1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 20 New Frontiers 单元检测 A 语言基础扎根练阅读理解提速练 语言基础扎根练 . 单词拼写 /用所给词的适当形式填空 1 His idea is in conflict (冲突 ) with the mainstream political beliefs. 2 She was in a dilemma (困境 ) whether to work or go abroad for further education. 3 Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile (与此同时 ) mother w
2、as planting roses. 4 One of businesses of the socialists is to study the social phenomenon (现象 ) 5 The central aim of this government is social equality (平等 ) 6 Having survived starvation (饥饿 ), were beginning to live happily. 7 Its illegal to read peoples private letters without permission (许可 ) 8
3、He made a donation (donate) to this school in the name of his mother. 9 I compared the copy with the original (origin), but there was not much difference. 10 The manager doesnt permit smoking (smoke) in his office. 11 You need qualifications to be a swimming instructor (instruct) 12 This advanced (a
4、dvance) method has been introduced in every factory. 13 Humanity has made great progress in space exploration (explore) and medicine. 14 If Mr.Dewey had been present, he would have offered any possible assistance (assist) to the people there. 15 Fortunately, Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn short
5、ly (short) before the citys bridges closed. . 单句改错 1 Theres some doubt that the wedding ceremony will be held on time.thatwhether 2 By the end of last month, he has worked in Shanghai for twenty years.hashad 3 We all find unbearable to be exposed to such loud noise even at night.find后加 it 4 One can
6、always manage to do more things, no matter what full ones schedule is in life.whathow 5 The government will launch a movement to declare war to poverty.第二个 toon 【 精品教育资源文库 】 6 He often comes in conflict with his friends, but they are still good friends.ininto 7 He is teaching at a school, and on th
7、e meanwhile he is a composer too.onin 8 He spent seven days in the wind and snow, cold and hunger.hungerhungry . 补全句子 1他三天没合眼了，毫无疑问他累坏了。 He hasnt slept at all for three days; there_is_no_doubt_that_he_is_tired_out. 2无论你做什么，你都要考虑他们的感受。 No_matter_what_you_do/Whatever_you_do,_you shall take their feeli
8、ngs into consideration. 3他的努力学习使他在长期缺课后还能赶上他的同班同学。 His working hard made_it_possible_to_catch_up_with_his_classmates after his long absence from school. 4我到达车站时汽车已经开走了。 The_bus_had_already_left by the time I arrived at the bus station. 5如果你想买，你必须提前预定。 If you want to buy it, you must place an order i
9、n_advance. 6他愿意在死后把器官捐献给需要的人。 He is willing to donate_his_organs_to_those who need them after death. 7我们让他帮我们设计一座新桥。 We asked him to assist_us_in_designing a new bridge. 阅读理解提速练 A We are only a week into our Summer Pix 16 competition and we have already had hundreds of entries. Keep the entries comi
10、ng in: the contest runs for three more weeks. So seize the moment and join us now! How to enter We want your best photographs of the summer. Send highresolution (高分辨率的 ) pictures to summerpix16 irishtimes. com to be in with a chance of winning our prize, a Canon EOS 100D Digital SLR Camera at a reco
11、mmended retail price of 549. Each Friday, well display the best photos sent in that week, and at the end of August well print the winning photograph. The photos can be taken with any kind of camera or phone. We regret we cannot respond to each entry, but we will be in touch with 【 精品教育资源文库 】 you if
12、 your photograph is going to be published. Terms & conditions The photos must be taken this summer. 5 photographs may be submitted by any individual person at most. Employees or agents of The Irish Times and their families or other persons connected with the organizer are not suitable to enter. All
13、entries without a valid email address are disqualified. By submitting your photograph, you grant ( 授予 ) The Irish Times a license to use your photograph for the purpose of promoting the competition within the newspaper and online in printed and electronic formats. The Irish Times may also use the ph
14、otograph for the promotion of any other photographic competition with The Irish Times both in print and online. The Irish Times reserves the right of final interpretation of Terms & conditions. 语篇 解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个夏日摄影比赛。 1 How long does the contest last in all? A Only a week. B Two weeks. C Thr
15、ee weeks. D Four weeks. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “We are only a week into our Summer Pix 16 competition” 和 “Keep the entries coming in: the contest runs f or three more weeks.” 可知，摄影比赛已开始一周，且参赛者仍然可以投送参赛作品，因为比赛还要再持续三周。故此次摄影比赛总共持续四周。 2 What will a winner of the competition enjoy? A. 549. B The latest digi
16、tal camera. C His photo being printed. D A job offer from the newspaper. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “well print the winning photograph”可知，获奖者的照片会被刊登出来。 3 Which may meet Terms & conditions? A Anyone has access to the competition. B You can send pictures taken at any time. C Entries without email addresses
17、are invalid. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D Over 5 photos can be submitted by groups. 解析：选 C 推理 判断题。根据 Terms & conditions 部分中的 “All entries without a valid email address are disqualified.” 可知，所有的参赛作品都要包含一个有效的电子邮箱，否则会被取消参赛资格，即没有电子邮箱的参赛作品就是无效的。故选 C。 4 What can The Irish Times use participants photos to do? A Promote
18、 itself as a better newspaper. B Advertise other photographic competitions. C Display all of the photos each Friday. D Apply for literary property for participants. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Terms & conditions 部分中的 “By submitting your photograph, you grant (授予 ) The Irish Times a license to use your photograp
19、h for the purpose of promoting the competition .The Irish Times may also use the photograph for the promotion of any other photographic competition with The Irish Times both in print and online.” 可知，参赛者把照片提交给 The Irish Times 后， The Irish Times 将有权使用参赛者的照片宣传这项比 赛，也可能用其为它的其他摄影比赛作宣传，故 B 项正确。 B Picture
20、the scene. Youre on your way home when you remember the fridge is empty but you dont have a pound for the trolley (手推车 ) and parking is a nightmare. Or you promised to pick up a sixpack of beer on the way to a friends party but its pouring with rain and parking is still a nightmare.Wouldnt it be gre
21、at if you could pick up what you need without getting out of your car? Russian inventor Dahir Kurmanbievich has thought of a drivethrough supermarket that would make all that possible. A customer would drive up to an available bay, much like in a petrol station, and while remaining in the car select
22、 the goods by operating with a button. These goods are placed immediately onto a conveyor (传输 ) belt, where they travel a few feet to the checkout. When it is finished, the customer drives forward, pays for the goods and drives off with them. Mr Kurmanbievich said the invention is directed at “solvi
23、ng the technical problem of improving the quality of customer service while providing probable convenience and choice of products, reducing time to service customers, cutting the queue time and lowering the costs of the supermarket”. Socalled drivethrough 【 精品教育资源文库 】 supermarkets have already been tried by some big supermarkets, but these operate more like clickandcollect services a
