2021年10月自考00600高级英语试题及答案含解析

高级英语年月真题

00600202110

1、【单选题】Thecurtainsinthelivingroom______wellwiththecolorofthe

carpet.

mix

blend

A:

mingle

B:

combine

C:

答D:案：B

2、【单选题】Shecomplainedtothecompanyaboutitsawfulserviceandreceived

anofficial______threedayslater.

excuse

claim

A:

apology

B:

amendment

C:

答D:案：C

3、【单选题】Insteadofformulasandcharts，ProfessorSmithusesgamesand

drawings______tothesubjectbeingdiscussed.

illuminate

disseminate

A:

germinate

B:

eliminate

C:

答D:案：A

4、【单选题】Theeaglehovered，readyto______atanymomenttosnatchthe

youngrabbit.

drift

swirl

A:

float

B:

swoop

C:

答D:案：D

5、【单选题】ThearrivalofmyfriendsonSaturday______newlifeintomy

weekend.

infused

packed

A:

poured

B:

filled

C:

答D:案：A

6、【单选题】“SuperMarioChristmasAdventure'"isamarvelousgamefor______

restlesschildrenonlongjourneys.

huddling

counseling

A:

diverting

B:

tackling

C:

答D:案：C

7、【单选题】Aftersomanyyears，theirhandwrittensignaturesonthecontract

arestill______.

edible

legible

A:

workable

B:

suitable

C:

答D:案：B

8、【单选题】Sittingquietlyand______forabouthalfanhoureveryeveningis

agreatwaytorelax.

imitating

cogitating

A:

mitigating

B:

meditating

C:

答D:案：D

9、【单选题】Itistruethatsocialnetworkingcan______ourlife，butit

shouldnotbeourwholelife.

compliment

complement

A:

augment

B:

C:

implement

答D:案：B

10、【单选题】VitaminComplexTabletsshouldnotbeusedasa(n)______fora

healthydiet.

substitute

exchange

A:

standard

B:

amplifier

C:

答D:案：A

11、【单选题】Ifyou______aknobonaradioinBritain，youmayhearmore

voicesofFrenchorGermanthanEnglish.

play

whirl

A:

twiddle

B:

switch

C:

答D:案：C

12、【单选题】Researchersshowthereisaclearwarmingtrendofabout0.5

degreescentigradefrom1900whichthey______thegreenhouseeffect.

contributeto

attributeto

A:

subscribeto

B:

applyto

C:

答D:案：B

13、【单选题】Honeybeesuseoneofthemost______communicationsystemsofany

insect.

authoritarian

fashionable

A:

sophisticated

B:

progressive

C:

答D:案：C

14、【单选题】Swingsmovedgently______inthebreeze，asifrockedbysome

unseenhand.

soonerorlater

backandforth

A:

moreorless

B:

thickandthin

C:

答D:案：B

15、【单选题】Whenthesalesstafffinishedwiththeirpresentations，the

manageraskedsome______questionsontheproject.

pertinent

prevalent

A:

permanent

B:

predominant

C:

