高考英语一轮复习构想Unit2Robots课时作业新人教版选修70411313.doc

Unit 2 Robots
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
You use her as a shoulder to cry on. She texts you back with casual jokes. But she, Xiaoice, is only a virtual chatbot.
Xiaoice, Microsoft's latest artificial intelligence robot, was briefly released in 2014, and returned to WeChat in 2015, where she_became_a_big_hit. Millions of young Chinese now exchange messages with her daily, The New York Times reported. On WeChat, Xiaoice is an official account. After following it, users can start text­based conversations with Xiaoice.
“X iaoice's incredible learning ability was why people loved to talk with her，” Liu Jinchang, a researcher at Hightech Research and Development Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology, told China Daily. Apart from her ability to identify photos and send emojis (表情符号) in conversations, Xiaoice gains 45 percent of her knowledge from interacting with users, China Daily reported.
Chatbot programs first appeared in the mid­1960s in the US. Driven by top tech companies, they are becoming smarter and more common. For instance, IBM's latest artificial intelligence program served as an academic consultant at Australia's Deakin University, answering students' questions about course schedules and financial aid. Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa have been used as voice assistants who can read news, play music and even make jokes for their users.
These programs are expected to move beyond smartphones, into televisions, cars and living room, The New York Times pointed out. However, it may take decades before scient ists develop a “Samantha”， the advanced chatbot seen in the fiction film Her. In the film, Samantha sparks a romantic relationship with her user played by US actor Joaquin Phoenix. Many viewers are enthusiastic about this fantasy of virtual soul mate.
【解题导语】本文主要讲述了微软官方推出的一款人工智能机器人“微软小冰”，用
户可以与它进行对话交流。

1．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. She became a best­seller.
B. She became very powerful.
C. She became a moneymaker.
D. She became very popular.
答案与解析：D 考查句意猜测。

依据下文的“Millions of young Chi nese now exchange messages with her daily”可知，画线句意为“Xiaoice变得非常受欢迎”，因此选D项。

2．Which of the following can Xiaoice do?
A. Do housework.
B. Spread messages.
C. Identify various photos.
D. Read news to its users.
答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。

依据第三段中的“Apart from her ability to identify photos and send emojis (表情符号) in conversations”可知，Xiaoice能够识别各种各
样的照片，故选C项。

3．Which company's chatbot program can act as an academic consultant?
A. Microsoft.
B. IBM.
C. Apple.
D. Amazon.
答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。

依据第四段的第三句可知，在澳大利亚的迪肯大学，IBM公司的人工智能程序担任学术咨询顾问，故选B项。

4．What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. Chatbots mainly run on smartphones now.
B. It'll take decades to apply chatbots to cars.
C. Samantha is played by a US actor in the film.
D. The film Her doesn't interest many audiences.
答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。

依据尾段的第一句可知，这些聊天程序希望将来能用在电视、汽车和起居室，句中的“beyond smartphones”暗示着现在这款程序主要用于智能手机。

B
(2017·云南二检)
In a science fiction future, we'll arrive at the hotel in our driverless taxi, check in at the reception desk staffed by androids, and then follow the robot porter (行李员) as it carries our bags to our room.
However, this is already a science fact.
Robots are already working in some hotels—the Henn­na Hotel in Sasebo, Japan is manned entirely by machines.
In a Marriott hotel in Ghent, Belgium, a humanoid robot named Mario has been working since June 2015. He welcomes guests in 19 languages.
Another robot has just taken up a concierge (接待员) position at a Hilton McLean hotel in Virginia.
So the rise of the hotel machines seems unstoppable, but will guests really want to stay in robot­run hotels? And will it come at the cost of human interaction and human jobs?
U．S. online booking company Travelzoo gathered some statistics. Of the 6,000 travelers surveyed globally, nearly two thirds said they'd be comfortable with the idea of being looked after by machines.
Richard Singer, Travelzoo's European president, says he welcomes the day when apps and machines will get us from lobbies (大堂) to rooms.
But how to stop a robot stealing your job?
“A lot of jobs considered non­automatable in the past are now automatable，”said Carl Benedikt Frey from University of Oxford, an expert on technology and employment.
But Frey says it's still too early to say what effect robots will have on employment levels.
In other words, even though robots may soon be checking us in, that's no excuse for us to be out.
【解题导语】在宾馆服务的机器人以往只出现在科幻小说中，而如今这种机器人已经存在于现实生活中。

这种机器人的服务被大部分顾客所接受。

5．Three hotels are mentioned in the text to show that ________.
A．robots are already working in hotels in reality
B．many common jobs can be done by robots
C．robots can really help people check into hotels
D．there are now some restaurants run by robots
答案与解析：A 考查目的意图。

