Unit2 Looking into the Future Reading and Thinking 同步练习-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

UNIT 2　LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Part 1　Reading and Thinking 基础过关练 Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1.In conclusion, comprehensive education is supposed to be closely relevant 　　　　　 students' needs.  2.It is important to make food and water available 　　　　　 the survivors.  3.Meanwhile, when I glanced at the gradually shortening queue in the 　　　　　(distant), a great sense of anxiety washed over me.  4.However, Carson's theme is a more weighty 　　　　　(warn) about environmental destruction.  5.We're more than proud that they have obtained such a 　　　　　(fantasy) achievement.  6.According to the World Wildlife Fund, the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a “　　　　　(critical) endangered” status.  7.This technical 　　　　　(innovate) was put forward by this professor, which will save us much time and increase our 　　　　　(efficient).  8.Public service campaigns have tried a wide range of methods to persuade people 　　　　　(put) down their phones when they are behind the wheel.  9.There's no doubt that cancer may soon 　　　　　(detect) in its early stage.  10.I won't be able to watch the concert on TV at 8 tonight because I 　　　　　(do) my homework at that time.  Ⅱ.选词填空(其中有一项多余) switch off; in this sense; daily routine; in the not-too-distant future; respond to; catch fire; early on 　　If there is a short(短路) in the electrical system at your smart home, your smart devices will detect it and warn you of the possible danger 1.　　　　　　. Then they are able to 2.　　　　　　 the appliance in time before it 3.　　　　　　. 4.　　　　　　, smart homes can prevent serious damage effectively in our 5.　　　　　　. Hopefully, more families can enjoy the convenience the smart home system brings 6.　　　　　　.  Ⅲ.完成句子 1.还需要很长时间他才能适应新的角色:从一个毕业生转变为一位教师。(before,switch) 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 he can adapt to the new role: 　　　　 　　　　 a graduate to a teacher.  2.Tatyana says that she still loves Russia, but she also prefers Canada, in a different way. (句型转换,preference) →Tatyana says that she still loves Russia, but she also 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 Canada, in a different way.  3.他一进房间,我就知道他没有成功,因为他双手掩面。(一句多译) ①　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　, I knew that he had not been successful,with his face buried in his hands.(instant)   ②I knew that he had not been successful 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　, with his face buried in his hands.(instantly) 能力提升练 Ⅰ.课文语法填空 In the near future, we will be living in smart homes, which will ensure our 　1　(secure), save us energy and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.  In the smart homes, 　2　(use) advanced technology daily for automatic control of everything will be common. Our future home will use integrated sensors to tell when we leave home and then go into an energy-efficient mode all by 　3　(it). We don't have to think about turning 　4　(switch) on and off ourselves. Our future home will prepare everything for us when we get home every evening. It is also amazing that all controls will respond 　5　 voice commands.  Smart homes can help monitor our health. They will give us suggestions on a healthier diet and how 　6　(sleep) better. They can also warn us early on if we have a critical illness and 　7　(potential) save our lives. In addition, they can help to prevent serious damage from accidents. For instance, if a water pipe 　8　(start) leaking, our smart home will detect it.  This smart technology isn't 　9　 daydream or fantasy any longer. Many new innovations have become a reality. Nevertheless, it will take a few years 　10　 most new homes start to use this new technology.  1.　　　　　　 2.　　　　　　 3.　　　　　　 4.　　　　　　 5.　　　　　　   6.　　　　　　 7.　　　　　　 8.　　　　　　 9.　　　　　　 10.　　　　　　   Ⅱ.语法填空 A fashion company 　1　 (establish) in October 2021 by a team of students from Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics is bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to the world of traditional Chinese clothing—known 　2　 qipao. The students added modern elements, patterns 　3　 design concepts to traditional qipao, 　4　(make) the clothing more appealing to the younger generation.  