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2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 期中复习 Units 1-4 首字母填空进阶练16篇（紧贴新教材单元话题） 目录 一、U4单元话题热点预测 1 二、U3单元话题热点预测 6 三、U2单元话题热点预测 12 四、U4单元话题热点预测 17 一、U4单元话题热点预测 New in inventions make our life better Seeing brightly When you wear sunglasses, you may find the world becomes less colorful. But Spy Optic won’t give you that f 1 . It uses AI technology to enhance (增强) colors by 30 percent more than what you can see w 2 the naked (裸的) eye. That could m 3 better visibility (能见度) when cycling and doing other outdoor activities. It could e 4 lift your mood! You can also have fun with it by seeing things like a rosebush (玫瑰丛) exploding (炸开) with many red flowers. It’s l 5 having a movie’s special effects in real life. 【答案】1．(f)eeling 2．(w)ith 3．(m)ean 4．(e)ven 5．(l)ike 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一款能提供色彩的墨镜。 1．句意：但是Spy Optic不会给你那种感觉。根据“When you wear sunglasses, you may find the world becomes less colorful.”以及“But Spy Optic won’t give you that f...”可知，填不可数名词feeling“感觉”，指带上墨镜后，世界会失去色彩，但是这款眼镜不会给你那种感觉。故填(f)eeling。 2．句意：它使用人工智能技术将颜色增强30%以上，比你用肉眼看到的要多。根据“It uses AI technology to enhance colors by 30 percent more than what you can see w...”可知，需填介词with“用”，表示用肉眼看。故填(w)ith。 3．句意：这可能意味着骑自行车和做其他户外活动时能见度更好。根据“It uses AI technology to enhance colors by 30 percent more than what you can see with the naked eye. That could m...better visibility when cycling and doing other outdoor activities.”可知，填动词mean“意味着”，情态动词could后用原形，这里表示该墨镜使用人工智能技术将颜色增强30%以上，比你用肉眼看到的要多。“意味着”骑自行车和做其他户外活动时能见度更高。故填(m)ean。 4．句意：它甚至可以提升你的情绪！根据“It could e...lift your mood!”可知，此处填even“甚至”，修饰动词lift，指它“甚至”能够提升情绪。故填(e)ven。 5．句意：这就像在现实生活中拥有电影特效一样。根据“You can also have fun with it by seeing things like a rosebush exploding with many red flowers. It’s l...having a movie’s special effects in real life.”可知，填介词like“好像”，指你也可以看到一些有趣的东西，比如玫瑰花丛绽放出许多红色的花朵。就像在现实生活中看到电影的特效一样。故填(l)ike。 阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确的形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。 Robots are becoming a big part of our lives. They seem very popular to most people. They have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek i 1 . You may have seen robots in some films. They are stronger, faster and c 2 than people in real life. Thousands of robots are used in factories. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don’t walk or talk. I 3 , a robot may be just a metal arm. The robot arm can do a certain job in a factory over and over again. It can do jobs that people may not want to do. A robot never gets tired of doing the same thing. They are also used to do many d 4 or boring jobs. In Canada, the police are using a robot on wheels. This robot moves around to carry bombs (炸弹) and takes them away. Robots are used in hospitals too. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms, and it never loses its way because it has a m 5 of the hospital in its computer system. But robots will never take the place of human beings, though they can help us in a lot of different ways. 【答案】1．(i)nventor 2．(c)leverer 3．(I)nstead 4．(d)angerous 5．(m)ap 【导语】本文主要介绍了机器人在我们生活中的重要性和应用领域。其中提到了机器人的历史背景，以及它们在电影与现实生活中的不同表现。最后提到，尽管机器人可以在许多方面帮助人类，它们永远无法取代人类。 1．句意：第一个机器人由一位希腊人发明家制造的。根据“The first one was made by a Greek”和首字母可知，第一个机器人由一位希腊人发明家制造的。“inventor”意为“发明家”，“a”后面跟单数名词，表示“一位、一个”，故填(i)nventor。 2．句意：机器人通常表现得比现实生活中的人类更强壮、更快、更聪明。根据“They are stronger, faster...than people in real life.”和首字母可知，机器人比现实中的人更聪明。此处使用形容词“clever”意为“聪明的”，并且使用比较级形式“cleverer”，故填(c)leverer。 3．句意：相反，机器人可能仅仅是一个金属手臂。根据“These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don’t walk or talk.”和“a robot may be just a metal arm.”和首字母可知，后面说的是相反的情况，应该使用副词“instead”，故填(I)nstead。 4．句意：这些机器人还被用来做许多危险或无聊的工作。根据“the police are using a robot on wheels. This robot moves around to carry bombs and takes them away.”和首字母可知，机器人还被用来做危险的工作，故填(d)angerous。 5．句意：在一家医院，一个机器人从厨房把饭菜送到病人的房间，它从来不会迷路，因为它的计算机系统中有医院的地图。根据“At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms, and it never loses its way ”和“in its computer system.”及首字母可知，机器人不会迷路，是因为它的电脑系统里面有医院地图，故填(m)ap。 Today, many inventions can be better known. Let’s have a look at some of them. TV Bike A scientist connects the TV to a bike so that the TV can get the electricity by riding the bike. If the children want to watch TV for a longer time, they have to ride very hard i 1 of sitting on the sofa. Floating Bike Can you imagine a bicycle crossing rivers? If you want to cross a river, first, inflate (充气) a huge plastic ball all around the bike. Then you can e 2 the ball and ride the bike inside the ball to move forward. Fire Recharger A fire recharger can produce electricity from the heat of fire. This means if you have t 3 finding a place to charge (充电) your mobile phone in the wild, you can use a small fire to do that. Dig Goggles Underwater cameras are often so e 4 . But now a pair of cheap Dig Goggles can help you do that. They are special glasses for taking photos when swimming. Open and close your eyes twice and then you will s 5 in taking photos easily underwater. 【答案】1．(i)nstead 2．(e)nter 3．(t)rouble 4．(e)xpensive 5．(s)ucceed 【导语】本文主要介绍了4个发明，分别为：电视机车、漂浮自行车、消防充电器、挖掘眼镜。 1．句意：如果孩子们想看更长时间的电视，他们必须很用力地骑而不是坐在沙发上。根据“they have to ride very hard … of sitting on the sofa.”可知，空处前后表述的事情相反，结合首字母提示可知，instead of“而不是”。故填(i)nstead。 2．句意：然后你可以进入球和骑着球内的自行车向前移动。根据“Then you can … the ball and ride the bike inside the ball to move forward.”结合首字母可知，此处指的是进入球内，enter“进入”，情态动词后用动词原形。故填(e)nter。 3．句意：这意味着如果你在野外找不到地方给你的手机充电，你可以用小火来充电。根据“finding a place to charge (充电) your mobile phone in the wild,”结合首字母可知，have trouble doing sth“做某事有困难”。故填(t)rouble。 4．句意：水下摄像头通常都很贵。根据“But now a pair of cheap Dig Goggles can help you do that.”结合首字母可知，空处应和cheap构成反义，expensive“昂贵的”，形容词作表语。故填(e)xpensive。 5．句意：睁开和闭上你的眼睛两次，然后你就会成功地在水下轻松地拍摄照片。succeed in doing sth“成功地做了某事”，固定搭配；will后接动词原形。故填(s)ucceed。 Robots are becoming a big part of our lives. They seem very popular to most people. They have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek i 1 . You may have seen robots in some films. They are stronger, faster and c 2 than people in real life. Thousands of robots are used in factories. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don’t walk or talk. I 3 , a robot may be just a metal arm. The robot arm can do a certain job in a factory over and over again. It can do jobs that people may not want to do. Robots are also used to do many d 4 jobs. In Canada, the policemen are using a robot on wheels. This robot moves around to carry bombs (炸弹) and takes them away. Robots are used in hospitals too. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms, and it never loses its way because it has a m 5 of the hospital in its computer system. But robots will never take the place of human beings, though they can help us in a lot of different ways. 【答案】1．(i)nventor 2．(c)leverer 3．(I)nstead 4．(d)angerous/(d)ifficult 5．(m)ap 【导语】本文主要介绍了机器人在我们生活中的重要性和应用领域。 1． 句意：第一个机器人由一位希腊发明家制造的。根据“The first one was made by a Greek”和首字母i可知，此处表示“发明家”。a后面跟单数名词，故填(i)nventor。 