1、Unit 2Looking into the Future课时作业(三)Using Language & Accessing Your Progress & Video Time必备知识基础练进阶训练第一层.单词拼写1Many experts _ (提倡) reducing the amount of childrens homework.2What does the underlined word “them” in the second _ (段落) refer to?3We asked Jason to write an _ (文章) about his hometown.4We pro
2、vide all types of information, with an _ (强调) on legal advice.5Now well be able to live in _ (奢华) for the rest of our lives.6There is no immediate _ (可能性) of peace in this country.7What made you decide on a _ (职业) as a doctor?8You must make sure the time is _ (准确的)9A _ (图书管理员) is someone who works i
3、n a library.10Turning left, you will see a _ (路标) beside the hotel.短语填空cut down， all in all， in place of， keep in touch with， place emphasis on， in the absence of， rather than， on the other hand1On the Internet, we can _ our families and friends even if they are on the other side of the world.2As an
4、 expert, he _ environmental issues.3_ firm evidence, the man was set free.4We both thought that _ it might not be a bad idea.5Mr White will deliver the speech _ Mr Brown.6If we fail to sell enough goods, compared with last year, we will have to _ production.7I would prefer to stay at home and watch
5、TV _ go out on such a rainy day.8This young girl would love to go abroad for further study, but _ she doesnt want to leave her parents.单句语法填空1The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind _ (resist) and drag.2Youd better be cautious about some websites on the social media, whic
6、h may provide _ (accurate) and even false information.3Toms mother remained strongly _ (oppose) to the idea of his going abroad for a further study.4Not many people agree with the governments _ (predict) that the economy will improve.5If you turn on CNN, you will find newsreaders and weather _ (fore
7、cast) all speaking with different accents.6Smith was _ (absence) from the conference yesterday because of his sudden heart disease.7We must keep _ touch with each other.课文语法填空A crash 1._ (cause) by a driverless car led to a heated argument about some advances in technology. What do you think of the
8、advances in technology?On the one hand, some groups of people around the world live happily in the 2._ (absent) of new technology. They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or use the Internet. They have lived 3._ (main) as farmers since the 18th century, and they will probably 4._ (live) the same wa
9、y in the distant future. They advocate 5._ (lead) a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community. On the other hand, new technology 6._ (provide)people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For example, the latest weathertracking computer programmes give people lots of wa
10、rnings about potential natural 7._ (disaster), which saves many lives.Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from 8._ (technology) advances. My health monitor, 9._ I wear all the time, has also helped me get into the best shape of my life. Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it
11、 can be 10._ scary prospect. Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.关键能力提升练进阶训练第二层.阅读AGot 48 hours to relax yourself? Youll maximize your time and fun at these amazing destinations.Alabama: Gulf ShoresFor relaxing weekend getaways in Alaba
12、ma, head south to the whitesand beaches of Gulf Shores. Get on the water for some deepsea fishing. History lovers can get a lesson in the Civil War along a 90mile path with more than a dozen historic sites.Alaska: HomerHow does fresh seafood sound? Youll find it in Homer, located in southcentral Ala
13、ska, which is either a short flight or a great fourhour scenic drive on the Seward Highway from Anchorage. Get your fill of fishing in Kachemak Bay, explore local trails and enjoy exceptional birding in this remote natural setting.Arizona: SedonaAdventurous types can get their fill in the magical re
