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PAGEEnglishAssignment(2)第一部分:阅读理解(每小题2.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.AEducationalAPPStoreBusuuBusuuhelpsyoulearnEnglishlanguageonthegoandthelesson’squalityisguaranteedasitisbasedonCEFRlanguageframework.Lessonsrangefrombeginnerstoadvancedlearners.BusuuisactuallyagreatEnglishappifyouwanttoimproveyourspokenEnglishbytalkingwithnativespeakers.DuolingoDuolingoisoneofthebestEnglishlanguageappstodayandhighlyrecommendedforEnglishbeginners.ThesystemoftheapphelpsyoulearnEnglishquicklybyspendingtwentyminutesaday.Duolingostructuresyourlessonsthatteachyouaboutsevennewwordsbasedonatopicandskillpointsbeingawardedforcompletingthelesson.MemriseMemriseusessomecreativeandeasywaystorememberEnglishwords.ThefocusofthisappistohelptheusersexpandtheirvocabularybylearningEnglishwordsinaneffectiveway.MemrisealsooffersanofflinemodetocontinuelearningwithoutInternetconnection.RosettaStoneRosettaStoneisdesigneddifferentlyfromaveragelanguageappsonthemarketplacetoday.It’stryingtoteachusEnglishthewaywe’dlearnitifwewerechildrenstartingtolearnthelanguage.Ithasexercisesdesignedtohelpyoulearnbasicwords.AvarietyoflessonsareofferedthatRosettaStonehasbeenusingforyears.1.Whichismosthelpfulforspeaking? A.Busuu. B.Duolingo.C.Memrise. D.RosettaStone.2.WhatisuniqueaboutMemrise? A.Itworksonlineoroffline. B.ItservesEnglishbeginners. C.Itpromisesquickprogress. D.Ithelpsdevelopvocabulary.3.WhatdoestheEducationalAPPStoreintendtodohere? A.Inspirelanguagelearners. B.Showitshightechnology. C.Comparewaysoflearning. D.PromoteitslatestproductsBAcompanytestingdriverlesscarshasreceivedpermissionfromthestateofCaliforniatooperatethevehicleswithouthumandrivers.ThetestswillbecarriedoutbyCruise,theself-drivingcarcompanyownedbyGeneralMotors.CruisereportedlastweekthatitgotapermitfromtheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclestolettheself-drivingcarstravelontheirown.ThecompanyplanstohavethemoperatinginSanFranciscobytheendofthisyear.Cruiseisstilljusttestingitsself-drivingvehicles.Butitplanstoofferride-sharingservicesinmajorcitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesinthefuture.Untilnow,testinghasonlybeencarvedoutwithhumanbackupdriversinallCruisevehicles.Rulesrequiredthebackupdriverstobeinsidethecarsandreadytotakecontrolofthevehiclesifnecessary.Cruisehascompletedenoughtestingtofeelthatitisnowreadytosafelyoperatethecarswithouthumans,saidcompanyspokesmanRayWert.WertsaidthatCruisewouldgoneighborhood-by-neighborhoodinSanFranciscobeforespreadingthedriverlesscartothewholecity.ThepermissioninCaliforniafollowedasimilardecisioninArizona.ArizonastateofficialsapprovedarequestbyWaymo,acompanyownedbyGoogle’sparentcompanyAlphabetInc.,toopenitsride-sharingservicetothepublicinvehicleswithouthumandrivers.TheservicewaslaunchedlastweekinthecityofPhoenix.Progresstowarddriverlessvehiclesslowedafteronesuchvehiclehitapasser-byduringatestinTempe,Arizona,in2018.ThatvehiclewasoperatedbyUberTechnologies.StevenShladoverisaresearchengineerattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hehasstudiedself-drivingfor40years.ShladoversaidthatalthoughCruiseandWaymoprogramtheirvehiclestodrivemoreconservativelythanhumans,bothstillneedtoprogresssafely.HenotedthatCruisewillfirstuseitsvehiclesineasierareasinSanFranciscobeforesendingthemintocomplextrafficsituations.4.WhathasCruisedoneuntilnow?A.Ithasdonedriverlesscartestinginotherstates.B.Ithashelpedothercompaniestesttheirself-drivingcars.C.Ithascompletedsometestingwithhumandrivers.D.Ithasofferedride-sharingservicesusingself-drivingcars.5.Whatcausedthetestingofself-drivingcarstoslowdown?A.Taxidrivers’fearoflosingtheirjobs. B.Thehighcostofdoingitinbigcities.C.Anaccidentcausedbyaself-drivingvehicle. D.Thesmallnumberofcompaniestakingpartinit.6.WhichofthefollowingdoesStevenShladoveragreewith?A.Self-drivingvehiclesshouldn’tgowithoutsafety.B.Self-drivingvehiclesdrivelesscarefullythanhumans.C.Self-drivingvehiclescan’tgetintocomplextrafficsituations.D.Companiesshouldprogramtheirvehiclestodrivefaster.