1.I am able to swim since I was six but I　　　　　 (1)_______

　 never was used to like swimming in the　　　　　　 (2)_______

　 swimming bath. I preferred river　　　　　　　　　 (3)_______

　 although my mother didn't like me go there　　　　 (4)_______

　 along. She was afraid I would (might) go　　　　　 (5)_______

　 too far to the bank and then get into　　　　　　 (6)_______

　 difficulty. I should not to go there　　　　　　　 (7)_______

　 with my parents but one day I decide not to　　　 (8)_______

　 pay attention to their rules .I had been　　　　　 (9)_______

　 out with my older sister who dare me to swim　　　 (10)______

　 across the river .I jumped into the water and

　 was swimming as hard as I could when I heard my

　 sister cry from the bank…

　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B　　

　 In the future cookers will be ready for you to cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch. Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment. Videophone will bring pictures as well as sound. Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, washing and gardening. Lighting serves as wallpaper and it will make your room look nicer.

At work, robots will take over most jobs in factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer. Men and women will retire at the same age. The home will become the centre of entertainment through television and electronic games. More people will eat out than they do today, also they will have a lot more kinds of food.

　 There will be more foreign travels. Non-stop flights will be cheap. Hobbies(嗜好) and education will become more and more important.

6. The main idea of this passage is that ________.

　 　 A. there will be great changes in your work and life in the future

　 　 B. you’ll eat more and work less in the year before

　　 C. people will spend less time at home in the future than they do to­day

　 　 D. hobbies and education will become more and more important

7. Machines will control temperature so that _______.

　 　 A. you won’t run a fever any more　 B. you won’t feel hot in summer or cold in winter

　 　 C. rivers won't freeze in winter　　 　　　　　　　　 D. there'll be no temperature

8. You can get light from _______.

　 　 A. oil　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallpaper 　　　　　　　 C. lighting 　　　　　　　　　 D. stars

9. “Non-stop” flights means _______.

　 　 A. the plane will not stop on the way　 　　　　

B. the plane will be always flying, without a stop

　 　 C. the plane won't stop but you can get off the plane　

　　 D. the plane will fly anywhere as you like

10. Life in the 2lst century will be _______.

　 A. too expensive and more people will go to have fast food　

　　 B. easier but less interesting as machines or robots will do most jobs instead of you

　　 C. simpler and easier so that you won't need high education any more

　 D. more exciting and enjoyable

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

Ever since man began to use the telephone, there have been new problems arising from the carrying of messages. At first, each message was carried by a pair of overhead wires. As a result, telephone ex­changes were soon surrounded by thousands of wires. The wires were then replaced by cables, each containing many pairs of wires. Each cable, laid underground, replaced the overhead wires.

The more extensive telephone services have become, the more demand for these services has increased, particularly the demand for long-distance services. In China, for example, this growth is now over 30% every year. Long-distance telephone exchanges are usually in crowded cities, where it is not easy to lay new cables for expanding services.

The use of radio to send telephone messages and to link all telephone exchanges makes it possible to get rid of overhead wires and underground cables. Now man has invented the microwave system. In a microwave system messages from various places can be brought together, and then they are sent out and received by radio. After that, the messages are split into their original form. Fi­nally, they are sent to the places where they are going to be sent.

1. The word “message” (in Paragraph 1) is close in meaning to ___________.

　　 A. electricity　　　　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. information　 　　　　　 D. wave

2. A cable is different from an overhead wire, because it _____________.

　　 A. is made of wood　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. needs more exchanges

　　 C. carries more messages　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. is laid underground

3. The growing of telephone services in China each year is about ___________of the total.

　　 A. one third 　　　　　　　 B. one fourth 　　　　　　　 C. one half 　　　　　　　　　 D. one fifth

4. According to the passage, microwave is ______________.

　　 A. to replace the telephone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. used in communication

　　 C. sent through an underground cable　　　　　　　 D. made of radio sets

5. The best title of the passage would be ___________.

　　 A. The Telephone and Its Past　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How to Use the Telephone

　　 C. The Needs for Better Telephone　　　　 D. From the Wire to the Microwave System

Computers have played and will play a very im­portant part in many　 1　 , such as education, trans­port, personal lives, scientific research and so on. Nowadays computers are being　 2　 in agriculture and industry　 3　 can help the farmers to control the conditions of plants.

　 More and more computers will come into our daily life with the　 4　 of science and technology. If you want to change money or pay your electricity bills, you won't have to go to the　 5　 . A computer and a tele­phone will tell you. It can also help you to do the housework and it can even　 6　 human voices and carry out the instructions. It is　 7　 　that the major­ity of labor force will work at home. People will be able to use the videophone　 8　 conferences. This can help us to save a lot of energy and　 　9　 . It is said　 10　 trains in Japan will have no drivers, because they'll be well　 11　 by computers, which can also tell the best distance between trains.

　 Computer programmers for　 12　 whole texts are already well developed. You can　 13　 the name of a certain subject and a worldwide list of book titles will　 14 　on your screen. You may choose　 15　 you want.

1.　 A. families　 　　　　　　　　 B. fields　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. factories　 　　　　　　　　 D. places

2.　 A. used　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shown　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. given

3.　 A. which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. \

4.　 A. increase　　　　　　　　　 B. progress 　　　　　　　　　　 C. production　 　　　　　　　 D. development

5.　 A. office　 　　　　　　　　　 B. bank　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shop　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. post office

6.　 A. understand 　　　　　　　 B. carry out 　　　　　　　　　　 C. hear　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. recognize

7.　 A. important　 　　　　　　 B. necessary 　　　　　　　　　 C. possible　　　　　　　　　　 D. complete

8.　 A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

9. A. material　 　　　　　　　　 B. time　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. place　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. money

10. A. that 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

11. A. run　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. done　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. operated

12. A. storing　　　　　　　　　　 B. writing　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remaining　　　　　　　　　 D. recording

13. A. give　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. put　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. type　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. write

14. A. show　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. appear　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. offer　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. come up

15. A. whatever　 　　　　　　　 B. what　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whichever　 　　　　　　　 D. which

15. Is the problem difficult for you to _________________?

　　 A. do　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. reply　　　　　　　　　　 D. solve

14. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _____________ a good answer.

　　 A. came up to　　　　　　 B. caught up with　　　　　　 C. came up with　　　　 D. brought up with

13. -When __________ the bridge __________?

　　 -At the end of next year

　　 A. will, be completed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Has, been completed

　　 C. was, completed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will complete

12. I will not go to England this summer. ___________, I will go to Italy.

　　 A. So　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Meanwhile　　　　　　 D. And

11. Telescope _______________ for us to see the things far away clearly.

　　 A. makes possible　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. makes it possible　

　　 C. makes that possible　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. makes possible it

10. The school ________ we visited last week is the one ________ the singer was born.

　　 A. where; where　　　　 B. where; which　　　　　　　 C. which; where　　　　　　 D. which; that