高中英语北师大版选择性必修四Unit 12 Period 10　Reading Club Other Parts

Period10ReadingClub&OtherPartsⅠ.单词拼写1．Thisistheoldestworkingmechanical(机械的)clockintheworld.2．Itisanimportantprocessthathelpstoregulate(调节)theglobalclimate.3．Whatisthemeaningofthesaying—thepotcallsthekettle(水壶)black?4．ItisthefirstnursinghomespecificallydesignedforpeoplewithAIDS.5．Inanelectricpowerplanttheheatconvertswaterintohigh-pressuresteam(蒸汽)．6．Onthedeskaremasses(大量的)ofbooksandpapers，inwhichheburiedhimself.7．Toloseweight，sheonlyhasaboiled(煮熟的)eggandacupofcoffeeeachmorning.8．Thelifeboatwasimmediatelysentouttorescuethesailors(海员)fromthesinkingship.9．Itcouldbeanotheryearbeforetheeconomystartedtoshowsomeimprovement(改善)．10．Theindustrialrevolution(革命)，whichstartedacoupleofhundredyearsagoinEurope，isnowspreadingacrosstheworld.Ⅱ.词形变化填空1．Abombexplodedinanearbysupermarket.Theexplosionwassopowerfulthatitkilledover20people，withmanybadlyinjured.(explode)2．Mygrandpausedtobeanelectricalengineer，whocouldalmostdealwithallproblemswithelectricity.Lastweek，heboughtmeanewelectricvehicleandboughtmyyoungbrotheranelectronicdictionary.(electricity)3．Theybuiltmanynaturalpreservestopreservetheendangeredspecies，andthepreservationhastakeneffectgreatly.(preserve)4．Hehitthegolfballpowerfullyandaccurately;everyonepresentapplaudedfortheamazingaccuracy.(accurate)5．Asanillustratorforchildren’sbooks，mysisterhasmademanybeautifulillustrationsinmanybooks.(illustrate)Ⅲ.完成句子1．当然会有很多其他的新工作，其中的一些我们甚至不可能猜到。Ofcoursetherewillbeplentyofothernewjobs，someofwhichwecan’tevenguess.2．政府已经允许该公司使用特殊材料以使车辆更容易飞行。(makeit＋adj.＋todo...)Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.3．下回我看见他，我要告诉他我的工作计划。(nexttime引导的时间状语从句)NexttimeIseehim，Iwilltellhimmyschedule.4．使我惊奇的是，这个三岁的男孩能凭记忆背诵整首诗。(what引导的主语从句)Whatamazedmewasthatthethree-year-oldboywasabletorecitethewholepoemfrommemory.Ⅰ.ReadthepassageAncientChineseInventionsonP65andfillintheblanks.AncientChineseInventionsThetimewhenitfirstappearedHowtheywereusedPaper-making1.About2,000yearsagoItwasusedtoproduce2.historicalrecords，mapsandliterature.Gunpowder3.Inthe8thcenturyADItwasused4.inwarsandledtothedevelopmentofmanydifferentkindsof5.weapons.Printing6.In1045ADItmadeitmuchquickerandeasierto7.reproducewrittenworkandledtothefirstever8.mass-productionofbooksandliterature.TheCompass9.Duringthe3thcenturyTheChinesewereusing10.highlydevelopedcompassestonavigatetheirshipsatsea.Ⅱ.ReadthepassageSimpleInventionsThatChangedtheWorldonP66－67andchoosethebestanswer.1．Whichofthefollowinginventionsgovernourlifeandregulatesoureverythingwedo?A．Refrigerators. B．Watchesandclocks.C．Elevators. D．Computers.答案B2．Beforetheinventionofrefrigerators，howdidpeoplepreservefood?A．Theyburnedorboiledthembeforepreservingfood.B．Theykepttheminlargeice-boxes.C．Theykeptthefoodundersnoworwithice.D．Theycouldonlyleavethefoodoutsideoftheirhouse.答案C3．Whenwasthefirstelectricpoweredelevatorinvented?A．In1857. B．In1880.C．In1805. D．About20yearsago.答案B4．Whatisthetypeoftheessay?A．Narrative. B．Descriptive.C．