Unit 3 The Internet——Reading and Thinking 一、语法填空 1. Checking it on the official website is much more ______(convenience). 2. Since it will be less than one month before the exam, I ’m under great _______(press) now. 3. This magazine _______(update) every August so it is popular with people. 4. An elephant __________(stick) in a pipe and the people who found it were unable to save it. 5. Eating more fruit and vegetables will be __________(benefit) to people ’s health. 二、完形填空 I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was singing along. The song was a 1 one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it 2 , however. The sweet sound of the music 3 and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices 4 again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this 5 world we live in. 6 , I could take no more and turned off the radio. Silence seemed preferable to listening to 7 else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and 8 the people as I drove by. A tall man was 9 an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store in her wheelchair. A smiling woman was 10 food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food being laid out before them. A young man was walking along, carrying his 11 safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both 12 . I laughed too as I looked at all of his 13 . The radio may have been off in my car, 14 in my heart I was still singing. In truth, this world could have more kindness and less 15 . Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life will be full of love and joy. 1. A. long
B. boring C. joyful D. sad 2. A. appeared B. remained C. happened D. stayed 3. A. ended B. continued C. jumped D. fell 4. A. cut down B. made up C. went down D. went up 5. A. exciting B. interesting C. unusual D. crazy 6. A. Finally B. Generally C. Secretly D. Calmly 7. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 8. A. touched B. watched C. avoided D. recognized 9. A. freeing B. protecting C. helping D. keeping 10. A. collecting B. moving C. covering D. throwing 11. A. daughter B. son C. dog D. cat 12. A. stopped B. stood C. laughed D. shouted 13. A. weakness B. kindness C. loneliness D. safeness 14. A. For B. Or C. And D. But 15. A. silence B. development C. competition D. sickness 三、阅读理解
On Tuesday, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook announced the Apple Watch. The new smart device, which is worn on the wrist, just like a normal watch, can do all the things a cell phone does-and more.
At $349, the Apple Watch is expensive. Some experts doubt that they will become as successful as smartphones. It does seem likely, though, that the device will open yet another door in personal computing. The watch is the smartest computer yet. It taps you on the wrist whenever a new message comes in. It prepares answers to questions you receive from friends. It reminds you where you parked your car. It tracks your health. It even allows you to send your heartbeat to others.
When it goes on sale early next year, it will be Apple’s first item in a new category of technology—wearable computers. If the Apple Watch becomes popular, it will change the way the world interacts with computers. People may depend on the smart jewelry even more than they already depend on their phones. “It might not only be a game changer for Apple, but for the entire industry. ” says technology expert Daniel Ives. “A lot of major technology players around the globe are taking notes on what Apple is trying to do here. ”
The Apple watch is specially designed for a smaller device. An entire computer fits onto a single chip(芯片). Users will be able to scroll(滚屏)just like they would do on an iPhone. It will have a built-in speaker for alarms that users can both hear and feel. Pressing the side button brings up contacts so you can communicate with people quickly and easily. Apple Watch also introduces health and fitness apps that can help people lead healthier lives. The built-in heart rate sensor (传感器) and GPS will track calories burned and workouts.
According to Matt Vella, a writer for TIME magazine, the watch is the most exciting device since the iPad. After actually trying the watch, he says, “It sits on the wrist very naturally. You could easily forget you are wearing the Apple Watch, and you will. ” 1. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply? A. Apple Watch will include many new games. B. Many game developers will pay attention to Apple Watch. C. Apple plays an important part in the personal computing field. D. Apple Watch will greatly influence the personal computing field. 2. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _______. A. how the Apple Watch works B. the small size of the Apple Watch C. what information we can get from the Apple Watch D. the difference between the Apple Watch and the iPhone 3. The side button on the Apple Watch is used to_______. A. sound the alarm B. adjust the built-in speaker C. build the man-machine communication D. make the health and fitness apps start working 4. What is Matt Vella’s attitude towards the Apple Watch? A. Doubtful.
