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一、阅读理解

Canrobotsbecreative?

BritishartgalleryownerAidanMellerthinksso.HehopestobeginansweringthatquestionwitharobotcalledAi-Da.MelleriswatchingthebuildingofallAi-Da’spartsbyengineersatEngineeredArts,acompanybasedinCornwall,England.Theengineersbelievetherobotwillbeabletomakepicturesofpeoplefromsightwithawritinginstrumentinherhand.Mellerwantstherobottoperformlikeahumanartist.

AfterseeingAi-Da’sheadbeingcarefullybroughttolifebyspecialistswhowereconnectingindividualhairstoformeyebrows,Mellersaid,“She’sgoingtoactuallybedrawingandwe’rehopingtothenbuildtechnologyforhertopaint.”Butalsoasaperformingartist,“she’llbeabletocommunicatewithaudiencesandactuallygetmessagesacross,askingthosequestionsabouttechnologytoday,”headded.

Ai-Da’sroboticheadmaystillbeseparatefromherbody,buthermovementsareveryalive.Camerasineachofhereyeballsrecognizehumanbodyparts.Ai-Dawillmakeeyecontactandfollowyouaroundtheroom,openingandclosinghermouthasyoudo.Ifyougettooclose,therobotwillbackaway,closingandthenopeninghereyesasifinshock.

Thespecialistsareusingthecompany’sMesmerlifelikerobottechnologytocreateherhead.Oncefinished,Ai-Dawillhaveamixed-raceappearance,withlongdarkhairandmanmadeskin.Theteethandskininsidehermouthwillcomefroma3-Dprinter.MarcusHoldworksatEngineeredArts.HesaidMesmer“bringstogetherthedevelopmentofsoftwaremechanicsandelectronicstoproducealifelikefacewithlifelikegesturesinasmallhumansizedpackage.”

Ai-Dawillmakeherfirstpublicappearanceatanexhibitioncalled“UnsecuredFutures”attheUniversityofOxford.SomeofherpicturesareexpectedtoappearatanothershowinLondonlaterthisyear.

1．HowwillAi-Dadowhenyougetveryclosetoher?

A．Keepstill.B．Stepback.

C．Runaway.D．Speakaloud.

2．WhichofthefollowingisAi-Dagoodat?

A．Takingcareoftheold.B．Communicatingwithpersons.

C．Doinghousework.D．Makinguplikehumans.

3．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Ai-Da,aCreativeRobotB．Meller,aGreatEngineer

C．Ai-DaMakesPaintingEasierD．MellerHelpsRobotCleverer

Areyouwonderingwhetherit’sworthgoingforalittlejog?

Don’thesitate,andgetyoursportsshoeson.Anewstudyshowsthatproperrunninglowerstheriskofdeathbeforethenormaltime.

Inasurveyof14previousstudiesfromtheUSandDenmark,thegroupofresearchersfrominstitutesinAustraliaandFinlandconcludedthatrunningwouldprobablyleadtoimprovementsinpopulationhealthandlongevity（长寿）.Thestudiesinvolved232,149participantsovertimeperiodsrangingfrom5.5to35years.

Onthewhole,peoplerunninganydistancewererelatedwitha27%lowerriskofdeathfromallcausesthanthosewhodidnot,thestudyshows.Runningwasalsorelatedwitha30%and23%lowerriskofdeathfromcardiovascular（心血管的）diseaseandcancer.

Previousstudieshadconcluded“inconsistentfindings”aboutwhetherrunningcouldlowertheriskofdeathbeforethenormaltime,accordingtotheresearchers.LeadresearcherJimWhite,aprofessoratVictoriaUniversityinMelbourne,toldCNN:

“Ourrecentfindingsmayencouragephysicallyinactiveindividualstotakeuprunningandthosewhoalreadyruntokeepondoingit.”

Headdedthatdoctorsmaybeencouragedbyourfindingstopromoterunningasapartof“lifestylemedicine”.Intheirpaper,whichwillbepublishedintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine,theresearcherssayhealthprofessionalsaresometimeswaryofpromotingrunningbecausevigorous（剧烈的）useofithasbeenlinkedwithsuddenheartdeath.

Jimandhisteamdenythisbynotingthatthebenefitofrunningoutweighstherisk.However,theydidsayadviceshouldbegivenonacase—by—casebasis,asrunningmightnotbeappropriateforeveryone.Althoughrunninghasaclearhealthbenefit,theresearcherspointoutthathigher“doses”ofrunningmaynotreducetheriskofdeathfurther.AccordingtotheWHOsguidelines,adultsagedbetween18and64shouldtake150minutesofgentleexerciseor75minutesofvigorousexerciseeachweek.

4．Whatdidthenewstudyfocuson?

A．Thebenefitofjog.B．People’slifestyles.

C．People’slivingconditions.D．Thepopularityofjog.

5．WhatwillthestudycontributetoaccordingtoJim?

A．Doctors’quickertreatment.B．People’slosingweight.

C．People’sinvolvementinrunning.D．Researchers’promotionofsport.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

wary"

inparagraph5mean?

A．Certain.B．Tired.

C．Cautious.D．Confident.

LightpollutionisblockingastarryviewofthenightskyformorethanhalfofpeopleacrossEngland,aresearchhasfound.

