Unit3 Familymatters阅读·提速练Ⅰ.阅读理解AFoodsoftheFutureWeaskedyoungscientiststowriteanadvertisementthatanswersthisquestion：Howwillfoodoptions，foodavailability，andindividuals’foodchoiceschangeinthefuture?Aselectionoftheirsuggestedmarketingcampaignsisbelow.ReadpreviousNextGenVoicessurveyresultsathttp：//science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen-voices.—JenniferSillsPersonalizedMealPlansSendusyourDNA，andwewillpredictyourfoodpreferences!Receiveyourpersonalizedfoodbasket，withaday-by-daydietprogram.Wewillsendyoufullmealsandpersonalizedsmoothies(水果奶昔)basedonyourgenetictastetendency.AdaGabrielaBlidnerTwitter：@adagbbFreshFruitIfyoumisssweettemperatefruits，welcometoourMoonFarm.Ourfruittreesareplantedinhybrid-soilandartificialairthatreproduceEarth’senvironmentfrom5,000yearsago.PickfruitswithyourfamilyorshiptoyourdoorstepwithMoonEx.Freshnessguaranteed.YongshengJiEmail：jiyongshengkey@hotmail.comMeatOursteaksaresourcedfromnaturalgrasslands，wherecattlenowfilltheecologicalroles.WithFoodFootprintfeedingsystem，weenhancenaturalgrazing(放牧)toimproveanimalgrowtheffectivelywhileminimizingmethaneproductionandwaterconsumption.Atonly$219.00/kg(includingcarbontaxesandecologicaltaxes)，oursteaksareaffordableforthewholefamily.FalkoBuschkeEmail：falko.buschke@gmail.com语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了未来个人食物选择新趋势。1．Whichofthefollowingneedsyoutoprovidetheinformationofyourgenes?A．Meat.B．FreshFruit.
C．NextGenVoices.D．PersonalizedMealPlans.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“SendusyourDNA，andwewillpredictyourfoodpreferences！”可知，PersonalizedMealPlans需要提供基因信息。故选D。2．Whoshouldyoucontactifyouwanttohavefunwithyourfamily?A．JenniferSills.B．YongshengJi.C．FalkoBuschke.D．AdaGabrielaBlidner.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据FreshFruit部分的“Pickfruitswithyourfamily...”以及后文给出的联系方式可知，你想和家人欢度时光时需要联系YongshengJi。故选B。3．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthesteaksinMeat?A．Fresh.B．Green.C．Expensive.D．Personalized.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，能最好描述牛排的是纯天然，无污染：green。故选B。B(2021·新高考八省第一次模拟)InOldTownAlexandria，Virginia，youcanfindJameyTurnerplayinganunusualmusicalinstrument，theglassharp(竖琴)．Aglassharpismadeupofdifferent-sizeddrinkingglasses，eachfilledwithwater.Turnermakesmusicbyrunninghisfingersoverthetopsoftheglasses.Bydoingso，eachglassmakesadifferentmusicalsound.VisitorstoAlexandrialikewhattheyseeandhear.TheythankTurnerbyleavingadollarormoreinhisboxfordonations.JameyTurneris78yearsold.Turnerbecameinterestedinplayingtheglassharpattheageofsix，whenheheardhisfatherplayingwithaglassofwateratthedinnertable.Hehasbeenplayingitfor50years.TodayTurnerputstogetherhisinstrumentbyplacing60differentglassesonawoodensoundboard.Heholdstheglassesinplacewithrubberbands，whichkeepsthemfrombreaking.Hethenaddsdifferentamountsofwatertoeachonetocreatedifferentmusicalnotes.Addingortakingawayjustalittlewaterwillchangethesound.Addingwatertoaglasswillmakealowersound.Thesmallerbowlsofwaterproduceahighersound，whilethelargeronesproducealower，deepersound.Turneralwaysuseslow-pricedglassbecauseitsoundsbetterthancostlycrystal(水晶)andhehasmorecontroloverthesound.Beforebuyingnewglasses，hewilltesttheminstores.Hedecides
