Unit 2RobotsSection Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending课后篇巩固提升一、写作词汇预习Reading部分的词汇,完成下列小对话或语段。1.Look!Two bulls broke into the shop.No wonder they were so (惊慌).答案alarmed2.Which side do you (支持)?Im not sure.答案favour3.Why is he pretending to be sick?Perhaps he wants your (同情).答案sympathy4.He (伴奏) me on the piano last night.Great.It must have been a great success.答案accompanied5.Whos going (宣布) the games open?Mr.President,I think.答案to declare6.I (想) (检验) this theory of yours and get some practical confirmation.答案desire;to test out7.I (转身) and heard him (给打电话) my father.答案turned around/round;ring up二、阅读词汇预习Reading部分词汇,并写出画线部分的汉语意思。Im a clerk 1. in a store.When I get to the store,I put on an apron 2. and begin to work at 8:00.I sell cushions 3.,bedding 4.,armchairs 5. as well as necklaces 6.Even if theres no customer,I dare not sit behind the counter 7. to read fiction 8. or read books on cuisine 9.;otherwise I would not receive a new year bonus 10.I like my work and appreciate working in the store.答案1.店员2.围裙3.垫子4.铺盖5.扶手椅6.项链7.柜台8.小说9.烹饪10.奖金三、用所给短语的适当形式填空in favour ofring uphave sympathy foror ratherprotect sb.fromtest outleave sb.aloneturn aroundbe impressed bybe absent from1.It strikes me that nobody is the changes.答案in favour of2.He is in a temper today,so .答案leave him alone3.I believe the audiences will deeply the story and scenery.答案be;impressed by4.After Boeing(波音公司)had the plane built,it was thoroughly.答案tested out5.He didnt know how to do his homework because he class.答案was absent from6.A man who often others will be done a favour to.答案has sympathy for7.He went home very late last night,in the early hours this morning.答案or rather8.As Senior Two students,we have the ability to being addicted to the Internet.答案protect ourselves from9.Some women especially enjoy passers-by to see them.答案turning around10.My classmate me saying that the school football team had had three victories this month against other schools.答案rang;up四、完成句子1.My mother mentioned that (她一直渴望见到你).答案she had long desired to meet you2.A woman (系着围裙的)broke into the room so that he had to (宣布会议结束).答案wearing an apron;declare the meeting over3. (即使医生说不必恐慌),I still felt a bit anxious.答案Even though the doctor said there was no need for alarm4. (尽管这名司机陪他去看了医生),he didnt get satisfaction.答案Although the driver accompanied him to the doctors5. (当她仔细看这条项链时),the salesgirl persuaded her that it would bring her luck.答案As she scanned the necklace6.I wont have (不允许你抄袭) other students homework.答案you copying五、阅读理解A(2020天津改编)For people who are interested in sound,the field of sound technology is definitely making noise.In the past,sound engineers worked in the back rooms of recording studios,but many of todays sound professionals are sharing their knowledge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call sound.Sound can be used as a weapon.Imagine that a police officer is chasing a thief.The thief tries to escape.And the officer cant let him get away.He pulls out a special device,points it at the suspect,and switches it on.The thief drops to the ground.This new weapon is called a Long Range Acoustic Device(LRAD,远程定向声波发射器).It produces a deafening sound so painful that it temporarily disables a person.The noise from the LRAD is directed like a ray of light and travels only into the ears of that person,but it is not deadly.For those who hunger for some peace and quiet,sound can now create silence.Lets say you are at the airport,and the little boy on the seat next to you is humming(哼唱)a short commercial song.He hums it over and over again,and you are about to go crazy.Thanks to the Silence Machine,a British invention,you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents.One may wonder how the Silence Machine works.Well,it functions by analyzing the waves of the incoming sound and creating a second set of outgoing waves.The two sets of waves cancel each other out.Simply turn the machine on,point it at the target,and your peace and quiet comes back.Directed sound is a new technology that allows companies to use sound in much the same way spotlights(聚光灯)are used in the theater.A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; similarly,a “spotsound” creates a circle of sound in one targeted area.This can be useful for businesses suc