Date_____________ Day _____________ Weather_______________ Unit 7 In the future Exercise One I. Fill in the blanks according to the phonetic transcriptions.1. I __________ / …hæpǝnd/ to see a traffic accident on my way home yesterday.2. This is __________ /pǝ‟hæps/ the best dish in this restaurant.3. What‟s your native __________ / …læŋgwiʤ/? 4. He __________ / bI ‟ke I m/ a fashion designer after he came back from France. 5.Let‟s 5.Let‟s _________ /t _________ /tɔ:k/ about the story later. II. Choose the best answer( ) 1. Perhaps people will ______ live on the moon in the future. A. be able to B. like to C. can D. be ( ) 2. ---_______ will you go to Taiwan this summer holiday? --- By plane. A. What B. How C. Which D. How long ( ) 3. There ______ a speech about space next Friday. A. will have B. is C. will be D. has ( ) 4. I want to know _____ you think will happen in the future.. A. what B. that C. which D. where ( ) 5. Could you ____ the story in Chinese?. A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk ( ) 6. Let‟s ______ for a picnic tomorrow..A. to go B. go C. will go D. going ( ) 7. There is going to ______ a sports meeting next Friday. A. have B. is C. be D. having ( ) 8. My dream is to be _____ astronaut in the future. A. a B. an C. the D./ ( ) 9. Perhaps people will live ___ other planets in the future. A. in B. on C. at D. with ( ) 10. Will you possibly _____ a doctor? A. to be B. to C. are D. be III. Rewrite the following sentences as required1. We will take your advice. （改为否定句）（改为否定句） We ________ ________ take your advice. 2. Tim is able to speak English and French. (一般疑问句) ______ Tim _____ to speak English and French? 3. She hopes that she will get on well with her classmates in the new school.（保持句意不变）（保持句意不变）She hopes ________ ________ on well with her classmates in the new school. 4. There are no post offices in this housing estate. （保持句意不变）（保持句意不变）There are ________ ________ post offices in this housing estate. VI. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. A. great B. probably C. develop D. talking about E. as well as F. international G . like People in Shanghai are 1 the news Wednesday that the Walt Disney Company will soon build a theme theme park park park in in in Pudong Pudong Pudong District, District, District, Shanghai. This Shanghai. This is is the the the sixth sixth sixth Disneyland Disneyland Disneyland in in in the the the world. world. world. The park The park will 2 be finished in 2015. Shanghai is a big 3 city. We like it very much. This plan means we have a new place to party and a new theme park to play in. I think it is just 4 ! I I would would would say say say there there there are are are very very very few few few big big big theme theme theme parks parks 5 Disneyland Disneyland in in in the the the country. country. country. So So So people people people in in Shanghai, 6 throughout the country, would welcome it very much. 1.________2._________ 3.________ 4.__________ 5._________ 6._________ VII. Answer the questionsLife in 30 years will be different because many changes will take place. But what will the changes be? The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one computer in every home. And computer study will be one of the most important subjects in school. People People will will will work work work fewer fewer fewer hours, hours, hours, and and and they they they will will will have have have more more more free free free time time time for for for sports, sports, sports, watching watching watching TV TV TV and and travelling. travelling. Travelling Travelling Travelling will will will be be be much much much cheaper cheaper cheaper and and and easier. easier. easier. And And And more more more people people people will will will go go go to to to other other other countries countries countries for for holidays. There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat itevery day, instead they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier than now. Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem. 1. Why will our life be different in 30 years? __________________________________________________ 2. What do computers look like in the future? __________________________________________________ 3. People will spend more free time on sports, watching TV and travelling, won't they? __________________________________________________ 4. What will people eat instead of meat in the future? __________________________________________________ 5. Who will do the dangerous and hard work in 30 years? __________________________________________________ Date_____________ Day _____________ Weather_______________ Unit 7 In the future Exercise Two I. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms1.Barbecue is a lot of ______ (funny). 2.What may happen in twenty _________ time? (year) (signature) 3.Please _______ it at the end of the letter. 4.People will be ______ (enable) to live on the moon in the future. 5.Boys and girls, please take good care of _______ (you). 6.They can understand each other ______ (well) than before. 7.France and Switzerland are European ______ (country). 8.The Smiths moved into their new flat which is on the _________ (twelve) floor. 