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1、课后分层集训Unit 3Tomorrows world (B卷).阅读理解A(2017合肥高三检测)Its the universal cry of parents “Get a job！” Solimans mother told Soliman on the second day of his college breaks.After years of delivering furniture for his mothers store，he knew many people had things they wanted to get rid of.If he borrowed his m
2、oms truck，he could make a little money by carrying away their garbage.One night，Soliman came up with a name for his new businessCollege Hunks Hauling Junk.He advertised the next day，and within hours，his phone rang.He asked his friend Friedman to help.They made $220 in three hours by cleaning out a w
3、omans garage.Soliman and Friedman earned $10，000 that summer.But the two werent ready to become fulltime garbage men after graduation.“We were trained to finish college and get a good job，” says Soliman，who first worked at a research firm.Friedman became an economic analyst.After working for the fir
4、m and the company for a while，both of them changed their minds.They quit their jobs and restarted their business，but had trouble finding a bank willing to lend them money.“Within months，” says Friedman，“we were pretty upset.” At last，one bank risked lending them $50，000.At first，they lost money.One
5、customer asked them to deal with a dozen garbage cans filled with construction garbage.They measured the job by volume instead of by weight and charged just $130.“The cans were so heavy that it took us two and a half hours，” says Soliman，“and it cost us more than $250 to carry the load.”However，the
6、tough experience taught them a lesson.They reduced the cost of unloading by recycling metals and electronics.Just four years later，they ran a nationwide company that earned $3 million in 2014.“I figured if Nick and I failed，wed learn more from failing than from not trying at all，” says Soliman.【语篇解读
7、】Soliman通过为妈妈的商店运送家具了解到许多人有不想要的东西。于是他有了一个想法通过运送别人不想要的东西来挣钱。他和朋友开始创业时遇到了一些困难，但是通过不懈的努力以及分析和总结，最后他们终于成功了。1What does Soliman find when helping to deliver furniture?ASome parents want their kids to work at college breaks.BMany families have things they dont want to keep.CHis moms truck works well in car
8、rying heavy furniture.DIts hard to make money by carrying away the garbage.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“After years of delivering furniture for his mothers store，he knew many people had things they wanted to get rid of.”可知，Soliman在为母亲的商店运送家具后他了解到很多人有他们不想要的东西。故选B。2What makes Soliman think of starting his new busin
9、ess?AHis working experience in his mothers store.BHis strong desire to make use of the garbage.CHis hatred for peoples throwing away things.DHis much available time at college breaks.A推理判断题。根据第二段的“If he borrowed his moms truck，he could make a little money by carrying away their garbage.”可知，当他知道很多人都有
10、不想要的东西时，他就想到如果他借妈妈的卡车来运走这些不想要的东西，他就可以挣到钱。所以这种想法应该是他帮妈妈做事时想到的。故选A。3How did Soliman and Friedman cut the cost of the company?ABy filling the cans with more garbage.BBy measuring the job by volume.CBy reducing the working hours.DBy recycling something useful.D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“They reduced the cost of un
11、loading by recycling metals and electronics.”可知，他们通过循环利用金属和电子设备来减少卸载的费用。故选D。4Which of the following can be learned from the passage?AEasier said than done.BNothing succeeds like success.CTwo heads are better than one.DNothing is impossible to a willing heart.D推理判断题。通读全文可知，Soliman和朋友在创业阶段很不顺。但是通过坚持不懈
12、的努力以及分析和总结，最后他们终于获得了成功。这个故事也验证了这句名言：有志者事竟成。故选D。B(2017孝感高三九月调研考试)A Japanese telecom company has released a robot that it says has emotions.But rather than run in fear from it，weve welcomed it into our homes: Pepper，the “emotional robot”， sold out within a minute of going on sale.Created by Aldebaran
13、Robotics and Japanese mobile giant SoftBank，Pepper went on sale to the general public in Japan June 20.It is “the first humanoid(类人的) robot designed to live with humans，” Aldebaran says on its website.Pepper costs about $1，600.And like all good mobile products，theres a $120 per month data fee，as wel
14、l as an $80 per month damage insurance fee.According to a news release，Pepper can pick up on human emotions and create his own using a “multilayer neural(神经的) network.” Peppers touch sensors and cameras are said to influence its mood，which is displayed on the tabletsized screen on its chest.Pepper w
15、ill sigh when unhappy，and can go around your house recording your familys daily activity.Aldebaran says Pepper can feel “joy，surprise，anger，doubt and sadness，” but it doesnt say how strongly it can feel these emotions.What happens when Pepper is having a bad day? Will it，like many humans，become unco
16、operative? Will it ask for some time alone？What happens if it figures out that its purpose in life is just to engage in small talk? Thankfully，Pepper is only about four feet tall，with roller balls instead of legs，so if it is angry with and even turns on its owners，youll be safe if you can make it upstairs.Aldebaran says in reality，theyre probably quite a fe
