内容正文:
UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
A卷
第一部分基础知识运用
第一节单词拼写
1.remote 2.routine 3.available
4.nevertheless 5.structure 6.abnormal
7.potential 8.crime 9.occupations
10.rural
第二节单句语法填空
11.to accept 12.preference 13.critical
14.electrical 15.security 16.and/with
17.off 18.with 19.intelligent 20.of
第三节完成句子
21.In addition 22.switch on 23.the instant
she entered the classroom 24.If you would
like to come 25.will be flying south
26.The instant he finished his work 27.keep
in touch with him 28.With the development of
science and technology 29.will be using
30.scientific breakthroughs may change people's life
第二部分阅读理解
第一节
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述
世界首富杰夫·贝佐斯及他送人去太空的梦
想,他希望能开发一种便宜的方式在太空和地
球之间旅行并鼓励未来梦想家帮助人类和拯救
地球的故事。
31.B[段落大意题。第一段主要讲杰夫·贝
佐斯自从观看了1969年7月20日美国宇航
员登上月球表面的黑白录像起,月球就成为
他太空梦想的中心。这也是他太空梦想的
开始,故选B。]
32.D[细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Bezos
thinks humans will be living in orbital space
settlements...Space taxis would make it easy
for humans to travel between settlements.”贝
佐斯认为,人类将生活在轨道空间定居点,这
与国际空间站相似,除了空间大,每座都能容
纳数百万人。太空计程车将使人类更容易在
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定居点之间旅行。可知贝佐斯认为生活在轨
道空间定居点更方便,故选D。]
33.C[细节理解题。根据第四段可知。贝佐
斯公司已经解决这个成本问题,使用蓝色起
源公司的可重复使用的New Shepard rocket
可以消除最大的成本。故选C。]
34.D[细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可
知其目的是为了鼓励未来的太空梦想家。
故选D。]
B
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。随着技术进步,
很多公司使用更多的机器人,不再需要很多全
职工人。零工经济时代很快就会到来。
35.C[词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“Some
robots already cost less to operate than the
salaries of the humans they replace,and they are
getting cheaper.”可知机器人的成本比人力更
便宜,未来很多公司会更多使用机器人。也
就是说机器人会夺走很多人的工作。故C
项正确。]
36.B[推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Uber
and many other companies are working on
developing cars and trucks that don't need a
driver in the driver's seat..”可知Uber公司
开发了无人驾驶技术,会大大地减少雇用司
机的工资付出,公司的运营成本会越来越
低。故B项正确。]
37.B[推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可
知兼职工作的人无法享受生病工资,也就是
说全职工作的人可以享受sick pay,这也是
全职工作的优势。故B项正确。]
38.A[推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知
作者认为关闭对外贸易并不能让工作机会
回归,只会减缓全球经济发展并伤害美国的
出口。由此可见作者支持对外贸易。故A
项正确。]
第二节阅读七选五
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。作者认为在教
育领域虽然人工智能不能完全取代老师,但是
能帮助老师们提升教学效果。本文从课内课外
两方面举例说明了人工智能的优势。
39.E[根据空后内容可知,与自己单独工作相
比,人工智能也有一些方面能产生更快更有
效的不同。从“other ways(其他一些方面)”
可知上文已经提到跟它形成对比的另一方
面,设空处应该表达的是一个转折让步关
系。选项E中的although可表达让步关系,
且选项E中的human connection又与空前
一句语意连贯。故选E。]
40.G[空格后是两个并列的简单句并且都是
they must开头,and前还有一个逗号,由此
可知空格处应该也是一个相似结构的简单
句。选项G也是they must开头的简单句。
故选G。]
41.C[由第二段最后一句可知,下文要论述的是
人工智能如何帮助老师更容易地达到教学目
标。再由第三段中的“promote fundamental
skills(提升基本技能)”“necessary tasks as
answering questions and grading assignments(
答疑或批作业这样基础性的工作)”可知,本段
论述的是人工智能在课堂内可以带来的好
处和效果。选项C中的“a powerful
assistant to my future classroom(未来课堂
上的得力助手)”符合语境。故选C。]
42.B[由第三段将人工智能能在课堂内带来
好处可知,第四段将会论述人工智能能在课
堂外带来的好处。根据本段中的“educational
equality around the world(全球的教育公平)”
也可知,本段内容不限于教室内部了。选项B
中的“beyond my own classroom(超出了我的
教室的范围)”符合语境。故选B。]
43.F[由最后一段第二句可知本段谈论的中
心是课堂外人工智能能促进教育公平。选
项F中“receive equal education”符合语境,
故选F。]
第三部分完形填空
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一
个社区通过成立邻里监护队,互相关照、互相爱
护,从而创造出一个安全、友好、和谐的社区的
故事。
44.C[根据第一段可知,蒂姆和他的邻居正在
努力使他们的邻里变得无忧无虑、安全通
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畅。自然每当蒂姆开车出门购物时就不仅
仅只是(not just)开车去商店,再开车回家,
而是还有别的事情要做。not yet“尚未”;not
just“不仅仅;不只是”。]
45.A[根据语境可知,他总是在邻里的街道上
上下下仔细地(carefully)查看。carefully“小
心地;谨慎地”;clearly“明显地;无疑地”;
nervously'“神经紧张地;不安地”;coldly“冷
淡地”。]
46.B[此处指他查看是否有像陌生的车子或
喧哗的噪声之类的异常情况。]
47.C[此处与前面strange cars,loud noises
构成并列意义的异常情况,表示破了的
(broken)窗户.]
