1、1Unit3 Life in the future.阅读理解YoullprobablynevergotoMarsorsingonthestagewiththeRollingStones.Butifvirtualreality(VR)everlivesuptoitspromise,youmightbeabletodoallthesethingsandmanymorewithoutevenleavingyourhome.Unlikerealreality,virtualrealitymeanssimulating(模仿)bitsofourworld.Apartfromgamesandenterta
2、inment,itslongbeenusedfortrainingairlinepilotsandsurgeonsandforhelpingscientiststofigureoutcomplexproblemssuchasthestructureofproteinmolecules(分子).Thenhowdoesitwork?Closeyoureyesandthinkofvirtualrealityandyouprobablypicturesomethinglikethis:amanwearingawrap-aroundheadsetanddatagloveswiredintoapowerf
3、ulworkstationorsupercomputer.WhatdistinguishesVRfromanordinarycomputerexperienceisthenatureoftheinputandoutput.Whereanordinarycomputerusesthingslikeakeyboard,mouse,orspeechrecognitionforinput,VRusessensorsthatdetecthowyourbodyismoving.AndwhereaPCdisplaysoutputonascreen,VRusestwoscreens(oneforeacheye
4、),surround-soundspeakers,andmaybesomeformsoftouchandbodyfeedbackaswell.VRhasbeenroutinelyusedbyscientists,doctors,dentists,engineers,architects,archaeologists,andthemilitaryforaboutthelast30years.Difficultanddangerousjobsarehardtotrainfor.Howcanyousafelypractisetakingatriptospace,makingaparachutejum
5、p,orcarryingoutbrainsurgery?Allthesethingsareobviouscandidatesforvirtualrealityapplications.Likeanytechnology,virtualrealityhasbothgoodandbadpoints.Criticsalwaysraisetheriskthatpeoplemaybeaddictedtoalternativerealitiestothepointofignoringtheirreal-worldlivesbutthatcriticismhasbeenleveledateverything
6、fromradioandTVtocomputergamesandtheInternet.Likemanytechnologies,VRtakeslittleornothingawayfromtherealworld:youdonthavetouseitifyoudontwantto.1.Whatequipmentdoweprobablyneedforvirtualreality?A.Akeyboard,aheadsetandasupercomputer.B.Aheadset,dataglovesandspeechrecognition.C.Aheadset,dataglovesandasupe
7、rcomputer.D.Akeyboard,amouseandspeechrecognition.2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theprinciplesofvirtualreality.B.Theapplicationsofvirtualreality.C.Thehistoryofvirtualreality.D.Theinfluencesofvirtualreality.3.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesvirtualrealitymean?A.Imaginingbeautifulthingsinourmind.B.Creat
8、ingsomethingthatdoesntexist.C.Experiencingthingsthatdontreallyexist.D.Cloningsomethingthathasdiedout.4.WhatisthewritersattitudetowardsVR?A.Appreciative. B.Cautious.2C.Sceptical. D.Indifferent.阅读七选五根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Self-drivingcarsarebelievedtobethefutureofdriving.Companiesin
9、cludingToyota,UberandGoogleareallcompetingtobethefirsttobringthemtothemarket.However,carmakersneedtosolveoneproblemfirst: 1 Mostdriverstodayusegesturestoshowtheirintentions.Theywaveacarintoalane(车道),ornodatpassers-byandcyclists,toletthemcross. 2 Sowhatcantheydo?TheUScarmakerFordanditspartnerVirginia
10、Techthinktheyhavetheanswer,accordingtoBusinessInsider. 3 Forexample,ifadriverlesscarisgivingway,itcouldflashtwowhitelightssidetoside.Asolidwhitelightwouldtellpeoplenearbythattherearenohumansinthecar.Aslowblinkinglightwouldshowthecariscomingtoastop. 4 Totestthemethodonrealroads,theteamdesignedaspecia
