必修五 Unit 4 Making the news

I.阅读理解Nowadays 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（巡航车速限制装置）toavoidcollisions,with sensorson thefront andside of the car.Ford，s MarkSchirmer saysthe electronicsystemcan beaccessed throughthe dashboardor asmartphone.“I amfrom Michigan.If it is acold morning,I canhave itstart upright beforeI amscheduled toleaveto go to the airport orgotowork.You canfind yourcar orif oneof yourfamily membersborrowsthe car,it willshow youexactly whereitis,“said Schirmer.Third partyproducts nowin development,like thisemergency warningsystem,help driverswhofail tohear anapproaching siren.A nearmiss with an ambulanceinspired theproduct from the Chicagostartup HAAS,co founded by Cory Hohs.It scaredme enoughthat Istarted lookingfor aproduct thatwouldalert mewhen theyare coming,“said Hohs.A sobrietydetector（醒悟度检测器）from aCanadian companycalled SoberSteering issold tocompanieswith fleetsof vehicles,such asbuses.Chief OperatingOfficer CatherineCarroll saysa sensoron the steeringwheel candetect alcoholvapors emittedfrom theskin.If Iam drinkingand I have levelsabovea presetlimit,it immobilizesthe vehicle,so you cannot movethe vehiclethat youare driving,“said Carroll.One companyfounder saysthe connected technology isplaying animportant role in people，s dailylife.He says,“You canbuy awashing machine,youcanbuy amicrowave thathas WiFi andconnects toarouter.Also the connectedtechnologyof the cars hasbecome asimportant asperformance andstyling.,,［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平安、更便利

1.What causedthe inventionof theemergency warningsystemA.The callof askilled driver.B,An accidentnearly causedby an ambulance.C.Bad hearingof somedrivers.D.The increasingnumber of ambulances onthe road.解析细微环节理解题依据文章第四段“A nearmiss with anambulanceinspired theproduct fromtheChicago start-up HAAS,co-foundedbyCoryHohs.”可知，紧急报警系统的设计是源于一起救援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解析细微环节理解题依据文章第五段可知，醒悟度检测器能够检测到皮肤上的酒精，假如司机饮酒或是超过限定量，汽车将自动熄火，这样就会避开酒驾答案C

3.According tothe lastparagraph,the connectedtechnology is.A.changing ourlives athome andontheroadB.making thecarsontheroadmuch moreattractiveC.letting people，s dailylife muchmore colorfulD.getting thecars welcomedby morepeople解析推理推断题依据最终一段One companyfounder saystheconnectedtechnology isplayingan importantroleinpeople，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，连接技术变更了我们的日常生活和道路状况舛案■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简单、更平安答案DBResearchers say current exerciseguidelines areunrealistic and argue that doctors should sometimesadvise small increases inactivity instead.They warnthe150minute weeklytarget isbeyond thereach ofsomepeople-particularly olderindividuals.And tryingto reachthese goalscould meanthe benefitsoflighter exerciseare overlooked.But publichealth officialssaycurrentrecommendations have provenbenefits inlowering therisk ofheart disease.There isincreasing evidencethat inactivityis linkedto heart disease,type2diabetes（糖尿病）andsome types of cancer.UK guidelinesfor adultsrecommend atleast twoanda half hours of moderateactivitya week,in shortperiods of10minutes or more.But intwo separatearticles inThe BMJ,experts arguethe messageneeds tochange,with greateremphasison makinginactive peoplemove more.Prof.Philipe deSouto Barretoat theUniversity HospitalofToulouse,advises people who aresedentary（久坐不动的）to makesmall increases in theiractivitylevels-rather thanpushing to achieve current goals.He pointsto previousstudies whichshow evenshortperiods ofwalking orjust20minutes ofenergetic activitya fewtimes amonth canreduce therisk ofdeath,compared topeoplewhodo noexercise.In thesecond article,Prof.Philipe Sparklingof theGeorgia Instituteof Technology,says doctorsshouldtailor theiradvice-particularly forolder patients.He suggestsusing GPvisits forpeople over60todiscuss realisticoptions、increase activity—such asgetting peopleto standup andmove duringTVcommercial breaks.Prof.Kevin Fentonat PublicHealth Englandsays,uEveryone needsto beactive everyday—shortperiods of10ormoreminutes ofphysical activityhaveprovenhealth benefits,but getting150minutes ormoreof moderateactivity everyweek isthe amountwe needto positivelyimpact ona widerange ofhealthconditions/This includesreducing therisk ofheart diseaseand type2diabetes.［语篇解读］本文主要探讨了人们对现行熬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.解析细微环节理解题依据第一段中的They warnthe150-minute weeklytarget isbeyond thereachof somepeople-particularly olderindividuals.及“And tryingto reachthese goals”可知，现行的熬炼目标是每周150分钟的运动量，故选D答案D

