M4Unit3Tomorrow’sWorld(测)-2022年高考英语一轮复习讲练测(新高考•江苏)一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A(2021·辽宁高三月考)FourBestVirtualToursGoogle&NASA'sAccessMarsHere'satripthat'soutofthisworldtoMars.Whileactualtraveltotheredplanetmaynotyetbepossibleforourtravelers,NASAhaspartneredwithGoogletoofferatourofa3DmodeloftheMartiansurfaceasrecordedbytheCuriosityrover.TheLouvreNowyoudon'tneedtobattlethecrowdsattheLouvretogetanup-closelookatTheMonaLisa.Toppingthelistoftheworld'stop-searchedvirtualtoursisParis'slegendaryartmuseum.Divedeepintothemuseum'sarchiveswithdetailedvirtualtoursontheLouvre'swebsite.Youcanbringpricelessartandexperiencesintoyourlivingroom.TheGreatWallofChinaExplorerscanjetofftotheGreatWallofChinaandlearninsiderfactsaboutthisamazingfeatofarchitecture—thelongeststructureeverbuiltbyhumans.WanttovisitotherUNESCOWorldHeritagesitesusing3Dmaps?CheckoutGoogle'sHeritageontheEdge.Thisisparticularlyspecialbecausethefeaturedsitesarecurrentlythreatenedbyclimatechangeandthegoalofthisinteractiveexperienceistodigitallypreservethem.Notonlyarethesitesbeautifultosee,buttheentireexperienceprovideseducationaboutthehistory,heritage,protectionandconservationeffortsfortheselandmarks.GoogleArtsProject:StreetArtGoogleArtsProject:StreetArtshowcasestheworld'sgreatestgraffitiworksandtellsthestoriesbehindthem.Viewerscantakevirtualwalkingtours,viewonlineexhibitionsandlearnabouttheartiststhemselvesthroughinteractivefeatures.1.WhoaremostlikelyinterestedintheGreatWallofChina?A.AstronautsB.ArchitectsC.AnimalloversD.Artenthusiasts.2.HowcanyougetfurtherinformationonTheMonaLisa?A.ByaskingtheCuriosityrover.B.BycheckingHeritageontheEdge.
C.ByliningupearlyintheLouvre.D.ByvisitingtheLouvre'swebsite.3.Whatdoesthelastvirtualtourallowyoutodo?A.Knowthestoriesabouttheartworks.B.HaveatalkwiththeartistsaboutGoogleArtsProject.C.Watchdifferentanimalsdayandnight.D.Learnhowtocompletegraffitiworks.B(2020·高三月考)NASAscientistsusingvirtualrealitytechnologyareredefiningourunderstandingabouthowourgalaxy(银河系)works.Usingcustomized,3Dvirtualreality(vr)simulation(模拟)thatanimatedthespeedanddirectionof4millionstarsinthelocalMilkyWayneighborhood,astronomerMarcKuchnerandresearcherSusanHigashioobtainedanewperspectiveonthestars’motions,improvingourunderstandingofstargroupings.Astronomershavecometodifferentconclusionsaboutthesamegroupsofstarsfromstudyingtheminsixdimensionsusingpapergraphs,Higashiosaid.Groupsofstarsmovingtogetherindicatetoastronomersthattheyoriginatedatthesametimeandplace,whichcanhelpusunderstandhowourgalaxyevolved.Goddard’svirtualrealityteam,managedbyThomasGrubb,animatedthosesamestars,revolutionizingtheclassificationprocessandmakingthegroupingseasiertosee,Higashiosaid.Theyfoundstarsthatmayhavebeenclassifiedintothewronggroupsaswellasstargroupsthatcouldbelongtolargergroupings.“Ratherthanlookuponedatabaseandthenanotherdatabase,whynotflythereandlookatthemalltogether,”Higashiosaid.Shewatchedthesesimulationshundreds,maybethousandsoftimes,andsaidtheassociationsbetweenthegroupsofstarsbecamemoreintuitiveinsidetheartificialcosmos(宇宙)foundwithintheVRheadset.ObservingstarsinVRwillredefineastronomer’sunderstandingofsomeindividualstarsaswellasstargroupings.The3DvisualizationhelpedherandKuchneropenawindowintothepast.“Weoftenfindgroupsofyoungstarsmovingtogether,suggestingthattheyallformedatthesametime,”Kuchnersaid.“Thethinkingistheyrepresentastar-formationevent.Theywereallformedinthesameplaceatthesametimeandsotheymovetogether.”4.Inwhichaspectcana3DVRsimulationhelpresearchers?A.Gettinganewideaofhowstarsareformed.B.Makingamoreaccurateclassificationofstars.C.Drawingaclearerpictureofastar’sinnerstructure.D.Havingabetterunderstandingofmoderntechnology.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intuitive”inParagraph5probablymean?A.Abstract.B.Complex.C.Vivid.D.Close.6.