1、Module 2课下能力提升(八).阅读理解Today just as technology changed the face of industry, farms have undergone an “agricultural revolution”. On the farm of today, machines provide almost all the power.One of the most important benefits will be the farm computer. A few forwardlooking farmers are already using com
2、puters to help them run their farms more efficiently. The computers help them keep more correct records so they can make better decisions on what crops to plant, how many animals to buy, when to sell their products, and how much profit they can expect. Because of the growing importance of computers
3、on the farm, students at agricultural colleges are required to take computer classes in addition to their normal agricultural courses. There can be no doubt that farmers will rely on computers even more in the future.Another technological advance which is still in the experimental stage is the robot
4、. Scientists are now developing robots that will be able to shear sheep, drive tractors, and harvest fruit. Even complex jobs will be done by robots. For example, in order to milk their cows, farmers must first drive them into the barn, then connect them to the milking machines, watch the machines,
5、and disconnect them when they are finished. In the future, this will all be done by robots. The complete robotization of the farm is far in the future, but engineers expect that some robots will be used before long.1What does the underlined word “forwardlooking” in the second paragraph mean?AFarseei
6、ng.BYoung.CExperienced. DFortunate.2Which of the following statements is TRUE?AFarmers in the future will depend totally on computers.BBoth computers and robots have been in use on todays farms.CFarmers mainly use machines on their farms at present.DStudents at agricultural colleges must take comput
7、er classes because they can do nothing without the help of computers on todays farms.3By writing the passage, the author intends to _.Aimpress upon readers that computers are farmers best friendsBtell readers what farmers in the future are likeCinform readers of the technological progress in agricul
8、tureDhelp readers to compare computers and robots.任务型阅读Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. They care just as much as girls do about their body image.Body image is a persons opinions and
9、 feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance. 1._ You appreciate your body for its capabilities and accept its imperfections. 2._ Here are some ideas.Recognize your strengths. Different body types are good for different things. What does your body do well in? Maybe your speed, strengt
10、h, or coordination makes you better than others at a certain sport. That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain biking, dancing, or even running. Or perhaps you have nonsports skills, like drawing, painting, singing, playing a musical instrument, writing, or acting. 3._Exercise regularly. Exercis
11、e can help you look good and feel good about yourself. Good physiques (体形) dont just happen. 4._ A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising twenty minutes to one hour three days a week. Workouts can also lift your spirits.Respect your body! Practicing good habits regular showering; taking care o
12、f your teeth, hair, and skin; wearing clean clothes, and so on can help you build a positive body image.5_ Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy, a quick wit (智慧), and all the other things make you unique. So try not to let small imperfections take over.AUse this as an op
