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课时作业(三)
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
In my opinion, my mother has the ability to do anything, especially chores such as ironing and cooking. However, teaching her how to use the Internet is as frustrating as untangling (解开) wires.
Once, my mother came to me to ask for help on how to find a recipe for allbeef Lasagna. I gave her very simple verbal instructions—go to the home page of a particular search engine and type in “recipe for allbeef Lasagna.” Fifteen minutes later, she came to me, telling me that she was unable to find the Internet icon. I went over to the computer and pointed out the icon to her.
Another fifteen minutes went by when I felt a tap on my shoulder. This time, my mother said that she was unable to search for the particular recipe. Gritting (咬) my teeth, I walked to her room again. I saw that she had typed “all beef La saga” instead. With frustrated strokes, I keyed in the correct spelling.
Yet another fifteen minutes went by again when my mother gingerly tapped my shoulder. I stormed next door without bothering to hide my frustration. The main page of the website had not shifted one bit. I then realized that she did not know how to scroll(滚动屏幕) down the page. What had initially seemed like an easy task was turning out to be an intense one.
To avoid being disturbed again, I decided to find the recipe for her. Without a word, I rapidly downloaded a few recipes, printed them out and passed them to my mother. However, seeing her embarrassment, I began to regret my impatience.
At that moment, memories flashed through my mind. When I was young, my mother endured my endless questions, enlightening me with much patience. Now that I am older, the roles slowly reverse. As my mother may increasingly need my help, shouldn't I rethink how to respond to her needs?
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。主要描述了母亲因不熟悉电脑而屡次向我求助,而我对她却越来越没有耐心,最后我终于意识到了自己的问题所在。
1.Why does the author gave her mother very simple instructions at first?
A.Because she was an impatient person.
B.Because she didn't want to be disturbed.
C.Because she wanted to make them easy to follow.
D.Because she thought it was an easy task to do.
D 细节理解题。根据第四段的“What had initially seemed like an easy task was turning out to be an intense one.(最初看起来是一项简单的任务,结果却变成了一项艰巨的任务)”可知,一开始作者只给妈妈非常简单的指导是因为作者认为在网上查看菜谱是非常简单的人物。故选D。
2.How did the author's mother feel when she got the recipes?
A.Delighted. B.Embarrassed.
C.Frustrated. D.Impatient.
B 细节理解题。根据第五段中“However, seeing her embarrassment, I began to regret my impatience.”(然而,看到她的尴尬,我开始后悔我的不耐烦)可知,在作者拿到菜谱之后,妈妈感到非常的尴尬。故选B。
3.Which of the following is probably the end of the story?
A.The author becomes more willing to help her mother.
B.The author's mother becomes more patient to her.
C.The author's mother doesn't turn to her for help any more.
D.The author learns more recipes with her mother.
A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“At that moment, memories flashed through my mind. ..., shouldn't I rethink how to respond to her needs?”(那一刻,回忆在我的脑海中闪过。在我小的时候,母亲忍受着我没完没了的问题,耐心地启发着我。现在我长大了,角色慢慢颠倒了。我的母亲可能越来越需要我的帮助,难道我不应该重新考虑如何回应她的需求吗?)可知,作者后悔自己对母亲不耐烦的态度,想到自己小时候被妈妈耐心地对待,由此判断,作者接下来会更加耐心地对待妈妈,更愿意帮助自己的妈妈。故选A。
4.What can be a suitable title for this text?
A.It's never too old to learn.
B.Action speaks louder than words.
C.Patience is the mother of success.
D.Understanding means standing in other's shoes.
D 主旨大意题。文章第一段到第五段讲述了作者母亲因不熟悉电脑而屡次向我求助,而我对她却越来越没有耐心,最后一段提到作者回想小时候母亲对待自己的耐心,后悔自己不耐烦的态度,从而认为自己要改变自己的态度,要站在母亲的角度上考虑她的需求。D项“理解意味着站在别人的立场上。”符合文意。故选D。
B
Can a small group of drones(无人机)guarantee the safety and reliability of railways and,at the same time,help railway operators save billions of euros each year?That is the very likely future of applying today's“eyes in the sky”technology to making sure that the millions of kilometres of rail tracks and infrastructure(基础设施) worldwide are safe for trains on a 24/7 basis.
