Unit+2+Loo king+into+the+future+单元过关检测 高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit2Lookingintothefuture.单元过关检测第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AForyournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworldbutit'llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoseeabreathtakingblueplanet-theearth!ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Whilespacetourismitselfisn'texactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn'tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepuzzleafterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene(卫生)facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,Wi-fi.Becauseifyoucan'tshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren'tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheInternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,there'slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallypayforatripintoouterspace.Soifyou'verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.()1.Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itisquiteaffordable.B.ItwillbebuiltinRussia.C.Itwillofferanamazingview.D.Itcosts$40milliontobuild.()2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Hotelguestswon'tbeabletoseeintospace.B.Visitorsarerequiredtotakeexerciseeachday.C.Spacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheinternet.D.Touriststendtosharetravelingexperiencesonline.()3.ThehotelwillbebuilttoprovideRussianscientistswith.A.funandgamesB.financialsupportC.spacecontractorsD.moretimeinspaceBFromself-drivingcarstocarebots(care+robots)forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses."Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,"saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence.Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,EuropeandNorthAmerica.ItshowsthatintheUStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates.Butthereportstates:"Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs—justchangingwhatpeopledo."Growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch."Thegrowthof20-to-40-personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologyknowhowwilldirectlychallengebigcompanies,"itstates.A2014reportbyPewResearchfound52percentofexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticswereoptimisticaboutthefutureandbelievedtherewouldstillbeenoughjobsinthenextfewyears.Theoptimistspictured"afutureinwhichrobotsdonottaketheplaceofmorejobsthantheycreate"accordingtoAaronSmith,thereport'scoauthor."Technologywillcontinuetoaffectjobs,butmorejobsseemlikelytobecreated.Althoughtherehavealwaysbeenunemployedpeople,whenwereachedafewbillionpeopletherewerebillionsofjobs.Thereisnoshortageofthingsthatneedtobedoneandthatwillnotchange,"Microsoft'sJonathanGrudintoldresearchers.()4.Accordingtothereport,.A.peoplewon'tnecessarilylosejobsB.bigcompanieswillfacefewerchallengesC.smallcompanieswillwinagainstbigcompaniesD.mostpeoplewillbecomeinterestedintechnology()5.Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthefuture.A.peoplewillfacemanydifficultiesB.peoplewilltakeupmorecreativejobsC.artificialintelligencewillthreatenpeople'slivesD.mostjobswillbedoneintraditionalworkplaces()6.JonathanGrudin'swordsinthelastparagraphsuggestthat.A.therewillbeenoughjobsforpeopleB.thingswillchangealotinafewyearsC.manypeoplewillbecomeunemployedD.technologywilltotallychangefuturejobsCInthefuture,theInternetwillbedifferentfromwhatitisnow.Therewillbemanymorewebsites.Itispredictedthatintheyear2100,therewillbehundredsofbillionsofwebsites.Thismeansthattheuseofsearchengineswillbecomemuchmoreimportant.Andtherewillalsobemanymoresitesindifferentlanguages.Thismeansthatoneveryproperwebsite,therewillbelinkswiththelanguageyouwant.AnotherpredictionontheInternetisthatdatatransmission(传输)speedwillincreaseglobally.AccordingtoAkamaiTechnologies,theaverageglobaldatatransmissionspeedinlate2019was26.7megabitspersecond.ComparethattotherecordfordatatransmissionspeedsetbyBellLabs:100billionmegabitspersecond.Atthatspeed,youcouldtransmit400DVDsworthofdataeverysecond.That'sanenormousgapbetweenwhat'scurrentlypossibleandwhat'scommerciallyavailable.Butastimepasses,thecostsofproducingsuper-high-speednetworkswilldecrease.Inthefuture,peoplewillliveundertheseaandthehousingshortagewillbesolved.Therewillbelotsofglassdomes(穹状建筑物）underthesea,whichallowpeopletolookallaroundintothesea.Airwillbeprovidedviaairpipeswhichleadtotheopenair.Youcantravelfromonedometoanotherviaakindofsubmarinewhichwillalsobemadeofglass.Thedomeswillbesobeautifulandtheviewundertheseawillbesoimpressivethatmanypeoplewillprefertoliveunderwater,andlesspeoplewillprefertoliveonland.Thiswillhaveapositiveeffectontheenvironmentonland.Inthefuturewewon'tuseoilorgasasenergyanymore.Wewillmakeuseofsunlight,waterandwind.Carswillrunonwater.Justfillyourtankwithwater,andyoucandrivefurtherthanyoucoulddrivewiththesameamountofgasoline.Also,theexhaustwon'tbedamagingtotheenvironment,becauseit'lljustbewatervapour.Sothewatercyclewon'tchange,we'llkeepthesameamountofwaterontheearth,andwewon'trunoutofwater.Also,allenergywillbesuppliedbynaturalsources:sunlight,windandwater.()7.WhatcanweknowabouttheInternetinthefuturefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Itwillbemoreimportanttousesearchengines.B.MostofthewebsiteswillbedesignedinEnglish.C.PeoplenotknowingaforeignlanguagewillfindithardtosurftheInternet.D.TherewillbegreatgapsbetweendevelopedcountriesanddevelopingcountriesinInternetusage.()8.Whyaresuper-high-speednetworksnotavailabletothepublicWhyaresuper-high-speednetworksnotavailabletothepublicatpresent?A.Becausethecostsaretoohigh.B.Becausetherearetechnicaldifficulties.C.BecauseBellLabsdoesn'twanttosellitstechnique.D.Becausegovernmentshaven'trecognisedtheirvalue.()9.Theunderlinedword"exhaust"inParagraph4probablyrefersto".A.oilproductB.wasteairC.solarenergyD.windenergy()10.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.TheInternetisthemostadvancedinventioninhistory.B.Waterwillrunoutsoonerthanwehaveexpected.C.Housesundertheseawillbemadefrommetal.D.Sunlight,windandwaterwillbenefitpeoplemoreinthefuture.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtofocusontodayanddoyourbestIfyouwanttobesuccessful,thenyoumustappreciatetheimportanceoflivinginthepresent.11.Herearesometipstomotivateyoutomakethemostofthepresent.Begratefulforthelittlethings.Startagratitudejournal.12.Taketimetoappreciatethethingsgoingwellinyoureverydaylife,thethingsyouarethankfulfor,orthethingsyouacceptasnormalwithoutthinkingaboutthem.Trainyourselftodoonethingatatime.Don'tworkontoomanyprojectsnomatterhowbigyourambitions(抱负)are.13.Takeitonedayatatime,andsoonyou'llbesurprisedathowmuchyou'vemanagedtoaccomplish.14.Remindyourselfofwhereyouarebyaskingyourself,"IsthiswhatIshouldbedoingrightnow?""AmIfeelinghappydoingthisatpresent?""WhatistheonethingIcandotomaketodaycount?"Knowyourowncharacterwellandlistentoyourfeelings.Schedulesome"metime"andmakethemostofit.Makesometimeoutofyourbusyscheduletofollowacreativehobby,enjoythebeautyofnatureorsimplysomepopcultureentertainment.15.JohnLennononcesaid,"Lifeiswhat'shappeningwhilewe'rebusymaking."Practisekeepingyourattentiononthehereandnow.Thepresentmomentiswhereyouarealways!A.Finishonetaskatatime.B.Findthegoodineverysituation.C.Starttodowhatyouenjoydoing.D.Askyourselfquestionstobeinthepresent.E.Believeinwhatyouarereallyfeelingatpresent.F.Alwaysrememberthatthebestpreparationfortomorrowisdoingyourbesttoday.G.Notonlywillithelpyoutorelax,butitwillalsoaidyouinfocusingbetteronyourtasks.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Doyougettoplaywithanyneattoysatschool?Asmoreandmoreschoolstakeadvantageofnew16tomakelearningeasier,youmaygetthechanceto17personalcomputers,laptopsormaybeevensmartphonesintheclassroom.18werenotalwaysaswell-equippedastheycanbetoday,though.Beforestudentshadpencilsandpaper,theyoftenusedslates(石板),whichwere19,handheldblackboardsthattheycouldwriteonwithchalk.Infact,theclassroomchalkboarddidn't20untilthelate1800s.Itmusthavebeen21forteacherstobeabletowriteonalargesurfacethattheentireclasscouldseeatthesametime.Whilechalkboards22seemlikeathingofthepasttoday,theywerecutting-edge（最尖端的）technologyatonetime！