1、UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE课时分层作业(四).单词拼写1Many new words and phrases(短语)have been included in the revised edition.2. He remained distant(疏远的)from the people he worked with.3. At night I like to look at the remote(遥远的)stars in the clear sky.4. The movements of machines are completely automatic(自动的
2、), you only need to start and stop the machines.5. They have lived in this country for ten years, but have never really integrated(融为一体).6. What you said was true but nevertheless(不过)unkind.7. These tickets are available(可用的)for one month.8. She had woven a whole fantasy(幻想)about living in a cottage
3、 by the sea.9. Each of the homes has a security system and is wired(用电线连接)for cable television.10. He has received many honours for his research into cancer(癌).阅读理解ACan you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Find your answe
4、rs in Time Magazines 25 “Best Inventions”Here, we have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you.Talking GlovesEver felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the “helping hand” you need.Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with h
5、earing and speech problems communicate with others.The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone.Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words.Google GlassesGoogle Glasses are like a computer built into the frame of a pair of glas
6、ses.With its 1.3centimeter display，the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger.The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system.Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down，left and right.Indoor CloudsIts
7、not virtual.Thats a real world.Dutch artist Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine.But it required careful planningthe temperature, humidity(湿度)and lighting all had to be just right.Once everything was ready，the cloud formed in the air wi
8、th the machine.But it only lasted for a short while.WingsuitsThe suit fulfills your dreams of flying like a bird.Well, not exactly flying, but gliding (滑翔)through the air.It increases the surface area of the human body，which makes it easier for people to float in the air.Fliers wearing wingsuits can
9、 glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds.语篇解读本文讲述了一些有趣的发明：会说话的手套、谷歌眼镜、室内云彩和翼服等。1How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?ABy moving the mouse.BBy tapping the keyboard.CBy pressing the button.DBy moving the eyeballs.D细节理解题。根据第三段中“Users can take and share photos，check maps and surf the Intern
10、et just by looking up，down，left and right.”可知，用户通过上下左右看就可以照相、查看地图和上网。2Which of the following can help you fly?ATalking Gloves.BGoogle Glasses.CWingsuits. DIndoor Clouds.C细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The suit fulfills your dreams of flying like a bird.”可知，Wingsuits可以帮你飞翔。3What is the authors purpose in writing the
11、passage?ATo introduce some interesting inventions.BTo encourage people to buy these products.CTo draw peoples attention to technology.DTo bring some pleasure to young readers.A推理判断题。根据第一段中“Here，we have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you.”可知，本文的目的是与读者分享几项发明，所以选A项。BThe plan：turn the M
12、ars into a blue world with streams and green fields, and then fill it with creatures from the earth.This idea may sound like something from science fiction, but it is actually being taken seriously by many researchers.This suggests the future for the “red planet” will be the main topic for discussio
13、n at an international conference hosted by NASA this week.Leading researchers as well as science fiction writers will attend the event.It comes as NASA is preparing a multibilliondollar Mars research programme.“Turning the Mars into a little earth has long been a topic in science fiction，” said Dr M
14、ichael Meyer，NASAs senior scientist.“Now，with scientists exploring the reality, we can ask what are the real possibilities of changing the Mars.” Most scientists agree that the Mars could be turned into a little earth，although much time and money would be needed to achieve this goal.But many experts
15、 are shocked by the idea.“We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet，” said Paul Murdin from the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK.Over the past months, scientists have become increasingly confident they will find Martian life for
16、ms.Europe and Americas robot explorers have found the proof that water，mixed with soil，exists in large amounts on the planet.In addition, two different groups of scientists announced on March 28 that they had found signs of methane (甲烷)in the Martian atmosphere; the gas is a waste product of living
17、creatures and could be produced by microbes (微生物) living in the red planets soil.But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt, a biologist at Indiana University, say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project.“Before we have even discovered if there is life on the Mars, we are tal
18、king about carrying out projects that would destroy all these native life forms, all the strange microbes that we hope to find buried in the soil，” said Dr Pratt.Monica Grady，a planetary scientist at the Natural History Museum, London, shares this view.“We cannot risk starting a global experiment th
19、at would wipe out the precious information we are looking for，” she said.“This is just wrong.”语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。文章主要描绘了把火星改造成蓝色的“生命天堂”的宏伟规划，综述了科学家对这个火星改造工程所持的不同观点。4What is the passage mainly about?AA plan turning the Mars into a little earth.BThe necessity of changing the Mars.CFinding water on the Mars.
