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Unit3LifeinthefutureⅠ.阅读理解SomeyoungengineersfromtheUnitedStateshavebroughttheInternettoseveralareasofruralKenya.TheirideawastoconnectthecommunitiestotheWebbysatellite.Buttherewasaproblem.TheareasarenotevenconnectedtoKenya’selectricpowersupply.Theanswer:solarpanels.Energyfromthesunpowersthesatellitedishes蝶形卫星天线andcomputersthatlinktheareaswiththeworldoutside.KellyMoranJoanErvinandTriciaDonajkowskispenttendaysinKenyainNovember.Thewomenrecentlyearnedmaster’sdegreesinspacesystemsengineeringfromtheUniversityofMichigan.AnotherengineerDrewHeckathorndidnotgotoAfricabutworkedonpartsoftheproject.KellyMoransaystherewasexcitementwhentheteamwouldarrivetoconnectcommunitiestotheInternet.Peoplewouldsometimesrunalongsidethecarcarryingtheengineerstowelcomethem.AndlocalresidentswouldoffertohelptheteambuildtheInternetstations.Peoplenowhaveaccesstoeducationalmedicalandallkindsofotherinformation.Farmersforexamplecaneasilyfindweathercropandpriceinformationonline.TheprojectbeganbackatthecollegeofengineeringinAnnArborMichiganin
2007.ThatwaswhentwentyfivestudentsinaclasstaughtbyThomasZurbuchenfirsttalkedabouttheidea.ThegoalwastotestwhetherInternetstationscouldbesetuphowmuchtheywouldcostandhowlongtheycouldoperate.Buttheengineersalsohadtoconsiderothersthings—likesocialneeds.Studentsfromthepublichealthandbusinessschoolsofferedadvice.TheyoungengineersalsohadtodesigntheequipmenttosurvivetheheatinAfrica.ProfessorZurbuchenpraiseshisformerstudentsfor“makingsomethingworkinadifferentclimatefarawayfromhome.”Googlepaidforthefinaldesignoftheequipment.Thecompanyisalsosupportingthecostsofthesatellitebandwidthneededfortheconnections.GooglehasinvestedinanewcompanythatwantstoputupasystemofsatellitesoverAfrica.Theavailabilityofmoresatelliteswouldreducethecosts.JustfivepercentofAfricanshaveInternetconnections.TheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionsaysone-thirdofKenyanshavemobilephones.ButmobilephonesmayormaynotworkwellwiththeInternet.
1.WhatisthemainideaofthewholepassageA.SolarenergyhasbeenusedtooperatetheInternet.B.EngineersfromAmericatohelpthecommunitiesinKenya.C.TheInternetstationstobesetupinsomeareasofruralKenya.D.TheInternettoplayanimportantpartinpeople’slifeinKenya.
2.WhydidGooglegivetheprojectfinancialsupportA.ItintendstohelptoridKenya’sresidentsofpoverty.B.TheuseofsatelliteswouldbenefitalotitsbusinessinKenya.C.TheprojectisoneofitsinvestmentsinAfrica.D.Itwantstotestwhetheritsequipmentisthebestintheworld.
