In the future your automobile(汽车) will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!
For each prediction that has come true today, several others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology, or if people really needed it in their lives or not. Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.
Robot Helpers
Where’s the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course. And he’s probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other manufacturing environments.
Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes.
So why hasn’t it happened?  Probably because robots are still too expensive and clumsy. And maybe the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too weird. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.
Telephones of Tomorrow
In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet.
Why? The technology worked fine, but it over—looked something obvious: people’s desire for privacy(隐私). Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just step out of the shower(淋浴)?  Probably not---it could be embarrassing! Just because a technology available doesn’t always mean people will want to use it.
And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It’s not so crazy anymore! But a flying car remains one of the most fascinating technology ideas to capture our imagination. Keep watching the news, or perhaps the sky outside your window, to see what the future will bring.
【小题1】
The whole passage is mainly about ________________.

A.predictions that have come true.B.predictions that haven’t come true.
C.why predictions don’t come true easily.D.what technology will bring about.
【小题2】
The author of this passage won’t believe that _________________.
A.predictions needn’t consider people’s practical use of technology.
B.the future isn’t always easy to guess.
C.not all past predictions have come true.
D.many of the high—tech things our parents thought we’d be using by now
simply never appeared.
【小题3】
The underlined word “weird” probably means __________.
A.wonderfulB.stupidC.practicalD.strange
【小题4】
What does the author think of the flying car?
A.It is too difficult to imagine.B.It is too crazy an idea.
C.It is likely to be made.D.It is often reported in the news.

完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two people who were complete strangers to us. It made us feel so good to be able to do it that I thought I should   21  . We were traveling down to Mexico for Thanksgiving week with our family.  22   we were sitting in the  23  first two seats in the first row of first class waiting for the plane to take off, I  24  heard one of the flight attendants(空乘) telling   25   that there was a couple sitting in the  26   of the plane who had just been married the previous day and were  27    off on their honeymoon. They had   28   their flight eight months in  29   but, owing to some schedule changes, had not been able to get  30   together, and no one else on the plane was   31   to move and the bride was in  32  .   

I turned to my husband and told him what I heard. We  33   agreed and I called the flight attendant  34   to tell her that we’d be happy to give up our seats to this couple. The flight attendant seemed amazed and said “Really? Are you sure?” We said “Absolutely !”

So, we  35  to the back of the plane in separate seats. The flight attendants were extremely  36   and took good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first  37  , and we both made friends with the people sitting around us, who, as it   38   didn’t know why the young woman was crying or that they were newly married, and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to  39   up a forgotten item at one point during the flight and   40   that the couple were sitting very close together, happily enjoying champagne. It really made my day and Thanksgiving week get off to such a wonderful start !

1. A. share         B. show          C. say            D. prove

2. A. Since         B. After          C. Before             D. Though

3. A. quite              B. same          C. very                D. just

4. A. carelessly         B. accidentally    C. happily           D. sadly

5. A. others        B. us            C. them           D. everyone

6.A. front          B. middle        C. head           D. back

7.A. getting        B. heading       C. taking              D. hurrying

8. A. fixed              B. booked       C. checked          D. got

9. A. air                B. time          C. church         D. advance

10. A. seats             B. champagne        C. food           D. tickets

11. A. interested        B. willing          C. eager           D. friendly

12. A. comfort           B. surprise       C. tears         D. fear

13. A. immediately       B. differently     C. finally       D. unbelievably

14. A. up                B. off           C. over         D. out

15. A. left              B. looked        C. returned      D. moved

16. A. beautiful         B. careful        C. thoughtful    D. grateful

17. A. class             B. flight         C. seat          D. plane

18. A. went on      B. turned out     C. got along      D. took off

19.. A. pick             B. give          C. clean         D. look

20.A. told              B. informed      C. observed      D. heard

 

  A

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.

41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

A. Look at them sadly.    B. Keep them company.

C. Play games with them.  D. Touch them gently.

42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.

A. world eat anything when hungry   B. felt sorry for her mistake

C. loved playing hide-and-seek       D. disliked the author’s dad

43.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A. She was treated as a member of the family.

B. She played games with anyone she liked.

C. She was loved by everybody she met.

D. She went everywhere with the family.

44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.

A. smiled    B. barked    C. rushed to them    D. tried to be funny

45.Which of the following best describes Brownie?

A. Shy      B. Polite     C. Brave    D. Caring

 

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