2019_2020学年高中英语Unit20NewFrontiers课时跟踪检测九北师大版选修72019111919.doc

1、课时跟踪检测(九) Communication Workshop.单句语法填空1If weather permits (permit), I will go for an outing.2The young man declared (declare) that he had nothing to do with the case.3Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their pressure (press), some people take exercise.4The settlers (settle) are living a ha

2、ppy life on the island now.5Look! Our apples have ripened (ripe); you can have one.6The car accident left her with a permanent (permanence) scar.选词填空benefit . from， rather than， due to， drop off， as a result of 1Her absence was due_to the storm, which did a lot of damage to the whole country.2As_a_r

3、esult_of the pilots strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.3She benefited a lot from reading English aloud every day.4David decided to quit rather_than accept the new rules.5The number of graduates going into teaching has _dropped_off sharply.完成句子1Take warm clothes in_case_the_weather_becomes_

4、cold.带上厚衣服，以防天气变冷。2One should learn from past mistakes so_as_to_avoid falling into the same old trap again.要从过去的错误中吸取教训，以免蹈覆辙。3So/As_long_as_you_tell_me_the_truth,_Ill try to help you.只要你告诉我实情，我会尽力帮助你。.阅读理解AAlmost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wed

5、ding conductor, because she was fixed to her chair.The nuptials at this ceremony were led by “IFairy”， a 4foot (1.5meter) tall seated robot with flashing eyes and plastic pigtails (辫子). Sundays wedding was the first time that a marriage had been led by a robot, according to manufacturer Kokoro Co.“P

6、lease lift the brides veil (面纱)，” the robot said in a tinny voice, waving its arms in the air as the newlyweds kissed in front of guests.The wedding took place at a restaurant in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, where the IFairy wore a wreath of flowers and directed a rooftop ceremony. Wires led out fr

7、om beneath it to a black curtain a few feet away, where a man clicked commands into a computer.Japan has one of the most advanced robotics industries in the world, with the government actively supporting the field for future growth. Industrial models in factories are now standard, but recently Japan

8、ese companies are making a push to inject robots into everyday life.Honda makes a walking childshaped robot, and other firms have developed them to entertain the elderly or play baseball. Kokoro, whose corporate goal is to “touch the hearts of the people”， also makes giant dinosaur robots for exhibi

9、tions and lifelike android models that can smile and laugh. The company is a subsidiary (附属公司) of Sanrio Co., which owns the rights to Hello Kitty and other Japanese characters.“This was a lot of fun. I think that Japanese have a strong sense that robots are our friends. Those in the robot industry

10、mostly understand this, but people mainly want robots near them that serve some purpose，” said bride Satoko Inoue, 36, who works at manufacturer Kokoro Co.The IFairy sells for about 6.3 million yen (D|S 57,000) and three are in use in Singapore, the US. and Japan, according to the company spokeswoma

11、n Kayako Kido.语篇解读：文章介绍了能主持婚礼的机器人IFairy，包含了它如何主持婚礼以及其市场前景。1The underlined word “nuptials” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_”AconductorsBbridesCrobots Dweddings解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第三段“Please lift the brides veil (面纱)， . as the newlyweds kissed in front of guests.”可知，机器人主持的是婚礼。由此可猜测，nuptial的同义词是weddi

12、ng，意为“婚礼”。2The robots made in Japan can do the following EXCEPT _.Aentertain the senior peopleBplay baseballClook after childrenDlaugh解析：选C细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“entertain the elderly or play baseball . lifelike android models that can smile and laugh”可知，机器人可以使老人快乐、打棒球或大笑。没有提到照顾小孩，故选C。3What can we learn fr

13、om what bride Satoko Inoue said?AA robot has been widely used to serve the people in Japan.BIts very interesting to work with a robot in her company.CJapanese consider a robot can do many things like their friends.DPeople need robots that can help them in some ways.解析：选D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“people mainly

14、 want robots near them that serve some purpose”可知，人们需要机器人能够在某些方面帮助他们。故选D。4Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AIFairy, a Robot Conducts Wedding in TokyoBThe Development of RobotsCAll Kinds of Robots in JapanDWedding Customs in Japan解析：选A标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了在日本机器人如何支持婚礼，并介绍了机

15、器人的发展前景。故选A项。BSelfie sticks (自拍杆) are now often used, as are selfie cameras on phones, and the word “selfie” was even added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013. The results of a recent research have showed that about 93 million selfies were taken per day in 2014, counting only those taken on An

16、droid phones.While selfies are extremely common, opinions_on_selfies_are_divided,_with some seeing them as a creative idea and a way to connect other people and others seeing them as narcissistic (自恋的) and unreal.As a new cultural pattern, selfies are of interest to psychologists, in terms of how pe

17、ople think and feel when taking and viewing both their own selfies and those posted by others. In a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology, Sarah Diefenbach, a scientist at LudwigMaximiliansUniversity Munich, carried out an online survey to study peoples motivation (动机) for posting selfie

18、s and comments when taking and viewing selfies.A total of 238 people living in Austria, Germany and Switzerland completed the survey. The researchers found that 77% of the volunteers regularly took selfies. Interestingly, as 77% of the volunteers taking selfies regularly, 6267% agreed on the likely

19、negative influences of selfies. 82% of the volunteers explained that they would rather see other types of photos instead of selfies on social media. This behavior, that many people regularly take selfies but most people dont appear to like them has been called the “selfie paradox (自拍悖论)” by Diefenba

