每日一練01

ThesummerbeforeIwentofftocollege,Momstoodmeinherusual]behind

theironingboard（燙衣板）andsaid,“Payattention:I'mgoingtoteachyouto

乙”

Momclearlyexplainedher3forthislesson.Iwasgoingtobe4andneeded

tolearnthisvitalskill.Also,Iwouldbemeetingnewpeople,andproperlyironed

clotheswouldhelpmemakeagood5.

aLearntoironashirt,wMomsaid,“andyoucanironanything.M

Butironingshirtswasnot6work.Itdidn,tmakeuseoflongmusclesweused

tothrowabaseball,anditwasn*ta7operationlikeice-skating.Ironingwas

likedrivingacaronastreetthathasastopsignevery10feet,Moreover,aniron

producedsteamanditcarriedanelementof8.Ifyoutouchedthewrongpartof

it,you'dgetburnt.Ifyouforgottoturnitoffwhenyou9,youmightburn

downthehouse.

Asfortechnique,Mom10metobeginwiththeflatspacesoutward,always11

theironforwardintowrinkled（有褶皺的）parts.Collarshadtobedoneright.Mom

saidtheywereclosetoyourface,whereeveryonewou1d12them.

Overtheyears,I'velearnedtoironshirtsskillfully,whichgivesmeasense

of13.WhateverfailuresIsufferinmylife,anironedshirttellsmeIamgood

atsomething.14,throughironingI'velearnedthemethodforsolvingeventhe

mosttroublesomeproblems."15wrinklesoneatatime,“asMommighthavesaid,

“andbeforelongeverythingwillgetironedout.”

1.A.roomB.spotC.chairD.passage

2.A.ironB.mendC.sewD.dress

3.A.reasonsB.rulesC.emotionsD.methods

4.A.helpfulB.confidentC.powerfulD.independent

5.A.conclusionB.suggestionC.impressionD.

observation

6.A.usefulB.easyC.specialD.

suitable

7.A.directB.singleC.smoothI）.

strange

8.A.doubtB.pressureC.surpriseD.

danger

9.A.wentawayB.felldownC.jumpedoffD.

lookedup

10.A.taughtB.choseC.forcedD.

sent

11.A.removeB.draggingC.pushing1).

pulling

12.A.touchB.designC.seeD.

admire

13.A.honestyB.freedomC.justiceD.

pride

14.A.InsteadB.BesidesC.OtherwiseD.

However

15.A.MakeupB.DealwithC.AskforD.Relyon

Ifyoufeelstressedbyresponsibilitiesatwork,youshouldtakeastepback

andidentify(識(shí)另ij)thoseofj6(great)andlessimportance.Then,handlethe

mostimportanttasksfirstsoyou'11feelarealsenseofachievement..J_7

(1eave)thelessimportantthingsunti1tomorrowisoftenacceptable.

Mostofusaremorefocused18ourtasksinthemorningthanwearelater

intheday.So,getanearlystartandtrytobeasproductive19possiblebefore

lunch.Thiswillgiveyouthe20(confident)youneedtogetyouthroughthe

afternoonandgohomefeelingaccomplished.

Recent21(study)showthatwearefarmoreproductiveatworkifwetake

shortbreaks22(regular).Giveyourbodyandbrainarestbysteppingoutside

for23while,exercising,ordoingsomethingyouenjoy.

Ifyoufindsomethingyoulovedoingoutsideoftheoffice,you'11beless1ikely

24(bring)yourworkhome.Itcouldbeanything—gardening,cooking,music,

sports-butwhateverit25(be),makesureit,sarelieffromdailystress

ratherthananotherthingtoworryabout.

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealot

morecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologyto

theeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientist

attherobotcompanyJibo.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuch

morelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeableto

distinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmore

appropriatelytotheuser.

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalized

assistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforit

toperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdocsn'tjustdelivergeneralanswersto

questions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.

11candothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfami1ynembertotakemedicineortaking

familyphotos.

Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotential

applicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfinding

theirwayintosomeofthesespaces.

FeilowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.ThecomparyJs

“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomers

finditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproductJslocationinthestore.Itcanalso

speakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhat

thecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOskbot,

likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongside

otheremployees."W。havetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotfor

us,butwithus,“saidBreazeal.

26.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?

A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.

C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmore

slowly.

27.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Communicatewithyouandperforinoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsandmake

requests.

C.Takeyourfami1ypicturesanddelivermiIk.D.Obeyyourordersand

remindyoutotakepills.

28.WhatcanOshbotworkas?

A.Alanguageteacher.B.Atourguide.C.Ashopassistant.

1).Aprivatenurse.

29.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill

A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmates

C.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers

30.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?

A.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategiesfor

socialrobots.

C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocial

robots.

