高考英语一轮复习 第一编 教材回眸 Unit 3 Life in the future讲义 新人教版

Unit 3 Life in the future
听第1段材料，回答第1题。

1．What does Tom plan to do next week?
A．To make a robot. B．To enter a petition.
C．To surprise the woman.
答案：B
听第2段材料，回答第2题。

2．What will the woman do first?
A．Send the e­mail.B．Type the paper.
C．Make a call.
答案：A
听第3段材料，回答第3至5题。

3．What element should an accountant have to find a job?
A．Experience. B．Carefulness.
C．English.
答案：A
4．Why does the man think English important?
A．He wants to graduate from university.
B．He wants to get some experience.
C．He wants to enter a foreign pany.
答案：C
5．What does the woman want to do first?
A．Bee an ordinary accountant.
B．Improve her English.
C．Enter a foreign pany.
答案：A
[技巧点拨]
在听力题中，考生没有必要每个词、每句话都要听懂并思考，而应是有所选择、有所侧重地去听关键信息。

平时还要注意多积累词汇及其同源词汇或派生词汇。

如第3题中，文章中多次出现的是experience一词的同源词或派生词experienced和inexperienced。

Text 1
W：What a cool robot！Did you make it, Tom?
M：Yes, I'm glad you like it. It's for a petition next week.
W：I won't be surprised if you win the first prize.
Text 2
W：Well, sir, there are two jobs at hand. Which one shall I do first, typing the paper or sending the e­mail?
M：The latter one. The sooner, the better.
Text 3
M：What's your ideal job in the future?
W：I want to be an accountant very much. But the pany always requires an experienced accountant.
M：Yeah, experience is a key element for finding a job. Now that we are inexperienced, we should be more careful and work harder.
W：Yes. Jason, what about you?
M：I want to enter a foreign pany, so before graduation, I have to improve my English. That's very crucial for a successful job interview.
W：Yes. So I'm gonna apply for a job as an ordinary accountant in the pany to accumulate some experience there.
M：That's good!
W：Do you always want to work in the foreign pany?
M：No, I just want to accumulate some useful experience there.
W：So will you start your own business then?
M：Yes, you said it. I want to do my own business. But before that, some social experience and clients are necessary.
W：You are always smart!
M：Thank you!
1．核心单词
(1)impression(n.) 印象；感想；印记→impress(vt.) 使留下深刻印象→impressive(adj.) 印象深刻的
(2)constant(adj.) 时常发生的；连续不断的→constantly(adv.) 不断地
(3)previous(adj.) 在前的；早先的
(4)guide(n.) 指导；向导；导游 (vt.) 指引；指导
(5)surrounding(adj.) 周围的→surroundings(n.) 周围的事物；环境→surround(vt.) 包围；围绕
(6)tolerate(vt.) 容忍；忍受→tolerance(n.) 容忍；忍耐→tolerant(adj.) 容忍的；宽容的
(7)lack(vi. & vt.) 缺乏；没有 (n.) 缺乏；短缺的东西→lacking(adj.) 不足的；缺少的
(8)adjustment(n.) 调整；调节→adjust(v.) 调整；调节
(9)instant(n.) 瞬间；片刻 (adj.) 立即的；立刻的→instantly(adv.) 立即；即刻(conj.) 一……就……
(10)settlement(n.) 定居；解决→settle(vt. & vi.) 定居；解决
2．阅读单词
(1)aspect (n.) 方面；层面
(2)uncertain (adj.) 不确切的；无把握的→certain (adj.) 肯定的；确定的
(3)press (vi. & vt.) 按；压；逼迫(n.) 按；压；印刷；新闻
(4)fasten (vt.) 系牢；扎牢
(5)switch (n.) 开关；转换(vt.) 转换
(6)citizen (n.) 公民；居民；市民
(7)greedy (adj.) 贪吃的；贪婪的；贪心的
(8)material (n.) 原料；材料
(9)recycle (vt.) 回收利用；再利用
[即景活用]
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1．A baby can only receive sense ________(impress), but it can't understand them.
答案：impressions
