高中英语人教Unit 2 Looking into the Future 作业.doc

UNIT 2　Looking into the Future
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Ⅰ. 语法填空
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A new social robot has been introduced to the public at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The robot，1.______ (call) Nadine，was built by a research team at the university.
Nadine has brown hair and human­like skin. She can talk and act like a human being and she even has her own personality. The robot can show emotions, like anger and 2. ________(sad)and change into different moods, 3. ________ (depend) on the topics she is talking about.
Nadine is the most advanced and human­like robot so far. She has built­in software that is similar to Apple's Siri, which works on 4. ________ iPhone. The new social robot has capabilities that have never been implemented in other robots so far. Nadine can not only remember people she 5. ________ (meet) before，but she can recall things that she said at 6. ________ (early) conversations as well.
Up to now, robots have been used widely in the manufacturing industry. However，more and more robots are being 7. ________ (equip) with social functions. This could be important 8. ________ our population becoming older. Working robots could be the solution to a decreasing workforce. On the other hand, such social robots could care for children or older people. They could play and talk with them or keep them company.
Currently, Nadine 9. ________ (have) a job as a receptionist at the university, 10. ________ she answers questions asked by students and other visitors.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。类人机器人Nadine是由新加坡南洋理工大学研究团队制作的机器人，她有着棕色的头发和像人一样的皮肤，能表达愤怒、悲伤等情感，有一定社交能力，能记住曾经遇到的人、曾经说过的话。
1. called　考查非谓语动词。分析该句结构可知，动词call和其逻辑主语The robot之间为动宾关系，故用其过去分词作后置定语。
2. sadness　考查名词。根据该句中的“anger and”可知，空处与名词“anger”对应，也应当用名词形式。
3. depending　考查非谓语动词。分析该句结构可知，动词depend和其逻辑主语The robot 之间为主谓关系，故应用其现在分词形式。
4. an/the　考查冠词。句意：她装有和苹果的Siri相似的内置软件，该软件在iPhone中运行。iPhone为可数名词，且该处可以表示泛指，也可以表示特指，故填an或the。
5. has met　考查动词的时态。根据语境以及该句中的时间状语“before”可知，该句应用现在完成时。
6. earlier　考查形容词的比较级。根据语境可知，该处指“更早的交谈”，故用形