英语新外研必修四讲义MODULE1单元小结

Canyoupredictwhatourlifewillbelikeinthefarfuture?Areyouoptimisticaboutit?Now,I'dliketotalkaboutthefuture.Ithinkpapermoneywilldefinitelybeonthewayoutandeventuallybereplacedbycreditcards.Forastart，papermoneyisn'teasytocarry.Secondly,it'ssaferforustousecreditcards.Thirdly,wecanplaceordersonlineandpaybycreditcardsratherthanincash.Naturalresourcessuchascoalandoilarerunningout.Bythetimeweusethemup,wewillhavetorelyonalternativeenergy,suchassolarandwindenergyfordailylifeandtopowermachines.Carswillbeesoadvancedthatwecanchangetheircoloursandshapesattheflickofaswitch.Wecanenjoymanyrecreations,suchasbowling,softballandconcertsfreeofcharge.Wecanloadspaceshipswithwasteandsendthemtowardsotherplanets.Aswecangetridofrubbishinurbanareas,therewillbenoneedtohavealandfill.Asforoperations,doctorscandosurgeryortelesurgeryforoutpatientswithoutleavingtheirclinics.Thepolicecanarrestcriminalsbyfiringnets.Doyouthinkallmypredictionswilletrueoneday？你能猜测在遥远的将来我们的是什么样子的吗？你对它乐观吗？现在，我想谈谈将来。我认为纸币无疑将会过时，而且最终被信用卡代替。首先，纸币不便利携带；其次，使用信用卡更平安；第三，我们可以上网订购货物，然后用信用卡而不是现金付款。自然资源，如煤炭和石油，正在枯竭。我们用完这些资源时，就得依靠可替代性能源，如太阳能或风能来供应日常所需能量，带动机器。汽车会很先进，我们只需轻轻按一下开关，就可以转变汽车的颜色和外形。我们可以免费享受许多消遣活动，如保龄球、垒球、音乐会等。我们可以把废弃物装到宇宙飞船上，把它们送到别的星球上去。我们处理掉市区的垃圾后，就不再需要垃圾填埋地了。至于手术，医生们不用离开诊所就可以给门诊病人做外科手术或远程手术。警察可以射出网状物逮捕犯罪分子。你认为我的全部预言有朝一日能够实现吗？加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练Ⅰ.完形填空Assciencedevelopsrapidlyinthedirectionoftechnology,itsuppliesmanabetterandmorefortable__1__.Menwillbeworkingshorterandshorterhours,__2__housewiveswillalsobeabletohavemorefreetime.Canyou__3__doinghouseworkwithoutahousewife?Scientistsbelievethiswill__4__intorealitiesinnotverylongtime,andperhapsduringyourlifetimehouse­robotswilltake__5__ofhousewives.WhenI__6__thiskindofmachinewithhousewives,some90percentofthemreplied__7__，“HowsooncanIbuyone？〞Theother10percentsaid,“Iwouldbeterrifiedtoseeit__8__aboutmyhouse.〞ButwhenIexplainedtothemthatitcouldbeturned__9__orstopped,theyquicklyrealizedthatitwasa__10__object.Inmyown__11__wehavefoundthatthewashing­upmachineisregardedasagood__12__intheroom.There'snogreater__13__thantogotobedintheeveningand__14__thatthewashing­upisbeingdonedownstairsafterweare__15__.Somefamilieswould__16__tohavetheirrobotslaves__17__allthedownstairshouseworkaftertheywerein__18__atnight,whileotherswouldhaveit__19__inthemornings.Butthiswouldbeentirelyamatterof__20__.语篇解读：本篇主要叙述随着科技的开展，家庭机器人要取代家庭主妇。1． B．houseC．life D．sleep解析：选Cabetterandmorefortablelife“更好、更舒适的生活〞。2．though B．whileC．however D．so解析：选Bwhile为并列连词，作“然而〞讲，用于强调上下两者的鲜亮比照。3． B．enjoyC．infer D．imagine解析：选Dimaginedoingsth.“设想做某事〞。4．A.turn B．beturnedC．produce D．beproduced解析：选Bturninto“变成〞＝changeinto，是一个及物动词词组，有被动语态形式。5．A.place B．placesC．aplace D．theplace解析：选Dtaketheplaceof“代替〞。6．A.discussed B．suppliedC．helped D．sold解析：选Adiscusssth.withsb.“和某人争论某事〞。而B项作“供应某人某物〞讲时，应用supplysth.tosb.。C项helpsb.with“关心某人某事〞的意思。7． B．