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CaliforniaAllowsCompanytoTestCarswithNoDriversB.TwoCompanies’Self-DrivingTestsGetApprovedC.Self-DrivingorHuman-Driving,WhichShouldWeDependon?D.CruiseorWaymo,WhichIsLeadingtheSelf-DrivingTechnology?CIn2016,ayoungBritishfatherwastrampled(踩踏)todeathbyanelephantontheislandofKohSamuiinThaiJand.Thetragedyonceagainraisedquestionsoverwhetheritisethicaltouseelephantsasentertainment.Formanyvisitors,thechancetointeractwithelephantsisatthetopoftheirholidaywishlist.There'snoshortageofopportunitiestodoso,fromtakingphotosofbabyelephantstoridingthemthroughthejungle,towatchingthemdance.Butwhatmostvisitorsdon’trealizeiselephantsareinvolvedinextremelycruelmethodstomakethembehave.Theyareoftenkeptinterribleconditions.Thisincludesbeingchainedupwhennotperforming,withoutinteractionwithotherelephants,apoordiet,etc.Theyarealsosubjectedtotrainingpracticesincludingbeatings.Awayfromtheirnaturalhabitatandforcedtorepeatthesameroutinesdayindayout,whichcontinuesthroughouttheirdramatically-shortenedlives.Unfortunately,ridingelephantsisstilloneofthemostpopulartouristactivitiesinAsia.TheWorldAnimalProtectioninvestigated3,000elephantsattouristsitesacrossSouthernAsiain2017.Thestudyfoundthat77%ofthemwerelivingin"severelycruel"conditions.Italsofoundthattherehadbeena30%riseinthenumberofelephantsattourismvenuesinThailandsince2010.Manyparksadvertisethemselvesassanctuaries(庇护所)buttheyaren’t.Realsanctuarieswilllimitcontactwiththeelephantsandvisitorscanonlyobservethemfromadistancemostofthetime.Thegovernmentneedstoplayamuchbiggerroleinputtinganendtoelephanttourism.Astravelers,pleaseavoidanyplaceofferingridingorallowinginteractingsessionswithelephants.Whenyouseeabusehappening,doyourbitbyleavingyourreviewonreviewsitesandsocialmediatowarnothertourists.Manyparksarenowbecomingride-freeasaresultofpressurefromtourists,theindustryandthemedia.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ethical”mostprobablymean?A.Safe B.Welcome C.Moral D.Available9.What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thecauseofelephanttourism. B.Thewayofinteractingwithelephants.C.Theopportunitiestouristcanget. D.Theworseconditionelephantsarein.10.HowdoesthewritersupportthemainideainParagraph4?A.Bymakingdifferentcomparisons B.Byfollowingtheorderoftimeandplaces.C.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect. D.Bygivingexamplesandlistingnumbers.11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Themediaandinternetworkedgreater. B.Ridingelephantsisfreewithtourists’efforts.C.Endingelephanttourismisnecessarybuthard. D.Governmentsandtouristssolvedtheproblemtogether.DHavingamicrochipimplantedinaman’sbrainmaybecommoninsci-fimovieplots,butitmaysoonbecomeanactualpossibility.ElonMusk—aUStechtycoon,founderofSpaceX—hasbeenworkingonthistechnology.OnAug28,Muskgaveadisplayofthechip,whichwasimplantedintotheheadofapignamedGertrude.Thechip,developedbyMusk’scompanyNeuralink,isthesizeofacoin.Butdon’tletitssizefoolyou.Thetinychiphasover3,000electrodes(电极)attachedtoflexiblethreads,whichcanmonitorabout1,000neurons(神经元).Itcollectsneuralsignalsfromanareaofthebrain,andthentransmitsthosesignalswirelesslytonearbycomputers,accordingtoMSN.ThatenabledresearcherstomonitorGertrude’sbrainactivitywhileshewaswalkingaroundinthedisplay.Thoughthetechnologyisstillinitsearlystage,itisencouragingforhumans.ThistechnologywouldsolvealotofbraininjuriesandisessentialforAIsymbiosis,whichwillallowthehumanbraintocombinewithanartificialintelligence.Whenthedevicecanbeappliedtohumans,itsmaingoalwillbetohelpthosewhohavemobilitydifficulties.Muskhopesthistechnologycanalsobeusedtohelpthosewithhearingandeyesightissues.Althoughsuchadevicecouldrepairthoseproblems,puttingitintopracticeisbynomeansapieceofcake.Currently,thedevicecantransmitsignalsfromabout500neuronsinthepig’sbrain.Comparedto80billionneuronsinahumanbrain,thisnumberistiny.Andtocoverthewholehumanbrainalsomeanstheelectrodeshavetobemuchsmaller.Also,implantingthechipintothebrainposesapotentialdanger.Thereisariskoftheimmunesystemattackingthisforeignbody.Rightnow,thehopeofcontrollingthebrainviacontrollingafewneuronsseemsoverlyoptimistic.“TherearemanytechnologicalchallengestoovercomebeforeNeuralinkcanputitsdevicestothepurposes,”YuanLanfeng,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina,toldChinaDaily.12.WhatdoweknowaboutElonMusk’smicrochip?A.Itwasinspiredbysci-fimovieplots. B.Itisabletocollectwirelesssignals.C.Itistinyinsizebutpowerfulinfunction. D.Ithasbeenimplantedintoahuman’sbrain.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inParagraph3referto?A.TheoperationofthechipinGertrude’sbrain. B.Theattachmentofelectrodestoflexiblethreads.C.ThedevelopmentofneuronsinsideGertrude’sbrain.D.Thetransmissionofsignalsfromanearbycomputer.14.Whatisthemajortargetofthemicrochip?A.Tomonitoranimals’brainactivity. B.Tohelppeoplewithmobilityissues.C.Todevelopacureforimmunesystemproblems. D.TocontributetotheresearchonAItechnologies.15.HowdoesYuanLanfengfeelaboutimplantingthechipintothehumanbrain?A.Worried. B.Excited. C.Optimistic. D.Challenged.第二节:根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthemorestressedparentsareatwork,thegreatertheburdenontheirfamilyis.___16___Afterall,themoretimeparentsspendworking,thelesstimeandenergytheyhavetoplanandpreparehealthfulmeals.Foryears,moststudieshavefocusedontheroleofworkingmotherswhilefatherswereignored.Theydidn’tlookatthefamilyasawhole.___17___Itaddsanewwrinkletotherelationshipbetweenworkstressandfamilynutrition.Moms’workrelatedstressisstillacentralfactorinhowwellfamilieseatbecausetheytypicallydomostofthefoodshoppingandcooking.____18____Thestudyfoundthatwhenmomordadexperiencehighlevelsofworkrelatedstress,theirfamiliesareeatingone-and-a-halffewerfamilymealsperweek,andtheparentsthemselvesreporteatingfewerfruitsandvegetables,morefastfood,andarelesslikelytoeatbreakfastregularly.It’sworthnotingthatthestudylookedmainlyatlowincomefamilieswhobelongedtoethnicorminoritygroups.___19___Buttheimplicationsarewideranging.___20___Teachingkids,especiallyteenagers,tohelpwithgroceryshoppingandtocookactualmeals,insteadofjustputtingafrozenpizzainthemicrowave,couldbeanimportantpieceofthepuzzleinhelpingfamiliesimprovetheireatinghabits.A.Butdad’sworkrelatedstresshasalargeimpact,too.B.Astofamilynutrition,theentirefamilyplaysaroleevenkids.C.Yet,thekids’stressmayaffectthefamilies’nutrition,too.D.Sothefindingsdon’tnecessarilyapplydirectlytoothertypesoffamilies.E.It’salsoprobablynotasurprisethatthiscannegativelyaffectafamily’snutrition.F.However,arecentstudydoesandlooksattheroleoffathersinparticular.G.Itisparentswhogivetheirkidsagoodmodeltodevelopagoodeatinghabit.第二部分完形填空:阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给选项中选出最佳答案。(每小题1分)AnuarAbdullahisa61-year-olddivinginstructorinMalaysia.Whenheisn’t21he’sbackoutinthewater22,studying,andrestoringcoralreefs(珊瑚礁).Now,asclimatechangebecomesan23threat,governments,corporations,andothersarecomingtohimfor24.Abdullahhasnodegreeinmarinebiologyor25training—justanamountofexperience.Injustthepastdecade,thousandshave26tohimtolearnhowtogrowcorals,andhenowhasaround700volunteers27andhasalreadyrestoredhundredsofacresofcoralreefs.In2017,Thailand’sgovernmentaskedAbdullahto28therecoveryofoneofitsmostfamoustouristattractions,MayaBay,becauseithad29halfitscoralpopulation.30werekeptoutofthesiteforthreeyearswhileAbdullahledateamof120peoplein31newcorals.In2021,afterTyphoonRai,theislandofCebuinthePhilippinesaskedAbdullahtosavewhatwas32oftheshoreline’scoralreefs.Andearlierthisyear,Abdullahlaunchedanewefforttobuildtheworld’slargestcoralnurseryintheRedSea.Therewasa33onthenurseryattheU.N.climatechangesummit(峰会),COP27,butAbdullahdidnotattend.He__34conferences,hesays.Andhehad35todo.21.A.teaching22.A.picking23.A.early24.A.help25.A.temporary26.A.devoted27.A.atonce28.A.initiate29.A.regained30.A.Visitors31.A.guarding32.A.hidden33.A.contest34.A.witnesses35.A.interviewsB.divingB.judgingB.artificialB.moneyB.formalB.ledB.atfirstB.evaluateB.lostB.ResearchersB.decoratingB.leftB.presentationB.recordsB.tripsC.learningC.describingC.apparentC.powerC.naturalC.backedC.indemandC.highlightC.increasedC.VolunteersC.plantingC.preservedC.courseC.schedulesC.workD.reportingD.observingD.uncertainD.honorD.complexD.traveledD.inactionD.justifyD.removedD.OfficialsD.maintainingD.ruinedD.topicD.hatesD.trade第二节语法填空(每小题1.5分,满分30分)在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。A___1___(wave)Chineseflagsintheirhands,audiencessangMypeople,Mycountrytogetheratthestartofthefilm,___2___(it)themesongthatservesasathreadthroughoutthemovie.Thesongisapatriotic(爱国的)Chineseclassic,knownineveryhousehold.Itwas___3___(origin)performedbyLiGuyiin1985.Featuringsevenshortstoriesfromsevendirectors,thefilmdrawsonthenation’s___4___(great)technologicaland___5___(culture)achievementsofalltimestartingwiththefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.Yetthefilmdoesn’tfocusonthehistorical___6___(move)themselves,butrathershowseventsthroughtheeyesofordinarypeoplewhoweredevotedto___7___affectedbythem.Theshortstory,GoingHome,SimonYamplaysaclockrepairerwhowitnessedthereturnofHongKongfromBritishruletochinain1997.Theactorhimself___8___(experience)thepowerofhope.Hefeltitwasn’tjustareturntothemotherland,___9___thereturnofhearts.Thefilmcertainlystruckapatrioticchord(和音)withmany.Inasurveyrankingaudiencesatisfaction,MyPeople,MyCountrycameinfirstamong267domesticfilms___10___(release)since2015.ThesurveywasdonebytheChinaFilmArtResearchCenter.BWhenHarmonyOS,theChineseself-developedoperatingsystemforHuaweimobiledevices,1________(release)onAugust9,itquicklybecameahottopicon2________(society)media.Manybelieveitnotonlyrepresentstheriseofthecountryasatechpower,butalso3________(show)respectforclassicalChinesecultureby4________(name)thesystem“Hongmeng”inChinese.Besides“Hongmeng”,Huaweihasalsoregisteredmanyofits5________(product)underthenamesoflegendarycreaturesfromChinesemythology.Forexample,thecompany’sserverchipiscalled“Kunpeng”,amythicalcreature6________changedfromafishintoagiantbird.Infact,Huaweiisnotaloneinusingtraditionalcultureformodementerprises.7________(base)onthewell-knownworkofclassicalChinesemythologyTheInvestitureoftheGods,NeZhaisshownasarebelliousunderdog,whohastoovercomehardshipandhisdarkfatetobecomeahero,8________(like)hisattractiveheroiccharacterinpreviouscinematicworks.AsGlobalTimesput9________,“Ancientmythologyhasthepowertostimulatecontemporaryimaginationinyoungpeople.”Afterall,imaginationis10________beginningofcreation.作业(二)II卷Name________Number____________ 语法填空(1)(满分15分,目标分数________)1.____________2._____________3.___________4.___________5.___________6.___________7.______________8.___________9.___________10.___________语法填空(2)(满分15分,目标分数________)1.____________2._____________3.___________4.___________5.___________6.___________7.______________8.___________9.___________10.___________作业二答案:阅读理解:(A)篇:AAD(B)篇:CCAA(C)篇:CDDC(D)篇:CABD七选五:EFADB完形填空:ADCABDDABACBBDC语法填空:(A)1.Waving2.its3.originally4.greatest5.cultural6.movements7.or8.experienced9.but10.
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