UNIT2LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTURE(時(shí)間:90分鐘滿分:120分)第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ASeptember21,2050—AtapressconferencetodayitisannouncedthatthefirsttouristheadingforMarswillbethe38-year-oldUSbusinessmanPatrickClifford.HewillleaveEarthinthelaunchingwindowofJune2052andsethisfootonthesurfaceofMarsinNovember,togetherwiththeother6astronautsassignedforthemissiontofurtherexploretheplanet.Patrickhastwoyearsoftrainingtogetreadyforthetrip.NotonlywillhespendfivemonthsingettingtoMars,butanother600daystherebeforehecangobackhome.Patricksaidexcitedly,“ThishasbeenmydreamsinceIwasfour,andseeingthefirstmanonMars20yearsagomademerealisethatitwaspossible.”Tobeabletopaythe$1.3billionforhisticketforthetrip,Patricksoldhismajoritystake(股份)inthecompanyhisfatherhadbuilt.“Iknowthatmyfatherwouldhavebeenproudofmeifhehadstillbeenalivetoday,andheknewwhatthismeanstome,”saidPatrick.ThereisnoriskthoughthatyouwillfindPatrickbegginginyourstreetcornerwhenhecomesback,butitissaidthathewaspaidtwiceasmuchforhispartofthecompany.

So,howishegoingtospendhis600daysontheredplanet?“Well,sinceIdon’thaveajobwhenIgetbackaftersellingthecompany,Ihaveplentyoftimetocomeupwithanewbusinessidea,”hesaid.Ifhebringsashovel(鐵鍬)hecanstartbuildingthefirsthotelthere,butmaybeheshouldn’texpecttoomanyguestsuntilsomeonecanofferacheaperticket.1.HowlongwillPatrickCliffordbeawaybeforehecomesback?A.Aboutfivemonths.B.Abouttwoyears.C.About600days. D.About750days.2.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph3meansthat.

A.thetripwillturnPatrickintoabeggarB.PatrickwillgetmuchmoneyfromthetripC.weneedn’tworryaboutPatrick’seconomicconditionD.it’slikelythatPatrickwillbeverypoorafterhecomesback3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Patrickisanoptimisticman.B.AtotalofsixpeoplewillgotoMars.C.Patrick’sfatherfeltexcitedatthenews.D.Patrickwillspendallhismoneyonthetrip.BMarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach’sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietlyreadinghere-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBechtel’s“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans,she’snotalone.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,74percent,accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?”Bechtelsaid,lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach,haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergised.“Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomyself,”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvideographer,isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe’sonafirst-namebasisifhewantstohavealittleinteraction(交流).“Ireflectonhowmyday’sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek,”hesaid.“It’sachanceforself-reflection.Youreturntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone,butthosedaysareover.Now,wehaveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn’tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvancesintechnology,”saidLaurieDemeritt,whosecompanyprovidedthestatisticsforthereport.4.Whatarethestatisticsinparagraph2about?A.Foodvariety. B.Eatinghabits.C.Tablemanners. D.Restaurantservice.5.WhydoesBechtelprefertogooutforlunch?A.Tomeetwithhercoworkers.B.Tocatchupwithherwork.C.Tohavesometimeonherown.D.Tocollectdataforherreport.6.WhatdoweknowaboutMazoleny?A.Hemakesvideosforthebar.B.He’sfondofthefoodatthebar.C.Heinterviewscustomersatthebar.D.He’sfamiliarwiththebarkeeper.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thetrendofhavingmealsalone.B.Theimportanceofself-reflection.C.Thestressfromworkingovertime.D.Theadvantageofwirelesstechnology.CHaveyoueverrunoutofcoffeeortea?Foundnoeggsinthefridge?Nobreadforthesandwichandthenearestshopistoofaraway?Well,allthatcanchangeinthefuture.Ifallgoeswell,theintelligentfuturekitchenwillsoonhelpsolveallyourproblems.Inthefuture,allkitchenunitswillbeconnectedtotheInternet.Theintelligentfuturekitchenwillgivewiseadviceonplanningyourmenufortheday.Worriedaboutyourweight?Itwilltellyoutherightdietandwhatisgoodforyourhealth.Itwillevenkeepinmindyourlikesanddislikes!DesignedbytheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,thissmartkitchenpromisestopayattentiontoallyourneeds.Thecomputer’ssystemwillhelpkeepan“eye”onthefridge.Ifthefridgeisempty,thekitchenwillautomaticallycallandplaceanorderatthelocalsupermarket.Soyoudon’thavetoworryaboutitatall.Yougethomelate,anddon’tknowwhattomakefromthecollectionofingredients(原料)inyourfridge.Awhilebackyoumighthaveorderedatakeoutbutnow,insteadofworryingabouteatingacollectionofthisandthat,you’reexcited.Youcanpullouteachvegetable,andpasseachoneinfrontofawebcameranexttoyourfridge.Afewmomentslater,ascreenonyourfridgewoulddisplayatastyrecipe.Afterdinner,youtakeyourplatestoaboxnexttothesink.Youdon’thavetocleanthem,yourmachinedoes.Itproducesnewplateseverytimeyouneedtoeat.Laterintheevening,youphoneyourotherhalf,whoisonabusinesstriphalfwayaroundtheworld.Asyoudrinkyourcupofhotcoffee,itmakesyourotherhalf’scupchangecolourontheothersideoftheworld,anotherspecialwaytokeepintouch.8.Theproblemmentionedinthefirstparagraphwillbesolved.

