1、Section C Using Language () 课后篇巩固提升 基础夯实 .单词拼写 1.Mary was chosen for the job because she was the (占优势的) candidate. 答案 superior 2. (劳动者) shortages have forced the Japanese into making heavy use of industrial robots. 答案 Labour 3.The words on the stone tablet have become (模糊不清的) with the passage of tim
2、e. 答案 blurred 4.If you are wrong,admit it.You wont lose (尊严),but will gain respect. 答案 dignity 5.There is a (冲突) between what they are doing and what you want. 答案 conflict .短语填空 by the way,beside the point,take over,be adapted into,remind.of,on the other hand,pros and cons,superior to 1.Was it in 19
3、48 that the government the railways in Great Britain? 答案 took over 2.They sat for hours debating the of setting up their own firm. 答案 pros and cons 3.It cannot be questioned that the new method is the old one. 答案 superior to 4.The novel a TV series and became a national hot topic for quite some time
4、. 答案 was adapted into 5. ,how long have you been a cameraman? 答案 By the way 6.To build another skyscraper in the city is . 答案 beside the point 7.She simply welcomed him and him the last time they had met. 答案 reminded;of 8.On the one hand,we should develop our economy; ,we should protect the environm
5、ent. 答案 on the other hand .完成句子 1.这一款式在技术上超过了与之竞争的产品。 This model is technically its competitors. 答案 superior to 2.现在你要保持安静,最重要的是,不要说话。 Now keep quiet,and, ,dont try to talk. 答案 above all 3.她认定我是接管这项工作的最佳人选。 She decided that I was the ideal person to the job. 答案 take over 4.你离开家走上社会的日子不远了。 It will no
6、t be you leave home to make your way in the world. 答案 long before 素养提升 .完形填空 主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 词数:284 难度: I get many emails each week from people who want to start building robots.As a builder of robots for 30 years,heres my 1 on the subject. First,lets decide what a “robot” is.In my opinion,a remo
7、te controlled car is not a robot since it has no brain of its own.To be a robot,it should have the 2 to think and make decisions.This may sound 3 at first,but really any small computer can be programmed to make decisions. I want to encourage you,but 4 ,building a robot is not easy.This is a task tha
8、t would take a normal person several months or years.In 5 ,as past president of the Dallas Personal Robotics Group,Ive known professional engineers that spent several years just to 6 a mobile base working. Im not trying to 7 you,but I just want you to know what 8 of project this is.If you are willin
9、g to spend many months,much money,and potentially 9 and discouragement,then design and build your own robot from scratch. Most people 10 that they can build a robot with parts found around the house and that is partially true.I think 11 screwdrivers would be a good drive motor. 12 ,there are many th
10、ings that you will have to 13 ,especially when it comes to the electronics,sensors and microcontroller parts.These items are simply not available in the bottom of a toy box or at your local Walmart. 14 almost all believed it would cost much 15 when they began,most robots built from scratch cost betw
11、een $200 and $400.Many people spend well over $1000 and some,much more. 【语篇解读】作者是一位机器人制造方面的专家,他每周都会收到很多人的来信询问如何制造 机器人,本文就如何制造机器人提出了一些建议。 1.A.explanation B.instruction C.advice D.question 答案 C 解析 explanation解释;instruction 指示;advice 建议;question 问题。从下文看是作者的一些建议。 2.A.power B.strength C.force D.ability 答
12、案 D 解析 have the ability to do 有做的能力。power权力;strength力量;force 力。 3.A.interesting B.hard C.easy D.exciting 答案 B 解析根据转折词 but和 any(任何一个)判断,上文应为“听起来难”。 4.A.immediately B.honestly C.especially D.eventually 答案 B 解析根据“我想鼓励你”和“但是不容易”判断,此处应为“说实话”。 5.A.general B.fact C.common D.need 答案 B 解析 in general一般说来;in f
13、act事实上;in common 共有;in need 需要。根据下文的“作为”推断, 要用“事实上”。 6.A.get B.enable C.cause D.make 答案 A 解析 get sth working让运转起来。enable 和 cause后要用 to work;make 后要用 work。 7.A.discourage B.encourage C.convince D.satisfy 答案 A 解析上文谈到的是制作机器人的困难,所以此处作者说“我不想让你泄气”。 8.A.colour B.size C.date D.range 答案 B 解析根据后面的 project看,应该
14、是“让你知道这个工程(计划)的大小”。 9.A.excitement B.enjoyment C.disappointment D.pleasure 答案 C 解析根据后面的 discouragement 判断。 10.A.recognise B.suggest C.permit D.believe 答案 D 解析 believe 相信,此处指“大部分的人都这样认为”。 11.A.electric B.electrical C.electronic D.electricity 答案 A 解析 electric电动的;electrical有关电的;electronic电子的;electricit
15、y电。根据 screwdrivers 看,应为“电 动的”。 12.A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides 答案 B 解析上下文为转折关系,所以用 however,意为“然而”。 13.A.borrow B.buy C.lend D.build 答案 B 解析上文提到制作机器人的许多部件可以在家里找到,然后通过转折词,我们就可看出这些东西需要 “购买”。 14.A.Because B.Through C.Although D.Since 答案 C 解析上下文是让步关系,所以用 although。 15.A.more B.cheaper C.hig
16、her D.less 答案 D 解析根据下文的“cost well over $1000”判断,一开始的时候,几乎所有的人都认为花费要少。 .语法填空 主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 词数:171 难度: If a little human-like robot begged you not to shut it off,would you show sympathy? In an experiment 1. (intend) to find out how people treat robots when they act like humans,many participants s
