2015屆高考英語第一輪總復(fù)習(xí)精講Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars新人教版必修3

課時作業(yè)（十四）[必修3Unit4Astronomy：thescienceofthestars]（限時：35分鐘）I,單項填空1．—I'mthinkingofthetesttomorrow.I'mafraidIcan'tpassthistime.—！I'msureyou'llmakeit.A．GoaheadB．HurryupC．NoproblemD．CheerupTherewasalookonherfacebecauseaproblemthelittlegirl.A．puzzled;puzzled;puzzledB．puzzling;puzzling;puzzledC．puzzled;puzzling;puzzledD．puzzling;puzzled;puzzlingyou'vegotachance,youmightaswellmakefulluseofit.A．NowthatB．AfterC．AlthoughD．AssoonasDoyouthinkawarislikelytobetweenthetwocountries?ItmustbeterribleforpeopleinAsia.A．breakdownB．breakoutC．breakupD．breakoff5．—Peter,haveyouyourdecayedtooth?—Yeah,butit'sterrible.Ihadmostunpleasanttimeatthedentist's.A．pulledout;aB．cutout;theC．pulledout;theD．brokenout;a．TheBritishsciencefictionwriter,IsaacAzimac,believesthatrobotsareevertodoharmtoahumanbeing.A．unfortunatelyB．unexpectedlyC．unlikelyD．unbelievablyThisriveristhatone.Whichiswrong?A．twiceaslongasB．a(chǎn)stwicelongasC．twicelongerthanD．twicethelengthofWeshouldalwaysbearinmindthatourowndeterminationtosuccessismoreimportantthananythingelse.A．itB．thisC．thatD．this9．—I'mgoingtogobacktoyourhometown.Doyouhaveanythingtoyourparents?—No,thanks.Ijustcamebackfromtheretwodaysago.A．totakeB．takenC．beingtakenD．tobetaken10．—Whatdoyouthinkofthepriceofthesecomputers?—Theyareatleastequalinpriceto,ifnotcheaperthan,attheothercompanies.A.itB.onesC.thatD.theonesWhenyouarewalkinginwildwoods,youhavetosnakesandsomeotherdangerousanimals.A.lookdownuponB.spyonC.catchsightofD.watchoutforThemonthlysalesofMoYan'sworks199timescomparedwiththosebeforehewontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.A.acceleratedB.stretchedC.multipliedD.switchedAfterwefinishthedesigning,thecompany,itsturn,shoulddotheconstructingwork.A.inB.onC.atD.forOvertheyearsshehadtriedherbesttotheterriblememory,butitwasnotaneasytask.A.liveonB.blockoutC.bringbackD.callup—ThankGodyou'resafe!-Isteppedback,justtoavoidtheracingcar.A.intimeB.incaseC.inneedD.invainn.閱讀理解AFinally,acellphoneThat's…aphoneWithratesaslowas$3.75perweek!aWell,Ifinallydidit.Ifinallydecidedtoenterthedigitalageandgetacellphone.Mykidshavebeenannoyingmeandthelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedown,andIwasstuckbythehighwayforanhourbeforesomeonestoppedtohelp.ButwhenIwenttothecellphonestore,Ialmostchangedmymind.Thephonesallhavecameras,computersanda“global—positioning"somethingorotherthat'ssupposedtospotmefromspace.Goodness,allIwanttodoistobeabletotalktomygrandkids!Thepeopleatthestoreweren'tmuchhelp.Theycouldn'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldn'twantaphonethesizeofapostagestamp.Andtherateplans!Theywereconfusing,andexpensive…andthecontract（合同）lastedfortwoyears!I'dalmostgivenupuntilafriendtoldmeabouthernewJitterbugphone.Now,IhavetheconvenienceandsafetyofbeingabouttostayintouchwithaphoneIcanactuallyuse.AffordableplansthatIcanunderstand—andnocontracttosign（簽訂）！Unlikeothercellphones,Jitterbughasplansthatmakesense.WhyshouldIpayforminutesI'mnevergoingtouse?AndifIdotalkmorethanIplan,Iwon'tfindmyselfwithnominuteslikemyfriendwhohasaprepaidphone.Bestofall,thereisnocontracttosign,soI'mnotlockedinforyearsatatime.TheUS—basedcustomerserviceissecondtonone.Andthephonegetsserviceanywhereinthecountry.MonthlyMinutes50100MonthlyRate$14.99$19.99911AccessFREEFREELongDistanceCallsNoadditionalchargeNoadditionalchargeFriendlyReturnPolicy30days30daysCallnowandreceiveaFREEgiftwhenyouorder.TryJitterbugfor30daysandifyoudon'tloveit,justreturnit!Whywait,theJitterbugcomesreadytouserightoutofthebox.Ifyouaren'tashappywithitasIam,youcanreturnitandgetyourmoneyback.Callnow,theJitterbugproductexpertsarereadytoansweryourquestions.Call1—888—809—8794orvisit.Whatmade"I"finallythinkofgettingacellphone?Beingstuckbythehighway.Beingurgedbyhisgrandkids.Beingpersuadedbycellphonesalespersons.Beingattractedbythefriendlyreturnpolicy.17.Onthemonthlybasisof100minutes,theJitterbugweeklyrateisabout.A.$3.75B.$4.99C.$14.99D.$19.99AnadvantageofJitterbugmentionedinthepassageisitsdiscountpricewithafreegiftitsreasonablerateplanswithoutacontractits“global—positioning"systemwith911AccessitsgoodcustomerserviceallovertheworldThemainpurposeofthepassageistotellacustomer'sstoryofJitterbugprovidetwowaystoorderJitterbuggiveabriefintroductionofJitterbugattractpotentialcustomerstoJitterbugBAfunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationsrevolutions:westoppedtalkingtooneanother.Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhiscellphonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayandIbecameinvisible,absentfromtheconversation.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Now_it_makespeoplesittingnexttoyou_feel_absent.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisatragedytotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe—mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymumhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteverycontactwecanimaginebetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomated,thealienationindexgoesup.Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymore.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomated.Iamnotagainstmoderntechnology.Iownacellphone,anATMcard,avoicemailsystem,andane－mailaccount.Givingthemupisn'twise;they'reagreathelptouse.It'ssomeoftheirpossibleconsequencesthatmakemefeeluneasy.Moreandmore，Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde－mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Theindustrydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.SoI'veputmyselfontechnologyrestriction:noinstantmessagingwithpeoplewholivenearme，nocellphoninginthepresenceoffriends,nolettingthevoicemailpickupwhenI'mathome.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheadvanceofcommunicationstechnologyB．TheconsequencesofmoderntechnologyC．ThestoryofcommunicationsrevolutionD．TheautomationofmoderncommunicationsThesentence“Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.”meansthat．A．thepeoplesittingbesideyouhavetogoawaytoreceiveaphonecallyoucanhardlygetintouchwit