2019版高考英语一轮基础习选题 Unit 1 Living well（含解析）新人教版选修7

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1、Unit1Livingwell一、阅读理解Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingishealthy.“Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone，likewithmywife，withmydaugh

2、ter，”Kandasaid.“Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable.”SoKanda，whospecializesinhumanlikebots，developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings，which，hehopes，mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.It

3、weighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh，andis3.5incheswideand10incheslong.Amicrophone，aspeaker，andaninternalcameraallowittomunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideofromfivedifferentlocations，includingagardenandashoppingmall，andc

4、reatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars，forexample，itmightsay，“Inabigparkinglot，sometimesIforgetwhereIparked.”They

5、testedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females，whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold.“Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion(蒲公英)seedsintotheair？”Therobotaskedaparticipant，whosmiledandresponded，“Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild.”Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot's

6、weight，Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperiencestrangeorfunny.“Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies，”hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner，Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand，whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions，itcan'treallyholdaconversation，aboutw

7、hichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits，Kandawasfortedbythebot'spresence.“Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone，”hesaid，“particularlywhenitspoke.”1．WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoacpanyhimwhilewalking.B．Becausehehas

8、neverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2．Whatcharacteristicdoesthero