We can make all the jokes we want about takin...

We can make all the jokes we want about taking baths ourselves, but if we are ill in bed and can't get up, we'll be thankful to the nurses who help us get clean. While I am not a nurse, and have never given anyone a bath, I would imagine that it would take a lot of sympathy (同情) and patience to do so.

Yet those who attended the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems last month were introduced to Cody, a robot that can bathe human beings.

The robot has a base that can be turned to all directions, two human­like arms, and movable wrists (腕). It uses a camera to locate parts of the human body.　 It then uses bath gloves to clean with a little pressure.

The robot was designed at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Charles Kemp of the Healthcare Robotics Lab is the senior researcher for the project. In a test run, Cody　　 was able to remove 96% of a test subject's dirt—not bad　 for a robot.

But don't go asking for Cody yet—he's still a model.　 Yet researchers believe that one day Cody may take the　 place of nurses for this task.　 Researchers say that Cody　 will give patients dignity and protect their personal information. I suppose that would depend on the patient.　 I'm　 not sure whether a robot using a camera would make me　 feel very dignified.

Even so, I can appreciate the need.　 We don't have　 enough nurses to go around, and those places that are the　 most short­handed, for example, nursing homes, are those　 that have the most patients who are unable to bathe themselves. Still, before I get there, I hope they think of a better way to solve the problem.

1.The writer thinks bathing others must ________.

A．be a lot of fun

B．make you feel thankful

C．take a lot of patience

D．make you feel dignified

2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．Why and where Cody was designed.

B．What Cody looks like and who designed it.

C．What Cody can do and where it will work soon.

D．How Cody works and what has made that possible.

3.We know from the fourth and fifth paragraphs that ________.

A．Cody can bathe patients better than a real nurse can

B．robots like Cody are being produced in large numbers　　　　 right now

C．Cody can take the place of nurses completely in hospitals

D．researchers think Cody can protect patients' personal information

4.There is a need for Cody because ________.

A．people are becoming lazier

B．it can bring down the cost of nursing

C．there are not enough nurses

D．there are too many nursing homes

5.In the writer's opinion, Cody is ________.

A．acceptable but not perfect

B．strange but not creative

C．clever and strong

D．lovely and careful

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We've all heard the saying: practice makes prefect! In other words, acquiring skills takes time and effort. But how exactly does one go about learning a complex subject such as tennis, calculus, or even how to play the violin? An age-old answer is: practice one skill at a time. A beginning pianist might rehearse scales(音阶) before chords(和弦). A young tennis player practices the forehand before the backhand. Learning researchers call this “blocking”， and because it is common and easy to schedule, blocking is dominant in schools, training programs, and other settings.

However another strategy promises improved results. Enter “interleaving”， a largely unheard-of technique that is catching the attention of　 cognitive(认知) psychologists and neuroscientists. Blocking involves practicing one skill at a time before the next (for example, “skill A” before “skill B” and so on, forming the pattern “AAABBBCCC”), while in interleaving one mixes practice on several related skills together (forming for example the pattern “ABCABCABC”).

Over the past four decades, a small but growing body of research has found that interleaving often outperforms blocking for a variety of subjects, including sports and category learning. Yet there have been almost no studies of the technique in unplanned, real world settings-until recently. New research in schools finds that interleaving produces dramatic and long-lasting benefits for an essential skill: math. Not only does this finding have the potential to transform how math is taught, it may also change how people learn more generally.

Researches are now working to understand why interleaving produces such impressive results. One important explanation is that it improves the brain's ability to tell apart between concepts. With blocking, once you know what solution to use, or movement to do, the hard part is over. With interleaving, each practice attempt is different from the last, so rote(死记硬背) responses don't work. Instead, your brain must continuously focus on searching for different solutions. That process can improve your ability to learn critical features of skills and concepts, which then better enables you to select and produce the correct response.

A second explanation is that interleaving strengthens memory associations. With blocking, a single strategy，temporarily held in short-term memory, is sufficient. That's not the case with interleaving-the correct solution changes from one practice attempt to the next. As a result, your brain is continually engaged at regaining different responses and bringing them into short-term memory. Repeating that process can strengthen neural connections between different tasks and correct responses, which improves learning.

Both of these accounts imply that increased effort during training, either to discriminate correct responses or to strengthen them, is needed when interleaving is used. This corresponds to a potential drawback of the technique, namely that the learning process often feels more gradual and difficult in the beginning. However, that added effort can have better, longer-lasting results.

