1、UUnit 4Section Using language.阅读理解AChinas popular “Singles Day”， better known as “Double Eleven”， started out as a day to celebrate singles symbolized by the four number ones on the date of November 11.With time that meaning has changed. In 2009, Chinas ecommerce leader Alibaba set the day as a luck
2、y shopping day for online sales as the date was both easy to remember and perfectly timed as it hit between the consumer spending lull (间歇) between National Day and Chinese New Year. It soon became a hit, and Double Eleven became a buying frenzy (疯狂) spread across the worlds second largest economy.I
3、n 2019, the Double Eleven Shopping Festival entered its eleventh year. During this decade, Alibaba, Chinese ecommerce giant, and other ecommerce platforms, together with consumers, have cocreated a very big shopping event whose heat has swept the world. Foreign readers share their ideas on Singles D
4、ay in China：Ghost Buster (UK) I think Double Eleven is unbelievable. It is not a religious festival that people of the same religion but living in different countries share. As an ecommerce faithful fan, I really love the shopping festival.Emanreus(Australia) I work in Shanghai. Many of my young fem
5、ale colleagues are still single. They simply have no time to date, as they tend to work long hours then travel two hours by subway to get to and from work. Singles Day is a day when they give themselves a treat with online shopping.Blonde Amber (Ireland) It is nothing to be proud of to be in a count
6、ry that spends so much online on a particular day. It does nothing more than show the superficiality (肤浅) of the temporary pleasure of shopping, and produces nothing more than a mountain of environmental waste. I bet there is plenty of buyers deep regret after this day.Ionstar(US) Singles Day became
7、 a big deal for Valentines Day not for the singles! Well, Alibabas 11.11 has become more famous and important than that of Black Friday and Cyber Monday!1Alibaba set the festival on November 11 mainly because _.Ait is a traditionally lucky dayBit is a time for people to stay singleCmany foreigners l
8、ike shopping on this dayDit comes right between two consumer spending festivals2What do the foreign readers think of “Singles Day”？AIt is a festival that people living in different countries share.BIt is a day for the singles to date.CPeople will certainly regret buying anything on this day.DAlibaba
9、 has made it as famous as Black Friday and Cyber Monday.3Who believes that “Singles Day” will make much waste?AGhost Buster. BEmanreus.CBlonde Amber. DIonstar.BOne advantage of the Internet is shopping conveniently online for clothes; one disadvantage of the Internet is also shopping conveniently on
10、line for clothes.“Nothing fits，” said Lam Yuk Wong, a senior majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. “Everyone says this. They order clothes and they dont fit. People get very unhappy.”Wong and her design partner, Xuaner (Cecilia) Zhang, are Team White Mirror, creators of
11、 what they call a “virtual (虚拟的) fitting room”. Their goal is simple and consumerfriendly: to let online clothing shoppers have a perfect fit and a perfect look when shopping.Both women are from China, Wong from Hong Kong and Zhang from Beijing. They both order most of their clothing online. They go
12、t the idea from their own experiences as consumers and from listening to the complaints of friends and relatives. “They say, The colour is wrong. or I got the right size but it still does not fit. We want to make it like youre in the store trying on the clothes，” Zhang said.Using a Kinect developed
13、by Microsoft with its Xbox 360 video game player, Zhang scanned Wong and turned her image into, in effect, a virtual model, keeping Wongs dimensions (尺寸), and even her skin and hair colour. “We put the clothes on the shoppers 3D body models and show how they look when they get dressed，” Wong said. S
14、o far, Wong and Zhang have adapted the software to show dresses and shirts, and they are now working on shorts.Asked if she thought men as well as women might be interested in using their virtual fitting room, Wong said, “I think their wives will care about this, so it will also be important to men.
15、”4Why is shopping conveniently online for clothes a disadvantage? AClothes bought online may not fit.BStudents may easily get addicted to it.CIt attracts more online clothing shoppers.DIt causes shoppers to waste too much money.5Wong and Zhang got the idea of designing a virtual fitting room from _.
