2019_2020学年高中英语Unit2RobotsSectionⅣGrammar.doc

1、Section Grammar & Writing课时作业.单句语法填空1We are forbidden (forbid) to enter the chemistry lab without a teacher.2An interesting book was given (give)to me by my friend on my birthday.3English lessons are being broadcast (broadcast) on the radio.4I have been told (tell) the sports meeting might be put of

2、f.5The new building had been designed (design) by the end of last month.6A great many letters can be written (write) with the computer by him.7The wall is being painted (paint) at the moment，so it doesnt look its best.8Now，there are nearly 3,000 students studying hard here，who are divided (divide) i

3、nto 60 classes.9When I reached the station，the tickets had been sold (sell) out.10If I am given (give) enough time，I will go to Japan for my holiday.11He will be sent (send) to America to study when you come back.阅读理解AThere are robot cleaners and robot mops to help us around the house，so why not a r

4、obot to build our houses? Wait no longer. Now there is a set of electronics to do just that，build a house from scratch，and fast.Forget weeks to find a builder and months for house construction; a machine developed in the United States can build a 232 sqm house layer by layer in a single day.Universi

5、ty of Southern Californias Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis has designed the giant robot that replaces construction workers with a mouth on an arm of crane，which spits out concrete and can quickly build a house according to a computer pattern.The technology，known as Contour (轮廓) Crafting，could revolutio

6、nize the construction industry.Contour Crafting could greatly decrease the cost of homeowning，making it possible for millions of displaced people to get on the property ladder.It could even be used in disaster relief areas to build emergency and replacement housing.As Prof Khoshnevis points out，if y

7、ou look around you almost everything is made automatically these days“your shoes，your clothes，home appliances，your car.The only thing that is still built by hand are these buildings.”The Contour Crafting system is a robot that automates ageold tools normally used by hand.These are applied by a robot

8、ic crane that builds a threedimensional object.The nature of the technology means it will also be possible to create curved walls and architecture that is both “exotic (异国情调的) and beautiful” according to Prof Khoshnevis.As a result，it could be ideal to print out expensive houses according to custome

9、rs demands.Furthermore，Prof Khoshnevis believes that the technology could be applied beyond our planet.“Contour Crafting technology has the potential to build safe，reliable，and affordable structures，habitats，laboratories，and other facilities on the moon and Mars before the arrival of human beings，”

10、his website reads.According to the International Labour Organisation，construction employs nearly 110 million people worldwide and “plays a major role in fighting the high levels of unemployment and in absorbing extra labour from the rural areas”What the implications are for builders is，of course，a m

11、ajor concern.But Khoshnevis says “the reality is that a lot of new jobs can be created in this field as well”Instead of building the house，workmen are used to maintain the machine.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。随着科技的发展，巨型机器人可用于建设房屋，而且具有时间短、成本低等优势，并且能够满足不同收入的人们的实际购房需求。1Which advantage does the giant robot have for t

12、he consumers?AIt saves a great deal of time.BIt decorates houses beautifully.CIt provides energysaving apartments.DIt builds environmentally friendly houses.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Forget weeks to find a builder and months for house construction; a machine developed in the United States can build a 232

13、sqm house layer by layer in a single day.”可知，原先需要几个月的房屋建筑现在只要一天就能完成，巨型机器人的明显优势是它可以节省大量的时间。2The underlined part “to get on the property ladder” (in Paragraph 3) means “ _ ”Ato print objectsBto purchase a houseCto predict disastersDto accumulate wealth解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第三段画线部分之前的内容“Contour Crafting could g

14、reatly decrease the cost of homeowning，making it possible for millions of displaced people”中的“decrease the cost of”并结合选项可推知，由于建房成本大大降低了，所以许多人可以买得起房子了。因此B项与画线部分意思相近。3The new construction technology can satisfy the needs of _.Alowincome residentsBpeople at different income levelsCmiddleincome peopleDw

15、ealthy immigrants解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“As a result，it could be ideal to print out expensive houses according to customers demands.”可知，它可以根据客户的需要建设出豪宅。由此结合第三段第一句可推知，新的建设技术能满足不同收入水平的人们的需求。4What influence will Contour Crafting have on construction industry?AMany construction workers will lose jobs.BProf

16、essionals will be hired to make robot builders.CMore rural people will engage in construction.DConstruction workers will update their skills.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，随着巨型机器人技术的发展，在建筑业会有新的就业机会出现，而建筑工人的主要任务就是维护机器。由此可推知，建筑工人将会更新自己的技能。B(2019河南师大附中高二下期中卷)PERSONAL ROBOTMake your parents and teachers happy!

