人教版英語選修七新素養(yǎng)講義Unit2Robots1SectionⅠWarmingUpReading-ComprehendingWord版含答案

eq\a\vs4\al(美國(guó)快餐店開始雇用機(jī)器人來緩解用工荒難題。)Fast-foodRestaurantsAreUsingRobotsAmericanrestaurantsareemployingrobotstomakeupforalackoffast-foodworkers.Businessesaroundtheworldareincreasinglyturningtoreducerunningcosts—andfast-foodrestaurantsareactingaspioneersoftherobotrevolution.Lastyear,wesawFlippy,theburger-flipping(翻轉(zhuǎn)漢堡包的)robot,workinaCalifornianburgerrestaurant.AndnowUSburgerchainWendy’shasbegunusingself-cleaningovens(烤箱)insomestores,accordingtoTheWallStreetJournal.MeatyrestaurantchainArby’salsousessmartovens,whichcancookroastbeefandthenswitchtoa“holding”mode(模式).Thismeansemployeescancookfoodforthenextdaythenightbefore,ratherthanarriveat7amtostartroasting.It’sanunsurprisingresponsetoalackoffast-foodworkers.“I’veneverseenthelabor(勞動(dòng)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重點(diǎn)單詞寫作詞匯1.desiren． 渴望；欲望；渴求vt. 希望得到；想要2.sympathyn. 同情(心)3.necklacen. 項(xiàng)鏈4.scanvt. 細(xì)看；仔細(xì)檢查；粗略地看；瀏覽；掃描5.clerkn． 售貨員；職員；旅館接待員6.awfuladj. 極壞的；極討厭的；可怕的； (口語)糟透的7.envyvt. 忌妒；羨慕拓展詞匯8.satisfactionn．滿意；滿足；令人滿意的事物→satisfyvt.使……滿意→satisfiedadj.(感到)滿意的→satisfyingadj.令人滿意的9.alarmvt.使警覺；使驚恐；驚動(dòng)n．警報(bào)；驚恐→alarmedadj.擔(dān)心的；害怕的→alarmingadj.令人驚慌的10.favourn．喜愛；恩惠vt.喜愛；偏袒→favouriteadj.特別喜愛的11.acpanyvt.陪伴；伴奏→panyn．陪伴；公司12.declarevt.宣布；聲明；表明；宣稱→declarationn．宣布；宣言；聲明閱讀詞匯13.householdadj. 家庭的；家用的n. 一家人；家庭14.fictionn. 小說；虛構(gòu)或想象出來的事15.bonusn. 額外津貼；獎(jiǎng)金；紅利16.apronn. 圍裙17.elegantadj. 優(yōu)雅的；高雅的；講究的18.absurdadj. 荒謬的；可笑的19.haircutn. 發(fā)型；理發(fā)20.cushionn. (坐、跪時(shí)用的)軟墊；靠墊；墊子21.countern. 柜臺(tái)；計(jì)數(shù)器22.cuisinen. 烹飪(風(fēng)味)；菜肴重點(diǎn)短語1.test__out 考驗(yàn)出；檢驗(yàn)完2.or__rather 更確切地說3.ring__up 給……打4.leave...alone 不管；別惹；讓……一個(gè)人待著； 和……單獨(dú)在一起5.fall__in__love 陷入愛河；愛上6.take__away 拿走；帶走7.turn__around 轉(zhuǎn)身；翻轉(zhuǎn)8.fall__off 從……上掉下來重點(diǎn)句型1.it作形式主語：It__was__disturbing__and__frightening__that(這使她覺得心煩和害怕)helookedsohuman.2.It＋is/was＋被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分＋that/who...強(qiáng)調(diào)句型：It__was__then__that(就在那時(shí))ClairerealizedthatTonyhadopenedthecurtainsofthefrontwindow.3.can’thavesb.doingsth.不允許某人做某事：ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannot__have__women__falling__in__love__with__machines(總不能讓女人和機(jī)器相愛).eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)Fast-readingSkimthetextanddothefollowingexercises.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)Careful-readingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.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)Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsentforthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.eq\a\vs4\al()①本句是一個(gè)由but連接的并列復(fù)合句。②前一個(gè)分句中，Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse是主句，as引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。③后一個(gè)分句中，Larrypersuadedher是主句，that引導(dǎo)賓語從句。