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Unit 5 The power of nature一、阅读理解。 Imagine getting a soft drink from a robot machine using only your smart phone. Or scanning a QR code (二维码) to buy goods from a newspaper ad. By making use of these new technologies, China mobile shopping is a bit ahead of the United States. China is still the worlds largest smart phone market, even though growth is slow. It accounts for about 30 percent of the global smart phone market, and Chinese smart phone users are expected to jump from 526.8 million to 640 million in 2018, according to eMarketer. And its shoppers are using their instruments to rush to purchase a wide range of goods and services.Nearly half of all Chinas e-merce sales, totaling $505.7 billion, are made with mobile devices, versus roughly one-quarter in the US, according to eMarketer. By 2019, Chinas mobile sales will account for 71 percent of those sales. “We dont see mobile buying staying unchangeable for the next five years,” said Monica Pearl, eMarketers director of forecasting. “Itll increase because consumer behavior has changed.” Featurerich(功能多样的), cheap smart phones are also helping fuel the boom, she added. “China is, after all, a mobile first market,” explains Brian Buchwald, CEO of consumer intelligence firm Bomoda. So it has been able to go beyond other markets, which mainly used PCs for purchases. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has allowed a free-flowing retail and payments marketplace. “There are no restraints(约束),” said Michael Zakkour, vice president of China / Asia Pacific practice at Tompkins International. And thats good news for WeChat, a messaging app thats only five years old and is offered by the Internet giant Tencent. The app now has 650 million users. And a good mass of them are using the app for mobile shopping. The result is thatWeChat payments, along with Alibabas Alipay, lead the market. Because retailers can easily set up shops inside WeChat, users can plan family vacations, order a taxi or even buy clothes without going anywhere else. China is up to three years ahead of the US in mobile shopping, said Buchwald. “And its moving faster than any other area of the economy. Its the future.”1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.China has more goods than the United States.B.Americas new technologies are as good as China.C.Chinas smart phone market is larger than that of the United States.D.American smart phone users will be ahead of Chinese in 2018.2.According to Monica Pearl, why is mobile shopping increasing in China?A.Chinese are fond of using these new technologies.B.Nearly half of all Chinas emerce sales are made with mobile devices.C.Smart phones are cheaper than any other country in the world.D.The behavior of customers has changed.3.Which best describes the Buchwalds attitude toward Chinese mobile shopping?A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Worried.参考答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.B解析： 1.细节题。根据“China is still the worlds largest smart phone market, even though growth is slow”可知,哪怕增速有所减缓,中国仍然是世界上最大的智能手机市场,自然也大于美国的智能手机市场。2.推断题。根据第4段“Itll increase because consumer behavior has changed”可知,它只会不断增长,因为消费者的行为已经发生了变化。3.推断题。根据最后一句可知,其发展速度也快于其他任何一个经济领域。未来前景无限,可知Buchwald对移动购物的态度是乐观的。二、单句语法填空1I think that the house will be _ (suit) for the needs of your family.答案：suitablebe suitable for . “适合”。2Its impossible _ (evaluate) these results without knowing more about the research method.答案：to evaluate惯用句型Itsadj.to do。该句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为动词不定式，故填to evaluate。3He is unfortunate to have his house _ (burn) to the ground.答案：burnt/burnedburn to the ground “全部焚毁”，burn和his house存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词作宾语补足语。4You must be _ (absolute) silent or the birds wont appear.答案：absolutely此处应用副词修饰形容词silent，故填absolutely。5Yesterday I went to see him, only _ (learn) that he had gone abroad two days before.答案：to learnonly to do “结果却”，在句中作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果。6Watching through their windows, the flood victims were anxious _ (wait) for rescuers to e.答案：to waitbe anxious to do . “焦虑地做/急于做”。7My watch is still _ guarantee, so theyll repair it for free.答案：underunder guarantee “在保修期内”。8She works in a theatre, _ (follow) in her fathers footsteps.答案：following主语she与follow之间为主动关系，故用现在分词following作状语。9I would like to express my _ (appreciate) and thanks to you all.答案：appreciation由空格前的my一词可知，应填名词。10I need to make an _ (appoint) with Mike to discuss the matter.答案：appointmentmake an appointment with sb. “和某人预约”。三、完形填空。