资源描述
Unit 2 Robots一、阅读理解。At present we spend a lot of time on our mobile devices these days and automakers have taken notes, rolling out connected cars that make it easy to do nearly everything from your phone. “We all enjoy those kinds of experiences where you want something and by the push of a button everything gets taken care of for you. You dont have to go here and there and piece a bunch of things together by yourself. ”Ford recently introduced FordPass, a mobile platform that lets car owners access services like finding and paying for a parking spot. “Heres the details of what charges will be in sign, and then I submit (点击接受), and then I receive a QRphoto allowing me entry access to that parking location. ”Over at Buick, the OnStar RemoteLink app connects owners to their cars no matter how faraway they are. “This car in Detroit, I could start from here in New York. Or let us say I have the only key to it and my wife in Detroit needs to get in the car, I can unlock it for her from here. ”The feature harnesses the cars 4G LTE connectivity (连接性). Up to seven mobile devices can connect to it at any given time. “We want people to feel as if they are at home within the car, which a lot of people want to be in just for the driving experience, now they can be in there as well, the passengers can be in there as well for the connectivity experience. ”But what does that connectivity mean for your privacy? “It is important to have personal information to create that individualized, personalized experience, but certainly it will be a customers option. ”For certain consumers, it may not even be an issue. “There certainly is a factor where a younger consumer is much more fortable giving up a lot more privacy and data than an older consumer is, and more likely than not, you are going to see a similar behavior to how they handle their personal privacy within the vehicle. ”Considering how capable our mobile devices have bee, perhaps the only question left to answer is: “Whos driving? ”【文章大意】由于移动设备的广泛应用, 制造商推出了装配有车载移动设备的轿车, 进而可从事由智能手机发出指令的动作。1. Which of the following helps the owner to unlock his car faraway? A. QRphoto. B. FordPass, a mobile platform. C. The Internet. D. OnStar RemoteLink app. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句可知A项是指允许车主进入停车位置、短文没提到C项, 因此A、C两项都不正确。根据第四段可知B项是寻找停车场和支付停车费用的移动平台, 也不正确。根据第六、七段可知D项是远程控制车辆的软件, 因此D项正确。2. What does the underlined phrase “rolling out” mean? A. Moving by rolling. B. Leaving. C. Bringing out. D. Running. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。四个选项的语义分别是: A. 滚动; B. 离开; C. 推出, 生产出; D. 奔跑。根据划线词组前后句意可知, 只有C项“推出, 生产出”, 符合题意。3. Connected cars in the passage refer to those _. A. where the drivers and passengers can do everything through their phonesB. equipped with mobile devices through which to keep you connectedC. equipped with FordPass connecting connects owners to their carsD. equipped with OnStar RemoteLink app helping their owners to find and pay a parking spot【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据短文可知connected cars指的是装配有移动设备的轿车, 这样的轿车不仅使你在车内与外界保持联系, 也可使车主远程与轿车保持联系。因此B项正确。4. Judging from the last paragraph, we can conclude that mobile devices installed in cars _. A. are quite capable to do everything except drivingB. can do almost everything, let alone driveC. are so capable that they are able to driveD. are so capable that they might drive soon【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据短文最后一句可知: 鉴于车载移动设备功能如此强大, 唯一待回答的问题是谁在驾驶轿车(是人还是移动设备)? 