1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 Life in the future 阅读理解 A (2018 四川省成都市诊断性检测 ) What are your retirement plans? Keep working? Get more exercise? Or learn something new? You may put them on hold. There s a chance that, sooner or later, you might have to move further than you were thinking, as far as Mars (火星 ) On
2、 Thursday, National Geographic will show the first ever Mars show home, giving earthlings an idea of what their life could look like on the Red Planet. Set in the notsodistant year of 2037, the iglooshaped structure could be the home of your future. It shows a house built using recycled spacecraft p
3、arts and Martian soil, called regolith, which has been microwaved into bricks. Some parts of the home are recognisable kitchen, bedroom but there are fundamental differences that are vital for human survival. As the Martian atmosphere is around one hundredth as thick as the Earth s, people will need
4、 permanent shelter from the sun and society will move largely indoors. Most buildings will be connected by underground passages and the houses wont have windows. The homes will have simulated solar lighting, or natural light that has been bent several times. Walls will need to be 10 to 12 feet thick
5、, to protect people from dangerous rays that can pass through six feet of steel, and a double airlocked entrance to keep the home under proper pressure. “ We don t think of our houses as things that keep us alive, but on Mars your house will be a survival centre，” says Stephen Petranek, author of Ho
6、w We ll Live on Mars. This is not just the stuff of scifi. “ Ten to twenty years from now there will certainly be people on Mars，” Petranek says. “ We ve had the technology for 30 years to land people on Mars, but we havent had the will，” Petranek says. “ But two main factors have completely swung p
7、ublic attitudes.” The private companies participation has forced government agencies to up their game, and influential films such as Gravity and The Martian have caught societys eye. 【解题导语】 本文主要对人类未来在火星上居住作了相关介绍。 1 What can we know about the show home from the text? A It has no windows or doors due
8、to security concern. B Its design presents the idea of environmental protection. C It has thick walls keeping the home under proper pressure. D Its underground passages connect all the buildings together. B 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句可推知 ， 火 星样板房的设计采用了可回收【 精品教育资源文库 】 的宇宙飞船上的一些部件 ， 体现了环保意识 ， 故选 B。 2 What do
9、the underlined words “ put them on hold” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A Put them off. B Give them away. C Carry them through. D Take them seriously. A 解析：词义猜 测题。根据第一段 的最后一句可推知 ， 之前的列举都可能被搁置下来 ，而去火星居住迟早会成为可能 ， 故选 A。 3 According to Petranek, what has sped up the process of sending people to Mars? A T
10、he great influence of Mars show home. B The development of related technology. C The competition from private companies. D The popularity of influential books on Mars. C 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的 “The private companies participation has forced government agencies to up their game” 可知 ， Petranek 认为一些私人企业的参与促进
11、了送人类去火星居住这一设想的进程 ， 故选 C。 4 What is the best title for the text? A Living on Mars: Possible or Not B Sending People to Mars: Yes or No C First Ever Show Home: How Is It Made? D Future Home on Mars: What Will It Be like? D 解析：标题归纳题。根据全文的整体内 容可推知 ， 本文主要对人类未 来在火星上居住作了相关介绍 ， 故选 D。 B (2018 广东七校联合体高三联考 )Dr
12、iving on up to Yosemite with my family was exciting but nerveracking(令人紧张的 ) I had never been to such an amazing national park before, yet I wasn t the most athletic person so I knew that I couldnt stick through all the hiking up and down. It actually ended up being a fun and adventurous experience.
13、 The ride there was definitely long but worth it. As I woke up from my nap, I saw the beautiful scenery of the tall mountains and beautiful streams. The trails were made nicely for visitors. The waterfalls were breathtaking. Climbing up rocks was one of my favorite parts. Even though I fell a couple
14、 of times, I still had a lot of fun. The fact that my family and I spent so much time together all trying to find out which route to take and what views to watch really brought us closer together. The great thing about nature is that, it s just you, the views, and the people around you. There s noth
15、ing to bother you and it s the best way to relax and enjoy yourself. Yosemite has 5 of the worlds highest waterfalls, and about 300 lakes. The structure of each mountain is incredible； its formed in ways that almost take your breath away. Some of them are of a deep dark color with waterfalls forming
16、; some are formed with spots of green peeking(窥探 ) out. Its definitely something you wouldnt want to miss. Yosemite isn t the only great national park but based on my experience I highly 【 精品教育资源文库 】 recommend going out and enjoying nature with family and friends. Its a great time to bond, laugh, a
17、nd take in what Mother Nature offers. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己和家人一起自驾游览 Yosemite公园的经历 ， 建议人们多去户外亲近大自然。 5 The author writes the first paragraph mainly to A introduce the topic of this passage B offer an example to us C tell us his future plan for hiking D describe a national park A 解析：写作意图题。通读全文尤其是第一
18、段的第一句可知 ， 文章主要介绍了作者和家人去 Yosemite 公园游玩的经历；据此可以判断 ， 第一段 旨在引出文 章主题 ， 故 A 项正确。 6 While climbing up rocks, the author was A nerveracking B injured C pleased D worried C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “Climbing up rocks . a lot of fun.” 可知 ， 攀岩是作者最喜欢的项目 ， 作者从中体会到了许多乐趣 。 C 项意为 “ 高兴的 ” ， 符合语境 ， 故 C 项正确。 7 According to th
19、e passage, Yosemite A is crowded with visitors every day B is the only great national park C is worth travelling to D is nothing but a common destination C 解析： 推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句和第二段的第一句以及最后一段“ Yosemite isnt the only great . Mother Nature offers.” 可知 ， 去 Yosemite 公园是一次快乐而冒险的经历；据 此可知 ， Yosemite 公园值得一游。
20、 8 The author suggests A keeping a good bond with other people B visiting Yosemite now and then C trying to protect the environment D going out to enjoy the beauty of nature D 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “I highly recommend going out and enjo ying nature with family and friends.” 可知 ， 作者建议我们到外面去欣赏大自然的风光 ， 故D
21、项正确。 完形填空 (2018 云南检测 )I used to believe courtesy(礼仪 ) was a thing of the past.Very seldom have I come across 1 human beings in this modern era of the socalled Generation X. Recently， I had to change my thinking， when I came 2 with just such a human being.I had gone to a fashionable 3 place， with my
22、two 4 . The place was crowded with the usual 5 crowd and we had to climb a steep flight of stairs in order to find a(n) 6 table.After enjoying coffee and snacks， we were at the steep descent(下来 ) down the stairs， where the 7 space made climbing down very difficult， with hardly any space for another
23、person to climb up or come down. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 8 I was in the middle of my descent， a man 9 the main entrance of the restaurant which was right in front of the 10 . I was sure I would be 11 roughly by this man who wanted to go up in a hurry.I 12 coming down as fast as I could， holding onto the banister(栏杆 ) My daughters were already down， 13 me worriedly， hoping I would reach them soon. Nearly
