1、Unit 4 Information technology课时分层作业(三).阅读理解AI am an email user.When I first started to use the email system，I used to read all my email.I didnt have much mail.I gave my friends my email address.Soon I had more mail than I wanted.Some of the mail was junk mail.I was worried.I didnt want my mail to co
2、ntrol me.Ive tried some methods to help me get control of my mail.First，I check my mail at the same time every day.Also I try to allow myself only 1520 minutes every day to process my email.This doesnt always work，but I try.Sometimes I save the messages.Sometimes I just read them，maybe answer a few，
3、and then delete(删除)them.Sometimes Im not at all interested in a message，so I dont even open it.I delete it right away.This is very much the way I go through the mail that the postal service delivers to my home.These methods are very simple.I have some friends who are very clever with computers.From
4、time to time，they teach me new tricks for managing my email.Im still amazed at what email can do for me! Im still worried，however，about having too much to read.【语篇解读】电子邮件越来越多。作者想到了一些方法：读一下，回复一些，然后直接删除，或者直接去掉。但还是有很多垃圾邮件很让人烦恼。1The writer used to read all his email because Ahe was forced to do thatBhe
5、had nothing else to doChe didnt know how to read mailDhe didnt have much mailD细节理解题。根据第一段中“When I first started to use the email system，I used to read all my email.I didnt have much mail.”可知刚开始建邮箱时并没有多少邮箱。故选D。2Which of the following does NOT belong to the ways of the writers dealing with his mail?AP
6、assing some on to his friends.BJust reading some.CDeleting some.DSaving the messages.A细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Sometimes I save the messages.Sometimes I just read them，maybe answer a few，and then delete(删除)them.”可知，他并没有把一些邮件传给朋友。故选A。3What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?Amessages
7、.Bfriends.Ccomputers.Dmethods.B词义猜测题。根据此句的前一句“I have some friends who are very clever with computers.”可知，they 是指他的朋友。故选B。4Whats the purpose of the writer to write this passage?ATo share happiness in using mail with us.BTo share some methods of using computer with us.CTo share some worries in using m
8、ail with us.DTo persuade us out of using mail.B主旨大意题。作者写文章的目的是把他处理邮件的方法和大家分享。故选B。BAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information，are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information，why store it in your own personal memory，your brain? Experts are wo
9、ndering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study，Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments.She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory.In the first experiment，they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first g
10、roup of people understood that the computer would save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later，the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they could find the information again，so they did not try to remember it.In a
11、nother experiment，the researchers gave people facts to remember，and told them where to find the information on the Internet.The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹)Surprisingly，people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts.When people use the Internet，they do no
12、t remember the information.Rather，they remember how to find it.This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”According to Sparrow，we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead，computer users are developing stronger transactive memories；that is，people are learning how
13、to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent，but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.【语篇解读】文章主要讲的是互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。互联网使用者越来越依赖互联网来储存信息，人们这样做是否会丧失记忆事物的能力呢？专家怀疑互联网可能正在改变
14、人们的记忆内容和方式。5The passage begins with two questions to Aintroduce the main topicBshow the authors attitudeCdescribe how to use the InternetDexplain how to store informationA写作意图题。根据第一段“Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.”可知，作者使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。6What can we learn
15、 about the first experiment?ASparrows team typed the information into a computer.BThe two groups remembered the information equally well.CThe first group did not try to remember the formation.DThe second group did not understand the information.C细节理解题。根据第二段“People in the first group knew they could
16、find the information again，so they did not try to remember it.”可知答案。7In transactive memory，people Akeep the information in mindBchange the quantity of informationCorganize information like a computerDremember how to find the informationD细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Rather，they remember how to find it.This is calle
17、d “transactive memory (交互记忆)”可知，在交互记忆里，人们记得怎样找到信息。8What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?AWe are using memory differently.BWe are becoming more intelligent.CWe have poorer memories than before.DWe need a better way to access information.A细节理解题。根据最后一段“but there is no doubt
18、 that the way we use memory is changing”可知，互联网对人们的记忆产生的影响是它改变了我们使用记忆力的方式。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。The event that stands out in Toms memory happened one morning when Tom was only ten years old.He was at home with his elder sister Jane.Tom was doing his homework when he h
19、eard raised voices.At first he thought nothing of it since customers in the motorcycle shop directly below their flat often became loud，but he soon realized this time it was different.“Quick! Quick! Remove the motorcycles from the shop.” someone shouted.Then a thick burning smell filled the air.When
20、 Tom opened the front door of their flat to investigate，a thick cloud of smoke greeted him.The motorcycle shop had caught fire and people were running and crying.Jane，who had been playing the violin in her room，hurried to the living room.They rushed out of the door and along the corridor (走廊) throug
21、h the smoke.They were heading towards the stairway at the far end of the corridor when Jane suddenly stopped in her track.She turned around and headed back the way they came.Tom had no idea what she was doing，but he followed her.Jane had suddenly remembered the lady in her 70s who lived next door to
22、 them，who they called Makcik.Jane began banging on Makciks door，but got no answer.As the smoke thickened around them，Tom could see many of their neighborssome still in their pajamas (睡衣)running for safety.The thought of fear crossed his mind.“She would have run for safety like everyone else！” Tom cr
23、ied.However，Jane refused to give up.“I know Makciks still inside.” She said she was familiar with Makciks daily routine and was certain she would still be sleeping.She pounded against the door.“Go downstairs.Go now! Go！”Paragraph 1：Tom noticed the flame (火焰) was reaching up. Paragraph 2：Luckily，some
24、 neighbors passing by stopped and offered help. 【参考范文】Paragraph 1：Tom noticed the flame was reaching up.Frozen with fear，he stood rooted to the spot.He comprehended the gravity of the situation and held Janes hand tightly.Both of them were coughing and their eyes were stinging.Time seemed to stand s
25、till，though they were probably there for only two or three minutes.Tom begged Jane to run for safety as quickly as possible.Jane tried to shield her nose from the choking smoke and shook her head.She kept pounding against the door.Tom burst out crying.Paragraph 2：Luckily，some neighbors passing by st
26、opped and offered help.A sense of strength immediately replaced the mounting fear and anxiety in Janes mind.She told them Ms.Makcik must be still in the room.They forced the door open with all their might.Sure enough，Makcik was lying in bed，unconscious.She was carried downstairs and then rushed to the hospital，where she finally came to herself.People in the neighborhood felt relieved and Jane and Tom were very happy.
