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Unit4Making thenewsI.阅读理解ANowadays thereare manynew cars on the road.Some newmodels areflashy andothers arefuelefficient,and embeddedtechnology（嵌入式系统技术）is at the heartof allof them.The newFord Escapehas aradar enabledadaptive cruisecontrol（巡航车速控制装置J toavoidcollisions,with sensorson thefront andside of the car.Fords MarkSchirmer saystheelectronic systemcan beaccessed throughthe dashboardor asmartphone.“I amfrom Michigan.If it is acold morning,I canhave itstart upright beforeI amscheduledto leaveto go to theairport orgotowork.You canfind yourcar orif oneof yourfamilymembers borrowsthe car,it willshow youexactly whereitis,“said Schirmer.Third partyproducts nowin development,like thisemergency warningsystem,help driverswhofail tohear anapproaching siren.A nearmiss with an ambulance inspired the product fromthe Chicago startup HAAS,co founded by Cory Hohs.It scaredme enoughthat Istarted lookingfora productthat wouldalert mewhen theyare coming,said Hohs.A sobrietydetector（清醒度检测器）from aCanadian companycalled SoberSteering issoldto companieswith fleetsof vehicles,such asbuses.Chief OperatingOfficer CatherineCarrollsays asensor on the steeringwheel candetect alcoholvapors emittedfrom theskin.If Jamdrinking andI havelevels abovea presetlimit,it immobilizesthe vehicle,so you cannot movethevehicle thatyou aredriving,“said Carroll.One companyfounder saysthe connected technology isplaying an important role in peoplesdailylife.He says,“You canbuy awashing machine,youcanbuy amicrowave thathas WiFiand connectsto arouter.Also the connectedtechnologyof the cars hasbecome asimportant asperformanceand styling.”［语篇解读］本文为一篇说明文主要介绍了一系列最新电子产品，它们能使驾车变得更安全、更便利that we all admirehim verymuch.答案:I havemet manyteachers sinceI my schooling.Of allmy teachers,Mrs.Greenis theone whoimpresses memost.Though sheis50,she looksvery youngher age.ComparingComparedwith otherteachers,Mrs.Green paysmore attentionto herway ofinterestingly.teaching.She triesvarious waysto make her class lively andinteresting jher opinion,we willnnot only knowwhat butalso understandwhy”.So insteadof givingus immediately,sheencourages us to thinkcarefully everytime she puts forward questions.With herhelp,we havelearned how toanalyze andproblems.What amazing world of“why”she leads us!She issucha learned person thatwealladmire verymuch.
1.What causedthe inventionof theemergency warningsystemA.The callof askilled driver.B.An accidentnearly causedby anambulance.C.Bad hearingof somedrivers.D.The increasingnumber of ambulances onthe road.解析细节理解题根据文章第四段Anear misswith anambulanceinspiredtheproductfromtheChicagostart-up HAAS,co-foundedbyCoryHohs.”可知,紧急报警系统的设计是源于一起救护车险些撞车事故答案B
2.According to the text,a sobrietydetector aimsto.A.reduce tirednessrelated accidentsB.make thedrivers awakeall thetimeC.avoid drunkendrivingD.stop thedrivers fallingasleep解析细节理解题根据文章第五段可知，清醒度检测器能够检测到皮肤上的酒精，如果司机饮酒或是超过限定量，汽车将自动熄火，这样就会避免酒驾答案C
