Unit 6 Web Life Get Ready and Reading 同步练习 1

Unit 6 Web Life 同步练习同步练习 Period One Getting Ready and Reading 基础落实基础落实 课文理解课文理解 1 Which of the following is not necessary in online shopping A a computer B the Internet C an armchair D search engines 2 When we are shopping online we can t A enjoy talking to our friends B visit the online shop at midnight C get entertainment services D buy physical products 3 Why is online shopping becoming increasingly popular A Customers don t have to queue B The payment is safe C The quality of the goods is usually better D Customers can meet more friends when shopping 4 What are the benefits of Internet shopping A Convenient B Cheaper C Easy D All above 5 How is the text organized 课文缩写课文缩写 Internet shopping is a new way to shop All you need is a computer which is 1 to the Internet People can shop for a 2 of products on the Internet 3 and 4 products can be bought through the Internet To find somet hing people often use computer tools called search 5 It will give you a lis t of websites where you can find what you want The most important advantage is 6 You don t have to 7 with other shoppers at the check out counters The main 8 is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or c heck their quality What s more Internet companies must find ways to make online 9 safe Internet shopping is sure to become popular in the years 10 能力提升能力提升 阅读理解阅读理解 A Computers are increasingly important in health care But can they also help poor people escape poverty Vikram Sheel Kumar thinks so Mr Kumar is a doctor an e ngineer and the head of a small business in Boston Massachusetts And in Septemb er this 28 year old man received an award for Technology in Service to Humanity That award came from Technology Review magazine His goal is to improve health care in poor nations with the help of computers s mall enough to hold in one hand These devices are known as personal digital assista nts or P D A s Dr Kumar started his company two years ago It is called Dimagi which mean s smart guy in Hindi His parents came from India There Dimagi computer progr ams are used to organize medical information on more than 70 000 patients Dr Kumar says health care workers had problems at first but then learned quic kly how to use the devices Nurses no longer have to carry heavy documents whenev er they travel to villages And they no longer have to copy large amounts of health i nformation by hand In South Africa health workers are using a Dimagi program for a different purp ose in the KwaZulu Natal area They use it to provide patients with results from tests for HIV the virus that causes AIDS People who get tested must enter a secret iden tification code to see the results And in Boston children with diabetes are using a Dimagi system to learn abou t their disease and how to control it The software includes games and ways for the children to communicate with others with diabetes Dr Kumar says it is important to get patients involved in their own health care by helping them gain information He says there are endless possible uses for this tec hnology especially in developing countries And he urges people to suggest ways to improve it Dimagi programs are written in code that is open to anyone 1 The best title of the passage is A Dr Kumar and his Dimagi B A Genius in India C AIDS in South Africa D A New Software P D A 2 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A Dimagi program began to be used in India many years ago B Children with diabetes can get cured by playing games of Dimagi C Dimagi program is very useful only in developing countries D Dimagi program can and will surely be improved in the future 3 We can conclude from the passage that Dr Kumar is a person A who is young and talented and easy to accept other people s opinions B who has once suffered from diabetes before as well C who owns a lot of property and wealth D who hasn t been publicly admitted in the field of medicine and IT 4 We can infer from the passage that A Dimagi program is more developed in India than in any other countries B In South Africa people who have been tested for HIV can have their results prote cted C The best way to help the patients according to Dr Kumar is to help them to k now about their diseases D With the help of Dimagi program patients don t need to take any medicine for th eir diseases B A good sense of humor does a lot of good things for a person It makes him m ore likable and increases his attractiveness Also people with a good sense of humor tend to be very natural at starting and leading a good conversation When I was a little girl my dad always made me laugh by his talks with stran gers let s say like a waitress We went out to eat fairly often and he always seeme d to have something new to say that was very funny Then we enjoyed our meal W e would get great service and Dad tipped well I really don t remember my mom making me laugh like him She mostly just la ughed with me The next person who pops into my head is my son He makes me l augh very often I begged him after surgery 外科手术 to stop making me laugh becau se the laughing made my wound hurt My daughter is fairly quick witted too and her daughter as well When my granddaughter and my son are together their talks are delightful and very funny A meal is so much better when it is eaten over laught er All my colleagues have different senses of humor and I love all of them We ha ve a fairly good sense of humor in the office I would say most of my clients also have a sense of humor Dealing with them is relaxing Here are some priceless humor tips on how to improve yours 1 Find the funny side in everything 2 Get together with people who are fun and humorous 3 Don t be afraid to laugh at yourself 4 Read as many funny jokes as possible Humor is great laughter therapy 疗法 It can really lighten things up in your workplace in a relationship and anywhere else So use these tips to cultivate your own sense of priceless humor 5 What is Paragraph 1 mainly about A The way of becoming popular with o