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Unit3lifeinthefutureLanguagepointsⅠ.阅读理解AMembersoftheInternationalSpaceStationExpedition44crewareundertakingafirstforhumanity:tuckingintoleafygreensgrownrightthereonthespacestation,inZero-G.Theorbitinglaboratoryhasbeenhostingthestation’s“Veg-01”experimentsingrowingvegetablesinspacesinceMay2014.Theseplantsweregrownandmaturedoveraperiodof33daysaboardtheISS,andsentbacktoEarthforfoodsafetytesting.Thesecondbatchofseeds,whichhadbeenonboardtheISSfor15months,wereplantedonJuly8,2015,andwereagaingrownoveraperiodof33days.ItisthissecondbatchthatwillbemunchedbythecrewonAugust10.NASAresearchersarehopingtodeterminewhetherthesefreshvegetableshaveanimpactonthephysicalandpsychologicalhealthoftheastronauts.Havingfreshfoodliketheseavailableinspacecouldhaveapositiveimpactonpeople’smoodsandcouldalsoprovidesomeprotectionagainstradiationinspace.Thisisimportantgroundwork,notjustforthefutureoftheISS,whichwouldpotentiallyrequirefewersupplymissionsifastronautscouldgrowtheirownfood,butalsoforNASA’smannedJourneytoMarsprogram,scheduledtotakeplaceinthe2030sandwhichwouldseeastronautsspendatleastayearonatriptotheRedPlanet.Earthwon’tbeabletosendresupplyshuttles(再补给航天飞机)totheMarscrew,sotheywillneedtobeasself-sufficientaspossible.And,iftheirmentalhealthcanbeimproved,bothbyfreshvegetablesandthepresenceofplants,whichcanboostmoodlevels,somuchthebetter.“ThefartherandlongerhumansgoawayfromEarth,thegreatertheneedtobeabletogrowplantsforfood,atmosphererecyclingandpsychologicalbenefits.Ithinkthatplantsystemswillbecomeimportantcomponentsofanylong-durationexplorationscenario,”saidNASApayloadscientistGioiaMassa.【语篇概述】本文介绍了科技进步的一大成果:宇航员将在太空吃上自己栽种的蔬菜。1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.CrewinZero-Gareeatingleafygreensgrownbythemselves.B.“Veg-01”experimentshavebeenfinished.C.PlantsweregrownandmaturedforabouttwomonthsaboardtheISS.D.ThefirstplantsgrownaboardtheISSweretestedforsafety.【解析】选D。细微环节理解题。依据其次段最终一句可知,第一批在太空站中栽种的蔬菜接受了平安监测。2.WhatcanwelearnaboutJourneytoMarsprogram?A.IttakesastronautsnomorethanayeartotheMars.B.GrowingvegetablesaboardplaysanimportantpartintheMars.C.ResupplyshuttleswillbesenttotheMarsinfuture.D.Itistotakeplacein2030.【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。依据第三段及第四段可知簇新蔬菜对于太空旅行及航天员意义重大。3.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartinthesixthparagraph?A.Themorefreshvegetables,thebetterwelive.B.Freshvegetablesaregoodforastronauts.C.Morefreshvegetableswillbegrowninspace.D.It’sbettertostoreenoughfreshvegetablesforastronauts.【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。上句提到簇新的蔬菜和绿色植物的出现对航天员的健康是有益的,故选B。4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LeafygreenswillbegrownonthemoonB.TheMarscrewaretestinggrowingvegetablesinspaceC.AstronautseatlettucegrowninspaceD.Thehealthoftheastronautsisbecomingagreatconcern【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文介绍了科技进步的一大成果:宇航员将在太空吃上自己栽种的蔬菜。BEversinceIwasoldenoughtodream,Ihaveimaginedmyselfsoaringwiththeeagles.MyloveofflyinghasshapedthewayIliveandthepersonIhavebecome.Twoyearsago,thatpassionrocketedtonewheightswhenIhadtheopportunitytovisitEmbryRiddleAeronauticalUniversityinArizona.ForawholeweekIlivedinacollegedorm,roomedwithatotalstrangerand—bestofall—Iflew!Mygrouptookpartinactivitiesrangingfromlearningaboutthehistoryofaviation(航空)toflyinginstate-of-the-artpilottrainingsimulators(模拟装置).Atleastonceaday,Idevotedmyselftolearningoneoftheworld’sbesttrainingaircrafts,theCessna182.NotonlydidIreceivethoroughgroundinstruction,butIalsogottofly.Intotal,Iflewfivehourstoreceivemyprivatepilot’slicense.Inthatonejoyousandoh-soshortweek,mypassionforaviationgrewevenstronger.Now,wheneverIseeaplaneflyingoverhead,IfeelasenseofpridethinkingI’vedonethat.DuringmytimeinandabovetheArizonadesert,Ilearnednotonlyaboutthemechanicsandtechniquesofaviation,butalsoaboutmyselfandhowIseetheworld.AsIfloatedinthatseeminglyendlessseaofair,Ibecameawareofthevarietyandcomplexityofthehumanitybelow.Ontheribbonsofroadways,eachtinycarcarriedpeoplewithhopesanddreams.Iwonderedifanyofthosepeoplehadeverwishedtoflylikeaneagle.ThenIrealizedthateachmusthavehisorherowndreamsandambitions.That’swhatmakesusunique.Wetrytorespondtosomethingspecialinsideus.IalsorealizedthatIwasespeciallyfortunatetobemakingmyowndreamcometrue.EverywhereIgo,Ihear,“Dowhatmakesyouhappyandyouwillbehappy.”Itsoundslikestandardadvice,butI’vereallythoughtaboutitandtakenittoheart.Icouldn’tcarelessabouthowmuchmoneyImakeorwhatbenefitsIreceive.IknowthatIamalreadyinhotpursuit(追逐)ofmydreams.And,eveniftheychange,eveniftheyfinallydon’tinvolveaviation,I’llalwaysaimtoflywiththeeagles.