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UNIT2单元提升强化练

ⅠⅡⅢⅣA(2024江苏宿迁高二校考)Lifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavevanishedby2050.Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma“menu”andacomputerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.By2050,music,films,programmes,newspapersandbookswillcometousinthesimilarway.Inmanyplaces,agricultureisdevelopingquicklyandpeoplearegrowingfruitandvegetablesforexport.Thisusesalotofwater.Therefore,therecouldbeseriousshortagesofwater.Somescientistspredictthatwatercouldbethecauseofwarsifwedon’tactnow.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣInthefuture,carswillrunonnew,cleanfuels(燃料)andtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedandtherewon’tbeanyaccidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittoyourdestination.Also,by2050,spaceplaneswillflypeoplefromLosAngelestoTokyoinjusttwohours.Somebigcompaniesnowprefertouserobotsthatdonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,andwork24hoursaday.Theyarealsoeasytocontrol.Andtheyneverarguewithpeople.Theycanbeeasilyusedinavarietyofplaces—factories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣScientistswillhavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes(基因).Scientistshavealreadyproducedclones(克隆)ofanimals.By2050,scientistswillbeabletoproduceclonesofpeopleanddecidehowtheylookandhowtheybehave.Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings,butshouldthey?【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了可能会与现在大不相同的2050年的生活。

ⅠⅡⅢⅣ1.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vanished”underlinedinparagraph1?A.Settled.B.Spread.C.Disappeared. D.Decreased.C解析词句猜测题。根据画线词下文“Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma‘menu’andacomputerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.”可知,电视频道可能在2050年消失。由此可知,画线词vanished与disappeared意思一致。故选C项。

ⅠⅡⅢⅣ2.Whatdoesparagraph4intendtoshow?A.Robotscan