iftheyproducetherightsoundbyrubbinghisfingeroverthetopofthem.Theglassharpwaspopular300yearsagowhencomposerslikeWolfgangMozartwrotemusicfortheinstrument.Therehavebeenabout400piecesofmusicwrittenjustfortheglassharp.ButTurnerplaysallkindsofmusic，evenpopularmusicfromChina.Fewpeopleplaytheglassharpthesedays，butTurnersaysheseesvideosofpeopleexperimentingwiththeinstrumentonYouTube.Hehopesthenextgenerationwillcontinuemakingitsmusic.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了弗吉尼亚的JameyTurner用一种非同寻常的乐器——玻璃杯竖琴演奏出了美妙的音乐。4．WhatdovisitorsthinkofJameyTurner’sperformance?A．Boring.B．Attractive.C．Strange.D．Common.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中“VisitorstoAlexandrialikewhattheyseeandhear.TheythankTurnerbyleavingadollarormoreinhisboxfordonations.”可知，游客非常喜欢JameyTurner的表演，他们往往会捐出一美元甚至更多以感谢他的表演。由此可推知，游客认为JameyTurner的表演很吸引人。5．HowcanJameyTurnerchangethesoundsoftheglasses?A．Bybeatingtheglassesindifferentparts.B．Byplacingtheglassesonawoodenboard.C．Byholdingdifferentglasseswithrubberbands.D．Byaddingorreducingwaterintheglasses.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“Addingortakingawayjustalittlewaterwillchangethesound.”可知，JameyTurner通过增加或者减少杯子中的水量来改变声音。6．WhatmaybeJameyTurner’srealworryabouttheglassharp?A．Littlemusiciswrittenfortheinstrument.B．Peoplearetryingtoplaytheinstrumentonline.C．Fewpeopleareplayingtheinstrumentthesedays.D．Theinstrumentcannotproducesomebeautifulsounds.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Fewpeopleplaytheglassharpthesedays...Hehopesthenextgenerationwillcontinuemakingitsmusic.”可知，目前几乎没有人会演奏这种玻璃杯竖琴，这正是JameyTurner所担心的。
7．Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A．MakingMusicbyPlayingGlassesB．SpecialSoundsfromGlassesC．DevotiontoPlayingGlassesforFunD．FingersovertheTopsoftheGlasses答案 A解析 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了弗吉尼亚的JameyTurner用一种非同寻常的乐器——玻璃杯竖琴演奏出了美妙的音乐。故选项A最适合作本文的标题。C(2021·江苏苏州四市五区调研)I’mJeffLogan，presidentofLoganLuxuryTheatersCorporation.I’mverysorrytotellyoumanycinemasareatriskofclosingpermanently(永久)．That’ssomethingwewouldhatetoseehappen.Watchingthenewestboxofficemovieandeatingabigbucketofpopcornisanexperiencethatmanyofushaveenjoyedforaverylongtime.Weallhavefondmemoriesofgoingtoatheaterofourfirstdatesorthefirstmoviewesawwithourchildren.Amovietheaterissoimportanttothefabricofthelocalcommunity.It’saplacewhereweallgather，nomatterwhatourinterests，andnomatterwhatages，youngandold，richandpoor.Buthowmuchlongerwillclassictheatersremainopen?Justlikeotherindustries，movietheatershavebeenhithardbythepandemic(流行病)andaregoingdark.Theentireindustryisbeingcontrolledbythepandemic，becausethestudiosdon’twanttoreleasetheirnewmoviesuntilallthetheaterscanbeopen.Asweallknow，thetheaterscan’tdowellandcan’tgetbacktofull7-dayaweekatfullspeedoperationwithoutnewmoviestoplay.Recently，theLoganLuxury5CinemainMitchellreopenedfortheweekends.However，likemanytheaters，itisonlyoperatingatabout10percentcapacity.Sinceopening，severalnewsafetymeasureshavebeenputinplace.Blockoffeveryotherrow.Peopleareaskedtoleavethreeseatsbetweenthemandthenextgroup.Staffspraythetheaterwithdisinfectant(消毒剂)aftereveryshow.Andsanitizerstationscanbefoundthroughoutthetheater.Evenso，somepeoplestillaren’tcomfortablegoingtoamovietheateryet.Ifullyunderstandthat.Anyhow，Ijusthopewemustdosomethingelsetohelpoutourlocaltheaters，liketakingpartinanewnationalproposalcalled“SaveYourCinema.”语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。作者通过这篇文章讲述了电影院对当地社会的重要性，以及目前在疫情下电影院所面临的困难，并呼吁大家帮助电影院。
