How Different Will Things Be 20 Years From Now? We asked readers to write to tell us about their predictions for life in the future.Here are a few of their responses.
I don’t think life will change a lot over the next 20 years.I think more people will be living in
even bigger cities than today.Fewer people will be living in the countryside.Pollution will be the most serious global problems.
-----Li Ling, Beijing We’ll be doing all our shopping online.I think shops are going to disappear and they will be
replaced(代替) by online shopping malls.The process(过程)has already started with some city supermarkets taking online orders. We’ll be able to buy anything，even buildings.
----Sharon, Sydney
I’m sure we won’t be driving cars or personal planes.I think it’s more likely that we’ll be
walking and riding bikes more.Oil (石油)is going to run ou（t
用尽） and cars are going to become
too expensive to use.Also，air pollution will be the biggest problem in cities so we’ll have to find other clean ways of transport.The railways will develop and there will be a lot more very fast trains.
1.As Li Ling, will be the most serious problem.
A. People B. Air pollution C. Pollution D. Oil
2.According to the passage, what’s the meaning of the underline word disappear?
A. 消失 B. 出现 C. 提高 D. 流行的
3.What will happen if there is no oil?
A. We will have to find other clean ways of transport.
B. There won’t be more fast trains
C. We will drive personal planes
D. Cars are going to become cheap to use
4.According to the four students, which is ture?
A. Rose thinks shops are going to disappear.
B. We will walk and ride bikes less
C. Students will spend less time online at home.
D. We will be able to buy anything on line at home
5.Which is the best title for the article?
A. The most serious problems in the future
B. Air pollution will be a major problem in cities
C. How different will things be in 20 years?
D. On-line shops will be more popular.
It was a Monday morning. As the teacher walked into the classroom, he heard a low voice (低声), "Here's the teacher. I'm sure this boring fellow (家伙) is going to talk about how to use commas (逗号)." It was a boy's voice and the teacher knew who he was.
However, the teacher didn't get angry. He said nothing about it, but really began to talk about how to use commas And then he wrote the following sentence on the blackboard, "Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow."
The class laughed and Nick's face turned red. "Now," said the teacher, "I'll tell you the importance of commas." He put two commas in the sentence and then read, "Nick, says the teacher, is a boring fellow."
The whole class laughed again. Nick felt very surprised first, then his face much redder.
Finally he couldn't help (情不自禁) laughing with the other students, too.
1.What subject did the teacher teach the students?
A. math B. English C. music D. history
2.What kind of boy was Nick like?
A. naughty B. healthy C. tall D. good
3.I think Nick liked to have lessons.
A. boring B. singing C. no D. interesting
4."Nick says the teacher is a boring fellow." is "Nick says the teacher, is a boring fellow."
A. the same as B. as similar as C. quite different from D. the similar to
5.What do you think of the teacher? He is very .
A. boring B. serious C. bad D. funny
Cathy is 1.53 meters tall, but she is 160 pounds (磅). So she decides to lose weight from now on. She makes
a plan for losing weight and puts it on the wall.
Exercise
1.Run for 30 minutes every morning.
2.Swim in the club twice a week.
3.Go to work on foot instead of by bus every day.
4.Take a walk after supper every day.
Food
1.Have only a glass of milk and an egg for breakfast every morning.
2.Just have fruit for supper three times a week.
3.Eat more vegetables and less meat for dinner.
4.Never eat junk food.
5.Drink at least eight cups of water every day.
1.Cathy plans to run for every day.
A. twenty minutes B. thirty minutes C. an hour D. forty minutes
2.Cathy plans to go swimming
A. every month B. once a week C. every day D. twice a week
3.We can infer that Cathy probably goes to work before she goes to the doctor.
A. on foot B. by bike C. by bus D. by car
4.Cathy wants to have for dinner.
A. some rice and milk
B. more vegetables and less meat
C. fruit, vegetables and meat
D. a glass of milk and an egg
5.According to the passage, which is NOT true?
A. Cathy eats junk food three times a week.
B. Take a walk after dinner every day.
C. She has fruit for dinner three times a week.
D. Drink at least eight cups of water every day.
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life．Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colors do influence our moods. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active．In the factory,
the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
1.An active person may like .
A. yellow, orange or red B. yellow, black or red
C. orange, blue or black D. orange, blue or white
2.Most people feel more in the yellow room than in the dark green one.
A. Tired B. Bored C. Cheerful and relaxed D. Nervous
3.Why did more people probably kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
A. Because the bridge is too crowded.
B. Because people didn’t like the bridge.
C. Because the color of the bridge was depressing.
D. Because the color of the bridge was black.
4.In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work .
A. worse B. better and harder C. more slowly D. better
5.Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. Your Favorite Color B. The Secret of Color
C. The Color of a Bridge D. Different Kinds of Colors
When we go to the top of the mountains. We were very tired, we felt happy.
A. Although; but B. Although; / C. / ; though D. Thought; /
cheese do we need?
A. How many B. How long C. How often D. How much
