2024届高考英语一轮总复习选择性必修第一册Unit2LookingintotheFuture单元主题训练

PAGEUNIT2单元主题训练Ⅰ.阅读理解eq\a\vs4\al(2023·烟台市高三高考适应性练习)Withover4.1billionpeople,oraround55percentoftheworld'spopulation,livinginurbanareas,citiesandtownsworldwidearegettingincreasinglyjammed.Inadditiontospendinghoursstuckintraffic,residentsarealsoexposedtohighairpollutionlevelscausedbytransportationemissions(排放).Now,SaudiArabiahopestooverturnurbanlivingwith“TheLine”—afuturisticcitydesignedaroundnature,withoutcars,roadsandcrowdedplaces!Thetotallydifferentcity,announcedonJanuary10,2021,isthebrainchildofSaudiCrownPrince(王储)MohammedbinSalman(MBS).LocatedinNeom,a10,000­square­milehigh­techplanneddevelopmentontheRedSeacoast.TheLinewillbethebaseofMBS'sSaudiVision2030.ThestrategicplanaimstodiversifySaudiArabia'soil­dependenteconomyintootherfields,liketourism,andcreateexcitingjobopportunitiesforitscitizens.The105­mile­longcity,expectedtocostbetweenD|S100billionandD|S200billion,willbebuiltalongastraightlineandcompriseseveralself­sustainingcommunities.Toensureallservicesarewithinashort,five­minutewalk,eachcommunitywillfeatureathree­layerinfrastructure(基础设施)．Therewillbenocarsorroadsonthetop“pedestrianlayer”，soresidentscanfreelywalkandbikeinthesurroundinggreenspaces.Thesecond“servicelayer”willincludeallessentialdailyservices,suchasschools,medicalclinics,leisurefacilities,andgrocerystores.Thethird“spinelayer”willhouseultra­high­speedtransportationandautonomousvehiclestransportingresidentsacrosscommunitiesinlessthan20minutes.Theentirecitywillbepoweredwithrenewablecleanenergysourcessuchassolarandwind,andpossiblyevenhydrogen.Ifallgoesaccordingtotheplan,constructionofthisgroundbreaking,complexinfrastructureprojectwillstartbeforetheendofthisyear.Inadditiontoprovidinguptoamillionresidentswithacleanandstress­freelivingenvironment,theLineisexpectedtocreate380,000newjobs,promoteeconomicdiversification,andcontributeashockingD|S48billiontoSaudiArabia'sGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)by2030.Moreimportantly,MBSbelievesitwillprovidegovernmentsworldwideablueprintforhowpeopleandplanetcanco­existinharmony.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了沙特阿拉伯王储MBS预设的有关未来低碳生活的蓝图“TheLine”计划——一个围绕自然设计的未来主义城市。1．WherecanyoupurchaseabikeiflivinginTheLine?A．Pedestrianlayer.B.Servicelayer.C．Spinelayer. D．Thegreenspaces.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段第二句可知，“服务层”将包括基本的日常生活服务，由此可以推知，可以在“服务层”购买自行车。故选B。2．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheprojectof“TheLine”？A．Widely­accepted. B．Ill­considered.C．Risk­taking. D．Mind­blowing.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，TheLine项目预计的效果和影响是惊人的，它将为世界各国政府提供一个人类与地球和谐共存的蓝图，所以可以推断它是非常令人兴奋的。故选D。3．WhatdoesMBSthinkisthemostimportanteffectof“TheLine”？A．TofacilitateSaudieconomicdiversification.B．Toofferamodelfornature­manintegration.C．Toboostthegovernment'sfinances.D．Tocreatemorejobopportunities.解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，MBS认为TheLine工程为人与自然的和谐共存提供了一个模型。故选B。4．Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A．SaudiVisionforEnvironmentalProtectionB．TheConstructionoftheLineIsUnderwayC．MBS：AnInfluentialLeaderofSaudiArabiaD．MBS'VisionofaFuturisticZeroCarbonCity解析：选D标题归纳题。