Drones are already being used to examine hightension electrical lines.They could do precisely the same thing to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points.The more regularly they can be inspected,the more railway safety,reliability and ontime performance will be improved.Costs would be cut and operations would be more efficient(高效) across the board.
That includes huge savings in maintenance costs and better protection of railway personnel safety.It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance,including sending maintenance staff,often at night,to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure.That can be dangerous work that could be avoided with drones assisting the crews' efforts.
By using the latest technologies,drones could also start providing highervalue services for railways,detecting faults in the rail or switches,before they can cause any safety problems.To perform these tasks,drones for rail don't need to be flying overhead.Engineers are now working on a new concept: the rail drones of the future.They will be moving on the track ahead of the train,and programmed to run autonomously.Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a copilot.With their ability to see ahead,they could signal any problem,so that fastmoving trains would be able to react in time.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。应用今天的“空中之眼”的技术,无人机能在保证铁路安全可靠的同时又能帮助铁路运营商每年节省数十亿欧元。
5.What makes the application of drones to rail lines possible?
A.The use of drones in checking on power lines.
B.Drones' ability to work at high altitudes.
C.The reduction of cost in designing drones.
D.Drones' reliable performance in remote areas.
A 细节理解题。根据第二段“Drones are already being used to examine hightension electrical lines.They could do precisely the same thing to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points.(无人机已经被用于检查高压电线。他们完全可以做同样的事情来检查铁路线路和铁路基础设施的其他重要方面,如铁路轨道和换乘点的正确位置)”可知使用无人机检查电力线路使无人机应用于铁路线路成为可能。故选A。
6.What does“maintenance”underlined in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Personnel safety.
B.Assistance from drones.
C.Inspection and repair.
D.Construction of infrastructure.
C 词义猜测题。根据下文“It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance,including sending maintenance staff,often at night,to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure.(据统计,仅欧洲铁路公司每年在铁路维护上的花费就约为200亿欧元,其中包括经常在夜间派遣维修人员检查和维修铁路基础设施。)”可知花在maintenance上的费用是用于“inspect and repair the rail infrastructure(检查和维修铁路基础设施)”,所以划线词和C项Inspection and repair (检修)含义相近。故选C。
7.What function is expected of the rail drones?
A.To provide early warning.
B.To make trains run automatically.
C.To earn profits for the crews.
D.To accelerate transportation.
A 细节理解题。题干问的是期待铁路无人机有什么样的功能。根据文章最后一段最后一句“With their ability to see ahead,they could signal any problem,so that fastmoving trains would be able to react in time.(因为能提前看到,无人机可以感知到任何问题,这样快速前进的列车就可以及时作出反应)”可知,期待铁路无人机具有的功能是提前发现问题,并给列车发出警告。故选A。
8.Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A.What Faults Can Be Detected with Drones
B.How Production of Drones Can Be Expanded
C.What Difficulty Drone Development Will Face
D.How Drones Will Change the Future of Railways
D 主旨大意题。根据主题段第一段和后文第二段讲到了使用无人机检查电力线路使无人机应用于铁路线路成为可能;第三段讲到了使用无人机大幅节省维护成本和更好地保护铁路人员安全;第四段讲到了通过使用最新的技术,无人机还将为铁路提供更高的价值,可知文章主要讲述无人机将如何改变铁路的未来,所以D适合作为本文的最佳标题。故选D。
Ⅱ.七选五
Smartphone stress:Are you a victim
of “always on” culture?
You are on holiday but secretly check your work emails the moment you wake up.You get anxious if there's no WiFi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. 1 And you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you're not there.There are the typical signs of “always on” stress induced by smart phone addiction.
