1、Unit 1 Living with technology单元素养提升(一) Unit 1. 单句语法填空1. Many doctors make sacrifices(sacrifice)for fighting the virus so that common people can lead a happy life. 2. Masks and medical materials will be distributed(distribute) among the medical workers. 3. I was late for school because I forgot to wi
2、nd up the clock. 4. Jack was working in the lab when the power cut occurred. 5. Look out for cars when crossing (cross) the streets. 6. The doctor advised me to take(take) a complete rest. 7. He offered some advice to me. 8. The pen writes(write) smoothly. 9. I make it a rule that I take exercise ha
3、lf an hour every day. 10. I cant go out with all these clothes to wash(wash). . 选词填空keep pace with, keep in touch with, benefit. . . from, contribute to, get access to, be absorbed in, rid oneself of, for good measure1. He was so absorbed in the homework that he didnt notice his mother come in. 2. S
4、urround yourself with positive people and you will benefit a lot from them. 3. One should keep pace with the times. 4. Does smoking contribute to lung cancer?5. We now keep in touch with each other by WeChat. 6. People can get access to the information they want through the Internet. 7. To keep safe
5、, you should rid yourself of drinking heavily. 8. The tailor shop gave him a gray shirt for good measure. . 完成句子1. He sat there with his eyes closed. (with复合结构)他闭目坐在那里。2. She had to shout to make herself heard. (make+宾语+宾语补足语)她必须大声喊才能让人听见她说话。 3. I was about to play computer games when my father came
6、 in. (when作并列连词)我刚要玩电脑游戏这时我爸爸进来了。 4. Out rushed the dog when it heard its masters voice. (完全倒装)一听到主人的声音, 这条狗就冲了出去。5. Whenever I see him, hes reading. (wh+-ever引导的状语从句)我无论什么时候看到他, 他都在看书。6. You must study hard while young, or you will regret when (you are) old. (状语从句的省略)趁年轻要努力学习, 不然到老了你会后悔的。. 阅读理解A(20
7、20安平高二检测)BKLYN House HotelThis hotel features works by Brooklyn artists. The 116 rooms are good value and Manhattan is only 20 minutes away by taxi or subway. The immediate surroundings feel urban the hotel is by a high-rise public housing project while the nearest commercial street is under elevate
8、d (高的) subway tracks but Bushwicks best bars and cafes / restaurants are nearby. Doubles from $99, room only. Tel: 718 388 4433Archer HotelVisitors eager to stay in the heart of Manhattan should try one of the bargain-priced rooms at this hotel. Rates differ from great value to expensive; some start
9、 from as low as $179 a night (if prepaying in full). Rooms are small but tasteful, with nice touches such as exposed brick. Some have close-up views of the Empire State Building. Doubles from $199, room only. Tel: 212 719 4100CitizenM New York Times SquareThis is the first US location for a Netherla
10、nds-based concept hotel chain CitizenM. The hotel features self check-in at its 230 little but comfortable rooms via touch screen “MoodPads”. Theres a rooftop bar, a 24-hour grab-and-go cafeteria and an area with public iMac workspaces. Although New Yorkers avoid nearby Times Square, all the lights,
11、 cameras and action can make it a fun tourist experience. Doubles from $170, room only. Tel: 212 319 7000【文章大意】本文是应用文, 介绍了几家比较便宜的旅馆, 包括旅馆价格、主要特色和周围的环境。1. What can we know about BKLYN House Hotel?A. It has the most rooms. B. It is located in Manhattan. C. It is Bushwicks best hotel. D. It is decorate
12、d with some art works. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一部分中This hotel features works by Brooklyn artists. 可知BKLYN House Hotel中装饰着Brooklyn艺术家的作品。2. What is the advantage of living in CitizenM New York Times Square?A. Regulars can enjoy a certain discount. B. Visitors will get a “MoodPads” as a gift. C. Visitors can
13、enjoy themselves in a rooftop bar. D. Visitors can have a good view of the Empire State Building. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一部分中The hotel features self check-in at its 230 little but comfortable rooms via touch screen “MoodPads”. Theres a rooftop bar, a 24-hour grab-and-go cafeteria and an area with public i
14、Mac workspaces. 可知选C。3. Which number should you call if you want to live in the heart of Manhattan?A. 212 319 7000. B. 718 388 4433. C. 212 865 5700. D. 212 719 4100. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由Archer Hotel部分中Visitors eager to stay in the heart of Manhattan should try one of the bargain-priced rooms at this hote
