Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.

　The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since.

1. White House is a house for ___________.

　　  A. the American people.　　  B. the soldiers of U.S.A.   C. the presidents of U.S.A.　 

2.England fought with America in ____________.

　　  A. 1810　　　　　　       B. 1812　　　 C. 1814　　　  　　 

3. The house is called “White House” because ____________.

　　  A. it's covered with snow      B. the house is very clean

 C. the stone walls of the house were painted white

4.The White House was painted white because ____________.

　　  A. the house is old　　  B. the house is new  C. it was once on fire and was with marks

5. “ever since” means ___________.

　　  A. never　　               B. once　　   C. from then on　　

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese—he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping the Chinese people.

Norman Bethune 46　 born in 1890. He became a 47　 in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to 48 soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospital.

In 1938 he came to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an. There were 49 doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors could learn about new treatments.

Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to 50　 . Once, he preformed operations 　51 69 hours without stopping, and saved 112people. He 　52 working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not take care of his 　53 .

Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made 54　 a hero in China. There are books and films about him, and he is 55　 remembered in both Canada and China.

46. A. is　　　 B. was　　 C. has been　 D. be

47. A. doctor　 B. nurse　 C. teacher　　 D. worker

48. A. understand B. believe C. help　　　 D. count

49. A. little　 B. few　　 C. much　　 D. many

50. A. rest　　 B. act　　 C. agree　　　 D. think

51. A. from　 B. since　　 C. with　　　 D. for

52. A. allowed B. continued C. forgot　　 D. stopped

53. A. face　　 B. leg　　　 C. foot　　　 D. hand

54. A. his　　 B. he　　　 C. him　　　 D. one

55. A. still　　 B. never　　 C. hardly　　 D. Regularly

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 channels(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly 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 computers. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

Robots will work in 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.

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(　 ) 56. Maybe people won’t ________ any more by 2050.

　 A. watch TV　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. use computer

　 C. use TV channels　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. use a menu

(　 ) 57. ________ will be a very serious problem.

A. TV　　　　　　　　　　 B. Water　　　　　　 C. Accidents　　　　 D. Robot

(　 ) 58. There will be_______ accidents with the help of computers.

A. any　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　 D. fewer

(　 ) 59. Big companies prefer robots because _______.

A. they are kind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they do not ask for money

C. they work for 24 hours a day　　　　　 D. B and C

(　 ) 60. According to the passage, our life in the future will be ______.　　

A. better　　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. the same as now