高中英语《选择性必修第一册》课后习题 Unit 2　Section A　Reading and Thinking

Unit2LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTURESectionAReadingandThinking课后篇巩固提升基础夯实Ⅰ.单词拼写1.Ijustwantyoutoanswerthequestioninaconcreteandbelievable(短语).

答案phrase2.Herfathertriedtophertogobackhomewithhim,butinvain.

答案persuade3.Marytoldmethatshespentherchildhoodinthermountainarea.

答案remote4.Itissaidthatthisheatingsystemhasanatemperaturecontrol.

答案automatic5.Wemust(合并)theorywithpractice.

答案integrate6.Theplayershadtochangetheirdaily(常规)andlifestyle.

答案routine7.Thetextofthelecturewas(可获得的)toguestsonthenight.

答案available8.Thereislittlechancethatwewillsucceedinchangingthelaw.N,itisimportantthatwetry.

答案NeverthelessⅡ.短语填空earlyon,inaddition,inthissense,keeptrackof,catchfire,switchoff1.Thecentralheatinghadbeenandtheroomwasascoldasice.

答案switchedoff2.,badthingscanbeturnedintogoodthings.

答案Inthissense3.Hewasinjuredanddidn’tlastthematch.

答案earlyon4.,you’dbetterbringsomegifts,suchasabookoraChineseknot.

答案Inaddition5.Witheleventhousandemployees,it’sverydifficulttothemall.

答案keeptrackof6.Thatwoodenhouseontopofthehillbecauseitwashitbylightning.

答案caughtfireⅢ.完成句子1.你离开教室时,不要忘了关电灯。Don’tthelightwhenyouleavetheclassroom.

答案forgettoswitchoff2.尽管很小,但这个装置会为我们节省能量和金钱。Thoughitissmall,thisdevicewillandmoney.

答案saveusenergy3.对不起,你找的那个人不再住在这所房子里了。Iamsorrythatthemanyouarelookingforinthishouse.

答案nolongerlives4.绿灯一亮,汽车就冲在前面。thegreenlightcameon,thecarsracedahead.

答案Theinstant5.布朗先生到家的时候,发现晚饭已经准备好了。WhenMrBrowngothome,hefounddinneralreadyhim.

答案preparedfor6.我们要再两年才中学毕业。twoyearsbeforewefinishmiddleschool.

