2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 2 Robots 课时跟踪检测(一)新人教版选修7
课时跟踪检测（一） Warming Up & Reading — Pre-reading 阅读理解ASchool's out. It's been a long day, so you head home to relax. You're greeted by a friend who's happy to see you, listens to you talk about recess, tells you a new joke, helps you put away your school stuff (东西), and reminds you to text your cousin happy birthday. And that's before he helps you with your homework.This is your future, and it all starts with a kneehigh robot called NAO (pronounced NOW). It kind of looks like you, walks and dances, listens and talks, and even learns and thinks for itself. Its creators predict that the stateoftheart robot could be a companion at home by the year 2040.This $16,000 robot recognizes human facial features, so it knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions. It represents the new generation of “autonomous” —or selfguided robots. These robots can sense, think, and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, wheels, or claws, it can't act. Other robots can move and sense things, but can't think for themselves. These aren't selfguided robots. But NAO can do it all.“You can program your computer to give N AO what could be called personality，” says Natanel Dukan of Aldebaran Robotics, the French company that built NAO. The robot has cute, childlike features — a high voice, small body, big eyes, and a large head.“There are things that are known to have an emo tional appeal to people，” robot expert Dan Kara says，“NAO's friendly design helps in one of NAO's main functions — to teach people how useful personal robots can be. Someday it may help you pass a test！”语篇解读：本文是说明文。
文章主要介绍了一款新型的机器人。
1．What do we know about NAO from the first two paragraphs?A．It is as tall as humans.B．It is highly intelligent.C．It is widely used in schools now.D．It is designed to help with the housework.解析：选B 推理判断题。
根据第一段中的“You're greeted by a friend ... before he helps you with your hom ework”及第二段中的“It kind of looks like you, walks and dances, listens and talks, and even learns and thinks for itself”可知，这是一款智能化程度很高的机器人。
2．The author develops the third paragraph mainly ________.A．by cause and effect B．by order in timeC．by comparison D．by process解析：选C 写作手法题。
根据第三段中的“These robots”，“Other robots”可知，本段主要是把新型机器人与以往的机器人作比较，故选C项。
3．According to Dan Kara, NAO is________.A．silent B．lowcostC．lightweight D．userfriendly解析：选 D 推理判断题。
根据末段中的“have an emotional appeal to people”及“NAO's friendly design”可知，这款机器人设计得很人性化。
4．The main purpose of the text is to________.A．ask people to buy the robotB．introduce a new kind of robotC．do an experiment about robotsD．compare different kinds of robots解析：选B 写作意图题。
文章主要介绍了一款新型的机器人，故选B项。
BHollywood's theory that machines with evil (邪恶) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly.The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want.In 1960 a wellknown mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics (控制论), put it this way: “If we use, to achieve our purposes, a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere (干预), we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire.”A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve its own existence.For the machine, this quality is not inborn, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logicalconsequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead.So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task.If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists.Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall, using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world.Unfortunately, that plan seems unlikely to work: we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy.There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines.But the problem should not be dismissed out of hand, as it has been by some AI researchers.Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teams — yet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans.Others say we can just “switch them off” as if super intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility.Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen.On September 11, 1933, famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, with confidence, “Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.” However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutroninduced (中子诱导的) nuclear chain reaction.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了人工智能给我们的生活带来的影响。
2019届高三英语一轮复习Unit2Robots课时作业新人教版选修720180330113
