人教版英语选修七新素养讲义Unit2Robots1SectionⅠWarmingUpReading-ComprehendingWord版含答案

eq\a\vs4\al(美国快餐店开始雇用机器人来缓解用工荒难题。)Fast­foodRestaurantsAreUsingRobotsAmericanrestaurantsareemployingrobotstomakeupforalackoffast­foodworkers.Businessesaroundtheworldareincreasinglyturningtoreducerunningcosts—andfast­foodrestaurantsareactingaspioneersoftherobotrevolution.Lastyear,wesawFlippy,theburger­flipping(翻转汉堡包的)robot,workinaCalifornianburgerrestaurant.AndnowUSburgerchainWendy’shasbegunusingself­cleaningovens(烤箱)insomestores,accordingtoTheWallStreetJournal.MeatyrestaurantchainArby’salsousessmartovens,whichcancookroastbeefandthenswitchtoa“holding”mode(模式).Thismeansemployeescancookfoodforthenextdaythenightbefore,ratherthanarriveat7amtostartroasting.It’sanunsurprisingresponsetoalackoffast­foodworkers.“I’veneverseenthelabor(劳动力)marketthistight，”saidScottyMurphy,ChiefOperatingOfficerforDunkin’Donuts.“Wespendalotoftimetrainingpeopleandamonthlatertheywalkoutthedoor.”TheUSfoodanddrinkindustryhad844，000unfilledpositionsinAprillastyear—arecordhigh.Dunkin’Donutshasalreadyautomatedsomeprocesses—likeproducinglabelsforfood,andmeasuringthequalityofcoffee.“Idon’thavetobealwaysworriedaboutothersmallertasksthatweretiresome，”saidAlexandraGuajardo,theleaderataDunkin’DonutsstoreinCalifornia.“Icanfocusonotherthingsthatneedmyattentionintherestaurant.”AstudybytheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentsaidfoodpreparationfacedthehighestprobabilityofautomationamong88industries.“Inthismarket,employeeswillleaveiftheyhaveonebadday，”PatrickSugrue,ChiefExecutiveOfficerofSaladworkssaid.“Ifthathappens,havingthistechnologyinplacemakesiteasiertodealwith.”SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—prehending重点单词写作词汇1.desiren． 渴望；欲望；渴求vt. 希望得到；想要2.sympathyn. 同情(心)3.necklacen. 项链4.scanvt. 细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描5.clerkn． 售货员；职员；旅馆接待员6.awfuladj. 极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的； (口语)糟透的7.envyvt. 忌妒；羡慕拓展词汇8.satisfactionn．满意；满足；令人满意的事物→satisfyvt.使……满意→satisfiedadj.(感到)满意的→satisfyingadj.令人满意的9.alarmvt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n．警报；惊恐→alarmedadj.担心的；害怕的→alarmingadj.令人惊慌的10.favourn．喜爱；恩惠vt.喜爱；偏袒→favouriteadj.特别喜爱的11.acpanyvt.陪伴；伴奏→panyn．陪伴；公司12.declarevt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称→declarationn．宣布；宣言；声明阅读词汇13.householdadj. 家庭的；家用的n. 一家人；家庭14.fictionn. 小说；虚构或想象出来的事15.bonusn. 额外津贴；奖金；红利16.apronn. 围裙17.elegantadj. 优雅的；高雅的；讲究的18.absurdadj. 荒谬的；可笑的19.haircutn. 发型；理发20.cushionn. (坐、跪时用的)软垫；靠垫；垫子21.countern. 柜台；计数器22.cuisinen. 烹饪(风味)；菜肴重点短语1.test__out 考验出；检验完2.or__rather 更确切地说3.ring__up 给……打4.leave...alone 不管；别惹；让……一个人待着； 和……单独在一起5.fall__in__love 陷入爱河；爱上6.take__away 拿走；带走7.turn__around 转身；翻转8.fall__off 从……上掉下来重点句型1.it作形式主语：It__was__disturbing__and__frightening__that(这使她觉得心烦和害怕)helookedsohuman.2.It＋is/was＋被强调部分＋that/who...强调句型：It__was__then__that(就在那时)ClairerealizedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.3.can’thavesb.doingsth.