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1、Unit 2 Robots.阅读理解AI used to believe courtesy was a thing of the past. Very seldom have I encountered a courteous human being in this modern era.Recently, I had to change my thinking, when I came face to face with just such a human being in a coffee place, with my two daughters. The place was crowde
2、d as usual and we had to climb steep (陡峭) stairs in order to find an empty table. After enjoying coffee and snacks, we went down the narrow stairs, where there was hardly any space for another person to either climb up or come down.Just as I was in the middle of the stairs, a gentleman entered the m
3、ain entrance of the restaurant which was right in front of the staircase (楼梯). I was sure I would be pushed roughly by this man going up. I kept coming down as fast as I could. My daughters were already down, looking up at me worriedly, and hoping I would reach them before the stranger started walki
4、ng up the stairs, knowing I was a nervous sort.Nearly reaching them, I noticed the man still standing near the door. I reached my daughters and passed the stranger at the entrance door which he kept holding open. I looked back thinking he was still at the door, deciding whether to go in or find anot
5、her less crowded place. I saw him going up the stairs, two at a time. I told my daughters about it and all three of us felt bad that we did not even thank the courteous gentleman who was actually holding the door open for us ladies to pass through before going up.Such wellmannered people are hard to
6、 find these days, when pushing is very common in our advanced but aggressive society. We applauded him for his chivalry (彬彬有礼)语篇解读本文为一篇记叙文。本文通过讲述自己的亲身经历告诉读者，现在社会尽管懂得礼节的人不多，但毕竟还存在着一些懂礼节的人。1What is the meaning of the underlined word “courtesy” in Paragraph 1?AA brave action.BSacrifice spirit.CA consid
7、erate action.DSelfish behavior.解析：词义猜测题。根据文中男子为女士让路和开门等行为可知他是一个善解人意、彬彬有礼的人，由此可推出courtesy意为：为他人着想的行为，故答案为C项。答案：C2What did the author think of the man at the first sight of him?AHe was in a hurry.BHe would wait for her.CHe would push her rudely.DHe was a man with good manners.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I was su
8、re I would be pushed roughly by this man going up.”可知，作者第一眼看到那个男士时以为他会粗鲁地推开她上楼梯，故答案为C项。答案：C3Why did the authors daughters worry about her?AShe was easy to be nervous.BShe took up too much space.CShe was too old to walk fast.DShe focused too much on the man.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“My daughters were alread
9、y down，looking up at me worriedly.knowing I was a nervous sort.”可知作者的女儿们担心她的原因是：她是一个很容易紧张的人，故答案为A项。答案：A4What can we learn about the man from Paragraph 4?AHe might be a waiter of the caf.BHe might have an urgent business to do.CHe loved a daughter of the author.DHe would hold the door open for all.解析
10、：推理判断题。根据第四段中“I saw him going up the stairs，two at a time.”可知，那位男士可能有急事要做，故答案为B项。答案：BBCan you figure out someones name just by looking at him or her?The answer may not be a definite “yes”， but a study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, found that you would at least have a clue, since peo
11、ple with certain names tend to share similar facial appearances.For example, if someone is named Bob, hes likely to have a round and joyful face, while someone named Tim tends to have a narrower face and a more serious look.People have long been associating names with certain cultural expectations,
12、which may be responsible for the studys results. For example, a woman named Katherine is usually considered to be more reliable than a girl named Bonnie. Previous studies also found that people with traditionally AfricanAmerican names such as DeShawn and Jamal are more likely to be seen as dangerous
13、 and violent by their teachers and are less likely to be hired in jobs.These stereotypes (模式化概念) have become so widespread that theyve even affected how people look at themselves. In fact, people tend to subconsciously (下意识地) change their own personalities to fit into these stereotypesKatherines may
14、 try hard to be trustworthy and Bonnies may care less about the mistakes they make.“We develop the personality that other people expect us to exhibit，”said lead researcher Yonat Zwebner, according to The Telegraph. In other words, its not that names change people, but people try to live up to their
15、names.And our faces may even change over time, based on these stereotypes.“Usually, we think that faces are very fixed but now we show that theyre not，” the studys coauthor Ruth Mayo told UKs iNews.According to Mayo, the use of different facial expressions can allow people to develop different looks
16、. “If you smile a lot, you have different wrinkles around your eyes and your mouth from if you frown(皱眉)a lot，” she said.语篇解读本文主要讨论了是否可以通过相面而识人名的问题。5Why did the author use the names Bob and Tim as an example?ATo prove the influence of names on our emotions.BTo present the cultural expectations of certain names.CTo show the correct met
