1、GrammarFuture Perfect,Future Continuous & Pronouns 基础巩固 .单句语法填空 1By the end of this year,I will have saved(save) enough money for a holiday. 2Im sure that he will be updating(update) his computer software system by this time tomorrow. 3I have been studying here for four years and by next summer I wi
2、ll have graduated(graduate) 4I hope her health will have improved (improve) greatly by the time we come back next year. 5I hope that they will have repaired(repair) the road by the end of next week. 6I am sure he will have settled(settle) the difficulties before you arrive there. 7At 800 this evenin
3、g I will be downloading(download) some information for my essay. 8What he witnessed in China aroused much interest among his countrymen. 9 Chinese regard eating as an art, which is a comprehensive combination of sight, smell, touch, taste and even sound. 10Pregnant women,for example,should cautiousl
4、y limit their(they) intake of coffee. .单句改错(每小题仅有 1 处错误) 11By the end of next summer,Elizabeth will have worked here for ten years. 12I hope you will have got the instructions ready before I come tomorrow. 13There are a great many apples in the box and you can get it one. 14When you come tonight at
5、eight oclock,I will be reviewed reviewing my lessons. 15By the time Juan gets home,his aunt will have leaving left for Puerto Rico. .完成句子 16By the end of this month,he will have finished his survey report. 到这个月底,他将完成他的调查报告。 17All the machines will have been repaired by the end of the following week.
6、 到下周末所有机器将已经修好了。 18The weather report says that it will be raining when we get to London. 天气预报说,当我们到达伦敦时会正在下雨。 19The old couple will have been married for 40 years by the end of this week. 到本周末这对老夫妇结婚就有 40 年了。 20I will be taking an exam this time next week. 下周这个时候我将在参加考试。 能力提升 .阅读理解 There are a lot
7、of reasons why people calling 911 might not be able to tell operators which floor theyre on in a high- rise building.They could be injured or simply confused.Yet precious minutes are wasted when emergency personnel have to search a building to find a person in need.With a new app called Sensory,emer
8、gency responders soon may be able to use a callers smartphone to locate his exact position in a building. Columbia University researchers William Falcon and Henning Schulzrinne created Sensory using a two- step process.First,they used all existing smartphone features that help narrow down a callers
9、location.All iPhones produced after 2014 already include GPS and altimeter(测高仪) that can help emergency responders determine if a person is outdoors or inside a building.But when it comes to tall buildings, just knowing a persons altitude may not be enough, because the distance between floors change
10、s from one building to another. So Falcon and Schulzrinne analysed the plans of figuring out the average distance between floors in residential(住宅的) buildings and office buildings among more than 1,000 buildings in New York City.They tested their app in 63 experiments in five high- rise buildings an
11、d found that it could find a callers location within two floors with about a 91 percent accuracy. In a survey conducted by Find Me 911 this year,dispatchers(调度员)said that they regularly received calls from people in need who often couldnt share their location.They sometimes accidentally give the wro
12、ng address or floor number.Some callers are too young to know their address.Dispatchers also received calls from those who are deaf or have hearing problems and they often couldnt hear the operators questions. The new Sensory app could help shave precious minutes off the time it takes first responde
13、rs to get to those calling for help.And it could make the difference between life and death. 语篇解读 本文主要讲了哥伦比亚大学的两位研究人员发明了一个新的应用程序 Sensory, 通 过这个应用程序,急救人员很快就可以使用呼救者智能手机来确定他的确切位置,这样就减 少了赶往呼救者所在位置的时间。 21The new app Sensory can be used to . Aprovide emergency measures Bspeed the connection to 911 Clocate
14、 emergency callers accurately Dimprove the function of smartphones 答案 C 解析 细节理解题。由文中第一段的最后一句“With a new app called Sensory,emergency responders soon may be able to use a callers smartphone to locate his exact position in a building.”可知,通过这个应用程序,人们可以准确地确定呼救者的位置,故 C 选项正确。 22What can the Sensorys first
15、 step help emergency responders do? AMake use of a smartphones sensors. BDetect whether a caller is indoors. CCombine GPS and signal strength. DHelp callers speak clearly and accurately. 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。由第二段中的“First,they used all existing smartphone features that help narrow down a callers location.Al
16、l iPhones produced after 2014 already include GPS and altimeter(测高仪) that can help emergency responders determine if a person is outdoors or inside a building.”可知,这个应用程序可以帮助急救人员确定呼救者是否在室内。故 B 选项正确。 23What does Paragraph 4 really want to tell us? AThe reasons for failing to get exact location. BThe b
