高中英语大题精做03Lifeinthefuture5.docx

1、高中英语大题精做03Lifeinthefuture5Unit 3 Life in the futureI. 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。 Early Native American groups lived in different cultural areas. Their environments had 1 resources. Each group made particular products or developed certain skills, based on their own 2. As they

2、perfected their skills, 3 exciting began to happen. For the first time in their history, they had more things than they 4. They wouldnt let their products go to 5, of course. When Native American groups began to communicate with each other, they began to 6 things with others. The 7 they traded goods

3、 and services without using any form of money was called bartering(以物易物). Thanks to bartering, people began to enjoy a better 8 of life. To barter with others meant that work became much 9. No one group had to work as hard as before to make or find everything they needed for survival. Native America

4、n groups would often travel long distances for the chance to 10 with each other. In between trading times, they would 11 or collect extra products. They kept them especially for the 12 of bartering with other native groups at their trade meetings. Another 13 of trading between cultural areas was tha

5、t people could enjoy products that were 14 to make with the resources in their own 15. For example, people from the Desert Southwest area 16 tools made from whalebone(鲸骨). There was no whalebone available in the 17. However, they could get it from the natives living in the Pacific Northwest area.Som

6、e people18 use bartering today to get things they need. You might 19 to do the dishes for your brother if he will take you to the movies. Especially in hard economic 20 people return to the age-old way of getting things they need.1. A. strange B. ordinary C. similar D. different2. A. skills B. inter

7、ests C. resources D. customs3. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing4. A. found B. collected C. needed D. sold5. A. market B. town C. waste D. charity6. A. buy B. share C. produce D. save7. A. way B. idea C. plan D. study8. A. variety B. habit C. quantity D. quality9. A. harder B. dirtie

8、r C. easier D. nicer10. A. greet B. trade C. work D. play11. A. use B. create C. send D. advertise12. A. goal B. value C. purpose D. point13. A. choice B. trouble C. benefit D. pleasure14. A. illegal B. necessary C. impossible D. natural15. A. desert B. trade C. group D. area16. A. designed B. wante

9、d C. discovered D. invented17. A. water B. sea C. desert D. land18. A. yet B. still C. even D. never19. A. fear B. earn C. offer D. refuse20. A. developments B. changes C. disadvantages D. timesII. 阅读理解根据短文内容，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。A Oh my God, the robots are taking over! Were doomed! Doo

10、med! Now that Ive gotten that out of my system, its become clear that while we may or may not be doomed, the robots are taking over. The latest example is the governments new guidelines for self-driving cars. Tesla, Google and Uber are already testing driverless cars in cities across America. Uber c

11、hief executive Travis Kalanick is among those predicting that by 2021, self-driving cars will play a big part in urban settings. Nearly 40,000 people died last year in this nation in automobile-related accidents, and we believes driverless cars can save tens of thousands of lives annually. Makes sen

12、se. Robot drivers are less likely to get drunk, drive without a license, text while driving or feel agitated at the scene of a pileup. On the other hand, I wonder how these highly sensitive cars will react, with walkers constantly dashing into the street. Will they jam on the brakes every 10 seconds

13、? But theres a bigger picture. Not only are robots replacing humans behind the wheel, but behind the work desk, in warehouses, senior homes, you name it. Robots arent just taking over in the workplace. The question is, where cant a robot function better than a human? How about writing songs? A robot

14、 can go through every combination of notes in record time and come up with a pleasing melody. The lyrics might be a different story. Is a Grammy-winning song co-written by Hank Human and R-3071 in our future? Finally, its only a matter of time until we have robot politicians and presidential candida

15、tes. Why not? They can be programmed to be experts in world and domestic affairs and come up with the best solutions without corruption and bad humors. z.x-xk Actually, its too bad such technology isnt available in 2016. Pretty sure the robot would win in a landslide.1. What does the underlined word

