课时达标(八) Unit 3 Computers
Ⅰ 阅读理解
A
课标话题 人与社会·科技发展与信息技术创新 体裁 说明文
词 数 187 难度
(2019·河南中原名校统考)Robot Turtles is a board game designed to teach kids ages 3～8 about computer programming. It began as a project on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, where its founders raised over $600,000 when they were only attempting to raise $25,000. The original version(版本) was sold out, but ThinkFun, a top board game company, will be releasing a new version. Pre?orders are being taken now at thinkfun.com/robotturtles.com.
The game works like any other board games. It has a board, playing cards and game pieces. The programming concepts are integrated(统一) in such a slight way that kids may not even realise how much they’re learning.
The game is easy to explain to young kids. The game pieces and cards are also bright and easy to handle.
Your students won’t be writing codes or building web sites after playing a few games of Robot Turtles, but they will understand some of the basic concepts involved.
Robot Turtles would be an easy way for kids in kindergarten, first or second grade to dip a toe into the waters of computer programming.
语篇导读 本文主要介绍了一款教儿童电脑编程的游戏。
1．Where will you order in advance a new version of the game?
A．In the library． B．In the store.
C．On the Internet． D．On TV shopping.
解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，可以在网上预订这款游戏的新版本，故选C项。
2．What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A．What Robot Turtles is.
B．How Robot Turtles works.
C．How hard Robot Turtles is to use.
D．How to use Robot Turtles in the classroom.
解析 B 主旨大意题。根据第二段可知，这一段主要介绍了这款游戏是怎样操作的，故选B项。
3．How is the game to kids?
A．Easy． B．Cheap.
C．Difficult． D．Expensive.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第三段、第四段和第五段中的Robot Turtles would be an easy way for kids in kindergarten可知，这款游戏对孩子们来说是很容易的，故选A项。
B
课标话题 人与社会·科技发展与信息技术创新 体裁 说明文
词 数 268 难度
(2019·山东胜利一中质检)Researchers at the University of Chicago have trained an artificial intelligence(AI) system to write fake(伪造的) reviews on Yelp, a website showing customers’ reviews on shopping or something else, and it’s pretty hard to tell them apart from a human review.
Their study, which will be presented at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security in October, aimed to stress how easily these systems can write reviews like humans and how damaging they can become if they’re not mentioned properly.
Since many small businesses rely on online reviews to help grow and support their reputation, a future where someone—like a competitor or angry customer—could crazily fill their page with bad reviews written by a machine is pretty worrying.
And, according to the research team, the threat goes far beyond a bunch of fake reviews on Yelp. “In general, the threat is bigger，” Ben Y．Zhao, one of the authors of the study, said. “I think the threat toward society is large and it really misleads users and shakes our belief in what is real and what is not. I think that’s going to be even more unimaginable.”
To test how believable these reviews came across, the researchers invited 40 volunteers and had AI generate(生成) five fake reviews for 40 actual restaurants. The volunteers were asked how useful they thought the reviews were and whether or not they thought they were fake. The AI reviews ranked as “effectively indistinguishable” from real reviews, according to the study. Further, the fake reviews were given a 3.15 “usefulness” rating, compared to a 3.28 rating for human reviews.
语篇导读 芝加哥大学的研究者们研发了一种可以在网上写虚假评论的AI系统。本文介绍了这种系统的由来、可能存在的危害等。
4．Why do researchers use AI system to write fake reviews on Yelp?
A．To press their study at the ACM Conference.
B．To replace humans’ reviews with AI reviews.
C．To make sure that they are not harmful to our life.
D．To make a study on AI system’s review writing.
解析 D 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，该项研究的目的是要看这些系统如何轻易地像人一样写评论以及这种评论会带来多大的破坏性，由此可推断，研究者们的目的是为了对AI系统的评论书写情况进行研究，故选D项。
5．According to the text, what do we know about the AI reviews?
A．They can be found everywhere.
B．They are hardly helpful to our life.
C．They can be vital to small businesses.
D．They bring us a lot of convenience.
解析 C 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，许多小企业依靠网上的评论来提高声誉，从而促进其发展，所以AI系统写的评论对小企业来说很重要，故选C项。
6．What does the last paragraph tell us?
A．AI reviews were effectively distinguishable.
B．AI system was really a help in review writing.
C．Restaurants should care for customers’ reviews.
D．AI reviews were almost as believable as humans’.
