1、1Unit 5 Canada-“The True North” .阅读理解Thanks to this new hands free suitcase,carrying around heavy luggage may soon become a thing of the past.Designed by Israeli company NUA Robotics,this “smart” suitcase can follow you everywhere you go.The carry-on suitcase,currently a prototype(雏形),connects to a
2、smartphone app via bluetooth.It has a built-in camera sensor that can “see” you and follow you around on flat surfaces like airport floors.It comes with an anti-theft alarm to prevent someone carrying it away when youre not looking,and it has a backup(备用) battery that you can use to charge all your
3、devices.“It can follow and carry things for people around while communicating with their smartphone,and avoiding obstacles,”explained Alex Libman,founder of NUA Robotics.“Were combining sensor network,computer vision,and robotics.So if you download our app(应用),press the follow me button,the luggage
4、recognizes its user and knows to follow and communicate.”NUA is still testing the device and trying to improve features like speed and customization(客户订制),but they hope to make the suitcase available to customers in a years time.If it proves successful,they want to use the bluetooth pairing technolo
5、gy to automate lots of other devices,like shopping carts at the supermarket.These devices are especially meant to be useful to the physically disabled and elderly.“Any object can be smart and robotic,”Libman told Mashable.“We want to bring robots into everyday life.”The Israeli tech company made it
6、clear that the finished product will look just like a regular suitcase.Theyre planning to partner with a carry-on luggage maker,since the device that makes it “smart” weighs just 2.5 pounds and can be fitted on old-fashion luggage.With NUAs smart suitcase,carrying around heavy luggage isnt a burden.
7、But how their invention will handle tough obstacles like stairs?It will be interesting to wait.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种无须手提的智能旅行箱。1.According to the passage the “smart” suitcase . A.can go everywhereB.is on sale nowC.can make our hands free during travelingD.was designed by Alex Libman答案 C2解析 细节理解题。根据
8、第一段第一句“Thanks to this new hands free suitcase,.the past”可知,这种智能的行李箱能够让我们在旅行中无须拖着沉重的箱子。故选 C项。2.If you want to use this hands free suitcase,you must . A.download the app B.avoid obstaclesC.look at it all the time D.carry a camera答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“The carry-on suitcase,currently a.app via bluetooth
9、.”及下文可知,如果使用这款箱子,你必须下载手机应用程序,故选 A项。3.What can we learn about NUA?A.It was founded by Mashable.B.It has improved the features of the device.C.It wants to bring more smart and robotic devices into everyday life.D.It will make the suitcase available to customers in a month.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可推知,NUA 想
10、将更多的智能机器化设备带到日常生活中。故选C项。4.Where is the article probably from?A.A textbook. B.A poster.C.A biography. D.A website.答案 D解析 文章出处题。根据文章内容推断,本文可能来自一个网站。故选 D项。.完形填空(2018浙江)I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class.It was really quite stuck.This young mans finger 1 t
11、o get whiter and whiter right before my eyes. Remaining 2 ,I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube.It wouldnt move a bit.He 3 soap and cold water.Still stuck.Meanwhile 4 was breaking out in the class.Finally,I 5 the young man to our secretary,who was a miracle (奇迹) worker 6 three kids of her o
12、wn.With her in charge,I was 7 all would be OK. To get the students back in order,I 8 my own story of getting my 9 stuck between the rails of a balcony.Same kind of curiosity,I remembered 10 then how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails.Inch by inch,I kept 11 and before I knew it,my knee
13、was stuck and 12 before my eyes and in front of lots of 13 at a popular Las Vegas hotel! Hearing my story,many students followed with their own 14 of heads,arms,fingers stuck in places they shouldnt 15 .A few minutes later,the young man came back,test tube unbroken and finger 16 to a lovely shade of
14、 pink. 3I just couldnt 17 this kid.Hes only twelve.I too got my knee unstuck,but not without great 18 .The excuse for me,however,was not 19 but plain stupidity.I was 20 fifty years old when this happened. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述在科学课上,一学生手指被试管卡住,但最终顺利脱险,与此同时,作者也与学生分享了自己膝盖被阳台卡住的经历。1.A.used B.neededC.happe
15、ned D.continued答案 D解析 根据下文知,小男孩的手指一直卡在试管里,逐渐慢慢变白了,所以选 continue表示“继续”。2.A.calm B.silentC.cheerful D.active答案 A解析 此处根据下文可知,面对这种情况,“我”还是很镇定,建议他慢慢转手指试试。3.A.lost B.fetchedC.tried D.accepted答案 C解析 根据上文 37空知,他又试着使用肥皂和冷水,希望把手指拿出来,所以选 try。4.A.fire B.chaosC.violence D.argument答案 B解析 此处 chaos表示“混乱”,因为在科学课上,其他学
16、生也看到了这种情况,慢慢地教室里就变得闹哄哄了。5.A.described B.carriedC.introduced D.sent答案 D解析 根据语境知,“我”应该是把小男孩送到了学校秘书处,选 send。6.A.raising B.observingC.saving D.teaching答案 A解析 根据语境知,秘书很厉害,自己独自把 3个孩子养大,故选 raise。7.A.happy B.doubtfulC.surprised D.confident 答案 D解析 “我”十分相信秘书的能力,非常确信她能搞定这个“手指危机”。8.A.shared B.wroteC.read D.hear
17、d答案 A4解析 根据上下文知,为了让课堂安静下来,“我”与学生们分享了我曾经膝盖被卡住的经历。9.A.head B.kneeC.arm D.foot答案 B解析 下文多次有提示用 knee(膝盖)。10.A.calculating B.explainingC.wondering D.reporting答案 C解析 “我”当时很好奇,想要知道“我”的膝盖到底能伸进栏杆里面多少。wonder 表示“好奇,想要知道”。11.A.pushing B.climbingC.walking D.kicking答案 A解析 “我”一点一点地把膝盖向外面伸。push 表示“推”。12.A.shaking B.
