1、Module 1 Life in the Future课时作业.阅读A(2020陕西省部分学校第一学期摸底检测)Magical History TourJoin us for our fifth annual exploration of fascinating historic sites around Greater Portland that youve never seen or maybe didnt even know existed! The Magical History Tour is your key to unlocking fascinating historical
2、places that are not usually open to the public. It is a selfguided adventure guaranteed to amaze and amuse both adults and children. Equipped with a map, and at your own pace, you will be greeted by guides at each location ready to share the history of the tour stop.In the 5th year of the Magical Hi
3、story Tour, we will be presenting an exciting mix of both new sites and favorites from the past four years.The Magical History Tour checkin begins at 9：45 am at Maine Historical Societys Brown Library. At this time, you will find out where the tour will take you to as you receive your map and ticket
4、 into each site.Follow us for updates, chances to win tickets and some other exciting opportunities; and feel free to share your tour experiences to our social media pages using #MHStour!Time: 10：00 am4：00 pm, Saturday, May 11, 2019Location: 485 Congress StreetTickets: Get your tickets online, by ca
5、lling us at 2077741822, or by visiting our Museum Store at 489 Congress Street.$25/Adult MHS Member; $35/Adult General Admission; $5/Juniorsunder age 18.Volunteering: We need volunteers for the Magical History Tour! Volunteers help for half the day of the tour and are given a free ticket to the tour
6、 to enjoy either before or after their volunteer shift!For more information, email us at eventsmainehistory.org or call us at 2077741822.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了神奇的历史之旅，包括其时间、地点以及购票和志愿者招募等相关情况。1Whats the purpose of the Magical History Tour?ATo explore unfamiliar historic sites.BTo visit some worldfamou
7、s attractions.CTo provide children with history classes.DTo make some private places known to the public.答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“youve never seen or maybe didnt even know existed”和第二句中的“historical places that are not usually open to the public”可知，神奇历史之旅的目的是探索(人们)不熟悉的历史遗址。2How much should a couple (one
8、is the MHS Member) and a kid pay?A$55.B$65.C$75.D$105.答案：B细节理解题。根据Tickets部分的介绍“$25/Adult MHS Member; $35/Adult General Admission; $5/Juniorsunder age 18.”可知，神奇历史之旅会员成人票价是25美元；普通成人票价是35美元；18岁以下的孩子票价是5美元，并结合题干可知，B项正确。3What can we learn from the text?AYou can buy a ticket by emailing.BTourists will onl
9、y be guided by a map.COnly new sites are available for the tour.DVolunteers can take part in the tour for free.答案：D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Volunteers help for half the day of the tour and are given a free ticket to the tour to enjoy either before or after their volunteer shift！”可知，志愿者可以免费参加神奇之旅。【词汇积累】annual
10、 adj. 一年一次的；年度的exist v. 存在；实际上有guarantee v. 保证；担保equip v. 配备；装备【难句分析】原文：At this time, you will find out where the tour will take you to as you receive your map and ticket into each site.这次，当你收到地图和入场券时，你才会知道这次旅途你将去哪里。(第三段第二句)分析：本句为主从复合句。where引导宾语从句；as引导时间状语从句。B(2020贵州省安顺市高三联考)Harry is a vehicle calle
11、d a podin other words, something like a car. But Harry has no steering wheel or brake pedal. Harry does not even have a driver. Yet Harry is carrying passengers around London for the next few weeks.Harry is part of an experiment called GATEway that is testing how people react to driverless vehicles.
12、 The name GATEway is short for Greenwich Automated Transport Environment. The experiment aims to help cities prepare for the future of transportation. The GATEway experiment does not test new technology. Instead, it tests the way existing technology can work in society.The pod operates in an area of
13、 London called Greenwich, home of time and navigation museums. Other places where pods will be tested are Coventry, Milton, Keynes and Bristol. The pods run using sensors and a 3D map of the area. A safety operator rides along to take control in case of an emergency.GATEway is intended to see how pe
14、destrians and cyclists may adapt to driverless vehicles. Harry holds up to four people (three passengers and a safety operator) and can travel at speeds up to 16km/h. It is being tested in Greenwich on pedestrian paths, but not on roads with other vehicles.If you are in Greenwich during the next few
15、 weeks you may see Harry, but you cannot ride in it during the trial. Over 5,000 people applied to be a passenger in Harry but only about 100 were chosen.You can however, ride in a similar pod at Heathrow Airport in London. The Heathrow pods run on tracks so they are not being tested with pedestrian
16、s, cyclists or other drivers. If the trials are successful, the first pods could be operational on the roads of the UK in 2020.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了一辆无人驾驶车在伦敦投入实验，为将来在城市里使用做准备。4Whats the purpose of the GATEway?ATo settle traffic problems in cities.BTo test a new transportation technology.CTo prepare c
17、ities for future transportation.DTo draw peoples interest in transportation.答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“The experiment aims to help cities prepare for the future of transportation.”可知，实验的目的是为将来使用这种无人驾驶交通工具做准备。5What will happen if Harry meets with dangerous situation?AThe passengers will help.BIt will deal wi
18、th it by itself.CAn accident will take place.DA human driver will take it over.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“A safety operator rides along to take control in case of an emergency.”可知，无人驾驶车辆一旦遇到紧急情况，会有安全操作员来接管它。6Why is Harry running on the sidewalk?ATo test the response of people walking or on a bike.BTo avoid