根据第三段的“Robots are already working in some hotels”并结合文中介绍的三个由机器人提供服务的宾馆可以判断，文中提及这三个宾馆是为了说明在现实中，机器人已经在宾馆工作了，故A项正确。

6．The company Travelzoo found out that ________.
A．robots will put hotel employees out of work
B．robots still have a long way to go to replace humans
C．the hotel robots are mostly well­received
D．some hotel jobs can be automatable
答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。

根据第七段的“nearly two thirds said they'd be comfortable with the idea of being looked after by machines”可知，有近三分之二的客户认为由机器人照顾他们是自在的；据此可知，Travelzoo公司的调查结果是宾馆机器人得到了大部分顾客的好评，故C项正确。

7．What is Richard Singer's attitude towards using robots in hotels?
A. Doubtful.
B. Positive.
C. Negative.
D. Cautious.
答案与解析：B 考查推理判断。

根据第八段“Richard Singer...says he welcomes the day when apps and machines will get us from lobbies (大堂) to rooms”可知，Richard Singer欢迎机器人取代人的工作；据此可以判断，Richard Singer对宾馆机器人持积极的态度，故B项正确。

8．Which of the following can be the best title of the text?
A. Japan Opens World's First Robot Hotel
B. Our Next Hotel Will Be Staffed by Robots
C. How to Compete with Robots for a Job
D. How Guests React to Robot Service
答案与解析：B 考查标题判断。

通读全文可知，本文首段通过介绍科幻小说中提及的在宾馆服务的机器人来引出本文的话题；接着介绍在现实生活中已经有三个宾馆使用了机器人；最后介绍对宾馆机器人服务的评价及其优点；据此可以判断，B项最适合作本文标题。

Ⅱ.七选五
(2017·山东潍坊高三统一考试)
Holiday gift buying can feel a litte empty, when all of those endless lists, long lines at the shopping center and dollars spent lead to a 5­minute excite ment of flying wrapping paper. __1__ The following tips can help make gift giving more meaningful for both the giver and the receiver.
1. Know the person
The most important thing in the exchanging of gifts is that it shows you really know the person well, and you really care about him. __2__
2. Donate in their name
__3__ Research suggests that happier people give more to others, and that giving more makes people happier. Moreover, charity­related happiness is highest when people give in a way that promotes social connection. So, try giving to the less fortunate in someone's name this holiday season.
3. Give handmade goods or hand­me­downs
__4__ A study suggests that people feel that homemade items show more love, and love is what they want to express to the gift receiver.
Family heirlooms (传家宝) may be another good gift option. A 2009 study found that when families hand down even a very depersonalized thing—money—to the generations, the symbolic value of the cash is greater than the numerical value alone.
4. Provide chances for participation
If there's a golden rule of gifts, though, it's this: __5__People who receive experiential gifts, such as concert tickets or a zoo membership, feel more connected to the gift giver than people who received material gifts.
A．But it doesn't have to be that way.
B．Give experiences rather than objects.
C．The new and store­bought is not always best.
D．That is always beyond their expectation.
E．That means catering to another's pleasure.
F．Giving gifts to friends or to charity is linked to happiness.
G．Start listing every person you plan to give a holiday gift
解题导语本文主要介绍了让送礼物变得更加有意义的方法和策略。

答案与解析
1．A 根据语境可知，上下文表示逻辑上的转折关系，所以选A项。

2．E 由本段标题“1.Know the person”和本段的整体内容可推知，了解对方，那么送的礼物就会迎合对方的心意，所以选E项。

cater to意为“迎合”。

3．F根据本段标题“2.Donate in their name”和文中的“charity­related happiness”可知，选F项。

4．C 根据本段标题“3.Give handmade goods or hand­me­downs”可推知，从商店里买的新礼物并不一定是最好的，手工制作的东西会显得更有爱，所以选C项。

5．B 根据下文的“People who receive experiential gifts, such as concert tickets or a zoo membership, feel more connected to the gift giver than people who received material gifts”可知，让收礼物的人去体验比送实物的效果更好，所以选B项。

Ⅲ.语法填空
(2017·四川成都检测)
Is “sorry” the hardest word? Not for the British Education Secretary Michael Gove, __1__ has apologized recently to his former French teacher __2__his bad behavior in class. It took him 30 years to express regret. In a letter __3__ (publish) in a magazine, Mr. Gove says：“It may be too late to say I'm sorry. But, as my mom told me, it's never too late to set the record straight.”
Researchers argue that people have too high expectations of the power of saying sorry. Some psychologists say in a study that __4__ (receive) an apology isn't as __5__(help) as people think. Nevertheless, apologies might be an important social tool as they reaffirm (再次确定) the __6__ (exist) of rules that need to be observed.
The Education Secretary's apology might have been accepted by his old teacher but he might get __7__ (he) into trouble. According to Daily Mail, Mr. Gove's mother didn't know her son was causing trouble at school and she __8__ (say)：“He would have been punished __9__I had known he was being so naughty.” Later, Gove said：“I can never express my apology to him face to face these days—it just goes through to his answering machine. But when I do __10__ (eventual) speak to him, I will say sorry.”
答案与解析：
解题导语本文主要讲述了英国教育部秘书长给曾经的法语老师道歉的故事。