18、liftingC.resting D.swelling答案 D解析 此处根据常识可知,膝盖卡在栏杆里了,所以是肿了起来,选 swell。13.A.doctors B.strangersC.managers D.students 答案 B解析 根据常识知,因为是住在宾馆里,所以面对的都是陌生人,“我”卡在那里,引起了很多陌生人的围观。14.A.findings B.conclusionsC.stories D.news答案 C解析 根据上文知,听了“我”的经历之后,很多学生也纷纷分享他们曾经被卡的故事。15.A.be B.existC.stay D.stop 答案 A解析 根据语境和常识知,他们
19、都被卡在了本不该被卡的地方。16.A.pointing B.returningC.belonging D.growing答案 B解析 根据语境知,过了不久,那个男孩回来了,手指顺利脱险,又恢复了正常的颜色。17.A.get along with B.get rid ofC.get used to D.get mad at答案 D5解析 get mad at sb.表示“朝某人发火”,意为“我没有朝那个男孩发火,毕竟他才 12岁”。18.A.encouragement B.disappointmentC.embarrassment D.achievement答案 C解析 “我”也曾经有类似经历,
20、虽然并不是很尴尬。19.A.ambition B.youthC.bravery D.experiment答案 B解析 根据上下文知,小男孩毕竟还只有 12岁,属于青少年,所以选 youth。20.A.in the end B.in totalC.after all D.at any rate答案 C解析 毕竟在当时膝盖被卡的时候,“我”已经 50岁了。.概要写作阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60词左右的内容概要。(2018浙江嘉兴四月模考)Why do people like what they like?Scientists have taken on the task of solvin
21、g this mystery (奥秘) for ages.In the 1960s,psychologist Robert Zajonc conducted a series of experiments where he showed people nonsense words and random shapes.Afterward he asked his subjects which they preferred out of everything they had been shown.In study after study,people always chose the words
22、 and shapes they had seen the most.Their preference was for familiarity.This discovery was one of the most important findings in modern psychology.But the preference for familiarity has clear limits.People get tired of even their favorite songs and movies.On the one hand,humans seek familiarity,beca
23、use it makes them feel safe.On the other hand,people love the thrill of something new.This change between familiarity and discovery affects us all the timenot just our preferences for pictures and songs,but also our preferences for ideas and even people.For that reason,the power of familiarity seems
24、 to be the strongest when a person isnt expecting it.The opposite is also true:a surprise seems to work best when it contains some familiarity.Nobody knows this better than Raymond Loewy,who is considered to be the “father of industrial design.” He had a theory that he said could help artists sell a
25、nything to anyone.He called it MAYAMost Advanced Yet Acceptable.“To sell something surprising,make it familiar;and to sell something familiar,make it surprising,” he said.One of Loewys final tasks was to add an element(要素) of familiarity to a truly new invention:NASAs first space station.Loewys bigg
26、est contribution to the space station was that he insisted NASA install a window with a view of Earth.Today,tens of 6millions of people have seen this small detail in films about astronauts.It is hard to imagine a better example of MAYA:a window to a new world can also show you home.参考范文After years
27、of research,psychologist Robert discovered that familiarity accounted for peoples preference.(要点 1) However,our preference is always affected by the change between familiarity and surprise.(要点 2) Loewy showed a full understanding of this and created MAYA,a theory helping increase sales.(要点 3) His design of NASAs first space station is considered a perfect example of the theory.(要点 4)
