Unit2 Looking into the future单元复习训练--2020-2021学年人教版（2019）英语选择性必修第一册

Unit 2　Looking into the future单元复习训练　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Ⅰ.单句填空

1.If there were no 　　　　(automate) washing machines, people would have to wash their clothes by hand or with hand-operated machines. 

2.His nationality isn’t relevant 　　　　whether he is a good lawyer. 

3.The writer 　　　　(emphasize) the importance of being completely honest with friends, and that’s where I personally disagree. 

4.His report was so exciting that it was　　　　(constant) interrupted by applause. 

5.None of the students in the class likes the professor,who is used to being 　　　　(criticize) of everything they do. 

6.Doyle makes good use of many literary devices in his 　　　　(detect) novel to convey an impression of tension and mystery. 

7.If possible, I will assign to you as little homework as I can, but it is 　　　　fantasy nowadays. 

8.People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外部的) result or product that can easily be 　　　　(identify) and measured. 

9.In Western culture, there’s a lot of pressure to fill up our schedules to seem important and socially 　　　　(integrate), so your daily activities might have some faults or unnecessary tasks that can be skipped or delayed. 

10.Water was 　　　　(leak) through a hole in the roof. 

Ⅱ.阅读理解

In the near future, daily newspapers and monthly magazines will probably disappear. Electronic media(媒体) can provide the same information faster and cheaper. The Internet, together with laptops and mobile phones, makes it possible that almost everyone can at any time and in almost any place get some news for free or for few fees.

You’ll browse the computer newspapers or magazines just like turning on TV. An electronic voice will tell you stories about the latest events. You’ll even get to choose the

kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the whole text appear.

There are the predictions from the experts working on the newspapers of the future. Imagined as part of home media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers and magazines would unite printed and broadcast news, offering information and analysing video images of news events.

The continuing loss of readers will lead to a small number of advertisements in newspapers. It makes no sense to spend millions of dollars to print ads.

With the development of technology, more and more electronic media have been created until now, but replacing the traditional newspapers and magazines has a long way to go, because the resistance to computer newspapers and magazines from journalism(新闻业) may be much stronger. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be not until the present journalists(新闻工作者), who aren’t used to it, die off that the newspaper industry is not considered as an industry any longer. Anyway, technology is making the traditional newspapers and magazines disappear gradually.

(　　)1.Computer newspapers and magazines have all the advantages EXCEPT that 　　　　. 

A.you can choose the kind of voice you like to hear

B.they are more expensive than traditional ones

C.you can get more information from them easily

D.you can easily store information for the future use

(　　)2.The underlined word “resistance” in the fifth paragraph probably means “　　　　”. 

A.a thought which directs your action

B.an idea which is different from others

C.a force that helps you do something

D.a force that acts to stop something happening

(　　)3.We can infer from the passage that 　　　　. 

A.new things will replace the old ones in the future

B.traditional newspapers and magazines will disappear soon

C.all technological developments are very important

D.traditional newspapers and magazines will be more popular

(　　)4.The author writes the article to 　　　　. 

A.tell readers what newspapers and magazines are like in the future

B.let people know the great development of the journalism

C.prove newspapers and magazines are not welcomed any more

D.say traditional newspapers and magazines are better than before

Ⅲ.完形填空

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes Mountains. They reached the top 　1　, but on their way back conditions were very 　2　.Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon 　3　 alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his 　4　 and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.  

As they went down, the weather got worse. Then another 　5　 occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, 　6　, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was 　7　 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s 　8　 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. 　9　, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a decision. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe 　10　 into a huge crevasse(裂缝) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he 　11　 to get out of the crevasse and started to 　12　 towards their camp, nearly ten kilometres away.  

Simon had 　13　 the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be 　14　, but he didn’t want to leave immediately. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t 　15　 it. Joe was there, a few metres from their tent, still alive.  

(　　)1.A.hurriedly B.carefully