17、asic information about emergencies. CThe potential danger of failing to rescue. DThe different kinds of emergency callers. 答案 A 解析 段落大意题。第四段主要讲了没能获得确切位置的原因,包括给出错误的地址或者楼 层号,听力不好的呼救者等。故 A 选项正确。 24What is the authors attitude to the new app? ASkeptical. BSupportive. CUnconcerned. DOpposed. 答案 B 解析 观点态度
18、题。根据最后一段内容可知,作者认为这个应用程序很有用处,甚至在生死 之间也起着重要的作用,所以他对这个应用程序的态度是支持的。故 B 选项正确。 .完形填空 At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me.For example,when I was 12,I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my 25 for the summer.My mom was extremely 26 about it.She kept telling me how
19、things were different there,to always put on sunscreen, not to 27 away from my grandmother, and other 28 .But despite her 29 , she let me go. As I moved into my teens,she continued to give me 30 to grow and learn.When I reached my senior year,I found that I 31 from my peers.While many of them wanted
20、 to be 32 home, I couldnt wait to be 33 in the world on my own.I had been looking forward to this 34 for longer than I could remember.And 35 ,while my mom was not happy,she was supportive.Sure, sometimes she would nag(唠叨) me about certain choices I had made, but for the most part she did not stand 3
21、6 my way. I realized that she actually trusts me,which 37 a lot.Most of my life,I tried to 38 my mother.I knew she expected 39 but the best from me.Sometimes it was 40 to live up to her standards:getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad 41 I knew she wanted me to have all As. I kn
22、ow that her high standards have helped me 42 on whats important,like education.I am thankful for her 43 and involvement in my life.She is the strongest woman I know and thats why I have 44 out so strong and independent. 语篇解读 作者的母亲一直都在为作者担心,但是,她并没有因为担心而过多地干预作者的 决定。相反,母亲支持作者,并对作者抱有很高的期望。 25A.friend Bg
23、randmother Cfather Dteacher 答案 B 解析 根据下文中的“not to away from my grandmother”可知, 我独自一人去波多 黎各同祖母住在一起。friend 朋友;grandmother 祖母;father 父亲;teacher 老师。 26A.excited Bdisappointed Ccurious Dnervous 答案 D 解析 根据空后的“She kept telling me how things were different there”及常识可知,我的母 亲对此非常紧张。excited 激动的;disappointed 失望
24、的;curious 好奇的;nervous 紧张的。 27A.wander Btake Cbreak Dlive 答案 A 解析 此处表示不要离开我的祖母。wander away from 离开,是固定短语。 28A.threats Bwarnings Cquestions Dcharges 答案 B 解析 “to always put on sunscreen, not to away from my grandmother”是母亲的警告, 所以 and 后面应为“其他的警告”。threat 威胁;warning 警告;question 问题;charge 费用。 29A.understan
25、ding Btrust Cworries Dconsideration 答案 C 解析 由上文“My mom was extremely about it.”可知,尽管她很担心,但是还是让 我去了。understanding 理解;trust 信任;worry 担心;consideration 考虑。 30A.time Bmoney Cspace Dadmission 答案 C 解析 进入青少年时期后,她继续给我学习和成长的空间。time 时间;money 金钱;space 空间;admission 承认,入场费。 31A.differed Bseparated Clearned Dheard
26、 答案 A 解析 由下文中的“While many of them wanted to be home,I couldnt wait to be in the world on my own.”可知, 我发现我和我的同龄人不同。 differ 不同; separate 分开; learn 学会;hear 听到。 32A.away from Baccustomed to Cclose to Dabsent from 答案 C 解析 由下文中的“I couldnt wait to be in the world on my own.”可知,他们中的 许多人想要在家附近。be away from 远
27、离;be accustomed to 习惯于;be close to 在附近;be absent from 缺席。 33A.out Boff Cup Dback 答案 A 解析 我等不及想要去外面的世界看看。out 外面的。 34A.gift Bdifference Cfriendship Dchance 答案 D 解析 我期待这次机会很久了。gift 礼物;difference 不同;friendship 友谊;chance 机会。 35A.worse still Babove all Con the contrary Donce again 答案 D 解析 再一次,我的母亲虽然不高兴,但还
28、是支持我。worse still 更糟的是;above all 最重要 的是;on the contrary 正相反;once again 再一次。 36A.on Bin Cbelow Dby 答案 B 解析 但是多半她不会阻拦我。stand in ones way 妨碍某人,是固定短语。 37A.gains Bmeans Cimproves Dchanges 答案 B 解析 我意识到事实上她相信我,这意味着许多。gain 获得;mean 意味着;improve 提高; change 改变。 38A.impress Baffect Cadmire Dcontrol 答案 A 解析 我尽力给母亲
29、留下深刻的印象。impress sb.给某人留下深刻印象,符合语境。affect 影 响;admire 钦佩;control 控制。 39A.anything Beverything Cnothing Dsomething 答案 C 解析 我知道她只是盼望我成为最好的。nothing but 只是,为固定短语。 40A.easy Bimpossible Chard Dunnecessary 答案 C 解析 由空后的“getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad I knew she wanted me to have a
30、ll As”可知,有时候做到她的标准很难。easy 容易的;impossible 不 可能的;hard 困难的;unnecessary 不必要的。 41A.because Balthough Cso Dunless 答案 A 解析 在我的成绩单上, 得一个 B 会让我感觉很糟糕, 因为我知道她想让我全部得 A。 because 因为;although 尽管;so 所以;unless 除非。 42A.count Bfocus Cbase Dlook 答案 B 解析 我知道她的高标准帮助我专注于重要的事情。focus on 集中于。 43A.selfishness Bkindness Cadvic
31、e Dsupport 答案 D 解析 由上文中的“she was supportive”可知,我感谢她的支持。selfishness 自私;kindness 仁慈;advice 建议;support 支持。 44A.made Bworked Ccame Dturned 答案 D 解析 她是我所知道的最坚强的女士,那就是我会变得这么坚强和独立的原因。turn out 结果 是,是固定短语。 .微写作 写作素材 (关于职业选择) 1王先生在一家公司上班,这家公司不久将被一家外国公司接管。 2他处于两难的境地,不知道是走还是留。 3他试着弄清楚目前的形势,但是仍有许多问题有待解决。 4他意识到现在到
32、了他做出决定的时候了,否则可能造成难以弥补的损失。 提示:黑体部分用本单元词汇表达,并且请使用宾语从句、定语从句以及非谓语动词作状语 等结构。 连句成篇 (将以上句子连成一篇 50 词左右的英语短文) Mr Wang works in a company, which will soon be taken over by a foreign company.He is in a dilemma,wondering whether he should leave or stay.He tries figuring out the present situations, but many questions remain to be settled.He is aware that it is high time to make a decision, otherwise it may cause a loss that is difficult to make up for.