48.B[蒂姆属于一个邻里监护队。attend to
“留心;护理”;belong to“属于;是…成
员”;break in“破门而入;插话”;participate
in“参加”,后面接活动类的名词。]
49.A[邻里监护队每月第三个周三碰头开会
(meet)。后文“gets together with about ten
neighbours to discuss”有所暗示。]
50.C[根据前文“on the third Wednesday of
every month”可知此处指时间。]
5l.D[从文章第一句中的“make their
neighbourhood a trouble-free area”和第二
段中蒂姆的行为可以看出,他们聚集在一起
研讨社区的安全(safety)问题。]
52.D[根据上下文可知,所有的邻居都要相互
注意留神(look out for),提高警惕。hold on
to“抓紧;坚持”;hold back'“抑制;阻碍”;look
into“调查”。]
53.C[根据上下文推断,我们应该相互看护
(watch)好彼此的家。后文“keep watch on”
亦是提示。care“注意;照料;关心”;enter
“进入”;watch“注视;注意;看守;守护”;
manage“管理;设法”。]
54.A[前文已有暗示,四五个人形成一组
(group)。]
55.B[如果看到有什么事情不对劲(right),就
叫警察。doesn't look well“看起来脸色不
好”,主语为人;doesn't look strange“看起来
不奇怪”;average“平均的,普通的”。]
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56.D[从上下文判断,该句指发现一群十几岁
的孩子似乎想捣乱、想找麻烦(trouble)。look
for service“找服务”;look for trouble“找麻
烦”;look for work“找工作”;look for money
“找钱”。]
57.D[在制止犯罪方面邻里监护队起到了辅
助(help)的作用,即充当了助手的功能。]
58.B[警察很好,但他们并不可能每件事情
(everything)都做得到。everything与not
连用表示部分否定。do harm“伤害,损害”;
do wrong“做错事”,]
第四部分写作
第一节基础写作训练
I.完成句子
59.will be very different from 60.With the
development of medicine 61.Because of the
discovery of new energy
62.will change
greatly 63.do all your housework;what
you're wearing;go to the moon for a holiday
Ⅱ.连句成篇
In the future,man's life will be very
different from that of today.First,with the
development of medicine,on the average,a
person will live to the age of about 120.Second,
because of the discovery of new energy,the
environmental pollution will be under control.
Third,people's daily life will change greatly,
too.For example,robots will do all your
housework for you;your chair will change its
color to match what you're wearing;perhaps
some people will go to the moon for a holiday.
第二节
参考范文:
Paragraph 1:
The next morning,he went to the turner's
shop with his horse all complete.Proud of the
turner's praise,John ran to his friend Tom,
crying,"Now then,Tom,here is my horse-
look!”“Well,that is a funny horse,”said Tom
with interest.“Where did you buy it??”“I didn't
buy it,”replied John.“I made it.”“You made
it yourself!Oh,well,it's a good horse for you
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to make.But it is not so good as mine.Mine
cost a dollar while yours cost nothing.""It was
real fun to make it,though,said John,and
away he ran with his horse rolling after him.
Paragraph 2:
He studied hard in school.He was the top
student in his class and was still crazy about
making things on his own.When he graduated,he
went to work in a machine shop.Definitely,it
delighted him to make amazing things by machine.
To his satisfaction,he is now a master workman,
and will soon have a shop of his own.
UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
B卷
第二部分
第一节
A
语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一
些关于英国著名城市的网站,以及这些网站中
的一些项目的信息。
21.C[词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句可知,
该篇文章的主要内容就是介绍一些关于英
国城市中免费的或较为便宜的娱乐项目的
网站,由此可推知,easy on the pocket应该
是“易于负担…的费用”的意思。affordable
“花费得起的,负担得起的”符合语境,故选C
项。]
22.D[细节理解题。根据Glasgow部分中的
"You can visit Scotland's Center for Design and
Architecture...take a look at VisitScotland.
知,答案为D。]
23.D[文章出处题。阅读全文可知,本文主要
介绍了一些关于英国著名城市的网站,以及
这些网站中的一些项目的信息,根据文章内
容及文章最后一句中的“click here”可知,这
篇文章可以在网上看到,故答案为D。]
语篇解读:本文主要讲述了人类的生命由于生
物技术的发展可以无限期延长的愿望有可能成
为现实。
24.A[细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句
"Today's leading killers,such as heart disease,
3UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
A卷·基础达标卷
(时间:90分钟满分:120分)
第一部分基础知识运用
第一节单词拼写(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
1.The phone can then be used as a
(远程的)control..
2.My dance class was doing a
(常规)on wooden boxes two feet by two feet,
facing the audience.
如
3.Free audio tours are
(可得的)on leaving the Admission Centre at the start of
your visit.
4.I was,
(然而),talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the
金邮
wilderness.
5.A California builder designed the
(结构)of its houses smartly.
6.They have one
(不正常的)gene from that parent and one normal gene from the
other parent.
7.He believed that some had more
(潜力;可能性)to develop their reason than
others did.
邻
8.She has been involved in the war against organised
(犯罪活动).
数
9.The pressure at work is on the increase in all
(职业).
10.In a further twist,birth rate is highest in poorly educated
(乡村的)areas and
lowest in highly educated urban areas.
高
第二节单句语法填空(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
11.I managed to persuade my classmates
(accept)my idea.
阳
12.As to which tree is the better choice,it is really a matter of personal
(prefer).
阳
13.The early years of development are
(critic)years for learning about oneself.
14.We need some ordinary facilities and
(electricity)equipment,such as balance,
crucible,tongs and so on.
15.In fact,it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from
it for
(secure).
蕾
16.Like her mother,Irene combined family
career.
17.Mobile phones must be switched
by plane in consideration of other visitors.
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18.We can keep in touch
friends and families wherever we are.
19.This doesn't mean we are becoming either more or less
(intelligence).
20.It will disappear with the development
AI.
第三节完成句子(共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)
21.
every student can be in harmony with foreign friends,which makes it easy
for you to get on with them.
此外,每个学生会与外国朋友保持友好,这使你们容易与他们相处。
22.I hear that song whenever I
the radio.
每次打开收音机时我都能听到那首歌。
23.She couldn't resist showing off her new skirt
她一进教室就忍不住炫耀她的新裙子。
24.
I'll meet you at the entrance of the music hall.
如果你愿意来的话,我将会在音乐大厅入口处与你见面。
25.Very soon,they
to much warmer lands.
很快,它们将向南飞往更温暖的地方。
26.
the bell rang.
他一做完工作,铃就响了。
27.We
on QQ after graduation.
我们毕业后在QQ上和他保持联系。
28,
the prices of mobile phones have gone down.
随着科技的发展,手机的价格下降了。
29.We
this book next term.
我们下学期将用这本书。
30.Recent
in most completely ways.
最新的科学成就可能以最彻底的方式改变人类生活。
第二部分阅读理解
第一节(共8小题,每小题2.5分,共20分)
Jeff Bezos,the world's wealthiest person,was just five when American astronauts
stepped on the surface of the moon on July 20,1969.However,he's never forgotten the
black-and-white footage from the historic moment.Since then,the moon has always been
the center of his space dreams which are channeled through his spaceflight company,Blue
Origin.
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On May 9,2019,at a meeting held in Washington,D.C.,Bezos came one step closer
to achieving his dream of sending people there,when he presented a model of a lander,
Blue Moon,designed to carry both humans and goods to the satellite.
Though details of how Blue Moon will be sent to space remain unclear,Bezos is
confident it'll be ready for its mission (by 2024.He considers it unavoidable to settle
in space given our ever-increasing population and fewer resources.Unlike those seeking a
home on another planet,Bezos thinks humans will be living in orbital space settlements,
which are similar to the International Space Station,except much bigger,each housing
millions of people.Space taxis would make it easy for humans to travel between
settlements.
