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Unit 2 Looking into the future
Period 4 Reading for writing-Using language 2
第一题：单词拼写。
1.Doctors in the hospital say they have implanted an (人工的) heart into a 46-year-old woman.
2.We can p that human beings will have a wonderful future eventually.
3.The f said that there’s a possibility of snow tonight.
4.You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and (职业).
5.Now you have an o to develop a greater understanding of each other.
6.Many experts (提倡) reducing the amount of children’s homework.
7.As they are short of money, a week by the sea is a (奢华) they can no longer afford.
8. We provide all types of information, with an (强调) on legal advice.
9.TheTundraTimes,a weekly newspaper in Alaska, c publication this week.
10.Her father tried to p her to go back home with him, but in vain.
第二题：短语填空。
1.On the Internet, we can listen to music and_________________ our families and friends.（保持联系）
2.To_________________ leaving so early last night, I brought you a little gift. （因为…而道歉）
3.If we fail to sell enough goods, compared with last year, we will have to___________________ production. (道
歉)
4.I would prefer to stay home and watch TV_________________ go out on such a rainy day. （而不是）
5.It only rained for about ten minutes, so, _________________,the weather was pretty good. （总之）
6.The rapid development of science and technology _
_______________________(使…有可能)or us to do what we couldn’t do in the past.
2.You must keep to the rules ______________________you think they’re unfair. （）
3.他们总是告诉我该做什么以及怎么做。
They always told me what to do and ______________________it.
4.The case was dismissed ______________________any definite proof. （缺乏）
5. （ 如你能想象的那样）， I was faced with many challenges and
obstacles.
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7. ,I am more in awe of Confucius than ever before. （从这个意义上来说）
8.Team members get gratification and valuable learning experiences .（早些时候）
9. ,you’d better bring some gifts,such as a book or a Chinese knot. （而且）
10.With eleven thousand employees,it’s very difficult to them all. （跟踪）
11.That wooden house on top of the hill because it was hit by lightning. (着火)
第三题：阅读理解。
Nowadays six Amazon Scout delivery robots are rolled out in a pilot programme in Snohomish County,
Washington. The robots carry meals, groceries and packages to homes and offices in this region just north of
Seattle. They have also appeared on the sidewalks of London, Beijing and other cities and communities worldwide.
These machines must overcome pedestrian legs, naughty dogs and broken pavements, which raise some questions.
These services are gaining attraction as a growing number of city residents expect immediate or scheduled
delivery of just about everything. Between 2017 and 2018 online retail sales in the US increased by 16 per cent. In
the final step of all these deliveries, called the last mile, humans on bicycles, motor scooters (小型摩托车) or large
delivery trucks typically deliver packages. All the vehicles compete for space on busy urban streets. “There is an
upward trend in deliveries in all crowded city centres, and if city and state leaders don’t start thinking about
creative solutions like robot deliveries, we can expect even worse traffic jams,” says Paul Mackie, former director
of a research centre for transportation policy in Arlington.
A study by this centre found 73 per cent of delivery vehicles in Arlington were parked outside of authorized
areas, often blocking bike lanes and crosswalks. By moving the last step of deliveries from the road to the sidewalk,
cities could reduce traffic jams and solve the parking problem entirely, Mackie says.
Companies such as Amazon are not developing this delivery technology simply to clear up urban traffic. Self-
driving vehicles and sidewalk robots could cut down last-mile delivery costs in cities by as much as 40 per cent,
according to a 2018 report by a consulting firm. A delivery robot can cost thousands of dollars to manufacture, and
most currently require human management and conservation. But in the long run companies that use autonomous
delivery vehicles in the next several years could end up saving billions of dollars, the report stated.
1.Why does Amazon introduce delivery robots?
A.To amuse its customers.
B.To avoid pedestrians, dogs and broken pavements.
C.To meet the increasing demand of delivering packages.
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2.What does Paul Mackie mean by his words in Paragraph 2?
A.Retail sales in the US increased fast.
B.Deliveries stay steady in all crowded city centres.
C.Regardless of robot deliveries, traffic jams will remain the same.
D.Robots can help ease the traffic pressure.
3.What can delivery robots bring to the city?
A.Block bike lanes and crosswalks.
B.Relieve urban traffic as well as save delivery costs.
C.Increase danger to pedestrians.
D.Lead to traffic jams.
4.Which word can best describe the future of the robot delivery?
A.Uncertain. B.Hopeless. C.Promising. D.Unacceptable.
1.Why does Amazon introduce delivery robots?
A.To amuse its customers.
B.To avoid pedestrians, dogs and broken pavements.
C.To meet the increasing demand of delivering packages.
D.To confirm the company’s innovation spirit.
2.What does Paul Mackie mean by his words in Paragraph 2?
A.Retail sales in the US increased fast.
B.Deliveries stay steady in all crowded city centres.
C.Regardless of robot deliveries, traffic jams will remain the same.
D.Robots can help ease the traffic pressure.
3.What can delivery robots bring to the city?
A.Block bike lanes and crosswalks.
B.Relieve urban traffic as well as save delivery costs.
C.Increase danger to pedestrians.
D.Lead to traffic jams.
4.Which word can best describe the future of the robot delivery?
A.Uncertain. B.Hopeless. C.Promising. D.Unacceptable.
B
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂Research has shown that nearly 90 per cent of traffic accidents are caused by human errors. So our aim is
a fully autonomous car(无人驾驶汽车) that gets rid of the cause of most accidents: the driver. Researcher James
Hodgson points out, “For safety, the faster you can remove humans, the better, even if there are unfortunately a few
accidents from new causes. It’s a question of balancing the number injured or killed by autonomous vehicles with
the people whose lives are potentially saved.”