[翻譯]克萊爾并不想把機(jī)器人留在家里，特別是在她丈夫離家三周期間。但是拉里說服了她。他說，機(jī)器人不會(huì)傷害她，也不會(huì)讓別人傷害她。2．Shecriedout“Tony”andthenheardhimdeclarethathedidn’twanttoleaveherthenextdayandthathefeltmorethanjustthedesiretopleaseher.eq\a\vs4\al()這是一個(gè)由and連接的并列句，在第二個(gè)分句中heardhimdeclare...是“hear＋賓語＋賓補(bǔ)”結(jié)構(gòu)；declare后是由and連接的兩個(gè)并列的賓語從句。[翻譯]她大叫了一聲“托尼”，然后聽到托尼聲明說，第二天他不想離開她，而且他并不滿足于僅僅使她開心。3．HehadopenedthecurtainsthatnightsothattheotherwomenwouldseehimandClaire，knowingthattherewasnorisktoClaire’smarriage.eq\a\vs4\al()①本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。②Hehadopenedthecurtainsthatnight是主句；sothat引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句。③knowing...marriage是動(dòng)詞－ing形式短語作伴隨狀語，knowing后跟that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。[翻譯]那天晚上他拉開窗簾，讓其他女人看到了他和克萊爾在一起，他明白這么做對(duì)克萊爾的婚姻并不造成危害。①satisfaction[?s?tIs'f?k?n]n.滿意；滿足；令人滿意的事物satisfactoryadj.令人滿意的satisfyingadj.令人滿意的satisfiedadj.感到滿意的②household['ha?sh??ld]adj.家庭的；家用的n．一家人；家庭③testout考驗(yàn)出；檢驗(yàn)完同義詞組：tryout試驗(yàn)；檢驗(yàn)④absentadj.不在的；缺席的beabsentfrom缺席……⑤bonus['b??n?s]n.額外津貼；獎(jiǎng)金；紅利⑥alarmed[?'lɑ?md]adj.擔(dān)心的；害怕的alarm[?'lɑ?m]vt.使警覺；使驚恐；驚動(dòng)n．警報(bào)；驚恐⑦apron['eIpr?n]n.圍裙⑧embarrassedadj.難堪的；尷尬的embarrassingadj.令人尷尬的⑨disturbingadj.引起煩惱的；令人不安的⑩ridiculousadj.可笑的；荒謬的?sympathy['sImp?θI]n.同情(心)havesympathy有同情心insympathywith贊成；支持?overweight[???v?'weIt]adj.超重的；體重超常的?elegant['elIɡ?nt]adj.優(yōu)雅的；高雅的；講究的?favour['feIv?]n.喜愛；恩惠vt.喜愛；偏袒dosb.afavour幫某人忙?pile[paIl]n.堆；摞；疊vi.堆起；堆積vt.把……堆起；積聚apileof“一堆；大量；許多”，可接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)或者不可數(shù)名詞。?orrather更確切地說?scan[sk?n]vt.細(xì)看；仔細(xì)檢查；粗略地看；瀏覽；掃描?withwonder驚奇地?reachfor伸手取/夠/拿?amazedadj.驚異的beamazedby對(duì)……感到驚異eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))fingernail['fI?ɡ?neIl]n.手指甲eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))absurd[?b's??d]adj.荒謬的；可笑的eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))haircut['he?k?t]n.發(fā)型；理發(fā)eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))makeup['meIk?p]n.化妝品makeup化妝；構(gòu)成；編造；和解makeupfor彌補(bǔ)eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))acpany[?'k?mp?nI]vt.陪伴；伴奏acpanysb.to陪某人去……acpanysb.on用……給某人伴奏eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))cushion['k??n]n.(坐、跪時(shí)用的)軟墊；靠墊；墊子eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))bedding['bedI?]n.寢具；鋪蓋eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))necklace['neklIs]n.項(xiàng)鏈eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))clerk[klɑ?k；kl??rk]n.售貨員；職員；旅館接待員eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))counter['ka?nt?]n.柜臺(tái)；計(jì)數(shù)器eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))ringup給……打eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))turnaround轉(zhuǎn)身；翻轉(zhuǎn)eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))awful['??fl]adj.