根据第一段最后一句和全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了沙特阿拉伯王储MBS预设的有关未来低碳生活的蓝图“TheLine”计划——一个围绕自然设计的未来主义城市。D项“MBS的未来零碳城市愿景”适合作为文章标题。故选D。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Futurologistsaremakingalotofpredictionsaboutourfuturelife.__5__By2048,somefuturologistsforeseethatsome“talking”buildingswillappearinourlife.Bythemiddleofthecentury，it'sbelievedthatbuildingswillbeableto“talk”topeoplethroughvarioussensorswhentheheatingneedstobeturnedon.__6__Instead,alotofnetworkswillappear,whichcanbecomparedtoahumannervoussystem.Inthenext30years,buildingswillbemadefromconcreteplasticsandshape­changingmaterials.Allofthemcanhealthemselvesatthattime.__7__therewillbeaneedfornewkindsofelevators,throughwhichvehiclescouldeventravelintothebuildings.GermanengineershavealreadystartedworkingonsuchtechnologycalledMulti.Bymid­century,scientistsbelievethatbuildingswillbemilestall.Someofthemmaybeverylargeandtheycanfunctionassmallcities.Bycomparison,atpresent,theworld'stallestbuilding,theBurjKhalifainDubai,measures828metreshigh.__8__theirwindowswillbereplacedbyvirtualscreens.Inthisway,peoplecanchooseanyviewastheylike.Atheightextremes,aLondonSpaceportisalsolikelytocomeintobeingby2048asthespaceindustrydevelopsveryquickly.Thereisahugecostadvantagegoingtospacefromashighabaseaspossible.__9___A．Ascitiesarebeingverycrowded，B．Asaresult，therewillbenoswitches.C．Asthefuturebuildingcanrisethroughtheclouds，D．Asarchitectsareracingtodeveloptheworld'stallestbuildings，E．Theyarepredictinghowwewilltravel,workandliveinthenext30years.F．Therefore，aSpaceportisverylikelytobeover10km,usingcarbon­basedmaterials.G．Whatismorelikely,though,isthatplaneswillbecomesmarterandmayevenbecomeautonomous.语篇解读：文章介绍了未来学家对我们未来的生活做了很多预测。到2048年，“会说话”的建筑将出现在我们的生活中。1．选E根据上文提到的“未来学家们正在对我们的未来生活做很多预测”可知，E项“他们预测未来30年我们将如何旅行、工作和生活”可承接上文。2．选B根据上文的“willbeableto‘talk’topeople...whentheheatingneedstobeturnedon”可知，B项是上文的结果。3．选D根据下文的“therewillbeaneedfornewkindsofelevators”可知，D项可作为过渡，引出下文。4．选C根据下文的“theirwindows”可知，上文应该提到高楼，所以选C项。D项虽提到“theworld'stallestbuildings”，但是和下文无法衔接。5．选F本段提到“aLondonSpaceport”，F项和上文构成因果关系，而且Spaceport为原词复现。Ⅲ.完形填空Recentlywecarriedoutasurveyof1,000peoplefromdifferentcountriestofindoutwhattheythink__10__willbelikeinthefuture.Theresultsclearlyshowbothour__11__andfears.Thesurveysuggeststhat__12__—oneofthemostimportanthumanrelationships—willchangegreatly.PeoplewillmakefriendsthroughtheInternet.Computerswillbecomereally__13__by2050.Evennow,somepeopledescribethemastheirbestfriends!Accordingtothesurvey,homelifewillbe__14__.Mostpeoplebelievethatby2050robotswillbedoingthehouseworkandwewillbeeating__15__food.Alotofpeoplethinkthatwemightonlycookforfuninthefuture.Spaceexplorationwillbecomeincreasingly__16__.Fiftypercentofthepeoplewetalkedto__17__thatmanwillregularlyvisitMars.Pollutionissomethingthatseemsto__18__manypeople.Somefearthatitwill__19__togetworse,andthatourplanetwillbecome__20__toliveon.Otherseven__21__thatonedaywe'llhavetopayforcleanair.__22__，peopleseemtobequiteoptimisticaboutgeneticengineering(基因工程),astheythinkscientistswilluseitto__23__diseaseslikecancerandAIDS.Nomatterhowdarkorbrightitmayseem,itisuptousto__24__ourplanetandtrytomakeitabetterplace.