1、Section The Language Points of Reading课时作业( 一)对应学生用书 P27.完形填空What will man be like in the futurein 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now on? We can only make _1_， of course, but we can be sure that he will be _2_ from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious _3_
2、. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches _4_. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may imagine that man will _5_ to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. _6_， we still mak
3、e use of only about 20% of the brains capacity. With time going on, _7_， we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need _8_ ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the _9_， in particular the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in _10_ use.
4、 In fact, we use them so much that very often they become _11_ and we have to wear glasses. _12_ over 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, _13_， are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, ho
5、wever, our fingers will grow more _14_ because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? This will probably _15_ from the body altogether in course of time because it doesnt serve a useful purpose any longer.Perhaps all this gives the _16_ that future man will not be a very attr
6、active creature to look at! This may well be _17_. All the same, in spite of all these _18_， future man will still have a lot in common with us. _19_ will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions _20_ to our own.篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 科 普 说 明 文 。文 章 主 要 描 述 了 五 千 年 甚 至 五 万 年 以 后 的 人 类 可 能 会 发
7、 生 的 变 化 。1A.pictures BguessesC explanations Dideas答案：B 根据 only 以及后面的“but . be sure . ”可知，此处表示的是“仅仅是做猜测” 。故选 B 项。2A.equal Bsame Cobvious Ddifferent答案：D be different from “不同于” 。指五千年甚至五万年以后的人类将不同于今天的人类。故选 D 项。3A.example Bfantasy Cmodel Dshape答案：A 下文举了一个例子。take an example “举例子” ，是固定短语。故选 A 项。4A.fatter
8、 Bthinner Ctaller Dshorter答案：C 指现在的人们比以前平均高 3 英寸。第 5 空后的 taller 也是提示。故选 C 项。5A.fail Bcontinue Cmanage Dstop答案：B 将来人类将继续增高。故选 B 项。6A.Even so BIf so CAfter all DIn time答案：A 即使(even so)大量用大脑，我们也只用了它的容量的 20%。if so “如果是这样” ；after all “毕竟；终究” ；in time “及时；最终”均不符合语境。故选 A 项。7A.besides Botherwise Ctherefore
9、Dhowever答案：D 现在我们虽然只用了大脑容量的 20%，但随着时间的推移，我们会越来越多地使用大脑，所以用 however 表示转折。故选 D 项。8A.larger Bsmaller Csillier Dcleverer答案：A 根据下文的“larger”可知，大脑用得越多，它就长得越大。故选A 项。9A.eye B nose Chead Dhand答案：C 随着大脑的增大，人的头也会变得更大。故选 C 项。10A.perfect Bconstant Cnormal Dunique答案：B 由下句中的“we use them so much”可判断此处指我们的眼睛现在用得很频繁。co
10、nstant “不断的；连续的 ”符合语境，故选 B 项。11A.stronger Bbigger Csmaller Dweaker答案：D 根据“have to wear glasses” 可知，视力越来越差。故选 D 项。12A.But BSo CThen DThough答案：A 本句中的“stronger” 与前面的“weaker”形成对照，故用 but 表转折。故选 A 项。13A.in other words Ball in allCas a result Din addition答案：C 我们很少用胳膊和腿，因此它们变得越来越弱了。less use 与weaker 构成因果关系，故
11、用 as a result “因此” 。故选 C 项。14A.effective Boptimistic Cpainful Dsensitive答案：D 根据下文的“a great deal”可知，我们的手指将会变得越来越灵敏 (sensitive)。故选 D 项。15A.disappear Bmove Cremove Drise答案：A 根据后半句可知头发没有什么用处，所以最终会消失。 disappear “消失”符合句意。故选 A 项。16A.expression BimpressionCinfluence Dconnection答案：B impression “印象” ，指上面所提到的变
12、化给我们留下了一个未来人不好看的印象。故选 B 项。17A.false B perfect Cexact Dtrue答案：D 指人类不如以前漂亮这件事是真的。故选 D 项。18A.changes BmotivationsCapproaches Dadjustments答案：A 上文提到人在身高、大脑、眼睛、胳膊、手以及头等方面都发生了变化，所以用 changes “变化” 。故选 A 项。19A.He BThey CWe DIt答案：A 由上下文可知，此句中用 he 代替上一句中的“future man”(未来的人类) 。故选 A 项。20A.cautious BroughCprevious
13、Dsimilar答案：D be similar to “与相似” ，指未来的人和现在的我们在思想和感情上还是有很多相似之处的。.阅读理解AIts 8 am, Tuesday, November 18, 2028, and you are headed for a business appointment 300 miles away. You step into your circle, twopassenger aircushion car, press a series of buttons and the national traffic computer notes your dest
14、ination, figures out the current traffic situation and signals your car to slide out of the garage. Hands free, you sit back and begin to read the morning paperwhich is flashed on a flat TV screen over the cars dashboard. Tapping a button changes the page.The car speeds up to 150 mph in the citys co
15、untryside, then hits 250 mph in less builtup areas, driving over the smooth plastic road. You fly past a string of cities, many of them covered by the new domes (圆屋顶) that keep them evenly climatized year round. Traffic is heavy, typical, but theres no need to worry. The traffic computer, which send
16、s and receives signals to and from all cars on the road between cities, keeps vehicles at least 50 yds apart. There hasnt been an accident since the system began.Suddenly your TV phone buzzes. A business partner wants a sketch of a new kind of impeller (叶轮) your firm is putting out for sports boats.
