爱因斯坦制造的新型机器人(ProfessorEinstein)。文章第二段提到ProfessorEinstein这个私人助理可以帮忙做很多事情，如：tellyoutheweather,keeptrackofyourschedule以及youcanactuallyinteractwithProfessorEinstein。因此根据上下文，本篇文章主要讲述的是将“爱因斯坦”(机器人)变成一个助手。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。海洋是整个地球上最有趣和最令人惊叹的地方之一。海洋已经见证了各种各样的神秘事件，其中大多数没有得到现代科学的解释。文章主要介绍了世界上一些有趣的未解之谜。5．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段中Thecrewhadalmostadecadeofexperience,andyetthesubdisappearedandbrokeintopiecesontheseafloor.可知船员们有将近10年的经验，但这艘潜艇还是消失了，在海底摔成了碎片。由此可知，作者认为“天蝎号”是一个谜是因为即使有经验丰富的船员，潜艇还是沉没了。6．答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知2014年下半年，一艘神秘的船只在波罗的海被瑞典公民发现，其中许多人将其描述为一艘俄罗斯潜艇。根据第五段可知2001年，埃克森美孚公司在墨西哥湾铺设输油管道时，在海底2,600英尺处遇上了一艘沉船。考古学家认为这是一个可怕的咒语，因为当他们下去探索时，总会有东西出错。由此可知，波罗的海潜艇和墨西哥湾沉船的共同之处是人们都不知道两艘船的名字。7．答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第四段可知大约20年后，Bermeja岛消失得无影无踪。除了这座岛屿，大量关于主要石油储备的重要文件也消失了。结合其他的谜团都是关于船只的可知，Bermeja岛的谜团与其他的不同。Ⅱ.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了惠特森一家去峡谷远足，结果被困在峡谷，在食物不足、也接收不到信号的情况下，惠特森决定在水瓶上刻上求救信息。后来这一信息被两位徒步旅行者发现，报告给了官员，救出了他们。1．答案与解析：B根据上文的Sendinganurgentmessageinabottlewouldnottypicallybeconsideredasensiblestrategy.(通过瓶子发送紧急信息通常不被认为是一种明智的策略)并结合However可知，上下文是转折关系，此处表示这一方法却对三个徒步旅行者神奇地起作用了。故选B项。2．答案与解析：C根据第三段开头处的However和下文的Whitsonrealisedthat__4__hisprevioustripthroughthearea以及下文他们出了意外可知上下文是转折关系，他们前两天应是一切顺利。故选C项。3．答案与解析：A根据下文的ledthetr