Unit 2 RobotsⅠ.阅读理解A(2018·南昌十校二模)I hate Black Friday sales. It's often a gathering of people who are there for many different reasons. Some are looking for a deal on that one item for their loved one, or perhaps themselves. Their intentions are completely unrelated to the festive time of the year.It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew. It was like throwing a bucket of small fish into a tank of sharks. I told my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.As the pile of bikes began to gradually decrease in size, I saw my polite opportunity to wrap my hands around the corner of one of the boxes. I lifted it up and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up to see one of the largest gentlemen I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not the word to describe his presence. He wore lots of belts of metal studded leather around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos (文身) were an obvious passion of his.I started to give up the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry Christmas.” My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best gift I had ever received for Christmas. The kindness of a stranger broke all preconceived notions(预想) I may have had of stereotypes and prejudices.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。
2020版高考英语一轮复习Unit2Robots课时作业含解析新人教版选修7
Unit 2 Robots课时作业I •阅读理解（2019 •江南十校联考）Water Robots Explore the Celtic SeaSicentists in England are using two self －directed water vehiches to explore the ani mal and pla nt life of the Celtic Sea.The Celtic Sea is a body of water off thesouthern coast of Ireland.The area is known for its exceptional sea life.Scientistswant to know why sea animals are so attracted to this part of the Atlantic Ocean.One of the research vehicles is powered by batteries.It collects information for the National Oceanography Center in Southampton ，England ，and the World Wildlife Fund.The vehicle's low energy requirements permit it to stay afloat for up to 30 days.Reports of what it finds in the Celtic Sea are sent by satellite.StephenWoodwardis an engineer who helped design the craft.He says the vehicle has equipment that can detect small organisms called zooplankton and fish.He adds that other sensing devices measure water currents and other features of sea life.The vehicle also creaters a two －dimensional（二维图）map of the sea.Another vehicle is powered by solar panels and a wind turbine（涡轮机）．It can stay afloat for months.The robotic vehicle sends information about the so －called biodiversity hotspots.A biodiversity hotspot is an area of an ocean that has a lotof plant and animal life vinia Suberg is one of the scientists studying the biodiversity of the Celtic Sea.She says productive ocean areas ，like the Celtic Sea，attract zooplankton.The zooplankton then attract fish.She adds that areas witha large increase of fish often attract sea mammals and birds.Using these robotic ocean vehicles greatly reduces the cost of exploring the seas with manned laboratories.Scientists can spend more time analyzing the collected information.They say the research will give them a better understanding of the needs of the Celtic Sea for future management and protection.语篇解读】本文介绍两种水下自我探测器，它们用来勘探海底动植物。
人教新课标2019-2020年高二年级下学期选修7 Unit 2 Robots 每日一练(含答案)
Unit 2 Robots每日一练Ⅰ.完成句子根据语境和汉语提示完成下列英语句子。
1. His new house was ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(他所有朋友羡慕的对象).2. Tom was so interested in my essay that he ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(把自己的工作放一边) and began to discuss it with me.3. Children ________ ________ ________ ________ ________(注定会遇到) setbacks (挫折) as they grow up, so their parents don’t need to worry about it.4. When they ________ ________ ________(听到警报), they even did not realize what had happened.5. 由于我母亲偏爱我妹妹，我整天感到闷闷不乐。
It was because ________ ________ ________ my little sister that I felt uncomfortable all day.6. 他们离婚已有两年时间而且也很久没互相联系过了。
They ________ ________ ________ for two years and haven’t been in touch with each other for a long time.7. 她比我小，但看起来比我成熟。
She ________ ________ ________ me but she looks more mature than me.8. 不管我有什么理由，她一定会叫我陪她去超市。
2019年高中英语Unit2Robots单元测试1新人教版选修7(2021年整理)
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选修七 Unit 2《Robots》单元测试1笔试部分：I. 单项选择l。
They desired that they_______ the right to vote.A. had B。
have C。
are D. were2. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does_______ his boss.A。
serves B。
satisfies C。
promises D。
support3. One side of the board should be painted yellow， and_______A. the other is whiteB. another whiteC. the other whiteD. another is white 4。
—Hi , Tracy , you look tired。
