What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).
Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe. More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during .
| A．Christmas Day | B．National Day |
| C．the Spring Festival | D．the Mid-autumn Festival |
The newspapers will disappear .
| A．in 28 years | B．by 2020 | C．by 2053 | D．in 33 years |
is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.
| A．Coal | B．Wind | C．Nuclear power | D．Water |
From the passage we can know in the future.
| A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem |
| B．90% of the population will live in the city |
| C．robot teachers will check homework |
| D．readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet |
What’s the main idea of the last paragraph? .
| A．Schools will go electronic | B．Computers will be important |
| C．There will be robot teachers | D．School buses will be like spaceships |
Scientists around the world are racing to create and test vaccines （疫苗） to help protect people against the novel coronavirus （新冠病毒）． They are making progress， but it will be quite a while before any vaccines are ready．
There are many different ways to make vaccines． At least 115 different vaccines for the novel coronavirus are being developed around the world right now． Many of them may not work or may have side effects that can be dangerous． That is why testing is very important．
Before a vaccine is ever tested on humans， it's first tested on animals to make sure it seems safe． Testing the vaccine on humans is done in several different phases （阶段）． In Phase 1， a small group of people are given small amounts of the vaccine to see if it has any bad effects． Phase 2 still tests the vaccine's safety， but it's mainly a test to see if the vaccine seems to work． If Phase 2 goes well， the vaccine can begin Phase 3．During Phase 3，the vaccine is tried on a much larger group of people to see how well it works．
Because of the serious and worldwide impact （影响） of the novel coronavirus， there is huge pressure to develop a working vaccine quickly．It normally takes seven or more years to develop a safe vaccine that works well． Now drug companies are hoping to create working vaccines in 12 or 18 months．
But health experts also warn that rushing too much could be dangerous． A vaccine with harmful effects could cause more problems than it solves．
（1）According to the passage， the scientists who are making vaccines are ．
A． hard﹣working and careful
B． patient and easy﹣going
C． kind and curious
D． caring and brave
（2）How long does it take to create working vaccines in the usual way？
A． Less than six years．
B． More than ten years．
C． Twelve to eighteen months．
D． About seven years．
（3）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． There are only three phases in testing vaccines．
B． Working vaccines must be created in a short time．
C． Vaccines have already been developed．
D． Rushing too quickly in creating vaccines may bring more problems．
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A． Rush for a Vaccine
B． Fight against the Disease
C． Protect People against the Virus
D． Create Working Vaccines
Do you know about Psephurus gladius？ It's a Chinese paddlefish known as "king of all national freshwater fish"． However， it is announced that the Chinese paddlefish living in the Yangtze River has become extinct （灭绝的）．
A paper from Science of the Total Environment shows that the largest freshwater fish in China might have gone extinct between 2005 and 2010． Wei Qiwei， author of the paper， said in September， 2019， some experts supposed that the first﹣class protected fish had been extinct already．
The Chinese paddlefish was about 2 to 3 meters long and could grow longer than 7 meters．The fish had lived on the earth for 15 million years． The latest discovery of the fish was made in 03． Scientists helped the fish to return and tried to track （追踪） it． Unluckily， a boat accident
caused the tracking efforts to fail． Since then， no discovery has been reported and no such fish has been kept in captivity （圈养）．
"The Chinese paddlefish was so big that it was hard to raise in captivity，" Wei said．Between 1984 and 1993， he once tried to save four fish， but only one stayed alive and returned to the river．
The extinction of the fish has called public attention as people expressed sadness over the death，hoping such animals would be better protected so that future generations could see them．From Jan 1， 2020， China began a l0﹣year fishing ban （禁令） on important areas of the Yangtze River to protect Biodiversity （生态多样性） in China's longest river．
（1）It can be learned from the passage that ．
A． the Chinese paddlefish was hunted too much in the past
B． the Chinese paddlefish was the largest freshwater fish in the world
C． the Chinese paddlefish could grow to be over 7 meters in length
D． the Chinese paddlefish has never been seen so far
（2）What happened after the boat accident mentioned in Paragraph 3？
A． Some scientists saved the fish．
B． People failed to track the fish．
C． The fish lost its life．
D． The fish was kept in captivity．
（3）Why couldn't the Chinese paddlefish be raised in captivity？
A． Because of its living habits．
B． Because of its large size．
C． Because of its special diet．
D． Because of the high cost．
（4）What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage？
A． To show people 's sadness about the fish's death．
B． To explain how the fish died out．
C． To call on people to protect animals．
D． To introduce a first﹣class protected fish．
In 1981， the Chinese women's volleyball team first stood on the top at the World Cup． And in 2019， it defended （保住） its World Cup crown with a record of 11 wins．The women's volleyball team has been the pride of the Chinese people． To honor it， a film named Zhongguo Nvpai or Leap in English has been made．
Based on the volleyball team's stories，the film shows the struggles（奋斗）and achievements of the Chinese women's volleyball team over the past 40 years．Gong Li，a world﹣famous Chinese actress，plays the role of Lang Ping，who has won the world championships many times with the team and is now the team's head coach． In order to play the role well， Gong came to the training site of the team， observing Lang' s words and deeds carefully．
Zhu Ting， captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team， also plays a part in the film． It is the first time that she has taken part in a film shooting and she says it's a little bit difficult． However， her playing volleyball is more difficult than being an actress． It took her at least 10 years to rise to fame in the field but playing herself in the film could be realized in a short time．
The film hit the screen in January， 2020． The Chinese women' s volleyball team not only is a competitive sports team but also shows the spirit of struggling and never giving up．
（1）The underlined word "observe" in Paragraph 2 most probably means ．
A． listen to
B． learn
C． understand
D． watch
（2）What is mentioned about Zhu Ting？
A． She thinks it's easy to be an actress．
B． She has led the team to win many prizes．
C． It took long for her to become famous．
D． She once played a part in a film．
（3）What can we learn from the Chinese women's volleyball team？
A． Keep on fighting．
B． Fight for the first．
C． Learn from mistakes．
D． Seeing is believing．
（4）The passage is written in a/an tone （语气）．
A． serious
B． excited
C． humorous
D． proud
To improve children's fitness， Freestyle 360 has introduced some fun fitness classes for children between nine and thirteen years old． We want to encourage children to turn energy into sports and have social fun in a caring and professional environment．
|
Kids Karate （Mondays） Time： 16：30﹣﹣ 17：30 Coach： Brett Ukich It is a fun karate class for children to increase skills． They will also learn some of the Japanese terminology （术语）． |
Fitness Fun （Wednesdays） Time： 16：30﹣﹣17：15 Coach： Lynsey McDonald This class offers fun lessons including body﹣weight exercises． Its purpose is to help children get stronger． |
|
Team Games （Thursdays） Time： 17：00﹣﹣18：15 Coach： Lorraine Clayton This class teaches children to work as a team． We offer fun fitness games so there is something for everyone． |
Physical Activity＝Better Health By exercising， children will become happier and fitter． |
|
Price： £ 7.5/lesson or £ 28/month Tel： 01386 700039 or 07818 033629 Email： info@freestyle360．co．uk Address： Draycott Road， Blockley， GL569DY |
|
（1）Who will train the children on Monday afternoons？
A． Brett．
B． Lynsey．
C． Lorraine．
D． Draycott．
（2）How long does each lesson of Fitness Fun last？
A．30 minutes．
B．45 minutes．
C．60 minutes．
D．75 minutes．
（3）Where can we most probably find the above information？
A． In a hotel．
B． At a school．
C． In a cinema．
D． At a hospital．
阅读下面的短文，然后从每小题所给的A． B、C． D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．
There are countless myths（神话） to explain how the world came to have a moon to bring light to the night time． But now there is a plan for a man﹣made moon． It will give us far more light than the natural Moon．
China is preparing to put a man﹣made moon in the sky above Chengdu by 2020． It will reflect sunlight back onto the Earth． If it succeeds， three more such objects will be sent out in 2022， according to Wu Chunfeng， a space scientist． Wu said it would be similar to how we get moonlight， but he predicted that the man﹣made moon would have eight times the brightness of the real one． "This is because the object will be about 500 kilometers above the Earth． That will make it a lot closer to us than the Moon， which is over 380，000 kilometers away，" Wu added．
If the plan works， the man﹣made moon will save a lot of power．Scientists predict that Chengdu could save around 1.2 billion yuan in electricity every year if a new moon lit up 50 square kilometers of the city．And in 2022， four man﹣made moons can take tuns to work as they will not always be in the best position （位置） relative to the Sun． Together， they can give light to an area of up to 6.400 square kilometers on the Earth for 24 hours． That means its brightness will be seen in most areas in China， reducing the need for streetlights．
（1）Above which city is China preparing to put a man﹣made moon in the sky by 2020？
A． Bejing．
B． Shanghai．
C． Chengdu．
D． Wuhan．
（2）The underlined word "reflect" in Paragraph 2 means" "．
A．吸收
B．反射
C．照耀
D．覆盖
（3）The man﹣made moon will be about above the Earth．
A．500 kilometers
B．380，000 kilometers
C．50 kilometers
D．6，400 kilometers
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The man﹣made moon will be as bright as the natural one．
B． The man﹣made moon will work similarly to the natural one．
C． The man﹣made moon has already lit up the city of Chengdu．
D． The man﹣made moonlight will cover the whole China．
（5）Which part of a newspaper may this passage be from？
A． Culture．
B． Sports．
C． Education．
D． Science．