課時提升作業(yè)(二十三)

　　必修 Unit 3

　　Ⅰ. 單項填空

　　1. (2024·杭州模擬)The flight to Antarctica was delayed by the lackinformation about the weather conditions there.

　　A. in　B. from　C. for　D. of

　　2. —Just a minute, Miss White, our glasses have been.

　　—Oh, sorry, they look like the same, and I am so careless.

　　A. switched B. stolen

　　C. broken

　　D. robbed

　　3. (2024·嘉興模擬)Don’t believe in those ads that you can master a language in one month. Instead, it is a(n)　process, which may last for years.

　　A. rapid B. instant

　　C. gradual

　　D. regular

　　4. Those trucks, filled with all kinds of relief supplies, areto the earthquake-stricken areas.

　　A. speeding up B. keeping up

　　C. holding up

　　D. putting up

　　5. The heavy fog in London made　deep impression on us, which was sometimes so heavy that we lost　sight of everything around us.

　　A. a; the B. a; 不填

　　C. the; the D. the; 不填

　　6. (原創(chuàng)) “Carrier Style” was named after the “Gangnam Style” music video and rapidly　online.

　　A. took up B. took on

　　C. took off

　　D. took in

　　7. She insisted that animals should live in their natural　.

　　A. surrounding B. resources

　　C. environments

　　D. surroundings

　　8. Her parents’quarreling with each otherled to her family’s breaking up.

　　A. strictly B. constantly

　　C. hardly

　　D. occasionally

　　9. She couldn’t　the pain any more and screamed loudly.

　　A. release B. tolerate

　　C. feel

　　D. foresee

　　10. Every person has his own way in learning English. No one shouldhis own way upon other people.

　　A. press B. fix

　　C. impress

　　D. fit

　　11. (2024·太原模擬)—Can you speed it up a little? I’ll be late for my flight.

　　—　. I’m taking a short cut. We’ll make it on time.

　　A. OK, I’ll speed it up B. Never mind

　　C. Take it easy

　　D. Take your time

　　12. The old man was very angry when hehis daughter dancing with a middle-aged man last night.

　　A. caught the sight of B. caught sight of

　　C. caught a sight

　　D. caught sight

　　13. The old man volunteers to　the fallen leaves in the street every autumn.

　　A. sweep aside B. sweep up

　　C. clear up

　　D. make up

　　14. (2024·湖州模擬)　every day, the information on the Internet is always new and up-to-date.

　　A. Updated B. Updating

　　C. To update

　　D. Having updated

　　15. I’d love to be surrounded by hills and streams. They’re so much better　than concrete(混凝土), rows of parked cars and tall buildings.

　　A. being looked at B. to be looked at

　　C. to look at

　　D. looking at

　　Ⅱ. 閱讀理解

　　(A)

　　I just hope that our brains won’t crash(死機). Are you working on your typing skills to make you a more efficient worker? That may be all for nothing as Intel believes that we’ll be able to control our computers with our brains by 2024.

　　Intel and its research partners are studying how brain acts when it thinks. For example, scientists have found that people’s brains react in a similar manner when asked to think of a bear.

　　Through sensors(感應器)that can find this sort of brain activity, Intel thinks that it will be able to read and translate this into an input system thanks to a chip in the brain.

　　“We’re trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves. ” Intel research scientist Dean Pomerleau told Computerworld. “Eventually people may be willing to be more devoted to brain implants(植入物). Imagine being able to surf the Web with the power of your thoughts. ”

　　Even if thinking about a bear isn’t enough to show that you want to copy and paste something. Intel still thinks that there’s a future in using your brain instead of the keyboard.

　　“If we can get to the point where you can accurately find specific words, you could mentally type, ” he added. “You could compose characters or words by thinking about letters flashing on the screen or typing whole words rather than their individual characters. ”

　　While this may all sound impractical for present time, Intel thinks that it’s possible and something we’ll all want.

