Unit 2 Period 1-【新课程能力培养】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第一册练习手册（人教版）

UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE NUNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Period 1 课时部分基础训练 I.用所给词的正确形式填空 3.There is little chance that we will succeed in 1.I allowed myself persuade) changing the law. （尽管如 into entering the competition. 此)，it is important that we try. 2.Have you ever forgotten Ⅲ.选词填空 (switch)off the TV or computer? lead to,daily routine,be ready for,respond to 3.The time we spent together is now a in addition,keep track of,prevent...from,pro- distance)memory. vide...with,in this sense 4.Make sure the ropes are se- 1.Smart homes will be able to cure )fastened serious damage accidents. 5.I can't say that I have any particular 2.Smart toilets will be your prefer). health as well. 6.I recognized her the instant) 3.These kinds of things happen to us all the I saw her 7.When asked about the company's future,the time,waste resources,and can sometimes director respond)that he re- problems. mained optimistic. 4.There are now superbugs that do not Ⅱ.单词拼写 any drug. 1.The tests are designed to (查 5.Your home will also learn your 明，发现)the disease early. and preferences,so everything will 2.Instead,there must be some dreams-not you when you get home each eve- sheer (幻想)but at least a ning. degree of optimism. 6. your smart home will be mo- 练 19 高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版） nitoring your health for you every day. 5.The future home will use (综 7.For example,if a water pipe starts leaking,or 合的)sensors to tell when you leave home if there is a short in the electrical wiring, each morning,and then go into an energy-ef- your smart home will detect it and ficient mode all by itself. you the relevant infor- 6.If you start to have sleep or weight problems, mation. it will send a (警告)to your 8. the home of tomorrow is al- phone. ready the home of today. 7.They can warn you early if there is something V.单句语法填空 (不正常的)or if you have a 1.You need money and time. (严重的)illness,such as (此外)，you need diligence. cancer,and potentially save your life. 2.Their water was (关掉)》 8.Meanwhile in May 2009,the Chalk River re- weeks ago without explanation. actor started (泄露)heay 3.In the future,we will be using water and was again shut down. (advance)technology every day for auto- 9.This smart technology is not a matic control of just about everything in our (幻想). home. 10.Many of these new (创新， 4.I had a huge responsibility to ensure these 改革)are already (可获得 packets remained in (安全 and being used in some homes. 的)hands. 拓展训练 拓展练习 I.阅读理解 from it.We will have made air so dirty that we Some people are pessimistic(悲观)when will need to wear masks.The world's pollution they think about the future.They say that,a will have doubled,and we will have used all the hundred years from now,we will have used up countryside for housing;there will be no farm- most of the earth's resources.We will have pol- land left. luted our sea badly,and be unable to eat fish Other people believe that man adapts very 20)练 UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE easily.They have a different idea of the future. in cold weather.As for travel,most people will However,in their views,will people be living in be using public transport.Electric cars will be a hundred years'time? travelling through the streets day and night.An- One architect believes that man will move ybody will be able to stop one and use it. off the land.He suggests that the city of the fu- An interesting picture!Unfortunately,we ture will be a huge,pyramid-shaped building, will not be there to see if these predictions come which will be floating on the surface of the sea. true. About 5,000 families will be living there,and )1.Pessimists believe that in the future the building will contain shops and schools as well as homes.By living on the sea,we