2024屆高三英語一輪檢測23 Unit 3 Life in the future（人教版必修5）
課后限時自測(二十三)
?、?語法填空
Several years ago，my husband and I were traveling in the northwestern part of the US.__1__ we were enjoying the beautiful views of Portland，we were staying at a hotel there.
While we were carrying our luggage into the room where we lived，a wallet __2__(contain)over $500 fell onto the pavement on the road.We went off and drove around to enjoy the city，totally unaware __3__ our loss.Later，when I checked my phone，there was a voicemail message __4__ the manager of the hotel：“I have something __5__ belongs to you，and you're going to be happy to find it.”
“What？”I wondered.We got back to our room and there was __6__ wallet on the bed with all the cash in it.We even hadn't realized that it was gone before we saw it.
A boy __7__(find)it on the road，and brought it to his dad.From the room card in it，he figured that it must belong to __8__ who was staying at the hotel and brought it to the manager.__9__ wonderful people they are！I really appreciate their __10__(honest)．
【語篇解讀】 作者與丈夫在外旅行時，不慎將錢包丟失在人行道上，幸遇好心人，錢包失而復得。
1．When/While 考查時間狀語從句。when表示“當……的時候”，引導時間狀語從句。句意：我們享受波特蘭這座城市的美景，我們住在當地的一個賓館里。
2．containing 考查非謂語動詞。a wallet與contain之間是邏輯上的主謂關系，應用動詞的－ing形式作后置定語，相當于定語從句which contained over $500，修飾名詞wallet。
3．of 考查介詞。be unaware of表示“沒有意識到；未察覺”，為固定搭配。
4．from 考查介詞。作者收到一條來自賓館經理的語音信息，因此用from，表示“來自……”。
5．that 考查定語從句?？仗幰龑ФㄕZ從句，并在從句中作主語，修飾先行詞something，故用that。
6．the 考查冠詞。特指前面提到的那個錢包，因此應用定冠詞the。
7．found 考查動詞的時態。男孩在路上發現錢包，之后把它拿給爸爸。發現錢包這一動作發生在過去，故用過去時態。該句中的brought也是提示。
8．someone/somebody 考查代詞。根據空后的“who”可知應是人。表示“某人”，應用不定代詞someone或somebody。
9．What 考查感嘆句。此處表達作者的贊嘆。what引導感嘆句，句式為：What＋adj.＋n.＋主語＋謂語……！how引導感嘆句，句式為：How＋adj.或adv.＋主語＋謂語……！由“wonderful people”可知，應填What。
10．honesty 考查詞性轉換。名詞honesty作appreciate的賓語。
?、?閱讀理解
A
(2024·徐州模擬)The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet(彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.
On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.
Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won't escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive.
Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn't live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?
1．What is mainly described in the passage?
A．A historic discovery.
B．An event of imagination.
C．A research on space.
D．A scientific adventure.
【解析】 主旨大意題。文章主要描述了2094年，如果一顆彗星的碎片撞向地球，人類可能面臨終結。這只是想象中的事情，故B項正確。
【答案】 B
2．When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes________．
A．an earthquakeB．damages to cities
C．an Earth explosion
D．huge waves
【解析】 細節理解題。由第二段中的Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole.可知D項正確。
【答案】 D
3．Why can't the northern half of the Earth escape for long?
A．Because the land is covered with water.
B．Because the light and heat from the sun cannot reach the Earth.
C．Because people there cannot live at the temperature of zero.
D．Because wars break out among countries.
【解析】 細節理解題。由第三段的．..the sun is hidden by clouds of dust，and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero.可知。
【答案】 B
4．By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove________．
A．animals could not live in the cold climate
B．what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story
C．the human beings will die out in 2094
D．the Earth could be hit by other objects in space
【解析】 推理判斷題?？铸埖臏缤隹赡芘c彗星碎片有關，這說明作者想證明這種情況是可能的。
【答案】 D
B
(2024·鄭州一中月考)Do you want to live forever？By the year 2050，you might actually get your wish—if you are willing to leave your biological body and live in silicon circuits(半導體電路)．But long before then，perhaps as early as 2024，some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality(虛擬的永生)．
Researchers are confident that technology will soon be able to track every waking moment of your life.Whatever you see and hear，all that you say and write，can be recorded，analyzed and added to your personal chronicles(履歷)．By the year 2030，it may be possible to catch your nervous systems through electrical activities，which would also keep your thoughts and emotions.Researchers at the laboratories of British Telecommunications have given the name of this idea as Soul Catcher.
