Section B Learning about Language
课后篇素养升华
基础训练
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.Computer (secure) systems will be designed by independent technicians. 2.In English study,intensive reading must be combined extensive reading. 3.Seeing in the (distant),we can find our school stadium more splendid. 4.After working well for a year,the air (condition) suddenly started kicking up. 5.The Internet is a very (efficiency) medium for spreading information.
6.This should serve as a (warn) that people should be aware of their surroundings. 7.The father is trying his best to prevent his son abandoning himself to the Internet. 8.Perhaps evolution provided human babies curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds.
Ⅱ.短语填空
send out,set off,benefit from,make certain,come true,hang out with 1.Your dream will sooner or later as long as you do your best. 2.People who donations include cancer patients as well as babies. 3.To of getting good seats,we hurried off to the cinema. 4.She had well over four hundred invitations that afternoon.
5.I for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year.
6.I love to work with my horses, my friends,and go to movies.
Ⅲ.一句多译
1.我一看到他,我就知道他是警察要找的那个人。
I saw him,I knew he was the man the police were looking for.
I knew he was the man the police were looking for I saw him. 2.只有坚守你的目标,努力工作,你的梦想才能实现。
Only by sticking to your goal and working hard can you . Only by sticking to your goal and working hard can your dream . 3.很明显,当这条铁路建好后,当地的人们将会受益于这条铁路。
It is obvious that the local people will the railway when it is completed. It is obvious that the railway will when it is completed.
4.直到我的朋友告诉我,我才知道所发生的事情。
I didn’t about what had happened until my friend told me. Not until my friend told me what had happened. 5.我的朋友坚持要和我一起去听音乐会。
My friend to the concert with me.
My friend insisted that to the concert with me.
能力提升
Ⅳ.阅读理解
If you could travel in time,where would you go?Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England?
What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period?Or maybe you’d voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.The possibility of time travel is indeed
appealing.Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years.Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machine,which was written by H.G.Wells and published in 1895 for the first time.It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name,as well as two television versions,and a large number of comic book adaptations.It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively.The term “time machine”,coined by Wells,is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.
But could time travel actually be possible?Some scientists say yes,in theory.They propose using cracks in time and space called “wormholes”,which could be used as shortcuts to other periods.Einstein’s theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances.And British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship—going at nearly the speed of light.Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.
Even if you could travel into the past,there is something called the “grandfather paradox”.It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason,and therefore prevent himself from being born.If the time traveler wasn’t born,how would he travel back in time?
And would you really like to visit the future?In H.G.Wells’ book,the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs.He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).If that’s what’s in store,maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.
1.The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show .
A.people’s interest in time travel B.the special feature of the book C.the long history of time travel D.the contribution of H.G.Wells
2.Einstein’s and Hawking’s theories . A.have similarities in many ways B.push the invention of the first spaceship C.have proved wrong by some time travelers D.suggest the possibility to invent the time machine
3.In Paragraph 4,“grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that . A.the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather B.the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather C.the grandfather’s death makes the traveler’s birth impossible D.The reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness 4.What is probably the author’s attitude towards time travel? A.Unclear. C.Supportive.
B.Skeptical. D.Unconcerned.
Ⅴ.七选五
The man who could see the future
The ability to predict the future is a rare talent.American author Isaac Asimov (1920—1992),one of the great science fiction writers of his age,had such a talent. 1 Now that we’re here,let’s see what he got right.
2 Asimov thought computers would cause a revolution comparable to the industrial revolution of the 19th century.Specifically,he said that “mobile computerized objects” would be an important part of everyday life.Here,he clearly predicted our world of smartphones,tables and other devices.He also had a great deal to say about space exploration. 3
How did Asimov develop his special sense of future developments? 4 He read the newspapers and magazines sold in his parents’ candy store.His scientific interest gained sharper focus at Columbia University in New York.Asimov went to study chemistry,but became bored with pure laboratory science.Instead,he thought hard about the social implications(作用) of science.He wanted to communicate his ideas to the public.
5 Asimov had his finger on the pulse(脉搏)of both scientific and social change.He had a clear vision of what was coming around the corner for humanity in his works like the Galactic Empire series(《银河帝国系列》).“His predictions are absolutely fascinating,” Calum Chase,an English writer,told BBC News.“He was a genius.”
A.As a smart boy,Asimov taught himself to read at the age of five.
B.Space exploration really can make our life more convenient and comfortable. C.Back in 1983,he was asked to predict what the world would look like in 2024. D.On the role that computing would play in the future,he was amazingly accurate. E.Asimov has developed a great interest in computer programming since childhood. F.As an author,his books would feature the theme of social change caused by technology.
G.The International Space Station proves his prediction that we would not simply visit space but seek to stay there.
选择性必修一 Unit 2 Section B Learning about Language