答D:案：A

16、【单选题】Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceeding

threeitemsⅡ，Ⅲ，Ⅳ(1)WhenLindaSpangleraskedhermother，inavideochat，

whatshewouldlikeasgiftforher92ndbirthday，theresponsecame

promptly.“I'dlikeadog，”CharleneSpanglersaid.“IsWolfgangdead?"Wolfgang，

afamilydachshund，hadindeeddiedlongago;sohadallhis

successors.Ms.Spangler，wholivesinadementia(痴呆症)carefacilityin

California，hastroublerecallingsuchhistory.Herdaughter，adoctor，considered

therequest.BeforevisitorswerebarredfromtheresidencebecauseoftheCovid-19

pandemic，【Dr.Spanglerhadseenhermothereveryotherday，oftentakingherto

LakeMerrittinberwheelchairtoseetheducksandtopatpassingdogs.】(2)In

herfacility，CharleneSpanglerhadeatenmealswithseveralotherresidents，

joinedartclassesandlistenedtovisitingmusicians.Nowactivitiesandcommunal

mealshavevanished.Asidefromonequickvisitinthelobby，shehasnotseenher

daughterinpersoninsixmonths;theycommunicatethrough15-minutevideocalls

whenstaffmemberscanarrangethem.“She'smoreisolatedinherroom

now，”Dr.Spanglersaid.“Andshemisseshavingadog.”Knowingthathermother

couldn'tmanagepetcare，eveniftheresidencehadpermittedanimals，Dr.Spangler

lookedonlinefortheroboticpetsshehadheardabout.Shefoundafluffypuppy

withsensorsthatallowittopant，woof，wagitstail，napandawaken;ausercan

feelasimulatedheartbeat.Unabletodelivertherobotpersonally，sheaskeda

staffmembertotakeitinside.Inasubsequentvideochat，Dr.Spanglerlearned

thathermotherhadnamedtherobotdogDumbo.【Suchdevicesfirstappearedin

Americannursinghomesandresidencesforseniorsseveralyearsago】.AJapanese

companybegandistributingananimatronicbabysealcalledPARO(atermmeaning

"personalrobot")in2009.(3)Buttheisolationcausedbythecoronavirus，not

onlyinfacilitiesbutalsoamongseniorslivingaloneintheirhomes，has

intensifiedinterestintheseproductsandincreasedsales，companyexecutives

said.Ithasalsoledtomorepublicmoneybeingusedtopurchasethem.Longbefore

thepandemic，lonelinessandsocialdisconnectionwereacknowledgedpublichealth

problemsforolderpeople，linkedtomeasurablypoorermentalandphysical

health.Now，theirriskforseriousillnessfromthecoronavirushasdeniedmany

seniorsthestimulationandcomfortofpersonalvisits，culturalevents，

volunteering，evengroceryshopping.Isolationparticularlythreatenspeoplewith

dementia，whoarelessabletoembraceonlinediversionsandcommunication.“Covid

hascreateda**bizarre**worldwherenobodycanhuganybody，”saidLaurie

Orlov，aveteranindustryanalyst.“Theideaofapetyoucanholdtranscendsthat

somewhat.”(4)Inpartbecauseofits$6，120pricetag，PAROhasprimarilybeen

adoptedbyinstitutions:hospitals，nursinghomes，assistedliving

facilities.BecausetheFoodandDrugAdministrationclassifiestherobotasa

biofeedbackdevice，Medicarewillcoveritspurchaseandusebytherapists.Since

thepandemic，“we'reseeingalotofinterest，”saidTomTurner，generalmanager

ofPARORobots，whichsellsabout50robotsealsannuallybutexpectsa

bigincreaseasinsurancecoveragebroadens.【Researchershavereported

benefitsfrominteractingwithPARO，althoughthestudieswereoftensmalland

short-term.】AtfacilitiesinTexas，forinstance，investigatorsfollowed61

residentswithdementiawhohad20-minutegroupsessionswithPAROthreedaysa

weekforthreemonths.Theirstressandanxietydecreased，andtheyneeded

lessmedicationforpainandproblembehaviors.(5)Alltheseniorssufferedfrom

loneliness，accordingtoascreeningquestionnaire.At30and60days，“therewas

improvementintheirmentalwell-being，insenseofpurposeandoptimism，"said

Dr.Yeh，achiefmedicalofficer.Thestudyalsofound“areductionin

loneliness，”Dr.Yehsaid，althoughthequestionnairesshowedthatparticipants

remainedlonely.Armedwithsuchfindings，AgelessInnovationhasbeenoffering

discountedrobotstostateagenciesworkingwithseniors.【NewYorkStateordered

anddistributed1.100petsafterapilotstudyfoundthatparticipantsreported

lessisolationandloneliness】.(6)Theideaofarobot，howeverfuzzy，asan

antidotetolonelinessproducesbothenthusiasmandrevulsion.“Theseanimalsare

helpingpeople，”saidMs.Preve，afan.ButSherryTurkle，apsychologistwhohas

longstudiedhowolderpeopleusetechnology，objected.“Thepromiseisthatit

becomesacompanionandyouhavearelationshipwithit，"shesaidofarobotic

animal.“Asthoughthere'smutuality.There'snotmutuality.It'sabunchofbits

andbytes.”Ms.Maurer，whohaslongbeeninvolvedwitheldercare，dislikes

thenotionofdeceivingpeoplewhohavedementiaandmaythinkrobotsare

actualpets.“There'sanelementofethicaldishonestyaboutit，”shesaid.Both

sheandDr.Turklepointedoutthattheenthusiasmforrobotsspotlightedthe

manyfailingsinthewayoursocietycaresforolderpeople.(7)Moreover，how

seniorswillreactisunpredictable.EmilyWhite，asocialworkconsultant，watched

inamazementasher96-year-oldmother，whohaddementiaanddepressionandhad

largelystoppedeating，warmeduptoaJoyforAllcat-andpromptlyaskedfora

pieceofcake.【ButTimothyLivengood.ascientist.saidhis80-year-oldmother.who

hasdementiaandlivesinafacilitylargelyignoredaroboticcat.】“Shenever

reallyattachedtoit，"hesaid.“Itdidn'thaveapersonality.”Itcanbe

learnedfromParagraph1thatWolfgangisthenameof_______.

