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Unit 1 Laughter is good for you一、阅读理解。A new “smart bin” could mean the end of environment-conscious families spending hours sorting tins, cartons, bottles, and cardboard for recycling.The invention, which can help sort rubbish into recycling categories without needing people to operate. It is being trialed in Poland and is set to go on sale in UK within a few years.The bin, designed by start-up pany Bin.E, recognizes different type of waste via a system positioned inside the bin which uses sensors, image recognition and artificial intelligence. Once waste is placed inside, the camera and sensor identify its type and place it in one of the smaller bins. Then it presses the waste so it occupies less space.It is thought that the bin could be stocked by department stores such as John Lewis, which said it is introducing more new hi-tech recycling bins. Matt Thomas, a buyer at John Lewis, gave us the reason, “Weve recently seen a jump in specialist bins sales, with a 25 percent increase in the last few months alone. We have noticed our customers are being more and more focused on sustainability. In response to this demand, we are really excited to introduce a smart bin this autumn/winter season-designed to make recycling more efficient and functional for the everyday home.Bin. Es official release on the market will take place in 2018. However, at first only a larger version designed for offices will be available. The office bin will sell at 430 while customers will need to pay a 107 subscription fee for an acpanying smartphone app, which hooks them up with collection services. A spokesman at Bin. E said that home version of the bin will be cheaper and will not include a monthly payment.They added: “After the office version, we plan to create an outdoor version and later the home version. We decided to go for the outdoor version for public areas first because it is more difficult to organize an efficient waste segregating system than in our homes.”1.What do we know about about a new “smart bin” from the first paragraph?A. It works automatically.B. It has been used widely.C. It is easy to operate.D. It is very expensive.2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The waste.B. The camera.C. The bin.D. The sensor.3.Why is John Lewis introducing more new hi-tech recycling bins?A. To change peoples behaviour,B. To satisfy increasing demands.C. To popularize new technology.D. To make them more famous.4.Where will the first version of new “smart bin” be used according to Bin. Es official?A. At home.B. In the supermarket.C. In the open air.D. In the office.【文章大意】本文介绍了一款可以智能分类垃圾的“智能垃圾箱”。并对它的设计，市场应用进行了介绍。2.C 【解析】词义猜测题。根据上段The invention, which can help sort rubbish into recycling categories without needing people to operate这项发明可以帮助垃圾分类，可知it指代the smart bin，故选C。 4.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章However, at first only a larger version designed for offices will be available.最初只有一个为办公室设计的更大胆版本才可以使用。可知最初是在办公室使用，故选D。二、单项填空1.As we know, nothing can be equal to the _ of parents for their children in the world.A. privilege B. affection C. substitute D. adjustment【答案】B【解析】privilege 特权；affection 喜爱；热爱；substitute 代替者；adjustment 调整。句意：众所周知，世界上没有东西可以和父母对孩子的爱进行媲美。2.If you e to visit China, you will experience a culture of amazing depth and _ variety.A. bination B. mixture C. connection D. variety【答案】D【解析】mixture 混合，混合物；connection 连接；bination 结合；variety 多样，种类。