1、UNIT 2 课下题型练(三)Using Language.阅读理解AHave you ever run out of coffee or tea? Found no eggs in the fridge? No bread for the sandwich and the nearest shop is too far away？Well, all that can change in the future.If all goes well, the intelligent future kitchen will soon help solve all your problems.In th
2、e future, all kitchen units will be connected to the Internet.The intelligent future kitchen will give wise advice on planning your menu for the day.Worried about your weight？It will tell you the right diet and what is good for your health.It will even keep in mind your likes and dislikes!Designed b
3、y the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this smart kitchen promises to pay attention to all your needs.The computers system will help keep an “eye” on the fridge.If the fridge is empty, the kitchen will automatically call and place an order at the local supermarket.So you dont have to worry abo
4、ut it at all.You get home late, and dont know what to make from the collection of ingredients (原料) in your fridge.A while back you might have ordered a takeout but now, instead of worrying about eating a collection of this and that, youre excited.You can pull out each vegetable, and pass each one in
5、 front of a web camera next to your fridge.A few moments later, a screen on your fridge would display a tasty recipe.After dinner, you take your plates to a box next to the sink.You dont have to clean them, your machine does.It produces new plates every time you need to eat.Later in the evening, you
6、 phone your other half, who is on a business trip halfway around the world.As you drink your cup of hot coffee, it makes your other halfs cup change color on the other side of the world, another special way to keep in touch.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了未来的智能厨房。1The problem mentioned in the first paragraph w
7、ill be solved Aby the intelligent kitchen itselfBby finding a good housekeeperCafter you call the supermarketDafter you buy great amounts of food解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段首句可知，第一段中提到的问题都会被智能厨房自动解决。故选A。2The kitchen of the future may help you Alose weight fastBkeep a healthy dietCcook delicious foodDclean fridg
8、e in time解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第四、五句可知，未来的智能厨房可能会帮助你保持健康饮食。故选B。3The underlined word “automatically” in the third paragraph means “ ”Ain secretBby chanceCby itself Dagain and again解析：选C词义猜测题。联系前一句“The computers system will help keep an eye on the fridge.”及后一句“So you dont have to worry about it at all.”可知，此
9、处指的是，如果冰箱空了，智能厨房能靠自己解决这些问题。by itself靠自己。故选C。4The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that the smart kitchen Awill order a takeout for you if you get home lateBhas a big color television and some web camerasCcan pull out all the vegetables from your fridgeDcan give a suitable recipe according to your in
10、gredients解析：选D段落大意题。根据第四段最后一句“A few moments later, a screen on your fridge would display a tasty recipe.”可知，这段话主要讲述的是智能厨房能根据你冰箱里面的食材给出一个合适的菜谱。故选D。BIn the far, far future, bicycles and perhaps skates may be run by jet power, and a new thing to ride may be a small flying saucer (飞碟).Imagine a race bet
11、ween them!There may be telepathy helmets (心灵感应帽) that send through waves from your brain to that of your friend miles away.You just think a thought and your friend knows it！You can have secrets with each other that nobody else can turn in on!What about the food of the future？Scientists think that mu
12、ch of it will be artificial made in factories from such surprising things as coal, limestone, air, and water.The artificial food will be healthful because all the things that you need to live a long and healthy life will be put into it.The future hospitals will probably have “body banks” that can gi
13、ve you almost any new part you need to keep on living.People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.What about highways of the future？Well, a very small child probably will be able to drive a car.Nobody will need to steer (驾驶).Electric signals will hold each car on the right road to
14、 get wherever the “driver” wants to go.And it probably will be impossible for cars to smash together.Controls that wont even have to be touched will make all speeding cars miss each other or will put on the brakes.Driving cars will be as safe as being at home.But maybe the most wonderful surprise in
15、 the future will be weather control.Cities may have giant plastic domes(圆顶罩) over them to keep out snow, rain, or storms.When you plan a picnic in a park, you wont have to worry about rain.It will rain only when the “weatherman” thinks it is necessary to fresh the air inside the city.All other days
