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Unit 2 Looking into the future
Review
I.单句语法填空
1.Computer (secure) systems will be designed by independent technicians.
2.In English study,intensive reading must be combined extensive reading.
3.Seeing in the (distant),we can find our school stadium more splendid.
4.After working well for a year, the air (condition) suddenly started kicking up.
5.The Internet is a very (efficiency) medium for spreading information.
6.This should serve as a (warn) that people should be aware of their surroundings.
7.The father is trying his best to prevent his son abandoning himself to the Internet.
8.Perhaps evolution provided human babies curiosity and a natural drive to explain their
worlds.
Ⅱ.短语填空
1.Your dream will sooner or later as long as you do your best. （梦想成真）
2.People who donations include cancer patients as well as babies. （从…获益）
3.To of getting good seats, we hurried off to the cinema. （确定）
4.She had well over four hundred invitations that afternoon. （发送；寄送出去）
5.I for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year. （出发）
6.I love to work with my horses, my friends, and go to movies. （出去闲逛）
Ⅲ.一句多译
1.我一看到他,我就知道他是警察要找的那个人。
I saw him, I knew he was the man the police were looking for.
I knew he was the man the police were looking for I saw him.
2.只有坚守你的目标,努力工作,你的梦想才能实现。
Only by sticking to your goal and working hard can you .
Only by sticking to your goal and working hard can your dream .
3.很明显,当这条铁路建好后,当地的人们将会受益于这条铁路。
It is obvious that the local people will the railway when it is completed.
It is obvious that the railway will when it is completed.
4.直到我的朋友告诉我,我才知道所发生的事情。
I didn’t about what had happened until my friend told me.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂Not until my friend told me what had happened.
5.我的朋友坚持要和我一起去听音乐会。
My friend to the concert with me.
My friend insisted that to the concert with me.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
If you could travel in time,where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of
a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England?
What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you’d voyage far
ahead of the present day to see what the future holds. The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing.
Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is
science fiction novel The Time Machine, which was written by H.G. Wells and published in 1895 for the
first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television
versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of
the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The
term “time machine”, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people
into the far future.
But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes,in theory. They propose using
cracks in time and space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einstein’s
theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And British physicist Stephen Hawking
says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship—going at nearly the speed of light.
Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.
Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”. It asks
what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some
reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born. If the time traveler wasn’t born, how would he
travel back in time?
And would you really like to visit the future?In H.G.Wells’ book, the main character travels into
distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 30 million years
into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).If that’s what’s in
store,maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.
1.The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show .
A.people’s interest in time travel B.the special feature of the book
C.the long history of time travel D.the contribution of H.G.Wells
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂2.Einstein’s and Hawking’s theories .
A.have similarities in many ways
B.push the invention of the first spaceship
C.have proved wrong by some time travelers
D.suggest the possibility to invent the time machine
3.In Paragraph 4,“grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that .
A.the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather
B.the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather
C.the grandfather’s death makes the traveler’s birth impossible
D.The reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness
4.What is probably the author’s attitude towards time travel?
A. Unclear. B. Skeptical. C. Supportive. D. Unconcerned.
Ⅴ.七选五
The man who could see the future
The ability to predict the future is a rare talent.American author Isaac Asimov (1920—1992),one of
the great science fiction writers of his age, had such a talent. 5 Now that we’re here, let’s see what he
got right.
6 Asimov thought computers would cause a revolution comparable to the industrial revolution of
the 19th century. Specifically, he said that “mobile computerized objects” would be an important part of
everyday life. Here, he clearly predicted our world of smartphones, tables and other devices. He also had a
great deal to say about space exploration. 7
How did Asimov develop his special sense of future developments? 8 He read the newspapers
and magazines sold in his parents’ candy store. His scientific interest gained sharper focus at Columbia
University in New York. Asimov went to study chemistry, but became bored with pure laboratory
science.Instead,he thought hard about the social implications(作用) of science.He wanted to communicate
his ideas to the public.
9 Asimov had his finger on the pulse(脉搏)of both scientific and social change.He had a clear
vision of what was coming around the corner for humanity in his works like the Galactic Empire
series(《银河帝国系列》).“His predictions are absolutely fascinating,” Calum Chase, an English writer,
told BBC News.“ He was a genius.”
A.As a smart boy, Asimov taught himself to read at the age of five.
B.Space exploration really can make our life more convenient and comfortable.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂C.Back in 1983,he was asked to predict what the world would look like in 2019.
D.On the role that computing would play in the future,he was amazingly accurate.
E.Asimov has developed a great interest in computer programming since childhood.
F.As an author,his books would feature the theme of social change caused by technology.
G.The International Space Station proves his prediction that we would not simply visit space but seek to
stay there.
VI：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Madison Williams, aged 13 ,was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio. Suddenly, her mother, Leigh
Williams, rushed in saying __41__ ,"A little boy fell into a septic tank（化粪池），and no one can__42__
him．”
They ran to the neighbor's yard, where they found the boy's desperate mother and other people __43_ a
septic tank opening that was slightly wider than a__44___. The boy, only 2, had slipped in.
Madison quickly___45__ the situation. She was the only one who could__46__ through the small hole.
Without__47__, got on her stomach next to the opening, placed her _48__out in front of her, _49___ told
the adults, “Lower me in.”
Leigh and the others _50___ her waist and legs. She moved her arms and shoulders from side to side
until she got through the__51__ Inside, the tank was dark ,and the air was sick. She used her hands
to__52___ the boy in the dirty water, and jammed her left wrist__53__ a hidden pole, injuring the muscles
in her wrist and arm. Ignoring her __54___ ,Madison continued. Minutes ticked by before she _55___
grasped his foot.
Then, ten minutes after Madison had__56__ the tank, she and the boy were _57__.But the boy wasn't out
of__58___ .He had been kept from oxygen long enough that he wasn't __59___An adult gave him several
hard hits on the back. It was only when Madison heard him cry that she knew he was __60___ Madison's
action made her a hero.
41．A. impatiently B. bravely C. anxiously D. calmly
42．A. reach B. see C. recognize D. hear
43．A. covering B. repairing C. digging D. surrounding
44．A. bowl B. plate C. basketball D. tap
45．A. accepted B. surveyed C. remembered D. drew
46．A. fit B. break C. walk D. look
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂47．A. effort B. help C. doubt D. hesitation
48．A. arms B. feet C. clothes D. glasses
49．A. still B. even C. and D. so
50．A. lowered B. held C. pushed D. pressed
51．A. water B. opening C. passage D. gate
52．A. exam B. greet C. shake D. feel
53．A. against B. with C. on D. towards
54．A. life B. time C. injury D. direction
55．A. carefully B. finally C. again D. just
56．A. searched B. touched C. entered D. observed
57．A. lifted out B. stepped forward C. moved on D. came away
58．A. balance B. order C. control D. trouble
59．A. talking B. sleeping C. breathing D. smiling
60．A. sad B. OK C. hungry D. different
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