一、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，从A—E中选出适当的选项填在横线上，并回答第5小题。有一项多余。
What will life be like in the future? Will it be much better than it is now? Genetic engineering（基因工程）may help us make the perfect humans. Babies may grow up to play basketball like Yao Ming. 1.
Nano-robots（纳米机器人）will be important. 2. For example, when we have a stomachache（胃痛）, we will take a nano-robot and it will travel through our stomachs, seeing what's happening there. 3.
In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have less work to do. 4. Some will look like humans, and others might look like frogs or snakes. Before an earthquake, a frog robot could foretell（预言）it. After the earthquake, a snake robot could help to look for anything under buildings.
What will we be able to do in 20 or 30 years? Will our life be much better in the future? What's your opinion?
A. In this way, it helps the doctor cure us.
B. We will use them when we are ill.
C. They help students withtheir homework.
D. And they may grow up to run faster than Su Bingtian.
E. New robots will have many different shapes.
5. Do you like the future life in the passage? Why?（回答15词左右）

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. E
5. 示例：Yes, I do. Because the future life will be much easier and more convenient.

1. 空前句提到基因工程下婴儿长大后可能像姚明一样打篮球，D选项承接该内容，继续列举基因工程带来的人类能力提升的例子，符合语境。
2. 空前句点明纳米机器人很重要，后文举例胃痛时使用纳米机器人的场景，B选项说明我们生病时会用到纳米机器人，起到承上启下的作用。
3. 空前句说明纳米机器人可以进入胃部查看病灶情况，A选项顺承该内容，说明这样做可以帮助医生治愈我们，逻辑连贯。
4. 空后句描述不同机器人的外形：有的像人类，有的像青蛙或蛇，E选项总述新机器人有很多不同的外形，引出后文内容。
第5题为开放性问题，回答符合文意、语法正确、词数达标即可。

二、完形填空。
Many people are interested in talking about life in the future. Some people 6 that life in the future will be easier and more comfortable. But others believe that it will be 7 and more difficult than now. As for me, I 8 the first idea.
First, people will have better 9 because of technology. E-books will replace traditional 10. Robots will replace 11, and students will not have to go to school every day. They will 12 at home through online teaching and will find learning more interesting.
Second, people's health will 13. New medicine will help sick people get well 14. Robots will help doctors and sometimes replace them. Also, doctors will be able to cure more diseases, 15 people will live longer.
Third, housing problems will end. People will 16 houses under the sea. Also, some people will 17 to the moon. Then everyone will have a place to live.
Fourth, hunger will stop all over the world. People will grow crops everywhere, even on the top of buildings.
Fifth, the world will be at peace. This is the 18 of all the above changes. People don't need to fight to get anything. They will have better education, health, housing and so on, so they will feel very 19 and love will be everywhere.
Now what about you? What do you think 20 in the future will be like? I'm interested in your ideas.
() 6. A. find B. decide C. believe D. promise
() 7. A. shorter B. busier C. poorer D. worse
() 8. A. agree with B. care about C. think about D. write down
() 9. A. sleep B. future C. education D. information
() 10. A. trees B. books C. flowers D. things
() 11. A. teachers B. schools C. parents D. computers
() 12. A. play B. study C. shop D. exercise
() 13. A. start B. grow C. show D. improve
() 14. A. seriously B. luckily C. quickly D. carefully
() 15. A. but B. so C. or D. because
() 16. A. sell B. clean C. lose D. build
() 17. A. move B. jump C. run D. listen
() 18. A. plan B. rule C. problem D. result
() 19. A. surprised B. happy C. sad D. bored
() 20. A. life B. people C. world D. family

6-10 CDACB 11-15 ABDCB 16-20 DADBA

这篇完形填空围绕本单元核心话题“未来的生活”展开，结合上下文语境和单元所学词汇用法逐题分析：
6. 后文出现对应表述"But others believe"，此处表达一些人持有的观点，认为未来生活更轻松舒适，选believe。
7. 此处和前文“更轻松舒适”的观点形成转折，对应后文“比现在更困难”，表达另一些人认为未来会更糟糕，选worse。
8. 后文作者开始阐述支撑第一种观点的理由，说明作者赞同第一种想法，agree with意为“赞同”，符合语境。
9. 后文提到电子书、学生无需每日到校等内容，都和教育相关，此处指科技会让人们拥有更好的教育，选education。
10. 句中E-books（电子书）对应的替代事物是传统的书籍，选books。
11. 结合后文学生不用每天去学校、线上授课的语境，可知机器人会替代老师，选teachers。
12. 学生通过线上教学在家完成的行为是学习，选study。
13. 后文提到新药助力康复、医生能治愈更多疾病，说明人们的健康水平会提升，improve意为“改善、提升”，符合语义。
14. 此处表达新药可以帮助病人快速康复，quickly符合语境。
15. 前半句“医生可以治愈更多疾病”是原因，后半句“人们会活得更久”是结果，用so引出结果。
16. 前文提到住房问题会得到解决，此处指人们会在海底建造房屋，选build。
17. 句意是部分人会搬到月球居住，move to是固定搭配，意为“搬到、移居到”。
18. 所有前文提到的教育、健康、住房等方面的变化最终带来的结果是世界和平，result意为“结果”，符合语境。
19. 人们拥有更好的教育、健康、住房等条件，自然会感到非常开心，选happy。
20. 全文围绕未来生活展开讨论，此处收尾提问“你认为未来的生活会是什么样的”，呼应全文主题，选life。