1、- 1 - Unit3 The internet Section Reading and Thinking 基础巩固 单句语法填空 1The credit cards, the drivers license, the _ (现金), all lost to the bus. 2It would help her _ (更新) testtaking skills. 3The _ (数据库) allows you to access the sales figures in a number of ways. 4Computers would be useless without _ (软件)
2、writers. 5AnAmerican _ (网络) says it has got the recordings of violence. 6My parents and I live in different _ (province) 7The _ (conference) chairman has made tomorrow noon the deadline. 8 _ (plus), having the doctor tell us to get two and a half hours of exercise a week doesnt really help. 9Her hus
3、band is out of work and the family depends on c_. 10The r_ of this town are very friendly and kindhearted. 11If it is _ (convenience) for you, Ill meet you at the entrance of the music hall at 7：00 that evening. 12I was extremely _ (inspire) by the elegant way the words sounded. 13 Postings on the I
4、nternet can be _ (access) from anywhere in the world. 14We _ (go) through the hardest times, and now well enjoy the new sunshine. 15Being a parent is the _ (tough) job in the world. 16No one knows how many people currently s_ the Net. 17Marys wide reading b_ her most in her job. 18We suddenly saw he
5、r shouting to us in the d_. 单句写作 1她在网上加入了一个群，在里面她可以谈论她的问题，并从其他人那儿得 到帮助和建议。 She joined an online group _. - 2 - 2他们创立了一个慈善网站为失学儿童募捐。 They set up a _ for the kids who dropped out of school. 3你愿意随我而去，与我相伴吗？ Will you follow me and _？ 4既然问题已经解决了，就没有什么可说的了。 _， nothing remains to be said. 5只要你需要，你可以下载软件、文件
6、、影像。 You can _， whenever you need them. 提升训练 阅读理解 A A conference was held with former technology industry leaders calling forP1urgent measures to protect children from smartphone addiction (上瘾) Among those urging major changes is Tristan Harrisa former highlevel employee at Google. He just launchedW
7、1a group that will seek to gather and publish evidence of how digital devices and social media can harm children and young people. Harris says he believes companies like Google, Facebook and Apple have a “moral responsibility P2 ” not to create technology products that can “hijack how the mind works
8、” The conference where Harris spoke was sponsored by Common Sense Media, a child and family activistW2group. The organization says research suggests that half of all teenagers feel addicted to their mobile devices, while about 60 percent of parents believe their kids are addicted. The group also cit
9、esW3a recent study of eighthgraders that found heavy users of technology were 56 percent more likely to say they are unhappy, while 27 percent more likely to be depressed. Even Facebook cited research last year suggesting that social media use can harm mental health when used in certain ways. James
10、Steyer is the founder of Common Sense.He says more than half of schools in the US are already members of the organization. The group provides teachers and parents with learning materials intended to help students develop critical thinkingP3 skills and balance their digital lives. Some US schools, ho
11、wever, have tried to limit or remove technology to improve - 3 - learning. One of them is in Silicon Valley, the center of theAmerican tech industry. The Waldorf School of the Peninsula does not use any computers or digital technology in its education programs up to the seventh grade. The schools we
12、bsite says while Waldorf teachers recognize the role technology can play in the classroom, it must wait until the student reaches the right developmental age. Normally when students reach high school, they are allowed to use computers and digital tools in the classroom. 1What is Facebook, Google and
13、 Apples “moral responsibility” according to Tristan Harris? APreventing children from chatting on social media. BFinding a way to get children away from addiction. CProviding parents with materials to help their children. DStopping making products that do harm to young people. 2What does the underli
14、ned word in Paragraph 2 mean? AControl.BExercise. CBenefit.DEntertain. 3What do we know from the last two paragraphs? AWaldorf School bans technology from its education programs. BWaldorf School limits the use of digital tools in its classrooms. CWaldorf School pays much attention to improving learn
15、ing. DWaldorf School doesnt believe that computers can improve learning. 4Which can be the best title for the passage? AComputer Companies Should Live up to Their Moral Responsibility BDigital Addiction Does Harm to Childrens Mental Health CAConference Calls for Actions to Protect Children from Digi
16、tal Addiction DWaldorf School Doesnt Use Digital Tools in Its Education Program B Yesterday I cleared up my house and I mean really cleared up my house. The room that gave the most results was my husbands “office”. There I found: one rightfooted shoe, size 10 (he lost the other one somewhere), a set
17、 of Star Wars videos and two small china cats someone gave me last birthday. I collected these “finds” and took them downstairs and logged on to www.eB: the answer to all our rubbish. - 4 - What is eBay? It aims to provide a global trading platform where almost anyone can trade almost anything. The
