Unit 1 Science Fiction SectionⅠReading and Thinking 练习 人教版高中英语选择性必修第四册

Unit1ScienceFictionSectionIReadingandThinking

基础训练

।.单词拼写

1.Thisnovelisnotscience（小说）,norisitGothichorror.

2.Shewasrewardedforhereffortswithacash（红利）.

3.Letus（暂停）judgementuntilweknov/allthefacts.

4.Thedealseemssoattractivethatitwouldbe（荒谬的）tosayno.

5.Theancientpagodaisstillthere,butnotinits（完整）.

6.Heforecaststhataverage（匚资）increaseswillremainaround4percent.

7.Hehammeredthe（钉子）intothebranch.

8.The（女售货员）setasidethecoatforthsfatlady.

9.Thelawyerclaimsthattheaccusedwasnot（有罪的）.

10.Please（消除）alldoubtsaboutit.

II.单句语法填空

1.IhatetorushyoubutIhaveanother（appoint）lateron.

2.We'veallbeen（guilt）ofselfishnessatsonictimeinourlives.

3.Thestoryhadsoongotaboutthathehadbeen（suspend）.

4.Shetried（dismiss）himfromhermind.

5.Butforthemostpart.TinbecomingmoremyChinesefriends.

6.Doyoutest【hegoodsinihcshelf?

7.Hisconductisthebestcommentonhis

（declare）.

in.选词填空

testout,experimentwith,onabusinesstrip,morelike,lookafter,orrather,godowntown,intime,

comeupwith,makeanappointmentwith

1.Shebehavestowardsmeafriendthanamother.

2.Iamgoingwithmybosstomorrow.

3.Theuniversitystudentswillthecomputerprogramforanybugs.

4.Weshouldadvertiseforsomeonetothegarden.

5.Scientistsmilitaryrocketsintheearlyresearch,whichpreparedtheground

forspacetravel.

6.Americans,Afro-Americansaregoodatjazzmusic.

7.Itisnecessaryforyoutothedoctorbeforeyougotoseehim.

8.Basedonthisplan,themunicipalgovernmenthas78detailedtasks,ofwhich

45havebeencompletedsofar.

9.Hebrakedhiscarjusttoavoidanaccident.

10.IwillneedcototheBankthisafternoon.

提升训练

I.阅读理解

Robotshavecertainadvantagescomparedtohumans:Theyareefficient,tireless,canbe

repairedwhendamagedandtheynevergetsick.Thislasttraithasmadethem(hestarduringour

fightagainsttheCOVID-19pandemic.Whilehundredsofthousandsofmedicalworkershave

fallenilldealingwiththishighlyinfectiousvirusandalotmoreareforcedtostayathomeforfear

ofgettingthedisease,thisisn'taproblemfbrrobots.

ThisiswhytheCOVID-19outbreakisseenasthe"tippingpoint^^—notedTheIndependent

SciencereporterAnthonyCuthbertson—forrobotstostarttoreplacehumansincertainjobs.

Inareaslikehospitalsandhealthcarefacilities,robotsareusedtoperformhigh-risktasks.In

China,forexample,ahotelinHangzhouemployedarobotnamed“LittlePeanut''todeliverfood

topeopleunderquarantine］隔离期).InSpain,robotsarcabouttobeusedtotestpeopleforthe

coronavirus.Ultraviclet-light-disinfection(紫夕卜线？肖毒)robotsarealsobeingwidelyusedtoclean

hospitalcorridorsandwards.

“Hospitalsaroundtheworldarewakinguptoautonomousdisinfection,vPerJuulNielsen,

CEOofDenmark'sUVDRobots,aleadingcompanymanufacturingdisinfectionrobots.told

Forbes."Wccan'tbuildtheserobotsfastenough.”

Innon-medicalcompanies,robotsarealsoreplacinghumanemployeessincetheydon'thave

theproblemofsocialdistancingandwillnevertakesickleave.WalmartandAmazon,fbrexample,

whererobotsarealreadyusedinsorting,packingandshipping,areplanningtoincreasethe

numberofrobotsintheirfacilities.Fast-foodchainslikeMcDonald'sarcnotonlydeliveringfood

withrobotsinsomeareas,butalsolookingtousethemascooksandservers.

