人教版新课标高中英语必修五 Unit 3 Life in the fut.docx

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人教版新课标高中英语必修五Unit3Lifeinthefut

Unit3　Lifeinthefuture　　　　　　　　　　　　

本套试卷共120分。

考试时间100分钟。

选择题部分

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节,满分35分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet（彗星）isheadingtowardstheearth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheearth.

On17July,apiecefourkilometreswideenterstheearth´satmospherewithamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometrehigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometresanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.

BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndeanMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon´tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,andtemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesunwon´tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.

Coulditreallyhappen?

Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheearth.Thedinosaurswereontheearthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.Manyscientistsbelievethattheearthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn´tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?

1.Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?

A.Ahistoricdiscovery.B.Aneventofimagination.

C.Theresearchonspace.D.Ascientificadventure.

2.Whycan´tthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong?

A.Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater.

B.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.

C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.

D.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.

3.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove　　　　. 

A.thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094

B.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimate

C.theearthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace

D.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstory

B

Thefutureisjustaroundthecorner,andaccordingtosomepeoplewhomakethefuturetheirbusiness,itdoesn´tlookdissimilartowhatyouseearoundyounow,butbelowthesurfacetherewillbedifferences.

Yourhomeofthefuture

Oneoftheplacesinyourhomeisthebathroom.Itwillhaveatoiletthatcantesturine（尿）forsugarlevels,takeyourbloodpressureandweighyou.Allthatinformationcanthenbeuploadedtoyourdoctor.Eventhebathroomsoapwillbeupgraded,whichwillhavesunscreen（防晒霜）init,whichwillsticktoyourskin.

Thefutureoftechnology

Thekitchenisoftenthecentreofahomeandithasthemostpotentialforfuturechanges.Forexample,aWeb-enabledrefrigeratorwillbeabletotalktothemanufacturerwhenapartwearsout,soitcanorderareplacementwithoutyoueverknowingsomethingwaswrong.

Tiny,inexpensivecomputerchipscalledRFIDs,orradiofrequencyidentificationchips,willbeattachedtoeveryproductinyourhouse.Therefrigeratorwillreadthechips,andwillevenbeabletotellyouwhenthemilkhasgonebad.

Thecounterwillbeabletomakedinnersuggestions.Yourwashingmachinewillknowhowtowashyourfavouritelinen（亚麻布）skirt.Andyouwillbeabletocallyourovenfromyourcellphonetotellitwhentostartcookingthepotroast.

Futuretravelling

Futuristssayrobotswillbealargepartoflife.Thoughadriverlesscarsoundslikeacrazyidea,itisbuilttobesaferandmoreefficientthanwhatiscurrentlyparkedinthedriveway.

Evenwithallofthechangescominginthefuture,thehumanconditionwillnotchange,though.Atday´send,youwillstillshareadrinkwithafriendandkissyourkidsgoodnight,fornorobotscandothat.

4.Howwillthemanufacturerknowwhatpartoftherefrigeratoriswrong?

A.Thehostorhostesswilltellthemanufactureraboutit.

B.Therefrigeratorhasafunctiontodothat.

C.Aradiosetinthekitchenwillperformthat.

D.TheWeb-enabledrefrigeratorwilltellthemanufacturerautomatically.

5.Whydoestheauthoruse“yourfavouritelinen（亚麻布）skirt”asanexample?

A.Toprovetheskirtmadeoflineniseasytowash.

B.Toshowhowtowashclothesorbeddingmadeoflinen.

C.Topointouttheintelligenceofthefuturewashingmachine.

D.Tointroduceoneoftheshortcomingsofthewashingmachine.

6.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellusabout?

A.Howpeoplewilltravelinthefuture.

B.Whatourfuturelifestylewilllooklike.

C.Howpeoplewillpreparefoodinthefuture.

D.Whatchangeswillhappeninourrestroom.

C

Paperlessofficewasfirstcoinedin1975.Fourdecadeslater,we´restillchasing（追逐）thepaperlessofficedream.Takethefinancial（金融的）industryforexample—itisoneoftheslowerindustriestohugdigitaltransformation.Manyfinancialinstitutionstodaystillsendouttradeconfirmationsbymail.Icantellyoufromfirst-handexperiencethatgoingpaperlessisbynomeansimpossible.TheCentricDigitalofficeisapaperlessworkenvironmentwherealltheofficeoperationsgodigital,whichhasamazedourbusinesspartners.

