Unit1ScienceFiction單元綜合練習(xí)一．完成句子1.Tomakeitmoreintelligent,hefoundahundredusersto________________(檢驗)theAIdevice.2.Thelovelyrobotinthebank________________________________________(非常尊重地服務(wù)每位客戶).3.Thebusyscientistwenttosleepverylatelastnight,________________(更確切地說),intheearlyhoursthismorning.4.Engineersexpectrobotswillbe________________(更像)homehelpers,andabletofollowhigh-levelcommands.5.MygrandmotherislookedafterbymyrobotwhileI________________________________________(出差).6.WhenthesaleswomandiscoveredthattheAItoydidn’twork,________________________________________(她臉上的表情)wasoneofabsoluteembarrassment.7.Whenheknewhecouldn’tflybacktoEarth,he________________________________(把他的盤子推開)fromhim,refusingtoeatanymore.【答案】1.testout

2.serveseveryclientwithdignity3.orrather

4.morelike

5.amawayonbusinesstrips

6.thelookonherface

7.pushedhisplateaway二．翻譯句子1.我哭泣時，機器人常給我拿紙巾并且安慰我。(fetch,handkerchief)____________________________________________________________2.昨天探險者們偶然降落在一顆不知名的小星球上。(atrandom)____________________________________________________________3.杰克非常想有一艘飛船可以載著他環(huán)月旅行。(haveanurgeto)____________________________________________________________4.你一穿上這件魔法衣，立馬就會消失，進入到一個新世界。(fallaway)____________________________________________________________【答案】1.WhenIcry,therobotalwaysfetchesmeahandkerchiefandcomfortsme.2.Theexplorerslandedonanunknownsmallplanetatrandomyesterday.3.Jackhasanurgetohaveaspaceshiptotakehimtotravelaroundthemoon.4.Assoonasyouputthismagicclothon,youwillfallawayandenterintoanewworld.

三．閱讀理解The“FatherofScienceFiction,”JulesVerne,livedintheeraofsteamshipsandtelegraphs,butwasabletoimaginetechnologiesthatwouldn'tbeinventedforoveracentury.Verneisn'ttheonlysciencefictionwritertoenvisioninventionsandculturalchangeslongbeforetheybecameapartofeverydaylife.AldousHuxleypredictedantidepressantsinhisnovelBraveNewWorld,publishedin1932.JohnBrunnerpredictedelectriccarsinhisbook,StandonZanzibar,publishedin1968.Butreally,readinguponVerne'snovelsmademewonderhowhewasabletopredictsomuchandwritesotechnicallywhenhewasn'tatrainedscientist,physicistorengineer.Howdidhedoit?Likealotofpeople,Verne'sparentshadtheirownideasabouthiscareer.TheyhadtheirheartssetonVernebecomingalawyer.Heknewhewantedtobeawriter,butplayedalongandwenttoschooltobecomealawyerlikehisfather.Really,VernewasmostlypretendingtostudylawinPariswhileholingupintheNationalLibraryofFranceandporingover(

鉆研)articlesondiscoveriesingeologyandscience.Eventually,hecamecleanwithhisfamilythathewantedtowriteinanewgenre(風(fēng)格)thatcombinedtravelandscience.Whilehestudiedscientificjournalsandletalloftheage'scutting-edgediscoveriesfeedthefiresofhisimagination,Vernesurroundedhimselfwithpeoplewhocouldbeusefulforhiswriting.Hisbrotherwasanavalofficer,andVernewouldoftenaskhimtodouble-checkwhathehadwrittenaboutshipsandmaritimetravel.Healsoaskedhiscousin,amathprofessor,tolookathisequations(

等式)andaminingengineerfriendtohelphimwithphysics,accordingtoauthorWalterJamesMiller,whowroteannotations(評注)toVerne'sTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.“Hepredictedalotofthingsthathavehappened,butthat'sbecausehewasreadingalotandtalkingwithpeoplewhoknewwhatwasgoingonintheworldaroundhim,sowhyshouldwebesurprised?”accordingtoRosalindWilliams,ahistorianattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).“Itwasn'tmagic.Hewasjustpayingattentiontothings,”shesaid.1.Howisparagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.ByintroducingVerne'snovels.B.ByshowinghowVernepredictedsomuch.C.Bylistingsomewriterswhopredictedthefuture.D.Byexplainingsciencefictionwriters'writingprocess.2.WhatdoweknowaboutVerne?A.Hepredictedelectriccars.

