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Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.

While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions(伙伴) than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.

The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.

Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.

Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.

The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.

1.How are social robots different from household robots?

A. They can control their emotions.

B. They are more like humans.

C. They do the normal housework.

D. They respond to users more slowly.

2.What can Oshbot work as?

A. A language teacher.

B. A tour guide.

C. A shop assistant.

D. A private nurse.

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ______.

A. train employees B. be our workmates

C. improve technologies D. take the place of workers

4.What does the passage mainly present?

A. A new design idea of household robots.

B. Marketing strategies for social robots.

C. Information on household robots.

D. An introduction to social robots.

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The German company said 5,000 of the "Futurecraft 4D" shoes will be available at retail stores in the fall arid winter.As it is pressed for time,it still plans to start mass producing them next year and expects to have made more than 100,000 pairs by the end of 2018.The company would not disclose where the shoes will be manufactured.

Adidas cooperated with Silicon Valley-based start up Carbon to create the shoe,which uses a new technology called digital light synthesis(合成).

Although the common 3D printed materials are often rigid(僵硬的),the new materials are flexible with Silicon Valley-based start up Carbon's technology.

The technology works by using UV lasers to project a pattern for a midsole(鞋底夹层)liquid.It tums the liquid into a solid and the result is a flexible,but more durable midsole.

The technology could make the most of the time and money to produce the shoes in large quantities which may be loved by humans in the future.

"We can produce up to 100 times faster than 3D printing and additive manufacturing processes,"an Adidas spokesperson told CNNTech.

Title: Adidas just debuted its newest shoe

Passage outline

Supporting details

Plans of the German company

●The shoes will come into the1.in the fall and winter.

●The company intends to start mass producing them next year,2.to have made more than 100,000 pairs by the end of 2018.

Creation of the "Futurecraft 4D" shoes

●Adidas cooperates with Silicon Valley-based startup Carbon to create the shoe.

●Rigid3.the common 3D printed materials are,the new materials are flexible.

4.of the technology

●With the technology,the new midsole is more durable.

●The technology could male full5.of time and money to produce shoes which perhaps are liked by human beings.

Being seen in a fancy sports car or enjoying a beach holiday in a five-star hotel were once signs of having ‘‘made it”.

But a new study suggested that having people think of you as constantly busy and overworked is now a far better way to show social status.

According to Harvard University in the US, people are increasingly leaning toward the phenomenon of “humblebragging (谦虚自夸)”. This is when people make a seemingly modest statement that actually draws attention to something they want to brag (吹嘘) about.

Phrases such as “I have no life” and “I desperately need a holiday” are now used to imply social standing, while ordering food and shopping online is the perfect way to prove to neighbors that you are simply too busy and important to go to the supermarket.

“Movies, magazines, and popular TV shows often highlight (强调) the abundance (富足) of money and leisure time among the wealthy,” said Neeru Paharia, an assistant professor at Harvard University.

“In recent years, featuring wealthy people relaxing by the pool or on a yacht (游艇), playing tennis or skiing and hunting are being replaced with advertisements featuring busy individuals who work long hours and have very limited leisure time,” he said. “Displaying (how busy you are at work) and a lack of leisure time operates as a visible signal of status in the eyes of others.”

The researchers pointed out that the Wall Street Journal’s 2016 advert campaign featured celebrities (名人) complaining about their busy lives, with the slogan (标语). “People who don’t have time, make time to read the Wall Street Journal.”

The report, which was published in the Journal of Consumer Research, also found that brands that marketed themselves as timesaving were becoming increasingly high-status, because of the people who used them.

According to the authors, this trend of humblebragging is due to people’s shit of focus-they now value “the preciousness und scarcity (稀缺) of individuals" more than “the preciousness and scarcity of goods”.

“Busy individuals possess desirable characteristics, leading them to be viewed as scarce and in demand,” the authors concluded.

1.The main idea of this article is about ?

A. the trend of “humblebragging”.

B. characteristics of people who lead a busy life.

C. why people today are becoming increasingly busy.

D. why some people like to brag about their social status.

2.People today prefer to to display their social status

A. share their passion for tennis or skiing

B. show how fast-paced their work life is

C. tell people about the wonderful holidays they take

D. show off their abundance of money and leisure time

3.The Wall Street Journal’s 2016 advert campaign implies that .

A. busy people always have a better life than others

B. it’s important to read newspapers however busy you are

C. busy individuals should learn to manage their time better

D. a lack of time is a typical characteristic of people of high social status

4.From the article we can conclude that America people today .

A. all brag about themselives.

B. value individuals, the preciousness and scarcity

C. order food and shop online to show they are rich

D. work long hours and don’t have enough leisure time.

Imagine the tallest building in the United States. Fill that large building 44 times with rotten (腐烂的)fruits and vegetables.Now you know how much food Americans waste every year.

