課時(shí)作業(yè)(十)Unit20NewFrontiersⅠ.語法填空1．Anunhappychildhoodmayhavesomenegativeeffectsonaperson’scharacter；however，theyarenotalways________(temporary)．答案：permanent2．Whenshecamein，shefoundastranger________(seat)atthebackoftheclassroomwithhiseyes________(fix)uponher.答案：seated；fixed3．Wemustis________(press)．答案：pressing4．Look！Ourapples________(ripe)；youcanhaveone.答案：haveripened5．Ratherthanrideonabusybus，healwaysprefers________(go)toworkbybikeeveryday.答案：togo6．ForallthreeyearsIhavebeenworkingfor’mhopingI’llset________myownbusinesssomeday.答案：up7．Leaveyourkeywithyourneighbor________youlockyourselfoutoneday.答案：incase8．Attendanceatfootballmatcheshasgreatlydropped________sincetheycanbebroadcastliveonTV.答案：offⅡ.完成句子1．在考試過程中不允許學(xué)生使用電子計(jì)算器或計(jì)算尺。________________________electroniccalculatorsorsliderulesduringtheexams.答案：Studentsarenotpermittedtouse2．他宣布反對(duì)我在會(huì)上提出的建議。He________________________theproposalthatIcameupwithatthemeeting.答案：declaredagainst3．我要帶著手提電腦以防在機(jī)場(chǎng)等很長時(shí)間。I’llcarrymylaptopcomputer________________________Ihavetowaittoolongattheairport.答案：incase4．我愿意踢球而不喜歡待在家里看書。Iprefertoplayfootball________________________reading.答案：ratherthanstayathome5．當(dāng)老板上個(gè)月不在時(shí)，銷售減少了。Sales________________________whilethebosswasawaylastmonth.答案：droppedoffⅢ.閱讀理解IwastravellingbytheWestCoastExpresstoMangaloretwoyears(臥鋪)，notfarfromme，wasoccupiedbyamiddle-agedthetrainreachedPalakkadaround9pm，alargegroupoftouristsenteredthecarriagewithmuchthenanothermiddle-agedmanfromthegroupdeclaredthatheownedBerthevenhadapapergivenbyhistravelagenttosupporthimself.Theticketexaminerarrivedandtoldthesecondmanthatitwasnothisberth.“No，”saidthesecondman.“It’smine.”ApolicemanfromtheRailwayProtectionForcetriedtogetthesecondmantohewouldn’tgivein—andheevengotsomesupportfromhiscompanions.Fierceargumentscontinued，evenlongafterthetrainleftcouldsleepanditwasgettinglate.Aroundmidnight，ateenagerclimbeddownfromanupperberthclosetome.“Pleasetakemyberth，”hetoldthesecondman，whoaccepteditafterabitofhesitation.Thentheteenagerspreadanewspaperonthefloorandwassoonlostindeep，peacefulthecarriagebecamequiet!I’ma58-year-oldbiologyteacherwhohastaughttwogenerationsofwasconvincedonceagainthat，contrarytopopularopinion，youngpeoplecanoftenbefar，farnoblerthanmanyolderthat’sthehopeofournation.語篇解讀作者通過自己在火車上的經(jīng)歷告訴人們：年輕一代是國家的希望。1．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Thepeacemaker B．FierceargumentsC．Astupidmistake D．Anawfulexperience解析：標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，一個(gè)年輕人結(jié)束了火車上的紛爭，并且讓作者看到了祖國的希望。故A項(xiàng)最適合作本文標(biāo)題。答案：A2．Thecarriagewasquietaftertheteenagerofferedhisberthtothesecondmanbecause________.A．theotherpassengerswereshockedathisbehaviorB．theteacheraskedtheotherpassengerstobequietC．theotherpassengersdidn’twanttowaketheteenagerD．thefierceargumentsmadeeveryoneafraidtosayanything解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的Suddenlythecarriagebecamequiet！可推測(cè)，車廂里的其他乘客都被這個(gè)年輕人的所作所為震驚。答案：A3．Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A．thesecondmangotonthetrainatmidnightB．theauthorfelthopefulaftertheexperienceC．theticketexaminercouldn’ttellwhomberthbelongedtoD．thesecondman’scompanionsweren’tinvolvedinthearguments解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段可知，在火車上經(jīng)歷的這件事使得作者心中充滿了希望。答案：B4．Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderoftheevent?a．Thesecondmanenteredthecarriage.b．Theteenagersleptonthefloor.c．Ifoundthehopeofournation.d．ThetrainreachedPalakkad.e．Thesecondmansaidnototheticketexaminer.A．bcade B．a(chǎn)dcebC．dbaec D．daebc解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)整個(gè)事件發(fā)展的順序可以看出，D項(xiàng)是正確的。