2020-2021学年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Travelling around Section Ⅳ Listening and Talking .doc

1、Section Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing.单句语法填空1It is requested that he _ (hand) in his homework tomorrow morning.2Miss Li went through my composition and made some useful _ (comment) about it.3It was my math teacher _ I met on the way home.4More than 8,000 statues _ (make) in the third c

2、entury BC to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang.5Please do remember it is much _ (cold) in the Snow Mountain.6I love nature, so I really want to see some beautiful _ (sight) in China during the following summer holiday.7My main goal is _ (experience) some Chinese culture and history.8

3、Machu Picchu, _ ancient city of Peru in South America, is very popular with tourists all over the world.9I hope I can come back someday to see all of these _ (amaze) places.阅读理解AMany people over 60 years of age in the UK are spending their later years taking up new hobbies and activities, according

4、to research from Age UK. 71 percent of those over 60 years old are meeting new challenges like learning a foreign language, dancing in the dance floor, or even taking part in outdoor activities like bungee jumping and mountain climbing. The new survey looks at attitudes (态度) towards later life in pe

5、ople aged 18 and above. With the positive (积极的) attitudes of many of those aged 60 and above who describe their lifestyle as interesting (38 percent), varied (各种各样的) (42 percent), fun (20 percent) and satisfying (24 percent), it shows the nation that growing older does not mean that interests and ho

6、bbies should stop. The old people are doing what they enjoy, celebrating later life and enjoying all that it can offer. This is totally different from some younger peoples ideas of old age as boring and slowpaced. Among those are dancers, a 91yearold bodybuilder and a 81yearold singing leading lady.

7、 Many of them are people who have been directly helped by Age UK. Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director at Age UK said, “Through our research, we hope to show another side of growing older and encourage people of all ages to take up some hobbies. One in five says that they have felt more comfortable i

8、n their own skin since they reached 60 years of age, and this confidence helps to give people the drive to try the activities they have always wanted to try.”1How many people aged 60 and above describe their lifestyle as varied? A38 percent. B42 percent. C20 percent. D24 percent.2What can be learned

9、 in Paragraph 3? AMany old people lead a positive life. BAge UK has organized a Tai Chi group. COld age is not boring, but a little slowpaced. DAge UK offers products to old people for free.3From which is the passage most probably taken? AA life magazine. BA travel brochure. CA fashion website. DA h

10、ealth handbook.BAs data and identity theft becomes more and more common, the market is growing for biometric (生物测量) technologies like fingerprint scans to keep others out of private espaces. At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have c

11、ome up with a lowcost device (装置) that gets around this problem: a smart keyboard. This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence (节奏) with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key. The keyboard could offer a strong layer of security by analyzing things like the force of a user

12、s typing and the time between key presses. These patterns are unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard can determine peoples identities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the computer its connected to regardless of whether someone gets the password right.It also doesnt requir

13、e a new type of technology that people arent already familiar with. Everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word “touch” four times using the smart keyboard. Data collected from the device could be us

14、ed to recognize different participants based on how they typed, with very low error rates. The researchers say that the keyboard should be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plasticlike parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future.4Why do the

15、researchers develop the smart keyboard?ATo reduce pressure on keys.BTo improve accuracy in typing.CTo replace the password system.DTo cut the cost of espace protection.5What makes the invention of the smart keyboard possible?AComputers are much easier to operate.BFingerprint scanning techniques deve

16、lop fast.CTyping patterns vary from person to person.DData security measures are guaranteed.6What do the researchers expect of the smart keyboard?AItll be environmentfriendly.BItll reach consumers soon.CItll be made of plastics.DItll help speed up typing.7Where is this text most likely from?AA diary

17、. BA guidebook.CA novel. DA magazine.语法填空Australia was always a country I wanted to visit so I saved up some money and 1._(take) the plane for Australia at 2._ end of the school term.It was strange when I arrived. It was the start of winter! Happily for me the weather was still hot and sunny though.

18、 3._ also took me a while to get used to the time difference.The country is 4._(true) beautiful, full of wildlife you wouldnt find anywhere else in the world. I visited a koala sanctuary (考拉保护) in Brisbane there were koalas everywhere 5._(sleep) in the trees and I even got the chance 6._(hold) one.

