2019年高中英语Unit3LifeinthefutureSectionⅠWarmingUp.docx

Unit 3 Life in the futureIts Friday morning in the year 2025, and youre running late.You got distracted watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom mirror while you were brushing your teeth.How will you get to your office at Mega Giga Industries on time?A quick check of your Internetconnected refrigerator magnet tells you your train which travels at speeds up to 250 miles an hour as it electromagnetically hovers above its guide track is a bit behind schedule, too.So you decide to drive your environmentallyfriendly hydrogen fuel cell car instead or rather, let your car drive you.Its programmed to know the way, and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing.Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what youre wearing，you pick up yesterday mornings newspaper.Printed on reusable electronic paper，it instantly rewrites itself with todays headlines.Now its time for your big meeting.Uhoh！Youve left your handwritten notes at home.No problem.The digital ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote.Could this scene really take place in just a couple of decades？The researchers who are currently developing all this stuff think so.These gadgets (小装置) may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today.Section_Warming Up & Reading PrereadingFIRST IMPRESSIONSSpacemail：liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008(Earthtime)Dear Mum and Dad，I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008. Worried about the journey， I was unsettled for the first few days. As a result, I suffered from “time lag”. This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying， but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.So I was very nervous and uncertain at first.However, my friend and guide， Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me some green tablets which helped a lot.Wellknown for their expertise， his parents company, called “Future Tours”， transported me safely into the future in a time capsule.impression Impren n印象；感想；印记take up 拿起；接受；开始；继续constantly knstntlI adv.不断地形容词短语Worried about the journey作原因状语。unsettled adj.不安的；未定的；不稳定的suffer from患有(疾病等)；因而受苦be similar to与类似/相似jet det n喷气式飞机，jet lag飞行时差反应定语从句you get from flying修饰the “jet lag”。It seems (that) . “看起来”为固定句型，it为形式主语，that从句为真正主语。flashback flbk n闪回；倒叙previous privIs adj.在前的；早先的uncertain nstn adj.不确切的；无把握的guide aId n指导；向导；导游 vt.指引；指导understanding在此处为形容词，意为“能谅解的；宽容的”。tablet tblIt n药片expertise eksptiz n专家意见；专门知识(技能等)过去分词短语called “Future Tours”作后置定语，修饰his parents company。capsule kpsjul n太空舱；胶囊第 一 印 象第1段译文太空邮件：liqiang299AGreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008(地球时间)亲爱的爸爸、妈妈：我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。我得不断提醒自己，我真的已经进入到公元3008年了。我很担心这次旅行，所以头几天心里总是不踏实。结果，我得了“时间滞后症”。这就与你乘坐飞机会产生“时差反应”相似，所不同的是，在你的脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。因此，我一开始就感到非常紧张和心神不定。但是，我的朋友兼导游王平很细心体贴，给了我几粒绿色药片，倒是挺起作用的。他父母的公司叫做“未来之旅”，以其技术高超而闻名，用时间舱安全地把我送入了未来。I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening. The seats were comfortable and after a calming drink, we felt sleepy and closed our eyes.The capsule began swinging gently sideways as we lay relaxed and dreaming. A few minutes later, the journey was completed and we had arrived.I was still on the earth but one thousand years in the future.What would I find？stewardess stjdes n女乘务员steward stjud n乘务员；服务员opening pnI n(出入的)通路；开口；开端sideways saIdweIz adv.往(向、从)一侧；侧着；侧面朝前lie vi.躺；卧。用作此意时，lie后常跟介词短语、副词或形容词，表示场所、位置或方式等。as we lay relaxed and dreaming为as引导的时间状语从句。过去分词化的形容词relaxed和现在分词dreaming在此处作状语，说明主语的状态。第2段译文我仍然记得那个时刻，太空女乘务员让我们都进入时间舱，我们通过一个小开口爬进去。座位是很舒适的，喝了点镇静剂以后，我们感到很困，就闭上了眼睛。时间舱在轻轻地左右摇晃，我们放松地躺在那里做梦。几分钟以后，旅程结束，我们到了。我仍然在地球上，但是进入了未来的一千年。我会看到什么呢？At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.The air seemed thin，as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left.Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.“Put on this mask，”he advised.“Itll make you feel much better.”He handed it to me and immediately hurried me through to a small room nearby for a rest.I felt better in no time. Soon I was back on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer. These carriages float above the ground and by bending or pressing down in your seat, you can move swiftly. Wang Ping fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it.Soon I could fly as fast as him.However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions. He was swept up into the centre of them.Just at that moment I had a “time lag” flashback and saw the area again as it had been in the year AD 2008.I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown！Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him.surroundings srandIz n周围的事物；环境tolerate tlreIt vt.容忍；忍受combination kmbIneIn n结合；组合lack lk n缺乏；短缺的东西，a lack of缺乏ache vi.疼痛；渴望 n疼痛adjustment dstmnt n调整；调节mask msk n面具；面罩；伪装in no time立刻；马上be back on ones feet(困境后)恢复；完全复原hover hv vi.盘旋carriage krId n运输工具；四轮马车；客车bend vt.