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Unit 2 Robots*阅读理解。If you want a little extra security against thieves stealing your bicycle, designer Dennis Siegel has designed a solution. The RFID Bikealarm is attached to the seat on a bicycle and gives off an alarm when it senses movement. “The RFID Bikealarm is meant to be a useful add-on to mechanical bicycle locks because it greatly extends the range of protection with only a few ponents, ” Siegel explains on his website. “It is low-cost, durable and easy to use. ”The Bikealarm was designed as part of Siegels Bachelors degree thesis at the University of the Arts Bremen in Germany. The device will scare off any would-be thief the moment he begins to steal the bicycle to which it is attached. It is able to continuously sense the environment to distinguish between specific events, for instance a passing tram/car and a serious theft. Siegel created a working model of an alarm that would sound when it sensed movement, but wasnt initially sure how it would be best attached to a bicycle. “I decided to mount it to the rails of the seat because it allows for fortable interaction and the position is less obvious as it looks like a small repair kit, ” he says. Siegel chose to use RFID technology rather than Bluetooth to keep the costs down. Siegel explains that the most difficult aspect of creating the alarm was to get the electronic circuit down to a small enough size. The device runs off a kind of battery that can be charged by USB within 2 hours and lasts for a few days with normal use. As the Bikealarm is only at development stage, Siegel hasnt signed any agreements to put it on the market. 【文章大意】文章介绍了一种新型的防止自行车被盗的报警装置。1. When it senses movement, the RFID Bikealarm will _. A. make a warning soundB. fasten the bicycle tightlyC. shake the bicycle quicklyD. call the police automatically【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的gives off an alarm when it senses movement. 以及第四段中的Siegel created a working model of an alarm可知。2. Which of the followings shows the right position of the RFID Bikealarm on a bicycle? 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的The RFID Bikealarm is attached to the seat on a bicycle and gives off an alarm when it senses movement. 以及第四段中的I decided to mount it to the rails of the seat可知它应该安装在座子下面的横梁上, 故选B。3. What do we know about the RFID Bikealarm? A. It cant tell between specific events. B. It is very difficult to use. C. It uses a kind of battery for power. D. It depends on Bluetooth technology. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的The device runs off a kind of battery that can be charged by USB within 2 hours可知该装置的能量是由电池来提供的。故选C。4. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that _. A. the electronic circuit is a little largerB. its very easy to make a BikealarmC. it costs too much at presentD. not many Bikealarms are produced【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知Siegel还没有把这种新的报警装置推到市场。故选D。*语法填空。Residents of a town in Japan have broken the world record for building snowmen. Around 630 citizens at the Iiyama Snow Festival _1_ (make) 1,585 snowmen in one hour. The _2_ (early) record was 1,279 snowmen, _3_ was set in 2011. The event coincided with the opening of _4_ new bullet train station. Justin Patterson, the judge from the Guinness World Records organization, said the event was a wonderful occasion. He said _5_ the town was being buried in snow, the residents dealt with the challenge together in a positive light.There were strict rules for the record _6_ (break). One was that each snowman had to be over 80 cm tall. They _7_ be made of three separate snowballs, with eyes, a nose and arms. People used only their hands to make _8_ . mittee member Jiro Kobayashi told the Asahi Shimbun newspaper that the event suited the opening of the bullet train station. He said that thanks to the _9_ (cooperate) of many people, the record was broken. He said the event added _10_ the celebrations of the opening of the bullet train station. However, many people said that it was a tough thing to do because the snow didnt stick together.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文为一篇说明文。