1、Unit 24 课下能力提升（十一）.单句语法填空1She was over the age limit and consequently (consequent) her application was rejected.2He is expected to be sentenced to six years in jail at least.3While this is true in principle, it is very different in practice.4Whoever does such a thing deserves to be fired/firing (fir
2、e) from our club.5His health has broken down because of overwork.选词填空1Dont break into their conversation; they are discussing something important.2I believe he will take my request into account.3He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.4People though
3、t that the use of robots would do away with boring lowpaid factory jobs.5The public has lost faith in the government over the past years.完成句子1这道题如此难以致没有人能回答上来。The question is so difficult that nobody could answer it.2接到指令后，当地政府立即采取措施防止疾病传播。After receiving the order, the local government took immedia
4、te steps/measures/action to stop the disease spreading.3他仍很有天赋，但是他对自己已经失去了信心。He still has talents, but he has lost faith in himself.4在英语中，主语和谓语在人称和数上应保持一致。The subject should agree with the predicate in person and number in English.5他不愿做出任何承诺。He would not commit himself in any way.阅读理解AI always belie
5、ved that my parents had a good marriage, but just before I, the youngest of four children, turned sixteen, my belief was painfully tested. My father, who used to share in the chores around the house, gradually started becoming downhearted. From the time he came home from his job to the time he went
6、to bed, he hardly spoke a word to my mom or us kids. The strain on my mom and dads relationship was very evident. However, I was not prepared for the day that Mom told us that Dad had decided to leave. All that I could think of was that I was going to become a product of a divorced family. It was so
7、mething I never thought possible, and it grieved me greatly. I kept telling myself that it wasnt going to happen, and I went totally numb when I knew my dad was really leaving. The night before he left, I stayed up in my room for a long time. I prayed and I cried and I wrote a long letter to my dad.
8、 I told him how much I loved him and how much I would miss him. I told him that I was praying for him and wanted him to know that, no matter what, Jesus and I loved him. I told him that I would always and forever be his Krissie . his Noodles. As I folded my note, I stuck in a picture of me with a sa
9、ying I had always heard：“Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy.”Early the next morning, as my dad left our house, I sneaked out to the car and slipped my letter into one of his bags.Two weeks went by with hardly a word from my father. Then, one afternoon, I came home fro
10、m school to find my mom sitting at the dining room table waiting to talk to me. I could see in her eyes that she had been crying. She told me that Dad had been there and that they had talked for a long time. They decided that there were things that both of them could and would change and that their
11、marriage was worth saving. Mom then turned her focus to my eyes.“Krissie, Dad told me that you wrote him a letter. Can I ask what you wrote to him？”I found it hard to share with my mom what I had written from my heart to my dad. I mumbled a few words and shrugged.A few days later my dad was back. We
12、 never talked about the letter, my dad and I. I guess I always figured that it was something that was a secret between us.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是在父亲要和母亲离婚时，作者给父亲写了一封信，这封信挽救了父母的婚姻。1What happened to the authors parents when she was sixteen?AThey left her alone.BThey were getting divorced.CThey shared in
13、the chores together.DThey had a good marriage.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“but just before I . tested”和“The strain on my mom and dads relationship was very evident. However, I was not prepared for the day that Mom told us that Dad had decided to leave . of a divorced family”可知，作者16岁时父母之间的关系很紧张，父亲要和母亲离婚，决定离开他们
14、。2What is the meaning of the underlined word “grieved” in Para. 1?AMade sb. angry.BMade sb. delighted.CMade sb. sad. DMade sb. greedy.解析：选C词义猜测题。结合全文内容尤其是画线词前的“It was something I never thought possible”可知，作者并不希望父亲离开他们，所以当时她非常伤心。3What can we learn from the passage?AThe author handed the letter direct
15、ly to her father.BThe authors father wrote back to her when he finished reading the letter.CThe authors letter made a difference to her father.DThe author shared what she wrote with her mother.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“She told me that . was worth saving”和第四段中的“Krissie, Dad told me that you wrote him a let
16、ter”以及最后一段中的“A few days later my dad was back”可知，作者给父亲写的信对父亲起了作用。4What might be the best title for the passage?AA Promise Kept BA Letter of ApologyCA Broken Family DA Great Daddy解析：选A标题归纳题。根据全文内容尤其是最后一段的“it was something that was a secret between us”可推知，作者和父亲在那封信中可能作了约定，因此选A。BWhats more exciting tha
17、n having a fresh hot pizza delivered to your door? How about having it brought to you by a robot? Thanks to Dominos Robotic Unit or DRU, that just became a reality. On March 8, the threefoot tall robot made its first delivery to some lucky residents in Brisbane, Australia.The autonomous DRU is the r
