高中英语UnitRobots单元综合测试人教版选修.docx

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高中英语UnitRobots单元综合测试人教版选修

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Ascivilizationproceedsinthedirectionoftechnology,itpassesthepointofsupplyingallthebasicessentialsoflife—food,shelter,clothesandwarmth.Thenwearefacedwithachoicebetweenusingtechnologytoprovideandfulfillneedswhichhavenowbeenregardedasunnecessaryor,ontheotherhand,usingtechnologytoreducethenumberofhoursofworkwhichamanmustdoinordertoearnagivenstandardofliving.Inotherwords,weeitherraiseourstandardoflivingabovethatnecessaryforcomfortandhappinessorweleaveitatthislevelandworkshorterhours.

Ishalltakeitforgrantedthatmankindhas,bythattime,chosenthelatteralternative.Menwillbeworkingshorterandshorterhoursintheirpaidemployment.Itfollowsthatthehousewifewillalsoexpecttobeabletohavemoreleisureinherlifewithoutloweringherstandardofliving.Italsofollowsthathumandomesticservantswillhavecompletelyceasedtoexist.Yetthegreatmajorityofthehousewiveswillwishtoberelievedcompletelyfromtheroutineoperationsofthehomesuchasscrubbingthefloorsorthebathofthecooker,orwashingtheclothesorwashingup,ordustingorsweeping,ormakingbeds.

Byfarthemostlogicalsteptorelievethehousewifeofroutineistoprovidearobotwhichcanbetrainedtotherequirementsofaparticularhomeandcanbeprogrammedtocarryouthalfadozenormorestandardoperation,whenisswitchedbythehousewife.

1．Ascivilizationdevelopsinthedirectionoftechnology,________.

A．thebasicessentialsoflifemustbesupplied

B．itisimportanttosupplythebasicessentialsoflife

C．itisnolongersoimportantasitwasinthepasttosupplyallthebasicessentialsoflife

D．itisnotnecessarytosupplythebasicessentialsoflife

2．Accordingtotheauthor,wearefacedwith________.

A．thechoiceofprovidingandfulfillingourneeds

B．thechoiceofusingtechnology

C．thechoiceofearningastandardofliving

D．achoicebetweenusingtechnologytoprovideandfulfillneedstoreducethenumberofworkinghours

3．Whatalternativewillmankindhavechoseninfuture?

A．Toleaveourstandardoflivingatthislevelandworkshorterhours.

B．Toraiseourstandardofliving.

C．Tofulfillneedswhichhavebeenregardedasunnecessary.

D．Tolowerourstandardoflivingandworkshorterhours.

4．Itcanbeinferredthatrobotswillbeinvented________.

A．totaketheplaceofhousewives

B．tohelpmanageafamily

C．todotheroutineofhouseworkinsteadofhuman

D．toprovidethedailynecessitiesforman

B

Ilogontoacomputeratthedoctor'sofficetosayIhavearrivedandthenwaituntilavoicecallsmeintotheexaminationroom.

There,aroboticnursedirectsmeontothescalesandthentakesmybloodpressure.Sometimelater,instepsthedoctor,whoisalsoarobot.Henotesdownmysymptomsandgivesmeaprescription.Ipayformyvisitusingacreditcardmachineandreturnhomewithouthavingencounteredanotherhumanbeing.

Thisscenario（场景）ismynightmarish（噩梦般的）visionofthefuture,whichhasn'tcometopass—atleastnotyet.

IshouldsayIreallydolikemanyaspectsoftechnology.Iamabigfanofairconditioninginthesummerandheatersinwinter.ButIamwritingthisbecauseIdon'twantmachinestotakeover.

WhenIcallmydentist'sofficeandactuallygetahumanbeingontheline,Iamthrilled.AndwhenIseetheintroductionofyetmoreselfservicecheckoutstationsatthegrocerystore,Ifeellikeshouting:

“Whenitcomestocashiers（收银员）,makeminehuman,please！

”

Afterall,humancashierssometimesgiveyouastorecoupon（优惠券）foritemsyouarebuyingbutyoudidn'trealizewereonsale.Evenmorethanthat,reallifecashiersoftentakeaninterestinparticularlycutechildren,whichcanbrightenayoungmother'sday.Acashiermayalsoshowcompassionforanelderlypersonstrugglingtogetthatlastpennyoutofherpurse.

Whattechnologicaldevicewoulddoanyofthis?

Idon'twanttogobacktotheStoreAge,butI'malsoworriedaboutaworldrunbymachines.Sometimeswhenyou'rechattingwithsomeone,youdiscoverthingsyouneedtoknow.Maybeareceptionistneedsprayerssaidforasickchild.Maybeasalespersoncanofferabitofencouragementforacustomerwhoisfeelingtired.

Machinescanbeefficientandcosteffectiveandtheyoftengetthejobdonejustfine.Buttheylackanelementsocrucialtoeverydaylife.

Itisbeinghumanthatprompts（促使）ustosmileatothers,whichmaybewhattheyneedatthatmoment.Callitthespirit,thesoulortheheart.Itissomethingnomachinewilleverhave.

5．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Toindicatehightechnologycanmakeourfuturelifeveryefficient.

