What might the future be like? Here are some predictions(预言).

Returning home during the Spring Festival is difficult for many Chinese people. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult. But 28 years later, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, sun power, nuclear power(核能) and even water can take the place of oil as energy.

Schools will go electronic. Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during ??????? according to the passage.

A. Christmas Day? B. National Day? C. the Spring Festival? D. the Mid-autumn Festival

2.In 2020, China will build a fast transportation network that will serve ??????? of the population.

A. 60%????????????? B. 70%?? ????????????? C. 80%???? ????????????? D. 90%

3.??????? is not mentioned in the passage as energy.

A. Coal??? ????????????? B. Wind??? ????????????? C. Nuclear power???? ????????????? D. Water

4.From the passage we can know ??????? in the future.

A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem in China

B. 90% of the population will live in the city?

C. robot teachers will check students’ homework

D. readers can discuss topics with each other face to face

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Schools will go electronic.

B. Computers will be important.

C. There will be robot teachers.

D. School buses will be like spaceships.

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions(预言).

Returning home during the Spring Festival is difficult for many Chinese people. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult. But 28 years later, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, sun power, nuclear power(核能) and even water can take the place of oil as energy.

Schools will go electronic. Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during according to the passage.

A. Christmas Day B. National Day C. the Spring Festival D. the Mid-autumn Festival

2.In 2020, China will build a fast transportation network that will serve of the population.

A. 60%B. 70% C. 80% D. 90%

3. is not mentioned in the passage as energy.

A. Coal B. Wind C. Nuclear power D. Water

4.From the passage we can know in the future.

A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem in China

B. 90% of the population will live in the city

C. robot teachers will check students’ homework

D. readers can discuss topics with each other face to face

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Schools will go electronic.

B. Computers will be important.

C. There will be robot teachers.

D. School buses will be like spaceships.

Of all festivals, the Spring Festival is the most important in China．

Several days before the Chinese New Year, people clean out their houses, take down the old pictures and put up new ones．On new Year’s Even, they have special family dinner, Everybody, even from far away, tries to come home for this celebration（庆祝）．During dinner they eat and chat, and they watch the New Year TV programs．

The celebrations usually last 15 days．On the first day of the New Year, the Chinese get up early and say “Happy New Year” to each member of the family．On the second and third days, they go to visit their friends and relatives．

The 15^th day of the first moon is the Lantern Festival．In the evening there are lantern shows or lion dances in parks and streets．People, both young and old, go out to enjoy themselves．

Sometimes they sing and dance late into the night．

（  ） 1．—What does “chat” mean?

      —It means_________。

      A．唱歌         B．闲谈           C．喝酒

（  ） 2．—What is the Chinese for “last”？

      —The Chinese is_________．

      A．最后的       B．上一个         C．持续

（  ） 3．—What’s the Chinese for “late into the night”？

      —It’s__________．

      A．到深夜       B．到傍晚         C．到午后

（  ） 4．The Chinese usually_________ after dinner on New Year’s Eve．

      A．go to a party and dance

      B．watch the New Year TV programs

      C．go to visit their friends

（  ） 5．The Lantern Festival is__________．

      A．the fifth of the first lunar month

      B．the first of the first lunar month

      C．the fifteen of the first lunar month

Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes， everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival， parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve（除夕）， all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance， some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal， they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.

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1.Which is the most important festival in China? 

A. Mid-Autumn Festival. B. Spring Festival.

C. Children’s Day. D. Teachers’ Day

2.When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated(庆祝)?

A. In March or April.   B. In May or June.

C. In January. D. In January or February

3.       is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.

A. Chicken   B. Dumplings   C. Fish D. Beef

4.What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival? 

A. Look up.   B. Help yourself. C. Come together. D. Take care

5.The family         when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.

A. give each other the best wishes  B. buy each other presents

C. sing， dance and play cards D. play cards