课时提升作业 八 Unit 3 Learning about Language

课时提升作业
Unit 3Learning about Language
Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空
1. (2021·重庆高考) _________ (raise)in the poorest area of Glasgow,he had a long,hard road to becoming a football star.
2. _________ (accompany) by her friend,she went to the shop this afternoon.
3. Film has a much shorter history,especially when _________ (compare)to such art forms as music and painting.
4. _________ (translate)into English,the sentence was found to have an entirely different word order.
5. When first _________ (introduce)to the market,these new products in their company enjoyed a great success.
6. _________ (locate) in the central district,the hotel offers the best service with the lowest price.
7. The park _________ (surround) by a river had a central pond with flowers floating in it.
8. _________ (disappoint)at failing in the math exam,John wouldn’t like to talk about it to his parents.
答案：1. Raised 2. Accompanied 3. compared 4. Translated
5. introduced
6. Located
7. surrounded
8. Disappointed
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1. ____________________________________,Andy has got a chance to become famous.
因为安迪在一部新电影中被分给一个重要角色, 他得到了一个成名的时机。

2. __________________,I would make donations to orphans eager to gain future success through learning.
假如有时机, 我想向通过学习渴望成功的孤儿提供捐助。

3. __________________ of whether or not to return to his country,the soldier didn’t know what to do next.
面对是否回国的两难境地, 这个士兵不知下一步要做什么。

4. The dictionary ____________________________________ has been popular with the readers ever since it came out two years ago.
由于被三位语言专家编辑, 这本词典自从两年前上市以来就一直受到读者欢送。

5. __________________,he sat there without moving for a long time.
陷入沉思, 他坐在那儿很长时间一动不动。

6. _________,such a chance might never come again.
一旦失去, 这样的时机就永远不会再来了。

7. __________________,some of the passengers were sent to the nearest hospital at once.
因受伤严重, 其中有些乘客被立即送到最近的医院。

8. There is clear evidence that children who take music lessons develop a better memory __________________ who have no musical training.
有明显的证据, 与那些没受过音乐训练的孩子相比, 上音乐课的孩子有更好的记忆力。

9. __________________,in whatever form,all of us react both chemically and physically.
当暴露在压力之下时, 不管以什么形式, 我们所有的人都会从化学和物理上作出反响。

10. ___________________________,people present didn’t know what to say at first. 惊异于Berry所做的事情, 在场的人起初都不知要说什么。

答案：1. Offered an important role in a new movie
2. Given the chance
3. Faced with the dilemma
4. edited by three language experts
5. Lost in thought
6.Once lost
7.Seriously injured
8. compared with those
9. When exposed to stress
10.Surprised at what Berry had done
Ⅲ. 语法填空
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Wood-block printing first appeared in the early Tang period. During the Song dynasty, the technique of block printing was very advanced. Books were
1. ___________(beautiful) printed. Even today the books
2. ___________(print) at the time are valuable and treasured by libraries and book collectors.
However, block printing 3. ___________ (be) not very convenient. Every two pages of a book had to be carved on a wood block, and a big book would require many blocks. Besides, there had to be large places for storing the books.
4. ___________(get) rid of these shortcomings, Bi Sheng invented the movable type during the years between 1041 and 1048. One word was carved on one piece of
clay(黏土), 5. ___________ was hardened with fire. Then clay characters were set on 6. ___________ iron plate according to the text of a book. Then ink 7. ___________ (apply)to them and sheets of paper spread over them, and the printing was done. Bi Sheng’s invention made printing faster and easier than before. Later, movable type of metal and wood was made and widely used.
The technique of printing was gradually known to other Asian 8. __________ (country) and Europe. The great influence printing had 9. ___________ the advance of civilization is too clear to need any 10. ___________ (explain).
1. 【解析】beautifully。