After living near Madrid for a year as an au pair (以帮做家务事等换取食宿的人) three years ago, it was nice to _1_ this weekend. I felt like I was at home and thought how _2_ one can be to feel like this in a place that isnt _3_ your home. I now refer to this town as one of my homes from home and have learnt how home is where your _4_ is.A lot of people get homesick and it is a very _5_ feeling when away from _6_ ones and home forts. _7_， I have learnt that you can feel at home when you are _8_ in that place with people who _9_ you.Through simply embracing every moment, _10_ friends and enjoying a new _11_， you can feel settled in a short amount of time. I did exactly this when moving to Spain for the first time, as positive thoughts tend to bring positive experiences. Luckily enough, I was _12_ with a host family that were very _13_， which helped to ease the process of feeling happy and settled. I now love visiting when I can to see how the children grow up and feel very blessed by being able to _14_ this.Yet again, I am living in Spain on my year abroad, but this time with students and not a(n) _15_， in a different region. Nonetheless, the process of _16_ had been easier, as I feel _17_ the Spanish culture already. Of course when moving away from home you have to _18_ many things that are different in parison to what you call home. However, this is the _19_ of travelling, exploring and _20_ yourself and a new place. A new place that one day you might be able to call your home too.1A.leave BplanCmove Dvisit2A.proud BluckyCpopular Dreal3A.finally BpossiblyCpletely Dnecessarily4A.belief BdreamCheart Djob5A.normal BuniqueCstrong Duneasy6A.similar BunusualCloved Drespected7A.However BThereforeCInstead DOtherwise8A.free BpowerfulCavailable Dfortable9A.care for Blook forCask for Dwait for10A.missing BmakingCchoosing Daiding11A.idea BcultureChome Dchance12A.chatting BplayingCliving Ddealing13A.wise BhonestCsuccessful Dfriendly14A.change BexperienceCsupport Dimprove15A.teacher BroommateCfamily Dorganization16A.going on Bturning aroundCstepping forward Dsettling in17A.accustomed to Bexcited atCsatisfied with Dinterested in18A.give up Bstart withCadapt to Dcarry out19A.role BsecretCdelight Dsymbol20A.helping BdiscoveringCenjoying Dcontrolling【解题导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。作者在异国他乡找到了自己的“家”。1D根据最后一段开头的Yet again, I am living in Spain on my year abroad, but this time with students可知，作者重“访(visit)”西班牙。2B根据上文的I felt like I was at home和下文的feel like this可知，在异国他乡能找到家的感觉确实“幸运(lucky)”。3D如果在某个地方“不一定(not necessarily)”就是家能找到家的感觉，那真是幸运。4C根据上文的nice，felt like，feel like可知，作者认识到家就是“心灵(heart)”的归属地。5A根据上文的A lot of people get homesick及常识可知，思乡是一种“正常的(normal)”情感。6C根据上文的homesick可知，一个人远离自己“所爱的(loved)”人和家中的舒适，当然会泛起乡愁。7A下文提到的在异乡也能找到家的感觉与上文意义上发生了转折，故选However。8D9A根据上文的you can feel at home可知，此处意思是，如果在一个地方能与“关爱(care for)”自己的人在一起、觉得比较“舒服(fortable)”，那自然能找到家的感觉。10B11B根据这两个空所在句中的embracing every moment, enjoying和you can feel settled in a short amount of time可知，如果能珍惜每个瞬间、“交(making)”些朋友、享受新的“文化(culture)”，那很快就能融入当地的生活。12C根据下文的host family可知，“我”与寄宿家庭“生活(living)”在一起。13D根据下文的helped to ease the process of feeling happy and settled可知，寄宿家庭的成员都很“友好(friendly)”。14B根据上文的see how the children grow up可知，能“亲历(experience)”这一过程，作者感到很幸福。15C上文的host family是提示。16D17A因为是第二次来西班牙，所以作者这次“安定(settling in)”下来要比上次更容易些，因为他已经“熟悉(accustomed to)”了当地的文化。18C根据本空所在句中的moving away from home和different in parison to what you call home可知，背井离乡自然需要“适应(adapt to)”异地不同于家乡的很多方面。19C20B根据However可知，前后表示转折。作者认为虽然需要适应很多新事物，但是这恰巧就是旅游、探索、“发现(discovering)”自我的“乐趣(delight)”所在。四、单句改错1Not pleted the project, they have to stay there for another two weeks._答案：pletedhaving pleted句子主语they与plete之间为主动关系，且plete表示的动作先于句子谓语stay发生，故应用现在分词的完成式作状语。2The mother was standing at the gate, anxiously to see her son._答案：anxiouslyanxious形容词在句中作状语，描述主语The mother的状态。3I kept silent in the back seat of the car as we made our way the grandmas._答案：way后加tomake ones way to . “朝走去”。4Hearing the news that he had appointed as general manager of the big pany, he was filled with excitement and joy._答案：had后加beenbe appointed as . “被任命为/委派为”。5They gave the manager a guarantee which they would finish the task within three days._答案：whichthatgive sb. a guarantee that . “向某人保证”，that引导同位语从句。五、短文改错I enjoyed many performances in Argentina.But what impressed me more was the dance performance.I used to dance a lot when I am young，although I never was a good dancer.But Argentinian dancers who made dancing so easily that everyone felt like dancing with them.Visit some distant villages also gave me deeper taste of the original Argentinian culture.Among all those place of interest，my favorite one was a mountain.Fortunately，when I arrived there in a cold winter morning，I couldnt see much.However，the unusual peace and snowblanketed winter views still impressed you a lot.答案：I enjoyed many performances in Argentina.But what impressed me was the dance performance.I used to dance a lot when I young，although I never was a good dancer.But Argentinian dancers made dancing so that everyone felt like dancing with them. some distant villages also gave me deeper taste of the original Argentinian culture.Among all those of interest，my favorite one was a mountain.，when I arrived there a cold winter morning，I couldnt see much.However，the unusual peace and snowblanketed winter views still impressed a lot.
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