17、Are you having problems finishing your homework on time?Do you avoid tidying your room until your mom shouts at you? You dont need to worry if you buy a Mr.Helping Hand personal robot.Mr.H can be programmed to organize your homework.Your own personal robot will follow you around，putting away books a

18、nd objects that you have left on the floor or bed.Mr.H also has these features (特点)：weighs only 500 gramsincludes longlasting batteriescomes with a 5year guaranteeremembers simple instructionsOriginally (最初) sold for $499NOW ONLY $299WATCH CONTROLThis is a watch that James Bond would be proud to wea

19、r!This is NOT a watch for ordinary people!Your electronic PENGO WATCH CONTROLacts as a remote control for TVs and videos.gives you a daily weather forecast.reminds you when to hand in your homework.sets off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near.Besides，your PENGO WATCH CONTROL wil

20、l always tell you the time accurately!Originally sold for $199NOW ONLY $99For further information，click here.【解题导语】本文是两则广告。第一则介绍的是帮助学生完成作业和整理物品的私人机器人；第二则介绍的是能充当电视和录像机的遥控器，并能提醒交作业、预报天气、提示老师或父母在附近的智能手表。5With the help from a Mr.H，you can _.Astop using batteriesBfinish your homework on timeCremember you

21、r teachers instructionsDget your room tidied on your way home解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一部分中的“Mr.H can be programmed to organize your homework.Your own personal robot will follow you around，putting away books and objects that you have left on the floor or bed.”可知，Mr.H的功能是帮助完成作业，可以帮助整理物品。故选B。6A PENGO WATCH CONTRO

22、L can help you to _.Arepair your TVBorganize your homeworkCbe a James BondDknow what the weather is like解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二部分中的“gives you a daily weather forecast”可知，这种手表能预报天气，故D项正确。7You can get your Mr.H for _.A$499B$299C$199D$99解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一部分最后的“Originally (最初) sold for$499 NOW ONLY $299”可知，现在的售价是2

23、99美元，故选B。8Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?AOn a notice board.BIn a company brochure.COn a teenage website.DIn a college newspaper.解析：选C推理判断题。第一则广告介绍的是帮助学生完成作业和整理物品的Personal Robot，第二则广告介绍的是提醒交作业、预报天气、提示老师或父母在附近的智能手表，因此这两款产品都是针对青少年研发的；再根据结尾处的“click here”可知是网页，所以这两则广告最可能出现在青少年网站上，故

24、选C。.语法填空Have a look at a keyboardeither on your computer or on your cellphoneand youll notice that it isnt set up alphabetically (按字母顺序地).1. _ (start) in the upper left corner，you wont see ABCDEF.Instead，youll see QWERTY.Whats up 2. _ that? Is it an accident? The answer is no！Actually，it was planned

25、 that way.In the 1860s，American 3. _ (invent) Christopher Sholes began working on the typewriter.In 1873，he designed 4. _ first typewriter，called the Remington Number 1.The keys on early typewriters 5. _ (arrange) in alphabetic order，but unfortunately，they jammed easily.6. _ (settle) the problem，Sho

26、les decided to redesign the keyboard so that the most commonly used 7. _ (letter) would be as far apart as possible on the keyboard.He believed that in this way，the jamming problem could be 8. _ (successful) avoided.In 1873，Sholes produced the QWERTY keyboard,9. _ quickly became the universal standa

27、rd.Although several alternative keyboards were designed in the following decades，none of 10. _ (they) design proved to be better than the QWERTY layout (安排)Therefore，QWERTY continued to beand still isthe universal standard keyboard layout.【解题导语】本文为我们介绍了“QWERTY”的这种安排是如何成为普遍标准的键盘排序的。1解析：考查非谓语动词。start与

28、逻辑主语you之间是主动关系，故用现在分词短语作状语。答案：Starting2解析：考查介词。Whats up with.？意为：“怎么了？”答案：with3解析：考查词性转换。Christopher Sholes是美国发明家，故填inventor。答案：inventor4解析：考查冠词。序数词作定语时其前要加定冠词。答案：the5解析：考查谓语动词的时态和语态。the keys与arrange之间是被动关系，且表示过去的动作，故填were arranged。 答案：were arranged6解析：考查非谓语动词。To settle the problem是不定式短语作目的状语。答案：To

29、settle7解析：考查名词单复数。最常用的字母不止一个，故此处用letter的复数形式。答案：letters8解析：考查词性转换。空格中所填单词在句中修饰谓语动词，故用successful的副词形式。 答案：successfully9解析：考查定语从句。根据句子结构可知，该空应填非限制性定语从句的关系词，先行词是the QWERTY keyboard，关系词在从句中作主语，故填which。 答案：which10解析：考查代词。此处应用they的形容词性物主代词作定语。 答案：their.书面表达假如你是李华，为了激发学生的想象力，你们学校本周将举行一次征文比赛，主题是“我的未来生活”。请根据

30、下列提示写一篇短文。1家庭； 2.工作； 3.业余生活。注意：词数100左右。_One possible version：I often imagine what my life will be like in the future.I think my life will be very different then，which will be elegant and satisfying/satisfactory.In the future，I will have a happy family，and a lovely baby，whom our family all will have

31、an affection for.Besides，I will have a comfortable and convenient home，where there are all kinds of digital equipment and furniture.Whats more，my home will have a household robot，which can help me clean my house，prepare delicious cuisine and accompany my baby.In addition，I hope I will work for a com

32、puter company as a program designer.I will enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues.I will do a good job in whatever I do.In my free time，I will continue to take regular exercise，such as swimming，running and various ball games.On my holidays，I will travel around the world.In a word，my life will be richer and more colourful.