不允许某人做某事：ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannot__have__women__falling__in__love__with__machines(总不能让女人和机器相爱).eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)Fast­readingSkimthetextanddothefollowingexercises.1．Thetextmainlytellsus________．A．howarobotusedforhouseworkistestedoutinafamilyB．whyClairefellinlovewithahumanbeingC．whyarobotfellinlovewithahumanbeingD．thatarobotcansaveahumanbeingfromdanger答案：A2．Matchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1(Paras.1－3)A．TonyhelpedClairechangeherselfandherhome.Part2(Paras.4－8)B．Theresultofthetest.Part3(Paras.9－11)C．ClairemettherobotTony.Part4(Para.12)D．TonyhelpedClaireholdaparty.答案：CADBeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)Careful­readingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．Larrybroughtarobothometo________．A．makehiswifehappyB．testitoutC．sendhiswifeagiftD．freehiswifefromwork2．WhydidClairefeelalarmedatthesightofTony?A．Becausehewasarobot.B．Becauseshedidn’tlikehim.C．Becausehewasmorelikeahumanthanamachine.D．Becauseheneverchangedhisfacialexpressions.3．WhodidClaireturntoforhelpwhentheclerkatthecounterwasrudetoher?A．Herhusband.B．GladysClaffern.C．Tony,therobot.D．Themanageroftheshop.4．WhathappenedtoTonyintheend?A．Thepanywaspleasedandmadeothersimilarrobots.B．Thepanywaspleased,butwouldrebuildTony.C．ThepanywaspleasedandTonywouldreplaceLarry.D．Thepanywaspleased,butwouldprotectTonyfrombeingseen.答案：1－4.BCCBeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ)Study­readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsentforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.eq\a\vs4\al()①本句是一个由but连接的并列复合句。②前一个分句中，Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse是主句，as引导时间状语从句。③后一个分句中，Larrypersuadedher是主句，that引导宾语从句。[翻译]克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是在她丈夫离家三周期间。但是拉里说服了她。他说，机器人不会伤害她，也不会让别人伤害她。2．Shecriedout“Tony”andthenheardhimdeclarethathedidn’twanttoleaveherthenextdayandthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.eq\a\vs4\al()这是一个由and连接的并列句，在第二个分句中heardhimdeclare...是“hear＋宾语＋宾补”结构；declare后是由and连接的两个并列的宾语从句。[翻译]她大叫了一声“托尼”，然后听到托尼声明说，第二天他不想离开她，而且他并不满足于仅仅使她开心。3．HehadopenedthecurtainsthatnightsothattheotherwomenwouldseehimandClaire，knowingthattherewasnorisktoClaire’smarriage.eq\a\vs4\al()①本句是一个主从复合句。②Hehadopenedthecurtainsthatnight是主句；sothat引导目的状语从句。③knowing...marriage是动词－ing形式短语作伴随状语，knowing后跟that引导的宾语从句。[翻译]那天晚上他拉开窗帘，让其他女人看到了他和克莱尔在一起，他明白这么做对克莱尔的婚姻并不造成危害。①satisfaction[ˌsætIs'fækʃn]n.满意；满足；令人满意的事物satisfactoryadj.令人满意的satisfyingadj.令人满意的satisfiedadj.感到满意的②household['haʊshəʊld]adj.家庭的；家用的n．一家人；家庭③testout考验出；检验完同义词组：tryout试验；检验④absentadj.不在的；缺席的beabsentfrom缺席……⑤bonus['bəʊnəs]n.额外津贴；奖金；红利⑥alarmed[ə'lɑːmd]adj.担心的；害怕的alarm[ə'lɑːm]vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n．警报；惊恐⑦apron['eIprən]n.围裙⑧embarrassedadj.难堪的；尴尬的embarrassingadj.令人尴尬的⑨disturbingadj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的⑩ridiculousadj.可笑的；荒谬的⑪sympathy['sImpəθI]n.同情(心)havesympathy有同情心insympathywith赞成；支持⑫overweight[ˌəʊvə'weIt]adj.超重的；体重超常的⑬elegant['elIɡənt]adj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的⑭favour['feIvə]n.