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1、Unit3Lifeinthefuture阅读理解组块专练——练速度(限时：30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanhe
2、istoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyashortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmore
3、andmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,inparticular,theforeheadwillgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrow
4、stronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefu
5、lpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald(光秃的)．Perhapsallthesegivetheimpressionthatinthefuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing，withthoughtsandemo
6、tionssimilartoourown.语篇解读：本文对未来人会变成什么样子进行了分析和想象。1．Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A．man'slifewillbedifferentinthefutureB．futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromusC．manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepassesD．man'sorgans'functionswillbeonthewane(衰退)解析：选B 主旨大意题。由第一段可知本文主要介绍未来人类的外貌可能会出现的变化。C项只是其中的一个方面
7、。2．Thechangeinman'ssizeofforeheadisprobablybecause________.A．he/shemakesuseonly20%ofthebrain'scapacityB．his/herbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturiesC．theother80%ofhis/herbrainwillgrowinduetimeD．he/shewillusehisbrainmoreand