2．He studied chemistry and then ________(switch) to biology.
答案：switched
3．Turn the volume down, please. I have little ________(tolerate) for noise.
答案：tolerance
4．There was no one at the reception desk, so he ________(press) a bell for service.
答案：pressed
5．________(lack) confidence can lead to a lot of sufferings.
答案：Lacking
6．The direction of the wind is ________(constant) changing.
答案：constantly
7．The train started ________(instant) he was on board and he sighed in relief.
答案：instantly
8．You have to make an ________(adjust) to the new environment.
答案：adjustment
9．Tom is having a hard time getting used to new ________(surround) in London.
答案：surroundings
10．________(guide) by the sun, they walked towards their destination through the woods.
答案：Guided
联想积累
1．单复数意义不同的名词集锦
①good善；公益goods货物
②brain脑；大脑brains智力；智慧
③custom习惯；风俗；传统
customs海关
④instruction教导；指导
instructions用法说明；操作指南
⑤look脸色；看 looks容貌
⑥pain痛苦 pains辛苦；努力
⑦sand沙子 sands沙滩
⑧time时间 times时代
⑨work工作 works工厂
⑩oil油 oils油彩
2．“press〞家族
①press v．& n. 按；压
②pressure n.压力
③impress v.留下印象
④impression n.印象
⑤express v.表达
⑥expression n.表达；表情
3．后缀加­en构成动词
①fasten系牢
②shorten使缩短
③weaken变弱
④deepe n加深；使深
⑤broaden/widen加宽
⑥strengthen 加强
1．take_up 拿起；接受；开始；继续；占用2．suffer_from遭受；患病
3．as_a_result 结果；因此
4．(a)_lack_of缺乏……
5．be_back_on_one's_feet(困境后)恢复；完全复原
6．lose sight of 看不见……
7．sweep up打扫；横扫
8．slide into (快捷而悄声地)移动；溜进……
9．remind sb. of ... 使某人想起……
10．speed up加速
[即景活用]
用所给短语的适当形式填空
sweep up， slide into， speed up， take up， lose sight of，
a lack of
1.Tom thought carefully for several days and decided to ________the job.
答案：take up
2．Don't leave her alone to ________the house after the party.
答案：sweep up
3．Tom showed ________responsibility, so he lost the good opportunity.
答案：a lack of
4．Nobody noticed when he entered the classroom; he ________it from the back door.
答案：slid into
5．I watched the plane go higher and higher until I ________it.
答案：lost sight of
6．Many countries are faced with the problem about how to ________economic development.
答案：speed up
联想积累
1．“v.＋from〞短语集锦
①suffer from遭受；患病
②adapt from从……改编
③benefit from从……中获益
④date from自……存在至今；追溯到……年代
⑤hear from 收到某人来信
⑥escape from 从……逃脱
⑦die from 死于
⑧result from (由……而)造成
2．“be＋adj.＋to〞必备短语一览
①be cruel to对……残酷
②be equal to等于；能胜任
③be familiar to为(某人)所熟悉
④be harmful to对……有害
⑤be polite to对……有礼貌
⑥be similar to 与……相似
⑦be close to 接近；靠近
3．“be＋adj.＋about〞必备短语荟萃
①be certain/sure about确信
②be dis appointed about对……感到失望
③be mad about对……入迷
④be nervous about为……感到不安
⑤be anxious about为……感到忧虑
⑥be serious about对……认真
⑦be curious about对……感到好奇
⑧be worried about 为……担心；忧虑
1．Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.
我感到累极了，爬上床很快就睡着了。

2．Well, now there's a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.
哦，现在有一种装置，能利用生态学原理来处理掉废弃物。

[句式仿写]
1．To our relief, the missing child returned home ten days later, ________________ (疲惫却很健康)．
答案：tired but healthy
2．We will start at the point ________________(我们停下来的地方)．
答案：where we stopped
联想积累
1．过去分词作状语
①作状语的过去分词其逻辑主语通常就是句子的主语，且主语是过去分词动作的承受者，即过去分词表示的动作与主语之间在逻辑上是动宾关系。