-I’m tried. I ______ the living room all day。
A。
painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted5. His wife, to whom he_______ for 20 years ， was childless.A. had married B。
[精品]新人教版选修7高中英语Unit 2《Robots 》单元检测卷(1)及答案
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Unit 2 Robots单元测试题姓名班级得分自我评价第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What can be inferred about the woman?A. She hates computer.B. She doesn’t have a computer.C. Her computer ha sn’t been updated.2. What will the man do?A. He will insist on seeing the manager.B. He will buy another watch.C. He will agree with the woman.3. What does the man mean?A. The woman should get a repairman to check the fridge.B. The woman has put off buying a new fridge for too long.C. He will repair the fridge for the woman.4. What will the man probably buy for his mother?A. A computer.B. A cellphone.C. A TV.5. Who will probably check the man’s TV?A. Mrs White.B. Mr White.C. The woman.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
[高中英语必修选修]选修七 Unit 2 Robots单元课时质量测试(带解析)
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(选修七·Unit 2)Ⅰ.单项填空1．Why don't you put the apples in the fridge？They will________ fresh for several days.A．be stayed B．stayC．be staying D．have stayed答案与解析：B stay是不及物动词，意为“保持”，无被动语态和进行时。
2．He wouldn't help us even if we were good friends；________ we treated him badly before.A．let alone B．leave aloneC．leave out D．leave off答案：A3．—The education system rather than the teachers ________ to answer for the overburden on the middle school students.—I agree.I hope the reform being carried out in our country at present will bring about the ________ results.A．are; desired B．are; desiringC．is; desired D．is; desiring答案与解析：C第一空应用is，因为主语为The education system，第二空desired为形容词，意为“想要的”。
4．All of us were ________ to hear that Lily，our company's most valued clerk，should say she would leave the company.A．alarming B．alarmedC．terrified D．satisfied答案与解析：B be alarmed担心，害怕。
2019-2020年高中英语课时跟踪检测三Unit2RobotsWarmingUpReadingLanguagePoints新人教版选修
2019-2020年高中英语课时跟踪检测三Unit2RobotsWarmingUpReadingLanguagePoints新人教版选修Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．The old woman desired her sons and daughters to_e (e) and see her from time to time.2．The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds acpanied (acpany) by heavy rain.3．The accused man was_declared (declare) innocent by the court yesterday.4．I don't feel envy at/of your journey in this bad weather.5．To his satisfaction (satisfy), those questions were eventually solved.6．“What's up？” he asked in alarm.7．This model had_been_tested (test) out before it was put into production.8．Back at the hotel, I rang up All Nippon Airways and booked a flight to Tokyo that evening.9．He quickly turned around/round when he heard someone asking for help behind him.10．Leave that ornament alone;_you might break it.Ⅱ.完成句子1．我们渴望立刻给予那些被洪水围困的当地村民们救援。
(完整word)2019年高中英语Unit2Robots单元测试1新人教版选修7
选修七Unit 2《Robots》单元测试1笔试部分：I. 单项选择l. They desired that they_______ the right to vote.A. hadB. haveC. areD. were2. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does_______ his boss.A. servesB. satisfiesC. promisesD. support3. One side of the board should be painted yellow, and_______A. the other is whiteB. another whiteC. the other whiteD. another is white4. —Hi , Tracy , you look tired.—I'm tried. I ______ the living room all day.A. paintedB. had paintedC. have been paintingD. have painted5. His wife, to whom he_______ for 20 years , was childless.A. had marriedB. marriedC. has marriedD. had been married6. I shall not believe it until I see it_______ myself.A. forB. byC. ofD. in7. When we finally________ to get home after the tiring long journey we could hardly move a step farther.A. triedB. succeededC. managedD. attempted8. A Tales of Two Cities is________ a novel. It helps us to understand the history of England andFrench of that time.A. more thanB. not more thanC. no more thanD. less than9. I'm sorry to tell you that I________ on the play ground.A. forget your booksB. forgot your books behindC. have left your books aloneD. left your books behind10. Why? I have nothing to confess ________ you want me to say?A. What is it thatB. what it is thatC. How is it thatD. Ho w it is that11. It' s the ability to do the job _______ matters not where you come from or what you are.A. oneB. thatC. whatD. it12. Sally worked late in the evening to finish her report _______ her boss could read it first thingthe next morning.A. so thatB. becauseC. althoughD. when13. Do let your mother know all the truth , she appears _______ everything.A. to tellB. to be toldC. to be tellingD. to have been told14. Tom should love ________his little sister to the theater this evening.A. to be takenB. to takeC. being takenD. taking15. With a lot of problem ________, the newly – elected president is having a hard time.A. settledB. settlingC. to settleD. being settledII 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2019-2020学年人教版高考英语复习选修七 Unit 2 Robots Word版含答案