19、 disturbing other vehicles on the street.CTo prevent it from running at high speed.DTo watch pedestrians and cyclists go safely.答案：A推理判断题。根据第四段笫一句“GATEway is intended to see how pedestrians and cyclists may adapt to driverless vehicles.”可知，这台无人驾驶车辆在人行道上行驶，是为了测试行人和骑车人的反应。7Whats peoples attitude towar
20、ds Harry?AFearful.BPositive. CDoubtful.DGrateful.答案：B推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句“Over 5,000 people applied to be a passenger in Harry but only about 100 were chosen.”可知，需要100人参加实验，结果报名5,000人，说明人们对此项实验持积极的态度。【词汇积累】steer v. 掌控方向盘navigation n. 导航；领航intend v. 打算；计划operational adj. 可使用【难句分析】原文：Harry is part of an ex
21、periment called GATEway that is testing how people react to driverless vehicles.Harry是GATEway实验的一部分，该实验旨在测试人们对无人驾驶汽车的反应。(第二段第一句)分析：本句为主从复合句。that引导定语从句，修饰先行词GATEway，其中how引导宾语从句。CFuturologists (未来学家) predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertai
22、nment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a co
23、mputer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us by computer. We will also be able to see, smell and touch the things that we see on television.In transport, cars will run on new, clean “gas” and they will go very fast. Cars will have compu
24、ters to control the speed of the car and there wont be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to where you want to go. Space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angel
25、s to Tokyo in just two hours.In technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robotsthey do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywherein factories, schools, offices,
26、hospitals, shops and homes.Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Scientists will be able to produce clones (克隆) of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intel
27、ligence they have.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，从娱乐、交通、机器人、医药学等角度对公元2050年时人类生活的变化做了展望。8What is NOT true about television by 2050 according to this passage?AOne will be able to smell the food on television.BOne can have a try of the food you see on television.CThere will be no channels for us to choose programmes.DT
28、elevisions will be completely controlled by computers.答案：B细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句提及未来人们可以看、闻、触摸电视上的东西，但没有提及可以品尝。故B项表述与文章不符。9What can be the development of transport that benefits people most by 2050?ACars will go at very high speed on their own.BSpace planes will fly all over the world in a short time.CTher
29、e will be less pollution and no car accidents.DComputers will tell people where they are going.答案：C细节理解题。文章第二段前两句提及“clean gas”与“there wont be any accidents”，因此C项正确。 10It can be implied in the passage that by 2050 _.Apeople will live more healthily and longerBcomputer will control the speed of carsCp
30、eople can read newspapers through a computerDthere will be no people working in factories答案：A推理判断题。根据文章最后一段对2050年时世界医学技术发展情况(medicine technology will have conquered many diseases)的判断可知，未来人们会更健康、更长寿。11What is the authors attitude towards peoples life in future?ADoubtful.BSad.CHappy.DWorried.答案：C推理判断题
31、。作者在叙述未来生活各个领域的变化时，给予了积极评价，如clean, in just two hours, prefer, conquer等词汇的应用，体现了作者积极乐观的态度。因此选C。【词汇积累】entertainment n. 娱乐menu n. 菜单conquer v. 占领【难句分析】原文：Scientists will be able to produce clones (克隆) of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.科学家将能够克隆人类，并决定
32、他们的长相、行为和智力。(最后一段最后一句)分析：本句为主从复合句。how引导三个并列的宾语从句。.语法填空(2020陕西省百校联盟高三第一次高考模拟)Household garbage sorting and recycling have become a hot topic in Shanghai because of Chinas first compulsory garbageseparation law _1_ every household and institution shall classify waste into four _2_ (category). Those wh
33、o fail to sort garbage may _3_ (fine) up to 200 yuan.Previously, everything went into one bin, so this change has made many people very _4_ (worry), who said they were struggling to master the details quickly.Now thanks to the efforts of _5_ number of young programmers, discovering the proper classi
34、fication for each piece of household waste has become as simple as taking a photo _6_ calling someone using your smartphone.They have applied speech and image recognition technologies _7_ apps and other smartphone services to guide Shanghai residents through the garbageseparation rules.Most of the a
35、pps and services, which _8_ (begin) springing up last month in app stores, on messaging tool WeChat and mobile payment service Alipay, allow users to type in the name of waste _9_ (identify) which category it belongs to. Many apps also use speech and image recognition to make the process much easier
36、, but their creators say they will disappear in time with the Chinese _10_ (become) more accustomed to the rules.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了中国年轻的程序员利用声像识别技术，将垃圾分类的工作变得如拍照或使用智能手机打电话一样容易。1that考查同位语从句的连接词。分析该句结构可知，空格处引导同位语从句，law的同位语，解释说明law的内容，空格处在从句中不充当句子成分，应用that引导该同位语从句。2catego
37、ries考查名词。category为可数名词，根据该句中的“four”可知，该处用复数形式。3be fined考查动词的语态。句意：那些没能进行垃圾分类的人可能会被罚高达200元。分析句子结构并根据句意可知，该句主语Those和动词fine之间为被动关系，故用被动语态。4worried考查词性转换。分析该句结构可知，空格处作make的宾语补足语，宾语为many people，故用形容词worried。5a考查冠词。a number of为固定搭配，意为“许多”。该处指“许多年轻的程序员”。6or考查连词。根据语境可知，空格处前后是选择关系。该处表示与拍照片或者使用智能手机打电话一样简单。故用连词or。7to考查介词。apply . to . 为固定搭配，意为“将应用于”。该处表示将声像识别技术应用于应用程序和其他智能手机服务。8began考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“last month”可知，此处陈述的是过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时。9to identify考查非谓语动词。该处表示允许用户输入垃圾的名称以识别它属于哪一类，据此可知，此处作目的状语，故用动词不定式。10becoming考查非谓语动词。分析该句结构可知，空格处为the Chinese的补足语，the Chinese和动词become为逻辑上的主谓关系，故填现在分词形式becoming。