Small electronic equipment will make preparation for Soul Catcher.It would use a wearable supercomputer，perhaps in a wristwatch，with wireless links to micro sensors under your scalp(頭皮)and in the nerves that carry all five sensory signals.So wearing a video camera would no longer be required.
At first，the Soul Catcher's companion system—the Soul Reader—might have trouble copying your thoughts in complete details.Even in 2030，we may still be struggling to understand how the brain is working inside，so reading your thoughts and understanding your emotions might not be possible.But these signals could be kept for the day when they can be transferred to silicon circuits to revitalize minds everlasting entities(永生實體)．Researchers can only wonder what it will be like to wake up one day and find yourself alive inside a machine.
For people who choose not to live in silicon，semblance of immortality would not be as useless as they thought.People would know their lives would not be forgotten，but would be kept a record of the human race forever.And future generations would have a much fuller understanding of the past.History would not be controlled by just the rich and powerful，Hollywood stars，and a few thinkers in the upper society.
5．The main idea of this passage is that ________．
A．human beings long for living forever
B．there are many difficulties in making the Soul Catcher
C．people can live forever as technology develops
D．the invention of Soul Catcher has great importance
【解析】 主旨概括題。文章第一自然段就表明，到2050年時人類就有可能永生，隨后作者就詳細介紹了可以使這一奇跡發生的正在研究中的科技。
【答案】 C
6．According to this passage，a Soul Catcher will be ________．
A．a new machine on which research measures have already been made
B．a new invention in order to catch and keep human's thoughts
C．made by British scientists to offer something that looks like living forever
D．made of silicon circuits which can catch people's nervous activity
【解析】 細節理解題。由第二段可得出答案。
【答案】 B
7．We can infer from the passage that semblance of immortality is ________．
A．to be a reality sooner or later
B．far from certain
C．just an idea that couldn't be realized at all
D．a fading hope
【解析】 推理判斷題。從第一段的“But long before then，perhaps as early as 2024，some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality.”可知答案。并且從文章可以看出作者對這一技術是充滿信心的。B項“一點都不確定”；C項“是一個完全不可能實現的想法”；D項“一個逐漸渺茫的希望”都不合文義。
【答案】 A
8．The meaning of the underlined word“revitalize”in the fourth paragraph is close to ________．
A．make dead
B．make famous
C．make known
D．make active
【解析】 詞義猜測題。從上下文特別是其所在段最后一句“...wake up one day and find yourself alive...”其中“alive”與“active”最接近，因此“revitalize”有“使復活”之意。
【答案】 D
?、?書面表達
(2024·寧夏銀川一中月考)實現有效的溝通，建立良好的人際關系，不僅要善于言表、更要學會傾聽。請你根據下表中所提供的信息，寫一篇題為“Being a Good Listener”的英文演講稿。
為何傾聽 表示尊重，增進理解，建立良好的人際關系
誰來傾聽 家長傾聽孩子 理解孩子，消除代溝……
老師傾聽學生 了解學生，滿足需求……
同學相互傾聽 增進友誼，互幫互學……
怎樣傾聽 (請考生聯系自己擬定內容，列舉兩至三點。)
注意：1.對所給要點，逐一陳述，適當發揮，不要簡單翻譯。
2．詞數100左右。開頭和結尾已經寫好，不計入總詞數。
3．演講稿中不得提及考生所在學校及本人姓名。
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Being a Good Listener”．
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening.
【參考范文】
Good_afternoon,_everyone!
The_topic_of_my_speech_today_is_“Being_a_Good_Listener”．
Good listening can always show respect, promote understanding, and improve interpersonal relationship.
Many people suggest that parents should listen more to their children, so they will understand them better, and find it easy to narrow the generation gap; teachers should listen more to their students, then they can meet their needs better, and place themselves in a good relationship with their students; students should listen more to their classmates, thus they will help and learn from each other, and a friendship is likely to be formed.
What I want to stress is that each of us should listen more to others. Show your respect and never stop others till they finish their talk; show you are interested by a supportive silence or a knowing smile; be open－minded to different opinions even though you don't like them. In a word, good listening can really enable us to get closer to each other.
