PowerPoint Presentations (PPT) are taking the place of writing on the blackboard with chalk. Someday, will robots take the place of human teachers?
In Japan, a robot is going to enter classrooms to help teachers. Last week the Japanese company Honda Motor Co. showed the public its robot at a Tokyo museum. The robot’s name is Asimo. Students will see Asimo in science classes and learn the wonders of science.
Asimo is 130 centimetres tall with a round head. It can jog, walk up stairs and wave. It can also avoid things on its way and have simple talks with you. Asimo is an experienced worker for humans. It has worked as a guide in showrooms. But this will be the first time it works as a teaching assistant in classrooms and in formal teaching!
How will Asimo help in class? A teacher explained the way Asimo works to students in last week’s show. Asimo has sensors (感应器) inside its body to keep its balance.
The smart Asimo tilted (倾斜) its body when it stood on a shaking platform (平台). Asimo kept its balance. But a wooden person beside Asimo fell (See the above picture).
When you walk, you pass your weight from the heel to the toe. The Japanese teacher explained this with Asimo at the museum. He moved the robot in slow move. Asimo made learning science more interesting for students!
Asimo will soon help teach thousands of primary students and junior high schools in two Japanese cities. Hopefully, robot teachers will arrive at our classrooms in China one day.
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Do you dream of going into a video game? That dream may soon become real. It’s called the “metaverse”（元宇宙）.
The metaverse is a shared virtual（虚拟的）3D world, or worlds. A company（公司）in the US is planning to build a “metaverse”. The word first appeared in a 1992 book called Snow Crash. In the story, people wear virtual reality（VR）headsets to see and join the metaverse.
Now, what happens in the book is becoming true. Wearing a VR headset, you can meet other people wherever they are. You can work and play with them. You will feel real. “We’re talking about making another world, that’s as wonderful as the real world,” said Rev Lebaredian, from US.
It’s not important where you are. People will come to the metaverse at all times. You can meet friends from other countries and go on a virtual beach vacation together. But forget Sanya — you can go to the beach on the moon or anywhere else. Can’t find a friend to play basketball? Jump into the metaverse and find some friends to play with or go to a concert!
Some people may say that these experiences are not real. Perhaps the metaverse will change our idea of what is real.
1. What is the metaverse?2. When did the word “metaverse” first appear?
3. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.（请把划线部分译成汉语）
4. What can you do in the metaverse?（One example is OK.）
5. Do you like the metaverse or the real world? Why?
Robots were first called “automatons”. That word means “something that can move or act by itself.” It is like the word “automatic”. These first robots were made hundreds of years ago. Most of the time they were little windup toys (装有发条的玩具).
In the 1920’s, robots that looked like people became popular. That was when they were first called “robots”. The word robot comes from another language. It means “worker”. In the 1920’s, inventors began to build worker robots. They looked like people. They were supposed to do things that people do.
In 1932, the world saw a robot named Alpha. She was made of chrome. Alpha was shown at a radio show in London. She could tell time and sing. Alpha even smoked.
In 1939, the New York World’s Fair was held. Television was shown there. Television was entertainment of the future. Robots were there. too. Elektro was one of them. Elektro was a robot who could walk and count. He could also tell the difference between red and green. There was even a dog-shaped robot that followed Elektro around.
Scientists make other kinds of robots that look like machines. Robots are built to work in factories. They can lift car bodies. They are built to work underwater. They are built to work on the moon. Robots can go places that people cannot go. They can live where people cannot live. Today most robots do not look anything like people.
1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下文章最后一段的主题句；5题将画线句子译成汉语。
1. Most of the time, the first robots were
2. When did inventors begin to build worker robots?
3. What was shown at the New York World’s Fair?
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【推荐3】In recent years, many schools in China have had a high-tech makeover (改革). They have turned from using “old-school” tools to AI and big data to add value to student learning and life at school.
At a school in Tianjin, a Chinese tech company’s smart system makes learning a fun experience. In aerospace (航天) classes, students use VR glasses to learn about what’s inside a rocket and how it is launched (发射) in a computer game. Also, in swimming classes, by wearing smart earphones, children can get real-time instructions from the coach under the water. This makes training safer.