It is hard to believe, right? About 133 .billion pounds of food get .thrown away. That's one, third of all the food we produce. And a lot of it is thrown away for one simple reason: It's ugly.

The problem is that nature isn't perfect. Apples can get scarred(留下疤痕)by storms. Cucumbers grow in C shapes. Carrots change into unusual fork-like forms. Watermelons get too big to fit on a refrigerator shelf. These crazy-looking fruits and vegetables may .taste great. But most grocery stores refuse to sell them. Store owners say people judge food by how it looks. No one wants a tomato that looks like a two-headed monster. (怪物). But what if you could buy that tomato for half-price?

A new movement is trying to make people see the "beauty" in ugly food. Some stores are selling ugly produce. It tastes the same. And you pay less for it because the. food doesn't, look perfect.

Usually, the stores find a nicer word than "ugly'; A Canadian chain uses "naturally imperfect". In some US stores, it's "misfit produce". Whatever you call it, ugly food helps many .people. Farmers get paid for food they were going to have to throw away. Shoppers get cheaper fruits and vegetables. The ugly-food movement will also help some of the 44 million Americans who don't have enough to eat. Many groups give the ugly produce to hungry people.

So really, who cares if that carrot looks a little ... ugly?

1.We can know from the text that ________.

A. food is thrown mostly because it goes bad

B. food waste is a serious problem in America

C. the uglier the food is, the better it tastes

D. America produces more food than Americans can eat

2.What is the "beauty" in ugly food?

A. It tastes the same but costs much less.

B. It does much good to people.

C. It is useful to hungry people.

D. It tastes just as good as normal-looking produce.

3.The ugly-food movement is intended to ________.

A. call on people to help the poor

B. persuade grocery stores to sell ugly produce

C. prove the value 0fugty produce

D. advise people not to waste food

Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone, getting into a school or job, or just passing the time. But do you think you're good at it? And do you even know how to do it? If not, then it’s never too late to learn. The art of small talk is the art of talking about unimportant things like the weather. So why should you find it important?

It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you fail, and you never know where it will go. “It can lead to many results,from a pleasant exchange to the signing of a million dollar business deal”,according to Brett Nelson in Forbes Magazine. The good things to small talk don't stop there. It can also make us smarter, as a study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that friendly, social communication could help us solve problems.

You may be wondering how best to break this ice. Weather is probably the number one thing that people who do not know each other will discuss. Sports news in also a very common topic, especially if a local team or player is doing extremely well or badly. And if you and the other speaker have something in common, that may also he acceptable to talk about. For example, if the bus you are on is full, you might talk about the reasons why.

Complimenting (恭维)someone on their clothing or hair is acceptable; however, you should probably not say anything — good or bad一about a person's body. Basically, any subject that makes the other person give a deep-thought answer in not welcome. If you bring up something like death, religion, politics, for serious opinions, you will turn people off.

1.The 2nd paragraph is mainly about .

A. the topics of small talk B. the development of small talk

C. the art of small talk D. the advantage of small talk

2.Which is the first choice for strangers to break the ice?

A. Weather. B. Clothing.

C. Sport D. Music

3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means people will .

A. feel interested in your talk B. quarrel with you for your talk

C. get tired of your talk D. be grateful for your talk

4.Which part of a magazine might this text belong to?

A. Science & Technology B. Social Communications.

C. Modern Fashion. D. Travel Around the World.

Many students have difficulty in cracking cloze tests(完型填空). You have no exception. So I will help you to crack it. From my point of view, cloze tests are______ jigsaw puzzles(拼图). You can never deny that it_______patience and time to solve them. You have to have ______eyes to find the clues just like detectives. Sometimes you can not discover the proper answer_______you finish reading whole passage. Words, especially the ______between them are essential for you do it better. You are required to read ______the lines. I also want to stress the ability of analyzing the discourse(语篇). It is often heard that cracking cloze tests is beyond English itself. It may largely depend on the general knowledge or your common sense besides vocabulary. Above are my tips for dealing with the test.

Next I would like to share 3 steps you can adopt in the following practice. To begin with, read the first and the last sentence to have an overall understanding of the whole passage. Then_______ filling in the blanks according to the context. In the end, reread the whole passage to_______the answers.

Since it is a cost-effective question type, it needs more efforts. I really hope you can get a high _______within 18 mins(the time limit for finishing the cloze test). I am expecting you have a________of achievement in my class.

1.A. like B. as C. to D. with

2.A. spends B. takes C. occupies D. costs

3.A. big B. sharp C. bright D. proper

4.A. until B. after C. since D. though

5.A. distinction B. similarity C. meaning D. character

6.A. among B. between C. in D. beneath

7.A. try B. avoid C. enjoy D. imagine

8.A. make B. adjust C. test D. adopt

9.A. mark B. achievement C. progress D. advancement

10.A. organ B. weapon C. touch D. sense

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