②有些过去分词及短语因来源于系表结构，作状语时不强调被动，而重在描述状态。

这样的过去分词及短语常见的有：seated, hidden, lost/absorbed in, dressed in, tired of。

2．where引导定语从句
①where引导定语从句时，在从句中作地点状语，其前面有表示地点(或类似地点的抽象名词)的先行词。

②where还可以引导定语从句，修饰抽象地点名词，如：point, stage, case, situation, condition, position, environment, activity, race, job, scene等。

[单词点津]
impressionn. 印象；感想；印记
[教材原句]FIRST IMPRESSIONS
第一印象
(1)make/leave/have an/the impression on 给……留下印象
(2)impress vt. 给……以深刻印象；使铭记
impress sth. on sb.
＝impress sb. with sth. 使某人铭记某事物
be impressed by/at/with 对……印象深刻
(3)impressive adj. 使人印象深刻的；难忘的
[即景活用]
(1)单句语法填空
①The first ________(impress) you leave on your manager is very important.
②I have to say that this opening ceremony was the most ________(impress) one
I had ever seen.
答案：①impression②impressive
(2)完成句子
The first time I saw him, his sense of humour __________me.
＝The first time I saw him, I _______________his sense of humour.
我第一次见到他时，他的幽默感给我留下了深刻的印象。

答案：left/made a deep impression on; was deeply impressed by
toleratevt. 容忍；忍受
[教材原句]At first my new surroundings were difficult to tolerate.
开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。

(1)tolerate doing sth. 容忍做某事
can't tolerate/bear/stand (doing) sth. 无法忍受(做)某事
(2)tolerate＝put up with 忍受；容忍
(3)tolerance n. 容忍；忍耐力
(4)tolerant adj. 宽容的；容忍的
be tolerant towards/of ... 对……宽容
[即景活用]
(1)单句语法填空
①Being a bad­tempered man, he would not tolerate ________(have) his lectures interrupted.
②He is a very ________(tolerate) and understanding man.
答案：①having ②tolerant
(2)完成句子
The school can't ______________________in exams.
学校绝不容许学生在考试中作弊。

答案：tolerate students' cheating
lackvi.& vt. 缺乏；没有n. 缺乏；短缺的东西
[教材原句]Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.
由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。

(1)lack sth. 缺少某物
(2)a lack of...……的缺乏
for lack of...因缺乏…… have no lack of ... 不缺乏…… (3)lacking adj . 短缺的；缺乏的 be lacking in 缺乏/缺少 [特别提醒]
(1)lack 作名词时，常与介词of 连用；作动词时，可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词(不用被动语态)；形容词lacking 与in 连用。

(2)lack 表示“缺少的东西〞时，常为可数名词。

[即景活用] 完成句子
①____________________ , his parents managed to send him to a university. 尽管缺钱，他的父母还是设法送他上了大学。

②Although she is rich in knowledge, she ________practical experience. 尽管她知识丰富，但是缺少实际经验。

答案：①Though lacking money ②is lacking in/lacks
instantn. 瞬间；片刻 adj. 立即的；立刻的
[教材原句]You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it's sent.
你把金属带放在头上，整理思路，按下发送按钮，然后想着你要发送的信息，片刻功夫信息就发出去了。

(1)in an instant 立即；马上
for an instant/for a moment 暂时；一时
⎭
⎪⎬
⎪⎫(2)the instant (that )＝instantly
the moment/the minute ＋从句 instantly/immediately/directly ＋从句一……
就……
(3)instantly adv . 立即；马上 [特别提醒]
表示“一……就……〞的结构归纳：
as soon as... , no sooner ... than ..., hardly ... when ..., immediately/directly/instantly ＋从句， the instant/moment/minute/second ＋从句，
on/upon＋(动)名词
[即景活用]
(1)单句语法填空
He made an ________(instantly) decision to risk his own life to save the drowning child.
答案：instant
(2)单句改错
①The instantly I saw him, I knew he was the man the police were looking for.
_____________________________________________________
②On arrive, he gave a phone call to his mother.
_____________________________________________________
答案：①instantly→instant②arrive→arriving/arrival
[短语点拨]
take up 拿起；接受；开始从事；继续；占用(时间)；占据(空间) [教材原句]I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year.
我还是不能相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。

