2020-2021学年Unit 2 Looking into the Future精品复习练习题

Period Two　Learning About Language(Grammar)

Ⅰ.句型转换

用将来进行时改写句子。

1.I am not able to watch the programme. I am doing my homework.

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2.You don’t write. They are wondering what has happened to you.

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3.She is having a meeting in her office. It is at 8:00 tomorrow.

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4.It is exciting to think about it.I am enjoying a sunbath on the beach soon.

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5.We are sitting in the sun in the south of France. It is this time next week.

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Ⅱ.单句填空

1.At 7:00 this evening I 　　　　(watch) the news programmes on TV.  

2.Tom has been dreaming of becoming a banker and I believe he 　　　　(study) finance in university at the age of 20. 

3.—I have heard Mr Morgan will be here at 4:00 pm next Thursday.

—No, he 　　　　(board) at that time. 

4.—How about going sightseeing this Saturday afternoon?

—Sorry, I 　　　　(write) my research report the whole weekend. 

5.—Is it convenient for you if I call you up at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

—I’m afraid not. I 　　　　(attend) a meeting then. 

6.—Six o’clock in the morning?

—No, don’t call me that early in the morning. I 　　　　(sleep). 

7.—The president will come to attend your lecture at 10:00 tomorrow.

—I’m sorry, by then my lecture will have just ended and I 　　　　(meet) my fans in my office. 

8.—Can I pay a visit to you this Friday afternoon, manager?

—Sorry, I 　　　　(meet) some American business partners the whole afternoon. 

9.—Shall we meet at the school gate at 7:30 tomorrow morning?

—Sorry, I 　　　　(have) my breakfast then. What about 8:00? 

10.—Hey, look where you are going!

—Oh, New Year is coming, and I am wondering what we 　　　　(do) this time next Sunday. 

Ⅲ.句型训练

1.The manager has told Xiao Wang to travel to Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province on business, 　　　　　　　　　　when his train pulls into the station.(wait) 

经理已经告诉小王去江苏省徐州市出差旅行,当他的火车进站时,在那里将会有人等他。

2.The weather report says that 　　　　　　　　when we arrive in London.(rain) 

天气预报说当我们到达伦敦时那儿将会下雨。

3.We leave Nanjing on 15 July, and 　　　　　　　　　to Morocco, in North Africa. (flight)  我们7月15号离开南京,那时我们要乘飞机去北非的摩洛哥。 

4.We all know that good results 　　　　　　　　when you start doing things you love.(wait) 

我们都知道,当你开始做你喜欢的事的时候,好的结果将会等你。

5.At this time tomorrow morning, Grandpa 　　　　　　　　　　　　with us.(sit) 

明早这时候爷爷就和我们一起坐在厨房里啦。

Ⅳ.语篇填空

Can you imagine waking up each day in a house that is 1.　　　　 (gentle) rocked by the movement of water? Well, for some people this vision of the future may become a reality. 

It is a commonly accepted fact that 2.　　　　 the Earth’s temperature rises, the ice caps at the North and South Poles will melt, 3.　　　　 (cause) the sea level to rise. 

So, where does this leave the many countries in the world 4.　　　　have large sections of their populations living in areas which lie at or below sea level? The Netherlands, for example, is one of 5.　　　　 most highly populated, low-lying countries and 6.　　　　 (battle) with the problem of flooding for years. Further rises in the sea level would result in much of the country disappearing under water. 

Inventive architects may have come up with a 7.　　　　 (solve) to the problem: a house actually built on the water. The basic idea is that houses will have a base 8.　　　　 (fill) with air and a way of anchoring(使固定) them to the ground. This will allow the house 9.　　　　 (move) upwards whenever the sea level rises and sink back down when the sea level drops. So, will 10.　　　　 (float) houses be the homes of the future? For some people there may be no alternative. 

Ⅴ.阅读理解

The idea of having a part car, part plane, part drone (无人飞机) parked outside your home may not be as unlikely as it seems.

We are going to have personal air vehicles that are both cars and planes. At least that’s Missy Cummings’ vision of the future. It’s basically the intersection (交叉) of a drone with a robotic car, so your plane is also your car, but the quick development of technology is that you are actually driving neither.

Drones have a negative image in the media, says Cummings, because they are basically seen as spy cameras. But most people don’t realize that when they are on a plane they are effectively travelling on a drone. The fly-by-wire technology that exists on all Airbuses and many Boeing craft is the exactly same technology that exists on drones.

The reason why drones are the answer to the future is that we are terrible drivers. Humans have a half-second lag (延迟) in almost any quick response that they need to have. Even a half-second delay can mean the difference between life and death, and computers and automated (自动化的) systems don’t have that.

