1、Unit 6 The Media-Section C基础+综合双向提升【基础巩固】【选词填空】recommend.for.,pay attention to,in the end,deal with,take.seriously,every now and then,be trapped in,put down,switch off,get lost1.He felt that he an unhappy marriage.2.Would you your backpack?3.,we all decided to organize a concert for Easter.4.He me t
2、he post of headmaster at last.5.Her poems often the subject of death.6.I didnt what she was saying.7.Please the lights when you leave.8. he regretted his decision.9.It alarms me that nobody this problem .10.But I gave you a map so you wouldnt !【单句语法填空】1.She finds fault everything and everybody.2.Can
3、 you recommend a good teacher my son his English study?3. times we go for a walk.4.Hed seen the proof black and white.5.We happened to discover we had a friend common.6.With lots of work (do),I was in no mood for dancing.7.The lecture (give),a lively question-and-answer session followed.8.You can ch
4、ange the whole (appear) of a room just by lighting it in a certain way.9.There (be) no money,the family led a hard life.10.Its a dark comedy,which is sometimes funny and sometimes (frighten).11.Waterfalls are from very early times a favourite (主题) for the painter.12.The panda is a shy (生物).13.Please
5、 c my warm welcome to your parents.14.I was a student and had my life totally (使转化) by that experience.15.The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural (美).16.His mother is concerned his future and his happiness.17.Soldiers and police have been put alert.18.Remember to keep contact with m
6、e by phone.19.We are fully aware the dangers.20. my perspective,they dont make fullest use of time to study.21.Many students were (trap) by smoke and fire on an upper floor.22.For me,the most fascinating (transform) is when it changes its colour.23.Weather (permit),well go climbing tomorrow.24.Roadw
7、orks (finish),they went home.25.We strongly recommend (report) the incident to the police.26.The (仆人) stood by and listened.27.In the bank the clerk asked me to fill my (取款) form.28.The ship was blown off course by a weather conditions and got lost in the vast ocean.29.They told the Emperor that he
8、should get new clothes made of this (壮丽的) cloth for the coming great parade.30.He became as wild as a b and no one could approach him.【完成句子】1.这是因为它们使事物看起来漂亮了。(This is because)look good!2.那就是我一直在这里等他到来的原因。(That is why)waiting for his coming.3.他的脊背朝天,四肢伸展,头枕着左臂,直挺挺地趴伏着。(名词+现在分词)He lay at full length u
9、pon his stomach,his left arm.4.由于要建一座房子,我们必须节省每一分钱。(名词+不定式),we must save every cent.5.因为天气晴朗,我们一家人决定到杭州市旅行。(独立主格结构),our family decided to take a trip to the city of Hangzhou.【综合提升】【语篇语法填空】The capital city of South Korea,Seoul,is putting up 300 new street signs with the purpose of 1.(warn) pedestrian
10、s (行人) about the dangers of walking while absorbed in their smartphones.The first signs have been at five locations in the hope 2. theyll stop “smartphone sleepwalkers” in their tracks.One sign at a major traffic crossroad shows a person staring at a hand-held device (设备),3. (complete) unaware of th
11、e danger of being hit by a car.While some signs 4. (attach) to traffic light poles,others are on the pavement in order to attract those looking down 5. their mobile devices.But some locals arent sure whether those signs will work.One man points out that “most people 6. are using their phones on the
12、street arent going to be able to see them”.More than 1,000 smartphone-related traffic collisions were recorded in South Korea in 2014,7. (compare) to 437 such incidents in 2009.South Korea has one of the 8. (high) smartphone ownership rate in the world,but like many Asian countries it has also been
13、trying to handle rising levels of 9. (addict) to the devices.While Seouls innovation (创新) is government-funded,two Swedish artists 10. (have) a similar idea late last year,putting up unofficial smartphone warning signs in Stockholm.【阅读理解】AIf you want to make sure that you understand this story as fu
14、lly as possible,you might consider printing the article and reading it on paper.Virginia Clinton carried out the research examination.Clintons examination found that reading from paper generally led to better understanding and improved a persons performance on tests connected to the reading material
15、.And,she found no major difference in reading speed between the two.Such differences were notable only when the reading materials were expository textsor explanatory and based on fact.Clinton said she found no major difference when it came to narrative,fictional texts.Clinton also found that paper r
16、eaders usually have a higher recognition of how well they have understood a text than screen readers.She said,“We think that weve reading the story or the book better than we actually are.We think we understand what we are reading better than how we are actually reading.” Yet,this inflated sense of
17、understanding is especially common among screen readers.Clinton said there are many possible reasons for such findings.Overconfidence of screen readers,for example,could be the result of a distracted,less focused mind.Clinton said,“If you are enjoying the reading process,youre going to be more invol
18、ved.Youre going to be paying better attention.Preferences are a key issue here.”“Several studies have found that people often think of paper materials as more important and serious.If you are reading from paper,your mind thinks,This is something important.I need to pay attention to it.” Clinton said
19、.Readers might connect computer screens with fun,less serious activities such as checking social media or watching Netflix.Clinton described this kind of reading as “enjoyment reading”.Although her findings may support paper reading over screen reading,Clinton says,“When youre reading on a screen,it
20、 can be programmed that you have to answer questions and get them right before you can continue.Paper cant make you do that.Other tools in development will offer students reading at a lower level more simple texts while providing their other classmates more complex versions of the same text.”1.What
21、does Clinton think is the advantage of screen reading?A.It can be programmed with instant answers.B.It provides personalised reading materials.C.It has tools to force readers to continue reading.D.It makes readers have more fun in reading.2.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Screen time makes re
22、ading more effective.B.Paper reading is more effective than screen reading.C.Screen reading is more suitable for some readers.D.Screen reading is improving paper reading.3.What did Clinton find in her study?A.Paper readers were better at reading fictional texts.B.Screen reading resulted in a more fo
23、cused mind.C.Paper reading was found to be more efficient.D.Screen reading brought more enjoyment for readers.4.Paper reading materials are usually considered .A.more seriousB.more enjoyableC.too informalD.a little funnyBWhen “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was first shown to the public last month,