2．句意：它们比现实生活中的人类更强壮、更快、更聪明。根据“They are stronger, faster... than people in real life.”和首字母c可知，此处表示机器人比现实中的人更强壮、更快、更聪明。此处应用形容词clever的比较级形式，故填(c)leverer。 3．句意：相反，机器人可能仅仅是一个金属手臂。根据“These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don’t walk or talk.”及“a robot may be just a metal arm”和首字母I可知，后面说的是相反的情况，应该使用副词instead，位于句首，应大写首字母，故填(I)nstead。 4．句意：它们还被用来做许多危险/困难的工作。根据“…the policemen are using a robot on wheels. This robot moves around to carry bombs and takes them away.”和首字母d可知，此处表示机器人还被用来做危险/困难的工作，故填(d)angerous/(d)ifficult。 5．句意：在一家医院，机器人从厨房把饭菜送到病人的房间，它从来不会迷路，因为它的计算机系统中有医院的地图。根据“it never loses its way”及首字母m可知，机器人不会迷路是因为它的电脑系统里面有医院地图，故填(m)ap。 Making light and sound Creating a piece of technology that’s also a w 1 of art isn’t easy. But Teno, created by US company Lumio has d 2 it. Teno puts a lamp and a speaker inside its stone-like shell. Just crack (敲) it open, and the light and sound pour out. Teno has no buttons (按钮). Simply slide your fingers up and d 3 along its side to control the volume (音量). Piece it back together to turn it off. It is USB﹣charged. When the battery (电量) gets l 4 , there’s no beeping. You’ll hear raindrops i 5 . 【答案】1．(w)ork 2．(d)one 3．(d)own 4．(l)ow 5．(i)nstead 【导语】本文介绍了Lumio公司发明的Teno灯泡或蓝牙扬声器。 1．句意：创造一项同时也是艺术作品的技术并不容易。根据“that’s also a…of art isn’t easy.”及首字母可知，这里指艺术作品，work意为“作品”，a+名词单数。故填(w)ork。 2．句意：但是美国Lumio公司发明的Teno已经做到了。根据“Teno puts a lamp and a speaker inside its stone-like shell. Just crack (敲) it open, and the light and sound pour out.”及首字母可知，美国Lumio公司已经发明了这种作品，do意为“做”，has+动词过去分词构成现在完成时。故填(d)one。 3．句意：只需沿着它的侧面上下滑动手指即可控制音量。根据“up and …along its side to control the volume (音量).”及首字母可知，这里是上下滑动手指，up and down固定短语，意为“上下”。故填(d)own。 4．句意：当电池电量不足时，没有蜂鸣声。你会听到雨滴声。根据“there’s no beeping.”及首字母可知，这里指电量低，low意为“低的”，放在get后作表语。故填(l)ow。 5．句意：当电池电量不足时，没有蜂鸣声。你会听到雨滴声。根据“You’ll hear raindrops….”及首字母可知，这里是雨滴声代替了蜂鸣声，instead意为“代替”。故填(i)nstead。 二、U3单元话题热点预测 根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使句子通顺合理并符合语法要求。在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）     The first computer was invented in 1946 in America. It was heavy and huge. As time went by, scientists d 1 it and kept trying to make it become lighter and tinier, so now people can take their tablet computers anytime, anywhere. The computer becomes more and more p 2 . Most of the people think the computer is one of the greatest i 3 in the 20th century. Because of the computer, we make many things possible. For example, computers can give an o 4 to robots to do dangerous jobs instead of people, and computers are widely used to build intelligent houses. H 5 , many people still worry that computers will take the place of human beings. 【答案】1．(d)eveloped 2．(p)opular 3．(i)nventions 4．(o)rder 5．(H)owever 【导语】本文讲述了计算机的发展历程及其对社会的影响。 1．句意：随着时间的推移，科学家们开发了它，并不断尝试让它变得更轻、更小，所以现在人们可以随时随地带着他们的平板电脑。根据“As time went by, scientists…it and kept trying to make it become lighter and tinier, so now people can take their tablet computers anytime, anywhere.”以及首字母可知，此处指开发。develop“开发”，动词。根据kept可知，该句使用一般过去时，谓语动词使用过去式，develop的过去式为developed。故填(d)eveloped。 2．句意：计算机越来越受欢迎。根据“The computer becomes more and more...”以及首字母可知，此处指受欢迎。形容词作表语。popular“受欢迎的”，形容词。故填(p)opular。 3．句意：大多数人认为计算机是20世纪最伟大的发明之一。根据“Most of the people think the computer is one of the greatest…in the 20th century.”可知，此处指发明。invention“发明”，可数名词；one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，表示“……之一”，故此处使用复数形式inventions。故填(i)nventions。 4．句意：例如，计算机可以命令机器人代替人从事危险的工作，计算机被广泛用于建造智能房屋。根据“For example, computers can give an…to robots to do dangerous jobs instead of people, and computers are widely used to build intelligent houses.”以及首字母可知，此处指命令。order“命令”，可数名词；前面有an，故此处使用单数形式。give an order“发出命令”。故填(o)rder。 5．句意：然而，许多人仍然担心计算机会取代人类。根据“Because of the computer, we make many things possible. For example, computers can give an…to robots to do dangerous jobs instead of people, and computers are widely used to build intelligent houses…many people still worry that computers will take the place of human beings.”以及首字母可知，此处存在转折。however“但是、然而”，副词。故填(H)owever。 What’s the future of social media? Read the opinions of three experts. Jacob Stone, Media Director The end of screen All types of technology will use v 1 to control. That is to say, you talk to your device and it will follow your instructions. Therefore, screens won’t be important. Wanting the 1 2 smartphones with bigger and better screens will be a thing of the past. Instead, we will see holograms (全息影像)-pictures in the real world. They will look amazingly real. Nowadays we chat with friends and look at their face on our phone or computer. In 20 years, we’ll be able to see them sitting next to us, looking very much like a real person. Alyssa Tyrone, Creative Manager Connected to everything and everyone I think we will definitely have an electronic device inside our body which will connect us to everything around us. We will be connected to the m 3 in our homes and places of work, like our cookers and calculators. Well be connected to the Internet, too. In this way. we can find information just by thinking about it. And, of course, we will be connected to each other. It will be possible to share our thoughts and feelings with each other d 4 , even when we’re in different parts of the world. Dev Khan, Digital Product Developer New ways to communicate with friends At the moment, I keep in touch with my friends on social media by liking posts, w 5 reviews and uploading (上传) photos. In 20 years, I think I will disconnect from all these. I’ll put on a pair of s 6 glasses, which will enable me to meet my friends in virtual (虚拟的) worlds. It will be possible to choose the place, from a beach in Spain to a cafe in London. I’ll bring together people from my real life and my online fiends to have social time together. Even though we’ll all be in different places, we’ll chat and share jokes, and the e 7 will be completely real. 【答案】1．(v)oices 2．(l)atest 3．(m)achines 4．(d)irectly 5．(w)riting/(w)atching 6．(s)mart/(s)pecial 7．(e)xperience 【导语】本文探讨了社交媒体的未来发展趋势，三位专家分别从不同角度提出了他们的预测。 1．句意：各种技术都将使用语音来控制。根据“you talk to your device and it will follow your instructions”可知，此处是指用语音来控制设备，voice“语音”，此处用复数形式表示泛指，故填(v)oices。 2．句意：想要屏幕更大、更好的最新智能手机将成为过去。根据“smartphones with bigger and better screens”可知，此处是指最新的智能手机，latest“最新的”，故填(l)atest。 3．句意：我们将与家中和工作场所的机器连接，比如我们的炊具和计算器。根据“like our cookers and calculators”可知，此处是指机器，machine“机器”，此处用复数形式表泛指，故填(m)achines。 4．句意：我们将能够直接与彼此分享我们的想法和感受，即使我们在世界的不同地方。根据“It will be possible to share our thoughts and feelings with each other...even when we’re in different parts of the world”可知，此处是指直接分享想法和感受，directly“直接地”，副词修饰动词，故填(d)irectly。 5．句意：目前，我通过点赞帖子、写评论和上传照片在社交媒体上与朋友保持联系。根据“liking posts...and uploading (上传) photos”可知，此处是指写/看评论，write“写”/watch“看”都符合，此处与“liking”、“uploading”并列，用动名词形式，故填(w)riting/(w)atching。 6．句意：我会戴上一副智能眼镜，这让我能在虚拟世界中见到我的朋友。根据“which will enable me to meet my friends in virtual (虚拟的) worlds”可知，此处是指智能/特殊的眼镜，smart“智能的”/special“特别的”都符合，形容词作定语修饰glasses，故填(s)mart/(s)pecial。 7．句意：即使我们都在不同的地方，我们也会聊天，分享笑话，体验将完全真实。