高中英语 Unit 2 Robots Section Ⅱ Warming up and Reading-Language points课时作业 新人教版选修7

Unit 2RobotsSection Warming up and ReadingLanguage points.词汇运用(用所给词的适当形式填空)1“_measures should be taken to solve the problem.” the manager said _.(firm)答案： Firm；firmly2What_ Kate most was that when she was writing something _about herself，she suddenly found her father standing behind her，which made her more _.(embarrass)答案：embarrassed；embarrassing；embarrassed3Though he_to us again and again why he failed to finish writing the composition，we didnt think his _was believable.(explain)答案：explained；explanation4. Another big noise _her awake.She was even_ to learn the _news that another bombing had hit the city.(alarm)答案：alarmed；alarmed；alarming5All went on_after they_away all these difficulties.(smooth)答案：smoothly；smoothed6But this condition alone is not enough and must be_(accompany) by others.答案：accompanied7He is quite_and he shows great_for those poor children who cant go to school.(sympathy)答案：sympathetic；sympathy.动词专练(用所给动词的适当形式填空)1. The new machine _(test) out before it is put into production.答案：will be tested2I felt_(embarrass) when I entered Janes house because Jane happened _(quarrel) with his husband at the time.答案：embarrassed；to be quarrelling 3Professor White began _(experiment) with a new household robot _(see) whether it is helpful to housewives.答案：experimenting；to see4Tony，_(wear) an apron，walked into the kitchen_(prepare) lunch for Larry.答案：wearing；to prepare 5It was _(disturb) to see a robot walking around the house.答案：disturbing6The young lady felt it ridiculous_(offer) sympathy by a child.答案：to be offered7I would rather you _(invite) him to dinner yesterday.答案：had invited 8The guests _(arrive) soon as the party would begin 20 minutes later.答案：would be arriving.完成句子1_(我很同情她)；she has to bring up the children on her own.答案：I have a lot of sympathy for her2The young man looks_(更像一个职员而不像是经理)答案：more like a clerk than a manager3A woman wearing an apron broke into the room so that he had to_(宣布会议结束)答案：declare the meeting closed4_(尽管这名司机陪他去看了医生)，he didnt get satisfaction.答案：Although the driver accompanied him to the doctors5As Jack was her youngestchild，_(她总是偏爱他)答案：she always favoured him6_(我不允许你用那种方式和奶奶说话)；you should show respect to her.答案：I wont have you talking to Granny that way.阅读理解Since the late 1980s，nothing has made Peccioli residents happier than collecting garbage.At that time，the small town built one of the most advanced dumping sites (垃圾堆积场) in Italy，designed to recycle and produce green energy.For 20 years，its been Pecciolis most profitable business.So when a group of young scientists from a nearby university in Pisa called Pecciolis city hall and asked for permission to run a robotics test，all they had to do was say the magic word：trash.During a recent test at Pecciolis main street，the strange garbage collecting robot came into peoples sight：It had two wheels，rounded arms，and two big inspiring eyes，seeming to have escaped from the cartoon movie “WallE”Like a taxi answering a call，DustCart rode across the street to meet the caller.Once the robot arrived，it asked for a personal ID number that both identifies (识别) the user and tracks the garbage.It also sorted out the trash being dumpedorganic，recyclable or waste.DustCart then opened its belly bin (垃圾肚)，collected the trash and took it to a fake dumping site.Besides replacing the garbage man，Dario，the head scientist，said DustCart could also be an answer to the noise pollution that comes with traditional trash collection in Italy.In cities like Rome，for example，noisy trucks collect garbage in the middle of night.To solve that problem，DustCart runs on a silent，speciallydesigned battery operated engine.However，its whole reaction time still seems too slow to deal with any real situation.Placing DustCart throughout the crowded streets of European capitals is an even farther reach.“We still need to work on it，” admitted the scientists，“but we are on the right track.”Fortunately，the research team has time and money to do it.DustCart is part of a project called “DustBot，a $3.9 million research program that started in 2006 to implement robotics in society in useful ways，such as cleaning the streets.”It was given a friendly look to encourage interaction with humans.But for many Italians，who believe in drying their shirts on clothes lines even in December and still look at microwaves with suspicion，the idea of handing their trash to robots seems a little too advancedor odd.Even in Peccioli.