1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Canada-“The True North” .阅读理解 Thanks to this new hands free suitcase,carrying around heavy luggage may soon become a thing of the past.Designed by Israeli company NUA Robotics,this “smart” suitcase can follow you everywhere you go. The carry-on suitcase,currently a prototype(雏形
2、),connects to a smartphone app via bluetooth.It has a built-in camera sensor that can “see” you and follow you around on flat surfaces like airport floors.It comes with an anti-theft alarm to prevent someone carrying it away when youre not looking,and it has a backup( 备用 ) battery that you can use t
3、o charge all your devices. “It can follow and carry things for people around while communicating with their smartphone,and avoiding obstacles,”explained Alex Libman,founder of NUA Robotics.“Were combining sensor network,computer vision,and robotics.So if you download our app(应用 ),press the follow me
4、 button,the luggage recognizes its user and knows to follow and communicate.” NUA is still testing the device and trying improve features like speed and customization(客户订制 ),but they hope to make the suitcase available to customers in a years time.If it proves successful,they want to use the bluetoo
5、th pairing technology to automate lots of other devices,like shopping carts at the supermarket.These devices are especially meant to be useful to the physically disabled and elderly.“Any object can be smart and robotic,”Libman told Mashable.“We want to bring robots into everyday life.” The Israeli t
6、ech company made it clear that the finished product will look just like a regular suitcase.Theyre planning to partner with a carry -on luggage maker,since the device that makes it “smart” weighs just 2.5 pounds and can be fitted on old-fashion luggage. With NUAs smart suitcase,carrying around heavy
7、lugg age isnt a burden.But how their invention will handle tough obstacles like stairs?It will be interesting to wait. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种无须手提的智能旅行箱。 1.According to the passage the “smart” suitcase . A.can go everywhere B.is on sale now C.can make our hands free during traveling D.was designed by
8、 Alex Libman 答案 C 【 精品教育资源文库 】 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句 “Thanks to this new hands free suitcase,.the past” 可知 ,这种智能的行李箱能够让我们在旅行中无须拖着沉重的箱子。故选 C 项。 2.If you want to use this hands free suitcase,you must . A.download the app B.avoid obstacles C.look at it all the time D.carry a camera 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句
9、“The carry -on suitcase,currently a.app via bluetooth.” 及下文可知 ,如果使用这款箱子 ,你必须下载手机应用程序 ,故选 A 项。 3.What can we learn about NUA? A.It was founded by Mashable. B.It has improved the features of the device. C.It wants to bring more smart and robotic devices into everyday life. D.It will make the suitcase
10、available to customers in a month. 答案 C 解析 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可推知 ,NUA 想将更多的智能机器化设备带到日常生活中。故选C 项。 4.Where is the article probably from? A.A textbook. B.A poster. C.A biography. D.A website. 答案 D 解析 文章出处题。根据文章内容推断 ,本文可能来自一个网站。故选 D 项。 ? 导学号 29402083? .完形填空 (2017 全国 ) A Toronto man is offering a free round-t
11、he-world air ticket to the right woman.But 1 apply.You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian 2 . Jordan Axani,28,said he and his then girlfriend,Elizabeth Gallagher,booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May,but their 3 ended and he did not want her ticket to 4 .The
12、 ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让 ) 5 ,but since passport information was not required when 6 ,any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can 7 it. “I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to 8 a lot of joy,” said Axani.He posted his 9 on a social networking website,and received thous
13、ands of e-mails,including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the 10 passports.“More 11 ,there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in 12 【 精品教育资源文库 】 their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said.“It was absolutely out of 13 ,thousands of e-mails,people around the world 14 their
14、stories of travel.” Axani wrote in his post that he is not 15 anything in return and that the woman who uses the 16 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 17 the ticket and travel on her own. The 18 is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan,Prague,Paris,B
15、angkok and New Delhi before 19 in Toronto on January 8.He said the 20 woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online. 【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。一 名 28 岁的多伦多男子 Jordan Axani 与女友 Elizabeth Gallagher 分手后 ,不想让此前预定的打折机票浪费 ,于是在网站上免费出让这张环球旅行的机票 ,任何名字为 Elizabeth Gallagher 的加拿大籍女子都可以免费得到并使用这张机票。
16、得到这张票的女子可以选择与 Axani 同行或者独自旅行均可。 1.A.benefits B.deposits C.restrictions D.examinations 答案 C 解析 一名多伦多男子正在寻求一位合适的女子 ,免费提供一张环球旅行的机票。从下一句 可知 ,该女士的名字必须为 Elizabeth Gallagher,并持有加拿大护照。 benefit“ 利益 ,好处 ” ;deposit “ 存款 ,保证金 ”;restriction “ 限制条件 ” ;examination“ 考试 ” 。根据文意 ,此处为提供的“ 限制条件 ”, 故选 C 项。 2.A.origin B.
