高二英语人教版选修七讲义UNIT2SECTIONⅡ

Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Theministerisbusywiththeaffairs(事务)ofstate.2．Iwasonceaprisoner,soIhavealotofsympathy(怜悯)forotherpeopleinprison.3．Heconstantlygetsintoawkwardandabsurd(荒唐的)situationswhereaudiencecanbegreatlyamused.4．Shewastiredofthehardlifeinthemountainvillageanddesired(想要)togoout.5．Manymedicalconditionsarecausedbybeingoverweight(超重的)．6．Theheadmasteristoacpany(陪伴)agroupofAmericanstudentsonatourofourcity.7．Itwouldbeawful(糟透的)ifhefoundoutthetruththathewasrefused.8．Myfatherisfondofscanning(扫瞄)themorningpaperswhileeatingbreakfast.Ⅱ.拓展词汇1．Satisfactionn．满足；满足；令人满足的事物→satisfyvt.满足；使满足→satisfying/satisfactoryadj.令人满足的→satisfiedadj.满足的；(感到)满足的2．alarmvt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n．警报；惊恐→alarmedadj.担忧的；可怕的3．favourn．宠爱；恩惠vt.宠爱；偏袒→favouriteadj.最宠爱的n．最宠爱的东西4．declarevt.宣布；声明；说明；宣称→declarationn．宣言；声明；公告5．absurdadj.荒唐的；可笑的→ridiculous(同义词)6．elegantadj.优雅的；高雅的；讲究的→elegancen．优雅；高雅→elegantlyadv.优雅地；高雅地；讲究地[巧记单词]派生词satisfying→satisfy＋­ingalarmed→alarm＋­eddeclaration→declare去e＋­ationⅢ.补全短语1．experimenton/with 用……做试验；试验；验证2．testout 试验；考验3．orrather 更准确地说4．reachfor 伸手去够5．withwonder 惊异地；怀疑地6．ringup 给……打7．turnaround 转向；回转8．falloff 从……上掉下来9．leave...alone 不管；别惹；让……一个人待着；和……单独在一起1．[教材原句]HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.他的名字叫托尼，他看起来与其说像一台机器，倒不如说像一个人。[句型点拨]more...than...“与其说……倒不如说……〞。[佳句赏析]Itwasmorehardworkthanclevernessthatledtohersuccess.促使她成功的缘由，与其说是她的聪慧，倒不如说是她的努力工作。2．[教材原句]Itwasdisturbingandfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.机器人看起来如此像人，这使她觉得心烦和可怕。[句型点拨]it作形式主语，that引导的从句是句子的真正主语。[佳句赏析]Itwasstrangethatheshouldhavebeenabsentfromsuchanimportantmeeting.很惊异，他竟然缺席这样一个重要的会议。3．[教材原句]Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.她刚转身，就看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬站在那儿。[句型点拨]当there,here,up,down,in,out,now,then等表示方位或时间的副词位于句首时，句子要完全倒装。[佳句赏析]Thedooropenedandinrushedtheaudience.门开了，观众们涌了进来。4．[教材原句]ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.但是，尽管托尼很聪慧，还得对他作一番改造——总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。[句型点拨]can'thavesb.doing“不允许某人做某事〞，havesb.doing用于否认句时，have表示“容忍〞之意。[佳句赏析]Ourteacherswon'thaveuscarryingmobilephonestoschool.老师不允许我们把带到学校来。1．Doyouthinkitispossibleforarobottohaveitsownneedsanddesires？(P10)你认为机器人有可能有自己的需求和愿望吗？★desiren．渴望；欲望；渴求vt.盼望得到；想要(1)haveastrongdesireeq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(todosth.迫切想要做某事,forsth.急于想得到某物))(2)desiretodosth.渴望做某事desiresb.todosth.想要某人做某事desirethat...(should)dosth.渴望……①Hehasastrongdesireforsuccessthoughhehasfailedmanytimes.尽管他失败了屡次，但是他仍旧渴望成功。