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1、Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld阅读理解组块专练——练速度(限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019·杭州模拟)Expertsbelievethatthebesttimetoteachkidslanguageskillsiswhentheyarebabies.Mosttimethetaskiseasilyacplishedwithparentsreadingortalkingtotheirbabies.However,insomecasesthatisnotpossibleduetobusyworksc
2、hedulesorwhenkidsareborndeaf.Now,anadorableblueeyedrobot,ahumanavatar,andsomehightechneurosciencemaybeabletoassistparentswiththisimportantdevelopmentaltask.TheRobotAVatarthermalEnhancedsystem,orRAVE,isthebrainchildofateamofresearchersledbyLauraAnnPetitto,aneducation
3、alneuroscientist,atWashington,D.C.'sGallaudetUniversity.Thelearningprocessbeginswhentherobot'scamera,whichisfocusedonthebaby'sface,detectstinychangesinhis/herbodytemperature.This,binedwiththebaby'sfacialexpression,causestherobottoturnitsheadandguidethebaby'sattentio
4、ntoaputerscreen,onwhichahumanavatarstartstomunicatewiththebaby,muchlikeaparentwould.Forexample,ifthebabypointstowardsthescreen,theavatarmightrespond,“Areyoupointingtome?”andfollowthatupwithanurseryrhyme,fairytale,orsomeessentialsocialmunication,allinAmericanSignLang
5、uage(ASL).The“conversation”continuesuntilthekidlosesinterest.Theresearchers,whohavebeentestingthesystemforthreeyears,foundthatbabiesasyoungas6to8monthsoldbegantomovetheirhandsinarhythmsimilartoASLafterinteractingwithRAVEforjustafewminutes.Petittosaysnaturallanguage,
6、whethermunicatedthroughspeechorsign,activatesthesamepartsofthebrainandbelievestherhythmicmotionsprovethebabiesarelearningtheessentialelementsofmunication.Whatsetsthistechniqueapartfromothermethods,suchasshowingeducationalvideosortelevisionshows,isitsinteractivenatur
7、eandrealtimeresponsetothebaby'sactions.Theresearcherssaythatwhileitistooearlytodeterminethesystem'slongterminfluenceonbabymunication,theinitialresponsehasbeenveryencouraging.Next,theyplantointroduceanavatarthatcanbothsignandspeaktobabies.语篇解读:本文是一篇科普说明文。文章主要介绍了一种可以帮
8、助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统,以及该系统的工作原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的前景展望。1.WhatcantheRAVEsystemhelpparentsdo?A.Improvebabies'healthcondition.B.Takegoodcareofbabies.C.