【广东专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(三十二) [选修7 Unit 2 Robots].docVIP

课时作业(三十二)　[选修7　Unit 2　Robots] (限时：45分钟) 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ⅰ.语法填空 Do you know about firefighters? One of the greatest heartbreaks for firefighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building 1.________ the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found2.________ (die)． Saddest of all is when children catch 3.________ glimpse of the masked firefighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster (怪物). To prevent such tragedies, firefighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that 4.________ should never hide during a fire. He displays firefighters equipment, including the oxygen mask, 5.________ he encourages his audience to play with and put on, “If you see us，” Velez tells them, “dont hide! We have come to rescue you.” Velez gives his presentations (作口头报告) 6.________ English and Spanish. Velez and 7.________ firefighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But it is a fact that informative speaking 8.________ (save) many lives. For example, one day Pete Gentrys brother was choking on some food. 9.________ (fortune), he was rescued by Pete Gentry using the method 10.________ (teach) by a student speaker, Julie Paris. It was just several months after he listened to an informative speech in North Carolina. Ⅱ.阅读理解 A WASHINGTON—Its a great achievement that inspires notions (观念) of robots with consciousness and independent minds. When people or animals get hurt, they can usually compensate for minor injuries and keep limping along, but for robots, even slight damage can make them stumble and fall. However, a recently-made robot has demonstrated a novel ability: it can heal its own damage. The new robot, which looks like a splay-legged(弓形腿的), four-footed starfish, can sense injury to itself and adapt. That ability sets the new robot apart from earlier machines. Because the robot c