Unit3LifeinthefutureWarmingup同步練習一、基礎(chǔ)過關(guān)(每小題1分，滿分20分)A.單詞拼寫1.Thereissomethingwrongwithyourcar.Itr__________repairing.2.InChinamanypeoplehaveboughtcarsandthenumberofp_________carsisincreasingquickly.3.Mys_________isgood;Idon’tneedglasses.4.Theprojecthadtobestoppedforthel________ofmoney.Themanagerhasgonetoraisemoney.5.Ihaveabadt___________.Iwillhavetogetthebadtoothpulledouttomorrow.6.Onlyinthiswaycanyou___________(掌握)spokenEnglish.7.Shelivesinapleasantneighborhoodandenjoyshers_____________(環(huán)境).8.Thereareseveral__________(開關(guān))onthewall.Canyoutellmewhichoneturnsonthehalllights?9.Doyouknowthe__________(長度)ofthisbridge?10.Atrainisakindof____________(交通工具),whichisfastandsafe.B.句型轉(zhuǎn)換11.A:Wemissedthetrainasaresultoftheheavyrain.B:Itrainedheavily.___________________,wemissedthetrain.12.A:Myfirstvisitwastoaspacestationconsideredthemostmoderninthispartofspace.B:Ifirst_______aspacestationwhich_________________themostmoderninthispartofspace.13.A:Ifeltbetterimmediately.B:Ifeltbetter_______________________.14.A:Igotlostwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseofthepeopleflyingbyinalldirections.B:Icouldn’t_____________________whenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarket_______peopleflewbyinalldirections.15.A:Whynotsitdownandrest?B:Why____________sitdownandrest?C.完成句子16.PlayinggamesontheInternet__________________(占用)mostofhistime17.WhatIsaw________________________(使我想起了)mychildhood.18.Whenhegotthere,he______________________(看見)theshipontheseabutsoonitwas__________________(看不見了).19.Ourclassroomshouldbe_________________(打掃)afterclasseveryday.20.He____________(加快速度)thecarinordernottobelate.二、單項填空(每小題1分，滿分15分)21.Mycousindoesn'tknowwhatto______attheuniversity;hecan'tmakeuphismindabouthisfuture.A.takeonB.takeawayC.takeupD.takeafter22.Thankyoufor______meoftheimportantdate.A.rememberingB.thinkingC.remindingD.expecting23.Iadviseyoutotakeschoolmoreseriously,otherwiseyou’llhavetogooutandwork,_____.A.asaresultB.nowandthenC.inawordD.atthatmoment24.—Whocameout_______firstintheLondonMarathon?

—Michael.He’salways________firsttoreachtheline.A.the;the

B.不填；不填C.the;不填

D.不填;the25.Whenyoufinishreadingthebook.youwillhave

________

betterunderstandingof

______life.

A.a;the

B.the;aC.不填;the

D.a;不填26.“Howcouldyoulosesomuchmoney?”Charlieaskedhiswife,eyeingherangrilyfrom______thekitchentable.

A.at

B.acrossC.through

D.on27.—Whatwasit,Ted?—Justa(n.)___________inmyshoulder.It’sgonenow.A.injury B.acheC.woundD.pain28.Johncouldn’tfinishhiswords_______somethinghadstruckhisthroat.A.thoughB.asthoughC.whenD.since29.Formilesaroundmetherewasnothingbutadesert,withoutasingleplantortree______.

