1、我们未来的生活会是什么样呢？我们相信在未来生活中，我们还会经历很多其他令人难以置信的美妙事情！就让我们通过下面这篇短文一起走进未来的生活吧！What will our future life look like? At the future home, cookers will be set so that you can cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch.Television will give the information on prices at the nearby shops as well as news and enjo
2、yment.Visionphones(电视电话)will bring pictures as well as sound to telephone conversation.Machines will control temperature, lighting, enjoyment and gardening, etc.As for work, robots will take over most jobs and working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week.Holidays will get longer.Six weeks will b
3、e the holidays every year.What shocks us most is that in the future it will be possible to use virtual reality(虚拟现实) to bring the dead back to life.People will drag out their old and boring home movies and choose a relative to bring back to life.The visual will be combined with records about that pe
4、rson to create a virtual relative(虚拟亲人)Then the family can have a chat with that relative, keep it running, and live with it.The experience will be like living with a ghost.In fact, therere many other wonderful and unbelievable things well experience in the life of future.And do you want to learn mo
5、re about the city life in the future? Well, lets step into this module to explore what a future citizens life is like together.Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyComprehending重点单词写作词汇1.alternative adj.替换的；供选择的2.resource n. (常作复数)资源3.material n. 材料4.arrest vt. 逮捕；拘留5.outdoors adv. 户外mand n
6、命令；指令7.charge n. 费用；价钱8.switch n. 开关vi. 交换；调换9.attach vt. 系；贴；连接拓展词汇10.crime n罪；罪行criminal n罪犯； 犯人11.prediction n预测predict vt.预测；预言12.risky adj.危险的；冒险的risk n冒险13.rely vi.依赖；依靠reliable adj.可信赖的； 可依靠的14.load vt.装；装载unload v卸载download v下载15.limit n(常作复数)范围limited adj.有限的limitation n. 限制，局限16.power vt.供
7、给动力powerful adj.强大的阅读词汇17.brick n砖18.concrete n. 混凝土19.mud n. 泥20.solar adj. 太阳的21.urban adj. 都市的；城市的22.landfill n. 垃圾填埋地23.online adv. 联机地24.catalogue n目录25.recreation n. 娱乐；消遣26.flick n. 轻打；轻弹27.surgery n. 外科手术28.telesurgery n. 远距离手术29.clinic n. 诊所30.spaceport n. 宇航基地重点短语1.for sure 肯定地2.run out (某
8、物)用完；不多了；没有了3.rely on 依靠4.get rid of除掉；处理掉5.free of charge免费6. place an order/orders 订购重点句型1.动名词作主语：No one knows for sure，and making predictions(预测) is a risky business.2.“no matter疑问词”引导让步状语从句：Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live(无论他们生活
9、在什么地方).3.with宾语宾补：Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away，with each city having(每个城市都有) its own telesurgery outpatient clinic. Read the text and match the main idea of each part.1Part one(Para.1)APredictions for specific aspects of the future
10、life.2Part two(Paras.212) BGeneral idea of the future life.答案：12.BA Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1Why will care for the environment become very important in the future?ABecause earths natural resources run out.BBecause we will use lots of recycled material
11、s, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper.CBecause we will waste fewer natural resources.DBecause we will also have to rely more on alternative energy.2What can we know about the life of the future?AEarths alternative energy will run out.BFewer natural resources will be wasted.CPeo
12、ple will have to rely more on natural energy.DThe cities are going to get smaller and smaller.3What is NOT mentioned as an idea for running the future city?AHolidays at home.BTelesurgery.CAttending school at home. DRecreation.4Which of the statements is NOT true according to the text?ANo one is allo
13、wed to smoke in the city.BAll shopping will be done through computers.CCommon people can travel in space.DChildren cant have phones and phone numbers.答案：14.ABCD Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future
14、 which are not certain.翻译所有的这些似乎是肯定的，但是还有许多关于未来城市生活的事情仍是不确定的。,2.To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50，000 people in the year 2025.翻译为了了解年轻人对未来城市生活的想法，美国得克
15、萨斯州的一位大学老师让他的学生们思考他们将如何管理一个在2025年拥有5万人口的城市。3To get rid of garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.句中不定式结构To get rid.为目的状语，the city will load.and send.为主句，现在分词短语preventing landfill and envi
16、ronmental problems为结果状语。 翻译为了摆脱垃圾问题的困扰，城市将用巨型宇宙飞船装载废弃材料发往太阳，防止垃圾填埋和环境问题。4Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away，with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.该句的主句为Distance surgery will become common，而as doctors carry out.为时间状语从
