“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour(跑酷).
Close your eyes and imagine you are living in the next two centuries or more. You'll be living in a world filled with smart robots, which will be helping you to take care of your children, or your elderly parents in your home. You'll live much longer thanks to the medicine made by genetic (基因的) science. And mankind may be going farther in space than ever before-you will be living on the moon or Mars.
How should we view the changes that wait for us in the future? Should we be optimistic (乐观的)about the years ahead, or worried about what the future holds? Some scientists and experts are having a discussion about how technology, science and society will develop in the future.
"I'm looking forward to the day when more technology will come to my life," says John Searle, a professor at the University of California Berkeley Philosophy, "because I think further research in such areas as genetics, physics, chemistry and medicine will help us to overcome poverty, improve health, and make life longer."
Hugh Herr, at MIT's Biomechatronics Group, considers very powerful weapons as concern over the future. Another is the growing role of technology in our lives."Machines’ taking over what humans do is not a good thing," Herr says.
That is a similar concern shared by Daniela Cerqui, a social and cultural scientist. "I am afraid that the long-term future we are building will have no space left for human beings," says Cerqui. "The main values of our society are related to information that must progress as quickly as possible, and computers are much better than humans in these tasks ." The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.
| A．how science will develop in the future |
| B．how people will live in a modern society |
| C．what life would be like in the future |
| D．what computers will bring to our society |
From Paragraph 4 we can infer that ___________.
| A．John Searl is optimistic about the future |
| B．we should wait to see the changes in the future |
| C．John Searl worries much about what the future holds |
| D．further science research will be helpful for making life longer |
The underlined word "That" in the last paragraph refers to________.
| A．The poverty problem in the future |
| B．Machines’ taking over what humans do |
| C．The technology of weapons |
| D．The health problem of humans |
The best title for the passage can be “___________”.
| A．The Future--Full of Hope or Concern |
| B．Great Changes Will Take Place in the Future |
| C．The Relationship Between Technology and Humans |
| D．The Role of Robots and Computers in the Future |
Here are two letters to George and his replies.
| Dear George, I’m fourteen and I’m much shorter for my age. What’s worse, I’m very fat. I want to be 55 kg and to be taller and then I can go to the school basketball team and enjoy myself. Can you help me? Bob |
| Dear George, I’m learning French but I don’t get good marks. I don’t know why. Sometimes I want to give up, but I know I shouldn’t because languages are going to be very important. What should I do? Alice |
| Dear Bob, Don’t worry if you’re shorter than your friends. Teenagers grow at different times. It doesn’t matter how heavy you are. You are still the same person. Plan your meals with your mum, and she can help you lose weight. Also, try taking more exercise. George |
| Dear Alice, You’re right. You should never give up, and I’m sure that you’ve made more progress than you think. You can talk to your teacher and ask her what you should do to get a better grade. Talk to your friends who are good at French. Find something that helps you. George |
Alice is worrying about________.
| A．her friends | B．her marks | C．her height | D．her weight |
Bob should ________ according to George’s letter.
| A．take more exercise | B．talk to his friends |
| C．join a basketball term | D．learn some French |
George advises Alice to talk to________for help.
| A．her mother | B．her teacher、 |
| C．Bob’s teacher | D．Bob’s friends |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
It’s Sunday morning．There are many people in the park，some boys are playing basketball．There are some girls under a big tree．They’re singing and dancing．What are those women doing? They are drinking tea．Look at the woman in a blue coat．Who's she? She’s my mother．She is talking to Lin Feng．Lin Feng is her student．He is a good student．He studies hard．He’s good at all the subjects． And he's friendly to all his teachers and his friends．The boys are _________.
| A．singing | B．playing basketball | C．dancing | D．drinking |
My mother is _______.
| A．a teacher | B．an office | C．a doctor | D．a woman |
Lin Feng is in__________.
| A．my home | B．the classroom | C．the zoo | D．the park |
Who’s under a big tree? __________
| A．Some people | B．Some women | C．Some girls | D．Some boys． |
what color is my mother's coat? It’s _________.
| A．blue | B．white | C．red | D．yellow |
Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker, the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster (更快). Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than (比) Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows why Mr. Brown is going to the chair.Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?
| A．In the garden | B．On the chair | C．In the park | D．Next to the road |
What are they doing? They are________
| A．talking | B．walking to the chair | C．holding a notice | D．sitting on a chair |
________is after _________at first
| A．Mr. Black , Mr. Brown | B．The worker, Mr. Brown |
| C．Mr. Brown ,Mr. Black | D．Mr. Brown The worker |
________get to chair first.
| A．The worker | B．Mr. Brown | C．Mr. Black | D．A student |
Mr. Brown goes to the chair because__________.
| A．he wants to sit there |
| B．it is his chair |
| C．he wants to talk to Mr. Black on the chair |
| D．he wants to tell people “Wet Paint” |
In our town, there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are so beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.
In our zoo there are also brown bears, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind legs, hold up their four legs and ask for food. They like cakes very much.
There's also a children's corner in our zoo. Children ride horses and donkeys and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes and jump down again and play with each other like small children.Which animal likes bananas best ?
| A．monkeys | B．tigers | C．elephants | D．donkeys |
The zoo is ______________ .
| A．near our town | B．very big | C．very small | D．next to the city |
Which animal plays like small children ?
| A．the monkeys | B．the tigers | C．the bears | D．lions |
Why do bears stand on their hind legs ?
A. They are tired and want to have a rest. B They want to jump out
C. They want to ask for food. D. They want to eat peopleHow many kinds of bears are there in the zoo ?
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．five |
Do you still remember the disaster(灾难)several years ago? In Indonesia (印度尼西亚) thousands of people were killed by the tsunami(海啸) that washed people out to sea and pulled children out of their parents’ arms. “The weather was fine with no clouds .There was no warning and suddenly the sea water just hit the city. In some parts the water was as high as two meters.” a man in the city said. “Sadli, an official at the hospital, said many of the dead in the city were children under the age of ten.” “Maybe the children were being carried by their hold but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children .All the dead children drawed.” said Sadli. Officials said hundreds of houses had been swept away the force (力量) of five –meter –high waves across Aceh, which lies on the northern tip (末端)of Sumatra Island . “Tens of people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high ground .Instead, they kept watching it .Several of my workmates are missing.” Lelana said by telephone.According to the passage, ______were missing in the tsunami.
| A．some officials |
| B．some of Sadli’s friends |
| C．some children under the age of ten |
| D．some of Lelana’s workmates |
In the tsunami, ____ _swept away hundreds of houses.
| A．huge waves | B．strong winds |
| C．heavy rain | D．rushing river water |
“…. There was no warning and suddenly the sea water was as high as two meters.”“Warning”here means ________.
A. 预兆 B. 借鉴 C 教导 D 教训“…but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children.”
“They”here refers to ______.
A. officials B children
C. the dead D. the children’s parents Some people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high grounds because _____.
| A．they couldn’t run fast |
| B．the ground was too high to reach |
| C．they didn’t know they were in danger |
| D．the rushing water stopped them from running. |