Unit 3 Life in the future 单元测试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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22.ThebossrequiredthatTomwhohadbrokentheglass_____forit.

A.mustpayB.paidC.payD.paying

23.AsdelegatestothePeople’sCongressCouncil,we’llnever______thetrustpeoplehaveplacedinus.

A.catchsightofB.losesightof

C.keepsightofD.setyoursightson

24._____confidence,shewasn’tawardedBeautyQueeninthebeautycontest.

A.LackingB.Lackingfor

C.LackofD.Lacked

25.Unless______,theboywouldn’thaveadmittedthatitwashewhobrokethevideo.

A.bendingB.reminded

C.pressedD.questioning

26.Icouldhardlybelievethenews,forIsawhimonthestreetthe____day.

A.preciousB.previousC.preciseD.present

27.______inafriendlyway,theirfiercequarrelfinallycomestoanend.

A.SettledB.Settling

C.BeingsettledD.Havingsettled

28.Iappreciate______inthespringwhenallplantsturngreen.

A.oneB.thatC.thisD.it

29.Itremains_____whetheritwillbeconvenientformetoseemybestfriendoffnextweek.

A.seenB.toseeC.seeingD.tobeseen

30.Thelittlegirlwasgiventhreebeautifuldolls,thebiggest______shereallyenjoyed.

A.whatB.whichC.ofwhichD.ofthat

31.ItwasnotuntilIgothome_____IfoundthatIhadleftmykeysintheoffice.

A.beforeB.whenC.thatD./

32.Chinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourculture,soyoungpeoplearerequiredto_____handwriting.

A.takeawayB.takeout

C.takeinD.takeup

33.—Whatareyouuptothesedays?

—__________.

A.NottoogoodyetB.Sameasever

C.So-so,thankyouD.Allright

34.Thedayourclassmateshadbeenlookingforwardto_____atlast.

A.cameB.comeC.comingD.hadcome

35.Thomasreceivedathank-younotefromhisboss,_____cameasasurprise.

A.it　B.that　C.he　D.which

第二节完形填空（共20小题；

每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,theterm“icebox”hadenteredtheAmericanlanguage.However,icewasstillonlybeginningto36thedietofordinarycitizensintheUS.Icewas37inhotels,hospitals,andbysomeforward-lookingcity38infreshmeatandbutter.AftertheCivilWar,39icewasusedtorefrigeratefreightcars,anditalsocameintohouseholduse.Thishadbecomepossiblebecausetheicebox,a（n）40ofthemodernrefrigerator,hadbeeninvented.

Makinga（n）41iceboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnow42.Intheearly19thcentury,theknowledgeofthephysicsofheat,whichwas43tothescienceofrefrigeration,wasbasic.Thecommonnotion44thebesticeboxwasonethatpreventedtheicefrommeltingwasofcourse45,foritwasthemeltingoftheicethatperformedthecooling.46,earlyeffortstosaveiceincluded47theiceinblankets,whichkepttheicefromdoingitsjob.Notuntilneartheendofthe19thcenturydidinventors48thedelicatebalanceofinsulation（隔离）andcirculationneeded49anefficienticebox.

Butasearlyas1803,aMaryland50inavillage,ThomasMoore,hadbeenontherighttrack.He51afarmabout20milesoutsideWashington,52thevillageofGeorgetownwasthemarketcenter.Whenheusedaniceboxofhisowndesigntotransporthisbuttertomarket,hefoundthatcustomerswould53therapidlymeltingbutterofhis54topayahigherpriceforhisfreshandhardbutter.Oneadvantageofhisicebox,Mooreexplained,wasthatfarmerswouldnolongerhavetotravel55themarketatnightinordertokeeptheirproducecool.

36.A.determineB.affectC.effectD.freeze

37.A.storedB.keptC.usedD.offered

38.A.citizensB.scientistsC.officersD.dealers

39.A./B.althoughC.whereasD.unless

40.A.ancestorB.copyC.originalD.product

41.A.qualifiedB.goodC.originalD.efficient

42.A.considerB.supposeC.regardD.suspect

43.A.connectedB.impossible

C.essentialD.linked

44.A.whetherB.thatC.whichD./

45.A.out-datedB.harmfulC.ridiculousD.mistaken

46.A.NeverthelessB.Strangely

C.ThereforeD.Moreover

47.A.hidingB.coveringC.wrappingD.freezing

48.A.inventB.discoverC.findD.achieve

49.A.toB.forC.fromD.towards

50.A.farmerB.workerC.managerD.scientist

51.A.borrowedB.soldC.ownedD.provided

52.A.inwhichB.forwhichC.whatD.where

53.A.passdownB.passawayC.passoffD.passup

54.A.customersB.friends

C.competitorsD.enemies

55.A.acrossB.toC.inD.over

第三部分阅读理解（共２０小题；

每小题２分，满分４０分）

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Scientistsaredevelopingthenextgenerationofrobot-drivencarsandpredicttheycouldbecarryinghumansaroundbytheyear2030.

Thefirstwaveofintelligentrobotcars,capableofunderstandingandreactingtotheworldaroundthem,willbetestedthisNovemberinacompetitionrunbytheUSDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency.