8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fabric”inParagraph2referto?A．Typicalfeature.B．Basicstructure.C．Publicsupport.D．Commonvision.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句以及下一句可知，电影院是我们所有人聚集的地方，不论兴趣、年龄、长幼、贫富。由此可知，它对当地社区的基本结构很重要。故画线词意为“基本结构”。9．Whyarethefilmstudiosunwillingtoreleasethenewmovies?A．Cinemasdon’toperatenormally.B．Newmoviesaren’twelcomed.C．Peopledon’tlikegoingtocinema.D．Manycinemasgooutofbusiness.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“thestudiosdon’twanttoreleasetheirnewmoviesuntilallthetheaterscanbeopen”可知，电影工作室不希望在影院复工前上映影片。由此可知，电影院没有恢复正常运营。10．WhatcanweinferabouttheLoganLuxury5Cinemaafteritsreopening?A．Itmakesalotofmoney.B．Itdoeswellindiseaseprevention.C．Itreceivesalargeaudienceeveryday.D．Itoffersmoreenjoyableexperience.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知，影院减少了载客容量，隔开了观影者的位置，并常常消毒清理。由此可推知，他们在防疫这方面做得很好。故选B项。11．Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A．Tosharethegoodolddays.B．Toexplainasocialproblem.C．Torecommendatheater.D．Toaskforpeople’shelp.答案 D解析 写作意图题。通读全文尤其根据最后一段的内容可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是呼吁大家帮助电影院摆脱困境。
D(2021·河北唐山摸底考试)Thenegativehealthimpactsofplasticonbothwildlifeandhumanshavebeenwell-documented.However，plastics，whichareusedforeverythingfromgrocerybagstofoodpackaging，arehardtoavoid.Now，Frenchstart-upCarbioswantstosolvetheworld’splasticpollutionproblemwithamutantbacterialenzyme(酶)thatdigestsPET—themostabundantpolyesterplastic(聚酯塑料)usedtoproducepackagingandplasticbottles—andturnsitintoitschemicalbuildingblocks.Theresultingmaterialcanbeusedtocreateanythingand，moreimportantly，canbeendlesslyrecycled.“Mechanicalrecyclingislimited，”explainsCarbiosCEOMartin.“After6or7cyclesofrecycling，theplasticmightonlybegoodenoughtouseforsomethingliketheplasticonthebackingofacarpet，andeventually，itwillhavetobethrownaway.Soit’snotasolutionfortheendoflifeofplastics，whereasoursolutionisanunlimitedrecyclingsolution.”Thecompany’ssearchforthebestplastic-eatingbacteriabeganaboutadecadeago，with100,000promisingcandidates.Thelistwassoonreducedtoone—aleafcompostbug.Onceithadbeenidentified，Carbios’scientistsintroducedmutations(突变)．Thenewandimprovedenzymewasabletodowngradeupto90percentofatonofplasticinonly10hours.Tobreakdowntheplastic，thewasteandtheenzymewillbeheatedfor16hoursat65℃.Theresultingmixisthenpurified.Thisallowsfortherecoveryofthechemicalbuildingblocksandremovesanyadditivesandcolorsthatmaybepresent.“Thistechniquewillcertainlyhelpreduceplasticpollution，”Martinsaid.“Butwecanonlywinthebattleifpeopledoabetterjobofensuringplasticwasteendsupinarecyclingbin.”语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了法国初创企业Carbios想要通过一种突变体的细菌酶来降解聚酯塑料从而解决塑料污染问题以及这项技术开发的过程和优势。12．WhatisspecialabouttheCarbios’recyclingtechnique?A．Itcanreshapeanyplasticproducts.B．Itcanproducemorepolyesterplastic.C．Itmakesplasticcontinuouslyrecycled.D．Itchangesthesystemoffoodpackaging.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，Carbios的回收技术的特别之处在于它使塑料不断循环利用。13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“candidates”inParagraph4referto?