3.According tothe lastparagraph,the connectedtechnology is.A.changing ourlives athome andontheroadB.making thecarsontheroadmuch moreattractiveC.letting people，s dailylife muchmore colorfu1I,getting thecars welcomedby morepeople解析推理判断题根据最后一段One companyfounder saystheconnectedtechnology isplayinganimportantroleinpeople，s dailylife.及他所说的话“买一个能够与路由器相连接的洗衣机或是微波炉汽车的连接技术和性能、款式同等重要”可知，连接技术改变了我们的日常生活和道路状况答案A
4.What doesthe authormainly wantto tellusA.People likethecarsthat arefuel efficientmost.B.Embedded technologyis themost advancedto cars.C.The technologycan，t keepup withthe developmentof society.D.Electronic productsmake drivingmuch easierand safer.解析主旨大意题本文主要列举了一系列电子产品，这些最新电子产品使驾车变得更容易、更安全答案DBResearchers saycurrent exerciseguidelines areunrealistic and argue that doctors shouldsometimesadvise smallincreases inactivity instead.They warnthe150minute weeklyta„rgetis beyondthe reachof somepeople一particularly olderindividuals.And tryingto reachthesegoals couldmean thebenefits oflighter exerciseare overlooked.But publichealth officialssaycurrent recommendationshave provenbenefits inlowering the risk ofheart disease.There isincreasing evidencethat inactivityis linkedto heart disease,type2diabetes（糖尿病）and sometypes ofcancer.UK guidelinesfor adultsrecommend atleast twoanda halfhours ofmoderate activitya week,in short periods of10minutes or more.But intwo separatearticles inThe BMJ,experts arguethe messageneeds tochange,withgreater emphasison makinginactive peoplemove more.Prof.Philipe deSouto Barretoat theUniversityHospital ofToulouse,advises people who aresedentary（久坐不动的）to makesmallincreases intheir activity levels—rather thanpushing to achieve current goals.He pointstoprevious studieswhich showeven shortperiods ofwalking orjust20minutes ofenergetic activityafew timesa monthcan reducetherisk of death,compared topeoplewhodo noexercise.In thesecond article,Prof.Philipe Sparklingof theGeorgia Instituteof Technology,saysdoctors shouldtailor theiradvice一particularly forolder patients.He suggestsusing GPvisitsfor peopleover60to discuss“realistic options”to increaseactivity一such asgetting peopletostand upand moveduring TVcommercial breaks.Prof.Kevin Fentonat PublicHealth Englandsays,uEveryone needsto beactive everyday一shortperiodsof10ormoreminutes ofphysical activityhave provenhealth benefits,but getting150minutes ormore ofmoderate activityevery weekis theamount weneed topositively impactona widerange ofhealth conditions.This includesreducing theriskofheart diseaseand type2diabetes.［语篇解读］本文主要讨论了人们对现行锻炼指导原则的不同看法
5.What isthe current exercise goalmentioned inthe passageA.10minute exercise.B.20minute exercise.C.60minute exercise.D.150minute exercise.解析细节理解题根据第一段中的“They warnthe150-minute weeklytarget isbeyond thereachof somepeople—particularly olderindividuals.”及“And tryingto reachthese goals”可知，现行的锻炼目标是每周150分钟的运动量，故选D答案D
