2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 1 Living with technology Task .doc

1、Unit 1 Living with technology课时素养评价三Unit 1Task & Project. 单句语法填空1. She is skilled in Spanish enough to translate a novel, so she wants to be a translator after graduation. (translate)2. I opposed cutting down these trees. But John was opposed to me on the issue. (oppose) 3. This new dress suits her

2、beautifully, which is suitable for the occasion. (suit)4. Religious books and magazines are published by various religions. (religion)5. Some would reject every philosophy, but that rejection itself is a philosophy. (reject)6. It is typical (type) of the young man to think of himself before others.

3、7. He said nothing, merely(mere)smiled and watched her. 8. She always dresses simply but elegantly(elegant). . 同义句转换1. This candidate does not suit our qualifications. This candidate is not suitable for our qualifications. 2. He refused to work with us, which made us annoyed. He rejected working wit

4、h us, which made us annoyed. 3. If I am given another chance, I will do it much better. If given another chance, I will do it much better. 4. By no means can theory be separated from practice. Under/In no circumstances can theory be separated from practice. 5. Young children have a limited attention

5、 span and cant concentrate on one activity for very long. Young children have a limited attention span and cant focus on one activity for very long. 6. Whatever happened, he wouldnt say a word. No matter what happened, he wouldnt say a word. 7. He gave up his life for his country. He sacrificed his

6、life for his country. 8. Typically, Bob will do a disappearing act just when theres work to be done!Its typical of Bob to do a disappearing act just when theres work to be done!9. When necessary, well give you a hand. When it is necessary, well give you a hand. 10. The working people in this area ob

7、ject to paying taxes. The working people in this area are opposed to paying taxes. . 完成句子1. Sending text messages from your mobile phone while driving is dangerous. 开车时发短信(很)危险。2. They bought a gift for their grandmother which/that cost them $100. 他们花了100美元给祖母买了一件礼物。3. Dont speak until spoken to. 有人

8、和你说话时你再说。 4. Wherever we are, we should look out for our own behavior and make contributions to protecting the environment. 无论我们在哪里, 我们都应该注意自己的行为, 并且为保护环境做出贡献。5. Speak clearly so that everybody can understand you. 请说清楚一点儿, 这样每个人都能听懂。阅读理解AI am writing to tell you about your article Smartphones Make L

9、ife Easier in last Sundays newspaper. You did an excellent job explaining the good points of smartphones, but you didnt talk about their bad points at all. So, I hope youll let me give your readers some advice on smartphone etiquette (礼仪). The first point Id like to address is loudness. When you tal

10、k on your smartphone in public, please dont shout. In fact, the microphones in smartphones are very sensitive (灵敏的). So, you can be heard even if you speak quietly. Another point is about personal space. I dont think it is polite to make calls in small spaces full of people. This makes others uncomf

11、ortable and forces them to listen to your personal business. Whats worse, it stops many face-to-face conversations from ever beginning. Lastly, doing two things at the same time is dangerous. For example, making calls while driving is a bad habit. Pay attention to the road! Similarly, when staying w

12、ith your friends, turn off your smartphone and enjoy their company. Yours truly, Amber Jala【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了作者对如何正确地使用智能手机提出的一些建议, 包括在公共场合不要大声讲话, 注意通话的地点及其危险等。1. Amber Jala wrote the letter to _. A. find a good jobB. provide adviceC. make her life easierD. buy a smartphone【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句S

13、o, I hope youll let me give your readers some advice on smartphone etiquette(所以, 我希望你能让我给你的读者一些关于智能手机礼仪的建议)可知, 是为了提出建议。2. According to Paragraph 3, what makes people around you uncomfortable?A. Discussing face-to-face. B. Speaking quietly on your phone. C. Minding your own business. D. Calling in sm

14、all spaces full of people. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段Another point is about personal space. I dont think it is polite to make calls in small spaces full of people. This makes others uncomfortable. . . (还有一点是关于个人空间的, 我认为在狭小的空间里打电话是不礼貌的, 这会让其他人不舒服)可知, 在狭小的空间里打电话会让其他人不舒服。3. What can we learn from the last para

15、graph?A. It is dangerous to drive on the road. B. It is easy to start a company with others. C. It is bad to turn off our phones while driving. D. It is important to use our smartphones properly. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段句子Lastly, doing two things at the same time is dangerous. For example, making calls w

16、hile driving is a bad habit. Pay attention to the road! Similarly, when staying with your friends, turn off your smartphone and enjoy their company. (最后, 同时做两件事是危险的。例如, 开车打电话是一种坏习惯。注意道路!同样, 当你和朋友在一起的时候, 关掉智能手机, 享受他们的陪伴)可知, 正确地使用我们的智能手机是重要的。BEverywhere I look outside from my home I see people busy on

17、 their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality. People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describ

18、e their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting(抵抗) the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actu

19、ally improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern. I see people trapped in a pathological(病态的) relationship with time-

20、sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. What is a healthy use of technolo

21、gy devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can r

22、egain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for declaring the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful”. But its time to discover that it does not work for technology. Richard Fernand

23、ez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies”. To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused technology. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲的是科技给我们的生活带来的影响。现代的人们已经变得对科技上瘾了。科技产品并没有真正做到为人们服务, 相反,

24、人们似乎已经成了科技的奴隶。只有摆脱对科技的依赖, 我们才能重获自由和快乐。4. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. attractionB. adaptionC. advantageD. attempt【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据本段首句可知, 人们变得依赖科技产品。与睡眠、香烟和酒精相比, 人们更难抵抗社交媒介的诱惑, 由此可知, 划线词与A接近。5. From the passage, technology companies aim to _. A. provide the latest i

25、nformationB. deal with cultural diseasesC. improve peoples quality of lifeD. attract people to buy their products【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段“The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products”可知, 科技公司的目的是卖出更多的产品。6. It can be inferred from this passage that p

26、eople _. A. consider too much technology wonderfulB. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesC. may enjoy life better without overused technologyD. can regain freedom without high-tech devices【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then

27、we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. ”可知, 如果人们不那么频繁地使用科技(产品), 人们就可以重获自由, 成为科技的主人并真正地享受生活。再根据“too much of a good thing is wonderful”. . . it does not work for technology可知, 科技并非越多越好。7. Whats the aut

28、hors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices? A. Optimistic. B. Disapproving. C. Approving. D. Objective. 【解析】选B。观点态度题。根据第二段“People have been influenced to become technology addicted. ”和第四段“I see people trapped in a pathological relationship with time-sucking technology”可知, 人们变得对科技上瘾, 作者把人与科技的关系形容为“病态的”, 说明作者不赞成过度使用科技产品。