1、课时作业(二十三)Unit 3Life in the future.用所给词的适当形式填空1.The fathers_(satisfy) look suggested that he was satisfied with his sons result.2.As I walked by the town，I was_(constant)reminded of my childhood.3.He made a deep_(impress) on me with his honesty.4.Id like to bring up my children in healthy_(surround)5
2、.Schools are under_(press) to raise test scores.6.The company made an_(adjust) in my salary because I worked for many extra hours.7.Her parents gave her so much money that shes got no_(motive) to get a job.8.The_(recycle) water is used to water plants.9.He is_(greed) for wealth.10.The machine will s
3、tart_(instant) after you press the button.答案：1.satisfied2.constantly3.impression4.surroundings5.pressure6.adjustment7.motivation8.recycled9.greedy10.instantly.完成句子1._(由于缺乏信心)，Tom had lost interest in English.2._(由于没看到)the fact that man must live in harmony with nature，they are being punished by natu
4、re.3.He had reached a point_(他应该作出调整)，or he had to give up.4._(一就)Mr.Smith，a new teacher，came into his class，he got greatly encouraged.5.Tom_(开始学习)actively and confidently.6.Smiths lively and vivid teaching_(加速)his progress.7.He_(溜进房间)when no one was looking.8.We are reliably informed that David has
5、_(康复)and next week he will go home from hospital.答案：1.For lack of selfconfidence2.Having lost sight of/Because they have lost sight of3.where he should make adjustments4.The instant5.took up learning6.sped up7.slid into the room8.been back on his feet.阅读理解(2015成都市高中毕业班第一次诊断)Humans：its time to abando
6、n Earth or race extinction.It could be the plot of a summer blockbuster(大片)，but this prediction isnt science fiction.Its a glimpse of the future，according to famous British scientist Stephen Hawking.“I see great dangers for the human race，”he said in an interview with global forum Big Think.“There h
7、ave been a number of times in the past when its survival has been a question of touch and go.”“I believe that the longterm future of the human race must be in space，”he said.“It will be difficult enough to avoid disasters on planet Earth in the next hundred years，let alone the next thousand，or milli
8、on.”Hawking，who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year，has recently voiced many concerns about the future of life on Earth.“If aliens visited us，the outcome would be as much as when Columbus landed in America，which didnt turn out well for the Native Americans，”he said.“Such advanced
9、 aliens would perhaps become nomads (游牧民)，looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach.”But Hawking says hes still hopeful for the future of humanity.He told Big Think，“Weve made remarkable progress in the last hundred years.But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years
10、，our future is in space.”Getting to another planet will prove a challenge，not to mention colonizing it for humanity.Katherine Freese from University of Michigan told Big Think，“The nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri (比邻星)which is 4.2 light years away.That means，if you were traveling at the sp
11、eed of light the whole time，it would take 4.2 years to get thereor about 50,000 years using current rocket science.”语篇导读：文章主要介绍了英国著名的科学家斯蒂芬霍金对人类未来的预测。1.Humans are advised to abandon Earth mainly because_.Aaliens will take up our home planet soonBit was discussed in the forum Big ThinkCmany scientist
12、s like Hawking are concerned about itDmany disasters will happen on Earth答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“It will be difficult enough to avoid disasters on planet Earth in the next hundred years，let alone the next thousand，or million.”可知，在接下来的几百年中地球上会有许多灾难发生。故答案为D。2.Thinking about the future of humans，Hawking
13、 feels that_.Ahumans cant live on Earth any longerBEarth will not be habitable for humansCother planets are ready for humans to reachDaliens are the biggest future threat to humans答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章第七段中的“Weve made remarkable progress in the last hundred years.But if we want to continue beyond the nex
