1、课时作业9基础检测1I see your blog (博客), and I think you should go to Shanghai.2He got into the driving seat and started the engine (引擎)3If someone in the chat (聊天)room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner.But try not to do so.4Running out of energy and patience, Jane gave up
2、 her walking along the stream (溪流) and fell to sleep.5You can look up and select from existing users in the database (数据库)6Computers would be useless without software (软件) writers.7When Jason failed to pay his bill, the network (网络) company cut off his Internet connection.8Many people now would rely
3、 on surfing (浏览) the Internet rather than read newspaper for news.9We use games to inspire (激励) children to read and write for pleasure.10The government will get tough (艰难的) with those who avoid paying taxes.1They chatted (chat) a lot on the phone and helped the girl get through the awful days and a
4、lways put her in a good mood.2First, it is so convenient (convenience) to get fast food that it can save a lot of time.3You can also revise the knowledge at the same time and you are sure to benefit from it.4China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals for the benefit of all its citizens.5H
5、e decides to take advantage of the vacation to go on a distant (distance) trip.6Soon, the wolf ran away off the road and disappeared in the distance.7His speech was inspiring (inspire) and touched everyones heart.8People have better access to health care than they used to，and theyre living longer as
6、 a result.9Her neighbours often keep her (she) company in the evenings.10You may find this hard at first but it will pay off when you come to speak.11As the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.12Back from his twoyear medical service in Africa, Dr L
7、ee was very happy to see his mother taken good care of at home.13Our teacher chose many important exercises for us, and I went over the language points at the same time.14The suggestion sent (send) to the committee (委员会) was accepted.15Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ic
8、e.能力提升阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing w
9、hat 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 group of people understood that the
10、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 another experiment, the researcher
11、s 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 not remember the information.Rathe
12、r, they remember how to find it.This is called “transactive memory”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 to organize large amounts of infor
13、mation so that they are able to find 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.这是一篇说明文。随着互联网用户越来越依赖互联网来存储信息，人们的记忆力会下降吗？专家们通过研究表明互联网正在改变我们记忆的内容和方式。1The passage begins with two questions to _.Adescr
14、ibe how to use the InternetBintroduce the main topicCshow the authors attitudeDexplain how to store information答案：B解析：推理判断题。由第一段“Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.”可知，专家们想知道互联网是否改变了我们所记忆的内容和记忆方式。所以判断出文章以两个问题的形式开头就是要引出文章的主题。故B选项正确。2What can we learn about the
15、first experiment?ASparrows team typed the information into a computer.BThe two groups remembered the information equally well.CThe second group did not understand the information.DThe first group did not try to remember the information.答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第二段“People in the first group knew they could find
16、 the information again, so they did not try to remember it.”可知，第一组的人知道他们可以再次找到这些信息，所以他们并没有努力去记住这些信息。故D选项正确。3In transactive memory, people _.Aremember how to find the informationBkeep the information in mindCchange the quantity of informationDorganize information like a computer答案：A解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段“Wh
17、en people use the Internet, they do not remember the information.Rather, they remember how to find it.This is called transactive memory”可知，当人们使用互联网时，他们不记得这些信息。相反，他们记得如何找到它。这就是所谓的“交互记忆”。所以在“交互记忆”中人们记得如何查找信息。故A选项正确。4What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?AWe are becoming mor
18、e intelligent.BWe have poorer memories than before.CWe are using memory differently.DWe need a better way to get information.答案：C解析：推理判断题。由最后一段“This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.”可知，这并不意味着我们变得更聪明了或者更不聪明了。但毫无
19、疑问，我们使用记忆的方式正在发生变化。所以判断出Sparrow的研究表明互联网的影响是它使我们记忆的方式不同了。故C选项正确。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Castles(城堡)and temples wear away after hundreds of years, but the symbols and words on the stone often survive.1._D_Ebooks came from the development of science and technology, and books can be rea
