（人教版）必修5 Unit 3 Life in the future话题语言应用——未来生活及练习
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话题语言应用——未来生活
语言积累
交际用语
做出预测的句式
Do you suppose that ...? 你猜想......？
Suppose that... 假如...... I wonder if .... 我想知道是否......
Do you imagine that...? 你想象......？ I imagine that... 我想象......
Is it likely / unlikely that .... ......可能/不可能吗？
It is possible that .... 可能....... Most likely .... 最有可能......
I’m sure .... 我确信......
Perhaps / Maybe / Possibly /Probably... 也许.......
话题词句
1．描述未来的词汇：
in one thousand years’ time = in one thousand years 一千年以后
collect a hovering carriage driven by computer 领了一辆电脑驱动的气垫船
float above the ground在地面上方漂浮着
fasten safety belt 系紧安全带
a strange-looking house 外表奇怪的房子
jet lag 时差感 time capsule （太空）时间舱
time travel (第一次) 时间旅行 space travel 太空旅行
a space station 太空站 space settlements 太空住宅区/定居点
monitor robots 监控机器人 thoughtpad 思想仪
the sending button 发送键
2. 2050年的生活
学习下面短文，特别要记住划线部分的对阅读和写作都会很有用的语句。
【Unit 3语言应用 Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats】
Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats
Imagine a future in which cancer becomes a memory, ordinary people travel in space, and computers carry on conversations like humans. Now imagine a darker future --- a world beset (困扰) by war, rising temperatures and energy shortages, one faces a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons.
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.
In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.?
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine. All body parts will be replaceable. A computer will fun_ction like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They can then produce fake people.?
We will then be able to create a machine duplicate (复制品) of ourselves so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. ?It might be expensive, though.
In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.
By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the domain (范围) of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots.
Big companies prefer robots ---- they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere---- in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things ---– but should they?
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3. 有用的句子----- 试试你会了吗？
1) 我不得不反复提醒自己我真的在公元3008年。
I have to _________________________ that I am really in AD 3008.
2) 因为担心旅程，我头几天心里总不踏实。
_____________ the journey, I ________________ for the few days.
3) 结果我得了时间滞后症。这就与你乘坐飞机会产生的时差反应相似。
As a result, I ____________ “time lag”. This ___________ the “jet lag”.
4) 时间舱开始轻柔地摇晃，我们放松地躺在那里做梦。
The capsule began __________ gently sideways as we lay __________ and __________.
5) 就在我试图做些必要的调整以适应这新环境时，王平出现了。
_______ I tried ____________________to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.
6) 后来我发现就是这些树的叶子为这房间提供了急需的氧气。
I found later that their leaves __________ the room __________________________.
7) 我感到累极了，溜上床很快就睡着了。
__________, I __________ bed and ____________________.
8) 它快捷、有效而且环保。
It’s quick, __________ and ____________________.
9) 现在有这样一个系统，能利用生态原理处理废物。
Now there’s system where the waste _____________________________________.
10) 想到未来的奇妙世界，我开始动力倍增。
My _____________________ as I ________________ the wonderful world of the future.
参考答案：
1) remind myself constantly
2) Worried about; was unsettled
3) suffered from; is similar to
4) swinging; relaxed; dreaming
5) Just as; to make the necessary adjustment
6) provided; with much-needed oxygen
7) Exhausted; slid into; fell fast asleep
8) efficient; environmentally friendly
9) is disposed of using the principles of ecology
10）motivation increased; thought of
写作训练
运用想象力的写作
本单元的写作要求学生发挥想象力，设想1000年以后的生活会是什么样子，然后运用所学的词语，写出未来生活的利与弊。
写作思路：
1. Suppose you could change something in your hometown, what would it be?
假如你可以改变家乡的某一方面，你想改变什么？
2. How can your hometown achieve a really good quality of life?
你的家乡怎样才能有真正的高质量的生活？
3. What is the most important to keep for future generations?
能为后代留下的最重要的东西是什么？
4. Is it possible that people will have solved the problems of today ----global warming, air and water pollution, etc.?
今天的问题----全球变暖、空气和水的污染等----可能解决吗？
5. Is it likely the temperature will be too hot for us to live on the earth?
气温会不会太高以致于我们不能生活在地球上？
6. What will life be like when the energy runs out?
能源用光后生活会是什么样子?
7. What are the robots like? Is it possible robots will control the earth?
机器人会是什么样子？他们会统治地球吗？
常用句型
1. Do you know what the future will be like? In my dream the future school / ... will be like ...
你知道未来会是什么样？在我的梦想中，未来的学校/ ...... 会像......
2. I believe people’s life in the future will be much better/ more beautiful/ more comfortable/ more convenient than it is now. 我相信未来的生活会比现在更好/美丽/舒适/方便。
3. with the development of science and technology... 随着科技的发展......
4. Due to space technology, traveling in space will be common.
由于太空技术，太空旅行会很常见。
5. Most likely people will have solved the problems of today...
很可能人们将已经解决了今天的问题......
6. Perhaps people will build a cover over the city, and all the air inside would be kept clean.
也许人们会在城市上空建造一个覆盖物，内部的空气可以保持洁净。
7. The walls and roofs of the buildings will collect and transform the solar energy into electric energy and heat energy. 建筑物的墙和屋顶会收集太阳能并转换为电能和热能。
8. The intelligent robots will replace/ take place of human beings in rescuing people in dangerous situation. = The intelligent robots will rescue people in place of/ instead of human beings in dangerous situation. 智能机器人会代替人类在危险的地方救人。
主题写作范文：
Example 1
英语口语课上，老师要求大家各自描述一下自己想象中的未来学校及学习生活。请根据下面提示写一篇发言稿，介绍你想象的学习生活是什么样子。
1. 学校像花园一样大而漂亮，遇到地震可以悬浮到空中；
2. 教室的屋顶和墙壁可以收集太阳能，用来供整个学校使用。
3. 学生不用背书包，用笔记本电脑上课、写作业，实现无纸化；
4. 讲课的老师是机器人，3D屏幕代替黑板。
参考范文：
In my dream, a future school will look like a big, pretty garden with many trees and flowers around the modern buildings. The school will be able to float in the sky so that it can avoid being destroyed by earthquake. The walls and roofs of the buildings will collect and transform the solar energy into electric energy and heat energy, which can be used by the whole school.
