復(fù)習(xí)鞏固（8）Unit 4 Living with technology-2023-2024學(xué)年高二英語牛津譯林版（2020）寒假輕松銜接

復(fù)習(xí)鞏固：（8）Unit4Livingwithtechnology——2023-2024學(xué)年高二英語牛津譯林版（2020）寒假輕松銜接一、填寫單詞的正確形式1._____(legal)huntinghasputthetigerindangerofdyingout.2.Candidateswillhavetogiveaspeechforaboutthreeminutesona_____(give)topic.3.Newsocialproblemshavearisenduetotheunfair________(distribute)ofthesocialwealth.4.___________(consider)yourweight,Ithinkit'stimethatyouwentonadiet.5.In_____(conclude),peopleshouldrealizetherealsituationoffoodshortage.6.Asweallknow,your______(academy)performancedependsonhowhardyouwork.7.Togivea________(definite)ofawordismoredifficultthantogiveanillustrationofitsuse.8.I'm________(annoy)thatwehadtocanceltheholiday—theweatherforecastforthatweekisterrible!9.Thereisno_________(deny)thatourqualityoflifehasgreatlyimprovedwiththedevelopmentoftechnology.10.Inadditiontogivingageneralintroductiontocomputers,thecoursealsoprovides________(practice)experience.二、閱讀理解A

WELCOMETOTHEVIRTUALREALITYCINEMAAMSTERDAMWorld'sFirstRealityCinema

GoingtotheVRCINEMAoffersyoutheopportunitytowatchmovieslikeyou'veneverdonebefore.Youcansee360-degreemoviesusingaVRheadset.IntheVRCINEMA,ringingmobilephonesandnoisyvisitorsbelongtothepast.Furthermore,traditionalredcinemachairsorthebigwhitescreenisnowheretobefound.Instead,aSamsungGalaxyS6(smartphone)togetherwiththeSamsungGearVR(virtualrealityglasses)transportsyoutoawhollynewworld.Headphonesshutoutbackgroundnoise,andaboveall,offersupersoundquality.Turningchairsallowsyoutofreelylookaroundandseewhat'shappeningabove,below,behind,infront,ontherightandontheleftsideofyou.Sonosoreneck,wepromise.

IntheVRCINEMA,youwillexperience30minutesofthecoolestvirtualrealityfilms.Weproudlypresentfourfilmselectionsindifferentthemesinordertopleaseeveryvirtualrealitylover.Areyoubraveenoughforourscaryfilms?WillyouloseyourselfinVRdocumentariesfromaroundtheglobe?Doyouprefertogoonanadventurousjourneylikenoother?Ordoyourkidswanttoswimwithdolphins,interactwithmagicalcharacters,andexperiencethemovingstoriesbeyondimagination?Thefourfilmselectionsarewaitingforyou!

Forkids,youngandolderones,there'sthecheerfulandcolorfulselection.Theonlythingyouhavetodoissitback,relaxandenjoytheVRexperienceofyourchoice.

Location:Oosterdokskade5,1011ADAmsterdamTheNetherlands

Tel:+31(0)627006916

E-mail:mail@

TicketPrice:￡12.5

Openinghours:Wednesday,Thursday&Friday:14:00—21:00

Saturday&Sunday:12:00—22:0011.WhatistheVRCINEMAlike?A.Ithasabigwhitescreen. B.Itisfullofnoisyvisitors.C.Itisequippedwithredchairs. D.Itoffers360degreemovies.12.WhatcanyoudointheVRCINEMA?A.Jointheswimmingclub.B.Experiencethetouchingunimaginablestories.C.Actasmagicalcharacters.D.LoseyourselfinVRdocumentariesonlyfromAmerica.13.What'sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.TointroducenewVRfilms. B.TopresentVRfilmschedules.C.ToreportdevelopmentofVRfilms. D.ToattractpeopletotheVRCINEMA.BCanasmallgroupofdrones(無人機)guaranteethesafetyandreliabilityofrailwaysand,atthesametime,helprailwayoperatorssavebillionsofeuroseachyear?Thatistheverylikelyfutureofapplyingtoday's"eyesinthesky"technologytomakingsurethatthemillionsofkilometresofrailtracksandinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)worldwidearesafefortrainsona24/7basis.

Dronesarealreadybeingusedtoexaminehigh-tensionelectricallines.Theycoulddopreciselythesamethingtoinspectrailwaylinesandothervitalaspectsofrailinfrastructuresuchasthecorrectpositionofrailwaytracksandswitchingpoints.Themoreregularlytheycanbeinspected,themorerailwaysafety,reliabilityandon-timeperformancewillbeimproved.Costswouldbecutandoperationswouldbemoreefficient(高效)acrosstheboard.

Thatincludeshugesavingsinmaintenancecostsandbetterprotectionofrailwaypersonnelsafety.ItiscalculatedthatEuropeanrailwaysalonespendapproximately20billioneurosayearonmaintenance,includingsendingmaintenancestaff,oftenatnight,toinspectandrepairtherailinfrastructure.Thatcanbedangerousworkthatcouldbeavoidedwithdronesassistingthecrews'efforts.

