Unit2Robots李仕才一、阅读理解。Atpresentwespendalotoftimeonourmobiledevicesthesedaysandautomakershavetakennotes,rollingoutconnectedcarsthatmakeiteasytodonearlyeverythingfromyourphone.“Weallenjoythosekindsofexperienceswhereyouwantsomethingandbythepushofabuttoneverythinggetstakencareofforyou.Youdon’thavetogohereandthereandpieceabunchofthingstogetherbyyourself.”FordrecentlyintroducedFordPass,amobileplatformthatletscarownersaccessserviceslikefindingandpayingforaparkingspot.“Here’sthedetailsofwhatchargeswillbeinsign,andthenIsubmit(点击接受),andthenIreceiveaQRphotoallowingmeentryaccesstothatparkinglocation.”OveratBuick,theOnStarRemoteLinkappconnectsownerstotheircarsnomatterhowfarawaytheyare.“ThiscarinDetroit,IcouldstartfromhereinNewYork.OrletussayIhavetheonlykeytoitandmywifeinDetroitneedstogetinthecar,Icanunlockitforherfromhere.”Thefeatureharnessesthecar’s4GLTEconnectivity(连接性).Uptosevenmobiledevicescanconnecttoitatanygiventime.“Wewantpeopletofeelasiftheyareathomewithinthecar,whichalotofpeoplewanttobeinjustforthedrivingexperience,nowtheycanbeinthereaswell,thepassengerscanbeinthereaswellfortheconnectivityexperience.”Butwhatdoesthatconnectivitymeanforyourprivacy?“Itisimportanttohavepersonalinformationtocreatethatindividualized,personalizedexperience,butcertainlyitwillbeacustomer’soption.”Forcertainconsumers,itmaynotevenbeanissue.“Therecertainlyisafactorwhereayoungerconsumerismuchmorecomfortablegivingupalotmoreprivacyanddatathananolderconsumeris,andmorelikely8\nthannot,youaregoingtoseeasimilarbehaviortohowtheyhandletheirpersonalprivacywithinthevehicle.”Consideringhowcapableourmobiledeviceshavebecome,perhapstheonlyquestionlefttoansweris:“Who’sdriving?”【文章大意】由于移动设备的广泛应用,制造商推出了装配有车载移动设备的轿车,进而可从事由智能手机发出指令的动作。1.Whichofthefollowinghelpstheownertounlockhiscarfaraway?A.QRphoto.B.FordPass,amobileplatform.C.TheInternet.D.OnStarRemoteLinkapp.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句可知A项是指允许车主进入停车位置、短文没提到C项,因此A、C两项都不正确。根据第四段可知B项是寻找停车场和支付停车费用的移动平台,也不正确。根据第六、七段可知D项是远程控制车辆的软件,因此D项正确。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rollingout”mean?A.Movingbyrolling. B.Leaving.C.Bringingout. D.Running.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。四个选项的语义分别是:A.滚动;B.离开;C.推出,生产出;D.奔跑。根据划线词组前后句意可知,只有C项“推出,生产出”,符合题意。3.Connectedcarsinthepassagerefertothose________.A.wherethedriversandpassengerscandoeverythingthroughtheirphonesB.equippedwithmobiledevicesthroughwhichtokeepyouconnectedC.equippedwithFordPassconnectingconnectsownerstotheircarsD.equippedwithOnStarRemoteLinkapphelpingtheirownerstofindandpayaparkingspot【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据短文可知connectedcars指的是装配有移动设备的轿车,这样的轿车不仅使你在车内与外界保持联系,也可使车主远程与轿车保持联系。因此B项正确。4.Judgingfromthelastparagraph,wecanconcludethatmobiledevicesinstalledincars________.8\nA.arequitecapabletodoeverythingexceptdrivingB.candoalmosteverything,letalonedriveC.aresocapablethattheyareabletodriveD.aresocapablethattheymightdrivesoon【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据短文最后一句可知:鉴于车载移动设备功能如此强大,唯一待回答的问题是谁在驾驶轿车(是人还是移动设备)?故D正确。二、单句语法填空1．Thefatherwanted________(leave)alonetoenjoysomepeaceandquiet.答案：tobeleft leave...alone“让……一个人待着；不管；别惹。”2．