Unit 4 Everyday economics Section C Developing ideas & Presenting ideas & Reflection
一、填空
1.It is important that students develop an ________ (aware) of how the Internet can be used.
2.Only those who will risk ________ (go) too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
3.In response ________ this problem, various academics proposed many measures and steps.
4.Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and America, ________ marking the beginning of European exploration of America.
5.He had copies of the book printed ________ his own expense.
6.It is said that costumes and sets were also made ________ his supervision.
7.________ his sorrow, his whole house was destroyed in the earthquake.
8.He gets really ________(frustrate) because he can't catch the fish.
9.人们普遍认为,中国是全球最大的移动支付市场。
________ ________ ________ ________ China is the largest mobile payment market globally.
10.它因方便而赢得了消费者的支持。
It has ________ ________ ________ with its convenience.
11.我个人认为应该鼓励移动支付。
Personally, I think mobile payment ________ ________ ________.
12.在中国,移动支付极大地改变了人们的生活。
Mobile payment has greatly ________ ________ ________ in China.
13.我们永远不会担心得到假钞或不得不数零钱。
We will never worry about getting fake notes or having to ________ ________ .
14.随着移动支付的广泛使用,我们根本不需要带钱包或现金。
With the widespread use of mobile payment, we don't ________ ________ ________ a purse or cash at all.
15.这是对大多数像我和我的家人一样的中国人生活的体验。
It is ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ of most Chinese like me and my family.
二、语法填空
16. We've been told ①________ we were toddlers that "It's good to share". Today, the action of sharing takes ②________ extra meaning. It ③________ (expand) to almost every aspect of our lives.
This wealth of ways of sharing is a ④________ (respond) to our increasing demand for quality goods and services at ⑤________ (compete) prices, all delivered at the click of a button. What's more, sharing encourages us to reuse items, thereby ⑥________ (cut) down on waste. And set-ups such as bike and car sharing do ⑦________ further favour for the environment by reducing the number of polluting vehicles on the road.
But the sharing economy is not without its problems. The sharing economy is developing ⑧________ (fast) than existing regulations or ongoing supervision. In addition, the sharing economy is subject to abuse of trust. Finally, personal data, the heart of the sharing economy, is not yet secure.
Nonetheless, what is in no doubt ⑨________ (be) that the sharing economy is ⑩________ (increase) relevant to our daily lives as well as to the global economy.
17. 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China has once again shown its ability to change the world with its "new four great ①_____ (invent)" 一high-speed rail, electronic payment, shared bicycles, and online shopping.
China's new-generation of high-speed trains, the Fuxing, is now one of ②_____ fastest trains in the world, which can travel ③_____ a speed of 350 km/h. Besides this, China ④_____ (improve) people's lives in many other aspects over the last decade.
The shared bicycle, for example, is not new ⑤_____ (it). But China has made it much more convenient and popular both in China ⑥_____ overseas. Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike is now operating in foreign countries.
And back in China, when riding a shared bicycle, you can stop to buy and eat whatever you want ⑦_____ (simple) with a tap on your phone. You could easily pay with your smartphone by ⑧_____ (scan) the seller's QR code. The cashless payment has grown into a ⑨_____ (choose) for Chinese people.
Besides, the four "inventions" of life are most appealing to the youth from 20 countries ⑩_____ (participate) in the Belt and Road Initiative, and they wish their countries would catch up with China.
答案以及解析
1.答案:awareness
解析:考查词性转换。句意:重要的是学生逐渐懂得如何使用互联网。不定冠词an后跟名词形式。
2.答案:going
解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:只有那些冒险远行者才有可能知道一个人能走多远。risk doing sth.冒险做某事。
3.答案:to
解析:考查介词。句意:针对这个问题,各界学者提出了很多措施和步骤。 in response to作为对……的回应。
4.答案:thereby
解析:考查副词。句意:克里斯托弗·哥伦布是一位意大利探险家,他完成了西班牙和美国之间的旅行,从而标志着欧洲人开始到美洲探险。thereby adv.因此,由此。
5.答案:at
解析:考查介词。句意:他自己花钱复印了这本书。at one's own expense某人自己支付费用。
6.答案:under
解析:考查介词。句意:据说服装和布景也是在他的监督下制作的。under one's supervision由某人监督。
7.答案:To
解析:考查介词。句意:令他悲伤的是,他的整座房子都在地震中毁掉了。to one's sorrow令某人悲伤的是。
8.答案:frustrated
解析:考查词性转换。句意:他变得十分恼怒,因为他捕不到鱼。此处表示人的感受,应用-ed结尾的形容词。
9.答案:It's generally believed that
10.答案:won over consumers
11.答案:should be encouraged
12.答案:changed people's life
13.答案:count change
14.答案:need to carry
15.答案:a glimpse into the life
16.答案:since ; On; has expanded ; response ; competitive ; cutting; a ; faster ; is ; increasingly
解析:①考查状语从句。句意:自从我们学走路以来,我们就被告知"分享有好处"。 since自从……以来,引导时间状语从句。
②考查介词。take on意为"呈现,具有"。
③考查动词的时态。句意:它几乎已经扩展到我们生活的方方面面。此处表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果,应用现在完成时。
④考查词性转换。不定冠词a后用名词形式。
⑤考查词性转换。此处修饰名词prices,应用形容词形式。
⑥考查非谓语动词。sharing与cut down on之间为主动关系,此处为现在分词短语作状语。
⑦考查冠词。do a favour意为"帮忙",为固定短语。
⑧考查比较级。根据句中的than可知应用比较级。
⑨考查主谓一致及时态。空前为what引导的主语从句,故谓语动词应用单数形式,结合上下文可知应用一般现在时,故填is。
⑩考查词性转换。设空处修饰形容词relevant,应用副词形式。
17.答案:inventions; the; at; has improved; itself; and; simply; scanning; choice; participating
解析:①句意为:中国又一次用“新四大发明”展示了它改变世界的能力此处作with的宾语, 应用invent的名词形式, 再根据four可知, 此处应该用复数形式。
②句意为:中国的新一代高速列车——复兴号, 是现在世界上速度最快的列车之一, 每小时行驶速度能达到350千米。 设空处前面有one of, 后面有fastest, "one of + the +形容词最高级+名词复数" 为固定结构, 故填定冠词the。
③at a speed of...表示“以……的速度”。
④句意为:此外, 在过去的十年中, 中国在很多其他方面改善了人们的生活。根据over the last decade可知, 设空处应该用现在完成时。主语是China, 故设空处应填has improved
⑤句意为:例如共享单车, 就它本身而言不是新鲜事物。 设空处作The shared bicycle的同位语, 应为单数形式, 故用itself。
⑥句意为:但是中国让共享单车在国内外都更加便利、更加受欢迎。both... and...表示“……和……都”。
⑦句意为:在中国, 骑着共享单车, 你只需按一下手机, 就可以停下来买或者吃任何你想要的东西。设空处表示 “仅仅; 只要”, 应用副词。故填simply。
⑧句意为:通过扫描卖家的二维码, 你就可以轻松支付。设空处作by的宾语, 故用动名词作宾语。
⑨句意为:无现金支付已经成为中国人的一种选择。 根据设空处前面的a可知, 设空处应填名词。
⑩句意为:而且, 这四项“发明”对于参与到 “一带一路”倡议的二十个国家的年轻人来说最有吸引力, 他们希望他们的祖国能够赶上中国。_____ in the Belt and Road Initiative作20countries的定语, 20countries与participate in之间构成逻辑上的主动关系, 故填现在分词participating。
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