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.
1.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
2.The newspapers will disappear .
A. in 28 years B. by 2020 C. by 2053 D. in 33 years
3. __________ is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.
A. Coal B. Wind C. Nuclear power D. Water
4. 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
5. 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
Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.
I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, he’d catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.
It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.
When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food for the coming winter!
1. Prana was .
A. the writer B. a boy C. a bird D. a dog
2.I wasn’t always happy because .
A. Prana loved apples
B. Prana caught an apple and ate it
C. the apples fell on the ground and were dirty
D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house
3. On the snowy day, Prana .
A. ate up all the apples
B. dug holes to put the apples in them
C. brought the apples under the snow to the ground
D. left the house and died
4. The birds flew to the garden to .
A. look for Prana B. eat the apples
C. make new homes D. store food for the winter
5.The topic of the story is about .
A. apples B. animals C. love D. life
Many students have already had clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’ choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey in Green High School. The following diagram shows the results of the survey.
1.About 45% of the girls would like to be ________ in the future.
A. bank clerks B. reporters C. scientists D. teachers
2.About ________ of the boys want to be teachers as well.
A. 5% B. 15% C. 28% D. 38%
3.Which job do the girls like least?
A. Bank clerks B. Reporters C. Managers D. Scientists
4.What does the diagram show us?
A. Boys’ abilities of jobs are the same as girls’.
B. Boys’ abilities of jobs are different from girls’.
C. Boys’ choices of jobs are the same as girls’.
D. Boys’ choices of jobs are different from girls’.
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. More girls would like to be reporters than boys.
B. More boys would like to be bank clerks than girls.
C. Boys would like to be reporters most.
D. Girls would like to be managers most.
There are 12 star signs in total. Your star sign depends on your 41 . In western culture, some people believe that people 42 the same star sign share similar characteristics. There are lots of stories about star signs. 43 a story about Scorpio.
Once upon a time, in Greece, there was a hunter 44 Orion who was the son of a sea god. He was handsome, brave and strong. One day he said he 45 kill all the dangerous animals. The mother of the land was quite 46 at what he said. She ordered a scorpion 47 him. The scorpion hid in the 48 and gave the hunter a sudden attack 49 the shoulder. The hunter tried his best to fight back. The fighting 50 for ten days and ten nights. In the end, they 51 died. From then on, 52 scorpions appeared, hunters would hide. They 53 met again.
54 your birthday is between Oct. 23rd and Nov. 21st, your star sign is Scorpion. You are a powerful person 55 energy. You can always keep secrets. However, sometimes you do not forgive others.
1. A. body B. day C. birthday D. mind
2. A. under B. in C. on D. with
3. A. Here’s B. It’s C. That’s D. There’s
4. A. was named B. called C. is called D. call
5. A. would like B. will C. had better D. would
6. A. nervous B. worried C. angry D. pleased
7. A. attack B. to attack C. kill D. to invite
8. A. sea B. sun C. river D. dark
9. A. on B. in C. with D. for
10. A. lasts B. began C. was on D. is on
11.A. all B. both C. every D. each
12.A. however B. whatever C. whenever D. wherever
13. A. hardly B. often C. sometimes D. never
14. A. If B. Before C. After D. Unless
15. A. short of B. fill with C. full of D. proud of
---This is really a wonderful party with interesting people and great food.
---I’m glad you are _____.
A. liking it B. enjoying yourself C. at the party D. are loving
---Would you like ___ some fruit?
---No thanks. I don’t feel like _____ anything now.
A. to have, to eat B. having, to eat C. having, eating D. to have, eating
