Module 6 The Internet and Telecommunications
Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Listening to the radio is something that I really like to do.Whether it's to listen to my favorite songs，catch up on the latest news or just listen to something to help me relax, the radio is always there for me!
I'm surprised when talking to my students in school, to find out that many of them hardly ever listen to the radio because they think it's boring.I always listen to the radio when I'm driving my car or doing my housework.The radio can also be very useful for me as it often has the latest traffic news which tells me whether the road I want to use has a traffic jam on it.
There is a song by The Buggles called “Video Killed the Radio Star” which I used to listen to a lot and now it makes more sense to me.Have TV and the Internet taken the place of the radio for many people?
Now that I am living in Germany I recently managed to get hold of an old radio for free and so now I like to listen to it when I'm getting ready in the morning and when I'm making my tea.Of course it can be annoying when a song that I don't like comes on the radio but most of time I like the music that is played and it is also a good way for me to hear new songs.Listening to my new radio in German is good for my language learning because I can listen to the news，while also hearing new German songs.
I've always listened to the radio since I was young and thought that it was a very popular way to listen to music and news, but after talking with my students I have found that might not be the case any more.Whatever people think, you will still always find me dancing around my room listening to the radio!
【语篇解读】 随着电视、因特网走入人们的生活，很多人改变了听收音机的习惯，但是作者一直坚持听收音机，他从中受益颇深。
1．What made the author surprised is that ________.
A．few people know about listening to the radio
B．few students have stopped listening to the radio
C．many students seldom listen to the radio
D．the radio isn't of great importance as before
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I'm surprised...to find out that many of them hardly ever listen to the radio”可知，很多学生几乎没听收音机这件事令作者感到惊讶，故选C项。
2．Which is not the benefit for the author?
A．The radio keeps him informed of news.
B．The radio helps him finish his housework.
C．The radio provides him with a way to relax.
D．The radio helps him to improve German.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可以排除A、C；第四段最后一句说明，听收音机有助于作者学习德语，故排除D项；文中第二段提到作者在做家务的时候听收音机，并不是听收音机帮助他做家务，故选B项。
3．It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that ________.
A．Germany offers free radios to its people
B．the author is not a native in Germany
C．some songs make the author tired of the radio
D．the author majors in (主修) the German language
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“...Listening to my new radio in German is good for my language learning”可推知，作者并不是德国本土人，故选B项。
4．How does the author describe his hobby of listening to the radio?
A．Coldly. B．Proudly.
C．Anxiously. D．Carefully.
解析：选B 推理判断题。作者在文中主要讲述了听收音机给他带来的益处，文章最后一句“Whatever people think...”说明，作者不在乎他人是如何看待这件事的，由此可推知作者为之感到自豪，故选B项。
B
(2018·河南省实验中学高一期末)
If you have ever got unhappy at your petrol bill and dreamed of a car that runs on fresh air, your wishes are about to be answered.
French car giant, PSA Peugeot Citroen believes it can put an air-powered car on the road in the future.Its scientists say it will knock 45 percent off fuel bills for an average driver.And when you are driving in towns and cities, costs could be reduced by as much as 80 percent because the car will be running on air for four-fifths of the time.
Air power would be used for city use, running below 43 miles an hour and available for 60 to 80 percent of the time in city driving.By 2020, the cars could be achieving an average of 117 miles a gallon, the company predicts.
For more than two years, 100 top scientists and engineers have been working on the air-powered car in top-secret conditions at Peugeot's research and development centre at Velizy, just south of Paris.
The engine system will be able to be fixed on any normal family car without changing its shape or size or reducing the boot size, provided the spare wheel is not stored there.From the outside, an air-powered car will look similar to an ordinary car.A spokesman said, “We are not talking about strange machines.These are going to be in everyday cars.”
The company said that as well as being more innocuous and cheaper to run, the air system created no extra dangers in an accident.
Drivers never run the risk of running out of compressed (压缩的) air late at night on a country road because the car will be fitted with an artificial brain.
【语篇解读】 汽车工业的又一次革命性技术突破——标致公司发明汽油空气混合动力车。在城镇里行驶时，由于该汽车有五分之四的时间是以空气为动力的，因此油费可削减80%之多。
5．What is the passage mainly about?
A．A car company.
B．An air-powered car.
