The World Future is a group of people from more than 100 countries who are interested in how modern technology(技术) is making our life better.
They think the things that we will be able to do in the future should help us live better in many ways, at home and at work, in our own country and around the world. Here are just two of them：
●People live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind(盲), deaf(聋) and have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million people by 2050. By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work from home for a company in a different country by using the lnternet.
●The new technology of “nanotechnology”, that is very small robots or machines, will make all the things smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help people take away fat in our bodies. By 2020 people will probably be able to wear these small machines that look like watches. They will give us lots of information about our bodies and help keep us healthy.
根据短文内容回答问题
1.What is the World Future trying to do?
2.How many countries are in the work?
3.What can people do when they are blind, deaf or have other problems?
4.Will the workers be able to work for companies far away?
5.When will people probably be able to wear the machines like watches?
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从方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话，有两项为多余选项。
A：Have you ever read the novel Jane Eyre?
B：1.
A：What a pity(遗憾)! It’s a wonderful book, you know.
B：Well, I’ve been wanting to read it for a long time, but I
can’t get one. The library has only three and 2.
A：Well, 3. . If you like, I’ll lend it to you.
B：Thank you. 4. . By the way, when can I get it?
A：5. . Will you please come to my house after school?
B：OK, I’ll go as soon as school is over.
The Greens request(恳请) the pleasure of the company of Miss Smith to dinner at seven o’clock, on Wednesday, March 18. 17 Spring Road：Tel：983-1482 |
A birthday party for Linda! Time：Saturday, July 21, at 5∶00 p.m. Place：Linda’s house, 32 River Avenue Come and have fun. |
Dear Sue, Next Tuesday, October 18th, is Jimmy’s birthday. It would be great to have some friends to celebrate it. Will you come to our house? We’ll have a dancing party. It will start at 8∶00 p.m. Come and join us. Yours, Vera |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案（10分）
1. invite(s) Miss Smith to dinner.
A、The Greens B、Linda C、Vera
2.The Greens live on .
A、17 River Avenue
B、17 Spring Road
C、32 Spring Road
3.Linda’s birthday party is on .
A、July 21 B、March 18 C、May 21
4.Vera is inviting Sue to birthday party.
A、Smith’s B、Vera’s C、Jimmy’s
5.When will Jimmy’s birthday party start?
A、At 7∶00 p.m.
B、At 8∶00 p.m.
C、At 9∶00 p.m.
Who do you think are the most important people in your life, your parents, your sisters or brothers, or your friends? I think your answer must be “my friends”. Some teenagers often say their parents don’t understand them. In large families, brothers and sisters often argue with each other. So most of us think friends are the most important people in our lives.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. As for the reason, it may be because we can discuss some private things with friends. Of course we won’t tell things to our family members.
However, parents often try to choose friends for us. They may even stop us from meeting some of our best friends. In fact, they do it just because they care for us too much. But they often neglect(忽视) our real feelings. How can you solve this problem? I think the best way is to find a right time to talk with parents about our real feelings.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
1.Many teenagers think are the most important people in their live.
A、friends
B、brothers and sisters
C、family members
2.It’s important for teenagers to have good friends because .
A、friends can help them with their lessons
B、they have the same interests
C、they can discuss some private things with friends
3.The underlined word “private” means “ ” in English.
A、public B、personal C、interesting
4.Why do our parents even stop us from meeting friends?
A、Because they don’t think it’s the right time to meet friends.
B、Because they care for us too much.
C、Because our friends are not friendly.
5.The writer thinks the best way to solve the problem is .
A、to make more friends
B、to tell parents our real feelings
C、to let parents choose friends for us
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing(实现) your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
1.The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from .
A、yourself B、your friends C、your school
2.Which of the following ISN’T mentioned in this passage?
A、You may think you’re not good at some school subjects.
B、Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenges.
C、Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.
3.If we have dreams in our hearts and work hard, our dreams .
A、can’t be realized
B、can be very small
C、will come true
4.How do you make your dream come true faster?
A、Remember what your dream is.
B、Don’t let your dream leave your heart.
C、A and B.
5.The best title(标题) of this passage is .
A、How to become a writer
B、How to make your dream real
C、A big dream is made up of small dreams
One snowy and windy afternoon, Linda, an 11-year-old girl, went out for play. Unluckily, she was blown(吹) a snow ditch(沟) by the seashore(海岸). She was frightened(害怕) and tried her best to the ditch. But the ditch was quite and she was too weak to do so. So Linda for help at the top of her voice. But she could nothing but the terrible noise of the wind. came to help her. She tried again and again. Her face was whipped(猛刮) by the wind, and she was almost frozen(冻僵). She wanted to give up hope. Just at that moment, Linda saw a black dog through the heavy snow. It was Villa, her true friend. She was very glad to see the sign of life. And the dog began to work it got to Linda. It cleaned the snow around Linda reached out its big strong head to Linda. Linda closed her arms round Villa’s neck. The dog backed away , pulling her out of the ditch little by little. Successfully, Linda got out of the at last, Then she stood up! With great difficulties, led by her true friend Villa, she was . Villa, the lovely , was offered the medal(奖章) of brave dog of America.
1.A、into B、on C、onto
2.A、go across B、get into C、get out of
3.A、long B、small C、deep
4.A、talked B、said C、cried
5.A、hear B、listen C、listen to
6.A、Nobody B、Anybody C、Somebody
7.A、strong B、little C、small
8.A、leaving B、passing C、driving
9.A、because B、if C、as soon as
10.A、but B、and C、so
11.A、all B、either C、both
12.A、easily B、slowly C、quickly
13.A、river B、ditch C、snow
14.A、saved B、killed C、found
15.A、girl B、dog C、boy
