2017届高考英语一轮复习单元训练：1.4《Earthqu kes》（新人教版含解析）
<p> Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>－<span word="Loup">Loup</span> <span word="Rault">Rault</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="companions">companions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>: <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>，” <span word="Rault">Rault</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="News">News</span>, “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tamagotchi">Tamagotchi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.”</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sit">sit</span>_<span word="well">well</span>_<span word="with">with</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="puppy">puppy</span>? <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Rault">Rault</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>：“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allergic">allergic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>, <span word="short">short</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fearful">fearful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="Aibo">Aibo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2017, <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="funerals">funerals</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>s an animal welfare researcher, Rault is concerned about how robotic pets could affect our attitudes towards live animals. “If we become used to a robotic companion that doesn't need food, water or exercises, perhaps it will change how humans care about other living beings，” he said.</p>
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