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Module1LifeintheFuture基砒^东
阅读理解
(一)
A
What'soninStateLibraryofQueensland(SLQ)
FESTIVAL
BrisbaneWritersFestival
6—10Sep|ThroughoutSLQ|Pricesaredifferent|somebookings
required|.au
Readersandwriterswillcometogetherforfivedaysofliteraryactivitiesat
SLQ-homeoftheBrisbaneWritersFestival.Meetfamousauthors,joinin
livelydiscussions,walkaroundandbuyattheLibraryShop.Atthecenterofit,
enterAngelsPalace,aninterestingartworkexperiencebyartistGordon
Hokey,inspiredbyauthorAlexisWrightsnovelCarpentaria.
TALK
AnightbythefirewithLukePearson
9Sep.6:30pm—7:30pm|TalkingCircle,level1|Free|Nobookings
JoinLukePearson,amanwithexperienceacrossteaching,public
speakingandmore.HearLuketalkaboutthefoundingof(©Indigenousandhis
futureplansfortheproject.
SPECIALEVENT
TerraNulliusbooklaunch(发布)
9Sep,5pm—6pm|AngelsPalace,MaiwarGreen|Free|Bookings|
.au
JoinauthorClaireColemantolaunchherfirstnovelTerraNullius,which
dealswithwhatitmeanstobehuman.Setinthegreatsouthernpartof
WesternAustralia,thissurprisingworkofimaginationbasedonrealityisa
mixofhistoricalfactsandnovel.
WORKSHOP
YoungWritersConference(研讨会)
25Nov,10am—4pm|SLQAuditorium2,level2|$25|Bookings|
.au/whafs-on
InterestedintheartofwritingandhowtogetpublishedinAustralia?
Comealongforadayofwritingworkshopstowidenyourknowledge.Receive
adviceandsupportforgettingaheadinthebusinessofwriting.Meetingwith
youngauthorsandwell-knownpublishers,you'llgetachancetotakeyour
writingfurther.
1.Whatshouldyouchoosetoavoidthetroubleofbooking?
A.BrisbaneWritersFestival.
B.TerraNulliusbooklaunch.
C.YoungWritersConference.
D.AnightbythefirewithLukePearson.
2.Wherecanyougoifyouwanttoimproveyourwritingskills?
A.MaiwarGreen.B.TalkingCircle.
C.AngelsPalace.D.SLQAuditorium2.
3.HowisBrisbaneWritersFestivaldifferentfromtheothers?
A.Itisnotfree.B.Itlastsafewdays.
C.Itinvitessomeauthors.D.Itorganizescompetitions.
B
Intheworkplaceofthefutureyourbosscouldbewatchingyourevery
move.
Workingathomeisincreasinglypopularasameansofescapingfromthe
hardworkinfrom-nine-to-fiveofficelife.Whyworkundertheconstant
surveillance(监督)ofyourbosswhenyoucanworkcomfortablyinfrontof
theTVinyourhome?Armedwithalltheofficebasics—thetelephone,
computer,e-mailandfax,manyworkersbelievetheycanworkaseffectively
astheircolleaguesintheoffice.Workwhereveryoulike:Fromabusycityto
abeautifulvillage.Ifyouwish,youcanevenworkonaboat.
Sowhatwilltheofficeoftomorrowbecome?Itispossiblethatmany
coulddisappearintocyberspacetobecomeanewwaveofvirtual(虚拟的)
offices.Tominimizetheofficeinintercity(城市间的)areas,companieswill
applyaworkforcemadeupofanetworkofhomeworkerslinkedbyan
advancedcommunicationandinformationsystem.Acentralprocessing
computerwouldbecontrolledbythemanagerwhosendsoutworkschedules
andoverseestheactivityofeachemployee.
Avideoscreenwouldbecreated,astheneedformorenaturalformof
communicationthane-mailortelephonebecomesgreater.Managerswould
havetheabilitytoviewseveralemployeesatonceontheirscreens.
Employeeswouldbeencouragedtofeedanyinformationthatmaybeusefulto
fellowworkersintothecomputertomakethecompanyworkmoreeffectively.
Asthecompany'slifeblood,thecomputerwouldcontainarecordofall
conversationsandcorrespondenceforfuturereferenceandholdsecret
informationsuchasaccountsinpasswordprotectedareas.
4.Whyisworkingathomemoreandmorepopular?
A.It'seasier.
B.Itsmorecomfortable.
C.Itsmoreconvenient.
D.Itsmoreeffective.
5.Accordingtothetext,thefutureofficewould.
A.beabigroomwithmanycomputers
B.hasnosurveillancebytheboss
C.disappearinintercityareassoon
D.becomesavirtualone
6.Whatwouldbeusedformorenaturalcommunication?
A.E-mails.B.Videoscreens.
C.Telephones.D.Computers.
7.Thistextmaycomefroma.
A.textbookB.sciencemagazine
C.storybookD.dailynewspaper
(二)
A
Lifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.Firstofall,itseemsthatTV
channelswillhavevanishedby2050.Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogram
froma"menu"andacomputerwillsendtheprogramdirectlytothetelevision.
By2050,music,films,programs,newspapersandbookswillcometous
inthesimilarway.
Inmanyplaces,agricultureisdevelopingquicklyandpeoplearegrowing
fruitandvegetablesforexport.Thisusesalotofwater.Therefore,therecould
beseriousshortagesofwater.Somescientistspredict(预测)thatwater
couldbethecauseofwarsifwedon'tactnow.
