B
(2020·福建莆田第一中学高三模拟)While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand.They became the world's first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher.Before you start imagining a humanlike robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the student's desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come.
The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show humanlike behavior.The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vector's “Be sustainable with energy” — a free program for Auckland elementary schools.
Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students' responses to the topic.Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up nonverbal cues.For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back.This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students' attention, but also allows the program's developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.
Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Willlike avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation.He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver costeffective, rich, educational experience in the future.”
The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far.Ravishankar says, “ What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will.The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.” However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要叙述一款智能机器人走进小学课堂，为孩子们讲授能源可持续发展。
4．What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland?
A．A digital teacher taught them.
B．They first saw something digital.
C．This was the start of a new school year.
D．They could get close to smartphone screen.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They became the world's first kids to be ‘taught’ by a digital teacher.”可知，他们成为世界上第一批由智能机器人老师“教”的孩子。由此可知，特殊之处在于机器人老师教他们。故选A。
5．What is the benefit of this twoway interaction?
A．It can smile back.
B．It can use microphone.
C．It can talk any topic for free.
D．It can change if necessary.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students' attention, but also allows the program's developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.”即“这种双向互动不仅有助于吸引学生的注意力，还允许程序的开发人员监视他们的参与度，并在需要时做出更改”，由此可得出，其优势在于需要时，可以做出变化。故选D。
6．What's Ravishankar's attitude to Will's replacing Human educators soon?
A．Optimistic. B．Doubtful.
C．Unclear. D．Disapproving.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.”可知，Ravishankar认为它不会在短期内代替人类教育工作者。故选D。
7．What might be the best title for the passage?
A．New Hightech Contributes to Education
B．The World's First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom
C．The World's First Digital Teacher, a Help to Students
D．New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in Classrooms
解析：选B 标题归纳题。文章第一段“While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand.They became the world's first kids to be ‘taught’ by a digital teacher.”可知，从新学年开始，新西兰奥克兰的小学生将成为世界上第一批被机器人老师教的孩子。之后文章就此展开，由此可推断出B项最适合作本文的标题。故选B。
(2020·福建莆田第一中学高三模拟)While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand.They became the world's first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher.Before you start imagining a humanlike robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the student's desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come.
The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show humanlike behavior.The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vector's “Be sustainable with energy” — a free program for Auckland elementary schools.
Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students' responses to the topic.Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up nonverbal cues.For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back.This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students' attention, but also allows the program's developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.
Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Willlike avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation.He says, “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver costeffective, rich, educational experience in the future.”
The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far.Ravishankar says, “ What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will.The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention.” However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要叙述一款智能机器人走进小学课堂，为孩子们讲授能源可持续发展。
4．What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland?
A．A digital teacher taught them.
B．They first saw something digital.
C．This was the start of a new school year.
D．They could get close to smartphone screen.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They became the world's first kids to be ‘taught’ by a digital teacher.”可知，他们成为世界上第一批由智能机器人老师“教”的孩子。由此可知，特殊之处在于机器人老师教他们。故选A。
5．What is the benefit of this twoway interaction?
A．It can smile back.
B．It can use microphone.
C．It can talk any topic for free.
D．It can change if necessary.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students' attention, but also allows the program's developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.”即“这种双向互动不仅有助于吸引学生的注意力，还允许程序的开发人员监视他们的参与度，并在需要时做出更改”，由此可得出，其优势在于需要时，可以做出变化。故选D。
6．What's Ravishankar's attitude to Will's replacing Human educators soon?
A．Optimistic. B．Doubtful.
C．Unclear. D．Disapproving.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.”可知，Ravishankar认为它不会在短期内代替人类教育工作者。故选D。
7．What might be the best title for the passage?
A．New Hightech Contributes to Education
B．The World's First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom
C．The World's First Digital Teacher, a Help to Students
D．New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in Classrooms
解析：选B 标题归纳题。文章第一段“While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand.They became the world's first kids to be ‘taught’ by a digital teacher.”可知，从新学年开始，新西兰奥克兰的小学生将成为世界上第一批被机器人老师教的孩子。之后文章就此展开，由此可推断出B项最适合作本文的标题。故选B。
