Module1LifeintheFuturePeriodOneWarm-up&Reading(Ⅰ)基礎落實Ⅰ.課文理解1.Whichofthefollowingbelongstoalternativeenergy?A.Water. B.Petrol.C.Solar. D.Naturalgas.2.Whatcanweknowaboutthelifeofthefuture?A.Earth’salternativeenergywillrunout.B.Fewernaturalresourceswillbewasted.C.Peoplewillhavetorelymoreonnaturalenergy.D.Thecitiesaregoingtogetsmallerandsmaller.3.Inthefuturepeoplewilluselotsofrecycledmaterials,suchas________.A.plasticandsteelB.aluminiumandpeel(果皮)C.woodandleafD.paperandusedbatteries4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthecityofthefuture?A.Thecitywillsendgarbagetootherplanets.B.Allshoppinginthefuturewillbefreeofcharge.C.Everyonewilleasilychangehistelephonenumber.D.Itwillbeconvenientforordinarypeopletotravelinspace.5.WhatisNOTmentionedasanideaforrunningthefuturecity?A.Holidaysathome.B.Telesurgery.C.Attendingschoolathome.D.Recreation.Ⅱ.課文縮寫Itisdifficultto1.________whatthecitywilllooklikeinthefuture.Recentlyateacherconductedapolltofindouthowhisstudentswouldrunacityin2025.Herearesomeoftheideas：TransportationCarsTheywillbepoweredbyelectricity,2.________energyorwind,andthecolourofcarscanbechangedbyaswitch.MedicalcareItwillbeconvenientbecauseofdistance3.________.ShoppingShoppingwillbedoneonline,and4.__________willhavevoice5.__________toplaceorders.RecreationAllformsofrecreationwillbefreeofcharge.HolidaysItwillbeconvenientforseniorsandthe6.________,becausetheycanusehigh-techcamerastogettoknowtheworldwithoutgoingout.TravelOrdinarypeopletravellinginspacewillbe7.________.EnvironmentWewill8.________spaceshipswithwastematerialsandsendthemtowardsthesun.Ⅲ.介、副詞填空1.Whatwillthecityofthefuturelook________？2.Nooneknows________sure,andmakingpredictionsisariskybusiness.3.________thefuture,care________theenvironmentwillbecomeveryimportantasearth’snaturalresourcesrun________.4.Wewillalsohavetorelymore________alternativeenergy,suchassolarandwindpower.5.Togetrid________garbageproblems,thecitywillloadhugespaceshipswithwastematerials.6.Everyonewillbegivenatelephonenumber________birththatwillneverchangenomatterwheretheylive.7.Allformsofrecreationwillbeprovidedfree________chargebythecity.8.Itwillbepossibletochangethecolourofcars______theflickofaswitch.9.Distancesurgerywillbecomecommonasdoctorscarry________operationsfromthousandsofmilesaway.10.Seniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilitieswillbeabletogoanywhereintheworldusinghigh-techcamerasattached________theirhead.能力提升閱讀理解AThesearesomeideasthatsomepeoplecameupwithaboutwhatthelifewillbelikeintheyear2500.Wewillhaveestablishedabaseonthemoon.Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.Wewillhavefoundcures(療法)forAIDSandcancer.Thewarwillhaveendedandpeaceflowsfreelythroughtheland.Kidswilllearnmoreandbesmarterthaneverbefore！Historywillbethemainsubjectatschool.Cafeteria(自助餐廳)foodwillbedelicious！Youjustwalkuptoamachine,stickoutyourtongue,anditwillscanyourtastebuds(味蕾)toseewhatyouwanttoeat.—KristenHereIaminthewonderfulyearof2500andlifeissoeasy.Iworkinapetstoreanditissohard！