Unit+1+Reading+and+Thinking+同步巩固练 高二上学期英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit1ScienceAndScientists同步巩固练-part1ReadingandThinking【基础词汇练】1.Cheerup!Youneedn'tfeel(frustrate)atyourfailureintheexam.

2.Officialssaythatfewcitizens(infect)withthevirusowingtoeffectivepreventionnow.

3.Ithinkthelittleboyis(blame)forthefire.

4.Thepolicesuspecttheremaybea(联系)betweenthetwocases.

5.Afterhegotup,Jackwashedhisfaceatthewater(泵)infrontofthehouse.

6.Thesefishareofteneaten(生的)inJapan.

7.Nowadays,most(家庭)ownatleastonecar.

8.Asanadult,wehavetolearn(handle)stress.

9.Istrongly(suspect)thathewaslyingtotheteacher.

10.Thereisa(减少)ofnearly60%inthenumberofvisitorstothemuseumthismonth.

11.Thiskindofviruscancause(十分严重的)damagetoourhealth.

12.Theseresultsareafurther(证明)ofhisoutstandingability.

13.Beingexposedtothesesurroundingswillincreasetheriskof(感染).

14.Theairissweetand(干净的)inthecountryside.

【选词练】attendto;subscribeto;thanksto;ingeneral;bedeterminedto(do);sothat;onceandforall1.Tomtakesapart-timejobafterclasshecanhelphismothertosupporthisfamily.

2.MaryworkhardtoimproveherspokenEnglish.

duetotheburningoffossilfuels.

3.yourtimelyhelp,wecanfinishthetaskintime.

4.Thenursesarebusythepatientsinthehospital.

5.InAmericanculturethesmileisanexpressionofpleasure.

6.Thegovernmentdecidedtosolvetheproblem.

7.Allthescientistspresentattheforumtheviewthatglobalwarmingismainly【句型练】1.通常,公共汽车上太拥挤,我找不到坐的地方。Usually,it'scrowdedonthebusIcan'tfindanywheretosit.

2.他似乎对他的老师说了谎。hetoldalietohisteacher.

3.放学后我要去修自行车。(have)I'llafterschool.

4.我们还没决定去哪儿度暑假。Wehaven'tdecidedforoursummerholiday.

【七选五练】Onlinecourseshavebecomepopularinmanycountries.Therearedifferentkindsofonlinecourses,butmostshowavideoofateacherandstudentsinaclassroom.Studentswatchthevideoonlineandtakepartinonlineactivities.Somecoursesarefreeandopentoanyone.1Ofcourse,watchingvideosonascreenisnotthesameastakingpartinarealclass.

2InSingapore,eightschoolshavebeenchosentotrynewwaysofusingtechnologyintheclassroom.Theschoolshavetablets(平板电脑)andtouchscreensinsteadofbooksandblackboardsintheclassrooms.3Throughthem,studentscancommunicatewitheachotherandworkonprojectstogether.

InSouthKorea,somestudentshavebeentaughtEnglishbyteachersinthePhilippinesandothercountriessince2011.TheteachersareintheirhomecountriesandareconnectedtotheSouthKoreanclassroomsviatheInternet.Insteadoflookingatascreen,thestudentsinteractwitharobotintheclassroom.Therobotiscontrolledbytheteacher.4

Thankstotechnology,moreandmorewaysofteachingandlearningarebeingdeveloped.5Butonethingisforsure—therehasneverbeenamoreinterestingtimetobeastudent.

A.E-learningcanbesuccessful.B.Therearealsosocialmediaplatforms(平台).C.Otherkindsofe-learningarebeingtestedaroundtheworld.D.Theygivestudentsthechancetostudyanywhere,atanytime.E.Nobodyknowswhattheclassroomofthefuturewilllooklike.F.Anditcanmovearoundtheclassroomandtalkwiththestudents.G.ThecoursesthataretaughtviatheInternetarecalledonlinecourses.1.2.3.4.5.

【阅读练】AElonMusk,perhapstheworld'smostbrilliantbusinessman,hasahabitofmakingstatementsthatstretchtheboundsofbelievability.OnJuly16th,2019,heintroducedanewtypeofbrain-machineinterface(BMI),startingfromthedesignofa“neurallace(神经织网)”,anetofthinelectrodes(电极)thatcapturetheinformationfromthebrain.However,theelectrodesmustbeflexible,sothattheydonotdamagebraintissueandwilllastforalongtime.Andtomaketheimplantation(植入)ofsomanyelectrodessafe,painlessandeffective,theprocesshastobeautomated.Mr.Musk'steamdoesindeedseemtohavemadeprogresstowardsthesegoals.Theirpresentationincludesvideosofarobotthatisbestdescribedasasewingmachine.Thisrobotgrabs“threads”,andshootsthemdeepintothebrainthroughahole.Thefirmhasalsodesignedachipthatcanhandlesignalsfromasmanyas3,072electrodes.Withallthesetechnologicalbreakthroughs,thefirmnowhopestohelppeopleovercomesuchillnessesasblindnessandparalysis.Theydesignedasmalldevicethatwouldsitbehindsomeone'sear,pickingupsignalsfromtheimplantedchipandpassingthemonasappropriate.Inafewyears,usingabrainimplanttocontrolyourdevicesmaybeasprevalentaswearingwirelessearphonestoday.Finally,MuskpredictsneurallacewillallowhumanstobecombinedwithAIsystems,thusenablingthespeciestosurvive.Though,asthisannouncementshows,Mr.Muskdoeshaveahabitofpresentinghimselfastheheroofthehumanrace,atleasttheconceptthatsomemachineswillcomeunderthedirectcontrolofhumanbrainsseemspossibletobecarriedout.Thebiggestbarriertothishappeningwillprobablynotbewritingthesoftwareneededtointerpretbrainwaves,butratherpersuadingpeoplethatthenecessarysurgery,whetherbysewingmachineorotherwise,isactuallyagoodidea.1.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.

