(素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1)社交机器人Nexi is...

(素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1)

社交机器人

Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. But robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.

Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , can express human emotions. Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a "social robot". A social robot is a robot that can communicate like a human. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also "read" our facial expressions. Roboticists believe that it won't be long before we have social robots in our homes, helping us live better lives.

Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter information 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 voice. Autom gives you advice about your diet and exercise and drives you to do better.

In a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Roboticists think this is because Autom used facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom communicated like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a new name and talked to it. When robots use human expressions and body language, people reply to them a lot like they reply to people.

In the future, humans may communicate with social robots just like they do with other people. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!

1.What can't Nexi do according to the passage?

A.Walk on foot. B.Pick up things.

C.Express human emotions. D.Communicate like a human.

2.What does the underlined word "emotions" mean in Chinese?

A.表情 B.行为 C.喜好 D.情感

3.How will our life be if we have a social robot at home?

A.Busier. B.Easier. C.Poorer. D.Richer.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Autom?

A.Autom's eyes can move. B.Autom speaks with a person's voice.

C.Autom always does exercise with people. D.Autom often encourages people to lose weight.

5.What's the best title for the text?

A.How to use a robot B.The life in the future

C.Two kinds of robots D.A group of great scientists

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

[素材选自English in Mind Book 2]

新型社交机器人

Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It____ 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, can____ human emotions.

Roboticists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) call a “social robot” Nexi. A social robot is a robot that can____ like a human. It can express human emotions. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also “read” our ____ expressions. For example, Nexi can see that we are sad and can say ____ to make us happy. Roboticists like MIT 's Cynthia Breazeal, believe that it won't be long before we have social robots in our homes, helping us live ____ lives.

Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot____ coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you ____ that day and how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that can move. It speaks with a synthesized voice. Autom gives you ____ about your diet and exercise and motivates you to do better.

In a test, Autom helped people lose____ better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks this is because Autom ____ facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom interacted like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a ____ name and talked to it. When robots use human expressions and body language, people respond to them “a lot like they respond to people”．

____, humans may interact with social robots just like they do with other people. The robot of the future will be not just a machine; it may also be your coach helper or ____. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!

Word Bank

emotion 情感；情绪　　 synthesize 合成

motivate 激励　　 interact 交流

respond 回应

1.A.throws B.moves C.deals D.thinks

2.A.So B.And C.But D.Unless

3.A.express B.sleep C.choose D.hide

4.A.study B.communicate C.play D.leave

5.A.traditional B.facial C.personal D.possible

6.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything

7.A.better B.higher C.worse D.quicker

8.A.beauty B.sports C.health D.ball

9.A.cooked B.ate C.bought D.shared

10.A.note B.research C.test D.advice

11.A.heart B.weight C.interest D.confidence

12.A.discovered B.described C.forgot D.used

13.A.strange B.awful C.new D.simple

14.A.In the past B.In a word C.In the end D.In the future

15.A.boss B.friend C.leader D.neighbor

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Typing（打字）is one of the most important and basic work skills of the 21st century. 1. Thumbing means using one or more thumbs（拇指）to press the keys.

Most people can type between 20 and 35 words a minute. Some typists, however, can work very quickly, at more than 110 words a minute. And people’s left hand usually does 56 percent of the typing.

The most common international English keyboard is QWERTY.2. It is more than 140 years old. Other keyboards include QWERTZ (in Central Europe) and AZERTY (used by most French speakers in Europe). Languages with non-Roman alphabets（字母系统），for example, Arabic, Russian or Japanese, have their own keyboards.

The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is often used to practice typing.3.

Thumbing and typing can hurt you. RSI (repetitive strain injury) is the name of a medical condition you get if you type too much. 4.Anyone who uses a computer a lot is at risk and should know about RSI.　

A.It gets the name from the first six letters on the top left side of the keyboard.

B.However, most people do not understand what . RSI is or how serious it can be.

C.Because mobile phones are now so popular, there is a new kind of typing - thumbing.

D.It seems that thumbing is much harder for us to learn.

E.That’s because it uses every letter of the English alphabet.

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Zhong Nanshan is one of the prime medical scientists in the 21st century. After graduating from Beijing Medical College in 1960, he has been working in the medical field for almost 60 years. He is a good doctor in the patients' eyes and a kind teacher in his students' as well. In the spring of 2003.the SARS broke out (爆发) in China and spread across the world. Zhong Nanshan not only took an active part in but also led the fight against SARS. At that time no one really know much about SARS and most people didn't know how to protect themselves from getting the disease. Thanks to him, quite a lot of people were saved. This time in 2020, Zhong Nanshan still played the same role in fighting against COVID-19 (新冠病毒) He worked hard day and night treating patients. Meanwhile, he told the fact that teamwork among nations could save lives. Through their hard work for several months, Zhong Nanshan achieved a great success-saving China. Until now the COVID-19 has been gradually stopped in China.