Overtheyearsasnewtechnologies23,newitemswereslowlyaddedtoclassroomsas24figuredouthowtheycouldbeusedto25thelearningexperience.Copyingmachinesrevolutionisedclassrooms26theycamealonginthemid-1900s.Beingableto27studentscopiesoflessonsforhomeworkandstudyingexpandedtheclassroom28itswallsandtheusualschoolday.Theuseofaudiotapesandheadphonesintheclassroommadeforeignlanguages29.Theyalsohelpedstudentswithvisionorreading30,sincetheycouldnowlistentolessonsratherthan31them.Therearehundredsofother32ofeducationaltechnologyovertheyears.Inthepastcoupleofdecades,though,schoolshave33agreatincreaseintheuseofcuttingedge,moderntechnologyintheclassroom.Withtheinventionofthepersonalcomputer,educationgotagreat34.Whenyoufactorin（把...考虑在内）theInternet,moderneducationlooks35thanitdidwhenyourparentswereinschool.()16.A.technologyB.discoveryC.thoughtD.design()17.A.buyB.borrowC.repairD.use()18.A.CinemasB.ClubsC.ClassroomsD.Theatres()19.A.heavyB.smallC.valuableD.cheap()20.A.giveupB.workonC.turnbackD.comeout()21.A.difficultB.interestingC.niceD.lucky()22.A.certainlyB.hardlyC.finallyD.suddenly()23.A.stoppedB.arrivedC.appearedD.developed()24.A.workersB.educatorsC.visitorsD.doctors()25.A.improveB.enjoyC.acceptD.suffer()26.A.beforeB.untilC.whenD.so()27.A.passB.giveC.lendD.introduce()28.A.betweenB.alongC.throughD.beyond()29.A.easierB.furtherC.slowerD.longer()30.A.questionsB.experiencesC.problemsD.contests()31.A.writeB.speakC.readD.tell()32.A.experimentsB.examplesC.resultsD.inventions()33.A.seenB.lostC.avoidedD.kept()34.A.increaseB.measureC.movementD.improvement()35.A.similarB.differentC.backwardD.important第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AcomputerprogramhasbeatenahumanchampionattheancientChineseboardgameGo.Itmarkedanimportantadvanceforthe36.(develop)ofartificialintelligence.Theprogram,37.(call)AlphaGo,hadtaughtitselfhowtowin.ItbeattheEuropeanchampioninallfivegamesofamatchinOctober.Thedeveloperssay38.(it)learningabilitymaysomedayletcomputershelpsolvereal-worldproblems.Thosecouldincludemakingmedicaldiagnosesand39.(conduct)scientificresearch.Previouslycomputershavebeatenhumansinother40.(game).Butamongclassicgames,Gohaslongbeenviewedasthemostchallengingforartificialintelligencetomaster.GooriginatedinChinamorethan2,500yearsago.41.gameinvolvestwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingmarkersonacheckerboard-likegrid.Theobjectistosurroundmoreareaontheboardwiththemarkersthanone'sopponent(对手).Playersobtaintheopponent'spieces42.surroundingthem.Therulesaresimple,43.playingitisnot.It'sprobablythemostcomplexgameevercreatedbyhumans.MartinMueller,acomputingscienceprofessor,44.(work)onGoprogramsfor30years.Hesaid,"Thenewprogramisreallyabigstepupfromeverythingelse45.we’veseen.It'saveryimpressivepieceofwork."第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）请根据下面表格所提供的信息，以“ARobot”为题写一篇80词左右的文章，介绍今年太阳公司推出的最新款机器人Sunny.名称Sunny（Sun公司研制）外形1.2米高的可爱男孩功能烹饪各种美食，打扫房间，根据主人心情播放音乐、影视节目，安排工作计划价格800元使用能源太阳能阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。TheMeredithfamilylivedinasmallcommunity.Astheeconomywasindecline,somepeopleinthetownhadlosttheirjobs.Manyoftheirfamilieswerestrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Peopleweretryingtohelpeachothermeetthechallenges.Mrs.Meredithwasamostkindandthoughtfulwoman.Shespentagreatdealoftimevisitingthepoor.Sheknewtheyhadproblems,andtheyneededallkindsofhelp.Whenshehadtime,shewouldbringfoodandmedicinetothem.Onemorningshetoldherchildrenaboutafamilyshehadvisitedthedaybefore.Therewasamansickinbed,hiswife,whotookcareofhimandcouldnotgoouttowork,andtheirlittleboy.Thelittleboy-hisnamewasBernard-hadinterestedherverymuch."Iwishyoucouldseehim,"shesaidtoherownchildren,John,Harry,andClara."Heissuchahelptohismother.Hewantsverymuchtoearnsomemoney,butIdon'tseewhathecando."Aftertheirmotherlefttheroom,thechildrensatthinkingaboutBernard."Iwishwecouldhelphimtoearnmoney,"saidClara."Hisfamilyissufferingsomuch.""SodoI,"saidHarry."Wereallyshoulddosomethingtoassistthem."Forsomemoments,Johnsaidnot