课件56张PPT。Module 1 Life in the Future Section Ⅰ Introduction Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Do you have an a ________ solution to the question?
2．The earthquake has been p ________ several months before by the scientists.
3．I hope you'll be more careful in f ________ about the things you do.
4．He has 120 men under his c ________.
5．We must make good use of natural r ________.
6．There is need to improve facilities for leisure and ________(娱乐)．
7．________(都市的) populations are increasing.
8．We can ________ (相信) on Mary to keep the secret.
9．He helped me ________ (装载) the furniture onto the truck.
10. This is a ________ (有风险的) investment.
答案：1.alternative 2.predicted 3.future 4.command 5.resources 6.recreation 7.Urban 8.rely 9.load 10.risky
Ⅱ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．The machine is ________ (load) with clothes.
2．We must use our ________ (limit) time to finish this task.
3．When we arrived, we found a note ________ (attach) to the door.
4．No one believed the ________ (predict) that the world would end on December 21.
5．We started early with his car ________ (charge)．
6．He was ________ (arrest) when the policeman found drugs in his bag.
7．Caught in the act, he had no ________ (alternative) but to confess.
8．Britain's natural ________ (resource) include oil, coal and so on.
9．He was ________ (fire) for not coming to work on time.
10．The troop was in the ________ (command) of General Brown.
答案：1.loaded 2.limited 3.attached 4.prediction 5.charged 6.arrested 7.alternative 8.resources 9. fired 10.command
Ⅲ.语法填空
What will the city of the future look __1__？ One thing is certain—they are going to get bigger. Here are some of the ideas for __2__ (run) a city in the year 2025. To get rid of garbage problems, the city __3__ (load) huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and __4__ (environment) problems. Police will arrest criminals __5__ firing nets instead of guns. No smoking will be allowed within a future city's limits. In __6__ future all shopping will be done __7__. Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth that will never change no matter __8__ they live. All forms of recreation will be provided __9__ of charge. All cars will be powered by electricity and __10__ (travel) in space by ordinary citizens will be common.
答案：1.like 2.running 3.will load 4.environmental
5．by 6.the 7.online 8.where 9.free 10.travelling
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!
For each prediction that has come true today, several others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn't consider how people would want to use the technology，or whether people really needed it in their lives or not. Let's look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.
Robot Helpers
Where's the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere，of course. And he's probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other manufacturing environments.
Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people's homes.
So why hasn't it happened? Probably because robots are still too expensive and clumsy. And maybe the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too weird. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.
Telephones of Tomorrow
In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn't caught on yet.
Why? The technology worked fine, but it over-looked something obvious：people's desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just step out of the shower? Probably not—it could be embarrassing! Just because a technology available doesn't always mean people will want to use it.
And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It's not so crazy any more! But a flying car remains one of the most fascinating technology ideas to capture our imagination. Keep watching the news, or perhaps the sky outside your window, to see what the future will bring.
1．The whole passage is mainly about ________.
A. predictions that have come true
B. predictions that haven't come true
C. why predictions don't come true easily
D. what technology will bring about
答案与解析：B 主旨大意题。作者列举了很久以前人们对未来的预测的例子来证明并不是所有的预测都能完全实现。故选B项．
2．The author of this passage won't believe that ______.
A. predictions needn't consider people's practical use of technology
B. the future isn't always easy to guess
C. not all past predictions have come true
D. many of the high-tech things our parents thought we'd be using by now simply never appeared
答案与解析：A 推理判断题。根据第二段中的Many of these predictions didn't consider how people would want to use the technology，or whether people really needed it in their lives or not.可知作者认为很多的预测之所以不能实现是因为它们不考虑人们在生活中是否真的需要这种科技，故A项是作者不赞成的。
3．The underlined word “weird” in Para. 5 probably means ________.
A. wonderful B. stupid
C. practical D. strange
答案与解析：D 词义猜测题。根据上文知道机器人太昂贵、太笨拙，所以机器人帮人们洗衣做饭的想法现在看来仍是不可思议的事情，故选D项。
4．What does the author think of the flying car?
