1、 课前预习检测 单词识记1.settle(v.)定居；解决 (n.)定居；解决2instant(adj.)立即的；立刻的 (adv.)立刻，马上3desert(n.)沙漠；荒原 (adj.)被遗弃的；荒芜的4 (n.)货物5city(n.)城市 (n.)公民；居民；市民6type(v.)打字 (n.)打字员 (n.)打字机settlementinstantlydesertedgoodscitizentypisttypewriter7receive(v.)收到 (n.)接受者；接收器；电话筒8greed(n.)贪婪，贪心 (adj.)贪吃的；贪婪的 (adv.)贪婪地；贪食地9 (vt.)吞下；
2、咽下10 (vt.)回收利用；再利用recyclable(adj.)可循环的11 (n.)动机motivate(vt.)成为的动机；激发；激励12ecology(n.)生态；生态学 (adj.)生态的；生态学的13post(vt.)邮递；邮寄 (n.)邮资 (n.)邮政编码receivergreedygreedilyswallowrecyclemotivationecologicalpostagepostcode14(n.)代表；典型人物(adj.)典型的；有代表性的represent(vt.)代表；象征representative短语完形1.加速2把描述为3贪图4因而责怪某人5究竟6带领某人
3、参观7盯着；凝视8向前移动speed updescribe.as.be greedy forblame sb.foron earthshow sb.aroundstare atmove on语篇理解根据课文内容填空Can you imagine one of the _1_(late)forms of communication among the space citizens in the future?It is just like this.No more _2_(type)working on a typewriter or computer.No more postage or po
4、stcodes.When you want to send _3_ message you can place the metal band over your head,clear your mind and press the _4_(send)button,think your message and the next instant it is sent.When it comes _5_ the “environment area”,a giant machine,always _6_(greed)for more,swallows all the waste _7_(avail).
5、In such a way,the rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material and everything _8_(recycle).Manufacturing no longer takes place on the earth but on space stations.A group of engineers programme robots _9_ can perform tasks in space.When the _10_(good)are ready they are transported by indu
6、strial spaceship back to earth.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._5_ 6._ 7._ 8._9_ 10._答案：1.latest 2.typists 3.a 4.sending 5.to 6.greedy7available 8.is recycled 9.which/that 10.goods答案 课堂合作探究 The Language Points of Learning about Language1When we wanted the hovering carriage to speed_up,_we pressed down hard on the driv
7、ing pedal and bent over in the direction we wanted to go.(教材P20)当我们想让气垫车加速时，我们就向下用力踩踏板，并且向想去的方向俯身。speed up 加速I stepped the gas and the car to 130 kph.我一踩油门，车速提至每小时130千米。His car is going through the market.他的车正低速驶过市场。Can you try anda bit?你能不能设法加快一点事情的进展？名师点津(1)speed的过去式、过去分词有两种形式：speeded,speeded或sped
8、,sped。(2)speed up的反义短语为slow down“放慢速度”。sped upat low speedspeed things up【即景活用】单句语法填空With the pace of modern life _(speed)up,instant food is more and more popular.The police car is running _ a speed of 100 miles per hour to chase after the truck ahead of it.答案：speeding at答案 2What would you do if you
9、 found yourself alone on a desert island？(教材P21)如果你发现自己独自一人在荒无人烟的岛屿上，你会做什么？desert n.沙漠；荒原 vt.抛弃，遗弃；逃亡Few kinds of plants can grow.几乎没有植物可以在沙漠里生长。Mrs Rodings husband her years ago.罗丁太太的丈夫数年前抛弃了她。in the desertdeserted【即景活用】单句语法填空They lost their way _ the desert and died of thirst.He drove at full spee
10、d through the _(desert)street.答案：in deserted答案 The Language Points of Using Language第1段1Described_as_an_enormous_round_plate,_it spins slowly in space to_imitate the pull of the earths gravity.(教材P22)太空站像一个巨大的圆盘，在太空中缓缓地旋转，以仿照出地球重心的引力。剖析 此句为复杂的简单句。过去分词短语“Described as an enormous round plate”在句中作状语；动词
11、不定式“to imitate the pull.”在句中作目的状语。as a lady of high society，she attended the party.她把自己打扮成一位贵妇人参加了宴会。I stood watching her,what to do.我站着看着她，不知如何是好。He stopped his car what had happened.他停下了车，看一看发生了什么事。Dressed upnot knowingto see【即景活用】单句语法填空(2016北京高考)_(make)it easier to get in touch with us,youd bette