②Wealwaysdesire_to_live(live)inpeacewithourneighbors.我们一向盼望邻里之间和谐相处。③Shedesiresthatit(should)notbementionedforthepresent.她盼望目前暂勿提及此事。[点津]desire后跟宾语从句、同位语从句或表语从句时，从句谓语动词用虚拟语气形式，即“(should＋)动词原形〞。2．SATISFACTIONGUARANTEED(P11)包君满足★satisfactionn．[U]满足，满足；[C]令人满足的事物(1)withsatisfaction满足地toone'ssatisfaction＝tothesatisfactionofsb.令人满足的是(2)satisfyv.满足，使满足satisfiedadj.满足的(修饰人)satisfyingadj.令人满足的(修饰物)be/feelsatisfiedwith对……感到满足①Havingboughtwhatshewanted,sheleftthesupermarketwithsatisfaction.买到想要的东西后，她满足地离开了超市。②Itisagreatsatisfactiontoknowyouarewellagain.得悉你身体康复特别欣慰。③Ifyouarenottotallysatisfied(satisfy),returnitatourexpenseandyourmoneywillbegivenbacktoyou.假如你们并不完全满足，可以退货，运费由我们来承当，然后把钱退给你们。3．ItwasgoingtobetestedoutbyLarry'swife,Claire.(P11)它将由拉里的妻子克莱尔来试验。★testout试验；考验(1)testsb.onsth.在……方面测试某人teststh.onsb./sth.在……身上试验……testsb.forsth.为某事检查某人(2)takeatest参与考试①Thenewproducthadbeentestedoutbeforeitwasputonthemarket.这种新产品经过试验后才进入市场。②Newdrugsare_tested_onpregnantanimalstoseeiftheymightcausebirthdefectsinhumans.新药品正在在怀孕的动物身上进行试验以检验它们是否会对人造成诞生缺陷。③Tensofthousandsofpeopletake_a_testforgovernmentofficerseveryyear.每年成千上万的人参与公务员考试。4．However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.(P11)然而，当她初次见到这个机器人的时候她惊呆了。★alarmvt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动n.警报；惊恐(1)alarmedadj.受惊的，惊恐的bealarmedat/by...被……吓一跳(2)alarmingadj.惊人的；令人担忧的(3)alarmclock闹钟afire/smokealarm防火/烟火警报器sound/give/raisethealarm发出警报；敲①Idon'twanttoalarmyou,butthere'sastrangeman.我并不想吓着你，不过有个生疏人。②Wewerealarmedatthealarmingalarmasitdidalarmus.(alarm)我们被那令人惊恐的警报声吓了一跳，由于那警报确实使我们感到惊恐。③Outofcuriosity,hepulleddownthehandleofthe_fire_alarm.出于奇怪???，他把火警器的把手拉了下来。5．HisnamewasTonyandheseemedmorelikeahumanthanamachine.(P11)他的名字叫托尼，他看起来与其说像一台机器，倒不如说像一个人。★more...than...“与其说……倒不如说……〞。(1)more...than...结构强调more后面的内容，表示同一个人或事物的两种特征比照，more和than后接形容词或副词的原级、名词、介词短语或不定式等两个并列成分。①Shewasmoresadthanangrywhenhersonlied.当她的儿子撒谎时，与其说她生气倒不如说她难过。②Heismoreascholarthanateacher.与其说他是老师，不如说他是个学者。(2)与morethan相关的其他用法eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(morethan＋数词或从句超过,morethan＋形容词特别,morethan＋名词不只是；不仅是))eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(nomorethan只不过；仅仅,notmorethan不超过；至多,ratherthan而不是,otherthan除了；不同于))③(2015·重庆高考作文)Learningthatyouareorganizingthisactivitytosharebooksworldwide,Iammore_thanhappytoapplyforit.得知你们在组织全球共享书籍活动，我特别愿意申请参与。④ChinaDailyis_more_than_a_newspaper.IthelpstoimproveourEnglish.?中国日报?不仅仅是一种报纸，它还有助于提高我们的英语水平。6．Itwasdisturbingandfrighteningthathelookedsohuman.(P11)机器人看起来如此像人，这使她觉得心烦和可怕。★“Itbe＋adj.＋that从句〞是固定句式，其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。