AccordingtofuturistMartinFord,usingmorerobots(hanhumanemployeescanprovetobe

rewardingforcompanies-evenwhenthepandemicisover."Peoplewillprefertogotoaplace

(hathasfewerworkersandmoremachinesbecausetheyfeel(heycanloweroverallrisk,“Ford

(oldtheBBC.

Butthissuddensurge(激增)inrobotdemanddoesn'tmeanthattheytriumphoverhumansin

everyaspect.AccordingtoBillSmart,aroboticistatOregonStateUniversity,thehumancontact

betweendoctorsandpatientsisstillimportant.Doctorscomfortthepatientsandguidethem

throughharddecisionswhilerobotsareonlydoingroutinetasks,likecleaningandgivingtests,

justtofreeupdoctorsandnurses.

Itmightbe(ruethatrobotshavecertainadvantagesoverhumans,but(heyarestillsecondary

tohumaninteraction.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theadvantagesofrobotscomparedtohumans.

B.DifferentviewstowardapplyingrobotstofightagainstCOVID-19.

C.WhytheCOVID-19outbreakhasfueledrobotdemand.

D.Theimportantrolehumansplayincertainareas.

2.Whathasmaderobotsdesirableduringthepandemicaccordingtothetext?D

A.Theycanberepairedwhendamaged.

B.Theytestpeopleforcoronavirusmoreprecisely.

C.Theynevergettiredandcanreplacedoctorsandnurses.

D.Theyarenotvulnerabletothecoronavirus.

3.WhatdoesMartinFordthinkoftheapplicationofrobots?

A.Itsbenefitsareappealingandlasting.

B.Machinesarelessdisturbingthanhumans.

C.Itposesathreattohumanemployment.

D.Therearesomeriskswiththeuseofrobots.

4.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Thedemandforrobotsistoogreattomeet.

B.Humaninlciactionisessentialinsunicaicas.

C.Doctorscanmakemoreaccuratejudgmentsthanrobots.

D.Robotsneedupdatingtoimprovecontactwithhumans.

II.七选五

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Itisnotdifficulttopreparefbrexams.

Youshouldreviewyournotesregularly.Everyoneofyouhasformed（hehabitof（aking

notes.However,that'snotenough.Makesuretoreviewandexpanduponyourclassnotesregularly

throughouttheterm.1.

Don'tcram（突击备考）atthelastsecond.Evidenceshowsthatstudentsexperiencedeclining

returnsontheireffortswhentheyattempttostudyforfourandfivehoursstraight.Soyou

shouldn'tbereviewingthenightbeforetheexambecauseyouwillwakeup

tircd.2.Obviously,it'snotworththecost.

Youshouldalsocompleteamock（模拟）test.Ifyoucompleteit3—4daysbeforeanexam,

you,llthenknowwheretofocusyourstudying.3.Foryoureverysubject,try

answeringacoupleofpotentialquestionsonatimed,dosedbookbasisandsechowyou

do.Anothersimplewaytoconductamocktestistoaskafriendoraclassmatetogiveyouanoral

quizbasedoncontentsinthetextbooksorinyournotes.

4.Agroupstudysessionisafantasticmodeltoreviewandcomparenotes,ask

eachotherquestions,explainideastooneanother,anddiscussthedifficultconcepts.Tofocuson

（hetopic,dosetanagendaandaspecifictimeframeforyourgroupstudysession.

5.Thebestfoodfbrthebrainissleep,soyou'llneedenoughsleepduringexam

timcs.lryandgetgoodqualitysleep.Dontsleepwithyourbooksalloveryourbedorwithlights,

musicorthecomputeron.

A.Howcanyoufinishthisstep?

B.Makesuretogetplentyofsleep.

C.Makeyourroomcomfortablewhilesleeping.

D.Findagroupofclassmateswithwhomtostudy.

E.Ifso,youwillnotbeabletofbcusduringtheexam.

F.Organizeastudygroupbeforeexams(odiscussyournotes.

G.Makinggooduseofyournoteswillleaveyouwe11-preparedalexamtune.

Ill.语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入I个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

An"entrepreneurial(具有创业素质的)”seven-year-oldwrotetoGoogleforajobandits

CEOreplied.Afterdiscussingherfather'swork,ChloeBridgewater1.(decide)she

wouldliketoworkfbrGoogleandpennedaletterbeginningwith“DearGoogle

boss”.2.(follow)hcrfirstlettertoFatherChristmas,itwasonlytheschoolgirPs

secondletter,but3.searchengine'sCEOSundarPichaiwroteback.

“Wewere4