A.bytheintelligentfuturekitchenitselfB.byfindingagoodhousekeeperC.afteryoucallthesupermarketD.afteryoubuygreatamountsoffood9.Thekitchenofthefuturemayhelpyou.

A.loseweightfast B.keepahealthydietC.cookdeliciousfood D.cleanfridgeintime10.Theunderlinedword“automatically”inthethirdparagraphmeans“”.

A.insecret B.bychance C.byitself D.againandagain11.Thefourthparagraphtellsusthatthesmartkitchen.

A.willorderatakeoutforyouifyougethomelateB.hasabigcolourtelevisionandsomewebcamerasC.canpulloutallthevegetablesfromyourfridgeD.cangiveasuitablerecipeaccordingtoyouringredientsDTheconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastepfurther—changingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey’reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsingroundwater.“We’rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,”explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow(發(fā)光)inexperimentsusingsomecommonvegetables.Strano’steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant’slifetime.Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch”wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource(電源)—suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway—alotofenergyislostduringtransmission(傳輸).Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.12.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.B.Abigfallincrimerates.C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.13.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineers?A.Todetectplants’lackofwater.B.Tochangecompositionsofplants.C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.D.Totestchemicalsinplants.14.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Earthquakecanstrikewithoutwarning.Butmanyinjuriesanddeathsfromthiskindofnaturaldisastercanbepreventedifpeoplefollowthesesafetytips.Ifyou’reinsideabuilding,staythere!Oneofthemostdangerousthingstodoinanearthquakeistotrytoleaveabuilding.16Droptotheground.Getunderanobjectthatisnoteasilydamaged.Holdontoituntiltheshakingstops.Youcanalsogettoacornerformedbytwowallswithyourarmsoveryourhand.Ifyou’reinbedwhentheearthquakehits,staythereandprotectyourheadwithapillow.

17Don’ttakeshelterunderatree,streetlights,electricpolesortallbuildings.Ifyouaredriving,stopasquicklyaspossibleandstayawayfromoverpasses,buildings,bridgesoranythingelsethatmightfallorcollapsebeneathyou.18

Ifyouaretrappedinruins,coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforapieceofclothing.Useyourcellphonetocallforhelpifpossible.Don’tshout.19Taponapipeorthewallsorescuerscanfindyou.

Bepreparedforaftershocks.20However,sometimestheyevenhappenmonthslater.Therefore,ifyouarenotinasafepositionafterthefirstshock,youshouldmovequicklybutcarefullytoasaferplace.

A.Don’tmoveaboutorkickupdust.B.Ifyou’reoutside,gotoanopenspace.C.Shoutingcancauseyoutobreatheindust.D.Don’tparkyourcarunderatreeoranytallobject.E.Takeagoodholdofyourcellphoneinthebuilding.F.Theycanhappeninthefirsthoursaftertheearthquake.G.Mostinjurieshappenwhenpeopleinsidebuildingstrytogoout.第二部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。EversinceIwas13yearsold,Iwantedtobeaphotographer.Ihada(n)21ofworkingforsomemagazines,whichwouldallowmetotravelaroundtheworldto22therightpicture.