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Ourfuturereliesheavilyonthe3Dtechnology.B.The3Dtechnologyisappliedtomanyindustries.C.NASAscientistsuseVRforscientificdiscoveries.D.ResearchershavediscoverednewstarsbyusingVR.7.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Asci-fistory.B.Atravelguidebook.C.Aresearchpaper.D.Asciencemagazine.C(2021·云南师大附中)IfVR(virtualreality)evergoesmainstream,thenithasthepotentialtobecomethebiggesttechnologicalbreakthroughofthedecade.Theideaoflivinginthedigitalworldisalmostasoldassciencefictionitselfandnowaheadsetwillbringusclosertoitthaneverbefore.Toenjoythenewworld,allyouhavetodoispoponthecomfortableheadset,andwithaquicksetuponthecompanionappyou'regoodtogo.XRSpaceclaimsthiswillbetheworld'sfirst5GmobileVRheadset,soyoucantakeitwithyouwithoutbeingtiedtothehouse.Therearealsonoexternalsensors,withinside-outtrackingtechnologyabletodetectyourheadandhandmovements,ensuringyoudon'thavetosufferclumsyVRcontrollers.ThevirtualworlditselfiswheretheXRSpaceManovashinesthebrightestandhastobeseentobebelieved.Seeingagapinthemarket,theXRSpaceManovaheadsetisn'tfocusedongamingorcommercialusebutratherasaVRsocialplatformwherefriendsandfamilycanhangoutinavirtualspacesimilartoLindenLab'sSecondLife.Youcancreateavatarswithrealisticfeatureswhichmeanstheyactuallylooklikeyou.Theavatarscanactinfunwaysfromhandshakestostunningbreak-dance.Userswillalsobeabletowatchmoviesorlivesportingeventswithfriendsandfamilywithinthesharedvirtualspace.TheXRSpaceManovaabsolutelyrealizeswhatyouwantfromaVRdeviceandthat’smakingyoufeelpartoftheexperienceinsteadofavieweroftheexperience.Itisprobablytheclosesttoafullyimmersivedigitalworldwe'llevergetwithtoday’stechnology.Nevertheless,it'sagiantleaptogofromVRgamingtoaVRsocialplatform.8.WhatcanweknowabouttheVRheadset?A.Itisdesignedtocreateyourrealavatar.B.Itcanbringavividvirtualworldtotheuser.C.Itcanmonitoryourtrunkmoveaccurately.D.Itworksbetterifnottiedtothehouse.
9.WhyistheVRheadsetdifferentfromtheotherpreviousones?A.Nottoappealtotheadolescents.B.Nottodisplayusers'realidentity.C.NottospecializeinVRgames.D.Nottotakecostsintoconsideration.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immersive”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Impressive.B.Intelligent.C.Independent.D.Involved.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheheadset?A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Ambiguous.D.Opposed.D(2021·湖北襄阳市襄阳四中)Whatifwehadthepowertocontroltime,insteadofmovingfromthepasttothepresenttothefuture?Whatifwecouldjumpandtravelthroughtimeinamachine?Whatifwecouldgowhereverandwheneverwepleased?Themysteriouspuzzleoftimehaskeptpeopledebatingitsnatureforhundredsofyears.Sciencefictionwritershaveturneditintoimaginativestories.Somescientistshaveevenattemptedtoexplainitusingmath,tryingtomakethedreamoftimetravelcometrue.AlbertEinsteinsaidthattimeandspaceareonethingcalled“spacetime.”Hesaidtherearethreedimensionsinspace:height,widthanddepth.AscientistnamedHermannMinkowskiaddedtimeasafourthdimension.Einsteinintroducedtwoideasthathaveledtotheoriesaboutthepossibilityoftimetravel.Thefirstisrelativity.Theideaofrelativityisthattheforceofgravitycausesspacetobend,whichcausestimetotwist.Thesecondideafocusesonspecialrelativity.Theideaisthatatravelermovingsuper-fastthroughflatspacetimewillenterthefuture.Einsteinconsideredtime“relative”becauseitismeasuredbasedonwhereweareonEarthorinspace.StephenHawkingbelievesthatatimemachinewillneverbebuilt.Ifitwerepossible,hethinkswewouldalreadyknow.Ifatimemachinecouldbebuilt,howcomenoonefromthefuturehasinvadedus?ThefirstsciencefictionstorywiththisthemeisTheClockThatWentBackwardbyEdwardP.Mitchell,whichwaspublishedin1881.Sincethen,thousandsofbooks,filmsandtelevisionshowshaveexploredtheideaoftimetravel,inwhichsometoolssuchasphones,watches,photographsandoldbookstaketravelersbackwardandforward.Willtimetraveleverhappen?Whoknows?Mostimportantistokeepyoureyesopenandhaveasenseofwonder.
