1、Unit 3 Life in the future一、单项填空1. Will you go swimming with me this weekend?-_A. All depend B. It depends C. It depends on D. All depends on2. There he _ a letter _ him to go to the United States.A. accepted; inviting B. accepted; invitation C. received; inviting D. received; invitation3. He looked
2、around and caught a man _ his hand into the pocket of a passenger.A. put B. to be putting C. to put D. putting 4. The old man, _ abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.A. to work B. working C. to have worked D. having worked 5. Though _ money, he managed to start his own busin
3、ess.A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked of6. What he said just now _ me of that American professor.A. mentioned B. informed C. reminded D. memorized7. _ about the limited time, Smith had _ a list of the sites he wanted to see in Beijing. A. Worried; written B. worrying; writtenC. worried; m
4、ade D. Worrying; made8. ” Do you smell anything unusual?”- “ Yes. I can smell something _.”A. burning B. is burning C. having burnt D. burn9. It is no good _. You should give _.A. to smoke, it up B. smoking, it upC. smoking, up it D. to smoke, up it 10. -Would you mind my sitting here for a moment?-
5、_.A. Yes, please. B. Yes, of course. C. No, not at all. D. Surely.11. -Kate spent her childhood in New York. Is it true?-No, it was in London _ she spent her childhood.A. which B. in which C. where D. that12. We had a good many anxious moments, but everything _ smooth in the end.A. turned out B. tur
6、ned down C. turned up D. turned on13. Before graduation, we had a lot of practical _ by doing a part-time job in the company and it was really _ for us.A. experience; a great experience B. experiences; a great experienceC. experience; great experience D. experience; great experiences14. He couldnt _
7、 the fact that the money was found in his house.A. answer for B. leave for C. account for D. care for 15. He showed me into the room, where many books were left _ here and there.A lay B lying C laid D to lie二. 完形填空We are warned by our teachers not to waste time because time 16 will never return. I t
8、hink it quite 17. What does time look 18? Nobody knows, and we cant see it or touch it and no 19 of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to 20 about it.Time passes very quickly. Some students say they dont have 21 time to review their lessons. It is 22 they dont know how to make use o
9、f their time. They waste it in going to theatres or playing, and 23 other useless things. Why do we study everyday? Why do we work? Why do most people 24 take buses instead of walking? The answer is very 25 .We wish to save time because time is 26 .Today we are living in the 21st century. We 27 time
10、 as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must 28 our time and energy to our study so that we 29 be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the 30 of time, for it not only brings us 31 , but also does other 32 to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work t
11、oday, 33 us do it today and not 34 it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more 35 .16. A. lost B. passed C. missed D. used17. A. important B. true C. interesting D. usual| 18. A. for B. like C. after D. over19. A. amount B. quality C. quantity D. price20. A. think B. imagine C. examine D. che
12、ck21. A. spare B. free C. enough D. much22. A. that B. why C. because D. certain23. A. doing B. making C. taking D. getting24. A. neednt B. have to C. had better D. would rather25. A. easy B. simple C. stupid D. interesting26. A. worthless B. priceless C. ready D. little27. A. look upon B. agree C.
13、think D. believe28. A. spend B. give C. set D. devote29. A. must B. should C. may D. would30. A. helper B. thief C. friend D. teacher31. A. wealth B. health C. failure D. illness32. A. danger B. harm C. trouble D. difficulty33. A. help B. make C. have D. let34. A. keep B. remain C. manage D. leave35
14、. A. valuable B. expensive C. worth D. rich.三. 阅读理解ACaptain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines
15、 of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and she mapped so
16、me of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768 King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero.He started his third voyage in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to s
17、et foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coast of North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unfortunately there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end Captain was killed in a clash with the local.36. In which order di
18、d James Cook do the following things?a. Fought against France.b. Made maps of some of the eastern coast of Canada.c. Mapped the coast lines of Australia and New Zealand.d. Mapped the coast of North America.e. Was made Captain of a ship.f. Work on a coastal ship.A. f a b e d c B. f a b d e c C. f a b
19、 e c d D. a b e c f d37. He started exploring when _.A. he worked on a coastal shipB. he was 27 years oldC. he was sent to the PacificD. he served in the navy38. Which of the following is NOT true?A. He made the first maps of the Pacific Ocean.B. He went on three long important voyages in his life.C
20、. He was the first English man to reach Hawaii.D. He was respected by his people.39. He was considered a national hero because of _.A. his experience in CanadaB. his being the first European to visit HawaiiC. his heroic deathD. his devotion to exploration on the Pacific Ocean40. Captain Cook was kil
21、led by _.A. his sailors B. the Hawaiians C. the Canadians D. the FrenchBZhou Yongjie, a quiet and shy boy from Kongjiang High School, Shanghai, took part in a recent International Computer Programming Contest for University Students in April, 2001. Zhou, with his two partners, came out as third winn
22、ers, next to the teams from Qinghua University in Beijing and Shanghai Jiaotong University.Zhou took up computer six years ago. He took his parents advice and entered his name for a computer class. When asked how to balance his school work and his after-school computer class. Zhou said that it was d
23、ifficult to keep balanced between the two. Thanks to his hard work, he is always listed as one of the five best students in his class after exams. Zhou gets no introduction from his parents. Whenever he has problems he discusses with his classmates. Self-teaching is not an easy thing and many studen
24、ts have given up. But Zhou Yongjie is not discouraged. He also regards the computer as a tool for studying maths and other subjects. He also does some programming for running in his spare time.Talking about the international contest, Zhou seemed to be a little excited. He said he and his two partner