“Perhaps I find it hard to give my final opinion on a project like this，” said Luca Di Sandro，a small businessman from the town.“But I have become curious.”语篇解读意大利科学家研制出新型的“垃圾回收机器人”，它可以随时听候用户的差遣，主动上门分门别类地收取垃圾。1From the first paragraph we learn that_.APeccioli met the serious garbage problem in the 1980sBPeccioli owns the biggest dumping site in ItalyCpeople in Peccioli benefit a lot from collecting trashDpeople in Peccioli only use green energy from garbage解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段的介绍，尤其是最后一句可以看出，Peccioli人以垃圾回收为业，从中获益颇多。答案：C2One of the purposes of DustCarts asking for the users ID number was to_.Acharge the person automaticallyBfollow the moving path of the garbageCrecord the familys monthly amount of trashDget the persons comment on the service later解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中Once the robot arrived，it asked for a personal ID number that both identifies the user and tracks the garbage可知，留下垃圾投放人的ID号码目的之一是为了可以追踪其扔掉的垃圾。答案：B3Compared with traditional trash collection，DustCart_.Areduces the cost greatlyBmakes much less noiseCworks better in trash recyclingDcan work in the middle of night解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中Dario，the head scientist，said DustCart could also be an answer to the noise pollution that comes with traditional trash collection in Italy可知，与传统垃圾回收方式相比，DustCart能够降低噪音。答案：B4It can be inferred from the passage that_.Athe dumping site is causing serious pollutionBthere are not enough garbage men in ItalyCDustCart will not come into use very soonDtraditional trash collection causes traffic problems解析：推理判断题。根据第七段可推知，DustCart还存在一些不足有待改进，故其真正投入使用还有待时日。答案：CScience fiction writers create imaginary worlds.The way things work in your imaginary worlds will be based on actual science.So its important for you to be familiar with the scientific principles and inventions that are related to your creation.For example，if youre writing about humans living on a planet with zero gravity，then you need to know the effects of zero gravity on the human body.Then you have to figure out the exact rules of your imaginary worlds.And you have to follow them.If humans are able to breathe underwater in Chapter 1，your character cant drown in a swimming pool in Chapter 3.The issue here is maintaining your readers trust.That means the reader is willing to pretend along with you.If you start out with an ordinary detective novel and then throw in someone breathing underwater in the 6th chapter，you will pull the readers out of their imagination.The same thing happens if you change the rules halfway.Part of your preparation work for the novel is to map out its worlds in great detail.You should decide the following issues：the history of the world，the geography，what possibilities it offers，how everything works in this new reality，and how all of these factors affect the way your characters think，feel，and react to things.You dont have to tell your readers all the rules in the first chapter.But you have to let readers know enough to understand whats going on.This also allows you to work out logical problems and contradictions before you start writing.When you are writing，remember to make it feel real.You are inviting readers to visit a new world.They will want to be able to see，hear，feel，smell，and even taste what its like.Whether your novels about a world without disease or an undiscovered planet，help your readers feel like theyre actually there.语篇解读很多人对科幻小说充满兴趣，你是否想写科幻小说呢？5Whats the relationship between actual science and science fiction?AScience fiction promotes the development of actual science.BScience fiction often reflects the development of actual science.CActual science limits the imagination described in science fiction.DActual science provides basic principles for science fiction.解析：推理判断题。从第一段的The way things work in your imaginary worlds will be based on actual science.可知D项正确。 答案：D6The second paragraph is mainly developed by_.Amaking comparisonsBgiving examplesCfollowing the time orderDanalyzing causes解析：文章结构题。第二段主要是通过举例的方式阐述了观点。答案：B7The target readers of the passage are _.Ayoung scientists Bscience fiction writersCcollege students Dprofessional journalists解析：推理判断题。文章多处出现第二人称，如The way things work in your imaginary worlds.由此可推断出作者在与写科幻小说的人交流。答案：B8The passage is mainly about_.Ahow to do scientific researchBhow to raise interest in scienceCwhat to expect from science fictionDhow to write science fiction解析：主旨大意题。文章主要针对如何写好科幻小说提出了建议。答案：D