Unit5Thepowerofnature李仕才一、阅读理解。 Imaginegettingasoftdrinkfromarobotmachineusingonlyyoursmartphone.OrscanningaQRcode(二维码)tobuygoodsfromanewspaperad. Bymakinguseofthesenewtechnologies,ChinamobileshoppingisabitaheadoftheUnitedStates.Chinaisstilltheworld'slargestsmartphonemarket,eventhoughgrowthisslow.Itaccountsforabout30percentoftheglobalsmartphonemarket,andChinesesmartphoneusersareexpectedtojumpfrom526.8millionto640millionin2022,accordingtoeMarketer.Anditsshoppersareusingtheirinstrumentstorushtopurchaseawiderangeofgoodsandservices.NearlyhalfofallChina'se-commercesales,totaling$505.7billion,aremadewithmobiledevices,versusroughlyone-quarterintheUS,accordingtoeMarketer.By2022,China'smobilesaleswillaccountfor71percentofthosesales. “Wedon'tseemobilebuyingstayingunchangeableforthenextfiveyears,”saidMonicaPearl,eMarketer'sdirectorofforecasting.“It'llincreasebecauseconsumerbehaviorhaschanged.”Feature­rich(功能多样的),cheapsmartphonesarealsohelpingfueltheboom,sheadded. “Chinais,afterall,amobilefirstmarket,”explainsBrianBuchwald,CEOofconsumerintelligencefirmBomoda.Soithasbeenabletogobeyondothermarkets,whichmainlyusedPCsforpurchases. Meanwhile,theChinesegovernmenthasallowedafree-flowingretailandpaymentsmarketplace.“Therearenorestraints(约束),”saidMichaelZakkour,vicepresidentofChina/AsiaPacificpracticeatTompkinsInternational. Andthat'sgoodnewsforWeChat,amessagingappthat'sonlyfiveyearsoldandisofferedbytheInternetgiantTencent.Theappnowhas650millionusers.Andagoodmassofthemareusingtheappformobileshopping.Theresultisthat WeChatpayments,alongwithAlibaba'sAlipay,leadthemarket.BecauseretailerscaneasilysetupshopsinsideWeChat,userscanplanfamilyvacations,orderataxiorevenbuyclotheswithoutgoinganywhereelse.7\n ChinaisuptothreeyearsaheadoftheUSinmobileshopping,saidBuchwald.“Andit'smovingfasterthananyotherareaoftheeconomy.It'sthefuture.”1.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.ChinahasmoregoodsthantheUnitedStates.B.America'snewtechnologiesareasgoodasChina.C.China'ssmartphonemarketislargerthanthatoftheUnitedStates.D.AmericansmartphoneuserswillbeaheadofChinesein2022.2.AccordingtoMonicaPearl,whyismobileshoppingincreasinginChina?A.Chinesearefondofusingthesenewtechnologies.B.NearlyhalfofallChina'secommercesalesaremadewithmobiledevices.C.Smartphonesarecheaperthananyothercountryintheworld.D.Thebehaviorofcustomershaschanged.3.WhichbestdescribestheBuchwald'sattitudetowardChinesemobileshopping?A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Worried.参考答案：1.C;2.D;3.B解析：1.[细节题。根据“Chinaisstilltheworld'slargestsmartphonemarket,eventhoughgrowthisslow”可知,哪怕增速有所减缓,中国仍然是世界上最大的智能手机市场,自然也大于美国的智能手机市场。]2.[推断题。根据第4段“It'llincreasebecauseconsumerbehaviorhaschanged”可知,它只会不断增长,因为消费者的行为已经发生了变化。]3.[推断题。根据最后一句可知,其发展速度也快于其他任何一个经济领域。未来前景无限,可知Buchwald对移动购物的态度是乐观的。]二、单句语法填空1．Ithinkthatthehousewillbe________(suit)fortheneedsofyourfamily.答案：suitable besuitablefor...“适合……”。2．It'simpossible________(evaluate)theseresultswithoutknowingmoreabout7\ntheresearchmethod.答案：toevaluate 惯用句型It's＋adj.＋todo。该句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为动词不定式，故填toevaluate。3．