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7．What will the house of the future look like？Could it have gardens on its walls，or a pool with fish for dinner？Architects （建筑师）believe that they are all possibilities．The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible．
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a"tree house．"Like a leaf，the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day．The energy can be used to heat water，produce electricity，and even create fresh air for the home．The"root"（根） of the house is deep under the ground．It uses the soil （土壤） to the home's temperature．
The Lizard house
Like a lizard （蜥蜴），changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house．When it's in the bright sun，the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat．During dark days，it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy．
Meals at home
This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architec ture （建筑风格）．It has gardens on the outside wall of the house．People can plant tomatoes，carrots and green tea on them．So every day in the morning，you just need to walk outside and collect your meals．
Learning from the past
Looking to the future isn't the only way to be green．Sometimes，ancient techniques （古老的技术） can also help cut down energy use．For example，a chimney （烟囱） can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney．

36．What is the best title （标题） of the passage？A
A．Green house of the future．
B．The greener，the better．
C．How to build green houses．
D．Changes of the houses．
37．We can heat water，produce electricity or create fresh air for the homeB．
A．with the root of a leaf．
B．with the energy from sunlight．
C．with the soil under the ground
D．with gardens on its walls．
38．What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it's in the bright sun？C
A．It will take in light．
B．It will produce energy．
C．It will turn dark．
D．It will turn white．
39．The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the futureD．
A．will be more delicious．
B．need more cooks．
C．cost as much as possible．
D．will be greener．
40．A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to causeA．
A．pollution．
B．accident．
C．noise．
D．techniques．

8．The 30th Olympic host（主办）city，London，is opening its arms to the world．It's the capital city of the UK and one of the business centers in the world．It has a history of more that 2000years．Many places of London were once villages．Today，London is a growing city with about 7million people．They came from all parts of the world．Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious（和谐的）．Their favorite food is pie and mashed potato．The symbol of London is a red double-deck（双层）bus．It came to London in 1956and was in use there until 2005．Now it only runs on two main streets in the center of London．Let's look forward to London's wonderful show this summer!

London
The （76）capital city of the UK	The 30th Olympic host city
The history of London	（77）Over 2000years
The （78）populationof London	About 7million
The ways of life	（79）Differentbut harmonious
The （80）symbol of London	A red double-deck bus

5．Growing up is not always easy．When we face difficulties，a spirit of depending on（21）C is more useful than crying for help．That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of growing from boy to man （22）Dfamily hardship tells us．
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County（县），Henan Province．When he was only 11，his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby （23）C．A year later，Hong's mother （24）A home．She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband．So everything hard fell onto the young boy's （25）B：to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen，and to go on to study．
Although his life was hard，Hong didn't go away from his father and sister．He took several part-time jobs to（26）D his family．He climbed tall trees to get birds eggs for his sister．He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to （27）B different things to sell around his school．A few years later，he studied at a college．To take care of Chenchen，he worked hard to （28）C a room near his college for her，and sent her to school．
After Hong's story went （29）A，he became a hero in people's eyes．But Hong（30）Doffers from others．He said he felt encouraged by kind offers，but he could depend on his own work．
Through his hard life，he has grown up from boy to man．

21．A．parents	B．friends	C．yourself	D．God
22．A．out of	B．into	C．without	D．with
23．A．dog	B．cat	C．girl	D．boy
24．A．left	B．arrived	C．went	D．came
25．A．back	B．shoulders	C．head	D．body
26．A．help	B．save	C．protect	D．feed
27．A．make	B．buy	C．produce	D．collect
28．A．build	B．borrow	C．rent	D．share
29．A．public	B．clear	C．by	D．far
30．A．accepted	B．asked	C．received	D．refused