Unit 2　Robots

　　【热点话题】(人际关系)父母与孩子缺乏交流体裁：说明文写作思路：提出问题——分析原因【美文诵读】spend more time in playing mobile phones，sleeping，hanging out with their friends or staying in their rooms instead of talking to their parents.

　　Why does it occur？I_think_it_is_for_lack_ofor others in_time_of② difficulties and problems instead of from their parents or families.One_of_the_main_factors_affecting_the_communication_between_parents_and_children_is_age_difference③.

　　For_one_thing④，we have this so-called communication gap.Our parents often forget about children's wants and needs before they decide to do something，or buy something.If_our_parents_know

　　_these,_potential_communication_problems_may_be_solved．⑤

　　For another thing，communication is two-way.Both parents and children should listen to each other and respect each other.

　　【学海拾贝】按要求完成或翻译下列句子。因为缺钱这次旅行不得不取消了。(lack)The_trip_has_to_be_cancelled_for_lack_of_money．当遇到麻烦时他总是向他的父亲寻求帮助。(in time of)将③句改为含有定语从句的复合句。ommunication_between_parents_and_children is age difference.

　　4．我没能买车一方面是因为我不会开车另一方面是因为我没有足够的钱。(for one thing...for another thing...)ve enough money.

　　5．将⑤句改为含有独立主格结构的句子。

　　Ⅰ.按要求写出下列单词小说虚构或想象出来的事同情同情心事务暧昧关系事情软垫靠垫 ．喜爱恩惠；偏袒数码的数字的章篇回 ．chapter全体员工手杖 ．职员传记 ．警报惊恐；使警觉使人恐慌的担心的害怕的使尴尬使不安. embarrass

　　令人尴尬的尴尬的极坏的讨厌的极坏地讨厌地优雅的高雅的优雅地高雅地elegantly

　　优雅高雅天才才干有天赋的有才能的

　　用所给单词的适当形式填空。alth made her put all her money in the bank.When she learned that it was possible that interest rate should be reduced，she almost went crazy.(desire)

　　2．—What you said embarrassed the girl greatly.No wonder she was so embarrassed as to run out.

　　—Don't you think it so embarrassing？(embarrass)(elegant)

　　4．She felt_awful when looking at the awfully painted figure.(awful)

　　5．It was not easy for her to see the absurdity of his absurd decision.(absurdly)

　　Ⅱ.翻译下列短语希望/渴望做某事 desire_to_do_sth.一定做…… be_bound_to考验试验 test_out将……放在一边；节省；保留 set_aside做……使某人尴尬 embarrass_sb._by_doing_sth.同情某人feel/have_sympathy_for_sb.陪伴某人去accompany_sb.to_a_place转身转向turn_around不管不理会让……独自待着leave...alone严肃对待认真对待 take...seriously

　　选用上述短语完成下列短文。(1) desired_to have a household robot.Yesterday her husband (2) accompanied her (3) to the biggest robot market to buy one.The assistant recommended a robot to Lily，promising that it (4) was_bound_to help Lily do all kinds of housework.Besides，it could even dress Lily as if she were a child.Lily didn't like being dressed like that，so she (5) turned_around and left the market.

　　Ⅲ.重点句型1．As she turned around，there stood Gladys Claffern.(p.11)

　　她刚一转过身就看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬站在那里。

　　there stand(s)．..“有……；站……；耸立……”。这是倒装句型。除there外等副词放在句首时也用倒装结构。 never seen before.

　　约翰打开门看到一个他从未见过的靓女站在那里。[模仿造句]用倒装句型完成下列句子。(1)Once upon a time，there_lived_six_blind_men．

　　(住着六个瞎子)in a small village in India.(2)Out_rushed_the_students (学生们冲出教室)when the bell rang.(3)The door opened，and in_came_Professor_Zhang(张教授进来了)2．It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.(p.11)

　　机器人如此通人性这使她觉得心烦和害怕。

　　It is＋＋that-clause.是形式主语从句叫主语从句。他认为是13这个数字给他带来了厄运这太可笑了。[模仿造句]用上述句型完成下列句子。Isn't it surprising that_only_two_people_were_slightly

　　_injured(只有两人受了轻伤)in the accident?(2)It is certain that_you_will_pass_the_exam(你会考试及格)if you work hard at your lessons.3．His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine.(p.11)

