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1、While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising, Minor said. The next step in the research will be to test RAS performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea of what prompts, video reminders and other preferences they have regardin

2、g the robot.（1）How does RAS serve elderly people? A.Through sensors.B.Through objects.C.Through a mobile robot.D.Through their daily activities.（2）What can we know about RAS?It is the first robot used in daily life.Its function remains to be tested.It can locate people and do any task.It can cook fo

3、r owners on its own.（3）Whats Minors attitude toward the future of RAS?Doubtful.Negative.Optimistic.Uncertain.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text?Elderly people leave the nursing home.Smart Home Tests first elder-Care robot.RAS, the first robot to make home smart.Older adults have benefited

4、from RAS.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一款由美国华盛顿州立大学的科学家们研发的机器人，可以帮助那些痴呆或有身体缺陷的老年人在家里过上自立的生活。 （1）考查细节理解。根据章第二段中的“ The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors （传感器）equipped in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistan

5、ce with daily activities”可知机器人活动支持系统（RAS）使用WSU智能家居中配备的传感器（传感器）来确定其居民在哪里，他们在做什么以及何时需要日常活动的帮助，说明传感器起到了重大的作用，故选A。 （2）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“The next step in the research will be to test RAS performance”可知，这台机器人的表现还要经过进一步的测，说明正在测试阶段，故选B。 （3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“ While we are still in an early stage of development,

6、our initial results with RAS have been promising”可知，Minor对这款机器人的未来发展充满信心、非常乐观，故选C。 （4）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文介绍了一款由美国华盛顿州立大学的科学家们研发的机器人。再根据最后一段中的“The next step in the research will be to test RAS performance ”可知，机器人目前还在华盛顿州立大学的智能屋里进行测试，故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推

7、理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When were hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to

8、 do anything to cut the cost of a university education.One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelors degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But theres a question: Would

9、 the quality of undergraduate education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a three-year degree model.I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to gradu

10、ate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits. In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly throw out one quarter of the required credits. Professors will r

11、esist diluting （稀释） the quality of the education they offer.In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major.

12、It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than its not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to tes

13、t out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns （实习生） in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.（1）Which of the following can best sum up the main idea?A.Its time to

14、 shorten the learning process.B.Best learning takes place over time.C.University education should be watered down.D.College education calls for reform.（2）We can learn from the passage that _. A.most American universities are against the modelB.many famous US universities are considering adopting the

15、 C.professors are willing to accept the D.The model can make college learning more efficient（3）In most US universities, _. A.college students are offered the co-op programB.electives credits make up one quarter of the required creditsC.all students are required to finish four-year education before g

16、raduationD.some excellent students can graduate ahead of time（4）We can infer that_. A.the author is a college professor exploring ways to make learning more efficientB.the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to affordC.the author considers the university education

17、 quality very importantD.the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，作者认为把大学四年的学制缩短为三年不是一个好主意，保证足够的时间才能保证大学教育的质量。 （1）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“Few US universities have formally approved a three-year degree model.”很少有美国大学正式批准“三年学位”模式；以

18、及最后一段中的“In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education.”在我看来，优质的四年教育总是优于优质的三年教育。可推断，文章作者认为把大学四年的学制缩短为三年不是一个好主意，学好大学功课是需要付出时间的，所以这篇文章的中心思想是“最好的学习是随着时间的推移而进行的。”，故选B。根据第二段中的“Few US universities have formally approved a three-year degree model.”美国很少有大学正

19、式批准“三年制学位”模式。由此推断出，大多数美国大学反对“三年制学位”模式，故选A。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits.”一方面，大多数大学已经允许合格的学生通过某些课程的考试和获得一些大学学分提前毕业。可知，特别优秀的大学生可以提前毕业。故选D。 （4）考查推理

20、判断。根据第四段中的“A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major.”大学教育要求学生有足够的时间掌握专业技能，并在专业以外的领域学习课程；以及“It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than its not a good idea to water down medicine.”削弱教育不

21、是个好主意，就像削弱医学不是个好主意一样。可知作者非常看重大学教育质量。故选C。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 Failure is an unavoidable part of life. Though science has named some life skills that promise success, were told over and over again that no great success was ever achieve

22、d without failure - or many failed attempts. One of lifes most important lessons, therefore, has to be how to handle failure best. But what is the message? For starters, ignore advice from anyone that tells you, Dont beat yourself up about it, no matter how well-meaning they are. According to the ne

23、w research from the University of Kansas, we absolutely should be beating ourselves up when we fail. Marketing professor Noelle Nelson and her team found that the more emotional a persons response is to failure, the more likely they are to achieve better results the next time they deal with a relate

24、d task. The researchers carried out two experiments in which undergraduate students were required to perform specific tasks. In one experiment, they were asked to search online for a squeezer and report the lowest price they could find with the possibility of winning a $50 cash prize. However, the t

25、ask was controlled, and all participants were told （by a computer） that the lowest price was $3.27 less than their reported price. Consequently, no participant won the cash prize. When the results were announced, some participants were asked to focus on their emotional response, and others on their cognitive （认知的） response. During the next similar task, participants who focused on their emotional response to failure made more effort than those who focused on a cognitive response. Everybody has their own unique c