1、UNIT 3 THE INTERNETPart 2 Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking课后提升练课后提升练I阅读理解In the near future, daily newspapers and monthly magazines will probably disappear.Electronic media ( 媒 体 ) can provide the same information faster and cheaper. The Internet,together with laptops and mo
2、bile phones, makes it possible that almost everyone can at any timeand in almost any place get some news for free or for few fees.Youll browse the computer newspapers or magazines just like turning on TV. An electronicvoice will tell you stories about the latest events. Youll even get to choose the
3、kind of voice youwant to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the whole textappear.There are the predictions from the experts working on the newspapers of the future. Imaginedas part of home media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers and magazines wouldunite
4、 printed and broadcast news, offering information and analyzing video images of newsevents.The continuing loss of readers will lead to a small number of advertisements in newspapers.It makes no sense to spend millions of dollars to print ads.With the development of technology, more and more electron
5、ic media have been created untilnow, but replacing the traditional newspapers and magazines has a long way to go, because theresistance to computer newspapers and magazines from journalism ( 新 闻 业 ) may be muchstronger. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be not until the present journalists
6、(新闻工作者), who arent used to it, die off that the newspaper industry is not considered as an industry anylonger. Anyway, technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappeargradually.1. Computer newspapers and magazines have all the advantages EXCEPT that _.A. you can choose the kin
7、d of voice you like to hearB. they are more expensive than traditional newspapersC. you can get more information from them easilyD. you can easily store information for the future use2. The underlined word resistance in the fifth paragraph probably means _.A. a thought which directs your actionB. an
8、 idea which is different from othersC. a force that helps you do somethingD. a force that acts to stop something happening3. We can infer from the passage that _.A. new things will replace the old ones in the futureB. traditional newspapers and magazines will disappear soonC. all technological devel
9、opments are very importantD. traditional newspapers and magazines will be more popular4. The author writes the article to _.A. tell readers what newspapers and magazines are like in the futureB. let people know the great development of the journalismC. prove newspapers and magazines are not welcomed
10、 any moreD. say traditional newspapers and magazines are better than beforeII七选五Its difficult to find true friends these days.1How? Here are some tips on how to makeyour friendship last forever.Call for no reason. Call just to say Hi or just to ask Whats up?. If you cant call, just sendan e-mail.2Kn
11、ow when to say Im sorry and Thank you.3Show appreciation for the things, bigor little that your friend does for you. Say thank you. Its so easy.4If you have nothing good to say, dont talk at all. Dont risk hurting your friends feelingsby saying hurtful words that you dont really mean most of the tim
12、e.Be honest. Dont lie to friends. Trust is the foundation of true friendship. Write them a notefrom time to time.Also, try to be thoughtful. Give simple gifts that will make their day.Never be mean with your time. Spare some time to see your friends however busy you are.You can always spare an hour
13、or two after school or work to visit them.5If you are the type of person who knows how to take care of friendship, you are definitely akeeper!A.Avoid hurtful words.B.Action speaks louder than words.C. Some are never there when you need them most.D. Dont let pride get in the way, especially when your
14、e at fault.E. Weekends are a great time, too, to bond and hang out with your friends.F. This would send a message that you remember your friends at a random (任意的) time ofthe day.G. Once you find a friend who is worth keeping, make sure to take care of what you havewith that person.1._2._3._4._5._III
