Module 1　Life in the Future

　　I. 单项填空

　　1．Rome was not built in a day.You should set________goals and work hard to achieve them.

　　A．alternative

　　B．considerable

　　C．subjective

　　D．realistic

　　答案　D　[句意：罗马非一日建成，你应该树立切实可行的目标并且努力去实现它们。alternative“选择性的，二中择一的”；considerable“相当的，重要的，可观的”；subjective“主观的”；realistic“切实可行的”。]

　　2．If you have a good________of English, you'll get a well-paid job very easily.

　　A．control

　　B．improvement

　　C．command

　　D．demand

　　答案　C　[句意：如果你精通英语，就会很容易地找到一份高薪工作。此处用have a good command of表示“精通”。control“控制”；improvement“改善”；demand“需要”，均不符合题意。]

　　3．The managing director took the________for the accident, although it was not his fault.

　　A．guilt

　　B．charge

　　C．blame

　　D．accusation

　　答案　C　[句意：尽管不是总经理的过错，但是他承担了这次事故的责任。take the blame for“对……承担责任”；take charge of “负责，掌管”，charge前无定冠词the。]

　　4．You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of________．

　　A．date

　　B．shape

　　C．order

　　D．balance

　　答案　B　[out of shape是“变形”的意思，根据前面“你坐在我的帽子上”可判断出帽子是“变形”了。out of date意为“过时”；out of order意为“混乱”；out of balance意为“失衡”。]

　　5．The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery________quickly.

　　A．shuts up

　　B．ends up

　　C．runs out

　　D．turns out

　　答案　C　[根据主句的句意“摄影师需要每天给数码相机充电”，可知电池很快用完了，故选C项。shut up“关闭，关紧”；end up“结束”；turn out“关掉”。]

　　．Let your child learn to be independent，for________he will leave home to lead his own life as a fully independent adult.

　　A．thankfully

　　B．alternatively

　　C．definitely

　　D eventually

　　答案　D　根据题意“让你的孩子学会独立，原因是最终(eventually)他会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成人自己生活”可知选D项。thankfully感激地；alternatively(引出第二种选择或可能的建议)要不，或者；definitely无疑地，确定地。．Many countries，which mainly________natural gas for heating and lighting，are now looking for other energy sources.

　　A．switch on

　　B．turn on

　　C．take on

　　D．rely on

　　答案　D　句意为：很多主要“依赖(rely on)”天然气供热和照明的国家现在正在寻找别的能源。switch on打开(灯、无线电等)；turn on打开(煤气炉、电灯、收音机等)；take on从事。8．The chief manager has decided to put________he thinks is energetic, clever, and has good qualities in the position of the leadership of the company.

　　A．whoever

　　B．anyone

　　C．whomever

　　D．those who

　　答案　A　[句意：总经理已决定任命他认为有活力、聪明且具有良好品质的人为公司领导人。题干中he thinks为插入成分，故put 之后的宾语从句缺少主语，且从句谓语动词为单数，故正确答案为A项。]

　　9．The company always________great importance to the quality of their products. That's why there is always steady increase in sales year by year.

　　A．puts

　　B．attaches

　　C．makes

　　D．plays

　　答案　B　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：这家公司一直很重视自己产品的质量，这就是它销售额每年都稳步增长的原因。attach importance to“重视”。]

　　10．In my opinion, keeping dogs should not be banned, but ________to certain areas.

　　A．limited

　　B．limiting

　　C．to limit

　　D．to be limited

　　答案　A　[考查limit的用法。句意：在我看来，养狗不应当被禁止，而应限制在固定的区域内。limit与主语keeping dogs是被动关系，故构成be limited to...意为“被限制在……”。]

　　11．The football fans often make a ________about which team will win the coming match.

　　A．profession

　　B．preparation

　　C．prediction

　　D．progress

　　答案　C　[考查名词词义辨析。句意：球迷经常预测哪个队会赢得即将进行的比赛。make a prediction“预测”。]

　　12．People's political beliefs are often________by what they read in newspapers.

　　A．produced

　　B．shaped

　　C．made

　　D．took

　　答案　B　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：人们在报纸上所读到的往往塑造了他们的政治信仰。produce“生产”；shape“使成形，塑造”；make“做，使”；take“拿走”。]

　　13．Linda needn't________her parents any more—she could be entirely independent by working as a nurse.

　　A．grow on

　　B．bring on

　　C．take on

　　D．rely on

　　答案　D　[句意：琳达不必依靠她的父母了，她现在是一名护士，完全可以独立了。此处要用rely on表示“依靠”；grow on“使……逐渐喜欢”；bring on“引起，导致”；take on“呈现，雇用”。]

　　1．She is still________about her life in spite of the hard life she has gone through in the past three years.

　　A．anxious

　　B．optimistic

　　C．crazy

　　D．concerned

　　答案　B　考查形容词辨析。句意为：尽管在过去三年中经历了生活的艰辛，但她依然对生活保持乐观。be optimistic about对……乐观；be anxious about对……担心，对……忧虑；be crazy about着迷于，酷爱；be concerned about关心，挂念。15．________to loud music for a long time can cause serious damage to the teenagers’ hearing.

　　A．Exposing

　　B．Exposed

　　C．Being exposed

　　D．Expose

　　答案　C　考查非谓语动词用法。句意：长期暴露于音量非常大的音乐之下会对青少年的听力造成严重的损伤。由句式分析可知，句子缺少主语，且expose与其相应的逻辑主语为被动关系，故要用动名词的被动形式作主语，而过去分词和动词原形均不可以在句中充当主语。II. 完形填空

　　A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person.What set him so far__1__from others?

