周练五单元话题阅读Passage 1主题未来的机器人体裁说明文生词0In some science fiction movies,people in the future have their own robots.These robots are just like humans.They help with the housework and do the most 1 jobs.Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future.However,they agree it may take hundreds of years.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and 2 the same things as us.Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance.This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.But robot scientist James White disagrees.He thinks that it will be 3 for a robot to do the same things as a person.For example,its easy for a child to 4 and know where he or she is.Mr. White thinks that robots wont be able to do this.But other scientists disagree.They think that robots will be able to talk to people 5 25 to 50 years.Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people.For example,there are already robots 6 in factories.These robots look more like huge arms.They do simple jobs over and over again.People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored.But robots will 7 get bored.In the future,there will be more robots everywhere,and humans will have 8 work to do.New robots will have many different 9.Some will look like humans,and others might look like 10.After an earthquake,a snake robot could help look for people under buildings.That may not seem possible now,but computers,space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.We never know what will happen in the future! ( A )1.A.unpleasantB.pleasantC.boredD.interesting( C )2.A.to doB.doingC.doD.did( D )3.A.easyB.possibleC.excitingD.hard( B )4.A.look upB.wake upC.turn upD.put up( D )5.A.afterB.beforeC.aboutD.in( B )6.A.workB.workingC.to workD.worked( C )7.A.noB.everC.neverD.always( A )8.A.lessB.a littleC.fewerD.a few( D )9.A.namesB.colorsC.sizesD.shapes( B )10.A.turtlesB.snakesC.monstersD.spidersPassage 2(2014天津)主题其他星球上的智力物种体裁说明文生词7Is there intelligent(有智力的)life on other planets?For years,scientists said “no.”or“we dont know.”But today this is changing.Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers(天文学家).They believe intelligent life exists(存在)somewhere in the universe.They also think we will soon contact these beings(人;生物).Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets?The first reason is time.Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old.“This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,”say Shostak and Barnett.The second reason is sizethe universe is huge.“Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜)have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak.“And our galaxy,the Milky Way,has at least 100 billion stars.Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”In the past,it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe.But now,powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜)allow scientists to discover smaller planetsthe size of Mars or Earthin other solar systems.These planets might have intelligent life.Have beings from space already visited Earth?“Probably not,”says Shostak.“Its a long way away.However,intelligent beings may contact us in other ways ,such as radio signals(信号).In fact,they may be trying to communicate with us now,but we dont have the right tools to receive their messages.However,this is changing.By 2025,we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”( A )11.Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are .A.astronomersB.farmersC.singersD.drivers( C )12.What is the best title for Paragraph 2?A.The Age and Size of EarthB.Our Galaxy:The Milky WayC.Why Intelligent Life Might ExistD.Earth:The Only Planet with Intelligent Life( B )13.Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?A.There were not any smaller planets.B.There were not any powerful telescopes.C.The astronomers were not interested in them.D.The Milky Way didnt exist at that time.( B )14.Why havent beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?A.Theyre afraid of us.B.Its a long way away.C.They dont want to see us.D.They dont know how to use radio signals.( C )15.What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean?A.MessagesB.ToolsC.Intelligent beingsD.Radio signalsPassage 3主题动物的文化体裁说明文生词3Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture”? Recently social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the forms of behavior (行为) that help people to live together. It is also the forms of behavior that make one group of people different from another g