3.Theunderlinedpartintheninthparagraphsuggeststhat________.A.whatKellyandherpartnerswilldowillmakeadifferencetotheresidentsinKenyaB.itisdifficultforKellyandherpartnerstobuildtheInternetstationsinKenyaC.theclimateinKenyaissobadthatKellyandherpartnerswillhavedifficultyinbuildingtheInternetstationsD.TohelpKenyabuildtheInternetstationsKellyandherpartnershavetoleavetheirhomes
4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.theideaofbuildingtheInternetstationsinKenyawasputforwardbyProfessorZurbuchenB.theInternetstationsarepoweredbysolarenergyC.theprojecthasn’tgotanysupportfromKenya’sgovernmentD.ProfessorZurbuchenisgivingtheprojectthetechnicaldirectionWhydohumanbeingsstillrisktheirlivesundergroundanddoingoneofthedirtiestandmostdangerousjobsintheworldIt’sanincreasinglyurgentquestiongiventherecenthighprofile(引人注目的)miningaccidentsinSagoW.VaandHuntingtonUtah.Asmallgroupofengineersandroboticsexpertsenvision展望adayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenrobotsandothertechnologydomostofthedangerousminingwork.OneofthefirstminingrobotswasdevelopedfiveyearsagoatCarnegie—MellonUniversity’sRoboticsInstitute.ItwascalledGroundhoganditlookedlikeagolfcart.Itusedlasersto“see”indarktunnelsandmapabandonedmines—someofthemostdangerousworkinthebusiness.ThelatestprototypeiscalledCaveCrawler.It’sabitsmallerthanGroundhogandevenmoreadvanced.Itcantakephotosandvideoandhassensorsmounted(装置)thatcandetectthepresenceofdangerousgases.Incrediblytherobothasarealsenseoflogic.Ifitcomesacrossanobstacleitgetsmomentarilyconfusedithastothinkthroughtheprocessandwheretogonextandsometimesitthrowsafitjustlikearealperson.Thebiggestobstaclethoughiscost.Theoriginalresearchprojectwasfederallyfundedbutthatmoneyhasdriedupandit’snotclearwherefuturefundingwillcomefrom.Partlyforthatreasonandpartlybecauseofadvancesinsafetyminingisnotnearlyasdangerousasitwasinthepast.Since1990deathshavedeclinedby67percentandinjuriesby51percentaccordingtotheNationalMiningAssociation.Someexpertspredictthatrobotsinmineswillservemuchofthesamefunctionthattheydointheautomotiveindustry.Therobotsdothemostrepetitiveanddangerousjobsbutdon’teliminatetheneedforhumanworkers.
5.Thephrase“throwafit”in3rdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.getangryB.getshockedC.becomeexcitedD.becomecheerful
6.ThelatestrobotismoreadvancedthanGroundhogmainlybecause______.A.ItcanmapabandonedminesB.It’sabitsmallerthanGroundhogC.ItcanseeinthedarktunnelD.Therobothasarealsenseoflogic
7.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat_______.A.theminerobotswillhaveaverybrightfutureB.robotsinmineswillservemuchintheautomotiveindustryC.therewillbenoneedforhumanworkersinminesD.robotsinmineshavealongwaytogo
8.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassageA.High-profileminingaccidentsinAmericaB.CouldrobotsreplacehumansinminesC.ThedevelopmentofrobotD.CaveCrawlerthelatestrobotⅡ.语法填空Manybookshavebeenwritingabout“theartofgiving”.Butwhatabouttheartofreceiving
1.receiveagiftsometimescanbedifficultespecially
2.someonebuysyouagiftyoudon’twant!“Irememberwhenitwasmy
3.twelvebirthdaymyparentsboughtmeapurplepurse”laughedAngella.“It
4.(real)mademefeelembarrassedbecausetobehonestIthoughtthepursewasugly!StillIpretendedthatIlikeditbecauseIknewitwouldmakemyparentshappy.”Allanagrees.“Thatsoundslikemygrandparents!Afewyearsagomygrandparentsgavemeanorangesweaterformybirthday.I
5.weariteverytimeIvisitedthembutwhenIlefttheirhouseItookit