極壞的；極討厭的；可怕的；(口語)糟透的eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))affair[?'fe?]n.事務(wù)；事情；曖昧關(guān)系haveanaffair有曖昧關(guān)系eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))afterall畢竟aboveall最重要的是inall總共eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))weepvi.(wept，wept)流淚eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))withanger因?yàn)樯鷼鈝ith表示原因eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))armchair['ɑ?mt?e?]n.扶手椅；單座沙發(fā)eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))transformv．轉(zhuǎn)變；改變eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))managetodo設(shè)法做成eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))intime及時(shí)；遲早ontime按時(shí)eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))inone’sarms在某人的懷抱里eq\o(○,\s\up1(43))strikev．(struck，struck)此處表示“鐘敲幾點(diǎn)”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(44))foldvt.抱住；折疊；合攏foldone’sarmsaround環(huán)抱著eq\o(○,\s\up1(45))declare[dI'kle?]vt.宣布；聲明；表明；宣稱eq\o(○,\s\up1(46))morethan不僅僅是，遠(yuǎn)非eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))freevt.放開；釋放；使解脫eq\o(○,\s\up1(48))impressvt.給……留下深刻的印象beimpressedby/with對(duì)……印象深刻eq\o(○,\s\up1(49))cuisine[kwI'zi?n]n.烹飪(風(fēng)味)；菜肴eq\o(○,\s\up1(50))envy['envI]vt.忌妒；羨慕envysb.sth.羨慕某人某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(51))leave...alone不管；別惹；讓……一個(gè)人待著；和……單獨(dú)在一起letalone更不用說(多用作插入語)eq\o(○,\s\up1(52))driveup(車、船等)開上前來eq\o(○,\s\up1(53))takeaway帶走eq\o(○,\s\up1(54))protectsb.fromsth.保護(hù)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失敗感senseofsafety安全感eq\o(○,\s\up1(57))fallinlovewith與……相愛(強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作)fallinlovewithsb.＋時(shí)間段(×)beinlovewith與……相愛(強(qiáng)調(diào)狀態(tài))beinlovewithsb.＋時(shí)間段(√)SATISFACTION①GUARANTEEDLarryBelmontworkedforapanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahousehold②robot.Itwasgoingtobetestedout③byLarry’swife,Claire.◆thatmaderobots是that引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾先行詞apany。Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeabsent④forthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmherorallowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbeabonus⑤.However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed⑥.HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoicealthoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.◆asherhusbandwouldbeabsent...是as引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句?！鬽ore...than...與其說……倒不如說……OnthesecondmorningTony,wearinganapron⑦，broughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassed⑧andquicklytoldhimtogo.Itwasdisturbing⑨andfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.◆Tony,wearing...dressing中，wearinganapron是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語，whethersheneeded...是whether引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。◆在句式“Itis＋adj.＋that...”中，it是形式主語，that從句是真正的主語。Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.Clairethoughtitwasridiculouseq\o\ac(○,)tobeofferedsympathy?byarobot.Butshebegantotrusthim.Shetoldhimhowshewasoverweight?andthismadeherfeelunhappy.Alsoshefeltherhomewasn’telegant?enoughforsomeonelikeLarrywhowantedtoimprovehissocialposition.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.◆itwasridiculousto...robot是賓語從句，其中it為形式主語，真正的主語是tobe...robot?！魒howantedtoimprovehissocialposition是who引導(dǎo)的定語從句，修飾Larry。Asafavour?TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.SoClaireborrowedapile?ofbooksfromthelibraryforhimtoread,orrather?,scan?.Shelookedathisfingerswithwonder?astheyturnedeachpageandsuddenlyreachedfor?hishand.Shewasamazed?byhisfingernailseq\o\ac(○,)andthesoftnessandwarmthofhisskin.Howabsurdeq\o\ac(○,),shethought.Hewasjustamachine.◆astheyturnedeachpage是as引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句。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是定語從句，關(guān)系代詞that/which已省略。wear此處指“擦用(化妝品)”?！鬉shewasnotallowedtoacpany...是as引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句。◆現(xiàn)在分詞短語tellinghimthathewasa“dear”作狀語，表示補(bǔ)充說明?！魌herestoodGladysClaffern是完全倒裝句。WhenClairegothome,shewepteq\o\ac(○,)withangereq\o\ac(○,)inherarmchaireq\o\ac(○,).GladyswaseverythingClairewantedtobe.“Youcanbelikeher，”TonytoldherandsuggestedthatsheinviteGladysandherfriendstothehousethenightbeforehewastoleaveandLarrywastoreturn.Bythattime,Tonyexpectedthehousetobepletelytransformedeq\o\ac(○,).◆Clairewantedtobe是省略that的定語從句，修飾everything?！魋uggest(建議)＋that＋主語＋(should＋)動(dòng)詞原形＋其他。Tonyworkedsteadilyontheimprovements.Clairetriedtohelponcebutwastooclumsy.ShefelloffaladderandeventhoughTonywasinthenextroom,hemanagedtocatcheq\o\ac(○,)herintimeeq\o\ac(○,).Heheldherfirmlyinhisarmseq\o\ac(○,)andshefeltthewarmthofhisbody.Shescreamed,pushedhimawayandrantoherroomfortherestoftheday.◆eventhough“即使”，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。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!◆現(xiàn)在分詞短語bendinghisfaceclosetohers在句中作伴隨狀語?！鬱eclarethathedidn’t...pleaseher含有兩個(gè)并列的賓語從句，第一個(gè)賓語從句thathedidn’t...中that可省略，但第二個(gè)賓語從句thathefelt...中that通常不省略?！簟癐twasthenthatClairerealized...”是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型，強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間狀語then。Thewomenwereimpressedeq\o\ac(○,)byClaire,thehouseandthedeliciouscuisineeq\o\ac(○,).Justbeforetheyleft,ClaireheardGladyswhisperingtoanotherwomanthatshehadneverseenanyonesohandsomeasTony.Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedeq\o\ac(○,)bythosewomen!Shemightnotbeasbeautifulasthem,butnoneofthemhadsuchahandsomelover.◆hearsb.doingsth.聽到某人正在做某事?！魋o＋adj.＋as...與……一樣……，多用于否定句中?！簟癢hatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen！”是由“Itisasweetvictorytobeenvied...”變來的感嘆句。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引導(dǎo)的目的狀語從句；knowingthat...