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1、Unit 11The MediaWarm-up & Lesson 1World News一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子1As high school students,we should care about c affairs.答案current2We find that the television and the radio gave rise to far fewer complaints than the printed (媒体).答案media3Many African women,for the reason of (贫穷),have no chance to get e
2、ducation.答案poverty4The r of economic system in our country has greatly improved the standard of peoples life.答案reform5Barbala made an a for a job as a nurse.答案application6Darwins main work,The Origin of Species,was (出版) in November,1859.答案published7The police were trying their best to look for some
3、e about this murder.答案evidence8My back is so (疼痛的) that I cannot stand upright any more.答案painful9The fans were well behaved,and the game was played without any bad i.答案incident10What d the teacher most was that most of his students did well in the recent test.答案delighted二、语法填空1After breakfast the n
4、ext morning,they spent an hour discussing (politics) affairs.答案political2It must be (pain) for you to tell her about the accident.答案painful3The manager demanded that the workers (should) work extra hours to complete the task ahead time.答案of4It is our belief that improvement in health care will lead
5、a stronger and more prosperous economy.答案to5We should make a (distinct) between right and wrong.答案distinction6The (announce) was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning.答案announcement三、完成句子:阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子1 (据宣布) that smoking would not be allowed in the city the next day
6、.(announce)答案It was announced2Id be (乐意告诉)you more about our work if you have the time.(delighted)答案delighted to tell3There were reports that some people had been (被阻止投票) in the election.(prevent)答案prevented from voting4The kids are (期盼)their vacationtheyve never been to California before.(forward)答
7、案looking forward to5Fortunately,she was able to describe her attacker (详细地).(detail)答案in detail四、单句改错1What does the “F” in “John F.Kennedy” stand with?答案withfor2The Red Cross is a large organization with members all over world.答案over后加the3That was what it came down to then:he was not prepared to hel
8、ping us.答案helpinghelp4Karen was forced to give up her job to look after her daughter,and the family is now heavily in debts.答案debtsdebt5In the end,I decided that the best thing to do was ask Billy for help.答案was后加to五、阅读理解Since the 1970s,scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with
9、computers.Brain-computer interface(BCI)technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently,two researchers,Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoug
10、hts.In the laboratory,Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve ceils.These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the
11、ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says.“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This
12、head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer.The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair.The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the computer react to commands from the brain.Prof.Millan,the team
13、 leader,says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands.“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories:communication,and controlling devices.One example is this wheelch
14、air.”He says his team has set two goals.One is testing with real patients,so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.1BCI is a technology that can .A.help to update computer systemsB.link the
15、 human brain with computersC.help the disabled to recoverD.control a persons thoughts答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段可知,自20世纪70年代以来,科学家一直寻找能将人脑与电脑相连的途径。BCI技术能帮助残疾人向机器发送指令。故此处B项正确。而C项只是部分正确,虽然能帮助残疾人,但却不能帮他们康复。2How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A.By controlling his muscles.B.By talking to the machine.C.By moving his hand.D.By using his mind.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段可知Tavella只是思考动他的左右手就能操作
