1、Its Friday morning in the year 2025, and youre running late.You got distracted watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom mirror while you were brushing your teeth.How will you get to your office at Mega Giga Industries on time?A quick check of your Internetconnected re
2、frigerator magnet tells you your train which travels at speeds up to 250 miles an houras it electromagnetically hovers above its guide track is a bit behind schedule, too.So you decide to drive your environmentallyfriendly hydrogen fuel cell car instead or rather, let your car drive you.Its programm
3、ed to know the way, and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing.Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what youre wearing，you pick up yesterday mornings newspaper.Printed on reusable electronic paper，it instantly rewrites itself with todays headlines.
4、Now its time for your big meeting.Uhoh！Youve left your handwritten notes at home.No problem.The digital ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote.Could this scene really take place in just a couple of decades？The researchers who are currently developing all this stuff think so
5、.These gadgets (小装置) may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today.Section Warming Up & Reading PrereadingFIRST IMPRESSIONSSpacemail：liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008(Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad，I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year
6、.I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008. Worried about the journey， I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I suffered from “time lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag”you get from flying， but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.So
7、 I was very nervous and uncertain at first.However, my friend and guide， Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot.Wellknown for their expertise， his parents company, called “Future Tours”， transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.impression I
8、mprenn印象；感想；印记take up 拿起；接受；开始；继续constantlyknstntlIadv.不断地形容词短语worried about the journey作原因状语。unsettled adj.不安的；未定的；不稳定的suffer from患有(疾病等)；因而受苦be similar to与类似/相似jetdetn喷气式飞机，jet lag飞行时差反应定语从句you get from flying修饰the “jet lag”。It seems (that) . “看起来”为固定句型，it为形式主语，that从句为真正主语。flashback flbkn闪回；倒叙prev
9、iousprivIsadj.在前的；早先的uncertainnstnadj.不确切的；无把握的guideaIdn指导；向导；导游 vt.指引；指导understanding在此处为形容词，意为“能谅解的；宽容的”。tablettblItn药片expertise eksptizn专家意见；专门知识(技能等)过去分词短语called “Future Tours”作后置定语，修饰his parents company。capsulekpsjuln太空舱；胶囊第 一 印 象第1段译文太空邮件：liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008(地球时间)亲爱的爸爸、妈妈
10、：我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。我得不断提醒自己，我真的已经进入到公元3008年了。我很担心这次旅行，所以头几天心里总是不踏实。结果，我得了“时间滞后症”。这就与你乘坐飞机会产生“时差反应”相似，所不同的是，在你的脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。因此，我一开始就感到非常紧张和心神不定。但是，我的朋友兼导游王平很细心体贴，给了我几粒绿色药片，倒是挺起作用的。他父母的公司叫做“未来之旅”，以其技术高超而闻名，用时间舱安全地把我送入了未来。I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all t
11、o the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening. The seats were comfortable and after a calming drink, we felt sleepy and closed our eyes.The capsule began swinging gently sidewaysas we lay relaxed and dreaming. A few minutes later, the journey was completed and we had arrived.I was still on
12、 the earth but one thousand years in the future.What would I find？stewardessstjdesn女乘务员stewardstjudn乘务员；服务员openingpnIn(出入的)通路；开口；开端sidewayssaIdweIzadv.往(向、从)一侧；侧着；侧面朝前lie vi.躺；卧。用作此意时，lie后常跟介词短语、副词或形容词，表示场所、位置或方式等。as we lay relaxed and dreaming为as引导的时间状语从句。过去分词化的形容词relaxed和现在分词dreaming在此处作状语，说明主语的状态
13、。第2段译文我仍然记得那个时刻，太空女乘务员让我们都进入时间舱，我们通过一个小开口爬进去。座位是很舒适的，喝了点镇静剂以后，我们感到很困，就闭上了眼睛。时间舱在轻轻地左右摇晃，我们放松地躺在那里做梦。几分钟以后，旅程结束，我们到了。我仍然在地球上，但是进入了未来的一千年。我会看到什么呢？At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.The air seemed thin，as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.Hit by a lack of fresh
14、 air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.“Put on this mask，”he advised.“Itll make you feel much better.”He handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest.I felt better in no time. Soon I was