是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨狀語，其中thatthere...是that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句?！鬰annot/won’thavesb.doingsth.不允許某人做某事包君滿意拉里·貝爾蒙特在一家生產(chǎn)機(jī)器人的公司里工作。最近，該公司要對(duì)一個(gè)家用機(jī)器人進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)。該機(jī)器人將由拉里的夫人克萊爾來測(cè)試?？巳R爾并不想把機(jī)器人留在家里，特別是在她丈夫離家三周期間。但是拉里說服了她。他說，機(jī)器人不會(huì)傷害她，也不會(huì)讓別人傷害她。這樣會(huì)是個(gè)意外的收獲。然而她初次見到機(jī)器人的時(shí)候就感到有點(diǎn)兒擔(dān)心。機(jī)器人名叫托尼，看上去更像一個(gè)人，而不像一臺(tái)機(jī)器。他雖然面部表情毫無變化，但是個(gè)子高大，相貌英俊，頭發(fā)平整，聲音低沉渾厚。第二天早晨，托尼系著圍裙，給她端來了早餐，然后問她是否需要幫忙穿衣打扮。她感到尷尬，很快就打發(fā)他走了。機(jī)器人如此通人性，這使她覺得心煩和害怕。一天，克萊爾說起，她覺得自己不聰明。托尼說，她一定是很不高興，才會(huì)說出那樣的話。克萊爾覺得，被一個(gè)機(jī)器人同情很荒唐。但是她開始信任托尼了。她告訴托尼她太胖了，這讓她很不高興。還有對(duì)于像拉里這樣很想提高社會(huì)地位的人來說，她的家也不夠高雅。她跟格拉迪絲·克拉芬不一樣，格拉迪絲是遠(yuǎn)近聞名的最有錢有勢(shì)的女人之一。托尼為讓克萊爾高興，答應(yīng)幫助她，使她變得更聰明，使她的家變得更高雅大氣。于是克萊爾從圖書館借來一堆書給托尼閱讀，或者說給他瀏覽一下。她驚奇地看著他的手指翻動(dòng)著書頁，忍不住突然伸出手來摸他的手。他的手指甲和他那柔軟溫暖的皮膚使她感到大為驚異。她在想，這是多么可笑啊，他只不過是一臺(tái)機(jī)器。托尼給克萊爾換了個(gè)新發(fā)型，又改變了她的妝容。因?yàn)椴槐辉试S陪克萊爾去商店，托尼就給她寫了一份購(gòu)物清單?？巳R爾進(jìn)城去買了窗簾、坐墊、一個(gè)地毯和床上用品。然后她去了一家珠寶店買項(xiàng)鏈。當(dāng)柜臺(tái)售貨員對(duì)她很粗魯時(shí)，她就打給托尼，讓售貨員同托尼講話。售貨員馬上就改變了態(tài)度?？巳R爾對(duì)托尼表示感謝，并說他是個(gè)“可愛的人”。她剛一轉(zhuǎn)過身來，就看到格拉迪絲·克拉芬站在那兒?？巳R爾想，被格拉迪絲發(fā)現(xiàn)了，這多么難為情啊。從格拉迪絲臉上的那種有趣而又驚奇的神色來看，克萊爾知道，格拉迪絲認(rèn)為她有風(fēng)流韻事了。畢竟格拉迪絲知道克萊爾的丈夫是拉里，而不是托尼。克萊爾回到家里，坐在扶手椅上氣得直哭。格拉迪絲的一切都是克萊爾想模仿的。托尼告訴克萊爾：“你可以同格拉迪絲一樣?！彼€建議克萊爾邀請(qǐng)格拉迪絲和她的朋友到家里來玩，時(shí)間就定在托尼離去和拉里回家之前的那個(gè)晚上。托尼想在那之前將房子改裝得煥然一新。托尼有條不紊地搞著裝修?？巳R爾有一次想來幫忙，但是太笨手笨腳了，竟從梯子上掉了下來。盡管托尼當(dāng)時(shí)在隔壁房間，但他還是及時(shí)趕過來把她接住了。他把她緊緊地?fù)г趹牙?，她感覺到了他身上有股暖氣。她尖叫了起來，把他推開，跑回她的房里，那天她就再也沒有出來過。聚會(huì)的那天晚上來到了。時(shí)鐘敲響八點(diǎn)，客人馬上就要到來了?？巳R爾叫托尼到另一個(gè)房間里去。就在那一瞬間，托尼彎曲胳膊摟著她，彎下身去把臉貼近她的臉。她大叫了一聲“托尼”，然后聽到托尼聲明說，第二天他不想離開她，而且他并不滿足僅僅使她開心。就在這時(shí)，前門的門鈴響了。托尼放開了她，消失得無影無蹤了。就在那時(shí)，克萊爾才意識(shí)到托尼早就把前邊窗戶的窗簾拉開了。她的客人把這一切看得一清二楚！克萊爾和她的房子、佳肴給女士們留下了深刻的印象。就在她們離開之前，克萊爾聽到格拉迪絲跟另外一個(gè)女人小聲地說，她從來沒有見過像托尼這樣英俊的男人。受到那些女士的忌妒，是多么甜美的勝利?。】巳R爾也許并沒有她們那樣漂亮，但是她們中沒有任何一個(gè)人擁有這樣英俊的情人。這時(shí)候，她記起來了——托尼只不過是一臺(tái)機(jī)器。她高聲嚷著“讓我獨(dú)自待一會(huì)兒”就跑上床，哭了一個(gè)通宵。第二天早晨一輛汽車開來，把托尼接走了。公司對(duì)托尼同克萊爾相處三個(gè)星期的實(shí)驗(yàn)報(bào)告非常滿意。托尼保護(hù)了一個(gè)人免受傷害，他使克萊爾沒有因?yàn)樗氖「卸鴤ψ约?。那天晚上他拉開窗簾，讓其他女人看到了他和克萊爾在一起，他明白這么做對(duì)克萊爾的婚姻并不造成危害。但是，盡管托尼很聰明，他還得經(jīng)過一番改造——總不能讓女人與機(jī)器相愛吧。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)閱讀理解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.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇議論文。樹立目標(biāo)是一個(gè)永恒的話題。樹立目標(biāo)易，實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)難。作者建議我們應(yīng)該合理設(shè)定目標(biāo)，并通過不懈努力實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。1．Accordingtotheelephantanalogy,whensettinggoals,weshould________．A．a(chǎn)skforothers’adviceB．setgreatandworthygoalsC．refertothegoalswesetearlierD．breakabiggoalintosmallerpiecesD解析：推理判斷題。通讀第三段，作者借用吃大象的比喻，告訴讀者應(yīng)該把大目標(biāo)分解成具體可行的小目標(biāo)。通過一步步實(shí)現(xiàn)小目標(biāo)，而最終實(shí)現(xiàn)大目標(biāo)。