根据“we’ll chat and share jokes, and the...will be completely real”可知，此处是指体验，experience“体验，经历”，此处用单数，故填(e)xperience。 根据短文及首字母提示, 写出所缺单词, 并注意使用适当形式。（每空限填一词） Online shopping, mobile payment and bike-sharing have left a deep impression on the 26-year-old Japanese man Haruki. He decided to write a book to share his 19-year e 1 of living in China with the people of his country. Haruki was b 2 in Tokyo, Japan in 1995, and graduated from Xiamen University in 2019. Then he went back to Japan to work. He found many Japanese knew little about China and r 3 it was necessary to open a window for the Japanese to understand the changes in China, so he decided to write a book to give the true information of China to the Japanese people. He recalled that when his Japanese friends came to China to travel, they were surprised to see that bike-sharing was p 4 in China. And people didn’t take cash out to shop. I 5 , they used digital w 6 , such as Wechat Pay and Alipay. The book was published in 2021. He hopes his book can provide Japanese readers with a look at the real China. 【答案】1．(e)xperience/(e)xperiences 2．(b)orn 3．(r)ealized 4．(p)opular 5．(I)nstead 6．(w)allets 【分析】文章介绍了网上购物、移动支付和自行车共享给26岁的日本男子Haruki留下了深刻的印象，他写了一本书，与日本人分享他在中国19年的生活经历。 1．句意：他决定写一本书，与日本人分享他在中国19年的生活经历。根据“He decided to write a book to share his 19-year...of living in China with the people of his country.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是experience“经历”，此处指的是“他的经历”，名词可以用单数或复数形式，故填(e)xperience/(e)xperiences。 2．句意：Haruki1995年出生于日本东京。根据“in Tokyo, Japan in 1995”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是be born in“出生于”，故填(b)orn。 3．句意：他发现许多日本人对中国知之甚少，并意识到有必要为日本人打开一扇了解中国变化的窗。根据“it was necessary to open a window for the Japanese to understand the changes in China”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是realize“意识到”，描述过去的事情，动词用过去式，故填(r)ealized。 4．句意：当他的日本朋友来中国旅游时，他们惊讶地发现共享自行车在中国很流行。根据首字母提示及事实可知， 共享单车在中国很流行，popular“受欢迎的”，形容词作表语，故填(p)opular。 5．句意：相反，他们使用数字钱包，如微信支付和支付宝。根据“people didn’t take cash out to shop...they used digital...such as Wechat Pay and Alipay.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是instead“相反”，是副词，故填(I)nstead。 6．句意：相反，他们使用数字钱包，如微信支付和支付宝。根据“such as Wechat Pay and Alipay.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是wallet“钱包”，结合后句的举例可知， 此处应用复数名词，故填(w)allets。 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）。 Most of us spend our lives surrounded by screens, with which we manage our work, our recreation and our relationships. These devices offer us convenience as well as connection and a lot of information. H 1 , it’s also easy to feel pressured to keep up with every message. More and more people want to take a break from technology. The phrase “digital detox” describes staying away from TV, phones, computers and other forms of technology that c 2 our lives for a period of time. These breaks can occur in a variety of ways. Some experts suggest completely avoiding u 3 screen time for 30 days. Others suggest using an app that will limit the amount of time one can spend on certain websites. A third option is logging out in evenings and/or on w 4 . Others simply turn their phones off. Some even pay high prices to take vacations in places where they can take time out from technology. Why do you want to take a digital detox? Perhaps you find that you are spending longer than you plan on certain apps or that they distract you from more important things. Perhaps social media is depressing because you compare yourself to others or you f 5 missing out on things that other people are enjoying. Technology can also have p 6 effects. Many people experience back or neck pain and the blue light coming from most screens can also affect people’s sleep. On one research trip, a group of people agreed to spend four days w 7 their smartphones. By the time the phone-free period ended, many people in the group had made important decisions about their work or relationships. Others had decided to live a healthier lifestyle. Only when they took a break from technology could they think about really important things. Giving up all screens may not be realistic, but strategic breaks from technology my be good for your body, mind, emotions and relationships. 【答案】1．(H)owever 2．(c)ontrol 3．(u)nnecessary 4．(w)eekends 5．(f)ear 6．(p)hysical 7．(w)ithout 【导语】本文主要讲述了我们大多数人的生活都被屏幕包围着，越来越多的人想要远离科技，文中介绍了“数字排毒法”，以及采用这种方法的原因。 1．句意：然而，要跟进每条信息也很容易感到压力。空前“These devices offer us convenience as well as connection and a lot of information. ”与空后“it’s also easy to feel pressured to keep up with every message.”之间是转折关系，且空后有逗号，所以用however“然而”。故填(H)owever。 2．句意：“数字排毒”指的是在一段时间内远离电视、电话、电脑和其他控制我们生活的科技产品。根据上文“it’s also easy to feel pressured to keep up with every message. More and more people want to take a break from technology.”和“our lives for a period of time”及首字母可知，此处指控制我们生活的科技产品，control“控制，限制”符合语境，时态是一般现在时，主语是复数，所以动词用原形。故填(c)ontrol。 3．句意：一些专家建议在30天内完全避免不必要的屏幕时间。空处作定语修饰time，所以用形容词，根据“staying away from TV, phones, computers and other forms of technology”及首字母可知，此处指不必要的屏幕时间，unnecessary“不必要的”符合语境。故填(u)nnecessary。 4．句意：第三种选择是在晚上和/或周末下线。根据“Others simply turn their phones off. Some even pay high prices to take vacations in places where they can take time out from technology.”及首字母可知，度假或关机应是非工作的情况下，所以空处应是说“周末”，on weekends“在周末”。故填(w)eekends。 5．句意：也许社交媒体令人沮丧是因为你把自己和别人比较，或者你害怕错过别人喜欢的东西。根据“...missing out on things that other people are enjoying.”及首字母和语境可知，应是说害怕错过信息，fear doing sth“害怕做某事”，时态是一般现在时，主语是you，所以谓语动词用三单形式，故填(f)ear。 6．句意：科技也会对身体产生影响。根据“Many people experience back or neck pain and the blue light coming from most screens can also affect people’s sleep.”及首字母可知，此处指对身体产生影响，空处作定语修饰名词effects，所以用physical表示“身体的”，故填(p)hysical。 7．句意：在一次研究旅行中，一组人同意在没有智能手机的情况下度过四天。根据“By the time the phone-free period ended”及首字母可知，空处指的是没有手机，without“没有”符合语境。故填(w)ithout。 三、U2单元话题热点预测 The “Double Eleven” Shopping Festival is one of the largest shopping festivals in China. Last year, the festival went on for eleven days. Alibaba alone saw 498.2 billion yuan in trade. Many people believe such large shopping festivals can help them s 1 lots of money. After all, many stores do discount (打折) their goods. But if you take a second look at the sale prices, you’ll find that many of them end in “9” or “.99”. In our everyday life, we r 2 say “Just give me 5.99 minutes”, it’s not common to say “Just give me 59 minutes”, either. We are more likely to say “Just give me six minutes” and “Just give me 60 minutes”. Why do stores prefer the other way round? According to Lee E. Hibbett, a professor of marketing, this pricing strategy(策略) has been around for about a century. No one knows who invented it. However, stores all like it. Prices that end in “.99” and “9” simply get more customers. The strategy (策略) is based on the f 3 that we read from left to right. On a price tag (标签), the number on the far left impresses us the most. So, even though 5.99 dollars is pretty c 4 to 6 dollars, it’s the “5” that impresses us most. A product that sells for 5.99 dollars just seems like a better deal than a similar one that sells for 6 dollars. In a 2016 study, Hibbett, a professor of marketing asked a clothing company to r 5 the price of one of its dresses. He and his workmates all thought fewer people would buy the dress. The result, however, s 6 them. Demand (需求) increased by a third. Increasing the price from $34 to $44 made no difference at all. So be c 7 with prices that end in “9” or “.99”. They may make you spend more money! 