任务 5: 根据短文（C）内容完成表格，每空一词。

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Life in the year 3044 is very different from life in the 21st century. We still do many of the things you did, but we do them differently . For example, we now have e-friends to help us. An e-friend is a machine that looks just like a human being. It can walk and talk and do almost everything we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have fun together. She helps me with my homework and we often go swimming. She is programmed to take care of me if anything happens , so I always feel quite safe when we are together. And I can download information from her memory.　 It’s great to have an e-friend – I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk with. I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. Maybe one day I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.

阅读短文(B)，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

1.s__________　 not dangerous

2.h__________to take place, to come up

任务3: 阅读短文(B)，完成同义句转换，每空一词。

3.My e-friend is a lot like me and we have fun together

My e-friend is a lot like me and we ________ __________ together.

任务4:根据短文(B)内容回答问题。

4.How do you feel when you are together with your e-friend?

_________________________________________________

5.Are life in the year 3044 and life in the 21st century very different or the same ?

________________________________________________

6.What can an e-friend do?

__________________

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Life in the year 3044 is very different from life in the 21st century(世纪). We still do many of the things you did, but we do them differently. For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just like a human being. It can walk and talk like humans and can do almost the same things as we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have much fun together. She helps me with my homework and we often go swimming. She is computerized to take care of me in case (万一) anything happens, so I always feel safe when we are together. She can also send me messages, just like old-fashioned e-mail, and I can download (下载)information from her memory chip. It’s so great to have an e-friend – I feel never lonely and I always have someone to talk to.

Actually, I would plan to tell you more about life in the year 3044, I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room, though. Maybe one day I will be able to fly back in time rocket and visit you and old friends. Looking forward to!

1. An e-friend can do the following EXCEPT________.

A. It can walk and talk.

B. It can help me with my homework.

C. It can send me message.

D. It can travel back in time.

2. What does the underlined word “company” probably mean?

A. 同情　　　　　　　 B.公司　　　　　　　　 C. 同伴　　　　　　　　　 D. 交通

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. In 3044, people won’t do many of the things we do now.

B. E-friends make life more convenient in 3044.

C. People are able to travel back in time rocket in 3044.

D. Life in 3044 is the same as life in the 21 century.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The 21st Century is a popular ________. We can read a lot of news on it.

A.word B.magazine C.subject D.map

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

We are now living in the 21st century. Is your classroom living in the 21st century, too? Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He was surprised when he saw his m1. classroom on his first day of school.

In Tony’s classroom, there are many new electronics like iPads. This term, they will use the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do p2. and homework. "It’s amazing!"said Tony. "I p3. using an iPad to work on math or other projects with my team members."

The school uses new technology in classrooms to help students see, hear, t4. and sometimes experience their tasks. “Technology is pretty c5. in most of our classrooms now," the head teacher said. "We are trying to use technology to open up the world to kids. It can b6. the outside world in."

Science teacher Mr Miller agrees. "It is a quick w7. for students to know the outside world," he said. Mr Miller now c8. himself as a guide of learning not as a teacher. "If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them how to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are," he said.

Dale, another student, loves technology. He was not really interested in class before, b9. now he likes the classes very much. "It helps me use w10. I know about technology at school," Dale said. "Most importantly, I enjoy the classroom. This, of course, will help my studies."

九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

完形填空

(2012山东临沂)

We are now living in the 21st century．Is your classroom living in the 21st century，too？Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school．He was surprised when he saw his modern________on his first day of school．

In Tony’s classroom，there are many new electronics(电子设备)，like iPads．This semester，they will________the electronics to take notes，watch videos and do projects and homework．“It’s________，”said Tony．“I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other pmjects________my team members．”

The school uses new technology(技术)in classrooms to help students see，hear，touch and sometimes experience their tasks．“Technology is pretty common in most of our classrooms now，”the head teacher said．“We are trying to use technology to________the world to kids．It can bring the outside world in．”

Science teacher Mr Miller agrees．“It is a________way for students to know the outside world，”he said．

Mr Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning________a teacher．“If they have a question for me，I will try to teach them________to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are，”he said．

Dale，another　student，loves technology．He was not really interested in class before，________now he likes the classes very much．“It helps me use what I know about technology at school，”Dale said．“Most importantly．I________the classroom．This，of course，will help my studies．”

1.

A．dormitory

B．playground

C．library

D．classroom

2.

A．allow

B．use

C．want

D．help

3.

A．boring

B．relaxing

C．amazing

D．disappointing

4.

A．on

B．by

C．at

D．with

5.

A．open up

B．look up

C．put up

D．call up

6.

A．wrong

B．slow

C．quick

D．bad

7.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．according to

D．thanks to

8.

A．why

B．what

C．when

D．how

9.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

10.

A．stand

B．hate

C．enjoy

D．dislike

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now the website Bookcrossing. com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.

Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. Bookcrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

Bruce Pederson, the managing director of Bookcrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. Bookcrossing combines both.”

Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.

People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the Bookcrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.

Book Crossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “ real” and not the virtual.The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred and thirty-five countries.

1.Can reading be a social activity?

2.According to Bruce Pederson, what are the two things that change people's lives？

3.Where do members leave books?

4.How many members does this website have?

5.What do you think of the website Bookcrossing.com？

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