【正文】 語言不能用固定的模式來教授的。對于機器人是否應(yīng)該被教授幽默，不同的科學(xué)家有不同的見解。 influence on the scientific development.39。Bishop says since robots have great difficulty understanding humor, she feels like it gives her better job safety as a edy performer. It even made her parents happy when her brother decided to bee a fulltime edy writer because it meant he wouldn39。 （4）考查主旨大意。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。The early bird catches the worm.Natsuko is Takamizawa39。 The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations wele English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people bee more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to wele the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldn39。It39。s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo39。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。由此可知，Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?的意思是我為什么要答應(yīng)陪我那奇怪的爺爺從紐約坐火車去喬治亞州呢？ cranky的意思是奇怪的，故選B。D.s missing her relatives.C.It would be boring.B.Health. We were silently waiting on the platform in the late afternoon. There he was, my 80yearold grandfather with his silvery hair. And there I was, a teenage girl in my jeans and Tshirt. His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days. Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?第三段中的“New Year39。根據(jù)第二段中的“I do not care about‘New Year39。True Friendship: What?C.s resolutions creates much pressure.（3）What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona? A.t the author care about New Year39。Family This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has bee very important for me. I do not care about New Year39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。s the unsympathetic attitude with which it39。天氣預(yù)報員說要下雨了。s head that night（3）What is the main idea of the text? A.not helpful（2）From Paragraph 3, we learn that the writer warmhearteds opinion, his neighbor was Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you39。根據(jù)Start time: 6 September, 2016部分中的“Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing!”最重要的是，在寫作的過程中建立自信和獲得樂趣!可知，對初學(xué)者來說獲得信心和樂趣是最重要的。可知，Towner Writer Squad促進年輕作家的發(fā)展。 For further information go to: Selection “if only”作為線索貫穿了整篇文章，且第一段也提到了the saddest words，其他選項比較籠統(tǒng)，不能涵蓋本文內(nèi)容。s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn39。m doing the right thing. I39。t only avoid those if only moments when it es to safety. It39。 s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn39。父親在作者小的時候經(jīng)常讓她提前做一些能防止意外發(fā)生的事，因此她懂得珍惜現(xiàn)在所擁有的一切，而且知道自己正在做對的事。故選B。2．閱讀理解 If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing (about 500 words), responding to the title LUNCH, with your name, age, address and address to: debo.Any questions – feel free to send your to Towner Writer Squad Associate: wharne 根據(jù)Application amp。3．閱讀理解 s going to rain. I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.s the unsympathetic attitude with which it39。. A.C.. A.Receiving bad news requires great courage.D.可知作者一家正要去門，鄰居卻說要下雨，故作者認為他的鄰居是不體貼的。可知作者對銷售代理人很生氣。s resolutions cannot be reached.B.Staying with friends makes one feel at home.D. （1）考查代詞指代。由此可知，作者不在乎“新年愿望”是因為他的生活方式使他時刻準(zhǔn)備著改變，故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，代詞指代，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly. In contrast, I loved to fly since I wanted to get to the destination as quickly as possible. No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the fort and safety of flying, he refused to book a flight, saying, It39。She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it.（3）What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A.Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity.C.由此推斷出，起初，作者認為這次旅行非常無聊，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。s granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother39。B.D.English is not the first language in Japan.B. ”.可知她的孫輩說服并且?guī)椭龑W(xué)習(xí)英語，因此推斷她從家人那里得到很大的支持。7．閱讀理解 concern about AI39。但這些嘗試大多以失敗告終。根據(jù)最后一段中的“‘Teaching AI systems humor may make them find it where it isn39。根據(jù)第一段中的“Computer scientists have hoped to give robots technical skills to help them recognize, process and react to humor.”計算機科學(xué)家希望給機器人技術(shù)技能，以幫助他們識別，處理和反應(yīng)幽默，可知，本文講述了教授機器人幽默，因此推斷這篇文章很可能選自科學(xué)雜志。ve all spread some. In more traditional times they shook entire families. Today, they travel differently because the way we share information has also changed.Normally rumors are oral messages: word of mouth. The paradox (自相矛盾) is that there is no evidence to support rumors, but the more people share it, the more they see it as true. To finish explaining rumors, we think that they follow certain very clear laws. Secrecy: The source is unknown. There is also a proven phenomenon that human beings usually forget the source of a message before they forget its content. Certainty: We hardly question rumors simply because of the mental effort involved. On the other hand, no one likes to doubt a person who convinces us that the information they spread is true. Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the first rumor. 根據(jù)第二段中的“The fact is that rumors have great potential to upset things, whether socially or person