解析 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，AI系统写的虚假评论被认为和真正的评论区别很小，前者的识别率是3.15，后者的是3.28，由此可推知，AI系统写的评论几乎和人写的评论一样可信，故选D项。
7．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A．To emphasize the importance of AI studying.
B．To predict what the world will be like tomorrow.
C．To warn people of the threat AI will possibly make.
D．To tell the differences between AI reviews and humans’.
解析 C 写作意图题。文中介绍了AI系统所写的评论可以以假乱真，第四段则讲述了这种虚假评论的危害，由此可推断出，本文的目的是提醒人们AI可能造成的威胁，故选C项。
Ⅱ 完形填空
课标话题 人与自我·优秀品行 体裁 记叙文
词 数 282 难度
(2019·大连双基检测)LoAnna and Kris’ kids were playing outside on a sunny Saturday. Suddenly LoAnna heard a huge sound. She __1__ outside to see wide mud, sand, and rocks __2__ down the hill. She phoned Kris __3__ and Kris sped back home. But traffic had come to a __4__ . Kris had to run.
Suddenly, he heard a woman screaming for help. As he __5__ the sound through mud, he only saw an arm reaching up, holding a boy. Kris kept her talking while __6__ the wood, metal trapping the mother and child. Finally, he was able to __7__ the baby. By this time, other citizens had __8__ it to the site. With others taking the __9__ in rescuing the woman, Kris continued his way home.
Soon, he heard a(n) __10__ moan(呻吟) from the ruins again. The man buried was about twice Kris’ weight and, __11__ , he’d have to wait for more help. Hearing a helicopter above, Kris climbed up on the roof, and led a rescuer to the trapped man. __12__ the rest of the helicopter crew arrived, Kris left to find his __13__ . Hours later, Kris reached home. His truck was __14__ , and so were LoAnna and the others. He __15__ cars and houses nearby to find other __16__ , and then walked back to the rescue team. Not long after he arrived, his truck came into __17__ . LoAnna pulled over and ran to him. He hugged her tightly and spoke __18__ , “Let’s go home.”
Over the next several weeks, 43 bodies were __19__ . Just nine survivors were luckily pulled from the mud, all of them on that day. Kris was __20__ by the Red Cross for his heroic deeds.
1．A．rushed B．wandered
C．jumped D．broke
2．A.tracking B．pushing
C．thundering D．pressing
3．A.immediately B．accidentally
C．cautiously D．deliberately
4．A.head B．stop
C．conclusion D．point
5．A.recorded B．appreciated
C．analyzed D．followed
6．A.setting aside B．taking off
C．pulling away D．giving out
7．A.feed B．free
C．comfort D．treat
8．A.managed B．worked
C．preserved D．made
9．A.lead B．advantage
C．opportunity D．risk
10．A.frightening B．awkward
C．annoying D．painful
11．A.however B．therefore
C．moreover D．anyway
12．A.Once B．Unless
C．Although D．If
13．A.partners B．shelter
C．family D．belongings
14．A.abandoned B．loaded
C．gone D．dirty
15．A.replaced B．checked
C．moved D．repaired
16．A.neighbors B．rescuers
C．volunteers D．survivors
17．A.effect B．sight
C．existence D．play
18．A.in peace B．on purpose
C．by chance D．with relief
19．A.received B．delivered
C．recovered D．cured
20．A.recognized B．employed
C．promoted D．greeted
语篇导读 本文主要讲述了Kris在发生泥石流时英勇救人的事迹。
1．解析 A 根据空前两句可知，LoAnna和Kris的孩子在外面玩耍，LoAnna突然听到一声巨响，她当然会冲到(rush)外面去查看发生了什么事，故选A项。
2．解析 C 她看到大片泥土、沙子和石块轰隆隆地快速从山坡上滚了下来。thunder轰隆隆地快速移动，符合语境。track跟踪；push推动 (人或物)，移动(身体部位)；press(向……)拥挤，推搡着移动，故选C项。
3．解析 A 根据语境可知，此处指的是LoAnna立即(immediately)给Kris打了电话，Kris加速往家赶。accidentally意外地，偶然地；cautiously谨慎地；deliberately故意地，故选A项。