6.What canwe learnfromthesecond paragraphA.10minute exercisehas littleeffect onthe health.B・Heart diseasehappens easilytotheold inactivity.C.Two andahalfhoursofexercise isnot necessary.D.Inactivity easilybrings aboutmany seriousdiseases.解析细微环节理解题依据其次段的第一句There isincreasing evidencethat inactivityis linkedtoheartdisease,type2diabetes（糖尿病）and sometypesofcancer.“可女口，不活动会弓I发许多疾病，故选D答案D

7.What isthe suggestionof Prof.Philipe deSouto Barretoaccording tothe thirdparagraph A.People shouldspend lesstime onexercise.B・People shouldlower theiractivity levels.C・People shouldincrease exerciseproperly.D.People shouldachieve theircurrentgoals.解析细微环节理解题依据第三段的其次句“Prof.Ph山pe deSouto BarretoattheUniversityHospital ofToulouse,advises peoplewho aresedentary（久坐不动的）to makesmallincreasesin theiractivitylevels-rather thanpushing to achieve currentgoals.“可长口，Philipe deSouto Barreto教授建议人们要适当增加熬炼，故选Co答案C

8.Which ofthe followingis TRUEabout currentexercise guidelinesA.They areimpractical.B.They arereasonable.C.They haveno effecton us.D.They arepopular withpeople.解析细微环节理解题依据第一段的第一句Researchers saycurrentexerciseguidelines areunrealisticand arguethatdoctorsshouldsometimesadvise smallincreasesinactivity instead.^^可知，现行的熬炼指导原则并不好用，故选A答案AII.完形填空I retiredfrom myfamily businessfour yearsago.But Ivenever been1ofachallenge.r vesailedaround theworld before.And Ivedecided to fly eastfrom WesternAustralia ina

2.For thelast twoyears Ihad trained hard,spending150hours3with myground team.When thebigday came,thousands ofpeople gatheredto4the launch.lt was a5start,withasmooth andsteady takeoff.I was6but stillhad somedoubts-I wasflying intothe

7.1couldnt guaranteeT dsee myfriends andfamily again.The capsulewhere Istayed wasdesigned to8if Ilanded inwater,but I was notsure whetherI could9the cruelty ofthe ocean.10I keptwatching theweather,communicating withmy landteam and11the altitudetoachievethe perfectspeed anddirection.On myfifth day,I wasterrified tonotice Iwas losingoxygen.12,I managedto savemy lifebyadjusting thepressure inthe oxygencylinder（氧气瓶）to stopthe oxygenescaping.I knowit wasvital tostay13to controlthe flight,altitude andmy oxygenflow,so Iheld aspoonbetween twofingers-If I14it wouldfall andwake meup.I neverquestioned whyIwasdoing this.lt issuch a unique15to seeour beautifulplanet fromhigh above.Seeing thecoast ofAustralia againon my11th daywasahuge

16.1knew myjourney wasnearlyover.lt wasto bea newworld record.I couldsee myteam17below asI flewover.This18really pushed me to my limits,but ithasn，t19me.Next year,I wanttoflyeven highertobreak 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”创建了世界纪录，打算明年接着挑战自己

2.A.plane B.helicopterC.wingsuit D.hot airballoon解析依据本文最终一^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解析依据该句中的“I havetrainedhard”可知，过去两年“我”艰苦训练，花了150个小时的时间和“我”的地面团队一起打算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解析依据该句中的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解析依据该句中的uwith asmooth andsteady take-offv可知，热气球起飞时很平稳；据此可以推断，这是一个完备的perfect起先B项意为“错误的”；C项意为“贫困的”；D项意为“簇新的”答案A

