1、1Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors李仕才一、阅读理解。Four years ago，we asked ourselves：What if we could create a shopping experience with no waiting in line and no checkout? Or could we create a physical store where customers could simply take what they want and go? Our answer to those questions is Amazon Go，whe
2、re you could experience the idea of “just walk out shopping”Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required.We created the worlds most advanced shopping technology，so you never have to wait in line.With our“just walk out shopping” experience，simply use the Amazon Go app to enter the store
3、，take the products you want，and go！No lines，no checkout.Our checkoutfree shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in selfdriving cars：computer vision，sensor fusion，and deep learning.Our “just walk out technology” automatically detects when products are taken from o
4、r returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in your virtual cart.When youre done shopping，you can just leave the store.Shortly after，well charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt.We offer delicious readytoeat breakfast，lunch，dinner，and snack options made fresh every day by our onsite
5、chefs and favorite local kitchens and bakeries.Our selection of foodstuff ranges from bread and milk to cheeses and locally made chocolates.Youll find wellknown brands we love，plus special finds were excited to introduce to customers.For a quick homecooked dinner，pick up one of our chefdesigned Amaz
6、on Meal Kits，and you can make a meal for two in about 30 minutes.Our roughly 1,800squarefoot shopping space is conveniently compact(紧凑的)，so busy customers can get in and out fast.It is located at 2131,7th Ave，Seattle，WA，on the corner of 7th Avenue and Blanchard Street.All you need is an Amazon accou
7、nt，a supported smartphone，and the free Amazon Go app.Amazon Go is currently only open to Amazon employees in our testing program，and will be open to the public soon.1From the passage，we can learn that Amazon Go _.2Ais a checkoutfree storeBsells all kinds of goodsCis open to the publicDuses unknown t
8、echnologies2What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?AWhen Amazon Go charges.BHow Amazon Go works.CWhere Amazon Go lies.DWhat Amazon Go sells.3Customers pay for the products from Amazon Go by _.Apaying cash at the counterBwalking out of the storeCusing their Amazon accountsDscanning smartphones when
9、leaving4The main purpose of the passage is to _.Aencourage people to shop onlineBadvise people to work for AmazonCinform people of a new concept storeDtell people of the shopping experience【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了有关 Amazon Go便利店的一些信息。【难句分析】Or could we create a physical store where customers could simply
10、 take what they want and go?分析：该句为主从复合句。句中 where customers could simply take what they want and go为 where引导的地点状语从句，修饰先行词 store；其中 take后接 what引导的宾语从句 what they want and go。译文：或者我们能不能创建一家实体店，在那里顾客只要拿走他们想要的东西然后离开？1A 考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句“Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required”可知，Amazon Go
11、 便利店无需在收银台结账，故 A项正确。B 项文中没有提及；根据文章最后一句“Amazon Go is currently only open to Amazon employees in our testing program，and will be open to the public soon”可知，Amazon Go 目前仅处于试营业阶段，仅对亚马逊员工开放，故 C项错误；根据第三段第一句“Our checkoutfree shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in sel
12、fdriving cars：computer vision，sensor fusion，and deep 3learning”可知，Amazon Go 使用的技术类似于无人驾驶汽车的技术，故 D项错误。2B 考查段落大意。通读第三段可知，该段主要介绍了无人收银的技术原理，即类似于无人驾驶汽车的技术；还介绍了顾客付款的技术原理。据此可知，该段主要介绍 Amazon Go便利店的运作原理，故 B项正确。3C 考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句“Shortly after，well charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt”可知，在顾客离开后，
