Module 1 Life in the Future

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When will the magazine probably arrive？

A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.

2. What does the man suggest the woman do？

A. Have a monthly spending plan.B. Save some money each month.C. Spend money once a month.

3. How does the man come here？

A. By car.B. By taxi.C. By bus.

4. What will the man do？

A. Open the window.B. Find another room.C. Go out with the woman.

5. What does the man mean？

A. He can’t go to the cinema. B. He can go to the cinema on Saturday morning.

C. He can go to the cinema on Saturday evening.

第二节（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Where is Jane’s bike？

A. It’s in the room. B. It’s in front of the door.C. It’s beside the door.

7. Who did Jane get her bike from？

A. From her classmate.B. From her friends.C. From her parents.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？

A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife.C. Manager and secretary.

9. Where are the two speakers going？

A. The airport.B. The railway station.C. The bus station.

10. Why do the speakers call Brenda？

A. To ask her to change clothes.B. To ask her when mother arrives.C. To ask her if she can go with them.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Who is the man？

A. A repairman.B. A doctor.C. A neighbor.

12. How much will the woman pay for the repair？

A. About $100. B. Much more than $100.C. Much less than $100.

13. Why was the window broken this time？

A. Because the children kicked the ball at home.B. Because the woman played volleyball at home.

C. Because there was a big flying stone just now.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Who is Frank Stone？

A. A friend of the woman’s.B. A visitor to the clinic.C. A patient of Dr Milton’s.

15. Why won’t Mr Stone come to the clinic tomorrow？

A. The clinic will be closed.B. Dr Milton won’t come to work.C. He can’t spare the time.

16. When is the clinic open in a week？

A. During the whole week.B. On weekdays except Thursday.C. From Monday to Friday.

17. When will Mr Stone see Dr Milton？

A. 6：15 pm on Friday.B. 6：15 pm on Thursday.C. 5：30 pm on Thursday.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How did the young woman feel when the old lady asked her to say “Goodbye， Mum”？

A. Angry.B. Frightened.C. Surprised.

19. What did the young woman do when the old lady left the restaurant？

A. Waved goodbye.B. Paid the bill.C. Walked out.

20. Why did the bill include the charge for the old lady’s meal？

A. Because the old lady was too poor to eat in such an expensive restaurant.

B. Because the manager mistook the old lady for the young woman’s mother.

C. Because the young couple were too glad to do a favor for the old lady.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. — What will houses ____ in the future？

— I think future houses will be intelligent and beautiful.

A. feel likeB. look likeC. sound likeD. taste like

22. At this time tomorrow we ____ over the Atlantic Ocean.

A. are going to flyB. will flyC. are flyingD. will be flying

23. — How are you getting on with your report？

—It ____ in three days.

A. will finishB. will be finishingC. will be finishedD. is going to finish

24. Mary will probably become ____ scientist and help develop ____ alternative energy.

A. a； /B. /； theC. a； anD. /； a

25. — How long will it be ____ China sends a manned spaceship to the moon？

— Perhaps two or three years.

A. whenB. sinceC. untilD. before

26. How to ____ waste is a great problem for the world today.

A. get rid ofB. get outC. get overD. get across

27. You don’t need to look very far ahead to make a ____ on the future development.

A. promiseB. predictionC. decisionD. conclusion

28. If we don’t pay attention to the environment， our earth’s natural resources will ____

A. use upB. run outC. run out ofD. be given out

29. It’s easy to find that place； you can ____ take No.25 bus ____ No.65 bus.

A. either； orB. neither； norC. either； norD. neither； or

30. We will do our best to ____ the plan to change the traffic condition in the city.

A. carry awayB. carry onC. carry outD. carry with

31. ____ the project as planned， we’ll have to work two more hours a day.

A. CompleteB. To completeC. CompletingD. Completed

32. Every new shirt in this department store has a price label ____ it.

A. devoted toB. connected toC. referred toD. attached to

33. ____ you go， China will always be your home.

A. No matter whereB. No matter whenC. No matter howD. No matter what

34. I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ____ .

A. went onB. goes onC. going onD. to go on

35. I think it is a love story ____ like that.

A. or soB. or elseC. or otherD. or something

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager 36 him， and then watched him cleaning the floor as a 37 .

“You are 38 ，” he said. Give me your e-mail address 39 I’ll send you a form to 40 ， as well as the date when you may start.

The man replied， “But I don’t have a computer， nor an e-mail.”

“I’m sorry”， said the manager. “ 41 you have an e-mail， you do not exist. And anyone who doesn’t exist cannot have the 42 .”

The man left the office， 43 ， with only $10 on him. He then came to a supermarket and bought a box of tomatoes. He 44 the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours， he 45 to double his money. He 46 this three times， and returned home with $60. The man realized that he could 47 in this way， and started to go earlier every day. Thus， his money doubled or more every day. 48 ， he bought a car， then a truck， and then he had his own delivery vehicles. Five years later， the man is one of the 49 food retailers （零售商） in the US.