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是人们对未来生活看法的问卷调查结果。)10．A.education B．spaceC．nature D．life解析：选D根据下文描述的交友、教育、太空探索以及污染问题等可知，此问卷调查是关于未来“生活(life)”的。11．A.tears B．hopesC．rights D．plans解析：选B根据本空后的fears以及下文描述的未来生活的不同方面可知，问卷结果显示了人们对未来生活的“希望(hopes)”和担忧。12．A.marriage B．leadershipC．friendship D．neighbourhood解析：选C根据空后的“oneofthemostimportanthumanrelationships”和“PeoplewillmakefriendsthroughtheInternet.”可知，此处是说未来的“友谊(friendship)”会发生巨大的改变。13．A.private B．perfectC．necessary D．expensive解析：选C根据本段描述电脑对人们的影响可知，到2050年，电脑将变得“必不可少(necessary)”。14．A.busier B．saferC．easier D．sadder解析：选C根据下文的“robotswillbedoingthehousework”可知，未来家庭生活将变得“更简单(easier)”。15．A.unhealthy B．frozenC．over­cooked D．ready­made解析：选D根据下文的“wemightonlycookforfuninthefuture”可知，到2050年人们基本不做饭，而是吃“已经做好的(ready­made)”食物。16．A.famous B．cheapC．popular D．difficult解析：选C根据下文的“manwillregularlyvisitMars”可知，未来的太空探索将非常“流行(popular)”。17．A.doubt B．believeC．remember D．warn解析：选B根据上文的“Mostpeoplebelieve”可知，50%的受访者“相信(believe)”人类会定期拜访火星。18．A.confuse B．frightenC．satisfy D．worry解析：选D根据下文的“Somefearthat...”可知，环境污染让很多人“担心(worry)”。19．A.stop B．continueC．refuse D．begin解析：选B本段指污染带给人们的影响。有些人担心如果环境“继续(continue)”变得糟糕，在地球上居住将变得“不可能(impossible)”。20．A.cold B．freeC．suitable D．impossible解析：选D参见上题解析。21．A.expect B．promiseC．predict D．wish解析：选C环境污染使得有些人“预测(predict)”有一天呼吸干净的空气也需要付费。22．A.Asaresult B．InotherwordsC．Inasimilarway D．Ontheotherhand解析：选D对未来生活，人们一方面担心环境污染，而“另一方面(Ontheotherhand)”则对基因工程充满期待。23．A.catch B．preventC．spread D．carry解析：选B根据上文的“bequiteoptimistic”可知，有一些人相信科学家可以利用遗传工程“防治(prevent)”诸如癌症和艾滋病这样的疾病。24．A.lookafter B．takeoverC．payfor D．thinkabout解析：选A根据上述调查结果以及作者的结论“trytomakeitabetterplace”可知，作者认为未来将由我们“照顾(lookafter)”好地球。Ⅳ.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Arthurwasmessy.Hedidn'ttrytomakeamess,buthedidn'ttrytocleanupmuch,either.Therewerealwayssmallpiecesoffoodonthetablewhenhewasdonewitheating.Heneverputhissocksinthehamper(洗衣筐)．AndheonlypickeduphistoyswhenMumthreatenedtothrowthemaway.Mostdays,MumfollowedArthuraroundthehouseandcleanedupafterhim.Shebrushedthecrumbs(食物碎屑)intoherhandandthrewthemawayaftermeals.Shepickeduphissocksandmadesuretheygotwashed，driedandfoldedneatlybeforegoingbackinthedrawer.Sheoftenpickeduphistoyswhenheleftthemtodosomethingelse.Oneday，MumaskedArthurtopickuphistoytrain.“Notrightnow，”Arthursaid.Hewasreadingacomicbook.Thetrainhadbeenonthelivingroomfloorsincethemorning.“Youknowwhat，Arthur?I'mnotgoingtoaskyouagain.I'mdonewithcleaningtoday.”Andwiththat，Mumputherfeetuponthesofaandpickedupabooktoread.Atdinnertime，Arthurnoticedthattherewasapileofcrumbsathisplaceatthetable.Mum'sspotwasniceandclean.Arthurdidn'tlikethecrumbsverymuch.Afterdinner,Arthurfelthisfeetwerecold.Hewenttohisroomandopenedhisdrawer，butthedrawerwasempty.“Mum，wherearemysocks？”Arthurcalled.“Thereweren'tanysocksinyourhamper，soIdidn'twashthem，”Mumsaid.Arthurfeltunhappy.Nowhisfeetwouldbecold，unlesshewantedtowearthedirtysocksonthefloor.Hedecidedtostaybarefoot.Whenitwastimeforbed，ArthursaidgoodnighttoMumandturnedtogoupstairs.Arthursteppedrightonhistoytraininhisbarefeet.“Ouch！”criedArthur，“thatreallyhurts！”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。Paragraph1：However,Mumwasstillreadingandsaidnothing.