Heisunfortunatetohavehishouse________(burn)totheground.答案：burnt/burned burntotheground“全部焚毁”，burn和hishouse存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词作宾语补足语。4．Youmustbe________(absolute)silentorthebirdswon'tappear.答案：absolutely 此处应用副词修饰形容词silent，故填absolutely。5．YesterdayIwenttoseehim,only________(learn)thathehadgoneabroadtwodaysbefore.答案：tolearn onlytodo“结果却……”，在句中作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果。6．Watchingthroughtheirwindows,thefloodvictimswereanxious________(wait)forrescuerstocome.答案：towait beanxioustodo...“焦虑地做/急于做……”。7．Mywatchisstill________guarantee,sothey'llrepairitforfree.答案：under underguarantee“在保修期内”。8．Sheworksinatheatre,________(follow)inherfather'sfootsteps.答案：following 主语she与follow之间为主动关系，故用现在分词following作状语。9．Iwouldliketoexpressmy________(appreciate)andthankstoyouall.答案：appreciation 由空格前的my一词可知，应填名词。10．Ineedtomakean________(appoint)withMiketodiscussthematter.答案：appointment makeanappointmentwithsb.“和某人预约”。三、完形填空。AfterlivingnearMadridforayearasanaupair(以帮做家务事等换取食宿的人)threeyearsago,itwasniceto__1__thisweekend.IfeltlikeIwasathomeandthoughthow__2__onecanbetofeellikethisinaplacethatisn't__3__yourhome.Inowrefertothistownasoneofmy‘homesfromhome’andhavelearnthowhomeiswhereyour__4__is.Alotofpeoplegethomesickanditisavery__5__feelingwhenawayfrom__6__onesandhomecomforts.__7__，Ihavelearntthatyoucanfeelathomewhenyouare__8__inthatplacewithpeoplewho__9__you.Throughsimplyembracingevery7\nmoment,__10__friendsandenjoyinganew__11__，youcanfeelsettledinashortamountoftime.IdidexactlythiswhenmovingtoSpainforthefirsttime,aspositivethoughtstendtobringpositiveexperiences.Luckilyenough,Iwas__12__withahostfamilythatwerevery__13__，whichhelpedtoeasetheprocessoffeelinghappyandsettled.InowlovevisitingwhenIcantoseehowthechildrengrowupandfeelveryblessedbybeingableto__14__this.Yetagain,IamlivinginSpainonmyyearabroad,butthistimewithstudentsandnota(n)__15__，inadifferentregion.Nonetheless,theprocessof__16__hadbeeneasier,asIfeel__17__theSpanishculturealready.Ofcoursewhenmovingawayfromhomeyouhaveto__18__manythingsthataredifferentincomparisontowhatyoucallhome.However,thisisthe__19__oftravelling,exploringand__20__yourselfandanewplace.Anewplacethatonedayyoumightbeabletocallyourhometoo.1．A.leaveB．planC．moveD．visit2．A.proudB．luckyC．popularD．real3．A.finallyB．possiblyC．completelyD．necessarily4．A.beliefB．dreamC．heartD．job5．A.normalB．uniqueC．strongD．uneasy6．A.similarB．unusualC．lovedD．respected7．A.HoweverB．ThereforeC．InsteadD．Otherwise8．A.freeB．powerfulC．availableD．comfortable9．A.careforB．lookforC．askforD．waitfor10．A.missingB．makingC．choosingD．aiding11．A.ideaB．culture7\nC．homeD．chance12．A.chattingB．playingC．livingD．dealing13．A.wiseB．honestC．successfulD．friendly14．A.changeB．experienceC．supportD．improve15．A.teacherB．roommateC．familyD．organization16．A.goingonB．turningaroundC．steppingforwardD．settlingin17．A.accustomedtoB．excitedatC．satisfiedwithD．interestedin18．A.giveupB．startwithC．adapttoD．carryout19．A.roleB．secretC．delightD．symbol20．A.helpingB．discoveringC．enjoyingD．controlling【解题导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。