immediatelyC．politely D．slowly解析：选B由“HowsooncanIbuyone？〞一句可知，应当是家庭主妇们“立即答复〞。8． B．talkingC．jumping D．playing解析：选Amoveabout“四处移动〞。9． B．onC．over D．off解析：选Dturnoff“关闭〞。10． B．usefulC．real D．future解析：选Buseful“有用的〞，由上文语境可得出。11． B．opinionC．future D．time解析：选A依据上下文，可知此处描述的是在家里发生的事。12． B．petC．hand D．person解析：选Cagoodhand“一个好帮手〞。13． B．pleasureC．choice D．object解析：选Bpleasure在此为不行数名词，意为“乐趣〞。14． B．feelC．notice D．find解析：选Aknow“知道〞，依据上下文可知。15． B．tiredC．out D．asleep解析：选Dbeasleep表示“睡觉〞的状态，由上文“gotobedintheevening〞得出此答案。16． B．ratherC．feellike D．like解析：选Dwouldliketodosth.“情愿做某事〞，而C项feellike的后面要接doing。17．A.todo B．doingC．do D．wash解析：选Chavesth./sb.dosth.“让某人/某物做某事〞。18． B．bedC．need D．house解析：选Bbeinbed“在睡觉〞，为固定词组。19．A.todo B．doingC．done D．do解析：选C此句中的it指housework，故而用done，表示被动。20． B．practiceC．idea D．quality解析：选Aamatterofchoice“选择之事〞。Ⅱ.阅读理解Whenyouactuallythinkthathumansevolvedfromapes,it'sveryclearjusthowdifferentweactuallylookfromourancientancestors.EvenparedtotheearliestHomosapiens(智人),welookmuch,muchdifferent.So,itwouldbefoolishofustoassumethattheevolutionofthehumanspeciesisalldoneandthathumanswilllookthewaytheydonowforever!ArtistNickolayLammpartneredwithaKwan,aputationalgeneticist,toeupwithanideaofwhathumanscouldlooklike20,000,60,000,and100,000yearsintheputtheirheadstogetherandcameupwithsome(literally)eye­poppingdigitalrenderings.basedhisideasaboutthehumansofthefuture'slooksbypredictingwhattheirlivingenvironmentsmightbelike,andresearchinghowhumanshaveevolvedoverthelast500to700believesthathumansmighthavealargerforeheadbecauseourforeheadsarecurrentlymuchbiggerthantheywereinthe1300s;whywouldn'ttheykeepgrowing?Thetwoalsocameupwiththeideathathumanswillhaveenormouseyesbecausetheywillbetravelinginthedarknessofsparemuchmore.Ifhumansofthefuturearespendingmuchmoretimeindarkness,theireyeswouldhavetoevolvetobelargertobemoresensitivetolightandseebetter.Alongwithlargereyesandforeheads,Dr.KwanandLammbelievegeneralsizeofhumanheadswillincreaseastheirbrainsbeelarger,andthattheirskintonewillbedarkertoprotectthemagainstUVrays.Butthesepredictionsarejustpredictions.Thereisalargechancethattheirpredictionswon'tendupbeingcorrectatall,butthatdoesn'tmeanthatweshouldn'tthinkaboutwhatourfuturefamilymemberswilllooklike.Whatdoyouthinkhumanswilllooklikeinthefuture?Willwehaveclaws?Willwebelivinginouterspace?Letusknowwhatyouthinkthefutureholdsforthehumanspecies!语篇解读：本文介绍了将来人类的面貌会连续发生变化。1．Thefirsttwoparagraphsimplythat________.A．ourancestorsmayn'tevolvefromapesB．humanlooksarestillevolvingnowC．ourfacesremainunchangedforlongD．humansarefoolishtotreatapesasancestors解析：选B推理推断题。依据文章第一段中的信息和其次段“So,itwouldbefoolishofustoassumethat...donowforever！〞可知我们人类的面貌始终都在演化中。2．madehisresearchesbyguessing________.A．whetherhumaneyeswillbeelargerB．howbighumanbrainswillbeeC．howlonghumanswilltravelinspaceD．whatenvironmentshumanswilllivein解析：选D细节理解题。依据文章第四段中的信息“Dr.Kwanbasedhisideasabout...mightbelike〞可知他是通过猜测人类将来可能的生存环境来争论人类将来的面貌的，应选D。