【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Island. The researchers received a $ 3milliondollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or ., to Hasbro39。s “Joy for All” robotic The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “panion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Brown39。s HumanityCentered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars. It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 93yearold mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia (癡呆). The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year has bee a true panion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliott is at work. Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater. The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will plete helpful activities and how they will municate. They say that they do not want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully municate its message. In the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people. （1）What39。s the purpose of the project? A.To relieve the pain of the elderly.B.To promote the sales of a medicine.C.To invent a robotic cat for the elderly.D.To help make the robotic cat smarter.（2）Compared with the old model, the new robotic cat will be A.smallerB.cheaperC.more talkativeD.more expensive（3）What does Paragraph 3 intend to tell us? A.The cat gives much help to the elderly.B.The more functions of the cat, the better.C.There is no cure for dementia at present.D.Mary Derr would have died without the cat.（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.A talking cat is quite popular among the elderly.B.Feelings of sadness among the elderly are unavoidable.C.Each family can afford such a cat in the future.D.The feeling of being needed is vital to the elderly.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是說明文，主要介紹新型的人工智能機(jī)器貓。機(jī)器貓會給老年人更多的幫助，同時機(jī)器貓也離不開他們。被需要的感覺是至關(guān)重要的。他們甚至可以幫助防止老年人的孤獨(dú)和悲傷情緒。(1)目的意圖題。根據(jù)第一段第一句Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person pany and help them remember to take their 。故答案選D。(2)推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred ，與舊模型相比新的機(jī)器貓更便宜。故答案選B。(3)段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be ，機(jī)器貓會給老年人更多的幫助。故答案選A。(4)推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后兩句In the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly ，被需要的感覺是至關(guān)重要的。故答案選D?！军c(diǎn)評】推論性考察題一般包括事實(shí)推斷、指代推斷、邏輯推斷和對作者意圖與觀點(diǎn)的推斷。常見的提問方式有：①The writer believes that ＿＿＿＿.②From this passage we can guess ＿＿＿＿.③The write suggests that ＿＿＿＿。除了一般的事實(shí)題可直接從文中找出答案外，其他諸如對條件變化、因果關(guān)系以及作者意圖等較為深層的邏輯推斷題，則必須要建立在對全文的理解基礎(chǔ)上，通過文章所提供的線索，加以綜合分析，才能做出正確的推斷。5．閱讀理解 Imagine yourself on the other side of the college admissions desk. It39。s not so glorious, apparently. At the very least, you need to be goodnatured. Joseph Connolly, a guidance counselor at New Oxford High School in the United States, wanted to know the things that annoy admissions officers the most. He sent out a request to members of the National Association for College Admissions Counselors and received hundreds of responses. Apparently, college admissions officers were waiting for an opportunity to unload their frustrations. The responses fall into several areas: Communication Silly or stupid addresses。 sending s that use texting shorthand, such as im w8ing 4 some1 2 call me. Leaving a message with just a first name and no telephone number. For example, Hi, this is Suzie. Please call me back. Acting distracted during a oneonone interview。 nervous habits like foottapping or um, like and you know, which make a bad situation worse. Not responding to s from the admissions office. Overinvolved parents The very mon ment from parents, We are in the process of pleting applications. Parents attending interviews, and worse yet, speaking for their children. Essays Not identifying which question they are responding to. Writing about something they were great at in the seventh grade but haven39。t pursued since then.（1）What is the purpose of the text? A.To plain about the process of college application.B.To provide tips for college students in achieving high grades.C.To list unwele behaviors in college application.D.To prove that admission officers are under great pressure.（2）Which behavior may leave admission consolers a bad impression? A.To use inappropriate and inplete language.B.To leave a plete telephone number.C.To focus on the interview and stay calm.D.To reply to s quickly.（3）What should parents avoid doing in an interview? A.Letting kids to fill in the application form.B.Attending the interview on time.C.Getting dressed neatly for the interview.D.Answering questions for their kids.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了學(xué)生申請大學(xué)時出現(xiàn)的一些令招生人員煩惱