it作形式主语的常用句式：(1)Itbe＋形容词(obvious,possible,strange,natural,important...)＋that从句(2)Itbe＋过去分词(said,thought,hoped,believed,supposed,reported...)＋that从句(3)It＋不及物动词(seem,occur,happen...)＋that从句(4)Itbe＋名词短语(apity,afact,awonder,ashame,anhonour,nowonder...)＋that从句①Itisobviousthatnobodywouldliketohavedinnerinsuchadirtyplace.很明显，没有人想在这么脏的地方吃饭。②It_is_believed_thatitistheearliestandlargestancientpaper­makingworkshopsiteeverfoundinChina.人们认为这是迄今为止在中觉的最早的也是最大的造纸作坊。③It_occurred_to_me_thatIhadleftmyticketathome.我突然想起把票忘在家里了。④It's_a_shame_that_wefailedtofulfillthetaskontime.我们没能按时完成任务，真感到惭愧。7．Clairethoughtitwasridiculoustobeofferedsympathybyarobot.(P11)克莱尔觉得，机器人向她表示怜悯真有点荒唐。★sympathyn．[U]怜悯(心)feel/express/havesympathyfor怜悯……outofsympathy(for/with)出于(对……的)怜悯showsympathyto对……表示怜悯withsympathy怜悯地①Weallhavegreatsympathyforthevictimsoftheflood.我们全部人对水灾的遇难者都深表怜悯。②Hegavethepoorchildmuchhelpout_of_sympathy.出于怜悯，他赐予了这个贫困的孩子很多关心。③Outofsympathywith/forthebeggar,Igavehimoneyuan.出于对乞丐的怜悯，我给了他一元钱。④Ican'thelpshowing_sympathy_tothesepoorchildren.我禁不住对这些可怜的孩子表示怜悯。⑤Shelookedatthepoorchildwith_sympathy.她怜悯地看着那个可怜的孩子。8．AsafavourTonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfsmarterandherhomemoreelegant.(P11)托尼为让克莱尔快乐，容许关心她，使她变得更美丽，使她的家变得更高雅大方。★favour(＝favor)n.宠爱；恩惠；关心vt.宠爱；偏袒dosb.afavour＝doafavourforsb.帮某人一个忙asksb.afavour＝askafavourofsb.请某人关心owesb.afavour欠某人一个人情infavourof支持；赞成inone'sfavour对某人有利①Willyoudomeafavourandtakethistothepostofficeforme?你可以帮我把这个拿到邮局吗？②Myfatherasked_a_favour_of_metohelphimwithhistypewritingonce.我爸爸曾经让我帮他打字。③Allpeoplepresentatthemeetingspokein_favour_oftheproposal.全部出席会议的人都表示支持这个提议。④Personally,Ifavourtravelling(travel)alonebybike.就我个人而言，我宠爱单独骑自行车旅行。9．Ashewasnotallowedtoacpanyhertotheshops,hewroteoutalistofitemsforher.(P11)由于克莱尔不允许托尼陪她去商店，所以托尼就给她写了一份购物清单。★acpanyvt.陪伴，伴随；伴随；为……伴奏(1)acpanysb.toaplace陪某人到某地beacpaniedby 由……伴随acpanysb.at/onsth. 用……为某人伴奏(2)panyn. 陪伴；公司；商号keepsb.pany＝acpanysb.陪伴某人①Sheaskedmetoacpanyhertotheairportlastnight.昨天晚上她要求我陪她去机场。②Children,whenacpanied(acpany)bytheirparents,areallowedtoenterthestadium.儿童在父母的陪伴下才允许进入体育馆。③Thesingerwasacpanied_onthepianobyafamouspianist.由一位闻名钢琴家为这位歌手作钢琴伴奏。④I'vepromisedtokeepMarypanywhenherparentsareaway.我容许Mary在她父母不在的时候陪她。[点津]acpany在作动词“陪伴〞讲时，常常用acpanysb.tosp.，但不能用acpanysb.todosth.这一结构。⑤(2015·全国卷Ⅱ书面表达)Wedidalotfortheelderlyatthenursinghome,cleaningtheirrooms,washingclothesforthemandacpanyingthem.我们在敬老院为老人做了很多，清扫房间，为他们洗衣服，陪伴他们。10．Whentheclerkatthecounterwasrudetoher,sherangTonyupandtoldtheclerktospeaktohim.(P11)当站柜台的售货员对她粗鲁时，她就打给托尼，让售货员同托尼说话。★ring(up)给……打(1)ringsb.up＝callsb.up给某人打ringback＝callback回ringoff＝hangup挂断(2)hangon＝waitamoment别挂断①Ringuptheairportcustomerserviceandfindoutwhentheplaneleaves.