1、Unit 3 单元综合AWelcome to your future life!You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people at your age could live to be 150, so at 40, youre not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的
2、） treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035，“smart clothes” contain particles (粒子）much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change your clothes color or pattern.You walk into the kitch
3、en. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, You shouldnt drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip(芯片）that contains information about the milk is and it knows the milk is old. In 2035 ，every article of food in grocery stores has such a chip.Its time to go to work. In 2035，cars drive themselves. Jus
4、t tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such “smart technology” is all around you.So will all these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,”says scientist Andrew Zolli，“it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have alread
5、y.”The Internet is one example What will be the next?1.We can learn from the text that in the future .A.people will never get oldB.everyone will look the sameC.red will be the most popular colorD.clothes will be able to change their pattern2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A.Milk will be harmf
6、ul to health.B.More drinks will be available for sale.C.Food in grocery stores will carry electronic information.D.Milk in grocery stores will stay fresh much longer.3.Which of the following is mentioned in the text?A.Nothing can replace the Internet.B.Fridges will know what people need.C.Jacket sle
7、eves can be used as a guide.D.Cars will be able to drive automatically.BBefore leaving work, Steve Lee likes to use his cell phone to turn on his heat and air conditioning system at home. So by the time he gets through traffic into his front door, the temperature inside is perfect. You may wonder wh
8、at a so-called smart home can do inside.Lee works for a company called Smarthome. com, testing and living with many of his companys home automation gadgets (自动化小配件），like this multifunction touch screen that controls devices around the house and even connects to the Internet traffic cameras. “I have
9、cameras, and they follow all the way down the freeway to work，” said Lee with pride. “Whats going on at home when you are away? No problem, install some wireless cameras and controllers and from any computer in the world with an Internet connection you can watch your house.”“You can check on the hou
10、se，and I can look at the temperature. Believe it or not, if I want to turn on lights ahead of time，I can，” added Lee.We sat in Steves California kitchen and with the right password，turned on the kitchen counter lights at his boss house in Wisconsin. Steve did have permission to log on(登录).“If you do
11、 know the password and you want to play a trick on your wife, you could turn lights on and off remotely.”This new technology, which can automatically turn on water sprinklers when humidity is low, or turn off a pool pump when it is not in use, is no longer expensive. Several hundred dollars for a ba
12、sic system is enough and it is not hard to install.Sure the convenience is nice but many people who like the security advantages like making sure kids are safe with the help of camera monitors and bedside alerts. “I can notice that maybe one of my children wakes up in the middle of the night once th
13、e light switch is turned on.”What a smart home cant do is to get you a snack and you have to leave the couch for that.1.What does the underlined word “password” in Paragraph 5 mean?A.Security code.B. Crossword.C. Passport.D. Touch screen.2.What can be inferred from this passage?A.Steves boss trusted
14、 him very much.B.Steve doesnt like to play jokes on his family.C.Steve could log on his boss home because he had been given the key.D.Its expensive and difficult to apply a basic smart home system.3.According to the passage, the following is often a must for a smart home EXCEPT a .A. cell phoneB. co
15、mputerC.cameraD. car4.What cant a smart home do according to the passage?A.Turn on the light automatically.B.Get the owner some food.C.Turn off a pool pump.D.Watch over the homes safety.CWhere can you find a nice place to relax on holiday for both you and your children? Well, I suggest you try the b
