第21課時(shí)九年級下冊Modules5～8一、閱讀理解(2018·山東淄博臨淄第一中學(xué)模擬)Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5，000oreven50，000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,ontheaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelatively(相對地)shortperiodoftime,sowemaysupposethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity(容量).Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmoreandfinallyweshallneedlargerones!Itispossibletobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo.Thehead,especiallytheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesarebeingusedtoomuch.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetend(有的趨向)tomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitive(敏感的)becausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Whatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothmenandwomenareprobablytobehairless!Perhaps,allthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractive(有吸引力的)persontolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,besidesthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandfeelingssimilartoourown.1．Futuremanisprobablytobedifferentfromusinways.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five2．Futureman'sheadwillgrowlargerbecause.A．hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoesonB．hemakesuseofonly80%thebrain'scapacityC．theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowfasterD．hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies3．WhatwillbeprobablyTRUEaboutthemaninthefuture?A．Hewillhavesmallereyesandwillwearbetterglasses.B．Hisfingerswillgrowweakerbecausehewon'tusethem.C．Hewillbehairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.D．Hewillthinkandfeelinadifferentway.4．Whatdoesthewriterwritethearticlefor?A．Togiveussomeknowledgeoffutureman.B．Toshowthatman'slifewillbedifferentinthefuture.C．Toletusknowfuturemanwillbecomeshorter.D．Totellusfuturemanwillnotuselegs.二、完形填空(2018·山東濰坊昌樂期中)Therewasonceayoungmanwhobegantofeelself-satisfiedaftersomesmallachievements.Oneday,theyoungmantookawalkwithawisemanfromthetown.Onthewaytheyoungmanwasbragging(吹捧)abouthimself,1thewisemandidn'tsayaword.Whentheygottoapeak(山岳),thewisemanasked,“Lookdown.Whatdoyousee？”“Iseetrees,farmland,housesandpeopleas2asantsworkinginthefields，”theyoungmansaid.“Whatdoyoufeel？”thewisemanasked.“Everythingis3me.IfeelIruletheworld，”theyoungmananswered.Thewisemansaid4.Afteraminute,heaskedtheyoungmantolookup“Whatdoyouseethistime？”thewisemanasked.“Isee5flyingaroundhighmountains,thewhitecloudsonthemountainsandtheblueskyabovethewhiteclouds，”theyoungmananswered.Thenheaskedthewiseman'sfeelings.“Ifeelsmallandpowerless，”thewisemananswered.“Apersonwhoknowstolookupwardcan6understandhisposition(地點(diǎn)).Whenapersonknowstheblueskyisalwaysoverhead,hewon'tbeso7astobelieveherulesovertheworldorotherpeople.”Theyoungmanfeltfoolish(愚笨的)forhis8.Fromthenon,9hebegantofeelasiftheworldowed(虧欠)himsomething,helookedupattheskyandremembered10smallhereallywas.Trytolookupwardwhenyoufeeltoogoodaboutyourself.1．A.ifB．butC．soD．or2．A.fatB．lightC．smallD．strong3．A.belowB．a(chǎn)boveC．betweenD．a(chǎn)gainst4．A.everythingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somethingD．nothing5．A.monkeysB．tigersC．chicksD．birds6．A.badlyB．a(chǎn)ngrilyC．hardlyD．clearly7．A.cleverB．smartC．sillyD．useful8．A.prideB．successC．luckD．smell9．A.whateverB．wheneverC．whereverD．however10．A.whyB．whereC．howD．what三、詞匯應(yīng)用閱讀下邊的短文，用括號內(nèi)所給詞的適合形式填空，必需時(shí)可加助動詞。(2013·山東濰坊中考改編)TodaymanyChinesepeoplewantstoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.1.(recent),twenty-fouryoungsingersfromalloverChina2.(enter)acompetitionbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearlyandlooked3.(comfort)onthestage.Althoughsomeofthemtookpartinthecompetitionforthe4.(one)time,theywereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.Thewinnerofthe5.(men)competitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi'anandthewinnerofthewomen'scompetitionwasa19year--oldgirlfromDalian.Bothof6.(they)wereverymodestandtheydidn'tthinktheywere7.(good)thantheothersingers.Jiangmei,thewinnerofthewomen'ssaidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprizeandshewouldhavetostudyhard.Thiskindofcompetitionencouragespeople8.(speak)English.ManypeopleagreethattheymakeprogressbysingingEnglishsongsandthatit'sagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.Maybeyou9.(hear)ofTheChineseSpeakEnglishprogrammebefore.Ifnot,whydon'tyoufindoutaboutit?Itsuggestslotsofwaysforustotakeaninterestin10.(learn)English.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,youwillfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.四、閱讀表達(dá)閱讀下邊短文，并依據(jù)短文后的要求答題。(2018·山東淄博臨淄第一中學(xué)模擬改編)Differentcountrieshavedifferentideasabouthowtobepolite.InBritain,tablemannersareimportant.ButhowdoyoushowgoodtablemannersinBritain?Hereissomeadvice：Howtosit:Youshouldsitupstraightinyourchair.Whenyoueat,don'tpickupthebowl.Thisiscalledverybadmanners.Noisesatthetable:Itisneveragoodideatomakeanoiseatthetable.Usingyourfingers:Usuallywedon'tpickfoodupwithourfingerswhenweareeatingmaindishes.Buttherearesomefoodssuchaspizza,sandwiches,chipsandfruitwecaneatwithfingers.Passingthings:Ifsomeoneasksyoutopasssomethinglikethesalt,onlygetitifyouaretheclosestpersontoit.Neverlean(傾斜，傾倒)acrosssomeoneelse'sfood.It'smorepolitenottouseityourselffirst—passitdirectlytothepersonwhoasked,andthenuseitlater.It'sbesttotaste