给机场客服打个，问清晰飞机什么时候起飞。②Ihavetoring_off/hang_upnowbecausemyfriendiswaitingforme.我伴侣在等我，我得挂了。③Shepromisedtoring/call_backhoursago,butIhaven'treceivedhercallinguptonow.几小时前她说过要回的，但是到现在为止我还未接到她的。11．Assheturnedaround,therestoodGladysClaffern.(P11)她刚一转过身去，就看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬站在那儿。★turnaround/round转向；回转turndown调低；拒绝turnup 开大；调大；消失turnin 上交；交还turnout 结果是；证明；生产；消失turnto 求助于；翻到(某页)turnover 翻过来；翻转①Iturnedaroundtoseeifanyonewasfollowingme.我转过身去看是否有人在跟踪我。②Hetriedtojointhearmybutwas_turned_downbecauseofpoorhealth.他想参，但因身体不好被拒绝了。③Youcouldturn_totheteacherswheneveryouhavetroubleinlearningEnglish.无论你何时学英语有困难，你都可以向老师寻求关心。④Hepromisedthathewoulde,buthehasn'tturned_upyet.他承诺会来，但是他还没有消失。★therestoodGladysClaffern是therebe结构的一种变式，therebe句型属于一种完全倒装句。(1)therebe句型中的be可以用表示“存在〞的动词，如live,exist,lie,stand,seem,rise,remain,happen,e,go等替代。句型结构为：there＋存在类动词＋主语。⑤Thereseemstobesomethingwrongwithit.此事好像出了问题。(2)当表语是分词、副词、形容词、介词短语，主语比拟长且主语是名词时，为了保持平衡或强调表语，常把表语放在句首，引起句子完全倒装。句型结构为：分词/副词/形容词/介词短语＋be＋主语。⑥Buriedintheearthwasajarwithlotsofancientcoinsinit.埋在泥土中的是一个装满古币的坛子。⑦Present_at_the_meeting_weretheschoolheadmaster,theEnglishteachers,andthestudents'parents.出席会议的有校长、英语老师和同学们的家长。12．Shecriedout“Tony〞andthenheardhimdeclare...(P11)她大叫一声“托尼〞，然后听到他一本正经地说……★declarevt.宣布；声明；说明；宣称declarethat宣布declaresb./sth.(tobe)宣布某人/物是……declarefor/against表示赞成/反对declarewaron/against向……宣战①Shedeclaredthatitwasawasteoftimetalkingtohim.她声称与他交谈是铺张时间。②Hedeclared_againsttheplanatthemeeting,whichsurprisedusall.在会议上他声称反对这项方案，这使我们很惊讶。③In1941,BritainandtheUnitedStatesdeclaredwaron/againstJapanandthePacificWar1941年，英国和对宣战，太平洋战斗开头。13．Whatasweetvictorytobeenviedbythosewomen！(P12)这是一个多么让那些女人嫉妒的甜美成功啊！★envyvt.嫉妒；艳羡n.嫉妒；艳羡；嫉妒的对象；艳羡的目标(1)envysb.(for)sth.艳羡/忌妒某人有某物envysb.doingsth.艳羡/忌妒某人做某事(2)feelenvyat对……嫉妒outofenvy出于嫉妒withenvy艳羡地；嫉妒地be/beetheenvyof成为……嫉妒或艳羡的对象①Shealwaysenviesme(for)mycurlyhair.她总是艳羡我的一头卷发。②Ienvy_you_havingsuchahappyfamily.我艳羡你有一个这么幸福的家庭。③HespokeillofBruceout_of_envy,_whichmadeBruceunhappy.出于嫉妒，他说了布鲁斯的坏话，这使得布鲁斯很不快乐。④Theylookedwith_envyatTom'snewcar,which_became_the_envy_ofalltheneighbours.他们艳羡地看着汤姆的新车，这已经成为全部邻居嫉妒的对象了。14．Sheshouted“Leavemealone〞andrantoherbed.(P12)她高声嚷着：“让我单独待一会儿〞，然后就跑上了床。★leave...alone不管；别惹；让……一个人待着；和……单独在一起leave...aside搁置一边；不予考虑leave...behind忘了带；遗忘；将……抛在后面；留下(某人或某物)leavefor...动身去……leaveoff停止；中断leaveout遗漏；省去；不提及①Nochildlikesbeingleftaloneathomewhileothersgoouttoenjoythemselves.没有孩子会宠爱被一个人留在家里，而别人都出去玩了。②Beforeyouleave,takecarenottoleaveanythingbehind.离开前，留意不要丢下什么东西。③Johnisleaving_forLondontomorrowandIwillseehimoffattheairport.