4．解析 B 因为发生了泥石流，所以交通受阻，Kris不得不跑着回家。come to a stop停止，符合语境。come to a head事情达到紧要关头，需要当机立断；come to a conclusion得出结论；come to a point变尖，逐渐变细，故选B项。
5．解析 D 根据语境可知，Kris听到一个女士在求救，那么他应是跟随(follow)声音来确定这位女士的位置。record记录；appreciate欣赏；analyze分析，故选D项。
6．解析 C Kris一边把困住这位女士和孩子的树枝、金属拉开，一边让这位女士继续说话。pull away拉掉，拉开，符合语境。set aside把……搁置一旁；take off取下，带走；give out分发，用完，故选C项。
7．解析 B 终于，Kris使这个孩子获得了自由。free释放，使自由，使解脱，符合语境，故选B项。
8．解析 D 这时，其他的居民赶到了事发地点。make it(尤指在困难情况下)准时到达，及时赶到，符合语境。manage努力完成；work使运转；preserve保护，故选D项。
9．解析 A 当其他人带头营救那位女士时，Kris继续往家赶。take the lead领先，为首，为固定搭配，故选A项。
10．解析 D 很快，他再次听到废墟中传来了痛苦的(painful)呻吟，故选D项。
11．解析 B 这位被埋男士的体重大概是Kris的两倍，因此(therefore)，他不得不等待更多人的帮助。前后句之间存在因果关系，故选B项。
12．解析 A 直升机救援机组的其他成员一到达那里，Kris就离开去寻找他的家人。once一……就……，符合语境，故选A项。
13．解析 C 参见上题解析。family家人，符合语境，故选C项。
14．解析 C 根据语境可知，此处指Kris的卡车、LoAnna以及其他人都不见了。gone不在的，离开的，符合语境。abandoned被抛弃的；loaded装载的，满载而沉重的；dirty脏的，故选C项。
15．解析 B Kris查看了(check)附近的汽车和房子，看看还有没有其他幸存者，故选B项。
16．解析 D 参见上题解析。survivor幸存者，符合语境，故选D项。
17．解析 B 到达救援队不久之后，他的卡车就进入了视野。come into sight出现，进入视野，符合语境。come into effect生效；come into existence成立，开始存在；come into play开始活动，开始起作用，故选B项。
18．解析 D Kris紧紧地抱着LoAnna，松了一口气，并说道：“我们回家吧。”with relief松一口气，欣慰地，符合语境。in peace安静地，和睦地；on purpose故意地；by chance偶然地，故选D项。
19．解析 C 在接下来的几周内，有43具尸体被找到。recover找回，寻回， 找到，符合语境，故选C项。
20．解析 A Kris因其英勇行为得到了红十字会的表彰。recognize赞赏，表彰，感谢，符合语境。employ雇用；promote提升，晋升；greet欢迎，迎接，故选A项。
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必修 2
Unit 3 Computers
高考话
题对接 Popular science and modern technology (科普知识与现代技术)之网络时代 相关单元 必修3 Unit 4
选修7 Unit 2
选修8 Unit 2、Unit 3
1．_____________ adj.普遍的；通用的；宇宙的
2．___________ n．真实；事实；现实
3．__________ adj.可移动的；机动的
4．__________ adv.无论如何；即使如此
universal
reality
mobile
anyhow
5．________ n．目标；目的；球门；(进球)得分
6．__________ vi.& vt.发信号 n．信号
7．________ n．类型 v．打字
8．_________ vi.出现；发生
9．______________ adj.电子的
10．_____________ n．性格；特点
goal
signal
type
arise
electronic
character
1．_____________ vt.计算→ _______________ n．计算→ ______________ n.计算器
2．____________ vt.简化→ __________ adj.简单的
3．___________ adj.合逻辑的；合情理的
→ _____________ adv.逻辑上；合逻辑地；有条理地
4．______________ n．工艺；科技；技术
→ _________________ adj.科技的
calculate
calculation
calculator
simplify
simple
logical
logically
technology
technological
5．____________ n．(电脑)操作员；接线员→ ___________ v．操作；经营→ _____________ n．操作；经营
6．________________ n．智力；聪明；智能→ _______________ adj.智能的；聪明的
7．_________ vt.解决；解答→ ____________ n．解决；解决方法
operator
operate
operation
intelligence
intelligent
solve
solution
8．____________ adj.私人的；个人的；亲自的→ ______________ adv.就个人而言；亲自→ _______________ n．个性；人格；风云人物；名人
9．_________ adj.总的；整个的 n．总数；合计 v．共计；总计；把……加起来→ ___________ adv.完全地；整个地
10．____________ n．应用；用途；申请→ ________ v．应用；申请→ _____________ n．申请人；求职人
personal
personally
personality
total
totally
application
apply
applicant
11．___________ n．金融；财经→ ___________ adj.财政的；金融的；资金的
12．___________ v．探索；探测；探究→ ______________ n．探索→ __________ n.探险家；勘探者
13．______________ n．外观；外貌；出现→ __________ vi.出现
finance
financial
explore
exploration
explorer
appearance
appear
[用所给词的适当形式填空]
1．A team of _____________ will ___________ the valley and the ___________ will last 10 days.(explore)