15、back on my feet again and following him to collect a hoveringcarriage driven by computer. These carriages float above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly. Wang Ping fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it.Soon I could fly as fast as him.However,
16、I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions. He was swept up into the centre of them.Just at that moment I had a “time lag” flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008.I realized that I ha
17、d been transported into the future of what was still my hometown！Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.surroundingssrandIzn周围的事物；环境toleratetlreItvt.容忍；忍受combination kmbIneInn结合；组合lacklkn缺乏；短缺的东西，a lack of缺乏ache vi.疼痛；渴望 n疼痛adjustment dstmntn调整；调节maskmskn面具；面罩；伪装in no time立刻；马上be
18、back on ones feet(困境后)恢复；完全复原hover hvvi.盘旋carriagekrIdn运输工具；四轮马车；客车bend vt.&vi.(使)弯曲；屈身；屈服presspresvi.&vt.按；压；逼迫 n按；压；印刷；新闻swiftly adv.迅速地；及时地fastenfsnvt.系牢；扎牢safety belt安全带，belt beltn腰带；皮带lose sight of .看不见in all directions朝四面八方sweep up打扫；横扫catch sight of发现；看到第3段译文开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。空气似乎很稀薄，好像在混合气体中剩
19、下的氧气很少。由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。正当我努力调整自己适应新环境时，王平出现了。“把这个面罩戴上，它会使你感觉好得多。”他建议说。他把面罩递给我，然后把我快速带到一个附近的小房间里休息。我立刻就感到舒服些了。一会儿我就又站起来，跟着他去领取了一台由电脑驱动的气垫车。这些气垫车是在地面上方漂浮着的，只要在座位上把操纵杆打弯或压下，你就可以迅速地移动。王平给我系好安全带并且教我如何使用。很快，我就跟王平飞得一样快了。但是，当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于有太多气垫车在身边朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。他被卷入到这群车队中去了。就在这个时候我得了一次“时间滞后”的回闪，这样我就
20、再次看到了公元2008年的那个地区了。我这才意识到我被送到了未来，但却仍然在自己的家乡！然后我又见到了王平，于是又跟在他后面飞去。Arriving at a strangelooking house, he showed me into a large, bright clean room.It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.Suddenly the wall moved it was made of trees！I found later that their leaves provided the room with m
21、uchneeded oxygen. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.“Why not sit down and eat a little？” he said.“You may find this difficult as it is your first time travel trip.Just relax, since there is nothing planned on th
22、e timetable today.Tomorrow youll be ready for some visits.”Having said this, he spread some food on the table, and produced a bed from the floor.After he left, I had a brief meal and a hot bath.Exhausted， I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.More news later from your loving son，Li Qiangprovide sb. w
23、ith sth.给某人提供某物flash flvt.&vi.(使)闪光；(使)闪现switchswItn开关；转换 vt.转换from under the floor中的from under为复合介词。类似的还有：from below/behind/around 从下面/后面/周围。as if by magic像变魔术似的。这是一个as if引导的省略句，补充完整为：as if they were made by magic。timetabletaImteIbln时间表；时刻表exhausted IzstIdadj.筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的(在此作原因状语)slide into (快捷而悄声地)
24、移动；溜进fall fast asleep熟睡More news later .为省略句，开头省略了There will be或You will get/receive。第45段译文,来到一个形状奇怪的房子面前，他把我带到一个明亮而洁净的大房间。那里有绿色的墙、棕色的地板和柔和的灯光。突然，墙壁移动了原来是树形成的！后来我才发现，就是这些树的叶子为这栋房屋提供了急需的氧气。然后王平使电脑荧屏上的开关闪了一下，于是一张桌子和几把椅子就像变魔术般地从地板下面升了上来。“为什么不坐下来吃点东西呢？”他说道，“你第一次做这样的时间旅行，可能会感到有些困难。你可以好好休息一下，因为按时间表我们今天没有任
25、何出行计划。明天你还要准备参观几个地方。”说完这些，他把食物摆在桌子上，又从地板下取出一张床来。他离开后，我快速吃了些东西，洗了个热水澡。我感到累极了，爬到床上很快就睡着了。,以后再谈吧！,你们亲爱的儿子，李强PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1guide Ato have none or not enough of sth.2tolerate Bto shine very brightly for a short time3lack Ca person who shows other people the
26、way to a place, especially sb.employed to show tourists around interesting places4fasten Dto exchange one thing for another5flash Eto allow sb.to do sth.that you do not agree with or like6switch Fto close or join together the two parts of sth.7impression Gbelieving that good things will happen8optim
27、istic Ha deep lasting effect on the mind or feelings of sb.15_68_答案：15CEAFB68DHGLeadinAccording to the following pictures, can you predict what the future life will be like? pastpresentfuturetransporthousecommunicationWhilereadingFastreadingSkim the text and choose the best answers.1The passage is m
28、ainly about _.Ahow Li Qiang was transported to the futureBhow Li Qiang got to the future and his first impression of itCwhat the life was like in the futureDthe introduction of the “Future Tours” company答案：B2Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the text?aLi Qiang visited a strangel
