A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today’s cars. If everyone drives such cars in the future，there will be less pollution in the car. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities，and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer，too，as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city，but they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.
If big cars are still used along with the small ones，two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big，fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower，small ones.
【小题1】There is much pollution in the car today because ________.

请根据所给句子的内容，从下面的方框中选出适当的词，并用其正确的形式填在答题卡相应的横线上。每空一词，每词限用一次。

1. Betty ______ now much taller than she was last year.

2.After a long walk, the little boy got tired and fell ______ soon.

3.The boy is too young to look after ______.

4.I think the computer is one of the most important ______ in the world.

5.The weather report says it will be cloudy in some ______ cities in the coming days.

6.—Hi, Jack! What’s wrong with Peter?

  —He fell off his bike yesterday. Luckily, he was not ______ hurt.

7.My students find English ______ to learn and they like it very much.

8.Kate ______ a beautiful dress at her 18th birthday party yesterday.

9.—These tables are very nice. Which one would you like, madam?

  —I’d like that brown one. It uses the ______ space.

10.We will arrive at that small village in about one and a half ______ time.

Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.. My wife said to me, quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?" "I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL
One dining table June 10，1995
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint（油漆） 1.50
Work，8 hours（1 an hour) 8.00
Total（总计） 36.50
When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"It’s been a fine day，hasn’t it?” “ Quite sunny.” "Yes，”I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.” "Me too，” said Henry, "You wait--it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.” "Yes. Hotter--and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him. "If it isn't too much trouble，Henry，”I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

用所给词的适当形式填空(10分)

1.___________, life on Mars will be better in many ways.(hope)

2.Tomorrow is Mr. Wang’s_________(40) birthday but he looks in his thirties.

3.They have a lively ____________ (discuss)after the scientist’s excellent talk .

4._____________ (compare)with the cars made in Japan, I like the one made in Germany better.

5.The big prize belongs to one of the most famous_____________(invent).

6.I don’t think man will have robots______________(control) computers in the future.

7.Are you certain meals in the form of pills are even___________(taste)?

8.How many___________( spacecraft) have been sent up to the space?

9.They will have to wear special boots ______________(prevent) people jumping too high,.

10.When I got home, the coins_______________ (spread) all over the floor.