Alltheneighboursonthestreetwere________(alarm)atthenewsthatalittleboywaskilledinthefire.答案：alarmed alarmed为形容词“害怕的；担心的”，用于描述人的心理特征。3．Washeinfavour________theplanputforwardatthemeeting?答案：of infavourof“赞成；支持”。4．Ienvyyou________(have)suchagoodfriend!答案：having envysb.sth./doingsth.“忌妒/羡慕某人某物/做某事”。5．Wedesiredthatyou________(have)arest.答案：(should)have desirethat...“希望……”，该that从句中谓语动词应用(should＋)动词原形，故填(should)have。6．Marriagesbasedonmoneyratherthanlovearebound________(end)indivorcesoonerorlater.答案：toend beboundtodo“一定做……”。7．AfterlivinginHangzhouforfiveyears,shehasdevelopedquitean________(affect)forthecity.答案：affection 冠词an后应用名词。affection为名词“喜爱；感情”。8．________(accompany)byhiswife,hehasrecoveredfromtheoperationsoon.答案：Accompanied accompany与句子主语he之间为被动关系，故应填过去分词作状语。9．Themeeting________(hold)tomorrowisveryimportant.答案：tobeheld 不定式作后置定语修饰meeting,表示将来的动作，故用不定式。且hold与meeting之间为被动关系，故应填不定式的被动形式。8\n10．Ifyou________(obey)thelaw,youwillbepunished.答案：disobey 由句子结构和语境可知，此处填表示否定含义的动词作谓语。disobey“不服从；违抗”。由“主将从现”原则可知，用一般现在时。三、完形填空。JakeOlsonlosthislefteyewhenhewaseightmonthsoldbecauseofaborncancer.__1__itwascontrolledthroughtreatments,itreappearedand__2__thelossofhisrighteye.Butafteryearsofcheeringforhisfavoritefootballteam,Jakehas__3__theimpossibledream.He'snowapartoftheteam,despitehistotal__4__，playingthegamenotbasedonsightbuton__5__.Beinga__6__fanoftheUSCTrojans,oneofJake'slast__7__beforehelosthiseyewastowatchtheteamplayatNotreDame.Hisstronglikingforthesportdidn'tgo__8__—formerUSCcoachPetereachedtheboy,invitinghimtomeetthe__9__.Inspiredbythoseplayers,Jakehopedtobe__10__inhisschool'sfootballteam.Atfirsthedidn'tthinkhewouldbeofanyreal__11__，butwhenheheardpeople'scheersforfootballplayers,hisloveforfootballstrengthened.SoJake__12__thecoach,askingtojointheteam.Thecoachtoldhimto__13__thenextseason.SoJakespenthistimepracticinghard.__14__，hebecameastarterontheteaminthenextseason.Havingmadehishighschoolfootballteam,itdidn'tseemtoo__15__todothesameincollege.CoachSteveagreedthatJake__16__therequirementsoftheteam.SoJake'sdreamcametrue.__17__football,Jakeisalsoamotivationalspeaker.“IwentintofootballwiththethoughtthatIhadnothingto__18__，”Jakesaid,“Ireallyhadnofear.Goingthrough__19__inlifedoesmakeyoustronger.Life'sunfair,butit's__20__menottogiveupandkeepfighting.”【文章大意】'本文是一篇记叙文。JakeOlson双目失明，但这并没有阻止他对运动的热爱。他是高中和大学橄榄球队的队员，并且他还是一位励志演讲人。1．A.UnlessB．ThoughC．OnlyifD．Nowthat答案与解析：B 根据下文的“itwascontrolledthroughtreatments,itreappeared...”可知，此处指尽管(Though)经过治疗，癌症被控制住了，但是它还是复发了，并导致(ledto)JakeOlson失去了他的右眼。主从句之间存在让步关系，故选Though。8\n2．A.backedoffB．heldbackC．brokedownD．ledto答案与解析：D 参见上题解析。backoff“退缩，退却”；holdback“抑制，阻止”；breakdown“出故障，崩溃。”3．A.forgottenB．quittedC．realizedD．ignored答案与解析：C 但是，在为他最喜欢的橄榄球队加油多年之后，Jake实现了(realized)那个不可能的梦。下文中的“Jake'sdreamcametrue”亦是提示。forget“忘记”；quit“放弃”；ignore“忽视”。4．A.blindnessB．absenceC．deafnessD．innocence答案与解析：A 根据上文中的“losthislefteye”“thelossofhisrighteye”可知，此处指尽管Jake双目失明(blindness)，但他现在成了球队的一员。absence“缺席”；deafness“聋”。5．A.abilityB．guessC．feelD．imagination答案与解析：C 根据上文提到的Jake双目失明的内容可知，此处指的应是他打球靠的不是视力而是感觉(feel)。ability“能力”；guess“猜测”；imagination“想象”。6．A.responsibleB．faithfulC．carefulD．