2．Any _____________ who would like to _________ to become an assistant in our company should send us an _______________ before December 10, 2019.(apply)
explorers
explore
exploration
applicant
apply
application
3．With the _________________ development, many things can be done with advanced ______________ . (technological)
4．Dolphins, which are animals of high _____________ and they can communicate, are much more ____________ than other animals.(intelligent)
technological
technology
intelligence
intelligent
1．_____________ 整理；使条理清楚、有序
2．_________ 从……时起
3．_______________ 结果
4．_________ 时光流逝；顺便拜访
put…in order
from…on
as a result
go by
5．____________ 在某种程度上
6．___________ 弥补；打扮；编造；构成
7．__________________ 在……的帮助下
8．_____________ 处理；安排；对付
9．______________ 看守；监视
in a way
make up
with the help of
deal with
watch over
[选用上面的短语填空]
1．In order to make sure that his children were safe while playing on the beach, he kept _________________ them all the time.
2．My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever. _______________ , he could neither eat nor sleep.
watching over
As a result
3．The council has failed to _____________ the problem of homelessness in the city.
4．She stopped smoking ____________________ her families and friends.
deal with
with the help of
1．before引导时间状语从句，意为“……之后才……”
before we saw a village
As technology develops and life improves
so kind and considerate that
联想拓维
?以后缀“?fy”结尾的动词
①simple adj.简单的；单纯的→simplify vt.简化
②pure adj.纯的；单纯的→purify vt.净化
③beauty n．美人；美好→beautify vt.美化
④identity n．身份→identify vt.识别；鉴定
?词形相近的单词
①signal n．信号 ②sign n．迹象；符号
③sigh v．叹息 ④sight n．视力；情景
⑤single adj.单个的；单身的
(1)solve a problem解决问题
remain to be solved有待解决
(2)a/the solution to ……的解决办法
solve vt.解决；解答
solution n．解决；解决办法
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【提示】 solve侧重于给出一个答案，如solve a problem/mystery/puzzle等；settle的对象通常是某种争端，如settle a(n) dispute/argument等。
【考点训练】——单句语法填空
(1)With most of the problems __________ (solve), I felt a great weight taken off my mind.
(2)It may take a long time to find a ____________ (solve) to the problem.
solved
solution
【写作微技能】——高考小作文
(3)(北京卷书面表达)为了解决这个问题，我和我的朋友一心要给学校写点建议。
_____________________________ , I together with my friends, am bent on writing a suggestion to our school.
In order to solve the problem
anyhow和anyway常可互换，但有区别：
(1)anyhow 意为“无论如何，不管怎样，即使如此”(相当于in spite of this)时，可放在句首、句中或句末，其前常有but，可与anyway互换，常用于让步状语从句。
anyhow adv.无论如何；即使如此
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(2)表示“况且，更何况，再说，至少”(相当于what’s more)时，anyhow与anyway都用作状语，意思的实质是：对于前面的话作补充，给出一个更充分的、令人信服的理由。
(3)意为“随意地；杂乱地；无辜地”时，不能用anyway而只能用anyhow。
这些孩子好像是随便拉扯大的，而不是好好教养大的。
【写作微技能】——补全句子
(1)恐怕我们来不了，不过还是感谢邀请。
I’m afraid we can’t come, but _____________________ _______________________ .
(2)这个太贵，况且颜色也不适合你。
It’s too expensive and _____________________________ _________________ .
thanks for the invitation anyhow/anyway
anyhow/anyway the color doesn’t suit you
signal (to) sb to do sth示意某人做某事
signal to sb向某人示意
signal [(to) sb] that… 示意(某人)……
signal vi.& vt.发信号 n．信号
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【比较网站】
signal 指为某一目的而有意发出的信号
sign 指人们公认事物的记号，也可指某种情况的征兆
symbol 指作象征或表达某种深义的特殊事物
mark 普通用词，含义广泛。既可指为便于辨认而有意做的标记，又可指自然形成的标记或有别于其他事物的标记，还可以指污点、污渍、分数、成绩等
①When the teacher closes his book, it’s a signal for everyone to stand up.