But first we need to develop a cheaper way to travel between space and Earth.Bezos
may have solved the problem partly by removing the biggest cost of spaceflights-single
use rockets-with Blue Origin's reusable New Shepard rocket,which has made several
trips to space and back since 2015.
To encourage future space dreamers,the company's recently built a free online club
that will keep members informed of its progress and challenge them to find solutions to
help humans and save earth.It invites students of all ages to draw or write how they
imagine humans living and working in space on a self-addressed,stamped postcard and
send it to the "Club for the Future"by July 20.The first 10,000 postcards will be sent to
space aboard the New Shepard rocket later this year.When it returns to Earth,the
postcards,stamped "flown to space",will be returned to their owners.
31.What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?
A.An impressive historic moment.
B.The beginning of Bezos'space dream.
C.The exciting news of sending man to space.
D.Bezos'secret of becoming the wealthiest person.
32.What will be orbital space settlements like in Bezos'eyes?
A.Overpopulated.
B.Solar-powered.
C.Energy-hungry.
D.Conveniently accessible.
33.What may contribute greatly to the low cost of travelling to space?
A.Space taxis.
B.Single use rockets.
C.New Shepard rocket.
D.Orbital space settlements.
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34.What's the purpose of the free online club?
A.To help humans and save earth.
B.To challenge students of all ages.
C.To build a new way of sending postcards.
D.To encourage future space dreamers.
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Over the next decade,technology will decimate more jobs in many professions.
Some robots already cost less to operate than the salaries of the humans they replace,
and they are getting cheaper.Boston Consulting Group predicts that,by 2025,the
operating cost of a robot that does welding (will be less than $2 per hour,for
example.That's more affordable than the 25 per hour that a human welder earns today in
America.
Uber and many other companies are working on developing cars and trucks that don't
need a driver in the driver's seat.According to the American Trucking Associations,
approximately 3 million truck drivers were employed in the United States in 2010,and 6.8
million others were employed in other jobs relating to trucking activity.So roughly one of
every 15 workers in the country is employed in the trucking business.We could be talking
about millions of jobs disappearing in the early 2020s.
And then there is the“Gig Economy(零工经济)”that has some businesses moving
toward part-time,on-demand employment.Uber has already done this to taxi drivers,and
other technology companies are doing it to a wide range of jobs.A study by Intuit predicted
that 40%of American workers will be self-employed,and that full-time jobs will be harder
to find.We are talking about 60 million people in this category.The problem is that not
only do such part-time workers lack reliable full-time jobs and sick pay,but they can't
enjoy health insurance and longer-term benefits.
The measures to be taken are to raise trade barriers.But closing the doors to foreign
trade won't bring jobs back.It will only slow the global economy and hurt American
exports,shrinking the U.S.economy and accelerating job loss.
35.The underlined word“decimate”in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by“
A.make someone interested in
B.equip someone for
C.wipe out
D.bring back
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36.What will happen with technologies developing according to the text?
A.Robots will become smarter and smarter.
B.Uber's labor cost will be lower and lower.
C.More and more truck drivers will be needed.
D.Taxi drivers can enjoy more health insurance.
37.Which of the following is an advantage of a full-time job?
A.It may be flexible.
B.It may offer sick pay.
C.It is full of adventure.
D.It is always well-paid.
38.Which of the following does the writer agree on?
A.Welcoming foreign trade.
B.Offering more part-time jobs.
C.Using fewer robots to stop job loss.
D.Developing more new technologies.
第二节阅读七选五(共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
I don't believe Artificial Intelligence (AI)could replace my teaching career.I have
always been interested in human connection,and the ways in which I can use these
connections to inspire change and make a difference.39,there are other ways where
AI could make a more efficient and effective difference than I could on my own.
My teaching experiences over the past several years have been creative and inspiring.I
believe that the job of educators extends beyond simply teaching students a set curriculum.
40,they must constantly reflect on ways to better their teaching,and they must
inspire their students to be the best versions of themselves.And now with the help of Al,
they could achieve these goals much easier.
41.First,AI can be used to promote fundamental skills,such as mathematical
education and vocabulary lessons.Additionally,I see AI being used for such necessary
tasks as answering questions and grading assignments.Thus I could focus my attention to
establishing human connection,individualizing lesson plans and inspiring my students.