Every student will carry a laptop with them to school, instead of heavy school bags. All the homework will be done on a computer. Intelligent robots will be our teachers. And 3D screens will take the place of blackboards for teaching. In this way, our classes will be more vivid and interesting.
This is my dream school and I believe that my dream will come true in the near future.
Example 2
电影《哈利·波特》凭借影迷的喜欢和高额的票房在电影业成为一个传奇，也使世界各地的学生们疯狂迷恋哈利·波特的魔法。假如你是哈利·波特，你如何用魔法解决下面的问题：
Cruel wars
Endangered animals
Environmental pollution
参考范文：
I am Harry Potter, a boy with magical powers. I regard myself as a guard of the earth. To create a peaceful and friendly world for human beings is my duty.
First of all, I will make use of my magic to bring all the cruel wars to a stop. Let all the people no longer suffer from the wounds and death caused by wars. Let peace ring at every corner of the world.
In addition, I will raise people’s awareness of saving endangered animals. As long as we learn to protect animals, we will understand how to give our love to others.
Finally, I will rely on my magic to solve the environmental pollution. The earth is the only home of us human beings. Only by making great efforts can we make the earth a better place to live in.
Please join me in this action. Let’s work together to build a bright future! ??
Example 3
假如你们班要举办以“未来奇想”的讲演，请根据下面信息写一篇发言稿。
1. 数字化电视不需遥控器了，可以声控自动换台；
2. 机器人代替人在危险的环境中救人；
3. 衣服可以自动调温。
参考范文：
Do you know what the future will be like? It is true that nobody can tell us everything now. Let’s just use our imagination.
In the future, you can charge your electronic equipment by collecting the light of the sun and the moon. When you watch digital TV, you won’t need to use the remote control. It’s very convenient for you to change the channels by voice. It will automatically respond. The intelligent robots will replace human beings in rescuing people in dangerous situation. Worried about the weather, you can wear clothes with equipment that adjusts to the temperature.
I think that the life in the future must be beautiful. Let’s work hard and realize our dream soon.
Example 4
The benefits and problems of living one thousand years in the future
I think there will be more benefits than problems living in the future．Of course things will be different and there may be many problems．
If there is dirty air we will solve that by placing a cover over our hometown．That way we can clean the air as it enters the town，and keep out all the dust and dirt．
If it is too hot people will be provided with suits fitted with cooling systems．That way they will keep cool all the time．
As for the problem of the energy running out that we face today．That will be solved by using the energy from the sun to run all the electrical plants as well as cars．Luckily it will be endless clean energy!
So we think that life in the future will be much better than it is now．
巩固练习
一、单项选择
1. I saw this book；it was a _______ that I must phone him today.
A．memory B．reminder C．information D．symbol
2. As a candidate，you must make a good __________ on everyone you meet if you want to win the election.
A．decision B．situation C．impression D．position
3. Thousands of houses fell down in the earthquake. It seemed that everything happened _______.
A．in a while B．in a hurry C．in good time D．in a flash
4. When it was his turn to deliver his speech，__________，he walked towards the microphone.
A．nervously and embarrassingly B．nervous and embarrassedly
C．nervously and embarrassing D．nervous and embarrassed
5. He is __________to come to visit his teacher.
A．likely B．probable C．possible D．probably
6. After he retired from office，my grandfather _______ painting for a while，but soon lost interest.
A．took up B．saved up C．kept up D．drew up
7. ________ with so many challenges, Yang Guang, a blind young fellow, didn’t give up; he made great efforts to win success.
A. Facing B. To face C. Faced D. Face
8. The student ________ in the games on the MP4 during class didn’t notice his teacher behind him.
A. absorbing B. be absorbed C. to absorb D. absorbed
9. Those trucks, filled with all kinds of relief supplies, were ________ to the earthquake-stricken areas at that time.
A. speeding up B. keeping up C. holding up D. sweeping up
10. After having followed the thief for half an hour，they _______ him in a large department store.
A．within sight B．caught sight C．out of sight D．lost sight of
二. 根据汉语提示填空：
周五下午，我到学校时，发现同学们站在教室外面，面色忧郁。窗户坏了，教室显得很可怕。没有人能进入教室。被锁了3个小时后，教室门终于被打开了。老师走进教室，学生跟着后面。教室里有一盆花，要是有人给他浇点水，花会更漂亮。老师说：“没什么，班长把钥匙丢了，有人不小心打破了玻璃。抓紧时间学习，你们会成功的！”。在老师的鼓励下，我们决定努力学习。
On Friday afternoon, when I arrived at school, I found some of my classmates (1) _________ out of the classroom with annoyed faces. I wondered why. (2)________________, the classroom looked terrible. No one could tell me anything, and no one can enter the room. (3)__________________________ for three hours, the door was opened at last.The teacher entered the classroom, (4)_________________________________. There is a pot of flower on the teaher’s desk, which is very beautiful. (5)__________________________, the flower might be fresher. “Nothing serious. Our monitor lost the key and someone broke the window. Get down to your lessons right now, and you’ll be successful!” (6) __________________________________, we (7)_________________________________.