2．Whatdoesthestoryofthepigandchickenimply?A．Whenthecatisaway,themicewillplay.B．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.C．Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D．Romeisnotbuiltinoneday.D解析：推理判斷題。通讀第六段，作者借用豬和雞的故事，告訴讀者設(shè)定目標(biāo)容易，但是實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)卻是一個(gè)日積月累的過程。從而啟發(fā)讀者在設(shè)定目標(biāo)后，應(yīng)該不懈努力實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。3．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．SurroundingsContributetoSuccess!B．GoalsOnlyWorkWhenYouDo!C．WaystoMakeNewYear’sResolutionsD．SuggestionsforSettingRealisticGoalsB解析：標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講樹立目標(biāo)易，實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)難。所以選擇GoalsOnlyWorkWhenYouDo！作文章標(biāo)題最合適。只有朝著設(shè)定的目標(biāo)不斷奮斗，目標(biāo)才有意義。BGeorgiaTechisdevelopingarobotthatcouldeventuallybeusedtodresshumansinhospitalsandelderlyhomes.Accordingtotheuniversity,morethan1millionAmericansrequiredailyphysicalassistancetogetdressedbecauseofinjury,diseaseandadvancedage.Toaddressthisproblemresearchersaredevelopingarobotthatcansuccessfullyslidehospitalgowns(長(zhǎng)袍)ontopeople’sarms.TherobotknownasPR2taughtitselftopletethetaskinjustasingledaybyanalyzingover11，000simulated(模擬的)examplesofarobotputtingagownontoahumanarm.“Peoplelearnnewskillsusingtrialanderror.WegavethePR2thesameopportunity，”saidZackoryErickson,theleadGeorgiaTechPh.D.studentontheresearchteam.“Doingthousandsoftrialsonahumanwouldhavebeendangerous,letaloneimpossiblydull.Butinjustoneday,usingsimulations,therobotlearnedwhatapersonmayphysicallyfeelwhilegettingdressed.”Theexamplesalsoallowedtherobottopredicttheconsequencesofdifferentmotions(動(dòng)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.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹喬治亞理工大學(xué)正在研發(fā)一款穿衣機(jī)器人，從而幫助那些生活無法自理的人穿衣服。4．WhydoesGeorgiaTechtrytodevelopsucharobot?A．Toupdatehospitals’medicalequipment.B．Tohelpelderlyhomesreducelaborcosts.C．ToencouragehealthyAmericanstoenjoylifebetter.D．Tomeettheneedsofpeoplerequiringphysicalassistance.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的Accordingtotheuniversity...requiredailyphysicalassistancetogetdressedbecauseofinjury,diseaseandadvancedage.及第二段中Toaddressthisproblem...ontopeople’sarms.可知，研發(fā)穿衣機(jī)器人的目的是幫助身體上需要照顧的人。5．Whenlearningtodresspeoplebysimulations,therobotcan________．A．a(chǎn)djustitsmotionseffectivelyB．a(chǎn)voidrepeatedtrialsanderrorsC．endupdoingitbetterthanhumansD．pletethewholeprocessatonetimeA解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的Therobotcouldusethesepredictions..fortablyandefficientlydressthepatient.可推斷，通過模擬試驗(yàn)，機(jī)器人可以有效調(diào)節(jié)穿衣動(dòng)作。6．What’sKemp’sattitudetowardstherobotbeingdeveloped?A．Objective. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Favorable.D解析：觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。