18、esult of a cooperation between Dominos Pizza Australia and Marathon Robotics. The machine can cover a distance of up to 12 miles and back before requiring a battery recharge. Equipped with Google Maps and GPS guidance, DRU can go along bike paths and sidewalks and also find the most efficient way to
19、 its destination. LIDAR, a laserbased sensor technology similar to the one used in selfdriving cars, enables DRU to detect and avoid obstacles, while traditional sensors ensure its path to its destination is safe. DRUs plastic shell protects the food from the bad weather, while its aluminum and stee
20、l container ensures that the pies remain hot.The robot can fit up to ten pizzas and even has a separate cold area to accommodate drink orders. To access their food, customers have to enter the unique code provided to them by the company. This not only ensures that they pick up the right pizza, but a
21、lso prevents the pies from getting stolen.Dominos expects additional DRUs to be ready for service in their various Queensland locations within the next six months. But dont expect these super cute robots to replace humans anytime soon. According to Dominos, the DRU still needs extensive testing, whi
22、ch the company believes could take up to two years. There is also the issue of regulations. The public use of autonomous vehicles is still banned in most countries. But Don Meij, the CEO of Dominos Pizza, is not worried. He believes that one day DRU will become a necessary part of the Dominos family
23、.语篇解读：文章介绍了一款名为DRU的机器人系统的工作原理以及它的功能：为人们派送比萨。5Whats the function of LIDAR?AKeeping DRU free of obstacles.BRecharging DRUs battery.CHelping DRU find its destination.DProtecting DRU from bad weather.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“LIDAR . enables DRU to detect and avoid obstacles”可知，LIDAR这种基于激光传感器的技术能让机器人侦测和躲避障碍物。故
24、选A项。6What does the underlined word “accommodate” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AHeat.BHold.CSell. DShow.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句话可知，该机器人最多能装十个比萨。根据画线词前“and even has a separate cold area”可知，该机器人还有冷藏区域，因此可以推断冷藏区可以容纳饮品。故选B项。7Why does the company provide codes for its customers?ATo fit up more pizzas.BTo prev
25、ent the pizza being taken by mistake.CTo keep the pizza warm.DTo get the pizza paid in time.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“This not only ensures that they pick up the right pizza, but also prevents the pies from getting stolen.”可知，公司让顾客输入密码不仅能保证他们拿对自己的比萨，而且还能防止比萨被偷走。故选B项。8What can we infer about the future of
26、 DRU?AIt may need some improvements.BIt will replace humans soon.CIt may be banned in Australia.DIt will soon be applied worldwide.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第四段中的“the DRU still needs extensive testing”该机器人仍然需要大量的测试可推知，该机器人需要改进，故选A项。.语法填空Women are starting to take power in more and more important positions in rec
27、ent years. 1 to a new list made by AFP, the 2 (world) 10 most powerful women who made their way above the “glass ceiling”， 3 (include) the American first female presidential nominee (候选人) Hillary Clinton and Director General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan.There is something interest
28、ing with the AFP list: A majority of the 10 women are over 60, the age 4 some women become grandmothers. In fact, this might be the best proof of how aging a factor that has always been considered as a(n) 5 (advantage) has begun to turn into a strong point, for women.The reasons behind the phenomeno
29、n may include that todays older women are 6 (well) educated and more 7 (experience) than any generations before.It is also because of societys changing opinion about 8 women can achieve after raising kids and running family lives for years, older women are now more likely to start again instead of r
30、etiring into 9 peaceful life of cooking and gardening.In fact, this changing atmosphere in gender equality is spreading all over the world and across women 10 all ages.语篇解读：由于社会不断变化的观念，女性不再像旧时那样带孩子和照顾家庭，而是越来越融入社会并有了一定的社会地位。1According考查固定短语。句意：根据法新社(AFP)制订的新名单，世界上十个最具影响力的女性越过“无形的障碍”取得成功，包括美国历史上第一位女性总
31、统候选人希拉里克林顿和世界卫生组织的总干事陈冯富珍。according to意为“根据”，为固定短语。故填According。2worlds考查名词所有格。句意参见上一题解析。定冠词the后修饰的中心词是名词women，设空处作定语，应用名词所有格，故填worlds。3include考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意参见第1题解析。分析句子结构可知，“who made their way above the glass ceiling”为定语从句，主语women后缺谓语，陈述的是客观事实，故用一般现在时。故填include。4when考查定语从句。句意：这十位女性大多都超过60岁，在这个年纪一些女
32、性都成了祖母。设空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词the age，且在从句中作时间状语，故用关系副词when引导该定语从句。5disadvantage考查词形转换。句意：实际上，对于女性来说，这可能是年龄一个通常被认为是劣势的因素如何变成优点的最好证明。介词as及冠词a(n)后的中心词应为名词单数形式，根据句意可知填disadvantage。6better考查副词比较级。句意：这种现象背后的原因有可能包括今天更年长的女性比以前任何一代的女性受过更好的教育并更有经验。根据句中的than可知，此处应用比较级。故填better。7experienced考查词性转换。句意参见上一题解析。根据设空前的and可
33、知设空处和educated为平行关系，在系动词are后用作表语，应用形容词，且修饰人，故填experienced。8what考查宾语从句。句意：这也是由于社会对女性能取得的成就的看法在发生变化。介词about后接宾语从句，且从句中缺宾语，设空处表示“的东西；的事情”。故填what。9a考查冠词。句意：在长年累月养育孩子和经营家庭生活之后，现在年纪大一点的女性更有可能重新开始生活，而不是退休过着烹饪、养花的平静生活。life在此表示“生活”，为可数名词，此处泛指“一种平静的生活”，因此，其前用不定冠词a。10of考查介词。句意：实际上，这种在男女平等方面变化的氛围正在全世界和所有年龄段的女性中传播开来。名词ages前有限定词all，故设空处只能填介词，表示“的”。故填of。