16、eautiful and green Isle of Wight (IOW). The Isle of Wight is one of the main tourist attractions. Here is some information on a few of the attractions on the IOW.Dinosaur IsleIt is located in Sandown, a seaside town on the southeast coast. Its a large, lovely museum, both fun and educational. Here y
17、ou can see a large fossil collection of all kinds of dinosaurs，as well as a gift shop. You can walk into the past and then the future, learning about the history and the development of the civilization of dinosaurs that lived 120 million years ago.Robin Hill Country ParkThe park is in the beautiful
18、countryside, and is suitable for childrens parties and games. It has five new gardens, and offers great opportunities to see and take pictures of the rare red squirrels.The West of the WightHere we have the Marine Aquarium, the Archaeology Exhibition and the Model Railway. They offer another opportu
19、nity to combine fun with learning. This is a great place to see ancient boats crossing the narrow strait between the island and the mainland.The Wight Bus MuseumThis museum is run completely by unpaid volunteers. It has a bus collection stored in what was once a warehouse (仓库）.Most of the buses in t
20、he museum date back to around the 1910s.With all of these choices, what are you waiting for? IOW Tourism welcomes you!1.If you are fond of prehistory animals, where will you go?A.Dinosaur Isle.B.Robin Hill Country Park.C.The West of the Wight.D.The Wight Bus Museum.2.In Robin Hill Country Park, chil
21、dren can NOT .A.have partiesB. take picturesC. play gamesD. buy gifts3.It can be learned from the passage that .A.there are five new gardens on Dinosaur IsleB.on Dinosaur Isle we can learn about all kinds of animalsC.those running the Wight Bus Museum work for freeD.visitors can drive buses in the W
22、ight Bus Museum4.The purpose of this passage is to .A.attract readers to come to the IOWB.tell readers what is worth visitingC.show the development of tourism on the IOWD.advise readers how to relax on holidaysD On one occasion, while visiting my parents, I happened to meet the little boy who lived
23、next door. It was obvious that his mother had told him not to come over uninvited . . . he was standing on the very edge of his yard with an anxious look on his face, seemingly about to burst. My father waved him over and performed the introductions. Eliot, this is my son, Gary. Gary, meet my little
24、 friend, Eliot.” To my delight, he extended his small hand and I accepted the formality(遵守礼节) with a smile. Unlike most children, this towheaded youngster was not shy of meeting a stranger. As a matter of fact, he turned out to be quite a chatterbox. Eliot had me laughing asI listened to the excitem
25、ent in his voice. for, as you know, it was a big deal to find a toad (蟾蜍)! His descriptions were priceless as I asked the obvious questions concerning the capture. He was pleased that I showed interest in his adventure and gladly explained its details. Since Eliot seemed so willing to invest in our
26、budding friendship, I asked him a question, Do you like banjo music? He got very excited and answered me with a hearty Yes! I retrieved my banjo from the cab, but when I sat next to him and started playing, Eliot looked at me with a puzzled expression. He asked me Whats that? in all seriousness. My
27、dad and I grinned(咧着嘴笑). The hoy who just loved the banjo didnt recognize that I was holding one and that what I was playing was banjo music. Irealized that his heart was in the right place. Eliot just wanted to please his new friend with that Yes, thinking it was what I wanted to hear. Well anyway.
28、 . . Eliot likes the banjo for real now. And I like Eliot.1.When Eliot saw the author, he _.A.came into the yard to greet the authorB.gladly introduced himself to the authorC.showed no interest in visiting a strangerD.was eager to get to know the author2.From the passage we know Eliot was _.A.seriou
29、s B.shy C.talkative D.dishonest3.The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph suggests _.A.Eliot hoped to make profits by making friends with the authorB.Eliot would like to spend money in developing friendshipC.Eliot looked forward to promoting friendship with the authorD.Eliot was regretful for
