（整理版高中英語）Module5ALessoninaLab

1、module 5 a lesson in a lab.閱讀理解a詞數(shù) 300 難度系數(shù) 建議用時 6(·耒陽模擬)imagine a classroom missing the one thing that's long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing paper.no notebooks，no textbooks，no test paper.nor are there any pencils or pens，which always seem to run out of ink at the c

2、ritical moment.a“paperless classroomis what more and more schools are trying to achieve.students don't do any handwriting in this class.instead，they use palm size，or specially­designed computers.the teacher downloads texts from internet libraries and sends them to every student's person

3、al computer.having computers also means that students can use the web.they can look up information on any subject they're studying from maths to social science.high school teacher judy herrell in florida，us，described how her class used the web to learn about the war in afganistan(阿富汗) over one y

4、ear ago.“we could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee camps(難民營)，she said.“using a book that's three or four years old is impossible.and exams can go online too.at a high school in tennessee，us，students take tests on their own computers.the teacher

5、records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book. a paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper.high school teacher stephanie sorrell in kentucky us said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each

6、student.“think about the money and trees we could save with the computers，she said.but，with all this technology，there's always the risk that the machines will break_down.so, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available(可用的) for these hi­tech s

7、tudents. 一、新新單詞critical /'kritikl/ adj. 關(guān)鍵的；挑剔的electronic /ilek'trnik/ adj. 電子的；電子設(shè)備的reduce /ri'djus/ v. 減少；縮小二、常用短語look up 查尋；抬頭看used to do sth. 過去常常做某事三、靚點句式nor are there any pencils or pens，which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.此句使用了倒裝語序。nor置于句首時，句子應(yīng)倒裝。which引導非限制性

8、定語從句，修飾前面的名詞。seem to do sth.“似乎、好似要做某事。語篇解讀：本文介紹了無紙教室利用計算機進行教學的利與弊。一方面它節(jié)約紙張，減少森林砍伐；另一方面，停電或者電腦出故障又會影響正常的教學。1what does the part of the last but one sentence in the first paragraph，“run out of ink at the critical moment mean?apens may not write welt at the critical moment.bpens get lost easily，so you

9、may not find them at the critical moment.cpens may have little or no ink at the critical moment.dpens use ink，while pencils don't.解析：句意理解題。第一段介紹了無紙教室使用電腦的許多優(yōu)點，其中之一就是不會在關(guān)鍵時刻鋼筆水用完了(因為不用鋼筆寫字了)，所以c項為正確答案。答案：c2in a paperless classroom, what is a must?apens. bcomputers. cinformation. dtexts.解析：細節(jié)理解題。第

10、二段介紹無紙教室使用的工具：每個學生都有電腦，所以比擬四個選項，很容易看出在無紙教室電腦是必需的。答案：b3the high school teacher，judy herrell，used the example of her class to show that_.athe web could take them everywherebthe web taught them a lotcthe web is a good tool for informationdthe web，better than the textbooks，can give the latest and compre

11、hensive(全面的) information解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中judy herrell所說的話的前半局部可知，網(wǎng)絡(luò)可以提供較為全面的信息。故答案選d。答案：d4the paperless classrooms will benefit _ the most.astudents bteachers ctrees dcomputers解析：推理判斷題。第七段分析無紙教室的又一大優(yōu)勢就是紙張的消費大大減少，從而大大減少了樹木的砍伐，所以答案是c。答案：c5what does the phrase in the last paragraph，“break down，mean?abrea

12、k into pieces. bstop working.cfall down. dlose control.解析：詞義猜想題。短文最后一段列出無紙教室的弊端總會有電腦出故障或者停電的情況，導致無法正常上課，比擬所給四個選項，只有b項符合上下文語意。答案：bb詞數(shù) 328 難度系數(shù) 建議用時 6a vertical farm is a concept farm which is planted on levels or floors.a sky scraper type building can house a vertical farm.since the garden is built u

13、pwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional(傳統(tǒng)的) farm. the world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming.vertical farms could be a key to this situation.an 18­story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size

14、 of the average city block.vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well.think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city.the resources saved would be surprising. besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and wi

15、th less damage.there is a growing concern about the use of pesticides in agriculture today.but the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides.vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for li

16、ving well in an environment far different from our own.hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening.this would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food.of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.in some clim

17、ates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. the solar power option may not work as well here.the addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas.in other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before. vertical farms may jus

18、t be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.一、新新單詞vertical /'vtikl/ adj.豎直的；垂直的；縱向的n. 垂直線；垂直位置pesticide /'pestisaid/ n. 殺蟲劑；除害藥物option /'pn/ n. 選擇；可選擇的事物二、常用短語run out of 用完，用盡a lack of 的缺乏 三、靚點句式vertical farms may just be a concept for

19、 now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.總體上，這是一個由but連接的并列句。后一分句含有定語從句that will solve many of our problems in the future，修飾先行詞a concept。語篇解讀：這是一篇說明文，介紹了垂直農(nóng)業(yè)這一新概念。6according to the passage, a vertical farm_.ais mainly built outwards bis only an environmental frie

20、ndly farmcis planted on levels upwardsdis dependent on solar power解析：細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段可知垂直農(nóng)業(yè)是立體向上開展的農(nóng)業(yè)格局。答案：c7the second paragraph is mainly about_.athe meaning of a vertical farmbthe future of a vertical farmcthe cost of a vertical farmdthe benefit of a vertical farm解析：主旨大意題。第二段主要介紹了垂直農(nóng)業(yè)在緩解土地緊張問題、降低運輸本錢、

21、食品保鮮等方面的優(yōu)勢。答案：d8compared to the conventional farm, the vertical farm can_.ahelp to protect the limited gardens breduce the harmful effect of pesticidescdepend far less on sunlight dgreatly increase the use of soil解析：細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段前兩句可知，垂直農(nóng)業(yè)可以減少殺蟲劑的使用。答案：b9it can be learned from the passage that vertica

22、l farms_.ahave been put into use bneed less room than conventional farmsconly use hydroponics to grow food dmay increase the transportation costs解析：推理判斷題。由最后一段可知，垂直農(nóng)業(yè)如今還是一個設(shè)想，并未實施，a項錯誤；由第一段最后一句可知b項正確；由第三段第四句可知，水耕法可能是垂直種植的主要方法，但并非唯一方法，因此c項錯誤；由第二段第四句可知d項錯誤。答案：b10what would be the best title for the pa

23、ssage?avertical farms for our future bvertical farms and green skyscraperscways to deal with future problemsdadvantages of vertical farms解析：主旨大意題。本文主要介紹能夠適應(yīng)未來需要的垂直農(nóng)業(yè)這一新概念。故a項最適合作標題。答案：a.書面表達假設(shè)你是某家英文報社的編輯，昨日收到一位生讀者王麗的來信。請根據(jù)來信內(nèi)容和所給的要點提示用英語寫一封回信。詞數(shù)100左右。dear editor，i am a hardworking girl and want to be the number one in my class.but in the exams，i always make mistakes that i should have avoided.i really worry about it.what can i do to improve my performance in exams?wang li提示：1不要壓力太大；3考試時合理分配時間并盡量抽出幾分鐘檢查。注意：1可以適當增加細節(jié)以使行文連貫；2書信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：分配distributedear wang li，it&