Unit3lifeinthefutureLanguagepointsⅠ.閱讀理解AMembersoftheInternationalSpaceStationExpedition44crewareundertakingafirstforhumanity:tuckingintoleafygreensgrownrightthereonthespacestation,inZero-G.Theorbitinglaboratoryhasbeenhostingthestation’s“Veg-01”experimentsingrowingvegetablesinspacesinceMay2014.Theseplantsweregrownandmaturedoveraperiodof33daysaboardtheISS,andsentbacktoEarthforfoodsafetytesting.Thesecondbatchofseeds,whichhadbeenonboardtheISSfor15months,wereplantedonJuly8,2015,andwereagaingrownoveraperiodof33days.ItisthissecondbatchthatwillbemunchedbythecrewonAugust10.NASAresearchersarehopingtodeterminewhetherthesefreshvegetableshaveanimpactonthephysicalandpsychologicalhealthoftheastronauts.Havingfreshfoodliketheseavailableinspacecouldhaveapositiveimpactonpeople’smoodsandcouldalsoprovidesomeprotectionagainstradiationinspace.Thisisimportantgroundwork,notjustforthefutureoftheISS,whichwouldpotentiallyrequirefewersupplymissionsifastronautscouldgrowtheirownfood,butalsoforNASA’smannedJourneytoMarsprogram,scheduledtotakeplaceinthe2030sandwhichwouldseeastronautsspendatleastayearonatriptotheRedPlanet.Earthwon’tbeabletosendresupplyshuttles(再補(bǔ)給航天飛機(jī))totheMarscrew,sotheywillneedtobeasself-sufficientaspossible.And,iftheirmentalhealthcanbeimproved,bothbyfreshvegetablesandthepresenceofplants,whichcanboostmoodlevels,somuchthebetter.“ThefartherandlongerhumansgoawayfromEarth,thegreatertheneedtobeabletogrowplantsforfood,atmosphererecyclingandpsychologicalbenefits.Ithinkthatplantsystemswillbecomeimportantcomponentsofanylong-durationexplorationscenario,”saidNASApayloadscientistGioiaMassa.【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文介紹了科技進(jìn)步的一大成果:宇航員將在太空吃上自己栽種的蔬菜。1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.CrewinZero-Gareeatingleafygreensgrownbythemselves.B.“Veg-01”experimentshavebeenfinished.C.PlantsweregrownandmaturedforabouttwomonthsaboardtheISS.D.ThefirstplantsgrownaboardtheISSweretestedforsafety.【解析】選D。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段最終一句可知,第一批在太空站中栽種的蔬菜接受了平安監(jiān)測(cè)。2.WhatcanwelearnaboutJourneytoMarsprogram?A.IttakesastronautsnomorethanayeartotheMars.B.GrowingvegetablesaboardplaysanimportantpartintheMars.C.ResupplyshuttleswillbesenttotheMarsinfuture.D.Itistotakeplacein2030.【解析】選B。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段及第四段可知簇新蔬菜對(duì)于太空旅行及航天員意義重大。3.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartinthesixthparagraph?A.Themorefreshvegetables,thebetterwelive.B.Freshvegetablesaregoodforastronauts.C.Morefreshvegetableswillbegrowninspace.D.It’sbettertostoreenoughfreshvegetablesforastronauts.【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。上句提到簇新的蔬菜和綠色植物的出現(xiàn)對(duì)航天員的健康是有益的,故選B。4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LeafygreenswillbegrownonthemoonB.TheMarscrewaretestinggrowingvegetablesinspaceC.AstronautseatlettucegrowninspaceD.Thehealthoftheastronautsisbecomingagreatconcern【解析】選C。主旨大意題。本文介紹了科技進(jìn)步的一大成果:宇航員將在太空吃上自己栽種的蔬菜。