1、 Section Warmup & Futurology.单词拼写1A conflict (冲突) between the two countries could easily spread across the whole region.2The flight was delayed because of technical (技术上的) reasons.3It was a race against time to stop people dying from starvation (饥饿)4They live and work together in complete equality (
2、平等) and brotherhood.5His only recreations (消遣) are drinking beer and watching football matches.6This cup is made of stainless (不生锈的) steel, which costs only 30 yuan.7He is a specialist (专家) in Asian history.8They have fought against racial discrimination (歧视) for many years.9The dictionary is very h
3、andy (方便使用的) for us to look up some new words in.10The government decided to promote public welfare (福利).单项填空1She found herself _ her parents over her future career.Ain conflict withBin touch withCin connect with Dconflict解析：选A。句意：她发现自己与父母在未来的职业这一问题上存在着矛盾。in conflict with“与冲突，与矛盾”。2The _ part of his
4、 speech inspired everyone present.Alater BlatterClate Dlatest解析：选B。考查形容词辨析。句意：他演讲的后面部分鼓舞了在场的每一个人。latter“后面的”；later“后来，以后的，更迟的”；latest“最近的”；late“晚的，迟的”。3She is very shy. When others _ of her, she does not know what to do.Amake fun Bfor funCin fun Dhave fun解析：选A。句意：她非常害羞。当别人跟她开玩笑时，她不知道该做什么。for fun“闹着玩
5、”；in fun“开玩笑的”；have fun“玩得开心”。后三个短语均不与of 搭配，而make fun与of搭配意为“嘲笑，开玩笑”。故选A项。4This _ booklet tells you everything you need to know about getting connected to the Internet.Aneat BhandfulCuseless Dhandy解析：选D。handy表示“方便使用的”，符合语境。neat“整洁的”；handful“一把”；useless“无用的”。5Its a good idea. But whos going to _ the
6、plan?I think Tom and George will.Aset aside Bcarry outCkeep up Dget through解析：选B。set aside“留出，不顾”；carry out“完成，实现，贯彻，执行”；keep up“不低落，维持，继续”；get through“到达，做完，通过，度过，打通”。根据语境，这里指执行一个计划。所以选B。6Mother will be angry to find the room in such a _.Amass BmessCdisorder Ddiscomfort解析：选B。mass“大量”；mess“一团糟”；diso
7、rder“不整洁，杂乱”；discomfort“不舒适”。in such a mess“糟糕透了”，为常用说法，故选B。7The houses across the street are _， but they were in good condition a few years ago.Ain rows Bin ruinsCin number Din detail解析：选B。in rows“一排排的”；in ruins“成为废墟”；in number“在数量上”；in detail“详细地”。根据句意应选B项。8The mayor says that all the construction
8、 work _ by 2013.Ahas been completedBhas completedCwill have been completedDwill have completed解析：选C。句意：市长说所有的施工工程都将在2013年完成。句子中有一个典型的时间状语by 2013，“by时间”常常与完成时态连用；2013为将来的时间，故用将来完成时；施工工程应该是被完成，要用被动语态。9After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _ cars in 2012 as the year before.Aas tw
9、ice many Bas many twiceCtwice as many Dtwice as解析：选C。句意：引进新技术后该厂在2012年生产的汽车数量是前一年的两倍。考查倍数表达法：倍数asadj./adv. (原级)as。10Daniels family _ their holiday in Huangshan this time next week.Aare enjoying Bare to enjoyCwill enjoy Dwill be enjoying解析：选D。由时间状语this time next week可知，题干应用将来进行时表示将来某一时刻正在进行的动作。.阅读理解A
10、The 20th century witnessed some of the most surprising achievements as far as the field of science and technology is concerned. Among these, the Indians account for a significant share of the pie.Srinivas Ramanujan (18871920)Ramanujans great mathematical findings were beginning to be appreciated fro
11、m 1915 to 1919. But his achievements were to be fully understood much later, well after his death in 1920. For example, his work on highly composite numbers (高合成数) with a large number of factors started a whole new line of researches in the theory of such numbers.Meghnad Saha (18931956)Meghnad Saha
12、belonged to an outstanding group of Indian scientists whose contributions revolutionized diverse branches of knowledge and earned global recognition. He introduced the teaching of Nuclear Physics in Calcutta University at a time when the world had not even witnessed the impact of Nuclear Energy. Tog
13、ether with SN. Bose, he made the first English translation of Einsteins papers on relativity.C. V. Raman (18881970)Ramans discovery that molecules scatter light is known as the Raman effect. It is used to study the internal structure of the molecules. Early in his life Raman carried out and publishe
14、d extensive research on acoustics (声学) and optics (光学). He received the Nobel Prize for his wellknown Raman effect in 1930.Dr. Hargobind Khorana (1922)Khorana shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1968 with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley for cracking (破译) the genetic code.
15、His researches have opened up a new branch called genetic engineering in science. In 1970 he became the Alfred Sloan Professor of Biology and Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he continued his work. Apart from the Nobel Prize, Khorana has won many awards and honors for his
16、 achievement.1In which year did CV. Raman win the Nobel Prize?A1919.B1920.C1930. D1968.解析：选C。细节判断题。本文介绍了四位20世纪印度著名的科学家。对C.V. Raman介绍的最后一句“He received the Nobel Prize for his wellknown Raman effect in 1930.”看出是1930年。2. Whose contributions were NOT well received when he was alive?ASrinivas Ramanujans.
17、BMeghnad Sahas.CC.V. Ramans.DDr. Hargobind Khoranas.解析：选A。细节判断题。根据对Srinivas Ramanujan 介绍的第二句看出在去世后他的科学成就才得到全面地认可。3Dr.Hargobind Khorana mainly researched into _.Amathematics BrelativityCgenetic code Doptics解析：选C。细节理解题。根据对Dr. Hargobind Khorana的介绍“for cracking (破译) the genetic code”看出应选择C项。4What would
18、be the best title for this passage? AIndian scientific achievementsBIndian contributions to the worldCFamous Indian universities in historyDFamous Indian scientists in the 20th century解析：选D。归纳标题题。本文介绍的是20世纪印度杰出的科学家，他们对科学做出过伟大贡献，是科技领域出类拔萃的人物。BHe has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24hour motorcycl
19、e track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonics 7inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge the Ironman Triathlon (铁人三项) Championship in Hawaii.To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enoug
20、h to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather.Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries (充电电池) of Panasonic, he will be allowed
21、some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only “breaks” will be to recharge his bat
22、teries.The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different “Evolta” robot bodies competing each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a
23、little twowheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel.In spite of all these advantages, the robots creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road
24、 obstacles (障碍) that humans just step over. The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta_will_add_another_feather_in_his_cap and just prove the already wellknown fact that Panasonics rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the “w
25、orlds longestlasting batteries”！语篇解读：松下设计了一款机器人，它可以爬山、参加摩托车比赛，甚至参加铁人三项的比赛。5When competing in the triathlon, Evolta _.Ahas to finish the competition in 17 hoursBwill be allowed to have a break from time to timeCwill start three weeks earlier than other competitorsDwill have three speciallybuilt bodie
26、s for the competition解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段“there will be three different Evolta robot bodies competing each built for the specific race”可知D项正确。6By saying “Evolta will add another feather in his cap”， the author means _.AEvolta will celebrate the victory with a feather capBEvolta will become very famous
27、and attractiveCEvolta will be awarded with another feather capDEvolta will have another thing to be proud of解析：选D。细节理解题。第一段中提到了Evolta曾经爬过高山，参加过法国24小时摩托车比赛等，如果它在铁人三项上取得成绩的话，它就又有另外一件事可以值得骄傲了。故选D项。7From the text, we can infer that Evolta will take part in the competition to _.Achallenge human runnersBp
28、rove the potential of robotsCmarket Panasonics batteriesDshow todays advanced technology解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段的“powered by rechargeable batteries(充电电源) of Panasonic”和最后一段的“just prove the already wellknown fact that Panasonics rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the worlds longestlasting batteries”可推
29、测Evolta参加比赛是为了证明松下公司的电池效果从而做市场推广。故选C项。8The text is mainly about a robot _.Ausing the energyefficient batteriesBaccomplishing a challenging triathlonCwinning human athletes for the first timeDcompeting in the Ironman Triathlon Championship解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了松下的一款名为Evolta的机器人准备参加铁人三项锦标赛的情况，文中提到了它在比赛过程中可以享有的特权以及它如何参赛等。故选D项。
