Module 1　Life in the Future

　　I. 單項填空

　　1．Rome was not built in a day.You should set________goals and work hard to achieve them.

　　A．alternative

　　B．considerable

　　C．subjective

　　D．realistic

　　答案　D　[句意：羅馬非一日建成，你應該樹立切實可行的目標并且努力去實現它們。alternative“選擇性的，二中擇一的”；considerable“相當的，重要的，可觀的”；subjective“主觀的”；realistic“切實可行的”。]

　　2．If you have a good________of English, you'll get a well-paid job very easily.

　　A．control

　　B．improvement

　　C．command

　　D．demand

　　答案　C　[句意：如果你精通英語，就會很容易地找到一份高薪工作。此處用have a good command of表示“精通”。control“控制”；improvement“改善”；demand“需要”，均不符合題意。]

　　3．The managing director took the________for the accident, although it was not his fault.

　　A．guilt

　　B．charge

　　C．blame

　　D．accusation

　　答案　C　[句意：盡管不是總經理的過錯，但是他承擔了這次事故的責任。take the blame for“對……承擔責任”；take charge of “負責，掌管”，charge前無定冠詞the。]

　　4．You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of________．

　　A．date

　　B．shape

　　C．order

　　D．balance

　　答案　B　[out of shape是“變形”的意思，根據前面“你坐在我的帽子上”可判斷出帽子是“變形”了。out of date意為“過時”；out of order意為“混亂”；out of balance意為“失衡”。]

　　5．The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery________quickly.

　　A．shuts up

　　B．ends up

　　C．runs out

　　D．turns out

　　答案　C　[根據主句的句意“攝影師需要每天給數碼相機充電”，可知電池很快用完了，故選C項。shut up“關閉，關緊”；end up“結束”；turn out“關掉”。]

　?。甃et your child learn to be independent，for________he will leave home to lead his own life as a fully independent adult.

　　A．thankfully

　　B．alternatively

　　C．definitely

　　D eventually

　　答案　D　根據題意“讓你的孩子學會獨立，原因是最終(eventually)他會離開家，作為一個完全獨立的成人自己生活”可知選D項。thankfully感激地；alternatively(引出第二種選擇或可能的建議)要不，或者；definitely無疑地，確定地。．Many countries，which mainly________natural gas for heating and lighting，are now looking for other energy sources.

　　A．switch on

　　B．turn on

　　C．take on

　　D．rely on

　　答案　D　句意為：很多主要“依賴(rely on)”天然氣供熱和照明的國家現在正在尋找別的能源。switch on打開(燈、無線電等)；turn on打開(煤氣爐、電燈、收音機等)；take on從事。8．The chief manager has decided to put________he thinks is energetic, clever, and has good qualities in the position of the leadership of the company.

　　A．whoever

　　B．anyone

　　C．whomever

　　D．those who

　　答案　A　[句意：總經理已決定任命他認為有活力、聰明且具有良好品質的人為公司領導人。題干中he thinks為插入成分，故put 之后的賓語從句缺少主語，且從句謂語動詞為單數，故正確答案為A項。]

　　9．The company always________great importance to the quality of their products. That's why there is always steady increase in sales year by year.

　　A．puts

　　B．attaches

　　C．makes

　　D．plays

　　答案　B　[考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這家公司一直很重視自己產品的質量，這就是它銷售額每年都穩步增長的原因。attach importance to“重視”。]

　　10．In my opinion, keeping dogs should not be banned, but ________to certain areas.

　　A．limited

　　B．limiting

　　C．to limit

　　D．to be limited

　　答案　A　[考查limit的用法。句意：在我看來，養狗不應當被禁止，而應限制在固定的區域內。limit與主語keeping dogs是被動關系，故構成be limited to...意為“被限制在……”。]

　　11．The football fans often make a ________about which team will win the coming match.

　　A．profession

　　B．preparation

　　C．prediction

　　D．progress

　　答案　C　[考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：球迷經常預測哪個隊會贏得即將進行的比賽。make a prediction“預測”。]

　　12．People's political beliefs are often________by what they read in newspapers.

　　A．produced

　　B．shaped

　　C．made

　　D．took

　　答案　B　[考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：人們在報紙上所讀到的往往塑造了他們的政治信仰。produce“生產”；shape“使成形，塑造”；make“做，使”；take“拿走”。]

　　13．Linda needn't________her parents any more—she could be entirely independent by working as a nurse.

　　A．grow on

　　B．bring on

　　C．take on

　　D．rely on

　　答案　D　[句意：琳達不必依靠她的父母了，她現在是一名護士，完全可以獨立了。此處要用rely on表示“依靠”；grow on“使……逐漸喜歡”；bring on“引起，導致”；take on“呈現，雇用”。]

　　1．She is still________about her life in spite of the hard life she has gone through in the past three years.

　　A．anxious

　　B．optimistic

　　C．crazy

　　D．concerned

　　答案　B　考查形容詞辨析。句意為：盡管在過去三年中經歷了生活的艱辛，但她依然對生活保持樂觀。be optimistic about對……樂觀；be anxious about對……擔心，對……憂慮；be crazy about著迷于，酷愛；be concerned about關心，掛念。15．________to loud music for a long time can cause serious damage to the teenagers’ hearing.

　　A．Exposing

　　B．Exposed

　　C．Being exposed

　　D．Expose

　　答案　C　考查非謂語動詞用法。句意：長期暴露于音量非常大的音樂之下會對青少年的聽力造成嚴重的損傷。由句式分析可知，句子缺少主語，且expose與其相應的邏輯主語為被動關系，故要用動名詞的被動形式作主語，而過去分詞和動詞原形均不可以在句中充當主語。II. 完形填空

　　A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person.What set him so far__1__from others?

