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课时达标训练(五)
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. It is the people who obey(遵守) the traffic rules that matter in reducing traffic accidents.
2. To be honest, it is hard for you to persuade(说服) him to go with us.
3. One reason for her preference(偏爱) for city life is that she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.
4. Nevertheless(尽管如此), I'm concerned about the safety of online payment.
5. You can write anything relevant(有关的) as long as it's interesting and informative.
6. A distant(远处的) relative is not as good as a near neighbour.
7. He commanded(命令) that we should set off at once.
8. The document is very important and it should be kept in a secure(安全的) place.
9. Chinese children grow up with warnings(警告) against wasting a single grain of rice, out of respect for farmers' labour.
10. Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to develop to their greatest potential (潜力).
Ⅱ. 短语填空
switch off; lead to; respond to; in addition; in this sense
1. It is believed that hard work can lead to success.
2. In this sense, bad things can be turned into good things.
3. His remarks came to respond to the questions raised by the students.
4. In addition, every student can be in harmony with foreign friends, which makes it easy for you to get along with them.
5. If I have to give up one of them, I would turn off the TV rather than switch off my cellphone.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
A new technology allowing children with disabilities to engage in conversations more easily has been launched today. The “How was school today?” software system was developed by the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen as well as disability charity Capability Scotland.
Rolf Black, from the University of Dundee's School of Computing, said in a statement, “For a child with severe movement disabilities and limited or no speech, holding a conversation is often very difficult and limited to short onetotwoword answers. To tell a longer story, a communication tool is often needed to form