1 . Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. Do you believe Hawking’s predictions?

pros and cons             take over            on a scientific basis            have an urge to          superior conflict with          backwards

Time travel, alien invasions, and artificial intelligence have always been popular themes in science fiction. However, these were never the exclusive domains of sci-fi writers. Some scientists also    1     explore these themes    2    . Take time travel as an example. Many fascinating stories based on time travel go either    3     or forwards in time. However, the former is not really an option. World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking once explained that travelling into the past would     4    the basic rule that cause comes before effect. But it would be possible to travel into the future in a vastly     5    spaceship approaching the speed of light. In addition to the question of time travel, Hawking also expressed his opinions on alien invasions and Al development. When many scientists and scholars were still arguing about the     6    of alien existence and AI development, Hawking said he believed aliens would invade Earth, and that humans would eventually    7     by Aland robots.

2 . Below is a letter from the present you to the future you. Try to complete it with the most appropriate verb forms.
Dear Future Me,

How are you? If you’re still very hard-working, then I’m sure you’re    1     (keep) yourself busy! I do    2     (hope) you’re healthier though. I know I love eating too much junk food and far too many sweets. I hope you’re stronger than me and     3    (give up) these bad habits.

How’s everything going with work? Do you remember that you    4    (want) to be a pilot? If you do, then I hope you’re flying around the world to fun places and     5    (do) a lot of sightseeing. I think that the computer technology in your time must    6    (be) so much better than it is now. The way things are going right now, people will no longer    7    (drive) cars one day because computers     8    (operate) them completely. Moreover, companies will probably     9    (try) to do the same thing with planes soon afterwards. I think it would be quite dangerous if all the cars on the road were driverless. However, I think the idea of     10    (have) any pilots on a plane is much more dangerous. This is because any big computer problem could cause one or more planes full of people to crash!

I hope I’m right about planes still    11     (need) pilots, but if I’m wrong, I look forward to    12    (find) out what other job you chose for your career.

Your friend,

Present Me

3 . 根据句意，选择单词并以其适当形式填空。

On today’s episode of “Future Change”, we talked about predictions about the future with two experts from different fields. Dr. Han, a computer scientist     1     that computers would be cleverer than humans in the     2     future. He thought people would also be programming computers to think like humans. Another guest Vincent Black, an architect, predicted that smart homes with integrated sensors could keep us     3    , save us energy and warn us of     4     dangers. With the development of advanced technology, he also believed that cities floating on water are part of our world’s future. Whether their predictions are     5    or not, today’s talk is a good interaction.

4 . 一、作业名称
关于未来生活话题高考题目的调查分析
A Survey and Analysis of Gaokao Exams about Future Life

5 . THE TIME MACHINE

It was at ten o'clock today that the first of all Time Machines began its career. I gave it a last check, and sat myself in the leather seat. I pushed the starting lever (操纵杆) on the main panel forwards an inch then immediately backwards again. Looking around, I saw my laboratory exactly as before. Had anything happened? I thought my mind had tricked me. Then I saw the clock. A moment before, it was a minute or so past ten; now it nearly half past three!

I drew a breath, gripped(紧握) the lever and pushed it forwards. The laboratory went hazy around me. My niece came in to fetch something, maybe her handkerchief, apparently without seeing me. It probably took her a minute, but to me she moved like a rocket! I pushed the lever further. Night came as if a lamp was being turned out, and in another moment came the day. Tomorrow night came, then skipped to day, again and again, faster and faster still.

It is hard to explain the strange and unpleasant feeling of time travelling. It felt like I was being driven fast on a winding road. As my pace grew faster, the walls of the laboratory fell away, and I was left in the open air. The sun and moon looked as if they were being thrown across the sky, but soon there was division between night and day. Around me I saw trees growing like puffs of smoke; they grew, spread, and died in moments. I saw huge buildings rise up, then disappear like in a dream. The whole surface of the earth was being changed, melting and flowing before my eyes. I calculated that I was being pushed through time at hundreds of years a minute.

