2019版高考英语一轮基础习选题unit1livingwell含解析新人教版选修7

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1、Unit1Livingwell李仕才一、阅读理解Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingishealthy.“Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone，likewithmywife，withmyd

2、aughter，”Kandasaid.“Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable.”SoKanda，whospecializesinhumanlikebots，developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings，which，hehopes，mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparr

3、ot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh，andis3.5incheswideand10incheslong.Amicrophone，aspeaker，andaninternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideofromfivedifferentlocations，includingagardenandashopping

4、mall，andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars，forexample，itmightsay，“Inabigparkinglot，sometimesIforgetwhereIpa

5、rked.”Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females，whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold.“Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion(蒲公英)seedsintotheair？”Therobotaskedaparticipant，whosmiledandresponded，“Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild.”Althoughseveralparticipantsnote

6、dtherobot'sweight，Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperiencestrangeorfunny.“Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies，”hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner，Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand，whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions，itcan'treallyholdaconvers

7、ation，aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits，Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence.“Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone，”hesaid，“particularlywhenitspoke.”1．WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewal

8、king.B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2．Whatcharacteris