A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.

The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

1.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

A.people drive big cars

B.people drive little cars

C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline

D.the usual size of cars today is too small

2.The usual size of cars today is _____.

A.much smaller than the future one

B.as big as the future ones

C.as small as the future ones

D.bigger than the future ones

3.Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT TRUE?

A.Big cars cost more.

B.Big cars are not useful for a long way.

C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

D.Small cars are slower than big ones.

4.The streets will be less crowded because _____.

A.there will be fewer cars in the future

B.there will be fewer people in the streets

C.three kinds of roads will be built

D.future cars will be smaller

5.Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.

A.there will be too many cars in the future

B.more and more people will go to cities

C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower

D.it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe on the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It wastes my time.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.

The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the sky. They soon drank up their water, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At that time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him another strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son. If you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries to eat. Always remember this lesson. If you don’t care for the little things, you’ll find it difficult to do the great things.”

1.Where did the farmer find the horseshoe?

_______________________________________.

2.Why didn’t Thomas pick up the horseshoe?

Because he thought_______________________.

3.How did the farmer get the strawberries?

_______________________________________.

4.Thomas didn’t pick up the horseshoe, did he?

________________, ______________________

5.Who ate up all the strawberries, the farmer or his son at last?

_______________________________________.

6.What can you learn from the story?

_______________________________________.

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