1、Unit3（人教新课标必修 5）Unit 3 Life in the futurePeriod One Warming Up & Reading()基础落实高考热身练习完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers. I cant help trembling when I hear about studies that show that women are at a _1 when it comes to ma
2、th. However, I discovered: just because a subject is 2 to learn, it does not _3_ you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. _4 you do, theres a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.In eighth grade I took algebra（代数学）. On one test I
3、got only 36 percent of the _5 answers. I failed the next one, too. I started to _6_ that maybe Im just not good at this. I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didnt take my bad grades as a judgment of my 7 _, but 8 as an indication that I should study more. He _ 9 me aside and told me he knew I c
4、ould do better. He let me _10 the tests, and I pulled my grade up to an A.I studied a lot in college, too. I had moments of fear while sitting below the buzzing fluorescent lights in the 11 library on Saturday afternoons, when I _12_that the estrogen (雌性激素) in my body was 13_ me from understanding t
5、hermodynamics (热力学). But the _14 _ in my classes had to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldnt _15 to lose confidence in myself. I didnt want to choose between my femininity（女性）and a good career. _16_ I reminded myself that those 17 _, the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, a
6、re faulty.Heres a secret: math and science dont go _18 to most people. No one was _19 born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes a leap of 20 . It also helps to have selective hearing.1. A. difficulty B. disadvantage C.
7、 trouble D. discomfort2. A. enjoyable B. humorous C. simple D. difficult3. A. sign B. state C. mean D. exhibit4. A. Once B. Where C. Although D. Until5. A. wrong B. complete C. correct D. missing6. A. think B. suggest C. choose D. decide7. A. activities B. possibilities C. characteristics D. abiliti
8、es8. A. extremely B. simply C. slightly D. normally9. A. pulled B. led C. knocked D. pushed10. A. design B. attend C. desert D. retake11. A. chemistry B. engineering C. biology D. geography12. A. worried B. excited C. disturbed D. astonished13. A. protecting B. awaking C. preventing D. attempting14.
9、 A. girls B. boys C. students D. professors15. A. afford B. encourage C. persuade D. manage16. A. Also B. But C. Furthermore D. So17. A. studies B. explorations C. performances D. experiments18. A. actively B. easily C. actually D. gradually19. A. never B. ever C. even D. often20. A. honesty B. know
10、ledge C. reality D. faith【参考答案】BDCAC ADBAD BACBA DABBD.课文理解1 “Future Tours” was organized for the purpose of _. Aincreasing peoples understanding of the futureBsending people to the future lifeCadvertising for the expertise of Wang Pings parents Dhelping people learn about their future fate2 Why did
11、 the author suffer from “time lag”？ABecause he had a bad dream.BBecause he was unsettled for the first few days. CBecause he didnt believe he was really in AD 3008.DBecause he was lost in space.3 What was the biggest advantage of the future furniture according to the last paragraph?AIt looked more b
12、eautiful.BIt saved much living space.CIt was made of materials friendly to the environment. DA computer was equipped inside it.4 What can we infer from the text?ALi Qiang felt a bit uncomfortable at first.BWhile tra veling，there was no one else besides Li Qiang and Wang Ping.CIt was the first time t
13、ravel trip for Li Qiang and Wang Ping.DLi Qiang regretted having traveled to the year AD 3008.5 What is the best title of the text?AVisiting Wang Pings HouseBTraveling to the FutureCCompany of “Future Tours”DFeeling in the Time Travel Trip.课文缩写Li Qiang was 1._ his prize to travel to the year AD 3008
14、.2._ about the journey，he was unsettled for the first few days.Then he 3._ “time lag”，which was similar to the “jet lag”Guided by his friend，Wang Ping，Li Qiang took a time capsule.A few minutes later，they arrived.At first the new surroundings 4._ for him.Then he was hit by a 5._ of fresh air and his
15、 head ached.After putting up a mask given by Wang Ping，he felt much better.Then Wang Ping taught him how to drive a hovering carriage floating above the ground.Li Qiang mastered the skills in a few minutes and was soon able to fly as fast as Wang Ping.But Li Qiang 6._ Wang Ping when they reached wha
16、t looked like a large market because there were many carriages flying by 7._.Later a “time lag” flashback helped him 8._ Wang Ping and then Wang Ping took him to his home.There Li Qiang discovered one wall of the house which was made of trees and the leaves provided the house with much-needed oxygen
17、.Now he was so 9._ that he fell fast asleep as soon as he 10._ bed.用适当的介、副词填空1 Worried _ the journey，I was unsettled _ the first few days.2 So I was very nervous and uncertain _ first. 3 Well-known _ their expertise，his parents company，called “Future Tours”，transported me safely _ the future _ a tim