C．The speed of a new car.
D．The way to save petrol.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。首段点明文章的主旨：靠新鲜空气开动的汽车就要发明出来了，后面的段落是对这一话题的详细说明。故答案为B。
6．If the new car is driven in cities，________.
A．most of the fuel cost will be saved
B．about half of the fuel cost will be saved
C．it can be driven completely on the fresh air
D．the faster the speed is, the more money will be saved
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And...towns and cities, costs could be reduced by as much as 80 percent because the car will be running on air for four-fifths of the time.”可知选A。
7．When a normal family car is equipped with the new engine system，________.
A．its shape will be changed
B．its size will become larger
C．its boot size will become smaller
D．the spare wheel won't be in the boot
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第五段可知，该发动机系统可装在任何普通的家用车中，无需改变汽车的外形或大小，行李箱空间也不减少，只是备胎无法放置在行李箱中了。
8．What does the underlined word “innocuous” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
A．Harmful. B．Green.
C．Helpless. D．Fast.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，除了更加绿色环保和节油，该空气动力系统在事故中没有额外的危险。故答案为B。
Ⅱ.语法填空
The Internet is 1.________( access )through a computer, and it 2.________ (consist) of millions of pages of data.DARPA created a network of computers 3.________(call) DARPANET in 1969, and in 1984 the NSF started the NSFNET network.It then became possible for universities to use the system as well.NSFNET became known as the Inter-Network, or “Interact”．In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee came up with 4.________ idea of the World Wide Web, a computer network, which would allow computer users to access information from millions of 5.________(website) via the Internet.In 1991, Berners-Lee invented the web and then he made 6.________ possible for everyone to use the Internet, not just universities and the army.He designed the first “web browser”，7.________( allow )computer users to access documents from other computers.From that moment on, the web and the Internet grew.Within years, the number of Internet users 8.________(rise) to 40 million.Everyone in the world can access the Internet by using the World Wide Web system.The Internet has created thousands of millionaires，9.________ Berners-Lee isn't one of them.Now Berners-Lee works as a 10.________(lecture)in a famous university.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了互联网的诞生及发展过程。
1．解析：考查词形转换。分析句子结构可知，此处应用形容词作表语。accessible“可使用的”。
答案：accessible
2．解析：考查时态和主谓一致。本句是介绍事实，所以用一般现在时；又因主语为it，所以谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。
答案：consists
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，a network of computers与动词call之间是被动关系，所以用call的动词-ed形式作定语。
答案：called
4．解析：考查冠词。此处特指the World Wide Web这个想法，故用定冠词。
答案：the
5．解析：考查名词复数。website为可数名词，由空前的millions of可知此处应填其复数形式。
答案：websites
6．解析：考查代词。分析句子结构可知，这里是“make it＋adj.＋to do”结构，其中it代替不定式作形式宾语。
答案：it
7．解析：考查非谓语动词。根据语境并分析句子结构可知，此处应用动词-ing形式作结果状语。
答案：allowing
8．解析：考查时态。此处讲过去发生的事，故用一般过去时。
答案：rose
9．解析：考查连词。互联网创造了成千上万的百万富翁，但Berners-Lee却不是其中之一。根据语境可知，此处应用but表示转折。
答案：but
10．解析：考查词形转换。根据空前的a可知，此处应用名词lecturer，意为“讲师”。
答案：lecturer
1．latest adj.最新的
2．annoying adj.令人恼怒的
3．giant n．卓越人物；巨人
4．run the risk of 冒……的危险
5．artificial adj.人工的；人造的
Now that I am living in Germany I recently managed to get hold of an old radio for free and so now I like to listen to it when I'm getting ready in the morning and when I'm making my tea.
[分析] 这是由and连接的两个并列分句。在第一个并列分句中，now that引导原因状语从句；在第二个并列分句中，两个when分别引导时间状语从句。
[翻译] 由于我生活在德国，最近我设法免费弄到了一台旧的收音机，因此现在当我在早晨做准备和沏茶的时候，我喜欢听收音机。
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Section Ⅱ Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner
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Ⅰ.七选五
(2019·江西临川第二中学模拟)
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we've never been before. 1
For anything you're about to send, ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person's face？” 2 Repeat the process till you feel sure that you'd feel comfortable saying the words to the person's face.
