Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines.單句語(yǔ)法填空1It was the third time that he _(ask) the same question.答案：had asked2He has difficulty in sleeping these days，which makes it hard for him _(concentrate) his attention on his studies.答案：to concentrate3(2016山東濰坊期末調(diào)研)Now，where is my package?Come _Well be late for the train.答案：on4I was walking along the street _ I heard my name called.答案：when5All passengers _ board，please fasten your seat belts and remain seated when the plane is landing.答案：on6(2016陜西高三診斷考試)The scientists will make a greater _(achieve) in exploring the space.答案：achievement7Have you got enough _(evident) of his guilt to arrest him?答案：evidence8The company，_(found) in 1996，is a private stock enterprise.答案：founded9Hed be the last person _(know) about his daughters death.答案：to know10I dont believe what you have said because I dont believe _ your honesty.答案：in.閱讀理解(2016德州市4月高三二模)A new computer program is being praised as a lifechanger for blind people.The new program is known as the KNFB Reader app.It can help users listen to an audio readbackthe soundof printed material including restaurant menus to studying papers in the classroom，which will make the blind peoples life much easier.The application software program costs $99.It is the product of a long relationship between the National Federation of the Blind and Ray Kurzweil，a computer scientist and an employee of Google.One user，named Gordon Luke，said that he was able to use the app to read his voting card for the recent election.The KNFB Reader makes use of new pattern recognition and imageprocessing technology，and new hardware for smartphones.People using the app can adjust，or change the position of the camera and read printed materials out loud and that gives some people greater independence.Mr. Kurzweil started working on what he called“reading machines” in the early 1970s.The idea came after speaking with a blind person who expressed frustration with the lack of technology to assist blind people.The first reading machine was the size of a washing machine.It cost $50，000.The technology has continued to improve over the past 20 years.The new reading app can recognize and take printed material in one language and change it to another language.But it was not available on a mobile device until now.In the past，it cost more than $1，000 to use the software app with a camera and a mobile phone.【文章大意】這是一篇科技發(fā)明短文。文章主要介紹了智能手機(jī)程序?yàn)槊と藥砉饷?，改變盲人的生活?With the KNFB Reader，the blind can do the following EXCEPT_Adrawing a pictureBlearning in the schoolCreading menusDvoting in the electionA解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的第三句話It can help users listen to an audio readbackthe soundof printed material including restaurant menus to studying papers in the classroom，which will make the blind peoples life much easier.可知這種程序可幫助盲人讀菜單、學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)；又根據(jù)第二段的One user，named Gordon Luke，said that he was able to use the app to read his voting card for the recent election.可知也可幫助盲人在選舉中投票。未涉及可以畫畫。故選A。2After years of hard work，Kurzweil managed to make his reading app more_Acomplex BpracticalCexpensive DfashionableB解析：推理判斷題。complex復(fù)雜的；practical實(shí)用的；expensive昂貴的；fashionable時(shí)髦的。根據(jù)文章第一、二段可知這種新程序?qū)γと藖碚f很實(shí)用，排除A、C兩項(xiàng)。D文章沒提到。故選B。3Whats the best title of the passage?AWhat led to the invention of the first reading machineBWhy the KNFB Reader app is developedCSmartphone app gives “sight” to the blindDHow a reading app benefits all the disabledC解析：標(biāo)題歸納題。