Unit 2 Robots一、閱讀理解。At present we spend a lot of time on our mobile devices these days and automakers have taken notes, rolling out connected cars that make it easy to do nearly everything from your phone. “We all enjoy those kinds of experiences where you want something and by the push of a button everything gets taken care of for you. You dont have to go here and there and piece a bunch of things together by yourself. ”Ford recently introduced FordPass, a mobile platform that lets car owners access services like finding and paying for a parking spot. “Heres the details of what charges will be in sign, and then I submit (點擊接受), and then I receive a QRphoto allowing me entry access to that parking location. ”O(jiān)ver at Buick, the OnStar RemoteLink app connects owners to their cars no matter how faraway they are. “This car in Detroit, I could start from here in New York. Or let us say I have the only key to it and my wife in Detroit needs to get in the car, I can unlock it for her from here. ”The feature harnesses the cars 4G LTE connectivity (連接性). Up to seven mobile devices can connect to it at any given time. “We want people to feel as if they are at home within the car, which a lot of people want to be in just for the driving experience, now they can be in there as well, the passengers can be in there as well for the connectivity experience. ”But what does that connectivity mean for your privacy? “It is important to have personal information to create that individualized, personalized experience, but certainly it will be a customers option. ”For certain consumers, it may not even be an issue. “There certainly is a factor where a younger consumer is much more fortable giving up a lot more privacy and data than an older consumer is, and more likely than not, you are going to see a similar behavior to how they handle their personal privacy within the vehicle. ”Considering how capable our mobile devices have bee, perhaps the only question left to answer is: “Whos driving? ”【文章大意】由于移動設備的廣泛應用, 制造商推出了裝配有車載移動設備的轎車, 進而可從事由智能手機發(fā)出指令的動作。1. Which of the following helps the owner to unlock his car faraway? A. QRphoto. B. FordPass, a mobile platform. C. The Internet. D. OnStar RemoteLink app. 【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句可知A項是指允許車主進入停車位置、短文沒提到C項, 因此A、C兩項都不正確。根據(jù)第四段可知B項是尋找停車場和支付停車費用的移動平臺, 也不正確。根據(jù)第六、七段可知D項是遠程控制車輛的軟件, 因此D項正確。2. What does the underlined phrase “rolling out” mean? A. Moving by rolling. B. Leaving. C. Bringing out. D. Running. 【解析】選C。詞義猜測題。四個選項的語義分別是: A. 滾動; B. 離開; C. 推出, 生產(chǎn)出; D. 奔跑。根據(jù)劃線詞組前后句意可知, 只有C項“推出, 生產(chǎn)出”, 符合題意。3. Connected cars in the passage refer to those _. A. where the drivers and passengers can do everything through their phonesB. equipped with mobile devices through which to keep you connectedC. equipped with FordPass connecting connects owners to their carsD. equipped with OnStar RemoteLink app helping their owners to find and pay a parking spot【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文可知connected cars指的是裝配有移動設備的轎車, 這樣的轎車不僅使你在車內(nèi)與外界保持聯(lián)系, 也可使車主遠程與轎車保持聯(lián)系。因此B項正確。4. Judging from the last paragraph, we can conclude that mobile devices installed in cars _. A. are quite capable to do everything except drivingB. can do almost everything, let alone driveC. are so capable that they are able to driveD. are so capable that they might drive soon【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文最后一句可知: 鑒于車載移動設備功能如此強大, 唯一待回答的問題是誰在駕駛轎車(是人還是移動設備)? 