句意：如果你来中国旅游，你将会体验到一种博大精深的文化(体验中国文化的深度和多样性)。3.The famous musician, as well as his students, was invited to _ at the opening ceremony of the 2012 TaipeiFlower Expo.A. accelerate B. improve C. perform D. develop【答案】C【解析】accelerate 加速，加快；improve 改善，提高；perform 表现，表演；develop 发展。句意：那位著名的音乐家以及他的学生应邀在 2012 年台北花卉博览会开幕式上进行了演出。4.A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and professors to _ together inresearch activities.A. specialize B. participate C. consist D. involve【答案】B【解析】句意：麻省理工学院教育的一个特点就是给学生和教授共同参与研究工作的机会。specialize 与 in搭配表示专攻与某一门学科 to specialize in history 表示专攻历史；participate 与 in 搭配表示参与，参加.participate in=take part in；consist 与 in 搭配表示在于，存在于的意思。involve 与 in 的搭配有两种形式:involve sb./sth. in 表示使卷入。5.A good government will _ its citizens freedom of speech instead of attempting to control their opinionsand thoughts.A. guarantee B. instruct C. indicate D. convey【答案】A【解析】句意：一个好的政府会保证公民言论自由，而不会试图控制他们的意见和思想。guarantee 担保，保证；instruct 通知，指示，命令，教授；indicate 表明，暗示；convey 传递，传达。6.I want you to _ them that theyve got three months to get the details sorted out.A.promise B.instruct C.expect D.forecast【答案】A【解析】句意： “明天我们可以象计划的那样去露营吗？” “恐怕不能，乌云预示着要有一场大雨。 ”promise答应，许诺，预示(主语是物)；instruct 指导，指示；expect 期待，预料；forecast 预测(主语是人)。句意：我想让你告知他们，他们有三个月时间来理清细节。7.My English teachers humor made every student _.A. burst into laughing B. burst out laughter C. burst into laughter D. burst in laughing【答案】C【解析】句意：英语老师的幽默使得所有的同学突然大笑起来。burst into laughter 意为“突然大笑起来” ，其他选项搭配不对。8.When asked how he _ the excellent idea, he said one of his childhood experiences was the originalinspiration to begin his story.A. put up with B. kept up with C. came up with D. went through with【答案】C【解析】put up with 忍受，忍耐；keep up with 与并驾齐驱，跟上；e up with“提出，想出(计划/答案等)；go through with 将进行到底。句意：当被问到他是怎样想到那个好主意时，他说灵感来自于他童年的一次经历。9.Eventually, I felt well enough to _ a job as a teaching assistant.A. take off B. take on C. take back D. take in【答案】B【解析】take on a job 意为“(受雇)承担一项工作” 。句意：最后，我觉得病情已经恢复到可以担任(take on)一个助教的工作了。10.Why did Miss Li resign from the present position so abruptly?As far as I know, she _ for higher wages, but was turned down in the end.A. broke off B. gave away C. went on D. held out【答案】D【解析】break off(使)分离，(使)脱离，停止，断交；give away 赠送，泄露；go on 继续，发生；hold out for坚持得到，坚持要求。句意： “李小姐为什么如此突然辞去现在的职位？” “据我所知，她坚持要求增加薪水，但最后被拒绝了。 ”11.The actors absurd behavior put an end to the last traces of _ his fans had for him.A. appreciation B. motivation C. affection D. expectation【答案】C【解析】appreciation 欣赏，鉴别，增值，感谢；motivation 动机，积极性，推动；affection 喜爱，感情，影响，感染；expectation 期待，预期，指望。句意：那个演员荒谬的行为结束了他的粉丝们对他的喜爱。have affection for/towards 喜爱；钟爱。12.The Internet and _ on campus services，from food delivery to laundry，are fuelling a student culture ofstaying in dormitories. A student can have every need met without leaving the dormitory.A. various B. Expensive C. plex D. interesting【答案】A【解析】various 各种各样的，符合句意。expensive 昂贵的；plex 复杂的；interesting 有趣的。句意：网络及各种校园快捷服务的流行，从订餐服务到洗衣服务，促进了校园“宅文化”的传播。足不出户，学生便可以解决一切需求。13.Your _ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.A. performance B. growth C. operation D. character【答案】A【解析】performance 表演；growth 成长；operation 手术；character 性格。句意：如果你养成反思所学知识的好习惯，那么作为学生你会表现得很出色的。