【走向高考】2017年高考英语人教版一轮复习课件 选修8 Unit 2

Unit 2 Robots

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2015·山东省威海市二模)

The most famous war movies reflect the American public's continuous

fascination with World War II and the Vietnam War. Many movies of this

kind have been well​received when they were first shown, but few of them

have enjoyed lasting fame and popularity. The films on the list of the five

most famous war movies still remain fresh and are popular among many

people.

The Longest Day

An all​star cast recreates D​Day and the Normandy attack, the greatest

landing and aerial(空中的) invasion in history. This is probably the most

famous war movie because of the large number of big stars who have roles in

the film.

Apocalypse Now

This is a famous war movie because of its description of the Vietnam

War and excellent performance from Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen and

Robert Duvall. The film, full of memorable scenes and quotes, is widely

话题词汇

1．masterpiece n．杰作

2．salon n．沙龙

3．exhibition n．展览

4．inspiration n．灵感；启发

5．realism n．现实主义

6．mirror v．反映

7．best seller 畅销书

8．work of art艺术作品

9．full shot全景

10．popular literature大众文学

经典语篇

《鲁滨逊漂流记》是英国丹尼尔·笛福(Daniel Defoe)写的一部著名小说。请根据下列要点写一篇简短的书评。

1．该书出版于1719年，它是一本最流行的历险小说之一；

2．简述小说的主要故事情节；

3．该书一部分是根据18世纪苏格兰水手Alexander Selkirk的事迹写的；

4．小说描写细致实际，引人入胜。

注意：词数100左右。

参考词汇：自给自足的self-sufficient；食人肉的野人cannibal

佳作欣赏

A Review of Robinson Crusoe

Robinson_Crusoe_is_one_of_the_most_popular_adventurous_novels_by_the_English_author_Daniel_Defoe，published_in_1719.①It is the story of Robinson Crusoe，an Englishman who is

shipwrecked in a lonely tropical island.He builds himself a hut，grows his own food，and becomes

self-sufficient.After_23_years_he_meets_with_a_group_of_cannibals_and_rescues_one_of_their_prisoners，a_young_native_whom_he_calls_Friday.②Crusoe and his “man” Friday become close

第一部分 选修六 Unit 2

Ⅰ.阅读理解导学号 01831065

2015 TFK Poetry Contest

Calling all poets! TIME for Kids has a challenge for you: Write a funny, rhyming poem. It must

be an original poem that does not copy another poet's work. Enter it in the TIME for Kids Poetry

Contest. As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, TIME for Kids

decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.

1. How to enter: This contest begins 12：01 am on October 6, 2015 and ends 11：59 pm on

December 24, 2015. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd

Floor, New York, New York 10020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is

humorous and has a rhyme scheme(韵律); (b) Entrant's first name only and a parent's mail address.

Limit one entry per person. By entering, Entrant promises that the entry: (1)is original; (2)has not

Ⅰ 阅读理解

(2018·四川成都诊断)

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the headache of

communicating in a different language?

In a recent article from The Wall Street Journal, technology policy expert Alec Ross argued that，within a

decade or so, we’ll be able to communicate with one another via small earpieces with built­in microphones.

That’s because technological progress is extremely rapid.It’s only a matter of time. Indeed, some parents are

so convinced that this technology is imminent that they’re wondering if their kids should even learn a second

language.

It’s true that an increase in the quantity and accuracy of the data loaded into computers will make them

cleverer at translating “No es bueno dormir mucho” as “It’s not good to sleep too much”. Replacing a word