30、 not making friends with the author4.Why did Eliot say he loved banjo music?A.Because he hoped that the author was in high spirits.B.Because he believed banjo music was very beautiful.C.Because he was really fond of such strange music.D.Because he hoped the author would teach him the music.US City B
31、ans Texting while Walking Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safely, by looking both ways for cars. But do they also teach them to put away their cell phones? The city of Honolulu, Hawaii wants everyone to learn that lesson. _Beginning on October 24, you could be fined from
32、 $ 15 to $ 99 if you step into a Honolulu street while looking at your phone. Honolulu is the first major U. S. city to ban what is called “distracted (分散注意) walking.” It recently passed a law in a seven to two vote. The law says, No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile
33、electronic device.”_ The laws creators hope it will lower the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city, Mayor Kirk Caldwell told Reuters news agency, We hold the unfortunate distinction(区别) of being a major city with more pedestrians being hit in crosswalks, particularly our elders, than
34、almost any other city in the country. The law includes all electronic devices with screens: cell phones, tables, gaming devices, digital cameras and laptop computers, _Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers, such as firefighters and police office
35、rs. _The Governors Highway Safety Association, or GHSA, says pedestrian deaths in the United States increase 25 percent between 2010 and 2015, That trend continued in 2016 with the number of pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6000,11% higher than in 2015. If you still want to text while walking, you
36、 could avoid being fined in Honolulu ( and be safer, in general) by using a voice-controlled digital(数字的) assistant such as Siri or Google Assistant. _A.The law does permit an exception.B.The law permits people to watch TV while crossing the street.C.Or you could just wait until you are again, safel
37、y, off the street.D.Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city.E.You will be sentenced to prison while using cell phones in the street.F.Pedestrian deaths have been increasing as the use of cell phones rises.G.In other words, do not look at a screen when you cross the street o
38、r you could be fined. People have always been interested in what the future will look like. The answers are quite 1 and here you have them for the next 50 years. To be able to understand the future, you must know the 2 : what has taken us to where we are today and what has 3 along the way. In genera
39、l the inventions for the last 150 years have been a human 4 for freedom and communication, to be able to 5 time and the world. Since there is still much to do in this area, this will be the 6 at least for the next 150 years. 7 the future is important for two reasons : first we need to start to think
40、 about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to 8 to the next generation, and then we need to know what 9 we need to make today that will give the best result in the future. The flying car is an example of a scenario that has been 10 for the future for a long time. It is a great and ex
41、citing concept, but is it 11 ? To start with we must find out if theres a basic 12 for it and what are the pros and cons. Then we have to think about the 13 we have today cars going on the ground, and the transition to a new system. To make it 14 in this example we need two 15 systems, with a road n
42、etwork for the flying cars at the same time as the 16 road network. Even if the flying cars are 17 to be suitable for city traffic, the investments would he huge for a city to 18 this, as well as for households to get that extra vehicle. So 19 all the pros are there, the practical steps for such a n
43、ew route are too hard to 20 . Therefore, there will be no road network for flying cars in the next 50 years.1.A.negativeB.simpleC.foolishD.logical2.A.pastB.factC.presentD.knowledge3.A.disappearedB.obtainedC.changedD.struggled4.A.preferenceB.responseC.interestD.effort5.A.controlB.pauseC.expandD.save6
44、.A.argumentB.focusC.resultD.effect7.A.CelebratingB.CreatingC.DesigningD.Predicting8.A.take upB.take downC.pass onD.give in9.A.mistakesB.decisionsC.differencesD.requests10.A.picturedB.performedC.scheduledD.advanced11.A.easyB.realisticC.interestingD.impossible12.A.formB.processC.needD.step13.A.powerB.
