1、課時跟蹤檢測（六）Warm-up&Lesson1Pre-reading閱讀理解A)Futurologists(未來學(xué)家)predictthatlifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050inallthefieldsofactivity,fromentertainmenttotechnology.Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby2050.Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma“menu”(菜單andacomputerwillsendtheprogramm

2、edirectlytothetelevision.Today,wecanusetheWorldWideWebtoreadnewspaperstoriesandseepicturesonacomputerthousandsofkilometersaway.By2050,music,films,programmes,newspapersandbookswillcometousbycomputer.Wewillalsobeabletosee,smellandtouchthethingsthatweseeontelevision.Intransport,carswillrunonnew,clean“g

3、as”andtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedofthecarandtherewontbeanyaccidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittowhereyouwanttogo.SpaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldandpeoplewillflyfromLosAngelstoTokyoinjustt

4、wohours.Intechnology,robotswillhavereplacedpeopleinfactories.Manyfactoriesalreadyuserobots.Bigcompaniespreferrobotstheydonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,andtheywork24hoursaday.By2050,wewillseerobotseverywhereinfactories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.(Lastbutnotleast,medicinetechnologywillhav

5、econqueredmanydiseases.By2050,wewillbeabletohelpblindanddeafpeopleseeagainandhearagain.Scientistswillbeabletoproduceclones克隆)ofpeopleanddecidehowtheylook,howtheybehaveandhowmuchintelligencetheyhave.語篇解讀：這是一篇說明文。文章從娛樂、交通、機(jī)器人、醫(yī)藥學(xué)等角度對2050年時人類生活的變化做了展望。1WhatisNOTtrueabouttelevisionby2050accordingtothisp

6、assage?AOnewillbeabletosmellthefoodontelevision.BOnecanhaveatryofthefoodyouseeontelevision.CTherewillbenochannelsforustochooseprogrammes.DTelevisionswillbecompletelycontrolledbycomputers.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第一段最后一句提及未來人們可以看、聞、觸摸電視上的東西，但沒有提及可以品嘗。故B項(xiàng)表述與文章不符。2Whatcanbethedevelopmentoftransportthatbenefitspeop

7、lemostby2050?ACarswillgoataveryhighspeedontheirown.BSpaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldinashorttime.CTherewillbelesspollutionandnocaraccidents.DComputerswilltellpeoplewheretheyaregoing.解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第二段前兩句提及“cleangas”與“therewontbeanyaccidents”，因此C項(xiàng)正確。3Itcanbeimpliedinthepassagethatby2050_.Apeoplewillli

8、vemorehealthilyandlongerBcomputerwillcontrolthespeedofcarsCpeoplecanreadnewspapersthroughacomputerDtherewillbenopeopleworkinginfactories解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段到2050年前世界醫(yī)藥的發(fā)展情況(medicinetechnologywillhaveconqueredmanydiseases)判斷，未來人們會更健康、更長壽。4Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardspeopleslifeinfuture?ADoubtful.CH

9、appy.BSad.DWorried.解析：選C觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。作者在敘述未來生活各個領(lǐng)域的變化時，給予了積極評價，如clean,injusttwohours,prefer,conquer等詞匯的應(yīng)用，體現(xiàn)了作者積極樂觀的態(tài)度。因此選C。BForyournextoutofthisworldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworldbutitllcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?Accordingtoane

10、wreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoseeabreathtakingblueplanettheearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)Whilespacetourismitselfisntexactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasntbeenraisedbefore.Real

11、ly,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthe_puzzleafterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.(AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene衛(wèi)生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucantshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,d

12、iditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelarentjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheInternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupp

13、lystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,thereslittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallypayforatripintoouterspace.Soifyouverecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetim

14、eofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了太空旅游項(xiàng)目。5Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?AItisquiteaffordable.BItwillbebuiltinRussia.CItwillofferanamazingview.DItcosts$40milliontobuild.解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Thereyouwillwakeuptoseeabreathtakingblueplanettheearth”可知，在這個旅館你可以看到令人驚嘆的藍(lán)色星球地

15、球，故這個旅館會提供令人驚嘆的景色，故選C項(xiàng)。6Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?AAnorbitalsuite.CSpaceexploration.BSpacetourism.DAcreativeidea.解析：選B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Whilespacetourismitselfisntexactlyanovelidea”及“afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks”可知，thepuzzle指“太空旅行”，故選B項(xiàng)。7Whatcanbeinferredfrom

16、Paragraph3?AHotelguestswontbeabletoseeintospace.BVisitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.CSpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.DTouriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.解析：選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Becauseifyoucantshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen？”可知，如果你不能在社交媒體上分享你的太空旅行經(jīng)歷，你就像

17、沒來過一樣，因此可以推斷游客會在網(wǎng)上分享旅行經(jīng)歷，故選D項(xiàng)。8ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswith_.AfunandgamesCspacecontractorsBfinancialsupportDmoretimeinspace解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheInternationalSpaceStation”及“whichwillgive.tests”可知，建立旅館讓人

18、們到太空旅行會給科學(xué)家提供經(jīng)濟(jì)支持，故選B項(xiàng)。C(InAustralia,acattleranch大牧場)calledSupplebackDownsisonlyslightlysmallerthanthestateofRhodeIsland.Unsurprisingly,itcanbehardtokeeptrackofcowsinthisarea.ThatswhereSwagbot,anAustraliancowboyrobot,comesin.Therobotisdesignedtoherd(放牧)cattleonranchesthathumanscanteasilycoverontheir

19、own.“Australiahasverylargecattlestationsusuallyoperatedbyoneperson，oracouple，forexample，”saidSalahSukkarieh，aroboticsprofessorattheUniversityofSydney.“Oneofthebiggestissuesthatonehasisanimalhealth，”hesaid.“Sobuildingthistypeofequipmentisreallyaboutdoingtwothings:Oneistohelpthefarmerwithdailyoperatio

20、ns,andtheotheristolookatwhetherwecanmonitoranimalhealth.”Swagbotcanherdcattlethroughruggedplaces,andtheresearchersplantofititwithmotionsensors(移動探測器)thattrytodiscoverifananimalissickorhurt.Onechallenge:Now,thecattleseemtofindtherobotscary.Researchershavenoticedthatwhendealingwithcowstheyarefinewitht

21、herobot,butwhendealingwithcattle,theyseemtobescared.Researchersareworkingonimprovingthedesigntohelp.Swagbotstillneedsmoredevelopmentbeforeitcanreallybeused,andthenafarmercantellittogotoacertainlocationonaranch,anditcanavoidobstacles(障礙)tomakeit.Anditsnotlikelytofullyreplacecowboysanytimesoon.“Theenv

22、ironmentistoocomplexforrobotstodoallthesetasks，”hesaid.“WhatIseefornowishowsuchsystemscanbeusedastooforthefarmerorthecowboy.”語篇解讀：本文是說明文。文章介紹了一款新型的機(jī)器人Swagbot，其作用是幫助SupplebackDowns的農(nóng)場主照看牲畜。9WhatcanSwagbotdo?AFollowthefarmersontheranch.BWatchoverthecowsontheranch.CFindgoodwaystohelpsickcows.DOperatesomelargecattlestations.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的“Therobotisdesignedtoherd(放牧)cattleonranchesthathumanscanteasilycoverontheirown.”可知，Swagbot主要用來照看農(nóng)場上的牲畜。10Whatisresearcherschallenge?AHowtoo