Unit2CloningLearningaboutLanguage同步课时作业--高二英语人教版选修八.docx

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1、Unit 2 Cloning Learning about Language高二英语人教版选修八同步课时作业一、填空题1.The player retired _ the contest because of ankle injuries.2.He owed his success _ his teachers help.3.She kept her words in mind and kept in touch with him by e-mail from time_time.4.He was dead and nothing could bring him_to life.5.Mount

2、 Taishan has struck its beauty_our hearts.二、短语填空strike.into ones heart(s),from time to time, bring.back to life, in vain, in good condition1.Our teacher_the importance of safety_,so we were all careful when crossing the streets.2.Though the building was built in the 1980s,it is still_.3.The old kind

3、-hearted man donated money to charities_though he had not much money.4.To our great delight, the badly injured boy was_by the experienced doctors.5.I am afraid your efforts are_;he wouldnt listen to others.三、阅读理解The possibility of self-driving robot cars has often seemed like a futurists dream, year

4、s away from materializing in the real world. Well, the future is apparently now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles began giving permits in April for companies to test truly self-driving cars on public roads. The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars

5、, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services. California, it should be noted, isnt leading the way here. Companies have been testing their vehicles in cities across the country. Its hard to predict when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads. But however long it takes, the techno

6、logy has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulated.While much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars (and rightfully so), policymakers also should be talking about how s

7、elf-driving vehicles can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions and offer more convenient, affordable mobility options. The arrival of driverless vehicles is a chance to make sure that those vehicles are environmentally friendly and more shared.Do we want to copyor even worsen-the traffic of today

8、with driverless cars? Imagine a future where most adults own individual self-driving vehicles. They tolerate long, slow journeys to and from work on packed highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride, which encourages urban spread. They take their driverless car to an a

9、ppointment and set the empty vehicle to circle the building to avoid paying for parking. Instead of walking a few blocks to pick up a child or the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus. The convenience even leads fewer people to take public transport-an unwelcome side effect researchers h

10、ave already found in ride-hailing services.A study from the University of California at Davis suggested that replacing petrol-powered private cars worldwide with electric, self-driving and shared systems could reduce carbon emissions from transportation 80% and cut the cost of transportation infrast

11、ructure and operations 40% by 2050. Fewer emissions and cheaper travel sound pretty appealing. The first commercially available driverless cars will almost certainly be fielded by ride-hailing services, considering the cost of self-driving technology as well as liability and maintenance issues. But

12、driverless car ownership could increase as the prices drop and more people become comfortable with the technology.Policymakers should start thinking now about how to make sure the appearance of driverless vehicles doesnt extend the worst aspects of the car-controlled transportation system we have to

13、day. The coming technological advancement presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably. The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it.1. According to the author, attention should be paid to how driverless c

14、ars can _.A. help deal with transportation-related problemsB. provide better services to customersC. cause damage to our environmentD. make some people lose jobs2. As for driverless cars, what is the authors major concern?A. Safety.B. Side effects.C. Management.D. Affordability.3. What does the unde

15、rlined word fielded” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Replaced.B. Employed.C. Shared.D. Reduced.4. What is the authors attitude to the future of self-driving cars?A. Doubtful.B. Negative.C. Disapproving.D. Positive.四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Technophobes are people who hate modern technology,

16、probably because they dont understand it, _ because they are afraid of doing something wrong and _ (ruin) the equipment.However, this is not a new phenomenon. At the turn of the 20th century, when electricity was set up in many homes, signs _ (place) on the wall next to the light-switches advising p

17、eople who were used to gas lighting not to light the electricity _ a match!There were many cases _ people were unaware of how to use new machines, causing embarrassment in the would-be user and _ (amuse) in the observer.When _ (video) first came on the market, a woman, who had never seen a video-tap

18、e before, took one tape out of the box and began shaking it _ (violent). Seeing this, her husband asked her what she _ (do). She replied, “Shaking the tape. It says on the tape Shake before use”. Her husband told her the name of the film was “Shake Before Use”!Whatever your phobias (恐惧), new technol

19、ogy is here to stay until someone comes along and invents something _ (new) than before for us to use.答案以及解析一、1.答案：from解析：retire from .为固定词组,意为“从退出”。 2.答案：to解析：owe . to .为固定词组,意为“将归功于”。 3.答案：to4.答案：back5.答案：into二、答案：1.struck; into our hearts 2.in good condition; 3.from time to time; 4.brought back t

20、o life 5.in vain三、答案：1-4 ACBD解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段中“While much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars (and rightfully so), policymakers also should be talking about how self-driving vehicles can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions and offer more convenient, affordable