Scientistsaredevelopingvehicleswhichwillnotonlybedrivenbyrobotsindependently,butwillbeabletooperateinacomplicatedcityenvironment.“Inthepastitwassufficientforavehiclejusttoperceivetheenvironment,”saidSebastianThrun,aprofessoratStanfordUniversity.

“Thenewchallengewillbetounderstandtheenvironment.Therobotmustbeabletorecognizeanothercar,tounderstandthatitismovingandthatitwillinteractwithitasitgetscloser.”Stanford’sentrant（参加竞赛者）“Junior”isachanged2006VolkswagenPassatwhosesteering,throttle（节流阀）andbrakesallhavebeenmodifiedbyengineers.

Lasersfittedonthecarbumpers,radarandglobalpositioningsystemsfeeddataintotheon-boardcomputertodetermineitslocationandposition.Thrunpredictedthatadvancesinartificialintelligencewouldleadtodriverlesscarsontheroadsby2030.

“Todaytheycandriveabout100miles,by2010Iexpectthistogo1,000miles,by2020uptoamillionmiles,”hesaid.“By2030you’llbeabletoseethemonthehighway,withdrivingreliabilitythatwillbeathumans.”

“Webelievethistechnologywillaffectallofus.Itisgoingtohaveenormoussignificanceforpeoplewhocan’tdrivebecauseofdisabilitiesorbecausetheyareillorimpaired.”Thrunsaidhebelievedrobot-drivenvehicleswouldbedeployedinwarzonesbeforetheywereseenineverydaycivilianenvironments.

56.Comparedwiththeoldrobot-drivencars,thenewones_____.

A.canunderstandordersfromhumans

B.canperceivetheenvironmentdearly

C.notonlycanunderstandtheenvironmentbutalsocanreacttoit

D.aremodifiedtobecompletelycomputer-controllable

57.Theunderlinedword“sufficient”inthethirdparagraphmeans“_____”.

A.unbelievableB.useful

C.enoughD.wonderful

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabout“Junior”?

A.ItwasinventedbySebastianThrun.

B.Someofitspartshavebeenmodifiedbyengineers.

C.Itiscontrolledbyarobotoracomputer.

D.Itisvaluable.

59.Wecaninferfromthefifthparagraphthat_____.

A.thecarmustbedrivenbyarobot

B.thereisacomputerinthecar

C.thecarwillbeabletotravelveryfastby2030

D.thecarcanbeeasilylocatednomatterwhereitis

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TaiChiisasoftmartialartusedbymanyChineseandanincreasingnumberofWesterners.Itinvolvesslowandcarefulmovementsfocusedonrelaxationandcalmness.AnewstudytestedTaiChiforitsabilitytoincreaseimmunefunctioninhealthyolderadults.

ThestudyperformedatUCLA（UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles）andreportedinApril2007,ＪｏｕｒｎａｌｏｆｔｈｅＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎＧｅｒｉａｔｒｉｃｓＳｏｃｉｅｔｙ,studied112adultsbetweentheagesof59and86.Theresearchersdividedparticipantsintotwogroups—onereceivinghealtheducationandtheotherreceivinginstructioninTaiChi.Bothgroupsreceived16weeksofinstruction.

Theresearcherswereinterestedinevaluating（评价）whetherornotTaiChiactuallyimprovedimmunefunction.Theycheckedthisbyvaccinatingalltheparticipantsagainstshinglesattheendofthe16-weekperiod.Thevaccinationallowedresearchersasafewaytolookathowwelltheparticipantsmountedanimmuneresponsetothechallengeofthevaccine.

ItturnedoutthatparticipantswhoreceivedTaiChiclassesmountedafasterandstrongerimmuneresponse.Thissuggeststhatthe“readiness”oftheimmunesystemwasimprovedbyinstructioninTaiChi—aclaimthattheChinesehavemadeforyears—andnowhavesomehardevidencetobackitup.

ButtherewasmoretotheTaiChibenefitthanjustimmunereadiness.Thestudyalsoevaluatedparticipantsonseveralaspectsofmentalandphysicalhealth.WhileboththeTaiChiandtheHealthEducationclassesimprovedmanymeasures,theTaiChistudentsfairedbetter.Theyshowedimprovementsonadepressiontest,generalphysicalfunctioning,vitality,bodypainandgeneralmentalhealth.

Thisisanotherfascinatingstudyuncoveringthebenefitsofmentalandphysicalactivityonmeasuresofbodyandbrainfitness.

60.Accordingtothepassage,TaiChicanhelpmakeus_____.

A.softandcalmB.relaxedandcalm

C.actslowlyD.lowerimmunefunction

61.Bydoingthestudy,theresearcherswanttoprove______.

A.thatTaiChifocusesonrelaxationandcalmness

B.thatTaiChicanimproveimmunefunction

C.whetherTaiChiinfluencesimmunefunctionornot

D.thatTaiChibenefitsbodyandbrainfitness

62.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsTaiChiis_______.

A.indifferentB.positiveC.doubtfulD.critical

63.ThepassagemainlytellsusthatTaiChi_____.

A.isgoodforourhealth