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to health. can make our body produce beneficial chemicals.(2)What can we know about the mentioned stress hormones? can lower our blood pressure. will surely lead to heart diseases. can benefit us when we are in danger. will make us live an unhealthy lifestyle.(3)Why does Dr. Chockalingam think smiling is helpful to our health? can make us relax. increases sugar levels. has little bad side effects. can happen for no reason.(4)What can be the best title for the text? Thorough Analysis of the Causes of Heart Diseases Thing You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Heart Thing That Is Closely Connected with Stress Hormones Clear Connection Between Unhealthy Lifestyles and Heart Diseases【答案】 (1)D(2)C(3)A(4)B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,哥倫比亞的心臟病專家Chockalingam博士建議多保持微笑,他認(rèn)為微笑可能是幫助心臟的一種方式。Once people smile, they are relaxing. This relaxation directly lowers blood pressure, improves sugar levels in the blood. If we are smiling, we are breaking that link between stress and health. And it just may provide a little extra protection to everyone39。 Researchers say the connection between stress and heart disease is still unclear. However, they claim that when people are stressed for long periods of time, they may have an unhealthy lifestyle, which can lead to health problems. s main stress hormone. It increases sugar in the bloodstream. If you are truly in danger, these hormones can help you. They are part of what we call our fightorflight response. Dr. Chockalingam, a heart disease specialist in Columbia, advises his patients to smile. He says a smile may be one way to help your heart. When we smile, the brain wiring changes. The chemicals that are released are more positive. He says smiling is the first step in fighting physical and emotional stress and its sometimes harmful effects on human health. This is not just New Age advice. Several studies support his opinion. 2.閱讀理解 performance ”可知,機器人目前還在華盛頓州立大學(xué)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(xué)的科學(xué)家們研發(fā)的機器人。根據(jù)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(xiàn)還要經(jīng)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(xì)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.高中英語閱讀理解(人生百味)試題(有答案和解析)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(xué)的科學(xué)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(jù)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(tǒng)(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f明傳感器起到了重大的作用,故選A。根據(jù)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(jù)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(xì)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(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理,概括歸納,從而選出正確答案。Experts note that an unhealthy lifestyle can put you at great risk of heart disease and stroke. So doctors urge us to eat healthy fo