12、r keep this card at hand.(2016北京高考)Newly-built wooden cottages line the street,_(turn)the old town into a dreamland.答案：To make turning答案 第2段2You place the metal band over your head,clear your mind,press the sending button,think your message and the next instant its sent.(教材P22)你把金属带放在头上，整理思路，按下发送按钮，
13、然后想着你要发送的信息，刹那间信息就发出去了。instant n.瞬间，片刻 adj.立即的，立刻的I sent you the news I heard it.我一听到此消息便通知你了。Fortune can be made or lost.财富很可能会在一瞬间获得，也可能在一瞬间失去。,he seemed to look at me,too.有那么一会儿他似乎也在看我。They asked for an reply.他们要求立刻回复。instantly/the instantin an instantFor an instantinstant名师点津“一就”表达法聚焦：(1)名词词组：th
14、e minute,the second,the moment,the instant(2)连词：immediately,directly,instantly,as soon as(3)no sooner.than.,hardly/scarcely.when.(如果hardly,scarcely或no sooner置于句首，主句必须倒装)(4)介词upon/on动名词/名词(5)短语：at the sight of(一看到就)，at the thought of(一想起就)【即景活用】(1)单句语法填空The children jumped with joy_(instant)the chair
15、man announced the result of the game._ instant the manager entered the office,he clarified his position.答案：instantly The答案 (2)单句写作He attracted her attention _ (一瞬间)I felt _(立刻轻松)after taking a couple of tablets.You see the lightning _(一就)it happens，but you hear the thunder later.答案：for an instant in
16、stant relief the instant答案 第4段3Well,now theres a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.(教材P22)现在，这里有一种装置，能利用生态学原理来处理废弃物。剖析 这是一个复合句。where在句中引导定语从句，修饰先行词a system。Their relationship has reached the they have to part with each other.他们的关系到了分手的程度。We often read such amusic
17、can cure people.我们经常读到这样的例子，音乐使人康复。Thehe is preparing for his study is really important.他为学习做准备的那段时间确实非常重要。I didnt like the you recommended to me.我不喜欢你向我推荐的这个职位。point wherecase wherestage whenposition that【即景活用】单句写作He got into a situation _ it was hard to decide what was right and wrong.他陷入一种难以分辨是非的
18、局面。Remember that there is still one point _ we must make clear at the conference tomorrow.记住在明天的会议上我们还有一点必须弄清楚。答案：where that/which答案 4A giant machine,always greedy for more,swallows all the waste available.(教材P22)一台巨型机器，能把所有能获得的废弃物都吞进去，而且总是贪得无厌。greedy adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；贪心的 He looked at the gold with eyes.
19、他用贪婪的眼神看着这些金子。Theyprofits.他们利欲熏心。Maryhave more knowledge.玛丽渴望获得更多的知识。greedyare greedy foris greedy to名师点津“渴望”短语大集合：(1)渴望获得某物long for sth.,be dying for sth.,be hungry for sth.,be thirsty for sth.,be anxious for sth.(2)渴望做某事be dying to do sth.,be eager to do sth.,long to do sth.,be anxious to do sth.【
20、即景活用1】单句语法填空He stared at the diamonds with _(greed)eyes.Tired and hunger,he ate noisily and _(greedy)Many people are greedy _ money and power.答案：greedy greedily for答案 swallow vt.吞下；咽下 n.燕子After the operation,he found it difficult to chew and.手术之后，他发现咀嚼和吞咽都很困难。The wavesthe swimmer.波涛吞没了那个游泳者。Onedoesn
21、t make a summer.谚语一燕不成夏。swallowswallowed upswallow【即景活用2】单句写作He _ the pills with a cup of water.他用一杯水吞下了这些药丸。He told me I wouldnt pass the test but Im determined to make him _.他对我说我考试会不及格，但我下决心让他承认说错了。答案：swallowed swallow his words答案 第6段5However,the companies have to train their representatives to l
