2020年外研版高中英语必修四课时作业：MODULE 1 LIFE IN THE FUTURE SECTION Ⅳ WORD版含答案.doc

1、Module 1Section Grammar & Writing课时作业.单句语法填空1At 7 oclock this evening we will be celebrating(celebrate) Toms birthday.2(2019吉林一中期末)Many scientists make predictions that there will be(be) more natural disasters.3I will be flying(fly) from Miami to New York to meet the other members of the group at th

2、is time tomorrow.4When you arrive at 9 tomorrow, your brother will be meeting(meet) you at the station.5Our manager is leaving(leave) for Shanghai in a few days and he has asked me to find out when the earliest plane takes off next Wednesday.6Mr.Smith will not be able to attend the meeting tonight b

3、ecause he will be giving(give) a report.7Look! The light is still on at noon.Sorry.I will turn(turn) it off.8By the middle of this century, more people will be living(live) in the city than in the country.9The train leaves(leave) at seven.Lets hurry.10He describes what houses will look(look) like in

4、 thirty years.阅读理解ALife will probably be very different in 2050.First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead, people will choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read n

5、ewspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away.By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us in this way.In many places, agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export.This uses a lot of water.Therefore

6、, there could be serious shortages.Some scientists predict that water could be the cause of war if we dont save now.In the future, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed of them and there wont be any accidents.Today, many cars have

7、computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Also, by 2050, space planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on st

8、rike, and work 24 hours a day.By 2050, we will see robots everywherein factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again.Nowadays, scientists have discovered how to control genes and have already produced clones of

9、 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 able to do these things, but should they?【解题导语】本文主要介绍了到2050年，高科技在信息来源、农业、汽车、太空飞机、机器人及克隆方面带给人们的影响。1By 2050, people will get informatio

10、n mainly by _.Awatching TVBreading newspapersClistening to the radioDturning to a website解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段末句“By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us in this way.”可知，到了2050年， 人们了解信息的方式将会主要依靠网络。2From the second paragraph, we learn that _.Athe need for water in the future

11、 will increase a lotBfuture wars will lead to an increasing need for waterCthere can be no agriculture without enough waterDthe population will decrease for lack of water解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In many places, agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export.This u

12、ses a lot of water.”可知，农业发展迅速， 因而会增加用水量， 所以答案为A项。3Which of the following is NOT a reality at the present time?AScientists have found out how to control genes.BCars have computers which tell drivers their positions.CPeople can learn about what has happened anywhere on the Internet.DRobots have comple

13、tely replaced humans in some factories.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and work 24 hours a day.”可知，虽然有些大公司喜欢使用机器人代替人工作， 但并不意味着机器人已经完全代替人类。而文中也说大规模广泛使用机器人要到2050年， 故D项表述不是事实。4What will play the biggest part in the quality of

14、 future life?AMedicine.BTechnology.CEducation.DAgriculture.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一、三、四、五段中提到的网络、车速的提高、未来的太空飞机、机器人以及克隆，可以判断，人们生活质量的提高是基于科技的发展。BA funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another.I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell p

15、hone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and.I became invisible, absent from the conversation.The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent.Why is it that the more connected we get, th

16、e more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction.With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without

17、 ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation(疏远)index goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person anymore. Directory assistance is

18、almost always fully automated.I am not against modern technology. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice mail system, and an email account. Giving them up isnt wise; theyre a great help to us. Its some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy.More and more, I find myself hiding behi

19、nd email to do a job meant for conversation, or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didnt really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier, or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts.So Ive put myself on technology restriction: no

20、instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when Im at home.【解题导语】现代科技的发展给人们的生活带来了极大的便利， 人们逐渐习惯于使用电子邮件、电话等进行交谈。然而， 科技带给人们便利的同时， 也在逐渐地让人们变得疏远。5Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?AThe Advance o

21、f Communications TechnologyBThe Consequences of Modern TechnologyCThe Story of the Communications RevolutionDThe Automation of Modern Communications解析：选B标题归纳题。根据第二段中的“I became invisible, absent from the conversation.”和第三段中的“Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of

22、human interaction.”可知， 科技带给人们不好的影响是让人们逐渐变得疏远， 文章着重讲的是现代科技的负面作用。6The sentence “Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent” means that _.Athe people sitting beside you have to go away to receive a phone callByou can hardly get in touch with the people sitting beside youCmodern technology make

