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[原创]人教版 八上 Unit 7 Reading plus.课文改编三合一练习
Looking into the Future
第一部分 原文 中英对照
Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? To answer this, you can read a sci-fi book. Perhaps you will have some ideas then. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. But what makes it so popular?
For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. Anything is possible. We can dream big. Some people think there will be flying cars and robot servants. Others believe we will learn more about strange aliens and other worlds.
Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. In 1945, a sci-fi author named Arthur C. Clarke wrote about a system of space stations. In the article, he predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. However, this was before TV was a common item at home! In a short story by Clarke, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. Amazingly, the short story was actually the inspiration for the internet!
Science fiction is also popular because it can make us think about our world in new ways. Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world. They can also make us excited when we feel like we are living in a boring world.
What will the future be like? Sci-fi inspires us and helps us to understand what it could be like.
中文译文
你对未来充满好奇吗?你认为50年甚至更久以后,我们的生活会是什么样子?想要找到答案,你可以读一本科幻小说,或许你会从中找到一些想法。如今,很多年轻读者都喜爱科幻作品。但是是什么让科幻小说如此受欢迎呢?
一方面,科幻小说给了我们畅想未来的机会。一切皆有可能,我们可以大胆憧憬。有人认为未来会出现飞行汽车与机器仆人;还有人相信我们会进一步了解神秘外星人和其他星球。
另一个原因是,科幻作家及其作品能够激励我们去创造未来。1945年,科幻作家阿瑟·C·克拉克撰写了一套空间站相关构想。在文章中,他预测未来地球上会拥有众多电视台,人们能够向全球传送电视节目。然而,在那个年代,电视机还没有走进寻常百姓家!克拉克在一篇短篇小说中提出,未来人们可以借助一套系统和世界各地的人交流。令人惊叹的是,这篇短篇小说正是互联网的灵感来源!
科幻受欢迎还有一个原因:它能让我们用全新的角度看待世界。尽管许多科幻故事发生在虚构的世界与社会中,却能帮助我们更好地认识现实世界。当我们觉得生活枯燥乏味时,科幻故事也能重新点燃我们的热情。
未来将会是什么模样?科幻给予我们灵感,帮助我们畅想未来的无限可能。
第二部分 完形填空
Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? To answer this, you can read a sci-fi book. Perhaps you will have some ideas then. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. But what makes it so 1?
For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to 2 our future. Anything is possible. Some people imagine flying cars and robot servants. Others hope to know more about aliens and other worlds.
Besides, sci-fi works can 3 people to create the future. Arthur C. Clarke is a great sci-fi writer. In 1945, he wrote about space stations and 4 many TV stations would appear on Earth. Later, he wrote a short story about a global communication system. Surprisingly, this story brought 5 to the invention of the Internet.
What’s more, science fiction lets us look at the world in 6 new ways. Most sci-fi stories happen in imaginary places, 7 they help us understand the real world better. When life feels boring, sci-fi can also make us feel 8.
All in all, sci-fi is of great value. It 9 our minds and helps us think about what the future 10 be like.
( )1. A. difficult B. popular C. strange D. easy
( )2. A. imagine B. forget C. change D. build
( )3. A. allow B. ask C. inspire D. force
( )4. A. doubted B. predicted C. agreed D. wondered
( )5. A. trouble B. advice C. courage D. inspiration
( )6. A. completely B. nearly C. hardly D. simply
( )7. A. so B. and C. but D. or
( )8. A. tired B. bored C. excited D. relaxed
( )9. A. opens B. closes C. tests D. breaks
( )10. A. must B. could C. need D. should
第三部分 阅读理解
Are you curious about the future? What do you think our life will be like in 50 years or more? To answer this, you can read a sci-fi book. Perhaps you will have some ideas then. Today, many young readers are interested in science fiction. But what makes it so popular?
For one thing, science fiction gives us a chance to imagine what our future will be like. Anything is possible. We can dream big. Some people think there will be flying cars and robot servants. Others believe we will learn more about strange aliens and other worlds.