【答案】1．(s)ave 2．(r)arely 3．(f)act 4．(c)lose 5．(r)aise 6．(s)urprised 7．(c)areful 【分析】心理学研究表明，由于我们从左到右阅读，在价格标签上，最左边的数字会给我们留下最深刻的印象。因此，当我们购物时，要小心那些以“9”或“.99”结尾的价格，它们可能会让我们花更多钱。 1．句意：很多人认为这样的大型购物节可以帮他们节省很多钱。根据“After all, many stores do discount their goods.”可知许多商场打折，应该是帮人们省钱。save节省。help sb. do sth.帮助某人做某事。故填(s)ave。 2．句意：在我们的日常生活中，我们很少说“就给我5.99分钟”，说“就给我59分钟”也不常见。结合常识可知很少说“Just give me 5.99 minutes”这句话，再由“either”可知用表示否定含义的副词。rarely很少地。故填(r)arely。 3．句意：这个策略是基于我们从左到右阅读的事实。根据“we read from left to right”结合常识可知从左到右阅读是个事实，fact事实，特指从左到右读这一事实，用单数。故填(f)act。 4．句意：所以，尽管5.99美元和6美元很接近，但给我们印象最深的还是“5”。根据“5.99 dollars is pretty c... to 6 dollars”及常识可知5.99美元很接近于6美元，be close to接近。故填(c)lose。 5．句意：在2016年的一项研究中，市场营销教授希贝特要求一家服装公司提高其一件连衣裙的价格。根据“Increasing the price from $34 to $44 made no difference at all.”可知价格从34美元提高到了44美元。raise提高。ask ... to do sth.要求……做某事。故填(r)aise。 6．句意：然而，结果却让他们大吃一惊。价格上升后需求反而增长了，这是令人吃惊的，句中缺少谓语，surprise使惊讶，根据上下文可知用一般过去时，surprise的过去式是surprised。故填(s)urprised。 7．句意：所以要小心以“9”或“.99”结尾的价格。根据“They may make you spend more money!”可知这些价格可能会使人花更多钱，应该小心，careful小心的，在句中作表语。故填(c)areful。 根据短文内容及首字母提示在所给横线上写出完整单词，并注意其形式。 Chinese people are used to thinking the numbers 6, 8 and 9 are lucky ones, but how about 142857? This number seems common, but it is the most amazing number in the w 1 . Why? Let’s look at a few facts about this number. First, get the number multiplied (相乘) by 1 to 6 and all the results are amazing because they are made up of the same numbers but in different orders. For example, 142857 multiplied by 2 is 285714 while 142857 multiplied by 6 is 857142. S 2 , if it is multiplied by 7 and we get a more amazing number 999999. Third, the number is multiplied by i 3 and we can get a super large number 20408122449. However, when we a 4 the front five numbers to the back six numbers we get the same number 142857 again. Is it amazing? In fact, people found this mysterious (神秘的) number inside the pyramids (金字塔) of Egypt. People also discovered the number is linked to the days of a week. So you see, nature is r 5 amazing. And we can learn a lot from it. 【答案】1．(w)orld 2．(S)econd 3．(i)tself 4．(a)dd 5．(r)eally 【导语】本文介绍了一个非常神奇和有趣的数字——142857。这个数字看似普通，但经过一系列的数学运算后，展现出了一系列神奇的特性。 1．句意：这个数字看起来很普通，但它是世界上最神奇的数字。根据“but it is the most amazing number in the”及首字母可知，它是世界上最神奇的数字，in the world“世界上”。故填(w)orld。 2．句意：第二，这串数字乘以7我们会得到更神奇的数字999999。根据“First”可知，此处介绍的是第二个神奇之处，second“第二”符合。故填(S)econd。 3．句意：第三，这个数字乘以它本身，我们会得到一个超级大数字20408122449。根据“the number is multiplied by ... and we can get a super large number 20408122449.”可知，142857乘以它本身才可以得到20408122449，itself“它本身”符合。故填(i)tself。 4．句意：然而，当我们把前面的五个数字加到后面的六个数字时，我们又得到了同样的数字142857。根据“when we ... the front five numbers to the back six numbers we get the same number 142857 again.”可知，是将20408122449的前五个数字和后六个数字加起来得到142857，add“加”符合，时态为一般现在时，主语是we，谓语动词用原形。故填(a)dd。 5．句意：所以你看，大自然真的很神奇。amazing“神奇的”，是形容词，前面应该用一个副词来修饰，结合首字母，really“真正地”符合，故填(r)eally。 短文填词 Numbers are really important and used e 1 in our daily life. When designing buildings, architects (建筑师) use numbers. They e 2 calculate lengths, widths and heights. They also use numbers to know how many bricks, cement and other building m 3 are needed. For developing new medicine, scientists use numbers too. They measure the right a 4 of each chemical. When doing experiments, they write down numbers like time and reaction data. And for our personal money, making a monthly b 5 needs numbers. We write down our income, like how much money we get from work. Then we count our expenses (花销), such as food costs and rent. So, numbers are very n 6 in many parts of our daily life. They are important and used a lot. 【答案】1．(e)verywhere 2．(e)xactly 3．(m)aterials 4．(a)mount 5．(b)udget 6．(n)ecessary 【导语】本文主要讲述了数字在日常生活中的重要性及其在不同领域的应用。 1．句意：数字确实重要，在我们的日常生活中到处被使用。根据“used e... in our daily life.”可知，是指数字在日常生活中到处被使用，everywhere“到处”符合语境。故填(e)verywhere。 2．句意：他们精确计算长度、宽度和高度。根据“calculate lengths, widths and heights.”及首字母可知，是指精确地计算出长度、宽度和高度，用副词exactly“精确地”，修饰动词。故填(e)xactly。 3．句意：他们还会利用数字来了解所需的砖块、水泥和其他建筑材料数量。根据“bricks, cement”及首字母可知，是指其他建筑材料，other后跟名词复数materials“材料”。故填(m)aterials。 4．句意：他们测量每种化学物质的正确用量。根据“the right a... of each chemical”可知，是指每种化学物质的正确用量，right后跟名词amount“数量”。故填(a)mount。 5．句意：对于我们的个人资金，制定月度预算需要数字。根据“making a monthly b...”可知，是指制定月度预算，budget“预算”，a后跟名词单数。故填(b)udget。 6．句意：所以，数字在我们日常生活中的许多方面非常必要。根据“They are important and used a lot.”及首字母可知，是指数字是必要的，用形容词necessary“必要的”，作表语。故填(n)ecessary。 短文填词。 6G technology is in its early stage, but it will bring a new e 1 of super-fast communication. Its b 2 function is not just to make calls or send messages, but to connect everything around us more s 3 . The major e 4 of 6G will be felt in many areas. In smart cities, traffic lights will work better with 6G, reducing jams. In hospitals, doctors may use it to help patients far away. Scientists have made some b 5 in testing. They say new software for 6G will let us d 6 a whole movie in just a second.​ This p 7 change will make our life easier. Students can have clearer online classes, and families can enjoy better video chats. We all look forward to the day when 6G comes into our daily life. 【答案】1．(e)ra 2．(b)asic 3．(s)moothly 4．(e)ffects 5．(b)reakthroughs 6．(d)ownload 7．(p)ositive 【导语】本文主要介绍了6G技术，虽然6G技术尚处于初期阶段，但它将带来一个超高速通信的新时代。 1．句意：6G技术尚处于初期阶段，但它将带来一个超高速通信的新时代。根据“6G technology is in its early stage, but it will bring a new ... of super-fast communication.”和首字母“e”提示可知，6G技术将带来一个超高速通信的新时代；考查era“时代”，名词，空前“a”后跟名词单数。故填(e)ra。 2．句意：它的基本功能不仅仅是打电话或发信息，而是更顺畅地连接我们周围的一切。根据“Its ... function is not just to make calls or send messages”和首字母“b”提示可知，此处指打电话、发短信是6G作为通信技术最基础、最核心的功能；考查basic“基本的，基础的”，形容词，在句中作定语，修饰名词“function”。故填(b)asic。 3．句意：它的基本功能不仅仅是打电话或发信息，而是更顺畅地连接我们周围的一切。根据“connect everything around us more ...”和首字母“s”提示可知，此处指更顺畅地连接周围的一切，smoothly“顺畅地”，副词，在句中作状语，修饰动词“connect”。故填(s)moothly。 4．句意：6G的主要影响将在许多领域显现。根据“The major ... of...”可知，这里应填一个名词；再根据下文“In smart cities, traffic lights will work better with 6G, reducing jams. In hospitals, doctors may use it to help patients far away.”和首字母“e”提示可知，在智慧城市里，6G让交通灯更顺畅、减少拥堵，在医院里，6G帮医生远程协助患者，这两个场景都是6G在不同领域产生的具体影响；考查effect“影响”，名词；空后“in many areas”表示“在许多领域”，而6G在不同领域产生的影响是不同的，因此这里应用名词复数形式effects。故填(e)ffects。 5．句意：科学家在测试中取得了一些突破。根据“Scientists have made some ... in testing.”和首字母“b”提示可知，可知，此处是指科学家在测试中取得了一些突破；考查breakthrough“突破”，可数名词，some修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，因此这里应用其复数形式breakthroughs。故填(b)reakthroughs。 6．句意：他们表示6G的新软件将让我们在短短一秒内下载一整部电影。根据“a whole movie”和首字母“d”提示可知，此处是指下载一整部电影；考查download“下载”，动词；let sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，固定搭配，因此这里应用动词原形。故填(d)ownload。 7．句意：这一积极的变化将使我们的生活更加轻松。根据“make our life easier”和首字母“p”提示可知，此处是指使我们的生活更加轻松的积极变化；考查positive“积极的”，形容词，在句中作定语，修饰名词“change”。