What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The last few days of every year in big cities in China, when everyone returns home, have been the worst 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. There will be less and less people reading news on paper and the cost of making and buying newspaper will be reduced. 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). And the alternative ways of energy will help reduce the cost and pollution, too.
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.Students will find their personal teachers to ask for special help for those the robot teachers cannot do. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe. The newspapers will disappear __________.
| A．in 28 years | B．by 2020 |
| C．by 2053 | D．in 38 years |
The underlined the alternative ways in the 4th paragraph means _________.
| A．modern ideas | B．other choices |
| C．wise methods | D．natural means |
From the passage we can know _______ in the future.
| A．the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem |
| B．90percent of the population will live in the city |
| C．robot teachers will check homework on computers |
| D．readers can discuss with each other through Internet |
The passage mainly tells us ______________.
| A．future changes in many ways | B．computers will be important |
| C．new things will be | D．old things will be gone |
Many people love going on a trip by plane, because planes are fast. But an airport(机场) is usually far away from the city, and it usually takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city. You have to get there and wait for the plane to take off for hours. You can not open the window, and you can not have delicious food.
I like travelling by train. I think trains are the safest(最安全的). Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and look out of the window. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes some time.
I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a station. You can carry many things with you, too. But sometimes there are many cars on the road.Many people like travelling by plane because_____________.
| A．it is interesting | B．it is fast | C．it is cheap | D．it is expensive |
What does the underlined phrase “take off” mean?
| A．Get to a place. | B．Fly away from a place. |
| C．Stop at a place. | D．Come back from a place. |
If you want to take many things with you, you can take___________.
| A．a bus | B．a train | C．a car | D．a boat |
The writer thinks that ____________ are the safest.
| A．trains | B．planes | C．boats | D．cars |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Usually you need to spend hours getting out of an airport and getting into a city. |
| B．You can not see anything from a window when you are on a train. |
| C．A car never stops at a train station. |
| D．There are always too many cars on the road. |
On the way to school, a school bus driver stops the bus in front of a washroom and then he goes in. But the bus doesn’t stop. After the driver gets off, the bus begins to run down the road, and there are 27 students on the bus.
Luckily(幸运的是)，the 11-year-old student, David, goes to the driver’s seat and begins to drive the school bus. He can’t stop the bus, but he drives the bus away from a car. At last, he stops the bus near a shop and everyone is all right.
A woman worker in the shop sees the whole thing. She says the bus nearly(几乎) runs into a river. We do not know how the boy stops the car.
David is very quiet about the accident(事故), but he is a hero. “If he doesn’t drive the bus, all the students will go down into the river with the bus.” says a teacher in the school.Where does the driver go on the way to school?
| A．He goes to school. | B．He goes to a washroom. |
| C．He goes to a mall. | D．He goes to a hospital. |
Who helps to drive the bus after the driver gets off it?
| A．A student. | B．A teacher. | C．A policeman. | D．A parent. |
Where does the bus stop at last？
| A．In the school. | B．At the bus station. | C．Near a shop. | D．In the hospital. |
Does anyone see the accident(事故)?
| A．Yes, a woman worker sees it. |
| B．No, no one sees it. |
| C．Yes, a man doctor sees it. |
| D．All the teachers and students see it. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．A child plays in the street. |
| B．A school bus driver. |
| C．A bus runs into a river. |
| D．A boy does something good. |
Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many stores. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
| A．身份证 | B．户口本 | C．信用卡 | D．优惠卡 |
Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.
| A．in the classroom | B．over the radio |
| C．on TV | D．on the Internet |
In the future, robots can __________ for us.
| A．eat dinner | B．cook meals | C．watch films | D．talk with friends |
How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.
| A．hard | B．easy | C．interesting | D．healthy |
Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Life in the future | B．Studying at home |
| C．Working at home | D．A hard life |
Hello, my name is Lisa. There are twelve months in a year. Among(在…之间) them, I like May, because my birthday is on May 21st. On that day, my parents have a birthday party for me. My cousin Beth’s birthday is in May, too. I like her, and she likes me. We are good friends. But she is only 3 years old. She is the daughter of my uncle and aunt. She likes June very much because Children’s Day is in it. My father likes October very much because every year, at that time, there are lots of ball games and he likes watching them. My mother likes September and October because Mid-autumn Day (中秋节) is in these two months.How many months are there in a year?
Why does Lisa like May?
Is Beth Lisa’s sister?
What does Lisa’s father like doing?
Which months does Lisa’s mother like?
Jim’s Timetable(课程表)
| Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 8:00-8:45 |
Chinese |
Math |
English |
Chinese |
English |
| 8:55-9:40 |
English |
Chinese |
Math |
English |
Math |
| 10:00-10:45 |
History |
English |
Biology |
Math |
Chinese |
| 10:55-11:40 |
Math |
P . E. |
Politics |
Computer |
Geography |
| 14:30-15:15 |
Biology |
Music |
Chinese |
History |
Art |
| 15:25-16:10 |
Geography |
Art |
Biology |
P .E. |
Class meeting |
Jim has _____English lessons every week.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7P .E. class begins at _____ on Tuesday .
A. 10:00 B. 10:55 C. 14:30Jim is having a (an) ____ lesson at 15:00 on Monday .
A. music B. geography C. biologyClass meeting is on _____ .
A. Wednesday B. Friday C. ThursdayJim has a computer lesson on _____ .
A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday