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 What sort of life will you be living 39 years from now? Scientists have looked into the future and they can tell you. It looks as if everything will be so easy that people will probably die from boredom. You will be going around in some vehicles at 200 miles an hour and you will think nothing of taking a fortnight's holiday in outer space.

  Your house will probably have air walls,and a floating roof,adjustable to the angle of the sun. Doors will open automatically,and clothing will be put away by remote control. The heating and cooling systems will be built into the furniture. You'll have a home control room― an electronics centre,where messages will be recorded when you're away from home. This will play back when you return,and also give you up-to-the-minute world news,and write down your latest mail. You'll have wail-to-wall global TV,an indoor swimming pool,TV-telephones and room-to-room TV.

  The status symbol of the year 2000 will be the home computer help,which will help mother tend the children,cook the meals and issue reminders of appointments.

Cooking will be in solar ovens with microwave controls. Food won't be very different from 1961,but there will be a few new dishes―instant bread,foodless foods ( minus nutritional properties) ，juice powders and so on.

  At work,dad will operate on a 24-hour week. The office will be airconditioned with pleasant smell and extra oxygen to give a physical and psychological lift. Mail and newspapers will be reproduced instantly anywhere in the world by facsimile (传真) .There will be machines doing the work of clerks,shorthand writers and translators. Machines will "talk" to each other.

  It will be the age of pressbutton transportation. Rocket belts will increase a man's step to 30 feet,and bustype helicopters will travel along crowded air ways. There will be moving plasticcovered pavements,200 mph. monorail trains operating in all large cities. The family car will be soundless and the engine will be smaller than a typewriter. Cars will travel overland on an 18 inch air cushion. Railways will have one central operator,who will control a whole nation's traffic. Jet trains will be guided by electronic brains.

  By the year 2020,five percent of the world's population will have emigrated into space. Many will have visited the moon and beyond.

Our children will learn from TV,recorders and teaching machines. They will get pills to make them learn faster.

  We shall be healthier,too. There will be no common colds,cancer,tooth decay or mental illness. Rejuvenation (年轻化) will be in the middle stages of research,and people will live healthily,to 85 or 100.

  It's the way they think the world will live in the next century―if there's any world left!

(   ) 1. The passage above is probably written         .

   A. in 2000   B. in the 21st century

   C. in the 1960s   D. a few hundred years ago

(   ) 2. Which of the following does the passage NOT mention?

   A. The computer will be quite widely used.

   B. It is unnecessary for human being to have any food.

   C. People will have a longer life span.

   D. The transportation will make people's life faster.

(   ) 3. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 imply?

   A. People will have no interest in traveling in the future.

   B. People may prefer to stay in outer space for a long time in the future.

   C. People will have no idea of something about space.

   D. People can spend their holiday in outer space easily.

(   ) 4. What will the transportation be like?

   A. The air way will be very busy in the future.

   B. The pavements will be decorated by many plastic flowers.

   C. Young soldiers will guide jet trains and helicopters.

   D. There will be no railway in the future at all.

(   ) 5. What can we infer from the passage above?

   A. Not only the people today but also those in the past usually prefer to imagine the people's life in the future.

   B. Only by imagining something in the future,can we make them into reality.

   C. The life in the future will be full of trouble.

   D. It is only the computer that can be a symbol of the future.

1. C文章第4段提到Food won't be very different from 1961.可见此文写于1961年。

2. B文章并没提到未来人可以不吃食物，而是想象未来食物是怎样的。

3. D think nothing of doing something指to do something easily。

4. A文章中提PJ了 ...will travel along crowded air ways0

5. A这是一篇人们写于20世纪的文章，人们想象未来社会的样子,可见任何时代的人们都在想象未来。

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2.        there was an embarrassing silence but she was able to laugh it off. (remark)

听了她的话后，大家窘得哑然无声，她却能够一笑置之。

  They will soon fast track a new resort at Inuvik,on the Arctic Ocean. It will be extremely popular,mainly because it will be the only beach resort left where people can enjoy a nice cool swim. A six lane (车道) highway will be built so people from across North America can easily access the resort with their SUV's and Winnebagos.