22、ive and work in space settlements.(教材P22)但是，这些公司必须培训他们的代表在太空中生活和工作。settlement n.定居；解决；协议 They hope to of all these troubles as soon as possible.他们希望所有这些纠纷能尽快达成协议。(2017天津高考)Mr and Mrs Brown would like to see their daughter,_get married,and have kids.布朗夫妇希望看到女儿安顿下来，结婚成家，生儿育女。There has been a period of
23、weather.曾经有一段时期天气很稳定。reach a settlementsettle downsettled【即景活用】(1)单句语法填空With so many problems _(settle),the newly elected president is having a hard time.The _(settle)is home to nearly 1,000 people,many of whom left their village homes for a better life in the city.答案：to settle settlement答案 (2)单句写作E
24、arlier this year,under the mediation of the court,the two sides _.这一年年初，在法庭的调解下，双方达成和解。He and his wife have decided to _ in the countryside.他和妻子已决定在农村定居。With so much noise around me,I cant _ anything today.今天周围太吵了，我不能安下心来做任何事情。答案：came to/reached a settlement settle down settle down to答案 我看到了奇妙的东西我首先
25、参观的是一个太空站，这个站被认为是太空中最现代化的地方。太空站像一个巨大的圆盘，在太空中缓缓地旋转，以仿照出地球重心的引力。太空站里展出了31世纪一些最前沿的发明。有个导游带领我们站在一条移动的运送带上，到各处参观。导游：从2008年来访的朋友们，早上好！首先，我们要查看一种我们太空居民使用的最新的通讯方式。再也不需要打字员在打字机或电脑上工作了！再也不需要邮费和邮政编码了！现在用一种“思想仪”就可以传递信息。你把这种金属带子放在你的头上，排除杂念，按下发送键，集中精神想着你要传递的信息，片刻功夫信息就发出去了。这个信息会储存在接受者的“思想仪”里。它快捷有效，而且环保。唯一的缺点是，如果使用
26、者不能想清楚要传递的信息，发送出去的信息可能是模糊不清的。但我们不能因为使用者的使用不当而责备仪器，是不是？在导游解说的时候，我观看着桌上这副被称为“思想仪”的小东西。它们看上去像金属带子。那么普通，但却那么神通广大！正当我还在观察时，运送带向前移动了。导游：女士们先生们，现在我们到了“环保地带”。以前人们习惯用垃圾箱收集废弃物，然后这些垃圾被送走埋掉或烧掉，我说得对吧？(我们都点头。)可现在我们有一种装置，能利用生态学原理来处理掉废弃物。一架巨大的机器，能把所有能获得的废弃物都吞进去，而且总是贪得无厌。然后垃圾被分解成了几种有用的物质，如庄稼地的“肥料”和沙漠中的“土壤”。什么都不浪费，所有
27、的东西，哪怕是塑料袋也回收利用了。伟大的创意，对不对？我注视着缓缓移动的垃圾分解机器模型，为它的成效所吸引。但是，我们又开始向前移动了。导游：第三站要展示给我们的是工作实践方面的一些变化。批量生产不再在地球上进行，而是转移到了像这样的太空站里。在太空里，一组工程师给机器人设计了程序让它们完成工作。机器人生产像药品、衣服、家具和汽垫车等等东西。没有废弃物、没有污染，也没有环境破坏。但是，这些公司必须培训他们的代表能在太空中生活和工作。他们必须在此监控机器人和生产过程。一旦货物齐备，就用工用太空船运送到地球。我的思绪开始漫游。我能从事什么工作呢？当我想到这个奇妙的未来世界时，我兴趣倍增、干劲十足！
28、课后演练提能 基础题.单词拼写1They lost their way in the d_ and died of thirst.答案：desert答案 2The Council is encouraging people to r_ their household rubbish.答案：recycle答案 3Money can be exchanged for g_ or service.答案：goods答案 4Today every c_ aged eighteen or over has the right to vote.答案：citizen答案 5Silver conducts el
29、ectricity better than other m_.答案：materials答案 .选词填空speed up,the instant,be representative of,be greedy for,swallow up,dispose of,move on,stare at,absorbed in,reach a settlement1This snake is so greedy that it wants to _ the mouse.答案：swallow up答案 2Each business has unique opportunities to _ cash flow
30、.答案：speed up答案 3Li Yue and Zhang Hua carried out the volunteer activity _they arrived.答案：the instant答案 4She _ success.答案：is greedy for答案 5The soldiers shouldered their bags and _.答案：moved on答案 6_work,Tom simply forgot food and sleep.答案：Absorbed in答案 7They were happy today,for they _ with the opponen
31、ts.答案：reached a settlement答案 8Dont _ others in publicits impolite.答案：stare at答案 9You did us a great favour by _ that problem.答案：disposing of 答案 10The painting _ his work of that period.答案：is representative of 答案 .单句语法填空1(2017全国卷)The instructor kept repeating the words,“Speed _！”“Slow down！”“Turn lef
32、t！”答案：up答案 2The singer is regarded as a _(represent)of the youth of her generation.答案：representative答案 3_(greed)for power,the general conceived a plan to overthrow the government.答案：Greedy答案 4I have reached a point in my life _ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.答案：where答案 5The poor dog was _