atoy

achild

A:

apet

B:

awildanimal

C:

答D:案：C

17、【单选题】Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceeding

threeitemsⅡ，Ⅲ，Ⅳ(1)WhenLindaSpangleraskedhermother，inavideochat，

whatshewouldlikeasgiftforher92ndbirthday，theresponsecame

promptly.“I'dlikeadog，”CharleneSpanglersaid.“IsWolfgangdead?"Wolfgang，

afamilydachshund，hadindeeddiedlongago;sohadallhis

successors.Ms.Spangler，wholivesinadementia(痴呆症)carefacilityin

California，hastroublerecallingsuchhistory.Herdaughter，adoctor，considered

therequest.BeforevisitorswerebarredfromtheresidencebecauseoftheCovid-19

pandemic，【Dr.Spanglerhadseenhermothereveryotherday，oftentakingherto

LakeMerrittinberwheelchairtoseetheducksandtopatpassingdogs.】(2)In

herfacility，CharleneSpanglerhadeatenmealswithseveralotherresidents，

joinedartclassesandlistenedtovisitingmusicians.Nowactivitiesandcommunal

mealshavevanished.Asidefromonequickvisitinthelobby，shehasnotseenher

daughterinpersoninsixmonths;theycommunicatethrough15-minutevideocalls

whenstaffmemberscanarrangethem.“She'smoreisolatedinherroom

now，”Dr.Spanglersaid.“Andshemisseshavingadog.”Knowingthathermother

couldn'tmanagepetcare，eveniftheresidencehadpermittedanimals，Dr.Spangler

lookedonlinefortheroboticpetsshehadheardabout.Shefoundafluffypuppy

withsensorsthatallowittopant，woof，wagitstail，napandawaken;ausercan

feelasimulatedheartbeat.Unabletodelivertherobotpersonally，sheaskeda

staffmembertotakeitinside.Inasubsequentvideochat，Dr.Spanglerlearned

thathermotherhadnamedtherobotdogDumbo.【Suchdevicesfirstappearedin

Americannursinghomesandresidencesforseniorsseveralyearsago】.AJapanese

companybegandistributingananimatronicbabysealcalledPARO(atermmeaning

"personalrobot")in2009.(3)Buttheisolationcausedbythecoronavirus，not

onlyinfacilitiesbutalsoamongseniorslivingaloneintheirhomes，has

intensifiedinterestintheseproductsandincreasedsales，companyexecutives

said.Ithasalsoledtomorepublicmoneybeingusedtopurchasethem.Longbefore

thepandemic，lonelinessandsocialdisconnectionwereacknowledgedpublichealth

problemsforolderpeople，linkedtomeasurablypoorermentalandphysical

health.Now，theirriskforseriousillnessfromthecoronavirushasdeniedmany

seniorsthestimulationandcomfortofpersonalvisits，culturalevents，

volunteering，evengroceryshopping.Isolationparticularlythreatenspeoplewith

dementia，whoarelessabletoembraceonlinediversionsandcommunication.“Covid

hascreateda**bizarre**worldwherenobodycanhuganybody，”saidLaurie

Orlov，aveteranindustryanalyst.“Theideaofapetyoucanholdtranscendsthat

somewhat.”(4)Inpartbecauseofits$6，120pricetag，PAROhasprimarilybeen

adoptedbyinstitutions:hospitals，nursinghomes，assistedliving