It’s an idea that Elon Musk, chief executive of electric car company Tesla Motors, has long believed. His
company is determined to be the first to deliver a fully autonomous vehicle to consumers. Last year, Musk
announced that Tesla’s 2019 goal was “to do an example drive of full autonomy all the way from L.A.to New York,
and have the car park itself.”
However, even Tesla admits that there are problems to overcome—the software needs further validation(证实)
and the appropriate regulatory approval needs to be in place. Indeed, recent crashes of Tesla vehicles and Google
cars confirm that the software isn’t ready yet.
The UK government appears committed to encouraging the development of autonomous vehicles. It’s
supporting four city trials, publishing the Modern Transport Bill to reduce red tape around their introduction and
adapting the legal system to take account of problems such as the insurance liability when a human isn’t in control
of a vehicle.
The insurance industry is similarly eager to help increase autonomy in cars. As the Association of British
Insurers points out, “Nearly 90 per cent of road accidents are caused by human errors.” This costs motor insurers a
shocking $20 million per day in claims.
5.What difficulty does the company Tesla Motors have?
A.The company lacks confidence to make new creations.
B.New inventions may cause more injuries and deaths.
C.The software should be made officially acceptable.
D.The traffic regulation has proved unreasonable.
6.What is the UK government’s attitude to autonomous cars?
A.Cautious. B.Positive.C.Ambiguous. D.Disapproving.
7.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Insurance companies would like to support autonomous cars.
B.Human mistakes may be the key cause of traffic accidents.
C.Traffic accidents make insurance companies earn a lot.
D.Motorists are surprised to hear about autonomous cars.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂8.The purpose of writing the text is to .
A.amuse readers with funny examples
B.show the author’s deep love for autonomous cars
C.introduce a new development in technology
D.provide a persuasive argument against autonomy
5.What difficulty does the company Tesla Motors have?
A.The company lacks confidence to make new creations.
B.New inventions may cause more injuries and deaths.
C.The software should be made officially acceptable.
D.The traffic regulation has proved unreasonable.
6.What is the UK government’s attitude to autonomous cars?
A.Cautious. B.Positive. C.Ambiguous. D.Disapproving.
7.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Insurance companies would like to support autonomous cars.
B.Human mistakes may be the key cause of traffic accidents.
C.Traffic accidents make insurance companies earn a lot.
D.Motorists are surprised to hear about autonomous cars.
8.The purpose of writing the text is to .
A.amuse readers with funny examples
B.show the author’s deep love for autonomous cars
C.introduce a new development in technology
D.provide a persuasive argument against autonomy
第四题：（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about
them is good. Mobiles are frequently blamed for a number of things, from thumb injuries and headaches to house
fires. 9．
The theory is that the bees navigation (导航)systems are damaged by the radiation that is given off by mobile
phones. Bees have a built-in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hive. But
recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home. 10
The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more complicated than it at first seems. The
important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated (授粉)by them.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂11 ． Many beekeepers in America and Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim
Piper, a London beekeeper, was recently asked how the problem was affecting him. “My business has been ruined
by this, ”he explained, “twenty-nine of my forty hives are now empty.”
1 2 ． However. the fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers is real. And we can’t manage without
them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! 13．If the mobile
phone theory is correct, we need to do something about it immediately—before it’s too late.
A. Bees are losing their way.
B. Nobody has proved the theory is true.
C. More evidence is provided to support the theory.
D. It is believed they are dying far from their hives.
E. Without bees, the crops can’t continue to grow.
F. The situation needs to be evaluated by the world’s best scientists.
G. One theory even blames mobile phones for the disappearance of bees.
第五题：读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给的段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为
150左右。
Life Back on Earth
It is 7 am in the morning and the alarm reminds me once again to prepare for the school. It is a beautiful day
with clear sky and lots of bright sunshine. But I don’t have time to soak into this because my school vehicle will
come sharp at 8 and in case I miss, my parent will give me a beating. So better run.
My school bus just took off and drove past the residential towers. It takes only 5 minutes to reach the school
where each of us will have designated routines to follow and any deviation will be caught on CCTV and reported
back to my parents online on their desk. After all, it is the year 2300.
Oh yes! We are the 4th generation people living on Europa in a habitable space which has been created
specifically for us by man in the 22nd century. The earth became dangerous for living due to increasing pollution
which our forefathers created and hence mankind had to look for other places for a living. All over the world, a
handful of people were selected and my great grandparents traveled all the way to this place to continue a life.
It is 12 pm and lunch time. Today we were served some delicious cream and chocolates. These are made on
planet Mars these days and brought here directly. I am feeling a little sleepy but my robotic teacher won’t give me
a break and also our results will be out today. I am feeling a little tensed.
Oh my God! I have come first in my class, feeling over the moon (Or, over the Europa). And, you won’t
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂believe me-I have got a chance to visit earth along with others on a day trip. I am so excited about the trip and my
parents are equally so. I am carrying my latest camera to catch every moment of the journey.
Finally we are on the earth after the 4 hours’ journey and we are in our organo-synthetic suit to protect
against the harmful environment where once mankind took their first breath.
Paragraph1: There are still some colonies of humans spreading across the globe mostly in the triangular land
mass (historians say it Africa) and I am very eager to see them
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Paragraph2: It is getting darker and we had to go back.
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