2019年英语新必修五讲义Unit3SectionⅠWarmingUpReading-Prereading

It'sFridaymorningintheyear2025,andyou'rerunninglate.Yougotdistractedwatchingthemusicvideothatwasplayinginthecornerofyourbathroommirrorwhileyouwerebrushingyourteeth.HowwillyougettoyourofficeatMegaGigaIndustriesontime?AquickcheckofyourInternet­connectedrefrigeratormagnettellsyouyourtrainwhichtravelsatspeedsupto250milesanhourasitelectromagneticallyhoversaboveitsguidetrack—isabitbehindschedule,too.Soyoudecidetodriveyourenvironmentally­friendlyhydrogenfuelcellcarinstead—orrather,letyourcardriveyou.It'sprogrammedtoknowtheway,anditwillgetyoutherewithoutspeeding,gettinglost,orcrashing.Settlingintoyourofficechair,whichchangescolortomatchwhatyou'rewearing，youpickupyesterdaymorning'snewspaper.Printedonreusableelectronicpaper，itinstantlyrewritesitselfwithtoday'sheadlines.Nowit'stimeforyourbigmeeting.Uh­oh！You'veleftyourhandwrittennotesathome.Noproblem.Thedigitalinkpenyouusedhasstoredanelectroniccopyofwhatyouwrote.Couldthisscenereallytakeplaceinjustacoupleofdecades？Theresearcherswhoarecurrentlydevelopingallthisstuffthinkso.Thesegadgets(小装置)maybeascommonin20yearsascellphonesandDVDplayersaretoday.Section_ⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Pre­readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈现])FIRSTIMPRESSIONS①Spacemail：liqiang299A@GreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008(Earthtime)DearMumandDad，IstillcannotbelievethatIamtakingup②thisprizethatIwonlastyear.Ihavetoremindmyselfconstantly③thatIamreallyinAD3008.Worriedaboutthejourney④，Iwasunsettled⑤forthefirstfewdays.Asaresult,Isufferedfrom⑥“timelag”.Thisissimilarto⑦the“jetlag⑧”yougetfromflying⑨，butitseems⑩youkeepgettingflashbacks⑪fromyourprevious⑫timeperiod.SoIwasverynervousanduncertain⑬atfirst.However,myfriendandguide⑭，WangPing,wasveryunderstanding⑮andgavemesomegreentablets⑯whichhelpedalot.Well­knownfortheirexpertise⑰，hisparents'company,called“FutureTours”⑱，transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule⑲.eq\a\vs4\al([读文清障])①impression[Im'preʃn]n．印象；感想；印记②takeup拿起；接受；开始；继续③constantly['kɒnstəntlI]adv.不断地④形容词短语Worriedaboutthejourney作原因状语。⑤unsettledadj.不安的；未定的；不稳定的⑥sufferfrom患有(疾病等)；因……而受苦⑦besimilarto与……类似/相似⑧jet[dʒet]n．喷气式飞机，jetlag飞行时差反应⑨定语从句yougetfromflying修饰the“jetlag”。⑩Itseems(that)...“看起来……”为固定句型，it为形式主语，that从句为真正主语。⑪flashback['flæʃbæk]n．闪回；倒叙⑫previous['priːvIəs]adj.在前的；早先的⑬uncertain[ʌn'sɜːtn]adj.不确切的；无把握的⑭guide[ɡaId]n．指导；向导；导游vt.指引；指导⑮understanding在此处为形容词，意为“能谅解的；宽容的”。⑯tablet['tæblIt]n．药片⑰expertise[ˌekspɜː'tiːz]n．专家意见；专门知识(技能等)⑱过去分词短语called“FutureTours”作后置定语，修饰hisparents'company。⑲capsule['kæpsjuːl]n．太空舱；胶囊第一印象[第1段译文]太空邮件：liqiang299A@GreatAdventureSpaceS15/11/3008(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。Icanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardess⑳calledusalltothecapsuleandweclimbedinthroughasmallopeningeq\o(○,\s\up1(21)).Theseatswerecomfortableandafteracalmingdrink,wefeltsleepyandclosedoureyes.Thecapsulebeganswinginggentlysidewayseq\o(○,\s\up1(22))aswelayeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))relaxedanddreamingeq\o(○,\s\up1(24)).Afewminuteslater,thejourneywascompletedandwehadarrived.Iwasstillontheearthbutonethousandyearsinthefuture.WhatwouldIfind？⑳stewardess[ˌstjʊə'des]n．女乘务员steward['stjuːəd]n．乘务员；服务员eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))opening['əʊpnIŋ]n．(出入的)通路；开口；开端eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))sideways['saIdweIz]adv.往(向、从)一侧；侧着；侧面朝前eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))lievi.