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Assessing Your Progress
Unit 2
Looking into the Future
学科网-湛江市李海艳名师工作室团队作品
I.单词拼写
1. Nowadays tractors are used even in ________ (偏远的) mountainous regions.
2. Breathing is an _________________ (自动的) function of the body.
3. We lived in ______________ (不断的) fear of losing our jobs.
4. The device helps doctors to find a____________ signs of heart pumping.
5. The company has identified 60 _____________ (潜在的) customers.
6. We must promote originality, inspire creativity and encourage ________ (创新).
7. Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing ______________ (尽管如此).
8. Doctors study the ______________ (结构) of the human body.
9. We ______________ (提倡) recycling papers and plastics.
10. The article is an ______________ (精确的) reflection of events that day.
11. I was encouraged by the ______________ (前景) of the new job ahead.
12. The charity has been set up to support victims of ______________ (犯罪).
13. As a common worker, he loves the ____________ (安全) of a happy home life.
14. You can find more information in a handbook, which is a________ on the Web.
15. He has decided to discuss with her after careful consideration of all the
_____________ (相关的) facts.
remote
automatic
constant
abnormal
potential
innovation
nevertheless
structure
advocate
accurate
prospect
crime
security
available
relevant
II.单句语法填空
1. Can you think of ways ______________ (persuade) him to give up the plan?
2. The __________ (distance) thunder from the coast continued once in a while.
3. I can’t say that I have any particular _____________ (prefer).
4. The soldiers opened fire at the enemy without ______________ (warn).
5. If someone says something ______________ (criticize) I take it to heart.
6. He was put into trouble as he ____________ (detect) stealing something.
7. If I don’t take any action to realize my dream, it will become a _________ (fantastic).
8. At some point in the future, we ___________ (combine) work and rest better.
9. He placed great _____________ (emphasize) on the importance of family life and ties.
10. There is no way at present of __________ (predict) which individuals will develop the disease.
to persuade
distant
preference
warning
critical
was detected
fantasy
will be combining
emphasis
predicting
11. I think that she _________________ (work) on this experiment until tomorrow morning.
12. Premier Li ____________ (make) a speech on TV at 8 p.m. on Friday evening.
13. At this time tomorrow we __________________ (fly) over the Atlantic.
14. Will you __________________ (do) your homework this time tomorrow?
15. From 13 to 20 July, my family and I _________________ (travel) abroad.
16. If you plant watermelon seeds in the spring, you _________ (eat) fresh watermelon in the fall.
17. You can use my car tomorrow morning. I ____________ (write) a report at home at that time.
18. I feel so excited! At this time tomorrow morning I ______________ (fly) to Shanghai.
19. I’m sorry. You can’t call me back at two o’clock this afternoon, because by then I _________________ (fly) to Beijing.
20.Having adopted a new method,they worked more _________(efficient).
will be working
will be making
will be flying
be doing
will be travelling
will be eating
will be writing
will be flying
will be flying
efficiently
I. 选词填空:
switch off switch on remote control air conditioner daily routine
early on catch fire in this sense keep in touch with in addition to
1. He reached for the ________________ and pressed the “play” button.
2. Please _________________ the lights when you leave the classroom.
3. The ________________ was just what the students needed as it was too hot.
4. By simply turning on the light in the room you could also _________ your Internet connection.
5. He was injured _______________ and didn’t go on with the match.
6. The players had to change their __________________ and lifestyle when they trained overseas.
7. So _______________, we’re not getting something for nothing.On the contrary, we paid a lot.
8. As the wood is wet, it won’t ___________________ easily and you’d better fetch some dry wood to start a fire.
9. __________ these arrangement, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.
10. Some of my classmates are in favor or taking phones to school because they can _______________________ their parents.
remote control
switch off
air conditioner
switch on
early on
daily routine
in this sense
catch fire
In addition to
keep in touch with
I. 补全句子。(每小题2分,共10分)
1. 汤姆整个下周将一直骑骆驼旅行。
Tom ________________________ by camel all next week.
2.天气预报说我们举行运动会时将有雨。
The weather report says that it ________________________ when we hold the sports meeting.
3. 明天上午8点你做什么?
________________________ at eight tomorrow morning?
4.档明天他来我家时,我会在写报告。
When he comes to my house tomorrow, I ________________ .
5. 在8点到10点之间不要给我打电话,那时我们在上课。
Don’t phone me between 8:00 and 10:00. We ___________________.
will be going on a trip
will be raining
What will you be doing
will be writing the report
will be having classes then
V. 用括号所给的中文提示完成句子.
1.People in poor rural areas are being educated to
________________________________(停止抵制变化).
2 .I met her when I was studying in Wuhan, and I_____________________________________ (保持联系)with her ever since.
3 .We were sorry to find out that ______________________________ (我们所有的建议都被回绝了).
4 .It is very difficult to _______________________________ (将你自己融入一个社会)whose culture is so different from your own
5. Some people _______________________________(反对记录体重) without specific aims.
cease resisting change
have kept in touch
all our suggestions were turned down
integrate yourself into a society
object to recording weight
Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of the words in the box.
