Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.

Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence”system(远程遥控系统)--- allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.

The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies round the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.

About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener.” Said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

1.According to the text, living in a “smart” city _______________.

A.is not a green way B.will be far from you

C.will soon become true D.is completely impossible

2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.A meeting in Songdo. B.A city of the future

C.A plan to build a house, D.A report on public health

3.Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A.Cisco B.IBM C.Siements D.Microsoft

4.Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to __________________.

A.drive people out of cities B.control the world’s population

C.develop his own company D.solve the cities’ coming problems

5.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.Future Education B.Smart Cities

C.Government Services D.Famous Companies

Once upon a time, a young man wanted to go to a village on business. Halfway there was a mountain. Before he left home, his family warned him to stay calm and climb onto trees if he was in face of beasts(野兽). In this way, the beasts couldn’t do anything to him. The young man remembered these words and began his trip.

He walked for a long time carefully and found no beasts were out there. He thought his family’s worries were unnecessary. And he became relaxed as he walked. Just at that moment, he saw a fierce(凶猛的) tiger running to him and he climbed onto a tree nearby at once.

The tiger roared(咆哮) around the tree and even jumped to reach the man. The young man was too scared to hold the tree and fell right on the back of the tiger. Full of fear, he had to hold the tiger tightly. The tiger thought that must be a giant beast. So it was afraid and started running madly.

People on the road didn’t know what happened and said, “Look at the young man. He is riding a tiger!” “Cool!” “Superman!”

Hearing these words, the young man was very angry. “Why can’t they see I’m suffering a lot? Don’t they understand I am in fear and almost scared to death?” he said to himself.

1.How did the young man feel when he saw the tiger?

A.excited. B.scared. C.surprised. D.bored.

2.The tiger was afraid because ________.

A.it was old and weak B.the young man was very strong

C.it thought people around would kill it D.it mistook the young man for a giant beast

3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs(段落)?

A.People on the road were wise. B.The young man was very brave.

C.We shouldn’t admire others blindly. D.The young man shouldn’t listen to his family.

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