1、Warm-up & Lesson 1 World News课后篇巩固提升一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子1.As high school students,we should care about c affairs. 答案 current2.We find that the television and the radio gave rise to far fewer complaints than the printed (传媒). 答案 media3.Many African women,for the reason of (贫穷 ),have no chance to get e
2、ducation. 答案 poverty4.The r of economic system in our country has greatly improved the standard of peoples life. 答案 reform5.Barbara made an a for a job as a nurse. 答案 application6.Darwins main work,The Origin of Species,was (出版) in November,1859. 答案 published7.The police were trying their best to lo
3、ok for some e about this murder. 答案 evidence8.My back is so (疼痛的) that I cannot stand upright any more. 答案 painful9.The fans were well behaved,and the game was played without any i . 答案 incident10.What d the teacher most was that most of his students did well in the recent test. 答案 delighted二、语法填空1.
4、After breakfast the next morning,they spent an hour discussing (politics) affairs. 答案 political2.It must be (pain) for you to tell her about the accident. 答案 painful3.The manager demanded that the workers (should) work extra hours to complete the task ahead time. 答案 of4.It is our belief that improve
5、ment in health care will lead a stronger and more prosperous economy. 答案 to5.We should make a (distinct) between right and wrong. 答案 distinction6.The (announce) was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning. 答案 announcement三、完成句子:阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示 ,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子1. (据宣布) that smoking would
6、 not be allowed in the building the next day.(announce) 答案 It was announced2.Id be ( 乐意告诉)you more about our work if you have the time.(delighted) 答案 delighted to tell3.There were reports that some people had been (被阻止投票) in the election.(prevent) 答案 prevented from voting4.The kids are ( 期盼)their va
7、cation theyve never been to California before.(forward) 答案 looking forward to5.Fortunately,she was able to describe the attacker (详细地).(detail) 答案 in detail四、单句改错1.What does the “F” in “John F.Kennedy” stand with?答案 withfor2.The Red Cross is a large organization with members all over world.答案 over 后
8、加 the3.That was what it came down to then:he was not prepared to helping us.答案 helpinghelp五、阅读理解导学号 76234011Since the 1970s,scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers.Brain-computer interface(BCI)technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.R
9、ecently,two researchers,Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory,Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He cou
10、ld even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve ceils.These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reach
11、ing the muscles,” Tavella says.“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer.The computer interprets the signa
12、ls and commands the motorized wheelchair.The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the computer react to commands from the brain.Prof.Millan,the team leader,says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into si
13、mple commands.“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories:communication,and controlling devices.One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals.One is testing with real patients,so as to prove that this is a technolog
14、y they can benefit from.And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.1.BCI is a technology that can . A.help to update computer systemsB.link the human brain with computersC.help the disabled to recoverD.control a persons thoughts答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第一段可知,自 20
15、世纪 70 年代以来,科学家一直寻找能将人脑与电脑相连的途径。BCI 技术能帮助残疾人向机器发送指令。故此处 B 项正确。而 C 项只是部分正确,虽然 BCI 技术能帮助残疾人 ,但却不能帮他们康复。2.How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A.By controlling his muscles.B.By talking to the machine.C.By moving his hand.D.By using his mind.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第三段可知 Tavella 只是想想动左右手就能操作这个
16、轮椅,甚至当他观察这台机器时就能进行交流,也能用他的思想指导机器人工作。因此机器人是在人脑的思想支配下进行工作的。故 D 项正确。3.Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A.scalpcomputercapwheelchairB.computercapscalpwheelchairC.scalpcapcomputerwheelchairD.capcomputerscalpwheelchair答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第五段可知,首先研究人员为用户设计了一种特殊的帽子,它会
17、捕捉头皮发出的信号并将其传给电脑。电脑将这些信号进行分析翻译,给轮椅发出指令。机器人轮椅装有两部摄像头能识别信号路径中的物体,从而帮助电脑对人脑的指令作出反应。故此处 C 项正确。4.The team will test with real patients to . A.make profits from themB.prove that the technology is useful to themC.make them live longerD.learn about their physical condition答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“One is testi
18、ng with real patients,so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.”可知,在患者身上进行实验是他们团队工作的一个目标,旨在证明这项技术对他们有益。故正确答案为 B 项。六、七选五阅读理解1. Being angry doesnt really solve much,but what people do when they feel angry is important.The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering yo
19、u.This is hard for some kids and adults,too.Instead of calming down,some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode(爆发)like a volcano(火山)! 2. Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper(脾气).They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful.People may say tha
20、t someone has trouble controlling their temper.3. Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents,break something,or even worse,hit their brothers or sisters.4. However,its not OK for a kid to do any of those things.Kids dont want to act in this way,but sometimes angry feelings can be
21、 hard to manage.So what to do? Well,the good news is that kids dont just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.5. Imagine your temper as a puppy(小狗) inside you that needs some training.The puppy is not badit will probably turn out a great dog.It just needs to learn some rules bec
22、ause,right now,that puppy is causing some problems to you. A.You can train your temper.B.You dont want to cause trouble.C.Everybody gets angry sometimes.D.Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.E.Kids should be allowed to express their feelings,even angry ones.F.In fact,t
23、hey usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.G.Instead of thinking of the person youre angry with,think of something else.答案 15 CDFEA七、语篇填空We all have our own ways of 1. (share) our life experiences with others. Photographers use cameras,artists use brushes,musicians use songs and wr
24、iters use stories.Spencer Johnsons story Who Moved My Cheese?shows that changes exist in our life.Life changes and so we do.We must change ourselves to face the 2. (change) environment,or we will fail. Just look at the cycle of the 3. .Trees bud(发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green.In
25、autumn,their leaves start to fall onto the ground.4. winter arrives,there are no leaves on trees.Next spring the cycle 5. (begin)again.Since we know there are cycles in nature,we can prepare for them.We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer,so we can dress 6. (proper). 7. we accept the cy
26、cle of the seasons,we should also accept the changes in our life. We can prepare 8. (we) for changes by 9. (become)more flexible.We can regard the changes in our life as chances.As we keep 10. (change) ourselves,we can keep up with the changes in our life. 答案 1.sharing 2.changing 3.seasons 4.When 5.begins 6.properly 7.Since 8.ourselves 9.becoming10.changing