1、十一 Unit 4Grammar and usage&Integrated skills【语用训练】.单词拼写1.Mr Rohs economic planners sought to achieve a more equitable_(分配)of wealth.2.She _(预测)that the election result would be close.3.Since 1945 air forces have _(缩小)in size.4.She _(否认)that there had been any cover-up.5.Its cheaper to buy goods in _
2、(数量).distributionpredicteddecreaseddeniedquantity6.Its _(违法的)to drive through a red light.7.Each students progress is closely _(监控).8.The company has applied to the FDA for a _(执照)to sell the medicines.9.The report _(强调;突出)the major problems facing society today.10.The report _(断定)that the cheapest
3、option was to close thelaboratory.illegalmonitoredlicensehighlightsconcluded.单句语法填空1.You cant miss him.He will _(wear)a dark green suit and a yellowtie waiting for you.2.Could you give these books to Mr Black?Absolutely.I will _(have)a talk with him at five oclock thisafternoon.3.Im afraid I wont be
4、 available.I will _(see)a friend off at three oclock this afternoon.be wearingbe havingbe seeing4.Next Friday I will go to another concert.They will _(play)somethingby Mozart at that time.5.What are you doing,Jack?Make a model plane.I will _(show)it in the science class at 10 oclock tomorrow morning
5、.6.I will _(have)a meeting at 4 oclock tomorrow afternoon.7.What do you think you will _(do)at this time next year?8.What will you do tomorrow evening?I will _(watch)my favorite program at eight oclock tomorrowevening.be playingbe showingbe havingbe doingbe watching用将来进行时完成句子1.My press secretary wil
6、l _ copies of both lists later this evening.我的新闻秘书会在今天晚上把这两张表印刷出来分发下去。2.They certainly have the talent.Theyre good playersthey wouldnt _ to play if they werent.他们绝对是有天赋的,都是好球员如果不是的话,他们不会威胁着要上场比赛。be distributingbe threatening3.We will _ it very carefully and hopefully the residents here willnotice th
7、e difference.我们会非常仔细地监测,希望这里的居民会注意到不同。4.I would if I could but I cant,because youll _ me tomorrow.我希望如此,可是我不能这么做,因为你明天就会把我埋葬了。5.Today Ill _ to you about drones.今天我要和你们谈谈无人机。be monitoringbe buryingbe speaking6.It can be predicted that before long people will _ drones to deliver dailysupplies like foo
8、d and drink.可以预测,不久之后,人们将使用无人机运送食物和饮料等日常用品。7.With improved technology in passenger drones,we will _ the age of personal flying vehicles.随着载人无人机技术的改进,我们将进入个人飞行器的时代。8.Whatever happens,well _ with drones on a daily basis.无论发生什么,我们每天都会和无人机互动。be usingbe enteringbe interacting【主题阅读】.阅读理解(2021长沙高二检测)A new
9、app uses Artificial Intelligence(AI)to tell you what your pet is thinking.Its called Happy Pets and it analyses an animals facial features,tells you what breed(品种)it is and indicates the five most common animal emotionshappy,angry,neutral,sad and scared.The Happy Pets app uses AI,or machine learning
10、.Its a technology thats used for vision in robotics and self-driving cars and it works by taking in images and assigning importance to them.One common use for AI is in facial recognition technology.Many of us can unlock our mobile phones with an image of our face and its an important part of securit
11、y processes in,for instance,airports.But this is the first time this kind of technology has been used for animals.It then has to learn to recognise facial features.This is sophisticated because photos can be taken in so many different ways:from the side,above,below,in bright light and so on.And diff
12、erent animals can have such different facial features.Think about how different the noses of a border collie(边境牧羊犬)and a bulldog(牛头犬)are,for instance.Once the AI behind Happy Pets had learned all this,it then had to be able to detect emotions based on specific facial features that are associated wit
13、h each emotion,which it has learnt from thousands of examples.For instance,if a dog tightens its eyes and mouth while changing the positionof its ears in a particular way,its a sign of being scared.In an online article for Melbourne Universitys Pursuit,the researchers writethat theyre happy with how
