Module 4
考点集训(十二)Unit 3 Tomorrow's world一、阅读下面材料在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。________(disadvantage) before making a decision.
2．It is high time that we ________(reduce) the amount of carbon dioxide in our daily life.
3．He looked very ________(confidence) and calm during the test, but in reality he was extremely nervous.
4．There is only one of the oldest customs that ________(keep) in this district so far.
5．People who are to be happy always pay their attention to the ________(convenient) of things.
6．Last but not ________(little), I’d like to thank all of my friends, who have done their best to help me!
7．It's impossible for him to escape ________(punish) this time; he made such a big mistake.
8．I was ________(amaze) at the letter, which was________(amaze) to my classmates.
9．The new teacher made a good________(impress) on us by his rich knowledge and humorous talk.
10．I shall be in China for three weeks. Can you make some suggestions as to ________ I should see?
二、阅读理阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。space get to do many exciting things, they miss out on ordinary things that we all take for granted—being able to walk on firm ground, hanging out with family and digging into a slice of hot steaming pizza. Though not much can be done about the first two things, there may soon be a solution to the third one, thanks to this cool 3－D pizza printer!－D technology expert, (设备)that would allow astronauts to make pizza on demand. The mechanical engineer promised that his invention would produce pies in large quantities that looked, (原型) that begins by creating a single slice of dough(面团)that is cooked and printed at the same time. Then comes the tomato “sauce” —a mix of tomato powder, ays that once the pizza is printed, it can be ready to be consumed in 7 seconds.
While the pie in the video looks delicious enough to attract any pizza lover, Anjan Contractor is far from ready for astronauts. That's because he still has to find a solution to make the food container in the printer last for 30 years. Though that may sound unrealistic, actually it is not.
Anjan Contractor believes that the only way that is possible is that the water is removed from all the ingredients(配料)and then they are reduced to the powder form. This, rtunate enough to go to Mars!
()11.Why.
C．To show their life is boring in space.
D．To introduce the topic of the text.
()12.NASA________．－D printerASA
C．help astronauts in space enjoy fresh pizza one day
D．produce pizza in large quantities to earn great profits
()13.The biggest________． money left to go on with his research
B．the pizza doesn't seem appetizing to pizza lovers
C．he has no way to make pizza that can last for thirty years
D．he cannot make the food container last for decades
()14.What's the main idea of the passage?－D pizza printer has been used to make pizza.？” Future fitting－room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly(细微地) adjust your reflection to make you look and hence feel happier, ehind the Emotion Evoking System developed by Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan. The system can manipulate(控制), iling or frowning face.
The principle that physiological changes can drive emotional ones that laughter comes before happiness, rather than the other way around─is a well－established idea. computer system that manipulates how you feel. The system works by presenting the user with a webcam(网络摄像头) image of his or her face─as if they were looking in a mirror. The image is then subtly altered with software, r down and changing the area around the eyes, so that the person appears to smile or frown (皱眉)．(招募) 21 volunteers and asked them to sit in front of the screen while performing an unrelated task. When the task was complete the participants rated how they felt. When the faces on screen appeared to smile, and his colleagues tested whether manipulating the volunteers' emotional state would influence their preferences. Each person was given a scarf to wear and again presented with the altered webcam image. The volunteers that saw themselves smiling while wearing the scarf were more likely to report that they liked it, and those that saw themselves not smiling were less likely.
The system could be used to manipulate consumers' impressions of products, say the researchers. For example, mirrors in clothing－store fitting rooms could be replaced with screens showing altered reflections. They also suggest people may be more likely to find clothes attractive if they see themselves looking happy while trying them on.ed at the University of Birmingham, UK. But he notes that using such technology in a shop would be harder than in the lab, because people will use a wide range of expressions. “Attempting to make slight differences to these and ensuring that the reflected image looks believable would be much more challenging，” he says.
Of course, there are also important moral questions surrounding such subtly manipulative technology. “You could argue that if it makes people happy what harm is it doing？” says Creed. “But I can imagine that many people may feel manipulated, ()15.What's the main purpose of the Emotion Evoking System?ne's facial expressions can be altered.
C. To see whether laughter comes before happiness.
D. To replace the mirrors in future clothing－store fitting rooms.()16.What can we learn about the web－camera image in the study?corded the volunteers' performance in the task.
B. It gave the volunteers a false image.
C. It attempted to make the volunteers feel happier.
D. It beautified the volunteers' appearance in the mirror.
()17.What does Creed's comment on the moral issues with this technology imply?C. People should make their decisions independently.
D. People should neglect the harm of the technology.
三、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。－spirited at times,
in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.
18．______ A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents，you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.
Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them for when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend.
19.______
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean. However，you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining，snowing，or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes. 20.______ Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV，or go somewhere with them. 21.______ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. 22.______ Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A. There can be realistic reasons for this，family violence for example.
