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Unit5Thepowerofnature
一、阅读理解 Imaginegettingasoftdrinkfromarobotmachineusingonlyyoursmartphone.OrscanningaQRcode二维码tobuygoodsfromanewspaperad. BymakinguseofthesenewtechnologiesChinamobileshoppingisabitaheadoftheUnitedStates.Chinaisstilltheworldslargestsmartphonemarketeventhoughgrowthisslow.Itaccountsforabout30percentoftheglobalsmartphonemarketandChinesesmartphoneusersareexpectedtojumpfrom
526.8millionto640millionin2018accordingtoeMarketer.Anditsshoppersareusingtheirinstrumentstorushtopurchaseawiderangeofgoodsandservices.NearlyhalfofallChinase-mercesalestotaling$
505.7billionaremadewithmobiledevicesversusroughlyone-quarterintheUSaccordingtoeMarketer.By2019Chinasmobilesaleswillaccountfor71percentofthosesales. “Wedontseemobilebuyingstayingunchangeableforthenextfiveyears”saidMonicaPearleMarketersdirectorofforecasting.“Itllincreasebecauseconsumerbehaviorhaschanged.”Featureshy;rich功能多样的cheapsmartphonesarealsohelpingfueltheboomsheadded. “Chinaisafterallamobilefirstmarket”explainsBrianBuchwaldCEOofconsumerintelligencefirmBomoda.SoithasbeenabletogobeyondothermarketswhichmainlyusedPCsforpurchases. MeanwhiletheChinesegovernmenthasallowedafree-flowingretailandpaymentsmarketplace.“Therearenorestraints约束”saidMichaelZakkourvicepresidentofChina/AsiaPacificpracticeatTompkinsInternational. AndthatsgoodnewsforWeChatamessagingappthatsonlyfiveyearsoldandisofferedbytheInternetgiantTencent.Theappnowhas650millionusers.Andagoodmassofthemareusingtheappformobileshopping.Theresultisthat WeChatpaymentsalongwithAlibabasAlipayleadthemarket.BecauseretailerscaneasilysetupshopsinsideWeChatuserscanplanfamilyvacationsorderataxiorevenbuyclotheswithoutgoinganywhereelse. ChinaisuptothreeyearsaheadoftheUSinmobileshoppingsaidBuchwald.“Anditsmovingfasterthananyotherareaoftheeconomy.Itsthefuture.”
1.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2A.ChinahasmoregoodsthantheUnitedStates.B.AmericasnewtechnologiesareasgoodasChina.C.ChinassmartphonemarketislargerthanthatoftheUnitedStates.D.AmericansmartphoneuserswillbeaheadofChinesein
2018.
2.AccordingtoMonicaPearlwhyismobileshoppingincreasinginChinaA.Chinesearefondofusingthesenewtechnologies.B.NearlyhalfofallChinasemercesalesaremadewithmobiledevices.C.Smartphonesarecheaperthananyothercountryintheworld.D.Thebehaviorofcustomershaschanged.
