1、Unit2LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTURESectionAReadingandThinking课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单词拼写1.I just want you to answer the question in a concrete and believable (短语).答案phrase2.Her father tried to p her to go back home with him,but in vain.答案persuade3.Mary told me that she spent her childhood in the r mountain area.答案rem
2、ote4.It is said that this heating system has an a temperature control.答案automatic5.We must (合并) theory with practice.答案integrate6.The players had to change their daily (常规) and lifestyle.答案routine7.The text of the lecture was (可获得的)to guests at night.答案available8.There is little chance that we will
3、succeed in changing the law.N,it is important that we try.答案Nevertheless.短语填空early on,in addition,in this sense,keep track of,catch fire,switch off1.The central heating had been and the room was as cold as ice.答案switched off2.,the cultural value and historic significance of Dunhuang are inestimable.
4、答案In this sense3.Walking exercise may be boring at times but a clear sunny morning there can be nothing finer.答案early on4.,youd better bring some gifts,such as a book or a Chinese knot.答案In addition5.With eleven thousand employees,its very difficult to them all.答案keep track of6.That wooden house on
5、top of the hill because it was hit by lightning.答案caught fire.完成句子1.你离开教室时,不要忘了关电灯。Dont the lights when you leave the classroom.答案forget to switch off2.尽管很小,但这个装置会为我们节省能源和金钱。Though it is small,this device willand money.答案save us energy3.对不起,你找的那个人不再住在这所房子里了。I am sorry that the man you are looking fo
6、rin this house.答案no longer lives4.绿灯一亮,汽车就冲在前面。the green light came on,the cars raced ahead.答案The instant/second/moment/minute5.布朗先生到家的时候,发现晚饭已经为他准备好了。When Mr Brown got home,he found dinner alreadyhim.答案prepared for6.我们还要两年才中学毕业。two years before we finish middle school.答案It will take us关键能力提升练.阅读理解A
7、主题语境:人与社会科学技术Houses have been getting progressively “smarter” for decades,but the next generation of smart homes may offer what two Case Western Reserve University scientists are calling an “Internet of Ears”.Todays smart home features appliances,entertainment systems,security cameras and lighting,h
8、eating and cooling systems that are connected to each other and the Internet.They can be accessed and controlled remotely by computer or smartphone apps.But a group of electrical engineering and computer science professors in the Case School of Engineering have been experimenting with a new suite of
9、 sensors (传感器).This system would read not only the vibrations (震动),sounds and even other movements associated with people and animals in a building,but also any slight changes in the existing electrical field.While there still maybe a decade or so away,the home of the future could be a building that
10、 adjusts to your activity with only a few small,hidden sensors in the walls and floor without the need for monitoring cameras.“We are trying to make a building that is able to listen to the humans inside,” said Ming Chun Huang,an assistant professor in electrical engineering and computer science.“We
11、 are using principles similar to those of the human ear,where vibrations are picked up and our algorithms (计算程序) recognise them to determine your specific movements.Thats why we call it the Internet of Ears.”“There is actually a constant 60Hz electrical field all around us,and because people are som
12、ewhat conductive,they short out the field just a little,” Huang said.“So,by measuring the disturbance in that field,we are able to determine their presence,or even their breathing,even when there are no vibrations associated with sound.”Huang said they have used as few as four small sensors in the w
13、alls and floor of a room.As for privacy concerns,the system would not be able to identify individuals,although it could recognise peoples different ways of walking.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了下一代智能房屋的发展方向,科学家将会利用传感技术和网络技术研发出能够“倾听”的房屋,这种房子能够感知到人的存在和在房屋里的活动。1.Whatuniquenessdoesthesmarthomeofthenextgenerationh
14、ave?A.ItusestheadvancedInternettechnology.B.Itiscontrolledremotelybyacomputer.C.Itfeaturesappliancesandentertainmentsystems.D.Itcanreadvibrations,soundsandmovements.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Thissystemwouldread.intheexistingelectricalfield.”可知,这款新型的“智能房屋”可以读取房间里任何细微的动静。2.Whatsthekeypartofthesysteminthesm
