2020-2021学年高中英语 Module 1 Life in the Future Period 1课时作业（含解析）外研版必修4.doc

1、课时分层作业 一 Module 1Period 1Life 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

2、to read newspaper 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 wat

3、er. Therefore, 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

4、, 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. 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 p

5、ay rises or go on strike, 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 alr

6、eady 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 able to do these things, but should they? 【语篇概述】本文主要讲到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。1. By 2050,

7、 people will get information mainly by _. A. watching TVB. reading newspapers C. listening to the radioD. turning 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。2. From the second paragraph, we learn

8、 that_. A. the need for water in the future will increase a lotB. future wars will lead to an increasing need for waterC. there can be no agriculture without enough waterD. the 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

9、 are growing fruit and vegetables for export. This uses 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。3. What will play the biggest part in the quality of future life? A. Medicine. B. Technology. C. Education. D. Agriculture. 【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。

10、4. Which of the following subjects is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Entertainment. B. Travel. C. Climate. D. Health. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。第一段中提到了信息来源, 其中提到了人们观赏电影和听音乐, 这是“娱乐”话题; 第三段涉及交通方式, 这涉及人们的出行; 末段提到了对疾病的治疗, 这涉及健康。文章未提到气候, 因此选择C项。【语言素养训练】. Skim the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.

11、 Para. 1A. Robots will play an important role in the future. Para. 2B. People gain information from a different way. Para. 3C. The development in medicine and cloning. Para. 4D. Agriculture and water shortage. Para. 5E. New cars and space planes. 答案: Para. 1B; Para. 2 D; Para. 3 E; Para. 4A; Para. 5

12、C. Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks. Life will probably be very 1. different in 2050Information resourcesBy 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us from a 2. computer. Agriculture and water3. As agriculture develops quickly, there will be serious water 4

13、. shortages, which could cause war. 5. Means oftransportIn the future, cars will run on new fuels and have computers to 6. control the speed and space planes will fly people. 7. RobotsBy 2050, we will see robots everywhere. Health and cloningBy 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people; sc

14、ientists will be able to produce 8. clones of people. . 阅读理解Thinking about the future isnt a special skill. Actually, everyone does it all the time. We schedule future activities and appointments on our calendars. We make to-do lists, a promise to ourselves of how we will spend our future time and e

15、nergy. We look up the weekends weather. We make predictions about the results of sporting events. We practice, study and train for upcoming events that matter to us. We daydream about events were eagerly looking forward to. We worry about others. Most of this common future thinking is about the near

16、 future: the next few minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or maybe even the next few years of our lives. Little time is spent thinking about what our lives will be like or what action we should prepare to take in the far future: ten years, twenty years, or even fifty years from now. This kind of far

17、-future thinking is the domain of professional futurists. Futurists are trained to imagine distant realities that seem impossible to others: technologies that dont exist yet, great changes to laws, strange diseases most likely to infect us in the year 2031. Why indeed think about such remote futures

18、? Are there psychological and social benefits to imagining the world, and our lives, decades in advance? And if so, what does it take to become good at imagining the far future? These were the fascinating questions that we recently explored with other futurists. I was personally inspired by the disc

19、ussions, and learned a lot about how futurists imagine the future of life. They specifically wanted to use their imaginations to make the world a better place. Another big benefit for me was that this way of thinking is a skill that can be taught. Society would benefit greatly if we all learned the

20、valuable skills that enable us to think about what things would be like in the future. 【语篇概述】本文主要写了对于未来的思考, 以及未来思考可以给社会带来很大的好处。1. The writer gives many examples in the first paragraph to _. A. draw readers attentionB. tell readers the main idea of the passageC. entertain readersD. explain the topic【

21、解析】选D。 主旨大意题。 根据句子Thinking about the future isnt a special skill. Actually, everyone does it all the time. 思考未来不是什么特别的技巧。事实上, 每个人都一直在做, 可见下文中的例子都是围绕着这个中心展开的, 所以答案选D。2. The underlined word, “domain”, in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_”. A. understandingB. fieldC. choiceD. rule【解析】选B。 词义猜测题

