FuturologyPre-reading课时练习含答案

1、Warm-up & Lesson 1 Consumer SocietyPre-reading .阅读理解 A I was delighted to receive a copy of Marie Curie and her Daughters by Shelley Emling through my letter-box a few weeks ago. Actually science has never really been my “thing” At school I really struggled with physics and chemistry and was much happier in English Language or History classes.My mind is not structured enough to understand how science works.Im a bit of a daydreamer and prefer using my imagination rather than learning fact。

2、Warm-up & Lesson 1 Language LearningPre-reading .阅读理解 A You may be surprised to learn that English gets 30 to 45 percent of its words from French.The reason goes back to the year 1066，when Norman forces invaded what is now Britain.The Normans were from northern France and spoke French.During the Norman occupation，French became the language of Englands rulers and wealthy class.This lasted for more than 300 years.Other people in England continued to speak English during this period. Over ti。

3、Warm-up & Lesson 1 Living in a Community Pre-reading .阅读理解 A One cold day last November，my wife and I came home from work to a sick young daughter and we decided to stay at home for the night.Problem was， we had two tickets to see Miranda July， the performance artist，being interviewed at the Herbst Theatre.We decided to sell them online for $50.One hour before the event，a guy named Peter called me and said he wanted to buy the tickets.Since the time was limited， I told Peter to pay me 。

4、Warm-up & Lesson 1 Super AthletesPre-reading .阅读理解 A When I was young，I read many kinds of books，including fairy tales.Most of the books described heroes who were handsome and heroines who were beautiful.So，I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to become a great person. As I grew up，I began to realize outer beauty was not so important to make someone good.I remember a friend of mine，Janie，who was so beautiful that every classmate wanted to talk with her，but she was very arrogan。

5、Warm-up & Lesson 1 Global Warming Pre-reading .阅读理解 A People living in the UK take quite a few holidays abroad and in the country each year.Choices made about where to go，how to get there and what to do can either benefit or harm the environment. While on holiday Many of the things you can do to be greener on holiday will be the same things you can do at homebut there are also some extra things too，like avoiding gifts made from endangered plants and animals.Here are some suggestions： 。

6、Warm-up & Lesson 1 FuturologyPre-reading .阅读理解 A Joy Mangano was 33 and divorced.She had three kids under age 7，and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress.“There were times when I would lie in bed and think，I dont know how Im going to pay that bill，” Mangano says. But she had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing.She knew how hard it was to mop the floor.“I was tired of bending down，putting my hands in dirty water，wr。

7、Welcome to the unit & ReadingLanguage Points 基础巩固 .单词拼写 1She closed her eyes tightly in a vain(徒劳的) attempt to hold back the tears. 2Waterfalls are a favourite theme(主题) for the painters from very early times. 3After the 5- hour long journey，all the tourists were burnt out and desperate(渴望的) to have a good rest. 4It was generous(慷慨的)of her to contribute such a large sum of money. 5The criminal(罪犯)broke away from the policemen who were holding him. 6The director of the facto。

8、Welcome to the unit & ReadingPre- reading .阅读理解 A Too Much Happiness was written by Alice Munro，winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature，one of our greatest contemporary writers of fiction and the owner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker，The Atlantic Monthly，and other publications，and her collections have been translated into thirteen languages. The main character is Sophia Kovalevsky，a great Russian mathematician，writer and advocator(。