B.Heliveduptohisparents'expectations.C.Hepreferredstudyinglawratherthangeology.D.Hespentmostofhistimereadingaboutscientificdiscoveries.3.WhydidVernesurroundhimselfwithhisfamilyandfriends?A.Hedrewinspirationfromthem.B.Hewantedtoborrowmoneyfromthem.C.Heplannedtocreatefiguresbasedonthem.D.Heaskedthemtocheckthescientificfactsinhisnovels.4.WhatdidRosalindWilliamssayaboutVerne?A.Hesucceededbecauseheputalotofeffortintohiswriting.B.Hemadeabigcontributiontotechnologicaladvances.C.Hemadesomemistakesinhisnovels.D.Hepredictedthefuturebychance.【答案】主題語境：人與社會——文學(xué)本文是記敘文。科幻小說之父——儒勒?凡爾納為何能預(yù)言未來？1.C。寫作手法題。根據(jù)第二段中的Verneisn'ttheonlysciencefictionwritertoenvisioninventionsandculturalchangeslongbeforetheybecameapartofeverydaylife以及所列舉的AldousHuxley和JohnBrunner可知，第二段主要列舉了幾個預(yù)測未來的科幻作家。2.D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的Vernewasmostly...holingupintheNationalLibraryofFranceandporingoverarticlesondiscoveriesingeologyandscience可知，Verne花了很多時間研讀科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)。3.D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的Vernewouldoftenaskhimtodouble-checkwhathehadwrittenaboutshipsandmaritimetravel...aminingengineerfriendtohelphimwithphysics可知，Verne與家人和朋友待在一起是為了讓他們核實自己小說中的科學(xué)事實。4.A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的hewasreadingalotandtalkingwithpeoplewhoknewwhatwasgoingonintheworldaroundhim可知，RosalindWilliams認為Verne的成功歸結(jié)于他在寫作中傾注了巨大的努力。We'reincreasinglyrelyingonautomationandartificialintelligenceineverydaylife.Butwestilldon'tquitetrustrobotsandfeartheywilltakeourjobs.Humankindhasacomplicatedrelationshipwithrobots.Ontheonehand,weappreciatehowtheycandodangerous,repetitiveworksowedon'thaveto.Robotsdon'tneedvacationsormedicalinsurance.Andinareassuchasagriculture,wherefarmerscan'tfindenoughpeopletopicktheproduce,robotscanshouldersomeofthosetasks.Butpolls(民意調(diào)查)showthatthegrowingrobotizationoftheplanetmakesusfeeldeeplyagitated—andthreatened.PewResearchCentersurveysfoundthatmorethan80percentofAmericansbelievedthatby2050,robotswoulddomuchoftheworkhumansnowdo—andabout75percentbelievedthatwouldmakeeconomicinequalityworse.Acrosslinesofrace,age,andeducation,peoplewhosaidautomationhashurtworkersoutnumberedthosewhosaidit'shelpedworkersbytwotoone.NationalGeographicsentDavidBerrebyaroundtheworldtolookatthepresentandfuturestateofrobotsinsociety.“RobotsnowdeliverfoodinMiltonKeynes,England,carrysuppliesinaDallashospital,disinfect(給……消毒)patients'roomsinChinaandsomeEuropeancountries,andwanderparksinSingapore,askingpedestrians(行人)tomaintainsocialdistance,”Berrebywrites.“It'sanunavoidablefactthatwearegoingtohavemachines,artificialcreatures;thatwillbeapartofourdailylife,”CarnegieMellonUniversityAIroboticistManuelaVelosotoldBerreby.“Whenyoustartacceptingrobotsaroundyou,likeathirdspecies,alongwithpetsandhumans,youwanttorelatetothem.”Athirdspecies?That'sanewideaindeed.Butwe'renotthereyet.Sofar,Berrebyreports,robotscan'tequalthehumanmind'sabilitytodoalotofdifferenttasks,especiallyunexpectedones,androbotshaven'tyetmasteredcommonsense—allskillsrequiredtobeamagazineeditor.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“agitated”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Disappointed.

