Unit 2　Robots

　　【熱點話題】(人際關系)父母與孩子缺乏交流體裁：說明文寫作思路：提出問題——分析原因【美文誦讀】spend more time in playing mobile phones，sleeping，hanging out with their friends or staying in their rooms instead of talking to their parents.

　　Why does it occur？I_think_it_is_for_lack_ofor others in_time_of② difficulties and problems instead of from their parents or families.One_of_the_main_factors_affecting_the_communication_between_parents_and_children_is_age_difference③.

　　For_one_thing④，we have this so-called communication gap.Our parents often forget about children's wants and needs before they decide to do something，or buy something.If_our_parents_know

　　_these,_potential_communication_problems_may_be_solved．⑤

　　For another thing，communication is two-way.Both parents and children should listen to each other and respect each other.

　　【學海拾貝】按要求完成或翻譯下列句子。因為缺錢這次旅行不得不取消了。(lack)The_trip_has_to_be_cancelled_for_lack_of_money．當遇到麻煩時他總是向他的父親尋求幫助。(in time of)將③句改為含有定語從句的復合句。ommunication_between_parents_and_children is age difference.

　　4．我沒能買車一方面是因為我不會開車另一方面是因為我沒有足夠的錢。(for one thing...for another thing...)ve enough money.

　　5．將⑤句改為含有獨立主格結構的句子。

　?、?按要求寫出下列單詞小說虛構或想象出來的事同情同情心事務曖昧關系事情軟墊靠墊 ．喜愛恩惠；偏袒數碼的數字的章篇回 ．chapter全體員工手杖 ．職員傳記 ．警報驚恐；使警覺使人恐慌的擔心的害怕的使尷尬使不安. embarrass

　　令人尷尬的尷尬的極壞的討厭的極壞地討厭地優雅的高雅的優雅地高雅地elegantly

　　優雅高雅天才才干有天賦的有才能的

　　用所給單詞的適當形式填空。alth made her put all her money in the bank.When she learned that it was possible that interest rate should be reduced，she almost went crazy.(desire)

　　2．—What you said embarrassed the girl greatly.No wonder she was so embarrassed as to run out.

　　—Don't you think it so embarrassing？(embarrass)(elegant)

　　4．She felt_awful when looking at the awfully painted figure.(awful)

　　5．It was not easy for her to see the absurdity of his absurd decision.(absurdly)

　?、?翻譯下列短語希望/渴望做某事 desire_to_do_sth.一定做…… be_bound_to考驗試驗 test_out將……放在一邊；節省；保留 set_aside做……使某人尷尬 embarrass_sb._by_doing_sth.同情某人feel/have_sympathy_for_sb.陪伴某人去accompany_sb.to_a_place轉身轉向turn_around不管不理會讓……獨自待著leave...alone嚴肅對待認真對待 take...seriously

　　選用上述短語完成下列短文。(1) desired_to have a household robot.Yesterday her husband (2) accompanied her (3) to the biggest robot market to buy one.The assistant recommended a robot to Lily，promising that it (4) was_bound_to help Lily do all kinds of housework.Besides，it could even dress Lily as if she were a child.Lily didn't like being dressed like that，so she (5) turned_around and left the market.

　?、?重點句型1．As she turned around，there stood Gladys Claffern.(p.11)

　　她剛一轉過身就看到格拉迪絲·克拉芬站在那里。

　　there stand(s)．..“有……；站……；聳立……”。這是倒裝句型。除there外等副詞放在句首時也用倒裝結構。 never seen before.

　　約翰打開門看到一個他從未見過的靚女站在那里。[模仿造句]用倒裝句型完成下列句子。(1)Once upon a time，there_lived_six_blind_men．

　　(住著六個瞎子)in a small village in India.(2)Out_rushed_the_students (學生們沖出教室)when the bell rang.(3)The door opened，and in_came_Professor_Zhang(張教授進來了)2．It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.(p.11)

　　機器人如此通人性這使她覺得心煩和害怕。

　　It is＋＋that-clause.是形式主語從句叫主語從句。他認為是13這個數字給他帶來了厄運這太可笑了。[模仿造句]用上述句型完成下列句子。Isn't it surprising that_only_two_people_were_slightly

　　_injured(只有兩人受了輕傷)in the accident?(2)It is certain that_you_will_pass_the_exam(你會考試及格)if you work hard at your lessons.3．His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine.(p.11)

