社交机器人Nexi和Autom
Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. _____ robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.
Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), can _____ human emotions.
Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a “social robot”, which is a robot that can communicate like a human. It can become sad, mad, and even _____. Some social robots can also “read” our facial(面部的) expressions. For example, Nexi can see that we are sad and say something to make us _____.
Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter _____ about what food you ate that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. It speaks with a synthesized (合成的) voice. Autom gives you _____ about your diet and exercise and encourages you to do better.
_____ a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks this is because Autom _____ facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom behaved _____ like a person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a name and ______ it.
The robot of the future will be not just a machine. It may also be your coach helper, or friend. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!
1.A.So B.And C.But D.Or
2.A.express B.repeat C.choose D.hide
3.A.noisy B.bored C.hopeful D.safe
4.A.crazy B.angry C.awful D.happy
5.A.information B.action C.direction D.exhibition
6.A.notes B.researches C.tests D.advice
7.A.On B.In C.At D.With
8.A.meant B.planned C.forgot D.used
9.A.really B.slowly C.quietly D.quickly
10.A.talked to B.turned to C.referred to D.led to
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I have received many Christmas gifts over these years. The best gift I ever received was _______ by a stranger. I even never knew his name, and I only had contact with _______ for less than 60 seconds. His Christmas gift to me changed the way I think about people and Christmas.
I hate Black Friday sales. It's often a gathering of people who are there for many different reasons. Some are ______ one item for their loved one, or perhaps for themselves. Their intentions are completely unrelated to the happy time of a year, and can only be summed(总结) up with one word, “Cheap!”.
Several years ago, my mother asked me to meet her at the _______ market on Black Friday morning. She _______ to buy a bike for my brother. Many people were waiting for the selling. As the number of the bikes reduced, I knew I need to take one for my brother. I lifted up the box and _______ felt some mild resistance(阻力). A gentleman with Tattoos(纹身) made me feel _______.
I started to put the box back but he gently pushed it back into my _______ and directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled and said, “Merry Christmas.” My mother and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home.
On the way home I was thinking that this _______ was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness of a stranger ________ all preconceived(预想的) ideas. I will never forget it.
1.A.given B.gotten C.accepted D.let
2.A.you B.them C.him D.me
3.A.leaving for B.asking for C.standing for D.caring for
4.A.full B.local C.special D.dirty
5.A.wanted B.allowed C.reminded D.solved
6.A.silently B.quickly C.politely D.suddenly
7.A.frightened B.interested C.relaxed D.bored
8.A.legs B.arms C.eyes D.hands
9.A.minute B.moment C.trouble D.advice
10.A.took B.fixed C.made D.changed
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My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still going about their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly _______, we took precautions(预防措施): We washed our hands with hand sanitizer(洗手液), did not _______ food, and had no close contact. A few days later, our friend called and told us that she had _______ positive(阳性) for the coronavirus. She had felt some symptoms(症状) for a day or so _______ the dinner and was able to be tested because she is a doctor. _______ we took precautions that night, the virus was also passed to me and another friend who had joined us.
Megan and I quarantined(隔离) ourselves at once when we heard that our friend had tested positive. We also _______ everyone we had been in contact with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the _______ thing to do. It is hard to tell people we might have given them a virus, but not telling anyone anything would have been cowardly(懦弱) and irresponsible. It wasn’t a(n) _______ for us, and it shouldn’t be a choice for anyone in our situation.
While we have not been out of our house in over six days — and will be here for another eight or nine at least, we have felt such love and _______ from those around us. Our kids watch movies online with their friends, and my office has daily video calls to keep everyone ________. We’ve made an effort to spend time together as a family, too. Although Megan and the kids and I can’t be in the same room, the four of us still play online games together.
1.A.cruel B.brave C.fine
2.A.eat B.share C.buy
3.A.tested B.described C.developed
4.A.during B.before C.after
5.A.Since B.Although C.Because
6.A.called B.found C.visited
7.A.independent B.responsible C.professional
8.A.option B.chance C.opportunity
9.A.anger B.doubt C.concern
10.A.separated B.safe C.connected
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According to IBM, computers will see, taste, smell, feel and hear things better in the next few years.
Can you feel your clothes on your computer when shopping online? This could be _______ in five years. But that's just one of the _______ that computers can do. It can also do other things that you can't even _______ .
It is amazing. IBM says computers will _______ be able to give us information about the sounds they hear. For example, a new computer may tell the parents why their baby is crying. From the baby's sounds, you know whether your child is sick or just feels _______. That kind of information will be _______ to parents.