13、portunity to discover what youre good at.BBe yourself. CHaving a positive body image means feeling satisfied with the way you look. DJust explore talents that you feel good about.EThey take hard work, regular workouts, and a healthy diet.FThe good news is that selfimage and body image can be changed
14、.GSo, what can you do to develop a positive body image?.完形填空The eyes are one of the most expressive instruments of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair New Jersey, learned the hard way about one _1_ the eyes can make.“I had a _2_ who graded (打分) heavily on classroom discussion, ”Keith say
15、s.“He seemed to have a strong ability to know just when I didnt have the _3_. I couldnt figure out how he could be so _4_. Then it dawned on (明白过来) me. _5_ I didnt know the answer, I would avoid looking at him. When I _6_ know what to say, I always _7_ straight back at him. From that moment on, I _8
16、_ myself to look at him in the eye, _9_ I knew the work or not. That trick has saved me a lot of trouble.”Many people including some policemen, believe eye contact (接触) is a good _10_ of honesty. If someone cant look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing _11_， they insist. After
17、many experiments, _12_， a number of experts have found out that good liars (骗子) can make false eye contact.Eye contact, though not a _13_ sign of honesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and _14_ to do so, you know his _15_ is placed on you. When he turn
18、s his head away, his mind is probably _16_. _17_ there are exceptions. A _18_ person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain _19_， such as the British and Germans, are much _20_ oriented (适应) to eyeballtoeyeball contact than th
19、e French and Arabs.1A.letterBnoticeCmessage Dnews2A.student BheadmasterCfriend Dteacher3A.answer BproblemCexcuse Dquestion4A.slow BsharpCdull Dclever5A.Whatever BWheneverCHowever DWherever6A.did BdidntCdont Ddo7A.watched BglancedCsaw Dstared8A.helped BforcedCtaught Dpersuaded9A.when BwhetherCif Das1
20、0A.lesson BwayCchance Dtest11A.honestly BquicklyCcorrectly Dreally12A.therefore BhoweverCactually Despecially13A.real BexactCwonderful Dsure14A.stops BcontinuesCchanges Dhopes15A.attention BspiritCstrength Denergy16A.anywhere BnowhereCelsewhere Deverywhere17A.And BOrCBut DSo18A.brave BshyCstupid Dpr
21、oud19A.nationalities BcitiesCcountries Dlanguages20A.more BlessCtoo Denough.语法填空Every year, approximately 1.6 million tons of soil flows into Yellow River, Chinas second 1._ (long) river. The soil contains materials to keep the natural balance of the area. Over time, a lot of soil 2._ (remove), whic
22、h has caused serious erosion (侵蚀) of the land 3._ the River. In some areas in Shanxi Province, this has destroyed almost all the land, and has forced many local farmers 4._ (move) to other areas.5_ is a huge job to control Yellow River erosion. Many people believe this kind of work is best done by g
23、overnment or international 6._ (organize). You may agree with this point of view. If 7._， it is time for you to think again.In fact, it is you 8._ have the most important role to play in stopping Yellow River erosion. Did you know the importance of your 5 yuan? For a start, it can buy you a tree, 9.
24、_ will help make soil stay on the land. On land with rich soil, local farmers can grow crops to make 10._ living, with the money they earn from their crops, farmers buy goods or services. This helps to develop local economies.短文改错Our hearts will be full with respect at the mention of a mothers love.