14、d rocks of Sedona, which is said to be the location of healing centers of energy. People flood to the area to meditate, practice yoga and more. Sedona also offers fantastic hiking, offroading, biking, and even climbing.Arkansas: Hot SpringsRelax and renew in Arkansas, hot waters in Hot Springs, an a
15、rt community with Art Deco architecture that is also the home of Hot Springs National Park. Make time for a visit to Bathhouse Row, a National Historic Landmark of eight bathhouses, and Superior Bathhouse Brewery, which produces beer made of the hot spring water inside the National Park. Dont miss t
16、hese National Parks that are off the beaten path.1Which activity can be found in both Gulf Shores and Homer?AGoing fishing.BTaking a flight.CEnjoying beautiful birds.DVisiting historic sites.2Which destination is popular with hikers?AGulf Shores. BHomer.CSedona. DHot Springs.3What is Superior Bathho
17、use Brewery known for?AIts selfmade beer. BIts architecture.CIts bathhouses. DIts paths.4Where is this text most likely from?AA diary. BA survey.CA novel. DA magazine.BIn the near future, IOT (The Internet of Things) will drive huge innovation (革新) in the way our food is grown. Plants will have a “v
18、oice”， not a human voice, but a voice based on data that can tell people, computers, and machines when, for example, they are thirsty, or need more sun, medicine, etc.Take vertical (垂直的) farms, for example. Farming is moving indoors where the growth of plants can be monitored and controlled. The fac
19、ilities are built vertically, so growing areas can be put in piles. This greatly reduces the amount of land needed for farming.From an IOT point of view, vertical farms are connected in two ways. First, small sensors (传感器) in the soil or connected to plants tell a control system exactly how much lig
20、ht, water, and nutrients are needed to grow the healthiest crops. Sensors will also tell vertical farmers when crops are nearing their peak for harvesting at just the right time to make sure that they are still fresh when they reach their final destination.Second, vertical farms will be connected to
21、 other networks and information systems, including databases that track the local demand. For example, local restaurants may input when they need fresh food supplies. And vertical farmers could get that information so they know which crops to grow in what quantities. This type of IOT system would ha
22、ve been unimaginable a generation ago.Today, vertical farms are being experimented. Yet, the numbers point to a bright future for the industry, especially as the worlds population continues to grow. For example, Green Sense Farms in Chicago is able to harvest crops 26 times a year using 85 percent l
23、ess energy, onetenth the water, and no pesticides. A side benefit of lower energy use is lower CO2 output of two tons per month, with the added benefit of creating 46 pounds of oxygen every day.5How do sensors attached to plants work?ABy recording farmers harvesting crops.BBy monitoring farmers work
24、ing their fields.CBy analyzing information to preserve crops.DBy passing information to a control system.6According to Paragraph 4, what can the IOT system do?AHelping expand the output of crops.BHelping match supply with demand.CHelping determine the needs of farmers.DHelping move restaurants onto
25、farms.7What is the authors attitude towards the future of vertical farming?ANegative. BIndifferent.COptimistic. DDoubtful.8What is the main idea of the text?AVoice machines help plants speak up.BFarmers are all turning to vertical farming.CIOT has brought great innovation to our future life.DVertica
26、l farms driven by IOT are a future for agriculture.七选五Imagine an area 34 times the size of Manhattan. Now imagine it covered ankledeep in plastic wastea total of about 19 billion pounds of garbage. _1_.“Were being overwhelmed (淹没) by our waste，” said Jenna Jambeck, an environmental engineer who led
27、the 2015 study that determined this astonishing number. _2_， unless something is done to stop the tide of garbage.Plastica widelyused materialhas in many ways been a benefit to humans but it has also caused a growing problem. Today, plastics are the No. 1 type of garbage found in the sea. Ocean Cons
