1、学年Unit3 Life in the future 训练卷二此卷只装订不密封班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 2019-2020学年高二上学期训练卷必修五 Unit3 Life in the future英 语 (二)(本卷满分100分)一、阅读理解(每小题2分,共16分)AMy house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.If you come to visit, youll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will
2、 give you an electronic PIN(个人身份号码) to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When its dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest to you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If
3、the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a h
4、ome control console(控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because
5、you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that Ive put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones Ive put in today.I like to try new ideas. I know
6、that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”1.What does the passage mainly discuss?A.How to develop a new system.B.The function of the PIN.C.A home for the future.D.Ea
7、sy life in the future.2.This PIN tells the house .A.what you needB.who and where you areC.where the lights nearest you areD.how you wear clothes3.Whats the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?A.To let readers know why his ideas are new.B.To let readers know how special his house is.C.
8、To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.D.To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.4.The writers new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because .A.it has been controlled by computersB.you can make a telephone call anywhereC.it has your favorite
9、music following youD.the writer is able to change his new idea into practiceBWill there be a time in our lives when cars dont crash, we can just sit back and relax and our cars will drive themselves? Auto technology experts say “yes”. And they say that some of those advances may happen quicker than
10、you might think.They will require the users to input the name of the destination or the complete address of the location that they want to go and the cars artificial intelligence takes them there automatically without a driver. They will run on solar power in the daytime and ethanol fuel (乙醇燃料) at n
11、ight. Toyota, BMW and Honda will completely control the trade of driverless car business together and will have the cheapest driverless cars. Fossil fuels (化石燃料) will be completely incompatible (不相配的) with these cars.Driverless cars will not require a drivers licence of any grade to operate. Anyone
12、with basic literacy and computer skills who is at least 16 years of age will be legally allowed to operate the vehicle with absolutely no restrictions. This would give the young users permission to operate the driverless cars on major highways as well as secondary roads without needing a separate cl
13、assification. In addition to all these, drunken people will be able to use their own automobiles to return home because they are not “driving” the vehicle.Whats more, car insurance will become obsolete because there will be no more automobile accidents after the year 2025. This is because the driver
14、less car will have all safety methods in place by the cars artificial intelligence to prevent automobile accidents. Global positioning systems will become mandatory (强制的) in all newly manufactured cars after 2020, and will be the most important part in the driverless car.5.We can infer from the seco
15、nd paragraph that driverless cars _.A.will need fewer fossil fuelsB.will be environmentally friendlyC.will run on solar power onlyD.will not need a humans instructions6.What will prevent the driverless car from crashing?A.Artificial intelligence.B.Global positioning systems.C.The people inside.D.Car
16、 insurance.7.What is the text mainly about?A.Car safety.B.The driverless cars.C.The future cars.D.New technology in cars.8.The underlined word “obsolete” in the last paragraph probably means “_”.A.difficult to get B.quite importantC.dangerous D.out of business二、七选五(每小题2分,共10分)Why Do We Get Angry?Ang
17、er seems simple when we are feeling it, but the causes of anger are various. Knowing these causes can make us examine our behaviour, and correct bad habits. The main reasons we get angry are triggering (触发) events, personality traits (特征), and our assessment of situations. _9_Triggering events for a
18、nger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages. However, here are some examples: being cut off in traffic, a deadline approaching, experiencing physical pain, and much more. _10_ The reason why someone is triggered by something and others are not is often due to ones persona
19、l history and psychological traits.Each person, no matter who they are, has psychological imbalances. People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry. _11_ Also, sometimes preanger does not have to do with a lasting condi
20、tion, but rather a temporary state before a triggering event has occurred._12_ Sometimes even routine occurrences become sources of preanger, or anger itself. Sometimes ignorance and negative (消极的) outlooks on situations can create anger._13_ However, anger can easily turn violent, and it is best to
21、 know the reasons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence. With these main reasons in mind, we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our feelings.A.Our attitude and viewpoint on situations can create anger with
22、in us as well.B.But some types of situations can help us to get rid of the occurrence of anger.C.Anger is rarely looked upon as a beneficial character trait, and is usually advised to reduce it.D.Anger is a particularly strong feeling and maybe people think that they have reasons to feel angry.E.Hav
23、ing these personality traits implies the preanger state, where anger is in the background of your mind.F.Understanding these reasons will control our own anger if we are willing to evaluate ourselves with a critical eye.G.Not everyone acts the same in response to events, and that is why what trigger
24、s one person may or may not trigger another.三、完形填空(每小题1.5分,共30分)What will man be like in the futurein 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now on? We can only make _14_, of course, but we can be sure that he will be _15_ from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obviou
25、s _16_. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches _17_. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may imagine that man will _18_ to grow taller.Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. _19_, we s
26、till make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity. With time going on, _20_, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need _21_ ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the _22_, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are i
27、n _23_ use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become _24_ and we have to wear glasses. _25_ over very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, _26_, are likely to grow weaker. At the sa
28、me time, however, our fingers will grow more _27_ because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? This will probably _28_ from the body altogether in course of time because it doesnt serve a useful purpose any longer.Perhaps all this gives the _29_ that future man will not be
29、a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be _30_. All the same, in spite of all these _31_, future man will still have a lot in common with us. _32_ will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions _33_ to our own.14.A.pictures B.guesses C.explanations D.ideas15.A.equal B.same C.o
30、bvious D.different16.A.example B.fantasy C.model D.shape17.A.fatter B.thinner C.taller D.shorter18.A.fail B.continue C.manage D.stop19.A.Even so B.If so C.After all D.In time20.A.besides B.otherwise C.therefore D.however21.A.larger B.smaller C.sillier D.cleverer22.A.eye B.nose C.head D.hand23.A.perf
31、ect B.constant C.normal D.unique24.A.stronger B.bigger C.smaller D.weaker25.A.But B.So C.Then D.Though26.A.in other words B.all in all C.as a result D.in addition27.A.effective B.optimistic C.painful D.sensitive28.A.disappear B.move C.remove D.rise29.A.expression B.impression C.influence D.connection30.A.false B.perfect C.exact D.true31.A.changes B.motivations C.approaches D.Adjustments32.A.He B.They C.We D.It33.A.cautious B.rough C.previous D.similar四、单句语法填空(每小题2分,共24分)34.The book aims to cover all _ (aspect) of city life.35.To make a good impression _
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