It's March, 2050.

Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them.

Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then television.
Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
【小题1】Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
Because they _________________________________________________
【小题2】Does Mary read space news or business news?
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【小题3】Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?
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【小题4】How does Frank work with others from home?
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【小题5】What are the two world languages in 2050?
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【小题6】What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?
I think her life in 2050 is ____________ because ________________________

下面是一位同学在学校论坛上发的帖子。假设你是Mary, 请根据他的这三个问题给出你的建议。开头已给出,字数:70词左右 。

Dear friend, 

What a terrible day today ! This morning I was late for school again and my teacher was very angry with me. Then I found I left my math book at home. Because I played computer games too late last night, I fell asleep in class this afternoon. I didn't hear what the teacher said. I didn’t know how to do my homework. I really don't know what to do. Could you please give me some advice?

Yours,

Looking for help

参考词汇:make mistakes, say sorry to... ;  get...ready ;   listen carefully in class;                     spend more time on...;help...with..

Dear looking for help ,

Here is some advice for you .

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Yours,                      

Mary 

 

阅读理解。
     Many pupils tell us that they are busy with their study every day and don't have enough time to do what they like to do. Bnan, 13 , said, " I don't have much time for friends. I wish I could talk to them more. "
Mary feels that she never has enough time to practice her violin and play with her friends. She spends most of her time studying and doing her homework.
     Alice, 14, wants more time for skating and Rick, 15, wishes he had more time to watch TV.
     Morgan, 12, said, " I never have time just to be myself, talk with my friends and write my diary ! "
     Well, time is the same to every one of us.  We can't get more time or make time slow down. What we can do is try our best to manage it. This means that we should know about everything we have to do and
how to do it. For example, we have to study, sleep, eat and make our houses clean. We want to do things that make us feel relaxed and happy.
     Then we should try to understand how much time each activity will take in a day. After we know that, we can make a plan to help us get through the day without too much hurry.  
     I think that if all of us use our time properly, we'll feel happier.
1. What does Mary spend most of her time doing?
A. Studying and doing her homework.
B. Practicing the violin.
C. Playing on the computer.
D. Playing with her friends.
2. What would Alice do if she had more time?
A. Talk with her friends.
B. Write her diary.
C. Watch TV.
D. Go skating.
3. How many steps does the writer tell us about__________ managing time?
A. Five.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D. Two.
4. According to the pupils' words, we know that___________
A. they don't have much time to do what they like to do
B. they don't like their school work
C. they feel tired of life
D. they want their homework to be more interesting
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. We should try our best to do what we have to do.
B. We should learn to manage our time.
C. Time is the same to every one of us.
D. Children shouldn't have too much homework.
阅读理解。
     Many pupils tell us that they are busy with their study every day and don't have enough time to do
what they like to do. Brian, 13, said, "I don't have much time for friends. I wish I could talk to them more."
     Mary feels that she never has enough time to practice her violin and play with her friends. She spends
most of her time studying and doing her homework. 
     Alice, 14, wants more time for skating and Rick, 15, wishes he had more time to watch TV. Morgan,
12. said, "I never have time just to be myself, talk with my friends and write in my diary!"
     Well, time is the same to every one of us. We can't get more time or make time slow down. What we
CAN do is try our best to manage (明智的使用) it. This means that we should know about everything we
HAVE TO do and WANT to do. For example, we have to study, sleep, eat and make our house clean. We
want to do things that make us feel relaxed (放松的) and happy. Then we should try to understand how
much time each activity will take in a day. After we know that, we can make a plan to help us get through
the day without too much hurry.
      I think that if all of us use our time properly, we'll feel happier.
1. What does Mary spend most of her time doing?
A. Studying and doing her homework.
B. Practicing the violin.
C. Playing on the computer.
D. Playing with her friends.
2. What would Alice do if she had more time?
A. Talk with her friends.
B. Write in her diary.
C. Watch TV.
D. Go Skating.
3. How many steps does the writer tell us about how to manage time?
A. Five.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D. Two.
4. According to the pupils' words, we know that ______.
A. they don't have much time to do what they like to do
B. they don't like their school work
C. they feel tired of life
D. they want their homework to be more interesting
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. We should try our best to do what we have to do.
B. We should learn to manage our time.
C. Time is the same to every one of us.
D. Children shouldn't have too much homework.

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