1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（三十五） Cloning .阅读理解 A An 18yearold who just finished high school has developed a revolutionary device (装置 ) which allows visually impaired or blind people to be more mobile after coming up with the idea when he was 12. “To be considered is a real honor. It means the work were doing
2、 is really valuable， ” Alex Deans said. The teen, from Ontario in Canada, began creating the tool after becoming curious while helping a visually impaired lady cross the street one day. “She told me that all existing de vices only let users see in one direction so they cant know whats going on aroun
3、d them， ” he told GOOD magazine, after seeing she only had a stick and guide dog two things that are hard to come by. The device, known as iAid, uses GPS (Global Positioning System) and ultrasonic (超声波的 ) technology to help visually impaired people get around safely. The beltlike tool comes with a c
4、ontrol handle and works by using sound waves to discover objects in the users path and show how close things are to them. The iAid works much like a bat uses sonar (声呐 ) The teens invention has been attracting attention and it won the 2015 Weston Youth Innovation Award in May for which Alex was awar
5、ded $2,000 at a ceremony at the Ontario Science Centre last month. “The entire group of judges was impressed by Alexs creativity, motivation and dedication (奉献 ) to building his design over a fouryear period. We look forward to seeing future inventions from this outstanding young inventor， ” said Ho
6、oley McLaughlin, chief science officer at the Ontario Science Centre. Alex is now working closely with the team at the science centre to hold an exhibition for his invention. He was also given the opportunity to give a presentation at We Day stadiumsized events where speakers lecture about global is
7、sues across the US, Canada, and the UK. Alex will be starting at Montreals McGill University in the autumn, but hopes the iAid will be approved for US and Canadian rights so that, one day, the device will be available for those who really need it across the world. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。加拿大一名学生
8、发明了一种能够帮助盲人自由行走的装置。 1 How did Alex come up with his idea? A He got the idea from a magazine. B He was inspired by a blind woman. C He found it hard to use a guide dog. D He noticed existing tools weaknesses. 解 析：选 B 细节理解题。由第三、四段可知，亚历克斯受到一位盲人女士的启发，想出了这个创意。 2 The bat probably uses sonar to _. A keep i
9、ts balance in flight B block harmful sound waves C communicate with other bats D find out the position of objects 解析：选 D 推理判断题。由第六段中的 “works by using sound waves to discover objects in the users path and show how close things are to them” 可推断，蝙蝠用声呐系统对周围的物体进行定位。 3 Which of the following is expressed
10、in McLaughlins words? A Doubt. B Surprise. C Praise. D Puzzle. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。由倒数第三段可知， McLaughlin 的这番话饱含着对亚历克斯的赞 扬。 4 What is Alex preparing for at present? A A show of his iAid. B His college studies. C An awards ceremony. D The speech at We Day. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的 “Alex is now working closely wi
11、th the team at the science centre to hold an exhibition for his invention.” 可知，他正在筹备他这项发明的展览。 B I plan to remember this years vacation season with just two words: Never again. Never again will I take all my technology along. When I first visited my inlaws cabin in Ontarios north woods 35 years ago,
12、there was no such thing as the Internet. The nearest telephone was one mile away, 【 精品教育资源文库 】 and we were beyond the reach of television. Our media diet consisted of a batterypowered radio. I know I risk sounding like an aging crank (怪人 ), but the life then was simple. Now were burdened with moder
13、n civilization. The cabin is just close enough to civilization to get a strong cellphone signal. Instead of browsing dogeared summerhouse mystery novels, this year we browsed the Internet. Instead of long evenings of poker, we checked our Twitter and updated our Facebook pages. For several years, I
14、kept my Internet addiction under control by using inconvenient technology: an old laptop and a slow dialingup connection. But this year, the combination of a new iPad and that neat WiFi turned out to be hard to resist. The iPad beckoned (吸引 ) us silently from the picnic table: What harm could it be
15、to give the email a quick check? But once that touchscreen lights up, who can say no to it? Access to the Web is unquestionably a wonderful thing. I love having a bottomless library at my fingertips; I love having the worlds newspapers on my electronic doorstep. I love being able to pay bills and ma
16、ke airplane reservations online. And thats the point: Its important not to let the convenience of the Internet get in the way of simple beauties. Thats not the Internets fault. Its ours. The first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem. My problem isnt the Internet; its learning how to
17、 limit the time I spend on it. 语篇解读：本文讲述了带着高科技产品去旅行所带来的问题 ，说明了我们利用科技产品应该有限度，不应该让技术阻碍我们发现和欣赏生活中的美。 5 How did the author find the life in the cabin 35 years ago? A Peaceful. B Convenient. C Boring. D Miserable. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，当时作者在这个小木屋度假的时候，这里的生活是平静安宁的。 6 In the summer vacation this year, the a
18、uthor spent most time _. A creating a Facebook page B playing poker with his family C browsing the Internet with his iPad D reading summerhouse mystery novels 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “Instead of browsing dogeared 【 精品教育资源文库 】 summerhouse mystery novels, this year we browsed the Internet.” 和第四段的 “But t
19、his year, the combination of a new iPad” 可知，今年作者在这里度假的时候，不断地用 iPad 上网，故选 C。 7 Paragraph 5 suggests that the author _. A has gained enough computer skills B advises people to use the Internet often C chooses to go without the Internet access D appreciates the advantages of the Internet 解析：选 D 推理判断题。从
20、第五段中的 “Access to the Web is unquestionably a wonderful thing.” 以及下文所举的例子可知，作者感激互联网带来的益处，故选 D。 8 What might be the most suitable title for the text? A How an iPad stoles my summer vacation B How to avoid using technology on vacation C How to spend a meaningful vacation at a cabin D Technology influen
21、ces my summer vacation positively 解析：选 A 标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了作者今年带着 iPad 去度假，因为不断上网而破坏了本来很美好的假期的故事，旨在表明我们利用技术应该有限度，不应该让技术阻碍我们发现和欣赏生活中的美，因此 A 项符合主题。 . 完形填空 I went to Frankfurt for a conference last spring. It was just a oneday _1_， but I thought Id _2_ for a night so I could do a bit of sightseeing. Anyway,
22、 I _3_ early on a Friday morning flight and got there a couple of hours later. It was _4_ that a friend was waiting to pick me up. We took a taxi to the _5_ and she showed me around. She had to get back to her _6_ soon after that since it was a workday, so we said _7_. It was still early, so I thoug
23、ht Id look around a bit _8_ checking into the hotel. Then I walked through the city centre _9_. Around 1 pm, I had a sandwich and then _10_ I ought to get over to the hotel. I followed the _11_ Id printed off to where the hotel should have been, but when I _12_ there, there was a sign on the door that said it was _13_. Id booked it a
