1、F. His work indicates that humans and robots can effectively cooperate during high-task events such as surgeriesYour next nurse could be a robotDr. De Momi, of the Politecnico di Milano(Italy), led an international team that trained a robot to imitate natural human actions. (67)_Over time this shoul
2、d lead to improvements in safety during surgeries because unlike their human counterparts robots do not tire and can complete an endless series of precise movements. The goal is not to remove skill from the operating room, but to complete it with a robots particular skills and benefits.“As a robotic
3、ist, I am convinced De Momis team photographed a human being conducting numerous reaching motions, in a way similar to handing instruments to a surgeon. These camera captures were input into the neural network of robotic arm, which is crucial to controlling movements. Next a human operator guided th
4、e robotic arm in imitating the reaching motions that the human subject had initially performed. Although there was not a perfect overlap between the robotic and human actions, they were broadly similar.(69) _These observers determined whether the actions of the robotic arms were “biologically inspir
5、ed,” which would indicate that their neural networks had effectivelylearned to imitate human behavior. About 70% of the time this is exactly what the human observers concluded. These results are promising, although further research is necessary to confirm or refine De Momis conclusions. If robotic a
6、rms can indeed imitate human behavior, it would be necessary to build conditions in which humans and robots can operate effectively in high stress environments like operating rooms. (70)_ De Momis work is part of the growing field of healthcare robotics, which has potential to change the way we rece
7、ive health care sooner rather than later. Two崇明区Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given m the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A special value is placed on education in Asia, wher
8、e tutoring is viewed as an extension of the school day.B. Children dont seem to mind that they have a tutor.C. Diagnostic tests can help take into account the areas of study needing special review and emphasis.D. Another reason for the growth in business is parental frustration and their packed sche
9、dules.E. Children work cooperatively with their private tutors.F. Nor is it aimed only at lower-achieving students. Tutoring a New Normal Its not piano lessons or dance lessons. Nowadays, the biggest extra-curricular activity in the West is going to a tutor. “I spend about 800 Canadian dollars a mon
10、th on tutors. Its costly,” says Pet, a mother in Canada. However, she adds, “after finding out half my daughters class had tutors, I felt like my child was going to fall behind because everyone else seemed to be ahead.s. Shelley, a mother of three, also has tutors constantly coming in and out of her
11、 home. “When I used to sit down with my children, it was hard to get them focused. I was always shouting. When I got a tutor once a week, they became focused for one entire hour and could get most of their homework done.” Tutoring isnt simply a private school phenomenon. 67_ In Canada alone, seven p
12、ercent of high school students reported using a tutor in 2010. That increased to 15 percent last year. Overall, parents hire tutors because they are worried schools are not meeting their expectations, but there is also a cultural shift. 68 _As a large number of Asians emigrated to the West over the
13、recent years, their attitudes towards education have had an impact.69_ “A lot of parents just don have time to help their children with homework,” says Julie Diamond, president of an American tutoring company. “Others couldnt help their children after Grade 3.”There has been a shift in the attitudes
14、, too. “Children used to get bullied(欺侮)for having a tutor,” Diamond says. “Now its becoming the norm to have one.” 70 _One parent feels surprised that so many of her childs classmates have tutors. “For the amount we pay in tuition, they should have as much extra help as they need,” she says. Still,
15、 shes now thinking of getting a tutor. Why? Her daughter has actually asked for one.Three 杨浦区 Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there arc two more sentences than you need.A. In a list ranking countri
16、es by the happiness of their citizens, it pm tropical Fiji 50 places below freezing Iceland.B. The street sweeper can hold his head up high as he proudly does his job.C. Danish people arent as suspicious as many other nations.D. Most Danes are used to seeing between 50-70% of their salary going to t
17、he government!E. Those 5.5 million people who call Denmark their home.F. People have nice things in their houses, but theyre not mad about shopping and spending.Where do you think the worlds happiest people live? Somewhere hot with sandy beaches? A country with a tradition of the fine food and cultu
18、re? Not according to a recent study by the university of Leicester. Who are the happiest people on Earth? 67 Surprised? Well youll be more surprised when you hear that the Danes pay some some of the highest taxes in the world. So what is the secret of their success? Lets start with all that tax they
19、 pay. The Danish government provides its people with one of the finest education and health systems in the world. It spends more on children and elderly people per capital than other country. And theres another advantage to those high taxes. Because a shop assistants final salary is not that much le
20、ss than someone who works in a bank, for example, Danes dont choose their careers based on money or status as people in other countries do. They choose the job they want to do. Theres a philosophy in Denmark known as Jante-love, which translates as youre no better than anybody else. _68_ But workers
21、 in otherr countries are not used to looking at life in this way. Money doesnt seem as important in Denmark. It has been called a post consumerist society. _69_ What is more important is the sense of society and its no surprise that Danes are very used to socializing. 92% of Danes belong to some kin
22、d of social club and these clubs are even paid for by the government. _70_ They also show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government. You can see sighs of this all over the country. Youll find vegetable stalls with no assistant. You take what you want and leave the money in a bask
23、et. Perhaps the bike is a good symbol for Denmark. The Danes can afford cars but they choose bikes-simple, economical, non-polluting machines that show no status and help keep people fit.Four虹口区 Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can
24、 be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. He found the bacterium had a similar effect on the mice as an anti-depressive drug mightB. Soil bacteria not only benefit people but also benefit animalsC. Gardening can also be used as a way of treating addictionD. Its no w
25、onder some of us turn to gardening as a form of therapyE. Alcohol can make people behave peculiarly and dangerously in gardeningF. Some experts actually believe that getting outside to dig and plant things acts as a “natural excitement”The Good of GardeningDo you have a hobby that helps you relax an
26、d unwind? For some people, there is no better way to relieve pressure than spending time in the garden. This small private area of green space can be their place of calm._67_. A survey conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society, found that 82% of people in the UK said that gardening makes them hap
27、pier. It also found that 70% of them, given the choice, would prefer to spend their working day in the garden with just 9% opting for an office.For those with green fingers, the pleasure of gardening comes from getting out in the fresh air, in all weathers and communing with nature - even if there a
28、re a few too many worms! It can also be seen as a sort of digital-detox - time away from technology. _68_.Dr Christopher Lowry, a neuroscientist at the University of Colorado, injected a bacterium commonly found in soil into mice to see what affection this would have on them. _69_. When we dig in so
29、il we absorb this bacterium through our lungs or cuts in our skin, so Dr Lowry concluded that since the mice seemed happier when treated with soil bacteria, its likely we would be, too._70_. Theres evidence that recovering alcoholics who have been given the opportunity to plant, grow, and even sell
30、their produce, have managed to stop their addictive habits. Scot Stephenson, for example, got dismissed from school and started a vocational qualification in gardening. He says, “I got my NVQ level 2 which is my first qualification and enjoyed it ever since.”Whatever the reason, there are many therapeutic benefits to getting your hands dirty, doing some physical hard work and then watching your garden grow. Does this sound like your idea of fun?Five黄浦区 Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a pro