3.WhichbestdescribestheBuchwaldsattitudetowardChinesemobileshoppingA.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Worried.参考答案
1.C;
2.D;
3.B解析
1.[细节题根据“Chinaisstilltheworldslargestsmartphonemarketeventhoughgrowthisslow”可知哪怕增速有所减缓中国仍然是世界上最大的智能手机市场自然也大于美国的智能手机市场]
2.[推断题根据第4段“Itllincreasebecauseconsumerbehaviorhaschanged”可知它只会不断增长因为消费者的行为已经发生了变化]
3.[推断题根据最后一句可知其发展速度也快于其他任何一个经济领域未来前景无限可知Buchwald对移动购物的态度是乐观的]
二、单句语法填空1.Ithinkthatthehousewillbe________suitfortheneedsofyourfamily.答案suitable besuitablefor...“适合……”2.Itsimpossible________evaluatetheseresultswithoutknowingmoreabouttheresearchmethod.答案toevaluate 惯用句型Its+adj.+todo该句中it为形式主语,真正的主语为动词不定式,故填toevaluate3.Heisunfortunatetohavehishouse________burntotheground.答案burnt/burned burntotheground“全部焚毁”,burn和hishouse存在逻辑上的动宾关系,故应用过去分词作宾语补足语4.Youmustbe________absolutesilentorthebirdswontappear.答案absolutely 此处应用副词修饰形容词silent,故填absolutely5.YesterdayIwenttoseehimonly________learnthathehadgoneabroadtwodaysbefore.答案tolearn onlytodo“结果却……”,在句中作结果状语,表示出乎意料的结果6.Watchingthroughtheirwindowsthefloodvictimswereanxious________waitforrescuerstoe.答案towait beanxioustodo...“焦虑地做/急于做……”7.Mywatchisstill________guaranteesotheyllrepairitforfree.答案under underguarantee“在保修期内”8.Sheworksinatheatre________followinherfathersfootsteps.答案following 主语she与follow之间为主动关系,故用现在分词following作状语9.Iwouldliketoexpressmy________appreciateandthankstoyouall.答案appreciation 由空格前的my一词可知,应填名词10.Ineedtomakean________appointwithMiketodiscussthematter.答案appointment makeanappointmentwithsb.“和某人预约”
三、完形填空AfterlivingnearMadridforayearasanaupair以帮做家务事等换取食宿的人threeyearsagoitwasniceto__1__thisweekend.IfeltlikeIwasathomeandthoughthow__2__onecanbetofeellikethisinaplacethatisnt__3__yourhome.Inowrefertothistownasoneofmy‘homesfromhome’andhavelearnthowhomeiswhereyour__4__is.Alotofpeoplegethomesickanditisavery__5__feelingwhenawayfrom__6__onesandhomeforts.__7__,Ihavelearntthatyoucanfeelathomewhenyouare__8__inthatplacewithpeoplewho__9__you.Throughsimplyembracingeverymoment__10__friendsandenjoyinganew__11__,youcanfeelsettledinashortamountoftime.IdidexactlythiswhenmovingtoSpainforthefirsttimeaspositivethoughtstendtobringpositiveexperiences.LuckilyenoughIwas__12__withahostfamilythatwerevery__13__,whichhelpedtoeasetheprocessoffeelinghappyandsettled.InowlovevisitingwhenIcantoseehowthechildrengrowupandfeelveryblessedbybeingableto__14__this.YetagainIamlivinginSpainonmyyearabroadbutthistimewithstudentsandnotan__15__,inadifferentregion.Nonethelesstheprocessof__16__hadbeeneasierasIfeel__17__theSpanishculturealready.Ofcoursewhenmovingawayfromhomeyouhaveto__18__manythingsthataredifferentinparisontowhatyoucallhome.Howeverthisisthe__19__oftravellingexploringand__20__yourselfandanewplace.Anewplacethatonedayyoumightbeabletocallyourhometoo.1.A.leaveB.planC.moveD.visit2.A.proudB.luckyC.popularD.real3.A.finallyB.possiblyC.pletelyD.necessarily4.A.beliefB.dreamC.heartD.job5.A.normalB.uniqueC.strongD.uneasy6.A.similarB.unusualC.lovedD.respected7.