1、Unit3 Life in the future 单 元 练 习一、听力(听力)（共 20 小题；共 20 分）Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked
2、 A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. What did the man buy yesterday?A. A shirt. B. Some shoes. C. Some pants.2. Where does the man work?A. At a post office. B. At a clothing store. C. At a bank.Conversa
3、tion 23. Who will take the woman to work this week?A. Matt.B. The man.C. She will drive herself.4. What kind of car does Matt have now?A. A BMW. B. An Audi. C. A Mercedes-Benz.Conversation 35. What time was the mans appointment?A. 11:15. B. 11:30. C. 12:00.6. What happened earlier this morning?A. Th
4、e doctor was late.B. The power went out.C. The Internet had some problems.Conversation 47. How long will it take to get to Paris?A. An hour.B. An hour and ten minutes.C. Two hours.8. How will the man get to the city center in Paris?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By air.9. How much will the man pay for the
5、 tickets?A. 60 pounds. B. 100 pounds. C. 300 pounds.Conversation 510. Which apartment do the speakers give up first?A. The one on 68th Street.B. The one on 72nd Street.C. The one on 80th Street.11. What does the woman think of the apartment on 80th Street?A. It has a better view. B. It has good park
6、ing. C. It has much space.12. What do the speakers agree to do in the end?A. Buy a new sofa.B. Put the desk in the living room.C. Buy the apartment on 72nd Street.Conversation 613. What is not necessary for working at home?A. A printer. B. A TV set. C. A phone.14. What will happen in the future?A. P
7、eople wont have to work at all.B. People can cook dinner with their computers.C. People can work at home for companies in different countries.15. How does the woman feel about technology?A. Confident. B. Worried. C. Disappointed.Section B (7.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you will hear a shor
8、t passage. Listen carefully and then Jill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.News item 1 At least 16. people died in a serious accident on the M6 motorway in Lancashire early this morning
9、.News item 2 Prime Minister and 17. have agreed to work together to find ways of combating inflation (抗击通货膨胀) and reducing the present level of unemployment in 18. .News item 3 A national bus strike will start on 19. .News item 4 Police in Manchester continue their 20. the murderer of 71-year-old Ja
10、ne Simpkins.16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共 15 小题；共 15 分）21. - How do you like the new employee?- His loyalty to the company has made a good i on me.22. Tom is a promising student. Im sure that with his c effort, he will realize his dream.23. Along with the elapsing of year, this book will be
11、more p .24. G by the kind-hearted old man, we had no difficulty in walking through the forest.25. He was not employed by the company because he l the qualifications for the post.26. Dont lose heart. You should be o , then everything will be all right.27. He spent a year on the d island and made a li
12、ving on wild fruits.28. The strikers have reached a s with the employers.29. Dealing with people is one of the most important a of my work.30. The school cant t such bad behavior.31. Weve had to make some a to our original calculations.32. We take all the old bottles to be r .33. If you drink some w
13、ater, it will make the pills easier to s (吞咽).34. F your seat belts, please! The plane is going to take off.35. The g boy ate so many cakes that he fell ill.三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共 15 小题；共 15 分）36. I regret that a p (先前的) engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation.37. Well be travelling
14、 by camel with local (导游), camping in tents and sleeping on the ground in our thick sleeping bags.38. People in Germany put their garbage into different bags and then r (重新利用) it.39. We should be (乐观) and always keep a positive attitude towards life.40. Though he (缺乏) in experience he makes up for i
15、t in enthusiasm.41. The girl had a strong (动机) to learn crosstalk as a child, but soon he quitted his dream.42. Iris plays the piano very well. Her (不间断的) practice has helped her to win many prizes.43. They have planned a tight (日程安排表) of travel.44. Dear, put the pills in your mouth and (咽下) them.45
16、. Knowing good manners will help make a good (印象).46. He made several (调整) to the plan.47. He is a (贪婪的) man. Nothing can stop his (贪婪) for money.48. You should consider other (方面) of the matter before making a decision.49. How can you (忍受 ) all that noise while you are working?50. He (系) the rope t