18、idea came from Pierre Omidyar. Born in Paris, Omidyar moved to Washington when he was still a child. At High School he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tufts University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he start
19、ed eBay as a kind of hobby, originally offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the site that he had to upgrade (升级) and he began collecting fees. Joined by a friend, Peter Skoll, and in 1998 by his dynamic CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in t
20、he great dotcom crashes of the late 1990s eBay went from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping sites on the Internet. If you think about it, its a perfect Internet idea. All you have to do is to take an ephoto, write a description, fill out a sales form and your
21、e in business; the world is your market place. Some of the more bizarre goods up for offer have been a piece of French bread, partially eaten by Justin Timberlake, advertising space on a mans head, and a pair of used false teeth. One week later I am proud of having a clean and tidy home and110 in ca
22、sh. Someone even bought the shoe. 5What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about eBay? AIt aims to provide a free service. BIt was the idea of a high school boy. CIt has become more and more successful. DIt faced a difficult situation in the late 1990s. 6 The underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph 4 is c
23、losest in meaning to “_” ApopularBunusual CvaluableDunacceptable 7What does the author think of eBay? AShe is satisfied with it. BShe is worried about it. CShe shows no interest in it. - 5 - DShe thinks it wastes a lot of money. 8Why did the author log on to eBay? ATo sell some useless things. BTo b
24、uy shoes for her husband. CTo exchange things with other users. DTo search for things used at the office. C When you first step into a classroom, one of the first things to catch your eyeP1is usually a list of rules. However, theres one rule that you just cant help but questionP2： No electronics. In
25、 reality, the classrooms in our school have_an_aversion_to modern technology, so electronic devices (设备) such as computers and cellphones are not allowed, for they are thought to have a bad influence on childrens attention at class. However, is it possible that these devices could actually be used t
26、o improve our learning experience? As is known to us, these years we have spent so much time talking about the disadvantages of modern technology that weve failed to see their advantages in a classroom. Many people of the 80s and 90s still remember learning about history by playing the game The Oreg
27、on Trail, and many of us 2000s teenagers remember games such as Brain Age that encouraged our cognitive (认知的) development. It doesnt end with educational games, either. Take Minecraft for example. While a parent may complain (抱怨) that their child spends too much time playing the hit W1 video game, w
28、hat they probably fail to realize is that their childs brain is being enriched with information allowing creativity W2 and problemsolving. Children who play on public or local computers may also pick up on social skills. For older children, creating computer games can be a great introductionW3to cod
29、ing (编码). Many schools have begun to bring the game into their classrooms. In the end, its important that we welcome technological development in our classrooms and see the educational value in having fun. School no longer must mean sitting down for hours in front of a pictureless textbook. Instead,
30、 school can be a place where children are able to see learning as a lifelong experience. 9What does the underlined part “have an aversion to” in Paragraph 1 mean? AChange.BDislike. - 6 - CExpect.DOveruse. 10Some computer games are mentioned to show _. Aparents know little about computer games Bchild
31、ren can create better computer games Cchildren can learn from computer games Dparents only welcome educational games 11What is the authors attitude towards electronic devices? AHe is against them. BHe is in favor of them. CHe is uninterested in them. DHe is uncertain about them. 完形填空 Coffee shops ar
32、e banning laptops in a bid to stop freelance (自由职业的) workers from coming inside and taking up their tables. Small businesses which used to offer free WiFi in a bid to _1_ customers into their shops are now changing the trend in a bid to improve _2_ and social interaction. Many owners have _3_ that l
33、aptop and tablet users are camping out on tables for hours _4_ without spending much money in store. One such business, Society Cafe in Bath, _5_ headlines last month and it put up posters asking people using their free WiFi for work to be “_6_”. The stores approach was widely _7_ on social media, w
34、ith one user describing the _8_ as “polite and to the point”， and another calling it “more than _9_” Dough Lover in Brighton has _10_ a similar stance (立场), with a sign on the door _11_，“This is a laptopfree zone”. Its owner Ronke Arogundade told The Guardian that the approach was about “_12_ the ar
