What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope for about the future? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.

First of all, it seems that people won’t use TV channel(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly(直接地) to the television.

Water will become a very serious problem. We’ll need much more water, but there won’t be enough. Some scientists think that water would be the cause of war(战争).

Cars will run on new clean energy and they will go very fast. And there won’t be any accidents with the help of computer. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

Robots will works in the factories instead of people. Many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots---they do not ask for money, and they work for 24 hours a day---

In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.

1.Maybe people won’t use any more by 2050.

A. computers B. TV channels C. robots D. space planes

2.Scientists think will take people around the world in .

A. two seconds B. two days C. two years D. two hours

3.Scientists think that would be cause of war.

A. water B. cars C. robots D. TV channels

4. Will work in big companies and won’t ask for money.

A. Workers B. Cars C. Robots D. People

5.According to the passage, our life in the future will be .

A. good B. better

C. the same D. quite different from now

Mobile phones(手机) have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. The mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

Mary, a teacher, said the mobile phone use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone messages to copy during exams. She said some schools tried to stop mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school, they were easy to lose and were a distraction for studies.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1.Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones .

A. because they are students B. when they are free

C. when they are at school D. because they are children

2.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from____

A. the makers and sellers B. the teachers

C. their parents and friends D.some mobile phone users

3.What does the underlined word mean in the passage?

A. 鼓舞 B. 分心 C. 奖励 D. 核对

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t _ __ during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones

B. leave their mobile phones at the school office

C. help the teachers with their work

D. get in touch with their children

5.The passage mainly tells us that _ __.

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except(除…外) some special reasons

B. it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phones at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D. parents should teach children how to use mobile phones during school hours

My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat.He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order(点菜). Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.

“Start out at the end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learned how everything works in America.” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it by yourself.”

1.Which is the best title of the text?

A. From Thailand to America

B. Life is Like a Cafeteria in America

C. How to Eat in a Cafeteria

D. Eating in an American Cafeteria

2.My friend’s father came from __________.

A. Thailand B. Australia C. Canada D. Manhattan

3.From the text, we know if you want to get SUCCESS in America, you should .

A. get help from your friends

B. know how a cafeteria works

C. get up again if you fail

D. try to get it by yourself

4.Which of the following is True?

A. The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order.

B. The woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him.

C. The woman didn’t know the old man, but she decided to pay the bill for him.

D. The woman didn’t know the old man, but she told him how to get food in the cafeteria.

5.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph mean?

A. The food served in the cafeteria.

B. The success that one wants to achieve (实现).

C. The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria.

D. The plate used in the cafeteria.

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