25、s were supposed to solve eight problems within five hours, including the meal time. They divided the work among themselves and finally solved six problems with joint efforts. What impressed him most was that when a problem was solved, the team would be given a balloon as an encouragement. So once in
26、 a while, they would look around and wonder how other teams were going. Surprisingly, Zhou Yongjie hasnt decided whether to work as a full-time computer programmer in the future. He prefers to do what he likes most and will regard computer as an instrument.41. Which of the following do we know from
27、the passage?A. Zhou Yongjie still made better progress in his school work besides the computer.B. As a result of learning computer, he always got the first place in examinations.C. Zhou Yongjie took up computer when he was six years old.D. Zhou Yongjie has made up hi mind to do some research on comp
28、uter.42. No matter when Zhou Yongjie meets some problems in his studies, _.A. he asks for some advice from his parentsB. he has a discussion with his classmatesC. he thinks them over himselfD. he gives them up43. During the contest, _.A. Zhou solved eight problems within five hoursB. Zhou and his pa
29、rtners solved five problems within five hoursC. Zhou and his partners worked out all the problems with joint efforts within five hoursD. Zhou and his partners worked out six problems and got the third place44. Why is Zhou always regarded as one of the best students in his class after exams?A. For he
30、 is very shy and quiet.B. With the help of his two partners.C. Because of his working very hard at his subjects.D. With the help of his computer.45. Which of the following is the best title?A. Self-teaching Is Not Easy B. A Young Computer ExpertC. A Young Students Success D. The Secret of SuccessCTh
31、e famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him.The
32、next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”“No, Sir,” the men answered.The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.“Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not
33、 a sunset.”“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why dont you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then itll look like a sunset.” “Thats a very good
34、idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine oclock they took it
35、 to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased.They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”The “sunset” began, but af
36、ter a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop.The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach.46. One evening, the director sent his camera team out _.A. to watch a beautiful sunsetB. to find an actor and an actressC
37、. to film a scene on the seaD. to meet the audience47. Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast?A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunsetB. Because he was angry about his teamC. Because it was his secretarys suggestionD. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset48. W
38、hich of the following is NOT true?A. The team ad to follow the secretarys advice.B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.C. The camera team wasnt able to film the scene the first day.D. The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset”49. The director wanted to f
39、ilm a sunset over the ocean because _.A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroineB. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the eveningC. it was more moving than a sunriseD. the ocean looked more than a sunrise50. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face
40、in his hands _.A. because he was moved to tearsB. as he saw everything in the film moving backwardsC. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imaginedD. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroineDMr. Andrews was waiting for a subway train in the city. The
41、 train pulled into the station and stopped. As Andrews was getting ready to board the train, he saw an elderly blind man fall to the tracks (站台). David Schnair, aged 75, had mistaken the space between two subway cars for a door, while feeling his way with a cane. Instead of ending up inside the trai
42、n, Schnair fell off the platform and landed under the train. Andrews jumped down to the tracks to save Schnair. He pulled the man to safety. Onlookers immediately declared Andrews a hero. Messages began to pour in from all over the country. Some people sent checks. The largest was for $3,000. Presid
43、ent called Andrews and wished him a Merry Christmas and a good new year.Andrews had been on the subway because he was returning from a job interview. He probably would have been hired anyway, but all the good publicity (宣传 ) made it a sure thing.After about a week of newspaper stories and donations
44、of food, money and gifts for his children, Andrews faded from limelight. Most people assumed that the story had come to a happy ending, but it didnt quite happen that way. Andrews did start his new job, but the company moved to New Jersey. Andrews didnt have any way to get to work, so he had to give
45、 up. It wasnt long before he was back to job hunting and being discouraged again. Few newspapers, however, bothered to tell their readers what happened to Mr. Andrews after he became a hero.51. Schnair fell off the platform because _.A. he was walking carelesslyB. onlookers pushed him downC. he thou
46、ght he was at a doorD. the train got to the station fast52. Andrews became a hero because _.A. onlookers reported his good deedB. he succeeded in the job interviewC. he talked to PresidentD. he saved a blind man53. What does the underlined sentence “Andrews faded from the limelight”(in Paragraph 4)
47、mean?A. Andrews disappeared from the public attention.B. Andrews lost his job for his fame.C. Andrews gained his popularity with the public.D. Andrews lost his interest in newspaper.54. According to the writer, Andrews will probably _.A. never work againB. save another blind manC. hunt a job as long
48、 as possibleD. turn to President for help55. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. the newspapers paid little attention to Andrews lifeB. the public didnt show enough kindness to AndrewsC. it was not wise for Andrews to give up his jobD. life is difficult for the unemployed四、写作 根据以下内容，通过合理想象，用英语写一篇短文来展望未来科技新生活。词数：100 左右1. 有些人可以到月亮上度假。2. 有些科学家可能在海底生活。3. 每家都有可视电话(view phone)，通过可视电话可以体检或购物。4. 孩子可以在家通过电视和广播接受教育。5. 机器人为你做家务。答案一、单项填空1-5 BCDDC 6-10 CCABC 11-15 DAACB二、完型填空16-20
