LanguageAwareness2,CultureCornerandBulletinBoard課時過關·即時鞏固一、用所給單詞的適當形式填空1Whilehe(be)inJapan,hehelpedalotofpeople.

答案:was2Look!Thosepeople(argue)withthesalesmenaboutthebagsofsalt.

答案:arearguing3IfirstmetLucytwoyearsago.She(work)atashopatthattime.

答案:wasworking4Youalways(watch)TV.Whynotdosomethingmoreactive?

答案:are;watching5Maryislivinginourcitynow,butshe(work)inJapaninthepast.

答案:worked二、完成句子1早上大聲朗讀對你有好處。Readingaloudinthemorning.

答案:doesyougood2他正在準備明天會議的演講。Heisthemeetingtomorrow.

答案:preparinghisspeechfor3他應該勇于正視自己不再年輕這一事實。Heshouldthatheisnolongeryoung.

答案:faceuptothefact4過去在廠里上班的時候,我通常起得很早。IwhenIworkedinthefactory.

答案:usedtogetupearly三、閱讀理解AItshouldbeveryclearthatweliveinamostfantastictime.It’satimewheninformationisofprimaryimportance.It’satimewhennewinformationtechnologiesarefundamentallytransformingtheworldineveryaspect.Amongthechanges,whichhaveeuponmodernsociety,theonesineducationareprobablythemostobviousandinfluential.Newinformationtechnologiesareacceleratingchangesineducation,atthesametimepresentingrevolutionarytoolswiththepotentialtomakeeducationmoreefficientandmoreeffectivethanever.Theapplicationofnewinformationtechnologieshasremarkablypromotedtheprocessofeducation.Onlinelearningisprobablythebestcase.Asisoftenthecasewith“technology”,onlinelearningmayappeartobehorrible;itcansoundlikealphabetsoupsometimes.Nowlet’sseewhetheryoucanunderstandallthis.YoucanparticipateinCBTataCLCviatheconvenienceofIDL.Whatdoesitallmean?Letmetranslate:CBT—puterBasedTraining;CLC—puterLearningCentre;IDL—InteractiveDistanceLearning.Soundplicated?Notreally.Onlinelearningismuchlessplicatedthanitseems.Studentscanlearnatanytime,anywhere,atanyspeed.Theycanmaketheirownlearningschedulesandfollowtheirownpathstosuittheirlifestyles.Inmyuniversity,everysemesterthere’reseveralonlinecoursesavailable,whichneednoclassmeetingsorpapermaterials.TheonlythingIhavetodoisjustgetonlineregularlyasIwish,anddownloadnecessarylearningmaterials.TheneverythingIneedtoknowaboutthecourseisonlyaclick.Butonlinelearningisnotperfect;it’slikethemicrowaveoven:itdoessomethingsbetter,butitisnotapletereplacementforthetraditionalmodel.Thetraditionalclassroommodelforeducationandlearningishardtoleavebehind.Becausehumansaresocialcreatures,therearetimeswhenweneedtoseeeachotherfacetofaceforinteractivelearning.Asocialandpersonalconnectionoftenbuildseffectiveteams,solvesproblems,andinspiresconfidence.Soonepossiblesolutionistobineonlinelearningwiththeoldtraditionalclassroomlearning,whichnotonlymakesthelearningprocessfasterandcheaper,butalsohighlightstheinteractionsbetweenteachersandstudents.Thebottomline:theInternetisthemostimportanteducationaltoolintheinformationageandonlinelearningwillbeeamainpartofeveryindividual’slearningexperienceinthefuture.That’sexactlyhowwewillmoveknowledgefromtheoneswhohaveittotheoneswhoneeditfasterandcheaper,andthat’showwe’regoingtosurviveintheinformationage.1Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageshouldbe“”.

A.EducationintheInformationAgeB.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofOnlineLearningC.OnlineLearningvsClassroomLearningD.HowtoSurviveintheInformationAge解析:根據文章的大意可知本文主要講述新的信息技術加速了教育的改變,故用“信息時代的教育”做標題。答案:A2InParagraph3themicrowaveovenismentionedasanexampletoindicatethat.

A.onlinelearningneedsimprovingB.onlinelearningdoesn’tsuiteveryoneC.onlinelearningwillexistalongsidethetraditionalmodelD.onlinelearningismoreadvancedthanthetraditionalmodel解析:根據倒數第二段中的“itdoessomethingsbetter,butitisnotapletereplacementforthetraditionalmodel”可知傳統教育模式不可代替。答案:C3WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutonlinelearningisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Itismoreefficientandeffective.B.Itisconvenienttobothteachersandstudents.C.Itstressesinteractionsbetweenteachersandstudents.D.Itisn’tasplexasitseems.解析:根據文章第三段中的“Becausehumansaresocialcreatures,therearetimeswhenweneedtoseeeachotherfacetofaceforinteractivelearning.”可知C項不正確。答案:C4Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.notallthepeopleareinfavorofonlinelearningB.itisnoteasytobineonlinelearningwithclassroomlearningC.inthefutureallthecourseswillbeavailableonlineD.inasenseoursurvivalintheworlddependsononlinelearning解析:根據文章最后一段,尤其是其中的“theInternetisthemostimportanteducationaltoolintheinformationageandonlinelearningwillbeeamainpartofeveryindividual’slearningexperienceinthefuture”可以得知D項是正確答案。答案:DBSamuelOsmondisa19yearoldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata(奏鳴曲)byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobeealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Iteseasilytome—Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind—eachandeverynote,”saysSamuel.Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,“It’sallaboutsupermemory—IguessIhavethatgift.”However,Samuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn’tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.5WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?A.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic.B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.C.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears.解析:根據第一段第三句的內容可知,SamuelOsmond的特殊之處在于他從沒有學過鋼琴,但在聽到曲子幾分鐘后就能彈像肖邦和貝多芬這樣的音樂家譜寫的較難的曲子。答案:D6WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.B.Samuelplannedtobealawyerratherthanamusician.C.Samuelthinksofhimselfasamanofgreatmusicalability.D.Samuelstudieslawandmusicontheadviceofhisteachers.解析:根據第二段倒數第二句可知,SamuelOsmond想成為一名律師,而不是音樂家。答案:B7EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe.

A.receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusicB.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectlyC.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusicD.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather解析:根據文章前三段可知,SamuelOsmond令周圍的人們感到不可思議,是因為他不用看樂譜就能彈奏鋼琴。答案:C8Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.T