在日本的一个小镇，人们在一个小时内堆了1585个雪人，打破了先前创造的一个小时内堆1279个雪人的纪录。1made 考查动词的时态。堆雪人是过去发生的事，所以用一般过去时。2earlier 考查形容词的比较级。此处指一个小时内堆1,279个雪人是早前的纪录，和1,585的记录进行比较，故空格处用比较级。3which 考查定语从句的引导词。先行词为record，指物，故用which引导非限制性定语从句。4a 考查冠词。此处表泛指，故用不定冠词a。5although/though 考查连词。根据语境可知，空格处应用连词although/though引导让步状语从句，指“虽然小镇被雪覆盖，但居民们还是情绪高涨，共同迎接挑战”。6to be broken 考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知，此处说的是“将被打破的纪录”，故用不定式表示将来发生的动作，又因逻辑主语record是不定式动作的承受者，所以用不定式的被动式。7must/should 考查情态动词。此处指“雪人必须/应该由三个独立的雪球组成”，故用must/should。8them 考查代词。此处指代人们堆的雪人，且作make的宾语，故用them。9cooperation 考查词性转换。此处指“幸好有许多人的合作”，且空处位于定冠词之后，故用名词形式cooperation。10to 考查介词。add to为固定用法，意为“增加；增添”。*完形填空。I remember that it was a few years ago that an old woman stepped into my video store，along with her daughter.The _1_ was displaying a serious state of impatience，_2_ her watch every few seconds.If the daughter had possessed a leash(绳子)，her mother would have been _3_ to it as a means of pulling her along to _4_ the rush of other shoppers.Walking over，I asked _5_ I could help her.The woman smiled at me and showed me a _6_ on a piece of paper._7_ rushing off to find the DVD for the woman，I asked her to _8_ with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her _9_ for a moment.As we walked along the back of the store，I _10_ its floor plan(分布图)：old television shows, action movies, cartoons，science fiction films etc.The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and _11_ conversation.I said to her daughter，“_12_ some advice？”“Of course not，” said the daughter.“Cherish _13_，” I said.“When shes gone，its the little _14_ that e back to you.Times like this.I know.” It was _15_.I still missed my mom and remembered the times when Id used my impatience to make her _16_.Together they made their way towards the stores resting area.They sat there for a moment，side by side，_17_ the holiday crowds.Then the daughter glanced over and immediately _18_ her mother lovingly.And slowly she placed her arm with _19_ unaccustomed affection around her mothers shoulders and _20_ guided her back into the crowd.1A.merchant BwaitressCmother Ddaughter2A.fixing BremovingCchecking Dadjusting3A.fastened BdevotedCaccustomed Dapplied4A.break away from Bmake way forCget along with Dkeep pace with5A.when BwhetherCwhy Dhow6A.tip BtitleCticket Dreceipt7A.Apart from BAs toCRather than DRegardless of8A.municate BjogCtrade Dwalk9A.stay BholidayCpany Dtime10A.described BblamedCappreciated Dcorrected11A.casual BattractiveCsevere Dconvincing12A.Prepare BMindCLack DOffer13A.her BmeCherself Dyourself14A.feelings BpresentsCchances Dmoments15A.reasonable BpossibleCtrue Dappropriate16A.desperate BupsetCpuzzled Dastonished17A.approaching BevaluatingCobserving Dexpecting18A.attended BfoundCrecognized Dwatched19A.apparently BsuddenlyCbasically Dgradually20A.accidentally BgentlyCsmoothly Drandomly【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。“我”在音像商店工作时遇到一位老母亲和女儿一起购买DVD，这个女儿行色匆匆，恨不能用绳子拉着行动迟缓的母亲。“我”让这位母亲和“我”一起寻找她想要的DVD，并建议这个女儿要珍惜母亲的陪伴。最后，她挽着母亲，走进人群中【核心词汇】along with.和一道a state of.一种状态impatience n不耐烦，无耐心rush off赶紧去conversation n会话，交谈cherish珍爱，爱护side by side肩并肩地unaccustomed adj.不习惯的，奇怪的，不寻常的affection n影响，喜爱，慈爱，感情1D根据上文中的“an old woman stepped into my video store, along with her daughter”可知，一位老母亲和她的女儿一起来到“我”的音像商店；结合下文中的“If the daughter had possessed.other shoppers”可知，女儿显得很不耐烦，故D项正确。A项意为“商人”；B项意为“女侍者，女服务员”。2C根据上文内容以及空处所在句中的“displaying a serious state of impatience”可知，这个女儿显得很不耐烦；据此可以判断，她不停地查看(checking)手表，故选C项。A项意为“固定，修理”；B项意为“移开，去除”；D项意为“调整，校正”。3A根据空处所在句中的“If the daughter had possessed a leash(绳子)，her mother would have been _3_ to it as a means of pulling her along”可知，如果这个女儿有一根绳子的话，她的母亲将被系在绳子的一头。A项意为“把系在”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“致力，奉献”；C项意为“使习惯”；D项意为“申请，运用”。4D根据上文及空后的“the rush of other shoppers”可以判断，如果有绳子，这个女儿将用绳子拉住她的母亲，以赶上(keep pace with)匆匆的购物人群，故选D项。A项意为“突然挣脱，逃脱”；B项意为“给让路”；C项意为“与融洽相处”。5B根据该空所在句中的“I asked _5_ I could help her”可知，空处引导宾语从句，作动词asked的宾语，由“I could help her”和asked可以判断，“我”问她是否需要帮忙。因此用whether引导该宾语从句，故B项正确。6B根据下文中的“find the DVD”，结合该空所在句“The woman smiled at me and showed me a _6_ on a piece of paper”可知，这位母亲微笑着递给“我”一张写有名称的纸。B项意为“名称，标题”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“建议”，C项意为“票”，D项意为“收据”，都与语境不符。