I had a strong urge to look at the random things that were being flashed before my eyes! I had thought about the risk of stopping the Time Machine many times. So long as I travelled at maximum speed, it didn't matter. But if I stopped and the same space was being occupied by something else, we would be forced together and explode like a bomb! Like an impatient fool, I pulled the lever backwards hard. With a sudden jolt, the Time Machine was flipped on its side, and I was thrown through the air.

I was stunned for a moment, and then heard the sound of thunder. I was sitting in the rain in some mud next to the machine. “A fine welcome,” I said, “for a man who has travelled thousands of years to be here!”

(Adapted from the novel The Time Machine written by H.G.Wells, a novelist famous for the science fiction)

1. How does the Time Traveller first know he has travelled through time?

A．He saw the clock move forward.

B．He noticed the tomorrow night came.

C．He spotted his niece moving like a rocket.

D．He was being driven fast on a winding road.

2. How does the Time Traveller feel when travelling through time?

A．Doubtful and depressed.	B．Safe and happy.
C．Strange and unpleasant.	D．Excited and joyful.

3. Why is the Time Traveller worried about stopping the machine?

A．Because he would be forced together with something else and explode like a bomb.

B．Because he was being pushed through time at hundreds of years a minute.

C．Because some random things would be flashed before his eyes.

D．Because the same space would be destroyed by something else.

4. Where does the Time Machine arrive when the man finally stops it?

A．On a winding road.	B．In some mud in the rain.
C．In the muddy leather seat.	D．Along the walls of the laboratory.

6 . 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。

People love adventures. However, not many people have the chance of being a pioneer and     1     (experience) a real-life adventure. But those     2    will go to live in this new undersea city will be able to do just that! There will be no suffering here. In fact it is so comfortable that it has been     3     (describe) as “a silk adventure”. Among its many     4     (advantage) we include: easy contact with the land surface, more personal space, complete personal security and no housework worries.

There has been a problem in the past when companies     5     (try) to design undersea cities. The sea bottom is deep and this makes     6     difficult to contact the surface. This     7     (difficult) has been solved by shuttle-submarines, which will always be ready     8     (take) people to the surface. They will be equipped     9     a special small, computerized machine. All the family will be transported quickly and     10     (safe) to their destination.

7 . 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。

What will your future life look like? Let’s have     1     look.

In 3000, medical technology will be     2    (good) than ever. When you get up in the morning and look into the mirror, your face will be beautiful and young-looking. Many people at your age could live to be 120, and your parents will just have an anti-aging (抗衰老的)     3    (treat). All of you will look the same age!

Besides, “smart clothes” will contain special particles (粒子),     4     will be much smaller than the cells in your body. They can     5    (design) to change your clothes’ color or pattern. When you say to your shirt, “Turn red”, it will change from blue     6     red.

There will also be a great change in your house. If you get into the kitchen, you     7    (find) a special food machine that will tell you what your body needs and help you eat     8    (healthy).

In 3000, cars will drive     9    (they). You can just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, it will be possible     10    (change) the color of cars at the flick of a switch.

Such “smart technology” will be all around you, and let’s look forward to it.

8 . “Demographics are our fate”, which suggests much of the future is determined by the very simple trend lines of populations. Of course, demographics can’t spot pandemics or other crises. But as shocking as they feel at the moment, such events are rare. One aspect of the future that demographics can’t help predict are technological discoveries. But even technological discoveries have a slower impact on the daily life than we sometimes perceive. Peter Thiel famously said in 2013, “We wanted flying cars. Instead, we got nothing but 140 characters.”