16、will be fair and warm.The future should be a wonderful time in which to live and the time we are living in now is also a wonderful future to the people who lived 100 years ago.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。作者对未来的生活进行了畅想。5What can we learn from the passage?AWith telepathy helmets, we can share our thoughts without a
17、ny words.BThe artificial food made from coal and limestone tastes the most delicious in the future.CThere will be “body banks” instead of hospitals in the future.DPlastic domes themselves can automatically control the weather.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段内容尤其是“You just think a thought and your friend knows it！”可
18、知，未来人们有了心灵感应帽不用说话就能交流。故选A项。6With the future highways， Asmall children have to learn to driveBcar accidents still couldnt be avoidedCwe can be taken to the destination without steeringDcars will be no longer equipped with brakes解析：选C细节理解题。根据第五段第三句“Nobody will need to steer(驾驶).”可知，在未来的公路上，我们可以不用驾驶就能到
19、达目的地。故选C项。7The authors attitude towards the future life is Adisappointed BpessimisticCsatisfied Ddoubtful解析：选C观点态度题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者认为未来的世界很精彩，所以作者对于未来生活的态度是满意的。故选C项。.阅读七选五Bank of England economists predict that almost half of all UK jobs are under threat of automation.Those most at risk involve repeti
20、tive manual (手工的) labour.But could even the respected profession of teaching soon have to compete against powerful electronic educators?At first glance, teaching might seem unlikely to be replaced by robots. 1 They analyse pupils needs and tailor feedback (反馈) accordingly.They adapt materials to mak
21、e them more interesting and effective.And they look out for students who fall behind or disturb the class. 2 In an interview with Business Insider magazine, futurist Thomas Frey predicts that “by 2030 the largest company on the Internet is going to be an educationbased company that we havent heard o
22、f yet.”He thinks that online robot teachers will make education highly efficient. 3 Over the last decade there has been a huge increase in online learning platforms.Some companies produce courses that allow millions to learn at home for free, at their own pace. 4 Without the facetoface encouragement
23、 of a classroom environment, the majority of students fail to complete online courses.How to keep motivation to learn is one more skill that online teachers will need to master.Indeed, Frey admits there is some way to go: “Nobody has quite cracked the code for the future of education.” 5 Professor D
24、onald Clark from Derby University in the UK thinks that we should accept change, even though people will lose their jobs.“Artificial intelligence will destroy jobs so why not use it for a social good such as learning？” he asked.ABut there are limitations.BWill such unbelievable speeds be reached?CWh
25、at do teachers themselves think about this?DWill your job be done by a robot in the future?E.Teachers use a range of soft skills that machines find hard to copy.FHowever, some believe the future of education will be technological.GStudents will be able to get an undergraduate degree after six months
26、 of learning.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。未来社会，老师这一备受人们尊重的职业是否也可能被机器人代替呢？1选E“教学工作看起来不会被机器人所代替”是因为“教师会用到一系列机器人难以复制的软技能”。本空后面的三句话是对这些软技能的具体说明，句中的They/they都指代E项中的Teachers。2选F根据本空后面的futurist和by 2030 可以锁定F项中的the future。代入后，“然而，有人认为未来的教育将与技术息息相关”与未来学家Thomas Frey提出的观点一致，符合语境。本段观点与上一段观点正好相反，所以开头用了However表示转折。3选G“学生经过六个月的学
27、习就能拿到本科学位”是对本空前highly efficient的有力说明。4选A结合本空前面的a huge increase in online learning platforms和后面的“Without the facetoface encouragement of a classroom environment, the majority of students fail to complete online courses.”可知，网络学习平台虽然在过去十年发展很快，但是仍具有局限性。5选C根据本空后面的Professor Donald Clark .thinks可以锁定C项中的tea
28、chers .think，代入后，“老师自己是怎样看待这个问题的呢”符合语境。this指代“机器人代替老师”这一设想。.应用文写作假定你是李华。某英文报社正在举行主题为“科技改变我们未来的生活”的征文活动，要求同学们想象科技将如何改变我们的生活环境、工作和休闲方式。请根据你的畅想用英语写一篇短文。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考范文：With the development of science and technology, our life has changed a lot.People will be working less with the help
29、of computers, robots and other hitech products.The living environment will be cleaner, because people begin to get rid of wastes more scientifically.On the whole, people will lead a happy and free life and they can travel not only all over the world but also in space.Advanced science and technology will create our bright future if we use it properly.