Unit 3 Travel journal
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A
(2020届江西省九江市高三联考)
Each year, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, or CES, presents the latest developments in many areas of technology. The newest products are designed to make our lives easier, fun and more productive.
A car with legs
One of this year's presentations was by South Korean car-maker Hyundai. The company introduced a small model of a “walking car”， which is called Elevate. It has four movable legs that can raise the main part of the vehicle high off the ground. The electric-powered vehicle is designed to be used in search-and-rescue operations during emergencies or natural disasters.
Changeable people mover
Germany's Mercedes-Benz presented an experimental self-driving vehicle that it claims to revolutionize transportation for people and goods. The company says the vehicle, called Vision URBANETIC, will be able to easily change its body depending on its desired uses. Mercedes-Benz says as a ride-sharing vehicle, the futuristic-looking car can seat 12 people.
Fully electric Harley
American manufacturer Harley-Davidson showed off its first fully electric motorcycle, called LiveWire. The company says the bike will be able to go 177 kilometers between charges. It can reach 96 kilometers per hour in under 3.5 seconds. Although Harley is known for building powerful bikes with huge, loud motors, the LiveWire will be unusually quiet.
Personal robots
One of the new robots, called Temi, is really just a computer tablet on wheels. It is designed to be a personal electronic assistant. It moves around home and performs commands when spoken to. It can link users to friends through voices or videos, connect to videos or place orders for food or goods.
【语篇解读】 文章介绍了国际消费类电子产品展览会上的几款最新产品，它们将使我们的生活更加便捷有趣。
1．Which do you probably use to search the injured in an earthquake?
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A．Elevate. C．LiveWire.
B．Vision URBANETIC. D．Temi.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据A car with legs部分中的“... a ‘walking car’，which is called Elevate.”和该部分最后一句“The electric-powered vehicle is designed to be used in search-and-rescue operations during emergencies or natural disasters.”可知，我们可以用Elevate来搜寻地震中受伤的人们，故选A项。
2．What can we know about LiveWire?
A．It is designed by Germany's Mercedes-Benz. B．It can reach a high speed in a short time. C．It is the first fully electric product in America. D．It is famous for its powerful and loud motor.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据Fully electric Harley部分中的“It can reach 96 kilometers per hour in under 3.5 seconds.”可知，它可以在短时间内达到很高的速度，故选B项。
3．Why are the four products designed? A．To reduce traffic jam. B．To help make friends. C．To improve our lives. D．To protect the environment.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“The newest products are designed to make our lives easier, fun and more productive.”可知，设计这些产品是为了改善我们的生活，故选C项。
B
(2020届山东省实验中学高三联考)
It's not unusual to see an unreasonable child lying on the ground drumming his heels. Beside him is a desperate mother yelling at the top of her lungs. Raising a well-behaved kid is really a head-scratching thing.
If you took all the parenting styles around the world and ranked them by their gentleness, the Inuit(因纽特人) approach would certainly rank near the top. All the moms mention one golden role: Don't shout or yell at small children. Inuit's no-yelling policy is their central component to raising cool-headed kids. The culture views scolding, or even speaking to children in an angry voice, as inappropriate, although little kids are pushing parents' buttons．
Playful “storytelling” is another trick to sculpting kids' behavior. But this
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storytelling differs hugely from those fairy tales full of moral lessons. Parents “retell” what happened when a boy threw a tantrum (发脾气) by way of what Shakespeare would understand all too well：putting on a “drama”. After the child has calmed down, the parents will review what happened when the child misbehaved, usually starting with a question: “Can you show us how to throw a tantrum？” Then the child has to think what he should do. If he takes the bait and performs the action, the mom will ask a follow-up question with a playful tone. For example: “Does that seem right？” or “Are you a baby？” She is getting across the idea that “big boys” won't throw a tantrum.
Kids' brains are still developing the circuitry needed for self-control. What you do in response to your children's emotions shapes their brains. So next time, seeing your boy misbehave, try using the Inuit's storytelling approach. And don't forget to keep cool. After all, boys will be boys.
【语篇解读】 因纽特人认为在孩子犯错时对孩子大喊大叫或责骂他们都是不恰当的。通常，待孩子冷静下来，他们会用“讲故事”的方法来让孩子们认识到自己的错误。
4．Which of the following best explains “pushing parents' buttons ” underlined in Paragraph 2?
A．Talking with parents.
B．Playing with parents' buttons. C．Exposing parents' faults. D．Making parents annoyed.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据常识及语境可知，只有在孩子惹父母生气时父母才会责骂孩子或者带有怒气地与他们说话。第二段最后一句“The culture views scolding，or even speaking to children in an angry voice，as inappropriate，although little kids are pushing parents' buttons.”的意思是虽然小孩子令父母很生气，但是在因纽特人的文化中，他们把责骂孩子甚至是生气地与孩子说话看作是不恰当的行为。故选D。
5．What do we know about Inuit's “storytelling”？ A．It aims at playing a trick on kids. B．It raises kids' awareness of morality. C．It comes after a child misbehaves. D．It analyzes Shakespeare's dramas.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段内容尤其是“...when the child misbehaved, usually starting with a question：‘Can you show us how to throw a tantrum？’”可知，因纽特人通常是在孩子犯错后采取“讲故事”的方法教导他们。故选C。
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2021版高考英语一轮复习Unit3Traveljournal课时跟踪新人教版必修1
