1、Unit 3 Life in the future Section 1 Warming up Pre-reading, Reading lose sight of 3. for lackof 4.in all directions 5.took up his offer 6.made an adjustment to 7.Flash a switch 8.are very hard to tolerate.阅读理解AIn the near future, we may be using our eyes to operate our smartphones and tablets，even w
2、hen it comes to playing popular games like Fruit Ninja(水果忍者)The Gaze Group has been developing eyecontrolled computer technology for nearly 20years. But those devices have been firstly designed to help those with disabilities, and are very expensive.“After a while, we figured out that probably the b
3、est way is to go for a massmarket way， ”says Gazes Sune Alstrup Johansen. “Where everybody would have this available. ”Johansen and some of his colleagues have formed a new company, the Eye Tribe, which is hoping to develop the technology on a mass commercial level.The technology works with the help
4、 of the computing device toward the users face. After making sure of the users eye movements, the technology is then able to easily find where a persons eyes are moving, and then allow the eyes to control a cursor(光标)“Our software can then determine the location of the eyes and know where youre look
5、ing on the screen to make sure what youre looking at, ”reads an explanation on the Eye Tribe site.There has been a gradual change toward handsfree technology in recent years, particularly in the gaming (电玩游戏)world. Recently Xbox released (发布) the Kinect device, which lets users control their Xbox an
6、d play certain games using only their hands, legs and voices. But still, most of these devices have been more of a gimmick than a practical way to use ones hands to control a mobile device. Johansen said a replaceable filter(滤光器) would be a cheap, convenient way for most consumers.And even as compan
7、ies like The Eye Tribe work to create such a product for the average user, making the eyecontrolled technology more available and less expensive will have similar benefits for physically disabled users.For more articles on modern science，please CLICK here.文章大意：这篇短文主要介绍了未来社会的一种科技发明，用眼睛操作手机或者电脑。一直致力于研
8、究帮助残障人士用眼睛控制电脑技术的公司 Gaze Group 打算将该技术应用于适合普通用户使用的领域，这样不但能惠及更多人，同时还能明显降低此类技术的使用费用。1. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?A. An introduction of a new device.BAn introduction of smartphones.CAn introduction of eyecontrolling technology.DAn introduction of a new technology for the dis
9、abled.答案：C 主旨大意题。根据第一段首句“In thenear future，we may be using our eyes to operate our smartphones and tablets， ”及下文描述，可知本文主要介绍了一种用眼睛操作手机或者电脑的技术。2The underlined word “gimmick” probably means_.A. a trick B. a wayC. a lie D. a dream答案：A 词义猜测题。联系下文“more.than a practical way to use ones hands to control a m
10、obile device.”可知此处指的是大部分这些装置都是一种噱头(即骗人的把戏)。3According to the passage，we can learn that_.Athe eyecontrolled technology was first developed for the blindBthe present development of the technology will bring no goodCthere is no such phone as we can use only with our eyes at presentDthe eyecontrolled te
11、chnology is only intended for the disabled people答案：C 细节理解题。A 选项与第二段中的句子“Butthose devices have been firstly designed to help those with disabilities， ”不符， “这些设备最早是为残疾人设计的” ；而根据倒数第三、四段可知用眼睛操作的电脑不可能是为盲人设计的。根据短文第一段“In the near future，we may be using our eyes to operate our smartphones and tablets， ”可知目
12、前我们还没有这样一部用眼睛控制的电话。4This passage is probably taken from_.Aan experiment Ba science fictionCa school textbook Da science website答案：D 推理判断题。这篇短文主要介绍了未来社会的一种科技发明，用眼睛操作手机或者电脑。根据短文最后一段“For more articles on modern science，please CLICK here.”，CLICK 意为“点击” ，可知这是一篇网络上的文章，故有可能来自一家网站。BWhat will people die of 1
13、00 years from now? If you think that is a simple question，you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in biotechnology (生物科技). With the help of new medicine，the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents，murder and war. Todays leading k
14、illers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself，will become distant memories.In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known
15、to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things，and until recently，scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken
16、by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100，medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so，people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life，will build new brain cells，heart cells and so on, in much
17、the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. 文章大意：在未来的 100 年，人类
18、的生命由于生物科技的发展可以无限期延长的愿望有可能成为现实。5According to the passage，human death is now mainly caused by _.Adiseases and aging Baccidents and warCaccidents and agingDheart disease and war答案：A 细节理解题。由文章第一段最后一句可知，当今生命的主要杀手有心脏病、癌症和衰老。6In the authors opinion，todays most important advance in technology lies in _.Amed
19、icine Bthe InternetCbrain cells Dhuman organs答案：A 细节理解题。第二段前两句的意思是“在讨论技术变化时，人们往往注意到的是网络。然而药学方面的变化可能是当今技术方面的真正事件” ，故选 A。7Humans may live longer in the future because _.Aheart disease will be far away from usBhuman brains can decide the final deathCthe basic materials of cells will last foreverDhuman
20、organs can be repaired by new medicine答案：D 推理判断题。由第二段的后半部分可知，在 20502100 年间，每隔 10 年左右，人们可以通过服药来修复生病或衰老的器官，这是未来生命延长的原因。8How long can humans live in the future according to the passage?AOver 100 years.BMore than 120 years.CAbout 150 years.DThe passage doesnt tell us.答案：D 细节理解题。阅读全文可知，文章没有具体告诉我们人们将来能活多少
21、年。.七选五根据短文内容，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。 Futurologists(未来学家) predict that life will probably be very different in 2050.TV channels will have disappeared._1_Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, musi
22、c，films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer._2_Cars will have computers to control the speed 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._
23、3_Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robotsthey dont ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywherein factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes._4_Today, there are devices(设备) that connect directly to the bra
24、in to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again with the help of new technology.Scientists will have discovered how to control genes._5_By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how
25、 clever they are.Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?ARobots will have replaced people in factories.B. Scientists have already produced clones of animals.C. Medical technology will have controlled many diseases.D. Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast.E
26、. No one can predict what our world will look like in the near future.F. So many changes have taken place in this planet that there will be no life existing on it.G. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.文章大意：本文主要对 2050 年人们的生活将会发生哪些变化进行了预测。答案：1G 上一句中提到电视频道将会消失，该空应紧承上文，介绍在没有电视频道的情况下人们如何选择电视节目，故选 G 项。2D 第三段主要介绍了 2050 年的交通，中心词是 car。只有 D 项与这一话题有关。3A 第四段主要是围绕机器人的普遍应用展开的，故 A 项(在工厂里机器人将代替人们来工作)符合该段的语境。4C 根据第五段可知，到 2050 年，盲人和聋人将能在医疗技术的帮助下恢复视力和听力，而不需要像现在一样只能借助某些辅助设备，故用 C 项(医疗技术将会战胜很多疾病)总领本段。5B 最后一段主要是围绕克隆技术展开的。只有 B 项与该话题有关。
