配套K12山西省重点中学协作体学年高二英语下学期暑假作业14.docx

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配套K12山西省重点中学协作体学年高二英语下学期暑假作业14

山西重点中学协作体高二下学期英语暑假作业14专项篇之任务型阅读

一、任务型阅读理解

（A）Howwouldyouliketopay?

Howdoyoupayforyourcoffee?

Isitwith change?

Iusemy tap-and-gocard.Idon'tevenneedtoentermy PINnumber ora signature toauthorisepayment.It'squickerandeverybodyinthequeueishappy.

Contactlesspayments aregainingpopularity.Thoseconcernedaboutsecuritywillbepleasedtoknowthattheamountofmoneyyoucanspendinonegoislimited–intheUKit'scurrently£30.Butifthecardisusedafewtimesinarow,aPINnumberwillbeneeded.Ifathiefgetsholdofyourcardandgoesona spendingspree,yourbankcoversyouagainst fraud.Whereas,ifsomeonestealsyour banknotes,that'syourbadluck!

Forthosewhoarealwaysforgettingwheretheyputtheircards,there'sanewsolution:

wearabletech:

clothingandaccessoriesthathaveintegratedelectronictechnology.KennethCukier,aneconomistandtechnologyexpert,says:

"Youcansimplytakeany wireless cardandthe chip fromitthatyourbankmightissueyouwith,andyoucanputitinacoat.Whenyouwanttomakeapaymentjustwaveyourarminfrontoftheterminalandleavethecoffeeshopwithyourlatte.Thisisintendedforpeoplewhodon'twanttotaketheircardoutoftheirwallet,usetheirphoneortheirwatch."

Good,isn'tit?

Andnewwaysofspendingmoneyarenotstoppingthere.Thefutureisallaboutbiometrics.Veryconvenientifyouareatthebeachorafestival–there'sanewsystemindevelopmentwhichwillmakeitpossibletoreadtheuniquemapsof veins underthesurfaceofyourfinger,andusethemto authenticate payments–orprovethatit'syoumakingthepayments.Youjustneedtorememberwhichfingeryouregisteredwith.

Sospendingmoneyisbecomingeasierallthetime.Andthetemptationtobuymorestuffincreases.Butit'sworthbearinginmindthatearningthemoneyinthefirstplacewillstillrequirethesameeffort.Backtoworkthen!

测验与练习

1.阅读课文并回答问题。

1.Whyarepeopleinthecoffeeshopqueuehappywhentheauthoruseshertap-and-gocard?

2. Whywouldn'tathiefbeabletobuymuchwithastolenwirelesscard?

3.Howcouldyoumakeapaymentwithachipinyoursleeve?

4.Trueorfalse?

Themethodofpaymentusingthemapoftheveinsonthesurfaceofyourfingersisinfallible.

5. Ifyoudon'thaveyourbankcardorsmartphonewithyou,whichtwoformsofpaymentmentionedinthetextwillyoubeabletouseinthefuture?

2.请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。

选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1.Thebankwillonlyauthorisethispaymentwitha__________.Youmayusethispen.

PINnumber      signature      wearable      techbanknote

2.Nomorecountingpenniesforme.I'vejustwonthelottery.Let'sgo__________!

onashoppingspree       againstfraud       waveourarms       contactlesspayment

3.Doyouhaveany__________?

I'dliketobuyacupoftea.

wearabletech       change       banknote       biometrics

4.Technologyisamazing!

Insideyoursmartphoneyouhave__________whichholdsyourdata.

veins       ago-and-tapcard       achip       aterminal

5.Myhousewasfloodedyesterday.Theinsurancecompanyisgoingto__________thelossofmyfurniture.

register       authenticate       cover       authorize

（二）Thedailycommute

Thedailyjourneytoandfromhomeandworkisoneofthosethingsthatmanyofushavetoendure.Whetherbytrain,bus,bikeoronfoot,it'saroutinethatsomepeoplecouldratherdowithoutbutifwehavetowork, thedailygrind isallpartofthejob!

Weallhavestoriesofcommutingnightmares–a tubetrain stuckinatunnelorabusjourneywherepeopleare packedinlikesardines.InLondon,wherethereisanextensivetransportnetwork,complainingaboutdelays, cancellations andthepriceoftheir seasonticket,hasbecomeacommuter'sfavourite pasttime buttheirproblemsarerelativelyminorcomparedtoonesthattravellersinotherpartsoftheworldface.InNairobi,forexample,commutershavetokeepwindowsshuttoavoidsomeonestealingtheir belongings.

It'snosurprisethatthedailycommuteis stressful andaccordingtoresearch,womenaremorelikelytoexperiencestressduringtheirjourneythanmen.Thisisbecausethey'remorelikelytodosomethingwhichisbeingcalled 'tripchaining'–wheretheymakeoneormorestopsonthewaytoworkorwhengoinghome–forexampletodropofforpickupthekidsfromschool–andthismakesitmorelikelythatsomethingwillgowrongwiththeirjourney.

Thestressofcommutingcanbebadforyourhealthtooespeciallyifyoutravellongerdistances.AccordingtoChristineHoehner,researcheratWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicine"adultswhocommutedlongerdistancesfromhometoworkwerelessphysicallyactive,lessphysicallyfit,weighedmoreandhadhigherbloodpressurethanthosepeoplewhohadshortercommutes."