facilities.BecausetheFoodandDrugAdministrationclassifiestherobotasa

biofeedbackdevice，Medicarewillcoveritspurchaseandusebytherapists.Since

thepandemic，“we'reseeingalotofinterest，”saidTomTurner，generalmanager

ofPARORobots，whichsellsabout50robotsealsannuallybutexpectsa

bigincreaseasinsurancecoveragebroadens.【Researchershavereported

benefitsfrominteractingwithPARO，althoughthestudieswereoftensmalland

short-term.】AtfacilitiesinTexas，forinstance，investigatorsfollowed61

residentswithdementiawhohad20-minutegroupsessionswithPAROthreedaysa

weekforthreemonths.Theirstressandanxietydecreased，andtheyneeded

lessmedicationforpainandproblembehaviors.(5)Alltheseniorssufferedfrom

loneliness，accordingtoascreeningquestionnaire.At30and60days，“therewas

improvementintheirmentalwell-being，insenseofpurposeandoptimism，"said

Dr.Yeh，achiefmedicalofficer.Thestudyalsofound“areductionin

loneliness，”Dr.Yehsaid，althoughthequestionnairesshowedthatparticipants

remainedlonely.Armedwithsuchfindings，AgelessInnovationhasbeenoffering

discountedrobotstostateagenciesworkingwithseniors.【NewYorkStateordered

anddistributed1.100petsafterapilotstudyfoundthatparticipantsreported

lessisolationandloneliness】.(6)Theideaofarobot，howeverfuzzy，asan

antidotetolonelinessproducesbothenthusiasmandrevulsion.“Theseanimalsare

helpingpeople，”saidMs.Preve，afan.ButSherryTurkle，apsychologistwhohas

longstudiedhowolderpeopleusetechnology，objected.“Thepromiseisthatit

becomesacompanionandyouhavearelationshipwithit，"shesaidofarobotic

animal.“Asthoughthere'smutuality.There'snotmutuality.It'sabunchofbits

andbytes.”Ms.Maurer，whohaslongbeeninvolvedwitheldercare，dislikes

thenotionofdeceivingpeoplewhohavedementiaandmaythinkrobotsare

actualpets.“There'sanelementofethicaldishonestyaboutit，”shesaid.Both

sheandDr.Turklepointedoutthattheenthusiasmforrobotsspotlightedthe

manyfailingsinthewayoursocietycaresforolderpeople.(7)Moreover，how

seniorswillreactisunpredictable.EmilyWhite，asocialworkconsultant，watched

inamazementasher96-year-oldmother，whohaddementiaanddepressionandhad

largelystoppedeating，warmeduptoaJoyforAllcat-andpromptlyaskedfora

pieceofcake.【ButTimothyLivengood.ascientist.saidhis80-year-oldmother.who

hasdementiaandlivesinafacilitylargelyignoredaroboticcat.】“Shenever

reallyattachedtoit，"hesaid.“Itdidn'thaveapersonality.”Whichofthe

followingistrueaboutthelifeofCharleneSpanglerinherfacilitysincethe

Covid-19pandemichitthecommunity?

Shewasvisitedbyherdaughteronlyonce.

Shewasinvitedtopartiesfromtimetotime.

A:

Sheoftenmetherfamilymembersinperson.

B:

Shehaddinnerwithotherresidentseveryday.

C:

答D:案：A

18、【单选题】Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceeding

threeitemsⅡ，Ⅲ，Ⅳ(1)WhenLindaSpangleraskedhermother，inavideochat，

whatshewouldlikeasgiftforher92ndbirthday，theresponsecame

promptly.“I'dlikeadog，”CharleneSpanglersaid.“IsWolfgangdead?"Wolfgang，

afamilydachshund，hadindeeddiedlongago;sohadallhis

successors.Ms.Spangler，wholivesinadementia(痴呆症)carefacilityin

California，hastroublerecallingsuchhistory.Herdaughter，adoctor，considered

therequest.BeforevisitorswerebarredfromtheresidencebecauseoftheCovid-19

pandemic，【Dr.Spanglerhadseenhermothereveryotherday，oftentakingherto

LakeMerrittinberwheelchairtoseetheducksandtopatpassingdogs.】(2)In

herfacility，CharleneSpanglerhadeatenmealswithseveralotherresidents，

joinedartclassesandlistenedtovisitingmusicians.Nowactivitiesandcommunal

mealshavevanished.Asidefromonequickvisitinthelobby，shehasnotseenher

daughterinpersoninsixmonths;theycommunicatethrough15-minutevideocalls

whenstaffmemberscanarrangethem.“She'smoreisolatedinherroom

now，”Dr.Spanglersaid.“Andshemisseshavingadog.”Knowingthathermother

couldn'tmanagepetcare，eveniftheresidencehadpermittedanimals，Dr.Spangler

lookedonlinefortheroboticpetsshehadheardabout.Shefoundafluffypuppy

withsensorsthatallowittopant，woof，wagitstail，napandawaken;ausercan

feelasimulatedheartbeat.Unabletodelivertherobotpersonally，sheaskeda

staffmembertotakeitinside.Inasubsequentvideochat，Dr.Spanglerlearned

thathermotherhadnamedtherobotdogDumbo.【Suchdevicesfirstappearedin

Americannursinghomesandresidencesforseniorsseveralyearsago】.AJapanese

companybegandistributingananimatronicbabysealcalledPARO(atermmeaning

"personalrobot")in2009.(3)Buttheisolationcausedbythecoronavirus，not

onlyinfacilitiesbutalsoamongseniorslivingaloneintheirhomes，has

intensifiedinterestintheseproductsandincreasedsales，companyexecutives

said.Ithasalsoledtomorepublicmoneybeingusedtopurchasethem.Longbefore

thepandemic，lonelinessandsocialdisconnectionwereacknowledgedpublichealth

problemsforolderpeople，linkedtomeasurablypoorermentalandphysical

health.Now，theirriskforseriousillnessfromthecoronavirushasdeniedmany

seniorsthestimulationandcomfortofpersonalvisits，culturalevents，

volunteering，evengroceryshopping.Isolationparticularlythreatenspeoplewith

dementia，whoarelessabletoembraceonlinediversionsandcommunication.“Covid

hascreateda**bizarre**worldwherenobodycanhuganybody，”saidLaurie

Orlov，aveteranindustryanalyst.“Theideaofapetyoucanholdtranscendsthat

somewhat.”(4)Inpartbecauseofits$6，120pricetag，PAROhasprimarilybeen

adoptedbyinstitutions:hospitals，nursinghomes，assistedliving

facilities.BecausetheFoodandDrugAdministrationclassifiestherobotasa

biofeedbackdevice，Medicarewillcoveritspurchaseandusebytherapists.Since

thepandemic，“we'reseeingalotofinterest，”saidTomTurner，generalmanager

ofPARORobots，whichsellsabout50robotsealsannuallybutexpectsa

bigincreaseasinsurancecoveragebroadens.【Researchershavereported

benefitsfrominteractingwithPARO，althoughthestudieswereoftensmalland

short-term.】AtfacilitiesinTexas，forinstance，investigatorsfollowed61

residentswithdementiawhohad20-minutegroupsessionswithPAROthreedaysa

weekforthreemonths.Theirstressandanxietydecreased，andtheyneeded

lessmedicationforpainandproblembehaviors.(5)Alltheseniorssufferedfrom

loneliness，accordingtoascreeningquestionnaire.At30and60days，“therewas

improvementintheirmentalwell-being，insenseofpurposeandoptimism，"said

Dr.Yeh，achiefmedicalofficer.Thestudyalsofound“areductionin

loneliness，”Dr.Yehsaid，althoughthequestionnairesshowedthatparticipants

remainedlonely.Armedwithsuchfindings，AgelessInnovationhasbeenoffering

discountedrobotstostateagenciesworkingwithseniors.【NewYorkStateordered

anddistributed1.100petsafterapilotstudyfoundthatparticipantsreported

lessisolationandloneliness】.(6)Theideaofarobot，howeverfuzzy，asan

antidotetolonelinessproducesbothenthusiasmandrevulsion.“Theseanimalsare

helpingpeople，”saidMs.Preve，afan.ButSherryTurkle，apsychologistwhohas

longstudiedhowolderpeopleusetechnology，objected.“Thepromiseisthatit

becomesacompanionandyouhavearelationshipwithit，"shesaidofarobotic

animal.“Asthoughthere'smutuality.There'snotmutuality.It'sabunchofbits

andbytes.”Ms.Maurer，whohaslongbeeninvolvedwitheldercare，dislikes

thenotionofdeceivingpeoplewhohavedementiaandmaythinkrobotsare

actualpets.“There'sanelementofethicaldishonestyaboutit，”shesaid.Both

sheandDr.Turklepointedoutthattheenthusiasmforrobotsspotlightedthe

manyfailingsinthewayoursocietycaresforolderpeople.(7)Moreover，how

seniorswillreactisunpredictable.EmilyWhite，asocialworkconsultant，watched

inamazementasher96-year-oldmother，whohaddementiaanddepressionandhad

largelystoppedeating，warmeduptoaJoyforAllcat-andpromptlyaskedfora

pieceofcake.【ButTimothyLivengood.ascientist.saidhis80-year-oldmother.who

hasdementiaandlivesinafacilitylargelyignoredaroboticcat.】“Shenever

reallyattachedtoit，"hesaid.“Itdidn'thaveapersonality.”Dr.Spangler

didn'tbuyarealpetforhermotherbecause_______.