三、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took，and，against 2 of 100，scored 160．
I had an auto-repair man once，who，on these intelligence tests，could not 3 have scored more than 80． 4 ，when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him — and he always 5 it．
Well，then，suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests．By every one of them I’d prove myself a 7 ．In a world where I have to work with my 8 ，I’d do poorly．
Consider my auto-repair man 9 ．He had a habit of telling 10 ．One time he said，“Doc，a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 11 some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk 14 him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the 15 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors． 16 do you suppose he asked for them?”I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“why，you fool，he used his 17 and asked for them．I’ve been 18 that on all my customers today，but I knew 19 I’d catch you．” “Why is that?”I asked．“Because you are so goddamned educated．Doc．I knew you couldn’t be very 20 ．”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there．
1．A．failed B．wrote C．received D．chose
2．A．an average B．a total C．an exam D．a number
3．A．always B．possibly C．certainly D．frequently
4．A．Then B．Thus C．Therefore D．Yet
5．A．fixed B．checked C．drove D．changed
6．A．answered B．practiced C．designed D．tried
7．A．teacher B．doctor C．winner D．fool
8．A．brains B．effort C．hands D．attention
9．A．again B．as usual C．too D．as well
10．A．lies B．jokes C．news D．tales
11．A．bought B．tested C．found D．needed
12．A．cutting B．hammering C．waving D．circling
13．A．nodded B．raised C．shook D．turned
14．A．brought B．packed C．sent D．sold
15．A．clever B．other C．right D．next
16．A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
17．A．imagination B．hand C．voice D．information
18．A．trying B．proving C．practicing D．examining
19．A．for sure B．at once C．in fact D．right now
20．A．clear B．silly C．slow D．smart
四、阅读理解
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。
May 1st is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever． 1
These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier． 2 On the other hand，deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also，common colleges work more to get the students they admire to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts． 3
For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is to show them the money，especially this year；the weak economy makes parents nervous． 4 The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately，top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．
5 The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high school．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2018．
A．Besides，top colleges are facing changes in the population．
B．What contributes to it?
C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．
D．But top colleges ignore them．
E．They have international students who know English．
F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．
G．They cannot afford college as planned．
五、语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在标有1～10的空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
(1)
Teachers in Mexico went on a riot (暴乱) on Wednesday. They are angry 1 changes in their jobs made by the government. Hundreds of angry teachers broke windows, set fire to offices and drew graffiti (乱画) on the walls. Thousands more citizens 2 are angry with the government joined the teachers in the streets. The state governor 3 (send) hundreds of police officers to guard the local government buildings. The police could not stop the violence, so Mayor Mario Moreno asked for government support to control the situation. He told a local TV news station, “We do not have the 4 (able) to face a mob (暴民) of 4,000 people ___5___more.”
The teachers are angry that the changes would take power away from 6 unions. Mexico’s government wants more control over the quality of teachers and who becomes ___7___teacher. Teaching unions currently assess the quality of education in schools. The government wants to do this instead, to make sure all schools have similar standards. They try to have teachers pass tests 8 (get) jobs or get promoted (晋升). The government also wants to end the policy of buying and selling teaching jobs. Some teachers in Mexico give their position to a 9 (relate) when they retire or quit. The biggest teaching unions are worried 10 many teachers will lose their jobs. They also fear that the government wants to control every school.
(2)
When did people begin to eat eggs? It is said that people have been eating eggs 1 about six million years ago. By 7,000 BC, people in China and India were keeping chickens and eating their eggs, so they didn’t have to go 2 (hunt) for wild bird eggs anymore.
All through the Middle Ages, chickens only laid eggs for part of the year, 3 (main) in the spring. In this season, there was plenty 4 daylight but it wasn’t too hot. That’s why the westerners have Easter eggs (复活节彩蛋) to celebrate the return of eggs in the spring.
5 earliest way to eat eggs was raw. When people began to use fire, about a million years ago, they often 6 (roast) eggs in the coals. With the 7 (invent) of pottery (陶器), about 5,000 BC, boiling eggs gradually became more common. In ancient Rome, hard-boiled eggs were so common as an appetizer (开胃品) 8 was served at the beginning of the meal. People also began to use eggs in bread, cakes and so on.
Without refrigeration, eggs would keep for only a few days 9 people had to eat them. To make 10 keep longer, people would often pickle (腌渍) eggs in salt water and vinegar.
六、书面表达
假如校报主办了“未来的生活”为主题的征稿活动，下面是你设想的未来生活的提纲，请根据这些提示，写一篇征文。
医学
癌症可以被治愈
能源
新能源被开发利用，停止使用石油等燃料
旅行
更方便快捷的交通工具出现，人类可去太空旅行和度假
日常生活
机器人进入百姓家庭，可提供各种服务
答案与解析
一、单项选择
1. B。reminder 提醒的东西；memory 记忆力；information 信息（不可数名词）；symbol 标志，象征。
2. C。make a good impression on sb. 意为“给某人留下好印象”，故C项符合题意。make a decision 意为“做出决定”。
3. D。in a while 一会儿以后；in a hurry 急急忙忙地；in good time 及早；尽早；in a flash 一瞬间。选项D符合题意，强调时间极短。
4. D。考查形容词作状语。nervous and embarrassed 紧张的又局促不安的，描述主语的状态。
5. A。be likely to do 可能做某事。四个选项都有“可能的”意思，但是只有likely可以用“人”作主语。
6. A。句意：我祖父退休后，从事绘画一段时间，但不久就对此失去了兴趣。take up 开始从事；save up 储存；keep up 保持；draw up 拟订，制定，起草。
7. C。be faced with “面临，面对”，固定短语，这里用过去分词作状语，去掉be。
8. D。absorbed in 专注于，全神贯注于；absorb（吸引）与所修饰词“the student”是被动关系，用过去分词作定语。
9. A。speed up 加速（行驶）；keep up 继续，维持；hold up 举起，阻挡；sweep up 打扫，清扫。句意：当时那些卡车，装满了救灾物资，正加速向地震受灾地区行驶。
10. D。lose sight of “看不见”，为及物动词短语；而out of sight 虽意为“看不见”，但不能独立作谓语；A、B表达形式有误，故D项正确。
二. 根据汉语提示填空：
1. standing; 2. With windows broken; 3. Having been locked; 4. followed by the students;
5. If given more water; 6. Encouraged by the teacher’s words;
7. were determined to study hard
三、完形填空
1．C。receive a test 接受了一个测试。
2．A。... against an average of 100，scored 160. 表示“与100这一智商平均值对照，我得了160分”。从160分可知，100不是总分（total），而且可以与个人得分对照的应该是平均分。
3．B。用possibly表示作者的推测：这个修车工的如果参加这样的智商测试得分不会超过80，因为不是确切知道，其他三选项不合题意。
4．D。yet在此处表示转折，意为“然而，但是”，说明“我”的智商虽然很高，但是我却要求助于智商比我低一倍的人。
5。A。fix 修理；汽车出问题了，强调的是修理好，而不是“检查（check）”等。
6．C。design 设计。如果给我修车的人设计智商测试题的话......