　　他的名字叫托尼他看起來與其說像機器倒不如說更像人。

　　more A than B　與其說B……不如說A與其說女孩受傷了倒不如說她嚇壞了。[模仿造句]用上述句型完成Li_Ping_is_more_like_my_friend_than_my_brother．

　　用上述句型翻譯下列小片段。在一個僻靜的小鄉村里住著一位老人老人養了一些可愛的小狗。老人不讓小狗們跑出他的院子他喜歡看小狗們在他的小院里追逐嬉鬧。村民們都說老人與小狗們相處得如此好真是令人驚異。而老人卻說這些小狗對我來說太重要了。與其說他們是小狗倒不如說他們是我的孩子?！眅m_running_one_after_another_in_his_courtyard.The_villagers_said_it_was_amazing_that_the_old_man_should_get_on_so_well_with_the_puppies.And_the_old_man_said，“They_are_too_important_to_me.they_are_more_like_my_children_than_puppies.”

　　表正反關系的連接詞：although等。這類連接詞表明下文講述的將是相反的或全新的內容或觀點需要格外注意。閱讀時如遇到這些詞應放慢閱讀速度多留心上下文在意義上的轉變。表因果(目的)關as，as a result，because(of)，consequently，due to，for，now that，since，so，so...that...，in order to，therefore，thus等。這類連接詞也是幫助理解行文思路的有用信號。表順序(層次)關系的連接詞：after(that)(ly)，second(ly)，third(ly)，at last，finally，later on，next，then，on the one hand等。關注這類連接詞有助于迅速理清文章的基本脈絡。【例】 Supporters say that there are many benefits of service learning.Perhaps most importantly________，students can explore possible careers through service learning.

　　A．GraduallyB．Finally解析：most importantly與finally使文章層次清楚選B。答案：B【例】 The total production of Nordmann trees in Europe is about 30 million per year while the________is 33 million to 35 million.解析：while提示上下文為正反關系與demand構成這種關系故選B。答案：B【例】 He realized that his drug addiction was so________that I could easily see it.解析：so...that提示上下文為因果關系為因為果。故選B。答案：B

　　運用所學的解題技巧完成下列微型完形填空題。(一)or no one. So__1__waiting until you get married；until you have kids；until you retire；until you get a new car...There is no better time than right now to be happy.Happiness is a__2__e like no one's watching，and love like you've never been hurt.

　　1．A.keep

　　B．stop

　　C．need

　　D．remember

　　解析：so表明上下文為因果關系。答案：B解析：journey與destination為反義詞復現。答案：B(二)__1__her popularity grew，and London became the first place Isadora was ever really accepted.She moved from the private salons(沙龍) to the great __2__解析：at first使上下文層次分明。答案：C解析：dance與stage構成語義關聯。答案：B(三)(目錄) of possible itemstead of a physical catalogue，e-commerce arranges for catalogues to be　1　on the Internet.Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone__2__，instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check，e-commerce allows one to send payment information electronically.

　　1．A.visible

　　B．responsible

　　C．practical

　　D．sensible

　　解析：“visible on the Internet”與前physical catalogue”構成正反關系。答案：A解析：這里表示順序。答案：D

　　第一節　閱讀理解閱讀下面的短文從每題所給的A、B、C和DA

　　The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature went to the French novelist for“the art of memory with which he has uncovered the life-world of the occupation”．

　　Although the 69-year-old writer is a very popular literary figure in France，he is little known elsewhere.

　　So who is this Patrick Modiano，why does his memory have such an influence upon him, and what exactly has he uncovered?

　　Modiano was born in a suburb of Paris right after World War Ⅱ ended in Europe in July 1945.His father was a Jewish-Italian businessman who met his Belgian actress mother during the Nazi occupation of Paris.

　　As The New Yorker magazine put it，Europeans born in 1945 share a condition—They escaped the war，but “not the taint(污點)of the war”．rmany's occupation during the war，and his family's connections to it.According to

　　New York-based newspaper Forward，his father survived the war dishonorably.When Paris' Jews were brought together to be sent to concentration camps，the businessman did not join them but spent the time making money from deals with Nazis on the black market.

　　“The novelist has a duty to record the lives of the people who have disappeared，the people who were made to disappear，” French writer Clemence Boulouque，also an expert in Jewish studies，told The New Yorker magazine.

　　In his more than three dozen novels，Modiano has returned again and again to the same themes：Jewishnesstographs，police files，and newspaper cuttings.

