What will our life be like in 50 years?No one knows the answer exactly,but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today.My brother Jill White makes some predictions.Here are some of his ideas.

First,people will have less work to do,and robots will do most work.People will use robots to make cars,do the housework, look after sick people and teach students.People will spend most of their time playing sports and traveling.So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to be about 200 years old.

Second,cars will become very small and computers will control their speed.So there will be fewer accidents on the road.Planes will be very popular,and most people would like to take them to travel.

Third,people will be able to live in the sea,on the moon or on Mars.The earth won't be crowded or noisy.So there will be much space for people to plant trees.There will be less pollution,and the air will become much fresher.

Finally,water shortage will become one of the most serious problems.If people don't save water now,there will be water wars(战争)in 50 years.

1.Jill White thinks that in 50 years robots will help to do the following things EXCEPT_______.

A. looking after sick people B. driving cars

C. teaching students D. doing the housework

2.Jill White thinks most people will travel ________ in 50 years.

A. by bike B. by plane C. by train D. by car

3.According to Jill White,________ in 50 years.

A. every family will have a car B. people won't need to work

C. computers will control the cars' speed D. the earth will become crowded and noisy

4.The underlined word “ shortage” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 短缺 B. 丰富 C. 清澈 D. 浑浊

5.This passage mainly tells us ________ in 50 years.

A. the schools B. the cars C. the robots D. the life

There was a kingdom long, long ago. It was ruled by king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.

There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. "I will give a prize to the person

who can solve my riddle, " the king said. Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest

horses." He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard "Make this line shorter without erasing(清除) any part of it,” the king challenged.

People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their

noses to the ground and scratched their heads.

How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?” the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt(泥土)over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these efforts worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.

A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour(面粉).

Your Majesty, "the baker said to the king, I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it. "Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king’s line. The line the baker made was longer than the king’s line.

Now, good king, "the baker smiled, "your line is shorter.

The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. "You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.

The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

1.What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story?

A. He couldn't make fine breads

B. He needed money to open more stores

C. He didn’t have enough flour to make more breads

D. He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom

2.The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both__________.

A. tried to erase the line B. poured water over the line

C. kicked dirt over the line D. put their noses to the ground

3.The baker smiled because _______.

A. he was glad to see he king B. he wanted to make the king happy

C. he felt sure that he solved the riddle D. he sold a lot of breads to the villagers

4.This story shows that the king liked _______.

A. to be rich B. to train horses C. to eat breads D. to have fun

5.Who tells this story?

A. The king B. The farmer and the dressmaker

C. The baker D. Someone who is not a character in the story

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