答案：DInthefuture，whenrobotscanbeusedbothinhomesandinotherareas，theycouldimprovethelivingstandardsofpeopleburntheirenergyontheirday-to-daytaskslikecooking，cleaningafterwork，robotscancompletesuchjobs，peoplecanspendmoretimewiththeirfamilyandsaythatmanymajorproblemsinthemodernworldarecausedbypeoplehavemoretime，theycantalkfreelytosolvesuchissuesandeventuallycreateahappysociety.Robotscanbeusedoncertainjobstoavoidaccidentscausedbycarelessbehaviorofsomerobotsareusedonsuchwork，itdoesnotriskanyhumanlifeduetoaccidentsattheresourcescanbeefficientlyusedbyperformingtaskswhichdemandhumanskillslikecriticalthinkingandproblemcanbeusedonlow-endjobslikemovingheavythingsandheavyweightlifting.Whilesomepeopletalkabouthowrobotscanbeusefultohumans，othersvoicetheirconcernsaboutreductioninhumanvalueandthecreationofalazysocietyduetoheavydependencyonrobotsbecomecheapertoproduce，employersmayprefertousemorerobotsthanthetechnologyconstantlyimprovestheabilitiesofrobots，itcouldweakenthevalueofpeoplemayrelyonrobotsmayevendevelopthehabitofusingrobotsontasksthattheycaneasilycouldcreatealazysociety.Asanagingsociety，Japanseesitasamusttobuildrobotsthattakecareofelderlypeopleattheirhome，becausewithoutthem，thenation’shealthcaresystemcan’twillsimplybetoomanyelderlypeopletocareforasthenationfacesadecreasingbirthrate，anagingpopulation，andthelooseningoffamily，manyofJapan’selderlypeoplewouldpreferhumanhelpersratherthanall，Japanwants，ifnot“needs”，itsdreamsofrobotsinthehometocometruebecauseitsimmigration(移民)policyisanti-immigration.Inconclusion，robotscanbeusedonanythingthatcaneventuallyimprovehumans’livingstandardsbutwecan’tdependonthemtoocanbeusedtohelphumansliveinharmonyandformahappysociety.語篇解讀機(jī)器人在家庭和工作場(chǎng)所的應(yīng)用將為人們的生活和工作帶來極大便利，但過度依賴機(jī)器人將使人類變懶。5．Accordingtothefirstparagraph，whenrobotscanbeusedinhomes，________.A．peoplewillspendmoretimeontheirworkB．therewouldbemoremisunderstandingsbetweenhumansC．people’slivingstandardswillbeimprovedD．peoplemaycommunicatemorewithrobotsthanhumanbeings解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Inthefuture，whenrobotscanbeusedbothinhomesandinotherareas，theycouldimprovethelivingstandardsofpeople可知，機(jī)器人在家庭中的使用將提高人們的生活質(zhì)量。答案：C6．Somepeopleworrythatwithmorerobotsbeingused________.A．peoplewillbeunwillingtoworkhardB．humanresourceswon’tbeneededattheworkplaceC．itwillbehardertoimprovetheabilitiesofrobotsD．robotswillbebeyondourcontrol解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段othersvoicetheirconcernsaboutreductioninhumanvalueandthecreationofalazysociety可知，一些人擔(dān)心隨著機(jī)器人使用的增加人們將不愿再努力工作。答案：A7．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A．Japanwilltrytodeveloprobotstobeusedinthehome.B．TherobotsarewellreceivedbyelderlypeopleinJapan.C．TheJapanesegovernmentencouragesforeignerstomovetoJapan.D．MostJapanesecitizensareagainstrobotsinthehome.解析：推理判斷題。由文章第四段第一句和最后一句可知日本認(rèn)為必須生產(chǎn)機(jī)器人照顧老人，希望在家庭中使用機(jī)器人的夢(mèng)想能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)，從而可推知日本將大力發(fā)展機(jī)器人產(chǎn)業(yè)。答案：A8．Whichstatementistheauthor’sopiniononrobots?A．Robotsbringusmoreproblemsthanbenefits.B．Thefutureofrobotsisworrying.C．Robotscanhelpusalotbutweneedtousethemproperly.D．Weshouldlimitthedevelopmentofrobotictechnology.解析：作者觀點(diǎn)題。從文章最后一段可知作者認(rèn)為機(jī)器人對(duì)我們會(huì)大有幫助，但我們不能過分依賴它們，需要合理使用。答案：CⅣ.短文改錯(cuò)April23rdisWorldReadingDay，thisremindsusoftheimportanceofaresupposedtoreadmoreinthatspecialthesituationforwetoreadnowadaysisnotsatisfying.Forexample，whenweareathome，wewouldrathertowatchTVorgoontheInternetthanreadaresult，wespendsuchlittletimeon，readingbookshavemanyadvantages.Notonlycanourabilitiesandskillsbeimproving，butalsowecangetsomeinfo