通讀第五段，可知Kemp對(duì)正在開發(fā)的機(jī)器人是非常支持的。7．WhatcanweknowabouttherobotbeingdevelopedbyGeorgiaTech?A．AmillionelderlyAmericansneedit.B．Itwillbeputintoproductionrecently.C．Thereismuchroomforimprovement.D．Finishingthedevelopmentcostshugesums.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的thefinalgoaloffullydressingahumanrequiresmuchmoredevelopmentandresearch可知，目前這款穿衣機(jī)器人還需要做很多改進(jìn)。CVisitorsattheMITStrattonStudentCenterchattedwithhighschoolstudentsstandingatvariousbooths.3Dprintershummed(發(fā)出嗡嗡聲),aremote-controlledplasticsharkswamabovetheirheadsandtinyself-drivingracecarsmoveddownaplexracetrackwhileonlookerscheeredthemon.ThiswasthesceneonSundayatthefinaleventoftheBeaverWorksSummerInstitute(BWSI),afour-weeksummerscience,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM)programforrisinghighschoolseniors.Itfindsandattractstalentedandmotivatedstudentsthroughouttheworldtoscienceandengineering.BWSIstartedin2016with46students.OnSunday,theprogramconcludeditsthirdyearwith198studentsfrom105schoolsaroundthecountry.“BWSIoffershands-on,project-basedexperiencesthatreinforcethestudents’understandingoffundamentalconceptsinappearingtechnologiesoftomorrow，”saidProfessorKaraman,anacademicdirectorofBWSI.StudentsfromMexico,Canada,andtheUSalsoparticipatedinthecoursesremotelybybuildingthetechnologiesintheirownclassroomsandlisteninginonwebcastedlectures.Attheendoftheprogram,theytravelledtotheMITcampustoparticipateinthefinalevent.Inthespiritofhands-onlearning,studentsmadetheirown3Dprintersandradars,testedahomedoorlocksystem,anddesignedtheirownminiature(縮小的)racecars.Despitethechallengingnatureofthematerial,thestudentscaughtonquickly.TheorganizershopetoexpandtheprograminthefuturebyhelpingschoolsdeveloptheirownlocalSTEMprograms.Theyarealsobrainstormingpossiblenewcoursetopicsfornextyear.AlthoughthethirdyearofBWSIisnowover,theorganizershopetheprogramwillhavealastingimpactonthestudents.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了麻省理工學(xué)院舉辦面向高三新生的為期四周的一個(gè)項(xiàng)目，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生對(duì)科學(xué)、技術(shù)、工程和數(shù)學(xué)的熱愛。8．Whatwerethehighschoolstudentsmostprobablydoingthere?A．Displayingtheirowncreations.B．Visitingatechnologyexhibition.C．Experiencingself-drivingracecars.D．Watchinga3Dprintedsharkshow.A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可推斷，學(xué)生們正在展示自己的作品。9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinforce”inParagraph3mean?A．Change. B．Strengthen.C．Simplify. D．Test.B解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段中的BWSIoffershands-on,project-basedexperiences...可知，該項(xiàng)目提供了基于具體項(xiàng)目的實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)，從而增強(qiáng)(reinforce)學(xué)生們對(duì)于尖端科技基本原理的理解。10．Whatisabigfeatureoftheprogram?A．Takingadvantageof3Dprinters.B．Havingthesamecoursetopicseachyear.C．Beingextremelychallengingformostteenagers.D．Focusingondevelopingstudents’hands-onability.D解析：