喜爱；恩惠vt.喜爱；偏袒dosb.afavour帮某人忙⑮pile[paIl]n.堆；摞；叠vi.堆起；堆积vt.把……堆起；积聚apileof“一堆；大量；许多”，可接可数名词复数或者不可数名词。⑯orrather更确切地说⑰scan[skæn]vt.细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描⑱withwonder惊奇地⑲reachfor伸手取/够/拿⑳amazedadj.惊异的beamazedby对……感到惊异eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))fingernail['fIŋɡəneIl]n.手指甲eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))absurd[əb'sɜːd]adj.荒谬的；可笑的eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))haircut['heəkʌt]n.发型；理发eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))makeup['meIkʌp]n.化妆品makeup化妆；构成；编造；和解makeupfor弥补eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))acpany[ə'kʌmpənI]vt.陪伴；伴奏acpanysb.to陪某人去……acpanysb.on用……给某人伴奏eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))cushion['kʊʃn]n.(坐、跪时用的)软垫；靠垫；垫子eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))bedding['bedIŋ]n.寝具；铺盖eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))necklace['neklIs]n.项链eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))clerk[klɑːk；klɜːrk]n.售货员；职员；旅馆接待员eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))counter['kaʊntə]n.柜台；计数器eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))ringup给……打eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))turnaround转身；翻转eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))awful['ɔːfl]adj.极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；(口语)糟透的eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))affair[ə'feə]n.事务；事情；暧昧关系haveanaffair有暧昧关系eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))afterall毕竟aboveall最重要的是inall总共eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))weepvi.(wept，wept)流泪eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))withanger因为生气with表示原因eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))armchair['ɑːmtʃeə]n.扶手椅；单座沙发eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))transformv．转变；改变eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))managetodo设法做成eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))intime及时；迟早ontime按时eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))inone’sarms在某人的怀抱里eq\o(○,\s\up1(43))strikev．(struck，struck)此处表示“钟敲几点”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(44))foldvt.抱住；折叠；合拢foldone’sarmsaround环抱着eq\o(○,\s\up1(45))declare[dI'kleə]vt.宣布；声明；表明；宣称eq\o(○,\s\up1(46))morethan不仅仅是，远非eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))freevt.放开；释放；使解脱eq\o(○,\s\up1(48))impressvt.给……留下深刻的印象beimpressedby/with对……印象深刻eq\o(○,\s\up1(49))cuisine[kwI'ziːn]n.烹饪(风味)；菜肴eq\o(○,\s\up1(50))envy['envI]vt.忌妒；羡慕envysb.sth.羡慕某人某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(51))leave...alone不管；别惹；让……一个人待着；和……单独在一起letalone更不用说(多用作插入语)eq\o(○,\s\up1(52))driveup(车、船等)开上前来eq\o(○,\s\up1(53))takeaway带走eq\o(○,\s\up1(54))protectsb.fromsth.保护某人免受某物的侵害eq\o(○,\s\up1(55))preventsb.fromdoingsth.阻止某人做某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(56))senseoffailure失败感senseofsafety安全感eq\o(○,\s\up1(57))fallinlovewith与……相爱(强调动作)fallinlovewithsb.