14.In order to encourage _ in class activities, teachers may call on students regardless of whether theyhave raised their hands.A. inspection B. suspension C. anticipation D. participation【答案】D【解祈】inspection 检验，检查，视察，检阅；suspension 悬浮，悬架，悬浮液，暂停；anticipation 期待，希望，预期，预测，预感；participation 参加，参与。句意：为了鼓励学生参与班级活动，老师可以号召学生，不管他们是否举手(想要参加)。15.Although looking good is no _ of doing the job well, personnel officers often hire the person they thinkmost physically attractive.A. guarantee B. principle C. reward D. guidance【答案】A【解析】句意：尽管良好的相貌并不是把工作做好的保证，但人事管理人员常常会聘用他们认为外貌非常吸引人的人。guarantee 保证；principle 原则；reward 奖励；guidance 指导。三、完形填空In a world where parisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 1with who you are. Theres always someone whos a bit 2. The only solution is to reach 3 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 4 measure for parison than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your5. Nothing useful ever es from parison to others. 6you see yourself as better than someone and you get7, or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for8. It is a fools game. Not one of us is 9 alike. The only direct and honest parison is 10 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges. My opinion is that you are only 11 to pare yourself to someone else if their life 12 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how 13 you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if theres not, you can 14 someone is ing up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life? Bee your best 15. Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to16 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 17 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesnt make a bit of18. You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own 19 is all you need. If you 20 to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day, you will always be at the top of your game. 【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。我们总是拿自己与别人进行比较, 这样一来就会使自己总不满意, 而正确办法是拿自己的现在与自己的过去进行比较, 我们自己才是自己最好的竞争者。1. A. patient B. strict C. content D. concerned【解析】选C。从前面的句子: In a world where parisons happen non-stop, 可知现在到处都在比较, 很难有对自己满意的。patient有耐心的; strict严格的; content满意的; concerned关心的, 关注的。故选C。2. A. strongerB. wiserC. lazierD. better【解析】选D。根据上文在和别人比较的时候, 总是有人更好。better更好; stronger更强; lazier更懒; wiser更聪明。故选D。3. A. outB. upC. insideD. outside【解析】选C。从后面的句子: measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. 可知唯一的解决办法是看自己的内在, 和自己比。4. A. accurateB. carefulC. usefulD. powerful【解析】选A。没有比和你昨天, 上星期, 十年前相比更准确的比较了。accurate精确的; careful仔细的; useful有用的; powerful强大的, 有力的。故选A。5. A. endB. bestC. sideD. convenience【解析】选B。when引导的定语从句, 修饰yesterday, last week or last decade, 说明那时你是最好的。end结束; best 最高水平; side边; convenience方便。故选B。6. A. WhetherB. IfC. OnceD. Either【解析】选D。要么你认为自己比别人好, 从而你变得懒惰, 要么你认为别人比你好, 你觉得你的努力工作毫无意义。7. A. lazyB. inspiredC. busyD. satisfied【解析】选A。从前面的句子: Either you see yourself as better than someone可知看见你比别人好, 你就会懒惰下来。lazy懒惰的; inspired受到激励的; busy忙的; satisfied满意的。故选A。8. A. funB. nothingC. sureD. success【解析】选B。你看见别人比你好, 认为自己的努力徒劳, for nothing“徒劳”。故选B。9. A. reallyB. fullyC. exactlyD. actually【解析】选C。没有人是完全相同的。exactly修饰alike。故选C。10. A. toB. byC. forD. within【解析】选D。从前面的句子: The only solution is to reach inside and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. 可知唯一直接的, 诚实的比较是和自己比较。故选D。11. A. allowedB. suggestedC. instructedD. directed【解析】选A。我的意见是只是当其他人的情况和你的一样时, 你才被允许和别人相比。allow允许; suggest建议; instruct指导; direct指导。故选A。12. A. positionB. situationC. occasionD. acmodation【解析】选B。这里指别人的生活情况。position位置; situation形势, 情况; occasion机会, 场合; acmodation食宿。故选B。13. A. diligentB. dedicatedC. optimisticD. addicted【解析】选B。无论你的工作多么努力, 多么用心, 总有一个人能跑得更快, 跳得更高, 成绩更好, 或者穿着泳装看起来更漂亮。diligent 勤勉的; dedicated专注的, 用心的; optimistic 乐观的; addicted 上瘾的, 沉迷的。故选B。14. A. declareB. concludeC. announceD. bet【解析】选D。declare宣称; conclude下结论; announce宣布; bet打赌。you bet你可以确信, 确定。故选D。15. A. assistantB. coachC. petitorD. teacher【解析】选C。从前面的句子: So how can you always win in life? 可知这句话是成为自己最好的竞争者。assistant助手; coach教练; petitor竞争者; teacher老师。故选C。16. A. leadB. pushC. exposeD. cause【解析】选B。看清你最近的极限是将你推向一个新的高度的极好的事情。lead 领导; push推动; expose 暴露; cause 引起。17. A. wondersB. saysC. caresD. asks【解析】选C。如果下一个人能爬15层楼梯谁在乎? wonder奇怪, 想知道; say说话; care关心, 在乎; ask问。故选C。18. A. differenceB. senseC. changeD. effort【解析】选A。make a difference有影响。difference不同; sense感觉; change改变; effort努力。故选A。19. A. benefitB. resultC. habitD. progress【解析】选D。从前面的句子: You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. 可知你的进步是你所需要的。benefit利益; result结果; habit习惯; progress进步。故选D。20. A. mitB. devoteC. tendD. contribute【解析】选A。如果你致力于每天都提高自己一点点, 那么你就会总是你自己的赢家。mit to 交付, 致力于; devote to 献身于; tend to 倾向于, 趋向; contribute to 有助于, 贡献。四、短文改错。Dear Chris，Im Li Ming，monitor of Class One，Senior One.Im glad to hear that you will e to our school as exchange student next term.I feel it an honor of us to study with you.Now I have something to tell you about.Firstly，with the climate changing，you should prepared enough clothes.Then there are different kind of foods and snacks which will give you a chance to experiencing rich Chinese food culture.In addition，every student is friendly to foreign friends，that will make it easy for you to get along good with them.Last but not least，we can do what we can to help you，and you must get prepared to meet trouble.During your stay here，I hope you can tell us more about American culture.Only by understanding and learn from each other can we spend these days together happily.Yours，Li Ming.文章大意：短文为李明写给交换生Chris的一封信，表示在他来我校交换期间会帮助他适应环境，以及互相学习。答案：Dear Chris，Im Li Ming，monitor of Class One，Senior One.Im glad to hear that you will e to our school asexchange student next term.I feel it an honor us to study with you.Now I have something to tell you about.Firstly，with the climate changing，you should enough clothes.Then there are different of foods and snacks which will give you a chance to rich Chinese food culture.In addition，every student is friendly to foreign friends， will make it easy for you to get along with them.Last but not least，we can do what we can to help you， you must get prepared to meet trouble.During your stay here，I hope you can tell us more about American culture.Only by understanding and from each other can we spend these days together happily.解析：考查冠词，student是可数名词，前需加冠词，exchange是以元音音素开头的单词，因此使用不定冠词an。解析：考查固定搭配，表达“对于某人而言”使用介词for。解析：考查固定搭配，此处是“告诉某人”，使用tell sb.，多了介词about。解析：考查动词，should是情态动词，后接动词原形，因此使用prepare。解析：考查名词的复数形式，kind“种类”是可数名词，表示“不同的种类”，different后接其复数形式。解析：考查动词的用法，a chance to do sth.“做某事的机会”，to为动词不定式，后接动词原形，因此使用experience。解析：考查定语从句引导词，考查非限制性定语从句的引导词，使用which。解析：考查固定搭配，表达“与某人相处融洽”使用动词短语get along well with sb.，因此good改为well。解析：考查连词的用法，前后句子为转折的关系，and为并列的关系，因此改为but。解析：考查动名词形式，此处and连接两个并列的结构，by后接动名词，因此learn使用其动名词形式learning。
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