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1、Section & Section Warming Up & Reading.单词拼写1.At present the local government is taking_(措施)to reduce the pollution.2.Two pieces of_(行李)have gone missing，which makes the woman very sad.3.There is a national park on the_(边界)between Kenya and Tanzania.4.Most of the others stand around_(聊天)5.The teacher
2、 gave a maths_(测试)to his students yesterday afternoon.6.We boarded the ship which looked like Titanic and sailed_(向东)7.Its said that the_(风景)there is very great.8.The_(首相)will pay a formal visit to China next month.答案：1.measures2.baggage3.border4.chatting5.quiz6.eastward7.scenery8.prime minister.用所给
3、单词的适当形式填空1.A secondgrade wind makes the tips of the branches tremble_(slight)2.Rather than_(make)money in this way，I prefer to starve to death.3.At present the local government is taking measures_(reduce)the pollution.4.The pianist_(surround)by a crowd of fans will hold a concert in the Workers Stad
4、ium.5.Black_(Canada)jazz pianist Oscar Peterson is one of the greatest pianists in jazz history.6._(be)very weak，she couldnt move.7.The two sailors did not see land until they had sailed_(east)for nearly two days.8.The country is_(border)on one side by a river.9.It was so noisy in the office that I
5、couldnt settle down to_(write)anything.10.The lecture_(give)，a lively questionandanswer session followed.答案：1.slightly2.make3.to reduce4.surrounded5.Canadian6.Being7.eastward8.bordered9.writing10.having been given.选词填空have a chat with；settle down；go through；catch sight of；be on a trip；rather than；ha
6、ve a gift for；manage to1.Before she_in Portugal，she had run her own shop in London.2.I_her getting on the bus when I came out of the bookstore.3.My little brother_singing songs.He has a golden voice.4.They all_escape the battle without injury.5.They first_a valley，then a forest and at last to the vi
7、llage.6.It is good for you to_your friends sometimes.7.They_to Xian when I called them up.8.Why didnt you ask for help，_trying to do it on your own？答案：1.settled down2.caught sight of3.has a gift for4.managed to5.went through6.have a chat with7.were on a trip8.rather than.阅读理解A worldfamous Canadian a
8、uthor，Margaret Atwood，has created the worlds first longdistance signing device(装置)，the LongPen.After many tiring booksigning tours from city to city，Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them.She hired some technical experts and started her own company in 2004.Together they designed the Lo
9、ngPen.Heres how it works：The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet(手写板)using a special pen.On the receiving end，in another city，a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book.The author and fan can talk with each other via webcams(网络摄像机)and computer screens.Work
10、 on the LongPen began in Atwoods basement(地下室)At first，they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to be.The device went through several versions，including one that actually had smoke coming out of it.The inventing finally completed，test runs were made in Ottawa，and the LongPen was officia
11、lly launched at the 2006 London Book Fair.From here，Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York City.The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movement of the author in real time.It has several other potential app
12、lications.It could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another province.The video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legal documents are used.“Its really fun，”said the owner of a bookstore，who was present for one of the test r
13、uns.“Obviously you cant shake hands with the author，but there are chances for a connection that you dont get from a regular book signing.”The response to the invention hasnt been all favorable.Atwood has received criticism from authors who think shes trying to end book tours.But she said，“It will be
14、 possible to go to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldnt afford it.”这是一篇说明文，文章讲述了加拿大当代著名女作家Margaret Atwood如何构思出远程签名的设备的经历。1.Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen？A.To set up her own company.B.To win herself greater popularity.C.To write her books in a new way.
15、D.To make book signings less tiring.答案：D解析：细节理解题。依据文章第二段的首句可知，因为经常奔波于城市间进行图书签名，感到疲惫的Atwood开始寻找方法解决这个问题。故选D项。2.How does the LongPen work？A.It copies the authors signature and prints it on a book.B.It signs a book while receiving the authors signature.C.The webcam sends the authors signature to another city.D.The fan uses it to copy the authors signa