20、ch.The key to the paradox may lie in the way the volunteers view their own selfies, compared with those of others. The volunteers explained that their own selfies have greater selfexhibition and are more believable when compared with selfies taken by others. “This may explain how everybody can take

21、selfies without feeling narcissistic. If most people think like this, then it is no wonder that the world is full of selfies，” Diefenbach explains.语篇解读：自拍在社交媒体上极为流行，但你知道为什么人们爱自拍却不爱看自拍吗？5What can we know about the recent research?ASelfies make people close to each other.BPeople want to show the world

22、 their happiness.CSelfies are quite common and very popular.DMost selfies in the research are taken on Android phones.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段的“the word selfie was even added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013. The results of a recent research have showed that about 93 million selfies were taken per d

23、ay in 2014”可知，自拍非常常见，而且极为流行。6What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Para.2?AThe author has a different opinion about selfies.BDifferent people have different ideas about selfies.CThe volunteers were divided into two different teams.DThere were two different patterns of selfies.解析：选B句意理解题。

24、根据第二段的“some seeing them as a creative idea and a way to connect other people and others seeing them as narcissistic and unreal”可知，不同的人对自拍有不同的看法。7Which statement about the research of 238 volunteers is TRUE?AThe Germans took up a half amount.BAll the volunteers are from the same country.CThe men stud

25、ied spent less time taking selfies.DMore than half of the volunteers prefer to see other types of photos.解析：选D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“82% of the volunteers explained that they would rather see other types of photos instead of selfies on social media”可知，82%的志愿者表示他们更愿意在社交媒体上看其他类型的照片，而不是自拍的照片。8According to Dief

26、enbach, the reason why the world is full of selfies is that _.Aselfies on social media should be changed regularlyBfew people realize that they take selfies too oftenCthe volunteers believe their own selfies are more believableDpeople who like to take selfies dont consider they are narcissistic解析：选D

27、细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容以及最后一段的最后一句可知，迪芬巴赫把这种现象许多人定期自拍但大多数人好像不喜欢看别人的自拍称作“自拍悖论”。他认为“这可能就解释了为什么每个自拍的人都不感觉自己是自恋的。如果大多数人都这么想，这个世界上充满自拍就不足为奇了。”由此可知答案。.语法填空In Hangzhou, borrowing books from the library is now as simple as shopping online: click, pay _1_ wait for delivery.The citys public library recently launched

28、a program on WeChat, _2_ popular Chinese messaging software, enabling its readers to check out books online and get them _3_ (deliver) to their homes at low prices.To enjoy the “Hangzhou enjoyable reading” service, one first needs to follow the librarys official WeChat account, _4_ provides a list o

29、f books. After picking books, borrowers are required _5_ (present) their information such as their library membership cards, cellphone numbers and so on. The selected items will be delivered by express within three days after payments. Each reader can borrow up to 5 books once and 20 books at most _

30、6_ total. The books can be kept for up to 40 days. Readers now can borrow the librarys most popular books in this way. The online books will be renewed and enriched _7_ (gradual) according to readers borrowing habits and _8_ (prefer). At the end of December, the librarys old and classic books _9_ (p

31、ut) online too, making the total number of books available and bringing borrowers a lot of _10_ (convenient)语篇解读：本文介绍了杭州公共图书馆在微信平台开放网上借书，并可以送书到家，和网上购物一样方便。1and考查连词。句意：如今在杭州从图书馆借书就像网上购物一样简单：点击、支付、等待送货。click，pay与wait为并列的三个动词，最后两个动词之间用and连接。故填and。2a考查冠词。句意：该城市的公共图书馆最近在一个流行的中国通信软件微信上推出了一个程序，使读者可以以低价在线借书

32、，并送货到家。此处泛指“一个流行的中国通信软件”，应用不定冠词a。3delivered考查非谓语动词。句意参见上一题解析。此处为“get宾语宾补”结构，them指代books，与deliver之间为被动关系，应用过去分词作宾补。get sth. done为固定搭配，意为“使某物被”。故填delivered。4which考查定语从句。句意：为了享受“杭州悦读”服务，人们首先需要关注图书馆的官方微信账号，它会提供一个图书清单。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为account，指物，故应用which引导该从句。5to present考查非谓语动词。句意：挑选图书后，借阅者需要提供他们的信息，如图书

33、馆会员卡、手机号码等。require sb. to do sth.意为“需要/要求某人做某事”，为固定搭配。此处为其被动结构，故填to present。6in考查介词。句意：每位读者一次最多能借阅5本书，最多总共能借阅20本书。in total意为“总共”，为固定短语。故填in。7gradually考查副词。句意：根据读者的借阅习惯和喜好，线上图书会逐渐更新和丰富。设空处修饰动词renewed和enriched，应用副词。故填gradually。8preferences考查名词及名词单复数。句意参见上一题解析。设空处和名词habits并列，用and连接，故设空处应用名词复数。故填preferences。9will be put考查动词的时态和语态。句意：到12月底，图书馆的旧书和经典书也将上线，使得所有书都可以被借阅，带给借阅者更多便利。根据时间状语“At the end of December”可知用一般将来时，且put和books之间为被动关系，故用一般将来时的被动语态。故填will be put。10convenience考查名词。句意参见上一题解析。设空处作动词bring的宾语，应用名词。故填convenience。