7．D。从下句的“do poorly”可知，由任何一个修车工设计测试题的话，我都会证明是个傻瓜。
8．C。“我”与修车工的区别在于他用双手工作，所以此处选hands。句意：在一个我不得不用双手工作的地方，我会做得很差。
9．A。作者想从另一方面再次介绍这个修车工，所以用again。
10．B。从下文他在与作者开玩笑可知。joke 玩笑；lie 谎话；tale 故事，传说。
11．D。需要钉子，所以去商店买，所以选need。bought表示做过“买”这一动作了，不能选。
12．B。从下文店员拿给他一把锤子，可知他做的动作应是“用锤子钉”。 hammer这里是动词，加-ing形式作定语。
13．C。他想表达否定，一般应该是摇头。nod 点头。
14．A。“拿来”钉子，选brought。
15．D。修车工讲的另一个人，用“next”表示“下一个”；没有什么对错、聪明愚笨的分别，排除A、C；表示“另一个”，要用another， other 意为“其他的”。
16．B。你猜他怎样要剪刀？提问的是方式。
17．C。因为是盲人，嗓子并没有出问题，当然直接说就可以了。
18．A。句意：我今天一直在我所有的顾客身上试验......。修车工是想试试看谁会出错。
19．A。句意：......，我确切的知道我会抓住你。at once /right now 立刻，马上；in fact 实际上。从下文修车工的分析看，他确信这个结果。
20．D。从goddamned（ 咀咒的，该死的）及上文的故事情节可知，修车工认为作者受教育过多，变得不怎么聪明了。
四、阅读理解
1．B。What contributes to it? 意为“这种现象怎样出现的呢？”，在此处用于连接前后两段，前段提出问题，用此句引出下段的原因分析。
2．F。从上句可知：因为网上申请和普通申请程序都简单多了，所以申请人都申请多个大学，这也就意味着可能有几个录取学校可以选择了。
3．D。上文说普通大学为了招生会做些努力，而名牌大学却忽视这些，这也可能使生源流失。
4．G。此句意为“他们不能像以前计划的那样负担得起大学费用了”，说明上句“经济疲软使父母紧张”的原因。
5．A。选项A是此段的主题句，是名牌学校录取率下降的另一原因。从下文可知随着生育高峰的一代的最后一批学生毕业，高中毕业生的数量会有下降趋势，所以名牌学校还要面对人口的变化的问题。
五、语法填空
(1) 墨西哥的一些教师因不满政府的政策而发动暴乱。
1. at/about。be angry at/about…意为”对……生气”。
2. who。此处用who引导一个定语从句，修饰前面的先行词citizens。
3. sent。此处用所给动词的一般过去时表示发生在过去的事情。
4. ability。此处需用所给单词的名词形式，在句中作宾语，表示”能力”。
5. or。此处是一个否定句，用or more表示”或者更多”。
6. their。此处用代词their代指前面的teachers’，修饰后面的unions。
7. a。此处填不定冠词表一类人。
8. to get。此处填动词不定式表目的。
9. relative。此处填名词，表示”亲属”。
10. that。此处用连词that引导一个宾语从句。
(2) 人类吃鸡蛋的历史源远流长，不同时代的人有不同的吃法。
1. since。根据句子时态及逻辑含义可知，此处需要填连词since，表示”自从”。
2. hunting。此处需要填动名词，go hunting意为”去打猎”。
3. mainly。此处需要填副词mainly，表示”主要地”。]
4. of。此处需要填介词of与plenty搭配，plenty of表示”充足的，大量的”。
5. The。根据后面形容词的最高级形式可知，此处应填定冠词。
6. roasted。根据句子语法可知，此处需要填谓语动词。由于动作发生在过去，故填roasted。
7. invention。此处需要填提示词的名词形式invention。
8. which/that。which/that引导限制性定语从句。
9. before。根据句子逻辑含义可知，此处需要填连词before，表示”在……之前”。
10. them。此处需要填代词them，指代eggs。
六、书面表达
参考范文：
Life in the future
Nobody can imagine what will happen in the future, but one thing we can make sure is that life in the future will be better than today. Almost everything will be changed with the developing of science and technology.
In the medical field, doctors will use the advanced operation or medicine to cure any kind of cancers. At the same time, it is not necessary for patients to spend much money. As to the energy source, with the exploiting and using of the new natural resources, the energy from the sun, for example, human beings won’t worry about the consumption of oil or other fuels. What’s more, people can go to outer space for travelling or vacation by taking more convenient and efficient vehicles. Of course, more and more robots will be produced for servicing human beings. They will be sent to each family to do kinds of housework or help people with many other things.