A.什么促成了第一臺(tái)閱讀機(jī)器的發(fā)明；B.KNFB閱讀軟件為什么發(fā)展；C.智能手機(jī)應(yīng)用程序給盲人帶來光明；D.一個(gè)閱讀程序怎樣利于所有的殘疾人。通讀全文可知文章主要講述這種智能手機(jī)程序?yàn)槊と藥淼囊嫣?。故選C。.完形填空(2016山東省實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)模擬)Do you check your work emails when youre on holiday? Do you call your _1_ to ask whats happening in the office even on a day off? To be _2_，I do.When I see no signal on my mobile phone in a shopping centre or no WiFi by the beach，I get _3_Yes，Im _4_ to work.Technology fuels our need to stay _5_ all the time.Portable gadgets _6_ us to work from home，_7_ from the ninetofive routine endured by our parents. _8_，they also make it more difficult for us to _9_ and recharge our“batteries”Indeed，not all _10_ want us to be connected all the time.German car maker Daimler，_11_，has offered to automatically delete emails sent to employees while theyre _12_The sender of the email receives a message asking them to get in _13_ with another employee whos on duty，or to resend the message at a later date.The response to this service is basically _14_，with 99% of the employees considering it“very good”O(jiān)ccupational psychologists have been studying workers inability to relax when _15_ duty.They found a number of people were _16_ because they were traveling with technology，which allows them to remain connected with work all the time.However，employers and employees alike are _17_ that were more productive if we get the worklife balance right.An app to deal with this problem has been created.If you are worried about spending too much time on your smartphone，this app is to _18_ your usage.The app _19_ you if you go beyond a certain limit.Perhaps we should all take some time out to consider _20_ were addicted to work，or addicted to technology，or both.Its good to switch off once in a while.【文章大意】本文是一篇議論文。由于技術(shù)的進(jìn)步，現(xiàn)代人即使在休假期間，也會(huì)利用手機(jī)等電子設(shè)備查看自己辦公室的工作情況，結(jié)果導(dǎo)致自己無(wú)法好好休息。本文論述了這種現(xiàn)象，并介紹了一種幫助解決這個(gè)問題的應(yīng)用軟件。1A.colleagues BrelativesCparents DspecialistsA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“同事”；B項(xiàng)意為“親戚”；C項(xiàng)意為“父母”；D項(xiàng)意為“專家”。根據(jù)空格后的“in the office even on a day off”可知，此處指在休假期間給同事打電話詢問公司的情況。故選A。2A.exact BcertainChonest DpositiveC解析：A項(xiàng)意為“確切的”；B項(xiàng)意為“一定的”；C項(xiàng)意為“真誠(chéng)的，誠(chéng)實(shí)的”；D項(xiàng)意為“積極的，樂觀的”。根據(jù)空格后的“I do”可知，此處指作者承認(rèn)自己會(huì)在休假期間給同事打電話詢問公司的情況。to be honest為固定短語(yǔ)，意為“說實(shí)話”。故選C。3A.excited BrelaxedCtouched DanxiousD解析：A項(xiàng)意為“激動(dòng)的”；B項(xiàng)意為“放松的”；C項(xiàng)意為“感動(dòng)的”；D項(xiàng)意為“焦慮的，不安的”。根據(jù)上文中的“call your _ to ask whats happening in the office even on a day off”可知，作者在休假期間都要打電話詢問公司的情況，那么在手機(jī)沒有信號(hào)或者沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)，無(wú)法了解公司的狀況時(shí)，自然會(huì)焦慮不安。故選D。4A.blind BaddictedCfamiliar DsimilarB解析：A項(xiàng)意為“盲的，瞎的”；B項(xiàng)意為“上癮的”；C項(xiàng)意為“熟悉的”；D項(xiàng)意為“類似的”。根據(jù)上文中的“Do you check your work emails when youre on holiday？”可知，度假時(shí)還想著公司事務(wù)的人應(yīng)該是工作狂，這與最后一段中的“were addicted to work”相呼應(yīng)。故選B。5A.devoted BdiscouragedCconnected DconfusedC解析：A項(xiàng)意為“忠誠(chéng)的”；B項(xiàng)意為“灰心的，挫敗的”；C項(xiàng)意為“有關(guān)的，有聯(lián)系的”；D項(xiàng)意為“困惑的”。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“because they were traveling with technology，which allows them to remain connected with work all the time”可知，先進(jìn)的技術(shù)能夠使人們隨時(shí)保持聯(lián)系。