约翰将在明天离开并前往伦敦，我要去机场为他送行。[点津]leavealone同letalone。但letalone还有“更不用说〞之意。15．ButeventhoughTonyhadbeensoclever,hewouldhavetoberebuilt—youcannothavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.(P12)但是，尽管托尼很聪慧，还得对他作一番改造——总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。★havesb.doingsth.表示“让某人始终做某事〞，是“have＋名词＋现在分词〞组成的复合结构。其中现在分词作宾语补足语，表示持续的动作或状态。①Itisnotagoodideatohavethemachinerunningallthetime.让机器不停地运转不是个好办法。have的其他常见搭配havesb.dosth.让某人做某事(指一次性的详细的动作)havesth.done让别人做某事；完成某事；遭受不幸的事havesth.todo有事情要做(不定式作定语)②I'llhavethegardenerplant(plant)sometrees.我要让园丁种些树。③Ihadthatdoorpainted_(paint)lastweek.上星期我请人把那扇门刷了油漆。④I'mgoingtoBeijingnextweek.Ihavealotofthingsto_take(take)withme.下星期我要去北京，我要带很多东西。⑤Hehaduslaughing(laugh)allthroughthemeal.他弄得我们整个吃饭时间都欢乐不止。Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Idon'tenvyhimvisiting(visit)Beijing,becauseIhavebeenthereseveraltimes.2．WhenIwasachild,Ihadastrongdesireto_try(try)somethingnewanddifferent.3．Thereisnothingtogetalarmed(alarm)aboutforitismoninourdailylife.4．Ihaveapositionto_write(write),soIcan'tgoswimming.5．Hesentmeane­mail,saying(say)hewouldethenextweek.6．ThemomenttheWorldExpowas_declared(declare)open,thewholeaudiencecheered.7．JennyhopesthatMrSmithwillsuggestagoodwaytohaveherwrittenEnglishimproved(improve)inashortperiod.8．PremierLivisitedthelocalpeopleacpanied(acpany)bysomeofficials.9．Tothehost'ssurprise,allthejudgesareinfavouroftheboy'sdream.10．Itisnoneofyourbusinesswhatotherpeoplethinkaboutyou.Believeyourself.11．Thebeautifulgardenistheenvyofallhisneighbours.12．Germanydeclaredwaron/againstFranceon3August,1914.13．Itisreallydisturbingtomethatmyoncebestfriendavoidstalkingtome.14．WasitthreeyearsagothathewenttoAmericaforfurtherstudy?15．Ihadmydowncoatwashed(wash)inadry­cleaner'syesterday.Ⅱ.完成句子1．It_is_exciting_thathehaswonthefirstprizeintheEnglishcontest.他在英语竞赛中获得了一等奖真让人感到兴奋。2．Oncethere_lived_anoldfisherman.从前，那里住着一位老渔夫。3．Ican't_have_you_copying_my_homework.Youshouldfinishitbyyourself.我不允许你抄我的作业，你应当完成。4．I'mwritingtoaskyoutodo_me_a_favour.我给您写信想请您帮我个忙。5．We'dbetterleave_him_alonewhenheisthinking.当他思索时我们最好不要去打搅他。Ⅲ.句型转换1．Mymotherdesiresmetogoabroadforfurthereducation.→MymotherdesiresthatIshouldgo_abroadforfurthereducation.2．Tothesatisfactionoftheteacher,hisstudentsallpassedtheexam.→_Totheteacher'ssatisfaction,_hisstudentsallpassedtheexam.3．TheyrequiredthatIshouldacpanythemonthetrip.→TheyrequiredthatIshouldkeepthempanyonthetrip.4．Thundersacpaniedbyheavyraininthisseasonareverymon.→Itisverymonthatthundersareacpaniedbyheavyraininthisseason.(it作形式主语)Ⅳ.