課時作業(七)Unit2RobotsSectionⅢLearningaboutLanguageandUsingLanguage(本欄目內容，在學生用書中以獨立形式分冊裝訂！)Ⅰ.詞匯運用(用所給詞的適當形式填空)1．Yoursuccessisagreat________(satisfy)．答案：satisfaction2．Thechangehasseriously________(affection)hisincome.答案：affected3．Wereadthe________(declare)postedonthebulletinboard.答案：declaration4．Itwas________(absurdity)ofyoutosuggestsuchathing.答案：absurd5．You’vegotupsoearlythatyouare________(bind)tocatchthetrain.答案：bound6．Shefelt________whenlookingatthe________paintedfigure.(awful)答案：awful；awfully7．Sheisan________(elegance)woman.答案：elegantⅡ.功能詞專練(在下列各句中填入適當的介詞、冠詞、副詞或連詞)1．In1953hegothisdoctor’sdegree____________chemistryandthenworked____________alifetimeprofessorinouruniversity.答案：in；as2．Hedidn’tshowhistalent____________writing____________hepublishedhisthirdnovel.答案：for；until/till3．Peoplethroughoutthecountrywerewild________joy________thenewsthattheirteamhadwonthechampionoftheWorldCup.答案：with；at4．Thisrobotwillnotharmyou____________allowyoutobeharmed，Ipromise.答案：or5．Iwasreallysurprisedtoseethattherobotwas____________likeahumanthanamachine.答案：more6．Shescreamed，pushedherboyfriendaway____________rantoherroomquickly.答案：and7．Itwasaweekaftertheparty____________Janerealized____________hehadfalleninlovewithBob.答案：that；thatⅢ.完成句子1．隨著時間的推移，愛因斯坦的理論證明是正確的。__________________，Einstein’stheoryprovedtobecorrect.答案：Astimewentby2．在電腦的幫助下，人們在家辦公已成為一件可行的事。__________________thecomputer，ithasbecomepossibleforhumanstoworkathome.答案：Withthehelpof3.我發育緩慢，差不多到了兩百年之后，查爾斯·巴比奇才把我制成了一臺分析機。Idevelopedveryslowlyand__________________IwasbuiltasananalyticalmachinebyCharlesBabbage.答案：ittooknearlytwohundredyearsbefore4．直到1997年，科學家才成功地克隆了哺乳類動物，即世界聞名的“多莉”羊。________________________1997________scientistssuccessfullyclonedthefirstmammal，thenowworld-famoussheepknownasDolly.答案：Itwasnotuntil；that5．我們不再需要擔心瀕臨滅絕的動物。We__________________needto__________________theendangeredanimals.答案：nolonger；worryaboutⅣ.根據漢語提示，完成語段訓練過去，人們只是徒手勞動，但隨著時間的推移，越來越多的新技術被運用。在計算機的幫助下，我們已不擔心工作效率。在中國，直到1983年才研制出第一臺計算機，從此，我們的生活有了很大的變化。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：Inthepast，peopleusedtoworkonlywiththeirasthetimewenton，moreandmorenewtechnologyhasbeenthehelpofthecomputer，wenolongerworryaboutworkingChina，itwasnotuntil1983thatthefirstcomputerwasinvented，whichhaschangedourlifealotsincethen.Ⅴ.完形填空Itwasacold，wetdaywhen14-year-oldWasanaSanjeewaarrivedat’soutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatesto__1__，Wasanalookedathenoticedenormousamountsofrainwaterflowingdownthehillbehindtheafewminutes，Wasana__3__thewater，wonderingwhyitlookedso__4__.Thenithithim—thescenewassimilartotheslideshewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses.__5__animpending(即將發生的)disaster，Wasanaswungintoaction.“Run，run，don’t__6__here！Therocksonthehillaregoingtofallonus！”heshoutedandallthestudentsrantotheopenarea.ThenWasanaranoverto__7__PrincipalNihalGurauinghewhatwashappening.After__8__thehillGurauingheknewtheschoolwasandsometeachers__10__tostopthewaterflow，buttheyweretoo__11__：hugerocksfelldownthehillwithsandandmud，andtheentireschoolwasdestroyed.WhenWasana__12__homelaterthatday，hiswhiteuniformcoveredinmud，hegottheblamefromtriedtoexplainthathehad__14__twohundredschoolmates__15__shedidn’tbelievehim.Hismother__16__realizedhewastellingthetruthwhenshesawaTVreportaboutwithpride，shehuggedWasanaandsaidthathewasindeeda__18__.NoonewashurtintheincidentbecauseofWasana’s__19__actionandcarefulobservation.“Wasana’saction__20__usthatsometimeswecannotwaituntilsomethinghappensbeforewetakemightbetoolatebythen，”Gurauinghesaid.語篇解讀十四歲的學生Wasana利用自己所學知識及時發現險情，挽救了二百多名校友的生命。1． B．followC．arrive D．start解析：由上文的WasanaSanjeewaarrivedat’sCollege可知，Wasana已經到了學校，在教室門口等其他同學到來(arrive)。答案：C2． B．rainC．snow D．fog解析：由下文的rainwater可知是在看著雨(rain)。