　　他的名字叫托尼他看起来与其说像机器倒不如说更像人。

　　more A than B　与其说B……不如说A与其说女孩受伤了倒不如说她吓坏了。[模仿造句]用上述句型完成Li_Ping_is_more_like_my_friend_than_my_brother．

　　用上述句型翻译下列小片段。在一个僻静的小乡村里住着一位老人老人养了一些可爱的小狗。老人不让小狗们跑出他的院子他喜欢看小狗们在他的小院里追逐嬉闹。村民们都说老人与小狗们相处得如此好真是令人惊异。而老人却说这些小狗对我来说太重要了。与其说他们是小狗倒不如说他们是我的孩子。”em_running_one_after_another_in_his_courtyard.The_villagers_said_it_was_amazing_that_the_old_man_should_get_on_so_well_with_the_puppies.And_the_old_man_said，“They_are_too_important_to_me.they_are_more_like_my_children_than_puppies.”

　　表正反关系的连接词：although等。这类连接词表明下文讲述的将是相反的或全新的内容或观点需要格外注意。阅读时如遇到这些词应放慢阅读速度多留心上下文在意义上的转变。表因果(目的)关as，as a result，because(of)，consequently，due to，for，now that，since，so，so...that...，in order to，therefore，thus等。这类连接词也是帮助理解行文思路的有用信号。表顺序(层次)关系的连接词：after(that)(ly)，second(ly)，third(ly)，at last，finally，later on，next，then，on the one hand等。关注这类连接词有助于迅速理清文章的基本脉络。【例】 Supporters say that there are many benefits of service learning.Perhaps most importantly________，students can explore possible careers through service learning.

　　A．GraduallyB．Finally解析：most importantly与finally使文章层次清楚选B。答案：B【例】 The total production of Nordmann trees in Europe is about 30 million per year while the________is 33 million to 35 million.解析：while提示上下文为正反关系与demand构成这种关系故选B。答案：B【例】 He realized that his drug addiction was so________that I could easily see it.解析：so...that提示上下文为因果关系为因为果。故选B。答案：B

　　运用所学的解题技巧完成下列微型完形填空题。(一)or no one. So__1__waiting until you get married；until you have kids；until you retire；until you get a new car...There is no better time than right now to be happy.Happiness is a__2__e like no one's watching，and love like you've never been hurt.

　　1．A.keep

　　B．stop

　　C．need

　　D．remember

　　解析：so表明上下文为因果关系。答案：B解析：journey与destination为反义词复现。答案：B(二)__1__her popularity grew，and London became the first place Isadora was ever really accepted.She moved from the private salons(沙龙) to the great __2__解析：at first使上下文层次分明。答案：C解析：dance与stage构成语义关联。答案：B(三)(目录) of possible itemstead of a physical catalogue，e-commerce arranges for catalogues to be　1　on the Internet.Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone__2__，instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check，e-commerce allows one to send payment information electronically.

　　1．A.visible

　　B．responsible

　　C．practical

　　D．sensible

　　解析：“visible on the Internet”与前physical catalogue”构成正反关系。答案：A解析：这里表示顺序。答案：D

　　第一节　阅读理解阅读下面的短文从每题所给的A、B、C和DA

　　The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature went to the French novelist for“the art of memory with which he has uncovered the life-world of the occupation”．

　　Although the 69-year-old writer is a very popular literary figure in France，he is little known elsewhere.

　　So who is this Patrick Modiano，why does his memory have such an influence upon him, and what exactly has he uncovered?

　　Modiano was born in a suburb of Paris right after World War Ⅱ ended in Europe in July 1945.His father was a Jewish-Italian businessman who met his Belgian actress mother during the Nazi occupation of Paris.

　　As The New Yorker magazine put it，Europeans born in 1945 share a condition—They escaped the war，but “not the taint(污点)of the war”．rmany's occupation during the war，and his family's connections to it.According to

　　New York-based newspaper Forward，his father survived the war dishonorably.When Paris' Jews were brought together to be sent to concentration camps，the businessman did not join them but spent the time making money from deals with Nazis on the black market.

　　“The novelist has a duty to record the lives of the people who have disappeared，the people who were made to disappear，” French writer Clemence Boulouque，also an expert in Jewish studies，told The New Yorker magazine.

　　In his more than three dozen novels，Modiano has returned again and again to the same themes：Jewishnesstographs，police files，and newspaper cuttings.

