高考英语模拟试题阅读理解精选编讲第071篇——蜂贝背单词app

Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and help them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers received a $3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or A.I., to Hasbro’s “Joy for All” robotic cat.

The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1,000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Brown’s Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars.

It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in

South Kingstown. Derr has dementia (痴呆). The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Eliot is at work. Elliott said a

robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater.

The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how they will communicate. They say that they do not want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its message. In the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people.

想象一下，一只猫在陪伴老年人并帮助他们记住服药后，不需要有人来清理。这是玩具制造商Hasbro和罗德岛州普罗维登斯布朗大学科学家的共同梦想。研究人员获得了美国国家科学基金会300万美元的特别项目奖励。他们想找到将人工智能或人工智能添加到Hasbro的“人人快乐”机器猫中的方法。

这只猫已经出售两年了。虽然价格超过1000美元，但卖得很好。它是作为老年人的“伴侣”。现在，该项目旨在为猫开发额外的能力。布朗以人类为中心的机器人计划的研究人员正在努力决定老年人最需要哪些活动。他们希望能让这只猫在少量活动中表现得很好。这些活动包括寻找丢失的物品，提醒人们吃药或去看医生。他们还想把成本降到几百美元。

这个想法吸引了珍妮·艾略特。她93岁的母亲Mary Derr和她住在

南金斯敦。Derr患有痴呆症(痴呆). Elliott今年买的这只Joy for All猫已经成为Derr的真正伴侣。艾略特工作时，这只猫陪在德尔身边，让她保持冷静。埃利奥特说

帮助母亲记住吃药并在走路时小心的机器猫会更棒。

研究人员正试图了解改进后的猫将如何完成有益的活动，以及它们将如何交流。他们说他们不想要一只会说话的猫。相反，他们正试图设计一只猫，它可以用一种特殊的方式移动头部，成功地传达信息。最后，他们希望在人和猫之间创造一种交流，让人觉得猫需要他们。研究人员希望通过这样做，他们甚至可以帮助防止老年人感到孤独和悲伤。

句子成分分析：

Imagine a cat (that does not need someone to clean up) || after it keeps an older person company and help them remember to take their medicine.

句子语法结构详解：

(older 为 old 的比较级形式)

* 开头为祈使句。
* imagine 为谓语。
* that 为关系代词，引导定语从句。
* need 为谓语，采用一般现在时。
* to clean 为不定式，作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* after 为连词，引导时间状语从句。
* keeps 为谓语，采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* help 为谓语。
* remember 为不带 to 的不定式，作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* to take 为不定式，作宾语。
* them 为人称代词宾格。their 为形容词型物主代词。someone 为不定代词。does 为助动词。a/an 为不定冠词。

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句子成分分析：

The researchers received a $3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation [for a special project].

句子语法结构详解：

* received 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。

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句子成分分析：

The researchers are trying to learn | how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and | how they will communicate.

句子语法结构详解：

* trying 为谓语，采用现在进行时。
* to learn 为不定式，作宾语。
* 第1个 how 为连接副词，引导宾语从句。
* improved 为过去分词作定语
* complete 为谓语，采用一般将来时。
* 第2个 how 为连接副词，引导宾语从句。
* communicate 为谓语，采用一般将来时。
* will 为情态动词。they 为人称代词主格。are 为助动词。the 为定冠词。

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Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought a popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, “Uh, look, the game box haven’t even been opened yet. That might be worth some money. ”

Peter examined the box, and sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic. And he

saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.

“You should put that up for auction (拍卖) on the Internet, and see what happens.”the salesgirl said.

“Yes, you’re right. People like something rare.” Peter agreed, “I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later.”

“Don’t forget to tell me if you sell it.” the salesgirl smiled. “No problem.” Peter said.

After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn’t find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit Search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.

Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.

“Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?”

The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, “Oh, hi!”

“I’ve got something for you,” Peter said. “I sold the game and made $1,000. Thank you for your

suggestion.” He handed her three $ 100 bills.

“Wow!” the salesgirl cried out. “Thank you, I never expected it.”

彼得喜欢买旧货。大约一个月前，他买了一款流行的文字游戏，使用了上面有不同字母的小块木头。当他买的时候，女售货员说：“啊，看，游戏盒还没有打开。这可能值一些钱。”

彼得检查了一下盒子，果然里面全是工厂密封的塑料。他

在盒子的背面看到了1973年的日期。

“你应该把它拍卖(拍卖) 在互联网上，看看会发生什么。”女售货员说。

“是的，你说得对。人们喜欢稀有的东西。”彼得同意道，“我无法想象40年后还会有很多未打开的盒子。”

“如果你卖了，别忘了告诉我。”女售货员笑着说。“没问题。”彼得说。

回到家后，彼得在网上的几个拍卖网站上寻找他的游戏。但他找不到。然后他输入了文字游戏的名称，然后点击了搜索。搜索结果是543个包含游戏变化信息的网站。多年来，这款游戏一直使用不同大小的字母和不同颜色的游戏板制作。他还发现了一些寻找各种版本游戏的游戏迷名单。彼得给其中一些人发了电子邮件，告诉他们他有什么。

两周后，彼得回到商店。

“你好。你还记得那个未打开的文字游戏吗？”

女售货员看了他一会儿，认出了他，说：“哦，嗨！”

“我有东西给你，”彼得说。“我卖掉了游戏，赚了1000美元。谢谢你

建议。”他递给她三张100美元的钞票。

“哇！”女售货员大声喊道。“谢谢你，我从没想到会这样。”

句子成分分析：

Peter loved toshop used articles.[Almost a month ago], he bought a popular word game (that used little pieces (of wood) [with different letters on them]).

句子语法结构详解：

(bought 为 buy 的过去式。)

* loved 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* to shop 为不定式，作宾语。
* bought 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* that 为关系代词，引导定语从句。
* 第2个 used 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* 句中含有“with + n. + 介词短语”复合宾语结构。
* he 为人称代词主格。them 为人称代词宾格。a 为不定冠词。

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He also found | some lists (of game) fans looking for various versions (of the game).
Peter emailed some (of them), telling them | what he had.

句子语法结构详解：

(found 为 find 的过去式。)

* found 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* 第1个 some 开头为宾语从句，引导词 that 被省略。
* fans 为谓语，采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* looking 为动名词，作宾语。
* emailed 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* telling 为现在分词，作状语。
* what 为关系代词，引导宾语从句。
* had 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* he 为人称代词主格。them 为人称代词宾格。some 为不定代词。the 为定冠词。

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句子成分分析：

After he got home, || Peter went [online] to several auction websites looking for his game.

句子语法结构详解：

(got 为 get 的过去式。went 为 go 的过去式。)

* after 为连词，引导时间状语从句。
* got 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* Peter 开头为陈述句。
* went 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* looking 为现在分词，作状语。
* he 为人称代词主格。his 为形容词型物主代词。

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