29、ooking house and had a good rest in it.bThey climbed into the time capsule through a small opening.cHit by a lack of fresh air, Li Qiang had a headache.dWang Ping gave Li Qiang some green tablets before the time travel trip.eLi Qiang had a “time lag” flashback and realized that he had been transport
30、ed into the future of what was still his hometown.fLi Qiang followed Wang Ping to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.AdbcfeaBabdefcCbdcfea Ddcbefa答案：ACarefulreadingRead the text and choose the best answers.1What does “time lag” mean according to the author?AIt is quite different from “je
31、t lag”BIt is what you get when you are flying on a plane.CIt means you keep thinking of the things you may experience in the future.DIt means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.2When and where did this story happen?AIt happened in outer space in the future.BIt happened on the
32、 earth in the future.CIt happened in outer space at the present time.DIt happened on the earth at the present time.3How did the system work?AOxygen was provided by a group of machines.BOxygen was provided by some chemicals.COxygen was provided by some green leaves.DOxygen was made from some chemical
33、 materials.4Where did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?AIn a hotel capsule.BIn a room.CIn a large market.DIn a hovering carriage.5We can infer from the passage that _.Athe air quality would not be so good in the public areas in the futureBeveryone would have to put on a mask when they went outside i
34、n the futureCthe writer had been transported into another city Dthe writer felt uncomfortable for a long time after finishing the journey答案：15DBCCAStudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting fl
35、ashbacks from your previous time period.句式分析尝试翻译这就与你乘坐飞机会产生“时差反应”相似，所不同的是，在你的脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。2I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening.句式分析when引导定语从句，修饰先行词the moment，在定语从句中含有and连接的并列句。尝试翻译我仍然记得那个时刻，太空女乘务员让我们都进入时
36、间舱，我们通过一个小开口爬进去。3However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.句式分析尝试翻译但是，当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于有太多气垫车在身边朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。4I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometow
37、n!句式分析尝试翻译我这才意识到我被送到了未来，但却仍然在自己的家乡！.阅读理解AThe year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with
38、 a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towa
39、rds southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves mo
40、ve north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidd
41、en by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened mor
42、e than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then about 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that follo
43、wed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?语篇解读：文章主要描述了2094年如果一颗彗星的碎片撞向地球，人类可能面临终结。1What is mainly described in the passage?AA historical discovery.BAn event of imagination.CA research on space.DA scientific adventure.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的时间2094以及下文的内容可知，文章描述了人类在2094年可能会遭遇的灾难。这些事情只是一种想象而已。2When th
44、e first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes _.Aan earthquakeBdamages to citiesCan Earth explosion Dhuge waves解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole.”可知答案。3Why cant the northern half of the earth escape for long?ABecause the land is covered with water.BBecau
45、se the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth.CBecause people there can not live at the temperature of zero.DBecause wars break out among countries.解析：选B推理判断题。文章第三段中提到，南半球的数以百万计的人已经死了，而北半球也逃脱不了这种厄运。因为太阳照不到地球，地球上的温度几乎降到了零度。庄稼遭到了破坏，食物缺乏导致战争的爆发。所以，一切的根源在于B项所提到的事情。4By giving the example of
46、dinosaurs, the author tries to prove _.Aanimals could not live in the cold climateBwhat happened 65 million years ago was an invented storyCthe human beings will die out in 2094Dthe Earth could be hit by other objects in space解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Could it really happen？”以及“Will we meet the same end？”
47、两个问题的提出可知，作者是想通过举恐龙这一例子说明地球很有可能再次遭遇撞击。BAs an oceanographer (海洋学家), Ive spent many years developing robots to explore the ocean, and now were putting that technology to use in our JASON Project, a program thats designed to inspire students and get them interested in science, technology, engineering a
48、nd mathematics. In theaters throughout the country, we bring kids together and send back to them on large screens our live explorations of large areas of the globe. Not only are the kids observers, but they can operate robots moving across the area while broadcasting images back to them. The kids ha
49、ve the sensation (感受) of really being at the site with us.I believe advances in robot technology will one day be the key to a new kind of travel. In the next 10 or 15 years, people will have rooms in their houses that will be able to simulate (模拟) other environments. I like to call these rooms “home
50、 domes” small theaters with screens and advanced equipment that can reproduce the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of a desert, or a forest. Hand in hand with these rooms, I can see a market for travel robots located in countries around the world. You could rent (租) a robot working in a rain forest,
51、 then go into your home dome, where you yourself operate the robots movements. The equipment in the room will receive the sensations in the robots environment and simulate them for you.Today, much of the worlds population never travels more than 50 or 60 miles from home. And even a person with enoug
52、h time can see only a part of the earths sights. But this new way of travel will cost so much less in both time and money and allow people to see a lot more of the globe. And simulated travel will also help protect our planet. You cant take large groups of tourists to look at Dian Fosseys gorillas (
53、大猩猩). But a small robot, with no animal smell, can get very close to a gorilla and send the sights, sounds, and smells back to a million people.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一种新型旅游方式利用机器人模拟真实场景，让人们足不出户感受自然风光。5The main purpose of the JASON Project is to _.Adesign robots Beducate childrenCexplore the world Dimpr
54、ove technology解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的“thats designed to inspire students and get them interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics”可知，JASON Project主要是为了培养孩子对科学、技术、工程和数学的兴趣，即该项目起教育作用。6Without going outside, people in “home domes” can _.Aenjoy a guided tripBget very close to natureCdevelop
55、 and operate robotsDsend images back to scientists解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段可知，作者把利用机器人技术模拟自然环境的房间称为“home domes”，人们在这样的房间里可以足不出户亲近大自然。7Whats the authors attitude towards the future of robot technology?AUncaring. BDoubtful.CHopeful. DDissatisfied.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段的“I believe advances in robot technology will on
56、e day be the key to a new kind of travel.”和“I can see a market for travel robots located in countries around the world”可知，作者对机器人技术在新型旅游中的应用充满希望。8According to the text, simulated travel _.Ahas been widely acceptedBcosts lots of time and moneyCis harmful to the environmentDis time and moneysaving解析：选D
57、推理判断题。根据最后一段的“this new way of travel will cost so much less in both time and money . simulated travel will also help protect our planet.”可知，模拟旅游省时省钱。CThese are some ideas that some people came up with about what the life will be like in the year 2500.We will have established a base on the moon. Scho
58、ol kids can take field trips to the moon weekly. We will have found cures (疗法) for AIDS and cancer. The war will have ended and peace flows freely through the land. Kids will learn more and be smarter than ever before! History will be the main subject at school. Cafeteria (自助餐厅) food will be delicio
59、us! You just walk up to a machine, stick out your tongue, and it will scan your taste buds (味蕾) to see what you want to eat. KristenHere I am in the wonderful year of 2500 and life is so easy. I work in a pet store and it is so hard! I have to wake up at midnight every day and fly my car to the stor