A.electrodesshouldbeflexibletoextendlifeB.ElonMuskconstantlycomesupwithunexpectedideasC.aneurallaceisusedtostoreinformationfromthebrainD.electrodesareimplantedbytopsurgeonsforsafetyreasons2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prevalent”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Useful. B.Common. C.Professional. D.Appropriate.3.WhatisthehardestpartofcarryingoutBMI?A.Convincingpeopletoacceptthesurgery.B.Developingdevicestoperformthesurgery.C.Writingthesoftwaretointerpretbrainwaves.D.Informingpeopleofthesuccessofthesurgery.4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheNeuralLace,aNewTypeofBMIB.ElonMusk,theHeroofHumanBeingsC.ArtificialIntelligence,theWaytoSurviveD.ABrainImplant,aSteptoControlMachinesBJohnvonNeumannwastheoldestof3childrenofabanker,andhisspeedoflearningnewideasandhandlingproblemsstoodoutearly.At17,hisfathertriedtopersuadehimnottobecomeamathematicianbecausehemightleadapoorlifebeingamathematician,sovonNeumannagreedtostudychemistryaswell.In1926,at23,hereceivedadegreeinchemicalengineeringandaPhDinmathematics.Fromthenon,mathematicsprovidedwellenoughforhim,andheneverhadtoturntochemistry.In1930,vonNeumannvisitedPrincetonUniversityforayearandthenbecameaprofessorthere.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedin1932.In1933,theInstituteforAdvancedStudywasformed,andhebecameoneofthe6full-timepeople(Einsteinwasoneoftheothers).WorldWarⅡhugelychangedvonNeumann'sareasofinterest.Until1940hehadbeenagreatpuremathematician.Duringandafterthewar,hebecameoneofthebestmathematicianswhoputmathematicstheoriesintopractice.Duringthelastpartofthewarhebecameinterestedincomputingmachinesandmadeseveraloutstandingcontributions.Afterthewar,vonNeumanncontinuedhisworkwithcomputers,andwasgenerallyveryactiveingovernmentservice.Hereceivedmanyawards,wasthepresidentoftheAmericanMathematicalSocietyandwasamemberoftheAtomicEnergyCommission.Hediedin1957ofcancer.VonNeumannmadeseveralgreatcontributionsandanyoneofthemwouldhavebeenenoughtoearnhimafirmplaceinhistory.Hewillberememberedasoneofthegreatestmindsofthe20thcentury.VonNeumannreallywasalegendinhisowntime,andthereareanumberofstoriesabouthim.Hisdrivingabilityisapartofhislegend.Hereportedoneaccidentthisway,“Iwasdrivingdowntheroad.Thetreesontherightwerepassingmeinanorderlyfashionat60milesperhour.Suddenlyoneofthemsteppedinmypath.”5.Accordingtothetext,vonNeumann'sfatherbelievedthat.

A.amathematiciancouldn'tearnalotofmoneyB.amathematicianneededagoodmemoryC.vonNeumannhadtheabilitytolearntwosubjectsatthesametimeD.vonNeumannhadthegiftforsolvingproblemsatahighspeed6.VonNeumannpublishedhisfirstbookattheageof.

A.23 B.26 C.29 D.327.HowdidWorldWarⅡaffectJohnvonNeumann?A.Herealizedtheimportanceofengineering.B.Hebegantoresearchhowtoputmathematicsintopractice.C.Heleftcollegeandservedatthegovernmentdepartment.D.Helostinterestinchemistry.8.WhatcanweconcludeaboutvonNeumannbasedonthetext?A.Hehadthreechildren.B.Hediedinanaccident.C.Hereceivedmanyawardsinhislife.D.HeandEinsteinwereclassmatesatPrincetonUniversity.【语法填空练】JohnSnowDefeats“KingCholera”Cholerausedtobeoneofthemostfeared1(disease)intheworlduntilJohnSnowshowedhowitcouldbeovercome.Cholera,as2deadlydiseaseofitsday,threatenedordinarypeople.Nooneknewitscauseoritscure.Everytimecholerabrokeout,largenumbersof3(frighten)peopledied.JohnSnowwasdetermined4(solve)thisproblem.Heknewonlyifhefounditscausewoulditbecontrolled.

Thereweretwotheoriesthat5(possible)explainedhowpeoplegotinfected.JohnSnow6(subscribe)tothetheorythatcholerawascau