itwastooexpensiveforher

itwasnotallowedinthefacility

A:

hermotherdidn'tlikearealdog

B:

hermothercouldn'ttendarealpet

C:

答D:案：D

19、【单选题】Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceeding

threeitemsⅡ，Ⅲ，Ⅳ(1)WhenLindaSpangleraskedhermother，inavideochat，

whatshewouldlikeasgiftforher92ndbirthday，theresponsecame

promptly.“I'dlikeadog，”CharleneSpanglersaid.“IsWolfgangdead?"Wolfgang，

afamilydachshund，hadindeeddiedlongago;sohadallhis

successors.Ms.Spangler，wholivesinadementia(痴呆症)carefacilityin

California，hastroublerecallingsuchhistory.Herdaughter，adoctor，considered

therequest.BeforevisitorswerebarredfromtheresidencebecauseoftheCovid-19

pandemic，【Dr.Spanglerhadseenhermothereveryotherday，oftentakingherto

LakeMerrittinberwheelchairtoseetheducksandtopatpassingdogs.】(2)In

herfacility，CharleneSpanglerhadeatenmealswithseveralotherresidents，

joinedartclassesandlistenedtovisitingmusicians.Nowactivitiesandcommunal

mealshavevanished.Asidefromonequickvisitinthelobby，shehasnotseenher

daughterinpersoninsixmonths;theycommunicatethrough15-minutevideocalls

whenstaffmemberscanarrangethem.“She'smoreisolatedinherroom

now，”Dr.Spanglersaid.“Andshemisseshavingadog.”Knowingthathermother

couldn'tmanagepetcare，eveniftheresidencehadpermittedanimals，Dr.Spangler

lookedonlinefortheroboticpetsshehadheardabout.Shefoundafluffypuppy

withsensorsthatallowittopant，woof，wagitstail，napandawaken;ausercan

feelasimulatedheartbeat.Unabletodelivertherobotpersonally，sheaskeda

staffmembertotakeitinside.Inasubsequentvideochat，Dr.Spanglerlearned

thathermotherhadnamedtherobotdogDumbo.【Suchdevicesfirstappearedin

Americannursinghomesandresidencesforseniorsseveralyearsago】.AJapanese

companybegandistributingananimatronicbabysealcalledPARO(atermmeaning

"personalrobot")in2009.(3)Buttheisolationcausedbythecoronavirus，not

onlyinfacilitiesbutalsoamongseniorslivingaloneintheirhomes，has

intensifiedinterestintheseproductsandincreasedsales，companyexecutives

said.Ithasalsoledtomorepublicmoneybeingusedtopurchasethem.Longbefore

thepandemic，lonelinessandsocialdisconnectionwereacknowledgedpublichealth

problemsforolderpeople，linkedtomeasurablypoorermentalandphysical

health.Now，theirriskforseriousillnessfromthecoronavirushasdeniedmany

seniorsthestimulationandcomfortofpersonalvisits，culturalevents，

volunteering，evengroceryshopping.Isolationparticularlythreatenspeoplewith

dementia，whoarelessabletoembraceonlinediversionsandcommunication.“Covid

hascreateda**bizarre**worldwherenobodycanhuganybody，”saidLaurie

Orlov，aveteranindustryanalyst.“Theideaofapetyoucanholdtranscendsthat

somewhat.”(4)Inpartbecauseofits$6，120pricetag，PAROhasprimarilybeen

adoptedbyinstitutions:hospitals，nursinghomes，assistedliving

facilities.BecausetheFoodandDrugAdministrationclassifiestherobotasa

biofeedbackdevice，Medicarewillcoveritspurchaseandusebytherapists.Since

thepandemic，“we'reseeingalotofinterest，”saidTomTurner，generalmanager

ofPARORobots，whichsellsabout50robotsealsannuallybutexpectsa

bigincreaseasinsurancecoveragebroadens.【Researchershavereported

benefitsfrominteractingwithPARO，althoughthestudieswereoftensmalland

short-term.】AtfacilitiesinTexas，forinstance，investigatorsfollowed61