故填(p)ositive。 四、U4单元话题热点预测 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Some parts of the world are very hot and dry, with little rain. A team of scientists in Chile (智利) has been studying a way to collect water in these a 1 . It is called fog harvesting (收集). Fog is like a cloud near the ground. It has tiny water drops. To catch these drops, scientists put up big nets (网) in the mountains. When fog passes t 2 the nets, the drops stick to the wires, grow bigger, and fall into pipes. The water is then stored in tanks (箱). In Alto Hospicio, this method works w 3 . Every week, the nets collect enough water for thousands of people. Just 17, 000 square meters of nets can provide (提供) 300, 000 liters (升) of water! More nets could even water the city’s parks and plants. Now, scientists are s 4 where else fog harvesting can work. They check how much fog an area gets, how thick it is, and how the wind blows. They want to make a special map to show the best places for fog harvesting. This idea helps people in d 5 places get water without waiting for rain. It’s simple, cheap, and uses nature’s resources (资源). Maybe one day, more places around the world can try it too! 【答案】1．(a)reas 2．(t)hrough 3．(w)ell 4．(s)tudying 5．(d)ry 【导语】本文主要介绍了智利科学家研究的一种在干旱地区收集雾水的方法。 1．句意：智利的一个科学家团队一直在研究一种在这些地区收集水的方法。根据上文“Some parts of the world are very hot and dry, with little rain”并结合首字母可知，此处指这些非常炎热干燥的地区，area“地区”，根据空前的“these”可知，此处用复数形式。故填(a)reas。 2．句意：当雾穿过网时，水滴会粘在铁丝上，变得更大，然后落入管道。根据“When fog passes…he nets”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指在物体内部穿过，through“穿过”符合。故填(t)hrough。 3．句意：在Alto Hospicio，这种方法效果很好。根据下文“Every week, the nets collect enough water for thousands of people.”并结合首字母提示可知，这种方法效果很好，well“好”符合。故填(w)ell。 4．句意：现在，科学家们正在研究雾收集还可以在哪些地方起作用。根据“scientists are…where else fog harvesting can work”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指科学家们正在研究雾收集还可以在哪些地方起作用，study“研究”，应用现在分词形式，与are构成现在进行时。故填(s)tudying。 5．句意：这个想法可以帮助干旱地区的人们不必等到下雨就能获得水。根据上文“Some parts of the world are very hot and dry”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指干旱地区，dry“干的”。故填(d)ry。 Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letters are given (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) In the early 20th century, the world’s transportation system relied heavily on steam-powered trains and ships. These modes of transportation were slow and required significant amounts of coal to operate. However, the invention of the internal combustion engine in the late 19th century c 1 the way people travelled. By the mid-20th century, cars and aeroplanes had become the primary means of transportation, making travel faster and more efficient. Today, the transportation industry is undergoing another major transformation. The rise of electric vehicles (EVs) and the development of high-speed trains are changing how we move from place to place. Electric cars, powered by batteries instead of gasoline, are becoming increasingly popular due to their environmental benefits. Similarly, high-speed trains, such as those in Japan and Europe, can travel at speeds of over 300 kilometres per hour, making them a c 2 alternative to air travel for short to medium distances. Despite these advancements, challenges remain. The production of electric vehicles requires rare materials, such as lithium and cobalt, which can have negative environmental impacts. Additionally, the infrastructure needed to support widespread EV adoption, such as charging stations, is still 3 in many parts of the world. Looking to the future, experts predict that autonomous vehicles (self-driving cars) will become a reality within the next decade. These vehicles could further t 4 the transportation industry by reducing traffic accidents and improving efficiency. H 5 , concerns about safety and job displacement in the trucking and taxi industries remain. The evolution of transportation over the past century has been remarkable. From steam-powered trains to electric and autonomous vehicles, the way we travel has changed dramatically. As technology continues to advance, it is clear that the transportation systems of the future will be very different from those of the p 6 . 【答案】1．(c)hanged 2．(c)ompetitive 3．(l)acking 4．(t)ransform 5．(H)owever 6．(p)ast 【导语】本文回顾了20世纪以来交通方式的演变，从蒸汽动力的火车轮船，到内燃机推动的汽车飞机，再到如今的电动汽车、高铁，还展望了未来自动驾驶汽车的发展，同时提及当前交通发展面临的挑战。 1．句意：然而，19世纪末内燃机的发明改变了人们的出行方式。根据“However, the invention of the internal combustion engine in the late 19th century...the way people travelled.”及首字母“c”提示可知，此处表示内燃机的发明“改变了”出行方式，“change”意为“改变”，句中时态是一般过去时态，谓语动词使用过去式，“change”的过去式是“changed”。故填(c)hanged。 2．句意：同样，像日本和欧洲的高铁，时速能超过300公里，这使它们成为中短途旅行中一个有竞争力的航空旅行替代方案。根据“Similarly, high-speed trains, such as those in Japan and Europe, can travel at speeds of over 300 kilometres per hour, making them a...alternative to air travel for short to medium distances.”及首字母“c”提示可知，此处表示“有竞争力的”方案，“competitive”意为“有竞争力的”，此处是形容词修饰名词“alternative”，符合语境。故填(c)ompetitive。 3．句意：此外，支持电动汽车广泛普及所需的基础设施，如充电站，在世界许多地区仍然不足。根据“Additionally,the infrastructure needed to support widespread EV adoption, such as charging stations, is still...in many parts of the world.”及首字母“l”提示可知，此处表示基础设施存在“不足”，“lacking”意为“缺乏的、不足的”，符合语境。故填(l)acking。 4．句意：这些车辆（自动驾驶汽车）可能会通过减少交通事故、提高效率，进一步变革交通运输行业。根据“These vehicles could further...the transportation industry by reducing traffic accidents and improving efficiency.”及首字母“t”提示可知，此处表示自动驾驶汽车会“变革”交通行业，“transform”意为“使改变形态、变革”，情态动词“could”后接动词原形。故填(t)ransform。 5．句意：然而，人们对安全以及卡车和出租车行业就业岗位流失的担忧依然存在。根据“...concerns about safety and job displacement in the trucking and taxi industries remain.”及首字母“H”提示可知，前文讲自动驾驶汽车的优势，后文讲担忧，前后为转折关系，“However”意为“然而”，符合逻辑。故填(H)owever。 6．句意：随着技术的不断进步，未来的交通系统显然将与过去的大不相同。根据“As technology continues to advance, it is clear that the transportation systems of the future will be very different from those of the...”及首字母“p”提示可知，此处是“未来”与“过去”对比，“past”意为“过去”，符合语境。故填(p)ast。 语篇填词 Laszlo Biro (1899—1985) was the inventor of the ballpoint pen. He was b 1 in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, when he w 2 as a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen almost every day. However, he had to refill it all the time. The ink also did not dry easily, and it sometimes made a mess on the paper. Biro wanted a better pen. His brother, George, helped him d 3 a special ink. The ink dried easily. Then they made a new type of pen. There was a tiny ball at the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink onto paper as it moved. They called it the “ballpoint” pen. The ballpoint pen was a g 4 success. Everyone loved it. Now millions of people use it all over the world every day. People will always remember Biro for his i 5 . Today in many English-speaking countries, people still use the word “biro” to refer to any kind of ballpoint pen. 【答案】1．(b)orn 2．(w)orked 3．(d)evelop 4．(g)reat 5．(i)nvention 【导语】本文讲述了拉迪斯洛·比罗发明圆珠笔的事情。 1．句意：他出生于匈牙利布达佩斯。根据“He was...in Budapest, Hungary”及首字母提示可知，此处是指“他出生于……”，be born in“出生于”，故填(b)orn。 2．句意：20世纪30年代，当他还是一名报纸编辑时，他几乎每天都要使用钢笔。