Worklife balance
Pittsburghbased developer Kevin Holesh was so worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends and he developed an appMomentto monitor his usage.The app enables users to see how much time they're spending on the device and set up warnings if selfcontrolled usage limits are offended. 2 “Some time on your phone,some time off it,enjoying your loving family and friends around you.” And some employers are acknowledging that getting the worklife balance right isn't so easy.We need help.
Always stressed
3 You are not giving your body time to recover,so you're always stressed.And the more tired and stressed we get,the more mistakes we make. 4 The fact that we can stay connected to the workplace wherever we are in the world is feeding deeprooted insecurities.
Slowdown in decision
We know consume media for more hours than we sleep. 5 It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many are becoming less productive because they're overwhelmed by it all and feel they can never escape the office.
A.Moment's goal is to promote balance in your life.
B.You get excited if you receive a text message or an email from a friend.
C.This is leading to a sort of slowdown in decision and it is creating more stress in the workplace.
D.The negative impact of this “always on” culture is that your mind is never resting.
E.Physical and mental health can suffer.
F.Mobile phone companies argue that mobile connectivity is beneficial.
G.You are nervous if your phone is getting low on power.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了现代人由于沉迷于智能手机而给自身带来的各种压力及问题。
1.G 第一段是对“一直在线”这种沉迷于智能手机的各种情况的总结和列举,主要突出人几乎不能与手机脱离。G选项讲述的是这种情况。故选G。
2.A 这一段的标题为“worklife balance”,而上文“The app enables users to see how much time they're spending on the device and set up warnings if selfcontrolled usage limits are offended.”本身就表明这个软件的目标便是使生活更加平衡。故选A。
3.D 根据下文“You are not giving your body time to recover,so you're always stressed.”可知,沉迷手机的另一表现是一直处于紧张状态,身体得不到恢复,D项与此语义相符。故选D。
4.E 根据上文“You are not giving your body time to recover,so you're always stressed.And the more tired and stressed we get,the more mistakes we make.”可知,久而久之,压力越来越大,肯定会影响身心健康。故选E。
5.C 此段的标题为“Slowdown in decision”,C项与标题呼应。故选C。
Ⅲ.语法填空
In the 19th century,newspapers often published novels in parts.Chapters were printed once at a time.1. (tell) the whole story took several weeks or months.At the start of the 21st century,the cell phone novel was born.2. married an old idea with new technology.
There are several ways to read a cell phone novel.Readers may go to special websites to read a chapter 3. download it to their phone.4. (chapter) may be sent to a person's phone via email or short messages.They are shortoften no 5. (many) than a few hundred words long.
The first cell phone novel,Deep Love,was written by Yoshi,6. Japanese writer.It was very popular.In fact,the story was later published as a book and then 7. (make) into a movie.Other Japanese authors,like Naito and Chaco,have also been 8. (success) in the field.
The first Chinese cell phone novel was Distance,9. was written in 2004 by Huang Xuan.The story contains 1,008 characters and is divided into 15 chapters.
There are also cell phone novels 10. French,English,and other languages.Romance and horror stories are growing in popularity.Thousands of these mininovels are on the market.It's a fast,easy and convenient way to read a great story.
1.Telling/To tell 考查非谓语动词。根据后面的took可知,这里应用动名词或动词不定式作主语。
2.It 考查代词。此处It指代前面的“the cell phone novel”。
3.or 考查连词。空格前后是选择关系,故填or。
4.Chapters 考查名词的数。根据后面的“They are short”可知,此处应用名词复数。
5.more 考查固定短语。no more than“仅仅”。
6.a 考查冠词。a Japanese writer表示“一位日本作家”。
7.was made 考查时态和语态。根据and前面的“was later published”可知,此处应用一般过去时;又“the story”与make之间是动宾关系,故此处应用被动语态。
8.successful 考查形容词。根据语境可知,这里应用形容词作表语。
9.which 考查非限制性定语从句。which在这里引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Distance。
10.in 考查介词。根据下文中的“other languages”可知,此处应用in,表示用某种语言。
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