28、ervancy, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group that organises an annual coastal cleanup event worldwide, said plastic waste makes up around 85 percent of the garbage collected from beaches and oceans.Ocean Conservancy says plastics are believed to threaten (威胁) at least 600 different wildlife spe
29、cies (物种). _3_； a growing body of evidence suggests humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat. Research suggests some plastics could be poisonous to humans, and could potentially increase the risk of health problems._4_. At the Economist World Ocean Summit this week, ten nations annou
30、nced to reduce plastic sea litter as part of UN Environments Clean Seas campaign. _5_. Corporations also have a role, as do individuals. We can start by thinking twice before using singleuse plastic productsand when we do use them, we should take care to properly throw them off or recycle.AThe follo
31、wing is what we should doBAnd its not just wildlife thats threatenedCAnd this figure is likely to double by 2025DBut its not just countries that need to do their partEBy 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 1,000 piecesFThats how much plastic waste ends up in our oceans every yearGAll of us have
32、 an important role to play in dealing with the problems.语法填空Smartphones and ereaders have become more common in recent years. However, paper books still have a key role 1._ (play). In the UK, the sales of ebooks are falling 2._ those of traditional books are rising. More surprisingly, its young peop
33、le who are buying paper books.What is behind the comeback of the paper book? First, readers like to hold the product. Its true that paper books offer 3._ unique reading experience. Japanese students even said that they like the smell of paper books. Other students said that they get a sense of 4._ (
34、achieve) when they finish reading a paper book and they enjoy seeing it 5._ the bookshelf.Besides, paper books can also be personal objects to lovers of reading, many of 6._ like to sign their names on the inside cover. If the cover gets bent or theres a stain (污点) 7._ (make) on the pages from coffe
35、e or food, all the better. Such 8._ (incident) make the book more like a personal friend to them.Amazing as it seems, research has shown readers remember more information when reading from paper books than ebooks. Meanwhile, people are more likely to have 9._ (pain) eyes or headaches after reading e
36、books long.Therefore paper books, which 10._ (be) in production since the 15th century, still have an attraction.应用文写作有一家英语网站正在征集以“Changes caused by technology”为主题的文章，请就你认为科技为我们的生活带来了哪些变化写一篇征文。注意：1.字数80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_课时作业(三)Using Language & Accessing Your Progress & Video Time必备知识基础练.单词拼写1advoc
37、ate2.paragraph3.essay4.emphasis5.luxury6.prospect7.career8.accurate9.librarian10.signpost.短语填空1keep in touch with2.places emphasis on3.In the absence of4.all in all5.in place of6.cut down7.rather than8.on the other hand.单句语法填空1resistance2.inaccurate3.opposed4.predication5.forecasters6absent7.in.课文语法
38、填空1答案与解析：caused考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，“1._ (cause) by a driverless car”作后置定语，修饰A crash，由“by”可知，cause与A crash之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词。2答案与解析：absence考查名词。in the absence of.意为“缺乏”。3答案与解析：mainly考查副词。空处修饰谓语，故用副词。4答案与解析：be living考查谓语动词的时态。根据语境可知，这些人以前过着没有新科技的生活，在将来也将继续这样的生活，因此应用将来进行时，表示在将来的一段时间内正在进行的动作。5答案与解析：leading
39、考查非谓语动词。advocate doing sth.意为“提倡做某事”。6答案与解析：has provided考查谓语动词的时态。由时间状语“over the years”可知，此处应用现在完成时。7答案与解析：disasters考查名词的数。disaster在此表示“灾害”，为可数名词，故用复数形式。8答案与解析：technological考查形容词。空处作定语修饰名词advances，故填形容词。9答案与解析：which考查定语从句的关系词。分析句子结构可知，“9._ I wear all the time”为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词My health monitor，故用关系代词w