Expository. D．Argumentative.答案Cavailabilityn．可能性(availableadj.可利用的，可得到的；空闲的)beavailabletosb可被……利用的，……可得到的beavailableforsth有空做……；可用于……(1)Withthiscamenewtypesofjobsandtheavailability(available)ofnewproductsatlowercosts.(2)Convenienttransportationisavailabletopeoplefromnearlyeverycommunity.(3)Ihadintendedtogotomycousin’sbirthdaypartylastnight，butIwasnotavailableforit(但我没空去)．(4)我打电话问你今晚是否有时间参加我们的募捐活动。Iamcallingtoaskifyouareavailabletonighttotakepartinourdonationactivity.preservevt.保存(食物)，腌制；维护，保护n．腌菜，果酱；保护区(preservationn．维护；保存)preserve...from...保护……免受……well/badlypreserved保护好的/不好的(1)Thegoaloftheorganizationistopreserveendangeredspeciesfromextinction.(2)Wellbeforethearrivaloftherefrigerators，therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservation(preserve)．(3)Morepreserves(preserve)havebeenbuiltinourcountrytoprotectwildlife.(4)是时候我们应该采取措施保护环境不被污染了。Itishightimethatwetook/shouldtakemeasurestopreservetheenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.find＋it＋形容词/名词＋todosth教材原句Nowitisacommonobjectinmosthomesandpeoplewouldfinditdifficulttoimaginelivingwithoutit.现在它是大多数家庭中常见的物品，人们很难想象没有它的生活。(P67)·此句中的“finditdifficulttoimagine...”是find的复合结构，其构成是“find＋it＋形容词/名词＋todosth”，其中it是形式宾语，形容词或名词作宾语补足语，不定式短语todosth是真正的宾语。·其他常见类似搭配：make/feel/think＋it＋形容词/名词＋todosth(1)Ifindithardtolearnaforeignlanguagewellifyouarenotexposedtoitoften.我发现如果你不经常接触一门外语，就很难学好它。(2)Ithinkitourdutytopreservetheenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.我认为保护环境免受污染是我们的义务。(3)OurEnglishteachermadeitaruletoreadanEnglishoriginalbookeachsemester.我们英语老师规定每学期必须要读一本英文原版书。nexttime引导时间状语从句教材原句Nexttimeyourelyonanyoftheseinventions，begratefulandthinkaboutthescienceandimaginationthathavegoneintothemandhowmuchtheyhavechangedoureverydaylife.下次你依赖于这些发明时，要心存感激，想想它们所含有的科学和想象力，以及它们对我们的日常生活有多大的改变。(P67)作连词引导时间状语从句的还有以下几种情况：·time构成的名词短语：every/eachtime，thefirsttime，thelasttime等。·the＋瞬间名词：themoment，theinstant，theminute，thesecond等，相当于assoonas，表示“一……就……”。·immediately，instantly，directly等，相当于assoonas。(1)Every/Eachtimehecomesovertoseeme(每次他来找我)，heeithercomplainstomeorborrowsmoneyfromme.(2)ThesecondtimeItalkedtohim(第二次我跟他交谈)，headmittedthathehadmadeabigmistakeandapologizedtome.(3)ThelasttimeIcametovisityourfamily(上次我去你家时)，yourfatherseemedtobeingoodhealth.(4)Sheexplodedintolaughterimmediatelysheheardtheamazingstory.→Themoment/minute/second/instantsheheardtheamazingstory，sheexplodedintolaughter.(the＋瞬间名词)Ⅰ.一词多义explodeA.爆炸B.勃然大怒C.突然活跃起来D.激增1．Itwastheburstofagaspipethatmadethebossofthecompanyexplodewithanger.B2．Duringthewartime，bombswereexplodingallaroundthecity，whichmadepeoplefrightened.A3．Aftertenminutes，thegameexplodedintolife，makingtheaudienceshoutedandcheered.C4．Theexplodingworldpopulationputsourplanetundergreatpressure.DⅡ.熟词生义1．Franklyspeaking，thereweremassesofpeopleintheshopyesterday.一群2．Wespottedhersteamingdownthecorridortowardshim.疾行Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Wouldyoupleasegivefurtherillustration(illustrate)ofyourview?2．