根据“as a newspaper editor”及说字母提示可知，此处是work as“以……身份而工作”，陈述过去的事情，动词用过去式，故填(w)orked。 3．句意：他的哥哥乔治帮他研制了一种特殊的墨水。根据“Biro wanted a better pen. His brother, George, helped him...a special ink. The ink dried easily.”及首字母提示可知，他的哥哥帮助他研制了一种特殊的墨水，develop“开发，研制”，此处是help sb do sth的结构，故填(d)evelop。 4．句意：圆珠笔大获成功。根据“a...success”及首字母提示可知，此处是短语a great success“巨大的成功”，故填(g)reat。 5．句意：人们将永远记住比罗的发明。根据“Laszlo Biro(1899—1985) was the inventor of the ballpoint pen”及首字母提示可知，人们会记住他的发明，此处用名词invention“发明”，结合上文可知，文章讲到的是一种发明，名词用单数形式，故填(i)nvention。 Computers are very common in our modern life now. The first computers were bigger than cars. But now they are becoming much smaller and better. Some computers are so tiny that you may be u 1 of them. There is probably one inside your TV or washing machine. You d 2 on computers more than you can realize. We can do many things with computers. For example, we can use computers to calculate things. They can calculate things at a very fast speed and almost never give w 3 answers. We can also type and draw things with them. In a 4 , computers can do important jobs like operating railways and flying planes and spaceships. However, computers cannot be cleverer than us. Our b 5 can produce new ideas but computers cannot. But one day computers may be able to do a better job than human beings. 【答案】1．(u)naware 2．(d)epend 3．(w)rong 4．(a)ddition 5．(b)rains 【导语】本文主要讲了电脑的发展、人们对其的依赖、电脑的多种功能，同时指出电脑虽不及人类大脑能产生新想法，但未来可能超越人类。 1．句意：有些电脑非常小，以至于你可能没有意识到它们的存在。根据“Some computers are so tiny”以及首字母提示可知，此处表达“没有意识到”的含义，“unaware”意为“未察觉的、不知道的”，符合语境。故填(u)naware。 2．句意：你对电脑的依赖程度比你意识到的要深。根据“on computers more than you can realize.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指“依赖电脑”，“depend on”意为“依靠、依赖”。句子时态为一般现在时，主语“you”为第二人称，谓语动词用原形。故填(d)epend。 3．句意：它们可以以极快的速度计算，而且几乎从不给出错误的答案。根据“They can calculate things at a very fast speed”以及首字母提示可知，此处与“正确”相对，指“错误的答案”，“wrong”意为“错误的”，符合语境。故填(w)rong。 4．句意：此外，电脑还能做一些重要的工作，比如操控铁路、驾驶飞机和宇宙飞船。根据“We can also type and draw things with them.”以及首字母提示可知，此处是进一步补充说明，“in addition”意为“此外、另外”。故填(a)ddition。 5．句意：我们的大脑可以产生新的想法，但电脑不能。根据“produce new ideas”以及首字母提示可知，能产生新想法的是“大脑”，“brain”意为“大脑”，此处指人类的大脑，用复数形式“brains”。故填(b)rains。 18 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 19 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 期中复习 Units 1-4 首字母填空进阶练16篇（紧贴新教材单元话题） 目录 一、U4单元话题热点预测 1 二、U3单元话题热点预测 6 三、U2单元话题热点预测 12 四、U4单元话题热点预测 17 一、U4单元话题热点预测 New in inventions make our life better Seeing brightly When you wear sunglasses, you may find the world becomes less colorful. But Spy Optic won’t give you that f 1 . It uses AI technology to enhance (增强) colors by 30 percent more than what you can see w 2 the naked (裸的) eye. That could m 3 better visibility (能见度) when cycling and doing other outdoor activities. It could e 4 lift your mood! You can also have fun with it by seeing things like a rosebush (玫瑰丛) exploding (炸开) with many red flowers. It’s l 5 having a movie’s special effects in real life. 阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确的形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。 Robots are becoming a big part of our lives. They seem very popular to most people. They have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek i 1 . You may have seen robots in some films. They are stronger, faster and c 2 than people in real life. Thousands of robots are used in factories. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don’t walk or talk. I 3 , a robot may be just a metal arm. The robot arm can do a certain job in a factory over and over again. It can do jobs that people may not want to do. A robot never gets tired of doing the same thing. They are also used to do many d 4 or boring jobs. In Canada, the police are using a robot on wheels. This robot moves around to carry bombs (炸弹) and takes them away. Robots are used in hospitals too. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms, and it never loses its way because it has a m 5 of the hospital in its computer system. But robots will never take the place of human beings, though they can help us in a lot of different ways. Today, many inventions can be better known. Let’s have a look at some of them. TV Bike A scientist connects the TV to a bike so that the TV can get the electricity by riding the bike. If the children want to watch TV for a longer time, they have to ride very hard i 1 of sitting on the sofa. Floating Bike Can you imagine a bicycle crossing rivers? If you want to cross a river, first, inflate (充气) a huge plastic ball all around the bike. Then you can e 2 the ball and ride the bike inside the ball to move forward. Fire Recharger A fire recharger can produce electricity from the heat of fire. This means if you have t 3 finding a place to charge (充电) your mobile phone in the wild, you can use a small fire to do that. Dig Goggles Underwater cameras are often so e 4 . But now a pair of cheap Dig Goggles can help you do that. They are special glasses for taking photos when swimming. Open and close your eyes twice and then you will s 5 in taking photos easily underwater. Robots are becoming a big part of our lives. They seem very popular to most people. They have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek i 1 . You may have seen robots in some films. They are stronger, faster and c 2 than people in real life. Thousands of robots are used in factories. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don’t walk or talk. I 3 , a robot may be just a metal arm. The robot arm can do a certain job in a factory over and over again. It can do jobs that people may not want to do. Robots are also used to do many d 4 jobs. In Canada, the policemen are using a robot on wheels. This robot moves around to carry bombs (炸弹) and takes them away. Robots are used in hospitals too. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms, and it never loses its way because it has a m 5 of the hospital in its computer system. But robots will never take the place of human beings, though they can help us in a lot of different ways. Making light and sound Creating a piece of technology that’s also a w 1 of art isn’t easy. But Teno, created by US company Lumio has d 2 it. Teno puts a lamp and a speaker inside its stone-like shell. Just crack (敲) it open, and the light and sound pour out. Teno has no buttons (按钮). Simply slide your fingers up and d 3 along its side to control the volume (音量). Piece it back together to turn it off. It is USB﹣charged. When the battery (电量) gets l 4 , there’s no beeping. You’ll hear raindrops i 5 . 二、U3单元话题热点预测 根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使句子通顺合理并符合语法要求。