1、 This should not be our only concern. It is troubling that these robots try to empathize with children. Empathy allows us to put ourselves in the place of others, to know what they are feeling. Robots, however, have no emotions to share, and they cannot put themselves in our place. No matter what ro
2、botic creatures say or squeak, they dont understand our emotional lives. They present themselves as empathy machines, but they are missing the essential equipment. They have not been born, they dont know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and
3、 robot love is never love. What is also troubling is that children take robots behavior to indicate feelings. When the robots interact with them, children take this as evidence that the robots like them, and when robots dont work when needed, children also take it personally. Their relationships wit
4、h the robots affect their self-esteem （自尊）. In one study, an 8-year-old boy concluded that the robot stopped talking to him because the robot liked his brothers better. For so long, we dreamed of artificial intelligence offering us not only simple help but conversation and care. Now that our dream i
5、s becoming real, it is time to deal with the emotional downside of living with robots that feel.（1）How are the new social robots different from Siri? A.They are intended to teach children how to talk.B.They are designed to attract people with their smarts.C.Their main function is to evaluate childre
6、ns personality.D.They have a new way to communicate with human beings.（2）In Paragraph 3 Cozmo is used as an example to show that the social robots _. are deeply connected with human beingsare unable to build a real relationship with childrenare so advanced that they can feel the pain of human beings
7、are not good enough to carry out the instructions of children（3）The underlined phrase essential equipment in Paragraph 4 refers to _. emotionpainfearthinking（4）Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point （次要点） C: Conclusion【答案】 （1）D（2）B
8、（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，新的社交机器人与以往机器人不同，他们不仅比我们聪明还有他们的个性。时代周刊称它彻底改变了我们与机器互动的方式。但是对这种改变有的科学家赞同而有很多人也很担忧。 （1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中 的“The new social robots, including Jibo, Cozmo, Kuri and Meccano M.A.X., bear some resemblance to assistants like Apples Siri, but these robots come with something more.”可知，新的社交
9、机器人与像苹果的Siri这样的助理有相同之处，但比它们有更多功能；再根据第一段中的“Time magazine hailed （称赞） the robots that “could fundamentally reshape how we interact with machines.”可知，社交机器人彻底改变了我们与机器互动的方式，可以推知以一种新的方式与人们交流互动。故选D。 （2）考查推理判断。Cozmo是第三段的举例，举例肯定是用来证明本段或者其前边的观点的。本段的中心是“Getting attached to dolls and sociable machines is differ
10、ent, though.”与洋娃娃相处与与社交机器相处是不同的；再根据第三段中的“What does it mean to feel the pain of neglecting something that feels no pain at being neglected, or to feel anger at being neglected by something that doesn”你觉得忽略了机器人而难受，但是机器人并不会感觉被忽略，或者你感觉机器人冷落了你而难受但是机器人根本不知道它冷落了你，这些意味着什么呢？可知，社交机器人并不能真的跟小朋友建立感情。故选B。 （3）考查词义
11、猜测。根据第四段中的“They have not been born, they dont know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and robot love is never love.”可知，社交机器人不知道疼，死亡或害怕。社交机器人的思维可能是在想，但是他们的感觉从来不是感觉，他们的爱也从来不是爱。这句话是证明划线单词所在句子的论点的，他们是会同情的机器，但是他们缺少感情，导致他们所谓的感情是假的。所以划线单词词意为情感。故选A。
12、（4）考查篇章结构。分析文章内容，第一段提出观点：社交机器人改变了我们与机器互动的方式。第二段提出一些支持这一改变的专家的想法，第三段提出一些人对这一改变的担忧，并且第三段后半部分以及第四段、第五段分别是这些人的三点担忧。最后一段总结这一趋势面临的现状。所以文章提出观点后，分为支持和反对两个观点，反对方面又列出了三点担忧，最后一段总结。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测和篇章结构三个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Youre probably used to the regular upgrades i
13、n our cell-phone networks. There was 2G, which came along in 199l, replaced with 3G in 2001, followed by 4G in 2009. Now were hearing about the coming of 5G. But 5G is a much bigger leap than before. 5G, of course, is much faster than 4G in the real world and a 5G phone in a 5G city will enjoy Inter
