资源描述：
《浙江专版2020版高考英语一轮复习Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld高考拆组训练新人教版必修3 》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld阅读理解组块专练——练速度(限时：30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019·杭州模拟)Expertsbelievethatthebesttimetoteachkidslanguageskillsiswhentheyarebabies.Mosttimethetaskiseasilyacplishedwithparentsreadingortalkingtotheirbabies.However,insomecasesthatisnotpossibleduetobusyworksc
2、hedulesorwhenkidsareborndeaf.Now,anadorableblueeyedrobot,ahumanavatar,andsomehightechneurosciencemaybeabletoassistparentswiththisimportantdevelopmentaltask.TheRobotAVatarthermalEnhancedsystem,orRAVE,isthebrainchildofateamofresearchersledbyLauraAnnPetitto,aneducation
3、alneuroscientist,atWashington,D．C.'sGallaudetUniversity.Thelearningprocessbeginswhentherobot'scamera,whichisfocusedonthebaby'sface,detectstinychangesinhis/herbodytemperature.This,binedwiththebaby'sfacialexpression,causestherobottoturnitsheadandguidethebaby'sattentio
4、ntoaputerscreen,onwhichahumanavatarstartstomunicatewiththebaby,muchlikeaparentwould.Forexample,ifthebabypointstowardsthescreen,theavatarmightrespond,“Areyoupointingtome？”andfollowthatupwithanurseryrhyme,fairytale,orsomeessentialsocialmunication,allinAmericanSignLang
5、uage(ASL)．The“conversation”continuesuntilthekidlosesinterest.Theresearchers,whohavebeentestingthesystemforthreeyears,foundthatbabiesasyoungas6to8monthsoldbegantomovetheirhandsinarhythmsimilartoASLafterinteractingwithRAVEforjustafewminutes.Petittosaysnaturallanguage,
6、whethermunicatedthroughspeechorsign,activatesthesamepartsofthebrainandbelievestherhythmicmotionsprovethebabiesarelearningtheessentialelementsofmunication.Whatsetsthistechniqueapartfromothermethods,suchasshowingeducationalvideosortelevisionshows,isitsinteractivenatur
7、eandrealtimeresponsetothebaby'sactions.Theresearcherssaythatwhileitistooearlytodeterminethesystem'slongterminfluenceonbabymunication,theinitialresponsehasbeenveryencouraging.Next,theyplantointroduceanavatarthatcanbothsignandspeaktobabies.语篇解读：本文是一篇科普说明文。文章主要介绍了一种可以帮
8、助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统，以及该系统的工作原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的前景展望。1．WhatcantheRAVEsystemhelpparentsdo?A．Improvebabies'healthcondition.B．Takegoodcareofbabies.C．