BEversinceIwasoldenoughtodream,Ihaveimaginedmyselfsoaringwiththeeagles.MyloveofflyinghasshapedthewayIliveandthepersonIhavebecome.Twoyearsago,thatpassionrocketedtonewheightswhenIhadtheopportunitytovisitEmbryRiddleAeronauticalUniversityinArizona.ForawholeweekIlivedinacollegedorm,roomedwithatotalstrangerand—bestofall—Iflew!Mygrouptookpartinactivitiesrangingfromlearningaboutthehistoryofaviation(航空)toflyinginstate-of-the-artpilottrainingsimulators(模擬裝置).Atleastonceaday,Idevotedmyselftolearningoneoftheworld’sbesttrainingaircrafts,theCessna182.NotonlydidIreceivethoroughgroundinstruction,butIalsogottofly.Intotal,Iflewfivehourstoreceivemyprivatepilot’slicense.Inthatonejoyousandoh-soshortweek,mypassionforaviationgrewevenstronger.Now,wheneverIseeaplaneflyingoverhead,IfeelasenseofpridethinkingI’vedonethat.DuringmytimeinandabovetheArizonadesert,Ilearnednotonlyaboutthemechanicsandtechniquesofaviation,butalsoaboutmyselfandhowIseetheworld.AsIfloatedinthatseeminglyendlessseaofair,Ibecameawareofthevarietyandcomplexityofthehumanitybelow.Ontheribbonsofroadways,eachtinycarcarriedpeoplewithhopesanddreams.Iwonderedifanyofthosepeoplehadeverwishedtoflylikeaneagle.ThenIrealizedthateachmusthavehisorherowndreamsandambitions.That’swhatmakesusunique.Wetrytorespondtosomethingspecialinsideus.IalsorealizedthatIwasespeciallyfortunatetobemakingmyowndreamcometrue.EverywhereIgo,Ihear,“Dowhatmakesyouhappyandyouwillbehappy.”Itsoundslikestandardadvice,butI’vereallythoughtaboutitandtakenittoheart.Icouldn’tcarelessabouthowmuchmoneyImakeorwhatbenefitsIreceive.IknowthatIamalreadyinhotpursuit(追逐)ofmydreams.And,eveniftheychange,eveniftheyfinallydon’tinvolveaviation,I’llalwaysaimtoflywiththeeagles.【語(yǔ)篇概述】堅(jiān)持自己的幻想,無(wú)論發(fā)生什么,做自己喜愛(ài)的事情,這是作者的追求。5.Twoyearsago,theauthor________.A.wasadmittedtoauniversityB.stayedinauniversityforoneweekC.sawthelaunchoftherocketD.madegoodfriendswithanastronaut【解析】選B。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。從第一段第三句Twoyearsago,thatpassionrocketedtonewheightswhenIhadtheopportunitytovisitEmbryRiddleAeronauticalUniversityinArizona.Forawholeweek...,故選B。6.Paragraph2ismainlyabout________.A.whichaircrafttheauthorgottoflyB.howtheauthorlearnedtoflyC.whattheauthorlearnedaboutsimulatorsD.whytheauthorgotapilot’slicense【解析】選B。主旨大意題。從其次段首句Mygrouptookpartinactivitiesrangingfromlearningaboutthehistoryofaviationtoflyinginstate-of-the-artpilottrainingsimulators.(我的小組參與了從學(xué)習(xí)航空歷史到最先進(jìn)的飛行員訓(xùn)練模擬裝置),說(shuō)明作者學(xué)習(xí)了如何學(xué)開(kāi)飛機(jī),故選B。7.Accordingtotheauthor,________makespeopleunique.A.flyinglikeaneagleB.tryingsomethingspecialC.havingtheirowndreamsD.learningunusualtechniques【解析】選C。細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。從第三段ThenIrealizedthateachmusthavehisorherowndreamsandambitions.That’swhatmakesusunique.此處that指代上文中的dreams,所以對(duì)應(yīng)C“havingtheirowndreams”,故選C。8.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthattheauthor.A.caresalotaboutmoneyandbenefitsB.bringshappinesstoothersC.pursueshisaimswhateverhappensD.offersadvicewhereverhegoes【解析】選C。主旨大意題。從最終一段Dowhatmakesyouhappyandyouwillbehappy和I’vereallythoughtaboutitandtakenittoheart可知“我”認(rèn)為做自己喜愛(ài)做的事就好,對(duì)應(yīng)C“無(wú)論發(fā)生什么都追求他的目標(biāo)”,故選C。Ⅱ.完形填空Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inour1wecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexample,whilewearelookingforwardto2anewplaceoracountry,we3whatitwillbelike.Wepredict(預(yù)料)the4peoplewilleat,dressandact.Ofcourse,wedonotalwayspredictthings5.