17、o the tree and went away.四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共 10 小题；共 20 分）51. 如果误服, 有些药物可以致命, 所以在服用药物的时候要小心。Some medicines, wrongly , can kill a person, so be careful when taking them. (take)52. He will (开始从事) his new duties next week. (take) (词数不限)53. The giant dam of the Three Gorges hydropower project (坐落在) the Y
18、angtze River was finally completed on May 20, 2006, nine months ahead of the schedule. (locate)54. 在浓雾中我们看不见这条船了。We the boat in the dense fog.55. Our classroom should be (打扫) after class every day. (sweep)56. 我们迅速地溜进灌木丛里,观察动静。Quickly we the brush and then watched.57. (油漆成) red, the building stands o
19、ut among the rest and looks very attractive. (paint)58. 那辆汽车开到村庄时便加快了速度。The car when it reached the village.59. (被电影深深打动 ), we all cried. (词数不限)60. 这部小说曾经是美国高中阅读最广泛的书。(read) (词数不限 )This novel was once the book in high schools in the United States.五、单项选择（共 15 小题；共 15 分）61. Early this year the governm
20、ent decided to the development of agriculture.A. speed up B. sweep up C. take up D. call up62. As is reported, a baby boy, dead at birth by the doctors, “came back to life“ after spending hours in the hospital refrigerator.A. pronouncing B. being pronouncedC. pronounced D. having pronounced63. The s
21、tronger the is, the more quickly a man will learn a new skill. In other words, it is up to whether he has an interest in it.A. ambition B. inspiration C. aspiration D. motivation64. on one of his bestselling novels, the movie Tiny Times was directed by Guo Jingming.A. Based B. To base C. To be based
22、 D. Having based65. Oh, look! Heres a photo in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?A. taking B. was taken C. taken D. been taken66. in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lose67. As young people, we mustnt the good traditi
23、ons passed down from one generation to another.A. catch sight of B. at the sight ofC. lose sight of D. out of sight68. More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities for space.A. lack B. lack for C. lack of D. lacking in69. on the same goal, our friendship is enjoyable.A. Based B. B
24、eing based C. Basing D. To be based70. Samuel Clemens, as Mark Twain, was one of the most famous American writers.A. to know B. to be known C. known D. knowing71. To avoid being punished, she the room from the back door when the teacher was writing on the phone.A. slid into B. entered into C. broke
25、into D. looked into72. Jane couldnt being made fun of by strangers on April Fools Day; she was almost angry.A. remind B. ensure C. tolerate D. challenge73. Im told that the job is open to everyone in spite of their experience. So its a chance for a green hand like you.A. previous B. primitive C. ori
26、ginal D. precious74. While at school, we were often taught that communication makes for understanding.A. accurate B. independent C. special D. constant75. You should keep no matter what happens. Just look on the bright side of things.A. optimistic B. energetic C. creative D. practical六、完形填空（共 20 小题；
27、共 30 分）I wanted to know what life might be like in the year 2050. I let my imagination run freely here but many of the things I 76 here are in the plan today and it will not take long 77 they become a reality.I take it for 78 now, but when I think about that past 35 years, pretty much 79 has changed
28、. Today, in 2050, there is not a single aspect of my life that has not been 80 by technology. For example, today I 81 early to get ready for work. I dont need an alarm clock 82 because the new chip I had 83 in my body sends signals to my brain to gently wake me up. Not only does the chip helps my br
29、ain 84 things, remember better, 85 it is connected to the new 10 G network. The 86 also backs up my brain activity in real time, which does a full body 87 of my health every 4 seconds and if it finds any issues in my body it 88 my doctor directly. I also love my contact lenses (隐形眼镜). They 89 Google
30、 Glass ages ago. These lenses are connected to the chip 90 me and record everything I see. This helps me get the information I need and since the 91 update in real time I rarely have any 92 questions. In fact, when my brain has a question, the answer just 93 on the lenses so I can see it in front of
31、 me. Its so 94 that I sometimes dont realize that I have a question at all.The 95 in the coming 35 years will be to bring the Network Society to the moon because its becoming very trendy to start buying property there.76. A. invent B. possess C. mention D. prepare77. A. that B. when C. before D. sin
32、ce78. A. seriously B. lightly C. interested D. granted79. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing80. A. transported B. transformed C. discovered D. checked81. A. set out B. take up C. stay up D. get up82. A. sometimes B. somewhat C. anymore D. anywhere83. A. installed B. charged C. preferr