15、完形填空Modern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly. Motor cars1a hundredmiles in more than an hour, aircraft cross the world within a day,2computers operate atlightning speed. Indeed, this love of3seems never-ending. Every year motor cars areproduced which go even faster and each new comp
16、uter boasts (吹嘘) of4precious time inhandling tasks.All these save time, but5a cost. When we lose or6half a day in speeding across theworld in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet lag (时差). Our bodies feel that they have been7behind in another time zone. A
17、gain, spending toolong at8results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers.According to some scientists, too much use of mobile phones may transmit (传送) harmful9into our brains, a consequence we do not like to10about.However, how do we11the time we have saved? Certainly n
18、ot relax, or so it seems. Weare so used to constant activity that we find it12to sit down and do nothing or even just onething at a13. Perhaps the days are long gone when we can listen14to a story on the radio,letting imagination take us into15world.There was a time16some peoples lives were devoted
19、simply to the cultivation (耕作) ofthe17or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking (同时处理多项任务) there; their lives went on ata much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a18oflife like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors19. Mode
20、rnmachines have20people from that primitive existence.1.A. exploreB. getC. coverD. fly2.A. whenB. asC. thusD. while3.A. speedB. timeC. productD. distance4.A. wastingB. losingC. savingD. spending5.A. inB. atC. onD. with6.A. earnB. dropC. missD. gain7.A. leftB. comeC. forgottenD. felt8.A. shipsB. airp
21、lanesC. computersD. cars9.A. preventionB. radiationC. combinationD. damage10.A. thinkB. tellC. carryD. wish11.A. controlB. handleC. doD. act12.A. uncomfortableB. easyC. difficultD. good13.A. secondB. dayC. yearD. time14.A. activelyB. quietlyC. enthusiasticallyD. curiously15.A. anotherB. elseC. other
22、D. all16.A. whatB. whichC. whereD. when17.A. surfaceB. waterC. landD. island18.A. wayB. viewC. pathwayD. point19.A. expressedB. chargedC. inspiredD. faced20.A. freedB. remainedC. keptD. clearedIV语法填空Most young boys dont like growing flowers and watering them. But for 16-year-old Angus,working in the
23、 garden isnt just1hobbyit has changed his life.Angus has a special illness,2IQ is lower than a normal boy. Six months ago, he startedlearning how to grow flowers. Now, he spends hours in the garden growing flowers, watering and3(look) after them. 4he worked in the garden, it was difficult for Angus
24、to concentrate onclasses and sometimes he didnt want to go to school, said his mother Kim. Now he cant wait5(go) to school and he is happy every day. We can see Angus is able to work in a garden centerin the future.Research shows that working in the garden improves mental and physical health. In the
25、 past,soldiers in Egypt6(treat) their mental problems after war by working in the garden. Even now,some doctors advise people to work in the garden to treat their mental problems. And doctors alsoadvise young people7Angus to work in the garden.The lives of hundreds of8(child) in Britain with special
26、 needs, like Angus,9(change)by this special kind of education in recent years. When working in the garden, they have a chanceto learn a lot of important skills, such as how to work with other people and how to take care ofplants. Besides, they become10(confidence) after working in the garden.1._2._3
27、._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._参考答案参考答案I语篇解读本文阐述了随着科技的发展，传统的报刊和杂志在逐渐地退出历史舞台，电子报刊媒体正在迅速发展，但是要取代传统报刊杂志和还有很长的路要走。1 B细节理解题。 根据第一段中 “The Internet， together with laptops and mobile phones,makes it possible that almost everyone can at any time and in almost any place get some news forfree or for few fees.”可知 they