He started to plan his family’s 50 and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker （保险经纪人）. When the 51 came to an end， the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied， “I don’t have an e-mail.” The broker said 52 ， “You don’t have an e-mail， but have succeeded in your business. Can you 53 what you 54 have been if you had an e-mail？”

The man thought for a while and replied， “Yes， I’d be an office 55 at Microsoft！”

36. A. introducedB. interviewedC. examinedD. invited

37. A. gameB. testC. favourD. reward

38. A. employedB. trustedC. firedD. received

39. A. orB. soC. andD. but

40. A. put inB. drop inC. take inD. fill in

41. A. UnlessB. AlthoughC. IfD. But

42. A. computerB. e-mailC. officeD. job

43. A. optimistic B. frustratedC. amazedD. shocked

44. A. boughtB. ateC. soldD. cooked

45. A. tried B. attemptedC. managedD. failed

46. A. workedB. studiedC. reviewedD. repeated

47. A. relyB. dependC. surviveD. act

48. A. ShortlyB. DefinitelyC. LuckilyD. Naturally

49. A. fastestB. biggestC. oldestD. highest

50. A. tripB. moneyC. successD. future

51. A. interviewB. planC. insuranceD. talk

52. A. curiouslyB. happilyC. nervouslyD. patiently

53. A. believeB. imagineC. predictD. think

54. A. couldB. shouldC. mustD. need

55. A. managerB. bossC. boyD. leader

第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A

We often think of future. We often wonder what the world will be like in a hundred years’ time.

In the future machines will do more work for man. Few people will have to work long hours. Man will have more free time. How will he use his free time in the world of tomorrow？ Certainly he will still need holidays. Perhaps a permanent （永久的） station on the moon will be set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will be developed， permitting long journeys throughout the solar system. When that time comes， people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets.

Great progress will be made in medicine， too. Perhaps a cure will be discovered for the most terrible of all diseases—cancer. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In a hundred years’ time it will be controlled.

We will use up most of earth’s land to build our cities， so floating cities will be built. Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will be completed.

In today’s world， children are taught for work. Most of the things they learn at school are used to help them in their future work. In the future， children will probably have to learn how to spend their free time. They may have to be taught for a life without much work.

56. In the future machines will help people ____ .

A. work hard B. enjoy themselvesC. study wellD. make things

57. What will we develop in a hundred years’ time for long journeys all over the solar system？

A. Spaceships.B. Planes.C. Rockets.D. Satellites.

58. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. There must be a permanent station on the moon in the future.B. There will be no pollution in the future.

C. Japanese have already built floating cities.D. We may find a treatment for cancer in the future.

59. What’s the best title for the passage？

A. How to teach children in the future.B. Future life.

C. Where to live in the future.D. Space travel.

60. Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. The students don’t need to work in the future.B. The cancer can be cured in the future.

C. What the students learn at school is not useful in the future.D. People will have more time to have fun in the future.

B

In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas！ You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket！ You might even drive a flying car！

Not all past predictions have been proven wrong. A few of them have been surprisingly accurate. Some great thinkers had predicted the arrival of the credit card， the fax machine and even the Internet—years before they were invented. But for each prediction that has come true， some others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology， or whether people really needed it in their lives or not. Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.

Robot Helpers

Where’s the robot in my kitchen？ Nowhere， of course. And he’s probably not coming any time soon. Robots do exist today， but mostly in factories and other working environments.

Back in the 1950s， however， people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes.

So why hasn’t that happened？ Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy （笨拙的）. And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.

Telephones of Tomorrow

In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet.

Why？ The technology worked fine， but it overlooked something obvious： people long for privacy （隐私）. Would you want to have a video phone conversation when someone after you just stepped out of the shower？

Probably not—it could be uncomfortable！ Just because technology doesn’t always mean that people will want to use it.

Flying Car

And finally， how about that crazy prediction of the flying car？ It’s not so crazy any more！ But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination. Keep watching the news—or perhaps the sky outside your window—to see what the future will bring.

61. The passage is mainly about ____ .

A. predictions that can catch our imaginationB. predictions that haven’t come true

C. new technology that can change our lifestyleD. predictions that have come true

62. Why Robot Helpers haven’t been used in most people’s homes？

A. Because using this kind of robot at home is simply a waste of time and money.

B. Because this kind of robot hasn’t been developed yet.

C. Because people find it difficult to control this kind of robot.

D. Because this kind of robot won’t bring people practical use.

63. We can learn from Telephones of Tomorrow that ____ .

A. the technology of the video telephone doesn’t work wellB. the video telephone is on the way out

C. using the video telephone is uncomfortableD. people don’t want to let out their privacy

64. How does the writer find the flying car？

A. It is too difficult to imagine.B. It is too crazy an idea to realize.

C. It is likely to appear in the future.D. It has been the focus of the news.

65. In the second paragraph the underlined word “accurate” can be replaced by “____”.

A. trueB. 1C. wrongD. clear

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（满分10分）

As the world enters 21st century， the development in science and technology will bring us many more hopes and chances we’ve never imagined ago. People are hoped to have a peacefully and highly developed world. To catch up with the new development but to be successful in the new century the young generation is required to have different kind of skills and abilities， such as computer science and English. Otherwise one will not be left behind. Young people will study even hard at school. And they will prepare them mentally and physically meet the challenge of the new century.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，最近你班举行了一场题为“Life in the Future”的讨论会，请你用英语写一篇发言稿，内容包括：

1. 人类更加健康；2. 环境情况；3. 人们的日常生活；4. 到太空去度假。

注意：1. 词数120左右；2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Life in the Future