1、课下主题训练 社会进步与人类文明一、主题语基拓展练(一)主题词汇盘查(已会词汇，在内打“”；欠熟练词汇，多翻阅识记)remarkableaffordable efficient harmony intelligent furnished benefit enjoyable develop convenient automatic solar invisible novel boom advanced electronic invention planet universe (二)主题词汇训练.选词填空(有两词多余)solar， convenient， novel， boom， developm
2、ent， automatic， invisible， advanced， universe， planet1With the development of science and technology, our life will be more and more convenient.2Solar energy and wind energy will have been made full use of and sea water will have been switched into energy as well in the future.3Early astronomers tho
3、ught that our planet was the centre of the universe.4The vehicles in the future can turn on the automatic driving mode after someone gets into the car, and drive to the destination autonomously.5Many stars that are invisible without a telescope at present will be fully explored.6It is very difficult
4、 to come up with new, creative and novel ideas unless you are passionate about moving society forward.7Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy.8They have to have a basic understanding of computers in order to use the advanced technology. .单句语法填空1Scientists have discovered
5、remarkable (remark) new evidence showing how the body rebuilds itself while we sleep.2It can be beneficial (benefit) to share your feelings with someone you trust. 3If youre looking for an affordable (afford) and comfortable way to get around China, train travel is the way to go.4It is also a proven
6、 fact that students who have the knowledge of and interest in music tend to plan and organize actions efficiently (efficient) in their personal lives.5The new law focuses on the efficient use of water sources and emphasizes the harmonious (harmony) development of Chinas population, its economy and e
7、nvironment.6There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent (intelligence) machines.7The life in future is described as colourful, intelligent, and enjoyable (enjoy), which appeals to nearly every one of us.8In the future, our houses will be furnished (furnish) with
8、modern equipment, such robots, solar energy. 二、主题语篇押题练.阅读理解It is now February 7, 2035. The search engine TalkTalk will open to the public next week and this service will be something beyond your imagination. For the first time you cannot only talk to the search engine, but you can discuss with it wh
9、at you are looking for.For example, if you want to know more about the oil price, TalkTalk will ask if you want to know the current oil price, the development of the oil price, or news related to the oil price. You say that you want to read news about it and TalkTalk asks you if you prefer a certain
10、 source. TalkTalk then directs you to your source, or lets you have the latest news related to the oil price in order from the most respected sources.Compared with other search services that use a certain algorithm (程序) to provide data from a search, the artificial intelligence (人工智能) behind TalkTal
11、k is said to easily spot if a certain source is aiming to cheat the searcher. TalkTalk also judges and stores every given reply and discussion to learn how to give correct answers. TalkTalk is also set to answer questions directly where there is a definite answer. How well this will work in the long
12、 run is yet to be seen, but thousands of people have tested TalkTalk and the quality is really good.The first talking search engine saw the light of day more than 30 years ago and was called Speegle. It could read you the results from a written search on the Internet, and was mostly for blind people
13、.So far, TalkTalk cannot read the information from a certain source to you by phone, if it is not freely available. There are currently talks to find an arrangement for this, but it would most likely be difficult because of copyright (版权)TalkTalk is available over the Internet and also by phone, eve
14、n though it only speaks English. There are no plans to add other languages in the near future, most likely because it will cost a lot of money. When you are tired of asking TalkTalk all your questions, just ask，“Where is TalkTalk？” and you will get an answer that will make you smile.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍
15、了超出你想象的搜索引擎TalkTalk的有关情况。1The example in Paragraph 2 is given to show . Ahow to use the search engine TalkTalkBhow to search for news on the InternetCthe oil price is a very hot issue currentlyDTalkTalk has very high intelligence解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段末句“这是第一次你不但能和搜索引擎说话，而且还能够和它讨论你要找什么”可知，TalkTalk有很高的智能，故第