故D正确。二、单句语法填空1The father wanted _ (leave) alone to enjoy some peace and quiet.答案：to be leftleave . alone “让一个人待着；不管；别惹。”2All the neighbours on the street were _ (alarm) at the news that a little boy was killed in the fire.答案：alarmedalarmed为形容词“害怕的；担心的”，用于描述人的心理特征。3Was he in favour _ the plan put forward at the meeting?答案：ofin favour of “赞成；支持”。4I envy you _ (have) such a good friend!答案：havingenvy sb. sth./doing sth. “忌妒/羡慕某人某物/做某事”。5We desired that you _ (have) a rest. 答案：(should) have desire that . “希望”，该that从句中谓语动词应用(should)动词原形，故填(should) have。6Marriages based on money rather than love are bound _ (end) in divorce sooner or later.答案：to endbe bound to do “一定做”。7After living in Hangzhou for five years, she has developed quite an _ (affect) for the city.答案：affection冠词an后应用名词。affection为名词“喜爱；感情”。8_ (acpany) by his wife, he has recovered from the operation soon.答案：Acpaniedacpany与句子主语he之间为被动关系，故应填过去分词作状语。9The meeting _ (hold) tomorrow is very important.答案：to be held不定式作后置定语修饰meeting, 表示将来的动作，故用不定式。且hold与meeting之间为被动关系，故应填不定式的被动形式。10If you _ (obey) the law, you will be punished.答案：disobey由句子结构和语境可知，此处填表示否定含义的动词作谓语。disobey “不服从；违抗”。由“主将从现”原则可知，用一般现在时。三、完形填空。Jake Olson lost his left eye when he was eight months old because of a born cancer. _1_ it was controlled through treatments, it reappeared and _2_ the loss of his right eye. But after years of cheering for his favorite football team, Jake has _3_ the impossible dream. Hes now a part of the team, despite his total _4_， playing the game not based on sight but on _5_.Being a _6_ fan of the USC Trojans, one of Jakes last _7_ before he lost his eye was to watch the team play at Notre Dame. His strong liking for the sport didnt go _8_ former USC coach Pete reached the boy, inviting him to meet the _9_.Inspired by those players, Jake hoped to be _10_ in his schools football team. At first he didnt think he would be of any real _11_， but when he heard peoples cheers for football players, his love for football strengthened. So Jake _12_ the coach, asking to join the team. The coach told him to _13_ the next season. So Jake spent his time practicing hard. _14_， he became a starter on the team in the next season. Having made his high school football team, it didnt seem too _15_ to do the same in college. Coach Steve agreed that Jake _16_ the requirements of the team. So Jakes dream came true. _17_ football, Jake is also a motivational speaker. “I went into football with the thought that I had nothing to _18_ ，” Jake said, “I really had no fear. Going through _19_ in life does make you stronger. Lifes unfair, but its _20_ me not to give up and keep fighting.” 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。Jake Olson双目失明，但这并没有阻止他对运动的热爱。他是高中和大学橄榄球队的队员，并且他还是一位励志演讲人。1A.Unless BThoughCOnly if DNow that答案与解析：B根据下文的“it was controlled through treatments, it reappeared.”可知，此处指尽管(Though)经过治疗，癌症被控制住了，但是它还是复发了，并导致(led to) Jake Olson失去了他的右眼。主从句之间存在让步关系，故选Though。2A.backed off Bheld backCbroke down Dled to答案与解析：D参见上题解析。back off“退缩，退却”；hold back“抑制，阻止”；break down“出故障，崩溃。”3A.forgotten BquittedCrealized Dignored答案与解析：C但是，在为他最喜欢的橄榄球队加油多年之后，Jake实现了(realized)那个不可能的梦。