高中英语北师大版Unit20NewFrontiers 课时作业10

课时作业(十)Unit20NewFrontiersⅠ.语法填空1．Anunhappychildhoodmayhavesomenegativeeffectsonaperson’scharacter；however，theyarenotalways________(temporary)．答案：permanent2．Whenshecamein，shefoundastranger________(seat)atthebackoftheclassroomwithhiseyes________(fix)uponher.答案：seated；fixed3．Wemustis________(press)．答案：pressing4．Look！Ourapples________(ripe)；youcanhaveone.答案：haveripened5．Ratherthanrideonabusybus，healwaysprefers________(go)toworkbybikeeveryday.答案：togo6．ForallthreeyearsIhavebeenworkingfor’mhopingI’llset________myownbusinesssomeday.答案：up7．Leaveyourkeywithyourneighbor________youlockyourselfoutoneday.答案：incase8．Attendanceatfootballmatcheshasgreatlydropped________sincetheycanbebroadcastliveonTV.答案：offⅡ.完成句子1．在考试过程中不允许学生使用电子计算器或计算尺。________________________electroniccalculatorsorsliderulesduringtheexams.答案：Studentsarenotpermittedtouse2．他宣布反对我在会上提出的建议。He________________________theproposalthatIcameupwithatthemeeting.答案：declaredagainst3．我要带着手提电脑以防在机场等很长时间。I’llcarrymylaptopcomputer________________________Ihavetowaittoolongattheairport.答案：incase4．我愿意踢球而不喜欢待在家里看书。Iprefertoplayfootball________________________reading.答案：ratherthanstayathome5．当老板上个月不在时，销售减少了。Sales________________________whilethebosswasawaylastmonth.答案：droppedoffⅢ.阅读理解IwastravellingbytheWestCoastExpresstoMangaloretwoyears(卧铺)，notfarfromme，wasoccupiedbyamiddle­agedthetrainreachedPalakkadaround9pm，alargegroupoftouristsenteredthecarriagewithmuchthenanothermiddle­agedmanfromthegroupdeclaredthatheownedBerthevenhadapapergivenbyhistravelagenttosupporthimself.Theticketexaminerarrivedandtoldthesecondmanthatitwasnothisberth.“No，”saidthesecondman.“It’smine.”ApolicemanfromtheRailwayProtectionForcetriedtogetthesecondmantohewouldn’tgivein—andheevengotsomesupportfromhiscompanions.Fierceargumentscontinued，evenlongafterthetrainleftcouldsleepanditwasgettinglate.Aroundmidnight，ateenagerclimbeddownfromanupperberthclosetome.“Pleasetakemyberth，”hetoldthesecondman，whoaccepteditafterabitofhesitation.Thentheteenagerspreadanewspaperonthefloorandwassoonlostindeep，peacefulthecarriagebecamequiet!I’ma58­year­oldbiologyteacherwhohastaughttwogenerationsofwasconvincedonceagainthat，contrarytopopularopinion，youngpeoplecanoftenbefar，farnoblerthanmanyolderthat’sthehopeofournation.语篇解读作者通过自己在火车上的经历告诉人们：年轻一代是国家的希望。1．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Thepeacemaker B．FierceargumentsC．Astupidmistake D．Anawfulexperience解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，一个年轻人结束了火车上的纷争，并且让作者看到了祖国的希望。故A项最适合作本文标题。答案：A2．Thecarriagewasquietaftertheteenagerofferedhisberthtothesecondmanbecause________.A．theotherpassengerswereshockedathisbehaviorB．theteacheraskedtheotherpassengerstobequietC．theotherpassengersdidn’twanttowaketheteenagerD．thefierceargumentsmadeeveryoneafraidtosayanything解析：推理判断题。根据第五段中的Suddenlythecarriagebecamequiet！可推测，车厢里的其他乘客都被这个年轻人的所作所为震惊。答案：A3．Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A．thesecondmangotonthetrainatmidnightB．theauthorfelthopefulaftertheexperienceC．theticketexaminercouldn’ttellwhomberthbelongedtoD．thesecondman’scompanionsweren’tinvolvedinthearguments解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知，在火车上经历的这件事使得作者心中充满了希望。答案：B4．Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderoftheevent?a．Thesecondmanenteredthecarriage.b．Theteenagersleptonthefloor.c．Ifoundthehopeofournation.d．ThetrainreachedPalakkad.e．Thesecondmansaidnototheticketexaminer.A．bcade B．adcebC．