will give A.seas and oceans will be full of the farmers more land to grow crops. houses As for oil,people will no longer need it:we B.we'll have used up all the re- will be heating our homes with power from the sour℃es sun.And we will not be short of minerals,be- C.we will not have enough fish to cause there are plenty under our oceans.At the eat from the seas moment,we do not have the technology to get D.we will have polluted the air so them out.But,in a hundred years'time,the op- badly that it will be impossible timists say,the new sea cities will be using for us to breathe these resources. )2.Scientists have made the predictions What will be in the shops in the year EXCEPT that 3000?What will people be wearing?How will A.electric cars will be going along people be travelling? the streets continuously Scientists who make predictions about the B.the resources under the oceans future suggest that,by the year 3000,shops will will never be used up no longer exist.Computers will have replaced C.people will order goods from home them;and people will order goods from home. D.people won't suffer from cold any People will be wearing very light,thin clothes. longer By this time,scientists will have invented a fab- )3.What does the underlined word in ric that keeps us cool in hot weather and warm the sixth paragraph refer to? 练 21 高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版） A.A kind of tool. just natural 4,of both time and words?Or B.A kind of energy. do we talk a lot about nothing in particular sim- C.A kind of cloth. ply to avoid facing up to the really important is- D.A kind of resource. sues of life?It's not the case according to Pro- ()4.We can learn from the article that fessor Robin Dunbar.In fact,in his book,Groo- ming,Gossip and the Evolution of Language,the A.we should be optimistic about the psychologist says gossip is one of these really future 5 issues. B.we should be pessimistic about Dunbar 6 the traditional view that lan- the future guage was developed by the men at the early C.we shouldn't think too much a- stage of social development in order to organize bout the future their manly hunting activities more effectively, D.we have no idea of what will hap- or even to promote the exchange of poetic stories pen in the future about their origins and the supernatural.Instead Ⅱ.完形填空 he suggests that language evolved among Research has shown that two-thirds of hu- women.We don't spend two-thirds of our time man conversation is taken up not with discus- gossiping just because we can talk,argues Dun- sion of the cultural or political problems of the bar-7 he goes on to say,language evolved day,not heated debates about films we've just specifically to allow us to gossip. watched or books we've just finished reading, Dunbar arrived at his cheery theory by but plain and simple 1 studying the8 of the higher primates(灵长 Language is our greatest treasure as a spe- 类动物)like monkeys.By means of grooming cies,and what do we 2 do with it?We gos- cleaning the fur by brushing it,monkeys form sip.About others'behaviour and private lives, groups with other individuals on whom they can such as who's doing what with whom,who's in rely for support in the event of some kind of and who's out-and why;how to deal with diffi- conflict within the group or 9 from outside cult 3 situations involving children,lovers and colleagues. As we human beings evolve from a particu- So why are we keen on gossiping?Are we lar branch of the primate family,Dunbar 10 22)练 UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE O that at one time in our history we did much the )7.A.for instance B.in addition same.Grouping together made sense because C.on the contrary D.as a result the bigger the group,the greater the 11 it )8.A.motivation B.appearance provided;on the other hand,the bigger the C.emotion D.behaviour group,the greater the stresses of living close