B.

Proud.

C.Comfortable.

D.Worried.2.WhatdidPewResearchCentersurveysshow?A.Mostpeopleregardedworkplaceautomationasgood.B.

Mostpeopleagreedrobotshelpedstimulatetheeconomy.C.Morepeoplethoughtrobotsdidmoreharmthangood.D.Morepeoplefearedrobotswouldbringmoresocialproblems.3.WhatdoesDavidBerreby'sdescriptionimply?A.Peopleenjoyrobots'company.B.Peoplehaveagrowingrelianceonrobots.C.Robotswillposeaseriousthreattohumans.D.Robotswillsoonreplacehumansinmanyfields.4.WhatisDavidBerreby'sattitudetoacceptingrobotsasathirdspecies?A.Disapproving.

B.Favorable.

C.Concerned.

D.Reserved.【答案】主題語境：人與社會——科學(xué)與技術(shù)本文是說明文。隨著全球機器人化的發(fā)展，越來越多的人表示出了擔憂。1.D。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞后的andthreatened，再結(jié)合第一段中的westilldon'tquitetrustrobotsandfeartheywilltakeourjobs可知，民意調(diào)查顯示，地球日益機器人化讓我們深感不安。2.C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的75percentbelievedthatwouldmakeeconomicinequalityworse以及peoplewhosaidautomationhashurtworkersoutnumberedthosewhosaidit'shelpedworkersbytwotoone可知，更多的人認為機器人化的弊大于利。3.B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的描述可知，機器人出現(xiàn)在人們生活中的很多領(lǐng)域，代替人來做各種各樣的工作；由此可推斷，人類對機器人的依賴日益增加。4.A。觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Butwe'renotthereyet.Sofar,Berrebyreports,robotscan'tequalthehumanmind'sability...androbotshaven'tyetmasteredcommonsense—allskillsrequiredtobeamagazineeditor可知，DavidBerreby對接受機器人作為第三物種的觀點持反對意見。四．語法填空Doyouwanttobeatime1.________(travel)?Youcantravelintothefutureorgobacktothepast.Ifyougotatickettothefuture,wherewouldyouwanttogo?Let’sfollowlittleBenonhistimetravel.Bencameintothefuturethroughaflashoflightning.Whenhesteppedoutofthecraft,hefound2.________(he)atColonialHeightsMiddleSchool.Thestudentsthere3.________(stun)whentheysawBenappearontheplayground.Astudent4.________(call)Thomasshowedthismysteriousvisitoraroundtheschool.WhenThomastalkedaboutrobots,Benwaspuzzled.ThenBenwassurprised5.________(see)anotherthinghecouldn’tunderstand—computer,6.________wasverystrangetoBen.WhenBenwasbusyatakeyboard,ThomaswatchedBenfrom7.________nextcomputer.OnThomas’screen,abookaboutgreatpeopleinthepastshowedamanwithsmall8.________(glass).Althoughthemanwasbald(禿頭的)ontop,wispyhairfloweddowntohisshoulders.Datesintheintroduction9.________(read)1706—1790.Thomasfoundthatthismysteriousmanturned10.________tobeBenjaminFranklin.“It’stimetogo,”Benjaminsmiled.Justoneflashshinedfrombehindthelockerdoor.BenjaminFranklinwasgone.【答案】1.travel(l)er

2.himself

3.werestunned

4.called