答案：1-5BAADC6-10BCDAA11-15CCDBB

16.greater17.Leaving18.on/upon19.as20.confidence21.studies

22.regularly

23.a24.tobring25.is

26-30BDCBI)

每日一練02

WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootba11team.That

meant1MillerKing,whowasthebest2alourschool.

Justbeforefootballseason,Millerwasstruckbyacarandlosthisrightarm.

Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom3.Helookedvery4,buthedien't

cry.

Thatseason,I5allofMiller"srecords.Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmost

valuableplayer,6IoftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblameforMiller*s

7_.

Oneafternoon,IsawMillertriedgoingoverafence-whichwasn,t8toclimb

ifyouhadbotharms.I'msureIwasthelastpersonintheworldhewantedtoaccept

9from.Buteventhatchallengeheaccepted.Ihelpedhimmoveslowlyoverthefence.

Whenwewerefinally10ontheotherside,hesaidtome,“Youknow,Idicin't

tellyouthisduringtheseason,butyoudid11.Thankyouforfillinginforme.”

Hiswordsfreedmefrommybad12.Ithoughttomyself,howevenwithoutan

armhewasmoreofaleader.Damagedbutnotdefeated,hewas_13aheadofme.I

wasrighttohave14him.Fromthatdayon,Igrew15andalittlemorereal.

1.A.cheeringforB.beatingoutC.relyingonD.

stayingwith

2.A.coachB.studentC.teacherD.player

3.A.schoolB.vacationC.hospitalD.training

4.A.paleB.calmC.relaxedD.ashamed

5.A.heldB.brokeC.setD.tried

6.A.andB.thenC.butD.thus

7.A.decisionB.mistakeC.accidentD.sacrifice

8.A.steadyB.hardC.funD.fit

9.A.praiseB.adviceC.assistanceD.apology

10.A.droppedB.readyC.trappedD.safe

11.A.fineB.wrongC.quicklyD.normally

12.A.memoriesB.ideasC.attitudesD.dreams

13.A.sti11B.alsoC.yet1).just

14.A.challengedB.curedC.invitedD.

admired

15.A.healthierB.biggerC.clevererD.cooler

A90-year-oIdhasbeenawardeduWomanOfTheYear"for16(be)

Britain,soldestfull-timeemployee-still17(work)40hoursaweek.Now

IreneAstburyworksfrem9amto5pmdailyatthepctshopinMacclesfield,which

sheopenedwithherlatehusbandLes.Heryearsofhardworkhave18(final)

beenacknowledgedafteracustomernominated(提名hertobeCheshire1sWomanOf

TheYear.

Pickingupher"LifetimeAchievementwaward,proudIrenedeclaredshehadno

planstoretire19her36-year-oldbusiness.Irenesaid,"1don'tseeany

reason20(give)upwork.Ilovecominghereandseeingmyfamilyandallthe

friendsI21(make)overtheyears.IworknotbecauseIhaveto,22

becauseIwantto.”

GranddaughterGayleParks,31—23worksalongsideherinthefamily

business-saiditremEinedunknownastowhonomiratedIrenefor24award.

Shesaid,uWedon'thaveanyideawhoputgrandmaforward.WhenwegotacalIsaying

shewasshort-listed,wethoughtitwasajoke.Butthenwegotanofficialletter

andwewereblownaway.Wearesoproudofher.It's25(wonder).”

NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabi1ityforabadback,hebought

asmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplanted

vegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.

AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin,schickenhouseinexchangefor

manure(月巴料).TheSmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplained

abouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,

andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehouse

withitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.

Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,

armedwithabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew(燉菜).

Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,

corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthe

vegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthe

pressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileof

chickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmell

nearlyknockedusout.

Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.

Justhowbadwasit?Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagas

leak!

Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.It

didn,tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabi1itytosmell,

itdidn,toffendthenosesomuch,either.Itookataste.11wouldneverwina

prizeinacookingcompetition,butitwassurprisinglyedible,andwcdrankupevery

lastdropofsoup.

26.WhydidDadcleanOldManMoco1gin5schickenhouseregularly?

A.Toearnsomemoneyforthefcimily.B.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.

C.Togetridoftheterriblesmell.D.Tosetagoodexampletous.

27.WhatcanweinferaboutDad'sstew?

A.Itispopularamongtheneighbors,B.Itcontainshoneyand

vegetables.

C.Itlooksverywonderful.D.Ittastesquitedelicious,

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.ToattractB.Toupset

C.ToairI).Toshut

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutDadformthetext?

A.Heisanexperiencedcook.B.Heisatroublesomefather.

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetolife,D.Hesuffersalotfromhis

disabi1ity.