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luxury prospect rural absence
prediction essay network emphasis
1. A: Why are you so concerned?
B: We can’t win the case in the __________ of relevant evidence.
2. A: It’s difficult to make accurate __________ about the effects on the environment.
B: I couldn’t agree more. We should place more __________ on environmental protection.
absence
predictions
emphasis
4. A: How do you find working in your new office?
B: It’s great! The office __________ allows users to share files and software, and to use a central printer.
3. A: What are you working on?
B: I’m writing an __________ on how to integrate individuals’ values and society’s needs.
5. A: I don’t quite understand your choice. What might be the advantages of living in remote __________ areas?
B: The __________ of getting a high-paying job is low, but I find it more meaningful to help people there. In addition, I have the __________ of breathing fresh air every day.
essay
network
rural
prospect
luxury
将来进行时
will be + doing
表示未来某个时间正在进行的动作
Grammer Review Basic structure of the grammar item.
Read an introduction to the Future Library project. Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words in the box.
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The Future Library is a project by the artist Katie Paterson. It began with the cuting down of trees in a forest north of Oslo, Norway, in 2014. The Future Library Trust ________ wood from these trees to build a special room—the Silent Room—in the Oslo Public Library. In place of the trees that had been cleared, 1,000 new trees were planted.
cut down keep use write read
used
Every year from 2014 until 2114, a different popular author _________________________ one original story, and the librarians ________________________ all the stories in the Silent Room, where visitors can look at them but not read them, In 2114, the organisers __________________________________ the 1,000 trees that were planted back in 2014. They will then use the wood for publishing the 100 books in the Silent Room. So, in 2114, people ________________________ books that were made from trees that are growing right now.
will be writing/will write
will be keeping/will keep
will be cutting down/will cut down
will be reading/will read
Reflection
When, where, and how did the Future Library project begin?
What will be happening to the Future Library in 2114?
Why do you think Katie Peterson initiated the Future Library?
What’s your attitude towards the Future Library?
高考链接-动词的时态
为下列句子填入动词恰当的形式。
1.Don’t call me at 2 tomorrow afternoon because I ______________ (occupy) myself with a scientific experiment then.
2.It’s a popular online term that __________(imitate) the sound of laughter and is often used to show contempt of disagreement.
3.The musician along with his band members_______________ (perform) for ten times in the last three months.
4.As Teachers’Day _______________ (approach), our class decided to hold a party to celebrate the important day for a change this year.
5.As we all know, the Spring Festival ____________ (fall) on the first day of January in the Chinese lunar calendar.
will be occupying
imitates
was approaching
falls
has performed
Video time
Flight of the RoboBee
RoboBees are small flying robots that are being developed at the Wyss Institute of Harvard University by a team headed by Robert wood.
Predict what you are going to see. Think and circle the correct word(s) for each sentence.
Tips: Read questions or statements before watching a video. It’s helpful for us to guess what we may watch in the video.
Before you watch
Before you watch
1. RoboBees are like bees in that they fly independently / together, but all work independently / together.
2. Robert Wood is an explorer / a roboticist.
3. In the future, RoboBees could help explorers / policemen and doctors / photographers.
4. All of the RoboBees have crashed / flown successfully.
5. Like bees, every RoboBee has a job to do / obeys a queen bee.
While your watch
1. Check your anwers in Before you watch.
2.Complete the quotes by Robert Wood with words your hear in the video.
1. RoboBees are like bees in that they fly independently / together, but all work independently / together.
2. Robert Wood is an explorer / a roboticist.
3. In the future, RoboBees could help explorers / policemen and doctors / photographers.
4. All of the RoboBees have crashed / flown successfully.
5. Like bees, every RoboBee has a job to do / obeys a queen bee.
… robotics is the ___________. It’s the next big thing to _____________ in areas from medicine to even things like ______________.
While you watch
next Internet
impact our lives
space exploration
We use nature to _______________ that we build.
inspire the robots
… they can be quite useful for applications where you wouldn’t _________________ or an animal …
want to put a human
If you don’t fail, you ________________.
don’t learn enough
If you want to make something fly, ____________________ in nature.
a solution already exists
1. What might be some advantages of having many small robots that work together rather than one large robot?
AFTER YOU WATCH
A large robot often takes up too much space and has difficulty in moving. Small robots working together can easily enter a small space and move around.
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2. Specifically, how might RoboBees be used in a future application?
They might be useful in rescue after a disaster. For example, if a building was blown down in a storm, they could fly into the wreckage and check for survivors.
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3. What other kinds of robots can be created from nature? How might these robots be used?
A robotic spider could be useful as it could carry things across difficult uneven surface where wheeled vehicles can’t go.
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REFLECTING
What new advances in technology introduced in this unit interested you?
How have your opinions about advances in technology changed because of this unit?
What advances in technology would you like to learn more about?
Overall, I thought this unit was cool useful so-so difficult.
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