1．who 考查定语从句。

空处引导非限定性定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词Micheal Gove，指人，故用who。

2．for 考查介词。

apologize to sb. for sth.意为“因为某事向某人道歉”，为固定搭配，故用介词for。

3．published 考查非谓语动词。

publish和句子谓语says之间没有连词，故空处用非谓语动词，且publish和a letter构成动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。

4．receiving 考查动名词。

分析句子结构并根据谓语isn't可知，此处是动名词作主语。

5．helpful 考查形容词。

由isn't可知，此处用形容词作表语，且as...as中间用形容词或副词的原级。

故用helpful。

6．existence 考查名词。

根据定冠词the和空格后的介词of可知，此处应用existence。

7．himself 考查代词。

由句子主语he可知，此处应用反身代词himself，表示“他自己”，符合语境。

8．said 考查动词时态。

根据and可知，前后时态应一致，由didn't可知，应用一般过去时said。

9．if 考查连词。

根据语境可知，上下句表示逻辑上的条件关系，故用连词if。

10．eventually 考查副词。

修饰动词应用副词，故用副词eventually，在句子中作状语。

精美句子
1、善思则能“从无字句处读书”。

读沙漠，读出了它坦荡豪放的胸怀；读太阳，读出了它普照万物的无私；读春雨，读出了它润物无声的柔情。

读大海，读出了它气势磅礴的豪情。

读石灰，读出了它粉身碎骨不变色的清白。

2、幸福幸福是“临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归”的牵挂；幸福是“春种一粒粟，秋收千颗子”的收获. 幸福是“采菊东篱下，悠然见南山”的闲适；幸福是“奇闻共欣赏，疑义相与析”的愉悦。

幸福是“随风潜入夜，润物细无声”的奉献；幸福是“夜来风雨声，花落知多少”的恬淡。

幸福是“零落成泥碾作尘，只有香如故”的圣洁。

幸福是“壮志饥餐胡虏肉，笑谈渴饮匈奴血”的豪壮。

幸福是“先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐”的胸怀。

幸福是“人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青”的气节。

3、大自然的语言丰富多彩：从秋叶的飘零中，我们读出了季节的变换；从归雁的行列中，我读出了集体的力量；从冰雪的消融中，我们读出了春天的脚步；从穿石的滴水中，我们读出了坚持的可贵；从蜂蜜的浓香中，我们读出了勤劳的甜美。

4、成功与失败种子，如果害怕埋没，那它永远不能发芽。

鲜花，如果害怕凋谢，那它永远不能开放。

矿石，如果害怕焚烧（熔炉），那它永远不能成钢（炼成金子）。

蜡烛，如果害怕熄灭（燃烧），那它永远不能发光。

航船，如果害怕风浪，那它永远不能到达彼岸。

5、墙角的花，当你孤芳自赏时，天地便小了。

井底的蛙，当你自我欢唱时，视野便窄了。

笼中的鸟，当你安于供养时，自由便没了。

山中的石！当你背靠群峰时，意志就坚了。

水中的萍！当你随波逐流后，根基就没了。

空中的鸟！当你展翅蓝天中，宇宙就大了。

空中的雁！当你离开队伍时，危险就大了。

地下的煤！你燃烧自己后，贡献就大了
6、朋友是什么？
朋友是快乐日子里的一把吉它，尽情地为你弹奏生活的愉悦；朋友是忧伤日子里的一股春风，轻轻地为你拂去心中的愁云。

朋友是成功道路上的一位良师，热情的将你引向阳光的地带；朋友是失败苦闷中的一盏明灯，默默地为你驱赶心灵的阴霾。

7、一粒种子，可以无声无息地在泥土里腐烂掉，也可以长成参天的大树。

一块铀块，可以平庸无奇地在石头里沉睡下去，也可以产生惊天动地的力量。

一个人，可以碌碌无为地在世上厮混日子，也可以让生命发出耀眼的光芒。

8、青春是一首歌，她拨动着我们年轻的心弦；青春是一团火，她点燃了我们沸腾的热血；青春是一面旗帜，她召唤着我们勇敢前行；青春是一本教科书，她启迪着我们的智慧和心灵。