So what comes next? If you woke up 20 years from now in 2042, what would be different? Here are some ideas based on numbers that don’t require a crystal ball. About 70 percent of the world population is expected to live in urban areas by 2050, according to data from the United Nations. That means most cities are going to need more improvements. Roads, public transportation and waste management will need large-scale expansion and upgrades. The average person produces 4.9 pounds of waste a day, up from 3.66 pounds in 1980. But here’s a trend going in the other direction as a result of technology: Paper and paperboard declined from 87.7 million tons in 2000 to 67.4 million tons in 2018, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

And we’ll be older. In the United States, we’re likely to live until 82.4 years old, compared with 79.1 years old today, the United Nations predicts. That’s a good thing for health care companies and others that satisfy the needs of older people. But living three extra years is going to be more expensive, which will have an influence on both working and saving.

Businesspersons, industry leaders and policymakers are already at work solving some of the problems that demographic data suggest are ahead of us. They are trying to figure out how to inspire farmers to sequester carbon and use green machines to reduce the energy consumption.

What about the metaverse? Or robots taking our jobs? Or AI taking over everything? Demographics can’t answer those questions. All of those things may happen, but life in 2042 may also look a lot like it does today maybe with the exception of those flying cars.

1. How does the author understand “Demographics are our fate.” in Paragraph 1?

A．The trend lines of populations can decide the future of the world.

B．Demographics can’t determine all the things in the future.

C．Demographics can help recognize pandemics or other rises in the future.

D．Demographics can decide how quickly we make new technological discoveries.

2. In 2042, which of the following is least likely to happen according to the prediction?

A．Much more paper will be produced.

B．The environment will be polluted seriously.

C．People will produce much more waste than before.

D．Urban areas are going to need more improvements.

3. The underlined word “sequester” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.

A．increase

B．avoid

C．generate

D．encounter

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Are flying cars popular in 20years?	B．What is the fate of the car industry?
C．What will the world be like in 20 years?	D．What effect do the Demographics have?

9 . Created from natural materials such as mulberry leaves and bamboo, the earliest umbrella in China was used to protect themselves from dangers. Sometime in 1st century BC, first paper umbrellas appeared and they very quickly found their way to the hands of wealthy females who by then accepted the sun-shade umbrella as a necessary part of their fashion accessory (配件) like animals’ skin and fur. Even though carefully produced and delicate umbrellas from paper and silk weighed only few hundred grams, they were capable of protecting their bearers from the rain because of the special process of applying oil on their cover.

Because of their shortage and high cost, umbrellas quickly became a symbol of power in China and surrounding Asian countries. To differentiate themselves from the rest of the population, Chinese royal members carried only red or yellow umbrellas, while the rest used blue ones. As the centuries went on, the cost of Chinese umbrellas went down, which enabled them to be used by general population and even males. Personal use was not the only application for umbrellas, and many creative designs were introduced even as early as 3rd century AD.

Surrounding countries adopted the umbrella into their tradition, often showing beautiful designs and artwork with great pride, especially by royal members in Korea, Burma and Siam. Travelers from the West soon carried Chinese umbrellas to continental Europe which was just exiting Dark Ages and was eager to adopt new fashion from distant lands. Umbrellas soon took over the female nobility (贵族) in Italy, France and England, where they managed to slowly evolve umbrellas into the general accessory that is used by everyone today.

Even though modern plastic umbrellas represent the majority of worldwide sales, traditional Chinese umbrellas are still respected by many. They are always in great demand. Fujian and Hunan Provinces are still making millions of them every year and the most respected Hangzhou-style umbrellas are now known for their quality and beauty.

1. Why did people carry different umbrellas in China?

A．To follow new fashion then.

B．To indicate their social positon.

C．To show inequality of different sexes.

D．To advertise various styles of umbrellas.

2. What do we know about traditional Chinese umbrellas?

A．They lack practical functions.

B．They have declined in sales for years.

C．They remain popular among people.

D．They will replace plastic umbrellas.

3. What is the text mainly about?

A．The history of umbrellas.

B．The popularity of umbrellas.

C．The various designs of umbrellas.

D．The major functions of umbrellas.

10 . 假如你是李雷，为了激发学生的想象力，你们学校本月将举行一次以“My Future Life”为主题的征文比赛。请根据下列提示写一篇100词左右的短文。
1. 家庭 2. 工作 3. 业余生活
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