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1、课堂15分钟达标练 Module 1 Life in the Future Period 1 Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary（1）Life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a“menu”and a computer will send the programme direc
2、tly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us in this way. In many places, agriculture is developing quickly and people are gro
3、wing fruit and vegetables for export. This uses a lot of water. Therefore, there could be serious shortages. Some scientists predict that water could be the cause of war if we dont save now. In the future, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to cont
4、rol the speed of them and there wont be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Also, by 2050, space planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours. Some
5、big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywherein factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Nowadays,
6、scientists have discovered how to control genes and have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?【语篇概述】本
7、文主要讲到2050年, 高科技在信息来源、农业、汽车、太空飞机、机器人及克隆方面带给人们的影响。. Skim the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1A. Robots will play an important role in the future. Para. 2B. People gain information from a different way. Para. 3C. The development in medicine and cloning. Para. 4D. Agriculture
8、 and water shortage. Para. 5E. New cars and space planes. 答案: Para. 1 ; Para. 2 ; Para. 3 ; Para. 4 ; Para. 5 答案: B D E A C. Read the text again and choose the best answers. 1. By 2050, people will get information mainly by _ . A. watching TVB. reading newspapersC. listening to the radioD. turning t
9、o a website【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段末句“By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us in this way. ”可知到了2050年, 人们了解信息的方式将会主要依靠网络。2. From the second paragraph, we learn that _ . A. the need for water in the future will increase a lotB. future wars will lead to an increasing need for
10、 waterC. there can be no agriculture without enough waterD. the population will decrease for lack of water【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In many places, agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export. This uses a lot of water. ”可知农业发展迅速, 因而会增加用水量, 所以答案为A。3. Which of t
11、he following is NOT a reality at the present time?A. Scientists have found out how to control genes. B. Cars have computers which tell drivers their positions. C. People can learn about what has happened anywhere on the Internet. D. Robots have completely replaced humans in some factories. 【解析】选D。推理
12、判断题。根据第四段的“Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and work 24 hours a day. ”可知虽然有些大公司喜欢使用机器人代替人工作, 但并不意味着机器人已经完全代替人类。而文中也说大规模广泛使用机器人要到2050年, 故D项表述不现实。4. What will play the biggest part in the quality of future life?A. Medicine. B. Technology. C. Ed
13、ucation. D. Agriculture. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一、三、四、五段中提到的网络、车速的提高、未来的太空飞机、机器人以及克隆, 可以判断人们生活质量的提高是基于科技的发展。5. Which of the following subjects is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Entertainment. B. Travel. C. Climate. D. Health. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。第一段中提到了信息来源, 其中提到了人们观赏电影和听音乐, 这是“娱乐”话题; 第三段涉及交通方式, 这涉及人们的出行; 末段提到了对
14、疾病的治疗, 这涉及健康。文章未提到气候, 因此选择C项。. Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks. Life will probably be very 1. in 2050Information resourcesBy 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us from a 2. . Agriculture and water3. agriculture develops quickly, there will be serious
15、water 4. , which could cause war. 5. of transportIn the future, cars will run on new fuels and have computers to 6. the speed and space planes will fly people. 7. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere. Health and cloningBy 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people; scientists will be able to produce 8. of people. 答案: 1. different 2. computer 3. As 4. shortages 5. Means 6. control7. Robots 8. clones
