1/4UNIT4課時(shí)檢測(cè)(六)“InternetandFriendships”的課文習(xí)讀環(huán)節(jié)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AFriendsareveryimportanttous.Sometimeswejustwanttodevelopsomenewfriendships.Herearesomeofthebestappsforyoutomakenewfriends.AtletoResearchshowsthatexercisingwithafriendpromotesmoremotivationandhealthierlifestylehabits.Atletoisanappthatbuildsonthis“exercisecontagion(傳染)”phenomenonbybringingtogetherathleticpeopletotakeexerciseandorganizegroupactivities.Youcanchoosefromover40sportsandfindyourcommunityofpeoplewholiketobeinasweat.FrienderStudiesshowthatwe'reeagertofindpeoplesimilartous.Supposeyou'resickofboringsurface-levelconversations.Then，F(xiàn)riendersolvesthatproblemquicklywithanalgorithm(算法)thatonlymatchesyoubasedonyourfavoriteactivitiesandinterests.Thisfriend-findingappmakesiteasytogetintoconversationsthatyoucareabout.Ifyoudon'thavemanyhobbiestotypeintoanapp,oneoftheeasiestwaystostartistotryoutnewhobbies.PawDateDogsaregreatcompanions,butsometimesit'snicetotalktohumans,too.Thisappconnectspetownerstomeetupatdogparksorwalkwiththeirpups.Yougettosetupdoggieplaydatesandfindnewfriendsatthesametime!It'sawin-win.SkoutSkoutstartedbackin2007tohelppeoplemakenewfriends.Therematchesarebasedondirectlybycheckingintoalocationandseeingwhoelseontheappisthere.1．WhoisAtletointendedfor?A．Thosewholiketowalktheirdogs.B．Thosewhowanttoplaysportstogether.C．Thosewhowanttodevelopnewhobbies.D．Thosewholiketodocommunityservice.2．WhatcanpeopledobyusingFriender?A．Solveconversationproblems.B．Sharetheirfavoriteactivities.C．Makenewfriendswhiletraveling.D．Haveconversationswithlike-mindedpeople.3．Whichappcanhelptheuserfindnewfriendsquicklyatanewplace?A．Atleto. B．Friender.C．PawDate. D．Skout.B“TherearemorepeopleactivelylearningalanguagethroughDuoLingothanintheentireUSpublicschoolsystem，”saysLuisvonAhn,founderofthefreelanguagelearningapp.Sinceitslaunch(投放市場(chǎng))in2012,morethan30millionpeoplehavedownloadedtheapp,whichgamifiededucationandattractedmanylanguagelearners.Thegrowthoftechnologyforeducationalusehaschangedthewayinwhichpeoplelearnandreceiveeducation.Thisisparticularlytrueforlanguages,anareainwhichtheexplosionofmobileappsandinteractivesoftwarehasprovidedchoicesforarangeofpeoplewhowerepreviouslyunabletoreceiveforeignlanguageeducation.VonAhnsaysthatwhenhefoundedDuoLingohedecidedtofindawayforpeopletolearnalanguageforfree.Freeuseoflanguageswassomethinghehadapersonalinterestinaddressing:hegrewupinGuatemala,wherehewassurroundedbypeoplealltryingtolearnEnglish,halfofwhomwerefailingtodosoandalotofwhomcouldnotaffordit.Oneofthebigchangescausedbytechisthechangeinlanguagelearners.Languageshavelongbeenconnectedwiththerichpeople,butnowpeoplefromlessrichbackgroundsarefindingaffordablewaystolearn.VonAhnsaysanunexpectedresultofDuoLingobeinganappisthatit'sattractinganunlikelytypeofuser.DuoLingowasdesigned(設(shè)計(jì))tobelikeagame,andwhatthecompanyhasfoundisthatmanyusersaren'tevennecessarilydiehard(守舊的)languagefans,they'rejustlookingforaneducationalwaytokillsometime.“They'restillprocrastinatingfromsomethingelse,butatleastit'ssomewhatuseful，”saysVonAhn.“Thetruthofthematteristhatlearningalanguagetakesmonthsoryears.Wehavetofindawaytokeeptheminterestedandthat'swherethegamificationcamein.”4．WhatcanwesayaboutDuoLingoafteritslaunch?A．ItisusedbyentireUSschools.B．Itcosts30dollarstodownload.C．Itchangestheuseoflanguages.D．Itmakeseducationmoreenjoyable.5．WhydoestheauthormentionVonAhninParagraph3?A．Toshowhispovertyinchildhood.B．