Life in 30 years will be   31  because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be    32   people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be   33  smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important  34  in school.
People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and  35 . And more people will go to other countries  36  holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for  37   new towns and houses. Then there will be less  38  for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will  39  by robots. Because of this, many people will not have  40  to do. This will be a problem. 
【小题1】A. same                    B. difference                C. different      
【小题2】A. little and little     B. less and less              C. more and more
【小题3】A. much                   B. many                   C. more          
【小题4】A. subject                  B. subjects                 C. way                   
【小题5】A. easily                   B. more easily              C. easier           
【小题6】A. for                     B. with                    C. at           
【小题7】A. build                   B. building                 C. to build        
【小题8】A. rooms                  B. room                    C. spaces        
【小题9】A. done                   B. do                      C. be done       
【小题10】A. works enough             B. enough works             C. enough work

For many in the United States, Arab-Americans are an invisible part of the population. Though Arab-Americans as a community have made great contributions to American society in fields from literature to politics to medicine, many Americans know very little about Americans of Arab backgrounds.
Arab history in the United States goes back to the late 1800’s when large numbers of Arab immigrants first began making their journey to a land known simply as “Amreeka”.
Historians generally describe Arab immigration to America in two waves. The first wave took place between 1860 and 1924.The first wave consisted of Lebanese and Syrian, and some Egyptian immigrants. These new immigrants, who were mostly Christian, came to America in search of better opportunities. Even the doomed Titanic, which set sail for America in 1912,had close to a hundred Arab passengers aboard. The majority of Arab-Americans today are descendents of the first wave of immigrants; they are the third or more generation Americans.
The second wave of immigrants followed after World War Ⅱ,caused by political unrest in the Middle East. This second wave of immigrants consists of mainly Arab Muslims（穆斯林）and continues to this day.
Arab-Americans make up 3 million of the population in the United States, according to demographers. And quite different from popular belief, 64 percent of them are American-born. Eighty-two percent of Arab-Americans are US citizens.
Arab-Americans are beyond the national average in both education and income. Education is important among Arab-Americans; 82 percent have high school diplomas, 36 percent have bachelor’s degrees or higher, and 15 percent have graduate degrees. The-median（中位数的）average income among Arab-Americans is $39,580, which is higher than the US average.
【小题1】The first wave of immigrants took place because__________.

Life in 30 years will be   31  because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be    32   people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be   33  smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important  34  in school.

People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and  35 . And more people will go to other countries  36  holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for  37   new towns and houses. Then there will be less  38  for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will  39  by robots. Because of this, many people will not have  40  to do. This will be a problem. 

1.A. same                    B. difference                C. different      

2.A. little and little     B. less and less              C. more and more

3.A. much                   B. many                   C. more          

4.A. subject                  B. subjects                 C. way                   

5.A. easily                   B. more easily              C. easier           

6.A. for                     B. with                    C. at           

7.A. build                   B. building                 C. to build        

8.A. rooms                  B. room                    C. spaces        

9.A. done                   B. do                      C. be done       

10.A. works enough             B. enough works             C. enough work

For many in the United States, Arab-Americans are an invisible part of the population. Though Arab-Americans as a community have made great contributions to American society in fields from literature to politics to medicine, many Americans know very little about Americans of Arab backgrounds.

Arab history in the United States goes back to the late 1800’s when large numbers of Arab immigrants first began making their journey to a land known simply as “Amreeka”.

Historians generally describe Arab immigration to America in two waves. The first wave took place between 1860 and 1924.The first wave consisted of Lebanese and Syrian, and some Egyptian immigrants. These new immigrants, who were mostly Christian, came to America in search of better opportunities. Even the doomed Titanic, which set sail for America in 1912,had close to a hundred Arab passengers aboard. The majority of Arab-Americans today are descendents of the first wave of immigrants; they are the third or more generation Americans.

The second wave of immigrants followed after World War Ⅱ,caused by political unrest in the Middle East. This second wave of immigrants consists of mainly Arab Muslims（穆斯林）and continues to this day.

Arab-Americans make up 3 million of the population in the United States, according to demographers. And quite different from popular belief, 64 percent of them are American-born. Eighty-two percent of Arab-Americans are US citizens.

Arab-Americans are beyond the national average in both education and income. Education is important among Arab-Americans; 82 percent have high school diplomas, 36 percent have bachelor’s degrees or higher, and 15 percent have graduate degrees. The-median（中位数的）average income among Arab-Americans is $39,580, which is higher than the US average.

1.The first wave of immigrants took place because__________.

A. all Arabs were Christian at that time

B. Arabs wanted to gain higher income

C. the Second World War broke out

D. Arabs wanted to hunt for a better development

2.The writer of this passage mentioned Titanic__________.

A. to tell us that taking ship at that time was dangerous

B. because Titanic became a well-known disaster

C. to show us there were many Arabs flocking into America at that time

D. to inform us that Arabs are brave enough

3.From the last paragraph we can infer that__________.

A. Arab-Americans are much more clever than native Americans

B. the higher education you receive, the higher income you will get in America

C. Arab-Americans are hard-working people

D. The-median average income among Americans is $39,580

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE？

A. Arab-Americans have made great contributions to American society only in literature.

B. Arab history in the United States is to the early 1800’s.

C. The first Arab immigration to America took place between 1860 and 1924.

D. Few of Arab-Americans are US citizens.

5. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Arabs in America.

B. The Two Arab Immigration Waves to America.

C. Arab-Americans, Contributions to America.

D. Arab-Americans, Education and Income.

Life in 30 years will be   36   because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

     The population is growing fast. There will be    37   people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be   38   smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important  39   in school.

     People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and   40   . And many more people will go to other countries   41   holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for   42    new towns and houses. Then there will be less   43   for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will   44   by robots. Because of this, many people will not have   45   to do. This will be a problem. 

36. A. same         B. difference        C. different        D. difficulty

37. A. little and little  B. less and less      C. many and many  D. more and more

38. A. much         B. many           C. more           D. most

39. A. subject        B. subjects         C. way            D. games       

40. A. easily         B. more easily      C. easy            D. easier

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

42. A. build          B. building         C. to build         D. builds

43. A. rooms         B. room            C. spaces          D. sea

44. A. done          B. do              C. be done         D. be did

45. A. works enough   B. enough works    C. work enough     D. enough work