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。eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))aswelayrelaxedanddreaming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？Atfirstmynewsurroundingseq\o(○,\s\up1(25))weredifficulttotolerateeq\o(○,\s\up1(26)).Theairseemedthin，asthoughitscombinationeq\o(○,\s\up1(27))ofgaseshadlittleoxygenleft.Hitbyalackeq\o(○,\s\up1(28))offreshair,myheadachedeq\o(○,\s\up1(29)).JustasItriedtomakethenecessaryadjustmenteq\o(○,\s\up1(30))tothisnewsituation,WangPingappeared.“Putonthismaskeq\o(○,\s\up1(31))，”headvised.“It'llmakeyoufeelmuchbetter.”Hehandedittomeandimmediatelyhurriedmethroughtoasmallroomnearbyforarest.Ifeltbetterinnotimeeq\o(○,\s\up1(32)).SoonIwasbackonmyfeeteq\o(○,\s\up1(33))againandfollowinghimtocollectahoveringeq\o(○,\s\up1(34))carriageeq\o(○,\s\up1(35))drivenbycomputer.Thesecarriagesfloatabovethegroundandbybendingeq\o(○,\s\up1(36))orpressingeq\o(○,\s\up1(37))downinyourseat,youcanmoveswiftlyeq\o(○,\s\up1(38)).WangPingfastenedeq\o(○,\s\up1(39))mysafetybelteq\o(○,\s\up1(40))andshowedmehowtouseit.SoonIcouldflyasfastashim.However,Ilostsightofeq\o(○,\s\up1(41))WangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirectionseq\o(○,\s\up1(42)).Hewassweptupeq\o(○,\s\up1(43))intothecentreofthem.JustatthatmomentIhada“timelag”flashbackandsawtheareaagainasithadbeenintheyearAD2008.IrealizedthatIhadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown！ThenIcaughtsightofeq\o(○,\s\up1(44))WangPingagainandflewafterhim.eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))surroundings[sə'raʊndIŋz]n．周围的事物；环境eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))tolerate['tɒləreIt]vt.容忍；忍受eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))combination[ˌkɒmbI'neIʃn]n．结合；组合eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))lack[læk]n．缺乏；短缺的东西，alackof缺乏……eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))achevi.疼痛；渴望n．疼痛eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))adjustment[ə'dʒʌstmənt]n．调整；调节eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))mask[mɑːsk]n．面具；面罩；伪装eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))innotime立刻；马上eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))bebackonone'sfeet(困境后)恢复；完全复原eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))hover['hɒvə]vi.盘旋eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))carriage['kærIdʒ]n．运输工具；四轮马车；客车eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))bendvt.&vi.(使)弯曲；屈身；屈服eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))press[pres]vi.&vt.按；压；逼迫n．按；压；印刷；新闻eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))swiftlyadv.迅速地；及时地eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))fasten['fɑːsn]vt.系牢；扎牢eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))safetybelt安全带，belt[belt]n．腰带；皮带eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))losesightof...看不见……eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))inalldirections朝四面八方eq\o(○,\s\up1(43))sweepup打扫；横扫eq\o(○,\s\up1(44))catchsightof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。Arrivingatastrange­lookinghouse,heshowedmeintoalarge,brightcleanroom.Ithadagreenwall,abrownfloorandsoftlighting.Suddenlythewallmoved—itwasmadeoftrees！Ifoundlaterthattheirleavesprovidedtheroomwitheq\o(○,\s\up1(45))much­neededoxygen.ThenWangPingflashedeq\o(○,\s\up1(46))aswitcheq\o(○,\s\up1(47))onacomputerscreen,andatableandsomechairsrosefromundereq\o(○,\s\up1(48))thefloorasifbymagiceq\o(○,\s\up1(49)).“Whynotsitdownandeatalittle？”