英語(yǔ)高階教程(下冊(cè))第五單元課后題

1、VocabularyI. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that bestcompletes the sentence.1 .Voice-recognition technology converts human speech into a code that a computer can understand. A. digital B. simulat

2、ed C. chemical D. physical2. The business went . A. corrupt B. bust C. thrust D. rust3. An increasing number of Beijing residents are content with the improving air quality of the city, as it is to stage the upcoming Olympic Games in August. A. in preparation B. in advance C. in order D. in full swi

3、ng4. Mr. Donnelly has spent months pumping hands, wolfing dinners with gusto and begging strangers to let him serve them in the House of Representatives.A. smelly B. soggy C. smart D. swift5.He assures me that the knack of a sincere smile is to on the side of yourcheeks hard.A. press the muscles B.

4、blow the musclesC. flex the muscles D. polish the muscles6.It is a pity that Professor Ji Xianlin, a and wise old scholar in China,passed away.A. vulnerable B. venerable C. voluntary D. vocational7. In the of their empire, the Romans controlled most of the Western world.A. time B. epoch C. heyday D.

5、 age8.In old China workers and peasants could hardly ，let alone send theirchildren to school.A. enjoy a living B. fulfill a living C. earn a living D. eke out a living9.There was a for seats when the door of the subway openedA. scramble B. scratch C. snap D. smash10.These would be the digital conver

6、ter boxes that will enable TV sets toreceive and display digital TV signals.A. electronic B. automatic C. simulated D. analog11.A student with mind can solve this problem in less than five minutes.A. clever B. nimble C. dull D. smart12.The roof was renewed five years ago and the had been completelyr

7、efurnished.A. interior B. inferior C. superior D. exterior13.The splendid dinner the appetites of the guests.A. whets B. induces C. satisfies D. refrains14.The older the patient, the greater the success rate for the operation. Thisis because with increasing age the immune system becomes moretolerant

8、 to foreign tissue.A. tantalizingly B. presumably C. predominantly D. masterly15.The Indian finance ministrys mid-year review, released this week, sees theexternal sector as a around the countrys huge fiscal deficit.A. golden lining B. nice lining C. silver lining D. promising lining16.Many people f

9、ind religious beliefs important in their lives, but such beliefs arenot part of science because they are matters of faith with principles that are meantto be without question.A. criticized B. accepted C. declined D. refused17.History and politics and should be studied together.A. overlap B. contradi

10、ct C. torture D. regard18.In the 1980s, the painting came to dominate the fields both of creativephotography and of the artistic uses of the medium.A. demographic B. calligraphic C.geographic D. photographic19.Galileo, the first modern scientist, was forced by the Church under threat oftorture to th

11、at the earth moves around the sun.A. admit B. elaborate C. deny D. approve20.If you push in the world, the world will push back on you; if you touch the worldgently, the world will touch you gently .A. in return B. in the long run C. in turn D. in placeII. Use the appropriate form of the word given

12、in the brackets to fill in the corresponding blank.1.He restlessly in his bed. (tumble)2. There has been near total media of the relief efforts, bringingthe disaster into millions of Chinese homes, around the country.(saturate)3. The doctor warned him against himself. (strain)4. Given that the avera

13、ge digital camera user does not demand resolutions upwardsto five ，continued falls in component prices are allowing low-cost camera makers to pick up market share from the established brands.(megapixel )5.Im rather about their chances of winning. (skeptic)6.Bank stocks have continued to since the pr

14、ogram was startedin mid-October. (plummet)7. is strictly forbidden in the cathedral. (Photograph)8. However, one can never a college degree with a better job or future. (equate)9. He_his lighter to see if it needed fuel. (snap)10. The U.S. is proposing the most sweeping of its financial regulatory s

15、ystem since the Great Depression. (overhaul)11.Hes been away at his thesis for months. (peg)12. In an overall environment of soft growth，investors will likely pay a for markets where growth appears more certain. (premium)13. Airlines will appeal for higher jet fuel surcharges to help air carriers th

16、e rising prices of oil. (offset)14. What she has said from envy. (stem)15.Other countriesnotably Australiahave also avoided a bust in their housingmarkets, and have instead seen price increases out. (flat)16.By opening up, we mean not only making more contacts with other countries butalso their expe

17、rience. (draw on)17.These results suggest that the students enjoying educationally based gamesappeared to be by the fun aspects of computer technology.(motivate )18.But another factor is a lack of research and understandingamong doctors of how the disease shows up in women, and how it should betreat

18、ed. (note)19.Many people have left the village to took for work in the city and several shopshave had to put up the .(shutter)20.People always show their preference to the variety of arts because life itself is ofgreat .(diverse)ClozeThere are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there

19、 are fourchoices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Early parenting choices are never clear-cut, and deciding whether to allow yourinfant to watch television or DVDs ranks as one of the more perplexing. Thanks to marketing claims for TV shows and DVDs created for