Ihavetowakeupatmidnighteverydayandflymycartothestore.Ittakessolongtogetthere.Ittakesme20secondstogettothestoreinMississippifrommyhomeinFlorida！Atwork,Ihavetopush5buttonsandthenIgohome.Ittakes2secondsandthatislikeforever.—MorganIntheyear2500,Ithinkwewillhaveinventedcarsthatrunonthingswedon’tneedlikegarbage.Tailgaswillsmelllikewhateveryoulikesuchaschocolate.Ialsopredictthatbuildingswillbeabletogointoadifferentdimension(維)soyourcarwon’thitthem.Thecarsin2500don’tfly,forwehaven’tgotthattechnologyyet,buttheycanhover(盤旋)uptosevenfeet.Thesecarsaremadeforspeed!—CarlyInsteadofcars,wemayhavehoveringdevicesthatfloataround.Wecouldalsohaveelectriccarsinsteadofgas-poweredcars.Foodmightbemorehealthy.WhatIbelieveisthattheenvironmentwillchangethemost.Theenvironmentalchangeswillalsodeterminemanyotherchanges.Ifmorepeopletrytohelptheenvironment,thenperhapsin2500wewillhavemoreforestsandwildlife.Ifpeoplewon’thelptheenvironment,thenwewillhavenoforestsandlittlewildlifeleft.—Roberta1.AccordingtoKristen,whatwillhappenin2500?A.Englishwillbethemainsubjectatschool.B.Studentscangotothemooneveryweek.C.Cafeteriawillreplaceotherrestaurants.D.AIDSandcancerwilldisappear.2.Theunderlinedword“scan”inthetextcouldbereplacedby“________”.A.change B.treatC.examine D.improve3.Morganthinkshisworkinthepetstoreis________.A.difficult B.meaninglessC.important D.easy4.Whomainlytellsthereaderofthecarsin2500?A.Kristen. B.Morgan.C.Carly. D.Roberta.BJimmyisanautomotivemechanic,buthelosthisjobafewmonthsago.Hehasagoodheart,butalwaysfearedapplyingforanewjob.Oneday,hegatheredupallhisstrengthanddecidedtoattendajobinterview.Hisappointmentwasat10amanditwasalready8∶30.Whilewaitingforabustotheofficewherehewassupposedtobeinterviewed,hesawanelderlymanwildlykickingthetyreofhiscar.Obviouslytherewassomethingwrongwiththecar.Jimmyimmediatelywentuptolendhimahand.WhenJimmyfinishedworkingonthecar,theoldmanaskedhimhowmuchheshouldpayfortheservice.Jimmysaidtherewasnoneedtopayhim;hejusthelpedsomeoneinneed,andhehadtorushforaninterview.Thentheoldmansaid,“Well,Icouldtakeyoutotheofficeforyourinterview.It’stheleastIcoulddo.Please,Iinsist.”Jimmyagreed.Uponarrival,Jimmyfoundalonglineofapplicantswaitingtobeinterviewed.Jimmystillhadsomegreaseonhimafterthecarrepair,buthedidnothavemuchtimetowashitofforhaveachangeofshirt.Onebyone,theapplicantslefttheinterviewer’sofficewithdisappointedlooksontheirfaces.Finallyhisnamewascalled.Theinterviewerwassittingonalargechairfacingtheofficewindow.Rockingthechairbackandforth,heasked,“Doyoureallyneedtobeinterviewed？”Jimmy’sheartsank.“WiththewayIlooknow,howcouldIpossiblypassthisinterview？”hethoughttohimself.ThentheinterviewerturnedthechairandtoJimmy’ssurprise,itwastheoldmanhehelpedearlierinthemorning.ItturnedouthewastheGeneralManagerofthecompany.“SorryIhadtokeepyouwaiting,butIwasprettysureImadetherightdecisiontohaveyouaspartofourworkforcebeforeyouevensteppedintothisoffice.Ijustknowyou’dbeatrustworthyworker.Congratulations！”Jimmysatdownandtheysharedacupofwell-deservedcoffeeashelandedhimselfanewjob.5.WhydidJimmyapplyforan