1、SectionIntegratingSkills一、单词拼写1.He worked hard day by day,until e the project was finished.答案:eventually2.India was once a British c before it won independence.答案:colony3.Please say d whether you will come or not.答案:definitely4.You must obey the captains c.答案:commands5.The government (预言;预测)that the
2、 economy will be improved.答案:predicts6.The scientists suggest that we should use more (太阳的)energy.答案:solar7.She is always (乐观的)when she meets with difficulties.答案:optimistic8.She (造成形状)the sand into a mound.答案:shaped二、完成句子1.我邀请了所有的老师来参加我们的聚会,但不是所有的都能来。I invited all our teachers to our party but of t
3、hem can come.答案:not all2.如果我的志向能实现的话,我希望成为一个老师。If my aim can ,I hope to be a teacher.答案:come true3.对那名失踪儿童的搜索仍在进行。The search for the missing child is still.答案:in progress4.这个小孩扔掉他的玩具汽车并开始哭了起来。The child his toy car and began to cry.答案:threw away5.这个厨师把生面团揉成了小球。The cook the dough small balls.答案:shaped
4、;into6.难道你不认为这种手机即将被淘汰?Dont you think this kind of cellphone is ?答案:on the way out7.请关上电视,让我们去睡觉吧!Please the TV.Lets go to sleep.答案:switch off/turn off8.许多玩具被制成了字母的形状。Many toys are made letters.答案:in the shape of三、用所给词的适当形式填空1.If you listen to English programmes every day,Im sure youll(eventual) mak
5、e progress in English.答案:eventually2.Is she not coming,then?No,(definite) not.答案:definitely3.She sent me a little clock (shape) like a heart as my birthday present.答案:shaped4.Not many people agree with the (predict) that the weather will turn better.答案:prediction5.With more forest (destroy),the numb
6、er of natural disasters has increased.答案:destroyed6.She is (optimism)about her chances of winning a gold medal.答案:optimistic7.Australia and New Zealand are former British(colony).答案:colonies8.With the old man(show) the way,we had no trouble in finding the village.答案:showing四、阅读理解A(2015天津高考)Whether i
7、n the home or the workplace,social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years.Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way,said Cynthia Breazeal,chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household robots today do the normal h
8、ousework,social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools.For example,these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad.This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot,arranged to ship later this year,is designed to be a personalized assis
9、tant.You can talk to the robot,ask it questions and make requests for it to perform different tasks.The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions;it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household.It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to tak
10、e medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home.They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market.The
11、 companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store,which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store.It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more in
12、teraction the robot has with humans,the more it learns.But Oshbot,like other social robots,is not intended to replace workers,but to work alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us,but with us,”said Breazeal.1.How are social robots different from h
13、ousehold robots?A.They can control their emotions.B.They are more like humans.C.They do the normal housework.D.They respond to users more slowly.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知,社交机器人和家用机器人的不同之处在于它们更加像人类,能够判断人的情感,并做出更恰当的反应。2.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?A.Communicate with you and perform
14、operations.B.Answer your questions and make requests.C.Take your family pictures and deliver milk.D.Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,这款智能机器人能够听从你的命令,并提醒你吃药。3.What can Oshbot work as?A.A language teacher.B.A tour guide.C.A shop assistant.D.A private nurse.答案:C解析:细节
15、理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句内容可知,这款机器人能够担当超市店员的角色。4.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will .A.train employeesB.be our workmatesC.improve technologiesD.take the place of workers答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中Breazeal所说的话可推断,社交机器人将和我们一起工作,成为我们的同事。5.What does the passage mainly present?A.A new design idea
16、 of household robots.B.Marketing strategies for social robots.C.Information on household robots.D.An introduction to social robots.答案:D解析:主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知,文章主要向我们介绍了社交机器人的一些情况,所以D项概括了文章主旨。BIn the next century,human beings will move to Mars.We will live there for about a year,and then will be replaced
17、with another group of pioneers.Building the base on Mars will advance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth.We already know that Mars is similar to the earth in many aspects:general size,presence of water,length of day,range of temperatures.These similarities ha
18、ve caused many people to consider a centuries-long project:to terraform Mars.Terraforming means altering a planets surface so that Earths life forms can survive there.This concept,previously found only in science fiction is now being seriously considered by scientists.Terraforming Mars is theoretica
19、lly simple:add nitrogen and oxygen to the atmosphere,pump water to the surface,and add the earths plants and animals in the order in which they developed on Earth.But it will take at least 300 years.Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to undertake,but there are very good rea
20、sons to make the attempt.The earth now contains some 6 billion people,and no one has any idea of how many humans the earth can support.Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species.We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet:altering the landscape,the atmosp
21、here and the climate.Currently terraforming Earth has become a wiser activity as we try to control global warming,air and water pollution,and preserve some natural living places.While the possibility of such a project is small,it is not impossible.Even if earth-bound societies come and go in the nex
22、t 300 years,the project can continue through the work of the Mars settlers without the need for constant backing from the earth.The future existence of all the people in our world may very well depend upon our ability to terraform Mars.6.Why will human beings move to Mars in the next century?A.Becau
23、se we will live there for about a year.B.Because we will be replaced with each other easily.C.Because Mars is similar to our planet in every aspect.D.Because it will advance our knowledge of the solar system and the earth.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Building the base on Mars will advance our knowledge of
24、 the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth.”可知提到了这样做能够让我们更好地了解太阳系和地球,故应选D项。7.What does the underlined word“altering”mean in Paragraph 2?A.Changing.B.Moving.C.Replacing.D.Advancing.答案:A解析:词义猜测题。画线词所在句子的意思为“地球化就意味着要改变一个行星的表面使得地球上的生命体能够在那里存活”。根据语境可知要通过改变行星的表面来适应地球人的生存方式,故应选A项。8.Why do
25、people want to terraform Mars?A.The development of science and technology is very rapid.B.They want to find living places for the increasing human beings on it.C.They have had some experience with terraforming the earth.D.They want to avoid the dying away of many other species.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“
26、Terraforming means altering a planets surface so that Earths life forms can survive there.”可知将火星地球化是为了能够让地球人以后可以适应那里的环境并存活下来,故应选B项。9.Whats the writers attitude towards the project?A.Surprised.B.Indifferent.C.Optimistic.D.Negative.答案:C解析:作者态度题。surprised“惊讶的”;indifferent“漠不关心的”;optimistic“积极的”;negative“消极的”。根据文章内容,尤其是最后一段“The future existence of all the people in our world may very well depend upon our ability to terraform Mars.”可知作者认为整个人类的未来可能都全部依靠我们将火星地球化的能力,说明作者很看好将火星地球化这个项目,故应选C项。