12.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthefirstparagraph?A.Toshowtimeandspaceareconnected.B.Toshowpeople’sinterestintimetravel.C.Todrawreaders’attentiontotimetravel.D.Tomakepeoplebelievetimetravelispossible.13.WhichofthefollowingstatementscouldEinsteinagreewith?A.Timetravelispossibleinthefuture.B.Peoplecan’tmovefasterthanlight.C.Timetravelisagainstscientificrules.D.Spacetimeisnotarealthingintheory.14.Whatisthelastbutoneparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thefirstsciencefictionstory.B.Differentworksabouttimetravel.C.EdwardP.Mitchell,thepioneer.D.Sometoolsusedintimetravel.15.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardtimetravel?A.Negative.B.Approving.C.Doubtful.D.Hopeful.二、七选五根据短文内容，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。(2020·江苏苏州市高三月考)Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime. 1 Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage, menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore, andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger. 2 Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs. 3 Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger. 4 Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!
5 Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.A.Thismaywellbetrue.B.Letustakeanobviousexample.C.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.D.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.E.Nowhowexactlywillthisgreatrevolutionoccur?F.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.G.We’reallsettogetmuchtallerandthinner,ifwewanttosurvive.三、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(改编自2021·吉林延边朝鲜族自治州高三模拟)Iamanimaginativegirl.Ihavealwaysbeen1aboutthefuturejustlikethegreatnovelist,LiuCixin.Whatwilllifebelikeinthefuture?Whatwillhappentohumansandotherlivingthings?WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ioftenthoughtaboutthesequestionsanddrew2ofmyimaginaryfuturelifeinmyalbum.Howwillpeopleinthefuture3?Perhapstherewillbecitiesunderground,intheairorinthesea,wheretherewillbenewkindsof4likeundergroundexpresstrains,airshipsandunderseatrains.With5technology,wemayevenbeabletoflyonabroom,justlikeHarryPotter.Livingconditionswillalsocertainly6.Justimaginesuchahouseinwhichitfeelslikespringallyearbecauseofanintelligentthermostat.Allcomplicatedandboringchoreswillbe7byarobot.Asfortravel,itmaybepossibletotravelthroughtimeandspacefreely.Whatifthereweretimemachinestotraveltoanytimeinhistory?IfIcould8atimemachine,Iwouldgototheageofdinosaursandtakethemtothe9.Bythattime,moreandmorepeoplewould10dinosaursaspets—youmightevenseepeoplewalkdinosaursinthestreets.Maybeoneday,ridingflyingdinosaurstoflytoschoolsincitiesintheskywillbe11.Allkindsofcreatureswillworkandplaywithus.Whataharmoniousworlditwillbe!However,asscienceandtechnology12,pollutionmaybecomemoreserious,andthenpeoplewillneedto13newplanetstoliveon.Atthesametime,humanbeingsmay14becometoodependentonscienceandtechnology,butI’m15thatwecansolvetheseproblemsstepbystep.
