课时讲练通高中英语 Module 6 The Internet and Telecommunications Period 4 Integrating Skills课后阅读训练 外研版必修1.doc

module 6 the internet and telecommunications period 4 integrating skills. 阅读理解 asome people will do just about anything to save money. and i am one of them. take my familys last vacation as an example. it was my six-year-old sons winter break from school, and we were heading home from fort lauderdale after a week long trip. the flight was overbooked, and delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. i had meetings in new york, so i had to get back. but that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. i took my nine-month-old child and took off for home. the next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. yes, i encouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it out at the airport to“earn”more delta dollars. our total take: $1, 600. not bad, huh? now some people may think im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. but as a big-time bargain hunter, i know the value of a dollar. and these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up. ive made a living looking for the best deals and exposing(揭露)the worst tricks. i have been the consumer reporter of nbcs today show for over a decade. i have written a couple of books including one titled tricks of the trade: a consumer survival guide. and i really do what i believe in. i tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. but i wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. it keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people notice. and i will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. quality lasts. 【语篇概述】有些人会想尽一切办法来省钱, 作者也是其中之一。作者一家人乘坐的飞机超员了, 他们每个人因此获得400美元的补偿。作为一个省钱达人, 作者在孩子的衣服方面也很节俭, 他们一家人很少去高档的饭店吃饭。1. why did delta give the authors family credits? a. they took a later flight. b. they had early bookings. c. their flight had been delayed. d. their flight had been cancelled. 【解析】选a。细节理解题。根据第一段可知, 航班超员了, 航空公司给作者一家每人下次购票400美元的优惠让他们放弃乘坐这班飞机, 改为第二天离开, 故选a。2. what can we learn about the author? a. she rarely misses a good deal. b. she seldom makes a compromise. c. she is very strict with her children. d. she is interested in cheap products. 【解析】选a。细节理解题。根据第二段内容和第三段“and these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up. ”可知, 作者丈夫和儿子的航班再次被推迟, 他们得到了更多的钱, 作者让他们继续等在机场外面“赚钱”, 她很少错过能赚钱的机会, 故选a。3. what does the author do? a. shes a teacher. b. shes a housewife. c. shes a media person. d. shes a businesswoman. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“i have been the consumer reporter of nbcs today show for over a decade. ”可知, 作者是一名记者, 故选c。4. what does the author want to tell us? a. how to expose bad tricks. b. how to reserve airline seats. c. how to spend money wisely. d. how to make a business deal. 【解析】选c。写作意图题。根据第一段内容和最后一段中“i tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. ”可知, 作者想告诉大家的是如何明智地花钱, 故选c。bin the us, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they dont know. this means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. if you are sitting at a table with people you dont know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them. at american restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap(水龙头)water before you order. you may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(重续). most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day. serving in restaurants is often large; too large for many people. if you cant finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a“doggie bag”. it may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows youre taking the food for yourself. tips are not usually added to the check. they are not included in the price of the meal, either. a tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. in some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. then the waiter or waitress brings you your change. 【语篇概述】文章介绍了美国人在餐馆里的就餐的习惯, 怎样点菜, 怎样给小费, 包括吃不了时可以带回家去自己享用。