【学练考】高一人教英语必修2练习册：单元小测3.docVIP

单元小测(三)Ⅰ.在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式________(solve) to the problem of unemployment. 2．If you think other than ________(logical), you will draw a wrong conclusion. 3．With the development of our national economy, all these problems ________(solve)in an orderly manner in the near future. 4．By the time you receive this letter, I and my family ________(leave) the little town. 5．Whenever opportunities arise that are worth ________(explore), I think we ought to take advantage of them. 6．While he ________(type) up the paper on the computer, the electricity was suddenly cut off. 7．When the firemen arrived, they found heavy smokes________(arise) from the burning building. 8．The doctor, ________whose help the child was saved, is very kind to her patients. 9．It was the first time that she ________(deal) with such a problem alone, so she was very cautious. 10．________the years passed, the personal computer revolution took great changes. Ⅱ.阅读理解Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it. “There are many better ones available now.Its time to upgrade(更新) my phone.”ucts are released, many consumers feel the urge to upgrade their electronic equipment, even though the ones they have still work just fine. As consumers minds are occupied by Apples newly released products and debate whether the Google tablet is better than the new Amazon Kindle, it might be time to take a step back and ask: “Do we really need the latest upgrades？”an American author, “planned obsolescence (淘汰)” is the trick behind the upgrading culture of todays consumer electronics industry.both for hardware and software, so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version. “This is an old-time trick—theyre not inventing anything new，” Norman said.“This is a wasteful system through which companies—many of them producing personal electronics—release poor-quality products simply because they know that, in six months or a year, theyll put out a new one.”ers is part of this system, as Norman admitted，