1.A.carefulB.worriedC.positiveD.curious2.A.booksB.picturesC.photosD.diaries3.A.shopB.liveC.workD.play4.A.sheltersB.behaviorC.transportationD.adventures5.A.fastB.officialC.advancedD.convenient6.A.remainB.exchangeC.sufferD.change7.A.doneB.monitoredC.masteredD.made8.A.stopB.useC.helpD.deliver9.A.futureB.presentC.homeD.past10.A.chooseB.arrangeC.provideD.trust11.A.rareB.commonC.secureD.terrible12.A.increasesB.supportsC.cheatsD.develops13.A.giveupB.lookforC.refertoD.workout14.A.suddenlyB.actuallyC.immediatelyD.gradually15.A.confidentB.anxiousC.confusedD.sorry四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(改编自2021·四川内江市高三模拟)ChinanameditsfirstMarsrover(火星探测器)“Zhurong”,afiregodinancientChineselegend,onApril24,2021.1(announce)attheopeningceremonyof2021ChinaSpaceConferenceinNanjing,JiangsuProvince,thenamingisintended2(represent)therover’ssymbolictasktoignite(点燃)thehopeofChina’sinter-planetaryexplorationandencouragemankind’s3(constantly)adventureintothehugeuniverse,accordingtotheChinaNationalSpaceAdministration.Theadministrationalsosaidnamingtheroveraftertheancientgodoffire,4symbolizesthecombinationofmodernscienceand5(tradition)culture,drawsattentiontotheChinesenation’sspiritofexplorationand6(confident)initsculture.Zhurong,partoftheongoingTianwen1mission,isscheduledtolandonMarsinMayorJune.Ifittouchesdownsafelyontheredplanetandworks7planned,ZhurongwillbethesixthsuchmachinearrangedonMars,8(follow)fiveonessentbytheUnitedStates.
Ifthesemi-autonomousaircraftfunctions9(normal),itwillworkforatleastthreemonthsandundertakecomprehensivesurveysoftheplanet.Theroveris1.85metershighandweighsabout240kilograms.Ithassixwheelsandfoursolarpanels,andcanmove10200metersanhouronthesurfaceofMars.Itcarriessixscientificinstruments.五、写作写作(一)16.(2021·江苏盐城市·高三二模)最近你班将举行一场题为Lifeinthefuture的讨论会，请根据以下要点，写一篇一百词左右的发言稿。1.随着医学的发展，人类的平均寿命将会达到120岁。2.由于新能源的出现，污染问题将得到控制。3.人们的日常生活也将有很大的变化。如机器人可以为你做家务；椅子的颜色能够随着你所穿的衣服而改变；人们可以到月球上去度假。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________写作(二)(2021·全国高二课时练习)Ihaveseenamazingthings.Myfirstvisitwastoaspacestationconsideredthemostmoderninspace.Describedasanenormousroundplate,itspinsslowlyinspacetoimitatethepulloftheearth’sgravity.Insidewasanexhibitionofthemostup-to-dateinventionsofthe31stcentury.Aguideshowedusaroundalongamoveablepath.Guide:Goodmorningtoallourvisitorsfrom2008.Firstwe’regoingtoexamineoneofthelatestformsofcommunicationamongourspacecitizens!Messagescannowbesentusinga“thoughtpad”.Youplacethemetalbandoveryourhead,clearyourmind,pressthesendingbutton,thinkyourmessageandthenextinstantit’ssent.It’sstoredonthe“thoughtpad”ofthereceiver.It’squick,efficientandenvironmentallyfriendly.Theonlylimitationisiftheuserdoesnotthinkhisorhermessageclearly,anunclearmessagemaybesent.Butwecannotblamethetoolsforthefaultsoftheuser,canwe?DuringtheexplanationIlookedatthepairofsmallobjectscalled“thoughtpad”onatable.Theyjustlookedlikemetalribbon.Soordinarybutsopowerful!WhileIwasobservingthem,thepathmoveduson.
Guide:Andnowladiesandgentlemen,weareinthe“environmentarea”.Peopleusedtocollectwasteindustbins.Thentherubbishwassenttobeburiedorburned,amIright?(Wenodded.)Well,nowthere’sasystemwherethewasteisdisposedofusingtheprinciplesofecology.Agiantmachine,alwaysgreedyformore,swallowsallthewasteavailable.Therubbishisturnedintoseveralgradesofusefulmaterial,suchas“fertilizer”forthefieldsand“soil”fordeserts.Nothingiswasted,andeverything,evenplasticbagsisrecycled.Agreatidea,isn’tit?Istaredatthemovingofthewastemachine,absorbedbyitsefficiency.Butagainwemovedon.Part1Ourthirdstopshowsthechangesthathavehappenedtoworkpractices.Manufacturingnolongertakesplaceonearthbutonspacestationslikethisone._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part2Mymindbegantowander.WhatjobwouldIdo?MymotivationincreasedasIthoughtofthewonderfulworldofthefuture._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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