hesaid.“Youmayfindthisdifficultasitisyourfirsttimetraveltrip.Justrelax,sincethereisnothingplannedonthetimetableeq\o(○,\s\up1(50))today.Tomorrowyou'llbereadyforsomevisits.”Havingsaidthis,hespreadsomefoodonthetable,andproducedabedfromthefloor.Afterheleft,Ihadabriefmealandahotbath.Exhaustedeq\o(○,\s\up1(51))，Islidintoeq\o(○,\s\up1(52))bedandfellfastasleepeq\o(○,\s\up1(53)).Morenewslaterfromyourlovingsoneq\o(○,\s\up1(54))，LiQiangeq\o(○,\s\up1(45))providesb.withsth.给某人提供某物eq\o(○,\s\up1(46))flash[flæʃ]vt.&vi.(使)闪光；(使)闪现eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))switch[swItʃ]n．开关；转换vt.转换eq\o(○,\s\up1(48))fromunderthefloor中的fromunder为复合介词。类似的还有：frombelow/behind/around从……下面/后面/周围。eq\o(○,\s\up1(49))asifbymagic像变魔术似的。这是一个asif引导的省略句，补充完整为：asiftheyweremadebymagic。eq\o(○,\s\up1(50))timetable['taImˌteIbl]n．时间表；时刻表eq\o(○,\s\up1(51))exhausted[Iɡ'zɔːstId]adj.筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的(在此作原因状语)eq\o(○,\s\up1(52))slideinto(快捷而悄声地)移动；溜进……eq\o(○,\s\up1(53))fallfastasleep熟睡eq\o(○,\s\up1(54))Morenewslater...为省略句，开头省略了Therewillbe或Youwillget/receive。[第4～5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Pre­readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．guideA．tohavenoneornotenoughofsth.2．tolerateB．toshineverybrightlyforashorttime3．lackC．apersonwhoshowsotherpeoplethewaytoaplace,especiallysb.employedtoshowtouristsaroundinterestingplaces4．fastenD．toexchangeonethingforanother5．flashE．toallowsb.todosth.thatyoudonotagreewithorlike6．switchF．tocloseorjointogetherthetwopartsofsth.7．impressionG．believingthatgoodthingswillhappen8．optimisticH．adeeplastingeffectonthemindorfeelingsofsb.1～5________6～8________答案：1～5CEAFB6～8DHGLead­inAccordingtothefollowingpictures,canyoupredictwhatthefuturelifewillbelike?pastpresentfuturetransporthousecommu­nicationWhile­readingFast­readingSkimthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．howLiQiangwastransportedtothefutureB．howLiQianggottothefutureandhisfirstimpressionofitC．whatthelifewaslikeinthefutureD．theintroductionofthe“FutureTours”company答案：B2．WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorderaccordingtothetext?a．LiQiangvisitedastrange­lookinghouseandhadagoodrestinit.b．Theyclimbedintothetimecapsulethroughasmallopening.c．Hitbyalackoffreshair,LiQianghadaheadache.d．WangPinggaveLiQiangsomegreentabletsbeforethetimetraveltrip.e．LiQianghada“timelag”flashbackandrealizedthathehadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillhishometown.f．LiQiangfollowedWangPingtocollectahoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputer.A．d—b—c—f—e—a B．a—b—d—e—f—cC．b—d—c—f—e—a D．d—c—b—e—f—a答案：ACareful­readingReadthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．Whatdoes“timelag”meanaccordingtotheauthor?A．Itisquitedifferentfrom“jetlag”．B．Itiswhatyougetwhenyouareflyingonaplane.C．Itmeansyoukeepthinkingofthethingsyoumayexperienceinthefuture.D．Itmeansyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.2．Whenandwheredidthisstoryhappen?A．Ithappenedinouterspaceinthefuture.B．Ithappenedontheearthinthefuture.C．Ithappenedinouterspaceatthepresenttime.D．Ithappenedontheearthatthepresenttime.3．Howdidthesystemwork?A．Oxygenwasprovidedbyagroupofmachines.B．Oxygenwasprovidedbysomechemicals.C．Oxygenwasprovidedbysomegreenleaves.D．Oxygenwasmadefromsomechemicalmaterials.4．WheredidLiQianglosesightofWangPing?A．Inahotelcapsule.B．Inaroom.C．Inalargemarket.D．Inahoveringcarriage.5．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．theairqualitywouldnotbesogoodinthepublicareasinthefutureB．