  By 2010 parts of the southern States will be abandoned due to the heat and the extreme weather. So,the parts of Las Vegas that can be moved will be moved to Inuvik,along with a bunch of shopping malls.

  Immediately next to the beach will be a huge iceberg,made out of white plastic. Penguins and pandas,by popular demand,will be placed on the top; elephants and giraffes will be imported to run around on a platform at the base of the iceberg. Unfortunately the plastic,of course,will soon damage the feet of the animals,so they will all have to wear pink booties. So,as all the animals proudly walk around in their booties,all the Americans will agree that,although Inuvik isn't a Disneyland or a Las Vegas,it certainly is a nice cool place.

  In 2010,most of the people in the southern United States will escape the fires,heat,hurricanes,tornados,snow,and flooding by heading north to the Arctic Ocean where they will settle in the resort city of Inuvik. This location not only has a cool ocean to swim in,but at the end of the beach there are two real trees to enjoy. Those trees will look strong and healthy,because they will be nourished and protected by a team of 140 dedicated workers,24 hours a day.

  In late June,tourists in Inuvik will love to enjoy themselves for 20 hours a day in real sunshine (which will be mostly smog free,as long as the wind blows from the north) . In the winter,Inuvik will be even busier. It will attract people from around the globe who want to adapt to global warming by escaping.

  The escape will last all night long,and in Inuvik in December,that means the party goes on for 24 hours. At the end of the night,as the party comes to an end,everyone will have a chance to pause and relax,then they can plunge into the next night's party. Inuvik will be the most popular resort on the planet.

(   ) 1. Why will Inuvik become an extremely popular resort in 2010,according to the passage?

   A. Tourists can enjoy themselves together with some animals.

   B. People can enjoy a nice cool summer in Inuvik.

   C. Las Vegas will have been moved to Inuvik.

   D. Almost all the highways are built for people to go there.

(   ) 2. What do you know about the huge iceberg next to the beach of Inuvik?

   A. It is just the iceberg that caused the sinking of Titanic.

   B. It will be made up of many small icebergs on the Arctic Ocean.

   C. Another Disneyland may be set up on the huge iceberg.

   D. The manmade iceberg will attract many tourists from around the globe.

(   ) 3. In 2010,people in the southern United States will         .

   A. have to struggle against many natural disasters as well as the slavery

   B. make a living by raising penguins and whales

   C. head north to the Arctic Ocean and settle there

   D. try to prevent themselves from the sunshine

(   ) 4. Which of the following is true?

   A. In winter,Inuvik,the new resort will be quite silent.

   B. Inuvik may be a movable resort in 2010.

   C. Inuvik attract tourists from the globe not only in summer but also in winter.

   D. There will be no Inuit in Inuvik in 2010.

  As much of Arizona enters an 11th year of drought conditions,the state could experience its driest winter season in centuries. And that has officials worrying about agriculture,water supplies and the threat of wildfires.

  Arizona's mountains are almost bare,with snowpack conditions worse than they were at the same time in 2002―a year that set records as one of the driest in five centuries.

  Rural areas are facing water shortages by early summer if rains don't come.

January and February typically bring much of the snow needed to refill reservoirs (水库) and keep rivers and forests healthy. But a stubborn weather pattern has been leading every storm north of Arizona so far this winter.

  The Salt and Verde rivers' watersheds received just 0. 14 of an inch of rain in November and December,and none has fallen in Phoenix since Oct. 18.

  "I've never seen anything like this," said Larry Martinez,water supply specialist for the Federal Natural Resources Conservation Service. "It's quite shocking to a lot of folks who depend on the snow. There could still be a miracle turnaround;don't underestimate (过低估计) Mother Nature. But the trend doesn't look good for us right now."

  Farmers who draw on smaller rivers and reservoirs could run short this year. The lack of rain will increase the demand for water early in growing seasons,which will further weaken supplies.

  Meanwhile,some experts are already predicting one of the worst wildfire seasons in years around Arizona with a fatal combination of drying trees and driedout grass.

  The State Department of Water Resources had begun meeting with local leaders under a drought plan produced two years ago by a governor's task force.