Inthefuture,carswillrunonnew,cleanenergyandtheywillgovery
fast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedandtherewon'tbeany
accidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywhere
theyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittoyour
destination.Also,by2050,spaceplaneswillflypeoplefromLosAngelesto
Tokyoinjusttwohours.
Somebigcompaniesnowprefertouserobotsthatdonotaskforpayrises
orgoonstrike,andwork24hoursaday.Theyarealsoeasytocontrol.And
theyneverarguewithpeople.Theycanbeeasilyusedinavarietyof
places-factories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.
Scientistshavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes(基因).Scientistshave
alreadyproducedclones(克隆)ofanimals.By2050,scientistswillbeable
toproduceclonesofpeopleanddecidehowtheylookandhowtheybehave.
Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings,butshouldthey?
1.Whatwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"vanished?"
inParagraph1?
A.Settled.B.Spread.
C.Disappeared.D.Dropped.
2.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?
A.Robotscanworkindifferentplaces.
B.Robotshavemuchtobeimproved.
C.Robotsworkforhumansforfree.
D.Robotshavemanyadvantages.
3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?
A.Heislookingforwardtousingcloningtechnology.
B.Heprobablydisagreeswiththeideaofhumancloning.
C.Heisinterestedinhowtocontrolgenes.
D.Hethinksscientistswillfacemanydifficultiesofcontrollinggenes.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.High-techCarsB.LifeintheFuture
C.IsCloningReallyGood?D.AreYouReadyfortheFuture?
B
Myhouseismadeoutofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeoutof
software.
Ifyoucometovisit,you'llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.
SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPINtowear.ThisPINtellsthehousewho
andwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.
Whenitsdarkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearestyou,andthen
turnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthe
houseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobe
everywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicorno
music.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.
Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.
Thereisahomecontrolconsole(控制室),asmallmachinethatturnsthings
onandoffaroundyou.
Ibelievethattenyearsfromnow,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystems
thatI'veputinmyhouse.Thesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetter
thantheonesI'veputintoday.
Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthan
others.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,
andaskmyselfinstead,"HowwillIlivewithoutthem?"
5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Thedevelopmentofanewsystem.
B.ThefunctionofthePIN.
C.Ahomeforthefuture.
D.Lifeinthefuture.
6.WhatistheuseofanelectronicPIN?
A.Ittellsthehousewhereyouare.
B.Ithelpsyouansweratelephonecall.
C.Itcontrolsthesmallmachinesinahouse.
D.Itgivesinformationaboutwhatyouneed.
7.Whyistheauthorsnewhousedifferentfromordinaryones?
A.Itismadeoutofstone.
B.Itiscontrolledbycomputers.
C.Itcanmakeatelephonecallcheaper.
D.Itcanmakeyourfavoritemusicsoundsweeter.
8.Whatistheauthormostlikelytobeaccordingtothetext?
A.Adesigner.B.Aninventor.
C.AnITexpert.D.Aprogrammer.
(三)
Whatwillthehouseofthefuturelooklike?Couldithavegardensonits
walls,orapoolwithfishfordinner?Architectsbelievethattheyareall
possibilities.Theonlythingforsureisthatthehouseswillbeasgreenas
possible.
Thetreehouse
Manyarchitectsintheworldwouldliketobuilda"treehouse".Likealeaf,
thesurfaceofthehousecollectssunlightduringtheday.Theenergycanbe
usedtoheatwater,produceelectricity,andevencreatefreshairforthe
home.The"root"ofthehouseisdeepundertheground.Itusesthesoilto
keepthehomestemperature.
TheLizard(蜥蜴)house
Likealizard,changingcolorwiththeweatheristhemostimportant
designofalizardhouse.Whenit'sinthebrightsun,thecoverofthehouse
willturndarktoprotectitfromstrongheat.Duringdarkdays,itturnswhite
andtakesinasmuchlightandheataspossibletoproduceenergy.
Mealsathome
Thisdesignisperhapsasmuchaboutthefutureoffoodproductionas
architecture.Ithasgardensontheoutsidewallofthehouse.Peoplecanplant
tomatoes,carrotsandgreenteaonthem.Soeverydayinthemorning,you
justneedtowalkoutsideandcollectyourmeals.
Learningfromthepast
Lookingtothefutureisnttheonlywaytobegreen.Sometimes,ancient
techniquescanalsohelpcutdownenergyuse.Forexample,achimney(烟
囱)canbeausefulairconditionerbecauseitiseasierforhotairtoflowoutof
thechimney.
1.Wecanheatwaterorcreatefreshairforthehomewith.
A.thelightinthehouseB.theenergyfromsunlight
C.thesoilunderthegroundD.gardenplantsonitswalls
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutmealsathomeinthefuture?
A.Theywillbemoredelicious.B.Theyneedmorecooks.
C.Theycostmore.D.Theywillbegreener.
3.ThecoveroftheLizardhouseinthebrightsunwill.
A.takesinlight.B.produceenergy.
C.createsfreshair.D.turnsdark.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.GreenHouseoftheFutureB.TheGreener,theBetter
C.HowtoBuildGreenHousesD.ChangesoftheHouses
跟踪导练(六)
二、选词填空
用下面给出单词的正确形式填空,使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。
Resourcerelypowerdefiniteloadpredict
Chargeriskshapelimitcrimedisability
1.Whataretheinthishotel?
2.Theresultsoftheexperimentprovedours.
3.Thesedangeroushaveallbeenlockedup.
4.Heth
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