22、。根据前文句子what our lives will be like or what action we should prepare to take in the far future 我们的生活会是什么样子或是我们在遥远的未来应该准备采取什么样的行动, 这种类型的未来考虑应该是专业未来学家思考的范围, 可以猜测domain是领域的意思, 与B选项意义类似, 所以答案选B。3. Which of the following things might a futurist think about? A. The result of sporting event being held. B. T

23、he weather of the coming weekend. C. A life-threatening disease that doesnt exist yet. D. A new technology widely used in daily life. 【解析】选C。 细节理解题。 根据句子Futurists are trained to imagine distant realities that seem impossible to others: technologies that dont exist yet, great changes to laws, strange

24、 diseases most likely to infect us in the year 2031. 未来学家被训练想象似乎对别人不可能的遥远的现实: 还不存在的技术, 法律的巨大变化, 有可能在2031年感染我们的奇怪的疾病。所以C选项有可能是未来学家考虑的, 所以答案选C。4. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph? A. The way futurists imagine the future of life is interesting. B. The idea of using imagination

25、 to make the world a better place is ridiculous. C. It is impossible for us to think about future things as futurists. D. Society will benefit a lot if we all train ourselves to think as a futurist. 【解析】选D。 推理判断题。根据句子Society would benefit greatly if we all learned the valuable skills that enable us

26、to think about what things would be like in the future. 如果我们都学会了这种使我们能够思考未来的事物的宝贵的技能, 社会将受益匪浅。所以答案选D。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We often think of the future. We often wonder what the world will be like in a hundred years time. In the area of space travel, perhaps a permanent(永久性

27、的)station on the moon will have been set up. 1Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system. When that day comes, people will be taking vacations in space and visiting other planets. 2Perhaps a cure(对策)will have been discovered for canc

28、er. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In a hundred years time it will have been controlled. 3There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic(超音速的)flight. However, in a hundred years time, we will have supersonic land travel as well. We will have used up most of the earths la

29、nd to build our cities. 4The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. 5 A. The first of these will have been completed. B. As a result, floating cities will have been built. C. The moon will be a good place to live in then. D. Great progress will h

30、ave been made in medicine, too. E. New technology will be developed to lengthen life. F. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. G. All the world will have been developed-even Antarctica. 【语篇概述】本文主要描写了对未来的想象。1. 【解析】F。根据空前面提到的moon以及空后面提到的journeys可知, 填空处指人们可能去访问月球。故选F。2. 【解析】D。根据空后面

31、提到的研发出癌症的治愈方法可知, 此处指医疗方面也会有巨大进步。故选D。3. 【解析】G。空后面提到南极洲也会有大城市, 而现在南极洲是没有常住人口的, 由此可知, 此处指世界每个地方都会被开发, 甚至是南极洲。故选G。4. 【解析】B。空前面一句提到为了建造城市, 我们将来会用尽地球上的土地。空处指因此我们要建一些漂浮的城市。空后面提到日本已经计划建造此类城市。故选B。5. 【解析】A。空前面一句提到将会有海底城市, 所以空处表示到时候第一批海底城市就建起来了。故选A。阅读理解AWhat will city life be like in the future? Some people th

32、ink that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They predict that cities will become more and more crowded. As the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This overcrowding will cause other problemsmore crime, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic than w

33、e have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and housing? Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas. How can we solve such p

34、roblems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets, because there is so little suitable housing and because rents are so high. The crime rate is increasing so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also gettin

35、g worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars dont move at all for several blocks. These urban problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city. Los Angeles, California, for instance, has no subway system and the buses are slow. In

36、stead, many commuters drive many miles from their homes to work. Many of these drivers spend several hours each day on busy freeways. New York, by contrast, has a big transit systembuses, commuter trains, and subways. Because the public transportation is crowded and dirty, many people drive private

37、cars, and the traffic jams are worse than in Los Angeles. A taxi driver complains, “I was driving home, but in forty-five minutes I moved only two miles! Finally, I turned off the engine and just sat there. A lot of people left their cars where they were in the middle of the street and went into a b