下文中的“Jakes dream came true”亦是提示。forget“忘记”；quit“放弃”；ignore“忽视”。4A.blindness BabsenceCdeafness Dinnocence答案与解析：A根据上文中的“lost his left eye”“the loss of his right eye”可知，此处指尽管Jake双目失明( blindness)，但他现在成了球队的一员。absence“缺席”；deafness“聋”。5A.ability BguessCfeel Dimagination答案与解析：C根据上文提到的Jake双目失明的内容可知，此处指的应是他打球靠的不是视力而是感觉(feel)。ability“能力”；guess“猜测”；imagination“想象”。6A.responsible BfaithfulCcareful Dtemporary答案与解析：B根据语境及上文的“years of cheering for his favorite football team”可知，此处指作为USC Trojans球队的忠实粉丝，Jake在失去视力之前最后的愿望(wishes)之一是观看球队在Notre Dame的比赛。responsible“负责任的”；faithful“忠实的”；careful“细心的”；temporary“临时的”。7A.chances BpromisesCcourses Dwishes答案与解析：D参见上题解析。8A.unnoticed BunsolvedCunreported Dunlimited答案与解析：A根据下文的“former USC coach Pete reached the boy, inviting him to.”可知，此处指Jake对运动的热爱并不是不被注意的。unnoticed“未被注意的，被忽视的”；unsolved“未解决的”；unreported“未报道的”；unlimited“无限制的，无条件的”。9A.leaders BplayersCfans Dcoaches答案与解析：B根据语境及上文提到的Jake是球队的忠实粉丝以及想观看球队的比赛的内容可知，此处应是指教练Pete邀请Jake跟球员们(players)见面。下文中的“Inspired by those players”是关键的提示信息。10A.occupied BinvolvedCtrapped Dabsorbed答案与解析：B受到那些球员们的鼓舞，Jake希望自己能加入学校的橄榄球队。be involved in是固定搭配，意为“参与，参加”。be occupied in“忙于”；be trapped in“被困在”；be absorbed in“全神贯注于”。11A.interest BhopeCuse Dconcern答案与解析：C此处指尽管Jake想加入学校的橄榄球队，但是因为自身有残疾，Jake最初觉得自己加入球队并不会有什么实际的用处(use)。12A.approached BappreciatedCrecognized Dgreeted答案与解析：A因此，Jake找了教练，请求加入球队。approach“靠近，接洽”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；recognize“认出，认可”。13A.pull through Bset outCleave off De back答案与解析：D根据下文的“the next season. he became a starter on the team in the next season”可知，此处指教练叫Jake下个赛季再回来。pull through“痊愈，康复”；set out“动身踏上”；leave off“停止”；e back“回来，返回”。14A.Gradually BFinallyCRecently DAccidentally答案与解析：B所以Jake花时间刻苦练习，最后，在下个赛季，他成了球队的上场球员。gradually“逐渐地”；finally“最后，终于”；recently“最近”；accidentally“偶然地，意外地”。15A.difficult BaccessibleCattractive Dnecessary答案与解析：A根据上文的“Having made his high school football team”可知，因为有了高中的球队经历，成为大学球队的队员似乎也不是太难。difficult“困难的”；accessible“可接近的”；attractive“吸引人的”；necessary“必要的”。16A.refreshed BpletedCsatisfied Dacquired答案与解析：C根据句中的“Coach Steve agreed”及下文中的“So Jakes dream came true”可知，此处指Steve觉得Jake达到了球队的要求，因此Jake加入大学球队的梦想实现了。refresh“更新”；plete“完成”；satisfy“满足”；acquire“获得”。17A.Apart from BInstead ofCRegardless of DExcept for答案与解析：A根据下文的“Jake is also a motivational speaker”可知，除了打橄榄球之外，Jake 也是一位励志演讲人。apart from“除之外(还有)”；instead of“而不是”；regardless of“不管”；except for “除之外”。18A.share BloseCoffer Ddesire答案与解析：B根据语境及下文的“I really had no fear”可知，此处指Jake起初是带着自己没有任何可失去(lose)的东西的想法开始打橄榄球的。19A.failures BchallengesCpetitions Dfears答案与解析：BJake身有残疾，所以要面对许多生活中的挑战(challenges)，而这也使他变得更加坚强。failure“失败”；petition“竞争”；fear“恐惧”。20A.warned BbeggedCconvinced Dtaught答案与解析：D根据上文内容可知，此处指的是生活是不公平的，但它告诉Jake不要放弃，要坚持下去。warn“警告”；beg“乞求”；convince“说服”；teach“使明白”。四、单句改错1Ive e to ask you to do me favour._答案：me后加ado sb. a favour “帮某人一个忙”。2After a whole afternoons heated discussion, they finally declared us what had been decided._答案：declared后加todeclare sth. to sb. “向某人宣布/表明某事”。3People wanted to know who this talent designer was._答案：talenttalentedtalented为形容词“有天赋的；有才能的”，在句中修饰designer。4Next to this restaurant stands many buildings._答案：standsstand该句为全部倒装结构，句子主语为复数名词buildings, 故谓语动词也应用复数。5The boy was absent school, which made his parents very angry._答案：absent后加frombe absent from . “不参加；缺席”。be absent from school “逃学；旷课”。
展开阅读全文