take off 脱掉(衣服等)；起飞；事业腾飞
take over 接管
take apart拆开
take down写下；记下；拆除
take care of 照顾
take in吸收；接纳；领会；被欺骗
take on呈现；雇用；承担；从事
take ... for granted认为……是理所当然的
[即景活用]
写出以下句子中take up的含义
①Playing puter games and watching TV take up much of my spare time.________
②When did you take up painting？________
③Tom took up the story where John had left off.________
④Are you going to take up the challenge of lasting a whole week without arguing？________
⑤Mrs Green took up her bag and left the room.________
答案：①占用②开始从事③继续④接受⑤拿起
lose sight of 看不见
[教材原句]However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.
但是，当我们到达一个看上去像是大市场的地方时，由于车辆朝四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。

catch sight of ... 看见；看到……
e into sight 出现在眼前；进入视野
at first sight 乍一看
lose one's sight 失明
at the sight of ... 一看到……
in/within sight 在视线内；可以被看见
out of sight 看不见；在视线X围之外
[即景活用]
完成句子
①I felt ver y happy, for I ________________my best friend in the crowd.
我非常高兴，因为在人群中我看见了我最好的朋友。

②Only a short­sighted man will __________the importance of education.
只有鼠目寸光的人才会看不见教育的重要性。

③______________his father, the boy ran away.
一看到他的父亲，男孩就跑开了。

答案：①caught sight of②lose sight of③At the sight of
speed up 加速
[教材原句]When we wanted the hovering carriage to speed up, we pressed down hard on the driving pedal and bent over in the direction we wanted to go.
当我们想让气垫车加速时，我们就用力踏驱动踏板，并且向想去的方向俯身。

speed by 飞驰而过
at a speed of 以……速度
at high/great/low/slow/full speed 以高/低/全速
gain/gather/pick up speed 加速
[即景活用]
(1)单句语法填空
The police car is running ________a speed of 100 miles per hour to chase after the truck ahead of it.
答案：at
(2)完成句子
①Plenty of fresh air and exerci se will ________his recovery.
充足的新鲜空气和锻炼将加速他的康复。

②The train began to ______________as soon as it left the station.
刚出车站火车就开始加速。

答案：①speed up②pick up speed
[句型与语法]
[教材原句]Hit by a lack of fresh air, my head ached.
由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。

过去分词短语Hit by a lack of fresh air在句中作状语。

作状语的过去分词通常是及物动词，可表示被动或完成。

过去分词作状语时，修饰主句的谓语动词，意义上相当于状语从句，表示时间、条件、原因、伴随或让步等。

过去分词作状语，前面往往可以加when，while， as if， as though等。

一般说来，这种结构的逻辑主语必须与主句的主语一致。

[即景活用]
(1)单句语法填空
①________(follow) by the old man, we went upstairs.
②________(see) from the top, the stadium looks like a bird nest.
③Don't speak at the meeting until ________(speak) to.
答案：①Followed②Seen③spoken
(2)完成句子
__________________ , he decided to help the poor boy.
被她的话感动了，他决定帮助那个可怜的小男孩。

答案：Moved by her words
[教材原句]Inside was an exhibition of the most up­to­date inventions of the 31st century.
太空站里展出了31世纪最先进的发明。

当here, there, up, down, in, out, away, off, now, then, into等表示方位或时间的副词或表示地点的介词短语置于句首，且句子主语是名词时，句子的主谓部分需完全倒装。