23、s it hard for people to have a facetoface talkDpeople can now go to work without going to the office解析：选C句意理解题。根据第二段中的“.and his cell phone rang.I became invisible, absent from the conversation.”和第三段中的“we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another”可知， 当朋友接电话的时候， 作者仿佛成了摆设， 随着科技的发展， 人

24、们通过电话、邮件等途径进行交谈， 这使得面对面的交谈变得很难。7The writer feels that the use of modern communications is _.AsatisfyingBencouragingCdisappointingDembarrassing解析：选D细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Its some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy.”可知， 本该让人们的生活变得更方便的现代科技却在让人们变得疏远， 现代科技的一些不好的影响让作者感到不舒服。8The passage implie

25、s that _.Amodern technology is bridging peopleBmodern technology is separating peopleCmodern technology is developing too fastDmodern technology is interrupting our communication解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation(疏远) index go

26、es up.”和第六段中的“The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier, or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts.”可知， 每当科技有了新发展， 人们的联系方式就会变得更自动化， 人与人之间的疏远指数就会上升， 帮助人们保持联系的科技却让人变得更孤独， 助长了人们不喜欢社交的本能。.语法填空Henry dreamed of becoming a writer. In order to realize his dream, he read m

27、any books and often practiced 1._ (write)He wrote his first story 2._ he was ten. After his parents read 3._， they told him that he really had a gift for writing. Henry 4._ (encourage) a lot after hearing that. He wrote many stories in the 5._ (follow) years. People around him all told him that he 6

28、._ (become) a writer one day. However, it was not easy.Henry finished his first novel 7._ the age of 20.However, no publishers(出版商)were interested in it. Henry was 8._ (great) discouraged(使泄气)He felt sad and doubted his ability. But it didnt last long. Several days later, he picked up his mind and d

29、ecided 9._ (keep) writing.It was a story he read that encouraged him. It was about a father and a son who wanted to build a bridge. Nobody at that time considered it possible. Although the father and the son did have great 10._ (difficult) in building the bridge, they finally made it.Henry finally k

30、ept on writing. He knew there was hope as long as he didnt give up.【解题导语】Henry想成为一名作家。虽然经历了很多困难，但一个故事最终鼓舞了他。1解析：考查非谓语动词。practice doing sth.意为“练习做”。答案：writing2解析：考查连词。这里是指他十岁的时候写了第一个故事，故用when表示“当时”。答案：when3解析：考查代词。这里是指当Henry的父母读了他写的故事，故用it指代前面提到的“his first story”。答案：it4解析：考查动词语态。Henry与encourage是被动关系，

31、且动作发生在过去，故需用过去时态的被动语态。答案：was encouraged5解析：考查形容词。in the following years意为“在接下来的那些年里”。答案：following6解析：考查动词时态。人们说话的时候，Henry尚未成为作家，所以用过去将来时态。答案：would become7解析：考查介词。at the age of 20意为“在二十岁的时候”。答案：at8解析：考查副词。此处需用副词修饰动词discourage，故填greatly。答案：greatly9解析：考查非谓语动词。decide to do sth.意为“决定做”。答案：to keep10解析：考查名

32、词。have difficulty in doing sth.意为“做有困难”。答案：difficulty.书面表达人类已经进入信息时代，到本世纪中期，生活将是什么样子？请你根据以下要点提示，写一篇畅想未来的短文，以刊登在21st Century上。要点：1.生活的地方；2.购物、看病；3.电视节目；4.家务、上学；5.饮食；6.环境；7.宇宙探索。注意：1必须包括所有的要点；2要有合适的题目；3词数100左右。_One possible version：What Will Life Be Like in the Future?I often dream about life in the f

33、uture.What will it be like?Perhaps we will be able to live on the moon.And some will live under the sea.It will be very common to do shopping and see a doctor at home by Internet.Therell be many more kinds of TV programmes for us to choose from.More children will choose to study at home on the computer.Robots will do housework for us if we dont want to do it.Well have healthier foods.Pollution will get controlled.Both water and the sky will become cleaner.People will have more free time.They will be able to go to other stars on holiday.They will even live with people from other stars.