They 　5　 (introduce) their designs by having international students wear the clothing in Chinese fashion shows on campus three years ago. These opportunities led the team to start on the path of qipao design, 　6　 initially focused on creative design and user analysis.  The key to their success is creating the 　7　(large)database of qipao samples in China. These designs are now used to train AI models, which help generate altogether new qipao patterns.  Using AI is 　8　 extraordinary and critical breakthrough for qipao. The designs are updated and fresh, based on the 　9　 (inform) in the database. This creative approach has 　10　 (significant) reduced the design cycle from 10 or 15 days to just two.  Today, the team's qipao can be found in eight countries, with 46 stores abroad, mainly in Southeast Asia. Clients can also order custom-made qipao, with details tailored to their preferences. 1.　　　　　　 2.　　　　　　 3.　　　　　　 4.　　　　　　 5.　　　　　　   6.　　　　　　 7.　　　　　　 8.　　　　　　 9.　　　　　　 10.　　　　　　   Ⅲ.阅读理解 A A charming three-story home sits at the corner of 10th and Center streets on the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) campus in Atlanta. From the outside, it appears just like any other home, but inside, Georgia Tech's researchers are developing and testing advanced devices to determine which can make the home safer and smarter—for older adults. The house is actually a living lab, called the Aware Home, and research conducted there has revealed many top home-related concerns among older adults—unattended cooking, water left running, TVs left on...and doors left unlocked. Now, some in-home technologies are in development—or on the market—to address those concerns. One new device called Inirv React connects your stove (炉具) to a sensor in your home and a smartphone app. The sensor will automatically switch the stove off if it no longer detects movement around the appliance in a certain period of time. You can also switch the stove off using your smartphone. Devices of the future are expected to collect and use data to become smarter, according to Elizabeth Mynatt, a professor at Georgia Tech. “They will learn more about your habits, your preferences, your dislikes, your routines, when you're most likely to forget to take your medicine, and what are the aspects of your health that potentially need the most attention,” she said. “With any technology, most people ask that question ‘How invasive is it?'. But what we hear from older adults is that they value the security and safety that the technology provides for them,” Mynatt said. 75-year-old Albert Bolet from Atlanta thinks most older adults are typically ready to bring technology into their homes. “People have the misguided impression that seniors are opposed to technology,” said Bolet. “We do understand wireless technology, and we understand how these things will make things easier. Being independent is most important in the mind of anybody that gets to be our age or older.” 1.What is the Aware Home? A.A smart house.　　B.A research lab.　　C.A nursing home.　　D.A seniors' home. 2.What will Inirv React do when it senses no movement around a stove for long? A.Turn the stove off directly.　　B.Give off a warning sound. C.Activate a sensor in the house.　　D.Send a message to a connected phone. 3.What will future smart home devices be like according to Mynatt? A.They will provide medical advice.　　B.They will be more like caregivers. C.They will become more personalized.　　D.They will replace caregivers in most cases. 