A.onearth

B.fordistanceC.insight

D.atplace30.Hehasverysharpeyes;hecan______sightofthingsquickly.A.catch

B.loseC.raise

D.lower31.Doyouknowwhoprovidestheseorphans(孤兒)_______foodandclothing?A.withB.forC.toD.of32.Christiestaredangrilyatherbossandturnedaway,asthough________outoftheoffice.A.wentB.togoC.goneD.wouldgo33.Themurdererhasrunintothemountainandthepolicemenare_________him.A.searchingB.questioningC.searchingforD.finding34.Itrainedlastnightandtheflowersdon’trequire_________,sohe_________watertheflowers.A.beingwatered;doesn’tneedtoB.watering;doesn’tneedtoC.beingwatering;needn’tD.watering;needn’tto35.Idon’tbelievethatolderpeoplearealwayswiser.It_______thepersonandwhatkindofexperiencesheorshehashad.A.requiresofB.resultsfromC.dependsonD.belongsto三、完形填空(每小題1分，滿分20分)閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳答案。Thisreportpresentsfactsofhomecomputerusedbyagroupofyoungpeople.Itisacommonbeliefthatteenagerstodayknowabout36andarefamiliar37usingtheminalltheirlives.Wedecidedtotryto38ifthiswastrue.Wequestionedthirtypeoplebetween14and18.Alltheteenagerswe39saidtheyhadcomputersathome.Weaskedthemhowmuchtimetheyspentontheircomputersinanaverageweek,40weweremostinterestedin41theyusedtheircomputers42.Theaveragetime43onacomputerinaweekwasabout12hours,withthehighestuseraverage32hoursandthelowestuser445hours.Therewas45importantdifferentbetweenboysandgirls.Allofthepeoplequestionedsaidtheyregularlyusedthecomputerto46games.Fourteentoldustheydidsomeword-progressingathome,butnotverymuch.Onlytwosaidthatcomputers47themwiththeirstudies,48eightpeopletoldustheykeptaddressandtelephonenumbersontheircomputers49usedthemwritingdiaries.Onlythreepeoplesaidtheywerelearningtoprogramcomputers.But50ofthepeopleusedtheircomputersfor51purpose.Theresultsmakeitknownthataveragecomputeruseisquitehigh52teenagers.Theyalsoshowquiteclearlythatcomputersareseenbymostyoungpeople53littlemorethangamemachine.Theonlyimportantusesareforword-processionandorganizingaddresslists.It54tousthat,althoughcomputersarepopularwithBritishyouths,theyhavenot55becomeusefultoolsintheirdailylife.36.A.everythingB.computersC.knowledgeD.much37.AtoB.withC.forD.in38.A.findoutB.discoverC.watchD.notice39.A.electedB.foundC.choseD.saw40.A.andB.soC.forD.but41.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.how42.A.forB.inC.asD.with43.A.spentB.hadC.enjoyedD.used44.A.evenB.moreC.exactlyD.only45.A.evenB.anyC.notD.no46.A.doB.playC.makeD.invent47.A.toldB.taughtC.helpedD.introduced48.A.howeverB.stillC.whileD.yet49.A.butB.orC.evenD.then50.A.mostB.noneC.someD.all51.A.anyotherB.nootherC.someotherD.another52.A.withB.ofC.betweenD.among53.A.asB.likeC.thesameD.such54.A.turnsB.listensC.looksD.seems55.A.tooB.eitherC.yetD.still四、閱讀理解(每小題分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C或D）中，選出最佳選項ATherearelittlecarsthatmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday’sautomobiles(汽車).Ifeveryonedrivessuchalittlecarinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair,therewillbemoreparkingspaceincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Thespacenowforonecaroftheusualsizecanholdatleastthreesuchlittlecars.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too,astheselittlecarscangoonly65kilometersanhour.Thecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgoingaroundthecity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforgoingfaraway.Ifthecarispoweredbyelectricity,itwillhavetwobatteries—onebatteryforthemotorandtheotherforthehorn(喇叭),signals(信號燈),etc.Littlecarswhicharepoweredbygaswillgo45kilometersbeforeneedingtostopformoregas.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededtosetupinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededforthesmall,slowerones.56.What’stheadvantage(優(yōu)勢)ofthesmallcars?A.Therewon’tbesomuchpollutionandthesmallcarswon’tbesoexpensiveasthebigones.B.Itwillbesafertodrivethesesmallcars.C.Therewillbemorespaceforcarstopark.D.Alloftheabove.57.Twosetsofroadsarenecessaryinthefutureinorderto.A.preventcaraccidentsB.makethecitymorebeautifulC.letsmallcarsrunfastD.limitthespeedofthecars58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Acaroftheusualsizenowisthreetimesasbigasthesmallcar.B.Thesmallcarwithaspeedof65kilometersanhourismuchmoreuselessthanacaroftheusualsize.C.thelittlecarwillbesaferbutcostmore.D.Thelittlecarwillneedmoregas.59.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe.A.BigCarsandSmallCarsB.HowtoDriveSmallCarsC.CarsforTomorrowD.CarsforEveryoneBIn1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers(探險者)landedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe“moonpeople”theymet.Inturn,the“moonpeople”expressedtheirsurprise.“Why?”theyasked,“areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon’tevenuseyourinnerspace?”H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthatthe“moonpeople”askedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.The“Chunnel”,atunnel(隧道)connectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan’sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystems,called“AliceCities.”Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome(太陽能穹頂)wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspace.Thesurface,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells“moonpeople”wouldagree.Wouldyou?60.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthe“moonpeople”.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(paragraph2)referto?A.Discoveringthemoon’sinnerspace.B.Usingtheearth’sinnerspace.C.Meetingthe“moonpeople”again.D.Travelingtoouterspace.62.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Offices,shoppingareas,powerstations.B.Tunnels,carparks,shoppingareas.C.Gardens,carparks,powerstations.D.Tunnels,gardens,offices.63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AliceCities—citiesofthefutureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdown,notupCDoyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan."Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality(永生),'saidMichaelZey,aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture."Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandthat'saconservativeestimate(保守的估計)."AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology(納米技術(shù))makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast."ThereisagreatpushsothatpeoplecanlivefromI20to180years,"hesaid."Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years."However,manyscientistswhospecializeinageingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive."Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?"saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre."Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall."64.Bysaying"weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality",MichaelZeymeans_______.