28、 are more expensive than traditional newspapers 是错误的，故选B 项。2 D词义猜测题。 根据最后一段中 “With the development of technology, more and moreelectronic media have been created until now, but replacing the traditional newspapers andmagazines has a long way to go, because the resistance to computer newspapers and m
29、agazinesfrom journalism（新闻业）may be much stronger ”可知，resistance 意为“抵制” ，故选 D 项。3A推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Anyway，technology is making the traditionalnewspapers and magazines disappear gradually ”可知新的事物将会取代旧的，故选 A 项。4.B主旨大意题。本文阐述了随着科技的发展，传统的报刊和杂志在逐渐地退出历史舞台，电子报刊媒体正在迅速发展，但是要取代传统报刊杂志还有很长的路要走，B 项 letpeople know the
30、 great development of the journalism（让人们知道新闻业的巨大发展）符合题意，故选 B 项。II语篇解读本文是一篇议论文，主要阐述如何让你的友谊更长久。1.G根据上文“现在很难找到真正的朋友。 ”以及下文“怎样做？”可知，该空承上启下，G 选项切题，故选 G 项。2F根据上文“如果你不能打电话，就发一封电子邮件。 ”可知，该空承接上文，F选项“这将传达一个你在一天中的任意时间都记得你的朋友的信息。 ”切题，故选 F 项。3.D根据上文“知道什么时候说对不起和谢谢 。 ”以及下文“对朋友为你所做的或大或小的事情表示感谢。 ”可知，该空承上启下，D 选项“不要让骄
31、傲成为障碍，尤其是当你犯错的时候。 ”切题，故选 D 项。4A根据下文“如果你没什么好话要说，就别说了。不要冒着伤害你朋友感情的风险说那些在大多数情况下你并不是真心的伤人的话。 ”可知，该空引出下文，A 选项“避免伤感情的话。 ”切题，故选 A 项。5E根据上文“不管你有多忙，都要抽出时间去看看你的朋友。放学或下班后，你总可以抽出一两个小时去拜访他们。 ”可知，该空承接上文，E 选项“周末也是和朋友聚在一起和闲逛的好时光。 ”切题，故选 E 项。III.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文，主要阐述了科技改变了人们的生活。人们对速度的追求使科技不断进步，但是速度加快节约下来的时间并没有被用来进行放松。1C
32、汽车一个多小时行驶一百英里，飞机在一天内飞越世界，然而计算机以闪电般的速度运行。explore 探索；get 得到；cover 走完（一段路程） ；fly 飞，故选 C 项。2.D汽车一个多小时行驶一百英里，飞机在一天内飞越世界，然而计算机以闪电般的速度运行。when 当时：as 因为：thus 因此；while 然而，故选 D 项。3.A根据“Modern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly ”可知，这种对速度的热爱似乎永无止境。speed 速度；time 时间；product 产品；distance 距离，故选 A 项。4C
33、根据下句“All these save time，but5a cost ”可知，每年都会生产出速度更快的汽车，吹嘘每台新电脑在处理任务时都能节省宝贵的时间。waste 浪费；lose 失去；save节省；spend 花费，故选 C 项。5B所有这些都节省了时间，但也付出了代价。at a cost 付出代价，是固定短语，故选 B 项。6D当我们乘坐飞机在世界各地加速飞行时，是损失还是获得半天的时间，我们的身体会告诉我们。earn 赚得；drop 下降；miss 错过；gain 获得，故选 D 项。7A根据“We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet
34、 lag（时差） ”可知这里的意思是“我们的身体感觉它们被留在了另一个时区” 。leave 留下；come 来；forget 忘记；feel感觉，故选 A 项。8C长时间使用电脑会导致手腕和手指疼痛。ship 船；airplane 飞机；computer 电脑；car 汽车，故选 C 项。9B根据“Mobile phones also have their dangers。 ”可知，过多地使用手机可能会向我们的大脑传送有害的辐射，这是我们不愿意考虑的后果。prevention 预防；radiation 辐射；combination 结合；damage 损害，故选 B 项。10A过多地使用手机可
35、能会向我们的大脑传送有害的辐射，这是我们不愿意考虑的后果。think about 考虑，这是一个固定短语，故选 A 项。11.B然而，我们如何处理节省下来的时间呢？control 控制；handle 处理；do 做；act行动，故选 B 项。12C我们已经习惯了持续不断的活动，以至于我们很难坐下来什么都不做，甚至一次只做一件事。uncomfortable 不舒服的；easy 容易的；difficult 困难的；good 好的，故选 C项。13D我们已经习惯了持续不断的活动，以至于我们很难坐下来什么都不做，甚至一次只做一件事。at a time 一次，为固定短语，故选 D。14.B也许我们可以安
36、静地听收音机里的故事， 让想象力带我们进入另一个世界的这样的日子早就一去不复返了。 actively 积极地； quietly 安静地； enthusiastically 热心地； curiously好奇地，故选 B 项。15A也许我们可以安静地听收音机里的故事，让想象力带我们进入另一个世界的这样的日子早就一去不复返了。another 另一个，此处指“另一个世界” ，故选 A 项。16D设空处引导定语从句，先行词是 a time，关系词在从句中作时间状语，所以用关系副词 when，故选 D 项。17C根据“the cultivation（耕作）of.”可知，有些人的生活仅仅是耕种或照料牲畜。s
37、urface 表面；water 水；land 土地；island 岛，故选 C 项。18 A像这样的生活方式有许多我们也许会羡慕的地方。 way 方式； view 视野； pathway小路；point 要点，故选 A 项。19D然而，在我们这样做之前，我们必须想想我们的祖先面对的艰巨任务。express表达；charge 控告；inspire 鼓舞；face 面对，故选 D 项。20A现代机器把人们从那种原始的生活中解放出来。free 解放；remain 保持；keep维持；clear 清除，故选 A 项。IV语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了 16 岁的安格斯，喜欢种花和浇花，花园里的工
38、作不仅仅是他的业余爱好，也让他心情愉悦，让他变得更加自信，从而改变了他的生活。1a考查不定冠词。句意：但是对于 16 岁的安格斯来说，在花园里工作不仅仅是一种爱好，它还改变了他的生活。根据语境可知，此处表示一个爱好，表泛指且 hobby 以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词 a。2.whose考查定语从句。句意：安格斯有一种特殊的疾病，他的智商比正常男孩低。分析句子可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词是 Angus，在定语从句中作定语修饰名词 IQ，表示“人的物的” ，要用 whose，故填 whose。3.looking考查固定搭配。分析句子可知，此处考查 spend time (in) doing s
39、th ，其中介词 in 可省略。此空与前面的 growing 和 watering 并列，所以用动词-ing 形式，故填 looking。4.Before考查连词。分析句子可知，这里表示安格斯在花园工作之前与现在的对比，故填 Before。Sto go考查固定搭配。句意：现在他迫不及待地去上学，每天都很快乐。cant wait todo sth意为“迫不及待地做某事” ，故填 to go。6treated考查时态。根据时间状语 In the past 可知要用一般过去时，故填 treated。7.like考查介词。根据语境可知，此处是指“医生也建议像安格斯这样的年轻人在花园里工作” 。like
40、 意为“像一样” ，故填 like。8 children考查名词复数。 根据空格前的 hundreds of 可知， 此处指 “成百上千的孩子” ，要用复数，故填 children。9.have been changed考查现在完成时的被动语态。根据后面的 by this special kind ofeducation 可知孩子们的生活是被改变，可知要用被动语态。再根据时间状语 in recent years可知，要用现在完成时，故填 have been changed。10more confident考查形容词。句意：此外，他们在花园里工作后变得更自信了。分析句子结构可知，设空处是作系动词 become 的表语，所以要用形容词。根据语境及空后的 after working in the garden 可知，现在更自信了，故填 more confident。