For PE classes, Yuwen School in Wuhu, Anhui, has used self-testing tools with AI visual analysis (视觉分析) technology for activities such as standing long jump, sit-ups and shot put (推铅球). With facial recognition (面部识别) technology, students can get voice reports and results on how they did right after each exercise. “In the past, when I threw the shot put, the teacher had to use a ruler to measure how far it went. Now, the results just show up on their own. You can also see which parts of your exercise need improvement,” Wu Shengguo from the school told a reporter.
Apart from learning, students can also enjoy meals made by smart canteens (食堂). They make food ordering easier. In June, Yingkou No. 1 Middle School in Liaoning introduced a smart canteen with an “online meal selection (选择) and facial recognition meal pickup” system. Besides, they help make dining more enjoyable. To meet the different needs of students, the canteen offers over 400 dishes, with six to seven choices for each meal. Parents and students can choose meals in advance from the online platform (平台). And they use facial recognition technology to pick up their meal. What’s more, they also help cut down on food waste.
1—2题完成句子；3—5题回答问题。
1. With the VR glasses in aerospace classes, students can easily learn about
2. In swimming classes, children can get real-time instructions from the coach under the water by
3. What did the teacher have to do in the past to get the result of the shot put?
4. What are the advantages of smart canteens? Please list at least two points.
5. Will the smart technology will make our school life better? Why or why not?
Transportation
Many parents like driving their kids to school every day. We all know waste gas from cars is a main cause of air pollution. If parents who live in a neighborhood can take turns to drive their kids to school each day, that’ll be better. Another way of going green is to walk to school if students live near it.
Food
It is surprising that only one primary school could produce up to 19,000 pounds of lunch waste each year. That is only one school. One way to help take care of the environment is to stop using plastic bags. There are all kinds of environmental boxes for students to put their food in.
Paper, pens and pencils
A lot of paper is thrown away by American students. They throw away about 1.6 billion pens every year. They waste many pens and the chemicals of them are bad for the environment. Much more pencils are thrown away than pens. Pencils are made of trees, so if more pencils are thrown away, more trees will be cut down. So students should reuse paper, pens and pencils instead of throwing them away.
Backpacks
As fashion comes and goes, almost every kid needs a new backpack every year. They can save a lot
of money and materials if they reuse the same schoolbags.
1. What’s the good way of going green for the students who live near the school?
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2. How much lunch waste does one primary school produce each year?
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3. What will happen if more pencils are thrown away?
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4. Why should we reuse the same backpacks?
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5. What can we do to go green in our daily life? (写出一点，言之有理即可)
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March 21 is World Sleep Day. Here are some facts about sleep.
Sleep at advised times
In 2021, the Ministry of Education (MOE) advised the junior and senior high school students should go to bed before 10 pm and 11 pm respectively (分别地).
How do astronauts sleep?
Just like on Earth, a person in space goes to bed at night and then wakes up the next day. But in space there is no up or down, and you do not feel the pull of gravity (重力). As a result, astronauts usually sleep in fixed sleeping bags.
Earworms happy while sleep
Some people enjoy listening to music a lot. While we’re awake, the music we know well keeps ringing in our ears, which is called earworms (耳虫现象). This can happen during sleep as well, which could cause problems in getting to sleep and staying asleep.
Socks can help us sleep
Studies have shown that wearing socks to bed can help you fall asleep faster! Hands and feel help exchange (交换) heat between far ends of the body and the heart. Wearing socks means an increase of blood to your hands and feet, which cuts down your core (核心的) body temperature. The lower the core body temperature is, the faster you fall asleep.
1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文主题句；5题将画线句子译成汉语。
1. The word “earworms” means while we’re awake, the music we know well
2. When should junior high school students go to bed according to MOE’s advice?
3. Where do astronauts in space sleep?
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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
I’m Su He, a student of a junior high school. I have learned about a tool called The Johari Window that helps us know ourselves better. To find out how the tool helps us and what we can do to know ourselves clearly, our group members and I tried to hold some activities.
Besides, a meaningful and interesting activity is also included in our research. There students can find something to describe themselves, such as plants or animals.
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