While  Tom and Mary were on holiday at the seaside, they enjoyed 36      seagulls(海鸥). They learned a lot about these 37           birds.
They will often come close to you on the beach when you are eating something. If you 38      a piece of bread to them, they will take it away quickly.
Seagulls swim well, but they do not often dive(潜水)for fish. They are 39      good at flying with their wings(翅膀)。When a seagulls is flying, It puts its legs 40    its body. Tom often watched them 41      close to the ground because he like the way they 42       the air with their wings and put 43       their feet before they touched the ground. Mary liked to see them flying over the  44       smoothly(熟练的) and quietly without their wings moving,  45       she said she didn’t like the noise they made.  
【小题1】A seeing   B  looking   C to watch   D watching
【小题2】A happily   B lovely    C lonely   D slowly
【小题3】A throw    B ask     C  send   D  borrow
【小题4】 A neither    B too     C also    D  either
【小题5】 A under    B about    C on   D behind
【小题6】A walking    B running   C  coming  D going
【小题7】 A helped  B win  C put   D beat
【小题8】 A up     B  down   C  out   D  in 
【小题9】 A trees    B  house    C  water   D ground 
【小题10】 A so     B  and   C  because  D  but


It's March, 2050.

Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them.

Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then television.
Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
【小题1】Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
Because they _________________________________________________
【小题2】Does Mary read space news or business news?
__________________________________________________________
【小题3】Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?
____________________________________________________________
【小题4】How does Frank work with others from home?
_____________________________________________________________
【小题5】What are the two world languages in 2050?
______________________________________________________________
【小题6】What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?
I think her life in 2050 is ____________ because ________________________

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper,saying,“Now,you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip,right?” Tom,her brother,nodded.He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer.This year he came up with a plan.

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired.They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her.Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK,” said Mary,“The first thing you need to do is to figure out(计算)how much you have now.’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank,and $7.25 in my room,” explained Tom.

“That gives you a total of $27.25,” said Mary,“That is called your capital.The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace.”

“Well,the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose.I'll have to buy the beads(小珠子)and string,” said Tom.

Mary wrote on the piece of paper:

CAPITAL      $27.25

EXPENSES     Feathers                       no cost

                 String for 10 necklaces                 $  2.50

                 Beads for 10 necklaces    +       $ 15.00

                 Total                              $ 17.50

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary.

“Hmm,” Tom looked thoughtful and said,“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50.If I charge(要价)$ 6.00,people will think that's a bargain.”

“OK.If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00,you'll make a good profit(利润)on each then,” said Mary.

“Hurray!” Tom cried,“If I sell 20 necklaces,I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over.”

1.The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”.

A.something sold cheap                             B.something sold expensive

C.something made at home                       D.something made by children

2.How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A.$ 47.45.   B.$ 75.         C.$ 85.         D.$102.25.

3.What's the best title for this story?

A.How to Make Necklaces                        B.How to Sell Necklaces

C.How to Make a Plan                                D.How to Earn Money for a Trip

 

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