　　“I think human beings are unusually adaptive, ” said Andrew Chien, vice president of research and director of future technologies research at Intel Labs. “If you told people 20 years ago that they would be carrying computers all the time, they would have said, ‘I don’t want that. I don’t need that. ’Now you can’t get them to stop carrying devices. There are a lot of things that have to be done first, but I think implanting chips into human brains is well within the scope of possibility. ”

　　Make good use of your favorite mouse and keyboard set-up before they’re old-fashioned. (427W)

　　1. What are Intel and its partners doing at present?

　　A. Controlling our computers with our brains.

　　B. Working on typing skills to improve efficiency.

　　C. Studying how the brain behaves when it thinks.

　　D. Finding how the brain reacts when it thinks of a bear.

　　2. It is thought that brain activity can be translated into an input system by means of　.

　　A. sensors that can notice brain activity

　　B. interesting brain waves

　　C. the power of thoughts

　　D. a chip in the brain

　　3. According to Dean Pomerleau, we can learn that　.

　　A. brain implants will not be accepted

　　B. he holds negative attitude to the research

　　C. mentally typing will be possible in the future

　　D. people need a period of time to accept the new idea

　　4. Computers were taken for example by Andrew Chien (in the last but one paragraph) to prove.

　　A. nothing is impossible

　　B. mankind has great power

　　C. society is always changing

　　D. human beings can adapt very well

　　5. In the last paragraph, the author probably means that　.

　　A. there will be no mouse or keyboard any more

　　B. new kinds of mouse and keyboard will appear

　　C. human brains will replace the present computers

　　D. the mouse and keyboard should be used to the full

　　(B)

　　(原創(chuàng))A bicycle made almost entirely of cardboard has the potential to change transportation habits from the world’s most crowded cities to the poorest reaches of Africa, its Israeli inventor says.

　　Izhar Gafni, 50, is an expert in designing automated mass-production lines. He is an amateur cycling enthusiast who for years considered an idea of making a bicycle from cardboard.

　　After much trial and error(反復實驗), his latest model has now proven itself and mass production will begin in a few months.

　　“I was always fascinated by applying uncommon technologies to materials and I did this on several occasions. I worked for four years to get rid of the cardboard’s weak structural points, ” Gafni said.

　　“Making a cardboard box is easy and it can be very strong and durable(耐用的), but to make a bicycle was extremely difficult and I had to find the right way to fold the cardboard in several different directions. It took a year and a half, with lots of testing and failure until I got it right, ” he said.

　　Once the shape has been formed and cut, the cardboard is treated with a secret mixture made of organic materials to give it its waterproof(防水的)and fireproof qualities. In the final stage, it is coated with paint for appearance.

　　In testing the durability of the treated cardboard, Gafni said he dipped a cross-section(橫截面)in the water

　　for several months and it kept all its hardened characteristics.

　　Once ready for production, the bicycle will include no metal parts, even the brake mechanism and the wheel and pedal bearings will be made of recycled substances.

　　Gafni owns several top-of-the-range bicycles which he said are worth thousands of dollars each, but when his own creation reaches mass production, it should cost no more than about $20 to buy. The costs of materials used are estimated at $9 per unit. (295W)

　　6. The bicycle mentioned in the passage　.

　　A. is made completely of cardboard

　　B. is made by a professional designer

　　C. will only change transportation habits of the people in the cities

　　D. will be mass-produced within a year

　　7. Izhar Gafni is a person who　.

　　A. was crazy about putting some technologies to use

　　B. worked for four years before he could fold the cardboard in several directions

　　C. made a cardboard bicycle as easily as a box

　　D. took a year and a half to remove the cardboard’s weak structural points

　　8. Izhar Gafni dipped a cross-section in the water for several months to test whether it was　.

　　A. water-proofing B. fire-proofing

　　C. durable

　　D. foldable

　　9. We can infer from the passage that　.

　　A. the cardboard bicycle is not only environment friendly but also inexpensive

　　B. Gafni has ever invented some bicycles worth thousands of dollars each

　　C. Gafni succeeded in making cardboard bicycles without much difficulty

　　D. even the wheel will be made of cardboard

　　【語篇隨練】

　　Ⅰ. 根據閱讀理解A, 寫出下面單詞或短語的含義

　　1. for nothing

　　2. inputn.

　　_________________

　　3. pastevt.

　　_________________

　　4. adaptiveadj.

　　_________________

　　Ⅱ. 用30個詞左右概括閱讀理解A大意

　　答案解析

　　Ⅰ. 1.【解析】選D。考查固定搭配。句意:去南極洲的航班由于缺乏關于那兒天氣狀況的信息而被推遲。lack of “缺乏……” , 為固定搭配。

　　2. 【解析】選A。由答語可以看出, 說話者要表達的意思為 “我們的玻璃杯對調了” 。所以選switch, 意思是 “轉換” 。

　　3. 【解析】選C。句意:不要相信說你一個月之內就能掌握一門語言的廣告。相反, 它是一個漸進的過程, 可能持續(xù)幾年的時間。gradual漸進的, 逐漸的, 符合句意。rapid快速的; instant立即的; regular有規(guī)律的。

　　【變式備選】

　　(2024·東營模擬)Much to my surprise, shetearsshe read the letter.