＋时间段(×)beinlovewith与……相爱(强调状态)beinlovewithsb.＋时间段(√)SATISFACTION①GUARANTEEDLarryBelmontworkedforapanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahousehold②robot.Itwasgoingtobetestedout③byLarry’swife,Claire.◆thatmaderobots是that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词apany。Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsent④forthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus⑤.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed⑥.HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.◆asherhusbandwouldbeabsent...是as引导的时间状语从句。◆more...than...与其说……倒不如说……OnthesecondmorningTony,wearinganapron⑦，broughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassed⑧andquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbing⑨andfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.◆Tony,wearing...dressing中，wearinganapron是现在分词短语作定语，whethersheneeded...是whether引导的宾语从句。◆在句式“Itis＋adj.＋that...”中，it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语。Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculouseq\o\ac(○,)tobeofferedsympathy⑪byarobot.Butshebegantotrusthim.Shetoldhimhowshewasoverweight⑫andthismadeherfeelunhappy.Alsoshefeltherhomewasn’telegant⑬enoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.◆itwasridiculousto...robot是宾语从句，其中it为形式主语，真正的主语是tobe...robot。◆whowantedtoimprovehissocialposition是who引导的定语从句，修饰Larry。Asafavour⑭TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedapile⑮ofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoread,orrather⑯,scan⑰.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonder⑱astheyturnedeachpageandsuddenlyreachedfor⑲hishand.Shewasamazed⑳byhisfingernailseq\o\ac(○,)andthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin.Howabsurdeq\o\ac(○,),shethought.Hewasjustamachine.◆astheyturnedeachpage是as引导的时间状语从句。TonygaveClaireanewhaircuteq\o\ac(○,)andchangedthemakeupeq\o\ac(○,)shewore.Ashewasnotallowedtoacpanyeq\o\ac(○,)hertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.Clairewentintothecityandboughtcurtains,cushionseq\o\ac(○,),acarpetandbeddingeq\o\ac(○,).Thenshewentintoajewelleryshoptobuyanecklaceeq\o\ac(○,).Whentheclerkeq\o\ac(○,)atthecountereq\o\ac(○,)wasrudetoher,sherangTonyupeq\o\ac(○,)andtoldtheclerktospeaktohim.Theclerkimmediatelychangedhisattitude.ClairethankedTony,tellinghimthathewasa“dear”.Assheturnedaroundeq\o\ac(○,),therestoodGladysClaffern.Howawfuleq\o\ac(○,)tobediscoveredbyher,Clairethought.Bytheamusedandsurprisedlookonherface,ClaireknewthatGladysthoughtshewashavinganaffaireq\o\ac(○,).Afteralleq\o\ac(○,),sheknewClaire’shusband’snamewasLarry,notTony.◆shewore是定语从句，关系代词that/which已省略。wear此处指“擦用(化妆品)”。◆Ashewasnotallowedtoacpany...是as引导的原因状语从句。◆现在分词短语tellinghimthathewasa“dear”作状语，表示补充说明。◆therestoodGladysClaffern是完全倒装句。WhenClairegothome,shewepteq\o\ac(○,)withangereq\o\ac(○,)inherarmchaireq\o\ac(○,).GladyswaseverythingClairewantedtobe.“Youcanbelikeher，”TonytoldherandsuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthehousetobepletelytransformedeq\o\ac(○,).