&vi.(使)弯曲；屈身；屈服press pres vi.&vt.按；压；逼迫 n按；压；印刷；新闻swiftly adv.迅速地；及时地fasten fsn vt.系牢；扎牢safety belt安全带，belt belt n腰带；皮带lose sight of .看不见in all directions朝四面八方sweep up打扫；横扫catch sight of发现；看到第3段译文开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。空气似乎很稀薄，好像在混合气体中剩下的氧气很少。由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。正当我努力调整自己适应新环境时，王平出现了。“把这个面罩戴上，它会使你感觉好得多。”他建议说。他把面罩递给我，然后把我快速带到一个附近的小房间里休息。我立刻就感到舒服些了。一会儿我就又站起来，跟着他去领取了一台由电脑驱动的气垫车。这些气垫车是在地面上方漂浮着的，只要在座位上把操纵杆打弯或压下，你就可以迅速地移动。王平给我系好安全带并且教我如何使用。很快，我就跟王平飞得一样快了。但是，当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于有太多气垫车在身边朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。他被卷入到这群车队中去了。就在这个时候我得了一次“时间滞后”的回闪，这样我就再次看到了公元2008年的那个地区了。我这才意识到我被送到了未来，但却仍然在自己的家乡！然后我又见到了王平，于是又跟在他后面飞去。Arriving at a strangelooking house, he showed me into a large, bright clean room.It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting.Suddenly the wall moved it was made of trees！I found later that their leaves provided the room with muchneeded oxygen. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch on a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic.“Why not sit down and eat a little？” he said.“You may find this difficult as it is your first time travel trip.Just relax, since there is nothing planned on the timetable today.Tomorrow youll be ready for some visits.”Having said this, he spread some food on the table, and produced a bed from the floor.After he left, I had a brief meal and a hot bath.Exhausted， I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.More news later from your loving son，Li Qiangprovide sb. with sth.给某人提供某物flash fl vt.&vi.(使)闪光；(使)闪现switch swIt n开关；转换 vt.转换from under the floor中的from under为复合介词。类似的还有：from below/behind/around 从下面/后面/周围。as if by magic像变魔术似的。这是一个as if引导的省略句，补充完整为：as if they were made by magic。timetable taImteIbl n时间表；时刻表exhausted IzstId adj.筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的(在此作原因状语)slide into (快捷而悄声地)移动；溜进fall fast asleep熟睡More news later .为省略句，开头省略了There will be或You will get/receive。第45段译文来到一个形状奇怪的房子面前，他把我带到一个明亮而洁净的大房间。那里有绿色的墙、棕色的地板和柔和的灯光。突然，墙壁移动了原来是树形成的！后来我才发现，就是这些树的叶子为这栋房屋提供了急需的氧气。然后王平使电脑荧屏上的开关闪了一下，于是一张桌子和几把椅子就像变魔术般地从地板下面升了上来。“为什么不坐下来吃点东西呢？”他说道，“你第一次做这样的时间旅行，可能会感到有些困难。你可以好好休息一下，因为按时间表我们今天没有任何出行计划。明天你还要准备参观几个地方。”说完这些，他把食物摆在桌子上，又从地板下取出一张床来。他离开后，我快速吃了些东西，洗了个热水澡。我感到累极了，爬到床上很快就睡着了。以后再谈吧！,你们亲爱的儿子李强PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1guideAto have none or not enough of sth.2tolerate Bto shine very brightly for a short time3lack Ca person who shows other people the way to a place, especially sb.employed to show tourists around interesting places4fasten Dto exchange one thing for another5flash Eto allow sb.to do sth.that you do not agree with or like6switch Fto close or join together the two parts of sth.7impression Gbelieving that good things will happen8optimistic Ha deep lasting effect on the mind or feelings of sb.15_68_答案：15CEAFB68DHGLeadinAccording to the following pictures, can you predict what the future life will be like? pastpresentfuturetransporthousecommunicationWhilereadingFastreadingSkim the text and choose the best answers.1The passage is mainly about _.Ahow Li Qiang was transported to the futureBhow Li Qiang got to the future and his first impression of itCwhat the life was like in the futureDthe introduction of the “Future Tours” company答案：B2Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the text?aLi Qiang visited a strangelooking house and had a good rest in it. bThey climbed into the time capsule through a small opening.cHit by a lack of fresh air, Li Qiang had a headache.dWang Ping gave Li Qiang some green tablets before the time travel trip.eLi Qiang had a “time lag” flashback and realized that he had been transported into the future of what was still his hometown.fLi Qiang followed Wang Ping to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer.AdbcfeaBabdefcCbdcfea Ddcbefa答案：ACarefulreadingRead the text and choose the best answers.1What does “time lag” mean according to the author?AIt is quite different from “jet lag”BIt is what you get when you are flying on a plane.CIt means you keep thinking of the things you may experience in the future.DIt means you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.2When and where did this story happen?AIt happened in outer space in the future.BIt happened on the earth in the future.CIt happened in outer space at the present time.DIt happened on the earth at the present time.3How did the system work?AOxygen was provided by a group of machines.BOxygen was provided by some chemicals.COxygen was provided by some green leaves.DOxygen was made from some chemical materials.4Where did Li Qiang lose sight of Wang Ping?AIn a hotel capsule.BIn a room.CIn a large market.DIn a hovering carriage.5We can infer from the passage that _.Athe air quality would not be so good in the public areas in the futureBeveryone would have to put on a mask when they went outside in the futureCthe writer had been transported into another city Dthe writer felt uncomfortable for a long time after finishing the journey答案：15DBCCAStudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashbacks from your previous time period.句式分析尝试翻译这就与你乘坐飞机会产生“时差反应”相似，所不同的是，在你的脑子里似乎会不断地闪现以前的时光。2I can still remember the moment when the space stewardess called us all to the capsule and we climbed in through a small opening.句式分析when引导定语从句，修饰先行词the moment，在定语从句中含有and连接的并列句。尝试翻译我仍然记得那个时刻，太空女乘务员让我们都进入时间舱，我们通过一个小开口爬进去。3However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.句式分析尝试翻译但是，当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于有太多气垫车在身边朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。4I realized that I had been transported into the future of what was still my hometown!句式分析尝试翻译我这才意识到我被送到了未来，但却仍然在自己的家乡！.阅读理解AThe year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then about 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?语篇解读：文章主要描述了2094年如果一颗彗星的碎片撞向地球，人类可能面临终结。1What is mainly described in the passage?AA historical discovery.BAn event of imagination.CA research on space.DA scientific adventure.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的时间2094以及下文的内容可知，文章描述了人类在2094年可能会遭遇的灾难。这些事情只是一种想象而已。2When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes _.Aan earthquakeBdamages to citiesCan Earth explosion Dhuge waves解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole.”可知答案。3Why cant the northern half of the earth escape for long?ABecause the land is covered with water.BBecause the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth.CBecause people there can not live at the temperature of zero.DBecause wars break out among countries.解析：选B推理判断题。文章第三段中提到，南半球的数以百万计的人已经死了，而北半球也逃脱不了这种噩运。因为太阳照不到地球，地球上的温度几乎降到了零度。庄稼遭到了破坏，食物缺乏导致战争的爆发。所以，一切的根源在于B项所提到的事情。4By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove _.Aanimals could not live in the cold climateBwhat happened 65 million years ago was an invented storyCthe human beings will die out in 2094Dthe Earth could be hit by other objects in space解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Could it really happen？”以及“Will we meet the same end？”两个问题的提出可知，作者是想通过举恐龙这一例子说明地球很有可能再次遭遇撞击。BThe human brain contains 10 thousand million cells (细胞) and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such great numbers used to discourage us and cause us to stop thinking about the possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a speed we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years, perhaps, we will be able to build a machine as complex (复杂的) as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to make it as intelligent as the human brain by properly programming it.I think it is certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise to compete with their human ancestors. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbons long control. And we will no longer be able to consider ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the world.As the intelligence of robots increases and their cost goes down, we may achieve a lot with their help, first on the earth through their ability to complete any kind of work in harmful environments. In the end, deserts (沙漠) may turn into gardens. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the creation of a huge, manmade world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者主要谈论了机器人可能给人类未来生活带来的改变。5In the authors opinion, the human brain _.Ais complex and intelligentBis too complex to be reproducedCmay change a lot in 10 or 20 yearsDwill soon be replaced by machines解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段中的“as complex (复杂的) as the human brain”和“as intelligent as the human brain”可知，作者认为人类的大脑十分复杂而且非常聪明，故选A项。6The underlined word “carbon” in Paragraph 2 stands for _.Ahuman beingsBan old machineCan ocean animalDintelligent robots解析：选A词义猜测题。由该段中的“machines of silicon (硅) will arise to compete with their human ancestors”可知，carbon在此是指代人类(碳基生命是以碳元素为有机物质基础的生物，地球上已知的生物，包括人类在内，大多数都是碳基生命)，故选A项。7In the last paragraph, the author mainly _.Atalks about the intelligence of robotsBexplains how to create a world in spaceCdescribes what our future life might beDshows his worry about the environment解析：选C段落大意题。作者在本段中主要就人类未来的生活进行了简单地描绘，故选C项。CThese are some ideas that some people came up with about what the life will be like in the year 2500.We will have established a base on the moon. School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly. We will have found cures (疗法) for AIDS and cancer. The war will have ended and peace flows freely through the land. Kids will learn more and be smarter than ever before! History will be the main subject at school. Cafeteria (自助餐厅) food will be delicious! You just walk up to a machine, stick out your tongue, and it will scan your taste buds (味蕾) to see what you want to eat. KristenHere I am in the wonderful year of 2500 and life is so easy. I work in a pet store and it is so hard! I have to wake up at midnight every day and fly my car to the store. It takes so long to get there. It takes me