A．Plastic-eatingbacteria.B．Negativeeffectsonhealth.C．Chemicalbuildingblocks.D．Frenchcompanies.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“Thecompany’ssearchforthebestplastic-eatingbacteriabeganaboutadecadeago，with100,000promising”可知，该公司大约从10年前开始寻找最适合食用塑料的细菌，当时有10万个有希望的候选食塑菌。由此可知，画线词指的是“食塑菌”。14．Whyweremutationsintroduced?A．Topurifytheresultingmix.B．Toremoveadditivesandcolor.C．Tokeepthetemperatureat65℃.D．Toimproveplastic-digestingability.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Onceithadbeenidentified，Carbios’scientistsintroducedmutations(突变)．Thenewandimprovedenzymewasabletodowngradeupto90percentofatonofplasticinonly10hours.”可推知，引入突变是为了提高消化塑料的能力。15．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TorecordthedevelopmentofCarbios.B．Tointroduceaplasticrecyclingtechnique.C．Topersuadepeopletousefewerplasticproducts.D．Toexplainhowtoidentifyplastic-eatingbacteria.答案 B解析 写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一项塑料回收技术以及这种技术的开发过程和优势。由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一项塑料回收技术。Ⅱ.七选五(2021·江苏苏州八校联考)Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses，ofcourse，butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday，formanisslowlychangingallthetime.1Man，evenfivehundredyearsago，wasshorterthanheistoday.Now，onaverage，menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime，sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again，inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreat
deal.Evenso，westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson，however，weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore，andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo：thehead，inparticulartheforehead，willgrowlarger.2Infact，weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand，wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.3Atthesametime，however，ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.4Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat！5Allthesame，inspiteofallthesechanges，futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing，withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.A．Thismaywellbetrue.B．Letustakeanobviousexample.C．Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.D．These，asaresult，arelikelytogrowweaker.E．Nowhowexactlywillthisgreatrevolutionoccur?F．Inthefuture，then，bothsexesarelikelytobebald.G．We’reallsettogetmuchtallerandthinner，ifwewanttosurvive.语篇解读 这是一篇说明文，介绍了未来5000年或更久以后人类的样子。1．答案 B解析 上文提到人类一直以来都在慢慢变化，下文从身高和脑力运用两方面举例对比五百年前人类与现在人类的区别，故此处起承上启下作用。B选项“让我们举一个明显的例子”符合语境。故选B。2．答案 C解析 根据下文“事实上，由于我们经常使用眼睛，视力变得越来越弱，我们不得不戴眼镜”可知，C选项“现在我们的眼睛经常被使用”引出下文，符合语境。故选C。3．答案 D解析 根据前一句“Ontheotherhand，wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.”可知，空格处说明上一句所产生的结果。lessuse对应D选项中的growweaker。故D选项“结果，这些很可能会越来越弱”切题。故选D。4．答案 F解析 根据上文“Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherin
courseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.”可知，头发的作用越来越小因而可能消失。由此可知，未来男女将很可能成为秃头。disappear对应F选项中的bebald。故选F。5．答案 A解析 根据前文的举例说明人类的外貌特征的改变，以及上文句子“Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat！”可知，人类将不再像以前那样好看。该空对上文进行总结。故A选项“这很有可能成为事实”切题。故选A。
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