在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）     The first computer was invented in 1946 in America. It was heavy and huge. As time went by, scientists d 1 it and kept trying to make it become lighter and tinier, so now people can take their tablet computers anytime, anywhere. The computer becomes more and more p 2 . Most of the people think the computer is one of the greatest i 3 in the 20th century. Because of the computer, we make many things possible. For example, computers can give an o 4 to robots to do dangerous jobs instead of people, and computers are widely used to build intelligent houses. H 5 , many people still worry that computers will take the place of human beings. What’s the future of social media? Read the opinions of three experts. Jacob Stone, Media Director The end of screen All types of technology will use v 1 to control. That is to say, you talk to your device and it will follow your instructions. Therefore, screens won’t be important. Wanting the 1 2 smartphones with bigger and better screens will be a thing of the past. Instead, we will see holograms (全息影像)-pictures in the real world. They will look amazingly real. Nowadays we chat with friends and look at their face on our phone or computer. In 20 years, we’ll be able to see them sitting next to us, looking very much like a real person. Alyssa Tyrone, Creative Manager Connected to everything and everyone I think we will definitely have an electronic device inside our body which will connect us to everything around us. We will be connected to the m 3 in our homes and places of work, like our cookers and calculators. Well be connected to the Internet, too. In this way. we can find information just by thinking about it. And, of course, we will be connected to each other. It will be possible to share our thoughts and feelings with each other d 4 , even when we’re in different parts of the world. Dev Khan, Digital Product Developer New ways to communicate with friends At the moment, I keep in touch with my friends on social media by liking posts, w 5 reviews and uploading (上传) photos. In 20 years, I think I will disconnect from all these. I’ll put on a pair of s 6 glasses, which will enable me to meet my friends in virtual (虚拟的) worlds. It will be possible to choose the place, from a beach in Spain to a cafe in London. I’ll bring together people from my real life and my online fiends to have social time together. Even though we’ll all be in different places, we’ll chat and share jokes, and the e 7 will be completely real. 根据短文及首字母提示, 写出所缺单词, 并注意使用适当形式。（每空限填一词） Online shopping, mobile payment and bike-sharing have left a deep impression on the 26-year-old Japanese man Haruki. He decided to write a book to share his 19-year e 1 of living in China with the people of his country. Haruki was b 2 in Tokyo, Japan in 1995, and graduated from Xiamen University in 2019. Then he went back to Japan to work. He found many Japanese knew little about China and r 3 it was necessary to open a window for the Japanese to understand the changes in China, so he decided to write a book to give the true information of China to the Japanese people. He recalled that when his Japanese friends came to China to travel, they were surprised to see that bike-sharing was p 4 in China. And people didn’t take cash out to shop. I 5 , they used digital w 6 , such as Wechat Pay and Alipay. The book was published in 2021. He hopes his book can provide Japanese readers with a look at the real China. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）。 Most of us spend our lives surrounded by screens, with which we manage our work, our recreation and our relationships. These devices offer us convenience as well as connection and a lot of information. H 1 , it’s also easy to feel pressured to keep up with every message. More and more people want to take a break from technology. The phrase “digital detox” describes staying away from TV, phones, computers and other forms of technology that c 2 our lives for a period of time. These breaks can occur in a variety of ways. Some experts suggest completely avoiding u 3 screen time for 30 days. Others suggest using an app that will limit the amount of time one can spend on certain websites. A third option is logging out in evenings and/or on w 4 . Others simply turn their phones off. Some even pay high prices to take vacations in places where they can take time out from technology. Why do you want to take a digital detox? Perhaps you find that you are spending longer than you plan on certain apps or that they distract you from more important things. Perhaps social media is depressing because you compare yourself to others or you f 5 missing out on things that other people are enjoying. Technology can also have p 6 effects. Many people experience back or neck pain and the blue light coming from most screens can also affect people’s sleep. On one research trip, a group of people agreed to spend four days w 7 their smartphones. By the time the phone-free period ended, many people in the group had made important decisions about their work or relationships. Others had decided to live a healthier lifestyle. Only when they took a break from technology could they think about really important things. Giving up all screens may not be realistic, but strategic breaks from technology my be good for your body, mind, emotions and relationships. 三、U2单元话题热点预测 The “Double Eleven” Shopping Festival is one of the largest shopping festivals in China. Last year, the festival went on for eleven days. Alibaba alone saw 498.2 billion yuan in trade. Many people believe such large shopping festivals can help them s 1 lots of money. After all, many stores do discount (打折) their goods. But if you take a second look at the sale prices, you’ll find that many of them end in “9” or “.99”. In our everyday life, we r 2 say “Just give me 5.99 minutes”, it’s not common to say “Just give me 59 minutes”, either. We are more likely to say “Just give me six minutes” and “Just give me 60 minutes”. Why do stores prefer the other way round? According to Lee E. Hibbett, a professor of marketing, this pricing strategy(策略) has been around for about a century. No one knows who invented it. However, stores all like it. Prices that end in “.99” and “9” simply get more customers. The strategy (策略) is based on the f 3 that we read from left to right. On a price tag (标签), the number on the far left impresses us the most. So, even though 5.99 dollars is pretty c 4 to 6 dollars, it’s the “5” that impresses us most. A product that sells for 5.99 dollars just seems like a better deal than a similar one that sells for 6 dollars. In a 2016 study, Hibbett, a professor of marketing asked a clothing company to r 5 the price of one of its dresses. He and his workmates all thought fewer people would buy the dress. The result, however, s 6 them. Demand (需求) increased by a third. Increasing the price from $34 to $44 made no difference at all. So be c 7 with prices that end in “9” or “.99”. They may make you spend more money! 根据短文内容及首字母提示在所给横线上写出完整单词，并注意其形式。 