答案：B3．up B．tookawayC．talkedabout D．staredat解析：Wasana在教室門口等同學，因此盯著(staredat)雨水看了好幾分鐘。答案：D4． B．specialC．strange D．terrifying解析：由下文的thescenewassimilartotheslides可知，Wasana覺得眼前的場景很熟悉(familiar)。答案：A5． B．ImaginingC．Fearing D．Hearing解析：由下文Wasana讓同學們快跑，警告他們山上的巖石要掉下來了可知，他害怕(Fearing)將會有災難發生。答案：C6． B．stayC．sing D．act解析：由Run，run可知，Wasana叫同學們不要呆在(stay)原地。答案：B7． B．promiseC．tell D．persuade解析：Wasana跑過去告訴(tell)校長他發現的事。答案：C8． B．describingC．drawing D．finding解析：校長聽完Wasana的話，視察了(inspecting)Wasana所說的那座山。答案：A9． B．surpriseC．control D．trouble答案：D10． B．triedC．helped D．agreed解析：由下文的stopthewaterflow可知，校長帶著老師們盡力(tried)阻止水流是因為他知道學校將會陷入困境(trouble)。答案：B11． B．sleepyC．hungry D．shocked解析：由but的轉折語氣及下文的hugerocksfelldownthehillwithsandandmud,andtheentireschoolwasdestroyed可知，校長他們想做的一切都已經來不及了(late)。答案：A12． B．leftC．moved D．returned解析：由語境可知他那天晚些時候才回到了(returned)家。答案：D13． B．motherC．sister D．brother解析：下文的Hismother提示了本題答案。答案：B14． B．visitedC．saved D．calmed解析：由上文可知，由于Wasana及時發現了險情，才讓校友們幸免遇難，因此Wasana是挽救了(saved)二百名校友的生命。答案：C15． B．orC．since D．but解析：“Wasana說他救了校友”和“媽媽不相信他說的話”之間構成轉折關系，故選but。答案：D16． B．necessarilyC．completely D．finally解析：媽媽看了新聞報道后，最后(finally)才意識到Wasana說的都是真的。答案：D17． B．disasterC．failure D．experience解析：全文講的是雨水沖刷山上的巖石，致使巖崩發生，吞沒了整個學校，因此是一場災難(disaster)。答案：B18． B．foolC．hero D．star解析：Wasana的所作所為讓媽媽為他驕傲，覺得兒子是個真正的英雄(hero)。答案：C19． B．toughC．quick D．safe解析：由上文的Wasanaswungintoaction和shouted等可知，Wasana一發現險情就采取了行動，故quick符合語境。答案：C20． B．interestedC．warned D．confused解析：不要等到事情發生了才采取行動，這是Wasana的事跡教給(taught)我們的。答案：AⅥ.閱讀理解Ilogontoacomputeratthedoctor’sofficetosayIhavearrivedandthenwaituntilavoicecallsmeintotheexaminationroom.There，aroboticnursedirectsmeontothescalesandthentakesmybloodtimelater，instepsthedoctor，whoisalsoanotesdownmysymptomsandgivesmeapayformyvisitusingacreditcardmachineandreturnhomewithouthavingencounteredanotherhumanbeing.Thisscenario(場景)ismynightmarish(噩夢般的)visionofthefuture，whichhasn’tcometopass—atleastnotyet.IshouldsayIreallydolikemanyaspectsofamabigfanofairconditioninginthesummerandheatersinIamwritingthisbecauseIdon’twantmachinestotakeover.WhenIcallmydentist’sofficeandactuallygetahumanbeingontheline，IamwhenIseetheintroductionofyetmoreself-servicecheckoutstationsatthegrocerystore，Ifeellikeshouting：“Whenitcomestocashiers(收銀員)，makeminehuman，please！”Afterall，humancashierssometimesgiveyouastorecoupon(優惠券)foritemsyouarebuyingbutyoudidn’trealizewereonmorethanthat，reallifecashiersoftentakeaninterestinparticularlycutechildren，whichcanbrightenayoungmother’scashiermayalsoshowcompassionforanelderlypersonstrugglingtogetthatlastpennyoutofherpurse.Whattechnologicaldevicewoulddoanyofthis？Idon’twanttogobacktotheStoreAge，butI’malsoworriedaboutaworldrunbywhenyou’rechattingwithsomeone，youdiscoverthingsyouneedtoareceptionistneedsprayerssaidforasickasalespersoncanofferabitofencouragementforacustomerwhoisfeelingtired.Machinescanbeefficientandcost-effectiveandtheyoftengetthejobdonejusttheylackanelementsocrucialtoeverydaylife.Itisbeinghumanthatprompts(促使)ustosmileatothers，whichmaybewhattheyneedatthatitthespirit，thesoulortheissomethingnomachinewilleverhave.語篇解讀這是一篇議論文。作者通過前兩段的事實，提出自己的觀點：非常喜歡科技帶來的生活便利和舒適，但是她不希望機器占據她太多的生活，人性化的人工服務，更令人感到舒服。1．What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Toindicatehightechnologycanmakeourfuturelifeveryefficient.B．Towarnreadersofthepossibledangersofroboticnursesanddoctors.C．Todescribeapossiblefuturescenewhererobotstakecontrolofourlife.D．Topredicthowtechnologycanaffectthewayweseeadoctorinthefuture.解析：推理判斷題。從第三段“Thisscenarioismynightmarishvisionofthefuture，whichhasn’tcometopass—atleastnotyet.”可知，前兩段是作者以看病為例表達對將來的擔憂，她擔心機器人將掌控人類的生活。答案：C2．Whatisthemainreasonthattheauthorprefersbeingservedbyhumansratherthanbyrobots?A．Robotsdon’toffertogivestorecoupons.B．Robotsare