2022版高考英语大一轮复习核心素养测评十九Module1LifeintheFuture外研版必修4.doc
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1、核心素养测评十九 Module 1 Life in the Future. 阅读理解 AImagine you enter a car with no steering wheel or no brake. Under a voice-activated command, you say an address. “The fastest route will take us 15. 3 minutes. Should I take it? You say “yes and you are on your way. The car responds (做出回应)and starts moving
2、 all by itself. All you have to do is to sit back and relax. How strange would it be if, one day in the future, everyone had such a car? No crazy driving, no quarrels, no cutting in; traffic laws would be respected and driving much safer. On the other hand, imagine the cost savings for local police
3、enforcement (强制执行) and town budgets(预算) without all those speeding and parking tickets. A new technology has the possibility to change modern society thoroughly. Theres no question that self-driving vehicles could be good. The accident statistics would drop: about 94% of road accidents in the U. S.
4、are caused by man. Older drivers and people with disabilities would travel a lot. Keeping safe speeds and being electric, self-driving cars would sharply reduce pollution levels and depend on alternative energy. Roads would be quieter, people safer. But we must also consider the effect of the new te
5、chnology on those who now depend on driving for their living. The American Trucking Association lists about 3. 5 million professional truck drivers in the US. The companies developing self-driving vehicles should be partnering with state and federal authorities to offer retraining for this large wor
6、kforce (劳动力). New technologies will, and should, be developed. This is how society moves forward. However, progress cant be one-sided. It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to consider the results of these possible changes to build a better future for all. 【文章大意】作者陈述了将来出现无人驾驶
7、的汽车之后的利弊。1. What would be the effect of the wide use of driverless cars? A. More policemen would inspect the streets. B. People would never feel angry about the traffic. C. It would save local governments a lot of money. D. Traffic regulations would be a thing of the past. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段的“. . .
8、imagine the cost savings for local police enforcement and town budgets without all those speeding and parking tickets. 可知, 如果未来每人都有一辆无人驾驶的汽车, 没有超速和停车的罚单, 对于当地警察的强制执行以及城市预算的费用会减少很多。由此可知选C。2. How would driverless cars be good for the elderly and the disabled? A. They would drive a car by themselves. B
9、. They could enjoy more travelling. C. They would suffer no road accidents. D. They could go anywhere they want. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“Older drivers and people with disabilities would travel a lot. 可知, 无人驾驶的汽车能让老年人和残疾人多旅行。应选B。3. What would be the bad effect of driverless cars? A. The world would be fu
10、ll of unemployed drivers. B. Many drivers would have to find new ways of making a living. C. Drivers would have a hard time adapting to new road conditions. D. Some departments of society would disappear. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段可知无人驾驶的汽车会影响职业司机, 研发自驾汽车的公司将会联合州和联邦政府为那么多劳动力提供再培训。由此可知选B。4. What does the aut
11、hor suggest businesses and the government do? A. Make new technologies helpful to everyone. B. Improve peoples living standard. C. Make new technologies affordable to everyone. D. Make full use of new technologies. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知, 作者建议应该研发新技术, 但是有关的公司和国家机构应该考虑这些新技术带来的变化, 进步不能是片面的。由此可知, 作者建议新技
12、术应该对所有人都有益。应选A。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. brake n. 车闸2. voice-activated adj. 声控的3. cut in 突然插到前面4. speed n. 速度v. 超速5. partner n. 伙伴v. 与合伙6. involved adj. 有关的BFor centuries, people have moved to and lived in cities. These urban centres are places to find work, friends and fun. Its no surprise that they continue to
13、 grow as more and more people flood in hoping to make the most of the chances they offer but adding to the congestion and pollution that already exist. According to a report by the United Nations, 54 per cent of the worlds population lives in urban areas and it predicts that by 2050, this figure wil
14、l have increased to around 70 per cent. But as more and more people move from the countryside to the city to get better chances, they can end up with nowhere to live. This is true in places such as Rio de Janeiro, where the people from the countryside cant rent or buy a home, and they end up buildin
15、g their own communities and houses on unoccupied land. These are called shanty townspoor communities where the houses are built out of cheap materials and often dont have any electricity or water supply. These are, of course, not the future cities we want to see. Some serious urban planning is neede
16、d to make our cities of the future good, safe and modern places to live in. This involves improving the housing conditions, the chances for education and employment and so on. Something urban planners are looking at now is the creation of “smart cities. According to John Rossant, founder and chairma
17、n of the non-profit organisation New Cities Foundation, technology is the way forward. He thinks that its generally accepted that “cloud computing, ubiquitous internet, robust 5G networks etc, will change our cities. He says technology is really “a game changer, in urbanization (城市化). It would colle
18、ct large amounts of data about how a city is working and may improve how a city functions. 【文章大意】未来城市的开展会是什么样的? 随着人们移居城市追求更好的工作和生活, 城市人口增长, 城市开展将面临很多机遇和挑战。5. Why will a larger population be living in a city by 2050? A. Because more people will move into it to get more good opportunities. B. Because
19、more people will have more children. C. Because the countryside will disappear. D. Because the government encourages the development of cities. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的“Its no surprise that they continue to grow as more and more people flood in hoping to make the most of the chances they offer. . . 以及第二段
20、的“more and more people move from the countryside to the city to get better chances可知, 随着人们移居城市追求更好的工作和生活, 城市继续扩大, 人口继续增长。应选A。6. What can we know about shanty towns? A. They have good quality housing built for poor people. B. They are filled with people living under poverty. C. They are built by the
21、government. D. They are developed and modern. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“These are called shanty townspoor communities where the houses are built out of cheap materials and often dont have any electricity or water supply. 可知。7. What name is given to a city that uses technology to help it function properly?
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