Unit5NelsonMandela-amodernheroⅠ.阅读理解[2017·河北唐山摸底]Withthepressofabutton，apersonwithseverespinalcord(脊柱)injuryisabletowalkagain，thankstotheWalkingAssistiveExoskeletonRobot(WAER)．Poweredsuitsthatcouldhelpparalyzed(瘫痪)peoplewalkandothersliftandcarryheavyloadswitheasehavebeenadreamsincelate19thcentury.Buttheycanrealizetheirdreamsinthe21stcentury.The20kilogramrobothasfourbatterypoweredmotorsthatcanrunforuptothreehours.InventorWuChenghua，fromTaiwan'sIndustrialTechnologyResearchInstitute，saysithassuccessfullybeenintestson12patients.“Wehavelearnedfromourresearchprocessthatpatientswhoseinjuriesarebelowthefourthchestjoint(关节)areabletouseourrobottostand，walkandsitdown”，hesaid.Sincewalkingcontributestomuscleexercise，Wusayspatientsreceivesomeadditionalbenefits.“Intheclinicalprocess，wewouldchecktheirbonemineraldensity(密度)，andwefoundthatthebonemineraldensitiesofthesepatientshadbeenimproved”，hesaid.Wusayshisexoskeletonmaybeavailableforconsumersby2018.Meanwhile，baggagehandlersatTokyo'sHanedaAirportwillsoonstarttestingasimilarrobot，developedbytheJapanesefirmCyberdyne.Thebattery-poweredrobotweighsonly3kilograms，butcanliftaheavyobject.Themachinemonitorsthemovements，saysYoshiyukiSankai，thedeveloperandCEOofCyberdyne.“Thisrobotsuitmonitorsthesignal，fromthehumannerve(神经)systemtosupportthewaist'smovement”，Sankaisaid.“Itselfadjuststhelevelsupporttoreducetheloadonthehumanwaist，lightandsmart.Webelievethatitwillchangethelifeofparalyzedpeopleinmanywaysandhaveapromisingfuture.”1．WiththehelpofWAER，patientswillprobably________.A．recoverfromspinalcordinjuryB．improvetheirbonemineraldensityC．walkasfastasnormalpeopleD．monitortheirwaists'movement2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheinventionofWuChenghuafromthepassage?A．Itweighs3kilogramsandcanrunforuptothreehours.B．ItwillsoongettestedatTokyo'sHanedaAirport.C．Itmaybeputintouseforconsumersbytheyear2028.D．Itcanbeusedbypatientswithinjuriesbelowthefourthchestjoint.3．HowdoesSankaifeelaboutthefutureoftherobotsuits?A．Optimistic.B．Worried.C．Doubtful.D．Puzzled.答案：[解题导语]这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一种叫作WAER的机器人服，这种衣服能够帮助瘫痪的人行走和其他人搬运重物。1．B“解析：细节理解题。由第四段第二句：Intheclinicalprocess，wewouldchecktheirbonemineraldensity，andwefoundthatthebonemineraldensitiesofthesepatientshadbeenimproved”，hesaid.可知，在WAER的帮助下，病人骨头的矿物质密度可能会增加。2．D“解析：细节理解题。由第三段尾句：Wehavelearnedfromourresearchprocessthatpatientswhoseinjuriesarebelowthefourthchestjoint(关节)areabletouseourrobottostand，walkandsitdown”，hesaid.可知，第四根胸关节以下受到损害的病人可以使用这种机器人服。3．A解析：推理判断题。由最后一段尾句：Webelievethatitwillchangethelifeofparalyzedpeopleinmanywaysandhaveapromisingfuture.可知，Sankai相信这种机器人服会改变瘫痪人的生活并且是有前途的，故选A项。Ⅱ.阅读填空[2017·湖南师大附中摸底]SecretstoaHappierCommute(通勤)Thedailycommutecanoftenbeasstressfulasworkitself.Herearesomesecretstoahappier，lessstressfulwaytotraveleveryday.Usepublictransportwheneverpossible.Ifyoudriveyourowncartowork，you'llfeelyou'reincontrol.Soifyougetstuckintraffic，youfeelthatyouhavelostcontrolofyourcommutingexperience，whichmakesyoustressed.Bytakingpublictransport，youhavealreadygivenupcontrolofyourcommute.__1__Considercarsharing.Carsharingcanreducestress，especiallywheny...