Actually,companiesneedtostressthebenefitsofadigitalcultureforcommunication.Goingpaperlesscansavetimeandmoney.Youcouldsaygoodbyetocostlyrepairs,officesupplyorders,wastedemployeetimeandsoon.Besides,forbiddingpaperintheofficeforcesinformationtobe100%digital,whereyoucanmakeendlessquantitiesofbackups（备份）,andeasilyincreasetransparency（透明）.Nottomention,toptalentswanttoworkfordigitalcompanies.

Youmightthinkthesecrettoapaperlesscompanyispurelytechnology.Well,notreally.ThankstoproductslikeiPads,smartphonesandcloudservices,theabilitytogopaperlessishighlyaccessible.Yet,evenwithallthistechnology,companiescontinuetorelyonpaper.It´snotbecausetheydon´thaveaccesstothetechnology,butbecausethey´relackingthepolicies,organizationalstructureandastrongdesiretochange.Inordertogopaperless,companiesneedtochangethewaytheythinkandoperate.Thedecisionneedstobemadeandcarriedoutandeveryoneneedstoworktogethertomakeit.

Yes,thepaperlessofficehasbeenaverylongtimeinthemaking—butitnolongerhastobe.Withnumerousquantitiesofsoftware,services,apps,andtechnologyavailabletoday,theonlythingweneedtodoismakethedecisiontogopaperlessandseeitthrough.

7.Thepracticeofgoingpaperlessinthefinancialindustryis　　　　. 

A.encouragingB.disappointing

C.satisfyingD.disgusting

8.Apaperlesscompanycan　　　　. 

A.raisethestaffsalaryB.attracttalentedstaff

C.promoteproductsalesD.increasetimeconsumption

9.Whatactuallypreventspeoplefromgoingpaperless?

A.Theequipmentavailable.B.Operationalresearch.

C.Thecompanypolicies.D.Technologicallimitations.

10.Thewriterbelievesgoingpaperless　　　　. 

A.stillneedsalongtimepreparation

B.offerspeoplealotmorechances

C.shouldbemadetohappenrightnow

D.bringsconvenienceandtroubleaswell

第二节　阅读七选五（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatisabigdream?

　11　Or,isabigdreamsomethingthatprovidesonlyentertainment?

Childrendreambigdreams,buttherearethreebarrierstorealizingdreams.Theyoftenkilldreamsbeforechildreneverhaveachancetogrow. 

Theself

Immediatelyfollowingthebirthofabigdream,anegativeself-talktakesoverandgivesallthereasonswhyitcan´thappen.Thisinsidevoiceistheego（自我）.Itisthereforprotectingandshouldbelistenedto.Sometimesitisright,butmoreoftenitiswrong.　12　That´swhyonlyahandfulofpeoplemaketheirdreamscometrue. 

　13　 

Familyandfriendsarealotliketheego.Theywanttoprotectthosetheylove,sotheywilloftenlistallthereasonswhythebigdreamswon´tcometrue.Sometimes,familyandfriendsdestroydreamsofthosetheylovemost,outoftheirownfearofbeingleftbehind.

Theworld

Ifonegetspastthefirsttwobarriers,onehastofacetheworld.　14　Inthepast,bigdreamerswerelockedupandsometimesevenkilledwhentheywereshowntotheworld.Fortunately,inmostoftheworldtoday,bigdreamersjustgetlaughedat. 

Thewaytorealizeabigdreamiswithconfidenceandaction.Whenchildrenhaveconfidenceandthentakeaction,theywillbereadytoacceptanyfailure.Thetruthisthateverygreatdreamerwhosedreamshaveneverseenthelightofsuccessknowsfailurewell.　15　 

A.Howbigdreamsdie

B.Familyandfriends

C.Theysimplyfailuntiltheysucceed.

D.Doesabigdreamshowone´sfuture?

E.Mostpeopleareinfluencedbytheinsidevoice.

F.Itisthelastandthemostterriblebarrier.

G.Andtheirbigdreamistobearockstarorafamousartist.

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Lifeisaseriesofchoicesandwecan´talwaysforeseetheconsequences.

HarrySaleen,anobesemanwithtoomuchmoneyandpower,faceda（n）　16　.Outsidehisofficewaitedhispersonal　17　,bringinghimtheimportantnewsaboutthe　18　medicinethatcouldsavehislife.Ontheothersideoftheworld,oneofhi