19、I learnt lots of 7._(fact) about koalas, too. For example, koalas can sleep for up to 22 hours a day. At the sanctuary there were also kangaroos (袋鼠) that we 8._(allow) to feed. They were really cute and friendly.Another exciting part of my trip was snorkelling (潜泳) in the Great Barrier Reef, as the

20、 water was very clear and blue. I was also lucky to see some 9._(interest) sea animals.I loved visiting everywhere from the beautiful mountains and waterfalls in the National Parks 10._ the long white sandy beaches. Its a beautiful country and worth visiting one day if you ever get the chance.应用文写作假

21、定上周末你和家人组织了一次乡村旅游活动。请你写一篇英文游记，内容包括：1旅游目的地；2有意义的事；3你的感受。注意：1词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_课时作业(九).单句语法填空1(should) handments3.who/that4were made5.colder6.sights7to experience8.an9.amazing.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。调查发现，在英国，很多超过六十岁的老人都过着积极、丰富多彩的生活，他们参加各种各样的活动，发展各种业余爱好。文章对调查内容和结果进行了详细的介绍。1答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“With

22、 the positive (积极的) attitudes of many of those aged 60 and above who describe their lifestyle as interesting (38 percent), varied (各种各样的) (42 percent)”可知，42%的老人认为自己的生活丰富多彩，故选B。2答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The old people are doing what they enjoy, celebrating later life and enjoying all that it can offer. T

23、his is totally different from some younger peoples ideas of old age as boring and slowpaced”可知，这些老年人在做他们喜欢的事，老年人的生活是非常积极向上的。后面举了一些具体的例子(舞蹈家、91岁的健美运动者、81岁的歌唱女主角)来证明这一点。故A项正确。3答案与解析：A出处判断题。本文介绍了在英国，很多超过六十岁的老人都过着积极、丰富多彩的生活，这是关于老年人的生活方式的。因此文章最有可能出自生活杂志，故选A。B【语篇解读】本文介绍了一种用智能键盘进行身份识别的技术。4答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一

24、段的内容，尤其是第二句“At present, these technologies are still expensive, though”可知，现有的生物识别技术价格昂贵。根据第二段的第一句“Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a lowcost device (装置) that gets around this problem: a smart keyboard”可知，同样能够保护私人电子空间的智能键盘成本较低，故选D。5答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，智能键盘能够准确地测量人们打字的

25、节奏和力度，而打字模式因人而异。因此，智能键盘通过分析用户的打字模式进行身份识别，故选C。【干扰项分析】原文没有信息支撑A、B项，可排除；根据第一段的内容可知，数据和身份盗窃变得越来越普遍，数据安全并未得到保障，故可排除D项。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句“The team hopes to make it to market in the near future”可知，该研究团队希望在不久的将来将智能键盘推向市场，故选B。7答案与解析：D出处判断题。本文是一篇科技类说明文，很可能出自杂志。diary“日记”； guidebook“旅行指南”； novel“小说”； maga

26、zine“杂志”，故选D。.语法填空1答案与解析：took考查一般过去时。设空处与saved up 并列作谓语，应用一般过去时，故填took。2答案与解析：the考查定冠词。at the end of 意为“在末”。3答案与解析：It考查it的用法。设空处作形式主语，真正的主语是to get used to the time difference，故填It。4答案与解析：truly考查副词。设空处作状语修饰beautiful，表示“真正；确实”，故填truly。5答案与解析：sleeping考查动词ing形式作定语的用法。设空处作后置定语修饰 koalas，因为koalas与sleep之间是逻

27、辑上的主谓关系，且sleep 表示的动作当时正在发生，故填sleeping。6答案与解析：to hold考查动词不定式作定语的用法。have/get the chance to do sth.意为“有机会做某事”。7答案与解析：facts考查名词。设空处作宾语，表示“事实”，因为fact是可数名词，且其前有lots of，故填facts。8答案与解析：were allowed考查一般过去时的被动语态。设空处所在句意为“在保护区里，还有袋鼠。我们可以(were allowed)给袋鼠喂食”，故应用被动语态，因为此处描述作者去澳大利亚的旅游经历，应用一般过去时，故填were allowed。9答案

28、与解析：interesting考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰sea animals，表示“有趣的”，故填形容词interesting。10答案与解析：to考查介词。设空处所在句意为“我喜欢游览这儿的每个地方，从国家公园美丽的山和瀑布到白色的长沙滩”，故填介词to。from. to.意为“从到”。.应用文写作答案：In order to get close to nature and relax ourselves, last weekend our family took a trip to Pingan Village, which is home to oranges. When

29、 we arrived at the village, the golden oranges all over the hills came into view, adding beauty to the village.Seeing the farmers busying themselves harvesting oranges, I, together with my 15yearold brother, joined them to help them. Inexperienced as we were in picking oranges, we learned the skills quickly under the guidance of the farmers. In return for our help, the farmers offered to give us some oranges, but we refused.As far as I am concerned, as a traveler, experiencing something new and helping others are the most meaningful things in a trip.