課時精練：Unit3WarmingUpandReading課時作業Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Theseflowerslooklikerealones，butinfacttheyare________(人工的)flowers.2．Achild's________(智力)developsrapidlybetweentheagesoffourandfive.3．Inmyopinion，computershavemore________(廣泛的)usesthananyotherthingsintheworld.4．Ihaven't________(計算，估算)thecostthatwewillspendintravelling.5．Ifweworktogether，theproblemcanbe________(解決)easily.6．Sometimesifyouwanttocallabroad，youshouldfirstringthe________(接線員)．7．Sincethekidsaretooyoungtoacceptyourwords，please________(簡化)yourexplanation.8．Hespentmuchofhislife________(探測)thewildness.9．Pleaseleaveusalone；wehavesomething________(私人的)todiscuss.10．Fillinginacollege________(申請)formisanimportantmattersoyoumustconsideritcarefully.Ⅱ.完形填空Computershavedoneusalotsincetheyturnedup.Inthefuturetheywillplayamoreimportantpartinmany__1__，suchaseducation，transport，personallives，scientificresearchandsoon.Nowadays，computersarebeing__2__inagricultureandindustryandcanhelpthefarmersto__3__theconditionsoftheplants.Moreandmorecomputerswillcomeintoourdailylifewiththe__4__ofscienceandtechnology.Ifyouwanttochangemoneyorpayyourelectricitybills，youwon'thavetogotothe__5__．Acomputerandatelephonewillhelpyou.Itcanalsohelpyoutodothehouseworkanditcaneven__6__humanvoicesandcarryouttheinstructions.Itis__7__thatthemajority(大多數)ofthelabourforcewillworkathome.Peoplewillbeabletousethevideophone__8__conferences.Thiscanhelpustosavealotofenergyand__9__．ItissaidthattrainsinJapanwillhavenodrivers，becausethey'llbewell__10__bycomputers，whichcanalsotellthebest__11__betweentrains.Computerprogrammesfor__12__wholetextsarealreadywelldeveloped.Youcan__13__thenameofacertainsubjectandaworldwidelistofbooktitleswill__14__onyourscreen.Youmaychoose__15__youwant.1．A.families B．fields C．factories D．places2．A.used B．put C．shown D．given3．A.form B．grow C．control D．manage4．A.increase B．progress C．production D．development5．A.office B．bank C．shop D．postoffice6．A.understand B．carry C．hear D．recognize7．A.important B．necessary C．possible D．complete8．A.at B．for C．with D．in9．A.material B．time C．place D．money10．A.operated B．done C．made D．run11．A.position B．direction C．distance D．way12．A.storing B．writing C．remaining D．recording13．A.give B．put C．type D．write14．A.show B．appear C．offer D．comeup15．A.whatever B．what C．whichever D．whichⅢ.閱讀理解ANorthernIrelandteamisleadingtheresearchforathinkingcomputerwhichcansenseauser'smoods(情緒)．ResearchersatQueen'sUniversityinBelfasthopetocompletethe10－million－europrojectforanemotion－sensitive(感知情感功能的)computerwithinfouryears.Theaimistomakecomputersthinkanddothingsmorelikehumans.And160researchersjoinintheproject.Theuniversity'sresearchersmadeanagreementwiththeEuropeanCommission.Theworkmaytrytomake“multi－modalinterfaces(界面)”whichallowmachinestosenseandrespondtothemoodsoftheuser.Programmecoordinator(協調者)ProfessorRoddyCowiesaidwhileitsoundedlikesciencefiction，computerswhichrespondedtohumanfeelingswouldappear.“Atthemoment，ouruseofcomputersislimitedbythefactthatweneedakeyboardandascreentoaccess(使用)them，”hesaid.“Butfeelingsarepartofnormalspeech,andexperiencehasshownthatmostusersaredeeplyuncomfortablewithspeechinterfacesthatignorethem－toouncomfortabletousethemverymuch.”“Ifwecanmakecomputersmoreexpressive,andalsolesschallengingtouse，thereisagreatchancetoletpeoplemakefulluseofinformationtechnology.”Theemotion－sensitivecomputerwouldhaveitsown“personality”andbuildasocialrelationshipwiththeuser.“It'safairbetthatin30years'time,emotion－sensitiveinterfaceswillbeasmuchpartoflifeaswindowsandmouseinterfacesarenow，”saidProfessorCowie.Theprojectteambelievessuchcomputerswouldplayanimportantpartinteachingandlearning.1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．ResearchersatQueen'sUniversityhavecompletedaproject.B．Theresearchforanemotion－sensitivecomputerisbeingledbyaNorthernIrelandteam.C．160researchershavejoinedinthe10million－europrojectforathinkingcomputer.D．Computersareplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinourdailylife.2．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________．A．anemotion－sensitivecomputerhasbeeninventedandisbeingputintouseB．anemotion－sensitivecomputercannotrespondtothemoodsoftheuserC．anemotion－sensitivecomputerhasnotbeeninventedbytheteamD．theresearchforanemotion－sensitivecomputerhasnotgainedpeople'ssupport3．WhatdoesProfessorRoddyCowiethinkoftheemotion－sensitivecomputer?A．Hethinksitisonlyapartofsciencefiction.B．Hethinksitisworththeresearchanditiseasytoproduce.C．Hebelievesitisimpossiblefortheteamtoinventtheemotion－sensitivecomputer.D．Hebelievesitcancomeintobeing.4．InProfessorRoddyCowie'sopinion，________limitsouruseofcomputers.A．thefactthatakeyboardandascreenareneededtousecomputersB．thefactthatwedon'tknowmuchaboutcomputersC．thefactthatfeelingsarepartofnormalspeechD．thefactthattheemotion－sensitivecomputerhasitsown“personality”5．Whatareemotion－sensitivecomputersbelievedtodointhefuture?A．Theywilltaketheplaceofteachersinteachingandlearning.B．Theycanbuildasocialrelationshipwithhumanbeings.C．Theywillreplacehumanbeingsandcontroltheworld.D．Theywillhavethesame“personality”astheirusers.Ⅳ.翻譯句子1．隨著春天的到來，萬物復蘇了。(as)_________________________________________________________________2．這地方如此美麗以至于每年都有許多游客被吸引到這里。(so...that...)_________________________________________________________________3．由于大霧，100多輛車堵在高速上。(asaresultof)_________________________________________________________________4．即使他們幾乎沒有共同點，他們相處很融洽。(incommon)_________________________________________________________________5．我相信不久房價就會下降。(before)_________________________________________________________________參考答案Ⅰ.8．exploringⅡ.fields此處指“領域”。2．A計算機正在被應用于工農業。3．Ccontroltheconditionsoftheplants“控制植物的生長狀況”。4．Dwiththedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology“隨著科學技術的發展”。5．B“換錢，付賬單”等都去“銀行”。6．D下文接著說“并執行指示”，可見上文應該是指“電腦能夠辨別聲音”。7．C通篇文章講了電腦在各個領域的廣泛應用，此處應該指“(電腦使得)大多數勞動力將在家里辦公成為可能”。8．B此處不是單純指在會議上，而是指“用可視電話來開會”，for可以表示“為了……”。9．B進行電話會議自然是節省精力和時間。10．Aoperate“操縱，操作”，火車將由電腦操作，也對應上文不用司機了。11．Cthebestdistancebetweentrains“火車之間的最佳距離”。12．Astorewholetexts“存儲完整的文檔”，store“存儲”。13．Ctyp