15、l. 以及Doubles from $199, room only. Tel: 212 719 4100可知想住在Manhattan中心的人应该拨打Archer Hotel的电话, 故选D。BNowadays, it seems that even dialing a mobile number is becoming too time-wasting for our high-speed time-precious society. But researchers in America have come up with a solution a mobile phone which use
16、s the power of thought to make a call and you do not have to lift a single finger. Users need to wear a specially designed headband(发带)which is connected to a Bluetooth device that wirelessly sends orders to a Nokia N73 mobile phone. The technology works by responding to information from the brain a
17、nd experts believe that anyone with some training will be able to master the technique. It is hoped that the breakthrough will be able to create safer hands-free mobile phones to help the disabled and the old and assist professionals in busy working environments. Developer, Tzyy-Ping Jung, a scienti
18、st at the Swartz Center for Computational Neuro science at the University of California, San Diego, said the device relies on electroencephalogram(EEG)(脑电图)electrodes on the skin of the head to work out what the brain is trying to say. Scientists say thought-powered phones could be 100-percent accur
19、ate with training. Tzyy-Ping Jung said, “From our experience, anyone can do it as long as he or she has some training. ”Users have to wear an EEG headband, a special high-tech device that detects brain signals and uses a Bluetooth facility to send instructions to the phone, then it begins to dial th
20、e number the user wants to call. It uses algorithms(运算)to process the signals. During the experiments, users were shown figures from zero to nine flashing at different speeds on a screen and this was detected by the electrodes. The users in the first experiments were between 70-percent and 85-percen
21、t accurate when trying to dial a 10-digit phone number. Thought-powered computers have been around for a while; however this is the first time it has been adapted for mobile phones. The mobile phone companies are very optimistic about this new technology, and in the near future it will not be surpri
22、sing to see people dial numbers using their brains. 【文章大意】在高速发展的社会中, 拨电话号码似乎也很浪费时间, 一项新的科技使得用大脑发出的信号拨电话成为了可能。使用者必须佩戴一条与蓝牙设备相连接的高科技的发带, 发带能捕捉大脑信号, 并通过蓝牙功能传输给手机。4. The author wrote this passage to _. A. promote a new kind of Nokia N73 mobile phoneB. stress the power and importance of thoughtC. tell re
23、aders how to save time by using a mobile phoneD. introduce readers to thought-powered mobile phone technology【解析】选D。推理判断题。通过对文章的理解及第一段的“But researchers in America have come up with a solution a mobile phone which uses the power of thought to make a call and you do not have to lift a single finger. ”
24、可以得知文章介绍了一项用大脑的能量拨电话的新技术。5. Which is not one of the purposes of this new technology?A. Helping people with a certain disability. B. Making a contribution to saving energy. C. Saving time for people occupied with their work. D. Assist old people that have trouble dialing. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“It is
25、hoped that the breakthrough will be able to create safer hands-free mobile phones to help the disabled and the old and assist professionals in busy working environments. ”可知这项新技术是为了帮助残疾人、老年人和有繁忙工作的人们, 唯独没有提到节能。6. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Mobile phones powere
26、d by thought have been very popular recently. B. The brain can send its signals to mobile phones directly. C. Thought-powered phones were 100-percent accurate in the experiments. D. The phone companies believe such mobile phones will be popular. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。通过文章最后一句“The mobile phone companies are v
27、ery optimistic about this new technology, and in the near future it will not be surprising to see people dial numbers using their brains. ”可以得知厂家对此手机的前景非常乐观。C(2020芜湖高二检测)Smartphones, tablets and smart watches are banned at school for all children under 15 in France. Under the ban students are not ab
28、le to use their phones at all during school hours, including the meal breaks. “I think its a good thing. School is not about being on your phone, ” Paris mum Marie-Caroline Madeleine told AFP. “Its hard with kids. You cant control what they see and thats one of the things that worry me as a parent.