So, our transportation network of the future, both on the ground and in the air, will actually be safer when we turn it over to computers.

There really aren’t any technological difficulties to this idea. The biggest difficulties we have are psychological and cultural, in terms of giving up the car, but no new technology needs to be developed to have your own personal flying car. What we have to do is improve production and reduce manufacturing costs.

People should be excited about this: it promises much in terms of safer travel, and people in parts of the world where the road and air networks are poor will be able to get the goods and services.

(　　)1.Most people don’t know that 　　　　. 

A.we needn’t drive a flying car

B.drones are actually spy cameras

C.planes are much safer than flying cars

D.the technology on drones is used on planes

(　　)2.According to the author, what makes drones the best choice in the future?

A.Their low costs.

B.Their high speed.

C.Their quick response.

D.Their modern comfort.

(　　)3.What will most probably prevent the popularity of flying cars in the future?

A.Their being expensive.

B.Lacking advanced technology.

C.People’s not accepting the idea.

D.People’s failing to improve production.

(　　)4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Future vehicles

B.Future flying cars

C.An answer to the future

D.Safer travel

Ⅵ.阅读七选五

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Are you afraid of failure? However, only by overcoming fear of failure can we achieve success in life. Here are some tips on how to remove fear and focus on success.

Understand that at times you make mistakes. 1.　　　　 Before any of us learned how to walk, we crawled(爬行). We got up, fell down and got up again. We continued the process until we could walk quite well. 

2.　　　　 Instead, view it as a stepping stone. Make certain that you learn from failure and then use what you have learned in future situations. Refuse to consider failure a character weakness. Doing so will only prevent you from achieving future success. 

Remember that failure has produced many successes. 3.　　　　 Albert Einstein’s teacher told him to quit school and said, “Einstein, you will never achieve anything!” Beethoven’s music teacher said he was hopeless to become a composer(作曲家). Henry Ford’s first two car companies failed. 

Appreciate the benefits of failure. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you try, the better you make.” It’s hardly possible for someone to achieve success for the first time he tries. 4.　　　 

Believe in yourself. Rather than give up when things don’t work out, take it as a chance to build perseverance(坚持不懈). Remind yourself how many failures became successful because they wouldn’t give up. 5.　　　 

A.Don’t take failure personally.

B.Work hard and try to avoid failure.

C.Realize that you are a human and humans make mistakes.

D.Believe that you’ve got what it takes to work through the difficult times.

E.Making the same mistake again can lead to the failure in your future work.

F.Consider how many people in history had failed before they became successful.

G.In other words, your chances of getting things right on the first try are little.

参考答案

Ⅰ.1.I won’t be able to watch the programme because I will be doing my homework.

2.If you don’t write, they will be wondering what has happened to you.

3.She will be having a meeting in her office at 8:00 tomorrow.

4.It is exciting to think about that I will be enjoying a sunbath on the beach soon.

5.This time next week we will be sitting in the sun in the south of France.

Ⅱ.1.will be watching　2.will be studying　3.will be boarding　4.will be writing　5.will be attending　6.will be sleeping　7.will be meeting　8.will be meeting　9.will be having　10.will be doing

Ⅲ.1.where somebody will be waiting

2.it will be raining

3.we will be taking a flight

4.will be waiting for you

5.will be sitting in the kitchen

Ⅳ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了当地球变暖的时候,北极和南极的冰会融化,引起海平面的上升,这对生活在海平面或海平面以下的国家来说是一个非常大的问题,所以未来的房子有可能建在水上。

1.gently　考查词形转化。你能想象每天在一间被水流轻轻摇晃的房子里醒来的情景吗? 空格后是动词,所以应该用副词修饰动词,gentle是形容词,其副词是 gently。故填gently。

2.as/when　考查连词。这是一个普遍接受的事实:当地球的温度上升,北极和南极的冰冠将融化,导致海平面上升。it是形式主语,真正的主语是that引导的主语从句, 主句用的是一般将来时,从句用的是一般现在时,根据句意应该用when或as引导的时间状语从句。故填as/when。

3.causing　考查现在分词作结果状语。这是一个普遍接受的事实:当地球的温度上升,北极和南极的冰冠将融化,导致海平面上升。分析句子结构可知空格处的动词应该用非谓语动词,空格前又有逗号,所以这里不能用动词不定式,只能用doing的形式。故填causing。

4.that/which　考查定语从句。空格处缺少主语, have large sections of their populations 的主语应该是许多国家many countries,指物,many countries是先行词,所以定语从句的关系词应该用that或which。故填that/which。

