英语高阶教程(下册)第五单元课后题

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2、ts human speech into a code that a computer can understand. A. digital B. simulated C. chemical D. physical2. The business went . A. corrupt B. bust C. thrust D. rust3. An increasing number of Beijing residents are content with the improving air quality of the city, as it is to stage the upcoming Ol

3、ympic Games in August. A. in preparation B. in advance C. in order D. in full swing4. Mr. Donnelly has spent months pumping hands, wolfing dinners with gusto and begging strangers to let him serve them in the House of Representatives.A. smelly B. soggy C. smart D. swift5.He assures me that the knack

4、 of a sincere smile is to on the side of yourcheeks hard.A. press the muscles B. blow the musclesC. flex the muscles D. polish the muscles6.It is a pity that Professor Ji Xianlin, a and wise old scholar in China,passed away.A. vulnerable B. venerable C. voluntary D. vocational7. In the of their empi

5、re, the Romans controlled most of the Western world.A. time B. epoch C. heyday D. age8.In old China workers and peasants could hardly ，let alone send theirchildren to school.A. enjoy a living B. fulfill a living C. earn a living D. eke out a living9.There was a for seats when the door of the subway

6、openedA. scramble B. scratch C. snap D. smash10.These would be the digital converter boxes that will enable TV sets toreceive and display digital TV signals.A. electronic B. automatic C. simulated D. analog11.A student with mind can solve this problem in less than five minutes.A. clever B. nimble C.

7、 dull D. smart12.The roof was renewed five years ago and the had been completelyrefurnished.A. interior B. inferior C. superior D. exterior13.The splendid dinner the appetites of the guests.A. whets B. induces C. satisfies D. refrains14.The older the patient, the greater the success rate for the ope

8、ration. Thisis because with increasing age the immune system becomes moretolerant to foreign tissue.A. tantalizingly B. presumably C. predominantly D. masterly15.The Indian finance ministrys mid-year review, released this week, sees theexternal sector as a around the countrys huge fiscal deficit.A.

9、golden lining B. nice lining C. silver lining D. promising lining16.Many people find religious beliefs important in their lives, but such beliefs arenot part of science because they are matters of faith with principles that are meantto be without question.A. criticized B. accepted C. declined D. ref

10、used17.History and politics and should be studied together.A. overlap B. contradict C. torture D. regard18.In the 1980s, the painting came to dominate the fields both of creativephotography and of the artistic uses of the medium.A. demographic B. calligraphic C.geographic D. photographic19.Galileo,

11、the first modern scientist, was forced by the Church under threat oftorture to that the earth moves around the sun.A. admit B. elaborate C. deny D. approve20.If you push in the world, the world will push back on you; if you touch the worldgently, the world will touch you gently .A. in return B. in t

12、he long run C. in turn D. in placeII. Use the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets to fill in the corresponding blank.1.He restlessly in his bed. (tumble)2. There has been near total media of the relief efforts, bringingthe disaster into millions of Chinese homes, around the country.(s

13、aturate)3. The doctor warned him against himself. (strain)4. Given that the average digital camera user does not demand resolutions upwardsto five ，continued falls in component prices are allowing low-cost camera makers to pick up market share from the established brands.(megapixel )5.Im rather abou

14、t their chances of winning. (skeptic)6.Bank stocks have continued to since the program was startedin mid-October. (plummet)7. is strictly forbidden in the cathedral. (Photograph)8. However, one can never a college degree with a better job or future. (equate)9. He_his lighter to see if it needed fuel

15、. (snap)10. The U.S. is proposing the most sweeping of its financial regulatory system since the Great Depression. (overhaul)11.Hes been away at his thesis for months. (peg)12. In an overall environment of soft growth，investors will likely pay a for markets where growth appears more certain. (premiu

16、m)13. Airlines will appeal for higher jet fuel surcharges to help air carriers the rising prices of oil. (offset)14. What she has said from envy. (stem)15.Other countriesnotably Australiahave also avoided a bust in their housingmarkets, and have instead seen price increases out. (flat)16.By opening

17、up, we mean not only making more contacts with other countries butalso their experience. (draw on)17.These results suggest that the students enjoying educationally based gamesappeared to be by the fun aspects of computer technology.(motivate )18.But another factor is a lack of research and understan

18、dingamong doctors of how the disease shows up in women, and how it should betreated. (note)19.Many people have left the village to took for work in the city and several shopshave had to put up the .(shutter)20.People always show their preference to the variety of arts because life itself is ofgreat

19、.(diverse)ClozeThere are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are fourchoices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Early parenting choices are never clear-cut, and deciding whether to allow yourinfant to watch television or DVDs ranks as one of t

20、he more perplexing. Thanks to marketing claims for TV shows and DVDs created for babies. manyparents believe that watching 1 programming will stimulate infants brains andactually 2 learning. Its a seductive line of reasoning. Certainly, exposing a babyto brain-engaging DVDs will put him on an early

21、path to 3 , well, a baby Einstein,right? Maybe not. The American Academy of Pediatrics 4 no television time fortoddlers younger than 2, in large part because no studies have 5 establishedthat TV exposure improves babies learning. Now a new study published in thecurrent 6 of Pediatrics that position.