29、”There is no law like this in Australia, but some Australian schools have banned phones. McKinnon Secondary School in Victoria introduced a total ban in February and Principal Pitsa Binnion said this has been a success. McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day l
30、earning but theyre not allowed to use social media. Ms Binnion said at first“teachers cheered and students moaned(抱怨), ”but now they are seeing the positives(优势). “They come to school and theyre not allowed to use phones at all during the school day, including lunch breaks, ” she said. “Its been won
31、derful in terms of students communicating with each other at lunch time without looking at their screen, ” she said. Ms Binnion also leads by example and doesnt use her mobile phone in school. “I think anyone can do it if weve done it. ”Not everyone agrees with the bans. Western Sydney University te
32、chnology researcher Dr. Joanne Orlando wrote in online magazine The Conversation earlier this year that Australia should not ban phones in schools because its important to educate kids to live in the age they are raised in. “A good education for students today is knowing how to use technology to lea
33、rn, communicate and work with ideas, ” she wrote. “Banning students from using smartphones is a 1950s response to a 2018 state-of-play. ”【文章大意】本文为介绍类说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚的一些学校禁止学生在学校使用手机, 以及人们对此不同的看法。7. Why did Madeleine welcome the ban?A. School is for studying. B. Kids behave badly nowadays. C. Teachers f
34、ind it hard to control kids. D. Her kids depend too much on phones. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段中的I think its a good thing. School is not about being on your phone可知, Madeleine 认为这是件好事, 学校不是玩手机的地方, 由此推知她认为学校是学习的地方。8. What can we learn about the ban in McKinnon Secondary School?A. Some teachers were against it
35、 at first. B. Students can now see the good of the ban. C. Students can use their phones at lunch breaks. D. Teachers have stopped using phones at school as well. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的Ms Binnion said at first “teachers cheered and students moaned, ” but now they are seeing the positives. 可知, 开始的时候老师们
36、欢呼、学生们抱怨, 但是现在他们看到了好处。9. What does the underlined word “Chromebook” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. A book. B. A notebook. C. A learning website. D. A kind of computer. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据第五段中的McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day learning but theyre not allowed
37、to use social media. 可知, 麦金农的学生仍然可以在每堂课上使用Chromebook进行日常学习, 但他们不被允许使用社交媒体, 再对比选项可推知Chromebook应该是一种电子设备。10. What does Dr. Joanne Orlando think of banning phones in schools?A. It will disconnect parents and kids. B. It will cause kids to communicate less. C. It will prevent kids being tech-minded. D.
38、It will make education go back 60 years. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后两段可知, Dr Joanne Orlando认为澳大利亚不应该禁止学生在学校使用手机, 因为教育孩子生活在他们成长的时代里很重要, 而且今天对学生的良好教育是知道如何使用技术学习、交流和处理思想。由此推知, 她认为禁止学生在学校使用手机会阻断孩子们与技术的联系。. 阅读填句Most people are always trying to get more and more but never really enjoy life. 1And we can do some simp
39、le things to appreciate the great life we already lead. 2You really need to say thanks sincerely to those who take great trouble to help you. Make sure that you appreciate the small things that people do for you. And you are going to find that people will love you for the respect that you are showin
40、g. Be thankful for all the things you have. Wake up every morning and start being thankful. You must do this with proper feeling and just love the things you have. Do this in your mind and just be really thankful. 3Enjoy the moment. Dont be worried about everything all the time. 4Just appreciate the
41、 present instead. Youre going to find that this is a very hard thing to do, but with practice youll find youre going to live an amazing life if you can do this effectively. Go outside. 5Just walk along the beach and watch the waves coming and going, climb mountains and watch the views, go fishing wi