课文缩写语法填空Tony,arobot,1.was_tested(test)outbyClaire,whenherhusbandLarrywasabsentforthreefirst,Clariefelt2.alarmed(alarm),becauseTonylookedlikeahelpedtodothehealsopromisedtomakeClarie3.smarter(smart)andherhomemoreClarieborrowedapileofbooksforhim4.to_read(read)．SoonTonymadegreat5.improvement(improve)inthehouseandsuggestedClaireinviteherfriends6.totheordertopreventClairefrom7.harming(harm)herselfthroughherownsenseoffailure,Tonylettheguestsetothepartytoseehimbendhisfaceclosetoguests8.envied(envy)ClaireveryTonyfinishedhistask,Larry'spanywassatisfied9.withhim,butwouldrebuildhimsoasnottohavewomen10.falling(fall)inlovewithmachines.[对应同学课下力量提升(六)]Ⅰ.依据提示写出单词的正确形式1．Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife­and­deathaffairs(事情)．2．Itisrequiredthatchildrenunder14shouldbeacpanied(陪伴)byanadult.3．Alltheaudiencefeltsympathy_(怜悯)forthedisabledgirlwholostherparentsinanaccident.4．Theweatherlastsummerwasawful(糟透的)．5．Thereisnoneedforyoutoenvy(艳羡)yourfriend'swealth,becausewealthdoesn'tmeanhappiness.6．Tooursatisfaction(satisfy),thedisabledhaveeasyaccesstoanypartsofthenewtheatre.7．Alarmed(alarm)bythenoise,thebirdsflewawayinalldirections.8．Theyoungladydressedelegantly(elegant)whenshewenttowork.9．It'snotoneofmyfavourite(favour)formsofmusic.10．Wereadthedeclaration(declare)postedonthebulletinboard.Ⅱ.选词填空eq\x(ringup，reachfor，testout，leavesb.alone，orrather，turnaround，infavourof)1．Ireached_forthesalt,butknockedoverabottleofwine.2．Hewenthomeverylatelastnight,or_rather,_intheearlyhoursthismorning.3．Somewomenespeciallyenjoypassers­byturning_aroundtoseethem.4．Myclassmaterangmeupsayingthattheschoolfootballteamhadhadthreevictoriesthismonthagainstotherschools.5．Thismodelhadbeentested_outbeforeitwasputintoproduction.6．Heronlyfearwasthatherlittlesonwouldbeleft_aloneintheworldincasesomethinghappenedtoher.7．Inourcity,almosteveryoneisin_favour_ofbringingdownthehousingpricebecauseitistoohighforthemtobuyone.Ⅲ.完成句子1．Hehad_his_right_foot_injuredwhileplayingfootball.踢足球时，他的右脚受伤了。2．There_stands_an_old_pine_tree_infrontofourclassroom.我们教室前有一棵老松树。3．To_our_satisfaction,_mostofushaverealizedtheimportanceoflivinginharmonywithnature.让我们满足的是，我们中的大局部人已经意识到了同大自然和谐相处的重要性。4．Ihave/feel_no_sympathy_forJane;it'sallherownfault.我不怜悯简，那都是她自己的错。5．Couldyoudo_me_a_favourandkeepaneyeonmyluggage?你能帮我照看一下我的行李吗？Ⅳ.阅读理解AJosephFrederickEngelberger,thefatherofrobotics,wasbornonJuly26,1925,inBrooklyn.HereceivedhisB．S.inphysicsin1946,andM．