2021新高考英语人教版一轮复习课时作业：必修5 UNIT 3　LIFE IN THE FUTURE WORD版含解析.doc

1、Unit 3Life in the future课时作业.阅读AWhat picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technolo

2、gy. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.In what concerns the envir

3、onment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we dont act now. In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and

4、 they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there wont be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.In the domain of technology, robots will have

5、replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robotsthey do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywherein factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.Last but not least, medicine techn

6、ology will have conquered many diseases. Today scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be

7、 able to do these thingsbut should they?篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者对未来生活的推测和展望。1Whats the purpose of the first paragraph?ATo arouse the interest of readers.BTo tell the background of the passage.CTo introduce the topic of the passage.DTo describe the pictures of the future.答案：A推理判断题。开篇接连几个问句的出现，目的在于吸引读者

8、的兴趣，让读者充满期待地读完文章。故选A。2We can know from the passage that _.Acomputers will finally take the place of the media nowadaysBrobots will completely have replaced people in factoriesCcomputers will tell drivers exactly where they are in futureDit is more convenient to choose programs sent by the computer答案

9、：D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，这些新闻媒介将会通过电脑进入我们的生活，但并不是说电脑最终代替媒体，所以A错误；根据倒数第二段可知，机器人将代替人类的一些活动，但并不能说机器人就完全替代人类，所以B错误；根据第三段倒数第二句可知，车子的定位功能是人类现在的技术，所以C错误；根据第二段倒数第二句可知D正确。故选D。3Whats the authors attitude towards the life by 2050?AExcited but pessimistic.BOptimistic but worried.CEager but afraid.DConfident but caut

10、ious.答案：B推理判断题。根据全文的描述可知，作者对未来的生活进行了乐观的预测，同时对于未来的克隆技术心存担忧。故选B。4It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.Aall diseases will not be conquered by scientistsBscientists have known the way to produce genesCthe clones of human are understood by scientistsDthe clones of animals have a long way to

11、go答案：A推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.”可知，现在医学技术可以攻克一些疾病，与选项A(并不是所有疾病都能被人类攻克)相吻合。【词汇积累】futurologist n. 未来学家domain n. 领域last but not least 最后但同样重要的是【长难句分析】By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, h

12、ow they behave and how much intelligence they have.到2050年，科学家们将能够生产出人的克隆体，并决定他们的外貌、行为和智力水平。分析：这是一个主从复合句。decide后跟3个并列的宾语从句，分别由how和how much引导。B(2020湖北省孝感市第一中学高三月考)Last week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber, announced their plans to bring flying cars to reality very soon.Kitty Hawk president, Sebast

13、ian Thrun, announced Kitty Hawks flying car plans last Monday. According to its website, the car is electricpowered and will be able to travel at a speed up to 40 kilometers an hour. It says such a machine “does not require registration or a pilots license and may be flown in uncrowded areas for rec

14、reational purposes.” As of now, the car can only be flown over fresh water.Kitty Hawk is making a list of people interested in buying the flying car. They must pay a deposit of $100.Those who get their names on the list early will receive $2,000 off the final cost of the car. However, Kitty Hawk has

15、 not yet announced the price. Its first flying cars are expected to go on sale by the end of this year.Unlike the Kitty Hawk company, Uber does not plan to build its flying cars. Uber expects to launch flying taxis in DallasFt. Worth, Texas, US by 2020.Like the Kitty Hawk car, Uber flying taxis will

16、 use electric power. Uber says its flying taxis could travel up to 241 kilometers an hour. The company says that could reduce the travel time between San Francisco and San Jose, California from 2 hours on the road to 15 minutes in the air.Riders could use the Uber app to book a flying taxi to take t

17、hem to their destinations. The company has not yet said how costly air taxi travel would be compared to road taxi travel. Sooner than you think, flying cars may appear in the sky. Much convenience as they will bring, just imagine having to avoid other flying cars. Also, what if your battery dies whe

18、n you are in the air? And, how will you know where to land?篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。上周，Kitty Hawk和 Uber两家公司宣布他们很快就会使飞行汽车成为现实。文章具体介绍了两家公司研制的飞行汽车的一些特点。5What may Kitty Hawks flying car be used for at present?AAccelerating the speed. BHaving fun.CAdvertising the company. DFetching water.答案：B细节理解题。由第二段第三句“It says s

19、uch a machine . may be flown in uncrowded areas for recreational purposes.”可知，目前该飞行汽车主要用于消遣娱乐。故B项正确。6What do we know about Kitty Hawks flying car from the third paragraph?AIt costs two thousand dollars each.BIt can travel over water.CIt offers $100 to its potential buyers.DIt hasnt gone to market.答案

20、：D推理判断题。由第三段中的最后两句“However, Kitty Hawk has not yet announced the price. Its first flying cars are expected to go on sale by the end of this year.”可知，Kitty Hawk的飞行汽车还没有定价，预计到今年年底进行销售。由此可以推知，该飞行汽车还没有上市。故D项正确。7In what way is Ubers flying taxi similar to Kitty Hawks flying car?AThey travel at the same s

21、peed.BThey are electricpowered.CThey are supported by the Uber app.DThey require a flying license.答案：B细节理解题。由第二段中的“. the car is electricpowered”和第四段中的“Like the Kitty Hawk car, Uber flying taxis will use electric power.”可知，它们都是电动的。故B项正确。8What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the text?ATo call

22、for public donations.BTo introduce some advantages.CTo promote interest in science.DTo talk about possible problems.答案：D推理判断题。由最后一段最后三句，尤其是最后的两个问句可知，该段提出了飞行汽车可能出现的问题。故D项正确。【词汇积累】recreational adj. 娱乐的；消遣的deposit n. 订金；押金destination n. 目的地；终点【长难句分析】Much convenience as they will bring, just imagine hav

23、ing to avoid other flying cars.尽管它们会带来很多便利，但想象一下，你不得不避开其他会飞的汽车。分析：这是一个主从复合句。as引导让步状语从句，从句中使用了部分倒装。as表示“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句时，其引导的让步状语从句必须使用倒装语序。具体变法是把从句中作状语或者表语的“名词/动词/形容词/副词/分词”提到句首，形成“名词/动词/形容词/副词/分词as主语动词”的倒装结构。C(2020南昌市重点中学高三年级段考试题)As life in cities worldwide becomes more expensive, urban designers a

24、re using modern technology to help citizens avoid traffic jams, and shorten the time needed for bus waiting and other things. Technology is also used to cut costly waste.In Santander, a Spanish port city, parking is easy to find. As one car drives away, an underground sensor shows that a parking spa

25、ce is now free. 400 sensors send messages to signs on streets, and GPS devices direct drivers to the nearest available parking spaces, reducing traffic jams. Trash is collected only when the bins are full and bus stop signs show exactly when the next bus is coming. The public parks are watered only

26、when the soil gets dry. All this is made possible by 20, 000 sensors installed on buildings, street posts and even buses. They are part of the “smart city” project, launched by the University of Cantabria seven years ago.University researchers like Luis Munoz regularly meet with locals to discuss ho

27、w to make their city even smarter. “They propose their ideas and sometimes even develop them by themselves. Here, we give them the opportunity to see these ideas happen in real life，” said Munoz. For example, the university helped a woman create an app that outlines the easiest route for walking wit

28、h a baby stroller. Another provides information to residents about their water consumption and sends an alarm to their phone if there is a leak.The Santander smart project is attracting the attention of larger cities in Europe and elsewhere that are looking for smart solutions to urban problems.篇章导读

29、：本文是一篇说明文。传感器、GPS定位等现代科技手段帮助西班牙的港口城市桑坦德避免了交通拥堵、缩短了等车时间、减少了资源浪费等，这种做法正在吸引欧洲的大城市以及其他更多地方的注意力，他们都在寻找解决城市问题的智能方案。9What is the life like in Santander?AIt is meaningful.BIt is full of freedom.CIt is likely to change fast.DIt is efficient and convenient.答案：D推理判断题。根据题干中的关键词in Santander定位到文章的第二段。根据该段中的内容，尤其是

30、“parking is easy to find” “Trash is collected only . gets day.”可推知，在桑坦德的生活是高效方便的，故答案是D。10How can residents help Munozs job?ABy offering some original or fresh ideas.BBy showing him around the city.CBy installing sensors themselves.DBy using as little water as possible.答案：A细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词residents和Mu

31、nozs job定位到文章的第三段。根据该段中的“Luis Munoz regularly meet with locals to discuss how to make their city even smarter” “They propose their ideas”可知，当地人有了想法会向Munoz提出来，故答案是A。11What does the underlined word “Another” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AA university.BA phone.CAn app.DAn easy route.答案：C指代判断题。根据上文“the unive

32、rsity helped a woman create an app . with a baby stroller”可知，这所大学开发了一款应用程序，该应用程序为推婴儿车散步的女士规划了最舒适的路线。结合画线词所在句的句意可推知，画线词指的是另一款应用程序，故答案是C。12What can be the best title for the text?AA Worldwide ProblemBA Smart City ProjectCA Creative ResearcherDA Trend in Urban Design答案：B标题判断题。根据第二段最后一句“They are part of

33、 the smart city project, launched . seven years ago.”并结合文章其他内容可知，本文主要介绍了智能城市项目的相关内容，故B项最适合作为文章标题。【词汇积累】sensor n. 传感器outline vt. 显示的轮廓；勾勒的外形stroller n. 婴儿手推车consumption n. 消耗，消耗量leak n. 泄漏【长难句分析】Trash is collected only when the bins are full and bus stop signs show exactly when the next bus is coming

34、.只有当垃圾箱满了才会收集垃圾，公共汽车站的指示牌显示下一辆公共汽车来的确切时间。分析：这是一个and连接的两个并列句。第一个分句中when引导一个时间状语从句，第二个分句中show后跟一个when引导的宾语从句，when在从句中作时间状语。.语法填空(2020四川省成都市高中毕业班摸底测试)Students at a primary school in Hangzhou had their first class _1_ March 1st on movable type. This is _2_ ancient Chinese printing system.The West Lake P

35、rimary School in Zhejiang Province has introduced the course in the new term. An expert in Chinese characters culture has been invited to the campus, _3_ major responsibility is to teach students how _4_ (use) the ancient printing technology. Students attend lectures on the history of movable type a

36、long with _5_ (interest) classes on typesetting and printing. They then print their own document, _6_ (apply) the knowledge theyve learned. One student printed her _7_ (new) written essay “Whether the traditional red envelopes kids receive belong to them or their parents？”_8_ (know) as one of the fo

37、ur great inventions of ancient China, movable type printing _9_ (invent) by Bi Sheng in the 1040s during the Song Dynasty, and it is the worlds first system of movable type printing.The school said the course is aimed at improving the students awareness of Chinese characters and their _10_ (apprecia

38、te) of Chinese culture.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了为提高学生对汉字的认识和对中国文化的欣赏，浙江省的一所小学开设了一门有关中国印刷文化的课程。1on考查介词。表示具体某一天要用介词on，故填 on。2an考查冠词。system为可数名词，在文中为单数形式。根据句意这里是泛指“一个系统”，所以用不定冠词修饰。ancient的发音以元音音素开头，故填an。3whose考查定语从句的引导词。先行词An expert in Chinese characters culture指人，空格处在从句中作定语，故用who

39、se引导这个定语从句，故填whose。4to use考查非谓语动词。此处用“特殊疑问词不定式”结构作宾语，故填to use。5interesting考查词性转换。空格处修饰名词classes，要用形容词，表示“有趣的”，故填interesting。6applying考查非谓语动词。print为句子的谓语动词，所以apply用非谓语形式。apply与其逻辑主语they之间是主动关系，要用其现在分词形式，故填applying。7newly考查词性转换。空格处修饰形容词written，应该用所给词的副词形式，故填newly。8Known考查非谓语动词。invent为谓语动词，所以know用非谓语形式。know与其逻辑主语movable type printing之间是被动关系，所以用其过去分词形式，故填Known。9was invented考查动词的时态和语态。invent是句子的谓语，和主语movable type printing之间是被动关系。根据时间状语in the 1040s during the Song Dynasty可知，动作发生在过去，所以要用一般过去时。movable type printing为单数，谓语动词也要用单数，故填was invented。10appreciation考查词性转换。their和of之间要接名词，故填appreciation。