Toexplainwhyhefoundedtheapp.C．Toprovehewasinterestedintheapp.D．Tofindouthowhedesignedtheapp.6．WhatchangedoesDuoLingobringtolanguagelearners?A．Theycanmasteralanguagefaster.B．Theybecomelanguagefanstotally.C．Theycanlearninalow-costway.D．Theycannowuseittokillsometime.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ReasonsforLearningaLanguageB．HowtoLearnaLanguageOnlineC．TheDevelopmentofaLanguageAppD．MasteringaLanguagewithDuoLingoⅡ.閱讀七選五WereWeHappierWithoutSocialMedia?Socialmediaisnowfullyimplantedinourdailylives.Wespendanaverageoftwohoursadaysharing,liking,andupdatinginformationonsocialmedia.Indeed,thewonderfuldigitalplatformsenrichourliveswithinformationandentertainment.__8__Socialmediaandstress__9__Infact,itmightturnoutanendlessstreamofstress.In2015，researcherstriedtodiscoverifsocialmediacausesmorestressthanitrelieves.Inthesurvey,womenwerereportedbeingmorestressedthanmen.Socialmediawasfoundtobe“acontributortostress”，becauseitincreasedpeople'sawarenessofpressure.SocialmediaandrelationshipFindingpeoplesharingyouridealsonlinemightbedelightful.__10__Itcouldhappen,but,inreality,it'syourfamily,friendsandteachersthatbringyouthetruedelight.Butthetimeyouspendonpeopleonsocialmediaismorethanthoseyouseeinreallife.Ontheplatforms,theliquidrelationshipswithoutrealdetailsdon'treallytranslateintotrueconnectionsinyourreallife.SocialmediaandentertainmentSocialmediamayprovideuswithexcitement,duringwhichdopamine(多巴胺)wouldbereleasedtokeepusentertained.Entertainmenthasneverbeensoeasywithdopaminereleasedsoquickly,gettingusaddicted.Forthatexcitement,wemortgage(抵押)amoremeaningfulandenjoyablelife.__11__Therefore,theanswertothequestionshouldbeclearnow.Thefeelingofbeinglovedandbeingabletocountondifferentpeoplemakesushappier.Socialmediasometimesjustcheatsus.__12__Fortherealhappiness,weshouldmaintaincontact,talkface-to-face,listentoeachother.A．Thankstoit,webecomehappier.B．Peopleusesocialmediatoletoffpressure.C．Inreturn,ittrapsandtakesawayourattention.D．However,werewehappierwithoutsocialmedia?E．Moreover,weshouldsaygoodbyetosocialmedia.F．Don'ttakeitforgrantedthatitgivesusconstantjoy.G．Cantheyreallyendupaccompanyingyouinyourreallife?UNIT4課時(shí)檢測(cè)(六)Ⅰ.閱讀理解[A]語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了一些交朋友的應(yīng)用程序。1．選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Atleto部分中的“Atletoisanappthatbuildsonthis‘exercisecontagion’phenomenonbybringingtogetherathleticpeopletotakeexerciseandorganizegroupactivities.”可知，Atleto是針對(duì)那些想要一起運(yùn)動(dòng)的人。2．選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Friender部分中的“Thisfriend-findingappmakesiteasytogetintoconversationsthatyoucareabout.”可知，使用Friender可以和志同道合的人交談。3．選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Therematchesarebasedondirectlybycheckingintoalocationandseeingwhoelseontheappisthere.”可知，Skout這個(gè)應(yīng)用程序可以幫助用戶在新地方快速找到新朋友。[B]語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了DuoLingo軟件帶給語(yǔ)言市場(chǎng)的變化。4．選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“TherearemorepeopleactivelylearningalanguagethroughDuoLingo...whichgamifiededucationandattractedmanylanguagelearners.”可知，自從DuoLingo這款軟件推出以來(lái)，它通過(guò)將教育游戲化，吸引了許多語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者。5．選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“VonAhnsaysthatwhenhefoundedDuoLingohedecidedtofindawayforpeopletolearnalanguageforfree”可推知，作者在第三段提到了VonAhn是為了解釋他開(kāi)發(fā)這個(gè)軟件的原因。6．選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“Languageshave