38、ar for a few beers! ”On the other hand, some cities have clean, fast and pleasant public transportation systems. In Paris, France, and Toronto, Canada, for example, anyone can use buses or subways to move quickly from one part of the city to another. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了人们对于未来生活的担忧, 主要是认为人口太多导致了太多的交通、生活等各方面的

39、难题。1. What do some people think is the main problem of the future city life? A. Poor housing. B. Overcrowding. C. Environmental pollution. D. Traffic jams. 【解析】选B。 细节理解题。根据第一段中What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They predict t

40、hat cities will become more and more crowded. 说明未来最大的问题是人口太多, 过于拥挤的问题。故B正确。2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Crime. B. Anxiety. C. Disease. D. Traffic jams. 【解析】选C。 细节理解题。根据第一段“This overcrowding will cause other problemsmore crime, dirtier streets, and worse problems with

41、 traffic than we have now. . . Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. ”可知, 过度拥挤可能会带来更多的犯罪现象、更肮脏的街道、更糟糕的交通阻塞及人们对生活的担忧, 但是没有提及疾病。3. The best way to work out the traffic problem in Los Angeles might be _. A. cutting down the number of private car

42、sB. providing more buses on the freeway C. building a subway systemD. persuading people to live nearer to their workplaces【解析】选C。 推理判断题。根据第三段中Los Angeles, California, for instance, has no subway system and the buses are slow. Instead, many commuters drive many miles from their homes to work. Many of

43、 these drivers spend several hours each day on busy freeways. 说明洛杉矶没有地铁, 路上的交通非常拥挤, 也许解决洛杉矶的交通问题要靠建设地铁。故C正确。 BIn the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car! For each prediction that

44、has come true today, several others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology. Or if people really needed it in their lives. Lets look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past. Robot HelpersWheres the robot in my kitchen? Now

45、here, of course. And hes probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other Manufacturing environments. Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples home. So why hasnt that happened? Probably because robots are s

46、till too expensive and clumsy. And maybe the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too weird. At home we seem to be doing fine without them. Telephones of tomorrow? In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would h

47、ave a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet. Why? The technology worked fine, but it overlooked something obvious: peoples desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower? Probably not it cou

48、ld be embarrassing! Just because a technology available doesnt always mean people will want to use it. And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? Its not so crazy anymore! But a flying car remains one of the most fascinating technology ideas to capture our imagination. Keep watc

49、hing the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了那些还未实现的科学预测。4. The whole passage is mainly about _. A. predictions that have come trueB. predictions that havent come trueC. why predictions dont come true easilyD. what technology will bring about【解析】

50、选B。主旨大意题。作者列举了很久以前人们对未来的预测的例子来证明并不是所有的预测都能完全实现。5. Which of the following is probably not the authors belief? A. Predictions neednt consider peoples practical use of technology. B. The future isnt always easy to guess. C. Not all past predictions have come true. D. Many of the high-tech things our pa

51、rents thought wed be using by now simply never appeared. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段第二、三两句可知, 作者认为很多的预测之所以不能实现是因为它们不考虑人们在生活中是否真的需要这种科技, 故A项是作者不赞成的。6. The underlined word“weird” probably means _. A. wonderfulB. stupidC. practicalD. strange【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据上文知道机器人太昂贵、太笨拙, 所以机器人帮人们洗衣做饭的想法现在看来仍是不可思议的事情。7. What doe

52、s the author think of the flying car? A. It is too difficult to imagine. B. It is too crazy an idea. C. It is likely to be made. D. It is often reported in the news. 【解析】选C。观点态度题。根据最后一段“Its not so crazy anymore! ”可知, 会飞的汽车的想法有可能会实现。【技法导练】如何解决观点态度题? 作者在写文章的时候除了进行叙述和说明外, 往往还想表达某种态度。作者的态度一般分为三大类: 支持、赞同、乐观; 客观、中立; 反对、批评、怀疑、悲观。除了可以通过在文中寻找带有感情色彩的词来判断作者的态度外, 有时还需要综合运用一些阅读方法。例如: 根据文章中与问题相关的细节作出判断, 根据作者提供的例证推断其暗示的态度、观点, 有时还需要通读全文并把握文章的主旨, 最后作出正确选择。