Four students are talking about the future after class.
Deng Yu:  In 2050, China will be richer than it is now. Beijing will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games in 2050. We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air. There will be more pandas living happily in China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.
Liu Yan:  A holiday to the moon will no longer be a dream. We can also travel far to other planets and talk with spacemen. We might also eat something like pills instead of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life.
Sun Wei:  Robots will be more popular. They will do what people don’t want to do. We’ll build new homes on other planets. By then, I’ll be sixty years old.
Zhang Lan:  By the year of 2050, cloning will have been used in many ways. It will bring back animals which disappeared many years ago. There will be no pollution. The whole world will be one big family. There will be no wars. We’ll live a much easier and better life.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A.China will be richer than it is now.
B.Shanghai will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games.
C.We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air.
D.More pandas will live happily in China.
【小题2】______ thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future.
A.Deng Yu B.Zhang LanC.Sun Wei D.Liu Yan
【小题3】Zhang Lan thinks ________________ in the future.
A.people will live in a world without wars
B.robots will do everything for people
C.people can talk with spacemen
D.2050 will be the year of China.
【小题4】What is the dialogue mainly about?
A.the 40th Olympic Games B.How to spend our holiday
C.the future D.cloning

Four students are talking about the future after class.

Deng Yu:  In 2050, China will be richer than it is now. Beijing will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games in 2050. We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air. There will be more pandas living happily in China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.

Liu Yan:  A holiday to the moon will no longer be a dream. We can also travel far to other planets and talk with spacemen. We might also eat something like pills instead of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life.

Sun Wei:  Robots will be more popular. They will do what people don’t want to do. We’ll build new homes on other planets. By then, I’ll be sixty years old.

Zhang Lan:  By the year of 2050, cloning will have been used in many ways. It will bring back animals which disappeared many years ago. There will be no pollution. The whole world will be one big family. There will be no wars. We’ll live a much easier and better life.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A.China will be richer than it is now.

B.Shanghai will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games.

C.We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air.

D.More pandas will live happily in China.

2.______ thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future.

A.Deng Yu           B.Zhang Lan         C.Sun Wei           D.Liu Yan

3.Zhang Lan thinks ________________ in the future.

A.people will live in a world without wars

B.robots will do everything for people

C.people can talk with spacemen

D.2050 will be the year of China.

4.What is the dialogue mainly about?

A.the 40th Olympic Games                  B.How to spend our holiday

C.the future                             D.cloning

 

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When I was growing up, 16 was always a magical age, a symbol of maturity, responsibility and of course more independence and freedom.  I sat through the hours of Driver’s Ed classes eager to get out on the road. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license.

But it’s a different story for today’s teens. In January, the U.S. Department Transportation released 2012 data that showed only 30.7 percent of U.S. teens got their license at age 16, Twenty years before, that number was almost 45 percent.

There are numbers of reasons for the fall – off. The growing responsibilities like paying for insurance and high gas prices discourage teens from getting behind the wheel. Plus, many teens today are so busy with homework, endless hours of activities and part-time jobs, that finding the time for Driver’s Ed classes may be more difficult that ever.

In addition, many states have raised the driving age, or restricted when teens can drive and who they can have in the car. Parents may also be making their own personal restrictions until they feel their teens are responsible enough to drive safely.

Driving is part of the American culture, but it’s not the central focus like it was 25 years ago. They have so many other things to do now. One of the more interesting factors delaying teens driving might be the change of their social life. Today, teens need to look no further than Face book or other social networking sites to connect with their friends. There is simply less need, maybe less desire, to be able to grab the keys and go.

Michelle Wei got her license as a senior in high school because her digital social life made it easy no to drive. “If I couldn’t get a ride to see my friend who lives a town over,” the 19-year-old said, “I could talk on IM or Skype.”

Research has shown that these online relationships can lead to higher quality friendships, so it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, it’s important to find a balance. If old face-to-face friendships are good, why not drive to find them?

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that         .

A.Driver’s Ed classes allowed teens to know what maturity was

B.getting a driving license at 16 was a must for American teens

C.16 was considered an age when one could get his driver’s license

D.teens could drive on the road without taking Driver’s Ed classes

2.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Desire to drive on the road declines among American teens.

B.Getting a license costs much more than ever before.

C.Social networking sites are changing the life of American teens.

D.American teens are becoming more responsible than ever.

3.Michelle’s Wei’s example is used to explain ________.

A.why American teens are crazy about digital social life

B.what social networking websites are bringing to American teens

C.to what degree the Internet is affecting the American car culture

D.what the Internet does to help teens to get a driving license

4.The last paragraph is reminding the readers that        .

A.the Internet h as a bad effect on the teen’s social life

B.teens should keep a balance in choosing their lifestyle

C.actual contacts can be replaced by talking on line

D.face-to-face friendship is always the best choice

 

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