高中英语 Unit2 第1学时 Reading and Comprehension练习 新人教版必修5.doc

unit3 life in the future第一学时reading and comprehensionroombathese days，robots are more common than you might think.consider the roomba，a robotic vacuum(吸尘器)which cleans floors on its own.“we wanted to make something simple that people could use every day，” says greiner，cofounder of irobot，the company that makes the smart vacuum.“and thats what inspired us to build the roomba.”some robots like the roomba are already very common in many us households.irobot makes everything from the roomba to robots that someday might become a part of us.“you can have robotics equipped into your body，to get back that arm or leg that youve lost，either in some accidents or diseases，” says greiner.although robots have been developed mainly for military(军用的) applications，civilian uses for the technology are growing，according to michael toscano，president of the association for unmanned(自控的) vehicles international.task 1仔细阅读“first impressions”，根据课文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选出正确答案。 1li qiang was unsettled for the first few days because_ahe was uncertain about what might happen during the future tourbhe hadnt decided whether to take the risk of experiencing the future tourche couldnt wait to take the future tourdhe became so excited whenever he thought of the future tour2how did he go into the future?athe “future tours” transported him into the future in a time capsule.bhis parents company drove him there.che went into the future by himself.da guide led him there.3put the sentences in right order according to the text.ai was transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule.bi arrived at a strangelooking house and everything in it made me surprised.ci won a time travel journey to the year ad 3008.di had my first try to master a hovering carriage.acabdbbdaccdacbdcadb4which of the following is true according to the text?athe green tablets made the author feel nervous and uncertain.bthe strangelooking house was small but bright and clean with a brown floor and soft lighting.cbuilding a green wall in the house was to provide muchneeded oxygen for the house.dthe seats in the capsule were very comfortable but later hard to tolerate.答案：14aadctask 2再次阅读课文“first impressions”，完成下列表格。before getting into the time capsuleli qiang felt 1._at first.as a result，he suffered from “time lag”wang ping gave him some green 2._，which helped a lot.(续上表)in the capsule the capsule swung gently 3._as they relaxed and dreaming.when they arrived in the futureat first the new 4._were difficult to tolerate.li qiang was hit by a 5._of fresh air and his head ached.just then wang ping appeared and immediately 6._him through to a small room nearby for a rest.soon he was back on his feet again and wang ping showed him how to fly a hovering 7._.in a large，bright clean room wang ping flashed a 8._on a computer screen and some furniture rose from under the floor as if 9._having had a brief meal and a hot bath, li qiang felt exhausted and 10._into bed and fell fast asleep.答案：1unsettled2.tablets3.sideways4.surroundings5lack6.hurried7.carriage8.switch9.by magic10.slidtask 3根据课文“first impressions”，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。li qiang won his prize to travel to the future.1._first he felt very nervous and uncertain.the company “future tours” transported him into the future in 2._time capsule.3_(confuse) by the new surroundings, he 4._(hit) by a lack of fresh air. 5._head ached. the air seemed thin, as though its 6. _(combine)of gases had little oxygen left. wang ping advised 7._to put on a mask and hurried him through to a small room to rest.he lost sight of wang ping 8._they reached 9. _looked like a large market because of too many car