3．IntheopinionofDr.Kwan,inthefuture________.A．humanswillhavetoliveinthedarknessB．humanswillkeepgrowinginheightC．humanswillhavealargerforeheadD．humanswillbemoresensitivetoUVrays解析：选C细节理解题。依据文章第四段中的信息“Hebelievesthathumansmighthavealargerforehead〞可知，他认为人类的前额会变大。4．Thewriter'sattitudetowardsDr.Kwan'spredictionswas________.A．neutral B．disapprovingC．supportive D．doubtful解析：选A观点态度题。依据倒数其次段“Butthesepredictionsarejustpredictions...whatourfuturefamilymemberswilllooklike.〞可知，作者对于这种理论持中立的态度。加餐练(二)主观题标准增分练Ⅰ.语法填空Everyonehasdreams,butnotalldreamscanberealised.Peoplegiveuptheirdreamsforthisorthatreason.Those__1__dreamsbeetruehaveonethinginmon,thatis,theyinsiston__2__(work)fortheirdreams.MarieCurie,afamousscientist,hasset__3__goodexample.In1898,Marie__4__(find)anewelement(元素)inthepitchblende(沥青铀矿)．__5__(prove)herdiscovery,shehadtoshowittotheworld,whichalsobecameherusingtonsofpitchblende,Marieandherhusband__6__(final)sawthebluelightofradium(镭)．Therearemanyotherexamples.Athleteswhogaingoldmedalsandstudentswhoenterkeyuniversitiesafter__7__(year)ofhardwork,arealldream­holders.Thepathtodreamsmaynotbesmoothandtheprogressmaybe__8__(pain).Butholdontoyourdreams,nomatter__9__bigorsmalltheyontotheend,andyouwillfindthereisnothing__10__(happy)thanyourdreamsingtrue.语篇解读：通向胜利的路不会是一帆风顺的，当遇到挫折时不要放弃、不要气馁。，砥砺前行，终会胜利。1．whose设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Those(指代People)，且在从句中表所属，限定dreams，故填whose。2．workinginsistondoing“坚持做某事〞。3．asetanexample意为“树立典范〞，又由于example前有good修饰，故填a。4．found由前面的“In1898”5．Toprove由语境可知，居里夫人必需向世界展现这种元素是为了证明她的发觉，故填Toprove，动词不定式作目的状语。6．finally设空处作状语修饰saw，表示“最终〞，故填finally。7．yearsyear是可数名词且在此表泛指，应用其复数形式，故填years。8．painful设空处作表语，表示“苦痛的〞，故填painful。9．how设空处所在句意为：坚持你的幻想，不管它们有多么大或多么小。故填how(多么),nomatterhow在此引导让步状语从句。10．happier设空处所在句意为“当你幻想成真的时候，你会发觉没有比这更欢乐的了〞，故填happier。Ⅱ.短文改错Goodmorning,everyone.It'sgreathonorformetospeakhere.Myname'sLiXiang,borninaharmoniousfamily.Myfatherandmotherareallhighschoolteachers.Influencedbythem,Ireadwidelyduringmyearlyage,butI'vedevelopedagreatinterestinartsandsports.I'measy­going,getalongwellwithmyclassmates.Itisthispersonalitywhichhelpsmewinoverallmyclassmates'friendships,andalsohelpmeoveremanydifficultiesbothinacademicandpersonallife.Beingadmittedinyouruniversityhasalwaysbeenabeautifuldreamforme.IdreamconstantlythatI,alongwithmineclassmates,willstudyhappywiththehelpoftherespectableprofessors.IdreamthatIwillswimfreelyinthesea,enjoyingthewavesofknowledge.Ihopeallmydreamwilletrueinthenearfuture.Thankyou.答案：其次句：It's后加a第四句：去掉all或all→both第五句：but→and第六句：get前加and或get→getting第七句：which→that;help→helps第八句：in→to第九句：mine→my;happy→happily第十一句：dream→dreamsⅢ.书面表达学校正在组织科技创新大赛，你想为日常生活中某件物品(如钢笔、书包、鞋子……)设计添加新功能来参赛。请以“MyMagic________〞为题写一篇英语短文，介绍你的创意。内容：；2．介绍新功能。留意：；2．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。___________________________________________