6.!Ofcoursethismademefeelguilty.ItwasaverynicethoughtbutmygrandparentsandIhavedifferenttastes!Ithink
7.hardtobuyclothesorotherpersonalthingsforpeople.”Tomakethings
8.easysomepeoplewouldratherjustgivemoney.Insomecountrieshoweverreceivingmoneycanmakepeopleuncomfortable.“Whensomeonegivesmemoneyitjustmakesmethinkthey’rebeinglazy”saysJohnWilson.“InEnglandwehaveasaying:It’sthethought
9.counts.WhensomeonegivesmemoneyIfeeltheydidn’tthinkatall.Iprefertoreceiveagiftthathassomethoughtbehindit.Idon’tmindit
10.it’ssomethingIdon’tneed.Whensomeonehasthoughtaboutagiftformeitalwaysmakesmehappy.”Ⅲ.短文改错Oncewhen1wasateenagermyfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.Finallytherewasonlyonefamilyamongusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadedeepimpressiononme.Therewereeightchildrenbothprobablyundertheageoftwelve.Youcouldtelltheydidn’thavealotofmoney.Theirclotheswasnotexpensiveandtheywereclean.Thechildrenwerewellbehavedallofusstandinginlinetwobytwobehindtheirparentsheldhands.Theywereexcitedlytalkingabouttheclownselephantsandanotherperformanceswherethattheywouldseethatnight.Everyonecouldsensetheyhaveneverbeentothecircusbefore.Ⅳ.书面表达假如你是某中学学生李华,刚从美国交流学习回来你的美国好友Simon送给你一款MP3播放器请你根据以下提示,用英语给他写一封电子邮件,表示你非常喜欢这件礼物
1.你喜欢礼物的原因;
2.礼物带给你的好处;
3.你的期待和愿望注意
1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯答案Ⅰ阅读理解A语篇导读本文主要讲了美国的一些年轻工程师把网络带到了肯尼亚的一些贫穷的地方,使那里的人们利用网络接触外面的社会这一想法是在一次课堂上萌发的他们所做的一切对肯尼亚人们的生活产生了一定的影响
1.C主旨大意题根据文章总的内容可以看出是美国的一些工程师将在肯尼亚建立因特网站,帮助那里的人们接触外面的世界,故选C项
2.C细节理解题根据倒数第二段中的最后1句“Theavailabilityofmoresatelliteswouldreducethecosts.”可得出答案
3.A词义猜测题根据划线前的praise,可知Zurbuchen教授对自己以前的学生的行为是认可的,因此推出划线部分的意思是Kelly和她的同伴所做的工作对肯尼亚农村地区的居民有很大的意义
4.B推理判断题根据第二段的第
4、5两句得出答案B语篇导读本文介绍了可代替人类从事挖煤等危险工作的机器人以及它的发展及发展中的障碍
5.A细节理解题遇到障碍minerobots首先getsconfused然后thinkthroughprocessandwheretogo有时也会throwafitjustlikehumanbeings.(障碍不能解决时)也会像人一样大发脾气遇到障碍不可能会cheerfulexcitedshocked也与上下文不符
6.D细节理解题根据第三段Incrediblytherobothasarealsenseoflogic.可知D项正确AC是第一代机器人的特点B是先进的地方之一,但不是主要的
7.A推理判断题第五段虽然有障碍但专家预测“robotsinmineswillservemuchofthesamefunctionthattheydointheautomotiveindustry;”可推断矿山机器人会前景广阔
8.B主旨大意题第一段引入话题robotsinmines;第
二、三段矿山机器人发展;第四段robotsinmines的研发存在的障碍;第五段虽然有障碍但专家预测robotsinmines的将来——willservemuchofthesamefunctionthattheydointheautomotiveindustry.概括起来答案为B项A项偏离主题;C项范围太大;D项范围太小,不能概括全文Ⅱ.语法填空
1.Receiving
2.when
3.twelfth
4.really
5.Wore
6.off
7.it
8.easier
9.that
10.ifⅢ.短文改错OncewhenIwasateenagermyfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.Finallytherewasonlyonefamilyamongusandtheticketcounter.betweenThisfamilymade∧deepimpressiononme.Therewereeightchildrenbothaallprobablyundertheageoftwelve.Youcouldtelltheydidn’thavealotofmoney.Theirclotheswasnotexpensiveandtheywereclean.Thechildrenwerewellbehavedallofuswerebutthemstandinginlinetwo-by-twobehindtheirparentsheldhands.Theywereexcitedlytalkingaboutholdingtheclownselephantsandanotherperformanceswherethattheywouldseethatnight.Everyoneothercouldsensetheyhaveneverbeentothecircusbefore.hadⅣ.书面表达DearSimonHowiseverythingThankyouforyournicegift!Ilikeitverymuch.It’stinyandlooksprettysoI’malwaystakingwithmewhereverIgo.Ialsofinditquiteeasytooperatewithareasonabledesign.Nowitisplayinganimportantpartinmylife.WithitIamabletolistentoEnglishregularlywhichhelpsimprovemylisteningability.InadditionIcanenjoyalargenumberofsongswheneverpossible.ItoftenremindsmeofthehappydayswespenttogetherandIhopetovisityourcountryagain.IamlookingforwardtoyourvisittoChinathissummer!Bestwishes!LiHua。