residentswithdementiawhohad20-minutegroupsessionswithPAROthreedaysa

weekforthreemonths.Theirstressandanxietydecreased，andtheyneeded

lessmedicationforpainandproblembehaviors.(5)Alltheseniorssufferedfrom

loneliness，accordingtoascreeningquestionnaire.At30and60days，“therewas

improvementintheirmentalwell-being，insenseofpurposeandoptimism，"said

Dr.Yeh，achiefmedicalofficer.Thestudyalsofound“areductionin

loneliness，”Dr.Yehsaid，althoughthequestionnairesshowedthatparticipants

remainedlonely.Armedwithsuchfindings，AgelessInnovationhasbeenoffering

discountedrobotstostateagenciesworkingwithseniors.【NewYorkStateordered

anddistributed1.100petsafterapilotstudyfoundthatparticipantsreported

lessisolationandloneliness】.(6)Theideaofarobot，howeverfuzzy，asan

antidotetolonelinessproducesbothenthusiasmandrevulsion.“Theseanimalsare

helpingpeople，”saidMs.Preve，afan.ButSherryTurkle，apsychologistwhohas

longstudiedhowolderpeopleusetechnology，objected.“Thepromiseisthatit

becomesacompanionandyouhavearelationshipwithit，"shesaidofarobotic

animal.“Asthoughthere'smutuality.There'snotmutuality.It'sabunchofbits

andbytes.”Ms.Maurer，whohaslongbeeninvolvedwitheldercare，dislikes

thenotionofdeceivingpeoplewhohavedementiaandmaythinkrobotsare

actualpets.“There'sanelementofethicaldishonestyaboutit，”shesaid.Both

sheandDr.Turklepointedoutthattheenthusiasmforrobotsspotlightedthe

manyfailingsinthewayoursocietycaresforolderpeople.(7)Moreover，how

seniorswillreactisunpredictable.EmilyWhite，asocialworkconsultant，watched

inamazementasher96-year-oldmother，whohaddementiaanddepressionandhad

largelystoppedeating，warmeduptoaJoyforAllcat-andpromptlyaskedfora

pieceofcake.【ButTimothyLivengood.ascientist.saidhis80-year-oldmother.who

hasdementiaandlivesinafacilitylargelyignoredaroboticcat.】“Shenever

reallyattachedtoit，"hesaid.“Itdidn'thaveapersonality.”Whydid

isolationcausedbythecoronavirusaffectpeoplewithdementiamoreseriously?

Becausetheyweremorevulnerabletothecoronavirus.

Becausetheyweremoredisconnectedwiththeirfamilies.

A:

Becauseitwasharderforthemtouseadvancedtechnologies.

B:

Becauseitwasharderforthemtogetaccesstopublicservices.

C:

答D:案：C

20、【单选题】Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceeding

threeitemsⅡ，Ⅲ，Ⅳ(1)WhenLindaSpangleraskedhermother，inavideochat，

whatshewouldlikeasgiftforher92ndbirthday，theresponsecame

promptly.“I'dlikeadog，”CharleneSpanglersaid.“IsWolfgangdead?"Wolfgang，

afamilydachshund，hadindeeddiedlongago;sohadallhis

successors.Ms.Spangler，wholivesinadementia(痴呆症)carefacilityin

California，hastroublerecallingsuchhistory.Herdaughter，adoctor，considered

therequest.BeforevisitorswerebarredfromtheresidencebecauseoftheCovid-19

pandemic，【Dr.Spanglerhadseenhermothereveryotherday，oftentakingherto

LakeMerrittinberwheelchairtoseetheducksandtopatpassingdogs.】(2)In

herfacility，CharleneSpanglerhadeatenmealswithseveralotherresidents，

joinedartclassesandlistenedtovisitingmusicians.Nowactivitiesandcommunal

mealshavevanished.Asidefromonequickvisitinthelobby，shehasnotseenher

daughterinpersoninsixmonths;theycommunicatethrough15-minutevideocalls

whenstaffmemberscanarrangethem.“She'smoreisolatedinherroom

now，”Dr.Spanglersaid.“Andshemisseshavingadog.”Knowingthathermother

couldn'tmanage