此处需要副词修饰后面的动词printed。

2. 【解析】printed。

printed at the time是过去分词短语作定语, 修饰books。

books 和print之间是被动关系, 且已发生, 所以用过去分词。

3. 【解析】was。

主语是block printing, 表示单数概念, 且此处讲过去的事情, 所以用was。

4. 【解析】To get。

动词不定式表示目的。

5. 【解析】which。

which引导非限制性定语从句, 指代前面的one piece of clay。

which在从句中作主语。

6. 【解析】an。

此处指一块铁板。

plate是可数名词, iron是以元音音素开头, 所以填不定冠词an, 泛指数量一。

7. 【解析】was applied。

此处指墨被涂。

apply和ink之间是被动关系, 且此处指过去的事情, 所以用一般过去时的被动语态。

8. 【解析】countries。

亚洲其他国家, 要用复数形式。

9. 【解析】on。

根据句中的influence可知, 此处考察have an influence on。

10. 【解析】explanation。

根据空前面的any可知此处需要名词。

Ⅳ. 完形填空
“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night,
please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any 1. Can I, please?〞
Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was 2next to her,
resting his head on his arms. Mum could 3that James wanted so
badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James, 〞she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house.Why, Mum?〞James asked sadly, almost in 4.
“I know it’s 5for you, 〞Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little. . .strange. And then they would make fun of
you. 〞
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum, 〞James protested. “We’re not 6at all. We’re just ordinary people. 〞
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you th e truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy 7. And your poor father—he doesn’t feel 8. He really needs a rest. 〞
“I can help, Mum!〞James said. “9I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?〞
“W ell. . . 〞Mum began.
“Great!Thanks, Mum!〞James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move. 〞He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and 10what he needed—two spanners. “Hang on, Mum, 〞he said. “This won’t take a second. 〞After some 11, James was finished. With a smile of 12on his face he said, “There!How does that feel?〞“Oh, James, 〞Mum said. “That’s much better!How did you do it?〞“Easy, 〞James said 13. 〞Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much!I just 14them slightly!I learned that in robotic science at school. 〞“What about your father? Can you 15him?〞asked Mum.
“I’ll try, 〞James replied. He 16up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the 17on. Dad opened his eyes and 18immediately. “He just let his 19run too low, that’s all, 〞James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?〞
“I guess so, 〞replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to 20that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!〞
【文章大意】詹姆斯恳求他妈妈让朋友Brett周六到他们家里玩。

妈妈说他们的家与别人的家不同, 爸妈是机器人并且身体都不好。

为了可以获得妈妈的同意, 詹姆斯运用在学校里学到的机器人知识对他的爸妈进展了修理。

最终, 詹姆斯得到了妈妈的同意。

1. A. chance B. message C. homework D. difficulty
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

根据上文It’s Friday可知没作业。

2. A. asleep B. reading C. alone D. standing
【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

根据下文的resting his head on his arms可知爸爸正在休息睡觉。

3. A. explain B. see C. agree D. doubt
【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

根据上文詹姆斯的Can I, please?的语气, 妈妈可以“看出〞詹姆斯迫切想让他的朋友过来。

4. A. terror B. tears C. surprise D. silence
【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

根据上文I’m so sorry, James可知妈妈回绝了詹姆斯的恳求, 所以他很伤心, 几乎都哭了。

5. A. fair B. easy C. good D. hard
【解析】选D。

词语辨析题。

根据上文可知此处表达: 这对你来说比拟难。

6. A. strange B. normal C. popular D. anxious
【解析】选A。

词汇复现题。

根据上文But I’m just worried other people might thin k we’re a little. . .strange可知选A。

7. A. headache B. loss
C. task
D. day
【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

根据语境可知妈妈的脖子疼以致于引发了头疼。

8. A. ill B. funny C. sorry D. well
【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

根据下文詹姆斯对他爸爸也进展了“修理〞可知爸爸也感觉不舒适。

9. A. As B. If C. Since D. Before
【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

句意: 假如我能让你和爸爸感觉好点, 能让Brett 来吗?
10. A. kept B. controlled C. found D. returned
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