当主语为代词时不倒装。

[即景活用]
完成句子
①The door opened and in ______________ .
门开了，史密斯先生走了进来。

②By the window ______________with a magazine in his hand.
窗户旁坐着一位年轻人，手里拿着一本杂志。

答案：①came Mr Smith②sat a young man
I am taking up the prize to travel to 3008. I can't believe it so I have to remind myself __1__(constant). I have no previous experience, so at first I was uncertain. Luckily, my friend and guide, Wang Ping, was very understanding and gave me much help. __2__(transport) by Wang Ping's parents' pany, I arrived in the future in __3__time capsule. At first my new surroundings were difficult __4__(tolerate). So I felt unfortable for lack __5__fresh air. Wang Ping gave me a mask and hurried me through to a small room for a rest. Soon I was back on my feet again. Then I __6__(follow) Wang Ping to collect a hovering carriage driven by puter.
Soon I could fly as swiftly as Wang Ping. __7__I lost sight of Wang Ping because of too many __8__(carriage)flying by in all directions. He __9__(sweep) up into the centre of them. Then I caught sight of Wang Ping again and flew after him. Arriving at a stran ge­looking house,heshowedmeintoalargeroom.It's fascinating. I had a meal and had a bath there. __10__(exhaust), I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.
1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案：1.constantly 2.Transported 3.a 4.to tolerate 5.of 6.followed 7.But 8.carriages 9.was swept 10.Exhausted
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．She can't tolerate ________(treat) that way.
答案：being treated tolerate doing sth.“容忍做某事〞。

主语she与treat之间为被动关系，故填动名词的被动形式，即being treated。

2．Your art skills are excellent and admirable, which leave me a deep ________(impress)．
答案：impression leave sb. a deep impression “给某人留下深刻印象〞。

3．________(devote) to his research work, the professor cared little about other things.
答案：Devoted 本句中含有be devoted to的结构，结合句子结构可知，应用过去分词短语作状语，描述一种状态，即“潜心于研究工作〞，故填devoted。

4．Please pass the papers on to the students ________(seat) at the back of the classroom.
答案：seated 分析句子结构可知，设空处作定语，修饰the students，因此用所给词的形容词形式表示“入座的，就座的〞这种状态。

故填seated。

5．Sales director is a position ________munication ability is just as important as sales skills.
答案：where 设空处所填词引导定语从句，指代表抽象地点的先行词position，关系词在从句中作状语，意为“在此职位上〞，故填where。

6．In ________(e) the headmaster, followed by a group of students.
答案：came 表示方向的副词位于句首，且句子主语为名词，句子应采用全部倒装结构。

7．He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself ________(surround)．答案：surrounded 本句中宾语himself和surround存在被动关系，应用过去分词作宾补，故填surrounded。

8．The old man got on the bus, ________(support) by a girl.
答案：supported the old man与support之间为被动关系，故填过去分词supported，在此处作方式状语。

9．He is always ready to take ________heavy responsibilities.
答案：up take up “开始担当(新的责任)〞。

take up responsibility “承担责任〞。

10．No one in the carriage had ________(previous) spoken to the ticket owner before.
答案：previously 句意：事先车上没人和这个持票人说过话。

副词作状语修饰动词短语had spoken to。

Ⅱ.单句改错
1．Despite his lack experience, he got the job.
_____________________________________________________
答案：lack后加of lack of... “缺少……；……的缺乏〞，该短语中lack为名词，常与of连用。

2．As far as I know, the government will speed the pace of our economic reform.
_____________________________________________________
答案：speed后加up speed up “加速〞。

3．Giving another hour, I can also work out this problem.
_____________________________________________________
答案：Giving→Given give与I之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词作状语，表被动意义。

4．The place was so crowded and we soon lose sight of him.
_____________________________________________________
答案：lose→lost and连接两个并列的简单句，由前一句中的was可知，后一分句应用一般过去时。

5．At sight of the snake, the girl burst into tears.
_____________________________________________________
答案：sight前加the at the sight of “一看见……〞。

Ⅲ.语法填空
The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, __1__shows its different beauty with the sunlight changing its color during the day, so __2__(technical) you can make a visit anytime of the day.
However, sunrise is the best time __3__the monument is like a blooming flower when the day breaks. Moreover, visiting in the early morning, you can avoid not only
the heat but the crowds. For those people in pursuit of some perfect shots who don't want to wait too long, getting up earlier can be very __4__(reward)． In addition, a sunset visit is also a nice __5__(choose) if you are not a morning person. The temperature bees cooler __6__the burning afternoon and the monument __7__(surround) by soft silver light. Usually there are more visitors at sunset than sunrise; it takes patience __8__(capture) some good pictures.
If you happen to be in Agra on the full moon day __9__2 days before/after, a night visit to the Taj Mahal is also available.Unlike what you see in the daytime, __10__outline of the structure against the dark sky and moonlight is full of peace and magic.
1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。

有人说，不看泰姬陵就不算到过印度。

本文向读者介绍了参观泰姬陵的最正确时间。

1．which 考查定语从句的引导词。

所填词引导一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是The Taj Mahal，并且关系词在从句中作主语，故填which。