A. It is too difficult to imagine.
B. It is too crazy an idea.
C. It is likely to be made.
D. It is often reported in the news.
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的It's not so crazy any more！可知会飞的汽车的想法有可能会实现。故选C项。
B
(原创)Thirty-two of the world's best football teams competed for the golden World Cup trophy—but the planet's most populous(人口众多的) nation is not among them.
Team China failed to qualify for the “beautiful game's” showpiece event in Brazil. In fact China's World Cup dream turned into a nightmare as early as 2011 ，when it was removed in a regional qualifying round. China reached the finals only once back in 2002. But their debut (首秀) turned out to be an embarrassing result: they were knocked out after the group stage without scoring a single goal.
Still，these setbacks did not get rid of the football fever here.
Chinese football fans enjoyed the action in Brazil despite matches taking place after midnight，Beijing time.
By all means, local fans found ways to stay up late for the games. Some took paid leave, and others found excuses to stay home，such as getting doctors to sign sick-leave certificates. A man asked to take the day off to attend a teacher-parent conference.
Some managers said workplace productivity dropped during the World Cup. However, enthusiasm for the game brought commercial benefit. The World Cup advertising revenue (收入) for Leshi，one of China's largest video websites was estimated to reach RMB100 million yuan ($16 million), said its top executive Qiang Wei.
This summer alone CCTV, the state television network, could get in as much as RMB1.5 billion yuan ($ 240 million) in advertising revenue— 50% more than their earnings from the 2010 World Cup.
During the month-long competition held in Brazil, Chinese sports fans gathered for viewing parties in their living rooms, in factories and school dormitories, and in restaurants and bars, many of which opened late for the fans to watch matches live on television.
5．How many times have China been qualified for the World Cup?
A. Once. B. Twice.
C. Three times. D. Zero.
答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第二段的China reached the finals only once back in 2002.可知，中国队唯一一次踢进世界杯是在2002年。故选A。
6．According to Paragraph 5, we can infer Chinese football fans ________.
A. make up all kinds of ways to improve China's football
B. make up all kinds of ways to stay up to watch the World Cup
C. have no choice but to improve China's football
D. have no choice but to stay up to watch the World Cup
答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第五段的内容可知，中国球迷千方百计地为熬夜看球寻找途径。故选B。
7. Why did workplace productivity drop during the World Cup?
A. Because many people didn't concentrate on their work.
B. Because the management was not perfect.
C. Because some Chinese football fans were on strike.
D. Because the financial crisis continued.
答案与解析：A 推理判断题。根据上下文可知，在世界杯期间很多球迷晚上熬夜看世界杯他们不能集中注意力工作，所以工作效率下降。故选A。
8．What made Leshi and CCTV bring in a lot in the World Cup?
A. The fund from the government.
B. The sale of tickets.
C. The advertisements.
D. The investment from football fans.
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第六、七段的内容可知。广告使它们收入很多。
9．What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Team China failed to take part in the 2014 World Cup.
B. All kinds of Chinese football fans.
C. The 2014 World Cup held in Brazil.
D. The football fever of Chinese football fans.
答案与解析：D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲了中国足球迷对2014巴西世界杯的狂热。故选D。
Ⅴ.七选五阅读
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G. We all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget.
答案：1～5.GABED
课件13张PPT。Module 1 Life in the Future Section Ⅱ Grammar
Ⅰ.用所给动词的适当形式填空
1．I ________ (sleep) at 12：00 p．m.
2．By this time tomorrow, I ________ (lie) on the beach.
3．This time next day they ________ (sit) in the cinema.
4．We ________ (spend) the winter in Australia.
5．The students ________ (watch) TV at seven this evening.
6．I hope he ________ (find) a good job one day.
7．That bus ________ (leave) in 10 minutes.
8．I think the kids ________ (do) their homework when we get home.
9．When he comes to my house tomorrow, I ________ (write) the report.
10．This Saturday I will be very busy. I ________ (repair) my bike then.