　　A. burst out; instant

　　B. burst into; the instant

　　C. burst out; instantly

　　D. burst into; instant

　　【解析】選B。burst into后接名詞; burst out后接v. -ing形式; the instant/instantly作連詞用, 表示 “一……就……” 。

　　4.【解析】選A。句意:那些裝滿各種救援物資的卡車正急速朝地震災區(qū)開去。speed up加速。

　　5.【解析】選B。考查冠詞。句意:倫敦的大霧給我們留下了深刻的印象。霧有時候大到我們看不見周圍任何東西的程度。make a deep impression on sb. “給某人留下深刻印象” , 表示具體某一種印象時, impression和a連用; lose sight of “看不見” , 固定短語。

　　【變式備選】

　　The young man acted strangely during the interview. He made a badon the employer.

　　A. impression

　　B. expression

　　C. experience

　　D. opinion

　　【解析】選A。impression印象; make a bad impression on sb. “給某人留下不好的印象” 。expression表達; experience經歷, 經驗; opinion觀點。

　　6.【解析】選C。考查動詞短語辨析。句意: “航母style” 用了 “江南style” 的命名風格, 并在網上迅速流行起來。take up拿起, 從事, 占據; take on雇用, 呈現; take off起飛, 脫衣服, 成名, 流行; take in吸收, 改小, 理解, 欺騙。

　　【變式備選】

　　Three days later, the torchbearersthe Olympic torch relay in Ningbo of Zhejiang Province.

　　A. took up

　　B. picked up

　　C. brought up

　　D. put up

　　【解析】選A。take up著手開始, 開始(從事于); pick up撿起, 好轉, 接人; bring up教育, 培養(yǎng); put up張貼, 搭起。

　　7.【解析】選D。句意:她堅持動物應該生活在自然環(huán)境中。natural surroundings表示 “自然環(huán)境” , 符合題意。surrounding adj. 周圍的; environment在此不可用復數; resource “資源” , 均不符合題意。

　　8.【解析】選B。句意:她父母之間經常爭吵, 這導致了家庭破裂。strictly嚴格地; constantly不斷地; hardly幾乎不; occasionally偶爾地。

　　9. 【解析】選B。句意:她再也忍受不住疼痛, 尖叫了起來。tolerate意為 “忍受” , 符合句意。release釋放; feel感覺; foresee預見。

　　10. 【解析】選A。句意:每個人都有自己學英語的方法。任何人都不應把自己的方法強加給別人。press sth. on/upon sb. 意為 “把……強加給某人, 強迫某人接受……” ; fix sth. on/upon sb. 意為 “集中……于某人” ; impress sth. on/upon sb. 意為 “某事給某人留下印象” 。根據句意可知A項正確。

　　11.【解析】選C。考查交際用語。句意:——你能速度快點嗎?我要趕不上航班了。——放心吧。我走捷徑, 我們會準時到達。take it easy放心好了, 別著急, 符合語境。A項表示 “我會加速的” , 與后面的 “走捷徑” 以確保 “準時趕到” 相矛盾; take your time慢慢來。

　　12.【解析】選B。句意:昨天晚上, 當這位老人看到女兒在和一個中年男人跳舞的時候, 他很生氣。catch sight of. . . 意為 “看見……” , 符合句意。

　　13.【解析】選B。句意:這個老人每年秋天都義務打掃街道上的落葉。sweep aside不予理會; sweep up打掃; clear up澄清, 解釋, 天氣變晴; make up彌補, 編造, 化妝, 組成。

　　14.【解析】選A。考查非謂語動詞。句意:因為每天都更新, 所以互聯網上的信息總是最新的。句中主語the information與update之間存在邏輯上的動賓關系, 故用update的過去分詞形式作原因狀語。

　　15. 【解析】選C。句意:我喜歡被山嶺溪流所環(huán)繞。它們看上去比混凝土、成排的車輛和高樓大廈好多了。后一句使用了 “主語+be+adj. + to do(不定式的主動形式)” 句型, 故選C。

　　Ⅱ. 1. 【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第二段首句Intel and its research partners are studying how brain acts when it thinks. 可知答案。

　　2.【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第三段中. . . it will be able to read and translate this into an input system thanks to a chip in the brain. 可知答案。

　　3.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據文章第四段和第六段中Dean Pomerleau所言可以推知C項正確。其他選項所述與文章內容不符。