1、课后限时作业(六)限时/40分钟(见课时作业P11) .单句语法填空(建议用时:7分钟)1My watch doesnt work now. As a result, Im going to have it repaired(repair) when Im free.解析 have sth done意为“让某物被”,过去分词作宾补。2His parents affection(affect) for him gave him strength and confidence in his future.解析 句意:他父母对他的爱给了他力量并使他对未来充满了信心。3It was when I go
2、t back to my apartment that I first came across my new neighbors.解析 句意:当我返回公寓的时候我才第一次碰到了我的新邻居们。4Have you given up drinking(drink) whisky before breakfast?解析 句意:你已经放弃在早餐前喝威士忌了吗?give up doing sth放弃做某事。5She is pregnant with her first child, which makes her mother delighted.解析 句意:她怀了第一胎,这让她的母亲非常高兴。be pr
3、egnant with怀孕。6They talked as if theyhad_known(know) each other for years. In fact, they met for the first time.解析 句意:他们像是认识了多年似的交谈着,事实上他们是初次见面。as if此处指“仿佛”,其后为虚拟语气,并且根据talked可知,此处表示对过去情况的虚拟,故从句应用过去完成时。7I shall never forget the day when we first met in high school.解析 分析句子结构可知,空处引导定语从句,并且在从句中作时间状语,故用
4、when。8Night is the time set aside for sleep in much of the animal world.解析 句意:在大多数动物世界,夜晚是留出来睡觉的时间。set aside把放在一边;留出(钱或时间)。9Perhaps he felt he needed to prove that he was as talented(talent) as you.解析 句意:也许他觉得他需要证明他跟你一样有天赋。10“Senior officers orders must be_obeyed(obey),” commanded she.解析 句意:她命令说,“高级
5、军官的命令必须服从”。此处obey和主语orders之间是动宾关系,故用被动语态。.阅读理解(建议用时:7分钟)A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University(NDNU), in California.According to course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the worlds first sociall
6、y advanced robot to complete a college course, a feat(技艺) he described as “remarkable”. The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institution.Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speak
7、er in Barrys classes for several years. One day when addressing Barrys class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go to college, a desire that Barry and his students enthusiastically supported. Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that B
8、ina48 should take his course Philosophy of Love instead. “Love is a concept Bina48 doesnt understand,” said Barry. Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is.“Some interesting things happened in the class,” said Barry. He said that his students thought i
9、t would be straightforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is “fairly simpleits a feeling”. But the reality was different. Bina48 ended up learning “31 different versions of love,” said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working with artificial intelligence
10、 in future.Bina48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point. Bina48s contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube. It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debate
11、.In the next decade, Barry hopes Bina48 might become smart enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely.语篇导读本文为说明文。机器人Bina48参与上课和课堂辩论等活动,充分展示出机器人的“天赋”,在未来它也会在促进教学方面作出巨大贡献。1What was B
12、ina48s performance like in class?AExtraordinary. BInsignificant.CFarreaching(深远的). DUnattractive.解析 A细节理解题。根据第二段中的remarkable可知,Bina48在课堂上的表现被认为是非凡的。extraordinary非凡的;insignificant不重要的;无意义的;farreaching (影响等)深远的;unattractive无吸引力的,故选A项。2What does the underlined word “addressing” in Paragraph 3 probably
13、mean?ADealing with. BConsulting with.CGiving a speech to. DSending a letter to.解析 C词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker可知,Bina48是Barry课堂上的演讲嘉宾,因此,addressing Barrys class的含义是给Barry班上的学生作演讲,故选C项。3What can we learn from the passage?AIt was interesting for Bina48 to learn about love.BIt was
14、quite easy for Bina48 to learn about love.CArtificial intelligence may somehow be superior to men.DHumans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence.解析 C推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句可推知,人工智能从某种角度来说可能超过了人类,故选C项。4What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?AIt will surely be able to serve as a
15、teacher.BIt will be able to promote learning and teaching.CIt will completely take the place of instructors.DIt will be smart enough to control human beings.解析 B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,Bina48在未来能够促进教学,而不是完全取代教师,故选B项。.完形填空(建议用时:18分钟)I used to hate running. At the secondary school I found it 1 to run around th
16、e sports field and I was always one of the last students to 2 the finish line. Then, in 2012, my friend 3 me if I would like to run a 10k event with him. My 4 reaction(反应) was, “ No way! I hate running.”Over the weekend I thought about his 5. I thought, “Why do I hate running when I havent tried it?
