Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldⅠ.阅读理解[2017·河北石家庄调研]Shoppingcenters，stadiumsanduniversitiesmaysoonhaveanewtooltohelpfightcrime.ACaliforniacompanycalledKnightscopesaysitsrobotscanpredictandpreventcrime.Knightscopesaysthegoalistoreducecrimebyhalfinareastherobotsguard.WilliamSantanaLiisthechiefexecutiveofficerofKnightscope.Hesays“，Theserobotsecurityguardswillchangetheworld.Ourplanethassevenbillionpeopleonit.It'sgoingtoquicklygettoninebillionpeople.Thesecurityequipmentthatwehavegloballyisjustnotgoingtodevelopthatfast.Thecompany'sAutonomousDataMachinescanbecometheeyesandearsoflawenforcement(执行)”．“Youwantittobemachinesplushumans.Letthemachinesdotheheavyandsometimesdangerousworkandletthehumansdothestrategicdecisionmakingwork，soit'salwaysworkingalltogether.”Themachinesareoneandahalfmeterstallandweigh136kilograms.Theydonotcarryweaponsbuttheyhavedayandnighttimevideocameraswhichareabletoturn360degreesandcanalsosensechemicalandbiologicalweapons.Somepeoplemaybecomeconcernedabouttheirprivacy，especiallyinconnectionwiththevideorecordings.SomepeoplemayworrythatsuchrecordingswillappearontheInternet.EugeneVolokh，alawprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia，saysthemachineshavetobeusedintherightwayandthatitwillbeinterestingtoseehowstatelawsdealwiththiskindofvideo.WilliamSantanaLisaysthereisalongwaitinglistfortherobotsintheUS.Workersinthecompanyareworkingovertimetomeetthedemandsofthemarket.Atleast25othercountriesarealsointerestedintheseroboticsecurityguards.1．Whatcanthisnewtooldoforhumans?A．Makestrategicdecisions.B．Keepwatchingdayandnight.C．Carryheavyweapons.D．Stopcrimeautonomously.2．Whatarepeopleworriedaboutaccordingtothetext?A．Theirprivacymaybeletout.B．Therobotsareveryexpensive.C．Robotswillreplacehumans.D．Theywillbeoutofworksoon.3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．RobotsAreBecomingMorePopularB．RobotsContributeaLottotheWorldC．RobotsAreinGreatDemandNowD．SecurityRobotsCouldHelpCutCrime答案：[解题导语]本文主要介绍了一款新型的预防犯罪的机器人。1．B“解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的第二句Theydonotcarryweaponsbuttheyhavedayandnighttimevideocameraswhichareabletoturn360degreesandcanalsosensechemicalandbiologicalweapons.”可知，这种机器人的功能就是能够日夜不停地执勤站岗。2．A“解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的第一句Somepeoplemaybecomeconcernedabouttheirprivacy，especiallyinconnectionwiththevideorecordings.”可知，一些人担忧这种机器人所携带的摄像机会记录其隐私，也就是说人们担心自己的隐私有可能会被泄露。3．D解析：标题判断题。根据文章第一段并结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一种新型的预防犯罪的机器人。Ⅱ.阅读填空[2017·安徽皖南八校联考]Learninganotherlanguageisanexcitingtripintoanewworld，anditcantakesometimeandefforttogetthere.Luckily，thereareafeweasywaystomakeyouradventuregoalotmoresmoothly.Learnalittleeveryday.Oneofthekeystolearninganotherlanguageispracticingalittlebiteveryday.__1__Studyingforlongperiodscanwearyououtandlimityourfocus.Startingwithsmallbutregularsessionsisthebestwaytokeepyourgrammarandvocabularyfreshinyourmind.Practiceoutloud.__2__Pronunciationiskeytolearninganotherlanguageandtomakingyourselfunderstoodbynativespeakers.Readsentencesaloudfrombooksormagazinesinthelanguageyou'restudying，orjustreadoveryourgrammarexerciseswhileyou'repracticing.You'llstarttogetusedtothewaythenewwordssoundandfeel.Closethebooks.Fromfilmstointernationalwebsites，th...