Thank_you_for_your_listening!
課后限時自測(二十三)
Ⅰ.語法填空
Several years ago，my husband and I were traveling in the northwestern part of the US.__1__ we were enjoying the beautiful views of Portland，we were staying at a hotel there.
While we were carrying our luggage into the room where we lived，a wallet __2__(contain)over $500 fell onto the pavement on the road.We went off and drove around to enjoy the city，totally unaware __3__ our loss.Later，when I checked my phone，there was a voicemail message __4__ the manager of the hotel：“I have something __5__ belongs to you，and you're going to be happy to find it.”
“What？”I wondered.We got back to our room and there was __6__ wallet on the bed with all the cash in it.We even hadn't realized that it was gone before we saw it.
A boy __7__(find)it on the road，and brought it to his dad.From the room card in it，he figured that it must belong to __8__ who was staying at the hotel and brought it to the manager.__9__ wonderful people they are！I really appreciate their __10__(honest)．
【語篇解讀】 作者與丈夫在外旅行時，不慎將錢包丟失在人行道上，幸遇好心人，錢包失而復得。
1．When/While 考查時間狀語從句。when表示“當……的時候”，引導時間狀語從句。句意：我們享受波特蘭這座城市的美景，我們住在當地的一個賓館里。
2．containing 考查非謂語動詞。a wallet與contain之間是邏輯上的主謂關系，應用動詞的－ing形式作后置定語，相當于定語從句which contained over $500，修飾名詞wallet。
3．of 考查介詞。be unaware of表示“沒有意識到；未察覺”，為固定搭配。
4．from 考查介詞。作者收到一條來自賓館經理的語音信息，因此用from，表示“來自……”。
5．that 考查定語從句。空處引導定語從句，并在從句中作主語，修飾先行詞something，故用that。
6．the 考查冠詞。特指前面提到的那個錢包，因此應用定冠詞the。
7．found 考查動詞的時態。男孩在路上發現錢包，之后把它拿給爸爸。發現錢包這一動作發生在過去，故用過去時態。該句中的brought也是提示。
8．someone/somebody 考查代詞。根據空后的“who”可知應是人。表示“某人”，應用不定代詞someone或somebody。
9．What 考查感嘆句。此處表達作者的贊嘆。what引導感嘆句，句式為：What＋adj.＋n.＋主語＋謂語……！how引導感嘆句，句式為：How＋adj.或adv.＋主語＋謂語……！由“wonderful people”可知，應填What。
10．honesty 考查詞性轉換。名詞honesty作appreciate的賓語。
Ⅱ.閱讀理解
A
(2024·徐州模擬)The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet(彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.
On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.
Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won't escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive.
Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn't live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?
1．What is mainly described in the passage?
A．A historic discovery.
B．An event of imagination.
C．A research on space.
D．A scientific adventure.
【解析】 主旨大意題。文章主要描述了2094年，如果一顆彗星的碎片撞向地球，人類可能面臨終結。這只是想象中的事情，故B項正確。
【答案】 B
2．When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes________．
A．an earthquakeB．damages to cities
C．an Earth explosion
D．huge waves
【解析】 細節理解題。由第二段中的Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole.可知D項正確。
【答案】 D
3．Why can't the northern half of the Earth escape for long?
A．Because the land is covered with water.
B．Because the light and heat from the sun cannot reach the Earth.
C．Because people there cannot live at the temperature of zero.
D．Because wars break out among countries.
【解析】 細節理解題。由第三段的．..the sun is hidden by clouds of dust，and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero.可知。
【答案】 B
4．By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove________．
A．animals could not live in the cold climate
B．what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story
C．the human beings will die out in 2094
D．the Earth could be hit by other objects in space
【解析】 推理判斷題?？铸埖臏缤隹赡芘c彗星碎片有關，這說明作者想證明這種情況是可能的。
【答案】 D
B
(2024·鄭州一中月考)Do you want to live forever？By the year 2050，you might actually get your wish—if you are willing to leave your biological body and live in silicon circuits(半導體電路)．But long before then，perhaps as early as 2024，some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality(虛擬的永生)．
Researchers are confident that technology will soon be able to track every waking moment of your life.Whatever you see and hear，all that you say and write，can be recorded，analyzed and added to your personal chronicles(履歷)．By the year 2030，it may be possible to catch your nervous systems through electrical activities，which would also keep your thoughts and emotions.Researchers at the laboratories of British Telecommunications have given the name of this idea as Soul Catcher.