Another reason is that sci-fi writers and their work can inspire us to create the future. In 1945, a sci-fi author named Arthur C. Clarke wrote about a system of space stations. In the article, he predicted the earth of the future would have many TV stations and people would send TV programmes around the world. However, this was before TV was a common item at home! In a short story by Clarke, he suggested people in the future would use a system to talk with others around the world. Amazingly, the short story was actually the inspiration for the internet!
Science fiction is also popular because it can make us think about our world in new ways. Although many sci-fi stories are set in imaginary worlds or societies, they can help us better understand the real world. They can also make us excited when we feel like we are living in a boring world.
What will the future be like? Sci-fi inspires us and helps us to understand what it could be like.
阅读试题
1. How many reasons for the popularity of sci-fi are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
1. What did Arthur C. Clarke predict in his article in 1945?
A. People would invent the Internet soon. B. TV would become widely used in families.
C. There would be lots of TV stations on Earth. D. Humans would meet aliens from other planets.
1. What does the underlined word “imaginary” mean?
A. real B. unreal C. modern D. ancient
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Sci-fi stories can only describe future life on Earth.
B. Clarke’s short story gave people ideas for the Internet.
C. Most sci-fi readers do not care about the real world.
D. Flying cars and robot servants already exist now.
1. What is the main idea of the text?
A. To introduce why science fiction is popular.
B. To tell readers how to write good sci-fi stories.
C. To describe great inventions in the future.
D. To talk about Arthur C. Clarke’s life.
第四部分 语法填空
阅读短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Are you curious about the future? Many young people enjoy 1.________(read) science fiction. But why is it so popular?
Firstly, sci-fi gives us a chance 2.________(imagine) our future. We can dream of flying cars and aliens from other worlds.
3.________(two), sci-fi works inspire people 4.________(create) new things. Arthur C. Clarke was a famous sci-fi writer. In 1945, he predicted there would be many TV stations. One of his short 5.________(story) offered inspiration for the Internet.
Thirdly, sci-fi encourages us 6.________(think) differently. Many stories take place in imaginary worlds, 7. ________they help us understand the real world better. When we feel bored, these stories can make us 8.________(excite).
Sci-fi opens our minds. It helps us picture 9.________ the future could look 10.________.
参考答案与详细解析
完形填空
1.B 解析:全文探讨科幻小说受欢迎的原因,popular 受欢迎的。
2.A 解析:imagine our future 畅想未来,原文原词。
3.C 解析:inspire sb. to do sth. 激励某人做某事。
4.B 解析:predict 预测,文中克拉克对未来做出设想。
5.D 解析:inspiration 灵感,克拉克的小说给予互联网灵感。
6.A 解析:completely new ways 全新的方式。
7.C 解析:转折关系,故事虽是虚构的,却帮助我们理解现实。
8.C 解析:原文提到生活枯燥时,科幻让人感到兴奋excited。
9.A 解析:open our minds 开阔思维。
10.B 解析:could 表示可能性,未来可能是什么样子。
阅读理解
1.B 细节题。文中一共列出三点原因。
2.C 细节题。克拉克预测未来地球上会出现大量电视台。
3.B 词义猜测题。imaginary 虚构的,不真实的=unreal。
4.B 细节题。克拉克的短篇小说为互联网提供灵感。
5.A 主旨题。文章围绕科幻小说受欢迎的三大原因展开。
语法填空
1.reading 解析:enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事。
2.to imagine 解析:a chance to do sth. 做某事的机会。
3.Secondly 解析:对应Firstly,第三点Thirdly,其次。
4.to create 解析:inspire sb. to do sth. 激励某人做某事。
5.stories 解析:one of + 可数名词复数。
6.to think 解析:encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事。
7.but 解析:表转折。
8.excited 解析:修饰人,感到兴奋的excited。
9.what 解析:宾语从句,what the future could look like。
10.like 解析:look like 看起来……样,固定搭配。
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