18、e capsule. 4 He handed it _ me and immediately hurried me _ to a small room nearby _ a rest.5 Soon I was back _ my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven _ computer.6 These carriages float _ the ground and _ bending or pressing _ in your seat，you can move swiftly.7 I real
19、ized that I had been transported _ the future _ what was still my hometown!8 Then I caught sight _ Wang Ping again and flew _ him.9 Then Wang Ping flashed a switch _ a computer screen，and a table and some chairs rose _ under the floor as if _ magic.10Exhausted，I slid _ bed and fell fast asleep.用课文中的
20、单词或短语替换划线部分1 She went_on_with the story where Tim had left off. _2 I caught sight of my former teacher while I was out shopping today，but she turned a corner and I could_no_longer_see_her. _3 The gardeners are cleaning the fallen leaves on the drive. _4 Quickly we moved_into the bush and then watche
21、d. _5 The police are still not_sure of the murderers identity. _.完成句子1 I still cannot _ this prize that I won last year.我现在仍然不能相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。2 At first my new surroundings _.一开始的新环境让我很难忍受。3 _this new situation，Wang Ping appeared.正当我想努力调整适应新环境时，王平出现了。4 However，I lost sight of Wang Ping when we rea
22、ched _because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.网当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于太多车子向四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。5 _，he showed me into a large ，bright clean room.到了一幢看上去很奇怪的房子里，他把我带到一个明亮而洁净的大房间。6 _，I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.实在累坏了，我溜上床很快就睡着了。能力提升阅读理解What will man be like in the futurein 5,000 or
23、 even 50,000 years from now？We can only make guesses，of course ，but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today，for man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example.Man，even five hundred years ago，was shorter than he is today.Now，on average，men are about three i
24、nches taller.Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time，so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller.Again，in the modern world we use our brains a great deal.Even so，we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity.As time goes on，however，we shall have to use our bra
25、ins more and more，and eventually we shall need larger ones！This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head，in particular，the forehead will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use.In fact，we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses.But ove
26、r a very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand，we tend to make less use of our arms and legs.These，as a result，are likely to grow weaker.At the same time，however ，our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. B
27、ut what about hair？This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer.In the future，then，both sexes are likely to be bald.- Perhaps all these give the impression that in the future man will not be a very attractive creature t
28、o look at！This may well be true.All the same，in spite of all these changes，future man will still have a lot in common with us.He will still be a human being，with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.【 1 The passage mainly tells us that _.Amans life will be different in the futureBfuture man will
29、 look quite different from usCman is growing taller and uglier as time passesDmans organs functions will be on the wane2 The change in mans size of forehead is probably because _.Ahe/she makes use only 20% of the brains capacity Bhis/her brain has grown larger over the past centuries Cthe other 80%
30、of his/her brain will grow in due timeDhe/she will use his brain more and more as time goes on3 Which of the following is TRUE about a human being in the future?AHe is hairless because hair is no longer useful.BHe has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.CHis fingers grow weaker because he doesnt h
31、ave to make use of them.DHe thinks and feels in different ways.4 It is implied that _.Ahuman beings will become less attractive in the futureBless use of a bodily organ may lead to its degenerationChuman beings hope for a change in the future life.- Dfuture life is always predictable答 案基础落实.1.B 2.D
32、3.B 4.B 5.B.1.taking up 2.Worried 3.suffered from 4were difficult to tolerate 5.lack 6.lost sight of 7.in all directions 8.catch sight of 9.exhausted 10.slid into.1.about；for 2.at 3.for ；into；in 4.to；through；for 5.on；by 6.above；by；down 7.into；of 8.of；after 9.on ；from ；by 10.into.1.took up 2.lost sight of 3.sweeping up 4slid into 5.uncertain.1.belie ve that I am taking up 2.were difficult to tolerate 3.Just as I tried to make the necessary adjustment to 4.what looked like a large market 5Arriving at a strange-looking house 6.Exhausted能力提升1 B 2D 3A 4B
