Some business people have to do a lot of traveling. However, they can usually  1  to stay in some of the best hotels unlike  2  people. These very expensive hotels often lie in  3  parts of the city where there is  4  to do in the evenings. There are  5  at the front of them if you want to go  6  or you can walk along the road in front of the hotel, or just 7  the corner to find pubs and  8  that serve good beer and excellent food, or fast food, if you  9 . Some of these places  10  have entertainment （娱乐） with singers or rock bands on the stage. If you don't want to go out of your  11  or go up to your room in the evening, you  12  always go to a bar. Some   13  hotels have revolving （旋转） bars on the roof and you get a full view over the  14  . There may even be a karaoke bar, either in the hotel, 15  across the street,  16  you like the sort of entertainment. Many hotels also  17  sports equipment, with a fitness center, swimming pool, squash and tennis courts.

Many Asian cities have first-class  18  now with no difference in quality between East and West. The differences are in the environment and local culture and each city has its own  19  character which  20  the interest of doing business in different parts of the East.

1．A．support               B．afford               C．refuse               D．manage

2．A．ordinary               B．young               C．disabled             D．lucky

3．A．lonely               B．convenient           C．quiet                D．noisy

4．A．nothing                B．plenty               C．little                  D．anything

5．A．bikes                  B．buses               C．cars                 D．taxis

6．A．nowhere             B．somewhere          C．everywhere         D．whenever

7．A．from                  B．among              C．round               D．below

8．A．hotels                  B．shops               C．hours             D．restaurants

9．A．decide                 B．prefer               C．need                D．hope

10．A．ever               B．never               C．even                D．hardly

11．A．hotel                 B．room                C．home                D．restaurant

12．A．will                  B．should               C．must                 D．can

13．A．large                 B．tall                 C．expensive           D．beautiful

14．A．city                  B．street               C．district            D．courtyard

15．A．or else               B．or                   C．otherwise           D．and

16．A．so                    B．as                   C．if                    D．where

17．A．offer                 B．consider             C．prepare              D．add

18．A．universities         B．supermarkets       C．hospitals            D．hotels

19．A．usual                B．ordinary           C．special              D．common

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　　Some business people have to do a lot of traveling. However they can usually  1 to stay in some of the best hotels unlike  2 people. These very expensive hotels often lie in  3 parts of the city where there is  4 to do in the evenings. There are  5 at the front of them if you want to go  6 or you can walk along the road in front of the hotel, of just  7 the corner to find pubs and  8 that serve good beer and excellent food, or fast food, if you  9 . Some of these places  10 have entertainment with singers or rock bands on the stage.

　　If you don't want to go out of your  11 or go up to your room in the evening, you  12 always go to a bar. Some  13 hotels have revolving (旋转) bars on the roof and you get a full view over the  14 . There may even be a karaoke bar, either in the hotel, or across the street,  15 you like that sort of entertainment. Many hotels also  16 sports equipment, with a fitness center,  17 , squash and tennis courts.

　　Many Asian cities have first class  18 now with no difference in quality between East and West. The differences are in the  19 and local culture and each city has its own particular  20 which adds to the interest of doing business in different parts of the East.

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All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school. A number of parents　　36　not to send their children to school. Such children are known　　37　　 “home-schoolers”. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home　　38 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious (宗教的)　　39 ; others believe they can provide a better educational　　40 for their children by doing so.　　41 , results show home-schooled children often do better than 　　42 on national tests in reading and math.

　　David teaches his three children at home. He 　　43　that his children learn very differently from children in school. Learning starts with the children’s　　44　and questions. For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may　　45　a discussion about climate, snow removal 　　46 , Alaska, etc. Or a spring evening when the family is out　47　the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky. If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it　48　　be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are　49　　and how the polar ice caps　50 ocean levels.

　Home schooling is often more interesting than　　51　schools, but critics (批评家) say home-schoolers might be uncomfortable　　52　 with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not　53　to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the　　54　to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be　　55　　most children get their formal education.

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse of the same as now? What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a menu and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.
In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell the drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people half way around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angels to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the field of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots — they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere — in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
In particular, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again and scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things — but should they?
【小题1】. What may happen in the field of entertainment in the future?