15、arthome?A.Thesensors.B.Thevibrations.C.Theelectricalfield.D.Themonitoringcameras.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第三段可知,这款新型的“智能房屋”装有一种传感器,这些传感器形成一个系统,通过侦测房间电场的细微变化来确定人的活动。所以这些传感器就是这个系统的最关键的部分。3.Whichisthefunctionofthesmarthomeofthenextgeneration?A.Determiningpeoplespresence.B.Recognisingdifferentpeople.C.Protectingind
16、ividualsprivacy.D.Measuringtheelectricalfield.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“So,bymeasuringthedisturbance.vibrationsassociatedwithsound”可知,这种智能房屋能够确定房屋里是否有人。4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.VariousSmartHouses.B.BenefitsofSmartHouses.C.HowDoSmartHousesWork?D.WhatAreNextSmartHomesLike?答案D解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了
17、新一代智能房屋的特点,所以选D项。B主题语境:人与自我生活与学习(2021广西河池高二期末)Growing up in America,I enjoyed the convenience of eating the most attractive,well-packaged foods of the 20th century,including all the candies we often see near the cash register.During those times I wasnt aware how bad sugar was,and in fact,neither was
18、 anyone around me.So I continued to spread jam on my toast and eat ice cream daily.Strangely enough,I felt that sweet was some sort of wonderful drug which gave me the energy to function properly,to feel good and to perform at my best,all of which seemed necessary for growth.So why should I avoid it
19、?Years later,huge food companies,like General Mills and Post,began pumping more sugar into their products,and then more and more people appeared with bigger bellies(腹部).It finally came to my awareness that our society was becoming more miserable and unfit.And from what?From sugar!I began to do some
20、research into sugar and what it did exactly to our bodies.To my amazement,I found its damage was just as bad as,if not worse than,what alcohol and cigarettes brought about.You see,when you take in more sugar than you need or burn,your body and brain become over-active.This,in effect,causes your cogn
21、itive(认知的) abilities to slow down,your mood to get to the extremes,your skin to age faster,your blood to become thicker and your liver and kidneys to be worn out.But what surprised me most,out of all of these horrible side effects,was that sugar adds extra pounds to your waistline,even if you do exe
22、rcise regularly.And what Ive always wanted,for the past few years,is to remove that extra fat around my belly so that I could finally see my abs(腹肌).I just didnt know,this whole time,what damage I had been doing to myself and my dreams,but I knew I had to do something I had never done before.【语篇解读】本
23、文是一篇记叙文。作者过去常常摄入很多糖,但越来越多的人因为吃含糖的食物而变得不健康,这让作者了解了糖对健康的有害影响,决定要少吃糖。5.Whatdidtheauthorusetodo?A.Hetookinmuchsugar.B.Helearnttocookfoods.C.Hesoldicecreamdaily.D.Hehadcandiespackaged.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段“GrowingupinAmerica,Ienjoyedtheconvenienceofeatingthemostattractive,well-packagedfoodsofthe20thcentury,in
24、cludingallthecandiesweoftenseenearthecashregister.”可知,作者过去常常摄入很多糖。6.Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtthebenefitsofsugar?A.Sugarwasunabletoprovidenecessaryenergy.B.Morepeopleeatingsugaryfoodsbecameunfit.C.Somecompaniesavoidedaddingsugartofoods.D.Manycustomersstoppedbuyingsugaryproducts.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段的内
25、容,尤其是“Yearslater,hugefoodcompanies,likeGeneralMillsandPost,beganpumpingmoresugarintotheirproducts,andthenmoreandmorepeopleappearedwithbiggerbellies.(几年后,像GeneralMills和Post这样的大型食品公司开始往他们的产品中添加更多的糖,然后越来越多的人出现了大肚子)”可知,越来越多的人因为吃含糖的食物而变得不健康,这让作者开始质疑糖的益处。7.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theauthorsco
26、mmentsonsugar.B.Thedetailedprocessoftheresearch.C.Theharmfuleffectofsugaronhealth.D.Thereasonswhytheresearchisdone.答案C解析主旨大意题。根据第三段“.itsdamagewasjustasbadas,ifnotworsethan,whatalcoholandcigarettesbroughtabout.(糖的危害和酒精和香烟一样严重,如果不是更严重的话。)”和“This,ineffect,causesyourcognitiveabilitiestoslowdown,yourmood
27、togettotheextremes,yourskintoagefaster,yourbloodtobecomethickerandyourliverandkidneystobewornout.(这实际上会导致你的认知能力变慢,你的情绪走向极端,你的皮肤加速老化,你的血液变稠,你的肝脏和肾脏疲劳)”等句子可知,本段主要讲述了糖对健康的有害影响。8.Whatdoestheauthorprobablydecidetodoatlast?A.Eatlessfood.B.Cutdownsugar.C.Domoreexercise.D.Addextrapounds.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段“SowhyshouldIavoidit?(所以我为什么要避免它呢?)”及最后一段“.butIknewIhadtodosomethingIhadneverdonebefore(但我知道我必须做一件以前从未做过的事)”可推断,作者最后可能决定少吃糖。