作者在异国他乡找到了自己的“家”。1．D 根据最后一段开头的Yetagain,IamlivinginSpainonmyyearabroad,butthistimewithstudents可知，作者重“访(visit)”西班牙。2．B 根据上文的IfeltlikeIwasathome和下文的feellikethis可知，在异国他乡能找到家的感觉确实“幸运(lucky)”。3．D 如果在某个地方——“不一定(notnecessarily)”就是家——能找到家的感觉，那真是幸运。4．C 根据上文的nice，feltlike，feellike可知，作者认识到家就是“心灵(heart)”的归属地。5．A 根据上文的Alotofpeoplegethomesick及常识可知，思乡是一种“正常的(normal)”情感。6．C 根据上文的homesick可知，一个人远离自己“所爱的(loved)”人和家中的舒适，当然会泛起乡愁。7．A 下文提到的在异乡也能找到家的感觉与上文意义上发生了转折，故选However。8．D7\n9．A 根据上文的youcanfeelathome可知，此处意思是，如果在一个地方能与“关爱(carefor)”自己的人在一起、觉得比较“舒服(comfortable)”，那自然能找到家的感觉。10．B11．B 根据这两个空所在句中的embracingeverymoment,enjoying和youcanfeelsettledinashortamountoftime可知，如果能珍惜每个瞬间、“交(making)”些朋友、享受新的“文化(culture)”，那很快就能融入当地的生活。12．C 根据下文的hostfamily可知，“我”与寄宿家庭“生活(living)”在一起。13．D 根据下文的helpedtoeasetheprocessoffeelinghappyandsettled可知，寄宿家庭的成员都很“友好(friendly)”。14．B 根据上文的seehowthechildrengrowup可知，能“亲历(experience)”这一过程，作者感到很幸福。15．C 上文的hostfamily是提示。16．D17．A 因为是第二次来西班牙，所以作者这次“安定(settlingin)”下来要比上次更容易些，因为他已经“熟悉(accustomedto)”了当地的文化。18．C 根据本空所在句中的movingawayfromhome和differentincomparisontowhatyoucallhome可知，背井离乡自然需要“适应(adaptto)”异地不同于家乡的很多方面。19．C20．B 根据However可知，前后表示转折。作者认为虽然需要适应很多新事物，但是这恰巧就是旅游、探索、“发现(discovering)”自我的“乐趣(delight)”所在。四、单句改错1．Notcompletedtheproject,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.______________________________________________________答案：completed→havingcompleted 句子主语they与complete之间为主动关系，且complete表示的动作先于句子谓语stay发生，故应用现在分词的完成式作状语。2．Themotherwasstandingatthegate,anxiouslytoseeherson.______________________________________________________答案：anxiously→anxious 形容词在句中作状语，描述主语Themother的状态。3．Ikeptsilentinthebackseatofthecaraswemadeourwaythegrandma's.______________________________________________________答案：way后加to makeone'swayto...“朝……走去”。7\n4．Hearingthenewsthathehadappointedasgeneralmanagerofthebigcompany,hewasfilledwithexcitementandjoy.______________________________________________________答案：had后加been beappointedas...“被任命为/委派为……”。5．Theygavethemanageraguaranteewhichtheywouldfinishthetaskwithinthreedays.______________________________________________________答案：which→that givesb.aguaranteethat...“向某人保证……”，that引导同位语从句。五、短文改错IenjoyedmanyperformancesinArgentina.Butwhatimpressedmemorewasthedanceperformance.IusedtodancealotwhenIamyoung，althoughIneverwasagooddancer.ButArgentiniandancerswhomadedancingsoeasilythateveryonefeltlikedancingwiththem.VisitsomedistantvillagesalsogavemedeepertasteoftheoriginalArgentinianculture.Amongallthoseplaceofinterest，myfavoriteonewasamountain.Fortunately，whenIarrivedthereinacoldwintermorning，Icouldn’tseemuch.However，theunusualpeaceandsnowblanketedwinterviewsstillimpressedyoualot.答案：IenjoyedmanyperformancesinArgentina.Butwhatimpressedmewasthedanceperformance.IusedtodancealotwhenIyoung，althoughIneverwasagooddancer.ButArgentiniandancersmadedancingsothateveryonefeltlikedancingwiththem.somedistantvillagesalsogavemedeepertasteoftheoriginalArgentinianculture.Amongallthoseofinterest，myfavoriteonewasamountain.，whenIarrivedthereacoldwintermorning，Icouldn’tseemuch.However，theunusualpeaceandsnowblanketedwinterviewsstillimpressedalot.7