　　His most admired novel，Missing Person，is a good example.It's the story about a detective who has lost his memory.He tries to find out who he really is by following his own steps through history.

　　Although Modiano's win is a surprise outside France，people are celebrating in his home country.Modiano is the 15th French literature winner.After Le Clezio's 2008 win，it seemed unlikely that there would be another so soon.

　　1．The passage is mainly about________．no is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．He is a survivor of World War Ⅱ.

　　B．He tried to find back his lost identity.

　　C．World War II has an impact on his life.

　　D．He was world-famous before winning the Nobel Prize.

　　3．Modiano won the Nobel Prize because of________．________．iano's parents were sent to the concentration camp

　　B．Modiano's winning the Nobel Prize was beyond expectation

　　C．Modiano's father had nothing to do with the Nazis

　　D．Clemence Boulouque is also of Jewish origin

　　語篇解讀：本文為記敘文。介紹了2024年諾貝爾文學獎獲得者法國作家帕特里克·莫迪亞諾及其文學成就。解析：主旨大意題。文章第一至三段提出主題；第四至九段介紹了帕特里克·莫迪亞諾的作品的特點；最后一段是對帕特里克·莫迪亞諾的評價。由此可見本題答案為C項。答案：C解析： 事實細節題。根A項；倒數第三段提到了“the loss of identity”但那是在介紹帕特里克·莫迪亞諾文學作品的主題并非B項內容故排除B項；根據第二段可知帕特里克·莫迪亞諾在獲得諾貝爾獎之前只是在法國很有名氣與D項中的“world-famous”相悖故排除D項。根據第六段第一句可知帕特里克·莫迪亞諾的生活受到了二戰的影響故答案為C項。答案：C解析：推理判斷題。根據文章第一段中的“uncovered the life-world of the occupation”(揭開了被占領期間人們的生活世界)及倒數第二、三、四段可推知答案為B項。答案：B解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段第一句可知答案為B項。答案：BB

　　E-cigarettes look high-tech，so it's easy to believe that they're safe to smoke.Unfortunately，they're not：E-cigarettes are just another way of putting nicotine into your body.and other chemicals. A heating device in the e-cigarette changes the liquid into a vapor (煙霧)the person breathes in.But anyone using an e-cig still gets an amount of nicotine and other chemicals.

　　Electronic cigarettes started out being marketed to smokers as a way to help them quit. Now e-cigarettes have been mainstreamed.Scientists expect to see more information coming out about e-cigarettes and their health effects.

　　E-cigarettes don't fill the lungs with harmful smoke，but that doesn't make them a healthy alternative to regular cigarettes.When you use an e-cigarette，you're still putting nicotine—which is absorbed through your lungs—into your system. In addition to being an addictive drug，researchers at the University of Utah used some animals to conduct a study to prove the toxic effects of nicotine.Later it was once even used as a chemical drug to kill some insects in agriculture.

　　Nicotine affects your brain，nervous system，and heart.It raises the blood pressure and the heart rate. The larger an amount of nicotine，the more a person's blood pressure and heart rate go up.This can cause an arrhythmia(心律失常)．In rare casesely again.Over time，nicotine use can lead to serious medical problems，including heart disease，blood clots，and stomach diseases.

　　1．The underlined word“toxic”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to________．B．poisonous ficial

　　D．curableout to be practical for smokers.

　　D．Because it is convenient for smokers to carry.

　　3．When using an e-cigarette，________．otine into lungs

　　4．What does the sixth paragraph mainly talk about?

　　A．The harm of nicotine.

　　B．What nicotine is.

　　C．How arrhythmias form.

　　D．The functions of nicotine.

　　語篇解讀：電子香煙看似是高科技但實際上也對人體有害。本文講述了原因。解析：猜測詞義題。根據畫線詞toxic后的as a chemical drug to kill some insects可知選B項。答案：B解析：事實細節題。根據第二段第一句可知電子香煙是為幫助吸煙者戒煙而設計的故選A項。答案：A3．解析：事實細節題。根據第五段第二句可知選D項。答案：D解析：主旨大意題。根據第六段中“尼古丁可以使血壓升高心跳加快從而導致心律失常”可知選A項。答案：A第二節　完形填空閱讀下面的短文掌握其大意然后從1～20題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。la Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top ____1____，but on their way back conditions were very ____2____．Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon ____3____ alone____4____．But Simon decided to risk his ____5____ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope (繩)．____6____ down，the weather got worse.Then another ____7____ occurred.They couldn't see or hear each other and，____8____，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice (峭壁)．It was ____9____ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up.Joe's ____10____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice.____11____d the icy cold，Simon had to ____12____．In tears____13____ into a huge crevasse (裂縫) in the ice below.He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain.He couldn't walk____14____ to get out of the crevasse and started to ____15____ towards their camp，nearly ten kilometers ____16____．____17____ the camp at the foot of the mountain.He thought that Joe must be ____18____，but he didn't want to leave ____19____．e days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joe's voice.He couldn't ____20____ it.Joe was there，a few meters from their tent, still alive.