4.What did Albert Bolet say about most seniors? A.They are willing to use smart home devices. B.They find it hard to keep up with new technology. C.They prefer a simple life without technology. D.They are becoming more dependent on the Internet. B You are just waking up in the spring of 2030.Your Internet of Things bedroom opens solar-powered e-windows and plays soft music while your smart lighting displays a montage(剪辑组合作品) of a beachfront sunrise from your recent vacation. Your shower uses very little water or soap. It recycles your grey water and puts the extra heat back into your home's operating system. While you dress, your artificial intelligence (AI) assistant shares your schedule for the day and plays your favorite tunes. You still start your day with a coffee but it comes from your refrigerator which is capable of providing a coffee house experience in your home. A hot breakfast tailored to your specific nutritional needs (based on chemical analysis from your trips to the “smart toilet”) is waiting for you in the kitchen. When it's time to leave, an on-demand transport system has three cars waiting for you, your wife (or husband)and your kids. On the road, driverless cars and trucks move with mathematical accuracy, without traffic jams, routine maintenance or road rage. Accident rates are near zero. On the way, you call your R& D team, who are taking on a day's work in Shanghai. Your life-sized image is projected (投射)onto the screen of the China Innovation Centre and your colleagues see you as if you were sitting in the room. It's a bit surreal (离奇的)for them to see you in the morning light given that it's dark on the Bund, Shanghai's waterfront, though the novelty disappears after using it a few times. You review the day's cloud-based data from your Shenzhen manufacturing center, your pilot project in San Diego, and your QA team in Melbourne. Large quantities of data sets collected in real time from every piece of equipment have been beautifully summarized by your company's AI. All these facilities are closely maintained and operated through an advanced predictive analytics platform. Pleased with the team's progress, you end the call and ease into a good book. This is the future and it will be here sooner than you think. 5.How can we describe the life in the future? A.Artificial.　　　B.Accurate.　　　C.Remarkable.　　　D.Intelligent. 6.What can we do in the year 2030 according to the passage? A.We can have a bath without using water. B.We can drive to work without worrying about any accidents. C.We can enjoy the coffee house experience without going there. D.We can deal with all our work at home without turning to others for help. 7.How does the author develop the passage? A.In time order.　　B.In logical order. C.By drawing a comparison.　　D.By offering examples. 8.What's the purpose of writing the passage? A.To attract us to the use of the AI system.　　B.To introduce the life in the future. C.To teach us how to use the AI system.　　D.To encourage us to study hard for the future. 答案 基础过关练 Ⅰ.1.to　考查介词。be relevant to意为“与……相关”。故填to。 2.to　考查介词。make sth. available to sb.意为“使某人可以得到某物”,故填to。句意:向幸存者提供食物和水很重要。 3.distance　考查名词。 句意:与此同时,当我瞥了一眼远处逐渐变短的队伍时,一种巨大的焦虑感涌上心头。in the distance意为“在远处”,故填distance。 4.warning　考查名词。根据空前的a more weighty(冠词+形容词比较级)可知,设空处应填名词单数。故填warning。句意:然而,Carson的主题是一种更为严重的对环境破坏的警告。 5.fantastic　考查形容词。设空处修饰其后的名词achievement,所以此处应用形容词,故填fantastic。such a fantastic achievement意为“如此了不起的成就”。 6.critically　考查副词。设空处修饰其后的形容词,所以应用副词,故填critically。critically endangered意为“极度濒危”。句意:根据世界野生动物基金会的数据,全球黑犀牛的数量已经下降到5500头,这使黑犀牛处于“极度濒危”状态。 7.innovation;efficiency　考查名词。第一空作主句的主语,且根据空前的形容词technical可知设空处应填名词,故填innovation;第二空作动词increase的宾语,故应用名词efficiency。句意:这项技术革新是这位教授提出来的,它将节省我们大量的时间并且提高我们的效率。 8.to put　考查动词不定式。persuade sb. to do sth.意为“说服某人做某事”。故填to put。句意:公益服务运动尝试了各种方法来说服人们在驾驶汽车时放下手机。behind the wheel=driving a car,表示“在驾驶汽车”。 9.be detected　考查被动语态。分析句子成分可知,“may 　　　”在从句中充当谓语,cancer和detect之间是被动关系,设空处前有情态动词may,所以此处应填be detected。句意:毫无疑问,癌症可能很快就会在早期被发现。   10.will be doing　考查将来进行时。句意:我今晚八点不能看电视上的音乐会了,因为那个时候我将正在做家庭作业。由句意及时间状语at that time可知此处表示将来某一个时间点正在进行的动作,故用将来进行时。 Ⅱ.1.early on　2.switch off　3.catches fire　4.In this sense　5.daily routine　6.in the not-too-distant future Ⅲ.1.It will be a long time before;switching from　2.has a preference for　3.①The instant he entered the room　②instantly he entered the room 能力提升练 Ⅰ.1.security　考查名词。根据空前的形容词性物主代词our可知设空处应用名词作ensure的宾语;secure的名词security意为“安全”时为不可数名词,故填security。句意:在不久的将来,我们将生活在智能家居中,这将确保我们的安全,节约能源,并提供更舒适的居住环境。 2.using　考查动名词。句意:在智能家居中,每天使用先进的技术对一切事物进行自动控制将是很常见的。分析句子结构可知,设空处需填入非谓语动词作主语,根据句意可知,这里表示一般性的动作,因而用动名词形式。故填using。 