42、th your family, or watch the sunrise or the sunset. This world is beautiful and so is life!A. Dont focus on the past or the future. B. Life is full of so many wonderful things. C. Appreciate all people who have helped you. D. It is often hard to really notice how great life actually is. E. The best
43、way to find beauties is to spend time with nature. F. Youll feel amazed because you have everything you want. G. In fact, we need to appreciate everything we have in our life. 【文章大意】文章主要介绍了如何享受生活的美好。1. 【解析】选G。空前提到大多数人都是在试图得到更多的东西却从来没有真正地享受生活, 空后提到我们可以做一些简单的事去享受我们拥有的生活, 所以本空承上启下, G项“实际上, 我们需要欣赏我们现在生活
44、中的一切”符合语境。2. 【解析】选C。本段主要讲要感谢那些帮助过你的人, 感激他们帮你做的所有事, C项与本段内容吻合, 总领该段。3. 【解析】选F。本段讲了要感激你拥有的东西, 因为这样你会发现你拥有你想要的一切东西。4. 【解析】选A。本段主旨为享受当下, A项“不要关注过去或将来”与主旨吻合, 并与空前句子构成并列关系。5. 【解析】选E。空前提到到户外, 空后提到关于户外活动的例子, E项“发现美好事物最好的方法是与大自然相处”与本段内容吻合, 符合语境。. 完形填空I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with 1 reg
45、ard for anything my parents had to say, 2if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many 3, I struggled to escape from anything that didnt 4 my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious 5 of love. In fact, I got angry at the 6 of the word “love”. One 7, a
46、fter an extremely difficult day, I 8 into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my 9, my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To 10 when youre alone. ”11 I was alone, no one would
47、 know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said, “Mike, I know life is 12 right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we dont do everything right. I also know that I love you 13 and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you dont, that
48、s also 14. Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be 15 that you are my son. Im here for you and I love youthat will never 16. Love you, Mom. ”Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my 17, and I remember the 18 I felt every
49、 time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved 19 my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell 20 I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed. 【文章大意】本文是一篇个人情感类的短文阅读, 介绍了一位易怒的、叛逆的十四岁少年的成长过程。一次在外面度过了极不顺利的一天之后, 作者心情沮丧地回到
50、家中, 躺在床上时发现了在枕头底下妈妈写给自己的一封信, 信中表达了妈妈对自己成长过程的苦恼给予了理解, 并表达了她对自己无私的爱, 令作者感动。文章旨在告诉我们父母对于叛逆的孩子依然充满了深深的爱。1. A. littleB. allC. fullD. high【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。根据上文I was angry and rebellious可知, 年少的我易怒、叛逆, 由此可推出对父母的嘱咐也是置之不理。故选A。2. A. seldomB. sometimesC. currentlyD. particularly【解析】选D。考查副词辨析。副词particularly尤其, 特别,
51、 表示递进关系; 本句是指我很少在意父母嘱咐的事情, 尤其是那些与我无关的事情, 更是不予考虑。故D正确。3. A. familiesB. adultsC. peopleD. teenagers【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。和很多青少年一样, 我努力摆脱那些和我的世界观不一致的事情, 强调我与许多青少年的做法是一致的, 故D正确。4. A. hang upB. light upC. agree withD. deal with【解析】选C。考查短语辨析。hang up挂断电话; light up点燃, 照亮; agree with同意某人的观点, 与一致; deal with处理。本句是指我努力
52、摆脱那些和我的世界观(想法)不一致的事情。根据句意可知C正确。5. A. attemptB. offerC. requestD. advice【解析】选B。考查词义辨析。attempt尝试; offer主动提供; request请求; advice建议。我拒绝任何别人主动提供给我的爱。第一段主要叙述叛逆期的我不关心别人和外面的世界, 也不在乎别人的爱。故选B。6. A. riskB. proposalC. mentionD. point【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。risk危险; proposal建议; mention提及, 说法; point点, 意义。句意: 实际上, 我对于提到“爱”这个字
53、都感到生气。本句充分说明我叛逆得很厉害。故C正确。7. A. nightB. dayC. morningD. afternoon【解析】选A。考查上下文语境。根据after an extremely difficult day可知是在度过很艰难的一天之后, 那么应该是在我回到家后的较晚的时间, 即晚上。故A正确。8. A. slippedB. stormedC. sankD. slid【解析】选B。考查短语辨析。slip into(偷偷地)溜进; storm into冲进; sink into掉进; slide into滑(行)进(入)。本句说明经过艰难的一天以后, 我的心情很糟糕, 到家以后
54、, 冲进自己的房间, storm into表明自己当时气急败坏, 心情不好。故B正确。9. A. bedB. floorC. closetD. chair【解析】选A。考查常识。根据上句fell down onto my bed heavily可知我上床了。那么我的床就属于我的私人所有空间。故A正确。10. A. answerB. sealC. readD. tear【解析】选C。考查动词及常识。answer回答; seal密封; read读; tear撕。根据上文中an envelope一个信封, 可知这是一封信, 那么应该使用动词read。故选C。11. A. IfB. WhenC. Th
55、oughD. Since【解析】选D。考查连词。since自从, 因为; 既然。句意: 既然我现在一个人, 没有人会知道我是不是看了这封信。于是我就打开了信。此处还是表明作者的自负, 想看但又不承认看(这封信)。故D正确。12. A. seriousB. awfulC. amazingD. exciting【解析】选B。考查形容词辨析。serious严肃的, 重要的; awful糟糕的; amazing令人惊讶的; exciting令人兴奋的。根据下文I know you are frustrated and I know we dont do everything right可知, 妈妈理解