40、hich。10答案与解析：a考查冠词。prospect表示“前景”时，常用单数，且此处表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。关键能力提升练.阅读A【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四处放松休闲的旅游目的地。1答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据Gulf Shores中的“Get on the water for some deepsea fishing.”和Alaska: Homer中的“Get your fill of fishing in Kachemak Bay.”可知，这两个地方都有垂钓这个活动。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据Sedona中的“Sedona also offers fanta
41、stic hiking, offroading, biking, and even climbing.”可知，Sedona是喜欢远足的游客的目的地。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据Arkansas：Hot Springs中的“.Superior Bathhouse Brewery, which produces beer made of the hot spring water inside the National Park.”可知，该地以自制的啤酒而闻名。4答案与解析：D推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了4处放松休闲的旅游目的地，由此推测，文章应该是出自一本杂志。B【语篇解读】本文是
42、一篇说明文。文章主要以垂直农场为例介绍了在不久的将来，物联网将推动粮食种植方式的巨大创新。5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“small sensors (传感器) in the soil or connected to plants tell a control system exactly how much light, water, and nutrients are needed to grow the healthiest crops”可知，传感器将最健康的农作物生长所需要的光、水和营养等信息传递给控制系统。故选D。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Seco
43、nd, vertical farms will be connected to other networks and information systems, including databases that track the local demand.”可知，垂直农场将与其他网络和信息系统相连，包括追踪当地需求的数据库，再结合后面的例子可知，物联网系统有助于使供应与需求相匹配。故选B。7答案与解析：C观点态度题。根据文章最后一段中的“Today, vertical farms are being experimented. Yet, the numbers point to a brigh
44、t future for the industry”可知，作者对垂直农场的未来持乐观态度。故选C。8答案与解析：D主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中的“In the near future, IOT (The Internet of Things) will drive huge innovation (革新) in the way our food is grown.”及第二段中的“Take vertical (垂直的) farms, for example.”可知，文章主要以垂直农场为例介绍了在不久的将来，物联网将推动粮食种植方式的巨大创新。故选D。.七选五【语篇解读】本文属于议论文，介绍塑料垃
45、圾问题越发严重，不但威胁野生动物，还影响人类自己，需要全世界通力合作来应对。1答案与解析：F根据前一句Now imagine it covered ankledeep in plastic wastea total of about 19 billion pounds of garbage.可知，塑料垃圾总共为190亿磅左右，F选项“这就是每年被丢到海洋里的塑料垃圾的数量”与前文呼应，故选F项。2答案与解析：C根据后文unless something is done to stop the tide of garbage (除非采取一些措施来减少垃圾)可知，C选项“预计到2025年，这个数字很
46、可能会翻倍”与后文形成条件关系，切题，故选C项。3答案与解析：B根据后文a growing body of evidence suggests humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat可知，越来越多的证据显示人类通过食用海产品也摄入了塑料，B选项“不仅野生生物受到威胁”切题，故选B项。4答案与解析：G根据本段后文ten nations以及Corporations可知，这个问题需要全世界共同合作，G选项“所有人都能够为解决此问题发挥作用”切题，故选G项。5答案与解析：D根据下一句Corporations also have
47、a role, as do individuals.可知，企业和个人也能发挥作用，D选项“不仅仅是国家需要尽到责任”引出下文，切题，故选D项。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了在电子书非常流行的当下，传统书籍的强势回归以及导致这种现象的因素。1答案与解析：to play考查动词不定式。此处表示“纸质书籍依然扮演着关键的角色”，由于主语paper books是动词play的执行者，因此a key role后面需要不定式的主动形式作定语，故填to play。2答案与解析：while考查连词。此处表示“电子书的销量在下降而传统书籍的销量在上升”，前后为转折和对比的关系，故填while
48、。3答案与解析：a考查冠词。此处表示“纸质书提供一种独特的阅读体验”，表示某一种事物需用不定冠词，故填a。4答案与解析：achievement考查名词。此处表示“他们在读完一本纸质书后会有一种成就感”。此处作of的宾语，应使用动词achieve的名词形式，故填achievement。5答案与解析：on考查介词。表示书放在书架上通常使用介词on，故填on。6答案与解析：whom考查定语从句。此处定语从句的先行词是lovers of reading，并且引导词前面有介词of，故填whom。7答案与解析：made考查非谓语动词。此处表示“留在页面上的咖啡或食物污渍”。句中已有谓语动词，空前没有连词，
49、故此处需要用非谓语动词。make和stains之间是动宾关系，故此处需要使用过去分词形式作名词stains的定语，故填made。8答案与解析：incidents考查名词。根据后面的谓语动词make可知，主语应为复数形式，且incident是可数名词，故填incidents。9答案与解析：painful考查形容词。此处表示“人们更有可能出现眼部疼痛或头痛的症状”，名词eyes的前面需要使用形容词修饰，故填painful。10答案与解析：have been考查时态。此处表示“自从15世纪就已经出现的纸质书籍”，并且主语paper books是复数形式，故填have been。.应用文写作参考范文：
50、Technology is constantly changing our life. Were benefiting a lot from the changes that are caused by technology in our daily life.To begin with, scientific and technological innovation shortens the distance between people. We can use smartphones and the Internet to keep in touch with our family and
51、 friends easily. Besides, artificial intelligence can do a lot automatically, which makes our life more convenient and comfortable. Whats more, as students, we can search for relevant information and resources through the Internet, which makes our study more efficient.All in all, modern technology has brought many benefits to our life, and I believe that it will keep improving our life in the future.