6.What canwe learnfrom thesecond paragraphA.10minute exercisehas littleeffect onthe health.B.Heart diseasehappens easilytotheold inactivity.C.Two andahalfhours ofexercise isnot necessary.D.Inactivity easilybrings aboutmany seriousdiseases.解析细节理解题根据第二段的第一句There isincreasing evidencethat inactivityislinked toheartdisease,type2diabetes（糖尿病）and sometypes ofcancer.可知，不活动会引发很多疾病，故选D答案D
7.What isthe suggestionof Prof.Philipe deSouto Barretoaccording tothe thirdparagraphA.People shouldspend lesstime onexercise.B.People shouldlower their activitylevels.C.People shouldincrease exerciseproperly.D.People shouldachieve theircurrentgoals.解析:细节理解题根据第三段的第二句^Prof.Philipe deSouto BarretoattheUniversityHospital ofToulouse,advises peoplewho aresedentary（久坐不动的）to makesmall increasesintheiractivitylevels一rather thanpushing to achieve currentgoals.”可知,Philipe deSoutoBarreto教授建议人们要适当增加锻炼,故选C答案C
8.Which ofthe followingis TRUEabout currentexercise guidelinesA.They areimpractical.B.They arereasonable.C.They haveno effecton us.D.They arepopular withpeople.解析细节理解题根据第一段的第一句^Researchers saycurrentexerciseguidelines areunrealisticand arguethatdoctorsshould sometimesadvise smallincreases inactivity instead.可知，现行的锻炼指导原则并不实用，故选A答案AH.完形填空I retiredfrom myfamily businessfour yearsago.But Ivenever been1ofachallenge.Tve sailedaround theworld before.And Ivedecided to fly eastfrom WesternAustralia ina
2.For thelast twoyears Ihad trained hard,spending150hours3with myground team.Whenthe bigday came,thousands ofpeople gatheredto4the launch.It was a5start,with asmoothand steady take off.I was6but stillhad somedoubts一I wasflying intothe
7.I couldn，t guaranteeId see my friends and family again.The capsulewhere Istayed wasdesigned to8if Ilanded inwater,but I was notsure whetherI could9the cruelty ofthe ocean.10,I keptwatching theweather,communicating withmy landteamand11the altitudetoachievethe perfectspeed anddirection.On myfifth day,Iwasterrified tonotice Iwas losingoxygen.12,I managedto savemylife byadjusting thepressure inthe oxygencylinder（氧气瓶）to stopthe oxygenescaping.I knowit wasvital tostay13to controlthe flight,altitude andmy oxygenflow,so Ihelda spoonbetween twofingers一If I14it wouldfall andwake meup.I neverquestioned whyI wasdoingthis.It issuch aunique15to seeour beautifulplanet fromhigh above.Seeing thecoast ofAustralia againon my.11th daywasahuge
16.I knewmy journeywasnearly over.It wasto bea newworld record.Icouldsee myteam17below asI flewover.RThis18real1y pushed me to my limits,but ithasn，t19me.Next year,I wanttoflyevenhigher tobreak another20for the hot air balloon flight.［语篇解读］本文是一篇记叙文“我”退休四年后，从西澳大利亚州乘热气球向东旅行，十一天后平安着陆“我”创造了世界纪录，准备明.年继续挑战自己
1.A.shy B.skepticalC.fond D.confident解析根据该句中“But”表达的语境并结合下句中“我”环球航行过并决定乘热气球从西澳大利亚州向东旅行的描述可知，“我”不害怕shy挑战shy of/about doingsth.意为“害怕做，对做……心怀顾忌”B项意为“怀疑的”；C项意为“喜爱的”；D项意为“自信的”答案A
2.A.plane B.helicopterC.wingsuit D.hot airballoon解析根据本文最后一句中的“thehot-airballoon”可知，“我”是乘热气球旅行的，故D项正确答案D
3.A.debating B.preparingC.carving D.traveling解析根据该句中的“I havetrainedhard”可知，过去两年“我”艰苦训练，花了150个小时的时间和“我”的地面团队一起准备preparingA项意为“辩论”；C项意为“雕刻”；D项意为“旅游”，都与语境不符答案B