Afterleavinghighschool,I23inphotographyintheUniversityoftheArts.However,Ikeptreflectingonmy24thoughIlearntalotinmyfreshmanyear.Therewasnothing25withtheschool,butitwasnot26forme.

I27myhighschoolphotographyteacherandcouldn’thelpbutenvyhiswork.Suchafeelingmademeknowteachingstudentshowto28theirfullpotentialintheirartworkwaswhatIwanted.And29,Iwantedtobeinvolvedina30thatmademefeellikeIwasactuallymakingsome31inthecommunity.

Idecidedtotransfer(轉(zhuǎn)學(xué))toBuffaloStateCollege.WhenIwasinclass,Ialways32myselfwithwhatIwaslearning.Then,duringmyfirston-siteteachinglessonatamiddleschool,it33methatthiswaswhatIwouldwanttodofortherestofmylife,andI34lovedit.Now,asI’mfinishingmysenioryear,I’mhappythatIcametosucha35inmylife.Ibelievethisisjusttheoneforme.

21.A.chance B.dreamC.experience D.freedom22.A.acquire B.spotC.offer D.assess23.A.joined B.succeededC.took D.majored24.A.competence B.optionC.life D.profession25.A.valuable B.specialC.wrong D.unusual26.A.pleasant B.suitableC.acceptable D.practical27.A.reliedon B.heardofC.referredto D.thoughtof28.A.find B.strengthenC.adopt D.realise29.A.aboveall B.atlastC.ingeneral D.afterall30.A.stage B.jobC.duty D.responsibility31.A.difference B.impressionC.sacrifice D.exploration32.A.amused B.associatedC.concerned D.helped33.A.astonished B.informedC.inspired D.struck34.A.absolutely B.naturallyC.eventually D.gradually35.A.conclusion B.consensusC.decision D.sense第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Haveyoueverhadthefeelingthatcan’tbeunderstoodbyanyone?Well,here36.(come)“Pepper”,whichcouldbeabouttochangeallthat.Pepperisthefirstrobot37.(read)humanfeelings.38.(use)itsemotionrecognitionfunctions(情感識別功能),Peppercanmakejokes,danceand39.(surprising)itcanevensingtopeoplewhentheyarearoundit.

Therobotlookslikealovelygirl.Itisfourfeettallwithatabletcomputerin40.(it)chest.Ithashuman-likehands,agirl-likebodyandbaby-likevoice.Peppercantellfacialexpressions,humanvoicesandsigns,andthenmakeananswer.Pepper41.(design)tobeafamilyrobot,butitisn’tlikethehouseholdrobotinthecartoon.Pepperisusedathomeorstores,42.weenjoypleasureandentertainment.Ifanaturalaccidenthappens,itcanencourageusandmakeuslaughandfeel43.(relax).

Pepperbegantobeonsale44.apriceof$2,000afewyearsago.Atpresent,severalPeppersareonshowatstoresforpeopletovisit.Beforeselling,the45.(create)wantthemtostoremoreknowledgeinordertogetalongwithhumanbeings.

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)你校將舉辦英語演講比賽。請你以BeSmartOnlineLearners為題寫一篇發(fā)言稿參賽,內(nèi)容包括:1.分析優(yōu)勢與不足;2.提出學(xué)習(xí)建議。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.題目已為你寫好。BeSmartOnlineLearners_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Itwasshortlyafteroneo’clockinthemorningandMrFairfaxwasreallytired.Hehadbeendrivingforoverfivehours,headingforasmalltownfarawayfromhome.TheweatherwasclearbutitwasdarkandMrFairfaxcouldnotfindamoteltospendthenight.Completelyexhausted,hedecidedtostopbytheroadsideforafewhours’sleepatthewheelofhiscar.Hefellasleepalmostthemomentheclosedhiseyes.Butsoonhewasawakenedbyamantappingonthecarwindow.“Isay,youdon’thappentoknowthetime,doyou?”thestrangerasked.MrFairfaxwoundthewindowdownandthrusthisheadout.“It’saroundoneo’clock,”heanswered.Thenhewoundhiswindowupandsoonfellbackintoadeepslumber.Halfanhourlater,anotherguycameupandknockedonhiswindowwhoalsoinquiredaboutthetime.Onceagain,MrFairfaxgatheredhisthoughtsandtoldhimthatitwasjustafterhalfpastone.Whenthesamethinghappen