Section Ⅲ Grammar
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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What will man be like in the future—in 5，000 or even 50，000 years from now？We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an obvious example.Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today.Now, on average, men are about three inches taller.Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller.Again，in the modern world we use our brains a great deal.Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity.As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones！This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular, the forehead will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in constant use.In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses.But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs.These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker.At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.
But what about hair？This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer.In the future, then，both sexes are likely to be bald.
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at！This may well be true.All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us.He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了未来人类的外貌可能会出现的变化。 1．The passage mainly tells us that________ . A．man's life will be different in the future B．future man will look quite different from us C．man is growing taller and uglier as time passes
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D．man's organs' functions will be on the wane
解析：选B 主旨大意题。从文章第一段可知，本文主要介绍未来人类的外貌可能会出现的变化。C项只是其中一个方面。
2．What serves as the evidence that man is changing? A．Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had. B．Man's hair is getting thinner and thinner.
C．Man's arms and legs have become lighter and weaker. D．Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.
解析：选D 细节理解题。从第二段第二句可知，人类身高已经改变。A、B、C三项均为人类未来的变化趋势而不是人类变化的证据。
3．Which of the following is TRUE about a human being in the future? A．He is hairless because hair is no longer useful. B．He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.
C．His fingers grow weaker because he doesn't have to make use of them. D．He thinks and feels in different ways.
解析：选A 正误判断题。第五段指出人类的头发可能会消失，因为“it does not serve a useful purpose any longer”故A项正确。
4．It is implied that________．
A．human beings will become less attractive in the future B．less use of a bodily organ may lead to its degeneration C．human beings hope for a change in the future life D．future life is always predictable
解析：选B 推理判断题。从人类身体变化可以看出，经常使用的器官部位，如大脑、手指将变得发达，而不常用的器官如头发、四肢可能会退化。
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If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers.It is not that newspapers are a necessity.Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio.Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday.But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change.What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same.I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though.It's already happening in areas that may directly affect
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our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering.In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home.In fact, I'm pretty sure how it will happen in the future.You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news, etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media.They actually feed off each other.Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened.What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air.And as for the Internet, it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
【语篇解读】 本文主要叙述了将来报纸仍会受到人们欢迎的原因。 5．What is the best title for the passage? A．The Best Way to Get News B．The Changes of Media C．Make Your Own Newspaper D．The Future of Newspaper
解析：选D 标题归纳题。本文主要叙述了在将来报纸仍会受到人们欢迎的原因。故选D项。
6．In the writer's opinion, in the future，________．
A．more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news B．newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer C．newspapers will cover more scientific research D．more and more people will watch TV
解析：选C 细节理解题。从第二段最后一句“In the future, I think ...”可知答案选C项。
7．From the passage, we can infer________．
A．newspapers will win the competition among the different media B．newspapers will stay with us together with other media C．television will take the place of newspaper D．the writer believes some media will die out
解析：选B 推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，尽管其他的媒体与报纸进行竞争，但
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它们并没有取代报纸的位置，这几种媒体相互依赖，相互共存。故选B项。
8．The phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means________． A．depend on C．fight with
B．compete with D．kill off
解析：选A 词义猜测题。由最后一段第一句“...people have got it wrong when they talk about competition ...”可知，此处应填与竞争相反的词。故选A项。
Ⅱ.短文改错 (2019·全国卷Ⅰ)
I became interesting in playing football thanks to a small accident. One afternoon where I was in primary school, I was walking by the school playground. Suddenly football fell just in front of me but almost hit me. I stopped the ball and kicked it hardly back to the playground. To everyone's surprising, the ball went into the net. All the football player on the playground cheered loudly, say that I had a talent for football. From now on, I started to play my football with classmates after school. I am a good player now.
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1．relatively 2．assume 3．sensitive 4．pass down 5．coverage
adv.相对地；关系上地 v．认为；假设 adj.敏感的
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n．范围；规模
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2019_2020学年高中英语Module1LifeintheFutureSectionⅢGrammar练习外研版必修4
