2019高中英语刷题首选卷基础练能力练unit3lifeinthefuture课时作业（一）（含解析） 7页

SectionⅡ　TheLanguagePointsofReading课时作业(一)对应学生用书P27Ⅰ.完形填空Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnowon?Wecanonlymake__1__，ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbe__2__fromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobvious__3__.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinches__4__.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayimaginethatmanwill__5__togrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.__6__，westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity.Withtimegoingon,__7__，weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneed__8__ones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:the__9__，inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesarein__10__use.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecome__11__andwehavetowearglasses.__12__oververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,__13__，arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmore__14__becausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobably__15__fromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesn'tserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Perhapsallthisgivesthe__16__thatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!Thismaywellbe__17__.Allthesame,inspiteofallthese__18__，futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.__19__willstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotions__20__toourown.　1．A.picturesB．guessesC．explanationsD．ideas答案：B　根据only以及后面的“but...besure...”可知，此处表示的是“仅仅是做猜测”。故选B项。n2．A.equalB．sameC．obviousD．different答案：D　bedifferentfrom“不同于”。指五千年甚至五万年以后的人类将不同于今天的人类。故选D项。3．A.exampleB．fantasyC．modelD．shape答案：A　下文举了一个例子。takeanexample“举例子”，是固定短语。故选A项。4．A.fatterB．thinnerC．tallerD．shorter答案：C　指现在的人们比以前平均高3英寸。第5空后的taller也是提示。故选C项。5．A.failB．continueC．manageD．stop答案：B　将来人类将继续增高。故选B项。6．A.EvensoB．IfsoC．AfterallD．Intime答案：A　即使(evenso)大量用大脑，我们也只用了它的容量的20%。ifso“如果是这样”；afterall“毕竟；终究”；intime“及时；最终”均不符合语境。故选A项。7．A.besidesB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．however答案：D　现在我们虽然只用了大脑容量的20%，但随着时间的推移，我们会越来越多地使用大脑，所以用however表示转折。故选D项。8．A.largerB．smallerC．sillierD．cleverer答案：A　根据下文的“larger”可知，大脑用得越多，它就长得越大。故选A项。9．A.eyeB．noseC．headD．hand答案：C　随着大脑的增大，人的头也会变得更大。故选C项。10．A.perfectB．constantC．normalD．unique答案：B　由下句中的“weusethemsomuch”可判断此处指我们的眼睛现在用得很频繁。constant“不断的；连续的”符合语境，故选B项。11．A.strongerB．biggerC．smallerD．weaker答案：D　根据“havetowearglasses”可知，视力越来越差。故选D项。n12．A.ButB．SoC．ThenD．Though答案：A　本句中的“stronger”与前面的“weaker”形成对照，故用but表转折。故选A项。13．A.inotherwordsB．allinallC．asaresultD．inaddition答案：C　我们很少用胳膊和腿，因此它们变得越来越弱了。lessuse与weaker构成因果关系，故用asaresult“因此”。故选C项。14．A.effectiveB．optimisticC．painfulD．sensitive答案：D　根据下文的“agreatdeal”可知，我们的手指将会变得越来越灵敏(sensitive)。故选D项。15．A.disappearB．moveC．removeD．rise答案：A　根据后半句可知头发没有什么用处，所以最终会消失。disappear“消失”符合句意。故选A项。16．A.expressionB．impressionC．influenceD．