I believe our life in the future will be more and more beautiful and wonderful, which I will always keep in mind.
语言积累
交际用语
做出预测的句式
Do you suppose that ...? 你猜想......？
Suppose that... 假如...... I wonder if .... 我想知道是否......
Do you imagine that...? 你想象......？ I imagine that... 我想象......
Is it likely / unlikely that .... ......可能/不可能吗？
It is possible that .... 可能....... Most likely .... 最有可能......
I’m sure .... 我确信......
Perhaps / Maybe / Possibly /Probably... 也许.......
话题词句
1．描述未来的词汇：
in one thousand years’ time = in one thousand years 一千年以后
collect a hovering carriage driven by computer 领了一辆电脑驱动的气垫船
float above the ground在地面上方漂浮着
fasten safety belt 系紧安全带
a strange-looking house 外表奇怪的房子
jet lag 时差感 time capsule （太空）时间舱
time travel (第一次) 时间旅行 space travel 太空旅行
a space station 太空站 space settlements 太空住宅区/定居点
monitor robots 监控机器人 thoughtpad 思想仪
the sending button 发送键
2. 2050年的生活
学习下面短文，特别要记住划线部分的对阅读和写作都会很有用的语句。
【Unit 3语言应用 Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats】
Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats
Imagine a future in which cancer becomes a memory, ordinary people travel in space, and computers carry on conversations like humans. Now imagine a darker future --- a world beset (困扰) by war, rising temperatures and energy shortages, one faces a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons.
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.
In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.?
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine. All body parts will be replaceable. A computer will fun_ction like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They can then produce fake people.?
We will then be able to create a machine duplicate (复制品) of ourselves so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. ?It might be expensive, though.
In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.
By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the domain (范围) of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots.
Big companies prefer robots ---- they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere---- in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. Scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things ---– but should they?
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3. 有用的句子----- 试试你会了吗？
1) 我不得不反复提醒自己我真的在公元3008年。
I have to _________________________ that I am really in AD 3008.
2) 因为担心旅程，我头几天心里总不踏实。
_____________ the journey, I ________________ for the few days.
3) 结果我得了时间滞后症。这就与你乘坐飞机会产生的时差反应相似。
As a result, I ____________ “time lag”. This ___________ the “jet lag”.
4) 时间舱开始轻柔地摇晃，我们放松地躺在那里做梦。
The capsule began __________ gently sideways as we lay __________ and __________.
5) 就在我试图做些必要的调整以适应这新环境时，王平出现了。
_______ I tried ____________________to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.
6) 后来我发现就是这些树的叶子为这房间提供了急需的氧气。
I found later that their leaves __________ the room __________________________.
7) 我感到累极了，溜上床很快就睡着了。
__________, I __________ bed and ____________________.
8) 它快捷、有效而且环保。
It’s quick, __________ and ____________________.
9) 现在有这样一个系统，能利用生态原理处理废物。
Now there’s system where the waste _____________________________________.
10) 想到未来的奇妙世界，我开始动力倍增。
My _____________________ as I ________________ the wonderful world of the future.
参考答案：
1) remind myself constantly
2) Worried about; was unsettled
3) suffered from; is similar to
4) swinging; relaxed; dreaming
5) Just as; to make the necessary adjustment
6) provided; with much-needed oxygen
7) Exhausted; slid into; fell fast asleep
8) efficient; environmentally friendly
9) is disposed of using the principles of ecology
10）motivation increased; thought of
写作训练
运用想象力的写作
本单元的写作要求学生发挥想象力，设想1000年以后的生活会是什么样子，然后运用所学的词语，写出未来生活的利与弊。
写作思路：
1. Suppose you could change something in your hometown, what would it be?
假如你可以改变家乡的某一方面，你想改变什么？
2. How can your hometown achieve a really good quality of life?
你的家乡怎样才能有真正的高质量的生活？
3. What is the most important to keep for future generations?
能为后代留下的最重要的东西是什么？
4. Is it possible that people will have solved the problems of today ----global warming, air and water pollution, etc.?
今天的问题----全球变暖、空气和水的污染等----可能解决吗？
5. Is it likely the temperature will be too hot for us to live on the earth?
气温会不会太高以致于我们不能生活在地球上？
6. What will life be like when the energy runs out?
能源用光后生活会是什么样子?
7. What are the robots like? Is it possible robots will control the earth?
机器人会是什么样子？他们会统治地球吗？
常用句型
1. Do you know what the future will be like? In my dream the future school / ... will be like ...
你知道未来会是什么样？在我的梦想中，未来的学校/ ...... 会像......
2. I believe people’s life in the future will be much better/ more beautiful/ more comfortable/ more convenient than it is now. 我相信未来的生活会比现在更好/美丽/舒适/方便。
3. with the development of science and technology... 随着科技的发展......
4. Due to space technology, traveling in space will be common.
由于太空技术，太空旅行会很常见。
5. Most likely people will have solved the problems of today...
很可能人们将已经解决了今天的问题......
6. Perhaps people will build a cover over the city, and all the air inside would be kept clean.
也许人们会在城市上空建造一个覆盖物，内部的空气可以保持洁净。
7. The walls and roofs of the buildings will collect and transform the solar energy into electric energy and heat energy. 建筑物的墙和屋顶会收集太阳能并转换为电能和热能。
8. The intelligent robots will replace/ take place of human beings in rescuing people in dangerous situation. = The intelligent robots will rescue people in place of/ instead of human beings in dangerous situation. 智能机器人会代替人类在危险的地方救人。
主题写作范文：
Example 1
英语口语课上，老师要求大家各自描述一下自己想象中的未来学校及学习生活。请根据下面提示写一篇发言稿，介绍你想象的学习生活是什么样子。
1. 学校像花园一样大而漂亮，遇到地震可以悬浮到空中；
2. 教室的屋顶和墙壁可以收集太阳能，用来供整个学校使用。
3. 学生不用背书包，用笔记本电脑上课、写作业，实现无纸化；
4. 讲课的老师是机器人，3D屏幕代替黑板。
参考范文：
In my dream, a future school will look like a big, pretty garden with many trees and flowers around the modern buildings. The school will be able to float in the sky so that it can avoid being destroyed by earthquake. The walls and roofs of the buildings will collect and transform the solar energy into electric energy and heat energy, which can be used by the whole school.
