高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第一册Unit 2 Looking into the Future课后测评

Section Ⅲ　Using Language

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Ⅰ. 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空

1. Everyone 　　　　　　　　the plan put forward at the meeting yesterday.  

2. We can’t win the case 　　　　　　　　relevant evidence.  

3. We are supposed to 　　　　　　　　environmental protection.  

4. 　　　　　　　　our friends is an important part of friendship.  

5. Something that seems impossible now may come true 　　　　　　　　.  

6. I’d like to have a cold drink 　　　　　　coffee.  

7. If you want to improve yourself, you should know your 　　　　　　　　.  

8. I’ll get there 　　　　　　　　I have to walk.  

9. As an expert, he 　　　　　　　　　environmental issues.  

10. Sometimes, symbols 　　　　　　　　replace words as codes.  

答案:1. was opposed to　2. in the absence of

3. care about　4. Keeping in touch with

5. in the distant future　6. rather than

7. advantages and disadvantages　8. even if

9. places emphasis on　10. are used to

Ⅱ. 语法填空

We are now living in a world where rapid advances in medicine and technology influence our life on a regular basis. One technology, 1.in recent years has been developing very quickly, is cloning.

Clones refer to animals or plants that are produced to be exact

 2. (copy) of one another. Clones of different kinds are produced in various ways, and they have become 3. (value) in many medical applications and biological experiments. Most are produced in the laboratory, with some of them 4. (occur) in several species in a natural way.

A report in 2018 had pictures of Macaque monkeys that 5.

(clone) successfully. Since they are primates(灵长类动物) like us, it gets us to come even 6. (close) to find the right procedures of the cloning of humans.

This comes 7. the question why we would need or want to do this. Would it be in 8. best interest of humankind to develop this technology?Besides, the moral questions that will be raised

9. (be) unbelievable, and would it be an achievement that could benefit humankind enough 10. (balance) the ill effects that it might produce?

答案:1. which　2. copies　3. valuable　4. occurring

5. had been cloned　6. closer　7. to　8. the

9. are 　10. to balance

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III. 阅读理解

“The next fifteen years will see a great change in how we work, and a change will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces,” said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia-Pacific in a report.

A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.

The report is based on interviews with 200 experts, business leaders and young people from Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.

But the report states, “Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do.” Growth in new jobs could occur as much, according to the research.

“The growth of 20-to-40-person companies that have the speed and technological knowledge will directly challenge big companies,” it states.

A research by Pew Research Centre found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. “The optimists pictured a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create,” according to Aaron Smith, the research’s co-author.

“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people, there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change,” Jonathan Grudin told researchers.

1. What can we infer about the future from the text?

A. People will face many difficulties.

B. People will take up more creative jobs.

C. Artificial intelligence will threaten people’s lives.

D. Most jobs will be done in traditional workplaces.

解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的“A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence ...”可知,未来人们需要从事更具有创造性的工作,故选B项。

答案:B

2. What does the report tell us?

A. People won’t necessarily lose jobs.

B. Big companies will face fewer challenges.

C. Small companies will win against big companies.

D. Most people will become interested in technology.

解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do.”可知,行业消失并不一定意味着失去工作——它仅仅改变了人们做的事情,故选A项。

答案:A

3. What is the attitude of most experts in artificial intelligence and robotics to the future?

A. Mixed. 　　　　　B. Worried.

C. Hopeful.  D. Doubtful.

解析:细节理解题。根据第六段中的“... 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future ...”和“The optimists pictured a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create ...”可知,大多数人工智能和机器人领域的专家对未来持乐观态度,故选C项。

答案:C

4. What do Jonathan Grudin’s words in the last paragraph suggest?

A. There will be enough jobs for people.

B. Things will change a lot in a few years.

C. Many people will become unemployed.

D. Technology will totally change future jobs.

解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“but more jobs seem likely to be created ... when we reached a few billion people,there were billions of jobs”可知,乔纳森认为,更多的工作会被创造出来,人们会有足够的就业机会,故选A项。

答案:A

Ⅳ. 完形填空

It is proved that a young scientist named Will Smith has invented a kind of advanced and intelligent robot. The small robot may help children who are 　1　 from a long-term illness in hospital or at home.  

