Module 6
The Internet and Telecommunications
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The war has ended but government spending on ________ (防卫) is still increasing.
2．The main ________ (通路)to the building is closed.
3．This account provides you with a ready ________ (来源) of income. 4．The experiment is ________ (设计) to test the new drug.
5．The ____________(发明) of the computer marked the beginning of a new era. 6．You were wrong to take the car without ________(允许)．
7．You should learn to be ________ (独立的)to live in this competitive society. 8．One of the ________ (缺点) of the job is the long hours I work. 9．Smoking can ________ (缩短) your life so give it up.
10．This sheet ________ (包括) a list of problems a patient would like to raise with the doctor.
答案：1.defence 2.access 3.source 4.designed 5.invention 6.permission 7.independent 8.disadvantages 9.shorten 10.contained
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．对人来讲，空气是必不可少的，对植物来说也一样。
Air is necessary for people; it is necessary for plants ________________. 2．我希望你能提出比这个更好的计划。
I hope you can __________________ a better plan than this. 3．生活主要是由快乐和悲伤组成的，而快乐和悲伤存在于拼搏之中。
Life mainly ______________ happiness and sorrow while happiness and sorrow ________ struggle.
4．我们要集中精力找出降低成本的办法。
We must ________________ finding ways to reduce cost. 5．我们学校的学生可以自由地使用图书馆。
Students in our school __________________________ the library.
答案：1.as well 2.come up with 3.consists of; consist in 4.concentrate on 5.can have free access to
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．—You must get a high income by doing that kind of job.
—Oh, my income's rather variable, but I earn 100 yuan a day ________. A．on average C．in total
B．in general D．on the whole
答案：A 根据句意可知，“我”平均每天挣100元。on average“平均”符合题意。in general和on the whole都意为“总体来讲”；in total“总计”。
2．________， we'll go camping this weekend. A．Weather permitting C．Weather permits
B．If weather is permitted D．Weather permitted
答案：A 句意：如果天气允许的话，我们本周末将去野营。此处考查独立主格结构weather permitting作状语，相当于状语从句if weather permits。
3．—I'm going to the post office.
—________ you're there, can you get me some stamps? A．As C．Because
B．While D．If
答案：B while作为从属连词，作“当……时候；在……期间”用时，从句中须用延续性动词。
4．The bottle ________ a lot of water fell on the ground and broke. A．containing C．contained
B．to contain D．being contained
答案：A 考查非谓语动词。句意：装很多水的那个瓶子掉在地上摔碎了。根据句意以及句子结构可知，containing a lot of water相当于定语从句which/that contained a lot of water修饰the bottle。contain与被修饰词the bottle之间是主动关系，所以用v.-ing形式。
5．(2013·河南周口市高三第四次月考) Film has a much shorter history, especially when ________ such art forms as music and painting.
A．having compared to C．compare to
B．comparing to D．compared to
答案：D compared to意为“和……相比”。句意为：“电影历史比较短，特别是和音乐与绘画等艺术形式相比较。”
6．Anyone not familiar with the Internet is at a serious ________ when applying for a job in such an age of information.
A．disadvantage C．disagreement
B．advantage D．agreement
答案：A 考查名词辨析。句意：在这个信息时代，不熟悉因特网的人在申请工作时很
不占优势。disadvantage弊端，缺点；advantage优势，优点；disagreement 不和，争论；agreement一致，协议。at a disadvantage处于不利位置。
7．________ average, people who don't smoke are healthier than people who do. A．Above C．On
B．Below D．With
答案：C 考查固定搭配。句意：平均而言，不吸烟的人比吸烟的人更健康。above average在平均以上；below average在平均以下；on average平均而言。
8．(2012·济宁模拟)House prices show no signs of going ________， which makes many who want to buy houses worried.
A．up C．out
B．down D．off
答案：B 考查go动词短语。句意：房价没有下降的迹象，这使很多想买房子的人担心。go up上升；go down下降；go out 出去，(灯)熄灭；go off离开，爆炸。
9．Our car had a ________ on the way to the airport last week. A．breakout C．break-in
B．breakdown D．break-up
答案：B 句意：上周我们的车在去机场的路上出了故障。breakout逃脱，越狱；breakdown损坏，故障；break-in闯入；break-up破裂，解散。依题意应选B项。
10．Some advertisements ________ pictures or words of experts to show people how good the products are.
A．are consisted of C．consist of
B．are made of D．are made up
答案：C 短语consist of意为“由……组成”，无被动语态；be made of由……制成；be made up of由……构成，D项缺少of。根据题意应选C项。
11．________ matters much ________ the headmaster supports our activity. A．That; if C．As; that
B．What; whether D．It; whether
答案：D 考查it作形式主语。句意：校长是否支持我们的活动很重要。根据句意以及句子结构可知，此处it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的从句。
12．If a place or building is ________ to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it.
A．available C．acceptable
B．accessible D．adaptable
答案：B 考查形容词辨析。句意：如果一个地方或建筑对于人们来说是可以进入的，
那么他们就能容易地到达或进入这个地方或建筑。available可得到的，有用的；accessible可进入的，可使用的；acceptable可以接受的；adaptable适合的，适应性强的。
13．Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities ________ for children.
A．designed C．to design
B．designing D．having designed
答案：A 考查非谓语动词。句意：12岁以上的孩子可以参加为孩子开设的滑雪或其他的活动。根据句意以及句子结构可知，designed for children相当于定语从句which/that are designed for children，作定语修饰skiing or other activities。be designed for为……设计或计划。
14．If people ________ virtual reality (虚拟实境) holidays, we ________ on an around-the-world tour.
A．invent; go C．invent; have gone
B．invented; had gone D．invented; would go
答案：D 考查虚拟语气。句意：如果人们发明了虚拟实境的假期，我们就能进行环球旅行了。根据句意可知此处表示对将来的虚拟，所以if从句中的谓语用一般过去时，主句中谓语用would do的形式。故选D。
15．Mum always ________ great ways to celebrate our birthdays. A．puts up with C．keeps up with
B．comes up with D．catches up with
答案：B 考查动词短语辨析。句意：妈妈总是想出好的办法来为我们庆祝生日。put up with忍受；come up with提出，想出；keep/catch up with赶上。根据句意可知选B。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
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Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) published Thursday.
The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the internet for information, and 55. 1 percent to read news on the internet. About 63 percent of the interviewees use e-mail. The average times spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2. 73 hours and 1.29 hours, respectively.
Only 10. 4 percent reported use the internet primarily to send and receive email; 65.9 percent read online news; 62. 2 quite often play games on-line. More and more people have taken an interest in the entertainment opportunities online. Up to 56.
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