14、net speeds between 9 and 20 times as fast. The arrival of 5G also means enormous leaps forward in capacityso much that every cell-phone plan will offer cheap, truly unlimited Internet access. The consequences of that are huge, says Sherif Hanna, Qualcomms director of 5G marketing. For example, apps
15、will no longer degrade （降低） your video quality or postpone downloading when youre out of Wi-Fi range. In fact, youll probably prefer to do your downloads when youre on cellular （使用流量） because 5G will be much faster than whatever service youve got at home or work. However, not everyone is excited by
16、the 5G development. The new standard gets its speed partly by using existing transmission（传输） frequencies more efficiently and partly by using the millimeter wave range. Thats a big, juicy line of radio frequencies that are currently underused because millimeter wave is really hard to use, Hanna say
17、s. These frequencies are much higher than anything weve used for the cellular, which means they can offer unbelievable speedbut at the cost of range. Millimeter wave cellular towers have to be about 500 feet apart. Cell carriers not only will have to upgrade all their cell transceivers （called small
18、 cells） but will install（安装） a lot more of them as well. Thats why the millimeter wave flavor of 5G, the superfast coverage, will be available only in densely populated cities such as New York and San Francisco. In suburban and rural areas, 5G will bring a speedup of only nine times faster.（1）What a
19、dvantages does 5G have over previous networks?5G is much faster and more convenient.5G allows users to download more videos.5G can provide better service and news at home.5G cell-phone plans are expensive but more accessible.（2）Hannas words in paragraph 3 reflect . popularity of the coming of 5Geasy
20、 access to the 5G developmentconcern about the 5G developmentexcitement about the 5G development（3）What can we learn about 5G according to the text?It requires more cellular towers.It wont be available in rural areas.t show speed improvements in suburbs.It makes some populated cities even more crowd
21、ed.（4）Where is the text most likely from?A tour brochure.A science newspaper.A medical magazine.An experimental textbook.【答案】 （1）A（2）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了5G网络的一些基本情况。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“But 5G is a much bigger leap than before. 5G, of course, is much faster than 4G in the real world and a 5G phone in
22、 a 5G city will enjoy Internet speeds between 9 and 20 times as fast.”但5G的发展比以前大得多。当然，在现实世界中，5G比4G快得多，5G城市中的5G手机将享受9到20倍的网速。可知，5G手机的网速将大幅度提高。由此可知，与以前的网络相比，5G更快、更方便。根据第三段中的“However, not everyone is excited by the 5G developmentThats a big, juicy line of radio frequencies that are currently underused
23、because millimeter wave is really hard to use, Hanna says.”汉纳说:“然而，并不是每个人都对5G的发展感到兴奋这是一个巨大的、有趣的无线电频率线，目前还没有得到充分利用，因为毫米波真的很难使用。”可知，汉纳认为并不是每个人都对5G的发展感到兴奋，这种无线电频率线，目前还没有得到充分利用。由此推知，汉纳在第3段中的话反映了对5G发展的担忧。故选C。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Cell carriers not only will have to upgrade all their cell transceivers （calle
24、d small cells） but will install（安装） a lot more of them as well.”手机运营商不仅要升级他们所有的手机收发器（称为小型小区，还要安装更多的收发器）可知，5G不仅需要手机运营商升级他们所有的手机收发器，还要安装更多的收发器。可推知，5G需要更多的手机基站。 （4）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“There was 2G, which came along in 199l, replaced with 3G in 2001, followed by 4G in 2009. Now were hearing about the coming
25、of 5G.”1991年出现的2G, 2001年被3G取代，2009年又出现了4G。现在我们听到了5G的到来。可知，本文主要介绍了5G网络的一些基本情况。5G网络的发展属于科技进步，结合选项可知，本文应该来自科学报纸。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 DNA analysis has revealed family relationships between more than 10 generations of Stone Age people at megalithic （巨石的） tombs in Ireland and Sweden. The evid