找到了他需要的东西——两把扳手。

11. A. requests B. thoughts
C. repairs
D. instructions
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

根据下文可知, 詹姆斯对妈妈进展了修理。

12. A. sympathy B. satisfaction
C. sadness
D. politeness
【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

干完了活, 詹姆斯带有满意的表情。

13. A. embarrassedly B. gratefully
C. impatiently
D. proudly
【解析】选D。

背景常识题。

妈妈感觉好多了, 对詹姆斯进展了夸奖, 他当然感到很自豪。

14. A. adjusted B. collected
C. produced
D. covered
【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

螺栓太紧了, 詹姆斯对它们进展了调节。

15. A. greet B. accompany
C. help
D. ask
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

妈妈问他能帮帮爸爸吗。

16. A. lifted B. caught C. gave D. filled
【解析】选A。

词语辨析题。

詹姆斯掀起爸爸脖子后面的头发, 把电线插入爸爸的脑中。

17. A. television B. power C. light D. gas
【解析】选B。

词语辨析题。

把电线插入爸爸的脑中, 之后要翻开电源。

18. A. grew up B. lay down
C. broke down
D. sat up
【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

刚刚爸爸在睡觉, 如今他坐起来了。

19. A. food B. temperature
C. battery
D. blood
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

爸爸电池的电量太低了。

20. A. prove B. expect C. suspect D. accept
【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

你的朋友要承受我们是不同寻常的家庭。

Ⅴ. 阅读理解
Shopping centers, stadiums and universities may soon have a new tool to help fight crime.
A California company called Knightscope says its robots can predict and prevent crime. Knightscope says the goal is to reduce crime by half in areas the robots guard.
William Santana Li is the chief executive officer of Knightscope. He says, “These robot security guards will change the world. Our planet has seven billion people on it. It’s going to quickly get to nine billion people. The security equipment that we have globally is just not going to develop that fast. The company’s Autonomous Data Machines can become the eyes and ears of law enforcement (执行). 〞
“You want it to be machines plus humans. Let the machines do the heavy and sometimes dangerous work and let the humans do the strategic decision-making work, so it’s always working all together. 〞
The machines are one and a half meters tall and weigh 136 kilograms. They do not carry weapons but they have day and night time video cameras which are able to turn 360 degrees and can also sense chemical and biological weapons.
Some people may become concerned about their privacy, especially in connection with the video recordings. Some people may worry that such recordings will appear on the Internet. Eugene Volokh, a law professor at the University of California, says the machines have to be used in the right way and it will be interesting to see how state laws deal with this kind of video.
William Santana Li says there is a long waiting list for the robots in the US. Workers in the company are working overtime to meet the demands of the market. At least 25 other countries are also interested in these robotic security guards.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍了一款新型的预防犯罪的机器人。

1. What can this new tool do for humans?
A. Make strategic decisions.
B. Keep watching day and night.
C. Carry heavy weapons.
D. Stop crime autonomously.
【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据第五段的第二句“They do not carry weapons but they have day and night time video cameras which are able to turn 360 degrees and can also sense chemical and biological weapons. 〞可知, 这种机器人的功能就是可以日夜不停地执勤站岗。

2. Why are people worried?
A. Their privacy may be let out.
B. The robots are very expensive.
C. Robots will replace humans.
D. They will be out of work soon.
【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段的第一句“Some pe ople may become concerned about their privacy, especially in connection with the video recordings. 〞可知, 一些人担忧这种机器人所携带的摄像时机记录其隐私, 其隐私有可能会被泄露。

3. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?
A. Robots Are Becoming More Popular
B. Robots Contribute a Lot to the World
C. Robots Are in Great Demand Now
D. Security Robots Could Help Cut Crime
【解析】选D。

标题归纳题。

根据文章第一段并结合全文的整体内容可知, 本文主要介绍了一种新型的预防犯罪的机器人。