Unit20 Warm-up & Lesson 1 Futurology—Pre-reading课时练习(含答案)
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1、Warm-up & Lesson 1 FuturologyPre-reading .阅读理解 A Joy Mangano was 33 and divorced.She had three kids under age 7,and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress.“There were times when I would lie in bed and think,I dont know how Im going to pay th
2、at bill,” Mangano says. But she had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing.She knew how hard it was to mop the floor.“I was tired of bending down,putting my hands in dirty water,wringing(拧) out a mop,” Mangano says.“So,there s gotta be a better way.” How about a “self-wringing” mop? She desi
3、gned a special tool you could twist in two directions at once,and still keep your hands clean and dry.She set out to sell it,first a few at flea markets. Then Mangano met with the media.But would couch potatoes buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than certain.They gave it a try,and it fa
4、iled.Mangano was sure it would sell if theyd let her do the on-camera display.She said,“Get me on that stage,and I will sell this mop because its a great item.” So QVC,a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping,took a chance on her.“I got on stage and the phones went crazy.W
5、e sold every mop in minutes.” Today shes president of Ingenious Designs,a multimillion-dollar company,and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network.Talking about the household invention, Mangano says, “It is as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child.” 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。J
6、oy Mangano 这位单亲妈妈虽然生活很艰辛,但她凭借着自 己的聪明和努力,发明了备受欢迎的自拧水拖把。如今她已是一家拥有数百万美元资产公司 的总裁。 1What is the first paragraph mainly about? AManganos small home. BManganos work experience. CManganos unhappy marriage. DManganos hard living conditions. 答案 D 解析 段落大意题。通读第一段可知,本段讲述的是 Mangano 艰苦的生活状况。故选 D。 2The mop can be s
7、old successfully with the help of . AHSN BQVC Ccouch potatoes Dexperts on shopping TV 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“So QVC,a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping,took a chance on her.I got on stage and the phones went crazy.We sold every mop in minutes.”可知,在 QVC 的帮助下,拖把被成功地卖出。故选
8、 B。 3What does Mangano think of her invention? ASpecial. BNormal. CDissatisfied. DUnbelievable. 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“Talking about the household invention,Mangano says,It is as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child.”可知,她认为她的 发明很平常。故选 B。 4What can we learn from the text?
9、AHSN is an Internet organization that helps such women in trouble as Mangano. BThe experts on shopping TV were confident about Manganos mop. CMangano got the idea of self-wringing mop from her own experience. DMangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family. 答案 C 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I
10、was tired of bending down,putting my hands in dirty water, wringing (拧) out a mop, Mangano says.So, theres gotta be a better way.”可知, Mangano 从自己的经验中得到了发明自拧水拖把的想法。故选 C。 B Most airlines go all out to ensure their passengers have the best possible flight experience.Now,Europes low-budget airline,easyJ
11、et,wants to extend the positive experience beyond the plane ride with “Sneakairs”smart shoes that allow visitors to explore new cities and towns without ever looking at a map. To transform Sneakairs from an ordinary shoe to a tour guide,all the wearer has to do is enter his or her desired destinatio
12、n into the easyJet smartphone app.A built-in GPS will determine the wearers starting location while the Google Maps navigation(导航) tool will help chart the best route.Whenever a change of direction is necessary,the app will communicate with the appropriate shoe via the Bluetooth and cause it to vibr
13、ate(振动) For example, if the wearer needs to turn right, he or she will feel the sensation in the right shoe.Should the user miss the turn,the smart shoes will both vibrate at the same time,reminding him or her to change course. Visitors that wander off the suggested path or decide to take a break fo
14、r a cup of coffee or a meal have nothing to worry about.The smart app will automatically determine the new location and chart out a new route. Once the desired destination is reached,Sneakairs will vibrate three times to inform the user of the arrival and then go back to being ordinary shoesuntil th
15、eir navigation services are needed again! Sneakairs is certainly not the first navigation shoe in the market.However,easyJet is the first airline to offer them to passengers just as they are about to land in an unknown city.However, before Sneakairs can go mainstream, the easyJet team still needs to
16、 make some adjustments.Among the challenges that need to be addressed is the smart shoes three-hour battery life,which is hardly enough for a tourist to catch all the delights a new city or town has to offer! 语篇解读 本文介绍了 easyJet 航空公司发布的一款名为 Sneakairs 的智能运动鞋,它能够为 用户选择、规划路线,以帮助用户在陌生的城市尽情游玩。 5The airlin
17、e easyJet designed Sneakairs in order to . Ahelp people exercise with better shoes Battract more people to choose easyJet Cmake sure their passengers have the best possible flight experience Dprovide passengers with further pleasant experience besides their flight 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知,easyJet 航空
18、公司设计 Sneakairs 是为了在飞行 之外进一步为乘客提供愉快的体验。故选 D。 6What does the author mainly talk about in Paragraph 2? AHow Sneakairs works. BHow visitors choose routes. CHow users avoid getting lost. DWhat users should pay attention to. 答案 A 解析 段落大意题。通读第二段可知,本段讲述了 Sneakairs 是怎样通过内置 GPS 及手机蓝 牙实现导航的, 以及怎样通过震动提醒用户的,由此可知
19、第二段是介绍 Sneakairs 是怎样运作 的。故选 A。 7What might easyJet do to improve its smart shoes? ABring down their cost. BAdd more functions. CDevelop more types. DMake the battery last longer. 答案 D 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,这款智能运动鞋的一个缺点就是电池使用 时间短,所以 easyJet 为了改善它的智能鞋要确保电池能持续更长的时间。故选 D。 8Where does this text probably
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