33、(desert)by its master.答案：deserted答案 6I felt a little bump and I knew _(instant)what had happened.答案：instantly答案 7Many women applied for the post of _(type)答案：typist答案 8The people in both countries are overjoyed about the peaceful _(settle)of the dispute.答案：settlement答案 9If a central _(receive)failed
34、,the whole system collapsed.答案：receiver答案 10He is addicted to computer games,and that is _ he has to drop out of school.答案：why答案 .单句写作1_，I will work out that problem.再给我一个小时，我就能解出那道题。(过去分词短语作状语)答案：Given another hour答案 2We were all confused by _.我们都被他说的话弄迷糊了。(what引导宾语从句)答案：what he said答案 3We are tryi
35、ng to create a system _.我们正在尽力创建一种制度，让权利都在法律范围内运行。(where引导定语从句)答案：where power is exercised within the boundary of laws答案 4His new book became a best-seller _.他的新书刚一出版就成为畅销书。(the instant引导状语从句)答案：the instant it was published答案 5He hurried to go to work,_.他匆匆赶着去上班，早餐都没动。(with的复合结构)答案：with the breakfas
36、t untouched答案 能力题.完形填空(2019兰州一中高三月考)It was raining.I went into a caf and asked for a coffee._1_ I was waiting for my drink,I realized that there were other people in the place,but I sensed _2_.I saw their bodies,but I couldnt feel their souls _3_ their souls belonged to the _4_.I stood up and walked
37、 between the tables.When I came to the biggest computer,I saw a thin,small man _5_ in front of it.“Im Steve，”he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was.“I cant talk with you.Im _6_，”he said.He was chatting online with somebodyprobably someone he didnt knowand,_7_，he wa
38、s playing a computer gamea war game.I was _8_.Why didnt Steve want to talk with me?I tried _9_ to speak to that computer geek(怪人),_10_ not a word came out of his mouth.I touched his shoulder,but no reaction.I was _11_.I put my hand in front of the monitor,and he started to shout,“_12_！”I took a few
39、steps back,wondering if all those people in the caf were looking at me.I _13_，and saw nobody showed any interest._14_，I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines,not with people.They were more _15_ having a relationship with the _16_，particularly Steve.I woul
40、dnt want to _17_ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines _18_ with people.I was worried and I sank in my thoughts.I didnt even _19_ that the coffee was bad,_20_ Steve didnt notice there was a person next to him.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章以“我”遇见的一件事情说明现实社会中很多年轻人沉迷于网络，这让“我”
41、对人类的未来而担忧。1A.Before BSince CAlthough DWhile答案：D 根据下文的“I was waiting for my drink”可确定用while引导时间状语从句，表示“在的时候”，故选D。答案 2A.pain Bloneliness Csadness Dfear答案：B 根据下文的“I saw their bodies,but I couldnt feel their souls”可判断出作者当时的心情是孤独的，故选B。答案 3A.because Bwhen Cuntil Dunless答案：A 根据前面两个句子的意思可判断出后一句表示原因，解释为什么只看见
42、他们的身体，感觉不到他们的灵魂的原因，故选A。答案 4A.home Bworld CNet DCaf答案：C 根据下文中的“computer”可推断出人们沉溺于网络中，他们的灵魂属于网络。Net“网络”，故选C。答案 5A.sleeping BlaughingCsitting Dlearning答案：C 根据上文中的“computer”可判断出这个人坐在电脑前，故选C。答案 6A.busy Bthirsty Ctired Dsick答案：A 从下文中的“He was chatting online”和“he was playing a computer game”可以看出这个人正在忙于聊天和玩
43、电脑游戏，故选A。答案 7A.first of all Bjust then Cat the same time Dby that time答案：C 根据并列连词and可判断出这个人一边网上聊天，一边玩电脑游戏。at the same time“与此同时”，故选C。答案 8A.surprised Bdelighted Cmoved Dfrightened答案：A 根据情理可知，作者看到那人一边聊天，一边玩电脑游戏，自然会感到吃惊，故选A。答案 9A.once Bagain Cfirst Deven答案：B 基于作者之前想与这个人交谈的尝试可知，在Steve不理“我”的情况下，“我”再一次尝试与
