2016高考英语二轮复习 冲刺第19练 阅读+语法填空+短文改错+书面表达

第19练 阅读＋语法填空＋短文改错＋书面表达

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

体裁：科普文 话题：科学世界 词数：360 时间：8′

Several years after it was introduced to the world，the advanced Japanese robot Asimo is still serving only as an experimentation.Even if available for the market，it would be too expensive for ordinary families.

It is much easier and cheaper to build a robot like Jibo，which uses simple movements and has the ability to interact with people through sound，pictures and touch.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Cynthia Breazeal created Jibo first as a tool for exploring how people communicate with technology.

“Jibo as a robot is something that can move，with cameras that can move and see you and interact with you like a living thing，so to speak.It can bring satisfaction to life off the screen in an entirely new way，” explained Brezeal.

Jibo can remind you about appointments，take photos，entertain people and tell stories to children.It also has touch－sensitive(触感的) technology.

“People often communicate through touch，so they might pat Jibo if it does something that they like and Jibo can actually learn from that，” said Breazeal.

Doctors at Amici di Nico Autism Center，in Lecce，Italy，use a small talking robot to treat autistic (孤独症) children.

11－year－old Marco has shown great improvement in focusing and communication since he started playing with the robot that carefully keeps track of the child's behavior，said engineer Giuseppe Palestra.

“We would like to be one step ahead of state of the art，so that we can make the human－robot interaction better，” said Palestra.

Researchers say they want to develop robots that can be programmed for individual patients，because each child reacts differently to outside information.

French researcher Pierre Lebeau's family robot Keecker was designed as an

entertainment robot that can follow its owner around.

“I came up with the idea of a computer with a projector (投影仪) inside and a great sound system and a camera，something that can move and go to any room to give me a kind of TV－like experience，but anywhere I want without the cables(电缆)，”said Lebeau.

Researchers say robots intended for entertainment may soon be on the market with prices ranging from about $500 to $5，000—still expensive for ordinary buyers.Medical robots are still in the experimental period but they too point to what we can expect from artificial intelligence (人工智能) in the near future. 【语篇解读】 民用机器人有望在不久的将来走入普通家庭。

1．Asimo hasn't come on the market mainly because it ________． A．is too expensive B．lacks too many functions C．needs improvement D．is actually not a success

答案 C [推理判断题。根据第一段“...the advanced Japanese robot Asimo is still serving only as an experimentation.”可知，这个机器人仍处于实验阶段，由此可推知它还需要改进。]

2．What do you know about Jibo? A．It was created for experiments. B．It is the first family robot. C．It is sold only within Japan. D．It is equipped with a projector.

答案 A [细节理解题。根据第三段“...created Jibo first as a tool for exploring how people communicate with technology.”可知，机器人Jibo是为了实验而被制造出来的。]

3．According to researchers，medical robots ________． A．have been put into use widely B．should be more individual C．still can' t interact with humans

D．should have some character of art

答案 B [细节理解题。根据倒数第四段内容可知，研究者认为机器人应该被改进得更适合个体病人。]

4．Which robots could people probably buy on the market first? A．Robots for treatment. B．Robots made in Japan. C．Robots as a waitress. D．Robots for entertainment.

答案 D [细节理解题。根据最后一段“Researchers say robots intended for entertainment may soon be on the market...”可知，最先投放市场的有可能是用于娱乐的机器人。]

B

体裁：记叙文 话题：黑猩猩与人类权利平等 词数：425 时间：7′

He has his own radio.He has lots of toys.He even has a TV.From what Patrick Lavery said，Tommy has it pretty good.“We've devoted our lives to taking care of these chimps which have no place to go，” Lavery told the Associated Press.

Right now，Tommy lives with the Laverys near Albany，New York.But if some animal－rights activists get their way，he will soon be living in a chimp shelter in Florida.And he will be considered a person.

“Tommy has the autonomy (自主权) and self－determination that is enough for him to be a legal person，” said Steven Wise，a lawyer for a group called the Nonhuman Rights Project.He also said that Tommy should be removed from the Laverys' home.He argued that Tommy's rights were being infringed(侵犯) because he lived all alone in a cage.And he asked that court make Tommy a “person，”for legal purposes，in order to free the chimp from his current living arrangement.

The court is now deciding whether to declare Tommy a person.At the hearing，some of the justices were skeptical (怀疑的)—especially when Wise compared Tommy's situation to slavery.His argument was that slaves were once considered wealth instead of persons，just as Tommy is now.“Courts sometimes don't like us to compare the ‘thinghood’ of Tommy with the ‘thinghood’ of human slavery，” Wise said.“I

have to tell you，I keep having a difficult time in your using slavery as an analogy (比喻)for this situation，” said Presiding Justice Karen Peters.“You might want to find out another argument.”

But Lavery said that he considered the concept of making Tommy a person absurd.Tommy works in the entertainment industry before retiring，so he is not used to being around other chimps.“We would place him in the shelter if we had the opportunity，” Lavery said.“But he has special needs.He can't go just anywhere.He has never been associated with other chimps.And he could get hurt if he went in the wrong atmosphere.”

Wise disagrees.“Tommy does not want to be imprisoned for his life in a cage.He's an extraordinarily complex being.He can understand the past.He can look forward to the future.And he suffers in solitary confinement (单独监禁)as much as a human being.”

【语篇解读】 Lavery和动物维权人士代表Wise就该不该给黑猩猩与人类同等的权利在法庭上进行辩论。

5．The argument between Lavery and Wise is ________． A．whether Tommy should be considered a person with rights B．whether Tommy should be removed from the Laverys' home C．whether people should protect Tommy against being misused D．whether people should take good care of those chimps in cages

答案 A [主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，Lavery家有一只黑猩猩，但动物给权人士将Lavery告上法庭，要求他马上将这只黑猩猩送往动物避难所，他们认为它和人类一样有同等的权利。二人就黑猩猩是否与人类有同等的权利展开了辩论。] 6．It is implied in the fourth paragraph that ________． A．Wise was not good at organizing his speech

B．some justices were not interested in animals' rights C．Tommy lived in such a bad situation as slaves once did D．Wise's argument was unable to convince justices

答案 D [推理判断题。根据第四段“At the hearing，some of the justices were skeptical—especially when Wise compared Tommy's situation to slavery...‘You