　　He __2__that it all resulted from a (n) __3__that occurred when he was three.He was trying to__4__a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost hold of the bottle, spilling its __5__all over the kitchen floor.

　　Instead of __6__at him, his mother said，“Robert, what a wonderful __7__you have made！I have __8__seen such a huge puddle of milk.Since the__9__is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while __10__cleaning it up？”

　　Indeed, he did.“Robert，__11__you make a mess like this，__12__you have to clean it up and restore everything to its__13__order.”And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk.His mother then said，“Robert, that is a __14__experiment in how to __15__carry a big milk bottle.Let's go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can __16__a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.”

　　The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just __17__for learning something new, which is__18__scientific experiments are all about.Even if the experiment “doesn't work”，we usually learn something__19__from it.

　　Wouldn't it be great if all __20__would respond like Robert's mother?

　　Notes：

　　①creative adj.有创造力的，创造性的，独创的　②creative work创造性的工作　③restore vt.恢复，复兴　④to restore law and order恢复法律和秩序

　　1．A.away

　　B．apart

　　C．above

　　D．ahead

　　2．A.responded

　　B．acknowledged

　　C．assumed

　　D．compromised

　　3．A.experiment

　　B．coincidence

　　C．experience

　　D．conflict

　　4．A.deliver

　　B．return

　　C．move

　　D．remove

　　5．A.mixture

　　B．water

　　C．liquids

　　D．contents

　　6．A.yelling

　　B．coming

　　C．nodding

　　D．laughing

　　7．A.mistake

　　B．mess

　　C．trick

　　D．treasure

　　8．A.always

　　B．often

　　C．rarely

　　D．ever

　　9．A.damage

　　B．business

　　C．favor

　　D．harm

　　10．A.before

　　B．after

　　C．with

　　D．without

　　11．A.whatever

　　B．however

　　C．wherever

　　D．whenever

　　12．A.especially

　　B．eventually

　　C．respectively

　　D．immediately

　　13．A.opposite

　　B．particular

　　C．proper

　　D．natural

　　14．A.failed

　　B．forbidden

　　C．demanded

　　D．deserved

　　15．A.absolutely

　　B．comfortably

　　C．confidentially

　　D．effectively

　　16．A.develop

　　B．grasp

　　C．invent

　　D．discover

　　17．A.options

　　B．opportunities

　　C．qualities

　　D．procedures

　　18．A.that

　　B．where

　　C．what

　　D．which

　　19．A.available

　　B．valuable

　　C．practical

　　D．accessible

　　20．A.managers

　　B．directors

　　C．parents

　　D．relatives

　　【语篇解读】 如何对待孩子的过失，这位科学家的母亲的做法值得我们深思。全文通过事例说明对待孩子过失的不同态度导致了孩子在发展上的不同。

　　1．B　[从后面的介词from可得此答案。apart from意为“远离”，引申为“有别于……”。]

　　2．A　[这位科学家回答：这归因于自己3岁时的一次经历。respond意为“回答，回应”。误解分析：acknowledge承认(错误等)；assume假定；compromise折中，妥协。]

　　3．C　[从下文判断，他3岁时洒了牛奶，这是一次“经历”，而不是一次“实验”、“巧合”或“冲突”。]

　　4．D　[他试图把牛奶从冰箱中拿出来，即“移走”牛奶。]

　　5．D　[把牛奶洒在地上，即瓶子里的“东西”。]

　　6．A　[他的母亲没有对他大声斥责。]

　　7．B　[母亲却对他说：“你把东西弄乱了，但这多美妙啊！用名词mess表示“凌乱”。]

　　8．C　[母亲说自己很少见过这么多牛奶洒在地上。]

　　9．A　[既然损失已经造成，你就在里面多玩会儿吧。]

　　10．A　[母亲让他在洒了的牛奶里玩一会儿再把牛奶清理干净，用before引导时间状语从句。]

　　11．D　[母亲教育他，每当弄乱了东西应该怎么去处理。]

　　12．B　[最终你得把它们收拾好。]

　　13．C　[然后让一切秩序恢复正常。]

　　14．A　[母亲继续教导他：你的尝试失败了。]

　　15．D　[如何能够顺利地拿走一大瓶牛奶的实验。]

　　16．D　[母亲引导儿子，看他能否找到拿走一大瓶水的办法。]

　　17．B　[儿子从母亲的教导中感悟出一个道理：犯错误为学习新东西提供了机会。]

　　18．C　[what引导表语从句，说明了从错误中学习正是科学实验的意义所在。]

　　19．B　[即使实验失败了，我们也能从中学到有价值的东西。]

　　20．C　[作者最后感叹：如果所有的父母都像这位科学家的母亲一样就好了。]

　　III. 阅读理解

　　What picture do you have of the future？Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now？What do you hope about the future?

　　Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology.First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.By 2050，music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.

　　In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems.Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages.Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won't be any accidents.Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.

　　In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots—they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day.By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

　　Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.Today scientists have discovered how to control genes.They have already produced clones of animals.By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.Scientists will be able to do these things—but should they?

　　Notes：

　　①domain n．领域　②conquer v．战胜

　　1．What's the purpose of the first paragraph?

　　A．To arouse the interest of the reader.

　　B．To tell the background of the passage.

　　C．To introduce the topic of the passage.

　　D．To describe the pictures of the future.

　　2．We can know from the passage that________．

　　A．computers will finally take the place of the media nowadays

　　B．robots will completely have replaced people in factories

　　C．computers will tell drivers exactly where they are in future

　　D．it is more convenient to choose programs sent by the computer

　　3．What's the author's attitude towards the life by 2050?

　　A．Excited but pessimistic.

　　B．Optimistic but worried.

　　C．Eager but afraid.

　　D．Confident but cautious.

　　4．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________．