20、DThe Mars supporting life.A主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“The plan：turn the Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields，and then fill it with creatures from the earth.”及全文内容可知，这篇短文主要讲的是火星改造计划的设想。5Why is Dr Lisa Pratt against the plan?AWater has been found on the Mars.BIt will cost too much money and work.CT
21、he native life forms on the Mars would be destroyed.DThe earth is being destroyed at an unbelievable speed.C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt，a biologist at Indiana University，say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project.”可知，像印第安纳大学生物学家丽莎普拉特博士等的科学家表示，“小地
22、球”计划将使得火星上的微生物处于危险之中。6What could prove the existence of microbes living in the Mars soil?ALiquid water on the Mars.BSome creatures on the Mars.CA lot of good soil on the Mars.DSigns of methane in the Mars atmosphere.D推理判断题。根据第四段中的“the gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced
23、by microbes(微生物)living in the red planets soil”可知，火星大气层中存在甲烷的迹象，而甲烷是活的生物产生的废物。7What can we infer from the passage?AWater is a key factor for life; without it，living on the Mars would be impossible.BThe project wont affect the native life forms supposed to live on the Mars.CThe idea turning the Mars
24、into a little earth is nothing but science fiction.DMonica Grady is in favour of carrying out the little earth project.A推理判断题。根据第三段“Over the past months, scientists have become increasingly confident they will find Martian life forms.Europe and Americas robot explorers have found the proof that wate
25、r，mixed with soil, exists in large amounts on the planet.”可知，我们知道科学家越来越相信火星上存在生命，因为有证据表明火星土壤中存在大量的水，故可以断定水是生命存在的关键要素。.阅读七选五The man who could see the futureThe ability to predict the future is a rare talent.American author Isaac Asimov (19201992), one of the great science fiction writers of his age,
26、had such a talent._1_Now that were here，lets see what he got right._2_Asimov thought computers would cause a revolution comparable to the industrial revolution of the 19th century.Specifically, he said that “mobile computerized objects” would be an important part of everyday life.Here, he clearly pr
27、edicted our world of smartphones，tables and other devices.He also had a great deal to say about space exploration._3_How did Asimov develop his special sense of future developments？_4_He read the newspapers and magazines sold in his parents candy store.His scientific interest gained sharper focus at
28、 Columbia University in New York.Asimov went to study chemistry, but became bored with pure laboratory science.Instead, he thought hard about the social implications (作用)of science.He wanted to communicate his ideas to the public._5_Asimov had his finger on the pulse(脉搏)of both scientific and social
29、 change.He had a clear vision of what was coming around the corner for humanity in his works like the Galactic Empire series (银河帝国系列).“His predictions are absolutely fascinating，”Calum Chase, an English writer, told BBC News.“He was a genius.”AAs a smart boy, Asimov taught himself to read at the age
30、 of five.BSpace exploration really can make our life more convenient and comfortable.CBack in 1983，he was asked to predict what the world would look like in 2019.DOn the role that computing would play in the future, he was amazingly accurate.EAsimov has developed a great interest in computer program
31、ming since childhood.FAs an author，his books would feature the theme of social change caused by technology.GThe International Space Station proves his prediction that we would not simply visit space but seek to stay there.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了科幻大师阿西莫夫和他的预言的准确性以及他是如何培养他对未来发展的特殊意识的。1C上文提到“美国作家艾萨克阿西莫夫是他那个
32、时代最伟大的科幻作家之一，他有这样一种天赋”；下文提到“让我们看看他预测对了什么”。由此可知，空格处在本段中起承上启下的作用。故C选项“早在1983年，他就被要求预测2019年的世界会是什么样子”承上启下。2D根据“Asimov thought computers would cause a revolution comparable to the industrial revolution of the 19th century.”可知，阿西莫夫认为计算机将引发一场与19世纪工业革命相当的革命。D项“关于计算机在未来将所扮演的角色，他惊人准确地预测了”是说明他预测的计算机的结果，与本段内容符
33、合。3G根据“He also had a great deal to say about space exploration.”可知，关于太空探索，他也预测了。所以空格处要接着说他预言的结果。故G选项“国际空间站证明了他的预言，我们不仅要拜访太空，还要设法留在那里”与太空探索相关，且是预测结果。4A根据“He read the newspapers and magazines sold in his parents candy store.”可知，他读了父母糖果店出售的报纸和杂志。所以空格处要与下一句一起来说明阿西莫夫是如何培养他对未来发展的特殊意识的。故A选项“作为一个聪明的男孩，阿西莫夫在五岁时就开始自学”承上启下。5F阅读本段可知，本段主要在说作为一名作家，他的书以科技引起的社会变革为主题，故选F项。