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe6themtobe.Oneofthe7dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientist,Kekule,whohadbeen8toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminphysics.Hehad9andanalyzed(分析)theproblemfromeveryangle(角度)fordays,butthere10tobenowayof11outtheanswer.Thenonenighthewenttobedanddreamed.Whenhe12up,herealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis13.Thehypnotist(催眠術(shù)專家)satinthechairoppositehimandspoke14:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout15.Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoice,your16willgetheavier.Soonyou’llbeasleep.Youwillhearmyvoiceand17mywords,butyourbodywillbeasleep,andyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare18asleep,andwhenyouwakeupyouwill19nothing.Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto20slowlyfromonetofive.One,two,three,four,five.【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文講解并描述了人的大腦有預(yù)料將來(lái)的非凡實(shí)力,甚至在夢(mèng)中有時(shí)也能解決一些難題。1.A.brains B.senses C.minds D.sights【解析】選C。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。從前一句話中可以得到提示。2.A.visiting B.seekingC.reaching D.discovering【解析】選A。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。此處強(qiáng)調(diào)過(guò)程,另外三個(gè)詞是短暫性動(dòng)詞,不符合語(yǔ)境。3.A.imagine B.know C.feel D.guess【解析】選A。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。imagine表示一種心理描繪,與lookforwardto的意思相吻合。上文有提示。4.A.custom B.habit C.style D.way【解析】選D。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是行為方式。此外,第6個(gè)空格前重現(xiàn)了類似的表達(dá)方式。5.A.quickly B.simply C.correctly D.neatly【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。狀況常常與我們預(yù)料的不同,說(shuō)明我們的預(yù)料不總是“正確的”。6.A.required B.wished C.left D.expected【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有expect與predict同義。7.A.funny B.dull C.famous D.silly【解析】選C。背景常識(shí)題。Kekule的夢(mèng)不具有funny,dull和silly的特征。8.A.managing B.tryingC.thinking D.hoping【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。依據(jù)下文意思可知是始終在努力解決,trytodo意為“努力做……”。9.A.studied B.learnedC.discussed D.researched【解析】選A。邏輯推理題?！疤接憽迸c“分析”是緊密相聯(lián)的。study此處意為“探討”。research作“探討”講時(shí),若接賓語(yǔ),須加上介詞on或into。10.A.used B.ought C.seemed D.had【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。依據(jù)語(yǔ)境確定“好像難以找到答案”。11.A.making B.finding C.turning D.letting【解析】選B。短語(yǔ)搭配題。findout意為“弄清,找出”。其余三個(gè)詞不合文意。12.A.gave B.sat C.woke D.got【解析】選C。短語(yǔ)搭配題。wakeup醒來(lái),符合情節(jié)發(fā)展的進(jìn)程:睡覺(jué)——做夢(mèng)——醒來(lái)。13.A.dream B.lesson C.research D.exercise【解析】選A。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。由前文可知,他是在“夢(mèng)”中解決了難題。14.A.softly B.loudly C.slowly D.firmly【解析】選A。背景常識(shí)題。softly意為gentlyandslowly,這是催眠術(shù)專家對(duì)催眠對(duì)象采納的方式。15.A.everything B.somethingC.nothing D.anything【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。從前后句來(lái)看,催眠術(shù)專家希望他什么也不要想。16.A.eyes B.feet C.head D.body【解析】選A。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。從下文youreyesaretooheavy一句中可得到示意。17.A.believe B.repeatC.take D.understand【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。聽(tīng)到并且“理解”合乎邏輯。18.A.really B.extremelyC.actually D.almost【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。almost