3.itself　考查代词。句意:我们的未来家居将使用集成传感器来判断我们什么时候离开家,然后全自动地进入节能模式。(all) by itself表示“(完全)自动,无人操作”。故填itself。 4.switches　考查名词复数。switch是可数名词,设空处前无限定词,应用复数形式。故填switches。 5.to　考查介词。此处指所有的控制器都会响应语音指令。respond to响应。故填to。 6.to sleep　考查动词不定式。此处表示“如何睡得更好”,为“疑问词+不定式”结构作介词on的宾语,故填to sleep。 7.potentially　考查副词。句意:如果我们有严重的疾病,它们还可以在早期警告我们,并有可能挽救我们的生命。分析句子可知,设空处修饰动词save,应用副词形式。故填potentially。 8.starts　考查时态和主谓一致。句意:例如,如果水管开始泄漏,我们的智能家居将会检测到它。分析句子结构可知本句中if引导条件状语从句,此处应遵循“主将从现”原则,主句为一般将来时,从句应用一般现在时;从句主语为a water pipe,为第三人称单数,从句谓语也应用第三人称单数形式。故填starts。 9.a　考查冠词。句意:这种智能技术不再是白日梦或幻想。设空处为泛指,因而用不定冠词;daydream为可数名词且以辅音音素开头,故填a。 10.before　考查连词。句意:然而,还需要几年的时间大多数新住宅才能开始使用这项新技术。分析句子结构可知,设空处引导状语从句,此处使用的是固定句型“It will take+一段时间+before...”,表示“需要多长时间才……”。故填before。 Ⅱ.语篇解读　本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了来自浙江财经大学的学生团队使用AI设计旗袍并取得了成功。 1.established　考查过去分词。分析句子成分可知,本句的谓语是is bringing,故A fashion company...Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics为句子的主语部分,设空处应填非谓语动词;A fashion company与提示词establish在逻辑上为被动关系(时装公司被建立),所以设空处填过去分词作后置定语。故填established。句意:2021年10月,浙江财经大学的一群学生成立了一家时装公司,这家公司将人工智能(AI)引入被称为旗袍的中国传统服装的世界。 2.as　考查介词。根据空前的traditional Chinese clothing以及破折号的解释说明作用可知,这里指“被称为旗袍”,用known as...,故填as。 3.and　考查连词。句意:学生们把现代元素、图案和设计理念加入了传统旗袍,使旗袍对年轻一代更具吸引力。根据句意可知,modern elements, patterns和design concepts为并列关系,所以此处填并列连词and。 4.making　考查现在分词。“added modern elements, patterns and design concepts to traditional qipao”产生的结果是make the clothing more appealing to the younger generation,所以设空处作结果状语,表示自然而然的结果,应用现在分词making。 5.introduced　考查动词的时态。设空处为句子的谓语,根据空后的时间状语three years ago可知,此处应用一般过去时。故填introduced。 6.which/who　考查定语从句。句意:这些机会引领团队走上了旗袍设计的道路,它/他们最初专注于创意设计和用户分析。设空处无提示词且位于主语的位置,分析语境可知所缺主语即逗号前面的the team,所以设空处引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为the team,为集体名词,关系代词可用which或who。 7.largest　考查形容词最高级。句意:他们成功的关键在于创建了中国最大的旗袍样本数据库。根据空前的the和空后表示范围的in China可知,这里应用形容词最高级形式。 8.an　考查冠词。句意:使用人工智能对旗袍来说是一个非凡且关键的突破。根据句意可知,设空处表泛指,应填不定冠词,且extraordinary的发音以元音音素开头。故填an。 9.information　考查名词。设空处作介词on的宾语,且前面有冠词the,所以应填名词。故填information。 10.significantly　考查副词。句意:这种创造性的方法显著地将设计周期从10天或15天缩短到仅仅2天。设空处修饰其后的动词reduced,应用副词作状语。故填significantly。 Ⅲ.A 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在亚特兰大佐治亚理工学院的校园内有一座三层的住所,里面的研究人员正在开发和测试可以让老年人的家更安全、更智能的设备。 1.B　细节理解题。根据第一段的“but inside, Georgia Tech's researchers are developing and testing advanced devices”和第二段的“The house is actually a living lab, called the Aware Home,and research conducted there...”可知,Aware Home是一个用于研究的实验室,故选B。 2.A　细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,Inirv React将你的炉具连接到家里的传感器和智能手机应用程序上。如果传感器在一段时间内检测不到炉具周围物体的移动,它将自动关闭炉具,故选A。 3.C　推理判断题。根据Mynatt可以定位到第四段和第五段。第四段中的关键信息“learn more about your habits, your preferences, your dislikes, your routines, when you're most likely to forget to take your medicine, and what are the aspects of your health that potentially need the most attention”指向C项中的personalized(个性化的)。故选C。 4.A　细节理解题。根据最后一段的“75-year-old Albert Bolet from Atlanta thinks most older adults are typically ready to bring technology into their homes.”可知,Albert Bolet认为大多数老年人通常已准备好将技术带入他们的家。结合后面Albert Bolet的话“We do understand wireless technology, and we understand how these things will make things easier.”可知,Albert Bolet认为大部分老年人愿意使用智能家居设备,故选A。 B 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文,讲述了2030年的生活会是什么样子的。 5.D　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Your Internet of Things bedroom...from your recent vacation.”和下面每一段的描述可知,未来的生活非常智能,故选D。 6.C　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“your refrigerator which is capable of providing a coffee house experience in your home”可知在2030年,冰箱能够在家里提供咖啡馆的体验,所以我们不用去咖啡馆也能享受这种体验。故选C。 7.A　推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“You are just waking up in the spring of 2030.”、第二段第一句“Your shower uses very little water or soap.”、第三段第一句中的“You still start your day with a coffee”、第四段第一句中的“When it's time to leave”、第五段第一句中的“On the way, you call your R& D team”和第六段第一句中的“You review the day's cloud-based data”可知,作者是按时间顺序来组织文章的。故选A。 8.B　推理判断题。根据全文,尤其是最后一段“This is the future and it will be here sooner than you think.”可知,作者写这篇文章主要是为了介绍未来的生活。故选B。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $