1、Unit 2 Looking into the future B卷提升卷英 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. Where does
2、 the man want to go?A. To a cinema. B. To a candy shop. C. To a bookstore.2. What is probably the man?A. A milkman. B. A postman. C. A cleaner.3. What will probably happen next?A. The man will leave.B. The man will wash the dishes again.C. The woman will get a job at a store.4. How much will the wom
3、an pay?A. $147. B. $22. C. $35.5. Why did the man lose the match?A. His coach didnt help him enough.B. He had no chance of winning.C. He didnt follow his coachs advice.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
4、。听第6段材料,回答第6.7题。6. What do we know about the mans wife?A. She likes reading very much.B. Shes counting the days.C. She will visit some old friends.7. Where did the woman probably go last summer?A. Hawaii. B. Europe. C. Egypt.听第7段材料,回答第8.9题。8. What will the man do on Tuesday?A. Go swimming with Anna.
5、B. Go to the cinema with the woman.C. Go to have a dinner with the woman.9. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman went to Fire Palace last week.B. They will eat at Fire Palace.C. The man is not free on Thursday.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What do you think Discoveries is?A. It is the name of
6、 a book.B. It is the name of a newspaper.C. It is the name of a magazine.11. Why did the man spend ten days in prison?A. Because he was caught stealing.B. Because he reported on prisons.C. Because he wrote adventure reports.12. Whats the result of the mans articles about the adventure in prison?A. P
7、eople got excited and angry with prisons.B. He learnt a good lesson.C. Prisoners are now better treated.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Where will the speakers probably stay in the Grand Canyon?A. Io a tent. B. In a hotel. C. In a village house.14. What will the speakers do in Lake Yellowstone?A. Do some walki
8、ng. B. Ride a horse. C. Go boating.15. What does the woman think of going to some remote parts of theYellowstone National Park?A. Frightening. B. Exciting. C. Boring.16. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Classmates.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How long doe
9、s it take to fly to New York?A.6 hours. B.7 hours. C.8 hours.18. What may some tourists do around 6:30 a. m. on the 2nd day?A. Take a bus. B. Have breakfast. C. Go jogging.19. What place will the tourists go to after breakfast on the 2nd day?A. Central Park. B. Liberty Island. C. The Empire State Bu
10、ilding.20. What will the tourists have for supper on the 2nd day?A. Italian food. . B. American food. C. Chinese food.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35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。 AThe 1987 season was a tough year. Up to that point, I was at the top of the world of racing
11、. I had won three NASCAR Winston Cup championships. Racing had been very good to me. But in 1987, I was with a new team, and things werent going very well. It had been expected that we were the dream team. I had the best backing from the Hendrick Motorsports Group, an excellent sponsorship, and the
12、best engine builder in racing. However, going into the last part of the season, we still had not won a race. In addition to my not winning races, we found out that Stevie, my wife, was pregnant. All of this was emotionally tough for me. Stevie had three miscarriages(流产） previously. She had never bee
13、n able to carry a baby to full term, and I felt badly for her. Now she was not able to go to the track each weekend with me. Stevie has always been such a part of my life and my racing career. I had not experienced life at the track without Stevie. She has stood by me with much encouragement through
14、 the ups and downs and boos and cheers of fans. It was tough on me to be racing without her there.On September 17, we were blessed with our first child, Jessica Leigh. I had to leave to go on to the next race later that week. The race was at Martinsville, Virginia, where I had won several times befo
15、re. But I had no expectations of winning this time. As the race progressed, I really had no hope of winning, as I was a lap down with just twenty-five laps to go. Dale Earnhardt was leading. When he stopped for fuel, I got back on the lead lap. Then a caution came out with about seven laps to go. On
16、 the restart, I was in third place behind Earnhardt and Terry Labonte. Both were previous champions and were tough racers. There was no way I was going to get by them with just a few laps to go. They could make it very difficult to get around them. On the final lap in the final turns of 3 and 4, Ter
17、ry had gotten up beside Dale and left just a little opening for me to pass both of them, beating them to the finish line. I won my first race of the year! It was much more special, though, than just being my first win of the season and my first victory with the new team. For earlier that Sunday morn
18、ing, appearing from nowhere, I was surprised to find a little rosebud in the seat of my car with a note that said, Win one for me, Daddy! My first race of the season was sweetened by it occurring on the same day that I was first called Daddy.21. Which one is not the reason why the author felt tough
19、in the 1987 season?A. He hadnt won a race with his new team.B. The Hendrick Motorsports Group didnt want to sponsor him any longer.C. His wife was not able to go to races with him.D. His wife, Stevie, is going to give birth to a baby.22. In the authors opinion, which one contributes most to his succ
20、ess?A. The active cooperation from his teammates. B. The affectionate support from his family.C. The excellent sponsorship from the Hendrick Motorsports Group.D. The same racing place where he had won a few times before.23. Whats the best title of this passage?A. Win with the new team B. Life is swe
21、etC. Win one for me, Daddy D. Nothing is impossibleBOne day your pocket might power your smart phone. Soon you may never have to worry about your smart phone running out of juice. Your clothing will simply power it back up for you. Thats the word from scientists at Chinas Chongqing and Jinan Univers
22、ities in a study just published in the journal ACS Nano. Researchers have been hard at work during the last few years trying to create wearable energy, or clothes that can charge things. The assumption is simple. People today rely heavily upon devices such as smart phones and tablets. And theyre loo
23、king for ways to recharge these devices on the go. So if you could design clothing fabric（织物，布）that could make use of solar power one of the most widely available and inexhaustible renewable energy sources youd be able to charge your various devices with ease. Scientists have had some past success c
24、reating energy-harvesting fibers. But there was always one problem when they tried to fashion these threads into self-powered smart clothes: The fibers they designed got damaged during the clothing manufacturing process, namely during the weaving and cutting. The Chongqing and Jinan University scien