1.What can we learn from the new strategy of “interleaving”？

A. Studying related skills together has many impressive results.

B. Learning relevant skills together contributes to people mastering skills quickly.

C. Focusing on different skills at a time saves people time and efforts in the beginning.

D. Mixing up skills distracts people's attention, thus lessening efficiency.

2.Why does interleaving produce impressive results?

A. It can be scheduled easily.

B. It focuses on rote responses.

C. It is temporarily held in short-term memory.

D. It enables you to learn critical features of skills and concepts.

3.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Blocking involves practicing one skill at a time before the next.

B. Correct solution often changes from one practice attempt to the next.

C. Practising one skill at a time plays an important role in learning a complex subject.

D. Studying related skills or concepts together is an effective way to train your brain.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

________ we don’t care about ourselves, we don’t want our kids to live in a bad environment.

A. In order that    B. Even if           C. In case           D. Now that

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Shall we take ______ short break? I want to make ______ call.

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All of us know the old saying “Practice make perfect．” It tells us unless we want to realize our aim, we should practise, and one day we will make it．It’s easy to understand．Once I wanted to learn swimming．At first I found difficult to control my body．I just sank into the water．I feel very frightened．Then I watched others who were good at them and asked them the key to succeed．I went to the swimming pool every day, learned from them and practised．A day, when my friend pushed me into the swimming poo1, I sudden found that I could swim．How exciting I was! Now I can swim much more better than before．

高三英语短文改错简单题查看答案及解析

Shall we take ________ short break? I want to make ________ call．

A．the；a                                             B．a；the

C．the；the                                             D．a；a

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Shall we take________short break? I want to make________call.

A．the；a　                         B．a；the

C．the；the　                     D．a；a

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things 21!” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe 22．

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 23 for years—often from 24 childhood．These stories may have no 25  in fact．But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations 26 my development? I was never 27 to work on cars or be around 28．When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 29 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I 30 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the 31 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life 32 and told him about my 33 performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “34 is it that you can solve 35 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 36 from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 37．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 38 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．39 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 40 we choose．

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

We all make excuses.

But the successful ones are those who can kill the excuses like the miserable maggots they are.

I’m too tired. I don’t have the time. I don’t feel motivated. I’d rather do nothing. I don’t have the money, equipment, space. I can’t because …

We’ve all made the excuses. Here’s how to kill them.

See the positive. Excuses are usually made because we don’t feel like doing something — we’re accentuating the negative. Instead, see the fun in something, the joy in it. And maintain a positive attitude, or you’ll never beat the excuses.

Take responsibility. Excuses are ways to get out of owning up to something. If we don’t have the time, money, equipment, etc., then it’s not our fault, right? Wrong. Take responsibility, and own the solution.

Find a solution. Just about every problem has a solution. Don’t have time? Start with just 5-10 minutes. Make the time. Wake earlier. Do it during lunch. Don’t have the energy? Do it when you have higher levels of energy. You’re smart. Figure out the solution.

See your goal. This is your motivation — your reason for doing it. Sure, you could just lay on the couch, but if you think about why you really want to pursue a goal, you’ll be motivated. Visualize that goal and just get started.

Be accountable. Have a workout partner, a project partner, a team, someone to report to. If you have to meet a coach or partner, you’re more likely to do something.

Watch this. Then go an do it.

1.How many tips mentioned in the text to prevent excuses?

A. Four   B. Three   C.Six  D. Five

2.The second paragraph is developed mainly by _______

A. providing common examples.

B. following the order of time.

C. making comparisons of excuses.

D. analyzing common excuses

3.The definition of the underlined word” visualize” would most probably be ______

A. to view the outline of something by means of an X-ray.

B. to weaken or spoil the quality or efficiency of something.

C. to form a mental image of something incapable of being viewed.

D. to express the formal image of something capable of being seen.

4.Why do you need a partner according to the passage?

A. because you are likely to make a report to someone.

B. because it’ll be more possible for you to do something wih a partner.

C. because you need a coach to help you do something.

D. because you like to do something with a partner or a coach.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Can we make it to the concert with such heavy traffic?

—Absolutely not.The pianist_______for about half an hour when we arrive.

A.will be playing B.has played C.will have played D.has been playing

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