Dear Mom,

Time flies quickly. Two months has gone by since I joined this boarding school. Everything is going well. During my first month here, I was like a fish out of water. I came to realize how many things I should thank you for.

On the cold winter days, I have to get up early almost every morning to fetch hot water. I began to feel ashamed that I never said ‘thank you” every time you prepared (准备) hot water for me each morning on winter days before I got up.

I am no longer that girl who was often unable to find her books in her bedroom. It used to take me a lot of time to collect all the books for the day’s classes. But I have gotten over that bad habit now. And now I know how much time you used to take to collect my books every evening.

I have learned to do the laundry on my own now. I came to realize that washing clothes is a boring job, especially on winter days. Sometimes there is no hot water and I have to wash my clothes with cold water by hand.

I came to know how grateful (感激的) I should be to have you as my mom. Thank you, Mom.

Yours,

Silvia

根据材料内容,选择最佳选项。

1.Silvia has been at the boarding school for _______.

A. one week B. two weeks

C. one month D. two months

2.The underlined word “ashamed” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 惭愧的 B. 恐惧的 C. 吃惊的 D. 轻率的

3.At the boarding school, Silvia doesn’t ______ anymore.

A. do her laundry

B. put her books everywhere

C. say “thank you” to her mother

D. spend much time on her studies

4.From the letter we can learn that ______.

A. Silvia used to do her laundry at home

B. Silvia often helps her mom do housework

C. Silvia’s mom has done many things for her before

D. Silvia’s mom usually does the laundry with cold water

5.Silvia wrote this letter in order to tell her mom _______.

A. her school life

B. her thanks from her heart

C. she could do many things

D. she could look after herself

Life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, it looks as though TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.

In future, computers will control the speed of cars and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Besides, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the US Shuttle(航天飞机) can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.

In the future, robots will replace people in many fields. Today many factories prefer robots because they don’t ask for pay rises, or go on strike(举行罢工), and they can work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

Scientist will have discovered how to control genes(基因). Scientists have already produced clones(克隆) of animals. By 2050, they will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how clever they are. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?

1.What will disappear by 2050?

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

2.What is NOT TRUE about the transportation in the future?

A. There will be no more accidents.

B. Computers will control the speed of space planes.

C. Computers will tell drivers where they are and drive the car.

D. It will take you just two hours from Los Angeles to Tokyo.

3.Why do big companies prefer robots to human?

A. Because robots will go on strikes.

B. Because robots are everywhere.

C. Because robots don’t require increase the payment.

D. Because robots are more intelligent than human beings.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the cloning technology?

A. The author does not support the use of cloning technology.

B. The author thinks human cloning is impossible.

C. The author does not really support the idea of human cloning.

D. The author is quite excited about human cloning.

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