　　1．A.hurriedlyB．carefullysimilar

　　C．special

　　D．normal

　　3．A.climbed

　　B．worked

　　C．rested

　　D．continued

　　4．A.unwillingly

　　B．safely

　　C．slowly

　　D．regretfully

　　5．A.fortune

　　B．time

　　C．health

　　D．life

　　6．A.lay

　　B．settled t

　　D．impossible D．hold onD．along

　　17．A.headed for

　　B．traveled to

　　C．left for

　　D．returned to

　　18．A.dead

　　B．hurt

　　C．weak

　　D．late

　　19．A.secretly

　　B．tiredly

　　C．immediately

　　D．anxiously

　　20．A.find

　　B．believe

　　C．make

　　D．accept

　　語篇解讀：本文為記敘文題材是人物故事類。兩名勇敢的攀登者成功地從修拉格蘭德西坡登頂然而在返回的途中發生了意想不到的事情。解析：連詞but提示前后句之間存在轉折關系答案：C解析：他們成功登頂但是在返回的路上情況變得艱難起來。答案：A解析：根據上文on their way back以及下文get back可知這里指如果Simon一個人繼續往回走的話。答案：D解析：Simon是有可能獨自安全(safely)返回的。答案：B解析：但是Simon決定冒生命危險用繩子將Joe放到山下去。risk one's life意為“冒生命危險”。答案：D解析：當他們下降(go down)時天氣越發惡劣起來。lie down躺下；settle down安頓下來；look down俯視。答案：C解析：根據下文可推斷出這里指又一件麻煩事(trouble)發生了。答案：D解析：根據上文“他們既看不到彼此也聽不到彼此的聲音”推斷這里指Simon錯將Joe放到了峭壁的邊緣。A：錯誤地；B：偶然地；C：出于自己的選擇；D：僥幸。答案：A解析：根據下文可知最終割斷了繩子由此推斷：Joe爬上來或是Simon把他拉上來是不可能了。答案：D解析：Joe的體重(weight)正慢慢將Simon拽向峭壁。A：高度；C：力量；D：設備。答案：B解析：終于(Finally)在黑暗與徹骨的寒冷中掙扎一個多小時之后不得不作出抉B：耐心地；C：必定；D：迅速地。答案：A解析：根據下文“Simon流著淚割斷了繩索”可知這就是他作出的決定(make a decision)。答案：C解析：割斷繩子后落入(fall into)冰層下面的一個巨大的裂縫中。答案：B解析：根據下文started to...towards their camp可推斷出設法離開了那個裂縫。manage to do意為“做成；設法完成”。答案：A解析：根據上文“He couldn't walk”可推斷出(移動挪動)一詞最符合語境。答案：C解析：營地離此處將近10公里遠。副詞away表示“在(某距離)處”。答案：B解析：Simon已經返回(return to)山腳下的營地。A：前往；B：去……(旅行)；C：動身去。答案：D解析：根據文章最后一句中still alive可推斷出原以為Joe一定是死了。答案：A解析：根據下文時間狀語Three days later可推斷出這里指Simon并未立即(immediately)離開營地。答案：C解析：三天后的夜里竟然奇跡般地活著回到了營地這當然是令Simon難以置信的故答案選B。答案：B第三節　短文改錯假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一條橫線并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；只允許修改10處多者(從第11處起)不計分。(經典再現)I learned early in life that I had to be more patient and little aggressive.From the time I was about four until I was about sixoy.I was happy when the toys worked，but when things did wrong，I got angry and broke it.For a while parents bought me new toys.But before long they began to see which was happening.When I tear apart my fifth birthday toy train，my father said, “That's it.No more toys to you.”My punishment lasted a year.Meanwhile，I found out that with more patience I must make my toys to last.My attitude changed from then on.