16、 “agitated” mean? A. Tired B. Cautious C. Careful D. Anxious2. What doubt does the writer have about self-driving cars? A. How passengers behave in it. B. How robot drivers get the license C. How they avoid crashing into other car D. How they respond to walkers on a busy street3. The last questions

17、asked in the sixth paragraph reflects the writers . A. confidence in robots, winning Grammy Awards B. eagerness to listen to songs written by robots C. doubt about robots ability to write songs D. curiosity about the future Grammy songs4. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A. Robots

18、 will control the world in every field B. Robots are coming but not soon enough C. Robots are being used in our daily life D. Robots can drive cars and write musicB Our environment isnt as green and beautiful as it should be. There are steel(钢铁) monsters blocking out the sun, blowing out dangerous s

19、moke, and letting out poisonous chemicals into rivers, cars producing harmful waste gas, people throwing out waste in a wrong way and all other kinds of sources that ruin the planet. Facing current environmental problems, people need to do their best to save the earth. You can see many big garbage d

20、ustbins in the streets. Theyre not there for a show, but for you to drop your waste. We should realize that what we do does count. So next time you get that urge to throw gum or a chocolate package out of the car window, or “accidentally” drop as you walk down the street, ask yourself how much waste

21、 youve been contributing to the environment with that bad habit going on for years. At home, the first thing we can do to protect the environment is avoid letting water run continuously and make sure that taps(水龙头) are not leaky(漏的), which would help greatly in scrimping(节省). Another is to use energ

22、y-saving lights, and turn them off before you leave the rooms. It is not only energy-saving, but also cuts down electricity costs. Recycling is a method to make items reusable. Many things you want to throw out can be made into new products through the reproducing process. Use your imagination to co

23、me up with ways on things that you can use again. Pass the message of simple ways to save the environment on to kids. Starting with kids is a good way of teaching the message early in their lives, in the hope that they can carry it forward as they grow older. With environmental protection awareness

24、in mind, we can do what we can, for the results are to have a big effect on the planet. As long as we do our part, the world is one small step closer to being saved.5. In the first paragraph the author uses “steel monsters” to describe_. A. huge buildings B. high mountains C. big factories D. charac

25、ters in fairy stories6. From the fifth paragraph, we can know that _. A. protecting the environment begins with small chores B. protecting the environment should start from childhood. C. wonderful life comes from environmental protection D. protecting the environment benefits the country and the peo

26、ple7. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The more people do their part, the greener the environment will be. B. Selling what you dont want any more is a kind of recycling. C. To protect the environment may help you save some money. D. Your bad habits for the environment are a valuable contributi

27、on.8. The passage is mainly about_. A. the use of garbage dustbins B. how to save water and electricity C. how to save the environment D. our current environmental problemsIII. 七选五型阅读理解 Everyone wants to be happy, but not everyone can make it. Do you want to have a good mood every day? If so, the fo

28、llowing steps will be useful to you.Be grateful. 1They can be simple things like the purple flower on the sidewalk, the beautiful sunset, and the hot shower you take every day. When you have a grateful heart, you11 cherish them and be naturally filled with happiness. 2 When you put your mind, heart

29、and soul into what youre doing, youre creating a happiness statecalled the “flow”. When youre living in the flow, youre less likely to mind what others may think about you, and less bothered by unimportant things. The result? More happiness, of course!Become a problem solver. Happy people are proble

30、m solvers. 3Instead, they face up to the challenge and channel their energies into finding a creative solution. By becoming a problem solver, youll build up your self-confidence and your ability to accomplish whatever you determine to do.Practice forgiveness. Hatred and anger are forms of self-punis

31、hment. When you forgive, youre actually practicing kindness to yourself. 4Everyone makes mistakes. Its through our mistakes that we learn and grow to become a bigger and better person.Give back. Doing good is one of the surest ways to feel good. According to Harvard, when people do good, their brains become active in the very same reward center that is stimulated when they experience other rewards. 5A. Go with the flow.B. Focus on what you are doing.C. And most importantly,