Communication Workshop课时过关即时巩固一、单词拼写1.A stone wall marked the b between the two farms.答案:boundary2.Last week,the doctor (允许) him to have only two meals a day.答案:permitted3.The accident has not done any (长久的) damage.答案:permanent4.He (宣布) that the meeting had been postponed.答案:declared5.The guide constantly led us into (纪念品) shops,which made us annoyed.答案:souvenir二、用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式完成句子pressinitialin caseend withdrop offin order tosend out1. follow the teacher,he listened carefully.答案:In order to2.Be quiet you wake your father up.答案:in case3.The festival fireworks.答案:ended with4.He a handkerchief to his nose.答案:pressed5.We 300 invitations to our gallery opening.答案:sent out6.At the stage of the project not everyone had access to a computer.答案:initial7.His interest in the game has recently.答案:dropped off三、阅读理解Anyone who has ever lost keys or money will have wished for a simple but effective way to make sure it never happens again.A US company is trying to help.Using a tiny microchip which is implanted into the arm,they have come up with a replacement for cash or credit cards that cannot be left at home or dropped on the bus.The Verichip is about the size of a grain of rice and works using radio frequency identification technology.At a shop,a radio frequency “reader” would send a signal and the chip in your arm would respond with your unique identity number.That would give the “reader” your financial information,and money could be taken directly from your accounts and you wouldnt even have to reach for your wallet.The company also hopes to include other information on the chip,such as medical records,building security codes(密码) and passwords,making life even easier.But not everyone is happy with the development.Critics say that a lot can go wrong with the chip.A clever thief could build a fake(假的) reader that would steal your information without you knowing.So your money could still be stolen.Privacy is a big issue too.Stores,or even the government,only need to track the chip to find out what you buy,how much you spend and where you go.And if you wanted to get rid of your chip,you would need an operation to remove it.1.The Verichip is .A.the identity numberB.the security codeC.a tiny microchipD.a radio reader解析:根据前文“Usingatinymicrochipwhichisimplantedintothearm”及下文“thechipinyourarm”可知选C项。答案:C2.Paragraph 3 is mainly about .A.how the Verichip worksB.the importance of the VerichipC.the development of the VerichipD.how money is taken from your accounts解析:第三段主要介绍了该芯片的工作原理。答案:A3.Which of the following is TRUE of the Verichip?A.Your information on it will always be safe.B.Medical records have already been included.C.You can easily reach for your wallet using it.D.An operation has to be performed to remove it.解析:根据第三段的“Acleverthiefcouldbuildafakereaderthatwouldstealyourinformationwithoutyouknowing.Soyourmoneycouldstillbestolen.”可知A项错误;根据第四段的“Thecompanyalsohopestoincludeotherinformationonthechip,suchasmedicalrecords.”可知B项错误;根据第三段的最后一句可知C项错误;根据文章的最后一段可知D项正确。答案:D4.What can be inferred from the passage?A.All people are satisfied with the chip.B.The Verichip company has financial problems.C.The chip needs improving to be widely accepted.D.Everyone has the experience of losing keys or money.解析:根据第五段的“Butnoteveryoneishappywiththedevelopment.Criticssaythatalotcangowrongwiththechip.”可知这项技术还不是十分成熟,故选C项。答案:C四、完形填空Do you get to play with any neat toys at school?As more and more schools take advantage of new 1 to make learning easier,you may get the chance to 2 personal computers,laptops or maybe even smartphones in the classroom.3 were not always as well-equipped as they can be today,though.Before students had pencils and paper,they often used slates(石板),which were 4,handheld blackboards that they could write on with chalk.In fact,the classroom chalkboard didnt 5 until the late 1800s.It must have been 6 for teachers to be able to write on a large surface that the entire class could see at the same time.While chalkboards 7 seem like a thing of the past today,they were cutting-edge(最尖端的) technology at one time!Over the years as new technologies 8,new items were slowly added to classrooms as 9 figured out how they could be used to 10 the learning experience.Copying machines revolutionized classrooms 11 they came along in the mid-1900s.Being able to 12 students copies of lessons for homework and studying expanded the classroom 13 its walls and the usual school day.The use of audio tapes and headphones in the classroom made learning foreign languages 14.They also helped students with vision or reading 15,since they could now listen to lessons rather than 16 them.There are hundreds of other 17 of educational technology over the years.In t