高中英语：Unit-3-Computers-Reading(新人教必修2)

1、高一英语同步练习必修2 Unit3 Computers第2课时 Reading基础练习Whats the robot like?An inventor has created his perfect woman, a robot who can do the cleaning, remember his favourite drink and read him the newspaper headlines. LeTrung, 33, has spent14,000 creating Aiko, who he describes as "in her 20s" w

2、ith a 32, 23, 33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features. She can speak English and Japanese. MrTrung said he has never had time to find a real partner so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology. He said: "Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.

3、60;"I want to make her look, feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion. "I talk to her a lot, and hope to improve her knowledge.” So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese, so she's already fairly intelligent

4、. "Aiko recognizes faces and says hello when any of my family come around to visit. She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like. "She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere.  "She doesn't need holidays, food or rest a

5、nd she will work almost 24-hours a day. She is very patient and never complains. She is the perfect woman."阅读短文，判断正误1.Aiko is a perfect woman robot.2.Mr Trung has time to find a real partner.3.Aiko can speak different sentences in English and Japanese.4.Aiko can help the author with directions.

6、5.Aiko can work all day. 实战演练一单项选择.1. After graduation from college, he began to go from city to city, _ a suitable job.A. hunting for  B. taking on  C. looking after D. bringing up2. - How long have they _? - They _ twenty years ago. A. been married; got married B. married; marriedC.

7、 got married; were married D. got married; got married3.Several companies are_ each other_a contract.A. competing against; for B. compete with; withC. compete with; against D. competing with; to4. Her mother_ having read the letter.A. thought B. considered C. admitted D. advised5. She is a talented

8、musician _ being a singer.A. also B. either C. as well D. as well as6. _ be sent to work there? A. Who do you suggest B. Who do you suggest that should C. Do you suggest who should D. Do you suggest whom should7. He is always serious and doesnt like _.A. play jokes B. being played jokes onC. being p

9、layed jokes D. to play joke on others8.People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her._, she is a great musician.A. After all B. As a result C. In other words D. As usual 9. We were at what he said.A .fond B. interested C amazed D satisfied10.-David hasnt come yet.-I think he will

10、_soon.A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn up 二请指出并改正下列句子中的错误.1. Over time computers have changed quite a lot.2.I could “think” logical and produce an answer quicker than any person.3. As a result of I totally changed my shape.4. I am sorry. The seat was taken already.5. There was nobody in t

11、he house, though the door was remained open.三Fill in the blank.I began as a _1_ machine in 1642 in France. In 1822 I was built as an _2_ machine. Then in 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book and built a _3_ machine. As the years have_4_ _, I have been made _5_ . There were times when my size _6_ changed. A

12、nd my memory became _7_ large _8_ I couldnt believe it. In the 1960s they gave me a family_9_by a network. I was able to _10_with others through the World Wide Web. Since the 1970s many new applications _11_ for me.四英汉互译1每次他去游泳，爸爸都要在附近看着他。(watch over)_2.我的目标是给人类提供一个高品质的生活。(goal)_3.他的父母劝他不要一个人去，但他不听。

13、(persuade)_4.他梦想成为一名歌手。(dream of)_5.工人们坚持要求工厂给他们加薪。(insist)_反馈检测一阅读理解：Computer programmer David Jones makes 35,000 pounds a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.

14、The 16-year-old boy works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. Davids firm puts two new games on the home market each month.But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, made by inventing new programs w

15、ithin a quite short period of time, the bonus payments and profit-sharing (奖金和分红), he cannot drive a car, get some money from a bank to buy a house, or get credit cards.He lives with his parents in their house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His firm has to pay 150 a month in taxi fa

16、res to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.David got his job with the firm a year after leaving school with six 0-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” h

17、e said.“I suppose 35,000 pounds sounds a lot but actually thats not good enough. I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, computing was not

18、part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I know what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”David added, “I would like to earn a million and I

19、 suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”1. Why is David different from other young people of his age?A. He earns a very high salary.B. He has not a job.C. He does not go out much.D. He lives at home with his parents.2. Davids greatest problem

20、is _.A. making the banks treat him as a grown-upB. inventing computer gamesC. spending his salaryD. learning to drive 3. He was hired by the firm because _.A. he had worked in a computer shopB. he had written some computer programsC. he worked very hardD. he had learned to use computers at school4.

21、He left school after taking six 0-levels because _.A. he did not enjoy schoolB. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help himC. he was afraid of getting too old to start computingD. he wanted to earn a lot of money5. Why does David think he might retire early?A. One has to be young to write computer programs.B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.C.