Every student will carry a laptop with them to school, instead of heavy school bags. All the homework will be done on a computer. Intelligent robots will be our teachers. And 3D screens will take the place of blackboards for teaching. In this way, our classes will be more vivid and interesting.
This is my dream school and I believe that my dream will come true in the near future.
Example 2
电影《哈利·波特》凭借影迷的喜欢和高额的票房在电影业成为一个传奇，也使世界各地的学生们疯狂迷恋哈利·波特的魔法。假如你是哈利·波特，你如何用魔法解决下面的问题：
Cruel wars
Endangered animals
Environmental pollution
参考范文：
I am Harry Potter, a boy with magical powers. I regard myself as a guard of the earth. To create a peaceful and friendly world for human beings is my duty.
First of all, I will make use of my magic to bring all the cruel wars to a stop. Let all the people no longer suffer from the wounds and death caused by wars. Let peace ring at every corner of the world.
In addition, I will raise people’s awareness of saving endangered animals. As long as we learn to protect animals, we will understand how to give our love to others.
Finally, I will rely on my magic to solve the environmental pollution. The earth is the only home of us human beings. Only by making great efforts can we make the earth a better place to live in.
Please join me in this action. Let’s work together to build a bright future! ??
Example 3
假如你们班要举办以“未来奇想”的讲演，请根据下面信息写一篇发言稿。
1. 数字化电视不需遥控器了，可以声控自动换台；
2. 机器人代替人在危险的环境中救人；
3. 衣服可以自动调温。
参考范文：
Do you know what the future will be like? It is true that nobody can tell us everything now. Let’s just use our imagination.
In the future, you can charge your electronic equipment by collecting the light of the sun and the moon. When you watch digital TV, you won’t need to use the remote control. It’s very convenient for you to change the channels by voice. It will automatically respond. The intelligent robots will replace human beings in rescuing people in dangerous situation. Worried about the weather, you can wear clothes with equipment that adjusts to the temperature.
I think that the life in the future must be beautiful. Let’s work hard and realize our dream soon.
Example 4
The benefits and problems of living one thousand years in the future
I think there will be more benefits than problems living in the future．Of course things will be different and there may be many problems．
If there is dirty air we will solve that by placing a cover over our hometown．That way we can clean the air as it enters the town，and keep out all the dust and dirt．
If it is too hot people will be provided with suits fitted with cooling systems．That way they will keep cool all the time．
As for the problem of the energy running out that we face today．That will be solved by using the energy from the sun to run all the electrical plants as well as cars．Luckily it will be endless clean energy!
So we think that life in the future will be much better than it is now．
巩固练习
一、单项选择
1. I saw this book；it was a _______ that I must phone him today.
A．memory B．reminder C．information D．symbol
2. As a candidate，you must make a good __________ on everyone you meet if you want to win the election.
A．decision B．situation C．impression D．position
3. Thousands of houses fell down in the earthquake. It seemed that everything happened _______.
A．in a while B．in a hurry C．in good time D．in a flash
4. When it was his turn to deliver his speech，__________，he walked towards the microphone.
A．nervously and embarrassingly B．nervous and embarrassedly
C．nervously and embarrassing D．nervous and embarrassed
5. He is __________to come to visit his teacher.
A．likely B．probable C．possible D．probably
6. After he retired from office，my grandfather _______ painting for a while，but soon lost interest.
A．took up B．saved up C．kept up D．drew up
7. ________ with so many challenges, Yang Guang, a blind young fellow, didn’t give up; he made great efforts to win success.
A. Facing B. To face C. Faced D. Face
8. The student ________ in the games on the MP4 during class didn’t notice his teacher behind him.
A. absorbing B. be absorbed C. to absorb D. absorbed
9. Those trucks, filled with all kinds of relief supplies, were ________ to the earthquake-stricken areas at that time.
A. speeding up B. keeping up C. holding up D. sweeping up
10. After having followed the thief for half an hour，they _______ him in a large department store.
A．within sight B．caught sight C．out of sight D．lost sight of
二. 根据汉语提示填空：
周五下午，我到学校时，发现同学们站在教室外面，面色忧郁。窗户坏了，教室显得很可怕。没有人能进入教室。被锁了3个小时后，教室门终于被打开了。老师走进教室，学生跟着后面。教室里有一盆花，要是有人给他浇点水，花会更漂亮。老师说：“没什么，班长把钥匙丢了，有人不小心打破了玻璃。抓紧时间学习，你们会成功的！”。在老师的鼓励下，我们决定努力学习。
On Friday afternoon, when I arrived at school, I found some of my classmates (1) _________ out of the classroom with annoyed faces. I wondered why. (2)________________, the classroom looked terrible. No one could tell me anything, and no one can enter the room. (3)__________________________ for three hours, the door was opened at last.The teacher entered the classroom, (4)_________________________________. There is a pot of flower on the teaher’s desk, which is very beautiful. (5)__________________________, the flower might be fresher. “Nothing serious. Our monitor lost the key and someone broke the window. Get down to your lessons right now, and you’ll be successful!” (6) __________________________________, we (7)_________________________________.