故選C。6A.allow BforceCpersuade DdriveA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“允許”；B項(xiàng)意為“強(qiáng)迫”；C項(xiàng)意為“勸說”；D項(xiàng)意為“驅(qū)使”。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“because they were traveling with technology，which allows them to remain connected with work all the time”可推知，便攜式電子設(shè)備使我們不在家時(shí)也能工作。故選A。7A.free BabsentCtired DfarA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“自由的”；B項(xiàng)意為“缺席的”；C項(xiàng)意為“勞累的”；D項(xiàng)意為“遠(yuǎn)的”。空格前一分句指輕巧的電子設(shè)備可以使我們隨處工作，由此結(jié)合空格后的“ninetofive routine endured by our parents”可知，此處應(yīng)指輕巧的電子設(shè)備使我們不再受朝九晚五的工作時(shí)間的限制，可以隨時(shí)工作。free from意為“免于”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選A。8A.Therefore BOtherwiseCInstead DHoweverD解析：A項(xiàng)意為“因此”；B項(xiàng)意為“否則，同樣地”；C項(xiàng)意為“反而，替代”；D項(xiàng)意為“然而”?？崭袂懊枋龅氖羌夹g(shù)的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，即電子設(shè)備使我們可以隨時(shí)隨地工作；根據(jù)空格后的“make it more difficult for us”可知，空格后描述的是輕巧的電子設(shè)備的缺點(diǎn)。故此處表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選D。9A.concentrate BcontinueCrelax DsucceedC解析：A項(xiàng)意為“集中，專心于”；B項(xiàng)意為“繼續(xù)”；C項(xiàng)意為“放松”；D項(xiàng)意為“成功”。根據(jù)上文可知，易攜帶的電子設(shè)備使我們隨時(shí)隨地都可以工作，但同時(shí)也讓我們很難放松自己，給自己充電，此處與倒數(shù)第三段第一句中的“workers inability to relax”相呼應(yīng)。故選C。10A.friends BemployersCcustomers DassistantsB解析：A項(xiàng)意為“朋友”；B項(xiàng)意為“雇主，老板”；C項(xiàng)意為“顧客”；D項(xiàng)意為“助手”。根據(jù)下文中的German car maker，以及與下文中的“delete emails sent to employees”形成呼應(yīng)可知，此處指公司老板。故選B。11A.for example Bor ratherCto make it worse Djust in caseA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“譬如，例如”；B項(xiàng)意為“更確切地說”；C項(xiàng)意為“更糟的是”；D項(xiàng)意為“以防萬(wàn)一”。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處列舉德國(guó)的一家汽車制造商Daimler的例子，對(duì)作者的觀點(diǎn)“不是所有的公司老板都希望自己的員工能夠隨時(shí)聯(lián)系上”進(jìn)行解釋說明。故選A。12A.in charge Bon holidayCwithin reach Dat workB解析：A項(xiàng)意為“掌管”；B項(xiàng)意為“度假”；C項(xiàng)意為“夠得著，觸手可及”；D項(xiàng)意為“工作中”。與第一段第一句“Do you check your work emails when youre on holiday？”相呼應(yīng)，由此結(jié)合下一句中的“The sender of the email.get in_with another employee whos on duty”可知，這個(gè)公司會(huì)自動(dòng)刪除發(fā)給正在度假的員工的郵件。故選B。13A.touch BtroubleCline DeffectA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“聯(lián)系”；B項(xiàng)意為“麻煩”，C項(xiàng)意為“線”；D項(xiàng)意為“影響”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這家公司會(huì)自動(dòng)刪除發(fā)給正在度假的員工的郵件。發(fā)郵件的人會(huì)收到一條信息，要求他與另外一名正在值班的員工聯(lián)系。get in touch with sb.為固定搭配，意為“與某人取得聯(lián)系”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選A。14A.special BcasualCpopular DpositiveD解析：A項(xiàng)意為“特別的”；B項(xiàng)意為“隨便的，偶然的”；C項(xiàng)意為“流行的，受歡迎的”；D項(xiàng)意為“表示贊同的，擁護(hù)的”。根據(jù)空格后的“with 99% of the employees considering itvery good”可知，總的來說，雇員們對(duì)這項(xiàng)服務(wù)是贊同的。故選D。15A.on BoffCwith DatB解析：A項(xiàng)意為“在上面”；B項(xiàng)意為“離開，從(某處)落下”；C項(xiàng)意為“和”；D項(xiàng)意為“在(某處)，在(某時(shí)間或時(shí)刻)”。根據(jù)空格前的“to relax”可知，此處應(yīng)指休假，不值班的時(shí)候。off duty意為“下班，不值班”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。16A.cut off Bsettled downCburnt out Dput awayC解析：A項(xiàng)意為“切斷”；B項(xiàng)意為“定居”；C項(xiàng)意為“耗盡體力，累垮”；D項(xiàng)意為“放好，儲(chǔ)存”。根據(jù)上句中的“inability to relax”和空格后的“because they were traveling with technology，which allows them to remain connected with work all the time”可推知，員工在下班或休假期間，也一直處于工作狀態(tài)中，無(wú)法好好休息，精力會(huì)被耗盡。故選C。