Unit 2 Section Ⅲ
Ⅰ．阅读理解
A Robotic Puppy
Roll over，sit and fetch aren’t commands normally given to a robot，but the smart toy company WowWee has developed a new way of owning a puppy.
CHIP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet)is a robotic dog with blue LED eyes and pointy ears and can sit，shake，dance and make all types of dog noises.It also has tracking capabilities to help locate its owner.“The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on，” said Sufer，CTO at WowWee.“It has its own life and own kind of intelligence.Even if you’re not around，it’s always doing something.”
CHIP uses wheels to get around and is loaded with sensors(传感器)that give it a 360-degree
view to find its ball.The pup is Bluetooth enabled，which connects to a wristband worn by its owner.The wristband，similar to a watch，displays icons(图标)for different commands such as a thumb-up，which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub.With its owner wearing a smart wristband，it can even follow him around the room.
“We worked on CHIP for about five to six months，” Davin Sufer，told dailymail.com，“We typically come up with a concept，model and product and get it on shelves within a year.” The company plans to start shipping units by next fall，which will allow them to load up the robotic dog with sensors and add many more animated responses per-owner interactivity.
The high-tech toy company made its debut (处女作)in 2004 by releasing the 1.5 foot RoboSapien，which sold millions of units.MiP，which hit shelves last year，is a seven inch tall robot covered in white with black accents.Users can direct it，change its emotions and make it dance to any song on your iPad.It’s loud，fast and active.
About 15 years ago，a company called ToyQuest developed the first ever electronic robotic dog—Tekno，the Robotic Puppy.The company sold over seven million units in the first season and 40 million more during its original four years of production.Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions，but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future.
文章大意：本文介绍了一种新的宠物机器狗。
1．According to Sufer，the amazing characteristic of CHIP is that __D__. A．it is loaded with special sensors B．it can make all kinds of dog noises C．it has quick response to the commands D．it can do something without instructions
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的It has its own life and own kind of intelligence.Even if you’re not around，it’s always doing something，可知D选项的意思符合题干的要求。
2．CHIP can follow its owner with the help of __B__. A．a watch C．pointy ears
B．a smart wristband D．blue LED eyes
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的最后一句With its owner wearing a smart wristband，it can even follow him around the room，可知要使用这种机器人的话就必须要用一个智能腕套。
3．From the passage，we can know __C__. A．CHIP can be bought in the store now B．WowWee introduced its first product last year C．Tekno provided the bright future of the robotic puppy D．MiP is the first company to develop the robotic puppy
解析：推理判断题。根据文章中最后一句Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions，but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future，可知C选项的意思与文章吻合。
B
Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now，students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online.I applaud Mr Gates.But what’s taking us so long?
As early as 1997, MIT(麻省理工学院)decided to post videos of all university lectures online, for free, for all people.But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video？Unfortunately, the answer is not many.
The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students.Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people，but it’s not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft.Only the most ardent students, who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.
The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms.Where is the Avatar of education？Think about this.The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD．Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies.Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars.
Bill Gates’ prediction is going to happen.There is no doubt about it.But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。比尔·盖茨最近预言网络教育的作用将越来越大，作者对此深表赞同。
4．What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning? __D__ A．It will concentrate on physics lectures. B．It will completely replace real universities.
新课标导学高中英语人教选修七练习：nit 2 Robot ection Ⅲ
