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Lesson 21 Books or Computers
同步练习
基础强化(5分钟)
一、根据句意及提示完成单词拼写
1. I like to use e_________ dictionaries because they are convenient.
2. The printing press helps _________ (普通的)people to read books.
3. The book _________(卖)well in this bookshop. A lot of teenagers come to buy it.
4. 12 animal signs _________(出现)in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years.
5. Shenzhen, an unknown fishing village many years ago, has turned into a m_________city.
二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1. It took me two hours_________ (clean) the room.
2. Susan usually goes to the museums to see some new_________ (invent).
3. With modern technology, it is possible_________ (print) books quickly.
4. It was the weekend yesterday. But he kept_________ (work) until midnight.
5. It’s too hard for me to learn it. Can you show me how _________ (throw) the ball?
能力训练(8分钟)
三、选择填空
1. They are ________ an eraser and playing a game.
A. giving onto B. passing on
C. putting on D. coming on
2. —How can I improve my pronunciation, madam?
—Keep on ________ and you’ll make progress.
A. practice B. practicing
C. to practice D. practices
3. The maths problem is so hard. I really don’t know _______.
A. how to do it B. how to do
C. what to do it D. what do it
4. In our city museum, there are many old things from two _______ years ago on show.
A. thousands B. thousands of
C. thousand D. thousand of
5. No matter ________ you do, you must do it well. No matter ________ breaks the rule, he must be punished (被惩罚).
A. what; who B. who; who
C. what; what D. who; what
四、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 在那个年代,书籍是用手工制作的。
In those days, books were made ________ ________ .
2. 老师教我们如何规范写字。
The teacher taught us ________ ________ write properly.
3. 看完电影后,将你的感想写下来。
________ ________ what you’re feeling after watching the movie.
4. 印刷机改变了人们的生活,让每个人都能读到书。
The ________ ________ changed people’s lives, making everyone can read books.
5. 请您给我姐姐捎个信儿,告诉她爷爷一切安好。
Please ________ ________ a message to my sister and tell her everything is OK with Grandpa.
素养提升(10分钟)
五、完形填空
Now there are about 34 million deaf children around the world. Deaf children can’t hear, so they often have problems in 1 _______ to read. And Huawei wants to help them out through a new 2 _______ called Story Sign. It is powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
The Story Sign app is designed to bridge the communication barrier 3 _______ deaf children. Parents and teachers can use the app to help 4 _______ children learn to read. It is 5 _______ to operate the app. Just open the app and click on the book in the Story Sign Library. The AI Star will then 6 _______ the words as the printed words are highlighted.
The app starts with a film called The Silent Child. The film shows a young girl named Star 7_______ difficultly with her father on Christmas Eve. Later that night when she goes downstairs to look at her presents, she is 8 _______ to see Santa who hands her a book as a gift. When Santa realizes that the little girl is deaf, he 9 _______ to sign the book to her.
The developers have specifically designed the product to make the app’s main character Star 10 _______ with both boys and girls. They aim to help the deaf children 11_______ and understand the book. Star also wears a 12_______ aid. This way, not only are the deaf children learning to read, but they are also happy.
Huawei’s CMO said, “We created Story Sign to help make it 13 _______ for families with deaf children to enjoy an enriched story time.”
Although many deaf children try to read, there are no resources that 14 _______ the differences between the sign language and the written text. The app can be downloaded from app stores in 10 different 15_______ , including English, French, German, and Italian. It makes it easier for them to read.
1. A. facing B. learning C. waiting D. teaching
2. A. film B. gift C. app D. book
3. A. of B. for C. in D. on
4. A. deaf B. blind C. fat D. unhappy
5. A. necessary B. hard C. easy D. impossible
6. A. speak B. sign C. write D. read
7. A. reads B. watches C. listens D. plays
8. A. surprised B. bored C. proud D. patient
9. A. ends B. begins C. finishes D. manages
10. A. popular B. difficult C. different D. unique
11. A. read B. write C. speak D. sign
12. A. hearing B. seeing C. tasting D. smelling
13. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. possible
14. A. connect B. create C. learn D. teach
15. A. countries B. areas C. books D. languages
六、短文填空
About 2,000 years ago, paper was invented in China. Then people learned to write down words on paper to make 1. ______book. But at 2. ________(one) they could only write books 3. ________ hand. So books were expensive and rare(珍贵的)at that time. And 4. ________ there weren’t many books, few people could read books.
Printing was 5. ________(invent) in China and it developed greatly at the 6. ________(begin) of the eleventh century. Then people could print books quickly and 7. ________(cheap). As a result, 8. ________ (many) people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.
Today, with the help of the Internet, we can connect and share information quickly. We can even build models by 9. ________(we) by watching movies online. But will the computers replace(代替)books one day? No, I don’t think the poster on the wall of my bedroom will ever be replaced by a computer of two 10. ________ (metre) high!
参考答案
一、1.electronic 2.appear 3.sells 4.common 5.modern
二、1.to clean 2.inventions 3.to print 4.working 5.to throw
三、1-5BBACC
四、1.by hand 2.how to 3.Write down 4.printing press 5.pass on
五、1-5 BCBAC 6-10BAABA 11-15AADAD
六、1.a 2.first 3.by 4.because 5.invented 6.beginning 7.cheaply 8.more 9.ourselves 10.metres
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