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1、Unit3Lifeinthefuture一、阅读理解。（2018·武昌高三调研）Kandareallydoesn’tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe’dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingishealthy.“Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone，likewithmywife，withmydaughter，”

2、Kandasaid.“Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable.”SoKanda，whospecializesinhumanlikebots，developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings，which，hehopes，mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson’sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfands

3、itsroughly8.5incheshigh，andis3.5incheswideand10incheslong.Amicrophone，aspeaker，andaninternalcameraallowittomunicate.It’sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideofromfivedifferentlocations，includingagardenandashoppingmall，andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.

4、Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars，forexample，itmightsay，“Inabigparkinglot，sometimesIforgetwhereIparked.”Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers，10malesand5females，whowerepaidandaveragedabout26

5、yearsold.“Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair？”Therobotaskedaparticipant，whosmiledandresponded，“Yes，IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild.”Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot’sweight，Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperiencestrangeorfunny.“Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnolog

6、ies，”hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner，Kanda’sbotisn’tperfect.It’snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand，whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions，itcan’treallyholdaconversation，aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits，Kandawasfortedbythebot’spresence.“Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone，”hesaid，“partic

7、ularlywhenitspoke.”【解题导语】　本文主要介绍了新研发的陪人散步的机器人。1.WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner？A.Becausehewantssomeonetoacpanyhimwhilewalking.B.Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C.Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D.Becauseheiscrazyabout