1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Advertising 一、阅读理解。 Youre in your office when you learn theres someone with a gun wandering outside. You can hear gunshots and screams. What do you do? Thats the challenge for users of a new virtual ( 虚拟 )reality program called SurviVR, designed to train employees how to deal wi
2、th an active shooter situation in the workplace. The program works with HTC Vive, the virtual reality headset released earlier this year. An active shooter situation is when an armed person or people actively shoot in a small, populated area with the intention to kill. There were 20 such situations
3、in the United States last year and 20 the year before, according to FBI statistics, resulting in a total of 231 deaths. This year saw the deadliest active shooter situation in US history, with 49 people killed in a nightclub in Orlando. In the training situation, users have four choices. They can lo
4、ck themselves in the office. They can hide, perhaps in the office closet. They can run for an exit. Or they can use something in the office a computer or a cup a pair of scissors-as a weapon to fight the shooter. This is an improvement on standard active shooter training. Gallo says, which typically
5、 teachers people to lock themselves in place and hide. The lock down method is often ineffective, he says, and has resulted in many deaths in recent years. In the trainings basic level, no one gets killed. But as the trainings become more advanced, players who make a wrong choice be shot. Theres no
6、blood; the screen simply turns black slowly. If this sounds terrifying, thats the point, says Gallo. There are plenty of training programs to teach employees how to deal with workplace violence, sometimes involving role play with toy guns. But these trainings are basically games. Gallo says, with em
7、ployees relaxed and even enjoying themselves. To teach people what they really need to know for an active shooter situation, they need to be scared. SurviVR will take the fear and turn it into confidence. Gallo says. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1. Whats the authors purpose of describing a dangerous scene in Para.
8、 1? A. To attract the readers attention on the new virtual reality program. B. To show the challenge that the readers are required to face. C. To warn the readers of the possible dangers in the working place. D. To inform the readers of the correct response in such a situation 2. What is the suggest
9、ed response in the standard active shooter training? A. Fighting the shooter B. Running for the exit C. Using a computer as a weapon D. Locking down 3. What does Gallo think of the training programs involving role play with toy guns? A. Searing B. Violent C. Ineffective D. Helpful 4. What would be t
10、he best title? A. A New Virtual Reality Program on Active Shooter Training B. What Should You Do When Meeting Gunshots in the Workplace? C. How to Deal with an Active Shooter Situation? D. Employees Need to Be Scared of the Workplace Violence. 【语篇解读】文章介绍一种新的主动射击训练虚拟现实程序，教人们遇到办公室暴力犯罪的时候如何应对。 1. A【解析】
11、推理判断题。根据第二段的句子 Thats the challenge for us ers of a new virtual (虚拟 )reality program called SurviVR,可知，作者描述危险的场景是为了吸引读者对新的虚拟现实项目的注意。故选 A。 3. C【解析】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的句子 There are plenty of training programs to teach employees how to deal with workplace violence, sometimes involving role play with toy gun
12、s. But these trainings are basically games. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Gallo says, with employees relaxed and even enjoying themselves.可知， Gallo 认为涉及 玩具枪的角色扮演的训练课程是无效的。故选 C。 4. A【解析】标题判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章介绍一种新的主动射击训练虚拟现实程序，教人们遇到 办公室暴力犯罪的时候如何应对。 A New Virtual Reality Program on Active Shooter Training 是合适的标题。 二、词汇练习 1
13、. 广告 n 2. innocent 3. 欺骗 v _ 4. 座右铭 n 5. 使受益 v 6. 更新 v 7. 方面，层面 n 8. get something across 9. eye-catching 10. logo 11. multiply 12. yummy 13. senior 14. 广告业 n 15. comment 16. fall for 17. 推广，促销 n 18. intelligence 19. 畅销的 a 20. _ fresh air a bad _ 呼吸 【 精品教育资源文库 】 21. the book _ by the teacher _lette
14、r 推荐 22. a _ present _ doing something 绚丽；想象 23. He _ properly to the situation. He gave a proper _ to the situation. 反应；做出反应 24. be _ to work hard at one study He has the _ to overcome all the obstacles to success. 决心 25. the _ gas He was _ by the bad food. 有毒；中毒 三、完形填空 A taxi driver taught me a le
15、sson in customer satisfaction and expectations.Inspiring speakers _1_ thousands of dollars to give this kind of training to corporate directors and staff.It cost me only a $12 _2_ ride. I had _3_ into Dallas just for the purpose of calling on a client.Time was precious and my _4_ included a quick ro
16、undtrip from and back to the airport.A _5_ taxi pulled up.The driver rushed to _6_ the passenger door for me and made sure I was _7_ seated before he closed the door.As he got in the drivers seat，he _8_ that the neatly folded Wall Street Journal next to me was for my use.He then showed me several _9
17、_ and asked me what type of music I would enjoy. I could not believe the _10_ I was receiving！ I took the opportunity to say，“_ 11_ you take great pride in your work.You must have a _12_ to share.” “You bet ， ” he _ 13_， “I used to be in Corporate America.But I was tired of thinking my best would ne
18、ver be good enough.I _14_ to find my right position in life， where I could feel _15_ of being the best.I love driving cars， and feeling like I have done a full days work and done it _16_.So I chose to become a _17_.One thing I know for sure， to be good in my business I just have to meet the expectat
19、ions 【 精品教育资源文库 】 of my passengers._18_， to be great in my business， I have to go _19_ the customers expectations！ ” The taxi driver taught me a great life _20_： Go an extra mile when providing any service to others. 1 A.offer B charge C pay D afford 2 A.taxi B bus C car D train 3 A.driven B flown
20、C ran D cycled 4 A.hope B purpose C plan D choice 5 A.private B rough C slow D clean 6 A.open B lock C push D shut 7 A.silently B comfortably C tightly D casually 8 A.declared B concluded C found D mentioned 9 A.pictures B maps C tapes D books 10 A.service B gift C invitation D advice 11 A.Actually
21、B Obviously C Gradually D Suddenly 12 A.chance B secret C story D ride 13 A.whispered B argued C sighed D replied 14 A.decided B promised C happened D hesitated 15 A.careful B proud C afraid D curious 【 精品教育资源文库 】 16 A.early B rapidly C cautiously D well 17 A.driver B director C client D speaker 18
22、 A.Besides B Therefore C However D Perhaps 19 A.against B within C over D beyond 20 A.method B experience C lesson D standard 【解题导语】本文主要讲述了一名出租车司机给作者上了一堂关于如何达到客户满意和期望的课。 【难句分析】 One thing I know for sure， to be good in my business I just have to meet the expectations of my passengers. 分析：本句是一个复合句。 I know for sure 是定语从句。 译文：有一件事我可以肯 定，那就是想要做好生意，我就必须要满足我的乘客的期望。 【核心词汇】 corporate adj.公司的 client n客户 precious adj.珍贵