A.theybelievethatthereisnolimitofliving

B.theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlongliving

C.theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforever

D.theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan65.DonaldLouria’sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat_______.

A.peoplecanlivefrom120to180

B.itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanlive

C.thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120years

D.itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture66.Theunderlined"it"(paragraph4)refersto________.

A.agreatpush

B.theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespan

C.theideaoflivingfrom200to300years

D.theconservativeestimate67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.LivingLongerorNotB.Science,TechnologyandLongLiving

C.NoLimitforHumanLifeD.HealthyLifestyleandLongLivingDTheyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet(彗星)isheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth’satmosphere(大氣層)withamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeopleredrowned.BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon’tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostareruined.Thesunwon’tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.Coulditreallyhappen?Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn’tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?68.Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?

A.Ahistoricdiscovery.B.Aneventofimagination.

C.Aresearchonspace.D.Ascientificadventure.69.WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses

________.

A.anearthquakeB.damagestocities

C.anEarthexplosionD.hugewaves70.Whycan’tthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong?

A.Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater.

B.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.

C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.

D.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.71.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove

________.

A.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimate

B.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstory

C.thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094

D.theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspaceEDuringthe19thcentury,scientistsfoundthatwhencertainpartsofaperson’sbrainwereinjured,hewouldlosethepowertodocertainthings.Andso,peoplethoughtthateachpartofthebraindoesadifferentjob.Butmodernresearchhasdiscoveredthatthisisnotso,foritisnoteasytoshowexactlywhateachpartofthebraindoes.Inthepastfiftyyearstherehasbeenagreatincreaseintheamountofresearchdoneonthebrain.Scientistshavefoundoutthatthewaythebrainworkisnotsosimpleaspeopleingeneralmaythink.Chemiststellusthatabout100000chemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineverysecond.Somerecentresearchesalsosuggestthatwecanremembereverythingthathappenstous.Wemaynotbeabletothinkofthethingswehaveheardandseen,butitisallkeptthereinthestorehouseofthehumanmind.Earlierscientiststhoughtthatthepowerofone’sbraingotweakerandweakerasonegrewolder.Butitisnowthoughtthatthat’snottrue.Aslongasthebrainisgivenplentyofexercise,itkeepsitspower.Ithasbeenprovedthatanoldpersonwhohasalwaysbeenactiveinthemindhasaquickermindthanayoungpersonwhohasonlydonephysicalworkwithoutusingmuchofhisbrain.72.Inthe19thcentury,scientistsfoundthatapersonwouldlosethepowertodocertainthings.A.whenhehaddrunktoomuchB.ifcertainpartsofhisbrainwerehurtC.afterhedidaquitedifferentjobD.ifhehadbeengreatlyfrightened73.Ithasbeenfoundthatthebrainusuallyworks.A.inafairlycomplicated（復雜）wayB.alittlenowandalittlethenC.withoutanyrestalldaylongD,inaverysimpleway74.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Scientistsareworkinghardtosolve（解決）themysteriesofthebrain.B.Asmanyassixmillionchangestakeplaceinthebraineveryminute.C.Ayoungmandoingphysicallabourissuretohaveamuchslowermind.D.Evenanoldmanmayhaveaquickmindonlyifhisbrainisgivenmuchexercise.75.Themoreworkourbrainshave,.A.thelessresultwewillgainB.themoretiredtheywillfeelC.theweakertheirpowerwillgetD.themoreworktheyareabletodo五、書面表達(滿分15分)請根據(jù)下圖提示，用英語寫一篇短文。先簡要描寫下圖，然后再發(fā)表你自己的看法和意見。注意：1．詞數(shù)：100左右2．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫3．參考詞匯：孤獨（寂寞）getlonely_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考答案及重點解析一、基礎(chǔ)過關(guān)(每小題1分，滿分20分)A.單詞拼寫1.requires2.private3.sight4.lack5.toothache6.master7.surroundings8.switches9.length10.vehicleB.句型轉(zhuǎn)換11.Asaresult12.visited,wasconsidered13.innotime14.findmyway,because15.don’tyouC.完成句子16.takesup17.remindedmeof18.caughtsightof;outofsight19.sweptup20.speededup二、單項填空21—25CCADD26—30BDBCA31—35ABCBC重點解析：21.takeon開始從事、雇用、具有；takeaway拿走、拿開、使離開；takeup選學(課程)、開始、占用；takeafter長得像。根據(jù)句意，選C項。24.first作名詞用時，其前通常加the，作副詞用時，其前不加the。從句意和句子結(jié)構(gòu)看，第一空需要副詞作狀語，第二空需要名詞作表語。故選D。25.understanding可用作不可數(shù)名詞，意思是“理解力、智力、洞察力”，又可用作可數(shù)名詞，意思是“對(某事物的)意思、重要性或原因的了解”。本句意思為：當你讀完這本書之后，你將會對人生又一種更好的理解。故選D。27.依據(jù)語義，排除injury(傷害)和wound(傷口)。ache指持續(xù)不斷的疼痛，多和身體部位的詞構(gòu)成復合詞;pain多指由于身體或感情的痛苦引起的痛。29.句意為：我周圍數(shù)英里之內(nèi)，除了沙漠之外，什么都沒有，連一棵植物或樹都看不到。故選用insight(在視野內(nèi))。30.catchsightof看見；losesightof看不見；raiseone’ssight提高要求；眼光變高；lowerone’ssight降低要求；眼光變低。根據(jù)句意，選A。33.從前一句看，兇手還沒有抓到，因此無法審問，排除B；search用作及物動詞時，意思是“搜查某地或搜身”，其后直接跟表示房屋、人身、衣服等的名詞作賓語；searchfor用于表示“尋找或搜索某人或某物”，for后接被尋找的人或物。searchfor與句意一致，故選C。34.require作“需要”解時，其后接動名詞的主動式或不定式的被動式，首先排除A、C項；need作情態(tài)動詞用時，其后接動詞原形，不可接todo。故選B。35.全句意思為：我并不相信年齡大的人總是英明的，這取決于人以及他或她的經(jīng)歷。三、完形填空(每小題1分，滿分20分)36—40BBACD41—45CAADD46—50BCCBB51—55ADADC重點解析：36.依據(jù)文章第一句確定答案為B。37.familiar的常見搭配為：1)sbbefamiliarwith…(某人)對…熟悉；(某人)對…精通；(某人)與…親密；2)befamiliartosb為…某人所熟悉。39.從句意及上下文看，應(yīng)該使用表示“挑選”意思的chose。40.此處應(yīng)該使用表示轉(zhuǎn)折意思的連詞。故選D。41.第41題和第42題聯(lián)起來考慮，就不難選出答案。43.從結(jié)構(gòu)上看，此處是過去分詞作定語；從搭配上看，它與其修飾的time和其后的on構(gòu)成固定搭配，故選A。sp