56、孩子的处境不好, 感到压抑, 知道Mike现在很疲惫, 所以生活很糟糕(awful)。故B正确。13. A. entirelyB. gentlyC. heavilyD. personally【解析】选A。考查副词。entirely完全地。表达妈妈对孩子的无私的爱。句意: 我还知道我全身心爱你, 无论你说什么做什么都不会改变这一点。故A正确。14. A. impossibleB. terribleC. rightD. okay【解析】选D。考查形容词。also 一词点出了妈妈措辞的婉转。句意: 如果你想谈谈, 我在等你, 如果你不想谈, 那也没关系。故D正确。15. A. nervousB. s
57、orryC. proudD. sure【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。结合上文I will always love you以及全文的语气可知, 妈妈对儿子的爱是不求回报的, 并时时以儿子为骄傲。故选C。16. A. lastB. changeC. happenD. start【解析】选B。考查动词的用法。此处表明妈妈对孩子的爱是永远不会改变的。故选B。17. A. pillowB. bookC. deskD. door【解析】选A。考查上下文语境。根据上文my hands placed under my pillow可知这封信是放在枕头下面的。故A正确。18. A. relaxationB. s
58、adnessC. reliefD. thrill 【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。relaxation放松; sadness悲伤; relief欣慰, 安心, 减轻; thrill激动。句意: 我记得每次收到信的欣慰和安心。本句说明妈妈的信给了我很大的安慰。故C正确。19. A. in spite ofB. instead ofC. ahead ofD. in need of 【解析】选A。考查介词短语辨析。in spite of尽管; instead of代替, 而不是; ahead of提前, 在前面; in need of 需要。在我的青少年时期, 这些信证明我仍然被爱着, 尽管我有时会发怒
59、和粗鲁。根据句意可知上下文存在让步关系, 故A正确。20. A. illB. downC. silentD. asleep【解析】选D。考查形容词辨析。形容词ill生病的; down情绪低落的; silent安静的; asleep睡着的。固定短语fall asleep入睡。句意: 在我入睡之前, 我很感激我妈妈知道我是一个会生气的青少年, 我需要的是爱。故选D。. 语法填空Human cloning is expected to be 1. _ (benefit) to mankind in many ways, although some people object to 2. _ (car
60、ry) out human cloning research. Below is a list that is far from completion. Dr. Richard Seed, one of the leading 3. _ (support) of human cloning technology, indicates that it may someday be possible to reverse(颠倒) the aging process because of what we learn from cloning. Scientists, who are also in
61、favor of human cloning technology, believe that heart attack victims may get treated 4. _ (appropriate) if their healthy heart cells are cloned and then injected into the areas of the heart that have been damaged. 5. _, there has been a breakthrough 6. _ human stem cells. Embryonic(胚胎的) stem cells c
62、an be grown 7. (produce) organs to repair or replace damaged 8. _. By combining this technology with human cloning technology it may be possible to produce needed organs for suffering people 9. _ will be free of rejection by their immune systems. Conditions such as Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons dis
63、ease, diabetes, heart failure, and other problems may 10. _ (cure) if human cloning and its technology are not banned. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要讲述了克隆技术及它的应用对人类健康的作用。1. 【解析】beneficial。考查词性转化。固定词组: be beneficial to sb. 对某人是有益的, 故填beneficial。2. 【解析】carrying。考查非谓语动词。object to反对, 其中to是介词, 所以其后用动名词作宾语, 故填carryin
64、g。3. 【解析】supporters。考查名词复数。根据one of可知, 后面的名词用复数形式, 故填supporters。4. 【解析】appropriately。考查词性转化。此处是副词修饰动词, 故填appropriately。5. 【解析】Besides。考查副词。句意: 另外, 在人类的干细胞方面有一个突破。此处表示递进, 故填Besides。6. 【解析】in。考查介词。句意: 另外, 在人类的干细胞方面有一个突破。故填in。7. 【解析】to produce。考查非谓语动词。表示目的应当用动词不定式。8. 【解析】ones。考查代词。 句意: 修补或代替坏掉的器官。此处用名词
65、的复数形式或用ones来代替。故填ones。9. 【解析】who/that。考查定语从句的关系词。people是先行词, 指人, 定语从句缺少主语和引导词, 故填who/that。10. 【解析】be cured。考查谓语动词。此处是含情态动词的被动语态, 故填be cured。. 微写作你的英国朋友Jim所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行, 有两条线路可以选择: “长江之行”或者“泰山之旅”。Jim来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信, 内容包括: 1. 你建议的线路; 2. 你的理由; 3. 你的祝愿。注意: 1. 词数不少于50个; 2. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。核心要点提示: re
66、commend civilization moreover sightseeing spotthe Yangtze Riverthe Mount TaiDear Jim, _Yours, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Jim, Im happy to receive your letter and know youre coming to China. Of the two trips to the Yangtze River and Mount Tai, both are highly recommended. Personally, I prefer the tour along th
67、e Yangtze River, the longest river and one of the mother rivers of Chinese civilization. You can learn a lot about the history of China and Chinese people. Moreover, the scenery along the river is amazing, with many well-known sightseeing spots. Thats why I think the trip along the Yangtze River will be a better choice. Hope youll have a good time in China. Yours, Li Hua