45、methodC.functionD.system14.A.workB.reactC.stopD.fly15.A.reliableB.similarC.usefulD.regular16.A.complexB.magicalC.commonD.secret17.A.producedB.repairedC.drivenD.improved18.A.achieveB.considerC.imagineD.accept19.A.now thatB.ever sinceC.in caseD.even if20.A.defeatB.followC.overcomeD.adopt阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适
46、当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese (dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap can be to eat out. I still remember (visit) a friend whod li
47、ved here for five years and I (shock) when I learnt she hadnt cooked once in all that time.While regularly eating out seems to (become) common for many young people in recent years, its not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be (afford) but doing this most
48、days adds up. There could be an even (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in (weigh) problems.If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mums
49、home dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health hut in your pocket.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错 误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个甲.词的增 力口、删除或修改。增加:在缺同处加一个漏字符号（)，并在其下面 写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该
50、词下面写出修 改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling Web Language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed with English letters. The other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language.Fort
51、y percent of the students think it ridiculous. In their opinions，it does no good to help people communicate, nor is it useful for learning English. Besides, itll make Chinese more standard and pure， finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 69% of our class is fond of it. They think it is simple,
52、convenient arid helpful in expressing them. Whats more, it may make the language more interesting.Personally, its not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是十年后的我。请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。1.家庭；2.工作；3.业余生活。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节
53、，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好。I often imagine what my life will be like in the future._答案以及解析A答案：DCD解析：1.D提示：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“The particles can be programmed to change your clothes color or pattern. ”可推断衣服能够改变样式。2.C提示:推理判断题。根据第四段的“the chip(芯片） that contains information.”和“In 2035,every article of food in grocer
54、y stores has such a chip.”可推断食品店中 的食物能够携带电子信息。3.D提示:细节理解题。根据第五段的“In 2035，cars drive themselves. ”可知汽车能够自动驾驶。B答案：AADB解析：1.A提示：词义猜测题。联系后句里的log on可知是需要密码 才能登录。2.A提示:推理判断题。从第五段Steve 可以在网上登录老板 的家可知老板很信任他.3.D提示:细节理解题。手机、摄影机和电脑是智能住宅的配 套装置，它们起着遥控和监控的作用。4.B提示:细节理解题。从文章最后一段“What a smart home cant do is to get
55、 you a snack and you have to leave the couch for that.”可知答案为B。C答案：ADCA解析：1.A提示：细节理解题。根据“Here you can see a large fossil collection of all kinds of dinosaurs，”可知，A项正确。2.D提示：细节理解题. 根据 “The park is in the beautiful countryside, and is suitable for childrens parties and games. It has five new gardens, a
56、nd offers great opportunities to see and take pictures of the rare red squirrels. ”可知，公园位于美丽的乡村，适合儿童的聚会和游戏。它有5个新花园，提供了观赏和扣摄珍稀红松鼠的绝佳机会。可知孩子们在这不能买到礼物，故选D。3.C提示：细节理解题。根据“This museum is run completely by unpaid volunteers. ”可知，经营的人不拿工资，故选C项。4.A提示：推理判断题。根据“IOW Tourism welcomes you!” 可知，本文的目的是吸引读者去那里，故选A项
57、。D答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.C; 4.A解析：1.考查细节理解。从第一段最后一句可以看出Eliot渴望认识作者, 所以选D。2.考查细节理解。从第三段中的he turned out to be quite a chatterbox 以及其后的内容可以看出Eliot是一个话匣子(chatterbox),所以选C。3.考查句意理解。由画线句子后而的内容可知,当作者问Eliot是否喜欢班卓琴音乐时,他很激动,并真心实意地回答是,可见他很期待和作者交朋友,而画线句子中的invest in our budding friendship”意思是对我们刚刚萌发的友谊进行投资,表明他希望增进和作者的友谊
58、,结合两个方面考虑,只有C项符合题意。4.考查细节理解。从倒数第二段中的Eliot just wanted to please his new friend with that Yes , thinking it was what I wanted to hear 可知A项正确。 答案：D; G; A; F; C解析：1.D提示：根据下文的“.you could be fined from $15 to $99”可知，这里指的是处罚情况。D项“过马路时发短信很 快就会被禁止”与标题呼应。2.G提示:上文提到“法律规定：行人在观看移动电子设备时， 不得穿过街道或高速公路”。G项“换句话说，当你过
59、马路的 时候不要看屏蓰，否则你会被罚款”，是对法律的进一步 解释。3.A提示：h句介绍被禁止的设备，下句介绍行人可以在街道 上使用这种装置呼叫急救服务和救援人员。A项“法律允许 例外”承上启下。4.F提示：根据“pedestrian deaths in the United States increase 25 percent between 2010 and 2015.”和“.pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6000，11% higher than in 2015. ”可知，本段介绍随着手机使用量的增加，行人死亡人数不断增加，所以F项符合语境5.C提示:
60、本段介绍走路时使用手机避免被罚款的方法.用声控数字助手或一直等到安全再离开马路，C项是第二种解决 的方法。答案：1.B; 2.A; 3.C; 4.D; 5.A; 6.B; 7.D; 8.C; 9.B; 10.A; 11.B; 12.C; 13.D; 14.A; 15.B; 16.C; 17.D; 18.A; 19.D; 20.C解析：1.结合空格后面的and here you have them for the next 50 years”可知,接下来的50年是什么样子的就在这里,说明答案是很简单的。2.与前面的understand the future”(懂得未来)形成对比,再根据空后的wh
61、at has taken us tothe way可知,这里指要想能够了解未来,你必须懂得过去。3.由空格前面的what has taken us to where we are today和空后的along the way可知,此处表示从过去到现在发生了什么变化。4.根据后面的for freedom and communication”和前面的inventions可知,这些发明是人类为了争取自由和交流而作出的努力。5.由空前的the inventions for the last 150 years have been a human 4 for freedom and communicat
62、ion和后面的timeand the world可推知,人类的发明是为了掌控时间和世界。6.根据前面的Since there is still much to do in this area可知,在该领域还有很多的工作要做,这将是接下来至少150年内人们关注的焦点(focus)。7.结合本文的第一段第一句话People have always been interested in what the future will look like以及空后的we need to start to think about”可知,人们希望了解未来是什么样子的,故此处表示预测未来是重要的。8.根据空前的fo
63、r ourselves和空后的“the next generation 可知,此处表示传递给下一代。pass on 传给符合语境。9.结合后面的we need to make可知,应选decisions,表示我们需要作什么决定,与空格后面的that will give the best result in the future”(将给未来带来最好的结果)相呼应。10.由The flying car is an example of a scenario和后面的for the future for a long time”可知,此处是指人们已经想象飞行汽车很长时间了。picture想象,设想,符
64、合语境。11.根据前面的It is a great and exciting concept, but.中的but可知,此处表转折,表示这是一个伟大并且激动人心的想法,但是这现实吗? realistic现实的,务实的”符合语境。12.根据空格前面的To start with we must find out和后面的what are the prosand cons可知,首先我们必须弄清楚是否有这个必要和有什么利弊。13.结合下文的the transition to a new system可知,此处表示我们必须想想我们今天拥有的系统。14.根据空格后此的we need two 15 syste
65、ms可知,为了使这个系统发挥作用,我们需要两套类似的系统。15.空格后的with a road network for the flying cars at the same time as the 16 road network” 可知,这是两套类似的系统。16.与前面的with a road network for the flying cars形成对比,此处表示这套系统与前面的专门为飞行汽车设汁的道路系统相比,是一个普通的道路系统。17.结合空格前面的Even if the flying rare和后面的to be suitable for city traffic可知,此处表示即使飞行
66、汽车被改进来适应城市的交通。18.根据前面的the investments would be huge for a city可知,对于一个城市来说,实现这会耗资巨大。achieve实现,(尤指经过努力)取得符合语境。19.上文已经提到了 Even if the flying cars are 17 to be suitable for city traffic以及空后的the practical steps. . are too hard to 20可知,这里表示即使所有的益处都在那儿,故选D。20.根据下文可知,此处表示建一条新的道路太难, 无法克服。 答案：dishes；who/that；
67、it；visiting；was shocked；have become；affordable；higher；weight；for解析：dishes考查名词复数。 dish是可数名词,其前无限定词，故用其复数形式dishes。who/that考查定语从句。根据语境并分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是 Many westerners ,故填关系代词who/that。it考查代词。此处应用 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是 to eat out 。visiting考查非谓语动词。remember doing sth.表示记得做过某事，故填 visiting。was shocked考查时态和语
68、态。根据语境可知，此处表我感到很震惊， shock 与主语 I 为被动关系，词时根据后面的 learnt 可知，时态为一般过去时,所以填 was shocked 。have become考查非谓语动词。根据语境和时间状语 in recent years 可知,此处需要用不定式的完成式，故填 have become 。affordable考查形容词。根据语境可知，一周在外就餐一到两次可能是可以负担得起的，故填形容词 affordable 。higher考查形容词的比较级。根据 even 并结合语境可知，此处表示更高的代价，故需要用 high 的比较级 higher 。weight考查名词。根据语
69、境可知，此处表示体重问题故空处需要填名词 weight 。for考查介词。根据语境可知，此处应用介词 for 表示目的。答案：Recently, the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language Web Language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed with English letters. The other day our class had a discussion about. we should welcome the Web Language. Forty per
70、cent of the students think it ridiculous. In their ，it does no good to people communicate, nor is it useful for learning English. Besides, itll make Chinese standard and pure， finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 69% of our class fond of it. They think it is simple, convenient arid helpful in
71、 expressing . Whats more, it may make the language more interesting. Personally, its not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself misunderstood. 答案： I often imagine what my life will be like in the future. I think my life will be very different in ten yea
72、rs. I will be twenty-eight years old by then. I will have my own family probably with a lovely child I hopeIll work in a computer company as a program designer. Ill enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues. Ill do a good job in whatever I do. In my free time. Ill continue to take regular exercise, such as swimming, running and various ball games. On my holidays. Ill travel around the world. In a word, my life will be much richer and more colorful.