20、babies. manyparents believe that watching 1 programming will stimulate infants brains andactually 2 learning. Its a seductive line of reasoning. Certainly, exposing a babyto brain-engaging DVDs will put him on an early path to 3 , well, a baby Einstein,right? Maybe not. The American Academy of Pedia

21、trics 4 no television time fortoddlers younger than 2, in large part because no studies have 5 establishedthat TV exposure improves babies learning. Now a new study published in thecurrent 6 of Pediatrics that position. Marie Evans Schmidt, a research associate at the Center on Media&ChildHealth at

22、Childrens Hospital Boston, studied more than 800 youngsters from birth to3 years， 8 the time they spent watching television or DVDs as reported by theirmothers, as well as their 9 on language and motor-skill tests. 10 , the babiesspent 1.2 hr. per day watching TV during their first two years of life

23、, slightly less thanthe average viewing time reported in previous studies. In her initial analysis, Schmidt found that babies who spent more time in front ofthe TV performed worse ones 11 and motor-skill tests at age 3 than those whowatched less. And studies also suggest that parents talking and ges

24、turing frequentlyto their babies early on have a significant impact on their childrens vocabulary andlanguage 12 by school age. TV 13 in babies younger than 2 doesnt do any good. But does that mean afew minutes in front of the tube will sentence a baby to 14 classes for the rest ofhis life? What I t

25、ell parents is Ask yourself why youre having your baby watchTV, says Dr. Dimitri Christakis at Seattle Childrens Research Institute. If youabsolutely need a 15 to take a shower or make dinner, then the risks are quite low.But if you are doing it because you think its actually good for your childs 16

26、 ，then you need to rethink that, because there is no evidence of 17 and certainly arisk of harm at high viewing 18 .” If you want to 19 your babys brain, he says,Try simply playing withhim.In a recent study. Christakis showed that basic activities like 20 with blockswith an 18-month-old can improve

27、his language skills six months later.1.A. rational B. vocational C. recreational D. educational2. A. hinder B. promote C. suffer D. damage3. A. becomingB. bringing C. creating D. surpassing4. A. commandsB. blames C. recommends D. aims5 .A.as B. not C. yet D. since6. A. issue B. Book C. query D. page

28、7. A. submits B. confirms C. refute D. contradict8. A. telling B. reciting C. quoting D. recording9. A. behavior B. ability C. performance D. attitude10. A. In average B. On average C. Above average D. Above all11 .A.languageB. aptitude C. behavior D. morality12. A. efficiencyB. facility C. competen

29、ce D. skill13. A. immersionB. exposure C. culture D. prospect14. A. drama B. speaking C. training D. remedial15. A. break B. chance C. time D. hand16. A. growth B. brain C. language D. behavior17. A. limit B. merit C. demerit D. benefit18. A. times B. classes C. levels D. layers19. A. stimulateB. fa

30、cilitate C. considerate D. mediate20. A. drawing B. watching C. transferring D. playingTranslationI. Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.1 .Around the world, theyll purchase only 10% more cameras than a year ago一 103.2 million versus 93.8 million. Thats nothing, considering that in 2005

31、sales jumped by 27%, in 2004 by 51%and in 2003 by 73%. Were reaching a saturation point, says Chris Chute, an analyst with IDC in Framingham, Massachusetts. some of the weak vendors below R% market share will have to reconsider their place.2. Kodak, too, is relying heavily on the printing business.

32、Jaime Cohen Szulc, general manager of Kodaks camera business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, points out that people print only about 28% of their digital photos, a long way from their habits with film, when folks often printed two copies of every shot. Kodak is selling products that allow pri

33、nting at home; its EasyShare printer, for example, lets you connect your camera straight to the printer. Kodak makes money not so much by selling printer hardware, but by selling the paper and ink cartridges, which carry higher profit margins than consumer-electronics goodsII. Translate the followin

34、g paragraphs into English. 過(guò)去二十年中，消費(fèi)電子產(chǎn)品中的大多數(shù)關(guān)鍵技術(shù)突破實(shí)際上從屬于一項(xiàng)更大的突破。當(dāng)你真正開始探究時(shí)會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)CD唱片機(jī)，DVD影碟機(jī)，高清電視以及MP3播放器的基本工作流程都是一樣的這一技術(shù)上的根本性轉(zhuǎn)變完全改變了我們處理視聽信息的方式，即徹底重新定義了可能發(fā)生的事物 數(shù)碼相機(jī)，因其與上代產(chǎn)品的截然不同，可以被看作這一轉(zhuǎn)變的顯著例子。傳統(tǒng)的相機(jī)完全依靠化學(xué)和機(jī)械過(guò)程，操作上甚至不需要用電而另一方面，所有數(shù)碼相機(jī)都有一塊內(nèi)置電腦來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)圖像記錄的電子化 這種新的方式取得了巨大成功。由于膠卷提供的圖片質(zhì)量更好，數(shù)碼相機(jī)還沒(méi)有完全取代傳統(tǒng)相機(jī)然而，隨著