【正文】 ngs, TED is a source of inspirational information for those who seek it out.”不管它的缺點是什么，TED都是那些尋找它的人鼓舞人心的信息來源?？赏茢喑?，TED因給予富人或有權勢的人特殊待遇而受到批評，故選C。它因其高昂的票價被稱為精英主義；以及最后一段中的“And accusations of elitism ring hollow when so much is given away for free on TED39。t immune to criticism. It39。 （3）考查推理判斷。s most inspired thinkers,’ as the website puts it.”TED網站源于一種與世界分享會議的愿望，用網站的話說，就是“向世界上最有靈感的思想家們提供免費的知識”。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第一段中的“And at , you can access lectures by artists, scholars, designers, technicians and others.”，你可以訪問藝術家、學者、設計師、技術人員和其他人的演講。t important is the best website【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了TED以及它的歷史發(fā)展。s website. Whatever its failings, TED is a source of inspirational information for those who seek it out.（1）What is the main topic of the article? case against TED39。 s host afterward.s been called elitist(精英) for its high ticket prices (more than 6,000 dollars total). It39。TED, of course, isn39。 s most inspired thinkers, as the website puts it. The current version of the site was launched in April 2007, and contains videos of talks given at the TED conferences around the world. The talks are transcribed into hundreds of languages. TED began in 1984 as a conference that brought together individuals from the fields of technology, entertainment and design. It was intended to be a onetime event focusing on technology and design. The event ended up losing money, and it was six years before the founders tried it again. This time it worked, and since 1990, the TED conference has been an annual event. There are now two held every year, with topics as diverse as music, medicine, and money. Other specialized spinoff conferences address narrower issues. 2．閱讀理解 performance ”可知，機器人目前還在華盛頓州立大學的智能屋里進行測試，故選B?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了一款由美國華盛頓州立大學的科學家們研發(fā)的機器人。根據最后一段中的“ While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising”可知，Minor對這款機器人的未來發(fā)展充滿信心、非常樂觀，故選C。 performance…”可知，這臺機器人的表現還要經過進一步的測，說明正在測試階段，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。D.RAS, the first robot to make home smart.B.Uncertain.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? A.C.Negative.s attitude toward the future of RAS? A.It can cook for owners on its own.（3）What39。Its function remains to be tested.C.It is the first robot used in daily life.D.Through objects.C. performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea of what prompts, video reminders and other preferences they have regarding the robot.（1）How does RAS serve elderly people? A. RAS is the first robot researchers have tried to incorporate into their smart home environment. They recently published a study in the journal Cognitive Systems Research that demonstrates how RAS could make life easier for older adults struggling to live independently. The Robot Activity Support System or RAS, uses sensors installed in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities. It navigates (定位) through rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks and can even lead its owner to objects like their medication or a snack in the kitchen.RAS bines the convenience of a mobile robot with the activity detection technology of a WSU smart home to provide assistance in the moment, as the need for help is detected, said Bryan Minor, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.（英語）英語閱讀理解(人生百味)專項習題及答案解析及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解人生百味類1．閱讀理解 A robot created by Washington State University (WSU) scientists could help elderly people with dementia (癡呆) and other limitations live independently in their own homes. Currently, an estimated 50 percent of adults over the age of 85 need assistance with every day activities such as preparing meals and taking medication and the annual cost for this assistance in the US is nearly $2 trillion. With the number of adults over 85 expected to triple by 2050, researchers hope that technologies like RAS and the WSU smart home will relieve some of the financial strain on the healthcare system by making it easier for older adults to live alone. While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising, Minor said. The next step in the research will be to test RAS39。Through sensors.B.Through a mobile robot.Through their daily activities.（2）What can we know about RAS? A.B.It can locate people and do any task.D.s Minor39。Doubtful.B.Optimistic.D.Elderly people leave the nursing home.Smart Home Tests first elderCare robot.C.Older adults have benefited from RAS.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款由美國華盛頓州立大學的科學家們研發(fā)的機器人，可以幫助那些癡呆或有身體缺陷的老年人在家里過上自立的生活。根據章第二段中的“ The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors （傳感器）equipped in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities”可知機器人活動支持系統（RAS）使用WSU智能家居中配備的傳感器（傳感器）來確定其居民在哪里，他們在做什么以及何時需要日?；顒拥膸椭?，說明傳感器起到了重大的作用，故選A。根據最后一段中的“The next step in the research will be to test RAS39。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （4）考查主旨大意。再根據最后一段中的“The next step in the research will be to test RAS39。 【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，是一篇科技類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，同時根據上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。There are lots of ways to educate yourself on the Internet. You can find photos, documents, and films on almost any topic you can imagine. And at , you can access lectures by artists, scholars, designers, technicians and others. The TED website came from a desire to share the conferences with the world, to offer free knowledge from the world39。The TED website is owned by the Sapling Foundation, a non profit devoted to fostering the spread of great ideas. The Sapling foundation acquired TED in 2001. Since then,