答案：1.will be sleeping 2.will be lying 3.will be sitting 4.will be spending 5.will be watching 6.will find 7.is leaving 8.will be doing 9.will be writing
10．will be repairing
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．—Will you be free at 11：30 ?
—Sorry. I ________ (have) a meeting then.
2．—Shall we meet tomorrow afternoon?
—Not before 3 o'clock. I ________ (work) in the office then.
3．Tomorrow we're going to play tennis in the afternoon. So at 15：00，we ________(play) tennis.
4．Do you think we ________ (still do) the same job in ten years' time?
5．—________(you，see) Laura tomorrow?
—Yes. Why?
—I borrowed this book from her. Can you give it back to her?
6．Now watch carefully and see what ________(happen) in the experiment.
7．—It is said that another airport is being designed now.
—Yes. It ________ (take) the experts another three days to finish the design.
8．Tom, you uncle ________ (come) this afternoon.
9．You ________(be) late if you ________ (not hurry)．
10．Use your head and you ________ (find) a better way.
11．I ________ (enjoy) a concert at 8：00 pm tomorrow.
12．I ________ (have) lunch at 12 o'clock when CCTV ________ (start) to broadcast news.
13．—I will give an appointment on Friday, the 22nd.Will that be all right?
—I am sorry. I ________ (work) on 22nd.
14．—Where is my phone?
—I ________ (get) it for you.
15．What do you think the boys ________ (do) when we get home?
答案：1.will be having 2.will be working 3.will be playing 4.will be still doing 5.Will you be seeing/Will you see 6.will happen 7.will take 8.is coming/will come 9.will be; don't hurry 10.will find 11.will be enjoying 12.will be having; starts 13.will be working 14.will get 15.will be doing
Ⅲ.完形填空
Mrs. Green was over seventies, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the __1__ that she had never, in her thirty－five years of driving, been punished __2__ a driving offence(犯规，犯法)．
Then one day she nearly __3__ her record. A police car __4__ her, and the policeman in it saw her __5__ a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed __6__ that she would be punished. When Mrs. Green came up to the __7__， he looked at her seriously and said that she was __8__ old to drive a car, and that the __9__ why she had not stopped at the red __10__ was most probably that her eyes had become weak __11__ old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was __12__， Mrs. Green opened the big handbag she was __13__ and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she __14__ a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had __15__ done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed __16__ the needle and the thread to the judge, saying，“Now it is your __17__. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the __18__ and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case against Mrs. Green was __19__， and her record __20__ unbroken.
1．A. fact B. action
C. skill D. age
2．A. about B. on
C. to D. for
3．A. kept B. won
C. missed D. lost
4．A. watched B. chased
C. followed D. stopped
5．A. pass B. go
C. run D. rush
6．A. sure B. able
C. certain D. like
7．A. police B. judge
C. officer D. captain
8．A. so B. very
C. too D. quite
9．A. cause B. reason
C. matter D. trouble
10．A. light B. lamp
C. sign D. one
11．A. with B. because
C. for D. of
12．A. speaking B. saying