17、 You reach for your case and draw the diagram with a pencilthin infrared flashlight (红外线闪光灯) on what looks like a TV screen lining the back of the case. The diagram is sent to a similar screen in your partners office, 200 miles away. He presses a button and a fixed copy of the sketch rolls out of th
18、e machine. He wishes you good luck at the coming meeting and sings off.Ninety minutes after leaving your home, you slide beneath the dome of your destination city. Your car slows down and heads for an outercore office building where youll meet your colleagues. After you get out, the vehicle parks it
19、self in a garage to await your return. Private cars arent allowed inside most city cores. Moving sidewalks and electrams (电车) carry the public from one location to another.篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 记 叙 文 。全 文 向 读 者 描 绘 了 2028年 人 们 在 高 科 技 的 支 持 下 ，积 极 、高 效 且 精 彩 地 工 作 和 生 活 的 情 景 。1The traffic computer in
20、 your car can _.Akeep your car at a safe distance from other carsBkeep your car at the same speed in different situationsCkeep your car receiving signals of TV programsDkeep your car driving avoiding heavy traffic答案：A 细节理解题。从第二段倒数第二句可知，交通电脑可以使汽车之间的距离相隔至少 50 码(约 46 米)，使汽车之间保持安全的距离。2Why are the cities
21、 covered by the new domes?ATo prevent people from being wet in the rain.BTo stop the climate of the cities changing violently all year.CTo protect the travelers against the strong sunshine.DTo make the city have the same weather all year.答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“many of them covered by the new domes (圆
22、屋顶) that keep them evenly climatized year round”可知，城市上空有圆屋顶的目的是保持城市的气候变化不剧烈，比较平稳。所以选 B 项。3What will the city be like in the future?ANo accidents will happen because of heavy traffic.BThe sidewalk can move itself up and down.CThe road is built with the plastic material.DThe car parks itself on a dome
23、 to wait for your return.答案：C 细节理解题。从第二段第一句中的“driving over the smooth plastic road”可知，路是塑料建造的。故选 C 项。4The third paragraph mainly tells _.Ayou are lucky to sell products of your companyByou receive best wishes from your business partnerCyou can do business with a newly invented pencilDyou can do busi
24、ness even on the road in the future答案：D 段落大意题。本段描绘了你在路上处理公司业务，从而达成交易的过程。由此可知，本段主要是说即使在路上，由于具有先进的技术，你也可以做生意。故选 D 项。BThe home of the future wont be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No tw
25、o homes will be the same. People will be able to buy “house kits” containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want. Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and
26、 new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians (电工) wont disappear because machines cant replace them. Teachers will still exist because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more at h
27、ome. The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today.Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays wont be for everyone because they wont be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth whe
28、re it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will have been holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities (休闲设施) for families.Paper wont exist in the future. Instead, there will be epaper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will
29、 develop in order to save natural resources. Enewspapers and emagazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reusable paper.The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time
30、in the future. This isnt going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes (爆炸). We will have to explore the universe and find another home. At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and
31、 move to another planet, there wont be any other choice. 篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 说 明 文 。全 文 概 要 描 述 了 人 类 未 来 的 生 活 状 况 。5Homes of the future will _.Abe completely different from those of todayBbe very similar to our homesCall be different from one anotherDbe movable as you want答案：C 细节理解题。从文章第一段第三句“No t
32、wo homes will be the same.”可知，未来的家将各不相同。故选 C。6What does the second paragraph imply (暗示)?ASkilled workers will face great challenges.BThe future will witness job changes.CTechnology will totally replace workforce.DAn unimaginable life will come into being.答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中作者谈到的工作变化：很多我们现在做的工作将消失，有些
33、工作将继续存在但会发生改变，同时还会产生新的工作。故选 B。7Space trips and staying in space hotels will _.Abecome a very common way to spend holidaysBbe the best holiday options for familiesCattract a lot of peopleDbe still only for very rich people答案：D 细节理解题。从文章的第三段首句可知，太空旅行并不适用于所有人，因为不便宜。因此可推知这只适用于富人。故选 D。8Epaper will replace traditional paper because _.Ait will be a symbol of fashionBit wont waste natural resourceCit will be cheaper to produceDit will be convenient to carry答案：B 细节理解题。从文章的第四段第三句“This will develop in order to save natural resources.”可知，这样可以节约自然资源，故 B 正确。