17、truggled to power down a begging robot named Nao.2. experiment was conducted by researchers in Germany,whose findings 3. (publish)in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. The robot Nao,4. was designed to beg about half of the participants not to switch it off but not the other half,was used 5. (measure)i
18、f his begging affected how people reacted. In one previous experiment,researchers found that people preferred communicating with robots with complementary (互补的) personality characteristics to their own.And since robots can exhibit social characteristics either 6. (speak)with human voices or taking t
19、he shape of a human body,the research 7.(suggest)that people tend to react “8.(especial) social to them.” The researchers said a possible 9. (explain)for their results was that people regarded Naos begging 10. “a sign of making its own decision”. 答案与解析 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。如果一个人形机器人请求你不要关掉它,你会表示同情吗?文 章介绍了
20、被称作 Nao的乞讨机器人。 1.intended 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用非谓语动词;experiment 与 intend 构成逻 辑上的被动关系,用过去分词作后置定语;be intended to.表示“旨在”,故填 intended。 2.The 考查冠词。根据语境可知,此处特指“上文提到的实验”,且此处位于句首要大写首字母,故填定 冠词 The。 3.were published 考查动词时态和语态。根据主句中的 was conducted可知,此处时态应用一般过去 时,表示过去发生的事情;复数名词 findings与 publish构成被动关系,故填 were p
21、ublished。 4.which 考查非限制性定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 The robot,指物,从句中缺主语,故填 which。 5.to measure 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用非谓语动词;be used to do sth 表示“被 用来做某事”,动词不定式作目的状语,故填 to measure。 6.speaking 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用非谓语动词;根据 or taking 以及 either.or.结构连接两个相同的成分可知,应填 speaking。 7.suggests 考查动词时态。根据语境可知,此
22、处应用一般现在时陈述客观事实,故填 suggests,表示“表 明,暗示”。 8.especially 考查副词。此处应该用副词修饰形容词 social,故填副词 especially。 9.explanation 考查名词。根据不定冠词 a 以及形容词 possible可知,此处应用名词单数形式,故填 explanation。 10.as 考查介词。regard.as.为固定词组,表示“把视作”,故填介词 as。 .概要写作 阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 Your Robot Teacher of the Future Will your job be done
23、by a robot in the future?Bank of England economists predict that almost half of all UK jobs are under threat of automation.Those most at risk involve repetitive manual labour,such as factory positions.But could even the respected profession of teaching soon have to compete against powerful electroni
24、c educators? At first glance,teaching might seem unlikely to be replaced by robots.Teachers use a range of soft skills that machines find hard to replicate.They judge pupils needs and tailor feedback accordingly.They adapt materials to make them more attractive and effective.And they look out for st
25、udents who lag behind or disrupt the class. Nonetheless,some believe the future of education will be technological.In an interview with Business Insider magazine,futurist Thomas Frey predicts that “by 2030 the largest company on the Internet is going to be an education-based company that we havent h
26、eard of yet.” He thinks that online robot teachers will make education so efficient.Students will be able to get an undergraduate degree into six months of learning.A bot learns what your “interests” and “reference points” are,“and it figures out how to teach you in a faster and faster way over time
27、,” according to Frey. Whether or not such incredible speeds will be reached,over the last decade there has been a huge increase in online learning platforms.Some companies produce courses that allow millions to learn at home for free,at their own pace.But there are limitations.Without the face-to-fa
28、ce stimulation of a classroom environment,the majority of students fail to complete online courses.How to sustain motivation to learn is one more skill that online teachers will need to master. Indeed,Frey admits there is some way to go:“Nobody has quite cracked the code for the future of education.
29、” What do teachers themselves think about this?Professor Donald Clark from Derby University in the UK thinks that we should welcome change,even though people will lose their jobs. “Artificial intelligence will destroy jobsso why not use it for a social good such as learning?” he asked. 参考范文 The arti
30、cle introduces the possibility of a robot teacher in the future.(要点 1) Though robots may replace humans in factories,it is impossible that teaching will be done by robots.(要点 2) Teachers use soft skills such as feedback and personal care at classrooms.However,online robot teachers will know a learners weaknesses and strengths,so they provide efficient teaching.(要点 3)Some companies provide free courses online but students lack motivation to finish their lessons.Anyway,AI is welcomed to do good to learning.( 要点 4)