33、ed D. repaired84. A. operates B. hides C. balances D. learns85. A. and B. or C. also D. then86. A. net B. chip C. change D. life87. A. wire B. strength C. diagnosis D. routine88. A. directs B. controls C. passes D. contacts89. A. meant B. replaced C. informed D. covered90. A. over B. outside C. insi
34、de D. beyond91. A. issues B. doctors C. questions D. lenses92. A. unanswered B. unfinished C. undoubted D. unattached93. A. makes out B. comes out C. turns up D. rises up94. A. energetic B. protective C. predictive D. ridiculous95. A. problem B. challenge C. knowledge D. competition七、阅读理解（共 15 小题；共
35、30 分）AAre you willing to work for a robot boss? Sorry if your answer was “no“, because it will be common in the near future, according to researchers from Oxford.A third of British jobs are at “high risk of being replaced by robots in the next 20 years, the research by Deloitte, the Oxford Martin Sc
36、hool and the University of Oxford found.Wired magazine went further. “It may be hard to believe, but before the end of this century, 70 percent of todays occupations will be replaced by automation(自动化技术),“ said the magazine in 2012.Of course, people being replaced by robots is not recent news. Robot
37、s have been taking over labor work in factories and on farms for some time, lifting heavy boxes and picking fruit and vegetables. Next, cleaning chores in offices and schools will be taken over by late-night robots, starting with easy-to-do floors and windows and eventually moving to toilets, Wired
38、predicted.But thats just the beginning. Even white-collar jobs are not safe. Any job dealing with sales, services or lots of paperwork could be taken over by robots in the future. For example, in the UK, library assistants have decreased by 48 percent since 2001, sales-related jobs have fallen by 40
39、 percent, and travel agents by 44 percent, the Daily Mail reported.But that doesnt mean that human beings will have nothing to do in the future. Instead, we need to update our skills. Digital(数字化的) know-how, management and creativity will be in greater demand in the future, said British consulting c
40、ompany Deloitte.96. The underlined sentence means .A. a third of British jobs are dangerousB. a third of British jobs are of high profitC. British people may lose a third of their jobsD. British people may replace a third of robots jobs97. From the passage, we know late-night robots are mainly made
41、to do .A. factory and farm jobs B. cleaning jobsC. difficult jobs D. white-collar jobs98. In the UK, sales-related jobs have decreased by since 2010.A. 70% B. 48% C. 44% D. 40%99. The best title for this passage is .A. Robots to Take Charge B. Robots to Be SmarterC. Robots to Do Hard Jobs D. Robots
42、to Do PaperworkBScience fiction writers create imaginary worlds. The way things work in your imaginary worlds will be based on actual science. So its important for you to be familiar with the scientific principles and inventions that are related to your creation. For example, if youre writing about
43、human living on a planet with zero gravity, then you need to know the effects of zero gravity on the human body.Then you have to figure out the exact rules of your imaginary worlds. And you have to follow them. If humans are able to breathe underwater in Chapter 1, your character cant drown in a swi
44、mming pool in Chapter 3. The issue here is maintaining your readers trust. That means the reader is willing to pretend along with you. If you start out with an ordinary detective novel and then throw in someone breathing underwater in the 6th chapter, you will pull the readers out of their imaginati
45、on. The same thing happens if you change the rules halfway.Part of your preparation work for the novel is to map out its worlds in great detail. You should decide the following issues: the history of the world, the geography, what possibilities it offers, how everything works in this new reality, an
46、d how all of these factors affect the way your characters think, feel, and react to things. You dont have to tell your readers all the rules in the first chapter. But you have to let readers know enough to understand whats going on. This also allows you to work out logical problems and contradiction
47、s before you start writing.When you are writing, remember to make it feel real. You are inviting readers to visit a new world. They will want to be able to see, hear, feel, smell, and even taste what its like. Whether your novel is about a world without disease or an undiscovered planet, help your readers feel like theyre actually there.100. Whats the relationship between actual science and science fiction?A. Science fiction promotes the development of actual science.B. Science fiction of
