1、Unit 3 Section Grammar & Writing课时作业.单句语法填空1Everyone needs to learn new things constantly (constant) on the job and it is common practice for people to go back to school.2Guided(guide) by the sun，they walked towards their destination through the woods.3When Li Qiang arrived in the future at first, h
2、e found that the new surroundings were difficult to_tolerate (tolerate)4All passengers on board are expected to_fasten (fasten) the seat belts when the plane takes off and lands.5Faced (face) with the increasing unemployment，many people went on strike in most of the European countries. 6.The boy lay
3、, relaxed (relax) on the sofa.7Many children at the school do not live in the town，but come from the surrounding (surround) countryside.8Paper, iron and glass are all materials which can be_recycled (recycle) and used again.9As far as I know，the government will speed up the pace of our economic refo
4、rm.10Having no motivation (motivate) to study may be the most dangerous thing for a student.阅读理解AWe can find robots everywhere. Robots build cars, play chess and can clean your house. They may drive your car in the near future. Two robots, named Spirit and Opportunity, were sent to Mars on a mission
5、 (任务) to explore the red planet. Robots also help people in natural disasters. They are used in search and rescue operations following an earthquake or a nuclear accident.In most cases, robots are sent to places considered to be unsafe. The problem is that all of those types of situations are extrem
6、ely unpredictable and unfriendly. And it is very likely that robots in those situations become damaged. When a dog loses a leg, the animal eventually finds the best way to get around on three legs. In a short time, the dog learns to deal with its physical disability. Now, scientists have developed r
7、obots that behave in the same way.Jeff Clune, a computer scientist, is developing the latest and advanced technology so that robots will continue operating after the first sign of injury. He wants the machines to have the ability to analyze the cause and change to continue performing until they can
8、be repaired.The researchers have added one more operation to the skill set of robots working under complicated conditions. They programmed a hexapod robot with six legs and a robotic arm. Their findings were reported in the journal Nature. Once the hexapod robots become damaged, they can use their o
9、wn knowledge of how their body works to find a solution.The hexapod robots are also programmed with childlike curiosity. In other words, they are always asking questions and looking for the answers. The whole process just takes about a minute for the robots to overcome the damage and continue to car
10、ry out the task.【解题导语】如今，机器人无处不在，它们被应用于各个领域。科学家们正在研发一种新的技术，使机器人遭到损坏时能够迅速做出改变并继续执行任务。1What do we know about robots?AThey usually work in dangerous places.BThey may do great harm to people.CDogs are used to help them work well.DPeople cant live normally without them.解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段可知，机器人应用很广泛。由第二段可知，在
11、大多数情况下，机器人被派往危险的地方。2According to Jeff Clune，the new technology _.Ahelps robots deal with the damageBprotects robots from serious harmCmakes robots have selfrepair abilityDallows robots to realize possible danger解析：选A细节理解题。由第三段可知，杰夫正在开发研究新技术使机器人在受损后能够分析原因并做出改变以继续执行任务。3What can we infer about the hexa
12、pod robots?AThe idea of them is from Nature.BThey can sense peoples feelings.CThey look like children in appearance.DThey can make changes in a very short time.解析：选D推理判断题。由第四、五段可知，六足机器人能够找到方法以克服损伤并继续执行任务，整个过程大约只需要一分钟的时间。4Whats the best title for the text?AHow to use robots properlyBRobots are helpfu
13、l to humansCDamaged robots learn to keep workingDThe development of the hexapod robot解析：选C标题归纳题。本文主要讲了科学家利用先进技术发明了六足机器人，这种机器人遭到损坏后仍然可以继续工作。BIts 8 am., Tuesday, Nov. 18,2028, and you are headed for a business appointment 300 miles away. You step into your circle, twopassenger aircushion car, press a
14、series of buttons and the national traffic computer notes your destination, figures out the current traffic situation and signals your car to slide out of the garage. Hands free, you sit back and begin to read the morning paper which is flashed on a flat TV screen over the cars dashboard. Tapping a
15、button changes the page.The car speeds up to 150 mph in the citys countryside，and then hits 250 mph in less builtup areas, driving over the smooth plastic road. You fly past a string of cities, many of them covered by the new domes (圆屋顶) that keep them evenly climatized all year round. Traffic is he
16、avy, typically, but theres no need to worry. The traffic computer, which sends and receives signals to and from all cars on the road between cities, keeps vehicles at least 50 yds apart. There hasnt been an accident since the system began.Suddenly your TV phone buzzes. A business partner wants a ske