5. which statement is true? a. american people like sitting with people they dont know. b. hostess always seats a small group at a large table. c. american people never sit with people they dont know. d. american people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking. 【解析】选d。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句如果你与一些你不认识的人坐在同一个餐桌上, 如果你要抽烟而不询问是否会打扰到他们, 那么这将会是非常不礼貌的行为。可判断d项符合题意。6. what is served before you order? a. cold water. b. butter. c. coffee. d. bread. 【解析】选a。细节理解题。从第二段中at american restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order可知在点菜前, 一般提供冷水, 答案是a。7. what do american people always do when servings are too large for them? a. they take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs. b. they leave the food on the table and go away. c. they take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later. d. they ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。从第四段中if you cant finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a“doggie bag”. it may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows youre taking the food for yourself. 可知, 如果吃不完, 打包带回家, 晚点再享用。. 完形填空computer hackers(黑客)have now got their hands on mobile phones. a phone virus(病毒)can1your phone do things you have no control over, computer security experts2. it might3the white house or the police, or forward your personal address book to a marketing company. or it could simply eat into the phones operating software, turning it4and erasing your personal information. similar viruses have already made mobile phone owners5in japan and europe. ari hypponen, chief technical officer of a computer security in finland, said a virus can get your6and send them elsewhere. and it can record your7. mobiles are now able to surf the net, send emails and8software, so they are an easy9for the same hackers who have sent viruses to computers over the last decade. “its technically10now, ”said stephen trilling, director of research at anti-virus11maker symantec corp based in the us. “if the phone is connected to the12, it can be used to transmit threats and13targets, just as any computer can. ”in japan, if you opened a certain email message14your mobile, it would cause the phone to repeatedly15the national emergency number. so phone operators had to16emergency calls until the bug was17. in europe, mobiles short message service, 18sms, has been used to send codes that could damage phones. mobile users can19viruses, of course, by sticking to their traditional phones20web links, some experts said. 【语篇概述】电脑黑客已经把黑手伸向了移动手机。一种反病毒软件可以阻止这种病毒。1. a. getb. helpc. maked. damage【解析】选c。词语辨析题。从四个选项来看, get要用带to的不定式作宾语补足语, 而damage和help的含义与上下文不吻合, 用make sb. do sth. 结构。2. a. speakb. talkc. telld. say【解析】选d。词语辨析题。电脑安全专家这样说。用及物动词say。前面的直接引语是它的宾语。3. a. leadb. causec. controld. call【解析】选d。逻辑推理题。用call表示“拨打电话”。4. a. offb. outc. downd. on【解析】选a。逻辑推理题。是用turn off还是turn on? 前面有operating, eat into等词表明是在手机处于工作状态时攻入, 关闭你的手机, 消除其中的内容。5. a. interestedb. angryc. excitedd. terrified【解析】选b。逻辑推理题。使用手机时遇到这种情况, 会引起诸多不便, 这让你觉得害怕还是生气呢? 当然是后者了。6. a. messagesb. passagesc. newsd. information【解析】选a。词语辨析题。message和information都可以用, 关键是后面的代词them。7. a. voiceb. passwordsc. musicd. address【解析】选b。逻辑推理题。本句的大意是“病毒会到处散发你手机上的信息, 还会记下你的密码”。8. a. makeb. destroyc. downloadd. develop【解析】选c。逻辑推理题。上下文讲述手机病毒, 而这里讲的是手机的功能, 它能上网、发邮件, 还能下载而不是毁坏软件。9. a. jobb. taskc. missiond. target【解析】选d。词汇复现题。正是由于手机有上述功能, 才能成为黑客的攻击目标。本题在下文也有提示。10. a. impossibleb. possiblec. usefuld. valuable【解析】选b。逻辑推理题。it指上文所讲的事, 手机受电脑病毒攻击这件事从技术角度讲是可能的。11. a. hardwareb. softwarec. computerd. equipment【解析】选b。背景常识题。既然是anti-virus, 当然是“杀毒软件”。12. a. computerb. televisionc. internetd. radio【解析】选c。逻辑推理题。“如果电话联网”, 与本文最后一句“电话不和网络连接”形成对比与呼应。13. a. strikeb. visitc. inquired. attack【解析】选d。逻辑推理题。攻击目标。14. a. inb. byc. ond. with【解析】选c。固定搭配题。手机上的信息、电视画面等都用介词on, messages on the mobile。15. a. sendb. dialc. countd. press【解析】选b。逻辑推理题。表示“拨打电话”。这里和第二段中的句子一样, 指手机受到病毒袭击后就会不断地拨打白宫、急救等电话。16. a. cancelb. banc. stopd. prevent【解析】选c。逻辑推理题。这种情况下急救中心的接线员就只好关闭系统以免受到干扰。17. a. removedb. cleanedc. calledd. clear【解析】选a。词语辨析题。直到这令人讨厌的东西被清除掉。动词clear表示“清除”, 但应用过去分词形式。remove消除。18. a. andb. norc. ord. but【解析】选c。逻辑推理题。本题用or表示“或者说, 换句话说”。19. a. stopb. avoidc. killd. find