ButtheAmericanresearchermustbetalkingaboutcommuterswhoaren'tengagedinactivetravel,becauseifyoucyclealongerdistancethenyou'relikelytobemore physicallyactive.Howeverthereisariskofbeingknockedoffyoubikeandthere'stheembarrassmentofwearingclothingmadeof Lycra!

What'syourjourneytowork,collegeorschoollike?

测验与练习

1.  阅读课文并回答问题。

1.Trueorfalse?

 Commutingonlyreferstotraintravel.

2.NamesomethingthatcommutersinLondongetangryabout.

3.Whydowomentendtofindcommutingmorestressful?

4.Whattypeofbloodpressuredocommuterswhotravellongerdistanceshave?

5.Whichwordusedinthearticlesmeans'feelingashamedbecauseofwhatpeoplethinkorknowaboutyou'?

2.  请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。

选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1.Nowmyholidayisoverit'sbacktothe________ofwashingandironingthefamily'sclothes!

daygrint  dailygrind  dailygrinding  dailyground

2.Thedentisthada________sohewasabletoseemeandgetmyfillingdone.

pasttime  stressful  cancellation  seasonticket

3.MydoctorsaysIneedtobemore________ifIwanttoreducethechancesofhavingaheartattack.

physicallyactive  activelyphysical  physicallyactivated  physicalactivation

4. Wehadto________allthespeechesattheweddingbeforewehadanythingtoeat.Iwasstarving!

encourage  enhance  endure  enact

5.Ourcarbrokedownonthewaytotheairportwhichmadethejourneyvery________.

stressless  stressing  stressful  stressed

（三）Workinginspace

Boredwithyourlife?

Dreamingofsomethingdifferent?

WhenIfeellikethatIlookupandwonderwhatlifewouldbelike400kmabovemyhead.That'swherethe InternationalSpaceStation orbits theEarth,withsix astronauts livingandworkingonboard,formonthsatatime.

Howdotheysleep?

Theyspendthenightfloatingina sleepingbag insideasmallcubicleontheceiling.AmericanastronautSunitaWilliamsexplains:

"It'slikealittlephoneboothbutit'spretty comfy anditdoesn'tmatterifIturnoverandsleep upsidedown.Idon'thaveanysensationinmyheadthattellsmeI'mupsidedown."

Brushingyourteethinaplacewhereyoucan'thaveataporasinkcanbeachallenge.Canyouimaginethemessthatrunningwaterwouldmakeinzero gravity?

CanadianastronautChrisHadfieldusesastrawtoputabigblobofwaterfroma sealed bagontoanordinarytoothbrushandaddsalittletoothpaste-whichhehastoswallowwhenhe'sdone.

Dailyexerciseis essential.Thelackofgravitymakesbonesmore brittle（容易断裂的） andmuscleslosestrength–soastronautsareencouragedtoworkoutforatleasttwohoursaday.

TheroleofastronautsintheInternationalSpaceStationistoactas labtechnicians forscientistsbackonEarth.Sotheyspendtheirtimemaintainingtheirenvironmentandperformingandmonitoringexperimentsina confinedspace aboutthesizeofaBoeing747.Almosteverytaskiscarefullyplannedby missioncontrol  （航天地面指挥中心）-althoughmostastronautsspendtheirfirstdayslosingstuffuntiltheygetusedtostickingeverythingtheyusetothewallswith Velcro, ducttapeorclips.

Oneoftheirmostvalued perks（好处） istheviewfrom"theoffice",dominatedbythatgiganticblueballdownthere,sittinginthedarknessofspace.Wow!

Absolutely breathtaking（壮观的）!

测验与练习

1.阅读课文并回答问题。

1.HowhighupistheInternationalSpaceStation?

2.Trueorfalse?

 Astronautsgetdizzywhentheysleepupsidedown.

3.Whydoastronautslosethings?

4.Whatbecomesweakifastronautsdon'texercise?

5.Whotellsastronautswhattodo?

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。

从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1.Here's__________.Youcanuseittokeepthesheetsofyouressaytogether. 

Velcro   aclip   astraw   someperks

2.Myjobisjusttokeepaneyeonthisexperimentandseeifthereisanythingdifferent.I'mjust__________it.

performing   maintaining   monitoring   floating

3.Mymobile,mykeys...waittillIgetmy__________andwearereadytoleave.

stuff   ducttape   Velcro   gravity

4.Youlooktiredafterwalkingallday.Comeon,sitonthis__________chair.

upsidedown   comfy   confined   brittle

5.Ifthecompanyistosurvivetheeconomicdownturn,increasingprofitabilityis__________!

 achoice   aplan   essential   aperk

（四）Loveandmoney

Doyouusually godutch whenyoutakesomeoneouttodinner?

Doyouexpectyour date topayforthewholemeal?

Manypeoplesaythataslongasthere'slove,moneydoesn'tmattermuch.Butthismightchangewhentherelationshipgetsseriousanditcaninvolve mortgages, jointcurrentaccounts and debt.

AsurveyintheUKsuggestedthat44%ofmarriedcouplesdon'tknowexactlywhattheirspouse earns.Theresearch,conductedbyaUK creditreportservice alsofoundthatanastonishing 1.9mill