everyonewouldhavetoputonamaskwhentheywentoutsideinthefutureC．thewriterhadbeentransportedintoanothercityD．thewriterfeltuncomfortableforalongtimeafterfinishingthejourney答案：1～5DBCCAStudy­readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Thisissimilartothe“jetlag”yougetfromflying,butitseemsyoukeepgettingflashbacksfromyourprevioustimeperiod.[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。2．Icanstillrememberthemomentwhenthespacestewardesscalledusalltothecapsuleandweclimbedinthroughasmallopening.[句式分析]when引导定语从句，修饰先行词themoment，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。3．However,IlostsightofWangPingwhenwereachedwhatlookedlikealargemarketbecauseoftoomanycarriagesflyingbyinalldirections.[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。4．IrealizedthatIhadbeentransportedintothefutureofwhatwasstillmyhometown![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！Ⅰ.阅读理解ATheyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet(彗星)isheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth'satmospherewithamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon'tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,andtemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesunwon'tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.Coulditreallyhappen?Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Thenabout65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn'tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?eq\x(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。)1．Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?A．Ahistoricaldiscovery.B．Aneventofimagination.C．Aresearchonspace.D．Ascientificadventure.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。2．WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses________.A．anearthquake B．damagestocitiesC．anEarthexplosion D．hugewaves解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.”可知答案。3．Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove________.A．animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimateB．whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstoryC．thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094D．theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Coulditreallyhappen？”以及“Willwemeetthesameend？”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。BThehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncells(细胞)andeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchgreatnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustostopthinkingaboutthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhumanlikeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchaspeedwecanbelesssure.Quitesoon,inonly10or20years,perhaps,wewillbeabletobuildamachineascomplex(复杂的)asthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetomakeitasintelligentasthehumanbrainbyproperlyprogrammingit.Ithinkitiscertainthatindecades,notcenturies,machinesofsilicon(硅)willarisetocompetewiththeirhumanancestors.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon'slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoconsiderourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheworld.Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasesandtheircostgoesdown,wemayachievealotwiththeirhelp,firstontheearththroughtheirabilitytocompleteanykindofworkinharmfulenvironments.Intheend,deserts(沙漠)mayturnintogardens.Furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,thecreationofahuge,man­madeworldinspace,hometothousandsormillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.eq\x(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。)