14、t hundred years，our future is in space.”可知，我们虽然在过去的几百年中取得了卓越的进步，但是如果我们要在接下来的几百年中继续延续这种进步，我们将来的生活空间在太空。据此可以推断出，未来地球将不再适合人类居住。故答案为B。3.What is the writers key point in the last paragraph？AIt is impossible to get to another planet in space.BIt is urgent for Hawking to develop the space science.CThe near
15、 future cant see humans move to another planet.DThe planet Proxima Centauri is far away from Earth.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，人类借助现在的火箭科学技术，短时间内是不可能到达离地球最近的Proxima Centauri(比邻星)的，所以人类搬去另外一个星球在不远的将来是不会实现的。故答案为C。4.This passage is most probably taken from_.Aa conference interview Ba science fictionCa h
16、istory book Da forum report答案：D解析：推理判断题。文章主要介绍了斯蒂芬霍金对人类未来的预测，是在global forum Big Think上发表的自己的看法与观点，故文章最有可能摘自论坛报告。答案为D。.完形填空(2015江西八校联考)We always want what we cannot have.When were young，we want to stay out late，have romantic relationships and be_1_.However，when were_2_，we want to go back to being you
17、ng and we_3_the days when we didnt have to worry about complex love affairs，_4_pressure and money problems.Young people believe adulthood_5_freedom from parents and schoolwork.When they get older，they feel that_6_is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities.To_7_this feeling，people say，
18、“The grass is always_8_on the other side of the fence.”As_9_，we like to be like adults but as young adults，we_10_to be young again.We think about staying out late and_11_our own money to spend.Suddenly，we see that love can result in_12_hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for_13_the n
19、ext morning.We find out that adult life is not as_14_as we thought it would be and suddenly，_15_becomes very scary.Life is_16_.It gives us time to_17_but also requires us to work.The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we_18_being young a bit longer.That time wil
20、l not come back.It is normal to want what we cannot have but the_19_is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have.That is the first step to grow up._20_life becomes more complex，we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.语篇导读：本文是一篇议论文。众所周知，人们的生活就像围城进去的想出来，外面的想进去。同样，小孩子想长大，大人们却想
21、回到小时候。其实，无论怎样，只要开心就好。1.Acomfortable BdependentCpolite Dindependent答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：当我们年轻的时候，我们想在外面待到很晚，想有恋爱关系，想独立(independent)。此处与第二段第一句中的“freedom from parents and schoolwork”相呼应。2.Adefeated BolderCmarried Dconfident答案：B解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：然而，当我们长大一些(older)的时候，我们想回到小时候。根据“However”可知，前后两句为转折对比关系。因此，此处应填ol
22、der，与上文“When were young”形成对比。3.Alike BforgetCmiss Dregret答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。句意：而且我们会怀念(miss)那些日子，那时我们不必担心复杂的谈情说爱。此处与上文中的“we want to go back to being young”相呼应。4.Ajob BstudyCage Dhealth答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。句意：我们也不用担心工作压力和钱的问题。此处与第二段第二句中的“freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities”相呼应。5.Acreates Bshow
23、sClimits Dmeans答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。句意：年轻人认为，成年意味着(means)没有父母的约束，没有学校作业。此处与下文“.is freedom from.”结构和句意相呼应，故答案D正确。create创造；show展示；limit限制，均不符合语境，故排除。6.Aadulthood BchildhoodCparenthood Dneighborhood答案：B解析：考查名词辨析。句意：当他们长大些时，他们认为，小时候没有工作压力和家庭责任。此处与上文“adulthood_freedom from parents and schoolwork”相呼应。7.Areduce B
24、experienceCdescribe Dunderstand答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。句意：为了描述(describe)这种感觉，人们常讲：篱笆另一边的草总是更绿。reduce减少；experience经历；understand理解，均不符合语境，故排除。8.Athinner BgreenerCyellow Dcolorful答案：B解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：篱笆另一边的草总是更绿(greener)。thinner更瘦弱，与文意不符，故排除；yellow黄的；colorful多彩的，都没有比较的概念，均不符合语境，故排除。9.Aresearchers BadultsCteenagers
25、Delders答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：作为青少年，我们想成为成年人。此处与but后的“young adult”形成对比和呼应。10.Adecide BwishCreturn Dstop答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。句意：但是作为成年人，我们又想(wish)回到小时候。此处与最后一段第三句中的“wishing.being young a bit longer”相呼应。11.Amaking Bworrying aboutChaving Dshowing off答案：C解析：考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意：我们想在外面待到很晚，有自己的钱可以花。根据固定搭配“have sth.to do(有可