5.the　考查冠词。例如,荷兰是世界上人口最密集、地势最低洼的国家之一,多年来一直在与洪水问题做斗争。“one of the+形容词的最高级形式+名词的复数形式”表示“最……之一”, 所以most 前加the,故填the。

6.has been battling　考查时态。例如,荷兰是世界上人口最密集、地势最低洼的国家之一,多年来一直在与洪水问题做斗争。and连接的是两个并列的谓语动词,现在荷兰也是地势低洼的,从过去开始与洪水做斗争一直到现在,并且有可能继续斗争下去,所以应该用现在完成进行时,其形式是have been doing。故填has been battling。

7.solution　考查词形转化。富有创造力的建筑师可能已经想出了解决这个问题的办法:一座真正建在水上的房子。solve 是动词,空格前是冠词,所以这里应该用名词。前有冠词a,所以应该用名词的单数形式。故答案为solution。

8.filled　考查过去分词。其基本构思就是,房屋将有一个充满空气的底座,并通过一种方式将其固定在地面上。be filled with充满;base与fill之间是被动关系,所以应该用过去分词,故填filled。

9.to move　考查动词不定式。这将允许房子在海平面上升时向上移动,在海平面下降时下沉。短语allow sb/sth to do sth允许某人/某物做某事,所以应该用动词不定式。故填to move。

10.floating　考查非谓语动词。那么,漂浮的房屋会成为未来的家吗?float是动词,与中心词houses 之间是主动关系,floating作定语修饰后面的名词houses,故填floating。

Ⅴ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。短文主要介绍了未来飞行汽车的外观、技术、安全性,以及带来的便利性。

1.D　细节理解题。由第三段“But most people don’t realize that when they are on a plane they are effectively travelling on a drone. The fly-by-wire technology that exists on all Airbuses and many Boeing craft is the exactly same technology that exists on drones.”可知,大多数人并没有意识到,当他们在飞机上时,他们实际上是在乘无人机旅行。在所有的空客飞机和许多波音飞机上存在的电传飞行控制技术与无人机上存在的技术完全相同。所以大多数人不知道无人机的技术用在了飞机上。故选D。

2.C　细节理解题。由第四段“Humans have a half-second lag(延迟) in almost any quick response that they need to have. Even a half-second delay can mean the difference between life and death, and computers and automated (自动化的) systems don’t have that.”可知,人类几乎在任何需要的快速反应中都会有半秒的滞后。即使是半秒的延迟也意味着生与死的区别,而计算机和自动化系统却没有半秒的滞后。所以根据作者的说法,是无人机的快速反应让它们成为未来的最佳选择。故选C。

3.C　推理判断题。由第六段“The biggest difficulties we have are psychological and cultural, in terms of giving up the car…”可知,在放弃汽车方面,我们最大的困难是来自心理和文化上的。所以判断出人们不接受这个想法是最有可能阻止未来飞行汽车流行的原因。故选C。

4.B　主旨大意题。通读全文可知,短文主要介绍了未来飞行汽车的外观、技术、安全性,以及带来的便利性。这些都是围绕标题“未来飞行汽车”而展开的。故选B。

Ⅵ.【文章大意】 本文为议论文。人们都害怕失败,然而,只有克服对失败的恐惧,我们才能取得成功。作者论述了我们如何消除恐惧、专注于成功。

1.C　根据上文“Understand that at times you make mistakes.”和下文“Before any of us learned how to walk,we crawled (爬行).We got up,fell down and got up again.”可知,要明白有时候你会犯错误,在我们学会走路以前,我们爬行。我们站起来,跌倒,我们再站起来,因此推断只要是人,就会犯错误。故选C。

2.A　根据后文“Instead,view it as a stepping stone.Make certain that you learn from failure and then use what you have learned in future situations.”可知,相反,把它(失败)看作垫脚石。确保你从失败中吸取教训,然后在未来的情况下使用你所学到的东西。因此推断不要过度在意失败。故选A。

3.F　根据前文“Remember that failure has produced many successes.”可知,请记住,失败带来了许多成功,因此推断我们应该考虑一下历史上有多少人在成功之前失败了。故选F。

4.G　根据前文“It’s hardly possible for someone to achieve success for the first time he tries.”可知,一个人第一次尝试就成功几乎是不可能的,因此推断第一次尝试就把事情做好的概率很小。故选G。

5.D　根据“Believe in yourself.(相信自己)”和前句“Remind yourself how many failures became successful because they wouldn’t give up.(提醒自己,多少失败的人之所以成功是因为他们不肯放弃)”可知,“相信自己具备度过困难时期所需要的一切”符合语境。故选D。