24、a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard.But they werent there to throw red paint on fur-coat-wearing film stars.Instead,one activist,dressed in a full-body monkey suit,had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers:“Thanks for not using real apes(猿)!”The creative team be
25、hind “Apes” used motion-capture(动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals,spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that records an actors performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image(图像).In this case,one of a realistic-looking ape.Yet “Apes” is mor
26、e exception than the rule.In fact,Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately.One nonprofit organization,which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment,is keeping tabs on more than 2,000 productions this year.Already,a number of films,including “Water for Elephants,”“The Hangover
27、Part ” and “Zookeeper,” have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them havent been treated properly.In some cases,its not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried;its the off-set training and living conditions that are raising conce
28、rns.And there are questions about the films made outside the States,which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the States.5.Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard?A.To see famous film stars.B.To oppose wearing fur coats.C.To raise money for animal prote
29、ction.D.To express thanks to some filmmakers.6.What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A.The cost of making “Apes.”B.The creation of digitalized apes.C.The publicity about “Apes.”D.The performance of real apes.7.What does the underlined phrase “keeping tabs on” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Listing
30、 completely.B.Directing professionally.C.Promoting successfully.D.Watching carefully.8.What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors?A.They may be badly treated.B.They should take further training.C.They could be traded illegally.D.They would lose popularity.CWant to get your package
31、 delivered via robots?Now theres an app for that.If you live in Washington,D.C.,or Redwood,you may have glimpsed a small,boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk,minding its own business,but attracting the attention of many curious onlookers.The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last
32、 year by Starship Technologies focusing on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world.This week,the company unveiled plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages,a move that led it to declare itself “the worlds first robot package delivery s
33、ervice”.The next time you order food,this cute robot might roll up to deliver it.The package delivery service is not available to everyone yet.The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4 mph and can detect obstacles from 30 feet away.“The robot can operate through anything,” Nick Handrick,head of opera
34、tions for Starships D.C.office,said,“If you have something in the waya stickits able to climb over it.”To sign up for the service,which costs a little more than $ 10 per month,customers need to download the companys app.Customers then create a “Starship Delivery Address”,a unique address inside a St
35、arship facility,where they can have packages sent from some places.Once a package is delivered to the Starship address,customers receive a text notification that allows them to schedule a home delivery via robots.The robots are opened by customers via a mobile phone code.Barriers exist for robotic g
36、round delivery,with many states requiring that humans be in control of delivery robots.Those regulations havent stopped Starship Technologies from accumulating experience on streets around the globe ahead of the companys latest launch.The company says its robots have covered more than 125,000 miles
37、in more than 100 cities in 20 countries.9.What is the last paragraph mainly about?A.The good news of the service.B.How the robotic delivery works.C.The disadvantages of the robotic delivery.D.Robotic delivery develops despite challenges.10.What can be the best title for the text?A.A New Robot Was In
38、ventedB.Wheelless Robots Are on the WayC.How Robots Deliver PackagesD.Packages Will Be Delivered by Robots11.What can we know about the robotic delivery?A.It is part of a trial project by Starship Technologies.B.The robotic delivery is available to everyone at present.C.You can use the service free
39、of charge via smart phones.D.The robots are opened by customers with a text notification.12.What does the underlined word “unveiled” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Revised.B.Released.C.Restored.D.Reset.【应用文】请根据下面的提示写一篇电影功夫熊猫(KungFuPanda)的影评。1.动画电影功夫熊猫取材于中国文化。2.情景:一个平凡的熊猫成为一个龙武士的故事。师傅起初不认为熊猫能成为龙武士,但是
40、通过不断的努力,他最后得到了师傅的认可,并打败了他们的敌人老虎。3.主题:只要努力,每个人都能成功。注意:词数80左右。提示词:师傅master;龙武士 dragon warrior 【读后续写】阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Caught in “the Web”!Dave and Kelly loved their computer.Their parents got it for them a couple of months ago,and they had taught their kids how to use it.They bought
41、 some computer games for the kids to play and connected the computer to the Internet.The kids loved going on the Internet and visiting websites.They got to do research for their homework,play games,print colouring pages and read stories.They also got to email their friends and even chat with other k
42、ids,after getting their parents permission.Because the kids liked the Internet so much,they would finish their homework,and then go to surf the Internet.Very often,they didnt feel the passage of time and found themselves almost falling asleep in front of the computer screen.One day they stayed up la
43、te surfing the Internet after they were done with their homework.They watched a video about a science fiction story,which described two alien species hunting human information,because aliens had a wicked intention to conquer the Earth.The species coming from a distance tried to collect every aspect
44、of data about humans,but in vain.They were detected and driven away by watchful humans.After a while they started getting tired and they were almost falling asleep.While they were in the twilight between being asleep and being awake,they felt a strong suction coming from the computer screen.It felt
45、like a huge vacuum cleaner!By now,they were fully awake but when they looked around,they did not see their living room anymore.Instead,they were drawn into the computer itself by that mysterious power.They were surrounded by a complex system of tubes and small boxes and columns.They were all in different shapes,such as being tall,short,wide,narrow,round,square,etc.More strangely,they all felt a little warm and some even were shining with real,blue or orange light.They saw themselves floating in