42.I believe AI could provide a strong basis for educational equality around the
world.According to Todd Leopold,close to 800 million people worldwide are functionally
illiterate(不识字的).Due to its ability to efficiently pass knowledge across large groups of
people fewer teachers may be needed in some schools.43.
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A.Since students will always need a human teacher
B.The benefit AI brings is far beyond my own classroom
C.I think Al is a powerful assistant to my future classroom
D.The need for students to learn how to use Al will also grow
E.Although human connection may never be able to be fully replaced by AI
F.This could be an opportunity for students everywhere to receive equal education
G.They must observe and get to know their students in order to individualize educational plans
第三部分完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighbourhood a trouble
free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping,he doesn't 44 drive to a store
and back home.He always looks 45 up and down the streets of his neighbourhood.He
looks for anything 46 such as strange cars,loud noises,47 windows,or people
gathering on street corners.
Tim 48 a neighbourhood watch group in Stoneville,Indiana,USA.The
neighbourhood watch group 49 on the third Wednesday of every month.That's
50 Tim gets together with about ten neighbors to discuss community 51.Alex,a
member of the group,said that all the neighbors 52 one another."We 53
each
other's homes.We keep watch on the neighbourhood at night and on weekends.Usually a
54 of four or five of us goes out together.If something doesn't look 55,we call
the police.For example,if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for
56,or someone destroying property,we report to the police.
Alex feels the neighbourhood watch groups 57 a lot in keeping crime down.Her
husband Jim agrees,"Police are good people,but they can't do 58."
44.A.yet
B.still
C.just
D.rather
45.A.carefully
B.clearly
C.nervously
D.coldly
46.A.familiar
B.unusual
C.expensive
D.interesting
47.A.old
B.open
C.broken
D.curtained
48.A.attends to
B.belongs to
C.breaks in
D.participates in
49.A.meets
B.quarrels
C.sings
D.searches
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50.A.where
B.why
C.when
D.how
51.A.politics
B.wealth
C.health
D.safety
52.A.hold on to
B.hold back
C.look into
D.look out for
53.A.care
B.enter
C.watch
D.manage
54.A.group
B.set
C.number
D.crowd
55.A.well
B.right
C.strange
D.average
56.A.work
B.money
C.service
D.trouble
57.A.produce
B,find
C.get
D.help
58.A.anything
B.everything
C.harm
D.wrong
第四部分写作
第一节基础写作训练(满分10分)
I.完成句子
59.In the future,man's life
that of today.
在未来,人类的生活将会非常不同于今天。
60,
on the average,a person will live to the age of about 120.
随着医学的发展,一个人的平均寿命约为120岁。
61.
the environmental pollution will be under control.
由于新能源的发现,环境污染将得到控制。
62.People's daily life
,too.
人们的日常生活也会发生很大的变化。
63.For example,robots will
for you;your chair will change its color to
match
perhaps some people will
例如,机器人会为你做所有的家务;你的椅子会根据你的穿着改变颜色;也许有些人会
去月球度假。
Ⅱ,连句成篇(将I题中的句子加入适当的衔接词连句成篇)
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第二节读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
续写的词数应为150左右。
John Carpenter did not like to buy toys that somebody else had made.He liked the fun
of making them himself.The thought that they were his own work delighted him.Tom
Austin,one of his playmates,thought a toy was worth nothing unless it cost a great deal
of money.He never tried to make anything,but bought all his toys.
"Come and look at my horse,"said he,one day."It cost a dollar,and it is such a
beauty!Come and see it.”
John was soon admiring his friend's horse,and he was examining it carefully,to see
how it was made.The same evening he began to make one on his own.He went into the
wood shed,and picked out two pieces of wood-one for the head of his horse,the other
for the body.It took him two or three days to shape them to his satisfaction.
His father gave him a bit of red leather for a bridle,and a few brass nails,and his
mother found a bit of old fur with which he made a mane and tail for his horse.But what
about the wheels?This puzzled him.At last he thought he would go to a turner's shop,and
see if he could get some round pieces of wood which might suit his purpose.
He found a large number of such pieces among the shavings on the floor,and asked
permission to take a few of them.The turner (1)asked him what he wanted them for,
and he told him about his horse."Oh,"said the man,laughing,"if you wish it,I will make
some wheels for your horse.But remember,when it is finished,you must let me see it.
John promised to do so,and he soon ran home with the wheels in his pocket.
Paragraph 1:
The next morning,he went to the turner's shop with his horse all complete.
Paragraph 2:
He studied hard in school.
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