　　His most admired novel，Missing Person，is a good example.It's the story about a detective who has lost his memory.He tries to find out who he really is by following his own steps through history.

　　Although Modiano's win is a surprise outside France，people are celebrating in his home country.Modiano is the 15th French literature winner.After Le Clezio's 2008 win，it seemed unlikely that there would be another so soon.

　　1．The passage is mainly about________．no is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．He is a survivor of World War Ⅱ.

　　B．He tried to find back his lost identity.

　　C．World War II has an impact on his life.

　　D．He was world-famous before winning the Nobel Prize.

　　3．Modiano won the Nobel Prize because of________．________．iano's parents were sent to the concentration camp

　　B．Modiano's winning the Nobel Prize was beyond expectation

　　C．Modiano's father had nothing to do with the Nazis

　　D．Clemence Boulouque is also of Jewish origin

　　语篇解读：本文为记叙文。介绍了2024年诺贝尔文学奖获得者法国作家帕特里克·莫迪亚诺及其文学成就。解析：主旨大意题。文章第一至三段提出主题；第四至九段介绍了帕特里克·莫迪亚诺的作品的特点；最后一段是对帕特里克·莫迪亚诺的评价。由此可见本题答案为C项。答案：C解析： 事实细节题。根A项；倒数第三段提到了“the loss of identity”但那是在介绍帕特里克·莫迪亚诺文学作品的主题并非B项内容故排除B项；根据第二段可知帕特里克·莫迪亚诺在获得诺贝尔奖之前只是在法国很有名气与D项中的“world-famous”相悖故排除D项。根据第六段第一句可知帕特里克·莫迪亚诺的生活受到了二战的影响故答案为C项。答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“uncovered the life-world of the occupation”(揭开了被占领期间人们的生活世界)及倒数第二、三、四段可推知答案为B项。答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知答案为B项。答案：BB

　　E-cigarettes look high-tech，so it's easy to believe that they're safe to smoke.Unfortunately，they're not：E-cigarettes are just another way of putting nicotine into your body.and other chemicals. A heating device in the e-cigarette changes the liquid into a vapor (烟雾)the person breathes in.But anyone using an e-cig still gets an amount of nicotine and other chemicals.

　　Electronic cigarettes started out being marketed to smokers as a way to help them quit. Now e-cigarettes have been mainstreamed.Scientists expect to see more information coming out about e-cigarettes and their health effects.

　　E-cigarettes don't fill the lungs with harmful smoke，but that doesn't make them a healthy alternative to regular cigarettes.When you use an e-cigarette，you're still putting nicotine—which is absorbed through your lungs—into your system. In addition to being an addictive drug，researchers at the University of Utah used some animals to conduct a study to prove the toxic effects of nicotine.Later it was once even used as a chemical drug to kill some insects in agriculture.

　　Nicotine affects your brain，nervous system，and heart.It raises the blood pressure and the heart rate. The larger an amount of nicotine，the more a person's blood pressure and heart rate go up.This can cause an arrhythmia(心律失常)．In rare casesely again.Over time，nicotine use can lead to serious medical problems，including heart disease，blood clots，and stomach diseases.

　　1．The underlined word“toxic”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to________．B．poisonous ficial

　　D．curableout to be practical for smokers.

　　D．Because it is convenient for smokers to carry.

　　3．When using an e-cigarette，________．otine into lungs

　　4．What does the sixth paragraph mainly talk about?

　　A．The harm of nicotine.

　　B．What nicotine is.

　　C．How arrhythmias form.

　　D．The functions of nicotine.

　　语篇解读：电子香烟看似是高科技但实际上也对人体有害。本文讲述了原因。解析：猜测词义题。根据画线词toxic后的as a chemical drug to kill some insects可知选B项。答案：B解析：事实细节题。根据第二段第一句可知电子香烟是为帮助吸烟者戒烟而设计的故选A项。答案：A3．解析：事实细节题。根据第五段第二句可知选D项。答案：D解析：主旨大意题。根据第六段中“尼古丁可以使血压升高心跳加快从而导致心律失常”可知选A项。答案：A第二节　完形填空阅读下面的短文掌握其大意然后从1～20题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。la Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top ____1____，but on their way back conditions were very ____2____．Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon ____3____ alone____4____．But Simon decided to risk his ____5____ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope (绳)．____6____ down，the weather got worse.Then another ____7____ occurred.They couldn't see or hear each other and，____8____，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice (峭壁)．It was ____9____ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up.Joe's ____10____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice.____11____d the icy cold，Simon had to ____12____．In tears____13____ into a huge crevasse (裂缝) in the ice below.He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain.He couldn't walk____14____ to get out of the crevasse and started to ____15____ towards their camp，nearly ten kilometers ____16____．____17____ the camp at the foot of the mountain.He thought that Joe must be ____18____，but he didn't want to leave ____19____．e days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joe's voice.He couldn't ____20____ it.Joe was there，a few meters from their tent, still alive.

　　1．A.hurriedlyB．carefullysimilar

　　C．special

　　D．normal

　　3．A.climbed

　　B．worked

　　C．rested

　　D．continued

　　4．A.unwillingly

　　B．safely

　　C．slowly

　　D．regretfully

　　5．A.fortune

　　B．time

　　C．health

　　D．life

　　6．A.lay

　　B．settled t

　　D．impossible D．hold onD．along

　　17．A.headed for

　　B．traveled to

　　C．left for

　　D．returned to

　　18．A.dead

　　B．hurt

　　C．weak

　　D．late

　　19．A.secretly

　　B．tiredly

　　C．immediately

　　D．anxiously

　　20．A.find

　　B．believe

　　C．make

　　D．accept

　　语篇解读：本文为记叙文题材是人物故事类。两名勇敢的攀登者成功地从修拉格兰德西坡登顶然而在返回的途中发生了意想不到的事情。解析：连词but提示前后句之间存在转折关系答案：C解析：他们成功登顶但是在返回的路上情况变得艰难起来。答案：A解析：根据上文on their way back以及下文get back可知这里指如果Simon一个人继续往回走的话。答案：D解析：Simon是有可能独自安全(safely)返回的。答案：B解析：但是Simon决定冒生命危险用绳子将Joe放到山下去。risk one's life意为“冒生命危险”。答案：D解析：当他们下降(go down)时天气越发恶劣起来。lie down躺下；settle down安顿下来；look down俯视。答案：C解析：根据下文可推断出这里指又一件麻烦事(trouble)发生了。答案：D解析：根据上文“他们既看不到彼此也听不到彼此的声音”推断这里指Simon错将Joe放到了峭壁的边缘。A：错误地；B：偶然地；C：出于自己的选择；D：侥幸。答案：A解析：根据下文可知最终割断了绳子由此推断：Joe爬上来或是Simon把他拉上来是不可能了。答案：D解析：Joe的体重(weight)正慢慢将Simon拽向峭壁。A：高度；C：力量；D：设备。答案：B解析：终于(Finally)在黑暗与彻骨的寒冷中挣扎一个多小时之后不得不作出抉B：耐心地；C：必定；D：迅速地。答案：A解析：根据下文“Simon流着泪割断了绳索”可知这就是他作出的决定(make a decision)。答案：C解析：割断绳子后落入(fall into)冰层下面的一个巨大的裂缝中。答案：B解析：根据下文started to...towards their camp可推断出设法离开了那个裂缝。manage to do意为“做成；设法完成”。答案：A解析：根据上文“He couldn't walk”可推断出(移动挪动)一词最符合语境。答案：C解析：营地离此处将近10公里远。副词away表示“在(某距离)处”。答案：B解析：Simon已经返回(return to)山脚下的营地。A：前往；B：去……(旅行)；C：动身去。答案：D解析：根据文章最后一句中still alive可推断出原以为Joe一定是死了。答案：A解析：根据下文时间状语Three days later可推断出这里指Simon并未立即(immediately)离开营地。答案：C解析：三天后的夜里竟然奇迹般地活着回到了营地这当然是令Simon难以置信的故答案选B。答案：B第三节　短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一条横线并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处多者(从第11处起)不计分。(经典再现)I learned early in life that I had to be more patient and little aggressive.From the time I was about four until I was about sixoy.I was happy when the toys worked，but when things did wrong，I got angry and broke it.For a while parents bought me new toys.But before long they began to see which was happening.When I tear apart my fifth birthday toy train，my father said, “That's it.No more toys to you.”My punishment lasted a year.Meanwhile，I found out that with more patience I must make my toys to last.My attitude changed from then on.