13、Amazon Go 会通过亚马逊账户收取顾客的费用，故 C项正确。4C 考查写作意图。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一种新形式的零售便利店 Amazon Go，介绍了该便利店的运作过程、技术原理、地理位置、即食食品服务等。故 C项正确。二、单句语法填空。1They _(interrupt) by a sudden and urgent knock at the door.答案：were interrupted 表示过去发生的动作，且主语 they与interrupt之间为被动关系，故应用一般过去时的被动语态，填 were interrupted。2We have no alternative b
14、ut _(sell) our house to pay the debt.答案：to sell have no alternative but to do . “除之外别无选择，只能做” 。3It is generally _(assume) that stress is caused by too much work.答案：assumed It is assumed that . “普遍认为” 。4We should bear in mind that teamwork is of great _ (significant) to both our society and ourselves
15、.答案：significance of great significancevery significant “意义重大/非常重要” 。5Once _(arrest), he was likely to betray everything to the police.答案：arrested arrest 与其逻辑主语 he之间为被动关系，故用过去分词在句中作状语。6If only I _ (look) ahead a few days ago! Then I wouldnt have been feeling so worried now.答案：had looked 由语境和句子结构可判断 i
16、f only后应用虚拟语气；由时间状语a few days ago 可知表示与过去事实相反，故应填 had looked。look ahead “向前看；为将来打算” 。7This is a historic building _(date) back to the 17 thcentury.答案：dating date back todate from表示“追溯到” ，无进行时，无被动语态，句中已有谓语动词 is，且 building和 date back to存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故应填4现在分词 dating作后置定语。8I am fed up _this weather; its ti
17、me we had some sunshine.答案：with be fed up with “受够了；厌烦” 。9Sometimes we went ahead and did it, regardless _the consequences.答案：of regardless of “不管；不顾” 。10While working out the problem, you should pay more attention to the _(accurate)答案：accuracy 由空格前的冠词 the可知，此处填名词形式。三、完形填空。“God，give us thankful hear
18、ts for these and for all our many blessings.”That was the _1.C_ my father，an East Texas farmer，said over every meal.Pa passed away long ago，but I try to _2.A_ his example every day.The year we spent Thanksgiving at our home on Lake Tawakoni was such a _3.D_ .I was preparing a dinner party for the da
19、y.I opened the oven，put in our huge _4.B_ and tried to turn on the old oven.It took just a few minutes for me to _5.A_ that the heating had failed.I only had a few hours_6.B_family members and special friends were going to arrive with side dishes，so I called my neighbor Lois and explained my problem
20、.Lois just_7.A_ and said：“Honey，you bring that turkey to my house.Well have it cooked in no time.”With a sigh of_8.C_，I put the roasting pan into the car and _9.D_across the road.Lois babysat the big bird while I returned to the lake house and_10.C_a festive table.While the turkey was cooked in her
21、oven, I gave special_11.D_to the kind neighbor.My family and friends arrived.We_12.A_before our meal，stood in a_13.B_and prayed.Some people mentioned things for which they were_14.C_thankful and others stood in _15.C_ silence.The tissue box made its way around the circle as some of us began to_16.A_
22、a sign of joy rather than sorrow.When the last of the food was_17.D_off the table, I took a deep breath.A Thanksgiving prayer is easy for me when things are going well，but sometimes it _18.B_extra courage to give thanks when I am sad or when 5something unforeseen _19.B_ my planseven a broken oven.Th
23、en I stopped to _20.D_ Pa and the many times I heard him say， “God，give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings.”I want that to be my prayer，too.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。通过“我”的父亲每天在饭前向上帝祈祷这件事， “我”明白了父亲祈祷的真意：事情顺利时，表达感谢是很容易的；但是当悲伤或计划被破坏时，表达感谢需要勇气。段意梳理第一段：介绍“我”的父亲每天吃饭前要祷告的内容。第二段：“我”在为庆祝感恩节作准备时
24、发现烤箱坏了，无法烤火鸡。第三段：Lois 告诉“我”她可以立即帮“我”烤火鸡。第四段：“我”顺利地招待了家人和朋友，向邻居 Lois表达了特别的感谢。第五段：事情顺利时，表达感谢是很容易的；但是当悲伤或计划被破坏时，表达感谢需要勇气。第六段：“我”回想起了父亲的祷告，决定像他那样每天祈祷。核心词汇babysit v代人临时照看小孩festive adj.节日的，欢乐的，喜庆的 Acomplaint Bwish Cprayer Ddream解析：根据上文中的“God，give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings
25、”可知，这是父亲向上帝祷告的话。C 项意为“祷告” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“抱怨” ；B 项意为“心愿” ；D 项意为“梦想” ，都与语境不符。 Afollow Bcopy Cset Dcontain解析：根据该句中的“his example every day” ，并结合第一段中父亲向上帝祷告的描述可知， “我”也以他为榜样每天祷告。A 项意为“跟随，以为榜样” ，符合语境，故 A项正确。B 项意为“复制” ；C 项意为“设置” ；D 项意为“包含” ，都与语境不符。 Adinner Bparty Cprocess Dtime解析：根据下文内容可知，这里指“今年过的感恩节就是这
26、样的(祷告)时间(time)” ，故 D项正确。A 项意为“晚餐” ；B 项意为“聚会” ；C 项意为“过程” ，都与语境不符。 Ameal Bturkey Croast Dbeef6解析：根据空前的“Thanksgiving”和下文第三段中的“turkey”并结合常识可知，在感恩节那天， “我”将火鸡放进烤箱。B 项意为“火鸡” ，符合语境，故 B项正确。A 项意为“饭” ；C 项意为“烤肉” ；D 项意为“牛肉” ，都与语境不符。 Arealize Bpredict Cadmit Dassume解析：根据语境可知， “我”在数分钟之内意识到(realize)烤箱的加热系统坏了。A项意为“意
27、识到” ，符合语境，故 A项正确。B 项意为“预测” ；C 项意为“承认” ；D 项意为“假设” ，都与语境不符。 Auntil Bbefore Csince Dafter解析：根据语境可知，在家人和特别要好的朋友到来之前， “我”只有几个小时的时间。B项意为“在之前” ，符合语境，故 B项正确。 Alaughed Byelled Cscreamed Dnodded解析：根据 Lois所说的话可知，Lois 认为她可以立刻烤好；据此可以判断，她是笑着对“我”说的。A 项意为“笑” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。B 项意为“叫喊” ；C 项意为“惊奇” ，D 项意为“怀疑” ，都与语境不符。 Abe
28、lief Bsurprise Crelief Ddoubt解析：根据 Lois所说的“ Well have it cooked in no time”可知， “我”感到宽慰，松了一口气。C 项意为“宽慰” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“信念” ；B 项意为“惊奇” ，D 项意为“怀疑” ，都与语境不符。 Awalked Bmoved Ctoured Ddrove解析：根据语境可知， “我”将烤盘放进汽车，驾车(drove)穿过公路，故 D项正确。A项意为“行走” ；B 项意为“移动” ；C 项意为“旅游” ，都与语境不符。Apainted Bbought 10 Cprepared Db
29、orrowed解析：根据语境可知，在 Lois照看火鸡时， “我”返回去准备节日的饭桌。C 项意为“准备” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“绘，画” ；B 项意为“购买” ；D 项意为“借用” ，都与语境不符。Atasks Bdishes 11 Cprizes Dthanks7解析：根据语境可知，邻居帮“我”烤了火鸡， “我”向她表示感谢(thanks)，故 D项正确。A 项意为“任务” ；B 项意为“菜肴” ；C 项意为“奖赏，奖金” ，都与语境不符。Apaused Bdiscussed12 Chesitated Dquarreled解析：根据该句中的“stood in a _13_
30、and prayed”可知，我们在饭前停了一会儿，围成一圈开始祷告。A 项意为“暂停” ，符合语境，故 A项正确。B 项意为“讨论” ；C项意为“犹豫” ；D 项意为“争吵” ，都与语境不符。Aline Bcircle 13 Crow Droom解析：根据该段最后一句中的“circle”可知，我们在饭前停了一会儿，围成一圈开始祷告。Ahardly Bseriously 14 Cparticularly Dcasually解析：根据语境可知，有些人提到了他们要特别感谢的事情。C 项意为“尤其，特别” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“几乎不” ；B 项意为“严重地” ；D 项意为“随意地”
31、，都与语境不符。Ajoyful Bcareful 15 Crespectful Dsorrowful解析：根据语境并结合常识可知，有些人提到了他们要特别感谢的事情，其他人则尊敬地保持沉默。C 项意为“尊敬的” ，符合语境，故 C项正确。A 项意为“欢乐的” ；B 项意为“细心的” ；D 项意为“悲伤的” ，都与语境不符。Acry Bsmile 16 Ccheer Dsing解析：根据语境可知，有些人开始哭泣，这是一种快乐的标志，而不是悲伤的标志。A项意为“哭泣” ，符合语境，故 A项正确。B 项意为“微笑” ；C 项意为“欢呼” ；D 项意为“歌唱” ，都与语境不符。Aknocked Bdro
32、pped 17 Ckicked Dswept解析：根据语境可知，此处表示“当桌子上最后的食物被扫除一空时” ，sweep off 为固定搭配，意为“扫去” ，符合语境，故 D项正确。A 项意为“撞，击” ；B 项意为“落下” ；C项意为“踢” ，都与语境不符。Aneeds Btakes 18 8Cwants Dloses解析：根据语境可知，有时表达感谢需要勇气，尤其是在悲伤时。B 项意为“花费” ，符合语境，故 B项正确。A 项意为“需要” ；C 项意为“想要” ；D 项意为“失去” ，都与语境不符。Amonitors Bruins19 Cadjusts to Dkeeps to解析：根据语境
33、可知，在悲伤或是未曾料想到的事情破坏(ruins)了计划时，表达感谢需要勇气。B 项意为“毁坏” ，符合语境，故 B项正确。A 项意为“监视” ；C 项意为“调节”；D 项意为“保持” ，都与语境不符。Acall up Bturn to 20 Cbring back Dreflect on解析：根据语境可知， “我”回忆起了父亲和他的祷告。D 项意为“认真思考，沉思” ，符合语境，故 D项正确。A 项意为“给打电话” ；B 项意为“求助于” ；C 项意为“带回来” ，都与语境不符。四、单句改错。1Assumed that the weather is favorable, farmers wi
34、ll have a good harvest._答案：AssumedAssuming Assuming that . “假定/假设” ，常位于句首作状语。2He could have finished it on schedule, but anyhow he fell behind._答案：anyhowsomehow somehow “不知怎么地；以某种方式” 。anyhowanyway “尽管如此” 。3Im very sorry to interrupt with you, but I have something important to tell you._答案：去掉 with in
35、terrupt 为及物动词，interrupt sb./sth. “打断某人/某事” 。4We had been waiting for you for an hour; we dont want to wait any longer._答案：hadhave 由语境可知， “等待”这个动作应是持续到现在，故应用现在完成进行时。5Which is mentioned above, they have succeeded in solving many problems 9with the new theory._答案：WhichAs 该句中从句为 as引导的非限制性定语从句。which 引导的非限制性定语从句不能置于句首。As is mentioned above “正如上面所提到的那样” 。