21、mobility options. (虽然到目前为止，大部分争论都集中在无人驾驶汽车的安全性上（这是理所当然的），但政策制定者也应该讨论自动驾驶汽车如何有助于减少交通拥堵、减少排放，并提供更方便、更经济的出行选择)”可知，作者认为，应该注意无人驾驶汽车如何帮助解决交通相关问题。故选A。2.细节理解题。根据第一段中“But however long it takes, the technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depe

22、nding on how the transformation is regulated.(但无论需要多长时间，这项技术都有可能改变我们的交通系统和城市，或好或坏，这取决于如何监管这种转变)”以及最后一段中“Policymakers should start thinking now about how to make sure the appearance of driverless vehicles doesnt extend the worst aspects of the car-controlled transportation system we have today.(政策制定者

23、现在应该开始思考，如何确保无人驾驶汽车的出现，不会延伸到我们今天拥有的汽车控制交通系统的最糟糕的方面)”可知，关于无人驾驶汽车，作者最担心的是管理问题。故选C。3.词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“Fewer emissions and cheaper travel sound pretty appealing.”以及后文“by ride-hailing services, considering the cost of self-driving technology as well as liability and maintenance issues”可知，无人驾驶汽车拥有排放少和交通便宜的优势

24、，再加上考虑到自动驾驶技术的成本以及责任和维护问题，所以推测第一批商用无人驾驶汽车肯定会采用代驾服务。故划线词意思是“采用，雇佣”。A. Replaced.替代；B. Employed.采用，雇佣；C. Shared.分享；D. Reduced.减少。故选B。4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The coming technological advancement presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affo

25、rdably. The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it.(即将到来的技术进步为城市和国家提供了发展交通系统的机会，这些交通系统的设计是为了让更多的人出行，而且更经济。未来的汽车就要来了。我们只需要做好准备)”可推知，对于无人驾驶车的未来，作者的态度还是比较积极的。故选D。四、答案：orruiningwere placedwithwhereamusementvideosviolentlywas doingnewer解析： 考查连词。句意：技术恐惧症是指憎恨现代技术的人，可能是因为他们不理解现代技术，或者是因为他们害

26、怕做错什么事情，损坏设备。because they dont understand it和because they are afraid of doing something wrong and _ (ruin) the equipment是选择关系，用表选择的并列连词or。故填or。考查动名词。句意：技术恐惧症是指憎恨现代技术的人，可能是因为他们不理解现代技术，或者是因为他们害怕做错什么事情，损坏设备。该空和动名词短语doing something wrong并列做介词of的宾语，所以ruin用动名词形式。故填ruining。考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：在20世纪之交，当许多家庭开始用电时

27、，电灯开关旁边的墙上都贴着指示牌，建议习惯用煤气灯的人不要用火柴点灯！由时间状语At the turn of the 20th century可知，句子用一般过去时，且主语signs和谓语动词place是被动关系，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语signs是复数，谓语用复数形式。故填were placed。考查介词。句意：在20世纪之交，当许多家庭开始用电时，电灯开关旁边的墙上都贴着指示牌，建议习惯用煤气灯的人不要用火柴点灯！由句意可知，用介词with (用)表示方式。故填with。考查定语从句。句意：在很多情况下，人们不知道如何使用新机器，导致潜在用户感到尴尬，观察者感到有趣。空处引导定语从句，

28、先行词是cases，关系词在从句中做地点状语，用关系副词where引导。故填where。考查名词。句意：在很多情况下，人们不知道如何使用新机器，导致潜在用户感到尴尬，观察者感到有趣。分析可知，此处用抽象名词amusement做动词cause的宾语。故填amusement。考查名词。句意：当视频第一次出现在市场上时，一位从未见过录像带的女性从盒子里拿出一盘带子，开始猛烈摇晃。此处用名词复数作主语，泛指一类事物。故填videos。考查副词。句意：当视频第一次出现在市场上时，一位从未见过视频磁带的女性从盒子里拿出一盘磁带，开始猛烈摇晃。此处用副词violently作状语，修饰动词shaking。故填violently。考查时态。句意：看到这一幕，她的丈夫问她在做什么。由句意可知，丈夫询问女子当时正在做什么，用过去进行时，主语为she，谓语用单数形式。故填was doing。考查比较级。句意：无论你有什么恐惧症，新技术都会一直存在，直到有人出现并发明出比以前更新的东西供我们使用。结合than可知，空处用形容词比较级newer做后置定语，修饰复合不定代词something。故填newer。学科网（北京）股份有限公司