17、passport C.accent D.friend 答案 B 解析 根据句意 ,该女子必须持有加拿大护照。 origin“ 起源 ”;passport“ 护照 ”;accent“ 口音 ”;friend“ 朋友 ”,B 项符合句意。 3.A.holiday B.marriage C.dream D.relationship 答案 D 解析 根据文意可知 ,Jordan Axani 与前女友 Elizabeth Gallagher 在 5 月份打折力度很大时买的环球机票 ,但是后来分手了 ,因此是恋人关系结束。此处 relationship 符合句意 ,故选 D 项。 4.A.go to wa
18、ste B.come to mind C.go on sale D.come into effect 答案 A 解析 Jordan Axani 不想让此前预定的机票浪费。 go to waste “ 浪费 ”; come to mind“ 映入脑海 ”;go on sale“ 继续销售 ” ;come into effect“ 生效 ” 。故选 A 项。 5.A.policy B.order C.payment D.schedule 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案 A 解析 加拿大机票有严格的不可转让的政策。此处考查名词。 policy“ 政策 ”; order“ 订单 ”; payment
19、“ 支付 ”;schedule “ 时刻表 ” 。 6.A.applying B.booking C.checking D.bargaining 答案 B 解析 在加拿大购买机票时 ,不需要护照信息。此处是考查省略结构 “when it was booking” 。check“ 核实 ,检查 ”;bargain“ 讨价还价 ”;apply“ 申请 ” 。故选 B 项。 7.A.use B.borrow C.choose D.buy 答案 A 解析 任何名字为 Elizabeth Gallagher 的加拿大籍女子都可以使用这张机票。borrow“ 借 ”;choose“ 选择 ”;buy“ 买
20、 ”; 根据文意 ,此处应为 “ 使用 ”, 故选 A 项。 8.A.sacrifice B.express C.experience D.provide 答案 C 解析 Axani 想看到这张票物尽其用 ,让得到这张票的人能够体验更多乐趣。 sacrifice“ 牺牲 ”;express“ 表达 ”;experience “ 体验 ”;provide“ 提供 ”, 故选 C 项。 9.A.answer B.advice C.offer D.comment 答案 C 解析 Axani 在一个社交网站上公布了他的提议 ,收到了几千封邮件。 answer “ 答案 ”;advice“ 建议 ”;o
21、ffer“ 提议 ”;comment“ 评论 ” 。故选 C 项。 10.A.same B.right C.new D.real 答 案 B 解析 收到的邮件中包括 30 封名字确实为 Elizabeth Gallagher,且拥有加拿大护照的人。此处用right 来修饰 passports,意为 “ 恰好的 ,正确的 ”, 故选 B 项。 11.A.interesting B.annoying C.satisfying D.convincing 答案 A 解析 更有趣的是 ,有数百位加拿大人愿意把他们的名字改为 Elizabeth Gallagher。此处考查形容词。 annoying“ 恼
22、人的 ”;satisfying“ 令人满意的 ”;convincing“ 可信的 ”, 故选 A 项。 12.A.writing B.giving C.lending D.changing 答案 D 解析 有数百位加拿大人愿意改名字来获得这张免费机票。 change.to.“ 把 ? 改为 ?”, 故选 D 项。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 13.A.touch B.question C.date D.control 答案 D 解析 收到几千封邮件后 ,Axani 说 “ 情况完全失控了 ” 。 out of control“ 失控 ”;out of touch“ 失联 ”;out of question“ 没问题 ”;out of date“ 过时的 ” 。 14.A.admiring B.advertising C.sharing D.doubting 答案 C 解析