17、句，with each city having.为with复合结构作原因状语。 翻译医生在几千英里以外为病人动手术的远程治疗成为常事，因为每个城市都有自己的远程诊所。for sure肯定地predictionprIdIknn.预测riskyrIskiadj.危险的；冒险的care此处为名词，表示“关心，爱护”，常与介词for连用。resourcerIzsn.(常作复数)资源run out (某物)用完；不多了；没有了此短语不用于被动语态，常用进行时态表示“(某物)即将耗尽/用完”。materialmtIriln.材料such as例如(表示列举)rely on依靠relyrIlaIvi.依赖；
18、依靠alternativeltntIvadj.替换的；供选择的solarsladj.太阳的solar power太阳能plenty of“许多”，后接可数名词或不可数名词，注意不能在前面加a。urbanbnadj.都市的；城市的run管理get rid of除掉；处理掉loadldvt.装；装载load.with.用装载send.towards.把发往landfilllndfIln.垃圾填埋地arrestrestvt.逮捕；拘留criminalkrImInln.罪犯；犯人firefaIvt.开火；启动instead of而不是，代替allow v允许allow sb.to do sth.允许某
19、人做某事allow doing sth.允许做某事limitlImItn.(常作复数)范围outdoorsatdzadv.户外onlinenlaInadv.联机地cataloguektln.目录commandkmndn.命令；指令voice commands语音指令place orders订购at birth在出生时recreationrekrieInn.娱乐；消遣bowlingblIn.保龄球游戏softballsftbln.垒球(运动)provide vt.提供，供给provide sb.with sth.provide sth.for sb.为某人提供某物free of charge(f
20、or free)免费chargetdn.费用；价钱powerpavt.供给动力flickflIkn.轻打；轻弹switchswItn.开关vi.交换；调换at the flick of a switch轻轻一按开关telesurgerytelIsdrin.远距离手术surgerysdrin.外科手术carry out执行，实施carry out/make/perform an operation on sb.给某人做手术outpatientatpeIntn.门诊病人clinicklInIkn.诊所senior citizens老年人disabilitydIsbIltin.失去能力；伤残atta
21、chttvt.系；贴；连接be attached to.迷恋；附属于；系在上ordinary citizens普通市民spaceportspeIsptn.宇航基地The City of the FutureWhat will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure，and making predictions is a risky business.But one thing is certainthey are going to get bigger before they get smaller.In the futu
22、re，care for the environment will become very important as earths natural resources run out.We will use lots of recycled materials，such as plastic，aluminium，steel，glass，wood and paper，and we will waste fewer natural resources.We will also have to rely more on alternativeB10 energy，such as solar and w
23、ind power.All this seems certain，but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.What will/does/do.look like？为固定句式，意为“看上去怎么样？”make predictions作出预测，此处为动名词短语作主语。as earths natural resources run out 是as引导的原因状语从句。To find out what young people think about the future of u
24、rban life，a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50，000 people in the year 2025.Here are some of the ideas they had：Garbage shipsTo get rid of garbage problems，the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send t
25、hem towards the sun，preventing landfilland environmental problems现在分词短语preventing landfill and environmental problems作状语。Batman Nets Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead ofguns.Forget smokingNo smoking will be allowed within a future citys limits.Smoking will be possible only outside
26、cities，and outdoors.Forget the mallsIn the future all shopping will be done online，and catalogueswill have voice commands to place orders.Telephones for lifeEveryone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter where they live.Recreation All forms of recreation，such as
27、cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others, will be provided free of charge by the city.CarsAll cars will be powered by electricity，solar energy or wind，and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flickof a switch.it作形式主语，to change the colour of.作真正的主语。Telesurgery Distance surge
28、ry will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away，with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.Holidays at homeSenior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using hightech cameras attachedto their head.现在分词短语usin
29、g hightech cameras.作方式状语。attached to.作后置定语，修饰cameras。Space travelTravelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common.Each city will have its own spaceport.动名词短语Travelling in space by ordinary citizens作主语。未来的城市未来的城市会是什么样子的？谁也说不准，并且预测也是件冒险的事。但唯一确知的是城市在变得更小之前会变得更大。在未来，爱护环境将变得很重要，因为地球上的自然资源濒临枯竭。我们将会
30、使用大量的回收材料，例如塑料、铝、钢铁、玻璃、木材和纸，并且我们浪费的自然资源将会减少。我们也将不得不更多地依赖于可替代能源，例如：太阳能和风能。所有的这些似乎是肯定的，但是还有许多关于未来城市生活的事情仍是不确定的。为了了解年轻人对未来城市生活的想法，美国得克萨斯州的一位大学老师让他的学生们思考他们将如何管理一个在2025年拥有5万人口的城市。下面是他们的一些构想：垃圾飞船为了摆脱垃圾问题的困扰，城市将用巨型宇宙飞船装载废弃材料发往太阳，防止垃圾填埋和环境问题。防爆网警察逮捕罪犯时，将会向罪犯射出网状物而不是用枪。戒烟未来的城市市内将不允许吸烟。只有在郊区和户外才有可能允许吸烟。告别商厦将来
31、所有的购物将会在网上进行，商品目录将会有用于订购的语音指令。终生电话每个人在出生时都会被给予一个电话号码，无论他们生活在什么地方，这个号码都不会改变。娱乐所有的娱乐形式，例如：电影院、保龄球、垒球、音乐会和其他一些形式都将由该市免费提供。汽车所有的汽车都将由电能、太阳能或风能提供动力。并且只要轻轻按一下开关就可能会改变汽车的颜色。远程手术医生在几千英里以外为病人动手术的远程治疗成为常事，因为每个城市都有自己的远程诊所。居家度假老年人和身体有残疾的人通过使用绑在头上的高科技的相机就能周游世界。太空遨游普通市民遨游太空将会变得很平常。每个城市都将有自己的宇航基地。 阅读理解AThe home of
32、 the future wont be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will be able to buy “house kits”containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors
33、 and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.Many jobs that we do today will disappear. Others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians wont disappear because machines cant rep
34、lace them. Teachers will still exist because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more at home. The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today.Space holidays will deve
35、lop in the future, but these holidays wont be for everyone because they wont be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, and then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with
36、leisure facilities for families.Paper wont exist in the future. Instead, there will be epaper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to save natural resources. Enewspapers and emagazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download
37、information and new articles from the Internet every day onto our reusable paper.The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future. This isnt going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes. We wil
38、l have to explore the universe and find another home. At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet, there wont be any other choice.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了未来人类的生活情景。1Homes of the future will _Abe completely different from those of
39、 todayBbe very similar to our homesCall be different from one anotherDnot be movable as you wantC解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“No two homes will be the same.”可知，在未来，将不会存在两座完全一样的房子，故选C。2Space trips and staying in space hotels will _Abecome a very common way to spend a holidayBbe the cheapest holiday option for f
40、amiliesCattract a lot of peopleDstill only be for very rich peopleD解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，太空度假不是每个人都能享受得到的，因为它并不便宜，只有有钱人才能享受到，故选D。3Epaper will replace traditional paper because _Awe can download information and new articles from the Internet onto itBit wont waste natural resourcesCit will be cheaper to
41、 produceDit will be convenient to carryB解析：推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，传统的纸将不会存在，电子纸将取代传统的纸，因为电子纸能反复使用，这有利于节省自然资源。4We will have to move to another planet _Aif we want to save the human raceBwhen we explore the universeCwhen the earth explodesDwhen the earth is too crowded for people to live onA解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后两句
42、可知，我们人类要么待在地球上，随地球一起消失，要么就离开，转移到其他星球上生存，我们别无选择。BHightech machines have made life easier for millions around the world. However, some people still prefer lowtech ways of doing things. Heres an example of why this is happening. You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds. However, it wont taste
43、 as good as one you cook on the stove. And if youre in that much of a hurry, you probably wont take time to toast the bun. Hightech cooking saves time, but it doesnt make for bettertasting meals.Most people get their news from hightech sources like television or the Internet. This has many advantage
44、s. For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines. Its also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs. However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages. They give more background and details. They also let you read the parts t
45、hat are important to you and skip the rest. Other hightech timesavers have similar disadvantages. For example, most people use the phone or email to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places. But when you use the Internet or the phone, you wont always think carefully abo
46、ut what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate. Similarly, when you wordprocess a homework assignment instead of writing it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings. However, some students are so busy with the computer that
47、they dont pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing. 【解题导语】现代化的科技使得我们的生活更加简便，但是当现代传媒与传统介质进行比较时，双方是否互有长短呢？5Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? AThe writer likes hightech cooking. BLowtech cooking produces bettertasting meals. CHightech news programs alw
48、ays keep you reading what is important to you. DHandwritten homework is better than wordprocessed homework. B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，高效率的烹饪节省时间但是不一定美味。6How does the writer feel about hightech tools? ABetter late than never. BEasy come, easy go. CEvery coin has two sides. DLearn to walk before you run.
49、C解析：推理判断题。高效率的工具速度快，但是并不能保证质量比传统方法更好。因此新工具有好有坏，即事物都有两面性。7What is the main subject discussed in the text? AHightech vs lowtech. BAdvantages vs disadvantages. CNewspapers and magazines vs television and the Internet. DWordprocessing vs handwriting. A解析：主旨大意题。文章主要是讲了高效现代化的器械与传统工具比较的优势与劣势。8How is the te
50、xt organized? AMain ideaArgumentExplanation. BOpinionDiscussionDescription. CTopicComparisonSupporting examples. DIntroductionSupporting examplesDiscussion. C解析：篇章结构题。文章主要是通过不断的举例子来行文的。 完形填空My friend Michelle is blind, but youd never know it. She makes such good use of her other _1_， including her“s
51、ixth sense”， that she rarely gives the impression shes _2_anything.Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us，_3_ that she doesnt push too hard on them, _4_ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house; she moves around so fast that often _
52、5_ dont realize shes blind.I _6_ this the first time after my sixyearold daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very _7_about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was_8_ excited about her fingerpainting project.“Mom, gue
53、ss what？”said Kayla, all smiles.“I learnt how to_9_ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle _10_ with us.”To my great _11_， my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!Then Kayla continued.“Michelle told me my _12_ showed joy, pride and a sense of
54、 accomplishment. She really _13_ what I was doing！”Kayla said she had never felt how good the fingerpainting was _14_ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.I realized Kayla didnt know that Michelle was blind. It had just never _15_ in conversation.When I told her, she was _16
55、_ for a moment. At first, she didnt believe me.“But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture！”Kayla _17_. And I knew my child was _18_ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kaylas _19_ in her work.We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said
56、slowly，“You know, Mommy, Michelle really did see my picture. She just used my_20_”Indeed, she uses a special type of“vision”that all mothers have. 【解题导语】本文主要讲了作者的朋友Michelle虽然是盲人， 但是通过其他感觉更好地认识和感知了世界。1A.waysBmeansCmethods DsensesD解析：way 方法； means 方法， 手段； method具体方法； sense感觉。根据including her“sixth sens
57、e”， 可知选D。2A.enjoyed BfoundCmissed DseenC解析：根据including her“sixth sense”， that she rarely gives the impression shes _anything可知“她很少给人她错过一些事情的印象”。 miss错过。3A.and BexceptCeven DbutB解析：根据空后“_ that she doesnt push too hard on them”可知“除了她不给孩子们强加太多压力外”。4A.who BitCshe DwhichA解析：根据“_ that she doesnt push too
58、hard on them, _ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude”可知“她的孩子们从她轻松的态度中受益很多”， 从句缺少主语， 先行词为them, 故用who。5A.guests BfamilyCchildren DfriendsA解析：根据“often_dont realize shes blind”， 可知“她的客人经常意识不到她是盲人”。guest客人。6A.realized BwitnessedCrecognized DregrettedA解析：句意：在我女儿去她家玩之后， 我第一次意识到此事。realize意识到， 符合句意
59、。7A.excited BsadCsatisfied DenjoyedA解析：根据“But she was _excited about her fingerpainting project.”可知“她那天很兴奋”， excited兴奋的。8A.especially Bnot soCa little Dnot at allA解析：句意：她尤其是对她的手指画兴奋不已。especially尤其。9A.paint BdrawCcreate DmixD解析：根据下句“Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green！”可知她学会怎样“调配
60、”颜色。mix调配。10A.stayed BpaintedCtalked DwatchedB解析：根据下文“my child had learnt about color from a blind friend”可知Michelle和孩子们一起画。paint画。11A.excitement BencouragementCdelight DsurpriseD解析：根据“my child had learnt about color from a blind friend”可知作者感到惊奇。12A.attitude BcolorCpicture DpaperC解析：根据“Michelle told
61、 me my _showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment.”可知“Michelle告诉我我的画展示出高兴、自豪和一种成就感。”13A.touched BgotCsaw DunderstoodD解析：句意：她真的“明白”我在做什么。14A.after BsinceCuntil DwhenC解析：句意：直到Michelle向她展示不看纸怎样去画画， 她才感到手指画是多么美妙。until直到。15A.referred to Bturned outCcome up Dthought aboutC解析：句意：它从来没有在谈话中被提及。come up被
62、提及， 符合句意。16A.curious BquietCpuzzled DdisappointedB解析：句意：她安静了片刻。quiet安静的。17A.cried BinsistedCcomplained DinformedB解析：根据“But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture！”可知Kayla坚持认为她说的是对的。insist坚决认为。18A.right BwrongCsure DuncertainA解析：根据“because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork”可知“我”知道“我”的孩子是“正确的”。19A.shortcomings BdifficultiesCpride DdescriptionC解析：根据“Michelle told me my _showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment.”可知Kayla在作品中所表现出“自豪感”。pride自豪。20A.paper BpensChands DeyesD解析：根据“Indeed, she uses a special type of vision that all mothers have.”可知她用“我”的“眼睛”在看。