答案：1-5BDCAB6-10CCBCD11-15ADADB

16.being17.working18.finally19.from20.togive

21.havemade22.but23.who24.the25.wonderful

26-29BDBC

每日一練03

Darioandhismotherlovedtheirnewapartment.Thelivingroomwaslargeenough

fortheirpiano.Thatnight,thetwoofthem]sidebysideatthepiano.They

playedjazzmusictocelebratetheirnewhome.Theloud2filledtheroomandmade

themfeelveryhappy.

Thenextmorning,_3_,theirhappinessdisappeared.Someonehadlefta4under

theirdoorduringthenight.Oneoftheirneighborhadwrittentocomplain（抱怨）

aboutthesoundofthepiano.Laterthatmorning,Dariosuggestedthattheyinvite

themtocometheirnewhomefora5.

Theybothlovedthe6.Overthenextfewdays,theysentoutinvitationsand

prepareddesserts_7_theirguests.

Finally,thedayoftheparty8.Someguestsbroughtpresents.Othersbrought

flowers.Someevenbroughtdessertsto9.Onewoman,Mrs.GiIbert,10Dario*s

motherwithabookofpianomusicbyChopin.

“Iheardyouplayingtheothernight,“shesaid."Thesoundswokemeoutof

bed.I11thatyoumightplaylikethiseverynight.SoIwroteashortnote.I

hopeyoudon'tthinkIdislikedtheplaying.”

Dario,smothersmiledatMrs.Gilbert.aIthinkmaybewe12youanapology.v

shesaid."Idicin't13howlateitwaswhenwewereplaying.Maybeweshould

playsomequietermusicatnight.

“Youplay,youplay!”Mrs.Gilbertsaid."Ilikewhatyouplay!Justnotso

loudatnight.H

“Wewon'tplaysoloudorlate!MDariosaid.Hewasalreadylookingforward

to14thenewmusic.Morethanthat,however.hewashappytoseethebigsmile

onhismother*sface.Itgavehimafeelingof15andmadehimfeelthatthey

werehomeatlast.

1.A.satB.stoodC.layD.walked

2.A.voiceB.ringC.musicD.cry

3.A.thereforeB.howeverC.otherwiseD.

instead

4.A.noteB.posterC.billD.repert

5.A.partyB.concertC.showD.play

6.A.experienceB.ideaC.performanceD.action

7.A.toB.withC.forD.from

8.A.continuedB.arrivedC.passedD.finished

9.A.orderB.sellC.shareD.

advertise

10.A.treatedB.presentedC.helpedD.served

11.A.promisedB.admittedC.agreedD.worried

12.A.giveB.sendC.offerD.owe

13.A.realizeB.rememberC.understandD.accept

14.A.changingB.practicingC.recordingD.writing

15.A.equalityB.freedomC.warmthI),sympathy

In1863thefirstundergroundpassengerraiIwayintheworldopenedinLordon.

1116(run)forjustundersevenkilometersandallowedpeopletoavoidterrible

crowdsontheroadsaboveastheytravelledtoand17work.11tookthreeyears

tocompleteandwasbuiltusinganinterestingmethod.Thisincluded18(dig)

uptheroad,layingthetrackandthenbuildingastrongroofoverthetop.When

allthosehadbeendone,theroadsurface19(replace).

Steamengineswereusedtopullthecarriagesanditmusthavebeenfairly20

(pleasant)forthepassengers,withallthesmokeandnoise.However,therailway

quicklyprovedtobe21greatsuccessandwithinsixmonths,morethan25,000

peoplewereusing22everyday.

Later,engineersmanagedtoconstructrailwaysinasystemofdeeptunnels(隧

道)，23becameknowntothetube.Thisdevelopmentwasonlypossiblewiththe

24(introduce)ofelectric-poweredenginesandlifts.ThecentralLondonRaiIway

wasoneofthemostsuccessfulofthesenewlines,andwasopenedin1900.11had

white-paintedtunnelsandbrightredcarriages,andproved25(extreme)

popularwiththepublic.

Whenaleafyplantisunderattack,itdoesn'tsitquietly.Backin1983,two

scientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgetting

bittenbyinsectssendcutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.These

chemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.What

theplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganic

compounds,VOCsforshort.

ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeing

attacked.It'saplant*swayofcry>~3Ut.Butisanyone1istening?Apparently.

Becausewecanwatchtheneighbors'react.

Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodouble

duty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenatural

enemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattacker

whowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.

Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelpthe

neighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,

relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.

Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?Scientistsdon'tknow.Maybethe

firstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,

andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto

MoverhearMthecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn'tatrue,

intentionalbackandforth.

CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmore

intimate(親密的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There's

awholelotgoingon.

26.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?

A.Itmakesnoises.B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.

C.ItstandsquietlyI).Itsendsoutcertain

chemicals.

27.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned“inparagraph3?

