1、Unit 1课下能力提升(四).单项填空1Under no circumstances _ temporary economic development at the expense of the environment and resources.Ashould we seekBwe should seekCwe had sought Dhad we sought2I need the money badly now and I have to _ my car though Im not at all willing to do so.Aacquire BsacrificeCblame D
2、deliver3I felt very disappointed when my repeated request that I join the club was _Areplaced BresistedCrejected Dremoved4(新课标卷)The form cannot be signed by anyone _ yourself.Arather than Bother thanCmore than Dbetter than5If you cannot _ your emotions in the case, it is unlikely that you will deal
3、with it fairly.Atake advantage of Bget rid ofCput up with Dkeep pace with6(浙江高考)There are some health problems that, when _ in time, can become bigger ones later on.Anot treatedBnot being treatedCnot to be treatedDnot having been treated7Strangely, Mr. Green, also _ to the new policy, made no remark
4、 in the discussion.Aopposing BopposesCopposed Dhaving opposed8Our research has focused on a drug which is so powerful _ able to change brain chemistry.Aas to be Bas not to beCas being Das not being9I send you 100 dollars today, the rest _ in a year.Afollows BfollowedCto follow Dbeing followed10(山东高考
5、)_ I have to give a speech, I get extremely nervous before I start.AWhatever BWheneverCWhoever DHowever.完形填空I am never the first among my friends to use the newest technology. It is not that I dont _1_ a new toy to play with, but with money always being _2_， I try to be sensible about it.Back in the
6、 eighties, when all my schoolmates were _3_ phone messages on their pagers (寻呼机), I was still getting postit notes from Mom saying that “Billy _4_”. This system of written notes seemed to _5_， so I never considered updating.Then cell phones arrived and began to _6_ the pagers. They certainly offered
7、 a better system, but for a twentyyearold dishwasher they were a bit _7_. Even though more and more of my family and friends _8_ the mobile world, I remained faithful to my old telephone.Then, about five years ago，_9_ I was in a stage of my life where I was moving around a lot, it became difficult t
8、o _10_ with others. A cell phone could provide the _11_， I realized. So I marched proudly into my local _12_， fully eager to join the twentyfirst century.“What sort of phone are you_13_？” the nice girl behind the counter asked. So I told her that I wanted a _14_ cell phone to make calls with, nothin
9、g fancy.“Well，” the nice girl _15_， “we could sell you this phone that does nothing else at all, like you have said, or we could give you this nice smartphone that does _16_ everything！” This girl was good; how could I _17_ her offer? So I walked out of the store with my new smartphone! That phone h
10、ad so many _18_ that it came with a twohundredpage guidebook.Now my smartphone has become my lifeline which I have to take everywhere _19_ it I feel uneasy. It seems that I have become one of those people who are so _20_ by their phone that they dont care about the world around them.1A.have BenjoyCr
11、emember Dshare2A.tight BslowCclean Dnarrow3A.designing BappreciatingCblaming Dreceiving4A.visited BcalledCsang Dguessed5A.stop BcontinueCwork Dappear6A.replace BchangeCaccept Dprove7A.convenient BdifferentCexpensive Dcommon8A.doubted BjoinedCcollected Dstudied9A.whether BunlessCif Das10A.have fun Bm
12、ake friendsCfall in love Dkeep in touch11A.difficulty BsolutionCdecision Dconclusion12A.store BchurchCtheater Dhospital13A.handing out Bcompeting withClooking for Dgiving off14A.familiar BspecialCsimple Dperfect15A.asked BcomplainedCcried Dresponded16A.almost BonceCexactly Dextremely17A.escape Brefu
13、seCforget Dlose18A.explanations BfunctionsCtraditions Dinvitations19A.behind BfromCwithout Dunder20A.attracted BdisappointedCbored Drelaxed.阅读理解When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her Blackberry at the door. “I think we are attached to these devices in
14、 a way that is not always positive，” says Baxter, whod rather focus at home on her husband and 12yearold daughter. “Its there and it beckons (召唤). Thats human nature (but) . we kind of get crazy sometimes and we dont know where it should stop.”Americans are connected at unprecedented (前所未有的) levels
15、93% now use cell phones or wireless devices; one third of those are“smart phones” that allow users to browse the web and check emails, among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road, staying in touch with friends and family, efficiently using time once spent waiting arou
