2019_2020学年高中英语Unit20NewFrontiers课时跟踪检测(六)北师大版选修7

1、课时跟踪检测（六）Warm-up&Lesson1Pre-reading阅读理解A)Futurologists(未来学家)predictthatlifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050inallthefieldsofactivity,fromentertainmenttotechnology.Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavedisappearedby2050.Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma“menu”(菜单andacomputerwillsendtheprogramm

2、edirectlytothetelevision.Today,wecanusetheWorldWideWebtoreadnewspaperstoriesandseepicturesonacomputerthousandsofkilometersaway.By2050,music,films,programmes,newspapersandbookswillcometousbycomputer.Wewillalsobeabletosee,smellandtouchthethingsthatweseeontelevision.Intransport,carswillrunonnew,clean“g

3、as”andtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedofthecarandtherewontbeanyaccidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittowhereyouwanttogo.SpaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldandpeoplewillflyfromLosAngelstoTokyoinjustt

4、wohours.Intechnology,robotswillhavereplacedpeopleinfactories.Manyfactoriesalreadyuserobots.Bigcompaniespreferrobotstheydonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,andtheywork24hoursaday.By2050,wewillseerobotseverywhereinfactories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.(Lastbutnotleast,medicinetechnologywillhav

5、econqueredmanydiseases.By2050,wewillbeabletohelpblindanddeafpeopleseeagainandhearagain.Scientistswillbeabletoproduceclones克隆)ofpeopleanddecidehowtheylook,howtheybehaveandhowmuchintelligencetheyhave.语篇解读：这是一篇说明文。文章从娱乐、交通、机器人、医药学等角度对2050年时人类生活的变化做了展望。1WhatisNOTtrueabouttelevisionby2050accordingtothisp

6、assage?AOnewillbeabletosmellthefoodontelevision.BOnecanhaveatryofthefoodyouseeontelevision.CTherewillbenochannelsforustochooseprogrammes.DTelevisionswillbecompletelycontrolledbycomputers.解析：选B细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句提及未来人们可以看、闻、触摸电视上的东西，但没有提及可以品尝。故B项表述与文章不符。2Whatcanbethedevelopmentoftransportthatbenefitspeop

7、lemostby2050?ACarswillgoataveryhighspeedontheirown.BSpaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldinashorttime.CTherewillbelesspollutionandnocaraccidents.DComputerswilltellpeoplewheretheyaregoing.解析：选C细节理解题。文章第二段前两句提及“cleangas”与“therewontbeanyaccidents”，因此C项正确。3Itcanbeimpliedinthepassagethatby2050_.Apeoplewillli

8、vemorehealthilyandlongerBcomputerwillcontrolthespeedofcarsCpeoplecanreadnewspapersthroughacomputerDtherewillbenopeopleworkinginfactories解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章最后一段到2050年前世界医药的发展情况(medicinetechnologywillhaveconqueredmanydiseases)判断，未来人们会更健康、更长寿。4Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardspeopleslifeinfuture?ADoubtful.CH

9、appy.BSad.DWorried.解析：选C观点态度题。作者在叙述未来生活各个领域的变化时，给予了积极评价，如clean,injusttwohours,prefer,conquer等词汇的应用，体现了作者积极乐观的态度。因此选C。BForyournextoutofthisworldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworldbutitllcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?Accordingtoane

10、wreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoseeabreathtakingblueplanettheearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)Whilespacetourismitselfisntexactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasntbeenraisedbefore.Real

11、ly,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthe_puzzleafterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.(AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene卫生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucantshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,d

12、iditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelarentjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheInternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupp

13、lystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,thereslittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallypayforatripintoouterspace.Soifyouverecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetim

14、eofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了太空旅游项目。5Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?AItisquiteaffordable.BItwillbebuiltinRussia.CItwillofferanamazingview.DItcosts$40milliontobuild.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Thereyouwillwakeuptoseeabreathtakingblueplanettheearth”可知，在这个旅馆你可以看到令人惊叹的蓝色星球地

15、球，故这个旅馆会提供令人惊叹的景色，故选C项。6Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?AAnorbitalsuite.CSpaceexploration.BSpacetourism.DAcreativeidea.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Whilespacetourismitselfisntexactlyanovelidea”及“afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks”可知，thepuzzle指“太空旅行”，故选B项。7Whatcanbeinferredfrom

16、Paragraph3?AHotelguestswontbeabletoseeintospace.BVisitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.CSpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.DTouriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Becauseifyoucantshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen？”可知，如果你不能在社交媒体上分享你的太空旅行经历，你就像

17、没来过一样，因此可以推断游客会在网上分享旅行经历，故选D项。8ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswith_.AfunandgamesCspacecontractorsBfinancialsupportDmoretimeinspace解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheInternationalSpaceStation”及“whichwillgive.tests”可知，建立旅馆让人

18、们到太空旅行会给科学家提供经济支持，故选B项。C(InAustralia,acattleranch大牧场)calledSupplebackDownsisonlyslightlysmallerthanthestateofRhodeIsland.Unsurprisingly,itcanbehardtokeeptrackofcowsinthisarea.ThatswhereSwagbot,anAustraliancowboyrobot,comesin.Therobotisdesignedtoherd(放牧)cattleonranchesthathumanscanteasilycoverontheir

19、own.“Australiahasverylargecattlestationsusuallyoperatedbyoneperson，oracouple，forexample，”saidSalahSukkarieh，aroboticsprofessorattheUniversityofSydney.“Oneofthebiggestissuesthatonehasisanimalhealth，”hesaid.“Sobuildingthistypeofequipmentisreallyaboutdoingtwothings:Oneistohelpthefarmerwithdailyoperatio

20、ns,andtheotheristolookatwhetherwecanmonitoranimalhealth.”Swagbotcanherdcattlethroughruggedplaces,andtheresearchersplantofititwithmotionsensors(移动探测器)thattrytodiscoverifananimalissickorhurt.Onechallenge:Now,thecattleseemtofindtherobotscary.Researchershavenoticedthatwhendealingwithcowstheyarefinewitht

21、herobot,butwhendealingwithcattle,theyseemtobescared.Researchersareworkingonimprovingthedesigntohelp.Swagbotstillneedsmoredevelopmentbeforeitcanreallybeused,andthenafarmercantellittogotoacertainlocationonaranch,anditcanavoidobstacles(障碍)tomakeit.Anditsnotlikelytofullyreplacecowboysanytimesoon.“Theenv

22、ironmentistoocomplexforrobotstodoallthesetasks，”hesaid.“WhatIseefornowishowsuchsystemscanbeusedastooforthefarmerorthecowboy.”语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了一款新型的机器人Swagbot，其作用是帮助SupplebackDowns的农场主照看牲畜。9WhatcanSwagbotdo?AFollowthefarmersontheranch.BWatchoverthecowsontheranch.CFindgoodwaystohelpsickcows.DOperatesomelargecattlestations.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的“Therobotisdesignedtoherd(放牧)cattleonranchesthathumanscanteasilycoverontheirown.”可知，Swagbot主要用来照看农场上的牲畜。10Whatisresearcherschallenge?AHowtoo