Thisinventionmadeitmuchquickerandeasiertoreproducewrittenwork.3．Wecan’timaginewhatourlifewouldbelikeiftherewerenoelectricity(electric)．4．Itwasnotuntiltheteachercameinthatthestudentsstoppedtalkingandlaughing.5．GuAilingisthefirstChineseathletetowin(win)goldintheworldextremesportsgames.6．Theexplosionmadeamassive(mass)holeintheground，butfortunatelynobodywasinjured.7．Itwasspecifically(specific)observedthattheleftsideofthebrainwasmoreactiveduringdeepsleep.8．Accordingtothenewregulation(regulate)，allthepassengersaretobeinspectedbeforeboardingthesubway.Ⅱ.选词填空eq\x(beassociatedwith，beavailableto，befilledwith，bycoincidence，forthepurposeof)1．Lockersareavailabletostoreanybelongingsduringyourvisit.2．Whensheheardthathermotherfellill，hereyeswerefilledwithtears.3．Thespeedofaplaneisassociatedwiththeshapeofitsbodyandwings.4．Bycoincidence，I’mgoingtothesupermarkettoo.Let’sgotogether.5．Hereturnedtohishomelandforthepurposeofservinghisownpeople.Ⅲ.单句写作(应用文写作——中国四大发明)ThefirsttimeIknewaboutancientChineseinventions，Iwasstillaprimaryschoolstudent.2．但是，直到我再大一点，我才真正意识到这些发明的意义。(Itisnotuntil...that)However，itwasnotuntilIgrewolderthatItrulyrealizedthesignificanceofthem.3．造纸术的发明使得中国成为最早记录历史，制作地图和创造文学的国家之一。(不定式作后置定语)Becauseoftheinventionofpaper，Chinawasoneofthefirstnationstostartproducinghistoricalrecords，mapsandliterature.4．了解到它对整个世界发展的巨大影响，我更加觉得作为中国人很自豪。(feel＋adj.＋todo)Knowingitsgreateffectonthedevelopmentofthewholeworld，IincreasinglyfeelproudtobeaChinese.5．作为年轻人，我们不仅要以此为豪，而且要传承和保护它们。(notonly...butalso)Asyoungpeople，notonlyshouldwetakeprideinthem，butalsoshouldinheritandpreservethem.Ⅳ.阅读理解ATheChinesehigh-speedrailshaveaqualityallonitsown，becauseit’ssomassive.Therearemorethantwiceasmanyhigh-speedtrainsinChinaastherestoftheworldcombined.Firstly，China’stechnologyonbuildingtherailwayisleadingtherestoftheworldandthereisnosignthatanyothercountrycouldsurpassChina’spositioninthenearfuture.Secondly，China’strainsarebasedonJapanese，GermanandFrenchmodels.Atlast，thescaleofChinesehigh-speedtrainisunthinkabletoothercountrieswhichhashigh-speedtrainnetwork.Ihadmyfirstopportunitytoridethehigh-speedtrainslastweekwhenIhadabusinessmeetinginZhengzhou.Assomeonewhogrewupwithadisdainforpublictransportation，Iwasdreadingtheexperience.Ipushedhardtofly，butwastoldthatitwouldbemuchbetterifItookthetrain.IhadtraveledonanAmtraktrainbeforeintheUS，andhatedhowslowitwasandhowmanystopstherewere.Chinesehigh-speedtrainsareonadifferentlevel.First，whenIsaytheyarehigh-speed，Imeantheyarehigh-speed.Thetrainsarecleanandtheseatsarehuge.Thereareamplepoweroutletsandyoucan’tevenfeelhowfastthetrainismoving.Iftherewerenowindows，Iwouldn’tbeabletotellwhenwewerestoppedorwhenweweretravelingat300km/h—itisthatsmooth.TheterminalinZhengzhoulookedlikeyoucouldfitamillionpeopleinit.Ithadshopsandafoodcourtandthetrainswouldsilentlypullinandoutofthestationperfectlyonschedule.I’mtravelingagainthisweekbytrainandI’mexcited.Thehigh-speedtrainsareincredible.语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自身乘坐高铁的经历讲述了中国高铁的发展现状和先进性。