【湖南创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练 Module 4 Unit 1 Advertising（含解析）译林牛津版

1、【译林湖南版创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练Module 4Unit 1Advertising.填词IMAGINE that youre taking a tour of Beijing and you stop at Tiananmen Square.You want to know more about the history of the Square.You want to know where you can get a cup of tea.And you need to find out where the subway is，when youre ready to g

2、o somewhere else.Forget your guidebook and the tourist information office.Your mobile phone can help.If you hold the phones camera up to Tiananmen Square，you can see all of this information on the screen.You can click on links(链接)for more information or check a map on your screen.This is just one ex

3、ample of “augmented(增强的)reality”The program uses information from the Internet to work with pictures of places in the real world.The idea for this kind of program has existed for years，but new mobile phones have helped to make it a reality.Now，many phones have GPS,3G mobile Internet access and other

4、 programs that could make augmented reality possible.For example，in the future，iPhone users can use a program called Wikitude.It shows information based on where the user points the phones camera.Simply by turning on the phones camera mode(模式)and focusing on nearby buildings，Wikitude will send infor

5、mation about the place where the user is standing.Layar is another similar program.It connects(联系)real­world images(影像)to reviews and comments about nearby cafes and restaurants.Locations arent the only thing that can be “augmented” with this kind of program；it may even work with people.A Swedi

6、sh company is working on Augmented ID.Focusing a phones camera on someones face could bring up details of their social networking profiles(个人简介)，or even their business card.So next time，be careful when your friends point their mobile phone cameras at you.They may find out all of your secrets!Princip

7、les of augmented realityUsing information from _1_ to work with pictures of places in the real world_2_ of augmented realityHelping people get information about a place simply by focusing the phones camera on it_3_of augmented realityGPS,3G mobile Internet _4_ and other programs in a cellphoneMaking

8、 augmented reality _5_6_Showing information based on where the user points the phones cameraLayarConnecting real­world images to _7_ about nearby cafes and restaurants_8_Bringing up details of peoples _9_，or even their business card with a phones camera focused on _10_.简答题Tornadoes(龙卷风)are one

9、of the most violent weather events on Earth.Each year，the severe winds of tornadoes kill many people.The storms have been known to carry homes，cars and trees from one place to another.And they can also destroy anything in their path.A tornado is a violently turning tube of air suspended from a thick

10、 cloud.It extends from a thunderstorm in the sky down to the ground.The shape is like a funnel：wide at the top，narrower at the bottom.Tornadoes form when winds blowing in different directions meet in the cloud and begin to turn in circles.Warm air rising from below causes the wind tube to reach towa

11、rd the ground.Because of their circular movement，these severe windstorms are also known as twisters.Tornadoes have been observed on every continent except Antarctica.But weather experts say they are most common in the United States.Each year，the United States has more than one thousand tornadoes.The

12、se storms can happen at any time of the year.But most happen from late winter to the middle of summer.There is a second high season in November.During spring，warm air moves north and mixes with cold air remaining from winter.In November，the opposite happens.Cold weather moves south and combines with

13、 the last of the warm air from summer.Tornadoes can strike with little or no warning.Weather experts operate warning systems to tell people about possible tornadoes.But the storms often move too fast for people to flee.Last year，tornadoes killed more than one hundred people in the United States.Most

14、 injuries happen when flying objects hit people.Experts say the best place to be is in a small room，without windows，in the middle of the lowest part of a building.Last month，American scientists began work on a project aimed at improving the ability to predict tornadoes.The project is said to be the

15、largest tornado study in history.It is called Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Two.The shorter name is VORTEX2.VORTEX2 involves a team of nearly one hundred people，many of them scientists.They are using radars and other equipment to learn more about how，why and where t

16、ornadoes form.The team is using forty cars and trucks to chase tornadoes，dropping measuring instruments in their paths.In addition，unmanned aircraft are collecting information from inside storms.The first Vortex project took place in nineteen ninety­four and nineteen ninety­five.The result

17、s helped scientists better understand super­cells.They are the severe thunderstorms that produce the most deadly and destructive tornadoes.This time，scientists hope to learn more about the formation，wind speed and shape of tornadoes.1Why are tornadoes also called twisters？(no more than 5 words)

18、_2Where can we find tornadoes most common？(no more than 2 words)_3Where is the best place for people to hide when tornadoes strike？(no more than 16 words)_4What is the goal of VORTEX2？(no more than 6 words)_.阅读理解American office workers spend an average of 52 hours a week at their desks，according to

19、a statistic survey.Some might argue that not all that time is spent working，but still all those hours in windowless offices with artificial light can have an influence.A few green additions could have a large effect on worker happiness，according to the survey led by Tina Cade from Texas State Univer

20、sity.“We pretty much found out that if you had windows and plants or even if you just had plants in your office，you were more satisfied with your job，” Cade told LiveScience.“We thought it was important for offices because a lot of times people are looking for ways to keep employees happy and do all

21、 these expensive things like building a gym.Maybe for less investment they could put in a few plants in important places.”The team surveyed 450 office workers in Texas and the Midwest，asking questions about job satisfaction and the work environments.When asked about their overall life quality,82 sai

22、d they felt“content” or “very happpy”Only 69 percent of those who work with plants but without windows，and 60 percent of those who have windows but no plants，said they felt this way.The group of people who work without plants or windows were the most dissatisfied，with only 58 percent of them saying

23、that overall they were “content” or “very happy”While no one who works with plants，windows，or both reported they felt“miserable”，0.8 percent of those who work in offices without either said they were “miserable”“I was really surprised that having a plant in your office appeared to be more beneficial

24、 than having a window in your office，”Cade said.“Everybody says，I need a window！but actually it seemed like a plant could be a suitable alternative.”1What does the passage mainly tell us?AGreen plants can increase job satisfaction.BAn easier way to increase job satisfaction.CWhat the best working en

25、vironment is.DWho are happy with their job environment.2Among the 450 people surveyed，_.A69 percent have plants in their officesB60 percent have windows in their wallsC0.8 percent of them feel dissatisfiedDabout 18 percent of them are satisfied3According to the survey，the group of people who work wi

26、thout plants or windows _.Adidnt feel content at allBall suffered from work pressureCworked with low efficiencyDwere the most dissatisfied4Which of the following statement is true?AThe employers want to do little to keep employees happy.BSometimes it doesnt need much to increase job happiness.CA gym contributes less to job happiness than green plants.DEmployers have tried every means to increase job happiness.5Where should the passage be read?AIn a science fiction. BIn an essay.COn a pop