[素材选自English in Mind Book 2]新型社交机器人Nexi is on...

[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

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(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

(素材源自English in Mind Book 3)

充满美好回忆的老房子

A few years ago, we lived in a house by the sea. We had 1. there for a long time. But then my parents suggested moving to another house, in the town centre. So we moved.

It was OK living in the city. I enjoyed going to the shopping centre near my new home. 2. I couldn't stand crossing all those busy streets! Sometimes I felt 3. shouting at the drivers of all those cars!

I always loved living by the sea, and I missed hearing 4. sound of the waves outside our old house. The life in the old house was the most beautiful memory in my mind. Sometimes I imagined having a house of 5. own, not living in other people's house all the time, on the beach, where I could live alone and practice singing without annoying anyone!

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[素材源自English in Mind Book 1]

赛场上的友谊

In the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, two athletes were in the long jump final. One was famous German athlete, Lutz Long and the 1. was Jesse Owens, an American from Cleveland. It was their first time to know each other. At the start of the competition, Jesse Owens had some problems 2. he stepped over the white line twice. At that time, everyone thought Lutz 3. win the game. But what happened next really surprised everyone. Lutz went directly to Jesse and told him he could do it better than anyone. Jesse was moved by Lutz's words and their next two jumps were both good. However, Jesse beat Lutz and Lutz missed the gold medal. After 4. competition, Lutz came to shake hands with Jesse. The two athletes became very good friends. When asked why he helped Jesse, Lutz said that making a new friend was more important 5. winning a gold medal.

九年级英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

Height is just one of the thousands of features (特征) that your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.

No doubt you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no perfect or right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimetres) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimetres here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don’t be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later – between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys.

You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.The Chinese for the underlined word in the third paragraph “puberty” is ________.

2.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, ________.

3.This passage is mainly about ________.

4.After reading this passage, we can explain ___________.

5.Which is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?

九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too. If you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

No doubt（怀疑） you’re wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There’s no perfect（完美的） or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about two inches (six centimeters) a year between age three and the time when they start puberty.

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the year. Two centimeters here and two inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changers your body may be going through.

Don’t be nervous if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt (高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later, between 7and 13 for girls and 9and 15 for boys.

You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.The underline word “puberty” means________ in Chinese.

A. 童年时期        B. 婴幼儿时期

C. 习惯养成期    D. 生长发育期

2.If you want to know how tall you shall grow, _______.

A. you should have enough exercise

B. you can ask your doctor for help

C. you should have a healthy diet

D. you can record your growth during puberty

3.After reading this passage, we can learn _______.

A. how good it is to be a doctor

B. how much sleep time we need

C. why genes can’t decide everything

D. what is healthy diet for children

4.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Your height most probably depends on how tall your parents are.

B. Girls’age for starting puberty is usually earlier than boys’.

C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D. You may be nervous sometimes when you grow too fast.

5.This passage is mainly about _______.

A. how the genes work in your body

B. the time at which you grow the most

C. how you grow during your puberty

D. how you grow to a certain height

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes(基因)decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

No doubt you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ----between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.The Chinese for the word “puberty” is _____.

A. 童年时期　　 B. 生长发育期　　 C. 习惯养成期　　 D. 婴幼儿时期

2.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

A. you should have enough exercise　　 B. You can record your growth during puberty

C. you should save the environment　　 D. you can ask doctors for help

3.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how the genes work in your body　　 B. when is the time you grow fast

C. why you look like your parents　　 D. how you grow to a certain height

4.After reading this passage, we can explain ______.

A. how good it is to be a doctor　　 B. how much sleep time we need

C. why genes can’t decide everything　　 D. what healthy diet is

5.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

B. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

No doubt you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ----between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.. The Chinese for the word “puberty” is 　　　　　　.

A. 童年时期          B.婴幼儿时期        C.习惯养成期        D. 生长发育期

2. If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

A. you should have enough exercise   B. you can ask doctors for help

C. you should save the environment   D. You can record your growth during puberty

3. This passage is mainly about 　　　　　　.

A. how the genes work in your body           B. when is the time you grow fast

C. why you look like your parents                D. how you grow to a certain height

4. After reading this passage, we can explain 　　　　　　.

A. how good it is to be a doctor             B. how much sleep time we need

C. why genes can’t decide everything            D. what healthy diet is

5. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

B. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

No doubt you’re wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There’s no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don’t be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during____The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ----between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.. The Chinese for the word “puberty” is　　　　　　.

A. 童年时期　　 B. 婴幼儿时期　　 C. 习惯养成期　　 D. 生长发育期

2.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

A. you should have enough exercise　　 B. you can ask doctors for help

C. you should save the environment　　 D. You can record your growth during puberty

3.This passage is mainly about　　　　　　.

A. how the genes work in your body　　 B. when is the time you grow fast

C. why you look like your parents　　 D. how you grow to a certain height

4.After reading this passage, we can explain　　　　　　.

A. how good it is to be a doctor　　 B. how much sleep time we need

C. why genes can’t decide everything　　 D. what healthy diet is

5.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

B. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Height is just one of the features your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because

you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere

between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably

you will be tall, too. But if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be,

ask your doctor if he or she can help you find them out.

But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

It’s natural that you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 6 cm a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty.

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. 2 cm here and 3 cm there make a little difference to the height you’re at now. How have you been growing up to this height? What other changes may your body be going through?

Don’t be amazed if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt (高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later — between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1. If you want to know how tall you should grow, _______.

A. you should have enough exercise

B. you can record your growth during puberty

C. you should take some special medicine

D. you can ask doctors for help

2.The Chinese for the word “puberty” is _______.

A. 童年时期　 B. 婴幼儿时期

C. 生长发育期　 D. 习惯养成期

3.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how the genes work in your body

B. how your parents’ height influence you

C. how you look like your parents

D. how you grow to a certain height

4.After reading this passage, we can explain ______.

A. how good it is to be a doctor

B. how much sleep time we need

C. why genes can’t decide everything

D. what healthy diet is

5. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

B. Your height most probably depends on how tall your parents are.

C. The features showing the first changes of puberty between boys and girls are different.

D. You may be amazed sometimes when you grow too fast.

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