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Otherwise8.A.freeB.powerfulC.availableD.fortable9.A.careforB.lookforC.askforD.waitfor10.A.missingB.makingC.choosingD.aiding11.A.ideaB.cultureC.homeD.chance12.A.chattingB.playingC.livingD.dealing13.A.wiseB.honestC.successfulD.friendly14.A.changeB.experienceC.supportD.improve15.A.teacherB.roommateC.familyD.organization16.A.goingonB.turningaroundC.steppingforwardD.settlingin17.A.accustomedtoB.excitedatC.satisfiedwithD.interestedin18.A.giveupB.startwithC.adapttoD.carryout19.A.roleB.secretC.delightD.symbol20.A.helpingB.discoveringC.enjoyingD.controlling【解题导语】本文是夹叙夹议文作者在异国他乡找到了自己的“家”1.D 根据最后一段开头的YetagainIamlivinginSpainonmyyearabroadbutthistimewithstudents可知,作者重“访visit”西班牙2.B 根据上文的IfeltlikeIwasathome和下文的feellikethis可知,在异国他乡能找到家的感觉确实“幸运lucky”3.D 如果在某个地方——“不一定notnecessarily”就是家——能找到家的感觉,那真是幸运4.C 根据上文的nice,feltlike,feellike可知,作者认识到家就是“心灵heart”的归属地5.A 根据上文的Alotofpeoplegethomesick及常识可知,思乡是一种“正常的normal”情感6.C 根据上文的homesick可知,一个人远离自己“所爱的loved”人和家中的舒适,当然会泛起乡愁7.A 下文提到的在异乡也能找到家的感觉与上文意义上发生了转折,故选However8.D9.A 根据上文的youcanfeelathome可知,此处意思是,如果在一个地方能与“关爱carefor”自己的人在一起、觉得比较“舒服fortable”,那自然能找到家的感觉10.B11.B 根据这两个空所在句中的embracingeverymomentenjoying和youcanfeelsettledinashortamountoftime可知,如果能珍惜每个瞬间、“交making”些朋友、享受新的“文化culture”,那很快就能融入当地的生活12.C 根据下文的hostfamily可知,“我”与寄宿家庭“生活living”在一起13.D 根据下文的helpedtoeasetheprocessoffeelinghappyandsettled可知,寄宿家庭的成员都很“友好friendly”14.B 根据上文的seehowthechildrengrowup可知,能“亲历experience”这一过程,作者感到很幸福15.C 上文的hostfamily是提示16.D17.A 因为是第二次来西班牙,所以作者这次“安定settlingin”下来要比上次更容易些,因为他已经“熟悉accustomedto”了当地的文化18.C 根据本空所在句中的movingawayfromhome和differentinparisontowhatyoucallhome可知,背井离乡自然需要“适应adaptto”异地不同于家乡的很多方面19.C20.B 根据However可知,前后表示转折作者认为虽然需要适应很多新事物,但是这恰巧就是旅游、探索、“发现discovering”自我的“乐趣delight”所在
四、单句改错1.Notpletedtheprojecttheyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.______________________________________________________答案pleted→havingpleted 句子主语they与plete之间为主动关系,且plete表示的动作先于句子谓语stay发生,故应用现在分词的完成式作状语2.Themotherwasstandingatthegateanxiouslytoseeherson.______________________________________________________答案anxiously→anxious 形容词在句中作状语,描述主语Themother的状态3.Ikeptsilentinthebackseatofthecaraswemadeourwaythegrandmas.______________________________________________________答案way后加to makeoneswayto...“朝……走去”4.Hearingthenewsthathehadappointedasgeneralmanagerofthebigpanyhewasfilledwithexcitementandjoy.______________________________________________________答案had后加been beappointedas...“被任命为/委派为……”5.Theygavethemanageraguaranteewhichtheywouldfinishthetaskwithinthreedays.______________________________________________________答案which→that givesb.aguaranteethat...“向某人保证……”,that引导同位语从句
五、短文改错IenjoyedmanyperformancesinArgentina.Butwhatimpressedmemorewasthedanceperformance.IusedtodancealotwhenIamyoung,althoughIneverwasagooddancer.ButArgentiniandancerswhomadedancingsoeasilythateveryonefeltlikedancingwiththem.VisitsomedistantvillagesalsogavemedeepertasteoftheoriginalArgentinianculture.Amongallthoseplaceofinterest,myfavoriteonewasamountain.Fortunately,whenIarrivedthereinacoldwintermorning,Icouldn’tseemuch.However,theunusualpeaceandsnowblanketedwinterviewsstillimpressedyoualot.答案IenjoyedmanyperformancesinArgentina.Butwhatimpressedmewasthedanceperformance.IusedtodancealotwhenIyoung,althoughIneverwasagooddancer.ButArgentiniandancersmadedancingsothateveryonefeltlikedancingwiththem.somedistantvillagesalsogavemedeepertasteoftheoriginalArgentinianculture.Amongallthoseofinterest,myfavoriteonewasamountain.,whenIarrivedthereacoldwintermorning,Icouldn’tseemuch.However,theunusualpeaceandsnowblanketedwinterviewsstillimpressedalot.。