1．WhichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofChina’shigh-speedrails?A．Chinahasthemosthigh-speedtrainsintheworld.B．NoothercountrywillsurpassChinainbuildingthehigh-speedrailway.C．Chinamakeshigh-speedtrainsallbyitself.D．Chinaranksfirstinthehigh-speedrailsdevelopmentfromtheverybeginning.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Therearemorethantwiceasmanyhigh-speedtrainsinChinaastherestoftheworldcombined.”可知，中国的高铁数量是世界上最多的。故选A。2．Whatcanweinferfromparagraph2?A．Theauthorlikestotakepublictransportation.B．Theauthordecidedtotakethetrainatfirst.C．TheauthorexpectedhisfirsttrainexperienceinChina.D．AmericafallsbehindChinainrailwaydevelopment.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段尤其是最后两句“IhadtraveledonanAmtraktrainbeforeintheUS，andhatedhowslowitwasandhowmanystopstherewere.Chinesehigh-speedtrainsareonadifferentlevel.”可推知，美国的铁路发展不及中国。故选D。3．Whatcanwenotlearnabouttheauthor’sfirstrailtripinChina?A．Thetrainrunsveryfastandsmoothly.B．Itisconvenienttogetthecellphonechargedonthetrain.C．Zhengzhoustationisveryhuge.D．Zhengzhoustationisanimportantterminal.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段第四句“Iftherewerenowindows，Iwouldn’tbeabletotellwhenwewerestoppedorwhenweweretravelingat300km/h—itisthatsmooth.”可知A项正确；根据第三句中“Thereareamplepoweroutlets”可知B项正确；根据第五句“TheterminalinZhengzhoulookedlikeyoucouldfitamillionpeopleinit.”可知C项正确；D项并未提及。故选D。4．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A．Theauthor’sfirsttrainexperienceinChina.B．TheadvancementofChina’shigh-speedtrains.C．Thehigh-speedrailwayshouldbegreatlydevelopedintheworld.D．Theimportanceofpublictransportation.答案B解析主旨大意题。根据文章第一段和第二段中的“Firstly，China’stechnologyonbuildingtherailwayisleadingtherestoftheworldandthereisnosignthatanyothercountrycouldsurpassChina’spositioninthenearfuture.”可知，文章一开始就提到了中国高铁技术先进、世界领先，然后通过作者自己在中国第一次乘高铁的经历进一步证明了中国高铁的先进之处。故选B。BOneChinesestartuphasapparentlydevelopedtechnologythatallowsittoidentifyindividualsbytheirwalk，eveniftheirfaceiscoveredortheyhaveortheirbacktothecamera.Knownas“gaitrecognition”，thetechnologyinventedbyartificialintelligencestartupWatrixanalysesthousandsofmetrics(指标)aboutaperson’swalk，fromtheirbodyshapeandtheangleofarmmovementtotheirpostureandwhethertheyhaveatoe-inortoe-outgait.Alltheseindividualfeaturesgointodatabasethatthesoftwarethengoesthroughwhenattemptingtoidentifypeople.AccordingtoanofficialstatementfromWatrix，theaccuracyrateofgaittechnologyatthelaboratorylevelexceeds96percent.Facialrecognitiontechnologyhascomealongwayinrecentyears，butitstillhasafundamentalweakness—itneedsto“see”people’sfacesinordertoidentifythem，soifsomeone’sfaceiscoveredortheirbackistothecamera，it’sbasicallyuseless.Gaitrecognition，ontheotherhand，ismuchmorereliableworksfromvirtuallyanyangle，andbecauseitanalysessomanymetrics，itcanidentifysubjectsevenifattempttocovertheirlegs.Disguisesorfakelimpsarenotveryeffectiveinfoolingthetechnologyeither.