35、t of hospitality”. She added, “Without _13_， people have a natural time cyclethey drink their coffee, have some food, _14_ and leave. But when you open a computer you move _15_ that natural cycle and lose touch with the environment around you. One woman got very angry, but another person was absolut
36、ely _16_ and asked me all about why were doing this.” Small Talk Tearooms, in BourtonontheWater, Gloucestershire, has also _17_ - 7 - all of its WiFi, describing it as “antisocial”. Owner Chris told Gloucestershire Live, “We just cant afford it. People _18_， buy one coffee, and spend all day sat a t
37、able using the WiFi. We need customers coming in and out throughout the day to _19_. Were only a small business. Thats why we can _20_ the likes of Costa doing it, because they can afford it. Were not against that, but we wont have WiFi here.” 1A.takeBlead CbringDattract 2A.hospitalityBservice Cqual
38、ityDcommunication 3A.claimedBexplained CcomplainedDargued 4A.on endBin return Cas a resultDin despair 5A.wroteBwon CmadeDstood 6A.respectfulBconsiderate CindependentDgenerous 7A.discussedBconcerned CconsideredDpraised 8A.requestBissue CtraditionDcustom 9A.practicalBreasonable CentertainingDimaginati
39、ve 10A.supportedBemployed CadoptedDdeveloped 11A.instructingBadvising CadmittingDdeclaring 12A.recoveringBproviding CexpressingDserving 13A.tablesBstores - 8 - ClaptopsDcustomers 14A.chatBpay CquarrelDdrink 15A.withBtowards CthroughDbeyond 16A.amusedBexcited CamazedDworried 17A.openedBbanned Chidden
40、Dallowed 18A.turn upBstay up Ccall upDbreak up 19A.liveBoperate CexchangeDsurvive 20A.admitBcopy CunderstandDoppose 读后续写 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 It was 1st January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. What luck! I started by thinking of getting the bank work out of the way. The ba
41、nk person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, was, as usual, brief to my polite “Happy New Year.” He nodded like a robot and I sat in front of him. Minutes passed and nothing happened. Then very hesitantly I put my form and booklet in front of him. He was busy filling up entries in his registe
42、r (登记表). After a few minutes he took my form and from his cabinet he took out a very thick file from which he started filling in my details. I sat there wondering why we had computerized banking if we were still filling in forms and registers. After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed
43、all signs of being impatient,_I asked him if my work was done. The moment I uttered the words,_I felt as if a bomb had fallen on him. He shouted, “Nothing is done. It will take time！” Just then I saw his morning cup of tea which had been lying there for the last ten - 9 - minutes, untouched. The tea
44、 had turned almost cold while he was doing his work. Suddenly I felt what this man, who had been working at this counter for the last God knowshowmany years, must be feeling when customers like me come who are always in_a_hurry to get their work done. We do not even feel the need to be thankful for
45、being there. He must be feeling so annoyed that “here comes another person who will push me for doing his work first.” On an instinct I told him, “Sir, you please have your tea, I am not in a hurry.” This man, who I had been seeing for the last few years, suddenly looked up at me and for the first t
46、ime we had eye contacthe had never made eye_contact earlier. I saw a different person there, another human being who was as hardpressed for time as I always am. 注意： 1所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1： I saw both of us sailing in th
47、e same boat. Paragraph 2： He really touched my heart with his wise words. - 10 - 参考答案： 【单句语法填空】 1.答案：cash 2.答案：update 3.答案：database 4.答案：software 5.答案：network 6.答案：provinces 7.答案：conference 8.答案：Plus 9.答案：charity 10.答案：residents 11.答案：convenient 12.答案：inspired 13.答案：accessed 14.答案：have gone 15.答案：to
48、ughest 16.答案：surf 17.答案：benefits 18.答案：distance 【单句写作】 (1)答案：where she could talk about her problems and get help and advice from others (2)答案：charity website to raise money (3)答案：keep me company (4)答案：Now that the problem is solved (5)答案：download software, documents, and images 【阅读理解】 A: - 11 - 篇章导
49、读：本文是一篇说明文。国际互联网巨头召开会议，有识之士在会上 呼吁，要负起自己的道德责任，不再生产“绑架人的思想”的技术产品，要采取有效 措施，防止青少年对智能手机上瘾。 1.答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段 最后一句可知，谷歌等科技公司的“道德责任”是不生产“绑架人们思想”的科技 产品，也就是说，他们不再生产对年轻人有害的科技产品。 2.答案：A词义猜测题。根据第三段 第二句中的“feel addicted to their mobile devices”可知，这里的 hijack 意为“控 制”(原意为“绑架”)。 3.答案： B推理判断题。 根据最后一段 第一句可知，半岛华德福学校在教学中
50、不使用任何计算机或数字技术，这种做 法一直延续到七年级。由此判断，该校在教学中限制数码产品的使用。 4.答案： C主旨大意题。 通读全文可知， 本文介绍了一个关于数码技术的会议，与会人员呼吁，应针对青少年的数码产 品上瘾问题采取措施，保护他们的健康。 B: 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了全球最大的国际贸易电子商务平 台 eBay。 5.答案： C推理判断题。 根据第二段最 后两句可知即使在上世纪 90 年代末互联网泡沫破灭的时候，eBay 也在不断壮 大。它现在是互联网上访问量最大的 10 个在线购物网站之一，故可推断 eBay 变得越来越成功。 6.答案： B词义猜测题。 根据倒数第