A.Theattackersgetattacked.B.Theinsectsgatherunderthe

table.

C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.D.Theperfumesattractnatural

enemies.

28.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan.

A.predictnaturaldisasters

B.protectthemselvesagainstinsects

C.talktooneanotherintentionally

I),helptheirneighborswhennecessary

29.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theworldischangingfasterthanever.

B.Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore

C.Theworldismorecomplexthanitseems

D.PeopleinDarwin*stimewereimaginative.

答案：1-5ACBAA6-10BCBCB11-15DDABC

16.ran17.from18.digging19.wasreplaced20.to

give

21.unpleasant22.a23.it24.introduction

25.extremely

26-29DABC

每日一練04

ItwasMother*sDayandIwasshoppingatthelocalsupermarketwithmy

five-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewere1,werealizedthatonlyminutesearlier

an2womanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhitherheadontheground._3_was

withher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearly

inshock.4,alotofpeoplestoppedtohelpout.

Whilewewerewalkingtowardsthe5,Tenysonbecamevery6aboutwhathad

happenedtotheelderlycouple.Seeingthattherewasaflowerstall(攤位)atthe

frontofthesupermarket,hesaid,“Whyshouldn,twe7theladyaflower?It

willmakeherfeelbetter.wIwas8thathe'dcomeupwiththis9idea.So

wewentovertotheflowerseller."Justtakeit,“shereplied."Ican'ttake

yourmoneyforsuchawonderful10.”

Bynowmedicalstaffhadarrived,andwere11theinjuredwoman.Wegavethe

flowertothewoman,shusbandandItoldhimitwas12myson.Atthat,theold

manstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyouverymuch."Hethenturnedtome,°You

havea13son.HappyMother,sDaytoyou.”

Themanbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.14

beingbadlyhurt,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwith15inhereyesandgave

himalittlesmile.

1.A.leavingB.drivingC.movingD.stopping

2.A.injuredB.awkwardC.honestD.elderly

3.A.HerhusbandB.MysonC.ThecrowdD.Theseller

4.A.SpecificallyB.ParticularlyC.InterestinglyD.

Fortunately

5.A.atmosphereB.groundC.sceneD.

supermarket

6.A.guiltyB.curiousC.angryD.worried

7.A.lendB.bringC.leaveD.buy

8.A.amazedB.shockedC.puzzledD.concerned

9.A.wiseB.sweetC.innocentD.crazy

1().A.presenceB.habitC.flowerI).deed

11.A.checkingwithB.lookingafterC.operatingonD.paying

foir

12.A.fromB.toC.withD.about

13.A.respectfulB.cheerfulC.successfulD.wonderful

14.A.OutofB.RegardlessofC.ThankstoD.Asfor

15.A.loveB.hopeC.pityD.pain

Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heownedafarm,16

lookedalmostabandoned.17(lucky),healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkevery

day.Hesoldorexchangedsomeofthemilkinthetownsnearbyforotherfoodand

madecheeseandbutter18thefamilywith19wasleft.Thecowwastheir

onlymeansofsupport,infact.Oneday,thecow20(cat)grasswhenitbegan

torainheavily.While21(make)greateffortstorunaway,shefelloverthe

hillanddied.ThentheJohnsontriedtomakealivingwithoutthecow.22

(support)hisfamily,Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantherbsand23(vegetable).

Sincetheplantstook24whiletogrow,hestartedcuttingdowntreestosell

thewood.Thinkingabouthischildren,sclothes,hestartedgrowingcottontoo.

Whenharvestcamearound,hewasalreadysellingherbs,vegetablesandcottonin

themarketwherepeoplefromthetownmetregularly.Nowitoccurredto25

thathisfarmhadmuchpotentialandthatthedeathofthecowwasabitofluck.

Abouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenougntoreceiveinvitationstoa

film-studio(影棚)totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"act"wouldlastonly

forashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.

Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescene,setting

uptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoon,bright1ightswereturnedonand

thebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingto

thecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Since

itwashotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsput

onaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtiny

whitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow”.Twomorefans

wereturnedon,anda“strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedso

realthatitmadeusfecicold.

Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast(對(duì)比).Thewayitwasfi1medwascuite

unusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen

(幕).Anactorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasif

theywereatthewater,sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,

sandybeaches,andblue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!

Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewou1dbeprepared

forus.ForafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouIdbeexperiencingtheexcitement

ofbeingfilm“stars”!

26.Whoistheauthor?

A.Acameraman.B.Afilmdirector.

C.Acrowd-sccncactor.D.Aworkmanforscenesetting.

27.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?

A.Theheavysnowfa11B.Theman-madescene.

C.Thelowtemperature.D.Thefilmbeingshown.

28.Whatwouldhappenin