16、nd. The downside:_often, were effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.Thats why, despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever, we often stop talking to one another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook at work or checking emails while on a date, the con
17、nectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention, not to mention social anxiety. Many analysts say its time to step back and reassess (再评价)“What were going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected like never before，” says Scott Campbell. “It can
18、be a good thing, but I also see new ways the traditional social construction is getting somewhat torn apart.”Our days are filled with beeps and pings many of which pull us away from tasks at hand or facetoface conversations. We may feel that the distractions (干扰) are too much, but we cant seem to st
19、op posting, texting or surfing. “Were going through a period of adjustment and rebalancing，” says Sherry Turkle and she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off. “Our human purposes are to really have connections with people，” she says. “We have to reclaim it. Its not going to take p
20、lace by itself.”1According to Paragraph 1, Gretchen Baxter thinks _.Athe new technology always influences peoples life in a positive wayBthe new technology always influences peoples life in a negative wayCthe family isnt that important compared to the new technologyDpeople are too dependent on the n
21、ew technology to let go2The underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”Aadvantage BweaknessCstrength Deffect3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe wide use of mobile devices has nothing to do with the traditional social construction.BMobile devices play a less
22、 important part in American life.CMobile devices create a lot of divided attention and social anxiety.DMany analysts speak highly of the wide popularity of mobile devices.4What can be inferred from the last paragraph?ASomething must be done to get connection with people in reality again.BUsing mobil
23、e services can help people get connection with each other.CMobile services have a strong impact on peoples life.DThe connection with people can happen naturally.答案：.1.解析：选A。under no circumstances置于句首，句子应该使用倒装，另外句子表示的是一般情况，因此排除D项。2解析：选B。考查动词辨析。sacrifice“牺牲”；acquire“获得”；blame“责备，归咎于”；deliver“递送”。根据题意，
24、故选B。3解析：选C。句意：当我反复要求加入俱乐部的请求被拒绝时，我感觉很失望。reject“拒绝”，符合句意。4解析：选B。句意：这张表格不能由除你以外的任何人签字。rather than“而不是”；other than“除了”；more than“多于，超过”；better than “优于”。5解析：选B。考查动词短语辨析。句意：这个案子中如果你不能去掉情感因素的话，你就不可能公平处理。take advantage of“利用”；get rid of“去除”；put up with“忍受”；keep pace with“步调一致”。因此B项正确。6解析：选A。考查省略。句意：有一些健康问
25、题，如果不及时处理，过些时候会变成比较严重的问题。when not treated in time是when some health problems are not treated in time的省略。7解析：选C。考查非谓语动词。句意：令人奇怪的是，格林先生也反对这项新政策，他在讨论中没作任何评论。句子中间部分为非限制性定语，相当于定语从句who was also opposed to the new policy。8解析：选A。“soadj./adv.as to do”是常用结构，意为“到足以的地步/程度”，不定式表示结果。再由语境可知此处不定式应为肯定形式，所以选A。9解析：选C。句
26、意：今天我寄给你100美元，剩下的年内会寄给你。分析句子结构可知，the rest和follow之间为主动关系，C项动词不定式表主动，故选C。10解析：选B。考查状语从句。句意：无论何时发表演讲，我在开始之前都会很紧张。根据句意可知，此处所缺的意思是“无论何时”，所以选B。其余三项的意思分别是“无论什么”、“无论谁”和“无论如何”，都不符合句意。.语篇解读：作者不是紧跟新科技潮流的人，他接触智能手机的时间比较晚。1解析：选B。一般说来不紧跟新科技潮流的原因可能是不喜欢新产品、没有足够的钱等等，后面一句指出对于作者来说真正的原因是钱方面的问题，所以这里应该是指不存在不喜欢新产品的因素。2解析：选
27、A。从后面的“I try to be sensible about it”可知作者需要理性地考虑买新产品一事，由此可知作者没什么钱。3解析：选D。作者从母亲那里收便条，而他的同学们使用寻呼机接收电话信息。receive和get均表示“接收”别人的信息。4解析：选B。此处对比的是作者和同学们接收电话信息的方式，故字条上记录的应该是电话信息。5解析：选C。从没有想过要更换成新产品的原因是原来的方式很奏效。6解析：选A。又有新产品移动手机出现了，它们替换了原来的寻呼机。7解析：选C。对于一个20岁的洗碗工来说，新产品太贵了。8解析：选B。与作者的表现“remained faithful to my
28、old telephone”不同，作者的朋友和家人纷纷加入使用新产品的行列。9解析：选D。此处是在解释很难和别人保持联系的原因。10解析：选D。根据作者下文终于要买手机了，可知他不易与别人保持联系。11解析：选B。买一个移动电话就能解决作者的问题。12解析：选A。想要得到一个移动电话，作者需要去商店购买。13解析：选C。作者来到商店，售货员应该询问作者想要找什么样的手机。14解析：选C。从后面的“nothing fancy”可知作者想要一部简单的手机。15解析：选D。从售货员所说的话可判断她只是在回应作者的话。16解析：选A。售货员向作者提供了两种选择，一种是如作者所言买一部简单的手机，另外一
29、种不同的选择是给作者一部功能齐全的手机，一部几乎可以做所有事的手机。17解析：选B。从后面的“I walked out of the store with my new smartphone”可知，作者没能拒绝售货员的提议。18解析：选B。这部手机的说明书有二百页，可知它的功能很多。19解析：选C。从前面的“my smartphone has become my lifeline which I have to take everywhere” 可知，作者现在离开手机就觉得不自在了。20解析：选A。人们不关心周围的环境的原因是太过于关注手机了。.1.解析：选D。推理判断题。从第一段可知，Gre
30、tchen Baxter认为人们非常迷恋这些电子设备，以至于不知道该在哪儿停下来。也就是说，人们太依赖新科技而不能放手。2解析：选B。词义猜测题。前一句说的是新科技的优点，本句说的是缺点，所以downside意为“缺点”。3解析：选C。细节理解题。从第三段第二句“From texting at dinner . the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention, not to mention social anxiety.”可知，移动设备引起注意力分散和社会焦虑。4解析：选A。推理判断题。从最后一段可知，人类的意图是与人真正地交流，可是科技对我们的干扰太多了，一时难以停下来，所以要想重新恢复人们之间真正意义上的交流，还需做出努力。