14、 the app performs.The researchers would lovefeedback about how they could develop the app further.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个新的应用程序HappyPets。它使用人工智能(AI)告诉人们宠物在想什么。Happy Pets 通过分析动物的面部特征,告诉人们动物的品种,并指出五种最常见的动物情绪:快乐、愤怒、平静、悲伤和恐惧。1.Which of the following may go beyond Happy Pets function?A.Learning the kinds
15、of pets.B.Showing pets main feelings.C.Teaching pets facial recognition.D.Analysing the pets facial features.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知A,B,D三项为Happy Pets的功能,C项“教授宠物面部识别。”不属于Happy Pets的功能,故选C项。2.What is the facial recognition technology commonly used as now?A.The robots eyes.B.A security system.C.The vi
16、sion of self-driving cars.D.A machine learning system.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知面部识别技术当下通常用于安全系统,故选B项。3.What does the underlined word“sophisticated”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Typical.B.Complex.C.Scientific.D.Traditional.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知拍摄动物的表情识别面部特征有多种不同的方式,由此可推出sophisticated表示“复杂的”,故选B项。4.Why does Happ
17、y Pets have to learn to recognise faces?A.Because it can show animals feelings.B.Because it wants to have emotions of humans.C.Because the types of animals are based on the looks.D.Because it is learning to use facial expressions to detect emotions.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知动物的面部特征会因拍摄角度和光线等情况的变化而不同,由此可
18、知Happy Pets 得学会识别面部,才能更加精确地检测动物的情感,故选D项。.语法填空(2021惠州高二检测)The Mid-Autumn Festival,also 1.(know)as the Chinese Moon Festival,brings families together to celebrate the harvest under full moon.The holiday is all about giving 2.(thank),for natures abundance and for joyful reunions with loved ones.The Mid
19、-Autumn Festival 3.(take)place every year with the full moon that falls on the 15th day of the 4.(eight)month on the lunar calendar.The Mid-Autumn Festivals iconic(标 志 性 的)food are sweet,rich mooncakes that are 5.(frequent)gifted among friends and family.Making your own mooncakes at home adds a real
20、ly personal touch 6.your family celebration.Its a delicious and incredibly satisfying experience.Lantern making is a 7.(tradition)Chinese art thats kept alive in classrooms and at home during the days before 8.holiday.Its a valued and widely-practiced childrens activity thats really easy to keep ali
21、ve at home.If you lack time,it may be more realistic 9.(buy)a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern,rather than making it.Depending on your preference,you can either stay faithful to tradition 10.choose a more contemporary design with some online shopping.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国传统佳节之一中秋节。1.【解析】known。考查非谓语动词。
22、句意:中秋节,也以中国的中秋节而著称,让全家人聚在一起在满月下庆祝丰收。be known as以著称,在句中作定语,所以用过去分词形式。故填known。2.【解析】thanks。考查名词的数。句意:节日的意义在于感恩,感恩大自然的富饶,感恩与所爱的人快乐的团聚。give thanks感恩,感谢。故填thanks。3.【解析】takes。考查时态。句意:中秋节在每年农历八月十五日的满月那天。根据句中时间状语every year,可知用一般现在时。主语为第三人称单数,所以谓语动词也用第三人称单数形式。故填takes。4.【解析】eighth。考查序数词。句意:中秋节在每年农历八月十五日的满月那天。
23、根据定冠词the可知,这里用序数词,表示“农历的第八个月”。故填eighth。5.【解析】frequently。考查副词。句意:中秋节的标志性食品是味道香甜浓郁的月饼,经常被赠送给朋友和家人。修饰动词用副词形式。故填frequently。6.【解析】for。考查介词。句意:在家里自己做月饼可以为家庭庆祝增添一份真正的个人风格。介词for表示“为了”。故填for。7.【解析】traditional。考查形容词。句意:制作灯笼是一种传统的中国艺术,在节日前的日子里,在教室和家里都能看到它们的身影。修饰名词Chinese art,用形容词形式。故填traditional。8.【解析】the。考查冠词
24、。句意:制作灯笼是一种传统的中国艺术,在节日前的日子里,在教室和家里都能看到它们的身影。这里的holiday为特指,指代“中秋节假期”。故填the。9.【解析】to buy。考查非谓语动词。句意:如果你没有时间,买一个中秋节灯笼可能比自己做一个更现实。句中it为形式主语,真正的主语为不定式to buy a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern。故填to buy。10.【解析】or。考查连词。句意:根据你的喜好,你可以忠于传统,也可以选择网上购买更现代的设计。either.or.或者或者。故填or。.完形填空Draper,the owner of a second-hand b
25、ookstore,was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one.Inside was an undated 1and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap.The letter said if Bethany was 2it,it meant the author had died.Tears were welling up in Drapers eyes.These were a 3womans last words t