◆Clairewantedtobe是省略that的定语从句，修饰everything。◆suggest(建议)＋that＋主语＋(should＋)动词原形＋其他。Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Clairetriedtohelponcebutwastooclumsy.ShefelloffaladderandeventhoughTonywasinthenextroom,hemanagedtocatcheq\o\ac(○,)herintimeeq\o\ac(○,).Heheldherfirmlyinhisarmseq\o\ac(○,)andshefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimawayandrantoherroomfortherestoftheday.◆eventhough“即使”，引导让步状语从句。Thenightofthepartyarrived.Theclockstruckeq\o\ac(○,)eight.TheguestswouldbearrivingsoonandClairetoldTonytogointoanotherroom.Atthatmoment,Tonyfoldedeq\o\ac(○,)hisarmsaroundher,bendinghisfaceclosetohers.Shecriedout“Tony”andthenheardhimdeclareeq\o\ac(○,)thathedidn’twanttoleaveherthenextdayandthathefeltmorethaneq\o\ac(○,)justthedesiretopleaseher.Thenthefrontdoorbellrang.Tonyfreedeq\o\ac(○,)heranddisappearedfromsight.ItwasthenthatClairerealizedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.Herguestshadseeneverything!◆现在分词短语bendinghisfaceclosetohers在句中作伴随状语。◆declarethathedidn’t...pleaseher含有两个并列的宾语从句，第一个宾语从句thathedidn’t...中that可省略，但第二个宾语从句thathefelt...中that通常不省略。◆“ItwasthenthatClairerealized...”是强调句型，强调时间状语then。Thewomenwereimpressedeq\o\ac(○,)byClaire,thehouseandthedeliciouscuisineeq\o\ac(○,).Justbeforetheyleft,ClaireheardGladyswhisperingtoanotherwomanthatshehadneverseenanyonesohandsomeasTony.Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedeq\o\ac(○,)bythosewomen!Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,butnoneofthemhadsuchahandsomelover.◆hearsb.doingsth.听到某人正在做某事。◆so＋adj.＋as...与……一样……，多用于否定句中。◆“Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen！”是由“Itisasweetvictorytobeenvied...”变来的感叹句。Thensheremembered—Tonywasjustamachine.Sheshouted“Leavemealoneeq\o\ac(○,)”andrantoherbed.Shecriedallnight.Thenextmorningacardroveupeq\o\ac(○,)andtookTonyawayeq\o\ac(○,).ThepanywasverypleasedwithTony’sreportonhisthreeweekswithClaire.Tonyhadprotectedahumanbeingfromeq\o\ac(○,)harm.HehadpreventedClairefromharmingeq\o\ac(○,)herselfthroughherownsenseoffailureeq\o\ac(○,).HehadopenedthecurtainsthatnightsothattheotherwomenwouldseehimandClaire,knowingthattherewasnorisktoClaire’smarriage.ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannothavewomenfallinginlovewitheq\o\ac(○,)machines.◆Hehad...marriage.中sothattheother...是sothat引导的目的状语从句；knowingthat...是现在分词短语作伴随状语，其中thatthere...是that引导的宾语从句。◆cannot/won’thavesb.doingsth.不允许某人做某事包君满意拉里·贝尔蒙特在一家生产机器人的公司里工作。最近，该公司要对一个家用机器人进行试验。该机器人将由拉里的夫人克莱尔来测试。克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是在她丈夫离家三周期间。但是拉里说服了她。他说，机器人不会伤害她，也不会让别人伤害她。这样会是个意外的收获。然而她初次见到机器人的时候就感到有点儿担心。机器人名叫托尼，看上去更像一个人，而不像一台机器。他虽然面部表情毫无变化，但是个子高大，相貌英俊，头发平整，声音低沉浑厚。第二天早晨，托尼系着围裙，给她端来了早餐，然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣打扮。她感到尴尬，很快就打发他走了。机器人如此通人性，这使她觉得心烦和害怕。一天，克莱尔说起，她觉得自己不聪明。托尼说，她一定是很不高兴，才会说出那样的话。克莱尔觉得，被一个机器人同情很荒唐。但是她开始信任托尼了。她告诉托尼她太胖了，这让她很不高兴。还有对于像拉里这样很想提高社会地位的人来说，她的家也不够高雅。她跟格拉迪丝·克拉芬不一样，格拉迪丝是远近闻名的最有钱有势的女人之一。托尼为让克莱尔高兴，答应帮助她，使她变得更聪明，使她的家变得更高雅大气。于是克莱尔从图书馆借来一堆书给托尼阅读，或者说给他浏览一下。她惊奇地看着他的手指翻动着书页，忍不住突然伸出手来摸他的手。他的手指甲和他那柔软温暖的皮肤使她感到大为惊异。