6.A.amused B.puzzledC.excited D.frightened解析依据上句中的“withasmooth andsteady take-offn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“好玩的”；B项意为“困惑的”；D项意为“胆怯的”答案C

7.A.future B.unknownC.shelter D.reality解析依据下句I couldn，t guaranteeT dsee myfriends and familyagain”可知，“我”无法保证能再次看到“我”的挚友和家人；据此可以推断，“我”向着未知的unknown地方旅行A项意为“将来”；C项意为“避难所”；D项意为“现实”答案B

8.A.digest B.recycleC.float D.fly解析依据该句中的“if Ilanded inwater”可知,假如掉入水中,飞行舱能漂移在水面上A项意为“消化”；B项意为“回收利用”；D项意为“翱翔”答案c

9.A.survive B.showC.evaluate D.comment解析依据该句中的“crueltyoftheocean”并结合上段最终一句I couldntguarantee Idsee myfriendsandfamilyagain”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”不断视察天气并与地面的团队保持联系；据此可以推断，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 D.adjusting解析依据该句中的“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”在第五天发觉氧气泄漏；空后陈述“我”通过调整氧气瓶的气压阻挡了氧气的泄漏而胜利地救了自己；据此可以推断，该处表示“幸运地”，故B项正确答案B

13.A.calm B.awakeC.patient D.relaxed解析依据下文中的“it wouldfall andwake meup”可知，作者明白在飞行过程中，必需保持头脑醒悟来限制飞行、高度及氧流量stay awake“保持醒悟”答案B

14.A.looked aroundB.carried onC.dropped offD.turned up解析依据语境可知，“我”在两指之间夹了一把汤匙，假如“我”打盹儿dropped0为了，汤匙就会落地从而把“我”叫醒A项意为“环顾”；B项意为“接着”；D项意为“出现，调大声音”答案c

15.A.experience B.excuseC.dream D.tradition解析依据该句语境可知，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“幻想”；D项意为“传统”答案A

16.A.loss B.disasterC.burden D.relief解析依据该句中的“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答案D

17.A.exercising B.celebratingC.escaping D.quarreling解析依据语境可知，在第十一天“我”最终再次看到了澳大利亚的海岸线，据此可知,“我”的冒险旅行胜利结束并且创建了新的世界纪录；据此可以推断，“我”能看至U“我”的地面团队正在庆贺celebrating“我”的胜利答案B

18.A.challenge B,accidentC.race D.failure解析依据第一段其次句中的“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解析依据该句中的“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；据此可以推断，这次的挑战并没有使“我”灰心discouraged答案D

20.A.promise B.balanceC.record D.barrier解析依据上一段倒数其次句中的“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”；D项意为“障碍”答案CIII.短文改错Ihavemet manyteachers sinceI beginmy schooling.Of allmy teachers,Mrs.Green isthe onewhoimpresses memost.Though sheis50,she looksvery youngat herage.Comparing withother teachers,Mrs.Green paysmore attentionto herway ofteaching.She triesvarious waysto makeher classlively andinterestingly.In her opinion,we willnot onlyknow“what”but alsounderstand“why”.So insteadofgiving usanswer immediately,she encouragesus tothink carefully every timewhen sheputs forwardquestions.With herhelp,we havelearned howto analyzeand settledproblems.What theamazing worldof why she leads us!She issuch alearned personthat weall admirehim verymuch.答案beginI havemet manyteachers sinceI begany schooling.Of allmy teachers,Mrs.Green isthea[mComparingone whoimpresses memost.Though sheis50,she looksvery youngfor herage.oniparcd withotherteachers,Mrs.Green paysmore attentionto herway ofteaching.She triesvarious waysinterestingly.to makeher classlively andinteresting jheropinion,we willnot onlyknow whatbut answernalsounderstand“why”.So insteadof givingus answersimmediately,she encouragesus tothinkcarefullyeverytime sheputs forwardquestions.With herhelp,we havelearnedsettled thehowto analyzeand settleproblems.What anamazing worldofwhysheleadsusA himI!She issuchalearned personthat weall admireher verymuch.。