17A.pretending BrealizingCquestioning DblamingB解析：A項(xiàng)意為“假裝”；B項(xiàng)意為“認(rèn)識(shí)到，理解，領(lǐng)會(huì)”；C項(xiàng)意為“質(zhì)疑，疑問”，D項(xiàng)意為“責(zé)怪，埋怨”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指勞資雙方都認(rèn)識(shí)到適當(dāng)?shù)男菹?huì)讓員工更有創(chuàng)造力這個(gè)道理。故選B。18A.complete BruinCcontrol DimproveC解析：A項(xiàng)意為“完成”；B項(xiàng)意為“毀掉”；C項(xiàng)意為“控制”；D項(xiàng)意為“改善，提高”。根據(jù)上一句“An app to deal with this problem has been created.”可推知，當(dāng)過度使用手機(jī)時(shí)，這個(gè)應(yīng)用軟件就會(huì)有所應(yīng)對(duì)，即控制你使用手機(jī)的時(shí)間。故選C。19A.recognizes BamusesCconfirms DwarnsD解析：A項(xiàng)意為“認(rèn)出”；B項(xiàng)意為“娛樂，使人發(fā)笑”；C項(xiàng)意為“確認(rèn)”；D項(xiàng)意為“警告”。根據(jù)空格后的“if you go beyond a certain limit”可推知，當(dāng)使用手機(jī)的時(shí)間超過某個(gè)限制值時(shí)，這款應(yīng)用軟件就會(huì)發(fā)出警告。故選D。20A.that BwhetherCwhen DwhereB解析：與下文中的“or”呼應(yīng)可知，此處表示選擇，指我們應(yīng)花點(diǎn)時(shí)間好好想想我們到底是對(duì)工作上癮，還是對(duì)技術(shù)著迷，或者兩者都有。whether.or.為固定搭配，意為“是還是”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。.語(yǔ)法填空(2016河南省實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)質(zhì)檢)There are two factors 1._(determine) an individuals intelligence.The first is the sort of brain he is born 2._.Human brains differ considerably，some being more capable than others.3._ however good a brain he has to begin with，an individual will have a low intelligence unless he has 4._(opportunity) to learn.So the second factor is what happens to the individualthe sort of environment 5._ he is brought up.If an individual is handicapped(受阻礙) environmentally，it is 6._(like) that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individuals intelligence can be shown by 7._ case of the twins，Peter and Mark.When the twins were three months old，8._ parents died，and they were placed in separate foster homes.Peter was brought up by parents of low intelligence with poor educational opportunities.Mark was educated in the home of welltodo parents who 9._(be) to college.This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens，when they 10._(give) tests to measure their intelligence.Marks IQ.was 125，twentyfive points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his twin brother.【文章大意】本文是一篇科普說明文。人的智力跟兩種因素有關(guān)：天生的大腦、后天的成長(zhǎng)環(huán)境。后者尤為重要，沒有它，大腦便得不到開發(fā)。1determining解析：考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格處修飾前面的名詞“factors”，該名詞和determine之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系。故填determining。2with解析：考查介詞。be born with為固定搭配，意為“天生的”。句意為：第一個(gè)因素是天生的大腦。故填with。3But解析：考查連詞。分析空格處前后句的句意可知，前后句之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故填but。注意首字母大寫。4opportunities解析：考查名詞單復(fù)數(shù)。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，人生學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會(huì)肯定不止一次。故填opportunity的復(fù)數(shù)形式。5where解析：考查定語(yǔ)從句。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句為定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞為“environment”，在從句中作狀語(yǔ)。故填where引導(dǎo)該定語(yǔ)從句。6likely解析：考查形容詞。It is likely that.為固定句型，意為“很有可能”。故填likely。7the解析：考查冠詞。根據(jù)該句句意可知，這里特指Peter和Mark這對(duì)雙胞胎的案例。故填定冠詞the。8their解析：考查人稱代詞。根據(jù)該句從句中的主語(yǔ)“the twins”可知，parents是這對(duì)雙胞胎的父母。故填their。9had been解析：考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)主句中的“was educated”可知，Mark接受教育發(fā)生在過去；由語(yǔ)境可知，他的養(yǎng)父母接受教育發(fā)生在Mark接受教育之前。故用過去完成時(shí)。故填had been。10were given解析：考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語(yǔ)態(tài)?？崭袂暗摹皌hey”代指“the twins”，和動(dòng)詞give之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系。故用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)；全文講述的是過去的事，故用一般過去時(shí)。故填were given。