44、Steve交谈，故选B。答案 10A.but Bso Cif Dor答案：A 根据上文的“to speak to that computer geek(怪人)”与下文的“not a word came out of his mouth”可知，“我”尝试着和他说话，但是他什么也不说，所以是转折关系，故选A。答案 11A.excited Brespected Cafraid Dunhappy答案：D 根据情理可知，作者三番两次地与那个瘦小的玩电脑游戏的人谈话而没有得到应有的回应，自然会引起不愉快的情绪，故选D。答案 12A.Shut up BEnjoy yourself CLeave me alo
45、ne DHelp me out答案：C 根据情境可知，因为Steve沉溺于网络中，当作者把手放在电脑显示器前时，他非常恼火，故选C。leave me alone“不要打扰我”。答案 13A.walked about Bwalked out Craised my hand Draised my head答案：D 根据上下文可知，“我”抬头看了看四周其他人的反应，故选D。答案 14A.From then on BAt that moment CIn all DAbove all答案：B 此处表述就在那个时候，作者意识到了，at that moment符合语境，故选B。答案 15A.interest
46、ed in Btired of Ccareful about Dtroubled by答案：A“我”意识到人们都沉溺于网络中，所以对电脑更感兴趣，故选A。答案 16A.computer Bsoul Cshop Dgeek答案：A 根据设空后的“particularly Steve”，以Steve为例说明此处指人们更愿意与电脑交流，故选A。答案 17A.tell Bplan Cimagine Ddesign答案：C 此处表述如果人们更喜欢与机器分享自己的生活，“我”都不愿意去想象人类的未来，故选C。答案 18A.other than Binstead of Cexcept for Das wel
47、l as答案：B other than“除以外”；instead of“代替；而不是”；except for“除了”；as well as“也”。根据语境可知，人类与机器分享生活代替了/而不是与人们分享生活，故选B。答案 19A.pretend Bunderstand Cinsist Drealize答案：D 作者陷入对未来的担忧中，甚至没有意识到咖啡味道很差，故选D。答案 20A.as if Bjust as Cjust after Deven though答案：B Steve没有注意到靠近他的人与作者没有意识到咖啡难喝，都是因为全身心投入在别的事情上，两件事是非常相似的。just as“就
48、像一样”，故选B。答案 .七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。UrbanizationUntil relatively recently,the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city.The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago._1_ In fact,nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural(乡村的)
49、villages.It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in historya society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britain was only the beginning._2_ The process of urbanizationthe migration(迁徙)of people from the countryside t
50、o the citywas the result of modernization,which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1900,fewer than 40%of Americans lived in urban areas.Today,over 82%of Americans live in cities.Only about 2%live on farms._3_Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrial
51、ized.Even in advanced agricultural societies,it took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities._4_ Until modern times,those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英)and the servants,laborers and professionals who served them.Cities survived by taxing farmers and were li
52、mited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.Over the past two centuries,the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country._5_ Today,instead of needing ninety-five farmers to
53、feed five city people,one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers.AThat kept cities very small.BThe rest live in small towns.CThe effects of urban living on people should be considered.DSoon many other industrial nations became urban societies.EBut even 200 years ago,only a f
54、ew people could live in cities.FModernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.GModern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了城市化的进程。1E第一段主要讲述了在过去城市非常少，大多数人都是住在农场或乡村里。根据主旨可知，应选E。并且E项与设空处下一句也形成语义上的对比和呼应。2D空格前一句中的beginning与D项中的Soon相对应。句意：英国只是个开始，之后一些其他的工业国家也成为城市化的社会。故选D。3B空格所在的段落通过列举数据来体现现在城市化在进一步加速。由上文可知，绝大多数的美国人住在城市里，少部分住在农场里，因此此空说明剩下的人居住在何地。故选B。答案 4A设空处前两句阐述过去城市规模不可能大的原因，故选A项，与前面的意思呼应。5F空格前一句阐述工业革命打破了此前城市和乡村的这种平衡，可知空格处是对前一句内容的进一步阐述，也是对后一句(农业生产率空前提升)的引领，故选F。答案