If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (直觉) is to fire back in the same manner. 3 You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block the message.If the problem was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it.
Everyone was new to the network once. 4 When someone makes a mistake, whether it's a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it.If it's a small mistake, you may not need to say anything.Having good manners yourself doesn't give you the license to correct everyone else. 5 At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended (冒犯)．
A．But try not to do so.
B．If the answer is no, rewrite and reread.
C．Offer advice when asked by newcomers.
D．Speaking rudely to others can result in trouble.
E．It is natural that someone makes mistakes online.
F．However, there are some rules that should be followed when you are online.
G．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇说明文。网络为我们开启了一个新的世界。然而，网上交流和现实生活中的交流并非完全一致。本文主要讲述了网上聊天时应遵守的规则。
1．解析：选F 下文主要讲述了使用网络应注意的规则，F项起到了承上启下的作用。
2．解析：选B 此空前提到“在发送信息前，应先问自己，‘当着别人的面我会这样说吗？'”，B项回答了这个问题，符合语境。
3．解析：选A 通过空后的建议可知此处应选A项，建议我们不要以同样的方式做出回击。
4．解析：选C 空前首句提到每个人都曾经是上网新人，C项提到当被上网的新人问问题时，我们应该提供建议，承接了上文。
5．解析：选G 空前内容提到自己有礼貌并不意味着要改正其他每个人的错误，故此处选G。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Nowadays computers have become an important part in our daily life.We 1 in touch with our friends through QQ, we write many short pieces about the wonderful things we are 2 by clicking the keyboard, and sometimes we also 3 computers to do business.
Computers have changed our 4 in many aspects.However, here comes the problem: we are too dependent on computers.
It is 5 to find that lots of people always make many mistakes in writing with a pen, and some of them even have 6 their inspiration (灵感) because they have got used to 7 articles from computers.There is no 8 that computers have made a great contribution to improving our 9 of life, making it easier and more convenient, but we shouldn't ignore the 10 of keeping our ability to do things with our own head.
One day, 11 would seem to be everywhere，but we would suffer a lot 12 we become too dependent on them.Imagine that in a (n) 13 where you are required to write a paper with your pen. 14 ， you find yourself unable to remember the 15 spellings of several words, or that you cannot get your own ideas without 16 for information from a computer, and that would put you into 17 .
In short, we are all too dependent on computers nowadays, and 18 this is not a good thing.It may add to our laziness.Now that we have already 19 that, it is time for us to do something to 20 it.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文，主要讲述了电脑在给我们带来方便的同时也带来了许多问题。
1．A.fail B．keep
C．succeed D．end
解析：选B 由首句信息可知，此处应指的是电脑的积极作用，并结合后面的through QQ可知，此处应为通过QQ与朋友们保持联系。keep in touch with“与……保持联系”，符合语境。
2．A.worried about B．bored with
C．sorry for D．interested in
解析：选D 我们通过敲键盘，写一些关于我们感兴趣的事物的小文章。be interested in“对……感兴趣”。
3．A.use B．explore
C．switch D．restart
解析：选A 我们有时也用电脑做生意，表示“使用”用动词use。
4．A.habit B．hobby
C．life D．mind
解析：选C 由文章首句信息以及现实情况可知，电脑在很多方面改变了我们的生活(life)。
5．A.surprising B．exciting
C．satisfying D．inspiring
解析：选A 许多人在用笔写字的时候总会犯许多错误，这令人吃惊(surprising)。
6．A.showed B．discovered
C．improved D．lost
解析：选D 有些人甚至失去了(lost)灵感。结合上一句信息及关键词even可知，此处应表示电脑带来的不好的影响。show“显示”，discover“发现”，improve“改善”，均不符合语境。
7．A.creating B．borrowing
C．copying D．stealing
解析：选C 他们中有些人甚至失去了灵感，原因是他们习惯了从电脑上抄袭(copying)文章。
8．A.doubt B．reason
C．secret D．problem
解析：选A 毫无疑问，电脑对于改善我们的生活质量作出了很大的贡献。所以此处选doubt，构成“There is no doubt that...”句型。
9．A.direction B．quality
C．length D．type
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
10．A.possibility B．importance
C．condition D．situation
解析：选B 结合语境可知，作者认为应用大脑思考、写作，而不要过分依赖电脑，因此可推知我们不应忽视用大脑做事的能力的重要性(importance)。
11．A.letters B．emails