20、d online.Many people believe that regular books will be one day replaced by ebooks.Books and ebooks share lots of similarities.They are both items created by great minds. 2._E_ You can draw lines or highlight some details on books or ebooks as notes.The notes can be kept for a long time.3_A_ Firstly
21、, books dont have to be charged, while ebooks need electricity if we want to read them.Meanwhile, spending too much time reading ebooks may do harm to our eyes.Moreover, ebooks dont share the same weight when held in the hand as regular books, nor do they give that sense of fulfillment that comes fr
22、om finishing a thick book.However，ebook devices(设备)are easy to carry. 4._B_A disadvantage of ebook devices is that people tend to get distracted(分心)when theyre using one, as many devices often have apps or games on them. 5._F_Whichever you prefer, both books and ebooks are just a way to help us gain
23、 knowledge and get to know other peoples experiences.They are both necessary, so its too early to say one will disappear.ABut they have differences as well.BThey take less space than books.CIndeed our lives are formed by what books we read.DThis is similar to how the words in books manage to live on
24、.EThey all have an index to introduce the main topic of each book.FBut with a regular book, your mind is always absorbed in the words.GEach individual can decide which reading method is best for them based on their own needs.本文是一篇说明文，介绍了常规书和电子书各有各的优点和缺点，它们是帮助我们获取知识的两种工具，现在说谁被谁取代还为时尚早。解析1根据本空前的“Castl
25、es(城堡) and temples wear away after hundreds of years, but the symbols and words on the stone often survive.”可知，数百年之后，城堡和寺庙会磨损，但是符号和石头上的文字往往会幸存下来，此处需要一个承上启下的过渡句，既与前面提到的情况相关联，又要引出下文常规书和电子书的比较这个话题，故D项(这类似于书中的单词是如何生存下去的)符合语境。2根据本空前的“Books and ebooks share lots of similarities.They are both items created
26、 by great minds.”可知，常规书和电子书的一个相似之处是它们都是由伟大的思想创造出来的，此处介绍另一个相似之处，故E项(它们都有一个索引来介绍每本书的主题)符合语境。3根据本空后的“Firstly, books dont have to be charged, while ebooks need electricity if we want to read them.”可知，常规书不需要充电，而电子书需要充电，由此可知本段讲的是常规书和电子书的不同之处，故A项(但是，它们也有不同之处)符合语境。4根据本空前的“However，ebook devices(设备) are easy
27、to carry.”可知，电子书更方便携带，此处承接上文，说的是电子书的另一个优点，故B项(它们比常规书占用空间更少)符合语境。5根据本空前的“A disadvantage of ebook devices is that people tend to get distracted(分心) when theyre using one, as many devices often have apps or games on them.”可知，电子设备上的一些游戏和App很容易让人分心，此处讲的是常规书与之相比的优点，故F项(但是对于一本常规的书，你的思绪总是沉浸在文字中)符合语境。阅读下面短文，
28、在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The computer is widely used in our daily life.The computer is a machine that 1.was_designed (design) to help people do many things.When it first came into 2.being (be), it was just a calculating machine, and later it was built as an analytical machine that could “think” logi
29、cally and produce an answer 3.faster (fast) than any other person.Still later, the computer could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problems.There were times when its size was 4.totally (total) changed.It became smaller and smaller but it got cleverer and c
30、leverer.In the early 1960s, computers were connected by network and brought into common peoples homes 5.to_deal (deal) with information and help communication 6.between people around the world.It could share 7.information (inform) with others and they could talk to each other.The Internet has become
31、 8.an important part in our life and we can do many things with the help of the Internet.The computer is used to connect people 9.who/that arent close enough to speak to each other.It has been serving the human race since 10.its (it) birth.这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了计算机的发展历史。解析1考查时态和语态。that _1_(design) to help pe
32、ople do many things是一个定语从句，先行词是a machine，a machine与design之间是被动关系，用被动语态，表示发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，所以填was designed。2考查固定短语。句意：当它刚出现的时候，它只是一台计算机。come into being产生，该短语是固定短语，所以填being。3考查比较级。根据than any other person可知用比较级，所以填faster。4考查副词。该空修饰动词changed，用副词，所以填totally。5考查不定式。句意：在20世纪60年代早期，计算机通过网络连接起来，并被带进普通人的家里来处理信
33、息，帮助世界各地的人们进行交流。作目的状语，用不定式，所以填to deal。6考查介词。句意：在20世纪60年代早期，计算机通过网络连接起来，并被带进普通人的家里来处理信息，帮助世界各地的人们进行交流。文中表示“在之间”，所以填between。7考查名词。句意：它可以与他人分享信息，他们可以互相交谈。该空作share的宾语，用名词，所以填information。8考查冠词。句意：互联网已经成为我们生活中一个重要的部分，在互联网的帮助下，我们可以做很多事情。文中泛指“一个重要的部分”，important的首字母发音是元音，所以填不定冠词an。9考查定语从句。_9_ arent close enough to speak to each other是一个定语从句，先行词是people，关系词在从句中作主语，指人，所以填who/that。10考查代词。句意：它自诞生以来就一直在为人类服务。文中表示“它的诞生”，用形容词性物主代词，所以填its。
