1、Unit 2 Looking into the future A卷基础卷英 语选择题部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。 1. What will
2、the speakers do on Saturday?A. Go to work. B. Eat brunch. C. Go to the gym.2. When did the man hurt himself?A. A few weeks ago. B. A few months ago. C. A few years ago.3. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a classroom.4. How does the woman sound?A. Nerv
3、ous. B. Sad. C. Angry.5. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. Their exam schedules. B. Their recent sleep habits. C. Their physics exam results.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1. 5 分， 满分22. 5 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。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，各小题将给出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
4、、7题。6. What does the man like most about reusable bags?A. They are free. B. They have a variety of uses.C. They are lighter and easier to carry.7. What discount do shoppers receive if they use reusable bags?A. 10% off. B. 3% off. C. 10 cents off.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why doesnt Brad like online shoppin
5、g?A. He doesnt like to plan. B. He doesnt like to stay at home waiting.C. He doesnt want his packages stolen.9. What does Brad advise Sally to do?A. Go to the store. B. Clean the house. C. Keep track of her package.10. How is Sally related to Brad?A. Shes his mom. B. Shes his employee. C. Shes his s
6、ister.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. In the beginning, what does the woman think George is doing?A. Reading. B. Coloring. C. Writing.12. Why are some of the texts marked in green?A. They are the main ideas. B. They are important details. C. They are a bit more difficult.13. According to George, why is active
7、reading useful?A. It helps students learn new words.B. It shows students what they already know.C. Its a good learning method for both slow and fast students.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Who will know about the move tonight?A. Lily. B. Katie. C. Jason.15. According to the woman, what is much better in Franc
8、e?A. The food. B. The weather. C. The education.16. What does the man hope to do about his family?A. Bring them to France. B. Leave them in America. C. Visit them in a few months.17. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and secretary. B. Family members. C. Co-workers.听第10段材料，回答第18至2
9、0题。18. What is the most important requirement for this job?A. Experience. B. Creativity. C. Energy.19. What do children do in the morning?A. Go hiking. B. Write short essays. C. Report to the leaders.20. When is the application due?A. In late April. B. In mid-May. C. In early July.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35
10、分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。A Who is smarter? A human being or artificial intelligence（人工智能）?The question swept the world last week when a Google-developed program called AlphaGo defeated the world top player, South Korean Lee Se-del, 4-1.So, what comes nex
11、t?Some people have been arguing that artificial intelligence, or AI in short, will be a bad thing for humans. In an interview with the BBC in 2014, UK scientist Stephen Hawking warned that “the development of full artificial intelligence could mean the end of the human race.”So are we really about t
12、o live in the world shown in the Terminator movies?“Not quite,” answered The Economist. After all, its not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday situations.“We think that, for the human being, things like si
13、ght and balance（视觉平衡）, are natural and ordinary in our life.” Thomas Edison, founder of Motion Figures, a company that is bringing AI to boys, told the newspaper. “But for a robot, to walk up and down just like human beings requires various decisions to be made every second, and its really difficult
14、 to do.”As The Economist put it, “We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain, even though the technology can be great.”Meanwhile, John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to make people more effective.“Our
15、fate is in our own hands,” he wrote. “Since technology depends on the values of its creators, we can make human choices that use technology to improve the world.”21.What was the result of the match?ALee Se-del won AlphaGo 4-1. BLee Se-del was defeated.CGoogle program beat AlphaGo. DNeither side won
16、the match.22.What does Thomas Edison possibly mean in his remarks?AIts very hard for AI to beat the human brain.BAI would take the place of human beings.CAI can make various decisions quickly.DAI does better than humans in sight and balance.23.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph impl
17、y?AAI will improve the world completely. BAI is in the control of human beings.CAI may bring disasters to human beings. DAI will make our future out of control.BToday just as technology changed the face of industry, farms have undergone an “agricultural revolution”. On the farm of today, machines pr
18、ovide almost all the power.One of the most important benefits will be the farm computer. A few forward-looking farmers are already using computers to help them run their farms more efficiently. The computers help them keep more accurate records so they can make better decisions on what crops to plan
19、t, how much livestock to buy, when to sell their products, and how much profit they can expect. Many computer companies have been developing special computer programs just for farmers. Programs are being written for hog producers, grain farmers, potato farmers, and dairy farmers. In the future, farm
20、ers will be able to purchase computer programs made to their needs. Because of the growing importance of computers on the farm, students at agricultural colleges are required to take computer classes in addition to their normal agricultural courses. There can be no doubt that farmers will rely on co
21、mputers even more in the future. While the old-time farm depended on horse power, and modern farms depend on machine power, farms of the future will depend on computer power.Another technological advance which is still in the experimental stage is the robot, a real “mechanized hired hand” that will
22、be able to move and, in some ways, think like a human being. Agricultural engineers believe that computer-aided robots will make startling changes in farming before the end of the century. Unlike farmers of the present, farmers of the future will find that many day-to-day tasks will be done for them
23、. Scientists are now developing robots that will be able to shear sheep, drive tractors, and harvest fruit. Even complex jobs will be done by robots. For example, in order to milk their cows, farmers must first drive them into the barn, then connect them to the milking machines, watch the machines,
24、and disconnect them when they are finished. In the future, this will all be done by robots. In addition, when the milking is completed, the robots will automatically check to make sure that the milk is pure. The complete mobilization of the farm is far in the future, but engineers expect that some r
25、obots will be used before long.24. Which sentence carried the main idea of the whole passage?A. The first sentence of the first paragraph.B. The first sentence of the second paragraph.C. The first sentence of the third paragraph.D. The last sentence of the second paragraph.25. according to the passa
26、ge, computers can not help farmers decide _.A. how much money they can earn from their productsB. whether to plant a certain kind of cropC. what livestock to raiseD. when to sell their products26. What is the best title for the whole passage?A. Computer, Farmers Best Friend B. Farmers in The FutureC
27、. The Agricultural Revolution D. Computers and RobotsCOne morning a few years ago, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept. For this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death.Only after a weeks leaveduring which he read
28、novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beachwas Rudenstine able to return to work.In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. Amazingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying: “I am so busy.”We say this to one another as if our tireless eff
29、orts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress. The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. To be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relaxthis has become the model of a successful life.Becau
30、se we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing us with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom.How have we allowed this to happen? I believe it is this: we have forgotten the Sabbath, the day of the weekfor followers of some religionsfor rest and prayin
31、g. It is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful. It is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, walk and sleep. It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that t
32、here are larger forces at work taking care of the world.Rest is a spiritual and biological need; however, in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities, we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest. The Sabbath gives us permission to stop work. In fact, “Rem
33、ember the Sabbath” is more than simply permission to rest; it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow.27. The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “_”.A. a signal of stressB. a warning of dangerC. a sign of age D. a spread of disease28. According to Paragraph 4, a successful person is one wh
34、o is believed to _.A. be able to work without stressB. be more talented than other peopleC. be more important than anyone elseD. be busy working without time to rest29. Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they _.A. lack a sense of responsibility B. lack the ambition to be succes
35、sfulC. fail to realize that religions force them to restD. fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life30. What is the main idea of this passage? A. We should balance work with rest.B. The Sabbath gives us permission to rest.C. It is silly for anyone to say “I am so busy”.D. We should be a
36、vailable to our family and friends.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。Tips for waiting in lineWeve all been there - when lining up at the supermarket checkout counter, the lines next to us always seem to be moving faster than the one we are standing in. Recently a report b
37、y The New York Times looked into the math and psychology of queuing.31., either in a supermarket, a bank or anywhere else.Study the customersIts important to know who the customers are. For example, if they are elderly people, they are more likely to move slower.32. For example, four bottles of the
38、same milk will go faster than four different items.33.US mathematician Dan Meyer believes that a cart full of items doesnt tell the whole story. “Every person needs a fixed amount of time to say hello, pay, say goodbye and leave,” he said. And that amount of time is about 4l seconds per person.34.Th
39、is means if there are five people ahead of you, each with 10 items in their carts, the waiting time will be 355 seconds. But if there is only one person ahead of you, with 50 items in the cart, the waiting time is 191 seconds. You do the math.Go leftAccording to US science writer Robert Samuel, arou
40、nd 90 percent of people are right-handed.35.So heading to the left will give you a better chance of finding a faster line.A. Be patientB. Pick someone with a full cartC. The items in their carts are also importantD. Each item in the cart only takes 3 secondsE. It also gave tips on how to pick the fa
41、stest lineF. That means they will naturally choose lines on the rightG. How many people are ahead of you is one thing, and who they are is another第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 Inspiration“Mama, when I grow up, Im going to be
42、 one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my _36_ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was _37_ to more, my interests in the world of dance _38_ varied but that
43、little girls dream of someday becoming a _39_ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a _40_; I became a member of the company _41_ back to 1925.As I look back on that day now, it surely _42_ any sense of reality. I believe I
44、 stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief _43_ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually _44_ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely _45_. I remember shaking with excitement.Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come wit
45、hout its fair share of _46_. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to _47_ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme _48_ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us _49_. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals
46、 _50_ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new _51_ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical _52_ were pushed much further than I thought _53_. I learned to make each performance better than the last.Today, when I look at the unbelievable company tha
47、t I have the great _54_ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a _55_ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.36. A. hobby B. plan C. dream D. word37.A connected B. expanded C. exposed D. extended38. A. rarely B. certainly C. probably D. consistently39.A. director B. trainer C. leader D. dancer40. A. symbol B. memory C.