C. talking D. telling
13．A. holding B. getting
C. carrying D. bringing
14．A. took B. brought
C. picked D. chose
15．A. almost B. hardly
C. successfully D. successful
16．A. both B. all
C. neither D. either
17．A. time B. turn
C. chance D. job
18．A. thread B. glasses
C. needles D. needle
19．A. dismissed B. passed
C. settled D. studied
20．A. was B. kept
C. seemed D. remained
答案与解析：
1．A 词语辨析题。结合句意分析句子结构可知空格后的句子“that she had never...been punished ________ a driving offence.”是她为之骄傲的具体内容，即与要填入的名词为同位关系，故用fact(事实)。action行动；skill技能；age年龄，都不能与that从句形成同位语。
2．D 习语搭配题。根据句意“她很自豪35年来从来没有因为违反交通法规而受到惩罚。”，punish sb.for sth.由于某事而惩罚某人。
3．D 逻辑推理题。结合上文知道她始终保持着35年来没违规的纪录，但下文说到她闯了红灯，因此说那天她差点丢了这个纪录。lose丢掉，符合句意。keep a record保持纪录。
4．C 背景常识题。警车跟在她后面，用followed，而watched不妥，因为主语是警车，而不是人。chase追赶，根据上下文可知动作发生在警察发现她闯红灯之前，警车在此之前没有理由追赶她或阻拦(stog)她。
5．A 逻辑推理题。根据下文的without stopping可知她pass a red light(闯红灯)，如用go，则要用go by。
6．C 习语搭配题。此处缺少表语形容词，因为主语为it，相当于it is certain that句式，故用certain，不用sure，able，因为sure，able常以人作主语；like一般不用于这一句式。
7．B 词汇复现题。根据下文第三段的内容可知对她的行为及年龄做出评论的是the judge，故选B项。
8．C 习语搭配题。根据句意“她年纪太大了不能再开车了”可知这里是too...to...结构，表示“太……而不能……”。
9．B 词语辨析题。reason是说明某事或某现象的理由，而cause则指火灾、水灾或事故的起因。此处在考查固定句式：the reason why...is that...……的原因是……。
10．A 词汇复现题。根据上文可知她没有在红灯时停下来。“红灯”用red light。
11．A 逻辑推理题。根据句意“由于年龄老了，她的视力不行了。”可知选表示原因的介词，解释引起前面形容词weak的原因要用介词with，此处相当于because of。
12．B 逻辑推理题。在宾语从句中what很显然作的是动词的宾语，可排除speak，因为讲某种语言时它才是及物动词；强调说话的内容用say。
13．C 词语辨析题。根据句意可知她拿出了随身携带的手提包。表示随身携带，不强调方向性，用carry，而bring则表示由远往近带来。
14．D 词语辨析题。此处是挑了一根小眼的针，用took，brought和picked都要加up或out。
15．C 逻辑推理题。从下文内容来看。老太太显然是成功了。修饰动词用副词。
16．A 词语辨析题。根据句意可知此处指针和线两者，所以用both。
17．B 习语搭配题。it's your turn表示轮到你了。很显然老太太想让警察穿针来证明她眼神很好。
18．D 词汇复现题。根据后面说他要thread it，可知他要把线穿过针眼。刚谈过针线之事。
19．A 逻辑推理题。根据警察和老太太穿针的对比，证明了警察的结论是错误的，所以警察的指控是错误的，故老太太的案子被取消了。be dismissed被取消了。
20．D 逻辑推理题。根据文章内容可知老太太的35年未违规的纪录仍然没被打破。remained“依然是”，表示过去是这样，现在仍然保持这一状态。seemed语气不够肯定；B项若改为was kept才对。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house”. Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” of the house is deep under the ground so that it can control the home's temperature.
The Lizard(蜥蜴) house
Like a lizard, changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it's in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
Meals at home
This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
Learning from the past
Looking to the future isn't the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier for hot air to flow out of the chimney.
1．What is the best title of the passage?
A. Green house of the future.
B. The greener, the better.
C. How to build green houses.
D. Changes of the houses.
答案与解析：A 主旨大意题。本文主要预测了未来环保的房子。故选A。
2．We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home ________.
A. with the root of a leaf
B. with the energy from sunlight
C. with the soil under the ground
D. with gardens on its walls
答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据The tree house中的内容可知，房子的表面可以吸收阳光，这些太阳能被用来加热水、发电甚至制造新鲜的空气。由此可知选B。
3．The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future ________.
A. will be more delicious
B. need more cooks
C. cost as much as possible
D. will be greener
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据Meals at home这部分的内容可知，家里的菜都是自己种的，所以更绿色环保。故选D。
4．The last kind of the house is different from others because ________.