故D正確。二、單句語法填空1The father wanted _ (leave) alone to enjoy some peace and quiet.答案：to be leftleave . alone “讓一個人待著；不管；別惹。”2All the neighbours on the street were _ (alarm) at the news that a little boy was killed in the fire.答案：alarmedalarmed為形容詞“害怕的；擔心的”，用于描述人的心理特征。3Was he in favour _ the plan put forward at the meeting?答案：ofin favour of “贊成；支持”。4I envy you _ (have) such a good friend!答案：havingenvy sb. sth./doing sth. “忌妒/羨慕某人某物/做某事”。5We desired that you _ (have) a rest. 答案：(should) have desire that . “希望”，該that從句中謂語動詞應用(should)動詞原形，故填(should) have。6Marriages based on money rather than love are bound _ (end) in divorce sooner or later.答案：to endbe bound to do “一定做”。7After living in Hangzhou for five years, she has developed quite an _ (affect) for the city.答案：affection冠詞an后應用名詞。affection為名詞“喜愛；感情”。8_ (acpany) by his wife, he has recovered from the operation soon.答案：Acpaniedacpany與句子主語he之間為被動關系，故應填過去分詞作狀語。9The meeting _ (hold) tomorrow is very important.答案：to be held不定式作后置定語修飾meeting, 表示將來的動作，故用不定式。且hold與meeting之間為被動關系，故應填不定式的被動形式。10If you _ (obey) the law, you will be punished.答案：disobey由句子結構和語境可知，此處填表示否定含義的動詞作謂語。disobey “不服從；違抗”。由“主將從現(xiàn)”原則可知，用一般現(xiàn)在時。三、完形填空。Jake Olson lost his left eye when he was eight months old because of a born cancer. _1_ it was controlled through treatments, it reappeared and _2_ the loss of his right eye. But after years of cheering for his favorite football team, Jake has _3_ the impossible dream. Hes now a part of the team, despite his total _4_， playing the game not based on sight but on _5_.Being a _6_ fan of the USC Trojans, one of Jakes last _7_ before he lost his eye was to watch the team play at Notre Dame. His strong liking for the sport didnt go _8_ former USC coach Pete reached the boy, inviting him to meet the _9_.Inspired by those players, Jake hoped to be _10_ in his schools football team. At first he didnt think he would be of any real _11_， but when he heard peoples cheers for football players, his love for football strengthened. So Jake _12_ the coach, asking to join the team. The coach told him to _13_ the next season. So Jake spent his time practicing hard. _14_， he became a starter on the team in the next season. Having made his high school football team, it didnt seem too _15_ to do the same in college. Coach Steve agreed that Jake _16_ the requirements of the team. So Jakes dream came true. _17_ football, Jake is also a motivational speaker. “I went into football with the thought that I had nothing to _18_ ，” Jake said, “I really had no fear. Going through _19_ in life does make you stronger. Lifes unfair, but its _20_ me not to give up and keep fighting.” 【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。Jake Olson雙目失明，但這并沒有阻止他對運動的熱愛。他是高中和大學橄欖球隊的隊員，并且他還是一位勵志演講人。1A.Unless BThoughCOnly if DNow that答案與解析：B根據(jù)下文的“it was controlled through treatments, it reappeared.”可知，此處指盡管(Though)經(jīng)過治療，癌癥被控制住了，但是它還是復發(fā)了，并導致(led to) Jake Olson失去了他的右眼。主從句之間存在讓步關系，故選Though。2A.backed off Bheld backCbroke down Dled to答案與解析：D參見上題解析。back off“退縮，退卻”；hold back“抑制，阻止”；break down“出故障，崩潰?！?A.forgotten BquittedCrealized Dignored答案與解析：C但是，在為他最喜歡的橄欖球隊加油多年之后，Jake實現(xiàn)了(realized)那個不可能的夢。下文中的“Jakes dream came true”亦是提示。