1、Unit 3Period 1. 阅读理解AOn Tuesday, Apples CEO Tim Cook announced the Apple Watch. The new smart device, which is worn on the wrist, just like a normal watch, can do all the things a cell phone does-and more. At $349, the Apple Watch is expensive. Some experts doubt that they will become as successful
2、as smartphones. It does seem likely, though, that the device will open yet another door in personal computing. The watch is the smartest computer yet. It taps you on the wrist whenever a new message comes in. It prepares answers to questions you receive from friends. It reminds you where you parked
3、your car. It tracks your health. It even allows you to send your heartbeat to others. When it goes on sale early next year, it will be Apples first item in a new category of technologywearable computers. If the Apple Watch becomes popular, it will change the way the world interacts with computers. P
4、eople may depend on the smart jewelry even more than they already depend on their phones. “It might not only be a game changer for Apple, but for the entire industry. ” says technology expert Daniel Ives. “A lot of major technology players around the globe are taking notes on what Apple is trying to
5、 do here. ”The Apple watch is specially designed for a smaller device. An entire computer fits onto a single chip(芯片). Users will be able to scroll(滚屏)just like they would do on an iPhone. It will have a built-in speaker for alarms that users can both hear and feel. Pressing the side button brings u
6、p contacts so you can communicate with people quickly and easily. Apple Watch also introduces health and fitness apps that can help people lead healthier lives. The built-in heart rate sensor (传感器) and GPS will track calories burned and workouts. According to Matt Vella, a writer for TIME magazine,
7、the watch is the most exciting device since the iPad. After actually trying the watch, he says, “It sits on the wrist very naturally. You could easily forget you are wearing the Apple Watch, and you will. ”【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了苹果公司的一个新产品the Apple Watch。它看起来就像普通的手表一样, 但是它的功能却比手机还多。让我们期待这一产品吧。1. What does the
8、 underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply?A. Apple Watch will include many new games. B. Many game developers will pay attention to Apple Watch. C. Apple plays an important part in the personal computing field. D. Apple Watch will greatly influence the personal computing field. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。
9、根据画线句句意“它可能不仅改变了苹果的游戏规则, 也改变了整个行业。”可知, Apple Watch将对个人电脑领域产生巨大影响。故选D。2. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _. A. how the Apple Watch worksB. the small size of the Apple WatchC. what information we can get from the Apple WatchD. the difference between the Apple Watch and the iPhone【解析】选A。段落大意题。根据第四
10、段第二、三句An entire computer fits onto a single chip. Users will be able to scroll just like they would do on an iPhone. 等内容可知, 本段主要介绍Apple Watch的设计原理以及运行情况。故选A。3. The side button on the Apple Watch is used to_. A. sound the alarmB. adjust the built-in speakerC. build the man-machine communicationD. mak
11、e the health and fitness apps start working【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段第五句Pressing the side button brings up contacts so you can communicate with people quickly and easily. 可知, 按下侧键可以建立联系, 这样就可以快速、容易地与人交流了。这说明侧键的作用就是人机交流。故选C。4. What is Matt Vellas attitude towards the Apple Watch?A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C.
12、 Objective. D. Unbelievable. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句According to Matt Vella, a writer for TIME magazine, the watch is the most exciting device since the iPad. 可知, Matt认为这是自iPad以来, 最令人兴奋的产品。显然对这款产品持“赞同”态度。故选B。BAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people rem
13、ember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how. In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to kn
14、ow the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group reme
15、mbered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it. In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specifi
16、c computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”. According to Sparrow, we are not becoming
17、 people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more o
18、r less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing. 【语篇概述】本文是议论文。介绍互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。由于越来越多地依赖互联网来储存信息, 人们担心这是否会使人丧失记忆事物的能力?专家认为互联网可能正在对人们的记忆内容和方式产生影响。5. The passage begins with two questions to _. A. introduce the main topicB. show the authors attitudeC. describe how to u
19、se the InternetD. explain how to store information【解析】选A。推理判断题。从第一段中的“Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how. ”专家们想知道, 互联网是否正在改变我们的记忆, 以及它如何改变我们的记忆?这是本文的中心话题。因此推断, 作者使用两个问句的目的是引出要讨论的话题。6. What can we learn about the first experiment?A. Sparrows team typed the info
20、rmation into a computer. B. The two groups remembered the information equally well. C. The first group did not try to remember the information. D. The second group did not understand the information. 【解析】选C。 细节理解题。由第二段中“People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they di
21、d not try to remember it. ”可知第一组没有试着记住信息。故选C。7. In transactive memory, people _. A. keep the information in mindB. change the quantity of informationC. organize information like a computerD. remember how to find the information【解析】选D。细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called
22、 “transactive memory”. 可知, 在交互记忆里, 人们记住的是如何找到信息而不是信息本身。故选D。8. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A. We are using memory differently. B. We are becoming more intelligent. C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We need a better way to access information. 【解析】选A。细节理解题
23、。由文章最后一段中的but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing可知, 互联网改变了人们使用记忆力的方式, 也就是我们在以不同的方式来使用记忆。. 阅读填句People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. In 2006, more people aroun
24、d the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet. 1 Blog is a short way of saying Weblog. Through these personal websites, people can share their experiences, ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet. People of all ages have their own blogs. For young p
25、eople, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression. 2 These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 3YouTube is another Internet s
26、ite that became more popular this year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube:news, sports and entertainment events. 4 These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTub
27、e almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service. They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billion dollars. Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. 5They get married, build homes, operate bus
28、inesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school. A. It is the most popular social networking site on the web. B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves. C. There are music videos, and videos made by people in their own homes. D. More and more people are buying computers bec
29、ause of the lower price. E. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity. F. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life. G. Many websites offer free services to create personal web pages and fill them with writing site on the web
30、. 【语篇概述】本文是说明文。作者介绍全世界越来越多的人通过网络交流, 具体介绍了网络交流的方式。1. 【解析】选E。根据设空下句Blog is a short way of saying Weblog. 可知该空与blog有关, 博客是一种越来越受欢迎的交流形式切题。故选E。2. 【解析】选G。根据设空下句These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. 可知, 很多网站提供免费服务创造个人的网页切题。故选G。3. 【解析】选A。根据上句MySpace is an online communit
31、y that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 可知, 这是网上最受欢迎的社交网站切题。故选A。4. 【解析】选C。根据下句These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. 可知, 有人们在自己家里录制的音乐录像和视频切题。故选C。5. 【解析】选F。根据下句They get married, build homes, operate businesses, bu
32、y and sell goods, work, play and attend school. 可知, 这是网络的世界, 电脑用户创造新的自我, 过着不同的生活切题。故选F。【素养培优】思考下面的问题, 与同伴讨论并发表自己的看法。What do you think are the good things about using the Internet?Firstly, the Internet has been built to serve the human race since its birth. It can deal with boring mathematical problems, saving us lots of time and labor. Besides, the Internet can be used to promote the communication among people.