  The main effect of the dry winter in the Phoenix metropolitan (大都市的) area is an increase in water consumption,say city water departments. Mesa increased its use of Central Arizona Project water by 17% in November and 26% in December.

  Whether cities will be forced to dip into other store depends on the weather for the next two or three months. Forecasters are predicting warm,dry conditions.

(   ) 5. Where can you probably find this kind of article?

   A. In a text book.

   B. In a traveling guide.

   C. In a newspaper.

   D. In a magazine for entertainment.

(   ) 6. The driest winter season in the rural area may result in         .

   A. the precious animal's dying out

   B. the pollution of the farmland

   C. the water shortage in the coming seasons

   D. the laziness of the farmer

(   ) 7. According to the passage,which of the following statements can be learned?

   A. 2002 was the driest year with snowpack condition,which made a record in the history.

   B. The first two months of a year usually bring much of the water needed to keep rivers and forests healthy.

   C. Farmers,although depending on the snow,are not worry about the water shortage at all.

   D. The lack of rain will just have some effect on the winter season,when farmers are growing.

(   ) 8. It can be learnt from the passage that         .

   A. the local governor will make a plan to deal with the drought soon

   B. the driest winter season just has an effect on the rural area

   C. Arizona State could have its driest winter season in centuries

   D. warm,dry conditions would be the best in this area

 A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful 1        in a dealer's showroom,and knowing his father could well 2        it,he told him that was all he wanted.

  As Graduation Day came near,the young man expected 3        that his father had bought the gift. 4       on the morning of his graduation,his father called him into his own 5       . His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son,and told him how much he loved him. He 6       his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

  Curious,and somewhat 7      ,the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible,with the young man's name written in gold. Angrily,he 8       his voice to his father,and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and 9        out of the house.

  Many years passed and the young man was very 10        in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family,but 11       his father was very old,and thought perhaps he should go to see him. 12       he could make arrangements,he received a telegram 13        him his father had passed away and willed all of his 14        to his son. When he arrived at his father's house,sudden sadness and regret 15        his heart. He began to 16        his father's important papers and saw the still new gift―wrapped Bible,just as he had 17        it years ago. With tears,he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully 18 a verse (诗) ，Matthew7―11 ，"And if you,being evil,know how to give good gifts to your children,how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven,give to those who ask Him?"

  As he read those words,a car key 19        from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name,the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the 20        of his graduation,and the words：PAID IN FULL.

(   ) 1. A. computer   B. bike   C. car   D. recorder

(   ) 2. A. pay   B. buy   C. support   D. afford

(   ) 3. A. signs   B. facts   C. marks   D. results

(   ) 4. A. However   B. Finally   C. Quietly   D. Actually

(   ) 5. A. house   B. room   C. study   D. office

(   ) 6. A. provided   B. handed   C. showed   D. supplied

(   ) 7. A. excited   B. nervous   C. interested   D. disappointed

(   ) 8. A. raised   B. changed   C. improved   D. increased

(   ) 9. A. passed   B. went   C. walked   D. stormed

(   ) 10. A. busy   B. successful   C. comfortable   D. happy

(   ) 11. A. remembered   B. realized   C. knew   D. considered

(   ) 12. A. When   B. As   C. After   D. Before

(   ) 13. A. offering   B. announcing   C. telling   D. reporting

(   ) 14. A. treasures   B. possessions   C. clothing   D. houses

(   ) 15. A. filled   B. caught   C. attacked   D. beat

(   ) 16. A. pick up   B. remind of   C. search through   D. refer to

(   ) 17. A. seen   B. got   C. left   D. made

(   ) 18. A. made   B. written   C. underlined   D. designed

(   ) 19. A. dropped   B. appeared   C. rolled   D. showed

(   ) 20. A. year   B. date   C. moment   D. week

  The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center's exhibition "The American Twenties" explores the decade's great cultural and social changes,including ambiguities (模梭两可) ， contradictions (自相矛盾) ，contrasts and conflicts as well as the many ideas that were born or started to have results in the1920s.

  Featuring more than400 items,the exhibition presents the achievements and events that characterized the period. The exhibition runs from Jan. 30 to July 29at the Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

  With the opening of this exhibition,the Center begins its celebration of its 50th anniversary year." The American Twenties" is the first of one of many exhibitions and programs planned in a year contributing to" Celebrating the Imagination."