答案Itwilltakeus素养提升Ⅳ.阅读理解主题语境:人与社会科学与技术ACanyouimagineacloudfloatinginthemiddleofyourroom?Doyouwanttoknowwhatitfeelsliketoflylikeabird?FindyouranswersinTimeMagazine’s25“BestInventions”.Here,wehavepickedoutthemostinteresting4tosharewithyou.TalkingGlovesEverfeltconfusedbythesignlanguageusedbydisabledpeople?Hereisthe“helpinghand”youneed.FourUkrainianstudentshavecreatedapairofglovesthathelpspeoplewithhearingandspeechproblemscommunicatewithothers.Theglovesareequippedwithsensorsthatrecognisesignlanguageandtranslateitintoatextonasmartphone.Thenthesmartphonechangesthetexttospokenwords.GoogleGlassesGoogleGlassesarelikeacomputerbuiltintotheframeofapairofglasses.Withits1.3-centimetredisplay,theglassesallowyoutosurftheInternetandmakecallswithoutevenliftingafinger.TheglassesalsohaveacameraandGPSmappingsystem.Userscantakeandsharephotos,checkmapsandsurftheInternetjustbylookingup,down,leftandright.IndoorCloudsIt’snotvirtual.That’sarealworld.DutchartistSmildemanagedtocreateasmallbutperfectwhitecloudinthemiddleofaroomusingafogmachine.Butitrequiredcarefulplanning—thetemperature,humidity(湿度)andlightingallhadtobejustright.Onceeverythingwasready,thecloudformedintheairwiththemachine.Butitonlylastedforashortwhile.WingsuitsThesuitfulfillsyourdreamsofflyinglikeabird.Well,notexactlyflying,butgliding(滑翔)throughtheair.Itincreasesthesurfaceareaofthehumanbody,whichmakesiteasierforpeopletofloatintheair.Flierswearingwingsuitscanglideonekilometreinabout30seconds.【语篇解读】本文讲述了一些有趣的发明:会说话的手套、谷歌眼镜、室内云彩和翼服等。1.Whowillprobablybetheusersof“TalkingGloves”?A.Disabledpeople.B.Normalpeople.C.Trainedpeople. D.Workingpeople.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段中“Theglovesareequippedwithsensorsthatrecognisesignlanguageandtranslateitintoatextonasmartphone.”可知,这个手套上装有传感器,能把手语转换为智能手机短信。由此推测,它是为正常人设计的。2.HowcanusersofGoogleGlassessurftheInternet?A.Bymovingthemouse.B.Bytappingthekeyboard.C.Bypressingthebutton.D.Bymovingtheeyeballs.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段中“Userscantakeandsharephotos,checkmapsandsurftheInternetjustbylookingup,down,leftandright”可知,用户通过上下左右看就可以上网。3.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyoufly?A.TalkingGloves. B.GoogleGlasses.C.Wingsuits. D.IndoorClouds.答案C解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Thesuitfulfillsyourdreamsofflyinglikeabird.”可知,Wingsuits可以帮你飞翔。4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tointroducesomeinterestinginventions.B.Toencouragepeopletobuytheseproducts.C.Todrawpeople’sattentiontotechnology.D.Tobringsomepleasuretoyoungreaders.答案A解析推断判断题。根据第一段中“Here,wehavepickedoutthemostinteresting4tosharewithyou”可知,本文的目的是与读者分享几项发明,所以选A项。B主题语境:人与社会科学与技术AnewMagicBenchdesignedbyDisneyResearchletsyouinteract(互动)withlovelyanimated(动画的)character—andnospecialglassesorearphonesarerequired.Instead,thecompleteenvironment—theseat,thesitterandthecartooncharacters—ismirroredonascreenoppositethebenchmakingitpossibleforotherstowatchthesceneunfold.Howdoestheillusionwork?Acameraandsensorcatchimagesandgatherdepthinformationaboutphysicalobjects—thebenchandtheperson.Andthenacomputertranslatesthemintothe3Danimations.Meanwhilesensorsoftouchbuiltintothebenchdelivershakingthatishappeningatthesametimeandspeedtoanimatedactionsonthescreen,creatingtheillusionthattheanimatedfiguresareoccupyingreal-worldspacenexttotheuser.“Ourgoalforthisprojectwas:hearcharacterscoming,seethementerthespace,andfeelthemsitnexttoyou,”saidMosheMahler,principaldigitalartistatDisneyResearch.Unlikethetraditionalmobiletechnology,oneofwhoselimitationsisthatonlyasingleusercanseeitsillusion,theMagicBenchallowsgroupsofpeopletogatherinasingleenvironmentandcollectivelyparticipateinanaugmented-reality(扩充实境)experience,allatthesametime.Inavideoshow,asmallcartoondonkeyrunsintoviewandkicksthebench,causingsharpsoundandmakingtheseatedpersonjumpinsurprise.Anothertestshowstwopeopleonthebench,reactingasthey“feel”ananimatedrabbitskipupbesidethemandjumpupanddown.Whenauserpasseshishandovertherabbit,ashadowmovesacrossitshead,asthoughitwereoccupyingthesamephysicalspaceasthepersonnexttoit.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。迪斯尼公司设计出了一种新的“魔法椅”。坐上这种椅子不需要使用特殊眼镜或耳机,在观看影视作品时,画面可以与人互动。5.WhatdoestheMagicBenchneedtoworkproperly?A.Specialglasses. B.Earphones.C.Amirror. D.Ascreen.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知theMagicBench需要一块屏幕才能正常发挥作用,故选D项。6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“illusion”inParagraph2referto?A.Theshakingthatishappening.B.The3Danimationsonthescreen.C.Thefiguresaboutphysicalobjects.D.Theinteractionwithanimatedfigures.答案D解析词义猜测题。根据下文“Acameraandsensorcatchimagesandgatherdepthinformation...areoccupyingreal-worldspacenexttotheuser.”可知摄像机和传感器捕捉图像,收集关于椅子及人的深度信息。然后由电脑把它们转换成3D动画。与此同时,内置在椅子里的触摸传感器可以将震动同时同速传送到屏幕上,从而产生动画人物占据用户旁边真实空间的错觉。故可知画线单词意思为“与动画人物