22、 Marie Evans Schmidt, a research associate at the Center on Media&ChildHealth at Childrens Hospital Boston, studied more than 800 youngsters from birth to3 years， 8 the time they spent watching television or DVDs as reported by theirmothers, as well as their 9 on language and motor-skill tests. 10 ,

23、 the babiesspent 1.2 hr. per day watching TV during their first two years of life, slightly less thanthe average viewing time reported in previous studies. In her initial analysis, Schmidt found that babies who spent more time in front ofthe TV performed worse ones 11 and motor-skill tests at age 3

24、than those whowatched less. And studies also suggest that parents talking and gesturing frequentlyto their babies early on have a significant impact on their childrens vocabulary andlanguage 12 by school age. TV 13 in babies younger than 2 doesnt do any good. But does that mean afew minutes in front

25、 of the tube will sentence a baby to 14 classes for the rest ofhis life? What I tell parents is Ask yourself why youre having your baby watchTV, says Dr. Dimitri Christakis at Seattle Childrens Research Institute. If youabsolutely need a 15 to take a shower or make dinner, then the risks are quite l

26、ow.But if you are doing it because you think its actually good for your childs 16 ，then you need to rethink that, because there is no evidence of 17 and certainly arisk of harm at high viewing 18 .” If you want to 19 your babys brain, he says,Try simply playing withhim.In a recent study. Christakis

27、showed that basic activities like 20 with blockswith an 18-month-old can improve his language skills six months later.1.A. rational B. vocational C. recreational D. educational2. A. hinder B. promote C. suffer D. damage3. A. becomingB. bringing C. creating D. surpassing4. A. commandsB. blames C. rec

28、ommends D. aims5 .A.as B. not C. yet D. since6. A. issue B. Book C. query D. page7. A. submits B. confirms C. refute D. contradict8. A. telling B. reciting C. quoting D. recording9. A. behavior B. ability C. performance D. attitude10. A. In average B. On average C. Above average D. Above all11 .A.la

29、nguageB. aptitude C. behavior D. morality12. A. efficiencyB. facility C. competence D. skill13. A. immersionB. exposure C. culture D. prospect14. A. drama B. speaking C. training D. remedial15. A. break B. chance C. time D. hand16. A. growth B. brain C. language D. behavior17. A. limit B. merit C. d

30、emerit D. benefit18. A. times B. classes C. levels D. layers19. A. stimulateB. facilitate C. considerate D. mediate20. A. drawing B. watching C. transferring D. playingTranslationI. Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.1 .Around the world, theyll purchase only 10% more cameras than a year

31、 ago一 103.2 million versus 93.8 million. Thats nothing, considering that in 2005 sales jumped by 27%, in 2004 by 51%and in 2003 by 73%. Were reaching a saturation point, says Chris Chute, an analyst with IDC in Framingham, Massachusetts. some of the weak vendors below R% market share will have to re

32、consider their place.2. Kodak, too, is relying heavily on the printing business. Jaime Cohen Szulc, general manager of Kodaks camera business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, points out that people print only about 28% of their digital photos, a long way from their habits with film, when folks

33、 often printed two copies of every shot. Kodak is selling products that allow printing at home; its EasyShare printer, for example, lets you connect your camera straight to the printer. Kodak makes money not so much by selling printer hardware, but by selling the paper and ink cartridges, which carr

34、y higher profit margins than consumer-electronics goodsII. Translate the following paragraphs into English. 过去二十年中，消费电子产品中的大多数关键技术突破实际上从属于一项更大的突破。当你真正开始探究时会发现原来CD唱片机，DVD影碟机，高清电视以及MP3播放器的基本工作流程都是一样的这一技术上的根本性转变完全改变了我们处理视听信息的方式，即彻底重新定义了可能发生的事物 数码相机，因其与上代产品的截然不同，可以被看作这一转变的显著例子。传统的相机完全依靠化学和机械过程，操作上甚至不需要用电而另一方面，所有数码相机都有一块内置电脑来实现图像记录的电子化 这种新的方式取得了巨大成功。由于胶卷提供的图片质量更好，数码相机还没有完全取代传统相机然而，随着数码成像技术的进步，数码相机已经变得越来越普及SpeakingDebating with your classmates on the following