4．Intheauthor'sopinion,thehumanbrain________.A．iscomplexandintelligentB．istoocomplextobereproducedC．maychangealotin10or20yearsD．willsoonbereplacedbymachines解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段中的“ascomplexasthehumanbrain”和“asintelligentasthehumanbrain”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。5．Theunderlinedword“carbon”inParagraph2standsfor________.A．humanbeings B．anoldmachineC．anoceananimal D．intelligentrobots解析：选A细节理解题。由该段中的“machinesofsiliconwillarisetocompetewiththeirhumanancestors”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。6．Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainly________.A．talksabouttheintelligenceofrobotsB．explainshowtocreateaworldinspaceC．describeswhatourfuturelifemightbeD．showshisworryabouttheenvironment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。CThesearesomeideasthatsomepeoplecameupwithaboutwhatthelifewillbelikeintheyear2500.Wewillhaveestablishedabaseonthemoon.Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.Wewillhavefoundcures(疗法)forAIDSandcancer.Thewarwillhaveendedandpeaceflowsfreelythroughtheland.Kidswilllearnmoreandbesmarterthaneverbefore!Historywillbethemainsubjectatschool.Cafeteria(自助餐厅)foodwillbedelicious!Youjustwalkuptoamachine,stickoutyourtongue,anditwillscanyourtastebuds(味蕾)toseewhatyouwanttoeat.—KristenHereIaminthewonderfulyearof2500andlifeissoeasy.Iworkinapetstoreanditissohard!Ihavetowakeupatmidnighteverydayandflymycartothestore.Ittakessolongtogetthere.Ittakesme20secondstogettothestoreinMississippifrommyhomeinFlorida!Atwork,Ihavetopush5buttonsandthenIgohome.Ittakes2secondsandthatislikeforever.—MorganIntheyear2500,Ithinkwewillhaveinventedcarsthatrunonthingswedon'tneedlikegarbage.Tailgaswillsmelllikewhateveryoulikesuchaschocolate.Ialsopredictthatbuildingswillbeabletogointoadifferentdimension(维)soyourcarwon'thitthem.Thecarsin2500don'tfly,forwehaven'tgotthattechnologyyet,buttheycanhover(盘旋)uptosevenfeet.Thesecarsaremadeforspeed!—CarlyInsteadofcars,wemayhavehoveringdevicesthatfloataround.Wecouldalsohaveelectriccarsinsteadofgas­poweredcars.Foodmightbemorehealthy.WhatIbelieveisthattheenvironmentwillchangethemost.Theenvironmentalchangeswillalsodeterminemanyotherchanges.Ifmorepeopletrytohelptheenvironment,thenperhapsin2500wewillhavemoreforestsandwildlife.Ifpeoplewon'thelptheenvironment,thenwewillhavenoforestsandlittlewildlifeleft.—Robertaeq\x(语篇解读：2500年的生活会是什么样子呢？人们对它展开了丰富的想象。)7．AccordingtoKristen,whatwillhappenin2500?A．Englishwillbethemainsubjectatschool.B．Studentscangotothemooneveryweek.C．Cafeteriawillreplaceotherrestaurants.D．AIDSandcancerwilldisappear.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章中克里斯滕所说的话“Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.”可知B项为正确答案。8．Morganthinkshisworkinthepetstoreis________.A．difficult B．meaninglessC．important D．easy解析：选D推理判断题。文章中摩根对他工作的具体描述使用的是反语，他真实的意思是“这份工作太轻松了”。他的第一句话也是对该意思的提示，故选D项。9．Whomainlytellsthereaderofthecarsin2500?A．Kristen. B．Morgan.C．Carly. D．Roberta.解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章中卡力所说的那段话可知，他主要谈到的是2500年的汽车，包括汽车的燃料、废气及功能等，故选C项。10．Robertathinksthatin2500________.A．theenvironmentwillhavechangedalotB．therewillbemorewildlifeandforestsC．theenvironmentwillbeseriouslydamagedD．carswillrunonsolarpowerandelectricity解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章中罗伯塔所说的那段话可知，她所坚信的是环境一定会变化很大，或往好的方面变化，或往坏的方面变