25、 Truly, who can love you more than your dear mother does in world? But in modern society, especial among onechild families, mothers usually give too much love to her only daughter or son. They try to help or even protecting their children in every way, which left their sons or daughters too comforta
26、ble to deal with challenges themselves. What we all know, we have entered into the 21st century, and the young generation will face more challenges in the future. There is nothing wrong for mothers to love their children, and they should also leave rooms for their children to develop themselves and
27、become independent.课下能力提升(八). 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了农场上要经历的变革：电脑控制、逐渐实现机器人操作。1解析：选A词义猜测题。farseeing“有远见的”；young“年轻的”；experienced“熟练的，有经验的”；fortunate“幸运的”；这是一场农业革命，使用电脑的好处还在期待中，因此使用者们应该是有远见卓识的，故选A。2解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段末句可以看出现在农场主要是机械化，C项正确。3解析：选C写作意图题。本文主要讲的是农场上要经历的变革：电脑控制、逐渐实现机器人操作，显然是向读者介绍农业上的技术进步，故选C。. 语篇
28、解读：本文论述了男士形体美的标准，看来似乎大大咧咧的男士，其实也很在乎自己的形象，体形优美会使人自信满满。健康的饮食、经常锻炼都是爱美男士的必修课。1解析：选C根据上一句：身体意象是一个人对自己身体的看法和感受。空格下一句：你欣赏自己的身体，接受它的不完美。可知此句应该表达的是：有一个积极的身体形象意味着满足你的方式感到满意。故选C。2解析：选G根据下一句是提一些关于健康的意见，所以应该是塑造形体形象你该怎么做呢？故选G。3解析：选D本段讲述了不同的人会有不同的优势，那么首先你得知道你的优势是什么。故选D。4解析：选E根据上一句好的体型不常有，可知这一句应该是指好的体型需要努力、经常锻炼和健康
29、的饮食。故选E。5解析：选B文章下文，你的喜剧天才，你的智慧，所有这些都使你独一无二，所以，be yourself“做好你自己”。故选B。.1解析：选C考查名词辨析。letter“信”；notice“注意”；message“信息”；news“新闻”。从第一段第一句可知，眼睛可以表达信息。此处的message正好和第一句吻合起来。2解析：选D考查名词辨析。student“学生”；headmaster“校长”；friend“朋友”；teacher“教师”。句意：我有一个老师在讨论课上打分很厉害。根据语境可知是老师，故选D项。3解析：选A考查名词辨析。answer“回答”；problem“问题”；e
30、xcuse“借口”；question“问题”。句意：老师能根据“我”的眼神来判断“我”什么时候“回答”不上来，故选A项。4解析：选B考查形容词辨析。slow“慢的”；sharp“尖锐的”；dull“愚钝的”；clever“聪明”。句意：我不明白为什么他的眼神如此犀利。根据语境可知选B项。5解析：选B考查连词。whatever“无论什么”；whenever“无论什么时候”；however“无论什么”；wherever“无论哪”。句意：无论什么时候我不知道答案时，我都会避免直视他。根据语境可知选B项。6解析：选A考查语境理解。句意：当我知道答案时，我会直视他。did用来表示强调，故选A项。7解析：
31、选D考查动词辨析。watch“看”；glance“盯着”；see“看”；stare“凝视”。句意：当我知道答案时，我会直视他。与不知道答案时进行对比，故选D项。8解析：选D考查动词辨析。help“帮助”；force“强迫”；teach“教”；persuade“说服”。句意：从那时起，我说服自己去直视他的眼睛，不管我是否知道答案。persuade sb. to do“说服某人做某事”，故选D项。9解析：选B考查连词辨析。when“什么时候”；whether“是否”；if“如果”；as“因为”。句意：从那时起，我说服自己去直视他的眼睛，不管我是否知道答案。与or not相互呼应，故选B项。10解析
32、：选D考查名词辨析。lesson“课”；way“方法”；chance“机会”；test“考试”。句意：许多人包括警察也认为眼神的接触是诚实的测试。根据句意可知选D项。11解析：选A考查副词辨析。honestly“诚实地”；quickly“快速地”；correctly“正确地”；really“真的”。句意：如果某人不能直视你的眼睛，他就是不诚实的。根据句意可知选A项。12解析：选B考查副词辨析。therefore“因此”；however“然而”；actually“确实”；especially“尤其”。句意：许多实验之后，然而一些专家也发现骗子能进行错误的眼神交流，与上文进行对比，故选B项。13解
33、析：选D考查形容词辨析。real“真的”；exact“确切的”；wonderful“精彩的”；sure“确信的”。句意：虽然眼神交流并不是诚实的标志，但能看到一个人的兴趣所在。根据语境可知选D项。14解析：选B考查动词辨析。stop“停止”；continue“继续”；change“改变”；hope“希望”。句意：当一个人看着你，并仍在继续时，你知道他的注意力一直放在你身上。根据语境可知选B项。15解析：选A考查名词辨析。attention“注意”；spirit“精神”；strength“力量”；energy“精力”。句意：当一个人看着你，并仍在继续时，你知道他的注意力一直放在你身上。place
34、 ones attention on“集中精力于”，故选A项。16解析：选C考查代词辨析。anywhere“任何地方”；nowhere“没有地方”；elsewhere“其它地方”；everywhere“每处”。句意：当他转头时，他的注意力随之到了别的地方，故选C项。17解析：选C考查连词辨析。and“和”；or“否则”；but“但是”；so“因此”。句意：但这是意外情况。根据语境可知表示转折，故选C项。 18解析：选B考查形容词辨析。brave“勇敢”；shy“害羞的”；stupid“愚蠢的”；proud“骄傲的”。句意：一个害羞的人与人眼神交流时是有问题的，无论他对人是怎样的感兴趣，故选B项
35、。19解析：选A考查名词辨析。nationality“民族”；city“城市”；country“国家”；language“语言”。句意：特定的民族比如英国和德国很不习惯于面对面的眼神交流，根据British and Germans可知选A项。 20解析：选B考查副词辨析。more“更多”；less“更少”；too“太”；enough“足够”。句意：特定的民族比如英国和德国很不习惯于面对面的眼神交流。根据than可知表示比较，故选B项。.1.longest2.has been removed3.along4to move5.It6.organizations7.so8who/that9.which10.a.第一句：fullfilled或withof第二句：world前加the第三句：especialespecially; hertheir第四句：protectingprotect; leftleaves第五句：WhatAs; 去掉into第六句：andbut; roomsroom