11、lsuitthatlooksexactlylikeacarseat.Whenadriverwearsit,itlookslikethecarisdriverless. Theteamsuccessfullycollectedmorethan1,500hoursofdataafterabout2,900kilometresof “self-driving” throughbusycities. 5 Fordsaysitplanstosharethedatawith11othercarmakers,accordingtoDOGONews.Fordhopesthatinthefuture,every
12、carmakerwillusethesamesystemofsignals. A.Butself-drivingcarsdonthavethisability.B.Itsatestforthecompanysself-drivingtechnology.C.Thedatarecordedhowpeopleinteractedwithadriverlessvehicle.D.Howdriverlesscarscommunicatewithpassers-by,bikersandotherdrivers?E.Arapidlyflashinglightwouldtellpassers-bythata
13、carisabouttospeedup.F.Morethanone-thirdofthemareworriedaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.G.Theteamistestingamethodthatuseslightsignalstoshowwhatself-drivingcarsaredoing.完形填空YanWei,a30-year-oldblindman,hasjustcoveredamarathononSunday.Thistimehe 1 hispersonalrecordwithanewtimeof3hours,15minutesand58sec
14、onds.Hehadtwo 2 tohelphimandwas 3 themwithasafetyrope. Yan,wholosthis 4 whenhewasafewmonthsold,startedrunningthreeyearsago,afterlearningthatvolunteerswereavailableto 5 blindrunnersatthe2015BeijingMarathon. Whenhestartedtrainingwiththehelpofhis 6 andparents,hecouldrunonlyfor2or3kmatatime.Butsoonhe 7
15、somuchthathissisterhadtorideabiketostay 8 himandguidehim.Ittookhimjustfourmonthstobe 9 forhisfirstmarathon. Yan 10 hisquickprogresstodailyexercise. “Idliketo 11 200kmpermonth.Ifeel 12 ifIdonotrunfortwodaysinarow,” saysYan. Buttrainingisbecoming 13 forYannow,becausetherearefewguideswhocanrunfastertha
16、nhim.Hisguidesneedtobeinbetter 14 conditionthanhim. 3“Hesnevermissedasingletraininginthepastthreeyears.Iam 15 notonlybyhisstrengthbutalsohis 16 totrain,” saysShuHao,an 17 runnerwhohastakenpartinalotofmarathonsandoneofYansrunningguides. Insteadofdyingtoprovehimself 18 heran,Yanhastakendelightinrunnin
17、gandnowmovedto 19 theprocess.Hehascompletedfourteen 20 inthelasttwoyearsandjustwantstokeepgoing. 1.A.beat B.copiedC.researched D.preserved2.A.dogs B.coachesC.guides D.judges3.A.liftedby B.tiedtoC.separatedfrom D.fixedon4.A.parents B.strengthC.voice D.sight5.A.assist B.comfortC.represent D.consult6.A
18、.teachers B.classmatesC.brother D.sister7.A.donated B.occupiedC.improved D.witnessed8.A.awayfrom B.aheadofC.behind D.for9.A.ready B.lateC.grateful D.harmful10.A.adjusts B.owesC.devotes D.applies11.A.run B.driveC.swim D.fly12.A.unlucky B.embarrassedC.uncomfortable D.ignored13.A.stricter B.looserC.eas
19、ier D.harder14.A.living B.physicalC.mental D.educational15.A.praised B.evaluatedC.impressed D.inspected16.A.instruction B.pressureC.absence D.determination17.A.experienced B.honestC.overweight D.upset18.A.soonafter B.everytimeC.asif D.eventhough19.A.delay B.registerC.simplify D.enjoy20.A.projects B.
20、operations4C.marathons D.tasks课时作业(二十三).【文章大意】 本文是一篇议论文,主要讨论 VR(虚拟现实)的广泛应用以及作者的看法和态度。1.C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Close your eyes and think of virtual reality and you probably picture something like this: a man wearing a wrap-around headset and data gloves wired into a powerful workstation or supercomputer.”可