三、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took，and，against 2 of 100，scored 160．
I had an auto-repair man once，who，on these intelligence tests，could not 3 have scored more than 80． 4 ，when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him — and he always 5 it．
Well，then，suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests．By every one of them I’d prove myself a 7 ．In a world where I have to work with my 8 ，I’d do poorly．
Consider my auto-repair man 9 ．He had a habit of telling 10 ．One time he said，“Doc，a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 11 some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk 14 him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the 15 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors． 16 do you suppose he asked for them?”I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“why，you fool，he used his 17 and asked for them．I’ve been 18 that on all my customers today，but I knew 19 I’d catch you．” “Why is that?”I asked．“Because you are so goddamned educated．Doc．I knew you couldn’t be very 20 ．”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there．
1．A．failed B．wrote C．received D．chose
2．A．an average B．a total C．an exam D．a number
3．A．always B．possibly C．certainly D．frequently
4．A．Then B．Thus C．Therefore D．Yet
5．A．fixed B．checked C．drove D．changed
6．A．answered B．practiced C．designed D．tried
7．A．teacher B．doctor C．winner D．fool
8．A．brains B．effort C．hands D．attention
9．A．again B．as usual C．too D．as well
10．A．lies B．jokes C．news D．tales
11．A．bought B．tested C．found D．needed
12．A．cutting B．hammering C．waving D．circling
13．A．nodded B．raised C．shook D．turned
14．A．brought B．packed C．sent D．sold
15．A．clever B．other C．right D．next
16．A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
17．A．imagination B．hand C．voice D．information
18．A．trying B．proving C．practicing D．examining
19．A．for sure B．at once C．in fact D．right now
20．A．clear B．silly C．slow D．smart
四、阅读理解
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。
May 1st is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever． 1
These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier． 2 On the other hand，deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also，common colleges work more to get the students they admire to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts． 3
For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is to show them the money，especially this year；the weak economy makes parents nervous． 4 The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately，top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．
5 The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high school．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2018．
A．Besides，top colleges are facing changes in the population．
B．What contributes to it?
C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．
D．But top colleges ignore them．
E．They have international students who know English．
F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．
G．They cannot afford college as planned．
五、语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在标有1～10的空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
(1)
Teachers in Mexico went on a riot (暴乱) on Wednesday. They are angry 1 changes in their jobs made by the government. Hundreds of angry teachers broke windows, set fire to offices and drew graffiti (乱画) on the walls. Thousands more citizens 2 are angry with the government joined the teachers in the streets. The state governor 3 (send) hundreds of police officers to guard the local government buildings. The police could not stop the violence, so Mayor Mario Moreno asked for government support to control the situation. He told a local TV news station, “We do not have the 4 (able) to face a mob (暴民) of 4,000 people ___5___more.”
The teachers are angry that the changes would take power away from 6 unions. Mexico’s government wants more control over the quality of teachers and who becomes ___7___teacher. Teaching unions currently assess the quality of education in schools. The government wants to do this instead, to make sure all schools have similar standards. They try to have teachers pass tests 8 (get) jobs or get promoted (晋升). The government also wants to end the policy of buying and selling teaching jobs. Some teachers in Mexico give their position to a 9 (relate) when they retire or quit. The biggest teaching unions are worried 10 many teachers will lose their jobs. They also fear that the government wants to control every school.
(2)
When did people begin to eat eggs? It is said that people have been eating eggs 1 about six million years ago. By 7,000 BC, people in China and India were keeping chickens and eating their eggs, so they didn’t have to go 2 (hunt) for wild bird eggs anymore.
All through the Middle Ages, chickens only laid eggs for part of the year, 3 (main) in the spring. In this season, there was plenty 4 daylight but it wasn’t too hot. That’s why the westerners have Easter eggs (复活节彩蛋) to celebrate the return of eggs in the spring.
5 earliest way to eat eggs was raw. When people began to use fire, about a million years ago, they often 6 (roast) eggs in the coals. With the 7 (invent) of pottery (陶器), about 5,000 BC, boiling eggs gradually became more common. In ancient Rome, hard-boiled eggs were so common as an appetizer (开胃品) 8 was served at the beginning of the meal. People also began to use eggs in bread, cakes and so on.
Without refrigeration, eggs would keep for only a few days 9 people had to eat them. To make 10 keep longer, people would often pickle (腌渍) eggs in salt water and vinegar.
六、书面表达
假如校报主办了“未来的生活”为主题的征稿活动，下面是你设想的未来生活的提纲，请根据这些提示，写一篇征文。
医学
癌症可以被治愈
能源
新能源被开发利用，停止使用石油等燃料
旅行
更方便快捷的交通工具出现，人类可去太空旅行和度假
日常生活
机器人进入百姓家庭，可提供各种服务
答案与解析
一、单项选择
1. B。reminder 提醒的东西；memory 记忆力；information 信息（不可数名词）；symbol 标志，象征。
2. C。make a good impression on sb. 意为“给某人留下好印象”，故C项符合题意。make a decision 意为“做出决定”。
3. D。in a while 一会儿以后；in a hurry 急急忙忙地；in good time 及早；尽早；in a flash 一瞬间。选项D符合题意，强调时间极短。
4. D。考查形容词作状语。nervous and embarrassed 紧张的又局促不安的，描述主语的状态。
5. A。be likely to do 可能做某事。四个选项都有“可能的”意思，但是只有likely可以用“人”作主语。
6. A。句意：我祖父退休后，从事绘画一段时间，但不久就对此失去了兴趣。take up 开始从事；save up 储存；keep up 保持；draw up 拟订，制定，起草。
7. C。be faced with “面临，面对”，固定短语，这里用过去分词作状语，去掉be。
8. D。absorbed in 专注于，全神贯注于；absorb（吸引）与所修饰词“the student”是被动关系，用过去分词作定语。
9. A。speed up 加速（行驶）；keep up 继续，维持；hold up 举起，阻挡；sweep up 打扫，清扫。句意：当时那些卡车，装满了救灾物资，正加速向地震受灾地区行驶。
10. D。lose sight of “看不见”，为及物动词短语；而out of sight 虽意为“看不见”，但不能独立作谓语；A、B表达形式有误，故D项正确。
二. 根据汉语提示填空：
1. standing; 2. With windows broken; 3. Having been locked; 4. followed by the students;
5. If given more water; 6. Encouraged by the teacher’s words;
7. were determined to study hard
三、完形填空
1．C。receive a test 接受了一个测试。
2．A。... against an average of 100，scored 160. 表示“与100这一智商平均值对照，我得了160分”。从160分可知，100不是总分（total），而且可以与个人得分对照的应该是平均分。
3．B。用possibly表示作者的推测：这个修车工的如果参加这样的智商测试得分不会超过80，因为不是确切知道，其他三选项不合题意。
4．D。yet在此处表示转折，意为“然而，但是”，说明“我”的智商虽然很高，但是我却要求助于智商比我低一倍的人。
5。A。fix 修理；汽车出问题了，强调的是修理好，而不是“检查（check）”等。
6．C。design 设计。如果给我修车的人设计智商测试题的话......