2．technically 考查词性转换。

分析句子结构可知，空处修饰整个句子，因此用副词。

technically表示“严格来说〞。

3．as/because 考查连词。

设空后的句子解释“sunrise is the best time〞的原因，故用as或because引导原因状语从句。

4．rewarding 考查词性转换。

分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作表语，故用形容词形式rewarding，意为“值得的〞。

5．choice 考查词性转换。

空前有“a nice〞，故填名词choice。

6．after 考查介词。

本句中的“cooler〞说明傍晚的温度要低一些，而且前一句中的sunset也说明是在炽热的下午之后。

7．is surrounded 考查动词的时态和语态。

句子的主语monument与surround之间存在被动关系，且此处描述一般情况和情形，应用一般现在时，故用一般现在时的被动语态。

8．to capture 考查非谓语动词。

本句为It takes ... to do ... 句式，因此用不定式。

9．or 考查连词。

此处表示“如果你碰巧在月圆的那天或者在此之前或之后的两天在Agra〞。

故用or表示“或者〞。

10．the 考查冠词。

分析句子结构可知，空处表示特指，故用定冠词the 。

Ⅳ.短文改错
My grandfather is very kind to me. He loved me very much. I am the apple of his eye, and when it es to my study, he is very strict and will never let me to be lazy. Every day he spends more than one hour examine my homework. With his help, I have been doing well my studies.
My grandfather is also warm­hearted to people whom are his neighbors or plete strangers and is always ready to help them.One day, the girl, one of his neighbor, injured her leg carelessly.My grandfather took the girl to the hospital immediate and paid the fees with her own savings.
答案：
My grandfather is very kind to me. He loved ①loves
me very much. I am the apple of
his eye, and ②but when it es to my study, he is very strict and will never let me to ＼③
be
lazy. Every day he spends more than one hour examine ④examining
my homework. With his help,
I have been doing well ∧⑤in
my studies.
My grandfather is also warm­hearted to people whom ⑥who/that
are his neighbors or plete
strangers and is always ready to help them.One day, the ⑦a girl, one of his neighbor ⑧neighbors
，
injured her leg carelessly.My grandfather took the girl to the hospital immediate ⑨immediately
and paid the fees with her ⑩his
own savings.
难项分析：
第二处：and→but 考查连词。

前后句之间为转折关系，故用but 。

第六处：whom→who/that 考查定语从句的引导词。

先行词是people ，关系词在从句中作主语，故用who/that 。

注意：whom 在从句中作宾语。

第十处：her→his 考查代词。

根据语境可知，此处指作者爷爷自己的积蓄，故用his 。

单元加餐练
Ⅰ.完形填空
Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was __1__repeatedly. Everybody was asking, “How's the book ing？〞 I was so __2__ .
My friends got together one day and I blurted out (脱口而出), “I don't know my purpose in life.〞 The outburst was met with __3__and stares. Finally, Pam said, “I don't know, either.〞 She was in a job she __4__ . Teresa said, “Me either.〞I was sure that Bette would have a(n) __5__ . She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal oute. __6__ , she shook her head.
Two years passed and, during that time, I sold my __7__ , Teresa went back to school, Pam switched __8__ , and Bette kept on living as best as she could.
Actually, for those two years, Bette lived a __9__life than any of us. She built a butterfly garden in her neighbourhood. She spent time with her family, went hiking,__10__and lived.
My book was finally __11__and Bette made it to my first big signing. A day or two later, she was back in the __12__as she was seriously ill. I left on tour for several weeks, and when I __13__ , she was close to __14__ .
The day came when her brother called to let me know Bette had __15__ . He asked me to write her obituary (讣告). I thought about how she'd filled every moment with as much joy as she could find. That obituary wasn't a list of __16__ . It was the story of a woman who lived. __17__what life threw at her, she lived.
That was when I__18__ what I'd learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life. That's all any of us are here to do. In the end, the only thing that __19__is that we breathe in our time here and fill it with__20__ .
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。

