61. There will be no more books because________.

A. There is no paper in the future.

B. People don’t like reading books.

C. They are very expensive.

D. We can read passages from computers.

60. Which is the main idea of this passage?

A. People like going shopping

B. Reading books is important

C.　Computers are important

D. Computer can be used to play games

59. From the last passage we know that ______.

A. the boy got all the money he wanted

B. the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

C. the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

D. the mother was angry with what the boy said

B

Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.

Some people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicating. Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.

Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers, which will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized books will be used more and more.

While many people say it is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits.

58. How do you think of the mother in the passage?

A. Clever. 　　 B. Greedy. 　　 C. Cold-hearted.　 　　　 D. Selfish.

57. The writer wrote the passage in order to ______.

A. show that children should be paid for their housework

B. show that children should not be paid for their housework

C. show a clever way of teaching children

D. tell children how to spend their spare time

56. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Part-time Job 　　　　 　　　　　　B. Mother’s Love, No Charge

C. Payment for House Work.　　 　　　 D. Greedy Mother

54. A. picture　　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　　　 C. date　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sign

53. A. remembered　　　　　 B. desired　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　 D. met

52. A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. same　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　 D. new