課時作業(七)Unit3SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.閱讀理解AIrealizedIwouldnotseearealpersonnamedSophieatSophie'sEatery,becauselikemostnewrestaurantsthesedays,Sophie'sEateryisarobot-restaurant.WhenIwalkedin,acutelittlemanagerrobotappeared,lookingratherlikeatoasterwithblinkingblueeyes.Itescortedmetoanicetableintheback.Themenumonitorpoppedoutofmytableandshowedmepicturesofmydiningchoices.ItappedmychoicesandclickedOK,andthescreenslidbackdown.Iwatchedasfullplatesrodetheconveyorbeltsthatmovedalongeachaisle(過道)oftables.Injustafewminutes,mydishstoppedatmytable,andItookitfromthebelt.Later,Iplacedmyemptyplatebackontheconveyorbelt,anditwastakenawayintothekitchentobecleaned.IwatchedthelittletoastershowingcustomerstotableswhileIatemymaindish.Thefoodwasdelicious,butIwasstartingtofeelextremelyangrybecausedealingwithrobotsalwaysmakesmefeelinhuman.Prettysoon,Iwantedtotalktosomeonereal,evenifitwasjustafewsentences.Sowhenmydessertarrived,Itookaction.Idroppedmyplateonthefloorwithasatisfyingcrash.IwassohappywhenIsawthemanagertoaster'sblinkingredeyes—atlast,areallivepersonwouldarrive!Butinstead,acrewoftworobotsquicklyappeared.Arobotbroomrushedoverandstartedtosweepthepiecesofthebrokenplateintoarobotgarbagecan.Theyfinishedandmovedbackintothekitchen.MyplantogetalittlerealityintoSophie'sEateryfailed.Ihopetherobot-restauranttrendendssoon.Iwanttodealwithpeopleagain!1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“escorted”inParagraph2mean?A．Registered.B．Guided.C．Conducted.D．Rushed.2．Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorcrashinghisplate?A．Todealwitharealhuman.B．Tocatchattentionfromtherobots.C．Toplayjokesontherobots.D．Toplainaboutthebadservice.3．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingatSophie'sEatery?A．Satisfied.B．Shocked.C．Annoyed.D．Curious.4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thetrendofdiningwithrobots.B．Theadvantageofrobot-restaurants.C．Thefoodvarietyofarobot-restaurant.D．Thediningexperienceatarobot-restaurant.BOwnershipusedtobeaboutasstraightforwardaswritingacheque.Ifyouboughtsomething,youownedit.Ifitbroke,youfixedit.Ifyounolongerwantedit,yousolditorthrewitaway.Inthedigitalage,however,ownershiphasbeemoreslippery.Sincetheingofsmartphones,consumershavebeenforcedtoacceptthattheydonotcontrolthesoftwareintheirdevices;theyareonlylicensedtouseit.Asadigitalchainiswrappedevermoretightlyaroundmoredevices,suchascarsandthermostats,whoownsandwhocontrolstheseobjectsisbeingaproblem.Buyersshouldbeawarethatsomeoftheirmostbasicpropertyrightsareunderthreat.Thetrendisnotalwaysharmful.Manufacturersseekingtorestrictwhatownersdowithincreasinglyplextechnologyhavegoodreasonstoprotecttheircopyright,andensurethattheirmachinesdonotbreakdown,supportenvironmentalstandardsandpreventhacking.Sometimespaniesusetheircontroloveraproduct'ssoftwarefortheowners'benefit.WhenHurricaneIrmahitFloridathismonth,Teslaremotelyupdatedthesoftwarecontrollingthebatteriesofsomemodelstogiveownersmorerangetoescapethestorm.Butthemoredigitalstringsareattachedtogoods,themorethebalanceofcontrolleanstowardsproducersandawayfromowners.Thatcanbeinconvenient.Pickingacarishardenough,butharderstillifyouhavetodiguptheinstructionsthattellyouhowuseislimitedandwhatdatayoumustgive.Iftheproductsareintentionallydesignednottolastlong,itcanalsobeexpensive.Already,itemsfromsmartphonestowashingmachineshavebeeextremelyhardtofix,meaningthattheyarethrownawayinsteadofbeingrepaired.Privacyisalsoatrisk.UsersbeeterrifiedwheniRobot,aroboticvacuumcleaner,notonlycleansthefloorbutalsocreatesadigitalmapoftheinsideofahomethatcanthenbesoldtoadvertisers(thoughthemanufacturersaysithasnointentionofdoingso).Caseslikethisshouldremindpeoplehowjealouslytheyoughttoprotecttheirpropertyrightsandcontrolwhousesthedatathatiscollected.Ownershipisnotabouttogoaway,butitsmeaningischanging.Thisrequirescarefulinspection.Devices,byandlarge,aresoldonthebasisthattheyenablepeopletodowhattheywant.Totheextenttheyarecontrolledbysomebodyelse,that_freedomispromised.5．Whatbenefitdoesitbringtocustomersifpaniescontroltheownershipofproducts?A．Itprovidesthemwithknowledgetopreventhacking.B．Itgivesthemthechancetobeprotectedfromdanger.C．Itenablesthemtoownthecopyrightoftheproducts.D．Ithelpsthemknowmoreaboutplextechnology.6．Theunderlinedwords“thatfreedom”inthelastparagraphrefertothefreedomto________.A．controlotherpeopleB．sharetheownershipC．inspectdevicesatanytimeD．usedevicesasone'swishes7．Theauthormayagree________.A．customersshouldbuyfewerdigitaldevicesB．producersshouldcontrolpropertyrightsC．propertyrightsneedtobeprotectedD．betterafter-salesserviceisrequiredⅡ.完形填空BrandonPonzo'ssittingonalonebarberchair.Thefifth-graderiswrappedinadarkredbarber'scape(披肩).Tohisleft,acartoonplaysonasmallTV.He__1__outofthecornerofhiseye,carefultokeephishead__2__.Tohisright,twootherboyssitonfoldingchairs,lookingoverbooks__3__theywaittheirturn.Ponzo'sbarber—whoalso__4__ashisprincipal—getstowork.TerranceNewtonhasturnedaspareroomatWarnerElementarySchoolintohispersonal__5__.Intheafternoons,hepullsafewboysfromthefinalminutesofclassand__It'sasmalldeedthatshowshisstudentsthathenotonlycaresabouttheir__7__，butalsowantst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