【语篇概述】坚持自己的幻想,无论发生什么,做自己喜爱的事情,这是作者的追求。5.Twoyearsago,theauthor________.A.wasadmittedtoauniversityB.stayedinauniversityforoneweekC.sawthelaunchoftherocketD.madegoodfriendswithanastronaut【解析】选B。细微环节理解题。从第一段第三句Twoyearsago,thatpassionrocketedtonewheightswhenIhadtheopportunitytovisitEmbryRiddleAeronauticalUniversityinArizona.Forawholeweek...,故选B。6.Paragraph2ismainlyabout________.A.whichaircrafttheauthorgottoflyB.howtheauthorlearnedtoflyC.whattheauthorlearnedaboutsimulatorsD.whytheauthorgotapilot’slicense【解析】选B。主旨大意题。从其次段首句Mygrouptookpartinactivitiesrangingfromlearningaboutthehistoryofaviationtoflyinginstate-of-the-artpilottrainingsimulators.(我的小组参与了从学习航空历史到最先进的飞行员训练模拟装置),说明作者学习了如何学开飞机,故选B。7.Accordingtotheauthor,________makespeopleunique.A.flyinglikeaneagleB.tryingsomethingspecialC.havingtheirowndreamsD.learningunusualtechniques【解析】选C。细微环节理解题。从第三段ThenIrealizedthateachmusthavehisorherowndreamsandambitions.That’swhatmakesusunique.此处that指代上文中的dreams,所以对应C“havingtheirowndreams”,故选C。8.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthattheauthor.A.caresalotaboutmoneyandbenefitsB.bringshappinesstoothersC.pursueshisaimswhateverhappensD.offersadvicewhereverhegoes【解析】选C。主旨大意题。从最终一段Dowhatmakesyouhappyandyouwillbehappy和I’vereallythoughtaboutitandtakenittoheart可知“我”认为做自己喜爱做的事就好,对应C“无论发生什么都追求他的目标”,故选C。Ⅱ.完形填空Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inour1wecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexample,whilewearelookingforwardto2anewplaceoracountry,we3whatitwillbelike.Wepredict(预料)the4peoplewilleat,dressandact.Ofcourse,wedonotalwayspredictthings5.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe6themtobe.Oneofthe7dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientist,Kekule,whohadbeen8toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminphysics.Hehad9andanalyzed(分析)theproblemfromeveryangle(角度)fordays,butthere10tobenowayof11outtheanswer.Thenonenighthewenttobedanddreamed.Whenhe12up,herealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis13.Thehypnotist(催眠术专家)satinthechairoppositehimandspoke14:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout15.Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoice,your16willgetheavier.Soonyou’llbeasleep.Youwillhearmyvoiceand17mywords,butyourbodywillbeasleep,andyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare18asleep,andwhenyouwakeupyouwill19nothing.Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto20slowlyfromonetofive.One,two,three,four,five.【语篇概述】本文讲解并描述了人的大脑有预料将来的非凡实力,甚至在梦中有时也能解决一些难题。1.A.brains B.senses C.minds D.sights【解析】选C。词汇复现题。从前一句话中可以得到提示。2.A.visiting B.seekingC.reaching D.discovering【解析】选A。词语辨析题。此处强调过程,另外三个词是短暂性动词,不符合语境。3.A.imagine B.know C.feel D.guess【解析】选A。词汇复现题。imagine表示一种心理描绘,与lookforwardto的意思相吻合。上文有提示。4.A.custom B.habit C.style D.way【解析】选D。词汇复现题。这里强调的是行为方式。此外,第6个空格前重现了类似的表达方式。5.A.quickly B.simply C.correctly D.neatly【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。状况常常与我们预料的不同,说明我们的预料不总是“正确的”。6.A.required B.wished C.left D.expected【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。四个选项中只有expect与predict同义。7.A.funny B.dull C.famous D.silly【解析】选C。背景常识题。Kekule的梦不具有funny,dull和silly的特征。8.A.managing B.tryingC.thinking D.hoping【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。依据下文意思可知是始终在努力解决,trytodo意为“努力做……”。9.A.studied B.learnedC.discussed D.researched【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。“探讨”与“分析”是紧密相联的。study此处意为“探讨”。research作“探讨”讲时,若接宾语,须加上介词on或into。10.A.used B.ought C.seemed D.had【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。依据语境确定“好像难以找到答案”。11.A.making B.finding C.turning D.letting【解析】选B。短语搭配题。findout意为“弄清,找出”。其余三个词不合文意。12.A.gave B.sat C.woke D.got【解析】选C。短语搭配题。wakeup醒来,符合情节发展的进程:睡觉——做梦——醒来。13.A.dream B.lesson C.research D.exercise【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由前文可知,他是在“梦”中解决了难题。14.A.softly B.loudly C.slowly D.firmly【解析】选A。背景常识题。softly意为gentlyandslowly,这是催眠术专家对催眠对象采纳的方式。15.A.everything B.somethingC.nothing D.anything【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。从前后句来看,催眠术专家希望他什么也不要想。16.A.eyes B.feet C.head D.body【解析】选A。词汇复现题。从下文youreyesaretooheavy一句中可得到示意。17.A.believe B.repeatC.take D.understand【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。听到并且“理解”合乎逻辑。18.A.really B.extremelyC.actually D.almost【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。almost
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