Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.
Cars will run on solar power(太阳能)and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.
New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels(层). People will live on the upper level; the lower levels will be used for traffic, shops and factories.
Biotechnology(生物技术)will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
Many new ways to cure illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering(基因产品)to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.What will happen in the future according to the passage?
A.The air won’t be much cleaner.
B.Cars will run by itself without a driver.
C.There’ll be fewer accidents and less pollution.Where will new cities have to be built in the future?
A. In the sea. B. In the sky. C. On the land.What will be made better and healthier by biotechnology?
A. Medicine B. Food C. ClothesGenetic engineering will help doctors to cure more ________.
A. Cold B. illnesses C. headacheWhich is the best title(标题)of the passage?
A.Cars in the future
B.Get ready for the future
C.Where will people live in the future?
When something goes wrong,it can be very satisfying to say,“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late,but it’s not my mistake;the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake,but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation,you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.According to the passage, winners___________ .
A. have responsible and able colleagues
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C deal with problems instead of blaming others.
D. blame themselves instead of othersThe underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________ .
A.避免 | B.接受 | C.改善 | D.考虑 |
When your colleague brings about a problem, you should______________.
A.find a better way to deal with the problem |
B.blame him for his lack of responsibility |
C.tell him to find the cause of the problem |
D.ask a more able colleague for help. |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.A Winner’s Secret. | B.A Winner’s Problem. |
C.A Winner’s Opportunity. | D.A Winner’s Achievement. |
Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?
A.A worker. | B.An assistant. | C.A manager. | D.The second board chairman. |
Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?
A.He liked to have a nickname. | B.It could make his workmates happy. |
C.He could become famous. | D.It was a free advertisement for his company. |
What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Rockefeller asked young people to work harder. |
B.It’s very important to do small things well. |
C.You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname. |
D.You should make more advertisements for your company. |
What would be the best title for this passage?
A.I Believe in You | B.Albert and Rockefeller |
C.Four Dollars a Bucket | D.The Second Board Chairman |
There is no doubt that mothers play an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a father's role? I believe that fathers play just as important a role as mothers.
Fathers give us support. They are the shore(岸)we swim to when our arms and legs feel increasingly tired. They are the strength we rely on (依靠)as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.
_______, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.
For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.
For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.
Without fathers, we wouldn't be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.From the passage, we can know the writer is a_______.
A.father | B.mother | C.son | D.daughter |
Which of the following can be put on the line in the third paragraph?
A.For parents. | B.For families. | C.For others. | D.For sons. |
According to the passage, we can know that__________ .
A.fathers' love is different from mothers' |
B.fathers are always simple and strong |
C.fathers can look after their babies better |
D.fathers are more important than mothers |
The best title for the passage is_______.
A.Father, I love you | B.Fathers are our heroes |
C.The importance of fathers | D.Fathers and mothers |
We’ve Moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00pm.on November 5 Betty and Jack Add:31 Station Street Tel:342-1525 E-mail:betty12@email.net |
Must Sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add:10 Park Street Tel:342-2691 E-mail:mikegreen@hotmail.com |
Smith’s Book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Open every day 10:00 to 22:00 Add:15 North Street Tel:342-7391 or 342-7350 E-mail:smith15@yahoo.com |
If you want to go to Betty and Jack’s party, you can call.
A.342-1525 | B.342-7391 | C.342-2691 | D.342-7350 |
Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because.
A.he wants to buy a new one | B.he will go to another country |
C.he wants to buy a new house | D.There’s something wrong with it |
You can use the e-mail smith15@yahoo.com if you want to.
A.read some books | B.go to a family party |
C.sell some good coffee | D.buy a washing machine |
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The home of the future won’t be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will be able to buy “house materials” containing moveable walls, doors and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.
Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still be done but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won’t disappear because machines can’t take the place of them. We will still have teachers because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home.
Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won’t be for everyone because they won’t be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, then hotels will move around the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centers on the moon with things needed for families.
There will be no paper in the future. Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to protect nature. E-newspapers and e-magazines will take the place of traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our re-useable paper.
As we know, the earth is going to disappear sometime in the future. This isn’t going to happen tomorrow but scientists say that it will happen in five billion years. We will have to find another home. At sometime in the future far away, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another plant. There won’t be any other choice.
Title: Tomorrow’s |
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Things talked about |
Changes described |
Houses |
Homes of future will all be |
Skilled workers will still be Teachers’ work will change a lot |
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Vacations |
Space trips and staying in space hotels will still only be for Some people can |
Information |
E-paper will be used |
The future |
People will have to |