当老师把书合上时，这就表示该全体起立了。
②The rain showed no sign of stopping.
雨一点儿也没有要停止的迹象。
③A dove is often regarded as a symbol of peace.
鸽子常被看作和平的象征。
④He made some marks in the article where necessary.
他在文中必要的地方做了一些记号。
【考点训练】——单句语法填空
(1)The police signalled (to) the taxi driver ___________ (pull) over by raising his hand.
(2)Drivers who give ___________ (signal) before turning or stopping help prevent accidents.
to pull
signals
arise vi.出现；发生；起身；起床
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【一词多义】——写出句中arise的含义
(1)When I arose from the chair, my father and John’s father were in deep conversation. ________
(2)A number of high buildings have arisen where there was nothing but ruins a year ago. ________
起身
出现
(3)It can’t be too careful while driving.Accidents often arise from carelessness. ________
(4)They arose at sunrise to get an early start to the park. ________
发生
起床
(1)arise为不及物动词没有被动语态。作“出现；发生”讲时，主语多为抽象名词，如：situation, argument, problem, movement等。
(2)arise from从……站起(＝rise from)；由……引起；从……中产生
【比较网站】
原形及含义 过去式 过去分词 现在分词
arise vi.出现；发生；起身；起床 arose arisen arising
arouse vt.唤醒；激起 aroused aroused arousing
rise vi.升起；起身；增长；上升 rose risen rising
raise vt.举起；唤起；提高；饲养；抚养 raised raised raising
【考点训练】——语法填空
(5)One of the problems ___________ (arise) from the present economic situation is that the price now _____________ (rise) sharply, of course, partly because many an illegal businessman __________ (raise) it on purpose. This problem _______________ (arouse) some objections recently.
arising
is rising
raises
has aroused
(1)as a result of (＝because of) 因为，由于
(2)result in (＝lead to/cause/bring about) 导致
result from (＝lie in) 由……引起
as a result 结果
1
【写作微技能】——一句多译
由于交通堵塞，他开会迟到了半小时。
(1)He was late for the meeting for half an hour __________________ the traffic jam.
(2)He was caught in the traffic jam. _______________ , he was late for the meeting for half an hour.
(3)He was caught in the traffic jam, as __________ __________ , he was late for the meeting for half an hour.
as a result of
As a result
a result of
which
all the way 一路上；自始至终；完全
by way of 路经；经过；经由
give way to 屈服/退让/让步于……
in a way (＝in some/one way) 在某种程度上；从某一角度看
2
in no way 一点也不；决不(位于句首时，句子应用倒装)
in the/one’s way 妨碍；挡着……的路
in this way 用这种方法
lose one’s way 迷路；迷失方向
make one’s way (to/towards) 动身；前往；获得成功
on the way 即将来临；在途中
【考点训练】——用way相关短语的适当形式填空
(1)They are travelling to France _____________ London.
(2) _____________ should you lose heart.
(3)Don’t stand ________________ . Move aside and let me pass.
(4)Only _______________ can you get rid of your bad habits.
(5)Remember to buy some bread ______________ home.
by way of
In no way
in the/my way
in this way
on your way
deal with 处理；安排；对付；论及；涉及；与……打
交道/做生意
3
【一词多义】——写出句中deal with的含义
(1)As a child, he never left his parents, so he didn’t get used to dealing with everything in school independently. ______________
处理；对付
(2)It’s a book dealing with common people’s life in the USA, which is very popular. ______________
(3)His work experience equipped him to deal with all kinds of people. ________________
(4)I’ve dealt with that company for ten years. ________________
【提示】 deal with表示“处理”时，常与how连用；do with表示“处理”时，常与what连用。
论及；涉及
与……打交道
与……做生意
【写作微技能】——一句多译
(5)我不知道他们将如何处理这个问题。
①I don’t know _______________________________ ________ .
