Unit 1 Science Fiction Learning About Language作业Word文档格式.docx

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2.Thenewstylerobotwillbetested（test）outinClaire’shouse. 

3.Whenherhusbandwasawayonbusiness,Clairewaslooked（look）afterbyarobotthatlookedlikesohuman. 

4.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewas（being）offered（offer）sympathybyarobot,butshegraduallybegantotrusthim. 

5.Manybookshavebeenscanned（scan）byTonysincehecametoClaire’shouse. 

6.Whenthesaleswomanwasrudetoher,ClairerangTonyandtoldhimthatshewasbeingtreated（treat）badly. 

7.Howawfulitwastobediscovered（discover）talkingtoamanbyGladysClaffern!

8.Itwasexpected（expect）thatthehouse,whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed,wouldbereadythenextday. 

9.Withthenovelbeingtranslated/translated（translate）intomanyforeignlanguages,itbecameworldfamous. 

10.Theenvironmentalproblemwasbeingdiscussed（discuss）atthemeetingwhenIwalkedintheroom. 

Ⅱ.句型转换

1.PeoplesaythatMaryShelleyisoneofthefirstfictionwritersinEnglishliterature.

→ItissaidthatMaryShelleyisoneofthefirstfictionwritersinEnglishliterature. 

2.IhavereadmostofMoYan’snovels.

→IhavereadmostofthenovelswrittenbyMoYan. 

3.Thepolicemantellsthechildrennottoplayinthestreet.

→Thechildrenaretoldbythepolicemannottoplayinthestreet. 

4.Dotheyplanttreesinandaroundourcityeveryyear?

→Aretreesplantedbytheminandaroundourcityeveryyear?

5.ApainfulaccidentinspiredKaleyCuocotomakebeautifulmusicforhomelessanimals.

→KaleyCuocowasinspiredbyapainfulaccidenttomakebeautifulmusicforhomelessanimals. 

6.In1849peoplediscoveredgoldinCaliforniainthemountainsnearSanFranciscoandsostartedthefamousGoldRush.

→In1849goldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniainthemountainsnearSanFranciscoandsostartedthefamousGoldRush. 

7.OurEnglishteachercaughthimcheatingintheexamination.

→HewascaughtcheatingbyourEnglishteacherintheexamination. 

8.ManypeopleintheworldspeakEnglish.

→Englishisspokenbymanypeopleintheworld. 

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　Wanttogetyourpackagedeliveredviarobots?

Nowthere’sanappforthat.IfyouliveinWashingtonD.C.,orRedwood,youmayhaveglimpsedasmall,boxyrobotrollingalongalocalsidewalk,mindingitsownbusiness,butattractingtheattentionofmanycuriousonlookers.

　　TheautonomousmachineswerepartofapilotprogramlastyearbyStarshipTechnologiesfocusingondeliveringmealsfromlocalrestaurantsindozensofcitiesaroundtheworld.Thisweek,thecompanyunveiledplanstobroadenitsdeliveryservicebeyondfoodtoincludepackage,amovethatledittodeclareitself“theworld’sfirstrobotpackagedeliveryservice”.Thenexttimeyouorderfood,thiscuterobotmightrolluptodeliverit.Thepackagedeliveryserviceisnotavailabletoeveryoneyet.

　　Thewheeledrobotshaveatopspeedof4mphandcandetectobstaclesfrom30feetaway.“Therobotcanoperatethroughanything,”NickHandrick,headofoperationsforStarship’sD.C.office,said,“Ifyouhadsomethingintheway—astick—it’sabletoclimbsticks.”

　　Tosignupfortheservice,whichcostsalittlemorethan$10permonth,customersneedtodownloadthecompany’sapp.Customersthencreatea“StarshipDeliveryAddress”,auniqueaddressinsideaStarshipfacility,wheretheycanhavepackagesentfromplacessuchasAmazon.com.OnceapackageisdeliveredtotheStarshipaddress,customersreceiveatextnotificationthatallowsthemtoscheduleahomedeliveryviarobot.Therobotsareopenedbycustomersviaamobilephonecode.

　　Barriersexistforroboticgrounddelivery,withmanystatesrequiringthathumansbeincontrolofdeliveryrobots.Thoseregulationshaven’tstoppedStarshipTechnologiesfromaccumulatingexperienceonstreetsaroundtheglobeaheadofthecompany’slatestlaunch.Thecompanysaysitsrobotshavecoveredmorethan125,000milesinmorethan100citiesin20countries.

【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。

文章讲述了StarshipTechnologies公司开发一项由机器人送货的服务,从最初的送餐服务到试点送包裹服务。

1.Whatcanweknowabouttheroboticdelivery?

A.ItispartofatrialprojectbyStarshipTechnologies.

B.Theroboticdeliveryisavailabletoeveryoneatpresent.

C.Youcanusetheservicefreeofchargeviasmartphones.

D.Therobotsareopenedbycustomerswithatextnotification.

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

根据第二段第一句可知,这些自动机器是去年星际飞船技术公司试点项目的一部分,该项目专注于从全球数十个城市的当地餐馆提供饭菜。

故选A。

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unveiled”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Revised.　　　B.Released.

C.Restored.D.Reset.

【解析】选B。

词义猜测题。

根据第二段“这些自动机器是去年星际飞船技术公司试点项目的一部分,该项目专注于从全球数十个城市的当地餐馆提供饭菜。

”可知,之前的这个计划只是试点项目,没有完全铺开。

但是这