Unit20PeriodOne　WarmshyupReading(Ⅰ)每课一练北师大版选修七.doc

Unit 20　New Frontiers Period One　Warm-up Reading (Ⅰ) 基础落实 Ⅰ.课文理解 1．Which people of the following can be called futurologists? A．People who like to read fantasy stories. B．People who write about the future themselves. C．People who plan the future for a living. D．People who think about the future just for fun. 2．What was the most common theme in science fiction novels in the 19th century? A．Adventure. B．Future. C．Love. D．History. 3．The futurologists will hold a seminar，aiming to ________. A．do a research about future B．solve some problems about energy and natural sources C．study the chances of people setting on other planets D．discuss the endless possibilities of the future 4．Why will many people want to attend the seminar? A．Because they are curious about the future. B．Because they want to make friends with futurologists. C．Because they dream of starting new enterprises based on the predictions made by futurologists. D．Because they can make a fortune at the seminar. 5．What is the prediction by the middle of the century? A．A new type of electronic human might have developed. B．No one will die of starvation. C．Garments will be so strong that they will never get old and worn. D．Tiny，insect-like robots may be sent around the cells of our bodies. Ⅱ.课文缩写 Over the centuries，people have always wondered about the future.This weekend，hundreds of futurologists are meeting at Newcastle University. The seminar starts on Friday and the experts will be discussing the endless possibilities of the future. In 1.________ next few years，computers will become handier.Shortly we 2.________________(use) our voices to give instructions to computers.We will be able to download any file or update our computers just by 3.________(say) a few words. By the year 2015，the clothing industry will have produced new types of material that will remain 4.________(stain) no matter 5.________ you spill on them. By the year 2025，no one will die of starvation because there will be food for