1、Unit 4 Information TechnologySectionTopicTalk&Lesson1Avatars一、单词拼写1.His(推荐) is worth considering.2.Do you have any proof of (身份)?3.Asteachers,we should improve our teaching to encourage (创造力).4.(现今) people are paying attention to their eating habits.5.As we all know,books can (使可能) our mind to becom
2、e sharper.6.Finally,he(承认) what he had done.7.See our (选择) of autumn favourites and pick which you like best.8.The secretary was asked to (打字) a letter in 10 minutes.二、单句语法填空1.Keep away from drugs,or youll become addicted them.2.People now can be connected the Internet.3.Digitalidentities,knownavata
3、rs,are widely used online.4.The character of the boy is similar that of his twin brother.5.Dont be nervous;please view it a positive light.6.Ive been looking forward going on a vacation.7.The girl who is dressed fancy clothes is Lucy.8.Insteadgoing out,I prefer to stay at home,reading books.三、完成句子1.
4、Enough sleep can (使你变得精力充沛).2./(在我看来),attitude to study is important.3.The researchers (正在做实验) a new way to solve the problem.4.Can they (表达自己) in Chinese freely?四、阅读理解The other day,my sister and I were sitting in a restaurant,trying to have a conversation,but her children,four-year-old Willow and s
5、even-year-old Luca,would not stop fighting.The argumentsover a fork,or who had more water in a glassnever stopped.Then my sister reached into her handbag,produced two shiny iPads(苹果平板电脑),and handed one to each child.Suddenly,the two were quiet.They sat playing games and watching videos,and we contin
6、ued with our conversation.After our meal,as my sister sniffed the iPads back into her bag,shesaid,“I dont want to give them the iPads at the dinner table,but if they keep them occupied for an hour so we can eat in peace,I often just hand them over.Im afraid its bad for them.I do worry that it makes
7、them think its OK to use electronics at the dinner table in the future.”Dr.GarySmall,director of the Longevity Centre at the University of California,Los Angeles says that the brain is highly sensitive to stimuli(刺激物),like iPads and smartphone screens,and if people spend too much time on one technol
8、ogy,and less time interacting(互动) with people like parents at the dinner table,that could prevent the development of certain communication skills.“Conversations with each other are the way children learn to have conversations with themselves,and learn how to be alone,”said Sherry Turkle,a professor
9、of science,technology and society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.She fears that children who do not learn real interactions,which often have imperfections,will come to know a world where perfect,shiny screens give them a false sense of intimacy(亲密) without risk.However,they need to be
10、able to gather themselves and know who they are.So someday they can form a relationship with another person without a panic of being alone.“If you dont teach your children to be alone,theyll only know how to be lonely,”she said.1.What did Willow and Luca fight about?A.iPads.B.Little things.C.Delicio
11、us food.D.Interesting things.2.According to Dr.Small,what should parents do?A.Provide their children with various technologies.B.Teach their children communication skills.C.Talk to their children at the dinner table.D.Limit their childrens screen time.3.What is Sherry Turkle worried about?A.Children
12、 are afraid of taking risks.B.Children try to escape from the real world.C.Children cant live without electronic devices.D.Children cant deal with companionless situations.五、七选五阅读理解While social media can be useful in connecting you to family,friends and colleagues,there can be negative effects.But y
13、ou can avoid the negative effects by following these words of advice.Spendalimitedamountoftimeonsocialmedia.It is wise to disconnect from social media now and then.If you feel youre addicted to social media,set a daily time limit for yourself.1Protectyourprivacy.There are many ways to protect your p
14、rivacy.One way is to create different friend lists,such as Family,Friends and Colleagues.Then you can send posts to just the people in one or more particular lists.Inaddition,before you post,think about your writing,photos,comments and other content since anything you share,even within closed groups
15、,is public on social media.2Liveyourreallife.Some people are so attached to social media that they spend much of their time during events taking pictures and posting.3 So its better to experience the event fully and then share your posts and photos later after the event is over.4People are looking f
16、or different things when they go onto social media sites:acknowledgement,attention,approval,appreciation,etc.Identify which of these youre looking for and think about whether you can get it satisfied in a more constructive way than going online.Remember,youre the boss of being on social media.5Rathe
17、r,you and only you determine how much time you spend on it.A.It doesnt give orders to you.B.Provide yourself with satisfaction.C.Understand what you need from social media.D.Turn off your computer and do things in the real world.E.What you post can be shared around the world in a short time.F.Many p
18、eople spend hours a day posting,readingposts,and watching videos.G.They dont allow themselves to be in the moment and actually enjoy the event.六、语篇填空A new interactive robot,was shown by the University of Science and Technology of China(USTC) in Hefei,capital of east Chinas Anhui Province.Her name is
19、 Jiajia and she looks very much 1.a real woman.“Hello everyone,ImJiajia.Welcome!”the eye-catching robot said as it 2.(greet) the audience at the universitys multi-media centre.Jiajia3.(develop) by a robot research and development team at the USTC,4.also developed the model service robot “Kejia”.It t
20、ook the team three years 5.(research) and develop this new-generation interactive robot,which can speak,show micro-expressions,move its lips,and move its body,according to a team 6.(direct),Chen Xiaoping.7.(compare) to previous interactive robots,Jiajias eyeballs roll naturally and its speech is in
21、sync(协调的) with its lip movements,in addition 8.her human-like form,Chen said.“We hope to develop the robot so it has deep learning abilities.We will add facial expression recognition and make it interact more 9.(deep) with people,”said Chen.Chen said he hoped Jiajia10.(become) a wise “robot goddess”
22、.He also said that Jiajia was “priceless” and the team would not consider mass production yet.SectionTopicTalk&Lesson1Avatars一、1.recommendation2.identity3.creativity4.Nowadays5.enable6.admitted7.selection8.type二、1.to2.by3.as4.to5.in6.to7.in8.of三、1.enable you to become energetic2.As far as Im concern
23、ed/In my view3.are experimenting with4.express themselves四、1.B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Theargumentsoverafork,orwhohadmorewaterinaglassneverstopped.”可以看出,Willow和Luca为了一些小事争吵。2.D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“.ifpeoplespendtoomuchtimeononetechnology.preventthedevelopmentofcertaincommunicationskills.”可知,长时间使用电子设备有碍于孩子们一些沟通技能的发展
24、,因此家长应该限制孩子使用这些设备的时间。3.D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Shefearsthatchildrenwhodonotlearnrealinteractions,whichoftenhaveimperfections,willcometoknowaworldwhereperfect,shinyscreensgivethemafalsesenseofintimacywithoutrisk.”可知,SherryTurkle担心孩子们习惯了电子设备的陪伴后会认为真正的人际交往也是如此,随时随地有人陪伴,因此他们会受不了孤单。五、15 DEGCA六、1.like2.greeted3.was developed4.which5.to research6.director7.Compared8.to9.deeply10.would become