Small electronic equipment will make preparation for Soul Catcher.It would use a wearable supercomputer，perhaps in a wristwatch，with wireless links to micro sensors under your scalp(頭皮)and in the nerves that carry all five sensory signals.So wearing a video camera would no longer be required.
At first，the Soul Catcher's companion system—the Soul Reader—might have trouble copying your thoughts in complete details.Even in 2030，we may still be struggling to understand how the brain is working inside，so reading your thoughts and understanding your emotions might not be possible.But these signals could be kept for the day when they can be transferred to silicon circuits to revitalize minds everlasting entities(永生實體)．Researchers can only wonder what it will be like to wake up one day and find yourself alive inside a machine.
For people who choose not to live in silicon，semblance of immortality would not be as useless as they thought.People would know their lives would not be forgotten，but would be kept a record of the human race forever.And future generations would have a much fuller understanding of the past.History would not be controlled by just the rich and powerful，Hollywood stars，and a few thinkers in the upper society.
5．The main idea of this passage is that ________．
A．human beings long for living forever
B．there are many difficulties in making the Soul Catcher
C．people can live forever as technology develops
D．the invention of Soul Catcher has great importance
【解析】 主旨概括題。文章第一自然段就表明，到2050年時人類就有可能永生，隨后作者就詳細介紹了可以使這一奇跡發生的正在研究中的科技。
【答案】 C
6．According to this passage，a Soul Catcher will be ________．
A．a new machine on which research measures have already been made
B．a new invention in order to catch and keep human's thoughts
C．made by British scientists to offer something that looks like living forever
D．made of silicon circuits which can catch people's nervous activity
【解析】 細節理解題。由第二段可得出答案。
【答案】 B
7．We can infer from the passage that semblance of immortality is ________．
A．to be a reality sooner or later
B．far from certain
C．just an idea that couldn't be realized at all
D．a fading hope
【解析】 推理判斷題。從第一段的“But long before then，perhaps as early as 2024，some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality.”可知答案。并且從文章可以看出作者對這一技術是充滿信心的。B項“一點都不確定”；C項“是一個完全不可能實現的想法”；D項“一個逐漸渺茫的希望”都不合文義。
【答案】 A
8．The meaning of the underlined word“revitalize”in the fourth paragraph is close to ________．
A．make dead
B．make famous
C．make known
D．make active
【解析】 詞義猜測題。從上下文特別是其所在段最后一句“...wake up one day and find yourself alive...”其中“alive”與“active”最接近，因此“revitalize”有“使復活”之意。
【答案】 D
?、?書面表達
(2024·寧夏銀川一中月考)實現有效的溝通，建立良好的人際關系，不僅要善于言表、更要學會傾聽。請你根據下表中所提供的信息，寫一篇題為“Being a Good Listener”的英文演講稿。
為何傾聽 表示尊重，增進理解，建立良好的人際關系
誰來傾聽 家長傾聽孩子 理解孩子，消除代溝……
老師傾聽學生 了解學生，滿足需求……
同學相互傾聽 增進友誼，互幫互學……
怎樣傾聽 (請考生聯系自己擬定內容，列舉兩至三點。)
注意：1.對所給要點，逐一陳述，適當發揮，不要簡單翻譯。
2．詞數100左右。開頭和結尾已經寫好，不計入總詞數。
3．演講稿中不得提及考生所在學校及本人姓名。
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Being a Good Listener”．
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening.
【參考范文】
Good_afternoon,_everyone!
The_topic_of_my_speech_today_is_“Being_a_Good_Listener”．
Good listening can always show respect, promote understanding, and improve interpersonal relationship.
Many people suggest that parents should listen more to their children, so they will understand them better, and find it easy to narrow the generation gap; teachers should listen more to their students, then they can meet their needs better, and place themselves in a good relationship with their students; students should listen more to their classmates, thus they will help and learn from each other, and a friendship is likely to be formed.
What I want to stress is that each of us should listen more to others. Show your respect and never stop others till they finish their talk; show you are interested by a supportive silence or a knowing smile; be open－minded to different opinions even though you don't like them. In a word, good listening can really enable us to get closer to each other.
Thank_you_for_your_listening!