25、tists say theyve solved this problem because the energy-collecting and energy-storing threads they created are highly flexible each individual thread is easily bendable, and not simply the fabric as a whole. The teams sample textile（纺织品）can be fully charged to 1.2 volts in 17 seconds by exposure to
26、sunlight enough voltage that your future smart T or smart dress might be able to power small electronics. Its durable, too; their research showed there was no descent in the fabric after 60 days. But dont worry that this means the fabric is similar to rough cloth. The scientists note their textile c
27、an be fashioned into numerous different patterns, and tailored into any designed shape, without affecting performance.24. What does the underlined phrase running out of juice in paragraph 1 mean? A. Being lacking in energy. B. Wanting to have some juice. C. Being picked out of a drink. D. Having som
28、e water running out. 25. Why could smart dress charge a phone?A. A solar cell is attached to the dress.B. The fabric of the textile contains current.C. The fabric of the textile is easily bendable.D. The fabric of the textile could collect and store the solar energy.26. What is the scientists attitu
29、de towards the scientific technology?A. Optimistic. B. Pessimistic. C. Neutral. D. Doubtful. CAs life in cities worldwide becomes more expensive, urban designers are using modern technology to help citizens avoid traffic jams, and shorten the time needed for bus waiting and other things. Technology
30、is also used to cut costly waste.In Santander, a Spanish port city, parking is easy to find. As one car drivers away, an underground sensor shows that a parking space is now free. 400 sensors send messages to signs on streets, and GPS devices direct drivers to the nearest available parking spaces, r
31、educing traffic jams. Trash is collected only when the bins are full and bus stop signs show exactly when the next bus is coming. The public parks are watered only the soil gets dry. All this is made possible by 20,000 sensors installed on buildings, street posts and even buses. They are part of the
32、 “smart city” project, lauched by the University of Cantabria seven years ago.University researchers like Luis Mounoz regularly meet with locals to discuss how to make their city even smarter. “ They propose when they have ideas and sometimes even develop by themselves. Here, we give them the opport
33、unity to see these ideas happen in real life, ” said Munoz. For example, the university helped a woman create an app that outlines the easiest route for walking with a baby stroller. Another provides information to residents about their water consumption and sends an alarm to their phone if there is
34、 a leak. The Santander smart project is attracting the attention of larger cities in Europe and elsewhere that are looking for smart solutios to urban problems.27.What is the lifelike in Santander?A.It is meaningful B.It is full of freedom C.It is likely to change fast D. It is effective and conveni
35、ent28.How can residents help Munozs job?A.By offering some original or fresh ideas. B.By showing him around the city.C.By installling sensors themselvesD.By using as little water as possible. 29.What does the underlined word “Another”in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. A university B. A phone C. An easy rout
36、e D. An app30. What can be the best title for the text? A. Worldwide ProblemB. A Smart City ProjectC. A Creatvie ResearcherD.A Trend in Urban Design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。 There have been a lot of comments recently surrounding 5G, the next generation of wireles
37、s technology. _31_? How might it change our lives? 5G stands for fifth generation, meaning the next step in the progression(进步；进展) of technology to replace the current(现在的) 4G system. Earlier G systems were designed to improve mobile communication operations. Each new technology brought major improv
38、ements in speed and greatly increased network capacity (容量). _32_. It is expected to permit more users to do more things at a faster rate. However, technology experts say there is a major way that 5G is different from the earlier systems. _33_. It will affect many more devices and industries than ot
39、her G versions(版本). 5G will help fuel future smart cities by connecting sensor networks. 5G is also expected to connect self-driving cars and support new technologies involving virtual reality (虚拟现实). Higher 5G speeds could also permit doctors to commonly perform remote medical operations. Factories
40、 and businesses could use 5G technology to increase automation and improve the collection of information. _34_. The increased data flow across 5G networks would give Internet attackers a lot more possibilities to steal and misuse data. In addition, the wider use of a 5G wireless network means any br
41、eakdown of the system would have more widespread and severe results. Such difficulties could affect public safety. _35_, or a network breakdown could cause self-driving vehicles to crash.A. Why is 5G so popularB. What is this technologyC. Every coin has two sidesD. The new 5G system promises more of
42、 the sameE. It will move beyond mobile network technologyF. A breakdown of 5G networks may cause economic lossesG. A failure during a doctors remote operation could lead to death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。Crowdsourcing is
43、an interesting new application of the saying Many hands make light work. In the same way that classmates might work 36 on a task, now dozens, hundreds or thousands of people can collaborate（合作）on projects that would be too 37 or complex for a small group of co-workers. At the same time, crowdsourcin
44、g follows the old 38 that two heads are better than one. When many people collaborate, they not only work faster, but they also work better, by 39 their intelligence and experience.Perhaps one of the most 40 examples of crowdsourcing is Wikipedia-an online encyclopedia(百科全书)that is 41 ，edited and ma
45、naged by people all over the world. The writers are volunteers who 42 their work for free. And 43 them, Wikipedia now offers more than 4 million free articles in English, and millions more in almost 300 other 44 Thats an amazing achievement for a project that 45 started in 2001.Traditional instituti
46、ons, such as Londons Tate Museum, have also 46 Crowdsourcing for projects. In 2010, the museum 47 the Tate Movie Project website, where children learned how 48 are made. The children also wrote stories, drew their own characters and 49 them to the website. After that, professionals worked with the children to 50 a collaborative film which was later shown on BBC television.Finally, crowdsourcing can also be a way for people and companies to make 51 Some businesses organize crowdsourcing websites to get suggestions for new products, servi