Whoever has had a long-term illness knows that recovering at home can be 　2　, as everyone can’t keep them 　3　, especially when their family go out to work. These children may feel separate from their friends and classmates, which can be particularly 　4　 of children. They may feel 　5　. Now these children may have a high-tech friend to help 　6　 the sense of loneliness. The friend is a robot, which takes their place at school. Through the robot, the children can 　7　 teachers and classmates. They even 　8　 in class from wherever they are recovering. Mr Smith, the inventor, 　9　 how it works. He says the child uses a tablet(平板电脑) or phone to start the robot. Then the child uses the same 　10　 to control the robot’s movements at school; the robot becomes the ears and 　11　 of the child, so that he or she can take part in classroom activities—whether he or she is at home or from

a 　12　 bed. The robot is equipped with microphones that make 　13　 easy. It will become 　14　 to the public, for not only does it look simply cool but people can afford it. 　15　, it will help some children feel less lonely while they are absent from class.  

1. A. suffering　　　　B. recovering

C. escaping     D. dating

解析:suffer from患……病;recover from从……中康复;escape from从……逃脱;date from追溯到……。根据第二段第一句中的“Whoever has had a long-term illness knows that recovering at home”可知,此款机器人可以帮助康复期间的孩子,故选B项。

答案:B

2. A. lonely     B. lovely

C. painful            D. hopeless

解析:lonely孤独的;lovely可爱的;painful痛苦的;hopeless无望的。根据下句“especially when their family go out to work”以及下文“the sense of loneliness”判断,这些孩子会感到孤独,故选A项。

答案:A

3. A. secret         B. harmony

C. watch            D. company

解析:secret秘密;harmony和谐;watch观测;company陪伴。根据下句“when their family go out to work”可知,不是每个人都能陪伴康复期的孩子。keep sb company陪伴某人。故选D项。

答案:D

4. A. true            B. simple

C. meaningful         D. right

解析:be true of对……适用;符合于……。孩子们待在家里,没有人陪伴就会觉得自己和同学们或者朋友们分离了,孩子们往往如此,故选A项。

答案:A

5. A. sent out        B. called off

C. left out           D. left off

解析:send out发出,派遣;call off取消;leave out遗漏,忽略,把……排除在外;leave off停止,中断。根据前两句判断,孩子们可能觉得自己被忽略了,故选C项。

答案:C

6. A. increase         B. reduce

C. develop            D. form

解析:increase增加;reduce减少;develop培养,发展;form形成。句意:现在这些孩子们可能有个高科技的朋友来帮助他们减少孤独感。故选B项。

答案:B

7. A. hear         B. see

C. feel      D. smell

解析:hear听到;see看到;feel感觉到;smell闻到。根据下文的“the ears”和“microphones”判断,通过机器人,孩子们可以听到老师和同学们说话。故选A项。

答案:A

8. A. take        B. participate

C. break        D. put

解析:take in吸收;participate in参与;break in闯入;put in放进,提出。孩子们可以听到老师和同学们说话,甚至还能参与课堂活动。故选B项。

答案:B

9. A. analyses     B. stresses

C. proves        D. explains

解析:analyse分析;stress强调;prove证明;explain解释,说明。下文是介绍如何操作机器人,因此发明者是在解释操作方法,故选D项。

答案:D

10. A. device     B. data

C. design        D. rule

解析:device设备,装置;data数据,资料;design设计;rule规则。句意:孩子使用同样的设备来操纵机器人。故选A项。

答案:A

11. A. head      B. mouth

C. nose          D. body

解析:根据上文“the ears”以及下文“so that he or she can take part in classroom activities”判断,这款机器人是通过声音传递信息的,所以机器人成为孩子的耳朵和嘴巴去帮助孩子参与课堂,故选B项。

答案:B

12. A. camp      B. test

C. hospital         D. flower

解析:camp bed野营床,行军床;test bed试验台;hospital bed病床;flower bed花圃,花坛。根据第一段结尾“in hospital or at home”可知,应选C项。

答案:C

13. A. teaching   B. communication

C. operation      D. understanding

解析:teaching教学;communication交流;operation操作;understanding理解。很明显,机器人配备麦克风是为了使交流更容易,故选B项。

答案:B

14. A. reliable      B. reasonable

C. flexible         D. available

解析:reliable可信赖的,可依靠的;reasonable合情合理的;flexible柔韧的;灵活的,available可用的,可获得的。根据下句“not only does it look simply cool but people can afford it”判断,这款机器人很快就会向公众开放,故选D项。

答案:D

15. A. Hopefully     B. Certainly

C. Naturally        D. Actually

解析:hopefully很有希望;certainly当然;naturally自然;actually实际上。根据语境判断,文章结尾的句子表明了作者的态度,结合全文的介绍判断,作者对这款机器人的作用是充满希望的,故选A项。

答案:A