It has other functions. For example, computers will also help to_______ your health in another way. If you blow on your computer, it will _______ your breath. Then it can tell you whether you need to see a _______. IBM scientists are also developing a computer that can give good________ on what you should eat. It will be able to help make better food. It can also be the best for your health.
1.A.possible B.difficult C.beautiful D.active
2.A.things B.ways C.opinions D.ideas
3.A.achieve B.forget C.imagine D.succeed
4.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.already
5.A.relaxed B.lonely C.pleased D.excited
6.A.careful B.friendly C.useful D.peaceful
7.A.know about B.give away C.take away D.worry about
8.A.recognize B.prevent C.create D.bring
9.A.teacher B.doctor C.artist D.magician
10.A.plan B.advice C.work D.smile
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You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbours, because you never know when you may need their help. If they do something to annoy (让……不高兴) you, it is better to discuss it in a polite _____ than to have an argument (争论) about it.
For example, if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like, ask them politely to _____ the music instead of calling the police directly for help.
Trees and fences (围栏) can also be a _____ of disagreement between neighbours. My grandmother likes _____ outside in the sun after lunch. But her neighbours has put up a high fence that _____ sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon. My grandmother does not want to be _____ with him. _____ he gave her a lot of support when my grandfather died last year. So she went to talk with the neighbour in a _____ way.
Then her neighbour lowered the fence just enough to give her some sunshine _____ losing his privacy (私人空间). My grandmother cut down the tree that was above his ______ and dropped leaves all over his lawn (草坪) in the autumn. Finally, they reached an agreement which made both pleased.
1.A.movie B.way C.manner D.key
2.A.turn down B.turn up C.turn off D.turn on
3.A.corner B.cause C.result D.message
4.A.running B.playing C.sitting D.painting
5.A.stops B.opens C.shows D.steals
6.A.lonely B.silly C.angry D.awful
7.A.Since B.If C.Although D.Because
8.A.terrible B.friendly C.stupid D.impolite
9.A.with B.without C.out D.above
10.A.garden B.school C.hospital D.family
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Changing Makes You More Confident
I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher, I always ______ to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a ______ idea because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the ______ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my "going for it", I wouldn't have decided to give it a try.
When I first started ______ the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much less what I was doing. Sometimes I'd get confused and take a shot at the wrong ______ —which made me feel really stupid. Fortunately, I wasn't the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to focus on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't know "just yet".
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the ______ and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and motivating (激励, 动力). With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my improved self-confidence comes more ______ from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " ______ " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
1.A.hoped B.chose C.meant D.agreed
2.A.good B.crazy C.common D.bright
3.A.patience B.right C.chance D.ability
4.A.attending B.preparing C.enjoying D.watching
5.A.discussion B.decision C.competition D.direction
6.A.steps B.orders C.rules D.games
7.A.praise B.advice C.comfort D.courage
8.A.dreaming B.talking C.fighting D.hiding
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It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the _____had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in _____ class was invited. When each guest excitedly _____ the invitation, I was especially happy.
The living room was full of shouts and_____. We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang. I was so _____ and I could feel my face turning red. That was because when I _____ the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly—the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class—and she was holding a _____. I thought about the guest list. How did I _____ to invite Sarah?
I remembered that I only added a name to the _____ when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had never done that. I accepted the box, a gift _____ Sarah, and asked her to join the party. "I can't _____, " she said. "My dad's waiting in the car." At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room. "Thanks, but I have to go, " she said, turning _____ towards the door. "See you Monday."
I didn't open the box until the party was _____. Inside the small box was a ceramic tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received _____ I didn't like cats. Later I _____ that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat, Seymour. I didn't know it then, but now I realize that Sarah is my true friend.
1.A.boys B.guests C.parents D.relatives
2.A.her B.his C.your D.my
3.A.canceled B.copied C.accepted D.offered
4.A.pride B.fear C.sadness D.laughter
5.A.surprised B.angry C.proud D.worried
6.A.touched B.opened C.caught D.saw
7.A.pen B.toy C.cup D.box
8.A.forget B.stop C.hope D.choose
9.A.gift B.list C.diary D.book
10.A.for B.to C.from D.about
11.A.stand B.sing C.wait D.stay
12.A.quickly B.carefully C.finally D.happily
13.A.away B.late C.over D.early
14.A.when B.unless C.if D.though
15.A.took out B.found out C.thought out D.put out
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Few kids today are taught the value of sympathy. It seems so hard for people to _____ their love and care towards others and to actually understand what they are going through.
