Unit4 Information technology Reading Club 同步一练 （2020）新北师大版高中英语必修第二册.doc

1、Unit4 Information technology Section B Reading Club一、完成句子1.Bad eating habits (对健康有害).2.His explanation (使人学起来容易了).3.We had better (把我们的精力集中在有意义的事情上).4.(无论你说了什么),I dont think it is so important now.二、阅读理解AIf you think that Internet shopping on a Sunday gets you the best deals，then think again.Tuesday

2、 is actually the best day of the week if you want to grab a bargain，according to an exhaustive analysis of online shopping.Thursday is the second best day followed by Fridaybut Sunday is when you are least likely to make a saving.The study also looked at months and found that the preChristmas rush i

3、n November is when there are most bargains around on the weband not the January sales.US retailer(零售商) reporting service Sum All examined 3，000 companies and half a billion transactions(交易) as part of its report.It worked out the average discount(折扣) offered to consumers on each day of the week and

4、over different times of the year.The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.81 percent，followed by Thursday on 4.80 percent.In third place was Friday at 4.65 percent，then Wednesday at 4.13 percent and Monday at 4.11 percent.Only the foolish would shop on a Saturday where the discounts

5、 were typically 3.84 percentand Sunday was the worst with 3.37 percent.The analysis by month is even more surprising as most people think that waiting until the postChristmas sales would yield the biggest discounts.In fact，November is when you will get the largest savings at 5.99 percent on average.

6、January came in second at 4.95 percent，followed by May at 4.50 percent.The worst month to buy online was March where you could expect to save just 2.76 percent.Consumers and experts have been speculating for years about the best time to shop online.Booking a flight has almost become a science with s

7、ome claiming that buying six weeks before you travel guarantees you the best price.However，a recent analysis by the US Airlines Reporting Commission found that was not actually the case.Not only did the sixweek window fail to pile up，in some cases the best fares were on sale as long as 24 weeks befo

8、re departure.The ARC said that booking well in advance is best advised for busy routes or long haul flights(长途航班)，as the price only tends to go up.1If a buyer wants to buy cheap goods online，hed better go to the shop on _ATuesdayBThursdayCFriday DSunday2Most web sellers often provide bargain on the

9、web _.Aafter New Years DayBduring Valentines DayCon Mothers DayDbefore Christmas3Which of the following statements is True according to the third paragraph?AThe best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.8 percent.BIn third place was Thursday where savings were 4.65 percent.CSunday where

10、the discounts were 3.37 percent was the worst.DCustomers can get the best savings on Saturday.4What is the meaning of the underlined word “speculating” in the fifth paragraph?AQuarrelling.BObjecting.CSearching.DConsidering.BTeenagers are damaging their health by not getting enough sleep because they

11、 are distracted(分散) by electronic products in their bedrooms，according to a survey.UK advice body The Sleep Council said “junk sleep” could rival(比得上) the consumption of unhealthy junk food as a major lifestyle issue for parents of teenage children.It brings no less harm than junk food to ones healt

12、h.Its survey of 1，000 teenagers aged 12 to 16 found that 30 percent managed just 4 to 7 hours of sleep as opposed to(形成对照) the recommended 8 or 9 hours by the experts.Almost a quarter said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV，listening to music or using other electronic products.

13、“This is an extremely worrying situation，” said Dr.Chris Idzikowski of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre.“What we are seeing is the appearance of junk sleepthat is sleep which is of neither the length nor quality that it should be in order to feed the brain with the rest it needs to perform properly at sch

14、ool.”Nearly all the teenagers had a phone，music system or TV in their bedroom，with around twothirds possessing all three.Almost one in five of the teenage boys said the quality of their sleep had been impacted by leaving their TVs or computers on.The survey also found that 40 percent of teenagers fe

15、lt tired each day，with girls aged 15 to 16 doing the worst.However，just 11 percent said they were bothered by the lack or bad quality of sleep.“Im surprised that so few teenagers make the link between getting enough good quality sleep and how they feel during the day，” Idzikowski said.“Teenagers nee

16、d to wake up to the fact to feel well，perform well and look well; they need to do something about their sleep.”5According to the experts，teenagers should sleep _ every night.A4 to 7 hoursB8 or 9 hoursC6 or 7 hoursD7 or 8 hours6Which of the following is NOT true about “junk sleep”？AIts a kind of slee

17、p with poor quality.BIts a kind of sleep with shorter hours.CIts mainly caused by the electronic products in the bedroom.DIts not as harmful as junk food to ones health.7The underlined word “impacted” in Paragraph 4 can probably be replaced by “_”AimprovedBdestroyedCaffectedDinspired8It can be infer

18、red from the passage that Dr.Chris Idzikowski is very _ about the present situation.AworriedBsatisfiedCangryDdisappointed三、语篇填空A new interactive robot,was shown by the University of Science and Technology of China(USTC) in Hefei,capital of east Chinas Anhui Province.Her name is Jiajia and she looks

19、very much 1.a real woman.“Hello everyone,ImJiajia.Welcome!”the eye-catching robot said as it 2.(greet) the audience at the universitys multi-media centre.Jiajia3.(develop) by a robot research and development team at the USTC,4.also developed the model service robot “Kejia”.It took the team three yea

20、rs 5.(research) and develop this new-generation interactive robot,which can speak,show micro-expressions,move its lips,and move its body,according to a team 6.(direct),Chen Xiaoping.7.(compare) to previous interactive robots,Jiajias eyeballs roll naturally and its speech is in sync(协调的) with its lip

21、 movements,in addition 8.her human-like form,Chen said.“We hope to develop the robot so it has deep learning abilities.We will add facial expression recognition and make it interact more 9.(deep) with people,”said Chen.Chen said he hoped Jiajia10.(become) a wise “robot goddess”.He also said that Jia

22、jia was “priceless” and the team would not consider mass production yet.一、完成句子1.do harm to/are harmful to health2.makes it easy to learn3.concentrate/focus our energy on meaningful things4.No matter what youve said二、阅读理解1.A推理判断题。根据文中第一段前两句叙述可知选A。2.D细节理解题。根据第二段“The study also looked at months and fou

23、nd that the preChristmas rush in November is when there are most bargains around on the weband not the January sales.”一句可知D正确。3.C推理判断题。根据第三段所列数据可知周日的折扣最低。4.C词义猜测题。根据后面提到的“最佳网上购物时间”可知应该是“寻找”。5.B细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Its survey of 1，000 teenagers aged 12 to 16 found that 30 percent managed just 4 to 7 hours

24、of sleep as opposed to the recommended 8 or 9 hours by the experts.”可知，专家建议青少年的睡眠时间是8或9小时。6.D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“It brings no less harm than junk food to ones health.”可知，“垃圾睡眠”给人带来的危害不亚于垃圾食品，故选D项。7.C词义猜测题。根据画线词前后的内容可知，这句话的意思是“有接近五分之一的男生说他们的睡眠受到开着的电视机或电脑的影响”，故答案为C项。8.A推理判断题。根据第三和第五两段中Dr.Chris Idzikowski说的话，很容易判断出他对目前的情况是非常担心的。三、语篇填空1.like2.greeted3.was developed4.which5.to research6.director7.Compared8.to9.deeply10.would become第10页（共10页）