  "This exhibition is an exploration of the1920s through the literature and art that was to become typically American and typically modern."

  The United States came out from World War I with wealth and power and an urge to remake itself. In the decade's struggle to define the future of America,a large number of issues were argued and fought out in poetry,novels,political tracts (小册子) ，music and the movies. The exhibition takes a deeper look at many of the most important events and ideas that shaped the period.

  As these fundamental issues came to the surface,the idea of the "modern" became clear and the" American" century born.

  "The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to witness the emergence of a distinctly modern American culture," Phillips said.

"The American Twenties" can be seen at the Ransom Center Galleries on Tuesdays through Fridays from10 a.m. to5 p.m., with extended Thursday hours until7 p.m.. On Saturdays and Sundays the galleries are open from noon to5 p.m.. The galleries are closed on Mondays. 

(   ) 1. The purpose of writing this passage is to introduce         .

   A. American history in1920s

   B. an exhibition called The American Twenties

   C. the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

   D. celebrations of the 50th anniversary year of the center

(   ) 2. 1920s became a distinctive period of time in American history for the following reasons EXCEPT that         .

   A. America modern culture was shaped

   B. America had just experienced World War I

   C. America accumulated great wealth during this period of time

   D. a lot of literature and art works at that time reflected the struggling time

(   ) 3. If you are a teacher,you can go to the exhibition         .

   A. on the afternoon of Monday

   B. on a morning during the weekends

   C. after a whole day's work on Wednesday

   D. on a Tuesday during your summer vacation

(   ) 4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   A. The exhibition only displays works in literature and arts.

   B. The exhibition will last seven months only closed on Mondays.

   C. During the early1920s,the Americans were in a state of confusion.

   D. There was such kind of exhibition as The American Twenties before.

 Jeff turned and headed back to his office. "Come on," he said to himself, "stop thinking like this. You should feel happy. " He walked into his 1        and got on the elevator. "48 floor！”he said,louder than 2       . A young man stood next to the elevator operator. He was carrying a bag in one hand; in the other hand,he held a cold 3        cigarette. He rolled it between his 4      .

  The lights in the elevator lit up the numbers of the floors as they passed. 28,29 ... From the 5        of his eye,Jeff watched the young man with the bag. He saw him tried to 6        the cold cigarette into his coat pocket. But he missed,the cigarette 7       . At the same moment,the elevator reached the young man's 8       . The doors slid open. The young man stepped out and the doors closed 9        him. The elevator began climbing again. 38,39, 40 ... Jeff looked at the cigarette which had 10        to one side of the elevator car. He moved toward it. 43,44 ... The knot in his stomach began to ease. He felt a little beam of 11       go through him. "Yes," Jeff thought to himself, "it might take a while to forget these last four years."He could not expect to wash away all those 12        in one morning. In a week or two,they would all be gone from his 13        The depression would be like a bad dream he would forget in time. He and Martha would buy new furniture;they would go to restaurants again and 14        holiday trips. He continued to look at the cigarette. 46,47 ... As the elevator came to a stop at the 48th floor,he suddenly 15        down and picked up the halfsmoked cigarette. Then he turned his head quickly to the elevator operator. The man was looking at him 16       . Jeff felt as if the bottom of his 17        had fallen out. "Here is your floor,Mister," the operator said. Jeff stood up slowly. His face felt hot with 18       . His hand close tightly around the cigarette,19        it. He wanted to tell the operator that he never did that sort of thing. He wanted the man to 20        he did not need to smoke cigarette someone else had thrown away. After all,he had his job back.