Fifty-sevenpercentofstargazers（观星者）struggledtoseemorethan10stars,whilejust2%ofparticipantssaidtheyexperiencedatrulydarkskymakingthembeabletocountmorethan30,9accordingtotheresearchbytheCampaigntoProtectRuralEngland（CPRE）.Peopleinthecountrysidewereencouragedtocounthowmanystarstheycouldseewitheyeswithintheconstellation（星座）ofOrion,whichisvisibleonlyinthewintermonths.

Campaignerssaidtheresultsofthestarcount,supportedbytheBritishAstronomicalAssociation,showedtheproblemoflightpollutionandhowitaffectedoneofthecountryside’smostmagicalsights—adark,starrynightsky.TheysaidtheresultsoftheresearchtomapEngland’snightskiessuggestedmorecouldbedonebythegovernment,localcouncilsandthegeneralpublictoreducethenegativeeffectsofartificiallightfromstreetsandbuildings.

EmmaMarrington,darkskiescampaignerattheCPRE,said“We’rehugelygratefultothepeoplewhotookthetimetogetoutandtakepartinourstarcount.Butit’sdeeplydisappointingthatthevastmajoritywereunabletoexperiencethenaturalwonderofatrulydarkskyblanketedwithstars.Withoutanyaction,ournightskywillcontinuetobelostunderacoveringofartificiallight,ruiningthehealthofthenaturalworld.”

Sheadded:

“Thestarcountresultsshowjusthowfar-reachingthelightfromstreetlightsandbuildingscanbeseen.Lightdoesn’trespectboundaries,andcarelessusecanseeitspreadformilesfromcities.”

Shesuggestedbetter-designedlighting,streetlightdimming（暗淡）systemsandpart-nightlightingwheresomestreetlightsareturnedoffduringthesmallhoursshouldprovideanopportunitytolimitthedamagecausedbylightpollution,reducecarbonemissionsandsavemoney.

7．WhateffectdoesthelightpollutionbringabouttoEngland?

A．Itleadsthestarstodisappear.

B．Itmakesthecountrysidedim.

C．Itmakestheenvironmentterrible.

D．Itpreventsthepeopleseeingstars.

8．Whatcausesthelightpollutionaccordingtothetext?

A．Moreandmorebuildings.

B．Lessandlessoutdooractivities.

C．Theoveruseofartificiallight.

D．Thespreadoflightinthecountryside.

9．HowdoesEmmafeelaboutthestargazers’efforts?

A．Disappointed.B．Surprised.

C．Regretful.D．Appreciative.

10．WhatisEmma’ssuggestionfordealingwiththelightpollution?

A．Usingstreetlightswisely.B．Turningofflightsatnight.

C．Spreadinglightfurther.D．Changingthestreets1design.

二、完形填空

“Infamilylife,loveistheoilthateasesfriction（摩擦）.”ThewordsbyEvaBurrowsshowtheimportanceof11inmylife.Duringmychildhoodmanypeoplecameandwent,butmygrandfather12mylifeinseveralways.Hewaslovingand13,followinghisdreamswhateverdifficultieshefaced.ThelessonsIlearnedfromhis14havehelpedmebattlethroughmanystrugglesinmylife.

Baseballhasalwaysbeenoneofmyfavorite,15,duringmyjunioryearofhighschool,Ireceivedverylittleplayingtime16Ibegantothinkaboutquittingbaseball.Justthenmygrandfather’s17saidinmyhead,“Youcan’tgiveupnow,ithasjustbegun.”Irememberedhis18.Hewastenacious（顽强的）intherestaurantbusinesswheremanypeople19yearafteryear.Althoughhisbusinessfailedonce,henever20butcontinuedtofollowhisdreamsofbeingasuccessfulentrepreneur（企业家）.Keepingmygrandfather’ssuccessfulstoryinmind21myconfidence,whichgavemetheabilitytoprovemyselfa22ontheplayingfield.

Offthebaseballfield,mygrandfathertaughtmemany23abouttheimportanceoffamily24.Everydayhe’dcallsimplytosay“hi,25thevalueofkeepingintouchwiththefamily.LikemyGrandpa,Itrytokeepthefamily26byorganizingfamilydinners.Asmysistersandbrothersnowliveatvariousplacesaroundthecountry,Itrytoholdmygrandfather’sfamilyvaluesofloveandcommunicationbycallingthemseveraltimesaweek.By27histraditions,IfeelIambringingeveryonetogetheremotionallyaswellasphysically.

Mysenseofresponsibilityandadjustmentarecharactersmygrandfatherhas28tome.29,onOctober1st2008thegreatmanIspeakofpassedaway.Hepassedawaybuthis30existsinmeforever.

11．A．struggleB．workC．efficiencyD．family

12．A．supportedB．checkedC．changedD．cared

13．A．availableB．curiousC．toughD．awkward

14．A．problemsB．backgroundsC．responsesD．examples

15．A．AlsoB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Instead

16．A．soB．orC．forD．but

17．A．originB．voiceC．qualityD．reputation

18．A．demandsB．appearanceC．storiesD．function

19．A．cheeredB．connectedC．failedD．woke

20．A．gaveupB．showedoffC．turnedupD．keptaway

21．A．solvedB．fueledC．protectedD．tested

22．A．spotB．purposeC．projectD．product

23．A．methodsB．lessonsC．skillsD．sufferings

24．A．communication