【步步高】2020高考英语 Unit2Robots练习 新人教版选修7

Unit 2 Robots

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．________ to say which one I should choose.

A．That is hard B．It is hard C．There no use D．It

no good

2．—Let’s do something different.

—________ How about tennis?

A．So what? B．All right. C．Who cares? D．It

depends.

3．It is reported that Premier Wen Jiabao visited the Red Square ________

by Russian Premier Putin.

A．joined B．accompanied C．attended

D．together

4．—I hear there was a road accident this morning.

—Yes.________ car hit a tree and ________ driver was killed.

A．A；a B．The；a C．The；the D．A；the

5．On your way to New York William will keep you________ if you don’t

want to be lonely.

A．company B．companion C．safety D．friend

6．My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was________ it.

A．in honour of B．in memory of C．in search of D．in

favour of

7．In 1939，Hitler________ war against Poland，which started the Second

World War.

A．announced B．broadcast C．declared D．advertised

8．What’s the chief ________ of the world this year?

A．business B．matter C．event D．affair

9．—Are you going to have a holiday this year?

—I’d love to.I can’t wait to leave this place________.

A．off B．out C．behind D．over

10．Try to________ at least an hour each day for learning new vocabulary.

A．set off B．set out C．set aside D．set

down

11．Dolly’s death，like her birth，________ raise worries.

A．is going to B．is bound to C．will

D．is to

12．________ it is to stay in!

A．What great place B．What a great place

C．How great a place D．Both B and C

13．I still remember ________ to the Famen Temple and what I saw there.

A．to take B．to be taken

C．taking D．being taken

14．For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ________ on his

own farm.

A．grown B．being grown

C．to be grown D．to grow

15．________ repeated promises that the product is safe，all consumers

have refused to buy it.

A．Even if B．In spite of

C．Though D．Although

Ⅱ.阅读理解 Books have been our best friends from time immemorial.There was a time

when reading them was supposed to be the best way of entertainment.Book lovers

used to carry the book of their choice wherever they went.But，now in this

microchip generation where everything is possible with the help of the

Internet，we do not need to carry them for reading.E­books are gaining

popularity and the Web is now a treasure house of books.All book lovers can

rejoice，as now they can find their favorite books online.

Reading books online is a comparatively new concept.That the Internet

is a storehouse of information.With the advancement of technology，now you

can read and download books from the Web.Imagine reading your favorite

romantic novel while on a pleasant trip.You may think that it will be quite

tiresome to carry such heavy books while touring.But there is nothing to worry

anymore as e­books have come as a boon to us.

E­books are nothing but online books.The only difference between an

e­book and a book is that one has a physical existence while the other dwells

in the virtual world of the Internet.Content is the same for both.And you

are saved from the hassle of carrying books as well.

There are various e­book depositories from which you can either buy or

download e­books.The process of downloading them is very easy.The websites

give proper instructions and you just need to follow them to get hold of the

book of your choice.Moreover，if you do not want to make investment，just

read it by opening the online depository and read it for free.

From entertainment to business，e­books prove to be handy for all

purposes.The time will come when they will become the most important

entertainment option for many people.

16．Compared with traditional books，e­books are more popular because

they are________.

A．more attractive B．more interesting C．more convenient D．more expensive

17．The main idea of the second paragraph is that________.

A．it’s convenient for us to read with the help of the Internet

B．technology has been developed a lot in the past few years

C．the Internet is full of a large amount of useful information

D．it is very tiring to carry heavy books here and there

18．The underlined word “hassle” (in Paragraph 3) probably

means________.

A．cost B．advantage C．chance D．trouble

19．Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?

CP：Central Point P：Point SP：Sub­point(次要点)

C：Conclusion

20．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．The Difference Between Traditional Books and E­books

B．The Great Development of Technology

C．The Time of E­books Is Coming to Us

D．E­books Are in Great Need Nowadays