Chinese people are used to thinking the numbers 6, 8 and 9 are lucky ones, but how about 142857? This number seems common, but it is the most amazing number in the w 1 . Why? Let’s look at a few facts about this number. First, get the number multiplied (相乘) by 1 to 6 and all the results are amazing because they are made up of the same numbers but in different orders. For example, 142857 multiplied by 2 is 285714 while 142857 multiplied by 6 is 857142. S 2 , if it is multiplied by 7 and we get a more amazing number 999999. Third, the number is multiplied by i 3 and we can get a super large number 20408122449. However, when we a 4 the front five numbers to the back six numbers we get the same number 142857 again. Is it amazing? In fact, people found this mysterious (神秘的) number inside the pyramids (金字塔) of Egypt. People also discovered the number is linked to the days of a week. So you see, nature is r 5 amazing. And we can learn a lot from it. 短文填词 Numbers are really important and used e 1 in our daily life. When designing buildings, architects (建筑师) use numbers. They e 2 calculate lengths, widths and heights. They also use numbers to know how many bricks, cement and other building m 3 are needed. For developing new medicine, scientists use numbers too. They measure the right a 4 of each chemical. When doing experiments, they write down numbers like time and reaction data. And for our personal money, making a monthly b 5 needs numbers. We write down our income, like how much money we get from work. Then we count our expenses (花销), such as food costs and rent. So, numbers are very n 6 in many parts of our daily life. They are important and used a lot. 短文填词。 6G technology is in its early stage, but it will bring a new e 1 of super-fast communication. Its b 2 function is not just to make calls or send messages, but to connect everything around us more s 3 . The major e 4 of 6G will be felt in many areas. In smart cities, traffic lights will work better with 6G, reducing jams. In hospitals, doctors may use it to help patients far away. Scientists have made some b 5 in testing. They say new software for 6G will let us d 6 a whole movie in just a second.​ This p 7 change will make our life easier. Students can have clearer online classes, and families can enjoy better video chats. We all look forward to the day when 6G comes into our daily life. 四、U4单元话题热点预测 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Some parts of the world are very hot and dry, with little rain. A team of scientists in Chile (智利) has been studying a way to collect water in these a 1 . It is called fog harvesting (收集). Fog is like a cloud near the ground. It has tiny water drops. To catch these drops, scientists put up big nets (网) in the mountains. When fog passes t 2 the nets, the drops stick to the wires, grow bigger, and fall into pipes. The water is then stored in tanks (箱). In Alto Hospicio, this method works w 3 . Every week, the nets collect enough water for thousands of people. Just 17, 000 square meters of nets can provide (提供) 300, 000 liters (升) of water! More nets could even water the city’s parks and plants. Now, scientists are s 4 where else fog harvesting can work. They check how much fog an area gets, how thick it is, and how the wind blows. They want to make a special map to show the best places for fog harvesting. This idea helps people in d 5 places get water without waiting for rain. It’s simple, cheap, and uses nature’s resources (资源). Maybe one day, more places around the world can try it too! Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letters are given (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) In the early 20th century, the world’s transportation system relied heavily on steam-powered trains and ships. These modes of transportation were slow and required significant amounts of coal to operate. However, the invention of the internal combustion engine in the late 19th century c 1 the way people travelled. By the mid-20th century, cars and aeroplanes had become the primary means of transportation, making travel faster and more efficient. Today, the transportation industry is undergoing another major transformation. The rise of electric vehicles (EVs) and the development of high-speed trains are changing how we move from place to place. Electric cars, powered by batteries instead of gasoline, are becoming increasingly popular due to their environmental benefits. Similarly, high-speed trains, such as those in Japan and Europe, can travel at speeds of over 300 kilometres per hour, making them a c 2 alternative to air travel for short to medium distances. Despite these advancements, challenges remain. The production of electric vehicles requires rare materials, such as lithium and cobalt, which can have negative environmental impacts. Additionally, the infrastructure needed to support widespread EV adoption, such as charging stations, is still 3 in many parts of the world. Looking to the future, experts predict that autonomous vehicles (self-driving cars) will become a reality within the next decade. These vehicles could further t 4 the transportation industry by reducing traffic accidents and improving efficiency. H 5 , concerns about safety and job displacement in the trucking and taxi industries remain. The evolution of transportation over the past century has been remarkable. From steam-powered trains to electric and autonomous vehicles, the way we travel has changed dramatically. As technology continues to advance, it is clear that the transportation systems of the future will be very different from those of the p 6 . 语篇填词 Laszlo Biro (1899—1985) was the inventor of the ballpoint pen. He was b 1 in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, when he w 2 as a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen almost every day. However, he had to refill it all the time. The ink also did not dry easily, and it sometimes made a mess on the paper. Biro wanted a better pen. His brother, George, helped him d 3 a special ink. The ink dried easily. Then they made a new type of pen. There was a tiny ball at the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink onto paper as it moved. They called it the “ballpoint” pen. The ballpoint pen was a g 4 success. Everyone loved it. Now millions of people use it all over the world every day. People will always remember Biro for his i 5 . Today in many English-speaking countries, people still use the word “biro” to refer to any kind of ballpoint pen. Computers are very common in our modern life now. The first computers were bigger than cars. But now they are becoming much smaller and better. Some computers are so tiny that you may be u 1 of them. There is probably one inside your TV or washing machine. You d 2 on computers more than you can realize. We can do many things with computers. For example, we can use computers to calculate things. They can calculate things at a very fast speed and almost never give w 3 answers. We can also type and draw things with them. In a 4 , computers can do important jobs like operating railways and flying planes and spaceships. However, computers cannot be cleverer than us. Our b 5 can produce new ideas but computers cannot. But one day computers may be able to do a better job than human beings. 4 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 9 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $