2019_2020学年高中英语Module1LifeintheFuture1SectionⅠIntroduction.doc

1、Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyComprehending 阅读理解AThe home of the future wont be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will be able to bu

2、y “house kits”containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.Many jobs that we do today will disappear. Others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as bu

3、ilders, gardeners and electricians wont disappear because machines cant replace them. Teachers will still exist because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more at home. The medical technology revolution and space travel wi

4、ll create new jobs which we can only imagine today.Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays wont be for everyone because they wont be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, and then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By t

5、he end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities for families.Paper wont exist in the future. Instead, there will be epaper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to save natural resources. Enewspapers and emagazi

6、nes will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and new articles from the Internet every day onto our reusable paper.The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future. This isnt going to happen tomorrow but scientists pred

7、ict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes. We will have to explore the universe and find another home. At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet, there wont be any other choice.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了

8、未来人类的生活情景。1Homes of the future will _Abe completely different from those of todayBbe very similar to our homesCall be different from one anotherDnot be movable as you wantC解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“No two homes will be the same.”可知，在未来，将不会存在两座完全一样的房子，故选C。2Space trips and staying in space hotels will _Abecom

9、e a very common way to spend a holidayBbe the cheapest holiday option for familiesCattract a lot of peopleDstill only be for very rich peopleD解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，太空度假不是每个人都能享受得到的，因为它并不便宜，只有有钱人才能享受到，故选D。3Epaper will replace traditional paper because _Awe can download information and new articles from

10、 the Internet onto itBit wont waste natural resourcesCit will be cheaper to produceDit will be convenient to carryB解析：推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，传统的纸将不会存在，电子纸将取代传统的纸，因为电子纸能反复使用，这有利于节省自然资源。4We will have to move to another planet _Aif we want to save the human raceBwhen we explore the universeCwhen the earth exp

11、lodesDwhen the earth is too crowded for people to live onA解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后两句可知，我们人类要么待在地球上，随地球一起消失，要么就离开，转移到其他星球上生存，我们别无选择。BHightech machines have made life easier for millions around the world. However, some people still prefer lowtech ways of doing things. Heres an example of why this is happening.

12、 You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds. However, it wont taste as good as one you cook on the stove. And if youre in that much of a hurry, you probably wont take time to toast the bun. Hightech cooking saves time, but it doesnt make for bettertasting meals.Most people get their news fro

13、m hightech sources like television or the Internet. This has many advantages. For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines. Its also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs. However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages

14、. They give more background and details. They also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest. Other hightech timesavers have similar disadvantages. For example, most people use the phone or email to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places. But

15、when you use the Internet or the phone, you wont always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate. Similarly, when you wordprocess a homework assignment instead of writing it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in

16、 fancy headings. However, some students are so busy with the computer that they dont pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing. 【解题导语】现代化的科技使得我们的生活更加简便，但是当现代传媒与传统介质进行比较时，双方是否互有长短呢？5Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? AThe writer likes hightech cooking.

17、 BLowtech cooking produces bettertasting meals. CHightech news programs always keep you reading what is important to you. DHandwritten homework is better than wordprocessed homework. B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，高效率的烹饪节省时间但是不一定美味。6How does the writer feel about hightech tools? ABetter late than never. BEas

18、y come, easy go. CEvery coin has two sides. DLearn to walk before you run. C解析：推理判断题。高效率的工具速度快，但是并不能保证质量比传统方法更好。因此新工具有好有坏，即事物都有两面性。7What is the main subject discussed in the text? AHightech vs lowtech. BAdvantages vs disadvantages. CNewspapers and magazines vs television and the Internet. DWordproce

19、ssing vs handwriting. A解析：主旨大意题。文章主要是讲了高效现代化的器械与传统工具比较的优势与劣势。8How is the text organized? AMain ideaArgumentExplanation. BOpinionDiscussionDescription. CTopicComparisonSupporting examples. DIntroductionSupporting examplesDiscussion. C解析：篇章结构题。文章主要是通过不断的举例子来行文的。 完形填空My friend Michelle is blind, but yo

20、ud never know it. She makes such good use of her other _1_， including her“sixth sense”， that she rarely gives the impression shes _2_anything.Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us，_3_ that she doesnt push too hard on them, _4_ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitud

21、e. She knows when to clean the house; she moves around so fast that often _5_ dont realize shes blind.I _6_ this the first time after my sixyearold daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very _7_about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art

22、projects. But she was_8_ excited about her fingerpainting project.“Mom, guess what？”said Kayla, all smiles.“I learnt how to_9_ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle _10_ with us.”To my great _11_， my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!Then

23、 Kayla continued.“Michelle told me my _12_ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really _13_ what I was doing！”Kayla said she had never felt how good the fingerpainting was _14_ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.I realized Kayla didnt know that Michelle was

24、 blind. It had just never _15_ in conversation.When I told her, she was _16_ for a moment. At first, she didnt believe me.“But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture！”Kayla _17_. And I knew my child was _18_ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also

25、heard Kaylas _19_ in her work.We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly，“You know, Mommy, Michelle really did see my picture. She just used my_20_”Indeed, she uses a special type of“vision”that all mothers have. 【解题导语】本文主要讲了作者的朋友Michelle虽然是盲人， 但是通过其他感觉更好地认识和感知了世界。1A.waysBmeansCmethods Dsen

26、sesD解析：way 方法； means 方法， 手段； method具体方法； sense感觉。根据including her“sixth sense”， 可知选D。2A.enjoyed BfoundCmissed DseenC解析：根据including her“sixth sense”， that she rarely gives the impression shes _anything可知“她很少给人她错过一些事情的印象”。 miss错过。3A.and BexceptCeven DbutB解析：根据空后“_ that she doesnt push too hard on them”

27、可知“除了她不给孩子们强加太多压力外”。4A.who BitCshe DwhichA解析：根据“_ that she doesnt push too hard on them, _ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude”可知“她的孩子们从她轻松的态度中受益很多”， 从句缺少主语， 先行词为them, 故用who。5A.guests BfamilyCchildren DfriendsA解析：根据“often_dont realize shes blind”， 可知“她的客人经常意识不到她是盲人”。guest客人。6A.realized Bw

28、itnessedCrecognized DregrettedA解析：句意：在我女儿去她家玩之后， 我第一次意识到此事。realize意识到， 符合句意。7A.excited BsadCsatisfied DenjoyedA解析：根据“But she was _excited about her fingerpainting project.”可知“她那天很兴奋”， excited兴奋的。8A.especially Bnot soCa little Dnot at allA解析：句意：她尤其是对她的手指画兴奋不已。especially尤其。9A.paint BdrawCcreate DmixD解

29、析：根据下句“Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green！”可知她学会怎样“调配”颜色。mix调配。10A.stayed BpaintedCtalked DwatchedB解析：根据下文“my child had learnt about color from a blind friend”可知Michelle和孩子们一起画。paint画。11A.excitement BencouragementCdelight DsurpriseD解析：根据“my child had learnt about color from a b

30、lind friend”可知作者感到惊奇。12A.attitude BcolorCpicture DpaperC解析：根据“Michelle told me my _showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment.”可知“Michelle告诉我我的画展示出高兴、自豪和一种成就感。”13A.touched BgotCsaw DunderstoodD解析：句意：她真的“明白”我在做什么。14A.after BsinceCuntil DwhenC解析：句意：直到Michelle向她展示不看纸怎样去画画， 她才感到手指画是多么美妙。until直到。15A

31、.referred to Bturned outCcome up Dthought aboutC解析：句意：它从来没有在谈话中被提及。come up被提及， 符合句意。16A.curious BquietCpuzzled DdisappointedB解析：句意：她安静了片刻。quiet安静的。17A.cried BinsistedCcomplained DinformedB解析：根据“But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture！”可知Kayla坚持认为她说的是对的。insist坚决认为。18A.right BwrongCsur

32、e DuncertainA解析：根据“because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork”可知“我”知道“我”的孩子是“正确的”。19A.shortcomings BdifficultiesCpride DdescriptionC解析：根据“Michelle told me my _showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment.”可知Kayla在作品中所表现出“自豪感”。pride自豪。20A.paper BpensChands DeyesD解析：根据“Indeed, she uses a special type of vision that all mothers have.”可知她用“我”的“眼睛”在看。