to )9.A.attack B.contact others.Grooming helped to 12 the pressure C.inspection D.assistance and calm everybody down. )10.A.recalls B.denies But as the groups got bigger and bigger,the C.concludes D.confesses amount of time spent in grooming activities also )11.A.prospect B.responsibility had to be 13 to maintain its effectiveness. C.leadership D.protection Clearly,a more 14 kind of grooming was )12.A.measure B.show needed,and thus language evolved as a kind of C.maintain D.ease vocal(有声的)grooming which allowed humans )13.A.saved B.extended C.consumed to develop relationship with ever-larger groups D.gained ）14.A.common B.efficient by exchanging information over a wider network C.scientific D.thoughtful of individuals than would be possible by one-to- one 15 contact. )15.A.indirect B.daily C.physical D.secret ( )1.A.claim B.description Ⅲ.七选五 C.gossip D.language Earlier this year,I removed all Internet ( )2.A.occasionally B.habitually services from my home,which was very upset- C.independently D.originally ting at first.1. )3.A.social B.political I was not content with the time I was wast- C.historical D.cultural ing-I felt I could spend it in doing more pur- )4.A.admirers B.masters poseful things than on the Internet.If there is C.users D.wasters something I want to research on the Internet,I )5.A.vital B.sensitive write it down and use that list when I have ac- C.ideal D.difficult cess to the Internet.2. I will go )6.A.confirms B.rejects to the office,the library,the coffee shop or some C.outlines D.broadens 练 23 高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版） other places with free public Wi-Fi,and work on things.5. Plus,I no longer long what I need to do online. for the Internet like I once did. 3. I use the Internet with A.This doesn't mean I think the Internet the intention of doing things such as logging on is bad or wrong. (登录)to watch some YouTube videos or laugh- B.But it ended up being the most pro- ing at funny pictures.Whenever I'm on the In- ductive and wisest decision I've ever made. ternet now,I use it in a deliberate way that ben- C.Since I got rid of the Internet at home, efits me and adds value. I've found so many benefits. 4. I could focus on writing D.Now the Internet is a tool I use to im- without being disturbed.I have more time to prove my life read,to write,to think,to exercise and to walk. E.Now I'm forced to leave the house to Because I'm out of the house,I meet more peo- use the Internet. ple.Additionally,I have more time for friends F.I don't have a monthly Internet bill. and I feel less stressed and my thoughts are G.Here are some of my tips for using the clearer.My misnd is more focused on important Internet in a more productive way. 24)练高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版） 己是如何设法避免使用塑料瓶的。 Ⅱ.语法填空 l.threw考查时态。根据one day判断用过去式 threwo 2.his考查代词。 3.to考查固定搭配。tie…to…把…绑在… 4.safety考查名词。介词to后加名词，故用safety。 5.dried考查时态。根据前面的fed可知此处用 dried。 6.saying考查saying作伴随状语。 7.How考查疑问词howa &.happily考查副词。修饰said用副词happily 9.the考查冠词。特指用the。 10.that考查固定句型。t's said that..据说… Ⅲ.七选五 1-5 BFDAG UNIT 2 LOOKING Period 1 课时部分基础训练 I.用所给词的正确形式填空 1.to be persuaded 2.to switch 3.distant 4.securely 5.preference 6.instant 7.responded Ⅱ.单词拼写 1.detect 2.fantasy 3.Nevertheless Ⅲ.选词填空 1.prevent;from 2.keeping track of 3.lead to 4.respond to 5.daily routine;be ready for 6.In addition 7.provide;with 8.In this sense V.单句语法填空 1.In addition 2.switched off 3.advanced 4.secure 5.integrated 6.warning 7.abnormal;critical 8.leaking 9.fantasy 10.innovations;available 拓展训练拓展练习 I.阅读理解 本文分别从悲观和乐观两个角度介绍了人们对未来 生活的预测和设想，但过分乐观和过分悲观都是不正确 的，我们要根据现实对未来作出正确的预测。 1.D细节理解题。根据第一段中，悲观的人认为一 百年之后，人类用光了大部分资源：海洋受到了严重的污 染，鱼不能食用：因为空气受到严重污染，人们必须要戴着 72 V.