Unit 2 Robots一、刷黑板——词汇全听写(先过识记默写关)Ⅰ.阅读词汇(英译汉)[第一屏听写]1．household adj.家庭的；家用的n. 一家人；家庭2．fiction n. 小说；虚构或想象出来的事3．bonus n. 额外津贴；奖金；红利4．apron n. 围裙5．scan v t.细看；仔细检查；粗略地看；浏览；扫描[第二屏听写]6．haircut n．发型；理发7．cushion n. (坐、跪时用的)软垫；靠垫；垫子8．necklace n. 项链9．counter n. 柜台；计数器10．armchair n. 扶手椅；单座沙发11．cuisine n. 烹饪(风味)；菜肴12．mailbox n. (美)邮筒；信箱[第三屏听写]13．holy adj.神的；上帝的；圣洁的14．biography n. (由他人撰写的)传记；传记文学15．biochemistry n. 生物化学16．chapter n. (书中的)章；篇；回17．theoretical adj.理论(上)的；假设的18．framework n. 框架；结构19．digital adj.数字的；数码的；手指的；脚趾的Ⅱ.高频词汇(汉译英)[第四屏听写]1．desire n．渴望；欲望；渴求v t.希望得到；想要2．satisfaction n. 满意；满足；令人满意的事物3．alarm v t.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n. 警报；惊恐4．alarmed adj.担心的；害怕的[第五屏听写]5．sympathy n．同情(心)6．overweight adj.超重的；体重超常的7．favour n. 喜爱；恩惠v t.喜爱；偏袒8．clerk n. 售货员；职员；旅馆接待员9．pile n. 堆；摞；叠v i.堆起；堆积v t.把……堆起；积聚[第六屏听写]10．absurd adj.荒谬的；可笑的11．accompany v t.陪伴；伴奏12．awful adj.极坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的；(口语)糟透的13．affair n. 事务；事情；暧昧关系14．declare v t.宣布；声明；表明；宣称15．envy v t.忌妒；羡慕[第七屏听写]16．thinking n．思想；思考17．elegant adj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的18．aside ad v. 在一边；向一边19．grand adj.大的；豪华的；雄伟的20．receiver n. 收件人；接收机；电话听筒21．affection n. 喜爱；爱；感情22．bound adj.一定的；密切相关的[第八屏听写]23．part-time adj.兼职的24．staff n. 全体员工；手杖25．navy n. 海军；海军部队26．junior adj.较年幼的；资历较浅的；地位较低的n. 年少者；晚辈；等级较低者27．talent n. 天才；特殊能力；才干[第九屏听写]28．divorce n．离婚；断绝关系v t.与……离婚；与……脱离29．obey v t.&v i.服从；顺从30．disobey v t.&v i.不服从；违抗31．assessment n. 评价；评定32．test_out 考验出；检验完33．ring_up 给……打电话[第十屏听写]34．turn_around转身；翻转35．leave_..._alone 不管；别惹；让……一个人待着；和……单独在一起36．set_aside 将……放在一边；为……节省或保留(钱或时间)37．in_all 一共；总计38．be_bound_to 一定做……二、刷清单——热身自盘点(再过基本应用关)一、过重点单词——纵引横联超人一点1．desire n ．渴望；欲望；渴求 v t.希望得到；想要[教材原句] Do you think it is possible for a robot to have its own needs and desires ? [题点全练] 单句语法填空①The second stage of my program is to recruit (招募) high school students who have astrong desire to_help (help) pupils in poor areas.②I desire_to_contact (contact) him for some suggestions on improving my listening. ③She has a strong desire for knowledge and wants to go to college very much.④We desire that immediate help (should)_be_given (give) to the local villagers who have been trapped by the flood.⑤The teacher desired the children to_listen (listen) to him carefully.[名师指津] desire 不用于进行时态。
2019学年度人教版选修八Unit2Robots单元综合测试英语试卷之一(19页含有答案解析word版)
2019学年度人教版选修八Unit2Robots单元综合测试英语试卷之一第Ⅰ卷第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AThe amazing flower kitYour children will love creating their own flower bouquets (花束) or arrangements. And there's no mess either!Fine motor skills, hand / eye co-ordination (协调), creativity, visual perception (视觉认知)This amazing kit will keep your children thoroughly entertained for hours! The set contains everything they will need to create a beautiful bouquet of 48multi-coloured flowers (there are eight different kinds of flowers!). There's no need for glue or even scissors! It all just fits creatively together and can be pulled apart!Box size approx. 31.5 cm × 25 cmAges: 5 to 15 Players: 1 or moreOrder Code: HAPFLS Price: £14.99 £11.99Memory MazeCan you follow the random sequence (随机的序列)?Memory skills, visual perception, fine motor skillsRemember the game “Simon”? The challenge of Memory Maze is to follow the ever-increasing random sequence. Watch and listen as the lights flash accompanied by musical notes. Simply repeat the sequence. Succeed and the length of the sequence increases. This pocket-sized game is great fun!Batteries included. Box size approx. 16 cm×10.5 cmAges: 6 to adult Players: 1Order Code: FTMEM Price: £6.99 £5.5982 map jigsaw puzzles of UK towns and citiesVisual perception, strategic planningTaken from the Cityscape Maps, there are an amazing 82 UK towns and cities available in this series to collect. Each different jigsaw features an impressively illustrated map of the area in question and is an impressive 48 cm×69 cm when built. All 82 are available either as a 100-piece jigsaw (ages 6 to adult) or a 1,000-piece jigsaw (ages 8 to adult).100-piece puzzles 1,000-piece puzzlesPlayers: 1 or more Players: 1 or moreAges: 6 to adult Ages: 8 to adultOrder Code: Order Code:HPCCS100* HPCCS1000*Price: £19.99 £15.99 Price: £19.99 £15.9921. What