connection答案：B　impression“印象”，指上面所提到的变化给我们留下了一个未来人不好看的印象。故选B项。17．A.falseB．perfectC．exactD．true答案：D　指人类不如以前漂亮这件事是真的。故选D项。18．A.changesB．motivationsC．approachesD．adjustments答案：A　上文提到人在身高、大脑、眼睛、胳膊、手以及头等方面都发生了变化，所以用changes“变化”。故选A项。19．A.HeB．TheyC．WeD．It答案：A　由上下文可知，此句中用he代替上一句中的“futureman”(未来的人类)。故选A项。20．A.cautiousB．roughC．previousD．similar答案：D　besimilarton“与……相似”，指未来的人和现在的我们在思想和感情上还是有很多相似之处的。Ⅱ.阅读理解AIt's8am,Tuesday,November18,2028,andyouareheadedforabusinessappointment300milesaway.Youstepintoyourcircle,twopassengeraircushioncar,pressaseriesofbuttonsandthenationaltrafficcomputernotesyourdestination,figuresoutthecurrenttrafficsituationandsignalsyourcartoslideoutofthegarage.Handsfree,yousitbackandbegintoreadthemorningpaper—whichisflashedonaflatTVscreenoverthecar'sdashboard.Tappingabuttonchangesthepage.Thecarspeedsupto150mphinthecity'scountryside,thenhits250mphinlessbuiltupareas,drivingoverthesmoothplasticroad.Youflypastastringofcities,manyofthemcoveredbythenewdomes(圆屋顶)thatkeepthemevenlyclimatizedyearround.Trafficisheavy,typical,butthere'snoneedtoworry.Thetrafficcomputer,whichsendsandreceivessignalstoandfromallcarsontheroadbetweencities,keepsvehiclesatleast50ydsapart.Therehasn'tbeenanaccidentsincethesystembegan.SuddenlyyourTVphonebuzzes.Abusinesspartnerwantsasketchofanewkindofimpeller(叶轮)yourfirmisputtingoutforsportsboats.Youreachforyourcaseanddrawthediagramwithapencilthininfraredflashlight(红外线闪光灯)onwhatlookslikeaTVscreenliningthebackofthecase.Thediagramissenttoasimilarscreeninyourpartner'soffice,200milesaway.Hepressesabuttonandafixedcopyofthesketchrollsoutofthemachine.Hewishesyougoodluckatthecomingmeetingandsingsoff.Ninetyminutesafterleavingyourhome,youslidebeneaththedomeofyourdestinationcity.Yourcarslowsdownandheadsforanoutercoreofficebuildingwhereyou'llmeetyourcolleagues.Afteryougetout,thevehicleparksitselfinagaragetoawaityourreturn.Privatecarsaren'tallowedinsidemostcitycores.Movingsidewalksandelectrams(电车)carrythepublicfromonelocationtoanother.1．Thetrafficcomputerinyourcarcan________.A．keepyourcaratasafedistancefromothercarsB．keepyourcaratthesamespeedindifferentsituationsnC．keepyourcarreceivingsignalsofTVprogramsD．keepyourcardrivingavoidingheavytraffic答案：A　细节理解题。从第二段倒数第二句可知，交通电脑可以使汽车之间的距离相隔至少50码(约46米)，使汽车之间保持安全的距离。2．Whyarethecitiescoveredbythenewdomes?A．Topreventpeoplefrombeingwetintherain.B．Tostoptheclimateofthecitieschangingviolentlyallyear.C．Toprotectthetravelersagainstthestrongsunshine.D．Tomakethecityhavethesameweatherallyear.答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“manyofthemcoveredbythenewdomes(圆屋顶)thatkeepthemevenlyclimatizedyearround”可知，城市上空有圆屋顶的目的是保持城市的气候变化不剧烈，比较平稳。所以选B项。3．Whatwillthecitybelikeinthefuture?A．Noaccidentswillhappenbecauseofheavytraffic.B．Thesidewalkcanmoveitselfupanddown.C．Theroadisbuiltwiththeplasticmaterial.D．Thecarparksitselfonadometowaitforyourreturn.答案：C　细节理解题。从第二段第一句中的“drivingoverthesmoothplasticroad”可知，路是塑料建造的。故选C项。4．Thethirdparagraphmainlytells________.A．