新教材高中外研版英语选择性必修4课时作业Unit4SectionⅡUsinglanguage

课时作业(十一)Unit4SectionⅡUsinglanguageⅠ.阅读理解AChina'spopular“Singles'Day”，betterknownas“DoubleEleven”，startedoutasadaytocelebratesinglessymbolizedbythefournumberonesonthedateofNovember11.Withtimethatmeaninghaschanged.In2009,China'se­merceleaderAlibabasetthedayasaluckyshoppingdayforonlinesalesasthedatewasbotheasytorememberandperfectlytimedasithitbetweentheconsumerspendinglull(间歇)betweenNationalDayandChineseNewYear.Itsoonbecameahit,andDoubleElevenbecameabuyingfrenzy(疯狂)spreadacrosstheworld'ssecondlargesteconomy.In2019,theDoubleElevenShoppingFestivalentereditseleventhyear.Duringthisdecade,Alibaba,Chinesee­mercegiant,andotheremerceplatforms,togetherwithconsumers,haveco­createdaverybigshoppingeventwhoseheathasswepttheworld.ForeignreaderssharetheirideasonSingles'DayinChina：GhostBuster(UK)IthinkDoubleElevenisunbelievable.Itisnotareligiousfestivalthatpeopleofthesamereligionbutlivingindifferentcountriesshare.Asane­mercefaithfulfan,Ireallylovetheshoppingfestival.Emanreus(Australia)IworkinShanghai.Manyofmyyoungfemalecolleaguesarestillsingle.Theysimplyhavenotimetodate,astheytendtoworklonghoursthentraveltwohoursbysubwaytogettoandfromwork.Singles'Dayisadaywhentheygivethemselvesatreatwithonlineshopping.BlondeAmber(Ireland)Itisnothingtobeproudoftobeinacountrythatspendssomuchonlineonaparticularday.Itdoesnothingmorethanshowthesuperficiality(肤浅)ofthetemporarypleasureofshopping,andproducesnothingmorethanamountainofenvironmentalwaste.Ibetthereisplentyofbuyers'deepregretafterthisday.Ionstar(US)Singles'DaybecameabigdealforValentine'sDaynotforthesingles!Well,Alibaba's11.11hasbeemorefamousandimportantthanthatofBlackFridayandCyberMonday!1．AlibabasetthefestivalonNovember11mainlybecause________.A．itisatraditionallyluckydayB．itisatimeforpeopletostaysingleC．manyforeignerslikeshoppingonthisdayD．itesrightbetweentwoconsumerspendingfestivals2．Whatdotheforeignreadersthinkof“Singles'Day”？A．Itisafestivalthatpeoplelivingindifferentcountriesshare.B．Itisadayforthesinglestodate.C．Peoplewillcertainlyregretbuyinganythingonthisday.D．AlibabahasmadeitasfamousasBlackFridayandCyberMonday.3．Whobelievesthat“Singles'Day”willmakemuchwaste?A．GhostBuster.B．Emanreus.C．BlondeAmber.D．Ionstar.BOneadvantageoftheInternetisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes;onedisadvantageoftheInternetisalsoshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes.“Nothingfits，”saidLamYukWong,aseniormajoringinElectricalandputerEngineeringatRiceUniversity.“Everyonesaysthis.Theyorderclothesandtheydon'tfit.Peoplegetveryunhappy.”Wongandherdesignpartner,Xuaner(Cecilia)Zhang,areTeamWhiteMirror,creatorsofwhattheycalla“virtual(虚拟的)fittingroom”.Theirgoalissimpleandconsumer­friendly:toletonlineclothingshoppershaveaperfectfitandaperfectlookwhenshopping.BothwomenarefromChina,WongfromHongKongandZhangfromBeijing.Theybothordermostoftheirclothingonline.Theygottheideafromtheirownexperiencesasconsumersandfromlisteningtotheplaintsoffriendsandrelatives.“Theysay,‘Thecolouriswrong.’or‘Igottherightsizebutitstilldoesnotfit.’Wewanttomakeitlikeyou'reinthestoretryingontheclothes，”Zhangsaid.UsingaKinectdevelopedbyMicrosoftwithitsXbox360videogameplayer,ZhangscannedWongandturnedherimageinto,ineffect,avirtualmodel,keepingWong'sdimensions(尺寸),andevenherskinandhaircolour.“Weputtheclothesontheshoppers'3­Dbodymodelsandshowhowtheylookwhentheygetdressed，”Wongsaid.Sofar,WongandZhanghaveadaptedthesoftwaretoshowdressesandshirts,andtheyarenowworkingonshorts.Askedifshethoughtmenaswellaswomenmightbeinterestedinusingtheirvirtualfittingroom,Wongsaid,“Ithinktheirwiveswillcareaboutthis,soitwillalsobeimportanttomen.”4．Whyisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothesadisadvantage?A．Clothesboughtonlinemaynotfit.B．Studentsmayeasilygetaddictedtoit.C．Itattractsmoreonlineclothingshoppers.D．Itcausesshopperstowastetoomuchmoney.5．WongandZhanggottheideaofdesigningavirtualfittingroomfrom________.A．theXbox360videogameplayerB．aprogrammeattheiruniversityC．someshop­owners'plaintsD．theirshoppingexperiences6．Whichofthefollowingshowstheprocessofusingthevirtualfittingroom?A．scanning—tryingonclothes—gettingimagesB．tryingonclothes—gettingmodels—scanningC．scanning—gettingmodels—tryingonclothesD．tryingonclothes—gettingimages—scanning7．WhatdidWongthinkofthevirtualfittingroom?A．Itisperfectlydeveloped.B．Itwillhaveitsmarketshare.C．Itislimitedtowomenshoppers.D．Itislikeakindofvideogameplayer.Ⅱ.七选五Toreducethespreadofthepandemic,COVID­19,ourhonorablePM(首相)hasannouncednationwidelockdownandinhisspeech,herequiredbusinessestostartworkingfromhome.Forthosewhoareworkingfromhome,dealingwiththissituationcanbechallenging.__1__.1．CreateaworkareaYourfirstchallengeistopickacornerinthehomeandcreateawork­spacethatisidealforworkfromhome.Findaplacethatisawayfromthefridgeandbed,sothatthereisnothingtotemptyou.__2__.Sitonaproperdeskandtherightworkchairtoavoidanylingeringbackproblems.Youcanmakealargecoffeetableasaworkdesk.Keepthedeskneatandtidy.Ensurethatyouhaveabackgroundthatlooksprofessionalincasethereisavideocallfromcolleagues.2．__3__Getyourlaptop,cellphonediaryintherightplace.Ifyouareinanoisyhome,searchforyo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