Unit 3 Life in the future 知识点题库

My best friend went through a period of emotional______after he lost his job.
A . control  B . adjustment  C . outburst  D . improvement
You will (require)to assist Mrs.Smith in preparing a report.
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1)每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2)只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

    Lily is one of the pupils who is studying in Dongshan Primary School. One day, in her way to school, Lily found a wallet lay on the road. She picked it up and found a lot of money and a calling card in them. She thought the loser must be worried. Without the wallet, she went to a public telephone and called on the owner. Then she waited at the bus stop. The owner came by taxi in a moment. Lily gave the wallet to her. The owner was very thankful that she took out a 100-yuan note to reward Lily. But he refused it and went to school. Seen this, the owner raised her thumb and praised Lily helping her in time again and again.

The juice of the grapes is (按,压) out.
只需按一下开关,你的汽车就可以飞往四面八方。(press, in all directions, "only+状语"引导的倒装句)
He is a (type) in the office.
I can't t so much noise when I'm doing my homework.
Playing games on the Internet (占用) most of his time last term.
这个省的东北部坐落着一个小村庄,这个著名的作家就出生在这里。(完全倒装结构)

North-east of the province , where the famous writer was born.

阅读理解

    Many automobile makers present their newest designs at car shows around the world. Many designers seek to create the car of the future. One device that is popular among car manufacturers(生产商) is an autopilot. Autopilot permits a car to drive itself without human control.

    A recent car show in Geneva, Switzerland also presented other possible designs, including cars manufactured in 3-D printers.

    Rinspeed is a Swiss design company. It showed a vehicle based on the US electric car Tesla Model S, but the Rinspeed car includes a large television and an espresso coffee maker.

    Frank Rinderknecht is the CEO of Rinspeed. He says he does not want to just sit and watch the steering wheel(方向盘) turn as he rides in a car with autopilot.

    "I want to ride; I want to sleep, relax, watch movies, news, anything else. So that's the vision which we have. One day on the boring motorway traffic, you just do anything which makes your life better," said Rinderknecht.

    One of the most interesting ideas presented at the show is a car built on a 3-D printer. The German engineering firm EDAG designed the car. The body of the vehicle called "Genesis" is printed in one piece from a material called thermoplastic(热塑性塑料).

    Christoph Horvath is spokesman for EDAG.

    "To create a car without the use of any tool. This would be a real revolution for the industry," said Horvath.

    EDAG says it based its design on a turtle shell. The company says the design provides the right amount of strength and firmness.

    Other automakers did not look so far into the future. Czech automaker Skoda presented its "Vision C" model vehicle. The car has an environmentally friendly natural gas engine.

    Jo Davidson is a company spokeswoman. She says the car releases very low levels of the pollutant gas CO2. Ms Davidson says the "Vision C" plans to be launched in two years.

  1. (1) Why is an autopilot popular among car manufacturers?
    A . Because it can get a car to drive itself. B . Because it can make a car more modern. C . Because it may let a car fly in the sky freely. D . Because it has a car moving in a particular direction.
  2. (2) What is the common feature of the cars?
    A . They are all made from thermoplastic. B . They all belong to the cars of the future. C . All the designs are based on a turtle shell. D . They have environmentally friendly natural gas engine.
  3. (3) Where can we most probably read this text?
    A . In an economic report. B . In a short story. C . In a travel magazine. D . In a technology report.
  4. (4) What do we know about the vehicle called "Genesis"?
    A . It is designed by the American engineering firm. B . The body of the vehicle is built on a 3-D printer. C . Frank Rinderknecht is the designer of the car. D . The car was mainly made from the turtle shell.
Having s the apple, the young man ran much faster than others.
他匆匆赶着去上班,早餐都没动。(with的复合结构)

He hurried to go to work, .

When her mother was young, she worked as a (type) here.
, a man rushed to the girl to give her first aid and I joined in without hesitation.

立刻,一个人冲向那个女孩对她进行急救,我也毫不犹豫地加入了。

, I managed to pass the exam.

最后,我成功通过了考试。

We didn't have the picnic because the weather was (certain).
The girl is trying her best to make a good (impress) on the audience.
What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A . Teacher and student. B . Doctor and patient. C . Boss and secretary.
What happened in the telephone conversation?
A . The phone line went dead. B . There was something wrong with Mr. White. C . The secretary stopped the conversation.
阅读理解

The new model is the highly interactive (互动的) learning model. We could also call it the conversational model, or the tutorial model. It is computer based, with the interaction between the students, or a small group of students, and learning programs are like the conversation between a student and a skilled tutor. Distance learning will be the main delivery method.

Student interaction with the learning material on the computer will use the student's natural language; it will seem like a conversation between a student and a human tutor. This is the key point of highly interactive, or conversational, learning units. Programs will ask questions in the student's native language, and respond reasonably to free-form student input. Multiple choice and pointing will seldom be used; they often do not allow individualization (个体化) of education.

An important aspect of this model is that the computer will frequently store information about the student, about problems and about how far individual students have progressed. These records will be used often within the programs. Thus when a student returns to the learning activity, the computer knows about that student and knows where to begin the new part.

Global education is critical for the future, to get rid of poverty, corruption (腐败), violence and war, to solve major problems such as the lack of drinkable water, and to insure a happy life for all. Education should no longer be limited to the wealthy of the world, but should be available to everyone.

In the new distance learning environment, learning can take place in markets, libraries, public buildings, learning centers, and homes. Gradually schools and universities will play a smaller role in learning, both because better learning can be delivered through such highly interactive material, and because such learning will be less costly for the individual student. Motivation (动机)is particularly important in a mastery-based distance learning, as the usual threats of traditional classrooms such as that of low grades are no longer possible.

Voice input will probably be the mode for this interaction. The new voice input systems from several companies are useful, cheap, and speaker independent in highly interactive learning. Keyboards may not be needed. Speech is a natural way for humans to communicate.

Students will work in small peer groups, about four. Other contacts with people, learning circles, will be possible, directly or electronically.

  1. (1) What is not the new model also called?
    A . interactive model B . conversational model C . tutorial model D . linguistic model
  2. (2) What does the model often use?
    A . Individualization of education. B . Multiple choice and pointing. C . Questions in students' native language. D . Fixed-form student input.
  3. (3) According to the passage, distance learning       .
    A . is still expensive for ordinary students B . will take place mainly in classrooms C . will play a more important role in students' learning D . will still affect badly on the low-graded students