她在想，这是多么可笑啊，他只不过是一台机器。托尼给克莱尔换了个新发型，又改变了她的妆容。因为不被允许陪克莱尔去商店，托尼就给她写了一份购物清单。克莱尔进城去买了窗帘、坐垫、一个地毯和床上用品。然后她去了一家珠宝店买项链。当柜台售货员对她很粗鲁时，她就打给托尼，让售货员同托尼讲话。售货员马上就改变了态度。克莱尔对托尼表示感谢，并说他是个“可爱的人”。她刚一转过身来，就看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬站在那儿。克莱尔想，被格拉迪丝发现了，这多么难为情啊。从格拉迪丝脸上的那种有趣而又惊奇的神色来看，克莱尔知道，格拉迪丝认为她有风流韵事了。毕竟格拉迪丝知道克莱尔的丈夫是拉里，而不是托尼。克莱尔回到家里，坐在扶手椅上气得直哭。格拉迪丝的一切都是克莱尔想模仿的。托尼告诉克莱尔：“你可以同格拉迪丝一样。”他还建议克莱尔邀请格拉迪丝和她的朋友到家里来玩，时间就定在托尼离去和拉里回家之前的那个晚上。托尼想在那之前将房子改装得焕然一新。托尼有条不紊地搞着装修。克莱尔有一次想来帮忙，但是太笨手笨脚了，竟从梯子上掉了下来。尽管托尼当时在隔壁房间，但他还是及时赶过来把她接住了。他把她紧紧地搂在怀里，她感觉到了他身上有股暖气。她尖叫了起来，把他推开，跑回她的房里，那天她就再也没有出来过。聚会的那天晚上来到了。时钟敲响八点，客人马上就要到来了。克莱尔叫托尼到另一个房间里去。就在那一瞬间，托尼弯曲胳膊搂着她，弯下身去把脸贴近她的脸。她大叫了一声“托尼”，然后听到托尼声明说，第二天他不想离开她，而且他并不满足仅仅使她开心。就在这时，前门的门铃响了。托尼放开了她，消失得无影无踪了。就在那时，克莱尔才意识到托尼早就把前边窗户的窗帘拉开了。她的客人把这一切看得一清二楚！克莱尔和她的房子、佳肴给女士们留下了深刻的印象。就在她们离开之前，克莱尔听到格拉迪丝跟另外一个女人小声地说，她从来没有见过像托尼这样英俊的男人。受到那些女士的忌妒，是多么甜美的胜利啊！克莱尔也许并没有她们那样漂亮，但是她们中没有任何一个人拥有这样英俊的情人。这时候，她记起来了——托尼只不过是一台机器。她高声嚷着“让我独自待一会儿”就跑上床，哭了一个通宵。第二天早晨一辆汽车开来，把托尼接走了。公司对托尼同克莱尔相处三个星期的实验报告非常满意。托尼保护了一个人免受伤害，他使克莱尔没有因为她的失败感而伤害自己。那天晚上他拉开窗帘，让其他女人看到了他和克莱尔在一起，他明白这么做对克莱尔的婚姻并不造成危害。但是，尽管托尼很聪明，他还得经过一番改造——总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)阅读理解AAHarvardstudyoftheirgraduatesoverthirtyyearsfoundthattherewereonlyasmallpercentage(3%)ofthemwhoactuallywrotedowntheirgoalsandthesewerethemostsuccessful!Youcanbecertainthateveryoneofthosestudentshadrepeatedlyheardthevalueofgoalsetting.Yetonly3%actuallywrotedowntheirgoalsconsistently.Imaginewhatyoucandoifyoubothwritedownyourgoalsand,then,focusonthemconsistently,untiltheyareacplished!Whatisitthatcausesthe“NewYear’sResolutionSyndrome”？Peoplemakeresolutions,workhardatthemforafewweeks,maybeevenafewmonths,andthenforgetthem.Nextyear,theymakethesameNewYear’sresolutions.Thatisthesyndrome.Sowhydosomanypeopledoit?Theymaybemakinggoalsthataretooglobal,andtoounrealistic.Theelephantanalogy(比喻)isstillthebestoneIknowoftoillustrategoodgoalsetting.“Howdoyoueatanelephant?Onespoonfulatatime.”Soitiswithgoals.Makespoonsizegoalsandacplishthemeasily.Onceyou’vemasteredthis,getabiggerspoon!Youmayhavetoomanypeopleinyourlifewhoconsciouslyorsubconsciouslyareunwillingorunabletosupportyoutoreachyourgoals.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhowantyoutohavewhatyouwantforyourself.Supporteachotherandyou’llallachieveyourhighestgoals.Wemustbecarefulnottoconfusebusynesswithprogress.Beselectiveabouthowyouuseyourtimeandwhatyoufocuson.Successofteneswhenyouknowwhattoleaveout,ratherthanwhattoincludeinyourlife.Goalsettingislikethepigandchickenwhowereoutforawalkintownearlyonemorning.Thechickenbecamereallyexcitedwhenshesawasignthatsaid“Ham&Eggs,$2.99”.Shesaidtothepig,“Look,we’vegotdoublebillingagain.”Thepiggruntedandsaid,“That’sallrightforyoutosay.Foryou,it’sallinaday’swork.Forme,it’stotalmitment.”Goalsettingisallinaday’swork.Goalachievementistotalmitment.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。树立目标是一个永恒的话题。树立目标易，实现目标难。作者建议我们应该合理设定目标，并通过不懈努力实现目标。1．Accordingtotheelephantanalogy,whensettinggoals,weshould________．A．askforothers’adviceB．