PAGE1-UUnit1ScienceFiction課SectionⅠReading,ListeningandThinkingⅠ.閱讀理解AInthefuture,whenrobotscanbeusedbothinhomesandinotherareas,theycouldimprovethelivingstandardsofpeople.Manypeopleburntheirenergyontheirday-to-daytaskslikecooking,cleaningafterwork,etc.Whenrobotscancompletesuchjobs，peoplecanspendmoretimewiththeirfamilyandfriends.Expertssaythatmanymajorproblemsinthemodernworldarecausedbymiscommunication.Whenpeoplehavemoretime,theycantalkfreelytosolvesuchissuesandeventuallycreateahappysociety.Robotscanbeusedoncertainjobstoavoidaccidentscausedbycarelessbehaviourofsomepeople.Whenrobotsareusedonsuchwork,itdoesnotriskanyhumanlifeduetoaccidentsattheworkplace.Humanresourcescanbeefficientlyusedbyperformingtaskswhichdemandhumanskillslikecriticalthinkingandproblem-solving.Robotscanbeusedonlow-endjobslikemovingheavythingsandheavyweightlifting.Whilesomepeopletalkabouthowusefulrobotscanbetohumans,othersvoicetheirconcernsaboutreductioninhumanvalueandthecreationofalazysocietyduetoheavydependencyonrobots.Whenrobotsbecomecheapertoproduce,employersmayprefertousemorerobotsthanhumans.Asthetechnologyconstantlyimprovestheabilitiesofrobots，itcouldweakenthevalueofhumans.Manypeoplemayrelyonrobotsheavily.Somemayevendevelopthehabitofusingrobotsontasksthattheycaneasilydo.Thiscouldcreatealazysociety.Asanagingsociety,Japanseesitasamusttobuildrobotsthattakecareofelderlypeopleintheirhomes,becausewithoutthem,thenation'shealthcaresystemcan'tcope.Therewillsimplybetoomanyelderlypeopletocareforasthenationfacesadecreasingbirthrate,anagingpopulation,andthelooseningoffamilyties.However,manyofJapan'selderlypeoplewouldpreferhumanhelpersratherthanrobots.Aboveall，Japanwants,ifnot“needs”，itsdreamsofrobotsinthehometocometruebecauseitsimmigration(移民)policyisanti-immigration.Inconclusion,robotscanbeusedonanythingthatcaneventuallyimprovehumans'livingstandardsbutwecan'tdependonthemtoomuch.Robotscanbeusedtohelphumansliveinharmonyandformahappysociety.1．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whenrobotscanbeusedinhomes,________.A．people'slivingstandardswillbeimprovedB．therewouldbemoremisunderstandingsbetweenhumansC．peoplewillspendmoretimeontheirworkD．peoplemaycommunicatemorewithrobotsthanhumanbeings2．Comparedwithhumans,robotsarebetterat________.A．problem-solvingB．communicatingwithothersC．workingsafelyD．criticalthinking3．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Japanwilltrytodeveloprobotstobeusedinthehome.B．Therobotsarewellreceivedbyelderlypeople.C．TheJapanesegovernmentencouragesforeignerstomovetoJapan.D．MostJapanesecitizensareagainstrobotsinthehome.4．Whichstatementistheauthor'sopiniononrobots?A．Robotsbringusmoreproblemsthanbenefits.B．Thefutureofrobotsisworrying.C．Robotscanhelpusalotbutweneedtousethemproperly.D．Weshouldlimitthedevelopmentofrobotictechnology.BAteamofengineersatHarvardUniversitycreatedthefirstroboticfly.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofitscomponentsisofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown，”saidRobertWood,aHarvardengineeringprofessor.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshaslotsofinterdependence(互相依賴(lài))oftheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit'sconnectedto，”saidWood.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers'fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround，”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead，”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonaday-to-daybasis.”5．Whatisthetypicalcharacteristicoftheroboticfly?A．It'sautomatic.B．It'sverysmall.C．It'scontrollable.D．It'squitepowerful.6．Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheroboticflycan________.A．a(chǎn)ctasaspyplaneB．helpdofarmworkC．flyataveryhighspeedD．a(chǎn)nswermanyscientificquestions7．WhatisWood'sideaabouttheroboticflyaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Itishighlyquestionable.B．Ithaswidepracticalapplications.C．Itgivesscientistsinterestinflyingmachines.D．Itpointstoanewdirectioninstudyingbiology.8．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Harvard'sStudyintheFieldofInsectsB．