B. Anyway，spend as much time with them as you can.
C. Tell them you love them every morning.
D. Forgiveness is the key.
E. Parents will in turn express their love to you.
F. After this, share your feelings with your parents.
G. Please remember parents are as important as friends.
四、完形填空阅读下面短文从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep __23__. She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her __24__ with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she __25__with other old folks like her. By talking with them, she __26__two things. Old people had abilities that were not __27__. But old people also had some __28__. She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years, from time to time, she had __29__stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new __30__： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”__31__. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being __32__．Anna Douglas uses her __33__ ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reason __34__ problems begin. For example, one of her __35__ said that his grandchildren __36__ the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas __37__some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It's important to know __38__about your grandchildren's world，” says Mrs. Douglas. “That means questioning and listening, and __39__ is not what old people do best，” she continues, “Say good things to them and about them. Never __40__ your grandchildren or other young people. Don't __41__ your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. They have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them __42__．”()23.A. free
B. rich24.A. service
B. money
C. students
D. books
()25.A. lived
B. talked()26.A. recognized
B. followed()27.A. studied
B. agreed()28.A. mistakes
B. problems()29.A. had
B. found
D. written
()30.A. subject
B. life()31.A. old
B. young()32.A. inspired
B. refused()33.A. thinking
B. working()34.A. where
B. when()35.A. visitors
B. readers()36.A. cleared
B. entered()37.A. invented
B. chose()38.A. everything
B. something()39.A. listening
B. speaking()40.A. praise
B. scoldcourage
()41.A. speak out
B. give up()42.A. as well
B. so much五、语法填空阅读下面材料在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。the fire one cold winter's night. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “Who can it be？” they wondered. One ran 43.________(curious) to open it. There, ________ no shoes on his feet and dressed in old thin garments. He was trembling with cold, so he asked 45.________ he was allowed to come in and warm himself.
“Yes, come，” cried both the children. They drew the little stranger to their warm seat，46.________(share) their supper with him, and gave him their bed, and they slept on a hard bench.
On the night, they 47.________ (awake) by sweet music，48.________was played by a band of children in shining garments. Suddenly the stranger child stood in front of 49.________(they): no longer cold and ragged, but dressed in silvery light. He said, “I am the Christ Child，50.________(wander) through the world to bring peace and 51.________(happy) to good children as you. As you have helped me so much, this tree will give rich fruit to you every year.”
When he was saying that, he broke a branch from the tree that grew near the door, planted it in the ground and disappeared. But 52.________ branch grew into a great tree, and every year it bore wonderful golden fruit for the kind children.
六、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误每句中)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处多者(从第11处起)不计分。tes should have a lower career expectation, such as working in the western area of China. I am in the favor of this idea. Firstly, compared with that in the big cities, the competition is not as fierce there, but graduates can easy get a job. Secondly, the lower position may offer graduate more space. All in all, going to the west maybe bring more benefits. Devote yourself to the west, for it is both good for our personal development and for our country at present.
七、书面表达请你以时间为线索写一篇英语短文介绍中国的“高空王子”阿迪力(Adili)。年7月1日：出生在中国新疆一个杂技世家。年：父亲去世开始训练走钢丝。决心成为世界顶尖的钢丝行走表演者。年：在上海的一次高空行走表演中由17处骨折。医生建议他以后不要再表演了但他不愿放弃他的事业。年6月23日：阿迪力成为中国高空走索跨越江河第一人。年5月11日：完成了一项壮举：在绳索上度过了600小时累计行走123小时48分打破了由加拿大人Jay Cochrane保持的吉尼斯世界记录。注意：1.词数100左右；参考词汇：杂技acrobatics；走钢丝wire－walking；钢丝行走表演者wirewalker；壮举remarkable feat；吉尼斯世界记录the Guinness world record。________________________________________________________
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考点集训(十二) Unit 3 Tomorrow's world
一、
2.reduced/should reduce 3.confident 4.has been kept 5.convenience 6.least 7.being punished 8.amazed；amazing
10.what
二、
12.C 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.B 17.C
三、
19.F 20.D 21.B 22.A
四、
24.A 25.B 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.A
33.A 34.C 35.B 36.C 37.C 38.B 39.A 40.B
42.A
五、
44.with 45.if/whether 46.shared 47.were awoken
49.them 50.wandering 51.happiness 52.the
六、
is known to all that millions of graduates
into the job market each year. But because ∧,of) the financial crisis,
this, some people suggest graduates should have a lower career expectation, such as working in the western area of China. I am in
favor of this idea. Firstly, compared with that in the big cities, the competition is not as fierce there,
graduates can
get a job. Secondly, the lower position may offer
more space. All in all, going to the west maybe
more benefits. Devote yourself to the west, for it is both good for
personal development and for
our country at present.
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【参考范文】
e－walking. He worked very hard and decided to become the finest wirewalker in the world. In a wire－walking performance in Shanghai in 1991tor advised him not to perform again, but Adili refused to give up. On June 23，1996, Adili became the first Chinese to cross a river on a wire. On May 11，2002，Adili completed a remarkable feat by staying on a wire for 600 hours and wire－walking for a total of 123 hours and 48 minutes,