setgreatandworthygoalsC．refertothegoalswesetearlierD．breakabiggoalintosmallerpiecesD解析：推理判断题。通读第三段，作者借用吃大象的比喻，告诉读者应该把大目标分解成具体可行的小目标。通过一步步实现小目标，而最终实现大目标。2．Whatdoesthestoryofthepigandchickenimply?A．Whenthecatisaway,themicewillplay.B．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Romeisnotbuiltinoneday.D解析：推理判断题。通读第六段，作者借用猪和鸡的故事，告诉读者设定目标容易，但是实现目标却是一个日积月累的过程。从而启发读者在设定目标后，应该不懈努力实现目标。3．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．SurroundingsContributetoSuccess!B．GoalsOnlyWorkWhenYouDo!C．WaystoMakeNewYear’sResolutionsD．SuggestionsforSettingRealisticGoalsB解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲树立目标易，实现目标难。所以选择GoalsOnlyWorkWhenYouDo！作文章标题最合适。只有朝着设定的目标不断奋斗，目标才有意义。BGeorgiaTechisdevelopingarobotthatcouldeventuallybeusedtodresshumansinhospitalsandelderlyhomes.Accordingtotheuniversity,morethan1millionAmericansrequiredailyphysicalassistancetogetdressedbecauseofinjury,diseaseandadvancedage.Toaddressthisproblemresearchersaredevelopingarobotthatcansuccessfullyslidehospitalgowns(长袍)ontopeople’sarms.TherobotknownasPR2taughtitselftopletethetaskinjustasingledaybyanalyzingover11，000simulated(模拟的)examplesofarobotputtingagownontoahumanarm.“Peoplelearnnewskillsusingtrialanderror.WegavethePR2thesameopportunity，”saidZackoryErickson,theleadGeorgiaTechPh.D.studentontheresearchteam.“Doingthousandsoftrialsonahumanwouldhavebeendangerous,letaloneimpossiblydull.Butinjustoneday,usingsimulations,therobotlearnedwhatapersonmayphysicallyfeelwhilegettingdressed.”Theexamplesalsoallowedtherobottopredicttheconsequencesofdifferentmotions(动作).Insomecases,movingthegowninonewayledtotheclothbeingpulledtight.However,therobotcanslidethegownonsmoothlyinotherways.Therobotcouldusethesepredictionstoselecttherightmotionstofortablyandefficientlydressthepatient.Oncetherobotdidwellinsimulation,itturnedtorealpatients.“Thekeyisthattherobotisalwaysthinkingahead，”saidCharlieKemp,anassociateprofessoratGeorgiaTech.“Itasksitself,‘IfIpullthegownthisway,willitcausemoreorlessforceontheperson’sarm?WhatwouldhappenifIgothatwayinstead？’Themorerobotscanunderstandus,themorethey’llbeabletohelpus.Bypredictingthephysicalimplicationsoftheiractions,robotscanprovideassistancethatissafer,morefortableandmoreeffective.”Currently,therobotisabletojustslidethesleeveofthegownontothearmofapatient,andresearcherssaythefinalgoaloffullydressingahumanrequiresmuchmoredevelopmentandresearch.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍乔治亚理工大学正在研发一款穿衣机器人，从而帮助那些生活无法自理的人穿衣服。4．WhydoesGeorgiaTechtrytodevelopsucharobot?A．Toupdatehospitals’medicalequipment.B．Tohelpelderlyhomesreducelaborcosts.C．ToencouragehealthyAmericanstoenjoylifebetter.D．Tomeettheneedsofpeoplerequiringphysicalassistance.D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的Accordingtotheuniversity...requiredailyphysicalassistancetogetdressedbecauseofinjury,diseaseandadvancedage.及第二段中Toaddressthisproblem...ontopeople’sarms.可知，研发穿衣机器人的目的是帮助身体上需要照顾的人。5．Whenlearningtodresspeoplebysimulations,therobotcan________．A．adjustitsmotionseffectivelyB．avoidrepeatedtrialsanderrorsC．