书面表达 【参考范文】 Liang Jianying,the designer of the Chinese high-speed EMU,was born in 1972.Since she graduated in 1995,she has been devoting all her time to researching into the development of the Chinese high-speed railway.Afterwards,she invented the 300~350km/h high-speed EMU,making it more conven- ient for us to get around quickly.It is because of her outstand- ing contributions to our country that China is playing a leading role in high-speed railways all over the world.As a conse- quence,she was awarded in 2015.However,she never shows any signs of pride. Liang Jianying has set a good example to us.From her,I realize that we should keep on trying until we realize our dreams. INTO THE FUTURE 口罩。由此可知D项正确 2.B细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知，A、C、D三项均 被提及，而B项不是科学家的预测而是一些乐观者的看法。 3.C词义猜测题。由前后文“wearing very light,hin clothes.""...that keeps us cool in hot weather and warm in cold weather.”可知，这是一种布。fabric意为“织物，布料”。 4.D推理判断题。根据全文可知，对未来过分乐观 或过分悲观都是不正确的，不考虑未来也是不现实的，所 以排除A、B、C三项，由“we will not be there to see if these predictions come true”可知，D项正确。 Ⅱ.完形填空 本文是一篇议论文，研究表明人们交谈的内容大多数 不是重大问题的讨论和研究，而是闲言碎语，这些闲言碎 语是不是浪费时间呢？Robin Dunbar教授不是这样认为 的，他认为闲言碎语是非常重要的，是人类发展过程中非 常重要的交流形式。 l.C考查名词。A.claim宣称；B.description描 述；C.gossip闲言碎语；D.language语言。根据下文多次 出现的gossip可知选C。 2.B考查副词。A.occasionally偶然地：B.habitu- ally习惯地；C.independently独立地：D.originally最初 地。根据文中Language is our greatest treasure as a species 可知，语言是我们作为一个物种的最伟大的财富，我们习 惯怎么使用它呢？故选B。 3.A考查形容词。A.social社交的；B.political政 治的：C.historical历史的：D.cultural文化的。根据下文 involving children,lovers and colleagues可知，此处指社交场 合，故选A。 4.D考查名词。A.admirer仰慕者：B.master主 人：C.user使用者：D.waster浪费者。根据上文“So why are we keen on gossiping？(那么我们为什么喜欢说些闲言 碎语呢？)”可知，此处表示“因为我们天生是时间和语言 的浪费者吗？”故选D。 5.A考查形容词。A.ital至关重要的；B.sensi- tive敏感的：C.ideal理想的：D.difficult困难的。根据上 文“If's not the case according to Professor Robin Dunbar.”可 知，Robin Dunbar教授认为我们不是浪费时间，他认为闲 言碎语是最重要的事情之一，故选A。 6.B考查动词。A.confirm证实；B.reject反对；C. outline概述；D.broaden拓宽。根据上下文可知Dunbar反 对传统的关于语言是在人类社会发展初期在组织打猎的 时候发展起来的这个观点，故选B。 7.C考查词组。A.for instance例如；B.in addition 此外：C.on the contrary相反；D.as a result结果。根据上 "Instead he suggests that language evolved among women. We don't spend two-thirds of our time gossiping just because we can talk..”可知，正相反，语言进化是让我们说些闲言 碎语的，故选C。 8.D考查名词。A.motivation动机；B.appearance 外表，出现：C.emotion情感：D.behaviour行为。根据下 文语意可知教授通过研究灵长类动物行为得出的这个令 人高兴的理论。故选D。 9.A考查名词。A.attack攻击；B.contact联系；C. inspection视察；D.assistance帮助。根据上文conflict可知 猴子和其他的个体形成群体，当群体内部发生冲突或受到 外部攻击时，它们可以依靠这些个体来获得支持。故选A。 l0.C考查动词。A.recall回想；B.deny否认；C. conclude得出结论；D.confess承认。此处表示教授下结 论说，我们在历史上做过相似的事情。故选C 1l.D考查名词。A.prospect前景；B.responsibility 责任；C.leadership领导；D.protection保护。根据下文 "...on the other hand,the bigger the group,the greater the stresses of living close to others.”可知因为群体越大，获得 的保护就越大，故选D。 I2.D考查动词。A.measure衡量；B.show展示； C.maintain保持：D.ease缓解。根据上文“..on the other hand,the bigger the group,the greater the stresses of living 参考答案与解析。 close to others..”可知因为群体越大，生活在一起的压力就 越大，梳理毛发可以缓解压力，让每个人都冷静下来。故 选D。 I3.B考查动词。A.save拯救：B.extend延长：C. consume耗费，消耗：D.gain获得。随着群体越来越大，花 在梳理毛发上的时间就要延长来维持它的效果。故选B。 l4.B考查形容词。A.common常见的；B.efficient 效率高的；C.scientific科学的；D.thoughtful体贴的。根 据上文的effectiveness可知，这里需要一个更加有效的梳 理毛发的方法。故选B。 l5.C考查形容词。A.indirect间接的：B.daily日 常的；C.physical身体的；D.secret秘密的。语言演变成 了有声的梳理毛发，与一对一的身体接触相比，交换信息 能建立更大的关系网，可以让人类和更大的群体发展关 系。故选C。 Ⅲ.七选五 1-5 BEDCF Period 2 课时部分基础训练 【.用所给词的正确形式填空 1.opposed 2.absent 3.advocated 4.emphasize 5.luxuries 6.predictions 7.essays 8.library 9.abnormal 10.combination Ⅱ.选词填空 1.in the absence of 2.benefit from 3.on the other hand 4.rather than 5.Provide;with 6.keep in touch 7.on the opposite side 8.turn on 9.apologize for 10.along with Ⅲ.单句语法填空 1.apologies 2.It 3.providing 4.beneficial 5.combined 6.preference 7.remotely 8.disobeyed 9.accurate 10.off V.完成句子 1.The minister will be giving a speech on international affairs. 2.It's a pity that you have missed such a wonderful lec- ture. 3.The Internet is so interesting,which makes everything possibly happen. 4.On the one hand,he is rich,and on the other hand,he is lonely. 5.In this sense,children and adults have equal rights. 73