C．messages D．computers
解析：选D 根据语境及常识可知，此处指电脑似乎将会无处不在，下文中的them指的也是computers。
12．A.before B．though
C．if D．until
解析：选C 如果我们过度依赖电脑，我们将会遭遇很多(问题)，故选if。
13．A.state B．way
C．case D．event
解析：选C 根据语境可知，这里描述的是一种情形(case)。
14．A.However B．Therefore
C．Besides D．Moreover
解析：选A 上下文之间表示转折，故选However。
15．A.same B．correct
C．common D．special
解析：选B 形容单词的拼写时应用“错误”或“正确”(correct)。same“相同的”，common“普通的，常见的”，special“特殊的”，均与语境不符。
16．A.waiting B．preparing
C．searching D．caring
解析：选C 不从电脑上搜寻信息就没有自己的想法。由空后的for information可知，应选searching。
17．A.danger B．anger
C．sadness D．anxiety
解析：选D 前面所说的这种情形会使你陷入焦虑(anxiety)。其他选项均与语境不符。
18．A.obviously B．finally
C．directly D．simply
解析：选A 显而易见(obviously)，这不是一件好事情。finally“最后”；directly“直接地”；simply“只，仅仅”。
19．A.designed B．decided
C．experienced D．realized
解析：选D 由下文中的“it is time for us to do something”可知，我们已经意识到了这种情况。
20．A.enjoy B．change
C．follow D．forget
解析：选B 该是采取措施改变(change)这种情况的时候了。
1．ignore v．忽视；不理
2．license n．许可证；特许
3．aspect n．方面
4．keep in touch with... 与……保持联系
5．get used to doing 习惯于做某事
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Section Ⅲ Grammar
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2019·天津新华中学期中考试)
The new study shows that we spend more time using the mobile Internet to read newspapers and magazines or do some other things.According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the average European spends 4.8 hours reading newspapers and magazines but 1.6 hours more using the mobile Internet per week.
The IAB questioned 15, 000 people in 15 European countries, looking at how people were using the Internet and its influence on their everyday lives.It found that the mobile Internet is increasingly finding its way into the public awareness.Over 71 million Europeans now have Internet access on their mobile phones.In the UK, 10 million people now access the Internet through their mobile phones and spend 6.3 hours doing so per week averagely.
Unsurprisingly, young generations in the UK are leading the way, with nearly half of the country's 16-to 24-year-olds and a quarter of 25-to 34-year-olds using the Internet, spending 6.5 and 6.2 hours online each week.
Entertainment plays a main role in our mobile Internet lives, with one in five British people using their phones for online games, a third listening to the online radio and 39 percent watching films, TV or other videos at least once a week.One third of those using an Internet phone said they received videos，images or other multimedia on their mobile, and 61 percent said they passed on the contents they had received.
From a communication point of view, 80 percent of those questioned agreed that the Internet had made it easier for them to stay in touch with friends and family.
Alison Fennah, director of the IAB, said the use of the mobile Internet had come to the point that marketers should be looking to strategies (策略) that connect them with consumers more effectively.“Better tools as well as improved consumer motivation that start coming together in 2011 can make a great difference to extending the online experience，”Fennah said.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲了研究表明在欧洲越来越多的人使用移动互联网，并介绍了移动互联网对市场经营者的影响。
1．How long does a European spend on the mobile Internet per week averagely according to the IAB?
A．6.4 hours. B．6.2 hours.
C．4.8 hours. D．1.6 hours.
解析：选A 简单计算题。由第一段中的“the average European spends 4.8 hours reading newspapers and magazines but 1.6 hours more using the mobile Internet per week”可知，一个欧洲人每周花在移动互联网上的平均时间比用在读报纸和杂志上的平均时间多1.6小时，是6.4小时，故选A。
2．What do people mainly use the mobile Internet for?
A．Communication. B．Entertainment.
C．Study. D．Advertising.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第四段中的“Entertainment plays a main role in our mobile Internet lives”可知，人们主要使用移动互联网娱乐，故选B。
3．It can be known from the passage that ________.