endupdoingitbetterthanhumansD．pletethewholeprocessatonetimeA解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的Therobotcouldusethesepredictions..fortablyandefficientlydressthepatient.可推断，通过模拟试验，机器人可以有效调节穿衣动作。6．What’sKemp’sattitudetowardstherobotbeingdeveloped?A．Objective. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Favorable.D解析：观点态度题。通读第五段，可知Kemp对正在开发的机器人是非常支持的。7．WhatcanweknowabouttherobotbeingdevelopedbyGeorgiaTech?A．AmillionelderlyAmericansneedit.B．Itwillbeputintoproductionrecently.C．Thereismuchroomforimprovement.D．Finishingthedevelopmentcostshugesums.C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的thefinalgoaloffullydressingahumanrequiresmuchmoredevelopmentandresearch可知，目前这款穿衣机器人还需要做很多改进。CVisitorsattheMITStrattonStudentCenterchattedwithhighschoolstudentsstandingatvariousbooths.3Dprintershummed(发出嗡嗡声),aremote­controlledplasticsharkswamabovetheirheadsandtinyself­drivingracecarsmoveddownaplexracetrackwhileonlookerscheeredthemon.ThiswasthesceneonSundayatthefinaleventoftheBeaverWorksSummerInstitute(BWSI),afour­weeksummerscience,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM)programforrisinghighschoolseniors.Itfindsandattractstalentedandmotivatedstudentsthroughouttheworldtoscienceandengineering.BWSIstartedin2016with46students.OnSunday,theprogramconcludeditsthirdyearwith198studentsfrom105schoolsaroundthecountry.“BWSIoffershands­on,project­basedexperiencesthatreinforcethestudents’understandingoffundamentalconceptsinappearingtechnologiesoftomorrow，”saidProfessorKaraman,anacademicdirectorofBWSI.StudentsfromMexico,Canada,andtheUSalsoparticipatedinthecoursesremotelybybuildingthetechnologiesintheirownclassroomsandlisteninginonwebcastedlectures.Attheendoftheprogram,theytravelledtotheMITcampustoparticipateinthefinalevent.Inthespiritofhands­onlearning,studentsmadetheirown3Dprintersandradars,testedahomedoorlocksystem,anddesignedtheirownminiature(缩小的)racecars.Despitethechallengingnatureofthematerial,thestudentscaughtonquickly.TheorganizershopetoexpandtheprograminthefuturebyhelpingschoolsdeveloptheirownlocalSTEMprograms.Theyarealsobrainstormingpossiblenewcoursetopicsfornextyear.AlthoughthethirdyearofBWSIisnowover,theorganizershopetheprogramwillhavealastingimpactonthestudents.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了麻省理工学院举办面向高三新生的为期四周的一个项目，培养学生对科学、技术、工程和数学的热爱。8．Whatwerethehighschoolstudentsmostprobablydoingthere?A．Displayingtheirowncreations.B．Visitingatechnologyexhibition.C．Experiencingself­drivingracecars.D．Watchinga3Dprintedsharkshow.A解析：推理判断题。根据第一段可推断，学生们正在展示自己的作品。9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinforce”inParagraph3mean?A．Change. B．Strengthen.C．Simplify. D．Test.B解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的BWSIoffershands­on,project­basedexperiences...可知，该项目提供了基于具体项目的实践经验，从而增强(reinforce)学生们对于尖端科技基本原理的理解。10．Whatisabigfeatureoftheprogram?A．Takingadvantageof3Dprinters.B．Havingthesamecoursetopicseachyear.C．Beingextremelychallengingformostteenagers.D．Focusingondevelopingstudents’hands­onability.D解析：