A. it looks the same as an old house
B. it makes less use of natural materials
C. it gets the idea from ancient techniques
D. it is easier for hot air to flow out of the house
答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的第二句以及上文可知，其他的房子都和过去的技术没有关系，而最后一种房子的设计是以过去的技术为基础的。故选C。
Ⅴ.语法填空
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She __1__ (go) to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven __2__ (year) old and she hopes to set up __3__ new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father __4__ (set) out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart __5__ (train) his daughter for years. Tomorrow he __6__ (watch) her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink __7__ she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends __8__ (wait) for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who __9__ (swim) the Channel herself when she was a girl. Many people believe Debbie will __10__ (real) create a wonder.
答案：1.is going 2.years 3.a 4.will set 5.has trained 6.will be watching 7.but 8.will be waiting
9．swam 10.really
课件34张PPT。Module 1 Life in the Future Section Ⅲ Integrating Skills Cultural Corner
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Teenagers are always o________ about their future.
2．Some people enjoy making ________ (预测) without caring about their results.
3．He worked so hard that ________(终于) his health became poor and he fell ill frequently.
4．It's ________(冒险的) to buy a car without any good advice.
5．I can ________(明确地) tell you what I will be doing after school.
6．She p________ that Lily would become a woman astronaut.
7．Clouds of different ________ (形状) made the sky especially beautiful.
8．When I got to the railway station, they were ________ (装) the truck with bananas.
9．As we grow older, we learn the ________(限度) of our abilities.
10．He wanted to find out what young people think about the future of ________(城市) life.
答案：1.optimistic 2.predictions 3.eventually 4.risky 5.definitely 6.predicted 7.shapes 8.loading
9．limits 10.urban
Ⅱ.用括号里所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
1．________ your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.(eventual)
2．People like to make ________ for their future.(predict)
3．Jenny is not ________ about the outcome of the talks.(optimism)
4．The date of the move has not been ________ decided yet.(definite)
5．The mobile phone ________ like a pear is comfortable to hold.(shape)
6．Puerto Rico, though it calls itself a Commonwealth, is really a self－governing American ________.(colonize)
7．With everything he needed ________， he went home happily.(buy)
8．Her wish ________ at last, which made her overjoyed.(come true)
答案：1.Eventually 2.predictions 3.optimistic
4．definitely 5.shaped 6.colony 7.bought
8．came true
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
Has been a dream for 30 years but now the world's first flying car is set to hit the roads this year.
Ever since the “Back to the Future” movies lit up our screens in the 1980s, designers have dreamt of cars that could take to the sky at the push of a button(按钮). And now pilots can order their own “roadable” plane for just ￡ 127,000.
The plane, which has fold－out wings that span 17.5 feet, can be up to 115 mph. Back on the land, it can also travel at “highway speeds” in car mode(模式)．
Fuelling(加燃料) the 19－foot－long plane couldn't be simpler—you just drive it into a petrol station and fill it up.
A spokeswoman said, “You can keep your ‘light－sport airplane’ in your garage. But because it needs a short runway to take to the air, you will have to drive to your local airport, fly up to 460 miles, land and drive directly to your destination(目的地). You will always be ready to drive or fly.”
The spokeswoman added，“Never let bad weather change your trip. You can simply divert(使转向) and continue on the ground until the weather clears.”
There's no risk to you—this is only the chance for you to be the first at your home field to unfold(展开) your wings and fly into the future.
1．According to the text, the “roadable” plane ________.
A. can fly in the sky at “highway speeds” in car mode
B. is a kind of car with fold－out wings
C. is a little difficult to fuel
D. can only travel on the highway
答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第三的内容可知这种飞机有可折叠的机翼，飞行时可展开机翼；在公路上则是汽车模式。故选B项。
2．We can infer that in the “Back to the Future” movies ________.
A. there are some skillful pilots
B. pilots have no cars to drive
C. pilots can't afford a “roadable” plane
D. cars can fly in the sky
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。第二段第一句说这类电影点燃了人们的梦想：一按按钮，汽车就能飞到空中。可推知在这类电影中有会飞的汽车，故选D项。
3．What does the underlined word “it” in the 5th paragraph refer to?