作者通过朋友的人生经历意识到活着的目的便是好好地活着。

1．A.read B．printed
C．rejected D．written
答案：C 由上文的“... I qu it my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but ...〞及第五段开头的“My book was finally ... my first big signing.〞可推断，起初作者
的书一再被“拒绝(rejected)〞。

2．A.excited B．confident
C．envious D．embarrassed
答案：D 由于作者写的书一再被拒，所以别人问起这本书时作者感到很“尴尬(embarrassed)〞。

3．A.darkness B．smoke
C．danger D．silence
答案：D 由下文的“... stares. Finally, Pam said〞可推断，听到作者突然发出的感叹后朋友们都“沉默(silence)〞了，陷入了沉思。

4．A.hated B．lost
C．found D．created
答案：A 由上文的“I don't know, either.〞及第三段中的Pam switched可推测，帕姆“厌恶(hated)〞自己的工作。

5．A.present B．answer
C．dream D．excuse
答案：B 由下文作者描述贝蒂的病情可知，作者很确定快到生命尽头的贝蒂对人为什么活着这一问题已经有了“答案(answer)〞。

6．A.Therefore B．However
C．Besides D．Otherwise
答案：B 由第5空前的“I was sure〞及下文的“she shook her head〞可知，Bette 的反应与作者的推测相反。

应选However。

7．A.house B．car
C．paper D．book
答案：D 由第一段中的“writing a book〞可推测，之后的两年时间里，作者卖掉了自己写的“书(book)〞。

8．A.jobs B．methods
C．topics D．channels
答案：A 由第二段中的“She was in a job she ...〞可推测，帕姆换了“工作(jobs)〞。

9．A.fuller B．poorer
C．sadder D．simpler
答案：A 由下文“She built a butterfly garden ... and lived.〞可推断，在那两
年时间里，贝蒂过着比其他人“更充实的(fuller)〞生活。

10．A.plained B．shouted
C．laughed D．learned
答案：C 由贝蒂在那两年里所做的事情及倒数第二段中的“... she'd filled every moment with as much joy as she could find〞可推断，贝蒂曾“笑着(laughed)〞面对生活。

11．A.revised B．published
C．reviewed D．translated
答案：B 由下文的“my first big signing〞可推断，作者的书终于被“出版(published)〞了。

12．A.hospital B．school
C．garden D．pany
答案：A 由下文的“as she was seriously ill〞可推断，贝蒂因为病重又回到了“医院(hospital)〞。

13．A.followed B．returned
C．escaped D．recovered
答案：B 由上文的“I left on tour for several weeks ...〞可推测，此处是说作者“返回(returned)〞时。

14．A.success B．death
C．trouble D．wealth
答案：B 由下文的“He asked me to write her obituary (讣告)．〞可知，作者返回时，贝蒂已经生命垂危。

close to death “生命垂危〞。

15．A.given up B．shown off
C．turned down D．passed away
答案：D 由下文的“He asked me to write her obituary (讣告)．〞可知，贝蒂的兄弟打告诉作者贝蒂已经“去世了(passed away)〞。

16．A.requirements B．suggestions
C．achievements D．agreements
答案：C 由下文的“It was the story of a woman who lived ... what life threw at her, she lived.〞可推测，作者给贝蒂写的讣告并不是一个“成就(achievements)〞清单，而是一个女人的故事。

17．A.Other than B．Rather than
C．Regardless of D．In case of
答案：C 由上文介绍的贝蒂努力生活、与癌症斗争的故事可推断，“不管(Regardless of)〞生活给了她什么，贝蒂都努力活着。

18．A.guessed B．decided
C．expected D．realized
答案：D 通过给贝蒂写讣告，作者“意识到(realized)〞贝蒂的去世让自己认识到的道理。

19．A.works B．matters
C．exists D．changes
答案：B 由设空后的“is that we breathe in our time here and fil l it with... 〞可知，这是作者从贝蒂的人生获得的深刻感悟，应选matters “事关紧要；重要〞，符合语境。

20．A.life B．trust
C．luck D．nature
答案：A 由上文的“She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life.〞可推断，作者意识到人活着唯一“重要(matters)〞的事情就是在时间的流逝中过好自己的“生活(life)〞。

Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
It's 8 am, Tuesday, Nov.18, 2028, and you are headed for a business appointment 300 miles away. You step into your circle, two­passenger air­cushion car, press a series of buttons and the national traffic puter notes your destination, figures out the current traffic situation and signals your car to slide out of the garage. Hands free, you sit back and begin to read the morning paper—which is flashed on a flat TV screen over the car's dashboard. Tapping a button changes the page.
The car speeds up to 150 mph in the city's countryside, and then hits 250 mph in less built­up areas, driving over the smooth plastic road.You fly past a string of cities, many of them covered by the new domes (圆屋顶) that keep them evenly climatized all year round. Traffic is heavy, typically, but there's no need to worry. The traffic puter, which sends and receives signals to and from all cars on the road
between cities, keeps vehicles at least 50 yds apart. There hasn't been an accident since the system began.
Suddenly your TV phone buzzes.A business partner wants a sketch of a new kind of impeller your firm is putting out for sports boats. You reach for your case and draw the diagram with a pencil­thin infrared flashlight (红外线闪光灯) on what looks like a TV screen lining the back of the case. The diagram is sent to a similar screen in your partner's office, 200 miles away. He presses a button and a fixed copy of the sketch rolls out of the machine. He wishes you good luck at the ing meeting and signs off.
Ninety minutes after leaving your home, you slide beneath the dome of your destination city. Your car slows down and heads for an outer­core office building where you'll meet your colleagues. After you get out, the vehicle parks itself in a garage to await your return. Private cars aren't allowed inside most city cores. Moving sidewalks and electrams (电车) carry the public from one location to another.
篇章导读：本文为一篇记叙文。

全文畅想了人们在不远的将来2028年的高科技精彩生活。

1．The traffic puter in your car can ________ .
A．keep your car at a safe distance from other cars
B．keep your car at the same speed in different situations
C．keep your car receiving signals of TV programs
D．keep your car driving avoiding heavy traffic
答案：A 细节理解题。

从第二段倒数第二句“The traffic puter, which sends and receives signals to and from all cars on the road between cities, keeps vehicles at least 50 yds apart.〞可知，交通电脑可以使汽车保持安全的距离。

2．Why are the cities covered by the new domes?
A．To prevent people from being wet in the rain.
B．To stop the climate of the cities changing violently all year.
C．To protect the travelers against the strong sunshine.
D．To make the city have the same weather all year.
答案：B 细节理解题。

根据第二段第二句中的“many of them covered by the new domes (圆屋顶) that keep them evenly climatized all year round〞可知，城市上空的圆屋顶
的作用是使城市的气候变化不剧烈，比较均匀。

所以选B。

3．What will the city be like in the future?
A．No accidents will happen because of heavy traffic.
B．The sidewalk can move itself up and down.
C．The road is built with the plastic material.
D．The car parks itself on a dome to wait for your return.
答案：C 细节理解题。

从第二段中的“driving over the smooth pla stic road〞可知，道路是塑料建造的。

其他选项均与文中细节不符。

应选C项。

4．The third paragraph mainly tells ________ .
A．you are lucky to sell products of your pany
B．you receive best wishes from your business partner
C．you can do business with a newly invented pencil
D．you can do business even on the road in the future
答案：D 段落大意题。

本段讲述了你在路上处理公司业务，从而达成交易的过程。

由此可知，本段主要是说即使在路上，由于具有先进的技术，你也可以做生意。

故D项正确地概括了全段主旨。

B
What will humans look like in 1,000 years? Video suggests we could develop red eyes, have darker skin and be better­looking. Climate change, artificialintelligence and genetic mutations (基因突变) are all set to transform our bodies.
In the future tiny robots will be suddenly put into our own bodies, improving our abilities. Meanwhile, designer babies will cause future generations to grow into increasingly intelligent and attractive people. But while that will make us smarter, stronger and better­looking, such genetic similarity, or lack of human diversity, leaves room for a single new disease of the future to wipe out the entire human race. As global warming takes hold, humans will also be skinnier and taller, as this body shape is better able to dissipate heat.
Our faces may also change greatly, according to Dr Alan Kwan, who holds a PhD in putational genomics from Washington University in St Louis. Dr Kwan has created a shocking series of images which show one possible evolution for the human race。