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

Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Last year, he taught his students about the world's rainforests. They learned that rainforests are important because the plants and animals of the rainforest give us food, wood, and medicine.

Destruction of the world's rainforests is a serious problem. Unluckily, rainforests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute! As part of a class project! Myers' students bought three acres of rainforest in Central America. They paid $ 25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rainforests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rainforest.

So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles. In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rainforest. The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us," one of the students said. "It was a great learning experience for all of us," said Myers.

Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals, food, and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding, and visited Costa Rica's active volcano

Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.

1.What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?

A. They went into the rainforest. B. They bought acres of rainforest.

C. They took a boat ride down a river. D. They visited Costa Rica's active volcano.

2.The word "Destruction" in Paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being_____.”

A. destroyed B. developed C. described D. discovered

3.When the monkeys saw Myers and his students, they_________ .

A. felt excited B. felt angry

C. jumped off the trees D. left the rainforest

4.The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students _________ .

A. did something to protect rainforests

B. wanted to buy the rainforest in Costa Rica

C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica

D. went to the rainforest for various fun activities

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