1、 - 1 -Unit 3 Computers Period 2 Reading课后阅读训练.阅读理解AThe Internet has both advantages and disadvantages.CommunicationNow we can communicate with a person who is sitting in another part of the world almost for free. There are plenty of online messenger services that offer this service. With the help of
2、 such service, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts and explore other cultures.InformationAccess to information is one of the biggest advantages of the Internet. Almost any kind of information on any topic under the sun can be found on th
3、e Internet. Search engines like Google or Yahoo are at your service on the Internet. You can find almost any type of data on almost any kind of subject.EntertainmentEntertainment is another popular reason why many people like to surf the Internet. There are numerous games that may be downloaded from
4、 the Internet for free. Chat rooms are popular because users can meet new and interesting people. When people surf the Web, they can find numerous things. Music, hobbies, news and more can be found and shared on the Internet.ServiceMuch service is now provided on the Internet such as online banking,
5、 job seeking, purchasing tickets for your favorite movies, and hotel reservations.But there are also disadvantages. If you use the Internet, your personal information such as name, address, credit card number, etc. might be accessed by other people. Virus(病毒)threat is another problem. Virus attacks
6、can end up crashing your whole hard disk, causing you much headache. Pornography is perhaps the biggest threat related to childrens - 2 -healthy mental life. There are thousands of pornographic sites on the Internet that can be easily found.On the whole, the Internets advantages overweight its disad
7、vantages.【语篇概述】本文向我们介绍了互联网的一些优点和缺点。1. What is the passage mainly about?A. Dos and donts on the Internet.B. Service offered on the Internet.C. Information offered on the Internet.D. Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.【解析】选 D。主旨大意题。通读全文,可知本文主要是讲了互联网的优点和缺点。2.According to the writer, with the
8、Internet, we can_.A. make friends with people from other countries convenientlyB. find any type of data on any kind of subjectC. buy very cheap things online from other countriesD. download whatever we want for free【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据 Communication中的第三句 With the help of such service, it has become very
9、 easy to establish a kind of global friendship可知有了互联网,与别的国家的人交朋友就变得很方便了。3. Which of the following disadvantages is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Your computer might be attacked by viruses.B. You may receive a lot of unwanted e-mails.C. Pornography might harm childrens health.D. Your personal infor
10、mation might be stolen.【解析】选 B。细节理解题。倒数第二段主要是关于互联网的缺点的,作者在这一段并没有说会收到很多垃圾邮件。4. The writer seems to believe that_.A. the Internet isnt very useful to childrenB. the Internet is safer to use than people thinkC. people dont know how to make use of the InternetD. the Internet has more advantages than dis
11、advantages.- 3 -【解析】选 D。观点态度题。根据末段 On the whole, the Internets advantages overweight its disadvantages.可知作者认为互联网的优点多于缺点。BBillboard Music Awards of the Year 2015 goes to Taylor Swift, a singer-songwriter, who has shaped and inspired the American music industry with her success.When Taylor Swift first
12、 came to public notice, she was a 17-year-old newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar. She was far more enthusiastic than skilled, but apparently threw spark of superb talent.Four years later, Swift has become a multi-awards winner, with the biggest selling albums. For her consummate performanc
13、e, Taylor Swift was named Billboard Magazines woman in 2011.She is the youngest artist to receive honors and several Billboard Music Awards, among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum(白金)selling Speak Now, her third album that was released that year.“Taylor has shown the power of good s
14、ongwriting with music of styles.” said Bill Worde, Billboards editorial director, “And at such a young age, Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for promising artists and young woman everywhere.”Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning ho
15、nors since her career started. She followed that up in 2008 with Fearless, which established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits, including Love Story, You Belong With Me and White Horse.Not surprisingly, the 6-time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in th
16、e US and her overall worldwide sales now reach 20 million albums and 40 million songs downloads. Swift has spent the past year on the Speak Now World Tour in support of her third album, and now shes getting ready to go further.According to a recent interview with The New Yorker Magazine, Swift has s
17、o far written about 10 songs for a 2016 album. She said the new album is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult.“Theyre sad if Im being honest.” Swift told The New Yorker. “Theyre about my heartbreaks and my moving on. But more importantly, they are about achieving contentment. - 4 -Your
18、e not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up.”【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了女歌手 Taylor Swift成名的过程。5.As a newcomer in the show business, Taylor Swift was considered to be_.A. a skilled songwriterB. an outstanding artistC. an energetic directorD. a promising talent【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的 She was far more