A. A light－sport airplane.
B. Your garage.
C. The local airport.
D. A petrol station.
答案与解析：A 词义猜测题。上一句中说到你可以把它放到车库中，由于它需要跑道才能飞到空中，可推知这里的it指的是前文提到的light－sport airplane。
4．The last sentence of the text aims to ________.
A. call for people to buy the “roadable” plane
B. show people the use of the “roadable” plane
C. tell people only the “roadable” plane can fly in the future
D. ask people to unfold their wings and fly into the future
答案与解析：A 推理判断题。根据最后一段的意思，这样的“汽车”飞机对你没有危险，只是让你有机会成为第一个可以在家就能展开机翼，飞向未来的人，可推知在号召人们购买这样的飞机。
5．If you meet with a thunderstorm in your “roadable” plane in the sky, you can ________.
A. land in a nearby airport and wait until it clears
B. turn back home and wait until it clears
C. land and drive on the ground
D. fly high up to 460 miles
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“You can simply divert and continue on the ground until the weather clears.”可知如果遇到不好的天气，你可以在陆地上开车直到天气好转。故选C项。
B
At first sight the planet Mars(火星) does not appear very welcoming to any kind of life. It has very little oxygen and water, the temperature at night is below 50 degrees and winds of 100 miles (161 kilometers) per hour cause severe dust storms. However, the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it at some time in the past, and it is believed that there would be enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melted. Although there is no life on the Mars now, some scientists think there may have been some form of life a long time ago. At that time, the planet had active volcanoes(火山); the atmosphere was thicker and warmer; and there was water. In fact, in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth, where life exists.
Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced. The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun's heat in the planet's atmosphere. With warmth, water and carbon dioxide, simple plants could begin to grow. These plants could slowly make the Mars fit to live on. It is judged that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years. In the meantime, people could begin to live on the planet in a special closed environment. They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.
6．According to the passage, the planet Mars has no ________ on it.
A. winds B. dust
C. mountains D. animals
答案与解析：D 细节理解题。在第一段中的细节中提到了winds, dust storms, volcanoes，但是没有涉及第四项，根据there is no life on the Mars now知火星上没有动物生存，故选D项。
7．It is believed that on the Mars now ________.
A. there is a large amount of ice at the poles
B. there is a thicker and warmer atmosphere
C. there are some kinds of simple plants
D. there are many active volcanoes
答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的it is believed that there would be enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melted.可知火星的两极有大量的冰，融化后就会有水，故A项正确。
8．What is the topic of Paragraph 2?
A. Certain gases should be used to warm the Mars.
B. Plants should be grown to make the Mars fit to live on.
C. The Mars could support life on right conditions in the future.
D. People could live on the Mars in a special closed environment.
答案与解析：C 主旨大意题。根据第二段的叙述可知主要讲未来在火星上如何创造适合人类生存的条件，也就是说第一句话为本段的主题句，故本段主题为C项。
9．The most suitable title for the passage is ________.
A. No Life on the Mars
B. Study of the Mars
C. The Possibility of Life on the Mars
D. Future Conditions on the Mars
答案与解析：C 主旨大意题 。本文主要分析了火星上的现状以及对过去火星历史的推测，从而展望了未来火星适合人类生存的可能性，故C项作为题目合适。
Ⅳ.短文改错
I was taking a train to London's Victoria Station. I had noticed that the carriage was noise and filled with people.
Before long, a train inspector comes to check out tickets. A passenger realized he couldn't find his ticket but became quite upset. Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket, which was eventually found under a seat several rows from his owner. The person who found a ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.
No one in the carriage had previous spoken to or even noticed the ticket－owner before. Yet, they had so quickly offered the strangers their help. If we could show concern to others on need, the world would be a better place to live in.
答案：
I was taking a train to London's Victoria Station. I noticed that the carriage was and filled with people.
Before long, a train inspector to check out tickets. A passenger realized he couldn't find his ticket became quite upset. Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket, which was eventually found under a seat several rows from owner. The person who found ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.
No one in the carriage had spoken to or even noticed the ticket－owner before. Yet, they had so quickly offered the their help. If we could show concern to others need, the world would be a better place to live in.