Byusingthelatesttechnologies,dronescouldalsostartprovidinghigher-valueservicesforrailways,detectingfaultsintherailorswitches,beforetheycancauseanysafetyproblems.Toperformthesetasks,dronesforraildon'tneedtobeflyingoverhead.Engineersarenowworkingonanewconcept:theraildronesofthefuture.Theywillbemovingonthetrackaheadofthetrain,andprogrammedtorunautonomously.VerysmalldroneswithadvancedsensorsandAIandtravellingaheadofthetraincouldguideitlikeaco-pilot.Withtheirabilitytoseeahead,theycouldsignalanyproblem,sothatfast-movingtrainswouldbeabletoreactintime.14.Whatmakestheapplicationofdronestoraillinespossible?A.Theuseofdronesincheckingonpowerlines.B.Drones'abilitytoworkathighaltitudes.C.Thereductionofcostindesigningdrones.D.Drones'reliableperformanceinremoteareas.15.Whatdoes"maintenance"underlinedinparagraph3referto?A.Personnelsafety. B.Assistancefromdrones.C.Inspectionandrepair. D.Constructionofinfrastructure.16.Whatfunctionisexpectedoftheraildrones?A.Toprovideearlywarning. B.Tomaketrainsrunautomatically.C.Toearnprofitsforthecrews. D.Toacceleratetransportation.17.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.WhatFaultsCanBeDetectedwithDronesB.HowProductionofDronesCanBeExpandedC.WhatDifficultyDroneDevelopmentWillFaceD.HowDronesWillChangetheFutureofRailways

答案以及解析一、1.答案：Ilegal解析：考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。句意:非法狩獵已使老虎瀕臨滅絕。根據(jù)句意可知,此處意為“非法的”。故填I(lǐng)llegal。2.答案：given解析：考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。句意:候選人必須就指定話題做大約三分鐘的演講。空處作定語,修飾名詞topic,應(yīng)用形容詞形式。given表示“事先安排好的,規(guī)定的”。3.答案：distribution解析：考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。句意:社會財富分配不公平導(dǎo)致出現(xiàn)了新的社會問題。根據(jù)空前的形容詞unfair可知,空處應(yīng)用名詞。distribution"分配;分發(fā)"。4.答案：Considering解析：考查介詞。句意:考慮到你的體重,我認(rèn)為你該節(jié)食了。根據(jù)句意可知,此處表示"考慮到,鑒于",故填Considering。此處Considering是介詞。5.答案：conclusion解析：考查名詞。介詞In后接名詞作賓語。故填conclusion。inconclusion是固定短語,意為“總之”。6.答案：academic解析：考查形容詞。performance是名詞,應(yīng)用形容詞修飾。故填academic。7.答案：definition解析：考查名詞。句意:給一個詞下定義要比舉例說明它的用法更困難。根據(jù)空前的a和空后的of可知,此處應(yīng)用名詞。故填definition。8.答案：annoyed解析：考查形容詞。句意:我們不得不取消假期,這讓我很生氣—天氣預(yù)報預(yù)計那周的天氣很糟糕!根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此處應(yīng)用形容詞作表語;指人的感受,應(yīng)用以-ed結(jié)尾的形容詞。故填annoyed。9.答案：denying解析：考查固定句型。句意:無可否認(rèn),隨著科技的發(fā)展,我們的生活質(zhì)量大大提高了。"Thereisnodenyingthat..."為固定句型,表示"無可否認(rèn)……"。10.答案：practical解析：考查形容詞。句意:這門課程除了介紹一般電腦知識外,還提供實踐經(jīng)驗。experience是名詞,應(yīng)用形容詞修飾。故填practical。二、A11.答案：D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中"Youcansee360-degreemoviesusingaVRheadset",可知,VR影院提供360度電影。故選D。A:它有一個大白屏;B:它滿是吵鬧的游客:C:它配備有紅色的椅子。根據(jù)第一段中"IntheVRCINEMA,ringingmobilephonesandnoisyvisitorsbelongtothepast.Furthermore,traditionalredcinemachairsorthebigwhitescreenisnowheretobefound."可知,A,B,C這三項說法都不正確。12.答案：B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中"Ordoyourkidswanttoswimwithdolphins,interactwithmagicalcharacters,andexperiencethemovingstoriesbeyondimagination?"可知,你可以在虛擬現(xiàn)實電影里體驗難以想象的感人故事。故選B。同時可排除A:加入游泳俱樂部及C:扮演魔法人物;根據(jù)第二段"WillyouloseyourselfinVRdocumentariesfromaroundtheglobe?"可知,D“沉浸在僅來自美國的虛擬現(xiàn)實紀(jì)錄片中”說法不正確。13.答案：D解析：推理判斷題。文章主要說明了VR影院的一些特點以及與之前的影院之間的區(qū)別,并給出了地址、電話、郵箱、票價等信息,由此可推知,文章的主要目的是吸引大家去VR影院觀看電影。故選D。A:為了引進(jìn)新的VR電影;B:為了展示VR電影檔期;C:為了報道VR電影的發(fā)展。B14.答案：A解析：理解具體信息。題干問什么使無人機在鐵路線路中的應(yīng)用成為可能。根據(jù)文章第二段中的"Dronesarealreadybeingusedtoexaminehigh-tensionelectricallines.Theycoulddopreciselythesamethingtoinspectrailwaylinesandothervitalaspectsofrailinfrastructure"可知,無人機