(   ) 1. A. building   B. office   C. house   D. apartment

(   ) 2. A. usual   B. necessary   C. possible   D. average

(   ) 3. A. smoky   B. lighted   C. smelly   D. halfsmoked

(   ) 4. A. fingers   B. hands   C. teeth   D. lips

(   ) 5. A. level   B. side   C. angle   D. corner

(   ) 6. A. pack   B. throw   C. drop   D. roll

(   ) 7. A. slipped out   B. fell down   C. dropped on   D. died down

(   ) 8. A. office   B. ground   C. stair   D. floor

(   ) 9. A. before   B. behind   C. after   D. for

(   ) 10. A. moved   B. rushed   C. rolled   D. slid

(   ) 11. A. anxiety   B. excitement   C. nervousness   D. upset

(   ) 12. A. people   B. memories   C. sufferings   D. things

(   ) 13. A. stomach   B. heart   C. mind   D. view

(   ) 14. A. take   B. cancel   C. demand   D. resist

(   ) 15. A. got   B. went   C. bent   D. fell

(   ) 16. A. curiously   B. closely   C. excitingly   D. delightedly

(   ) 17. A. throat   B. stomach   C. tongue   D. heart

(   ) 18. A. shame   B. joy   C. anger   D. excitement

(   ) 19. A. crushing   B. pressing   C. tapping   D. rolling

(   ) 20. A. admit   B. trust   C. know   D. recognize

   Warmer sea temperatures could worsen the widespread destruction of coral reefs that hit the Caribbean in 2005,scientists fear.

  In the waters around the US Virgin Islands,as much as 40 percent of coral died in some reefs last year,and the coral that survived probably isn't healthy enough to survive another hot summer,said Caroline Rogers,a US Geological Survey biologist.

Reefs are vital habitat for fish,lobsters and other sea life that feed and breed in the sheltered waters. The reefs also change storm waves that might otherwise wash away the beaches that are at the heart of the region's multibilliondollar tourism industry.

  "You don't know how scary it looks down there," said Zandy Starr,who monitors coral and sea turtles in St. Croix's national parks. "All of us thought that by now,with all the cooler temperatures in January and February,we would have seen recovery,but they're still sick."

  Glassy,calm seas have permitted coralkilling ultraviolet (紫外线的) rays to access to the ocean floor,warming water temperatures and making the fragile (易碎的) undersea life more sensitive to disease,Starr said.

Scientists haven't pinpointed (准确地说出) what caused coral to become sick or led to the warm water,which stresses coral and makes it more susceptible (敏感的) to disease. They can't say whether global warming is a factor.

  "We don't really have the data. You need a record over decades. There's a lot of research that needs to happen”，said Alberto Sabat,a biology professor at the University of Puerto Rico.

But the trend of warmer waters isn't limited to the Caribbean. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration said waters were warmer than usual in the South Pacific,mid-Atlantic and Indian Ocean in mid-April.

  Rogers said coral grew far better after hurricanes that devastated (摧毁) the US Virgin Islands in 1989 and 1995 because the storms cooled the sea,allowing reefs to recover relatively quickly from damage.

Rising temperatures appear to be "something new that the corals aren't used to," said Tyler Smith,a marine researcher at the University of the Virgin Islands.

The scientists worry that the problem is being overlooked,

  "People just don't know that much about coral because it's underwater. If 40 percent of the trees ill one of our national parks died,people would take notice”，Rogers said.

(   ) 5. The underlined word "overlooked" in the passage means         .

   A. to have a view from above   B. to fail to notice   

    C. to pay attention to   D. to guide somebody

(   ) 6. According to the passage,coral is very important because         .

   A. it is the necessity for the sea life

   B. it can prevent the global warming spreading

   C. it can make the beach more beautiful so that people can earn more money

   D. it can offer a shelter not only for the human being but also for the fish

(   ) 7. The example of hurricanes given by Rogers is to show         .

   A. coral reefs don't like the warm water

   B. hurricanes are good for the growing of coral reefs

   C. the global warming is terrible for coral reefs

   D. how to cure the sick coral reefs

(   ) 8. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. More and more areas will face the coral problem.

   B. The survived coral is being recovered this year.

   C. Most people have noticed the seriousness of the problem.

   D. Calm seas are good for the coral growing.

(   ) 9. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. A Research Report on the Coral Problem

   B. Scientists Is Warning of Threat to Coral Reefs

   C. Coral Reefs Are Part of Our Life

   D. How to Protect the Coral

9. Judging from what we have accomplished during those five years,        we shall reach it. (likely)

从这五年我们完成的情况来看，这个目标不可能会落空。

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