【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 9。s first kids to be taught by a digital teacher. Before you start imagining a humanlike robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the student39。s desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to e. The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show humanlike behavior. The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vector39。s Be sustainable with energy — a free program for Auckland elementary schools. Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students39。 responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up nonverbal cues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students39。 attention, but also allows the program39。s developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed. Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Willlike avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver costeffective, rich, educational experience in the future.” The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention. However, regardless of how popular it bees, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.（1）What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland? A.A digital teacher taught them.B.They first saw something digital.C.This was the start of a new school year.D.They could get close to smartphone screen.（2）What is the benefit of this twoway interaction? A.It can smile back.B.It can use microphone.C.It can talk any topic for free.D.It can change if necessary.（3）What39。s Ravishankar39。s attitude to Will39。s replacing Human educators soon? A.Optimistic.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Disapproving.（4）What might be the best title for the passage? A.New Hightech Contributes to EducationB.The World39。s First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom.C.The World39。s First Digital Teacher, a Help to StudentsD.New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in Classrooms【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款智能機(jī)器人走進(jìn)小學(xué)課堂，為孩子們講授能源可持續(xù)發(fā)展。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They became the world39。s first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher”可知，他們成為世界上第一批由智能機(jī)器人老師“教”的孩子。由此可知，特殊之處在于機(jī)器人老師教他們。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students39。 attention, but also allows the program39。s developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.”即“ 這種雙向互動不僅有助于吸引學(xué)生的注意力，還允許程序的開發(fā)人員監(jiān)視他們的參與度，并在需要時(shí)做出更改”，由此可得出，其優(yōu)勢在于需要時(shí)，可以做出變化。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“However, regardless of how popular it bees, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.”可知，Ravishankar認(rèn)為它不會在短期內(nèi)代替人類教育工作者。故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the world39。s first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher”可知，從新學(xué)年開始，新西蘭奧克蘭的小學(xué)生將成為世界上第一批被機(jī)器人老師教的孩子。之后文章就此展開，由此可推斷出he World39。s First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom最符合本文的標(biāo)題。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科教類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．犇犇閱讀理解 The Alexander technique Until earlier this year, I didn39。t know anything about the Alexander technique—and saw no reason to think I should. One day, the backache I regularly suffered was more painful. I was brought up to think that the preferred way of dealing with aches is to do nothing and hope they39。ll go away, but I eventually went to the doctor. After examining me, he said, You actually have bad posture (姿勢). Go off and learn the Alexander technique. Three months later I could walk straighter and sit better. The Alexander technique is a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in your body. The teaching focuses on the neck, head and back. It trains you to use your body less severely and carry out the movements that we do all the time with less effort. There is little effort in the lessons themselves, which sets apart the Alexander technique from yoga or pilates, which are exercisebased. A typical lesson involves standing in front of a chair and learning to sit and stand with minimum effort. You spend some time lying on a bench with your knees bent to straighten the spine (脊椎) and relax your body while the teacher moves your arms and legs to train you to move them correctly. The technique helps to break the bad habits accumulated over years. Try folding your arms the opposite way to normal. This is an example of a habit the body has formed which can be hard to break. Many of us carry our heads too far back. The head weighs four to six kilos, so any inappropriate posture can cause problems for the body. The technique teaches you to let go of the muscles holding the head back, allowing it to go back to its natural place on the top of our spines. So who was Alexander and how did he e up with the technique? Frederick Alexander, an Australian actor born in 1869, found in his youth that he had vocal (聲音的) problems during perfo