do we know about the flower kit?A. It contains a pair of scissors.B. It contains 8 different colours.C. It requires children's teamwork.D. It encourages creativity in children.22. What's the key to succeeding in the game Memory Maze?A. Remembering the sequence.B. Creating a new random sequence.C. Memorizing the length of the flash.D. Listening carefully to the musical notes.23. What do we know about the games mentioned in the text?A. They are all multiplayer games.B. They are being sold at a discount.C. They test players' physical co-ordination.D. They are intended for teenagers and adults.BA rhino lazily chews on some grass at her feet. A short distance away, her baby plays in a muddy pool of water. Suddenly, the mother twitches (颤动) her ears, picking up the sounds of possible danger coming near.It's not a lion or other wild animal that's a rhino's biggest threat. It's people.One hundred years ago, 500,000 rhinos wandered around parts of Africa and Asia. But today, rhinos are threatened with extinction. If nothing is done to save them, they could vanish forever.Poachers (偷猎者) are killing rhinos for their horns (角). They do it to make money.In some countries, people pay high prices for rhino horn. They believe that eating ground-up rhino horn will make them healthy. But that isn't true. Rhino horn is made of keratin (角质). That's the same thing your fingernails are made of. Eating it cannot make anyone healthy.Humane Society International is working to help save rhinos. They wrote a children's book and produced a video to help spread the word. The book, I'm a Little Rhino, was given to 1.5 million children in Vietnam. That country buys and uses the most rhino horn.“The goal is to educate children about rhinos in general, and introduce the threat that poaching causes to their survival,” says Adam Peyman, program manager for HSI's wildlife department. “It also explains that rhino horn is not effective as medicine and encourages them and their families to avoid buying or using rhino horn.”Carter and Olivia Ries have been working to save rhinos for several years. “We made two trips to South Africa where we visited a dozen schools and met with government officials,” says Carter. “We gave the officials over 10,000 letters we collected from the youth around the world to show that the youth of the world care for rhinos. The next step was to bring that same message to the youth of Vietnam.”Carter and Olivia visited schools in Vietnam. They want kids to bring the message back to their parents that using rhino horn “is causing the species to be pushed to the edge of extinction.”24. What does the underlined word “vanish” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Escape.B. Starve.C. Disappear.D. Expand.25. Why do some people want to buy rhino horn?A. To seek pleasure.B. For health benefits.C. For personal collections.D. To produce artificial nails.26. How is Humane Society International helping to save rhinos?A. By introducing some tough new laws.B. By spreading knowledge about rhinos.C. By sending workers to guard against poaching.D. By explaining the importance of protecting the environment.27. What's Carter and Olivia's purpose in visiting schools?A. To collect letters from young students.B. To collect materials for their new book.C. To raise money for rhino saving programs.D. To arouse people's awareness of protecting rhinos.CThe city of Florence eats, sleeps and breathes art. Examples of man's artistic genius (天赋) stand on nearly every street. Dozens of museums and art shops wait to be explored.During the Renaissance, Florence was a paradise (天堂) for artists themselves. Before this time, art focused completely on religious subjects. Renaissance art began to include more variety. Artists painted pictures of ordinary people. They painted scenes from history and characters from Greek and Roman myths (神话).Michelangelo was the greatest of Florence's artists. Visitors line up for hours at the Academia museum for a look at his impressive David. This 14-foot-high statue has become the ideal human figure of the Renaissance. David is an example of Michelangelo's talent for sculpting people simply, yet powerfully.More of Michelangelo's works can be seen in the great Palazzo Vecchio. Paintings and carvings of famous Italian artists fill the palace rooms.A short walk through the narrow streets of Florence brings visitors to the famous Uffizi Gallery. It has an outstanding art collection. Visitors should be sure to wear comfortable shoes, as exploring the gallery takes many hours. Some of the most famous works in the collection include Botticelli's