17、tch of a new kind of impeller your firm is putting out for sports boats. You reach for your case and draw the diagram with a pencilthin infrared flashlight (红外线闪光灯) on what looks like a TV screen lining the back of the case. The diagram is sent to a similar screen in your partners office, 200 miles
18、away. He presses a button and a fixed copy of the sketch rolls out of the machine. He wishes you good luck at the coming meeting and signs off.Ninety minutes after leaving your home, you slide beneath the dome of your destination city. Your car slows down and heads for an outercore office building w
19、here youll meet your colleagues. After you get out, the vehicle parks itself in a garage to await your return. Private cars arent allowed inside most city cores. Moving sidewalks and electrams (电车) carry the public from one location to another.【解题导语】本文主要通过描述一个人开车上班，以及途中各种先进技术的使用等介绍了在2028年未来生活的情况。5Th
20、e traffic computer in your car can _.Akeep your car at a safe distance from other carsBkeep your car at the same speed in different situationsCkeep your car receiving signals of TV programsDkeep your car driving avoiding heavy traffic解析：选A细节理解题。从第二段的“The traffic computer，which sends and receives sig
21、nals to and from all cars on the road between cities，keeps vehicles at least 50 yds apart.”可知，交通电脑可以使汽车之间的距离相隔50码(约46米)，使汽车保持安全的距离。6Why are the cities covered by the new domes?ATo prevent people from being wet in the rain.BTo stop the climate of the cities changing violently all year.CTo protect the
22、 travelers against the strong sunshine.DTo make the city have the same weather all year.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段的“many of them covered by the new domes(圆屋顶)that keep them evenly climatized all year round”可知，城市上空的圆屋顶的目的是保持城市的气候变化不剧烈，比较均匀，所以选B。7What will the city be like in the future?ANo accidents will happe
23、n because of heavy traffic.BThe sidewalk can move itself up and down.CThe road is built with the plastic material.DThe car parks itself on a dome to wait for your return.解析：选C细节理解题。由第二段的最后一句“There hasnt been an accident since the system began.”可知A项错误；由最后一段最后一句“Moving sidewalks and electrams(电车)carry
24、 the public from one location to another.”可知B项错误；由最后一段中的“the vehicle parks itself in a garage to await your return”可知D项错误。从第二段的“driving over the smooth plastic road”可知道路是塑料建造的。故选C项。8The third paragraph mainly tells _.Ayou are lucky to sell products of your companyByou receive best wishes from your b
25、usiness partnerCyou can do business with a newly invented pencilDyou can do business even on the road in the future解析：选D段落大意题。本段讲述了你在路上处理公司业务，从而达成交易的过程。由此可知本段主要是说即使在路上，由于具有先进的技术，你也可以做生意。.语法填空A 60yearold man in Inner Mongolia is braving the weather to clean the streets in the hope of paying off his d
26、ebts after the death of his wife. Cui Yubos wife 1._ (die) last year, and he owed a lot of money after 2._ (borrow) money from friends and family members.Now hes working as 3._ street sweeper in Yakeshi to make money and pay his relatives back. 4._ (dress) in winter clothes and armed with just a bro
27、om, he braves the cold weather each day to reduce the debts his family owes. Cuis 5._ (month) salary is just 1,500 yuan. Photos of Cui show his snowandicecovered face as he works on the streets of the city.The street 6._ (sweep) is having to bear average temperatures as low 7._ minus 38 . The 8._ (p
28、hoto) of Cui working in freezingcold temperatures show that the man still stays positive, despite his 9._ (hard). The photos have now become popular on the Internet. People have said they now have a new understanding 10._ life.【解题导语】一座城市的街上，一位60岁的老人冒着严寒扫大街。他这么努力地工作是为了还清他为妻子治病欠下的债务。1解析：考查动词的时态。从后面的时间
29、last year可以得知此处要用一般过去时态，因此要用died。答案：died2解析：考查动名词。从前面的after可以得知此处要用borrowing。答案：borrowing3解析：考查冠词。从后面的street sweeper可以得知此处要用a。答案：a4解析：考查形容词。dressed表示“穿着衣服”，此处为形容词作定语。答案：Dressed5解析：考查形容词。一个月的薪水，故此处要用monthly。易错分析：要了解此处填入的是形容词，而monthly貌似一个副词，其实在此处是形容词。答案：monthly6解析：考查名词。根据第3题后面的street sweeper可以得知此处要用sw
30、eeper。答案：sweeper7解析：考查副词。根据前面的as low可以得知此处用as.as.结构。答案：as8解析：考查名词。根据后面的show可知用名词复数形式，所以此处要用photos。答案：photos9解析：考查名词。从前面的his可以得知是“他的困难”，故此处要用名词。答案：hardships10解析：考查介词。对生活的理解，所以此处要用介词of。答案：of.书面表达某英文报社正在举办主题为“The House in the Future”的征文活动。请你用英文写一篇短文并投稿。注意：词数100左右(开头已给出，但不计入总词数)。The House in the FutureW
31、ith the development of science and technology, the house in the future will_One possible version：The House in the FutureWith_the_development_of_science_and_technology,_the_house_in_the_future_will be smart in many aspects.To begin with, the house will be equipped with a central nervous system that c
32、an sense and analyze all appliances and systems, making adjustments according to changes of the surroundings. For example, it will send us messages to inform us we lack daily goods and even order them for us. Besides, the moment it senses its owner is less motivated, the house can adjust itself to make conditions comfortable. In addition, a solar powered unit will recycle water and turn waste into fuel . This is of great benefit to the environment.In conclusion, there is no doubt that the house in the future will offer every convenience to us.