②I’m at a loss _________________________________ .
how they will deal with the problem
what they will do with the problem
as引导的时间状语从句
1
【句式点拨】
本句中as是连词，引导时间状语从句，意为“随着”。
【写作微技能】——一句多译
随着时间的推移，我逐渐适应了学校生活。
(1) ______________________ , I gradually adapted myself to the school life.(with)
(2) ___________________ , I gradually adapted myself to the school life.(as)
With time going by
As time went by
so…that…如此……以至于……
2
我的存储量变得如此之大，甚至连我自己都不能相信！
【句式点拨】
本句中so…that…引导结果状语从句，意为“如此……以至于……”，so是副词，后面要跟形容词或副词。
【提示】 当so/such…放在句首时，主句要用部分倒装。
【考点训练】——单句语法填空
(1)There were so many people in the street watching the fire _____ the firefighters could not get close to the building.
(2)It is ________ lovely weather that we all want to go out for a walk.
that
such
【写作微技能】——句式升级
(3)(北京卷书面表达)我们做得那么好以至于被邀请与全校同学分享观点和经验。
①普通表达：We did ________________ we were invited to share our ideas and experience with all the students of our school.
②高级表达： __________________________ we were invited to share our ideas and experience with all the students of our school.(倒装句)
so well that
So well did we do that
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．I never dreamt that I would spend my old age in such comfort and _____________ (happy)．
2．There is another kind of beauty that has nothing to do with __________ (appear), but comes from the heart.
3．I cannot ___________ (total) agree with you, but I think what you said just now is partly reasonable.
happiness
appearance
totally
4．If computers had not been invented, many problems on space flight could not ____________________ (solve).
5．I felt powerless, facing the ___________ (real) that there was no one to help me.
6．_______________ (simplify) your life means being able to say NO to filling up every moment of every day!
7．She and Sue remained awake most of the night, watching ________ the children, and only slept for a couple of hours.
have been solved
reality
Simplifying
over
8．The use of the tree logo is a _______________ (universal) recognizable symbol representing many things.
9．________ the help of the telephone, people can keep in touch with anyone at any time.
10．______________ (person), I think the best present is not necessarily the most expensive one.
universally
With
Personally
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．Having calculated with the budget, we decided to give up the plan to go abroad for a holiday. ____________
2．Can you give me some advice on what to deal with this difficulty？ _______________________
3．As is shown in the chart, the number of traffic accidents arises from drunk driving makes up 20 percent of the total. ___________________
删除with
what→how或deal→do
arises→arising
4．There is little chance that we will manage to change the law, but we’ve decided to have a try somehow. ___________________
5．Other political incidents of this kind were to be dealt as soon as possible, according to the government official. _________________
6．With the wealth of the country increases, more waste will be produced. ________________________________
somehow→anyhow
dealt后加with
With→As或increases→increasing
7．The rainy weather helped me in way, which gave me a good excuse for not going to the party. _______________________
8．The environment of Hong Kong is very outstanding that it is chosen as one of the world’s most livable cities. ____________
way前加a/some/one
very→so
9．It won’t be long before we will know the result of the experiment. ____________
10．The fact that many species are dying out results in more and more pollution. ____________
删除will
in→from
Ⅲ.课文语法填空
I began as a 1. _______________ (calculate) machine in France in 1642. It took nearly 200 years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I 2. __________________ (program) by an operator who used cards with holes, I could “think” 3. _____________ (logical) and produce an answer quicker than any person.
calculating
was programmed
logically
In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” 4. ____________ (solve) any difficult 5. ________________ (mathematics) problem. From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. As time went by, I was made smaller, first as a PC and then as a laptop. I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.
to solve
mathematical
Then my memory 6. ____________ (improve), and I totally changed my shape. In the early 1960s, they gave me a family 7. _____________ (connect) by a network. I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.
improved
connected
Since the 1970s many new 8. ________________ (apply) have been found for me. I have become very important in communication, finance, trade, robots and mobile phone and even 9. ___________ (medicine) operations and space rockets. Anyhow my goal is to become a devoted friend and helper of the human race and to provide them with a life 10. ______ high quality.
applications
medical
of
Ⅳ.微写作(黑体部分用本单元词汇或句式表达)
Jack, who is an engineer, intends to develop his own android 1. ________________________________________ _______________ (具有人工智能并有人的外表). It can not only 2. _________________________ (看守他的房子) when he is out but also 3. _____________________________ (处理他的私事). He hopes it will 4. __________________ (变为现实) and 5. _________________ (在它的帮助下), life will be much more convenient.
with artificial intelligence and human appearance
watch over his house
deal with his personal affairs
become a reality
with the help of it