ABreakthroughinEngineeringScienceC．AnInterestingInvention—RoboticFlyD．RoboticFly—aCopyoftheRealLifeInsectⅡ.完形填空IwasfourteenyearsoldandthoughtIhadalreadyknownalltheimportantthingsinlife.Irememberbeingmorethanalittle__1__atthehomeworkmygeographyteacher,Mr.Ream,hadgiventheclass.Wehadto__2__tosomeoneweknewwhohadbeeninawarasasoldierandwriteabouttheirexperiences.I__3__itwastot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課時(shí)作業(yè)(一)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文介紹了機(jī)器人未來(lái)的發(fā)展，以及機(jī)器人的廣泛應(yīng)用可能導(dǎo)致的社會(huì)問(wèn)題。1．答案與解析：A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Inthefuture,whenrobotscanbeusedbothinhomesandinotherareas,theycouldimprovethelivingstandardsofpeople.”可知，未來(lái)機(jī)器人的發(fā)展可能會(huì)提高人們的生活水平。2．答案與解析：C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Whenrobotsareusedonsuchwork,itdoesnotriskanyhumanlifeduetoaccidentsattheworkplace.”可知，與人類(lèi)相比，使用機(jī)器人工作會(huì)更安全。3．答案與解析：A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Asanagingsociety,Japanseesitasamusttobuildrobotsthattakecareofelderlypeopleintheirhomes...”可知，日本將會(huì)努力制造能在家里照顧老人的機(jī)器人。4．答案與解析：C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，作者認(rèn)為我們不能太依賴(lài)機(jī)器人，而是應(yīng)該適當(dāng)使用機(jī)器人來(lái)建立和諧社會(huì)。B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。哈佛大學(xué)的工程師團(tuán)隊(duì)研制出了機(jī)器蒼蠅飛行器，該飛行器雖然尺寸如蒼蠅大小，但結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜，可望在未來(lái)執(zhí)行搜救、農(nóng)田勘探等領(lǐng)域的數(shù)據(jù)收集任務(wù)。5．答案與解析：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二、三句可知，這種飛行器的設(shè)計(jì)初衷是為了能做蒼蠅做的事，它的尺寸和肥胖的家蠅一樣大，微小的翅膀可以讓它停在空中執(zhí)行受控的飛行任務(wù)。據(jù)此可知，該飛行器的典型特點(diǎn)是尺寸小。故B項(xiàng)正確。6．答案與解析：A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句中的“sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers'fieldsoronthebattlefield(因此，某一天這種飛行器可能用于搜救點(diǎn)、農(nóng)田、戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)信息的收集)”可推知，該飛行器可以用作間諜飛機(jī)。故A項(xiàng)正確。7．答案與解析：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)尾段第二句“Yet,thepower...couldhavemuchbroaderapplications.”并結(jié)合Wood所說(shuō)的話可知，Wood認(rèn)為這種飛行器使用范圍很廣泛。故B項(xiàng)正確。8．答案與解析：D主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文的主題句是第一段第一、二句；結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了哈佛大學(xué)的工程師團(tuán)隊(duì)研制的一款機(jī)器蒼蠅飛行器，該飛行器雖然尺寸如蒼蠅大小，但結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜，可望在未來(lái)執(zhí)行搜救、農(nóng)田勘探等領(lǐng)域的數(shù)據(jù)收集任務(wù)。故D項(xiàng)最適合作本文標(biāo)題。Ⅱ.完形填空【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文。因?yàn)橐淮螑廊说淖鳂I(yè)，作者與當(dāng)過(guò)兵、參加過(guò)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的繼父有了一次對(duì)話，繼父表現(xiàn)得很坦誠(chéng)，承認(rèn)自己在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中殺過(guò)人，告訴作者他在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的所見(jiàn)所為。繼父所說(shuō)的讓作者學(xué)到了很多，也意識(shí)到自己在生活中有很多東西要學(xué)，并對(duì)這個(gè)現(xiàn)在是他父親的男人產(chǎn)生了新的愛(ài)和尊重。1．答案與解析：A考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我記得我對(duì)地理老師里姆先生布置給全班學(xué)生的家庭作業(yè)感到非常惱火。由下文可知作者覺(jué)得這個(gè)作業(yè)毫無(wú)意義，因此對(duì)這次作業(yè)，作者是感到很惱火的，故選A。2．答案與解析：B考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我們必須和我們認(rèn)識(shí)的曾經(jīng)作為士兵參加過(guò)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的人談?wù)?，并?xiě)關(guān)于他們的經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)后文“mademebegintotakethetalkseriously”提示可知，老師要求作者他們要和這些人交談，故選B。3．答案與解析：C考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我認(rèn)為這完全沒(méi)有意義。根據(jù)“itwastotallymeaningless”可知，作者認(rèn)為這個(gè)作業(yè)完全沒(méi)有意義，故選C。4．答案與解析：A考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我把筆記本放在繼父面前的桌子上時(shí)，我仍然對(duì)這件事抱著一種不愉快的態(tài)度。根據(jù)前后兩句意思可知，此處表示“當(dāng)……時(shí)候”，故選A。5．答案與解析：D考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我知道他參加過(guò)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，所以我決定讓自己輕松一點(diǎn)，不去離家太遠(yuǎn)的地方采訪。根據(jù)“putmynotebookdownonthetableinfrontofmystepfather”可知，作者知道繼父參加過(guò)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)才會(huì)決定采訪繼父，故選D。6．答案與解析：B考查形容詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)