26、以做某事)”可知，答案C正确。make意为“使得”；worry about意为“担心”；show off意为“炫耀”，均不符合语境，故排除。12.Ahealthy BambitiousCexcited Dbroken答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：突然，我们意识到爱会让我们心碎(broken)。此处与下文“staying out late makes it hard.”的感情色彩一致。13.Abreakfast BschoolCwork Dexercise答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：晚上在外面待得太晚会影响到第二天的工作准备。此处与第一段最后一句中的“worry about comp
27、lex love affairs，_pressure and money problems”相呼应。14.Arich BbusyCpoor Deasy答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：我们发现成年人的生活不像我们之前想得那样容易(easy)。此处与第二段前两句意思相呼应。15.Alove BlifeCcareer Dfuture答案：B解析：考查名词辨析。句意：突然，生活(life)变得如此可怕。此处与最后一段第一句“Life is_.”相呼应。16.Along BfairCshort Dbeautiful答案：B解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：生活是公平的(fair)。此处与下文“It giv
28、es us time to_but also requires us to work.”相呼应，故答案B符合文意。17.Astudy BthinkClive Dplay答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。句意：它给我们玩(play)的时间，同时也要求我们去工作。此处与but后的“work”形成对比。18.Astopped BimaginedCenjoyed Dtried答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。句意：当我们长大的时候，我们就必须成长，但这个时候我们总是希望能够再享有(enjoy)年轻更长一点时间。此处与下文中“appreciate what we have”照应。故答案C正确。stop停止；imag
29、ine想象；try尝试，均不符合语境，故排除。19.Areason BresultCtruth Ddream答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：想要拥有自己没有的东西这个很正常，但是事实(truth)是：开心享有我们所拥有的。reason原因；result结果；dream梦想，均不符合语境，故排除。20.AWhen BIfCUnless DBefore答案：A解析：考查连词辨析。句意：当生活变得更加复杂时，我们不会为我们曾经浪费了我们想成为成年人时的那些时光而后悔。此处与上文中“The time will come when we must grow up.being young a bit l
30、onger.”的句子结构相同，故答案A符合文意。if如果；unless除非；before在之前，均不符合语境，故排除。.语法填空I remember my first Christmas adventure with my grandma.I remember_1_(tear)across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb.“There is no Santa Claus，”she laughed.“Even dummies (笨蛋) know that！”I_2_(flee) to m
31、y grandmas home because I knew she would be straight with me.She always told the truth.“No Santa Claus？”she said.“Ridiculous！Dont believe it.Put_3_your coat，and lets go.”“Go where，Crandma？”I asked.As we walked through the doors of the general store my grandma handed_4_(I)ten dollars and said，“Buy so
32、mething for someone_5_needs it.Ill wait for you in the car.”I was only eight years old.Never_6_I shopped for anything all by myself.For a few moments I just stood there，_7_(wonder) what to buy.I thought about everybody I knew.Then I thought of Bobbie Decker.He was my classmate with bad breath and_8_
33、(mess) hair，and he sat right behind me.He didnt have_9_coat.I knew that because he never went out to play games during the winter.I fingered the bill with growing_10_(excite)I would buy Bobbie a coat.语篇导读：这是一篇记叙文，讲述了有关圣诞节的故事。1.答案：tearing解析：考查非谓语动词。结合语境可知此处是remember doing sth.结构，故填tearing。2.答案：fled解析
34、：考查动词时态。flee“迅速离开，逃跑”的过去式和过去分词都是fled。3.答案：on解析：考查介词的用法。put on“穿上”。4.答案：me解析：考查人称代词。hand sb. sth.“递给某人某物”。5.答案：who/that解析：考查定语从句的关系词。这里先行词指人，作主语，故用who/that。6.答案：had解析：考查助动词的用法。表示否定意义的副词位于句首，句子应采用部分倒装语序，结合语境可知此处应用过去完成时，故填had。7.答案：wondering解析：考查非谓语动词的用法。此处I与wonder之间存在主谓关系，故用现在分词短语作伴随状语。8.答案：messy解析：考查形
35、容词的用法。分析句子结构可知此处应用形容词。messy“凌乱的”。9.答案：a解析：考查冠词。此处coat为可数名词，表示泛指，故用a。10.答案：excitement解析：考查名词的用法。介词之后接名词。excitement“兴奋”。.短文改错(2015吉林省长春市高中毕业班第一次调研测试)It was our English teachers birthday yesterday.Though English is a hard subject，but I like my English teacher a lot，and so are my classmates.She is nice
36、to us and always tells us stories of the days when she was in her twenty.Sometimes she even stayed in school to help students make up their lessons.She always encourages us and tells us do our best.We are gratefully to her，so that day we bought him a cake and a gift.We even made a big card for her，o
37、n it we wrote all our names.Seeing these，she was moving and had a big smile in her face.答案：It was our English teachers birthday yesterday.Though English is a hard subject，but I like my English teacher a lot，and so my classmates.She is nice to us and always tells us stories of the days when she was in her .Sometimes she even in school to help students make up their lessons.She always encourages us and tells us do our best.We are to her，so that day we bought a cake and a gift.We even made a big card for her，on we wrote all our names.Seeing these，she was and had a big smile her face.