9.People are fighting against different kinds of ______ (pollute) on the Earth. 10.Before you go out, you should put on the coat to keep you ___________ (warmly). II. Choose the best answer( ) 1. I need two ______ to write on. A. piece of paper B. pieces of papers C. pieces of paper D. piece of papers ( ) 2. You should ______ these pills three times a day. A. eat B. take in C. take D. have ( ) 3. ______ an English film tonight. A. There will be B. There will have C. There will has D. There is ( ) 4. —Do you think he is from Canada? —No, ______. A. I think so B. I don't think it C. I don't think so D. I don't think that ( ) 5. He ______ an astronaut in the future. A. become B. will become C. becomes D. becoming ( ) 6. ______ do you think ______ in the future? A. What, happen B. What, will happen C. How, will happen D. How, happen We'll ______ each other and help each other. ( ) 7) 7 We'll ______ each other and help each other. A. learn B. learn from C. study D. work ( ) 8. She will arrive ______ ten minutes. A. about B. at C. in D. for ( ) 9. I hope that ______ a good time at the party. A. them to have B. them have C. they'll have D. they to have ( )10.There are twenty new words in this lesson. Please ______ in your exercise-book. A. write down them B. write it down C. write them down D. write down it III. Choose the best answerSaturday ,March 24th We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North Tuesday ,March 27th Bangkok is wonderful! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai. Friday ,March 30th Our trip to Chiang Rai was long . We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. We feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year. 1. The writer has stayed in Thailand for ______ days in all. A. 3 B. 7 C. 15 D. 30 2. The weather in Bangkok is___________. A. hot and rainy B. hot and dry C. cool and rainy D. cool and dry 3. It seems that visitors ______ in Bangkok. A. often feel hungry B. can always find cheap things C. can‟t take any photos D. can enjoy themselves 4. The people in the village _______. A. are friendly to others B. like to speak English C. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities 5. Kathy and I felt _________when visiting Chiang Mai. A. sad B. happy C. boring D. worried 6. The best title of this article is__________? A. My First Travel B. The Outside World C. Traveling in Thailand D. A Country on the Train ) 5.If you are good, I shall perhaps take you for a walk this afternoon. The underlined part means 2. They will be able to get to the moon in the future. I visited China with my friends last month. (5 .We can keep the time box in a secret place. (III. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage Most people who work in the company have a boss. So do I. But my boss is __1__ strange. What's strange __2__ him? It's a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men __3__ their dogs to work every day. My boss's dog, Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings meetings and and he he takes takes takes the the the dog dog dog to to to lunch. lunch. lunch. When When When someone someone someone __4__ __4__ __4__ my my my boss, boss, boss, I I I always always always know know know if if if he he is is in in in the the company. I only __5__ his desk. If I see __6__ and hairy under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the company. If there is no dog, I know my boss is __7__. ( ) 1. A. a little B. a few C. a lot D. little ( ) 2. A. to B. of C. about D. on ( ) 3. A. got B. bring C. takes D. carry ( ) 4. A. calls in B. telephones C. calls for D. call ( ) 5. A. look up B. look under C. look at D. look in ( ) 6. A. something brown B. anything brown C. brown something D. brown anything ( ) 7. A. out B. in C. at D. for IV ．Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words S______ S______ always always always want want want to to to know know know more more more about about about the the the universe(universe(宇宙). ). Y ears Y ears ago ago ago they they they knew knew knew many many many things things about the moon. They knew how big it was and how far away it was from the earth. But they wanted to know know more more more about about about it. it. it. They They They thought thought thought the the the best best best way way way was was was to to to s______ s______ s______ men men men to to to the the the moon. moon. moon. The The The moon moon moon is is is about about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth. A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth. But something can fly e______ when there is no air. That is a rocket. How does a rocket fly? There is gas in the rocket. When the gas is made very hot i______ the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly u______ into the sky. Rockets can fly far out into space. They send spacecrafts to the moon. Spacecrafts with men in them have been to the moon. Several spacecrafts w______ men in them have flown to another planet much farther away than the moon. One day men may be able to go to any places in space. 1. S__________ 2. s___________3.e___________ 4.i_________ 5.u_________ 6.w__________ 。
