1、From Problems to Solutions 同步练习同步练习（答题时间：（答题时间：40 分钟）分钟）一、阅读理解Technology helps people do everything from planning to meet for a movie to keeping intouch with a friend who lives in a different country.When planning to get together with friends, Julian said, “If I want to go and see a movie witha few
2、friends, I usually send them text messages. By telephone, you have to call every singlefriend one by one. But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many people asyoud like, which saves a lot of time.”Email, IM, and other lowcost methods of communication also help people keeplongdi
3、stance friendships in ways they couldnt have even a few years ago.Mike told us, “I had this friend when I was 8 or 9, and then she moved away to the country.We promised to stay friends and to send letters, and at the start we did. Then the letters got fewerand fewer and we at last stopped writing to
4、 each other. I think if we had had email, we would stillbe in touch.”James found out about cost the hard way. He said, “I called my friend in New Zealand, whichis halfway around the world, and it cost me over $200！So now I just stay uplate to see if I cancatch him on MSN or I write an email.”Email,
5、IM, and other lowcost ways of keeping in touch also allow people to develop briefacquaintances (与人相识) into longlasting friendships. Andrea told us, “I met this really cool girl.We sometimes email each other. Weve been in touch over half a year and its nice to talk to her.”1. What is this passage mai
6、nly about?A. Technology has improved greatly.B. Technology can help our social lives.C. Technology keeps faraway friends close.D. Text messages bring advantages to our life.2. How does Julian usually get in touch with a group of friends?A. By emailing them.B. By chatting with them on MSN.C. By sendi
7、ng them text messages.D. By giving them a phone call.3. In Mikes opinion, he lost touch with his friend mainly because_.A. they lost interest in keeping in touchB. their friendship was not strong enoughC. they were too busy to write to each otherD. they couldnt use email to keep in touch then4. What
8、 does James most probably think of calling his friend in New Zealand?A. Convenient.B. Costly.C. Difficult.D. Necessary.5. The writer usesAndreas story to show that_.A. everyone can make good use of technologyB. longlasting friendships can be gained anywhereC. there are many kinds of ways of keeping
9、in touchD. it is easier to make new friends than before due to technology二、语法填空Dreaming of something different? When I feel like that, I look up and wonder 1. _life would be like 400km above my head. Thats where the International Space Station orbits (沿轨道运行) the Earth, with six 2. _ (astronaut) work
10、ing on board for months at a time.How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag inside a small room onthe ceiling (天花板). Its like a little phone booth but its pretty 3. _ (comfort) and itdoesnt matter whether or not you turn over and sleep upside down.4. _ (brush) your teeth in
11、a place where you cant have a tap can be a challenge. Canyou imagine the mess that running water will make in zero gravity? Daily exercise is essential.The lack of gravity makes muscles lose 5. _ (strong), so astronauts are encouraged 6._ (work) out for at least two hours a day.The role of astronaut
12、s in the International Space Station is to act 7. _ lab techniciansfor scientists on Earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing andmonitoring experiments in a confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost every task 8._ (plan) carefully by Mission Control.On
13、e of the most 9. _ (excite) things is the view from“the office” , dominated by theblue ball down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! 10. _ (absolute) breathtaking！三、写作你所在的学校将要举办一次主题为 “What Can We Do for Our School?” 的英语演讲比赛。请写一篇英语讲稿, 要求从以下四方面中任选两至三个方面进行阐述, 并举例加以说明。1. 关心他人； 2. 爱护学校设施； 3. 美化
14、校园； 4. 营造良好的学习氛围。注意：1. 词数：120 左右；2. 参考词汇：校园 campus；设施 facilities；3. 开头和结尾已经写好, 且不计入词数。Hello, everyone. Its nice to speak about what we can do for our school, and I think each ofus can do something._Thank you for listening.From Problems to Solutions 同步练习参考答案同步练习参考答案一、阅读理解【语篇解读】科技使我们的社交活动变得比以前更方便了。1.
15、B解析：主旨大意题。本文主要写科技在社交生活中所发挥的作用, 故选 B。2. C解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的 If I want to go and see a movie with a few friends, Iusually send them text messages.可推断 Julian 通常是通过发短信的方式跟一群朋友联系的。3. D解析： 细节理解题。 根据第三段的I think if we had had email, we would still be in touch.可知 Mike 把与那位朋友失去联系的责任归咎到没有电子邮件上。4. B解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的
16、 James found out about cost the hard way.以及后文James 所说的话, 可知他认为给新西兰的朋友打电话联系花费太高。5. D解析： 作者意图题。 文章末段主要是讲科技可以让一般的相识发展成长久的友谊, 故选 D。二、语法填空1. what 考查宾语从句。分析句子结构可知，wonder 后为宾语从句，且从句中缺少宾语，故填 what。2. astronauts 考查名词复数。根据空前的 six 可知，这里要用名词复数，故填 astronauts。3. comfortable 考查词形转换。分析句子结构可知，此处要用形容词作表语，因此填comfortabl
17、e。4. Brushing 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处需要用动名词作主语。5. strength 考查名词。根据空前的 lose 可知，空处要用名词，故填 strength。6. to work 考查非谓语动词。encourage sb. to do sth. “鼓励某人做某事”，为固定搭配。7. as 考查介词。act as充当，作为，符合语境。8. is planned 考查时态和语态。根据语境可知，task 与 plan 之间是被动关系，应用被动语态；且句子时态为一般现在时，故填 is planned。9. exciting 考查形容词。根据空前的 the most 以及空后
18、的名词 things 可知，此处应用形容词修饰物，故用 exciting。10.Absolutely 考查副词。此处应用副词修饰形容词 breathtaking。三、写作Hello, everyone. Its nice to speak about what we can do for our school, and I think each ofus can do something.The first thing we can do is to protect the facilities in our school. When we leave theclassroom, we sho
19、uld never forget to turn off the lights or close the door. We should not leave thetap water running or waste any materials in the laboratory class.The second thing we can do is to make our campus more beautiful. Everyone may plant a treein the school, or organize a thorough cleaning on the campus. And equally importantly, we shoulddevelop a good habit of not littering about.If everyone does his bits for our school, I believe our school will soon take on a new look,and become a better place to study and live in.Thank you for listening.