Primavera and The Birth of Venus.Even visitors tired of art won't want to miss the Pitti Palace. Once home to Florence's powerful Medici family, the large palace now houses three museums. Filled with priceless art, the countless rooms glitter (闪光) with gold decorations. For a breath of fresh air, wander among the statues and fountains of the palace gardens.To get a feel of modern Florence, join the evening walk. This traditional feature of Italian life begins around 6 p.m. People walk down the streets of central Florence to do last-minute shopping or just chat with friends. Be sure to walk past Perch Noi, home of the oldest and best ice cream in the city.Florence has given the world many great art treasures. Some stand in gardens and squares. Others line the walls of beautiful palaces. Still others are the palaces themselves. For art lovers, Florence is indeed paradise.28. What can we learn about Renaissance art?A. Its diversity increased.B. It reflected artists' life.C. Its subjects changed completely.D. It centered on religious characters.29. What are visitors to the Uffizi Gallery advised to do?A. Take some food and drinks.B. Wear comfortable walking shoes.C. Have a look at Michelangelo's David.D. Have a taste of the high-quality ice cream.30. What can visitors do in the Pitti Palace?A. Enjoy outdoor sculptures.B. Purchase a few modern treasures.C. Appreciate Botticelli's The Birth of Venus.D. Get to know the history of the Medici family.31. What would be the best title for the text?A. Florence's greatest artistsB. Florence, art lovers' paradiseC. Renaissance art and architectureD. The artistic development of FlorenceDWith rapid advances in medical science, cloning is slowly but surely looking like it could be in our near future. However, is it really an option that should be considered as a way to extend human life?Reproductive cloning may help human families gain children, but there's also a benefit for the animal world. It brings hope to people eager for children but unable to have their own or adopt. It can also bring about the recreation of species that have long since died, allowing scientists to fully study the species as a living creature instead of simply looking at images or bones.Many believe that cloning can be used to replace failing organs. This will reduce the waiting list for organ donations and allow more people to be saved. Not only that, but because the organ is, in fact, your own organ, there would be less chance of rejection.Cloning could prove helpful in genetic research. Using cloning technologies, genetic researchers would have a better understanding of the composition of genesand the effects of genetic constituents (成分) on human characters. There's also the possibility of changing genetic constituents in cloned humans, and cloning could help fight genetic diseases.While the cloning of body organs can help extend human life, it could also cause a lot of malpractice (玩忽职守). Along with the ability to clone desired characters, there could be the possibility of people deliberately reproducing undesired characters. This could lead to a rise in malpractices within society.Cloning involves a process of creating identical genes. As such, there would be a lack of diversity in humankind. Scientists believe this lack of diversity will lower the human race's ability to adapt.Whatever your view on cloning may be, studies show that the clone would in fact not be completely identical to the original just as twins are not completely identical. Though they might look alike, twins have different personalities and enjoy different things. The same could be said of clones. Even if technology were created in which your memories and thoughts could be transmitted (传送) to the clone, your clone would still be a different person.32. What good might reproductive cloning bring?A. It may help improve human well-being.B. It could contribute to the rising birthrate.C. It could help animals survive deadly diseases.D. It may enable scientists to better study extinct species.33. According to the text, cloning can also be used for .A. organ transplantB. solving the aging problemC. infectious disease treatmentD. constructing a gene database34. What's one problem cloning may cause?A. Great diversity.B. Individual security risk.C. Increased improper conduct.D. Serious personality disorder.35. Why are twins mentioned in the last paragraph?A. To stress twins' similarities.B. To show twins are quite common.C. To carry out deeper research on twins.D. To better illustrate what a clone will be like.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。