19、 enthusiastic than skilled, but apparently threw spark of superb talent,可知她是有着巨大的天赋的,故可知她是一个有前途的歌手。6. The underlined word “consummate” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by_.A. confident B. professionalC. excellent D. different【解析】选 C。词义猜测题。根据这个单词所修饰的名词以及后面提到她被杂志 Billboard提名以及后面所说她在歌唱事业中的成就,可推断这个词的
20、意思是“很好的,精彩的” 。7. What can we learn from the passage?A. Speak Now is Taylor Swifts third album.B. Fearless marked the beginning of Swifts career.C. Swifts new album is about feelings of grown-ups.D. Swift has gained Billboard magazines woman twice.【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第三段. Speak Now, her third album that
21、was released that year.可知 Speak Now是斯威夫特的第三张专辑,故选 A。8. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. A Rising Music GeniusB. Taylors Heartbreaks in GrowthC. An Interview with Taylor SwiftD. Billboard Music Awards in America【解析】选 A。主旨大意题。纵观全文,本文主要是介绍了女歌手 Taylor Swift成名的过程,结合各个选项的意思,只
22、有 A的意思符合。.完形填空- 5 -With the development of the information technology, we have stepped into the new century. Peoples topics, especially the young peoples, are becoming more and more 1 ,which older men never understand: the Internet and 2 life.Just a few years ago, people 3 talked about what a comput
23、er could do to help their daily life. They considered it as a high-tech 4 for programming, to design machines, to control robots, 5 to make A-bombs(原子弹)!At that time, PCs were very expensive and it was very dear to 6 ones computer to the web. Whats more, it was too slow. So 7 people knew what the In
24、ternet really meant.But today, things have changed greatly. The Internet times are coming. 8 ,if you like to have a shot at succeeding in business today, you will have to succeed 9 the web. 10 around and it seems as if about every company out there is in E-business.For ordinary persons, e-mail is ta
25、king the place of traditional ways of 11 letters. And young people keep in touch with each other by connecting their 12 to the web. They can express their 13 ,either happiness or anger, sorrow or loneliness, to their webmates in chat rooms. Some 14 have found their “true love” on the Internet!I cann
26、ot 15 the Internets great devotions to our daily life in the world of tomorrow. The Internet can do 16 many things for us that we almost cannot live without it. Everything is 17 in the future, and no one can 18 what will exactly happen in the years to come. But one thing is 19 :more and more people
27、will come to know the Internet and will surely 20 themselves in his or her daily life.【语篇概述】随着信息技术的发展,互联网给我们的日常生活带来了许多方面的便利。1. A. interesting B. advancedC. strange D. modern【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。通过上一句的“随着信息技术的发展”和其后句定语从句的意思“老一点的人从来不会理解”来看,应该是人们谈论的话题越来越现代。2. A. school B. workingC. everyday D. ordinary【解析】选 C
28、。逻辑推理题。通过下文的描述可以看出,本文主要讲述网络和我们的日常生活。- 6 -3. A. seldom B. sometimesC. usually D. often【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。通过下文的描述可以看出,几年前人们很少谈论电脑对日常生活的作用,认为电脑与日常生活无关。seldom“极少,几乎不”符合文意。4. A. machine B. toolC. computer D. line【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。人们认为电脑是设计程序的一种高科技工具。由下文中的“to design machines”排除 A项;C、D 两项与语境不符。5. A. even B. except
29、C. yet D. still【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。人们认为电脑是设计机器、控制机器人甚至是制造原子弹的工具。even 表示语气的递进。6. A. put B. join C. tie D. fit【解析】选 B。固定搭配题。那时候个人电脑很贵,而且将电脑连接到网络上也很贵。join.to.“把连接到” 。7. A. few B. little C. some D. no【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。通过上文的描述可知:当时极少有人知道网络真正意味着什么。8. A. For sure B. For some timeC. For example D. For some reason【解析】
30、选 C。词语辨析题。以下是举例说明网络时代已经来临,故选 C项。9. A. by B. with C. through D. on【解析】选 D。固定搭配题。on the web“在网络上” 。10. A .Travel B. Look C. Go D. Turn【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。look around“向四周看;环视” 。travel around“到处旅行”;go around“到处走”;turn around“转身” 。只有 look around符合文意。11. A. reading B. writingC. sending D. receiving【解析】选 C。背景常识题
31、。send letters“发送信件”,电子邮件取代了以往的发送信件。12. A. computers B. namesC. e-mails D. addresses【解析】选 A。词汇复现题。把彼此的电脑和网络连接,双方便可在网络上沟通。- 7 -13. A. idea B. opinion C. thought D. feeling【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。下文的 happiness, anger, sorrow及 loneliness都是人的情绪,所以选 D项。14. A. girls B. boys C. men D. youths【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。从网络寻找 true l
32、ove是年轻人做的事。15. A. believe B. thinkC. make D. imagine【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。 “我”想象不出明天的网络会带给全世界人们的日常生活怎样的贡献。其他选项不合逻辑。16. A. so B. rather C. quite D. fairly【解析】选 A。固定搭配题。本题考查 so.that.“如此以至于”结构。17. A. changing B. possible C. real D. true【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。由于网络已经给人们的生产、生活带来巨大改变和影响,所以作者认为在电脑的帮助下,未来的一切都有可能发生。18. A .dec
33、ide B. tell C. question D. guess【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。tell 与 can连用,表示“判断,预测” 。句意:没有人能够预测到在接下来的几年里会发生什么事情。19. A. sure B. certainC. valuable D. thoughtful【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。通过 but的转折意义可知:虽然没有人能够预测到在接下来的几年里会发生什么事情,但有一件事情是确定的。用物作主语,用 certain不用 sure。20. A. love B .help C. enjoy D. tire【解析】选 C。固定搭配题。enjoy oneself“玩得开心
34、,过得愉快” 。指在网络的帮助下,人们会更加愉快地生活。【拓展训练】.在阅读理解 A中找出下列短语,并写出它们的含义municate with _2.for free _3.with the help of such service _4.access to _- 8 -5.such as _6.on the whole _答案：1.与交流 2.免费 3.在这种服务的帮助下 4.进入, 入口 5.例如, 比如 6.总的说来.根据阅读理解 A完成句子(每空一词)1.现在我们就可以同正坐在世界上其他地方的人几乎是免费地交流。Now we can _ _a person _is sitting in another part of the world almost _ _.2.能够获取信息是互联网最大的优点之一。_ _information is one of the biggest advantages of the Internet.答案：municate with；who；for free 2.Access to