_____ a child, I was taught to go out of my way to make someone else happy. My mom would tell me to say at least one _____ word to someone else every day. I admit that it wasn't very easy to do. _____ as soon as you see the look of gratitude in that person's eyes, you just want to do as much as you can do.
I had an experience with a guy _____ people were always making fun of. Every time I saw that happening, I knew in my heart that it was _____. I decided I would try to be his friend. I started walking with him and _____ him to people around us. I was making him happy by just doing that. And I loved the _____ that I was making a difference to his life.
After a while, I_____ that he wasn't the kind of person everybody thought he was. We are still really good friends today. People have ______ completely stopped making fun of him. But he is still what he was. What changed was others' attitude towards ______.
From this______, I've learned to be more loving towards other people. What I did for my ______ was so easy. And at the same time I had a lot of ______. So I hope that everyone can say a kind word to somebody else at least once a day. I can ______ it will be the best feeling you can ever get.
One kind word can make someone's day brighter.
1.A.show B.press C.behave D.control
2.A.In B.At C.On D.As
3.A.long B.high C.kind D.easy
4.A.And B.But C.So D.Or
5.A.which B.when C.that D.whom
6.A.correct B.wrong C.helpful D.excited
7.A.encouraging B.allowing C.advising D.introducing
8.A.fact B.secret C.diary D.note
9.A.imagined B.dreamed C.realized D.created
10.A.usually B.often C.always D.almost
11.A.he B.him C.his D.himself
12.A.difference B.advantage C.condition D.experience
13.A.sister B.friend C.parent D.cousin
14.A.fun B.time C.room D.rest
15.A.follow B.promise C.punish D.achieve
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A Musical Astronaut
Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dream—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to _______a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them were sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really make them _______. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement(地下室), a kitchen, and even in a shower. However, there was always someone it would annoy(打扰). To practice as much as she could, Brenda spent most of her time playing on books and boxes, and looking for new places to practice.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she _______ that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda _______ a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out(吸出)all the air inside. Only a set of drums and a chair would be _______ inside the bubble. Brenda also made herself a space suit. She put on the suit, entered the bubble, turned on the _______, and played those drums like a wild child.
Soon Brenda Bongos became very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Then she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. As her fame(名气)spread_______, the government suggested that she should be part of a special space journey.
Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first dream of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: "If those old people next-door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a(an)_______, and none of this would have ever happened. "In the face of difficulties, Brenda showed her kindness, she worked hard and never stopped trying.
1.A.practice B.learn C.talk D.smile
2.A.unreal B.unfriendly C.uncomfortable D.unlucky
3.A.hoped B.thought C.guessed D.heard
4.A.drew B.built C.bought D.found
5.A.sold B.changed C.left D.remembered
6.A.machine B.computer C.light D.screen
7.A.slowly B.widely C.quietly D.secretly
8.A.introduction B.invention C.explanation D.solution
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Helping others always brings you something, sooner or later, one way or another. I didn't know that until one day when I went to my _____ school.
It was a cold and _____ morning after the winter vacation. Actually, it was my first day at my new school. I was _____ slowly and worrying about lots of things. It was early and there weren't many people on the road. A girl who was on a _____ passed me quickly. She was riding on snowy ice when suddenly she fell off her bike just a few steps in front of me. She was trying hard to get up, _____ fell again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said “Thank you” with a smile and then rode away. The words “Thank you” _____ me and this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school.
_____, I got to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and asked me to sit down _____ a girl. I was so nervous. I knew some of the students were looking at me but I didn't dare to look at them. Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school and I didn't have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a book appeared in front of me. “Let's share,” the girl next to me said. “And hi, I'm Carrie.” I _____. It was the girl I helped that morning. What a ______!
From then on, we became good friends. She was my first and best friend at my new school. Helping her also helped me find a friend.
1.A.old B.new C.small D.big
2.A.snowy B.rainy C.cloudy D.sunny
3.A.thinking B.teaching C.walking D.crying
4.A.bus B.bike C.taxi D.plane
5.A.or B.so C.and D.but
6.A.surprised B.worried C.helped D.warmed
7.A.Truly B.Finally C.Exactly D.Suddenly
8.A.beside B.besides C.across D.for
9.A.looked up B.got up C.looked down D.sat down
10.A.worry B.fear C.surprise D.failure
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