temporary答案与解析：B 根据语境及上文的“yearsofcheeringforhisfavoritefootballteam”可知，此处指作为USCTrojans球队的忠实粉丝，Jake在失去视力之前最后的愿望(wishes)之一是观看球队在NotreDame的比赛。responsible“负责任的”；faithful“忠实的”；careful“细心的”；temporary“临时的”。7．A.chancesB．promisesC．coursesD．wishes答案与解析：D 参见上题解析。8．A.unnoticedB．unsolvedC．unreportedD．unlimited答案与解析：A 根据下文的“formerUSCcoachPetereachedtheboy,invitinghimto...”可知，此处指Jake对运动的热爱并不是不被注意的。unnoticed“未被注意的，被忽视的”；unsolved“未解决的”；unreported“未报道的”；unlimited“无限制的，无条件的”。9．A.leadersB．players8\nC．fansD．coaches答案与解析：B 根据语境及上文提到的Jake是球队的忠实粉丝以及想观看球队的比赛的内容可知，此处应是指教练Pete邀请Jake跟球员们(players)见面。下文中的“Inspiredbythoseplayers”是关键的提示信息。10．A.occupiedB．involvedC．trappedD．absorbed答案与解析：B 受到那些球员们的鼓舞，Jake希望自己能加入学校的橄榄球队。beinvolvedin是固定搭配，意为“参与，参加”。beoccupiedin“忙于”；betrappedin“被困在”；beabsorbedin“全神贯注于”。11．A.interestB．hopeC．useD．concern答案与解析：C 此处指尽管Jake想加入学校的橄榄球队，但是因为自身有残疾，Jake最初觉得自己加入球队并不会有什么实际的用处(use)。12．A.approachedB．appreciatedC．recognizedD．greeted答案与解析：A 因此，Jake找了教练，请求加入球队。approach“靠近，接洽”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；recognize“认出，认可”。13．A.pullthroughB．setoutC．leaveoffD．comeback答案与解析：D 根据下文的“thenextseason...hebecameastarterontheteaminthenextseason”可知，此处指教练叫Jake下个赛季再回来。pullthrough“痊愈，康复”；setout“动身踏上”；leaveoff“停止”；comeback“回来，返回”。14．A.GraduallyB．FinallyC．RecentlyD．Accidentally答案与解析：B 所以Jake花时间刻苦练习，最后，在下个赛季，他成了球队的上场球员。gradually“逐渐地”；finally“最后，终于”；recently“最近”；accidentally“偶然地，意外地”。15．A.difficultB．accessibleC．attractiveD．necessary答案与解析：A 根据上文的“Havingmadehishighschoolfootballteam”可知，因为有了高中的球队经历，成为大学球队的队员似乎也不是太难。difficult“困难的”；accessible“可接近的”；attractive“吸引人的”；necessary“必要的”。16．A.refreshedB．completedC．satisfiedD．acquired8\n答案与解析：C 根据句中的“CoachSteveagreed”及下文中的“SoJake'sdreamcametrue”可知，此处指Steve觉得Jake达到了球队的要求，因此Jake加入大学球队的梦想实现了。refresh“更新”；complete“完成”；satisfy“满足”；acquire“获得”。17．A.ApartfromB．InsteadofC．RegardlessofD．Exceptfor答案与解析：A 根据下文的“Jakeisalsoamotivationalspeaker”可知，除了打橄榄球之外，Jake也是一位励志演讲人。apartfrom“除……之外(还有)”；insteadof“而不是”；regardlessof“不管”；exceptfor“除……之外”。18．A.shareB．loseC．offerD．desire答案与解析：B 根据语境及下文的“Ireallyhadnofear”可知，此处指Jake起初是带着自己没有任何可失去(lose)的东西的想法开始打橄榄球的。19．A.failuresB．challengesC．competitionsD．fears答案与解析：B Jake身有残疾，所以要面对许多生活中的挑战(challenges)，而这也使他变得更加坚强。failure“失败”；competition“竞争”；fear“恐惧”。20．A.warnedB．beggedC．convincedD．taught答案与解析：D 根据上文内容可知，此处指的是生活是不公平的，但它告诉Jake不要放弃，要坚持下去。warn“警告”；beg“乞求”；convince“说服”；teach“使明白”。四、单句改错1．I'vecometoaskyoutodomefavour.______________________________________________________答案：me后加a dosb.afavour“帮某人一个忙”。2．Afterawholeafternoon'sheateddiscussion,theyfinallydeclareduswhathadbeendecided.______________________________________________________答案：declared后加to declaresth.tosb.“向某人宣布/表明某事”。3．Peoplewantedtoknowwhothistalentdesignerwas.______________________________________________________答案：talent→talented talented为形容词“有天赋的；有才能的”，在句中修饰designer。4．Nexttothisrestaurantstandsmanybuildings.8\n______________________________________________________答案：stands→stand 该句为全部倒装结构，句子主语为复数名词buildings,故谓语动词也应用复数。5．Theboywasabsentschool,whichmadehisparentsveryangry.______________________________________________________答案：absent后加from beabsentfrom...“不参加；缺席”。beabsentfromschool“逃学；旷课”。8