60、e. It takes so long to get there. It takes me 20 seconds to get to the store in Mississippi from my home in Florida! At work, I have to push 5 buttons and then I go home. It takes 2 seconds and that is like forever. MorganIn the year 2500, I think we will have invented cars that run on things we don
61、t need like garbage. Tail gas will smell like whatever you like such as chocolate. I also predict that buildings will be able to go into a different dimension (维) so your car wont hit them. The cars in 2500 dont fly, for we havent got that technology yet, but they can hover (盘旋) up to seven feet. Th
62、ese cars are made for speed! CarlyInstead of cars, we may have hovering devices that float around. We could also have electric cars instead of gaspowered cars. Food might be more healthy. What I believe is that the environment will change the most. The environmental changes will also determine many
63、other changes. If more people try to help the environment, then perhaps in 2500 we will have more forests and wildlife. If people wont help the environment, then we will have no forests and little wildlife left. Roberta语篇解读：2500年的生活会是什么样子呢？人们对它展开了丰富的想象。9According to Kristen, what will happen in 2500
64、?AEnglish will be the main subject at school.BStudents can go to the moon every week.CCafeteria will replace other restaurants.DAIDS and cancer will disappear.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章中克里斯滕所说的话“School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly.”可知B项为正确答案。10Morgan thinks his work in the pet store is _.Adiffi
65、cult BmeaninglessCimportant Deasy解析：选D推理判断题。文章中摩根对他工作的具体描述使用的是反语，他真实的意思是“这份工作太轻松了”。他的第一句话也是对该意思的提示，故选D项。11Who mainly tells the reader of the cars in 2500?AKristen. BMorgan.CCarly. DRoberta.解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章中卡力所说的那段话可知，他主要谈到的是2500年的汽车，包括汽车的燃料、废气及功能等，故选C项。12Roberta thinks that in 2500 _.Athe environment
66、 will have changed a lotBthere will be more wildlife and forestsCthe environment will be seriously damagedDcars will run on solar power and electricity解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章中罗伯塔所说的那段话可知，她所坚信的是环境一定会变化很大，或往好的方面变化，或往坏的方面变化。.阅读七选五You are going placesIt was another boring and sad day. I had come home from schoo
67、l, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant as a busser (餐厅侍者助手)_1_ And to make matters worse I was busing that evening. Its the same thing over and over again. Dealing with customers who complain about their food, where they are sitting and whether the piece of pie th
68、at they are served is too big or too small. _2_ Though its annoying (恼人的), we all have to learn to deal with it._3_ It happened to be the very area where I bused and kept the dirty dishes in the bins. These elderly women watched how I was busing and working really hard to make sure every table was c
69、lean and ready for the next customers.When they had finished their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, and what grade I was in. _4_As they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a confident and gentle v
70、oice，“You are going places.” And that was it. They left the restaurant and I was pretty surprised. _5_ They raised my spirits and gave me a reason to keep on working hard and to give it my all.AI know I have got used to it.BI went to work feeling down.CThey also asked what I planned to do in the fut
71、ure.DI had been busing since 5：00 pm and we were quite busy.ELittle things like that always annoy a lot of our employees.FThree elderly ladies walked in and sat at a table by the windows.GI had tears in my eyes, because they gave me a reason to believe in myself.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了三位老太太的鼓励让作者不再低沉，
72、开始相信自己。1选B由第一段中的“It was another boring and sad day.”以及该空后的“And to make matters worse .”可知，作者去上班，感觉很糟糕。2选E由该空前的“Dealing with customers . too big or too small.”以及该空后的“Though its annoying .”可知，设空处指“像这样的小事往往会惹恼我们很多员工”。3选F由该段中的“These elderly women watched .”以及下文的描述可知，F项“三位老太太走进来，坐在靠窗户的桌子旁”符合此处语境。4选C由该空前的“They talked to me for a while . what grade I was in.”可知，她们还问“我”计划以后做什么。5选G由该空后的“They raised my spirits . keep on working hard and to give it my all.”可知，“我”的眼中充满泪水，因为她们给了“我”相信自己的理由。