7．D。从下句的“do poorly”可知，由任何一个修车工设计测试题的话，我都会证明是个傻瓜。
8．C。“我”与修车工的区别在于他用双手工作，所以此处选hands。句意：在一个我不得不用双手工作的地方，我会做得很差。
9．A。作者想从另一方面再次介绍这个修车工，所以用again。
10．B。从下文他在与作者开玩笑可知。joke 玩笑；lie 谎话；tale 故事，传说。
11．D。需要钉子，所以去商店买，所以选need。bought表示做过“买”这一动作了，不能选。
12．B。从下文店员拿给他一把锤子，可知他做的动作应是“用锤子钉”。 hammer这里是动词，加-ing形式作定语。
13．C。他想表达否定，一般应该是摇头。nod 点头。
14．A。“拿来”钉子，选brought。
15．D。修车工讲的另一个人，用“next”表示“下一个”；没有什么对错、聪明愚笨的分别，排除A、C；表示“另一个”，要用another， other 意为“其他的”。
16．B。你猜他怎样要剪刀？提问的是方式。
17．C。因为是盲人，嗓子并没有出问题，当然直接说就可以了。
18．A。句意：我今天一直在我所有的顾客身上试验......。修车工是想试试看谁会出错。
19．A。句意：......，我确切的知道我会抓住你。at once /right now 立刻，马上；in fact 实际上。从下文修车工的分析看，他确信这个结果。
20．D。从goddamned（ 咀咒的，该死的）及上文的故事情节可知，修车工认为作者受教育过多，变得不怎么聪明了。
四、阅读理解
1．B。What contributes to it? 意为“这种现象怎样出现的呢？”，在此处用于连接前后两段，前段提出问题，用此句引出下段的原因分析。
2．F。从上句可知：因为网上申请和普通申请程序都简单多了，所以申请人都申请多个大学，这也就意味着可能有几个录取学校可以选择了。
3．D。上文说普通大学为了招生会做些努力，而名牌大学却忽视这些，这也可能使生源流失。
4．G。此句意为“他们不能像以前计划的那样负担得起大学费用了”，说明上句“经济疲软使父母紧张”的原因。
5．A。选项A是此段的主题句，是名牌学校录取率下降的另一原因。从下文可知随着生育高峰的一代的最后一批学生毕业，高中毕业生的数量会有下降趋势，所以名牌学校还要面对人口的变化的问题。
五、语法填空
(1) 墨西哥的一些教师因不满政府的政策而发动暴乱。
1. at/about。be angry at/about…意为”对……生气”。
2. who。此处用who引导一个定语从句，修饰前面的先行词citizens。
3. sent。此处用所给动词的一般过去时表示发生在过去的事情。
4. ability。此处需用所给单词的名词形式，在句中作宾语，表示”能力”。
5. or。此处是一个否定句，用or more表示”或者更多”。
6. their。此处用代词their代指前面的teachers’，修饰后面的unions。
7. a。此处填不定冠词表一类人。
8. to get。此处填动词不定式表目的。
9. relative。此处填名词，表示”亲属”。
10. that。此处用连词that引导一个宾语从句。
(2) 人类吃鸡蛋的历史源远流长，不同时代的人有不同的吃法。
1. since。根据句子时态及逻辑含义可知，此处需要填连词since，表示”自从”。
2. hunting。此处需要填动名词，go hunting意为”去打猎”。
3. mainly。此处需要填副词mainly，表示”主要地”。]
4. of。此处需要填介词of与plenty搭配，plenty of表示”充足的，大量的”。
5. The。根据后面形容词的最高级形式可知，此处应填定冠词。
6. roasted。根据句子语法可知，此处需要填谓语动词。由于动作发生在过去，故填roasted。
7. invention。此处需要填提示词的名词形式invention。
8. which/that。which/that引导限制性定语从句。
9. before。根据句子逻辑含义可知，此处需要填连词before，表示”在……之前”。
10. them。此处需要填代词them，指代eggs。
六、书面表达
参考范文：
Life in the future
Nobody can imagine what will happen in the future, but one thing we can make sure is that life in the future will be better than today. Almost everything will be changed with the developing of science and technology.
In the medical field, doctors will use the advanced operation or medicine to cure any kind of cancers. At the same time, it is not necessary for patients to spend much money. As to the energy source, with the exploiting and using of the new natural resources, the energy from the sun, for example, human beings won’t worry about the consumption of oil or other fuels. What’s more, people can go to outer space for travelling or vacation by taking more convenient and efficient vehicles. Of course, more and more robots will be produced for servicing human beings. They will be sent to each family to do kinds of housework or help people with many other things.
I believe our life in the future will be more and more beautiful and wonderful, which I will always keep in mind.