1、Unit 24SocietyWarm-up & Lesson 1Consumer Society课时过关即时巩固一、单词拼写1.By the end of the game,the stadium was almost (空无一人的).答案:vacant2.Two members r from the board last year.答案:resigned3.The program deals with subjects as (多种多样的)as pop music and ancient Greek drama.答案:diverse4.The country is a in natural
2、resources.答案:abundant5.He d the case in the left luggage office.答案:deposited6.Many students are willing to do v work during the sports meeting.答案:voluntary7.She works as a (志愿者) in the hospital.答案:volunteer8.The government decided to get rid of (不公平)and crime.答案:inequality9.This (图表)shows how the nu
3、mber of road accidents has increased over the last ten years.答案:graph二、用适当的介词或副词填空1.The average income of British families is now nearly 550 a week,compared 326 in 1981.答案:with2.Instead,we start putting our signatures credit cards and spending money we dont even have.答案:on3.In this spending circle,
4、the one hand,we accumulate possessions but never feel we have enough.答案:on;like4. the other hand,we work the ownership of bigger and better houses and cars and never have time to enjoy them.答案:On;towards5.,they feel like a burden because every month we have to hand most of the money we earn to pay t
5、hem.答案:Instead;over;for6.Surely were still better than those who wear rags and sleep the streets or vacant buildings.答案:off;on;in7.We should insist that advertising is more controlled,especially advertising aimed children.答案:at8.We should also make sure that there are better ways young people to use
6、 their free time apart spending money.答案:for;from三、短语填空come into beingwind.upbe well offon the other handapart fromabove allon the decreasein the mess in the hope thatbe trapped in1.That cant be true!You are me .答案:winding;up2.People in the village now than ten years ago.Many have even bought their
7、own cars.答案:are better off3.Scientists have been studying how our planet so many years ago.答案:came into being4.Although Michael is naughty,yet he is very clever.答案:on the other hand5.Its a good piece of work, a few slight faults.答案:apart from6.The driver the crashed car and couldnt move his legs.答案:
8、was trapped in7.A local newspaper remarked that crime was .答案:on the decrease8.She went to America she might improve her spoken English.答案:in the hope that9.Children should learn how to observe good manners at table.答案:above all10.If the bank wont lend us the money we need,well be .答案:in the mess四、完
9、成句子1.他们要求自治权。 They demand the right .答案:to govern themselves2.可是到了20世纪后期,对管理的看法变得更多样化了。But later in the 20th century,views on management .答案:became more diverse3.海水的涨落是受月球的运动支配的。The rise and fall of the sea the movements of the moon.答案:is governed by4.多年来,我收集了几百本书。Over the years,I hundreds of books.
10、答案:have accumulated5.请问“粉丝”一词是什么时候才出现的呢?When did the term of fans ,please?答案:come into being五、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.The doctor suggested that he (take) a short leave of absence.答案:(should) take2.It is time we (go) home to have lunch.答案:went3.To tell you the truth,Id rather that I (take) the pain instead of
11、you.You dont know how worried I was.答案:had taken4.I insisted that you (give) my money back.答案:(should) give5.If I (be) you,I wouldnt have missed the film last night.答案:were6.All the settlers nearby demanded that the nightclub (move) away as soon as possible.答案:(should) be moved7.Youd better (listen)
12、 to the teacher carefully.答案:listen8.Id rather you (tell) my parents about this next week.答案:told9.The black people demanded that they (treat) as equally as the white people.答案:(should) be treated10.It is suggested that another hospital (build) in the centre of the city.答案:(should) be built六、阅读理解(20
13、16全国高考)Bad news sells.If it bleeds,it leads.No news is good news,and good news is no news.Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways,researchers are discovering new rules.By tracking peopl
14、es e-mails and online posts,scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger,a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.“They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling.But when
15、you share a story with your friends,you care a lot more how they react.You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails,Web posts and reviews,face-to-face conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的),but that
16、didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news.Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things?To test for that possibility,Dr.Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories:thousands of articles on The New York Times
17、 website.He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months.One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.He found that science amazed Times readers and made them want to share this positive f
18、eeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny,or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety,but not articles that left them merely sad.They needed to be aroused(激发)one way or the other,and they preferred good news to bad.The more positive an article,
19、the more likely it was to be shared,as Dr.Berger explains in his new book,“Contagious:Why Things Catch On.” 1.What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?A.News reports.B.Research papers.C.Private e-mails.D.Daily conversations.解析:细节理解题。由第一段前四句可知,这些经典的规则主要应用于evening broadcasts和morning pa
20、pers,由此推出,这些规则常用于新闻报道中。故选A项。答案:A2.What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?A.Theyre socially inactive.B.Theyre good at telling stories.C.Theyre inconsiderate of others.D.Theyre careful with their words.解析:推理判断题。由第二段Jonah Berger所说的“But when you share a story with your friends,you care a lot
21、more how they react.You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”可知,当你和朋友们分享故事时,你更在乎他们的反应,你不希望他们认为你是一个不考虑别人感受的人。故选C项。答案:C3.Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr.Bergers research?A.Sports news.B.Science articles.C.Personal accounts. D.Financial reviews.解析:细节理解题。由第三段最后两句可知,人们分
22、享最多的文章是那些关于科学栏目的文章。故选B项。答案:B4.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Sad Stories Travel Far and WideB.Online News Attracts More PeopleC.Reading Habits Change with the TimesD.Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks解析:主旨大意题。通过第一段最后一句引出话题,以及最后一段的概括总结可知,在社交网络中,人们更愿意分享的是传递积极情绪的好消息。故选D项。答案:D七、语篇填空An i
23、nventor,Le Trung,has created his perfect woman,a robot who can do the cleaning,remember his favourite drinks and read him the newspaper headlines.Le Trung has spent 14,000 1.(create)Aiko,who he describes as “in her 20s” 2. a good figure,shiny hair and delicate features.She can speak English and 3.(J
24、apan) and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr Trungs accounts.Mr Trung,from Brampton in Ontario,Canada,said he has never had time 4.(find)a real partnerso he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology.The former software programmer had taken out credit cards and loans,
25、sold his car and 5.(spend) his life savings on perfecting his Aiko.He said,“Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.I want to make her look,feel and act 6. human as possible so she can be the perfect companion.I talk to her a lot,and hope to improve her knowledge.So far she can understand and
26、 speak 13,000 different 7.(sentence) in English and Japanese,so shes already fairly intelligent.Aiko recognizes faces and says hello 8. any of my family comes around to visit.She helps me choose what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like.She even helps me with directions when were 9.(go) somewhere.She doesnt need holidays,food or rest and she will work almost 24 10.(hour) a day.She is very patient and never complains.She is the perfect woman.”答案:1.creating2.with3.Japanese4.to find5.spent 6.as7.sentences8.when9.going10.hours