A．more than half of the people in the UK use the mobile Internet
B．the Internet is the most effective way to stay in touch with friends and family
C．the UK has the largest number of people who use the mobile Internet in Europe
D．better tools and improved consumer motivation help extend the online experience
解析：选D 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Better tools as well as improved consumer motivation that start coming together in 2011 can make a great difference to extending the online experience”可知，D项正确。
4．The author wrote the passage to tell us ________.
A．how to use mobile phones to surf the Internet
B．newspapers and magazines will disappear soon
C．more and more people use the Internet in Europe
D．how the Internet influences our daily lives
解析：选C 写作意图题。通读全文并结合文中给出的关于使用移动互联网的人数的数据可以看出，在欧洲越来越多的人使用移动互联网，故选C。
B
(2019·湘南联盟质检)
Today the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly or seriously say that friends made to be used.It makes me very sad.
True friendship doesn't mean that when you need your friend's help, you will treat him to dinner, and when you have to protect yourself, you will put your friends in a difficult situation.In fact, true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts.
True friendship is like water.Compared with decent wine, water is tasteless, but is of great help when we are thirsty.True friends don't need to be with each other every day, but are connected in heart every minute.
True friendship is like medicine.Though it is bitter, it cures your illness.True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take.They criticize you when others have a good word for you, not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head.
True friendship has nothing to do with fame, power or money.True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are influential,but come to you whenever you need their help.You're not his stepping-stone to success, but are his crutch (支柱) to live through difficulties.
True friends make you complete.Many persons go along with you through your life—your parents, your spouse (配偶)，and your children，who take care of you and make your life happy.However, you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls.Without them, you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.
True friends stay in your heart, rather than at your side; they know you more than yourself, and try to better you.
【语篇解读】 本文叙述了什么是真正的友谊和友谊的益处，从而告诉我们要珍惜友谊。
5．The writer feels sad because some people ________.
A．don't treasure friendship
B．don't understand friendship
C．make wrong friends
D．blame their friends
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，有些人开玩笑或认真地说朋友是要被利用的，这让作者很伤心，故B项符合题意。
6．The writer speaks of water because ________.
A．it has no taste
B．it is important to our life
C．it is easy to get
D．it stays with us every day
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段可知作者要叙述的是水在人们的生活中是很重要的，故选B。
7．The underlined word “influential” in Paragraph 5 means “________”．
A．powerful B．busy
C．helpful D．quiet
解析：选A 词义猜测题。根据第五段可知这里指的是能帮上忙的、有权的人，故选A。
8．According to the passage, true friends may help you ________.
A．achieve success
B．understand them better
C．enjoy mental health
D．live a happy life
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Without them，you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.”可知答案。
Ⅱ.短文改错
The other day after work, I was walking down the street while I saw a boy riding a nice unicycle, one of those bicycle with only one wheel.Dressing in all pink from head to toe, he was singing a song which was sounded like a kid's song.I thought he must be total crazy.Just then, a lady dropped 20-dollar bill on the ground, but he didn't realize it and started to walk away.The guy in pink picked out the money and gave it back to her.After that, he rode on but soon disappeared before the lady could thank him.How a strange and good guy!
答案：
The other day after work, I was walking down the street I saw a boy riding a nice unicycle, one of those with only one wheel. in all pink from head to toe, he was singing a song which was sounded like a kid's song.I thought he must be crazy.Just then, a lady dropped 20-dollar bill on the ground, but didn't realize it and started to walk away.The guy in pink picked the money and gave it back to her.After that, he rode on soon disappeared before the lady could thank him. a strange and good guy!
1．question v．询问
2．multimedia n．多媒体
3．of great help 很有帮助
4．motivation n．动力
5．envy v．羡慕；嫉妒
Unsurprisingly，young generations in the UK are leading the way，with nearly half of the country's 16-to 24-year-olds and a quarter of 25-to 34-year-olds using the Internet，spending 6.5 and 6.2 hours online each week.
[分析] with nearly half of the country's 16-to 24-year-olds and a quarter of 25-to 34-year-olds using the Internet是with复合结构。
[翻译] 并不惊讶的是，英国的年轻人正在引领这一潮流。在英国16岁至24岁的人中，有近一半的人使用互联网，25岁至34岁的人中有四分之一的人使用互联网，他们每周上网6.5小时和6.2小时。
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