26、o her child.He had to 4Bethany.“Whoever it is will 5this,”he thought.“You wouldnt 6a letter like that.”He supposed if the 7ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely fromaround Bishop Auckland.And he thought he 8recognized the little girls face.Even if shed since left the area,there might be someo
27、ne in the town who wouldrecognize the 9.He started with the local newspaper.The Northern Echo ran the story of the10letter.11,Bethany Gash,now 21 and a mother herself,was on Facebookabout 10 miles away 12a close friend messaged her to check out the 13.As she read her mothers 14,which she thought had
28、 been lost forever,shesaid she thought she must be 15.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了书店店主Draper在整理旧书时,发现了一封信和一张照片,了解到这封信是一位母亲的临终遗言,Draper决心寻找并最终找到信件的主人的感人故事。1.A.messageB.emailC.postcard D.letter【解析】选D。根据下文“The letter said”可推知,当时信封里有一封信(letter)。2.A.reading B.destroyingC.forgetting D.copying【解析】选A。根据语境及常识可推知,那封信
29、上写道,如果Bethany读(read)到这封信时,这封信的作者已经去世了,这与下文中的“womans last words”呼应。destroy毁坏;forget忘记;copy复制。3.A.determined B.kindC.selfishD.dying【解析】选D。根据空后的“womans last words”可推知,这封信是一个临终的(dying)妇人留给孩子的遗言,与上文“The letter said if Bethany was _it,it meant the author had died”呼应。determined 下定决心的;kind善良的;selfish自私的。4.A
30、.findB.introduceC.phoneD.comfort【解析】选A。根据下文“And he thought he _recognized the little girlsface”和“He started with the local newspaper.The Northern Echo ran the story ofthe _letter”可推知,Draper决定找到(find)照片上那个小女孩。introduce介绍;phone打电话;comfort安慰。5.A.enjoy B.avoidC.want D.like【解析】选C。根据上文“womans last words t
31、o her child”可推知,无论照片里的小女孩是谁,都会想(want)拿回这封信,毕竟这是母亲的遗言。6.A.tear up B.throw awayC.cut up D.pull out【解析】选B。根据语境和常识可知,既然有人需要这封信,那么就不能随便扔掉(throw away)。tear up把(纸或布)撕碎;cut up切碎;pull out脱离。7.A.book B.girlC.reporter D.news【解析】选A。根据上文“Draper,the owner of a second-hand bookstore,wassorting through a pile of ol
32、d books when an envelope fell from one”可推知,此处表示夹有信的那本书(book)。8.A.hardly B.accidentallyC.unfortunately D.actually【解析】选D。根据下文“Even if shed since left the area,there might be someone in the town who would recognize the _”可推知,Draper认为自己确实(actually)认出了那个小女孩的面容。hardly 几乎不;accidentally意外地;unfortunately 不幸运
33、地。9.A.author B.pictureC.teacher D.stranger【解析】选B。根据上文“And he thought he _recognized the little girls face”,并结合“a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap”可推知,此处表示辨认出那张照片(picture)。10.A.wet B.valuableC.lost D.broken【解析】选C。根据下文“which she thought had been lost forever”可推知,这是一封遗失的(lost)信。w
34、et潮湿的;valuable有价值的;broken破碎的。11.A.However B.ThereforeC.Meanwhile D.Eventually【解析】选C。根据语境可知,此处表示与此同时(Meanwhile),Bethany在大约十英里以外的地方。12.A.whenB.why C.where D.how【解析】选A。当时(when)一个亲密的朋友给她发短信,让她看看这篇文章。13.A.ticketB.magazineC.homework D.article【解析】选D。根据上文“He started with the local newspaper.The NorthernEcho
35、 ran the story of the _letter”可知,Draper在报纸上刊登了关于那封信的文章(article),Bethany的好友看到了,发信息给她让她看一下那篇文章。14.A.vocabularies B.termsC.words D.languages【解析】选C。根据上文“womans last words”可知,此处指她母亲的遗言(words)。15.A.writing B.dreamingC.joking D.playing【解析】选B。根据上文“which she thought had been lost forever”可知,Bethany之前以为她永远失去了
36、那封信,多年以后却看到那封信,她觉得难以置信,感觉自己好像在做梦(dreaming)。.应用文写作(2021宿迁高二检测)假定你是李华,你所在的东华社区有人不文明遛狗,请你针对此现象写一份文明遛狗的倡议书,内容包括:1.简要列举不文明遛狗行为;2.不文明养狗的弊端;3.如何文明遛狗。注意:写作词数应为80左右。参考词汇:绳 leash 文明的 civilized 便便 poop_【参考范文】Recently,some dog owners walk their dogs in uncivilized manners,such aswalking dogs without leashes and
37、 letting dogs bark at people randomly.Consequently,not only is the environment of our community worsening,but itharms the harmonious relationships among neighbors.Changing this situation requires considerable effort of dog owners.They aresupposed to obey the rules of walking dogs,including preparing a leash wheneverthey go,picking up the dog poop and training dogs to behave themselves.Hoping to see a clean and harmonious community.本课结束
