2017版高考英语大一轮复习 Unit 2 Robots复习练案 新人教版选修7.doc

Unit 2 Robots Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2016·郑州质量检测三) We use robots for tasks like building cars and sorting mail, but can we use them as stand-up comedians (单口相声演员) in the future？One robot called RoboThespian has been trying out some jokes. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London organized RoboThespians performances to test whether it could be as funny as a human. The electronic comedian went on stage for a show with British comedians Andrew ONeill and Tiernan Douieb, performing the same jokes as Douieb but with a few changes—it is a robot after all.The robot has some advantages over human comedians, too. “We used computer vision and audio software to notice the response of each audience member, something a human comedian cannot do，” said Kleomenis Katevas, the robots programmer.“The machine used this information to decide who to look at and which gestures to use.” The robot also has other advantages over human comedians.Impressions of other people and sounds are very popular ways for performers to get laughs, and according to New Scientist reporter Celeste Biever, the robot can perform recorded sound by simply playing it back.It can also act out programmed pieces from Shakespeare or just about anything else. “Another of the robots advantages is more surprising.Because I feel less empathy (同感) for RoboThespian than for the human comedians，I feel more relaxed during his performances，” Biever added.And of course, RoboThespian is unlikely to feel as nervous as other comedians, or be affected too badly by an audience member shouting at it. The Queen Mary researchers say theyre most interested in how audiences can be part of live performances.So in the future, we may be watching robots performing exactly the show we want to see.Do you think its time for the robot to write some more jokes? 文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。伦敦玛丽皇后大学的研究人员组织了机器人RobeThespian的表演来测试它是否可以像人一样滑稽，并介绍了机器人表演的优势。 1．Why was RoboThespian originally developed？__C__ A．To help human comedians perform better on stage. B．To find ou