1、课时作业 3.单词拼写1Teenagers are always o_ about their future.2Some people enjoy making _ (预测) without caring about their results.3He worked so hard that _(终于) his health became poor and he fell ill frequently.4Its _(冒险的) to buy a car without any good advice.5I can _(明确地) tell you what I will be doing afte
2、r school.6She p_ that Lily would become a woman astronaut.7Clouds of different _ (形状) made the sky especially beautiful.8When I got to the railway station, they were _ (装) the truck with bananas.9As we grow older, we learn the _(限度) of our abilities.10He wanted to find out what young people think ab
3、out the future of _(城市) life.答案：1.optimistic2.predictions3.eventually4.risky5.definitely6.predicted7.shapes8.loading9limits10.urban.用括号里所给单词或短语的适当形式填空1_ your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.(eventual)2People like to make _ for their future.(predict)3Jenny is n
4、ot _ about the outcome of the talks.(optimism)4The date of the move has not been _ decided yet.(definite)5The mobile phone _ like a pear is comfortable to hold.(shape)6Puerto Rico, though it calls itself a Commonwealth, is really a selfgoverning American _.(colonize)7With everything he needed _， he
5、went home happily.(buy)8Her wish _ at last, which made her overjoyed.(come true)答案：1.Eventually2.predictions3.optimistic4definitely5.shaped6.colony7.bought8came true.阅读理解AHas been a dream for 30 years but now the worlds first flying car is set to hit the roads this year.Ever since the “Back to the F
6、uture” movies lit up our screens in the 1980s, designers have dreamt of cars that could take to the sky at the push of a button(按钮). And now pilots can order their own “roadable” plane for just 127,000.The plane, which has foldout wings that span 17.5 feet, can be up to 115 mph. Back on the land, it
7、 can also travel at “highway speeds” in car mode(模式)Fuelling(加燃料) the 19footlong plane couldnt be simpleryou just drive it into a petrol station and fill it up.A spokeswoman said, “You can keep your lightsport airplane in your garage. But because it needs a short runway to take to the air, you will
8、have to drive to your local airport, fly up to 460 miles, land and drive directly to your destination(目的地). You will always be ready to drive or fly.”The spokeswoman added，“Never let bad weather change your trip. You can simply divert(使转向) and continue on the ground until the weather clears.”Theres
9、no risk to youthis is only the chance for you to be the first at your home field to unfold(展开) your wings and fly into the future.1According to the text, the “roadable” plane _.A. can fly in the sky at “highway speeds” in car modeB. is a kind of car with foldout wingsC. is a little difficult to fuel
10、D. can only travel on the highway答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三的内容可知这种飞机有可折叠的机翼，飞行时可展开机翼；在公路上则是汽车模式。故选B项。2We can infer that in the “Back to the Future” movies _.A. there are some skillful pilotsB. pilots have no cars to driveC. pilots cant afford a “roadable” planeD. cars can fly in the sky答案与解析：D推理判断题。第二段第一句说这类
11、电影点燃了人们的梦想：一按按钮，汽车就能飞到空中。可推知在这类电影中有会飞的汽车，故选D项。3What does the underlined word “it” in the 5th paragraph refer to?A. A lightsport airplane.B. Your garage.C. The local airport.D. A petrol station.答案与解析：A词义猜测题。上一句中说到你可以把它放到车库中，由于它需要跑道才能飞到空中，可推知这里的it指的是前文提到的lightsport airplane。4The last sentence of the t
12、ext aims to _.A. call for people to buy the “roadable” planeB. show people the use of the “roadable” planeC. tell people only the “roadable” plane can fly in the futureD. ask people to unfold their wings and fly into the future答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据最后一段的意思，这样的“汽车”飞机对你没有危险，只是让你有机会成为第一个可以在家就能展开机翼，飞向未来的人，可推知在
13、号召人们购买这样的飞机。5If you meet with a thunderstorm in your “roadable” plane in the sky, you can _.A. land in a nearby airport and wait until it clearsB. turn back home and wait until it clearsC. land and drive on the groundD. fly high up to 460 miles答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第六段中的“You can simply divert and continue
14、on the ground until the weather clears.”可知如果遇到不好的天气，你可以在陆地上开车直到天气好转。故选C项。BAt first sight the planet Mars(火星) does not appear very welcoming to any kind of life. It has very little oxygen and water, the temperature at night is below 50 degrees and winds of 100 miles (161 kilometers) per hour cause se
15、vere dust storms. However, the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it at some time in the past, and it is believed that there would be enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melted. Although there is no life on the Mars now, some scientists think there
16、may have been some form of life a long time ago. At that time, the planet had active volcanoes(火山); the atmosphere was thicker and warmer; and there was water. In fact, in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth, where life exists.Some people believe that the Mars could support life in
17、 the future if the right conditions were produced. The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Suns heat in the planets atmosphere. With warmth, water and carbon dioxide, simple plants could begin to grow. These plants could slowly make the Mars fit to live on. It i
18、s judged that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years. In the meantime, people could begin to live on the planet in a special closed environment. They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.6According
19、 to the passage, the planet Mars has no _ on it.A. winds B. dustC. mountains D. animals答案与解析：D细节理解题。在第一段中的细节中提到了winds, dust storms, volcanoes，但是没有涉及第四项，根据there is no life on the Mars now知火星上没有动物生存，故选D项。7It is believed that on the Mars now _.A. there is a large amount of ice at the polesB. there is a
20、 thicker and warmer atmosphereC. there are some kinds of simple plantsD. there are many active volcanoes答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段中的it is believed that there would be enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melted.可知火星的两极有大量的冰，融化后就会有水，故A项正确。8What is the topic of Paragraph 2?A. Certain g
21、ases should be used to warm the Mars.B. Plants should be grown to make the Mars fit to live on.C. The Mars could support life on right conditions in the future.D. People could live on the Mars in a special closed environment.答案与解析：C主旨大意题。根据第二段的叙述可知主要讲未来在火星上如何创造适合人类生存的条件，也就是说第一句话为本段的主题句，故本段主题为C项。9The
22、 most suitable title for the passage is _.A. No Life on the MarsB. Study of the MarsC. The Possibility of Life on the MarsD. Future Conditions on the Mars答案与解析：C主旨大意题 。本文主要分析了火星上的现状以及对过去火星历史的推测，从而展望了未来火星适合人类生存的可能性，故C项作为题目合适。.短文改错I was taking a train to Londons Victoria Station. I had noticed that th
23、e carriage was noise and filled with people.Before long, a train inspector comes to check out tickets. A passenger realized he couldnt find his ticket but became quite upset. Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket, which was eventually found under a seat several rows from his owner
24、. The person who found a ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.No one in the carriage had previous spoken to or even noticed the ticketowner before. Yet, they had so quickly offered the strangers their help. If we could show concern to others on need, the world would be a better place to live i
25、n.答案：I was taking a train to Londons Victoria Station. I noticed that the carriage was and filled with people.Before long, a train inspector to check out tickets. A passenger realized he couldnt find his ticket became quite upset. Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket, which was e
26、ventually found under a seat several rows from owner. The person who found ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.No one in the carriage had spoken to or even noticed the ticketowner before. Yet, they had so quickly offered the their help. If we could show concern to others need, the world would be a better place to live in.