S.inElectricEngineeringin1949fromColumbiaUniversity.HeworkedasanengineerwithManning,MaxwellandMoore,andthenhemetGeorgeDevolatapartyin1956,twoyearsafterDevolhaddesignedandpatentedanindustrialroboticarm.However,Manning,MaxwellandMoorewassoldandEngelberger'sdivisionwasclosedthatFindinghimselfjoblessbutwithabusinesspartnerandanidea,Engelbergerco­foundedUnimationwithDevol,creatingtheworld'sfirstroboticspany.Andtheintroductionofroboticstothemanufacturingprocesseffectivelytransformedtheautomotiveindustry.Overthenexttwodecades,theJapanesetooktheleadbyinvestingheavilyinrobotstoreplacepeopleperformingcertaintasks.InJapan,Engelbergerwaswidelydescribedasakeyplayerinthepostwarascendancy(支配地位)ofJapanesemanufacturingqualityandefficiency.Afterobservingthehelphisagingparentsneeded,Engelbergersawtheroboticsautomationcouldbeusedinthemedicalfield.In1984,EngelbergerfoundedTransitionsResearchCorporation(TRC).HeintroducedtheHelpMateandhopedtokick­startanewindustryforin­homerobots,buthestartedin1988bysellinghisfirstHelpMatetoDanburymedicalrobotwassuccessfulenoughthatthehospitalendeduppurchasinganother,andwithinadecade,wellover100hospitalsworldwideoperatedHelpMates.AfterEngelbergerwasawardedtheJapanPrizein1997,SenatorJosephLiebermandeliveredaspeechintheU．S.senateinpraiseandrecognitionoftheinventor,callingtheHelpMate“anexampleofthewaythatthefederalinvestmentinscienceandtechnologyforpatientscanleadtonewproductsthatemployAmericansandmakeforabetterqualityoflife〞．Engelbergerlikedworking.Soevenafterhegotintohis80s,heremainedactiveinthepromotionanddevelopmentofrobotsforuseinelderlycare.HediedonDecember1,2015,inNewtown,alittlemorethanfourmonthsaftercelebratinghis90thbirthday.语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了机器人之父JosephFrederickEngelberger的生平。1．WhichstatementaboutEngelbergermaytheauthoragreewith?A．HewasmostpopularamongtheJapanese.B．Hefinishedhishighereducationinhistwenties.C．HehadgreatadmirationforDevolasaninventor.D．HeandDevolinventedthefirstroboticarmtogether.解析：选B细节理解题。依据第一段中的“JosephFrederickEngelberger,thefatherofrobotics,wasbornonJuly26,1925”和“HereceivedhisB．S.inphysicsin1946,andM．S.inElectricEngineeringin1949fromColumbiaUniversity〞可知，Engelberger2．WhatmotivatedEngelbergertosetupTRC?A．Hisdesiretogainwideacceptance.B．ThesuccessoffoundingUnimation.C．Thechallengefromotherpanies.D．Hisparents'demandingaidfromothers.解析：选D细节理解题。依据第三段中的“Afterobservingthehelphisagingparentsneeded...EngelbergerfoundedTransitionsResearchCorporation(TRC)〞可知，Engelberger年迈的父母需要别人关心的事实激发了他建立TRC。应选D。3．What'sLieberman'sattitudetowardHelpMate?A．Concerned.B．Doubtful.C．Positive.D．Opposed.解析：选C观点态度题。依据第四段中的“anexampleofthewaythatthefederalinvestmentinscienceandtechnologyforpatientscanleadtonewproductsthatemployAmericansandmakeforabetterqualityoflife〞可知，Lieberman认为HelpMate有助于开发新产品，提高人们的生活质量，也就是说他对HelpMate持支持的态度。应选C。4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Thehomeofrobots—UnimationB．