16、二段举例则是为了证明这个观点。2The advantage of TalkTalk is that it can . Abe available wherever you goBtell if a certain source is reliableCread the search results for youDoffer different kinds of search results解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段的首句“.the artificial intelligence (人工智能) behind TalkTalk is said to easily spot if a cer
17、tain source is aiming to cheat the searcher.”可知答案。3. What can be inferred from the text?ATalkTalk can read all the information online.BTalkTalk will speak other languages soon.CTalkTalk may have a bright future.DTalkTalk is very expensive.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段末句可知，TalkTalk经数千人检验后，质量的确很好，由此推断其前景可能不错。4What
18、 would be the best title for the text?AHello, TalkTalkBWhere is TalkTalk?CTalkTalk is improvingDDevelopment of search engines解析：选A标题归纳题。全文的中心词在TalkTalk，并且重点介绍了用户能够和它进行讨论的特点。.语法填空Have you ever imagined 1 (live) in 2200? A recent study describes robots, underwater cities and holidays in space. City pl
19、anners and experts on space and architecture 2 (ask) to give their ideas on life in 2200. According to them, the way people live, work and play will be totally different 3 how we do these things today.They also said that over twenty years ago，people couldnt imagine how the Internet 4 the smartphones
20、 would change our lives. But today，both have changed the way we communicate, learn and do daily things, and the changes in the next century will probably be even 5 (great)Those 6 (question) in the research said that people may not go to offices in the future but will work at home instead. People wil
21、l have advanced 3D printers that will let 7 download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then “print” the sofa, table or pizza at home. 8 will also be less need for visits to the doctor. People will have a home health capsule that will “diagnose” what the problem is and provide various 9 (tr
22、eat). They will also be going into space for holidays, and 10 (hopeful), to get resources that have been used up on the earth. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，描述了城市设计者和太空及建筑专家对2200年人类生活、工作和娱乐的设想。1livingimagine doing sth. 意为“想象做某事”。故填living。2were askedask 在这里是谓语动词，与主语是被动关系，又因动作发生在过去，所以应用一般过去时的被动语态。主语是复数，故填were asked。3
23、frombe different from. 为固定搭配，意为“与不同”。故填from。4and由下一句中的both 可知 the Internet 与 the smartphones之间是并列关系。故填and。5greater此处比较现在与下一个世纪的改变程度，应用比较级。even修饰形容词比较级。故填greater。6questioned此处应用 question 的非谓语动词形式作定语，修饰Those, question 与 Those 之间是逻辑上的被动关系，所以用过去分词。故填questioned。7them根据语境可知空格处代指前面提到的People，作宾语，所以应用宾格。故填th
24、em。8There根据下文中的“People will have a home health capsule that will diagnose what the problem is and provide various (treat)”可知，人们在家里就能诊断和治疗疾病，因此推断此处是说将来去看医生的需要会减少。故填There。9treatments此处作宾语，应用名词形式，treatment 在此意为“疗法”，前有various 修饰，故填treatments。10hopefully修饰整个句子，应用副词作评注性状语。故填hopefully。.短文改错One day, I was w
25、atching TV with my parents then I learned a total lunar eclipse (月蚀) would occur the next week. The photos of previous occasions in the news report fueled my curiosity. To have a better understanding, I attended a professionally lecture about the eclipse at the weekend in the community library, list
26、ened to an explicit introduction. Back at home, I searched online for more relevant information.Finally come the big moment. Exciting and amazed, I watched the eclipse with my parents and neighbors. We took photo with our cell phones record this breathtaking scene. The next day, my classmates and I
27、shared with our photos shot from different angles, having a lot of fun.What a wonderful experience! I admired an magical beauty or accumulated astronomical knowledge. 答案：第一句：thenwhen第三句：professionallyprofessional; listenedlistening第五句：comecame第六句：ExcitingExcited第七句：photophotos; record前加to第八句：去掉with第
28、十句：ana; orand.书面表达你认为到了22世纪，世界会变得更美好还是更糟糕？请以“The world in 100 years”为主题写一篇英文演讲稿，从教育水平、环境保护以及科技发展等方面阐述自己的观点和理由。注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3文章开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。Good morning, everyone! Thank you for listening!参考范文：Good morning, everyone!The topic of my speech today is “The world in 100 years”I believe
29、 the world will be a better place in 100 years for the following reasons：Firstly, with the fast development of society, more attention will be paid to education. Thus, the next generation will have greater knowledge, which will result in better public order. Secondly, people today have realized the
30、importance of protecting the environment and wildlife. There is no doubt that the earth will be a picture of green mountains and fresh water. Thirdly, more of the universe will be explored in 100 years. Human beings might be able to settle down on other planets so there will be fewer wars for energy and land.Thank you for listening!