17、” 6,_I decided I should give running another 7 before I said I hated it. I told my 8 I would like to enter the 10k event with him. He was pleased to hear that I would 9 him. He advised me to surf the Internet for a running programme to help me learn 10 to run.I enjoyed following the running programm
18、e as I could see 11 in my running each week. I went from not being able to 12 for more than 30 seconds to running for over 30 minutes! My younger self would not have 13 it. I went from hating running to loving running!On the day of the 10k running event I was both excited and nervous. 14 , it was ti
19、me to put my new skills into 15. My friends and family came to support me. With their support and my training I 16 to finish the 10k in 72 minutes. It was difficult but I felt very 17 for having tried it.From this experience I learnt 18 was a good idea to try something before saying I hated it! It 1
20、9 that I really enjoyed running. To this day I still enjoy running 20 I do not do it very often.1Aamazing BdisappointingCtiring Dpuzzling2Apaint Bsee Cdraw Dcross3Areminded BaskedCbegged Dadvised4Aimmediate BdifferentCstrange Dserious5Areply BresponseCquestion Dproblem6AIn addition BOn all sidesCIn
21、a word DIn the end7Atry Bsolution Cdirection Dscene8Afamily Bfriend Cclassmate Drunner9Achoose Battend Cjoin Dchange10Awhen Bhow Cwhere Dwhy11Aprogress BtroubleCinformation Dwealth12Awalk Bspeak Cjump Drun13Aliked Brisked Cbelieved Dnoticed14AFinally BInsteadCActually DSimilarly15Aplan Bpractice Cid
22、ea Dmind16Aagreed Bwanted Ctried Dmanaged17Aproud Bafraid Csorry Dcalm18Athis Bthat Cit Done19Aworked out Bturned outCleft out Dcame out20Asince BwhileCas though Deven if语篇导读本文为夹叙夹议文。通过学习跑步作者了解到在决定是否讨厌某事物前应该先尝试。1解析 C根据上文可知,作者过去讨厌跑步,故可推知在中学作者发现围绕着运动场跑是令人疲劳的(tiring),故选C项。2解析 D根据上文可知,作者非常不善于跑步,因此作者总是最后
23、跨过终点线的学生之一。cross越过,符合语境,故选D项。3解析 B根据语境可知,此处指在2012年,作者的朋友问(ask)作者是否想要与他一起跑10千米的体育项目,故选B项。4解析 A根据上文可知,作者过去讨厌跑步,故可推知此处指作者直接的反应是拒绝。immediate立即的;直接的,符合语境,故选A项。5解析 C根据上文可知,作者的朋友问他是否想要一起跑步,故此处指作者思考朋友问的问题(question),故选C项。6解析 D根据上下文及选项可知,此处指作者经过很长时间的思考后,最终决定应该尝试跑步。in addition此外;on all sides从四面八方;in a word总之;i
24、n the end最后,故选D项。7解析 A根据语境可知,此处指作者决定他应该在说讨厌跑步之前再尝试(try)一次,故选A项。8解析 B根据上文可知,作者的朋友问他是否要一起参加跑步,所以此处指作者告诉他的朋友(friend)他将一起参加,故选B项。9解析 C根据上文可知,作者的朋友很高兴听到作者将加入他一起跑步。join加入,符合语境,故选C项。10解析 B根据下一段首句可知,作者的朋友建议他在网上寻找跑步节目来帮助他学习如何(how)跑步,故选B项。11解析 A根据下文可知,作者喜欢跟随跑步的节目,因为他能看到每周他在跑步中的进步(progress),故选A项。12解析 D根据空后的to