dbaec D．daebc解析：细节理解题。根据整个事件发展的顺序可以看出，D项是正确的。答案：DInthefuture，whenrobotscanbeusedbothinhomesandinotherareas，theycouldimprovethelivingstandardsofpeopleburntheirenergyontheirday­to­daytaskslikecooking，cleaningafterwork，robotscancompletesuchjobs，peoplecanspendmoretimewiththeirfamilyandsaythatmanymajorproblemsinthemodernworldarecausedbypeoplehavemoretime，theycantalkfreelytosolvesuchissuesandeventuallycreateahappysociety.Robotscanbeusedoncertainjobstoavoidaccidentscausedbycarelessbehaviorofsomerobotsareusedonsuchwork，itdoesnotriskanyhumanlifeduetoaccidentsattheresourcescanbeefficientlyusedbyperformingtaskswhichdemandhumanskillslikecriticalthinkingandproblemcanbeusedonlow­endjobslikemovingheavythingsandheavyweightlifting.Whilesomepeopletalkabouthowrobotscanbeusefultohumans，othersvoicetheirconcernsaboutreductioninhumanvalueandthecreationofalazysocietyduetoheavydependencyonrobotsbecomecheapertoproduce，employersmayprefertousemorerobotsthanthetechnologyconstantlyimprovestheabilitiesofrobots，itcouldweakenthevalueofpeoplemayrelyonrobotsmayevendevelopthehabitofusingrobotsontasksthattheycaneasilycouldcreatealazysociety.Asanagingsociety，Japanseesitasamusttobuildrobotsthattakecareofelderlypeopleattheirhome，becausewithoutthem，thenation’shealthcaresystemcan’twillsimplybetoomanyelderlypeopletocareforasthenationfacesadecreasingbirthrate，anagingpopulation，andthelooseningoffamily，manyofJapan’selderlypeoplewouldpreferhumanhelpersratherthanall，Japanwants，ifnot“needs”，itsdreamsofrobotsinthehometocometruebecauseitsimmigration(移民)policyisanti­immigration.Inconclusion，robotscanbeusedonanythingthatcaneventuallyimprovehumans’livingstandardsbutwecan’tdependonthemtoocanbeusedtohelphumansliveinharmonyandformahappysociety.语篇解读机器人在家庭和工作场所的应用将为人们的生活和工作带来极大便利，但过度依赖机器人将使人类变懒。5．Accordingtothefirstparagraph，whenrobotscanbeusedinhomes，________.A．peoplewillspendmoretimeontheirworkB．therewouldbemoremisunderstandingsbetweenhumansC．people’slivingstandardswillbeimprovedD．peoplemaycommunicatemorewithrobotsthanhumanbeings解析：细节理解题。根据第一段Inthefuture，whenrobotscanbeusedbothinhomesandinotherareas，theycouldimprovethelivingstandardsofpeople可知，机器人在家庭中的使用将提高人们的生活质量。答案：C6．Somepeopleworrythatwithmorerobotsbeingused________.A．peoplewillbeunwillingtoworkhardB．humanresourceswon’tbeneededattheworkplaceC．itwillbehardertoimprovetheabilitiesofrobotsD．robotswillbebeyondourcontrol解析：细节理解题。根据第三段othersvoicetheirconcernsaboutreductioninhumanvalueandthecreationofalazysociety可知，一些人担心随着机器人使用的增加人们将不愿再努力工作。答案：A7．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Japanwilltrytodeveloprobotstobeusedinthehome.B．TherobotsarewellreceivedbyelderlypeopleinJapan.C．TheJapanesegovernmentencouragesforeignerstomovetoJapan.D．MostJapanesecitizensareagainstrobotsinthehome.解析：推理判断题。由文章第四段第一句和最后一句可知日本认为必须生产机器人照顾老人，希望在家庭中使用机器人的梦想能够实现，从而可推知日本将大力发展机器人产业。答案：A8．Whichstatementistheauthor’sopiniononrobots?A．Robotsbringusmoreproblemsthanbenefits.B．Thefutureofrobotsisworrying.C．Robotscanhelpusalotbutweneedtousethemproperly.D．Weshouldlimitthedevelopmentofrobotictechnology.解析：作者观点题。从文章最后一段可知作者认为机器人对我们会大有帮助，但我们不能过分依赖它们，需要合理使用。答案：CⅣ.短文改错April23rdisWorldReadingDay，thisremindsusoftheimportanceofaresupposedtoreadmoreinthatspecialthesituationforwetoreadnowadaysisnotsatisfying.Forexample，whenweareathome，wewouldrathertowatchTVorgoontheInternetthanreadaresult，wespendsuchlittletimeon，readingbookshavemanyadvantages.Notonlycanourabilitiesandskillsbeimproving，butalsowecangetsomeinfo