10.A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years now.It describes skyscrapers that are much taller than today's buildings,underwater"bubble"cities and holidays in space.The report is from a company.It asked experts (专家)  on space and architecture,as well as city planners,to give their ideas on the life in 2116.They said the way we live,work and play will be totally different to how we do these things today.The experts used the Internet as an example.They said that 25years ago,people could not imagine how the Internet and smartphones would change our lives.The Internet has completely changed the way we communicate,learn and do daily things.The experts said the changes in the next century would be even more unbelievable.
Researchers questioned 2,000 adults about the predictions (预言)they thought were most likely (很可能的)to happen in the future.They predicted that in the future,few people will go to an office but will work from home and have work meetings online.People will have highly developed  3-D  printers that will let you download (下载)a design for furniture or a food recipe and then"print"the sofa,table or pizza at home.There will also be less need for visits to the doctor.We will all  have a home health  instrument that will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment.We will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we have used up on Earth.A prediction that is missing is whether people will still need to study English.

31.The writer uses the example of the Internet in Paragraph I to showD.
A.the Internet was often used                  
B.the Internet has developed fast
C.people will not believe the changes      
D.technology will change people's lives
32.With the help of highly developed 3-D printers,a way to get a sofa in 2116 is toC.
A.buy one in a shop                                 
B.ask somebody to make one
C.download a design and"print"one      
D.design and make one by oneself
33.According to the passage,the missing prediction isD.
A.how people will work
B.where people will get resources
C.what people will have at home to treat illness
D.whether people will still need to learn English.
34.The passage is mainly aboutA.
A.the life in 2016                       
B.holidays in space 
C.the history of the Internet      
D.medical treatment
35.The passage is most probably fromB.
A.an advertisement         
B.a newspaper
C.a detective story         
D.a health report.
9.Rob Howes wanted to spend a day at the beach.He(16)Ahis daughter Nicky and her two friends,Helen Slade and Karina Cooper.They all went to Ocean Beach in New Zealand,where Howes was a lifeguard.
The group swam and bodysurfed.Then they saw something(17)C."Suddenly,there are these fins,"said Howes.
The(18)Dsaw seven dolphins moving towards them.The dolphins seemed worried.They(19)Bthe water with their tails.They kept moving in a circle around the swimmers.Then one large dolphin swam towards Howes and Helen.Next,it dived(潜水) down underwater.That's when Howes saw something grey moving in the(20)D.
A great white shark(21)Aunderwater.It wasn't far from the people.The shark headed straight towards Nicky and Karina.Now the shark was not slow.It moved(22)B!So the dolphins used their tails to swim even faster.Each one splashed its tail even more.Then Howes  knew (23)Cthe  dolphins did so.The dolphins didn't want to(24)Chim and the girls.These sea mammals(哺乳动物) wanted to keep them safe.
The dolphins stayed close to the group (25)Athe shark left.When Howes and the kids were safe,the dolphins swam away.
"You want to say thank you and shake their flippers,"Howes said.This isn't a fishy tale!These dolphins are heroes.

16.A.broughtB.missedC.returnedD.searched
17.A.brokenB.commonC.strangeD.polluted
18.A.trainersB.coachesC.fishermenD.swimmers
19.A.heldB.hitC.cleanedD.provided
20.A.poolB.airC.islandD.water
21.A.waitedB.washedC.grewD.served
22.A.beautifullyB.fastC.heavilyD.away
23.A.whereB.whatC.whyD.whether
24.A.playB.trustC.harmD.protect
25.A.untilB.becauseC.ifD.since.
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