25、running可知,此处指作者从不能跑(run)超过30秒到能跑超过30分钟,故选D项。13解析 C根据空后一句可知,作者不能相信(believe)自己爱上了跑步,故选C项。14解析 A根据语境及选项可知,此处指终于是时候把新技能付诸实践了。finally最后;终于,符合语境,故选A项。15解析 Bputinto practice把付诸实践,故选B项。16解析 D根据下文可知,作者在朋友和家人的支持以及自己的训练下,成功地在72分钟内完成了跑步比赛。manage to do sth成功做某事,故选D项。17解析 A因为作者成功地完成了跑步比赛,所以作者为已经尝试而感到骄傲(proud),故选A
26、项。18解析 C分析句子结构可知,learn后为省略了引导词that的宾语从句;空处为从句的主语;此处用it作形式主语,不定式为真正的主语,故选C项。19解析 B根据空后一句可知,此处表示结果证明“我”是真的喜欢跑步。turn out结果是;证明是,故选B项。20解析 D根据语境可知,直到今天作者仍喜欢跑步,即使(even if)他不经常跑,故选D项。.语法填空(建议用时:8分钟)If youve ever ridden in a car with more than one other person, you would call “shotgun” before getting in. “
27、Shotgun” 1._(actual) refers to front passenger seat. You will enjoy more comfort 2._(seat) in the front passenger seat. But why say “shotgun”? Why not just “front seat”?The origin of this phrase takes place in the Old West, although no one actually 3._(call) it “shotgun” back then. Carriage 4._(driv
28、er) would often bring along someone to sit next to them and carry a weapon, usually a shotgun. These copilots acted 5._ bodyguards and kept off any robbers or anyone 6._ got in their way.Years later, as American moviegoers fell in love with westerns, the name found 7._(it) way into Hollywood movies
29、and pop culture. The 1921 short story The Fighting Fool by Dane Coolidge described a character as “riding shotgun”. Probably its most famous 8._(appear) in the Western films was in John Waynes classic movie Stagecoach, where George Bancroft says, “Im going to Lordsburg with Buck. Im gonna ride shotg
30、un.”Now, of course, our concern with 9._(ride) shotgun has nothing to do with protecting valuables. Most people enjoy riding the front seat unless they feel 10._(pride) when they have to sit in the back seat. No matter where you sit, pay attention to how you get out of the car.语篇导读本文为说明文,解释了人们乘坐小汽车时
31、把前排的乘客座位叫作“shotgun”的原因。1actually解析 考查词性转换。此处应用副词作状语修饰谓语refers to。2to be seated解析 考查非谓语动词和语态。根据空前的will可知,此处应用不定式在句中作状语,表示尚未发生的动作;seat为及物动词,此处用be seated表示就座的状态,故填to be seated。3called解析 考查时态和语态。根据句中的Old West和back then可知,此处应用一般过去时;no one与call之间为主谓关系,故应用主动语态。4drivers解析 考查名词的数。根据句中的代词them可知,driver应用复数形式。5
32、as解析 考查介词。句意:这些副驾驶员充当保镖,防止抢劫犯和任何挡道的人靠近。act as充当;用作,为固定搭配。6who解析 考查引导词。空处引导定语从句并在从句中作主语,先行词是anyone,指人,故用关系代词who。7its解析 考查代词。此处应用形容词性物主代词its指代前面的the name,并修饰后面的名词way。8appearance解析 考查词性转换。空前有形容词性物主代词its和形容词famous,空处应用名词,表示“出现”,故填appearance。9riding解析 考查非谓语动词。此处应用动名词形式在句中作介词with的宾语。10proud解析 考查词性转换。feel为系动词,应用形容词作表语,故填proud。