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UNIT2 LOOKINGINTOTHEFUTURE 能力提升卷
(测试时间:100分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
Thesearesomeideasthatsomepeoplecameupwithaboutwhatthelifewilbelikeintheyear
2500.
Wewil haveestablishedabaseonthemoon.Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoon
weekly.Wewilhavefoundcures(疗法)forAIDSandcancer.Thewarwilhaveendedandpeace
flowsfreelythroughtheland.Kidswillearnmoreandbesmarterthaneverbefore! Historywilbe
themainsubjectatschool.Cafeteria (自助餐厅)foodwil bedelicious! Youjustwalkuptoa
machine,stickoutyourtongue,anditwilscanyourtastebuds(味蕾)toseewhatyouwanttoeat.
—Kristen
HereIaminthewonderfulyearof2500andlifeissoeasy.Iworkinapetstoreanditisso
hard!Ihavetowakeupatmidnighteverydayandflymycartothestore.Ittakessolongtoget
there.Ittakesme20secondstogettothestoreinMississippifrommyhomeinFlorida! Atwork,I
havetopush5buttonsandthenIgohome.Ittakes2secondsandthatislikeforever.
—Morgan
Intheyear2500,Ithinkwewil haveinventedcarsthatrunonthingswedontneedlike
garbage.Tailgaswilsmellikewhateveryoulikesuchaschocolate.Ialsopredictthatbuildingswil
beabletogointoadifferentdimension(维)soyourcarwonthitthem.Thecarsin2500dontfly,
forwehaventgotthattechnologyyet,buttheycanhover(盘旋)uptosevenfeet.Thesecarsare
madeforspeed!
—Carly
Insteadofcars,wemayhavehoveringdevicesthatfloataround.Wecouldalsohaveelectriccars
insteadofgasGpoweredcars.Foodmightbemorehealthy.WhatIbelieveisthattheenvironmentwil
changethemost.Theenvironmentalchangeswilalsodeterminemanyotherchanges.Ifmorepeople
trytohelptheenvironment,thenperhapsin2500wewilhavemoreforestsandwildlife.Ifpeople
wonthelptheenvironment,thenwewilhavenoforestsandlittlewildlifeleft.
—Roberta
1.AccordingtoKristen,whatwilhappenin2500?
A.Englishwilbethemainsubjectatschool. B.Studentscangotothemooneveryweek.
C.Cafeteriawilreplaceotherrestaurants. D.AIDSandcancerwildisappear.
2.Morganthinkshisworkinthepetstoreis .
A.difficult B.meaningless C.important D.easy
3.Whomainlytelsthereaderofthec