youareluckytosellproductsofyourcompanyB．youreceivebestwishesfromyourbusinesspartnerC．youcandobusinesswithanewlyinventedpencilD．youcandobusinessevenontheroadinthefuture答案：D　段落大意题。本段描绘了你在路上处理公司业务，从而达成交易的过程。由此可知，本段主要是说即使在路上，由于具有先进的技术，你也可以做生意。故选D项。BThehomeofthefuturewon'tbecompletelydifferentandwewillbelivinginhousesandflatsjustaswedotoday.Butpeoplewillwanttoshapetheirhomestomatchtheirdreams.Notwohomeswillbethesame.Peoplewillbeabletobuy“housekits”containingabasichousestructure,withmovablewalls,doorsandwindows.Theywillputtogetherthedifferentpartstocreatethehometheywant.Manyjobsthatwedotodaywilldisappear,otherswillstillexistbutwillchangeandnewjobswillbecreated.Skilledworkerssuchasbuilders,ngardenersandelectricians(电工)won'tdisappearbecausemachinescan'treplacethem.Teacherswillstillexistbecausestudentsneedhumancontact.Buttheywillbeusingmoderntechnologyinclassmoreandstudentswillbeworkingmoreathome.Themedicaltechnologyrevolutionandspacetravelwillcreatenewjobswhichwecanonlyimaginetoday.Spaceholidayswilldevelopinthefuture,buttheseholidayswon'tbeforeveryonebecausetheywon'tbecheap.Shortspacetripswilldevelopfirst,thenspacehotelswillorbittheearthwhereitwillbepossibletohavealongervacation.Bytheendofthenextcentury,therewillhavebeenholidaycentresonthemoonwithleisurefacilities(休闲设施)forfamilies.Paperwon'texistinthefuture.Instead,therewillbeepaperwhichpeoplewillbeabletouseoverandoveragain.Thiswilldevelopinordertosavenaturalresources.EnewspapersandemagazineswillreplacetraditionalnewspapersandmagazinesandwewilldownloadinformationandnewsarticlesfromtheInterneteverydayontoourreusablepaper.Thelawsofphysicstellusthattheearthisgoingtodisappearsometimeinthefuture.Thisisn'tgoingtohappentomorrowbutscientistspredictthatitwillhappeninfivebillionyearswhenoursunexplodes(爆炸).Wewillhavetoexploretheuniverseandfindanotherhome.Atsomepointinthedistantfuture,eitherwestayontheearthanddiewithit,orweleaveandmovetoanotherplanet,therewon'tbeanyotherchoice.5．Homesofthefuturewill________.A．becompletelydifferentfromthoseoftodayB．beverysimilartoourhomesC．allbedifferentfromoneanotherD．bemovableasyouwant答案：C　细节理解题。从文章第一段第三句“Notwohomeswillbethesame.”可知，未来的家将各不相同。故选C。6．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphimply(暗示)?A．Skilledworkerswillfacegreatchallenges.B．Thefuturewillwitnessjobchanges.C．Technologywilltotallyreplaceworkforce.D．Anunimaginablelifewillcomeintobeing.n答案：B　推理判断题。根据文章第二段中作者谈到的工作变化：很多我们现在做的工作将消失，有些工作将继续存在但会发生改变，同时还会产生新的工作。故选B。7．Spacetripsandstayinginspacehotelswill________.A．becomeaverycommonwaytospendholidaysB．bethebestholidayoptionsforfamiliesC．attractalotofpeopleD．bestillonlyforveryrichpeople答案：D　细节理解题。从文章的第三段首句可知，太空旅行并不适用于所有人，因为不便宜。因此可推知这只适用于富人。故选D。8．Epaperwillreplacetraditionalpaperbecause________.A．itwillbeasymboloffashionB．itwon'twastenaturalresourceC．itwillbecheapertoproduceD．itwillbeconvenienttocarry答案：B　细节理解题。从文章的第四段第三句“Thiswilldevelopinordertosavenaturalresources.”可知，这样可以节约自然资源，故B正确。