课时跟踪检测（二）Word power, Grammar and usage & Task Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．You needn't drive so fast. It's still early. We have ample (充足的) time to get to the railway station. 2．It is obvious (显然的) that he is content with his present job from his happy smile every day. 3．A lot of people are fond of scanning (浏览) newspaper while eating breakfast. 4．Sometimes, your casual (不经意的) remarks may hurt others' feelings. 5．People without insurance (保险) have to pay for their own repairs when their cars get damaged. 6．These electronic (电子的) products are all of high quality. You will enjoy the convenience they bring to you. 7．Much of the book's humor has been lost in translation (翻译)． 8．Our bus won't start because there is something wrong with the battery (电池)． Ⅱ.单句语法填空 1．He pretended to be casual about the result of the competition. 2．This programme is not suitable for children. 3．It is obvious that we don't want to spend too much money. 4．Something is wrong with my watch.I will have someone repair (repair) it this afternoon. 5．If you drive this car without a licence, you'll have to answer for the consequences. Ⅲ.阅读理解 A Top designers are imagining our life in 50 years. Campbell Rey When creating products from natural materials, we are taking from resources that are limited. And it has a negative influence on the planet. This comes with a level of responsibility as a designer. In 50 years, we will hopefully 3D print what are now rare, wanted and beautiful natural materials like minerals and rosewood. This technology would be readily available, following the movement of large companies like Tesla making their intellectual property (知识产权) public to allow others to develop them for the benefit of mankind as a whole. This would allow for the creation of new natural materials without any harm to the environment. Something like this would present designers with lots of new choices, and would change the way we think about our surroundings. And while we're at it, these new natural materials could break down whenever you want. Now, wouldn't that be something Ben van Berkel While present health related concerns focus primarily on the body and physical fitness. I think there is a growing need for architecture to actively contribute to human happiness on physical and social levels. I imagine that, in the future, there will be a need for a system that supplies us with continuous information about health related conditions in the built environment. It will measure and inform us about such things as air pollution, noise, daylight, fresh air and temperature levels to make sure that we're safe and comfortable in buildings. It will also warn of dangers and, in so doing, let us realize how our immediate environment is affecting us. I imagine this as a sensor (感应器) system that both collects information and communicates it through whatever personal communication technology we're using in 50 years. Today this would be communicated t ... ...
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