Thefatherofrobotics—EngelbergerC．ThestrongpersonalityEngelbergerhadD．ThegreatcontributionEngelbergermadetomedicine解析：选B标题归纳题。纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍了机器人之父JosephFrederickEngelberger的生平，应选B。BWATERLOO,Iowa—A99­­year­­oldIowawomanwhodroppedoutofahighschoolmorethan80yearsagodespiteneedingonlyonecredittograduatehasfinallyreceivedherdiploma.AudreyCrabtree,ofCedarFalls,smiledMondayasshereceivedanhonorarydiplomaforhertimeat“AndIfeelsomuchsmarter，〞Crabtreesaidhumorously.Crabtree,whobeganhereducationataone­­roomschoolhouseinnortheastIowa,lefthighschoolin1932duetoaswimminganddivingaccidentthatforcedhertomissseveralschooldays.Shealsohadtocareforhersickgrandmother.“Iwasasenior,butIwasshortofacredit,soIwould'vehadtogobackthenextfall，〞shetoldtheWaterloo­CedarFallsCourier.Thatwouldhaveinterfered(冲突)withherplanstomarryherfirsthusband.In1957,thecoupleboughttheflowershopwhereCrabtreehadworkedaftertheirtwochildrenstartedschool.Butherhusbanddiedofaheartattackseveralyearslater.CrabtreeoperatedFlowersbyAudreyfor28years.Shemarriedtwomoretimesandoutlivedbothhusbands.Herfamilytodayincludesfivegrandchildrenandfourgreatgrandchildren.DespiteCrabtree'sprofessionalandfamilysuccess,thosearoundherhadnotedherdissatisfactionwithnotfinishingschool.“Shehadvoicedquiteawhilebacktheoneregretshehadinlifewasthatsheneverhadgottenherdiploma，〞saidShelleyHoffman,Crabtree'sgranddaughter.HoffmancontactedWaterloomunitySchoolsandhelpedarrangethediplomaceremony.FamilyandfriendssurroundedCrabtreeasthecurrentprincipalofEastHighhandedheradiplomaduringaneducationboardmeeting.“Iwouldn'tadviseanyonetodropout，〞shesaid.Crabtreewasgivenacopyofherlastreportcardandmemorabiliafromhertimeatthehighschool,includingajacketandhomeingpins.Shealsoreceivedmorethan100handmadecongratulatorycardsfrommiddleschoolstudents.eq\x(语篇解读：本文主要叙述了一位99岁的老太太最终得到了自己的高中毕业证书。)5．Afterreceivingthediploma,Crabtreewouldfeel________.A．luckyB．hopefulC．delightedD．confident解析：选C推理推断题。依据其次段中的“smiled〞及第三段中的“feelsomuchsmarter〞可知，猎取高中毕业证书弥补了自己的一个圆满，她应当很快乐。6．Crabtreedidn'tgobacktoschoolthenextfallbecause________.A．shehadanaccidentB．shefailedtheexamsC．shehadtogetmarriedD．shewastiredoflearning解析：选C细节理解题。依据第五、六段可知，Crabtree没有连续学业是由于她要结婚。7．WecanlearnfromthetextthatCrabtree________.A．hasalargefamilyB．hastwoshortmarriagesC．stillrunstheflowershopD．wasseriouslyhurtinthe1932accident解析：选A细节理解题。依据第七段中的“Herfamilytodayincludesfivegrandchildrenandfourgreatgrandchildren〞可知，她有个大家庭。8．AccordingtoShelleyHoffman,Crabtree________.A．wasingoodhealthB．succeededinbusinessC．wassatisfiedwithherlifeD．regrettedleavingscho