21、知,虚拟现实需要的装备有连接着工作站或者超级计算机的头戴式耳机和数据手套,故选C。2.B 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“VR has been routinely used by scientists, doctors, dentists, engineers, architects, archaeologists, and the military for about the last 30 years.”以及最后一句“All these things are obvious candidates for virtual reality applications.”可知,该段主要讲述的是虚拟
22、现实的应用,故选 B。3.C 细节理解题。根据第一段前两句“Youll probably never go to Mars or sing on the stage with the Rolling Stones. But if virtual reality (VR) ever lives up to its promise, you might be able to do all these thingsand many morewithout even leaving your home.”可知,利用虚拟现实,人们可以足不出户就能体验登陆火星、与滚石乐队同台演唱,即所谓的虚拟现实就是体验
23、不存在的、模仿现实世界的东西,故选 C。4.A 观点态度题。根据最后一段最后一句“VR takes little or nothing away from the real world: you dont have to use it if you dont want to.”和对本段的整体理解可推知,作者对 VR持赞成态度,故选 A。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了无人驾驶汽车如何和行人、骑自行车的人以及其他司机的交流,即使用光信号来表示无人驾驶汽车的动向。1.D 承接上文“However, carmakers need to solve one problem first”可知
24、,此处是提出一个问题,故选 D。2.A 根据语境可知,此处是一个过渡句,承上启下,引出下文“So what can they do?”,故选 A。3.G 承接上文“The US carmaker Ford and its partner Virginia Tech think they have the answer, according to Business Insider.”可知,此处提出了一种解决方案,故选 G。4.E 与上文“A slow blinking light would show the car is coming to a stop.”呼应可知,此处列举了另一种闪灯方式的
25、含义,故选 E。5.C 承接上文“The team successfully collected more than 1,500 hours of data after about 2,900 kilometres of self-driving through busy cities.”,并与 C项中关键词 data 呼应,故选 C项。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。Yan Wei,一位 30岁的盲人,从 2015年开始跑马拉松,在过去的两年里,已经跑了 14次马拉松。周日,他再次刷新了自己的马拉松纪录。1.A 根据后文的 a new time可知,他打破了个人纪录,创造了一个新纪录。be
26、at 打破(纪录等);copy 抄写,模仿;research 研究;preserve 保护,保持,保存。2.C 他看不见,所以有两个向导帮助他。dog 狗;coach 教练;guide 向导;judge 裁判。3.B 安全绳将他和向导系在一起。lift 抬起,举起;tie 系,扣,捆;separate(使)分开,(使)分离;fix 修理,使固定。54.D 根据第一段中的 a 30-year-old blind man可知,他是个盲人,故该处指他失去了视力。parent父亲或母亲;strength 力气;voice 嗓音;sight 视力。5.A 此处指志愿者帮助盲人跑步者。assist 帮助;
27、comfort 安慰;represent 代表;consult咨询,商讨。6.D 根据下一句中的 his sister可知,他一开始是在姐姐和父母的帮助下跑步。teacher教师;classmate 同班同学;brother 兄(弟);sister 姐(妹)。7.C 一开始他一次只能跑 23公里,但是,他提高得如此之快以至于后来他的姐姐必须骑自行车才能在前面引导他。donate 捐赠;occupy 占据;improve 提高,改善;witness 目睹。8.B 由 guide可知,他的姐姐骑自行车在前面引导他。away from远离;ahead of在之前;behind 在后面;for 为了。
28、9.A 他只花了四个月的时间就为他的第一次马拉松做好了准备。ready 准备好的;late 晚的,迟到的;grateful 感激的;harmful 有害的。10.B Yan 将他的快速进步归功于每天的锻炼。adjust 适应,调整;owe 归功于;devote把奉献给;apply 应用,申请。11.A 他每个月想跑 200公里。run 跑;drive 驾驶;swim 游泳;fly 飞。12.C 如果连续两天不跑,他就感觉不舒服。unlucky 不幸的;embarrassed 尴尬的;uncomfortable不舒服的;ignored 被忽视的。13.D 因为现在没有向导跑得比他快,所以训练对他
29、来说变得更难了。stricter 更严格的;looser更松的,更松散的;easier 更容易的;harder 更困难的。14.B 他的向导需要有比他更好的身体条件。living 活着的;physical 身体的,物理的;mental精神的,思想的;educational 教育(方面)的。 15.C Yan 的力量和他训练的决心给 Shu Hao留下了深刻的印象。 praise表扬;evaluate评价,评估;impress 给以深刻印象;inspect 检查,检阅。 16.D Yan 的力量和他训练的决心给 Shu Hao留下了深刻的印象。instruction 指示,命令;pressure
30、压力;absence 缺席,不在;determination 决心。 17.A 根据后面的 taken part in a lot of marathons可知,Shu Hao参加了很多马拉松,所以他很有经验。experienced 有经验的;honest 诚实的;overweight 超重的;upset 心烦的,沮丧的。 18.B 每次 Yan跑步的时候,他不是渴望证明自己,而是他喜欢上了跑步,享受这个过程。soon after在之后不久;every time 每次;as if 好像;even though 尽管。 19.D 根据前文的 taken delight in running可知,他喜欢跑步,所以他“享受”这个过程。delay耽搁,延迟;register 登记,注册;simplify 使简单;enjoy 享受,喜欢。 20.C 根据第二段可知,2015 年他第一次跑马拉松,由此可推知,此处指他在过去的两年里,跑了 14次马拉松。project 项目,工程;operation 手术,操作;marathon 马拉松;task 任务。6
