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

1、2. The new style robot will be tested （test） out in Claires house. 3. When her husband was away on business, Claire was looked （look） after by a robot that looked like so human. 4. Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was （being） offered （offer） sympathy by a robot, but she gradually began to t

2、rust him. 5. Many books have been scanned （scan） by Tony since he came to Claires house. 6. When the saleswoman was rude to her, Claire rang Tony and told him that she was being treated （treat） badly. 7. How awful it was to be discovered （discover） talking to a man by Gladys Claffern! 8. It was expe

3、cted （expect） that the house, which was being completely transformed, would be ready the next day. 9. With the novel being translated/translated （translate） into many foreign languages, it became world famous. 10. The environmental problem was being discussed （discuss） at the meeting when I walked i

4、n the room. . 句型转换1. People say that Mary Shelley is one of the first fiction writers in English literature. It is said that Mary Shelley is one of the first fiction writers in English literature. 2. I have read most of MoYans novels. I have read most of the novels written by Mo Yan. 3. The policema

5、n tells the children not to play in the street. The children are told by the policeman not to play in the street. 4. Do they plant trees in and around our city every year? Are trees planted by them in and around our city every year?5. A painful accident inspired Kaley Cuoco to make beautiful music f

6、or homeless animals. Kaley Cuoco was inspired by a painful accident to make beautiful music for homeless animals. 6. In 1849 people discovered gold in California in the mountains near San Francisco and so started the famous Gold Rush. In 1849 gold was discovered in California in the mountains near S

7、an Francisco and so started the famous Gold Rush. 7. Our English teacher caught him cheating in the examination. He was caught cheating by our English teacher in the examination. 8. Many people in the world speak English. English is spoken by many people in the world. . 阅读理解Want to get your package

8、delivered via robots? Now theres an app for that. If you live in Washington D. C. , or Redwood, you may have glimpsed a small, boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk, minding its own business, but attracting the attention of many curious onlookers. The autonomous machines were part of a pilot pro

9、gram last year by Starship Technologies focusing on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world. This week, the company unveiled plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include package, a move that led it to declare itself “the worlds first robot package

10、 delivery service”. The next time you order food, this cute robot might roll up to deliver it. The package delivery service is not available to everyone yet. The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4mph and can detect obstacles from 30 feet away. “The robot can operate through anything, ” Nick Handri

11、ck, head of operations for Starships D. C. office, said, “If you had something in the waya stickits able to climb sticks. ”To sign up for the service, which costs a little more than $10 per month, customers need to download the companys app. Customers then create a “Starship Delivery Address”, a uni

12、que address inside a Starship facility, where they can have package sent from places such as Amazon. com. Once a package is delivered to the Starship address, customers receive a text notification that allows them to schedule a home delivery via robot. The robots are opened by customers via a mobile

13、 phone code. Barriers exist for robotic ground delivery, with many states requiring that humans be in control of delivery robots. Those regulations havent stopped Starship Technologies from accumulating experience on streets around the globe ahead of the companys latest launch. The company says its

14、robots have covered more than 125, 000 miles in more than 100 cities in 20 countries. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了Starship Technologies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. What can we know about the robotic delivery?A. It is part of a trial project by Starship Technologies. B. The robotic delivery is availab

15、le to everyone at present. C. You can use the service free of charge via smart phones. D. The robots are opened by customers with a text notification. 【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. What does the underlined word “unveiled” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?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