　　He __2__that it all resulted from a (n) __3__that occurred when he was three.He was trying to__4__a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost hold of the bottle, spilling its __5__all over the kitchen floor.

　　Instead of __6__at him, his mother said，“Robert, what a wonderful __7__you have made！I have __8__seen such a huge puddle of milk.Since the__9__is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while __10__cleaning it up？”

　　Indeed, he did.“Robert，__11__you make a mess like this，__12__you have to clean it up and restore everything to its__13__order.”And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk.His mother then said，“Robert, that is a __14__experiment in how to __15__carry a big milk bottle.Let's go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can __16__a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.”

　　The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just __17__for learning something new, which is__18__scientific experiments are all about.Even if the experiment “doesn't work”，we usually learn something__19__from it.

　　Wouldn't it be great if all __20__would respond like Robert's mother?

　　Notes：

　?、賑reative adj.有創造力的，創造性的，獨創的?、赾reative work創造性的工作　③restore vt.恢復，復興?、躷o restore law and order恢復法律和秩序

　　1．A.away

　　B．apart

　　C．above

　　D．ahead

　　2．A.responded

　　B．acknowledged

　　C．assumed

　　D．compromised

　　3．A.experiment

　　B．coincidence

　　C．experience

　　D．conflict

　　4．A.deliver

　　B．return

　　C．move

　　D．remove

　　5．A.mixture

　　B．water

　　C．liquids

　　D．contents

　　6．A.yelling

　　B．coming

　　C．nodding

　　D．laughing

　　7．A.mistake

　　B．mess

　　C．trick

　　D．treasure

　　8．A.always

　　B．often

　　C．rarely

　　D．ever

　　9．A.damage

　　B．business

　　C．favor

　　D．harm

　　10．A.before

　　B．after

　　C．with

　　D．without

　　11．A.whatever

　　B．however

　　C．wherever

　　D．whenever

　　12．A.especially

　　B．eventually

　　C．respectively

　　D．immediately

　　13．A.opposite

　　B．particular

　　C．proper

　　D．natural

　　14．A.failed

　　B．forbidden

　　C．demanded

　　D．deserved

　　15．A.absolutely

　　B．comfortably

　　C．confidentially

　　D．effectively

　　16．A.develop

　　B．grasp

　　C．invent

　　D．discover

　　17．A.options

　　B．opportunities

　　C．qualities

　　D．procedures

　　18．A.that

　　B．where

　　C．what

　　D．which

　　19．A.available

　　B．valuable

　　C．practical

　　D．accessible

　　20．A.managers

　　B．directors

　　C．parents

　　D．relatives

　　【語篇解讀】 如何對待孩子的過失，這位科學家的母親的做法值得我們深思。全文通過事例說明對待孩子過失的不同態度導致了孩子在發展上的不同。

　　1．B　[從后面的介詞from可得此答案。apart from意為“遠離”，引申為“有別于……”。]

　　2．A　[這位科學家回答：這歸因于自己3歲時的一次經歷。respond意為“回答，回應”。誤解分析：acknowledge承認(錯誤等)；assume假定；compromise折中，妥協。]

　　3．C　[從下文判斷，他3歲時灑了牛奶，這是一次“經歷”，而不是一次“實驗”、“巧合”或“沖突”。]

　　4．D　[他試圖把牛奶從冰箱中拿出來，即“移走”牛奶。]

　　5．D　[把牛奶灑在地上，即瓶子里的“東西”。]

　　6．A　[他的母親沒有對他大聲斥責。]

　　7．B　[母親卻對他說：“你把東西弄亂了，但這多美妙??！用名詞mess表示“凌亂”。]

　　8．C　[母親說自己很少見過這么多牛奶灑在地上。]

　　9．A　[既然損失已經造成，你就在里面多玩會兒吧。]

　　10．A　[母親讓他在灑了的牛奶里玩一會兒再把牛奶清理干凈，用before引導時間狀語從句。]

　　11．D　[母親教育他，每當弄亂了東西應該怎么去處理。]

　　12．B　[最終你得把它們收拾好。]

　　13．C　[然后讓一切秩序恢復正常。]

　　14．A　[母親繼續教導他：你的嘗試失敗了。]

　　15．D　[如何能夠順利地拿走一大瓶牛奶的實驗。]

　　16．D　[母親引導兒子，看他能否找到拿走一大瓶水的辦法。]

　　17．B　[兒子從母親的教導中感悟出一個道理：犯錯誤為學習新東西提供了機會。]

　　18．C　[what引導表語從句，說明了從錯誤中學習正是科學實驗的意義所在。]

　　19．B　[即使實驗失敗了，我們也能從中學到有價值的東西。]

　　20．C　[作者最后感嘆：如果所有的父母都像這位科學家的母親一樣就好了。]

　　III. 閱讀理解

　　What picture do you have of the future？Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now？What do you hope about the future?

　　Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology.First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.By 2050，music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.

　　In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems.Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages.Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won't 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.

　　In the domain of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots—they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day.By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

　　Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.Today scientists have discovered how to control genes.They 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?

　　Notes：

　?、賒omain n．領域　②conquer v．戰勝

　　1．What's the purpose of the first paragraph?

　　A．To arouse the interest of the reader.

　　B．To tell the background of the passage.

　　C．To introduce the topic of the passage.

　　D．To describe the pictures of the future.

　　2．We can know from the passage that________．

　　A．computers will finally take the place of the media nowadays

　　B．robots will completely have replaced people in factories

　　C．computers will tell drivers exactly where they are in future

　　D．it is more convenient to choose programs sent by the computer

　　3．What's the author's attitude towards the life by 2050?

　　A．Excited but pessimistic.

　　B．Optimistic but worried.

　　C．Eager but afraid.

　　D．Confident but cautious.

　　4．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________．