4.A.welcome B.inspectC.delay D.witness解析:根据该句中的thousands ofpeople gatheredto”可知，在那一天，成千上万的人聚集在一起见证witness了起飞过程A项意为“欢迎”；B项意为“检查”；C项意为“推迟”答案D
5.A.perfect B.falseC.poor D.fresh解析:根据该句中的with asmo.oth andsteady take-off”可知，热气球起飞时很平稳；据此可以判断，这是一个完美的perfect开始B项意为“错误的”；C项意为“贫穷的”；D项意为“新鲜的”答案A
6.A.amused B.puzzledC.excited D.frightened解析:根据上句中的withasmooth andsteadytake-offv和下文but的转折可知，热气球起飞时平稳，“我”感到很兴奋excitedA项意为“有趣的”；B项意为“困惑的”；D项意为“害怕的”答案C
7.A.future B.unknownC.shelter D.reality解析根据下句“I couldn，t guaranteeId seemy friendsand familyagain”可知，“我”无法保证能再次看到“我”的朋友和家人；据此可以判断，“我”向着未知的unknown地方旅行A项意为“未来”；C项意为“避难所”；D项意为“现实”答案B
8.A.digest B.recycleC.float D.fly解析根据该句中的“if Ilanded inwaterv可知，如果掉入水中，飞行舱能漂浮在水面上A项意为“消化”；B项意为“回收利用”；D项意为“飞翔”答案C
9.A.survive B.showC.evaluate D.comment解析根据该句中的“crueltyoftheocean”并结合上段最后一句I couldn，tguarantee Idseemyfriendsandfamilyagain”可知，“我”不确定自己能不能在严酷的海洋环境中幸存survive下来答案A
10.A.Finally B.HoweverC.Therefore D.Besides解析空处上文陈述怀疑自己能不能在严酷的海洋环境中幸存下来，空处下文陈述“我”不断观察天气并与地面的团队保持联系；据此可以判断，空处前后之间为因果关系,故C项正确答案C
11.A.losing B.ignoringC.proving解析:根据该句中的“toachievethe perfectspeed anddirection可知，“我”调整adjusting高度，以达到最佳的速度和方向答案D
12.A.Strangely B.LuckilyC.Normally D.Conveniently解析空前陈述“我”在第五天发现氧气泄漏；空后陈述“我”通过调整氧气瓶的气压阻止了氧气的泄漏而成功地救了自己；据此可以判断，该处表示“幸运地”，故B项正确答案B
13.A.calm B.awakeC.patient D.relaxed解析根据卜文中的“it wouldfall andwake meup”可知,作者明白在飞行过程中,必须保持头脑清醒来控制飞行、高度及氧流量stay awake“保持清醒”答案B
14.A.looked aroundB.carried onC.dropped offD.turned up解析根据语境可知，“我”在两指之间夹了一把汤匙，如果“我”打盹儿dropped off了，汤匙就会落地从而把“我”叫醒A项意为“环顾”；B项意为“继续”；D项意为“出现，调大声音”答案C
15.A.experience B.excuseC.dream D.tradition解析根据该句语境可知，在高空看我们的星球是一种独特的体验experienceB项意为“借口”；C项意为“梦想”；I项意为“传统”答案A
16.A.loss B.disasterC.burden D.relief解析:根据该句中的“Seeing thecoast ofAustralia againon my11th day”可知,在第十一天再次看到澳大利亚的海岸线对“我”来说是一种巨大的欣慰relief
17.A.exercising B.celebratingC.escaping D.quarreling解析根据语境可知，在第十一天“我”终于再次看到了澳大利亚的海岸线，据此可知，“我”的冒险旅行成功结束并且创造了新的世界纪录；据此可以判断，“我”能看到“我”的地面团队正在祝贺celebrating“我”的成功答案B
18.A.challenge B.accidentC.race D.failure解析根据第一段第二句中的challenge可知，这次挑战将“我”推向了极限B项意为“事故”；C项意为“赛跑”；D项意为“失败”，都与语境不符答案A
19.A.interested B.confusedC.annoyed D.discouraged解析根据该句中的“pushedmetomylimits”可知,这次挑战将“我”推向了极限;结合下文可知，“我”将在明年再次挑战自己，飞得更高，挑战另一个纪录；据此可以判断,这次的挑战并没有使“我”灰心discouraged答案D
20.A.promise B.balanceC.record D.barrier解析根据上一段倒数第二句中的a newworld record可知，“我”想要飞得更高,打破另一个纪录recordA项意为“承诺”；B项意为“平衡”；I项意为“障碍”答案CIII.短文改错I havemet manyteachers sinceI beginmyschooling.Of allmy teachers,Mrs.Gree„n istheone whoimpresses memost.Though sheis50,she looksvery youngat herage.Comparing withotherteachers,Mrs.Green paysmore attentionto herway ofteaching.She triesvarious waystomakeherclasslivelyand interestingly.In heropinion,we willnotonlyknow“what butalsounderstand“why”.So insteadof givingus answerimmediately,she encouragesustothinkcarefully everytime whensheputsforwardquestions.With herhelp,we havelearnedhowto analyzeandsettled problems.What theamazingworldof“why sheleadsus!She issuch alearnedperson。
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