第17练科普知识与现代技术基础巩固Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．TheInternethasenabledus________________(know) andunderstandthewholeworldmuchbetter.2．However，someofscientificinventionshaveevencausedgreatharm________mankind. 3．Therapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology________________(bring) aboutgreatchangestohumanlifesofar.4．Iwilltellyou________(direct) thatscientistsarethosewhopromotethesocialprogress.5．In18thcentury，the________(invent) ofthesteamengineledtothefirstIndustrialRevolution. 6．Weneedtoacceptthefactthatthesemoderninventionshavebroughtmuch________(conveni ent) tous.7．Incontrast，thisconditionjustindicatesthatourlifeisconnected________moderninventionsclosely. 8．WhyIsayitnormalisbecauseIbelievethatnothingis________(absolute) goodandrightforus.9．Exceptforthemoderninventionsoftransport，thereareplentyofotherthings，________(include) robots.10．Wecandomanythingsthatwedidn’thavetheabilitytodointhep astby________(use) robots.11．Ifourgovernmentdoitwell，I________(full) believethattheInternetwillprovidemoreconvenienceforus.12．Weliveinanage________moreinformationisavailablewithgreatereasethaneverbefore. 13．Thenewtechnology，if________(apply) toricegrowing，willhelpincreasethegrainoutput.14．Hethoughtthatthekeyto________(feed) peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly. 15．Iwanttointroduceoneofthemostinfluentialmodern________(invent) inourlife—thecomputernetwork.话题词汇1．advantage n．优势2．artificial adj.人造的，人工的3．negativeeffect负面影响4．breakthrough n．突破5．surftheInternet上网6．explore v．探索7．convenience n．方便8．withthedevelopmentof...随着……的发展9．changeone’slife改变某人的生活10．drawback n．缺点，不利条件能力提升Ⅱ.阅读理解(2018·辽宁葫芦岛一模)AccordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland，sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals，whoaresocialandhavelargebrains，werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother，aswellasfamiliarhumans.However，theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy，theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournal RoyalSociety showedthatthewoollycreatur escouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces，includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially，ter，theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrec ognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle，thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabi litytoperformthesametaskdeclines.“Anyon ewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknow thattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”s aidProfessorJennyMorton，wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface­recog nitionabilities，closetothoseofhuman sandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings，andsomedisordersofthebrain，includingHuntington’sdisease，affectthisability.“Sheeparelong­livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseof somemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain，suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认知的) abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid .16．Accordingtothenewresearch，what’sunusualaboutsh eep? A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans. D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs. 17．Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Bygivingfoodrewards.B．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers. D．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns. 18．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface­recognitionabilitythanmonkeys. B．Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges. C．Thesheep’sface­recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain. D．Thesheep’sface­recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle. 19．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AWonderfulScientistB．TheLifeofSheepC．ANewDiscoveryAboutSheepD．HowSheepRecognizeEachOtherⅢ.完形填空IwasconfusedwhileIwaseatinglunchinarestauranttheotherday.Iwassittingtherelo okingatwhatI’d__20__andwonderedifanyoneelsecouldseethe__21__inmymind.I’maboutt o__22__alotoffatandwashitdownwithadietsoda.WhatcanIsay？I’mtryingtolosesomeweight.__23__，Idothingslikethatallthetime，whichisprobablywhythepoundsare__24__soslowly.Ispendhalfanhouronthetreadmill(跑步机) andI__25__myselfwithpotatochips.I__26__thatIwillnolongereatthemagain，soIjusteatalotatthistime.Imakeitallthewaythroughtheentiredaydoingeverythingabsol utelyright，andthenatbedtime“justonechipwon’t__27__it”turnsinto“wheredidthatentirebagofp otatochipsgo？”Ofcourse，I__28__dowellwithmyweightlossprogram.OnceIputtogethertwofullweeksofeatingproperl yandexercising__29__.Iwasstartingtofeela(n)__30__.Icouldbendovertotiemyshoesmoreeasily.Butjustasitwasabouttobecomea__31__，Ienteredaperiodoflong，latenightsfilledwith__32__deadlines.Isatinfrontofmycomputer，eatingsnacksanddrinkingsodastohelpmestay__33__.Withinafewdays，thehabitofasensibleeatingandexercisingwasa__34__.Unfortunatebut__35__，Iwastootiredtogetonthetreadmill.__36__，Ihadworktodo，forwhichIneededalltheenergyIcould__37__.SoIstartedskippingexercisesessions.And__ 38__Istarteddoingso，itbecameeasiertoskipthem.Therearealwaysreasonsnottodothethingsthatwereallyshoulddo.Everyreasonisjust another__39__.20．A.cooked B．orderedC．designed D．introduced21．A.battle B．competitionC．performance D．practice22．A.burn B．containC．lose D．consume23．A.Surprisingly B．HappilyC．Unfortunately D．Hopefully24．ingoff B．passingawayC．takingoff D．turningaway25．A.equip B．connectC．present D．reward26．A.agree B．pretendC．imagine D．decide27．A.hurt B．countC．change D．solve28．A.always B．sometimesC．seldom D．never29．A.hardly B．instantlyC．regularly D．slightly30．A.urge B．attractionC．difference D．pain31．A.plan B．habitC．game D．hobby32．A.original B．commonC．inspiring D．tight33．A.awake B．calmC．healthy D．strong34．A.goal B．memoryC．reality D．trend35．A.unbelievable B．changeableC．understandable D．enjoyable36．A.Therefore B．HoweverC．Besides D．Otherwise37．ck B．saveC．show D．throw38．A.once B．beforeC．unless D．though39．A.choice B．faultC．cause D．excuseⅣ.应用文写作假定你是班长李华，请根据以下内容给新任外教Smith先生写一封信，向他表示欢迎并转达同学们对英语课的建议：1．介绍西方文化；2．组织多种多样的活动；3．关注学生发音，提高听说能力。