It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you’re about 40 years old. Welcome to our future life.
Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror. “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronics (智能电子元件) are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe you’re 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle aged!
As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal（谷物） into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that,” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen cheeks its food supplies.
“Ready for your trip to space,” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially-trained astronauts went into space---and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for daytrips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots (防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines(疫苗). With the strawberries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.
It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office, autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and move smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video film rather than read it.
1.What changes the color of your shirt?
A. The mirror. B. The shirt itself
C. The counter. D. The medicine.
2.How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?
A. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl. B. By listening to the doctor’s advice.
C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen. D. By checking the nutrition details of the food.
3.The strawberries the children eat serve as ______.
A. breakfast B. lunch
C. vaccines D. nutrition
4.How is the text organized?
A. In order of time. B. In order of frequency.
C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance.
The United States of America is mainly an English-speaking country. The majority of the population speak English as their native language. Besides，education，social activities，etc. are conducted in English. Across but for the most part，Americans speak one common language. This language is sometimes called American English.
However，not everyone in the USA is a native speaker of English. Most immigrants (移民)are speakers of other languages. There are hundreds of communities around the USA where English is not the most commonly used languages. Chinese，Italian，German，Greek，Spanish and French are all spoken in various communities in the USA. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language after English.It is widely spoken in New York and across the southern part of the country. For speakers of other languages，learning English is important，but teaching people to speak English as a second language was given little attention. Non-English speakers were expected to “pick up ” the language by meeting with others in public. Recently，this has changed.
Today，most large public schools and community colleges have ESL(English as a Second Language )programs; American English teachers feel that English students should learn the language the way they will use it. Therefore，ESL programs offer different English lessons to different students. Some programs teach students to communicate in English in public. Other programs teach the kind of English people who will need for their jobs. American ESL instructional methods do not lay emphasis on grammar or translation，but on the importance of communication. The goal is to get the English learners to learn by using the language.
1.In the past the non-English immigrants___________.
A. didn’t know how to learn English B. found that English was not important
C. learned English through books D. paid special attention to teaching English
2.__________ is the most widely used language except English in the US.
A. ESL B. French
C. Spanish D. Chinese
3.The phrase “pick up” in the second paragraph means “__________”.
A. try to master B. repeat again and again
C. go to school sometimes D. learn without studying or taking lessons
No matter which place you decide to visit in Spain, you’ll find a beautiful beach waiting just for you. These popular beaches can meet the needs of people from all walks of life.
Cala de Algaiarens, Minorea
With soft golden sand and clear water, this beach is perfect for snorkeling (浅滩潜水) and visiting underwater caves. The beach belongs to a local man, so tourists have to pay a small entry fee. The waves here can sometimes be huge so the beach isn’t safe for kids.
Cala Tarida, Ibiza
Besides the big music festivals and the exciting nightlife, Ibiza is home to some of the most beautiful beaches; one of them is Cala Tarida. Just relax on the white sand or go swimming in clear water. It is an ideal location to spend a sunny day if you are in Ibiza.
Beach of La Concha, San Sebastian
It has been called the best city beach not just in Spain, but also in Europe. It’s so popular during the holidays that tourists have to struggle to get some space. Even though the beach is a 10- minute walk from the city, the white sand and the amzing clear waters do make the city a new world.
Sotavento, Canary Islands
As an ideal choice for travelers, Sotavento offers 17 miles of white sandy beach. It is blessed with strong water and winds, making it a paradise (天堂) for surfers and kite flyers. The beach also hosts the popular World Kite Surf Championship every August.
1.Why are kids advised not to visit Cala de Algaiarens?
A. Because the beach is too crowded. B. Because the sand there is too hot.
C. Because the beach is a private one. D. Because the waves are powerful sometimes.
2.What can visitiors do in Cala Tarida?
A. They can enjoy a music festival. B. They can go snorkeling.
C. They can go surfing. D. They can fly kites.
3.What makes Sotavento special according to the text?
A. It’s perfect for people to fly kites. B. It covers a distance of 17 miles.
C. The beach is open only in August. D. The waves are huge and dangerous.
4.Which one is the best beach in Europe?
A. Cala de Algaiarens B. Cala Tarida
C. Beach of La Concha D. Sotavento
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友 Edward 正在学习汉语，希望你推荐一个适合他的学习汉语 的网站。请你根据以下内容，给他回复邮件。
推荐网站：www.edchinese.com
网站内容：
1. 中文情景对话，中国风俗，中国电影，中文歌曲、成语和唐诗等；
2. 有在线老师答疑解惑。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；
3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Edward,
I’m more than pleased to know that you are learning Chinese. ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
短文中共有10处语言错误，每句话最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉；
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。
During the vacation, I quarreled with my mother and then we begin to overlook each other. Anyway, when that was time for me to go back to school, she went up to me with a box of homemade pancake in her hand. Patting me on shoulder, she said gently, “Take this on case you feel hungry on the train. Sweetheart, you’re always my good girl.” Still feeling a bit of angry, I refused her but quietly turned away. Had nothing to do on the train, I couldn’t help thinking about the scene of leaving and felt terrible sorry. What I wish I could have said sorry to her sincerely before I left!
阅读下面材料，在空自处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I was in Australia, I accompanied a friend on his driving test. I was 1. (amaze) to learn that in Australia, people hardly go to driving schools. Instead, many people practice on the road with a licensed driver sitting next 2. them. But this doesn’t mean that getting a driving license is a piece of cake. This was the third time that my friend 3. (apply) to take the driving test.
The first time, after confidently driving over an intersection (十字路口), the 4. (examine) asked him to pull over and said that he should have stopped 5. car and looked right first and then left to make sure there was no other car approaching.
The second time, a car rushing in front caught him by surprise and he hit the brakes too hard. The examiner got 6. (anger) and asked him to get out. In Australia, the test is not about driving skills, 7. about following every rules.
After finally passing the test, my friend drove very 8. (careful) because in the first year of having a driving license, running two red lights results in the license being suspended (暂停使用). But one day he 9. (pull) over by a policeman who warned him that he was driving too slow and blocking the traffic. Actually, he was driving at a speed of 40 km/h, 10. is a totally acceptable speed in China.