7C根据该空所在句中的“I asked her to _8_ with me so I could show her where she could find it”可知，“我”让她和“我”一起走(walk)以便“我”能让她知道她在哪里可以找到她需要的DVD；据此可以判断，“我”没有急忙为她寻找。C项意为“而不是”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“除之外”；B项意为“至于”；D项意为“不管，不顾”。8D参见上题解析。下文中的“walked”亦是提示。A项意为“交流”，B项意为“慢跑”，C项意为“交易”，都与语境不符。9C根据空后的“As we walked along the back of the store”可知，“我”和她一起走着寻找她需要的DVD；结合该空所在句中的“I wanted to enjoy her _9_ for a moment”可以判断，“我”想要她陪伴(pany)“我”一会儿。A项意为“停留，逗留”；B项意为“假期”。10A根据该空所在句中的“its floor plan(分布图)：old television shows，action movies，cartoons，science fiction films etc.”可知，“我”向她描述(described)着商店的商品分区情况：老的电视节目、动作片、卡通片以及科幻片等。故A项正确。B项意为“责备”；C项意为“欣赏”；D项意为“纠正”。11A根据空前的“The woman seemed glad of the unrushedtrip”可知，这位母亲对这次并不匆忙的购物过程感到很满意；空处与“the unrushedtrip”，相呼应，据此可以判断，该处表示“轻松随意的交谈”。A项意为“轻松的，随意的”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“吸引人的”；C项意为“严厉的，严肃的”；D项意为“使人信服的”。12B根据这个女儿的回答“Of course not”可知，她不介意“我”提出建议；据此可以判断，此处表示“介意我提点建议吗？”B项意为“介意”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“准备”，C项意为“缺乏”，D项意为“提供”，都与语境不符。13A根据下文中的“When shes gone，its.to you”可知，如果她的母亲去世了，这是她可以回想起来的时刻；据此可以判断，“我”建议她珍惜她的母亲；空处作宾语，因此用宾格her，故A项正确。14D参见上题解析。D项意为“时刻”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“感情”，B项意为“礼物”，C项意为“机会”，都与语境不符。15C根据空后的“I still missed my mom and remembered the times when Id used my impatience to make her _16_ ”可知，“我”仍然怀念“我”的母亲，记得“我”用不耐烦让“我”的母亲难过的日子；据此可以判断，“我”对她说的这种情况是真实的(true)。故C项正确。A项意为“合理的”；B项意为“可能的”；D项意为“适当的，恰当的，相称的”。16B参见上题解析。B项意为“难过的”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“无望的，不顾一切的”，C项意为“困惑的，无法理解的”，D项意为“惊讶的”，都与语境不符。17C根据该空所在句“They sat there for a moment，side by side，_17_ the holiday crowds”可知，这对母女肩并肩坐着，注视着假日里的人群；C项意为“观察，注视”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“靠近”，B项意为“评估”，D项意为“期望”，都与语境不符。18D根据该空所在句“Then the daughter glanced over and immediately _18_ her mother lovingly”可知，女儿充满爱意地看着她的母亲，D项意为“看着”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“参加”，B项意为“发现”，C项意为“认识”，都与语境不符。19A根据该空所在句中的“And slowly she placed her arm with _19_ unaccustomed affection around her mothers shoulders”可知，她慢慢地将她的手臂放在母亲的肩膀上，似乎不习惯这种充满爱意的表达。A项意为“似乎”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“突然地”，C项意为“基本地，主要地”，D项意为“逐渐地”，都与语境不符。20B根据语境及该空所在句中的“guided her back into the crowd”可知，她慢慢地将她的手臂放在母亲的肩膀上，然后温柔地(gently)领着她的母亲走进人群。故B项正确。A项意为“偶然地，附带地，意外地”；C项意为“平滑地，平稳地，流畅地，顺利地”；D项意为“任意地，胡乱地，随便地”。*短文改错。Nowadays, food waste is being seriously in China. To show their hospitality in interpersonal munication, some customers ordered far more than what is enough, cause much food to be untouched and thrown away.What is even more unbearable lie in the fact what banquets at public expenses cost the reputation of our government as well as a huge amount of money. The money could have actually been spent helping those which are in need. Consequently, such waste really makes people be disappointed and depressed. To our delighted, as a nationwide campaign against waste at the dining table has launched, “Clear the Plates” is gaining more acceptance and support. Therefore, the nations “Clear the Plates” is most likely to bee the mainstream idea of hospitality through everyone efforts.答案：Nowadays, food waste is being in China. To show their hospitality in interpersonal munication, some customers far more than what is enough, much food to be untouched and thrown away.What is even more unbearable in the fact banquets at public expenses cost the reputation of our government as well as a huge amount of money. The money could have actually been spent helping those are in need. Consequently, such waste really makes people disappointed and depressed. To our ， as a nationwide campaign against waste at the dining table has launched, “Clear the Plates” is gaining more acceptance and support. Therefore, the nations “Clear the Plates” is most likely to bee the mainstream idea of hospitality through efforts.难项分析：第三处：causecausing 考查非谓语动词。此处用现在分词短语作结果状语。第七处：去掉disappointed前的be 考查make的复合结构。“make宾语宾补”中，宾补可以是动词原形、形容词、副词、过去分词等。disappointed和depressed是过去分词转化来的形容词，所以be是多余的。第九处：在has后加been 考查动词的语态。launch a campaign “发起运动”，campaign与launch之间是被动关系，所以要用现在完成时的被动语态。*
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