B. Favorable. C. Objective. D. Unbelievable. 答案和解析 一、语法填空 1.convenient 2.pressure 3.is updated 4.was stuck 5.beneficial 二、完形填空 1.C。long 长的; boring 令人生厌的; joyful 令人愉快的; sad 悲伤的。根据下文的even my weak voice sounded good singing it及The sweet sound of the music可知, 收音机上所播放的音乐非常动听, 与后面的unpleasant news形成对比, 故选C。
2.C。appeared 出现; remained 仍然, 依然; happened 发生; stayed 停留。从后面的收机上播放的新闻可知, 此处意为:接下来, 就发生了下面的事情。
3.A。ended 结束; continued继续; jumped 跳; fell 掉落;落下。从there came the unpleasant news. 可知, 此处句意为:动听的音乐结束了, 接下来传来的是令人不愉快的消息。故选A。
4.D。cut down 砍倒, 减少; made up 组成;化妆; went down 下降; went up上升, 上涨。
从前面的unpleasant news及后面的Fans of two sports teams got into fight可知, 这些消息都是负面的, 故这里指的是汽油价格上涨的消息。故选D。
5.D。exciting 令人兴奋的; interesting 有趣的; unusual 不同寻常的;crazy 疯狂的。作者在广播中听到的都是那些令人不愉快的消息, 因此他叹了一口气, 搞不懂所生活的世界为何如此疯狂。
6.A。finally 最后; generally 通常, 一般说来; secretly 秘密地; calmly 平静地。句意:最后我再也不能忍受了, 关掉了收音机。故选A。
7.A。句意:沉静似乎比听有关我们所生活的疯狂竞争的世界的任何东西都更好。故选A。
8.B。touched 触摸; watched 观察; avoided 避免; recognized 辨认, 识别。从下文可知, 作者在穿过小镇时看到人们那种友善相处的生活场景, 故这里填watched符合语境, 故选B。
9.C。freeing 释放, 使获得自由; protecting 保护; helping 帮助; keeping 保持。从后文的“and helping her place her walker so she could go into store in her wheelchair. ”可知上文为一个高个子的男子正在帮助一位老妇人下车。故选C。
10.D。collecting 收集, 采集; moving 移动; covering 覆盖; throwing 投, 抛。一位笑脸盈盈的女士正把食物投到广场上给鸟儿喂食。故选D。
11.A。由空后的When the daughter pulled the hat off his head可知, 此空意为:一个年轻人把自己的女儿安全地抱在怀里。故选A。
12.C。stopped 停止; stood 站立; laughed 笑; shouted 喊。从空后的I laughed too可知, 他们都笑了。故选C。
13.B。weakness 弱点, 劣势; kindness 仁慈, 友善的行为; loneliness 孤独; safeness 安全。从文章最后一段中In truth, this world could have more kindness所描述的都是人们非常友善的行为, 与疯狂的竞争形成了对比。故选B。
14.D。句意:车上的收音机可能已经关闭了, 但在我的心里还在唱歌。故选D。
15.C。silence 沉默;寂静;缄默; development 发展; competition 竞争; sickness生病。与上文中提到的“. . . about the crazy, competitive society we live in. ”相照应, 作者希望这个社会能多一些友善, 少一些竞争。
友善使我们在这一生中都成为赢家, 我们的生活也将充满爱和欢乐。
三、阅读理解 1.D。推理判断题。根据画线句句意“它可能不仅改变了苹果的游戏规则, 也改变了整个行业。”可知, Apple Watch将对个人电脑领域产生巨大影响。故选D。
2.A。段落大意题。根据第四段第二、三句An entire computer fits onto a single chip. Users will be able to scroll just like they would do on an iPhone. 等内容可知, 本段主要介绍Apple Watch的设计原理以及运行情况。故选A。
3.C。细节理解题。根据第四段第五句Pressing the side button brings up contacts so you can communicate with people quickly and easily. 可知, 按下侧键可以建立联系, 这样就可以快速、容易地与人交流了。这说明侧键的作用就是人机交流。故选C。
4.B。细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句According to Matt Vella, a writer for TIME magazine, the watch is the most exciting device since the iPad. 可知, Matt认为这是自iPad以来, 最令人兴奋的产品。显然对这款产品持“赞同”态度。故选B。