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1、 Module 5Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China阅读理解组块专练练速度(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2018河南实验中学模拟)At the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better and smarter”. Here we have picked three of this years inventions that could be a pa
2、rt of your life in the near future.The levitating(悬浮的) light bulbThis special light bulb was invented by US. artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a light bulb float from hoverboards (悬浮滑板), which he used to dream of having as a kid.But the floating is not the most amazing par
3、t. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets(磁铁), which were put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base, does the job. Whats new here is a technology called induction (电磁感应). It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.Shoes that tie
4、themselvesTheyre not what you thinkshoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step in them, your feet will hit a sensor (传感器) in the shoes and the motor will automatically tighten the laces.But the shoes werent ju
5、st designed for lazy peoples needs. They could actually give athletes an advantage during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily.The notouch thermometer(体温计)Taking your body temperature usually means putting a thermometer in your armpits (腋窝) and st
6、aying still for minutes. It may be easy or you, but its an impossible task for little kids.Now, with the new thermometer, users can simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patients forehead and press the button, and it can get reading in two seconds.【语篇解读】每到年终岁尾，时代周刊都会评选出25项“让世界变得更加美好和智能的”最佳发明。本文介绍了其中的
7、三项发明。1The most amazing aspect of the levitating light bulb is that _.Ait can floatBits inventor is more than a scientistCit makes use of the rejection of the magnetsDinduction allows it to get power even when unconnected with the base答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据The levitating light bulb 部分最后两句“Whats new here is.
8、 It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.”可知，悬浮灯泡最神奇的地方是这项电磁感应技术可以让灯泡不用接触底座就能通电。2How is the notouch thermometer different from other ones?AIt makes it easier to take kids temperature.BYou need wait two minutes for the reading.CYou dont need to press the butto
9、n.DIt should be put in ones armpit.答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据The notouch thermometer部分第二段可知，这种新型的体温计可以不用紧贴皮肤，而且读取数据的时间也很短。由此可知，这个发明让儿童的体温测量变得更容易了。3In which part of a newspaper can you possibly read this text?AEducation. BSports.CScience. DEntertainment.答案与解析：C推理判断题。本文介绍了三项新的科技发明，属于科技类文章。B(2018武汉市武昌区高三年级五月调研考试)
10、Kanda really doesnt like to walk alone. The scientist from a research institute of intelligent robots finds the experience so boring that hed rather driveeven though he lives close to his lab and knows that walking is healthy. “I enjoy walking with someone, like with my wife, with my daughter，” Kand
11、a said. “But they are not always available.”So Kanda, who specializes in humanlike bots, developed a robotic walking partner that could make small talk based on its surroundings, which, he hopes, might motivate people to get out and exercise more. The bot rests on a persons shoulder like a boxy parr
12、ot. It weighs about a pound and a half and sits roughly 8.5 inches high, and is 3.5 inches wide and 10 inches long. A microphone, a speaker, and an internal camera allow it to communicate. Its even equipped with a smile.Kanda and his team collected video from five different locations, including a ga
13、rden and a shopping mall, and created a dataset of small talk topics related to each location. Then they programmed the robot to associate visual cues with specific topics. A special speech software provided the robot with a voice. Near a group of parked cars, for example, it might say，“In a big par
14、king lot, sometimes I forget where I parked.”They tested the robot on 15 volunteers, 10 males and 5 females, who were paid and averaged about 26 years old. “Have you ever blown a puff of dandelion(蒲公英)seeds into the air？” The robot asked a participant, who smiled and responded，“Yes, I often did that
15、 when I was a child.” Although several participants noted the robots weight, Kanda was surprised that no one considered the experience strange or funny. “I guess people enjoy new technologies，” he said.Just like a human partner, Kandas bot isnt perfect. Its not able to go for walks in heavy rain and
16、, while the robot can make expressions, it cant really hold a conversation, about which Kanda is most worried. Despite its limits, Kanda was comforted by the bots presence. “I felt a kind of sense of being with someone，” he said, “particularly when it spoke.”【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了新研发的陪人散步的机器人。4Why does Kanda have the idea of developin