16、Athe Xbox 360 video game playerBaprogramme at their universityCsomeshopowners complaintsDtheir shopping experiences6Which of the following shows the process of using the virtual fitting room?Ascanningtrying on clothesgetting imagesBtrying on clothesgetting modelsscanningCscanninggetting modelstrying
17、 on clothesDtrying on clothesgetting imagesscanning7What did Wong think of the virtual fitting room?AIt is perfectly developed.BIt will have its market share.CIt is limited to women shoppers.DIt is like a kind of video game player.七选五To reduce the spread of the pandemic, COVID19, our honorable PM (首
18、相) has announced nationwide lockdown and in his speech, he required businesses to start working from home. For those who are working from home, dealing with this situation can be challenging. _1_.1Create a work areaYour first challenge is to pick a corner in the home and create a workspace that is i
19、deal for work from home. Find a place that is away from the fridge and bed, so that there is nothing to tempt you. _2_. Sit on a proper desk and the right work chair to avoid any lingering back problems. You can make a large coffee table as a work desk. Keep the desk neat and tidy. Ensure that you h
20、ave a background that looks professional in case there is a video call from colleagues.2_3_Get your laptop, cell phone diary in the right place. If you are in a noisy home, search for your noise cancellation headphones. Find out who will take care of children as the schools are closed. If your spous
21、e is also on work from home, decide the time slots. Organize the home.3Learn technologies_4_. You can make use of Google Hangouts, Slack or other video tools for messaging. These tools can help you to communicate with your peers effectively. Certain apps can help you to organize the day. Speak to th
22、e IT department if you need any help in setting up the office.4Ensure that is special and private spaceThe key to success in work from home is to create a private area. _5_. For these reasons, it is important to set an office in the private area. If a private area is not possible for you, create a r
23、oom divider using curtains to avoid the distractions from the home. Ensure that your family members respect your privacy especially when you are on audio and video calls.ABe organizedBEnsure proper lighting is thereCHeres how you can master itDFind out the right furniture and ensure it is comfortabl
24、eEIt is important to learn technologies for smoother communicationFDistractions from family members can limit your productivity levelsGIt is important to select that corner of the home where there is proper lighting课时作业(十一).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了中国“双十一”购物节，以及一些外国人对这一购物节的评论。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中的.
25、as the date was both easy to remember and perfectly timed as it hit between the consumer spending lull (间歇) between National Day and Chinese New Year可知阿里巴巴把购物节设在“双十一”这一天有两个原因：一是因为这个日期容易被记住；二是因为这个日期正好处于国庆节和中国新年这两大节日之间，而且国庆节和中国新年是中国人传统的消费大节。故选D。2答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的It is not a religious festival that
26、people of the same religion but living in different countries share.可知“双十一”购物节是生活在不同国家的人们共享的节日。故选A。3答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第六段中的It does nothing more than show the superficiality (肤浅) of the temporary pleasure of shopping, and produces nothing more than a mountain of environmental waste.可知Blonde Amber认为“双十一”
27、购物节会产生大量的垃圾。故选C。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了莱斯大学的两名学生由她们网上购买的衣服经常不合身的经历产生灵感，设计出了虚拟试衣间的故事。4答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中的Nothing fits和“Everyone says this. They order clothes and they dont fit. People get very unhappy.”可知，网上购买的衣服的一个不足之处就是不合身，故选A。5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第四段中的They got the idea from their own experiences as cons
28、umers and from listening to the complaints of friends and relatives.可知，Wong和Zhang设计虚拟试衣间的灵感来自她们自己网上购买衣服的经历，故选D项。6答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，Zhang使用微软开发的Kinect扫描Wong，将她的图像转换为虚拟模型，然后把衣服穿在三维人体模型上，展示模型穿着服装时的样子。所以虚拟试衣间的使用过程是scanninggetting modelstrying on clothes，故选C。7答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的I think their wives
29、 will care about this, so it will also be important to men.可知，Wong认为男士的妻子会很在意男士的穿着形象，所以男士也会对虚拟试衣间感兴趣，由此判断出Wong认为虚拟试衣间将有它的市场占有率，故选B。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了新冠病毒肺炎疫情期间在家办公的方法。1答案与解析：C根据空前For those who are working from home, dealing with this situation can be challenging.可知对于那些在家办公的人来说，处理这种情况是很有挑战性的，C项
30、(以下是你如何能掌握它的方法)承接上文。该选项又和下文的方法介绍相呼应。2答案与解析：D根据空前Find a place that is away from the fridge and bed，so that there is nothing to tempt you.可知要找一个远离冰箱和床的地方，这样就不会有诱惑你的东西，D项(找到合适的家具，确保家具舒适)符合语境。且D项中的“家具”又和下文中的“办公桌”呼应。3答案与解析：A设空处下的一整段介绍了在家办公期间要保证一切做到井然有序。要安排好办公用具，安排好孩子以及家庭。A项切题。4答案与解析：E根据空后You can make use of Google Hangouts, Slack or other video tools for messaging.可知你可以使用谷歌视频群聊、Slack或其他视频工具进行消息传递，所以E项(为了更顺畅地交流，学习技术是很重要的)切题。且后句也提及这些工具可以帮你有效地和同龄人交流。5答案与解析：F由上一句“在家工作成功的关键是创造一个私人空间。”可知，F选项“来自家庭成员的干扰会限制你的工作效率”切题。且下文中的these reasons又指代F选项中的“Distractions”。