【学练考】2015-2016高中英语 Unit3 Computers单元小测 新人教版必修2.doc

单元小测(三).在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式1The Chinese government is still looking for all possible _(solve) to the problem of unemployment.2If you think other than _(logical), you will draw a wrong conclusion.3With the development of our national economy, all these problems _(solve)in an orderly manner in the near future.4By the time you receive this letter, I and my family _(leave) the little town.5Whenever opportunities arise that are worth _(explore), I think we ought to take advantage of them.6While he _(type) up the paper on the computer, the electricity was suddenly cut off.7When the firemen arrived, they found heavy smokes_(arise) from the burning building.8The doctor, _whose help the child was saved, is very kind to her patients.9It was the first time that she _(deal) with such a problem alone, so she was very cautious.10_the years passed, the personal computer revolution took great changes.阅读理解Although his 1­year­old smartphone still works perfectly, Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it.“There are many better ones available now.It's time to upgrade(更新) my phone.”Li's impatience is shared by many.Shortly after the season when new products are released, many consumers feel the urge to upgrade their electronic equipment, even though the ones they have still work just fine.As consumers' minds are occupied by Apple's newly released products and debate whether the Google tablet is better than the new Amazon Kindle, it might be time to take a step back and ask: “Do we really need the latest upgrades？”According to Donald Norman, an American author, “planned obsolescence (淘汰)” is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today's consumer electronics industry.Electronics producers strategically release new upgrades periodically, both for hardware and software, so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.“This is an old­time trickthey're not inventing anything new，” Norman said.“This is a wasteful system through which companiesmany of them producing personal electronicsrelease poor­quality products simply because they know that, in six months or a year, they'll put out a new one.”But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system, as Norman admitted，“We now want something new, something pretty, the next shiny thing.” In its most recent year, Apple's profit margin was more than 21 per cent.At Hewlett­Packard, the world's biggest PC maker, it was only 7 per cent.Apple's annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one year's MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version, even when the changes are slight.As to Li Jijia, the need for upgrading his smartphone comes mainly from friends and classmates.When they are switching to the latest equipment, he worries about feeling left out.“Some games require better hardware to run, ”said Li.“If you don't join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”1What's the author's attitude towards people's desire for new products? ASupportive. BHappy.CCritical. DUnclear.2Why is Apple Company interested in producing the latest version of its product? ATo provide customers with better service.BTo defeat other competitors like Hewlett­Packard.CTo establish a favourable image of itself among its customers.DTo make huge profits out of its business.3How do the electronics companies successfully promote their latest products? AThey make full use of the “planned obsolescence” strategy.BThey make a fool of customers by recycling their old products.CThey control the customers' way of thinking while shopping.DThey invent new products to attract the youth like Li Jijia.4It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Li Jijia feels the need to replace his smartphone as a result of_Anew psychologyBpressure from friends and classmatesClifestyleDfriends' expectation.完形填空When my father was still in his teens, his father usually took him to the church to pray (祈祷)My grandfather had a _1_ of keeping his change in his shirt pocket.As they _2_ in the church side by side one day, the _3_ fell out of his pocket and onto the floor.Obviously deep _4_ concentration, my grandfather didn't notice it at all._5_， a gentleman that was sitting nearby, as well as my father, _6_ the incident.The man moved quickly and picked up the coins_7_ .Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing.Then he _8_ to another corner of the church.He pretended (假装) he hadn't done anything except praying.My father saw the man's _9_ and as soon as my grandfather _10_ praying, he couldn't _11_ telling my grandfather what had happened.My grandfather _12_ what had happened and stopped my father from telling him who _13_ the money.He then told my father the following._14_ the man had to steal in church, then it must be because he was very _15_ and could not support his family.“We mustn't be so _16_ to judge a person, ” he added.They _17_ a grocery store (杂货店)My grandfather told my father to make sure that every month he would _18_ a bag of daily things needed by a _19_ and send it to that person without telling him whom it was from.I don't know how _20_ went for that man from then on. Wouldn't this world be a better place to live in if we had that kind of kindness in our society?1A.hobby Bhabit Cdream Dsecret 2A.sang Bwalked Cexisted Dprayed3A.coins Bcards Ctickets Dbills 4A.in Bon Cby Dat 5A.Therefore BBesides CHowever DInstead6A.experienced Bnoticed Cfound Dsearched7A.slowly Bbravely Chardly Dsecretly 8A.put up Bset off Cwent away Dran after9A.sighting Bbehaviour Cevidence Dchange10A.finished Bcontinued Csucceeded Dsupported 11A.keep Bimagine Chelp Dstop12A.cared Btalked Cheard Dworried 13A.brought Bborrowed Cearned Dtook 14A.Whether BAlthough CIf DOnce 15A.angry Bbad Cmild Dpoor16A.quick Bfriendly Cimpolite Dclever17A.owned Breached Cpassed Dbought 18A.compare Bproduce Cexamine Dprepare19A.group Bshop Cchurch Dfamily20A.life Bluck Ctime Dwork .语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。This passage introduced the groups of chimps to us, 1._ made us realize that the bone of a chimp family is as strong as that of a human's. Jane Goodall's efforts and her opinion on the 2._ (protect) of the chimps made her achieve a lot. Jane Goodall, who 3._ (intend) to work with animals in their own environment since her childhood, went to Africa and devoted herself to 4._ (study) the behaviour of chimps. It was tough but she considered it as 5._ worthwhile career. Through her study, we learned much 6._(much) about chimps. She argued that the life of these animals should 7._ (respect)and they should be left in the wild and not used for entertainment. Besides, she was very 8._ (consider) of these animals. Now, she 9._(achieve) everything she wanted to do, which inspires those who want to cheer the 10._ (achievement) of women. 参考答案单元小测(三).1.solutions2.logically3.will be solved4.will have left5exploring6.was typing7.arising8.with9.had dealt10.As.【文章大意】 本文主要讲述电子产品特别是手机更新太快的原因就是生产商瞄准顾客心理，仅仅在产品上做些小变化以吸引顾客，而其最终目的是提高利润。1C总结归纳题。通读全文可知作者对那些很快更换还可以使用的手机等电子产品的现象持批评态度。故选C项。2D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段“Apple's annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one year's MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version, even when the changes are slight.”可知，苹果公司出售新产品是为了获得更多的利润。故选D项。3A推理判断题。由文章第五段“According to Donald Norman, an American author, planned obsolescence (淘汰)'is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today's consumer electronics industry.”可知，电子产品厂家是利用一些花招来吸引消费者，其实产品并没有多大的改观，故选A项。4B推理判断题。从文章的倒数第二段及最后一段“Some games require better hardware to run, said Li.If you don't join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”可知，李担心自己赶不上朋友和同学的步伐。故选B项。.【文章大意】 文章讲述了作者的爷爷和爸爸在一个教堂的经历，从爷爷平常的做法看出作者的爷爷是个非常有爱心的乐于助人的人。1B“我”的祖父有在衬衫口袋放零钱的习惯，故选B项。hobby爱好；habit习惯；dream梦想；secret 秘密。2D根据上文“his father usually took him to the church to pray (祈祷)”可知选D项。sing唱歌；walk步行；exist存在；pray祈祷。3A根据下文“The man moved quickly and picked up the coins”可知，硬币从他的口袋掉出来，故选A项。4Adeep in concentration非常专注。故选A项。5C然而，坐在旁边的一个绅士和“我”爸爸注意到了这件事。此处表示转折关系，故选C项。6B坐在旁边的一个绅士和“我”爸爸注意到了这件事。故选B项。experience经历；notice通知，注意到；find发现；search寻找。7D根据“Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing.”可知，他悄悄地捡起这些硬币，故选D项。 slowly慢地；bravely勇敢地；hardly几乎不；secretly秘密地。8C然后他走开到教堂的另外一个角落，故选C项。put up竖立，提供食宿；set off出发，引发；go away走开；run after追赶。9B“我”爸爸注意到这个人的行为，故选B项。sighting视野；behaviour行为；evidence证据；change改变。10A“我”祖父一做完祈祷，“我”爸爸就禁不住告诉他发生的事情，故选A项。finish完成；continue继续；succeed成功；support支持。11Ccan't help doing sth情不自禁地做某事。故选C项。12C根据下文可知，“我”祖父听到了这件事情，故选C项。13D“我”祖父阻止爸爸说出是谁拿了钱。故选D项。bring带来；borrow借；earn挣得；take拿。14C如果一个人不得不在教堂偷东西，那么一定是因为他很穷，不能养活家庭。if引导条件状语从句，故选C项。15D根据下文“could not support his family.”可知他一定很穷，故选D项。angry生气的；bad坏的，；mild温和的； poor穷的。16A我们不能很快地判断一个人，故选A项。quick快的；friendly友好的；impolite不礼貌的；clever聪明的。17A根据下文可知，他们拥有一个杂货店，故选A项。own拥有；reach到达；pass通过；buy买。18D“我”祖父告诉“我”爸爸确保他每个月会准备一包一个家庭需要的日常用品。故选D项。compare比较；produce制作； examine检查；prepare准备。19D根据下文“send it to that person without telling him whom it was from.”可知，是一个家庭所需要的，故选D项。20A“我”不知道那个人以后的生活会是什么样的，故选A项。life生活；luck幸运；time时间；work工作。.1. which 2. protection3. had intended4. studying 5. a 6. more7. be respected8. considerate9. has achieved10.achievements