forget“忘記”；quit“放棄”；ignore“忽視”。4A.blindness BabsenceCdeafness Dinnocence答案與解析：A根據(jù)上文中的“l(fā)ost his left eye”“the loss of his right eye”可知，此處指盡管Jake雙目失明( blindness)，但他現(xiàn)在成了球隊的一員。absence“缺席”；deafness“聾”。5A.ability BguessCfeel Dimagination答案與解析：C根據(jù)上文提到的Jake雙目失明的內(nèi)容可知，此處指的應是他打球靠的不是視力而是感覺(feel)。ability“能力”；guess“猜測”；imagination“想象”。6A.responsible BfaithfulCcareful Dtemporary答案與解析：B根據(jù)語境及上文的“years of cheering for his favorite football team”可知，此處指作為USC Trojans球隊的忠實粉絲，Jake在失去視力之前最后的愿望(wishes)之一是觀看球隊在Notre Dame的比賽。responsible“負責任的”；faithful“忠實的”；careful“細心的”；temporary“臨時的”。7A.chances BpromisesCcourses Dwishes答案與解析：D參見上題解析。8A.unnoticed BunsolvedCunreported Dunlimited答案與解析：A根據(jù)下文的“former USC coach Pete reached the boy, inviting him to.”可知，此處指Jake對運動的熱愛并不是不被注意的。unnoticed“未被注意的，被忽視的”；unsolved“未解決的”；unreported“未報道的”；unlimited“無限制的，無條件的”。9A.leaders BplayersCfans Dcoaches答案與解析：B根據(jù)語境及上文提到的Jake是球隊的忠實粉絲以及想觀看球隊的比賽的內(nèi)容可知，此處應是指教練Pete邀請Jake跟球員們(players)見面。下文中的“Inspired by those players”是關鍵的提示信息。10A.occupied BinvolvedCtrapped Dabsorbed答案與解析：B受到那些球員們的鼓舞，Jake希望自己能加入學校的橄欖球隊。be involved in是固定搭配，意為“參與，參加”。be occupied in“忙于”；be trapped in“被困在”；be absorbed in“全神貫注于”。11A.interest BhopeCuse Dconcern答案與解析：C此處指盡管Jake想加入學校的橄欖球隊，但是因為自身有殘疾，Jake最初覺得自己加入球隊并不會有什么實際的用處(use)。12A.approached BappreciatedCrecognized Dgreeted答案與解析：A因此，Jake找了教練，請求加入球隊。approach“靠近，接洽”；appreciate“感激，欣賞”；recognize“認出，認可”。13A.pull through Bset outCleave off De back答案與解析：D根據(jù)下文的“the next season. he became a starter on the team in the next season”可知，此處指教練叫Jake下個賽季再回來。pull through“痊愈，康復”；set out“動身踏上”；leave off“停止”；e back“回來，返回”。14A.Gradually BFinallyCRecently DAccidentally答案與解析：B所以Jake花時間刻苦練習，最后，在下個賽季，他成了球隊的上場球員。gradually“逐漸地”；finally“最后，終于”；recently“最近”；accidentally“偶然地，意外地”。15A.difficult BaccessibleCattractive Dnecessary答案與解析：A根據(jù)上文的“Having made his high school football team”可知，因為有了高中的球隊經(jīng)歷，成為大學球隊的隊員似乎也不是太難。difficult“困難的”；accessible“可接近的”；attractive“吸引人的”；necessary“必要的”。16A.refreshed BpletedCsatisfied Dacquired答案與解析：C根據(jù)句中的“Coach Steve agreed”及下文中的“So Jakes dream came true”可知，此處指Steve覺得Jake達到了球隊的要求，因此Jake加入大學球隊的夢想實現(xiàn)了。refresh“更新”；plete“完成”；satisfy“滿足”；acquire“獲得”。17A.Apart from BInstead ofCRegardless of DExcept for答案與解析：A根據(jù)下文的“Jake is also a motivational speaker”可知，除了打橄欖球之外，Jake 也是一位勵志演講人。apart from“除之外(還有)”；instead of“而不是”；regardless of“不管”；except for “除之外”。18A.share BloseCoffer Ddesire答案與解析：B根據(jù)語境及下文的“I really had no fear”可知，此處指Jake起初是帶著自己沒有任何可失去(lose)的東西的想法開始打橄欖球的。19A.failures BchallengesCpetitions Dfears答案與解析：BJake身有殘疾，所以要面對許多生活中的挑戰(zhàn)(challenges)，而這也使他變得更加堅強。failure“失敗”；petition“競爭”；fear“恐懼”。20A.warned BbeggedCconvinced Dtaught答案與解析：D根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，此處指的是生活是不公平的，但它告訴Jake不要放棄，要堅持下去。warn“警告”；beg“乞求”；convince“說服”；teach“使明白”。四、單句改錯1Ive e to ask you to do me favour._答案：me后加ado sb. a favour “幫某人一個忙”。2After a whole afternoons heated discussion, they finally declared us what had been decided._答案：declared后加todeclare sth. to sb. “向某人宣布/表明某事”。3People wanted to know who this talent designer was._答案：talenttalentedtalented為形容詞“有天賦的；有才能的”，在句中修飾designer。4Next to this restaurant stands many buildings._答案：standsstand該句為全部倒裝結構，句子主語為復數(shù)名詞buildings, 故謂語動詞也應用復數(shù)。5The boy was absent school, which made his parents very angry._答案：absent后加frombe absent from . “不參加；缺席”。be absent from school “逃學；曠課”。