B．Towarnreadersofthepossibledangersofroboticnursesanddoctors.

C．Todescribeapossiblefuturescenewhererobotstakecontrolofourlife.

D．Topredicthowtechnologycanaffectthewayweseeadoctorinthefuture.

6．Whatisthemainreasonthattheauthorprefersbeingservedbyhumansratherthanbyrobots?

A．Robotsdon'toffertogivestorecoupons.

B．Robotsareindifferentandemotionless.

C．Servicesfromrobotscostlesstimeandmoremoney.

D．Robotscan'tdoajobaswellashumansdo.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“element”meanintheeighthparagraph?

A．Humor.　　　　　　　　　B．Theabilitytospeak.

C．Methods.D．Effectivecommunication.

8．What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A．Theopinionaboutusingmanormachine.

B．Machinesgivepeoplealotofconvenience.

C．Beinghumanserviceisbetterthanservicefrommachines.

D．Beinghumanservicecostlittlemoney.

C

Whenhewasjust19,MichaelDellstartedthecompanythatwoulddominatetheindustry.

Atthetime,IBMpersonalcomputerssoldinstoresforabout$3,000.Aftertakingthemapartandrebuildingthem,Dellrealizedthecomponents（零部件）couldbeboughtforonefourththeprice.Soonhewasbuyingcomponentstoreducethecost.Agoodbusinessdecision,butitmeanthisroomwasstartingtolooklikeamechanic'sshop.

“Iwasquiteexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesforpersonalcomputersandhowtheycouldchangesociety.Ihadthisideatoselltheproductsdirectlytotheuseroverthephone.”hesaid.Collegeplansandhisparents'expectationsbotheredhimalot.ButMichaelDellwasdetermined.HedroveofftotheUniversityofTexasatAustininAugust1983inacarhe'dboughtwithearningsfromsellingnewspapers.Hewassurprisedthathismotherwasn'tsuspiciousaboutthethreecomputersinthebackseat.ByNovember,newsreachedhisparentsthathewasn'tattendingclasses.OnasurprisevisittoAustin,theycaughttheirsononspot.MichaelDelltolddadthathewantedtocompetewithIBM.

AlthoughMichaelagreedtofocusonhisstudies,thebusinesschancesandthetimingcouldn'thavebeenbetter.Thepublicwasbecomingmoreinterestedincomputers,butnoonewasproducingthem.InearlyMay,aweekbeforehisfinalexams,MichaelstartedDellComputerCorporationwith$1,000.Hetookhisexam,andthendroppedoutofcollegeattheendofhisfreshmanyear.Itwastimetotryouthisdirecttocustomerbusinessmodel.

“Threeyearslater，”Dellsays“wehadalreadyachievedannualsalesofabout$150million.Iwas22yearsoldthen.”

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph1mean?

A．Affect.　　　　B．Develop.　　　　C．Support.　　　　D．Lead.

10．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoparagraph2?

A．Delldiscoveredagoodchancetomakemoney.

B．Dellcouldbuyacomputeratonefourththeprice.

C．IBMmadelittlemoneyfrompersonalcomputers.

D．Dellrebuiltcomputersinamechanic'sshop.

11．WhenDell'sparentslearnedabouthisabsencefromclass,they________.

A．triedtohelpwithhisbusiness

B．weretoosuspicioustoacceptit

C．wantedhimtogobacktoclass

D．encouragedhimtocompetewithIBM

12．Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat________.

A．Dellwastiredofhiscollegelife

B．Dellwasnotdevotedtohisstudyatcollege

C．Dell'scollegelifehelpedhimgreatly

D．Delldidn'tfinishhisfinalexams

D

Startinghighschoollifecanbeextremelyexcitingandatthesametimenervewracking.Youmayworryaboutallthesethings:

whatclassestotake,whattowearonthefirstdayofschoolandwhatwilleveryonethinkofyou?

Butsofarhighschoolhasbeenthebestexperienceformeever.

Onmyfirstdayofhighschool,Iaskedaseniorwheremyclasswas,andhetoldmeitwasonthefourthfloor,nexttothepool.Ifoundoutfiveminuteslaterthatwedidn'tevenhaveafourthfloorandhadnopooleither!

Besidesthatevent,Ididn'thaveanytroublewiththeolderkids.

Ithinkthebiggestdifferencebetweenmiddleandhighschoolisthehomeworkloadandthesizeoftheschool.Iwentfromfifteenminutesofhomeworkanighttoseveralhours,soIhadtolearntimemanagementprettyquickly!

Ourclasssizewasaround550,sobeingexposed（暴露）tosomanynewpeoplewasabigchange.Gettinginvolvedinclubs,sports,musicandotheractivitiesatschoolmakesiteasiertogettoknowpeopleineverygrade—it'salwaysusefultohaveanupperclassmanfriend!

ThebestsuggestionIcangiveaboutthefouryearsyouspendinhighschoolistolearnthingsforthesakeoflearning,notjusttogetagoodgrade.TherehavebeensomanyteststhatI'vecrammed（突击式学习）onthenightbeforeandgotanA,butnowIdon'trememberanything.I'vechangedthatthisyear,andIenjoyschoo