“Coveringyourlegswouldreducetherecognitionscorebutweanalyseallofaperson’sbody，”HuangYongzhen，co-founderandchiefexecutiveofWatrix，saidinaninterview，“Withfacialrecognitionprobablyneedtolookintoacamera—cooperationisnotneededforthemtoberecognizedbyourtechnology.”WatrixrevealedthefirstversionoftheirgaitrecognitiontechnologyinOctoberoflastyearandsincebeenintalkswithsecuritycompaniesfromSingapore，India，Russia，theNetherlandsandCzechRepublicforcontracts.Thetechnologyhasalsobeentestedbypublicsecurityofficialsforthousandsofhoursandusedtosolvedozensofpolicecases.AuthoritiesinShanghaiandBeijingarealreadyusingrecognitiontodetectwantedcriminalsandidentifyjaywalkers(乱穿马路的人)．Thecurrentversionofgaitrecognitionsoftwareisn’tyetcapableofdetectingpeopleinrealtime，andtheChinesestartupclaimsthatit’sabletoanalyzeanhour’sworthofvideofootageinjust10minutesover94%accuracy.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一家中国初创公司开发出了通过步态来识别个人的技术。5．HowcouldWatrixguaranteetheaccuracyof“gaitrecognition”？A．Bycheckingtheangleofpeople’sarmmovement.B．Bycombiningfacialrecognitionwithpeople’swalk.C．Bysettingupadatabaseofnumerousindividuals’metrics.D．Byanalyzingthousandsoffeaturesofpeople’slegsandtoes.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段的“Alltheseindividualfeaturesgo...toidentifypeople.”可知，Watrix通过建立一个包含众多个人指标的数据库来保证“步态识别”的准确性，故选C。6．Whatadvantagedoesgaittechnologyhaveoverfacialrecognition?A．Unlimitedangles.B．Freegestures.C．Noneedtocover.D．Activecooperation.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段的“Gaitrecognition，ontheotherhand...attempttocovertheirlegs.”可知，与面部识别相比，步态识别技术的优点是无识别角度限制，故选A。7．Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?A．Watrixhasfoundseveralcooperativepartnersforitsfirstversion.B．Gaitrecognitionhasbeenwidelyusedinthefieldofpublicsecurity.C．WatrixistryingtoextendtheuseofthetechnologyinChinesebigcities.D．Gaittechnologyhasbeenprovedbeneficialinidentifyingwantedcriminals.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第五段的“Thetechnology...detectwantedcriminalsandidentifyjaywalkers(乱穿马路的人)．”可知，该技术还经过公安人员数千小时的测试，并被用于侦破数十起警方案件。上海和北京的有关部门已经在使用识别技术来侦查通缉犯和识别乱穿马路的行人。由此可推知，步态识别技术已被证明有助于识别通缉犯。故选D。8．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethefutureofthetechnology?A．Challenging. B．Promising.C．Profitable. D．Unknown.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，Watrix在去年10月公布了他们的步态识别技术的第一个版本，此后一直在新加坡、印度、俄罗斯、荷兰和捷克共和国的安全公司进行合同谈判。最后一段提到，它能够在短短10分钟内分析一小时的视频片段，准确率超过94%。由此可推知，这项技术的未来是有前途的。故选B。Ⅴ.七选五ANewAppHelpsBlindPeopleKnowtheWorldAroundThemOneofthebestusesoftechnologyistomakelifeeasier.AnewproductfromMicroCorporationcanjustdothatforpeoplewhohavetroubleseeing.Theproduct，anappcalledSeeingAI，iscurrentlyavailableforfreeforApple’siPhoneandiPad.“AI”isshortforartificialintelligence，atermforcomputerswithanabilitytothinkandlearnlikehumanbeings.1Theappthenannounceswhatthecamerasees，souserswillknowwhatisinfrontofthem.PeoplecanalsouseSeeingAItolearnwordsinEnglish.2WithSeeingAI，userscanhearadescriptionofnotjustobjects，butotherpeople.Itcaneventellyouaboutthe