I'm sure that everyone wants to have a dream job like a scientist or an engineer. What job do you want to have in the future?

I started to think about my dream job when I______as a waitress during a summer vacation. I will never______the time when I had to work ten hours a day running with______from one table to another. So I could imagine how______work can be for just little money.

There is nothing______than physical work，because it makes you tired.______ me，a dream job isn't a pretty active job or a sedentary(久坐的) job，but something in between. And a dream job should be fun. You may______me.But I think as______as you enjoy your activities making a little money，you can call the work your dream job.

The dream job in my mind is being a(n) ______．It's true that it is tiring to face different kinds of visitors，but I can visit many places ______．That is the best job in my eyes.

1.A. cleaned B. worked C. severed D. joined

2.A. remember B. spend C. save D. forget

3.A. plates B. mirrors C. magazines D. tickets

4.A. easy B. good C. lucky D. hard

5.A. worse B. poorer C. better D. richer

6.A. With B. As C. For D. Like

7.A. care about B. disagree with C. worry about D. agree with

8.A. long B. serious C. common D. funny

9.A. reporter B. engineer C. guide D. scientist

10.A. himself B. yourself C. herself D. myself

Our life will be different from now with robots appearing in our home. So what will the future be like？Here are some students' ideas.

I expect to live in a more beautiful and cleaner city. The street will be cleaned by the robots once a day.

—Ben

There will be more kinds of food to choose from and the food will be more delicious.The robots can make the food for us.

—Karen

We do not have to spend much time on heavy work because robots will take most of our work，for example，washing the clothes. So we will have more vacations. We can take a vacation on the moon. We will not live on the earth but on the moon or other planets.

—Mark

I expect that most families will have their own planes made by their robots. And travel will become more convenient．The plane is faster than any other transportation.

—Sue

I expect robots can make the clothes for us. The clothes could change their size and color by themselves.

—Sam

1.There will be ________ for us in the future.

A. fewer vacations B. more money C. more types of food D. more work

2.Robots will NOT help us to ________.

A. clean the city B. wash clothes C. cook D. drive a plane

3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. We can travel to the moon.

B. There may be no person on the earth.

C. We can spend little time on housework.

D. The train will be the fastest transportation.

4.The underlined word “convenient” means “________”．

A. easy B. crowded C. boring D. quiet

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Robots in the Future B. Cities in the Future

C. Transportations in the Future D. Future Life with Robots

What will our life be like in 50 years？No one knows the answer exactly，but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today.My brother Jill White makes some predictions.Here are some of his ideas.

First,people will have less work to do，and robots will do most work.People will use robots to make cars，do the housework, look after sick people and teach students.People will spend most of their time playing sports and traveling.So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to be about 200 years old.

Second，cars will become very small and computers will control their speed.So there will be fewer accidents on the road.Planes will be very popular，and most people would like to take them to travel.

Third，people will be able to live in the sea，on the moon or on Mars.The earth won't be crowded or noisy.So there will be much space for people to plant trees.There will be less pollution，and the air will become much fresher.

Finally，water shortage will become one of the most serious problems.If people don't save water now，there will be water wars(战争)in 50 years.

1.Jill White thinks that in 50 years robots will help to do the following things EXCEPT_______.

A. looking after sick people B. driving cars

C. teaching students D. doing the housework

2.Jill White thinks most people will travel ________ in 50 years.

A. by bike B. by plane C. by train D. by car

3.According to Jill White，________ in 50 years.

A. every family will have a car B. people won't need to work

C. computers will control the cars' speed D. the earth will become crowded and noisy

4.The underlined word “ shortage” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 短缺 B. 丰富 C. 清澈 D. 浑浊

5.This passage mainly tells us ________ in 50 years.

A. the schools B. the cars C. the robots D. the life

The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Top cliff Primary School is breaking new ground by helping autistic(闭症的) children through robot friends. These robots can dance, play games and Tai Chi.

Dr. Goldberg, a teacher from University of Birmingham, said, ＂Studies show that autistic children often find computers and technology safe. So we wonder how technology can help them to communicate(交流). They are trying the robots in the classroom. The robots are teaching them right things and acting as friends.＂

Ian Lowe, a teacher from Top cliff Primary School, said, ＂The robots are very smart at helping autistic children with their learning. In the future we hope they can help with learning at home.＂

And the students love them. Ian teaches about 30 autistic children. Seven-year-old Joshua says he likes playing games with the robots, Max and Ben. Daniel and Kevin say they like to watch the robots dance. And Stephen says he likes it when Max tells him stories.

The teachers say the fact that the children enjoy talking about the robots shows how important they are in helping autistic children communicate.

1.What can these robots do according to the passage?

A. Dance, sing and playing games. B. Sing, swim and play sports.

C. Dance, play games and Tai Chi. D. Sing, dance and tell stories.

2.What does Goldberg do?

A. A university teacher. B. A university student.

C. A primary school teacher. D. A primary school student.

3.What do autistic children think of computers?

A. Scary. B. Dangerous. C. Interesting. D. Safe.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Ian Lowe teaches in University of Birmingham.

B. Ian teaches about 13 autistic children.

C. These robots can't help with learning at home now.

D. Joshua likes watching the robots dance.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Technology in the classroom B. Robots can help autistic children

C. How to teach autistic children D. Different kinds of robots

完成句子

1.这个孩子处于极大的危险之中，他可能会失去生命。

The kid is ________ ________ ________ and he may lose his life.

2.只有少数人能活到100岁。

Only a few people can ________ ________ ________ 100 years old.

3.每个人都应该参与到保护野生动物中来。

Everyone should ________ ________ ________ in protecting wild animals.

4.我叔叔决定搬到南京去。

My uncle decided to ________ ________ Nanjing.

5.今晚将有一场英文电影。

________ ________ ________ an English movie tonight.

6.两年前我和我的父母住在天津。

I ________ ________ my parents in Tianjin two years ago.

7.将来人们可能会在太空站生活。

People may live ________ ________ ________ ________ in a few years.

8.我们将要把它们发射到月球上。

We ________ ________ them ________ the moon.

9.上周他乘火车去了十堰。

He ________ ________ ________ to Shiyan last week.

10.马克和他的姐姐都是计算机程序师。

Mark and his sister are both ________ ________．

11.机器人无法做到我们能做的事情。

Robots will ________ ________ ________ ________ do the same things as we can do.

12.在将来的某个时候，你很可能会卖掉这栋楼。

You will probably sell the building ________ ________ ________ in the future.

13.婴儿学走的时候经常会摔倒。

Babies often ________ ________ when they learn to walk.

14.老师叫我们反复读这篇文章。

The teacher asked us to read the article ________ ________ ________ ________．

15.几个孩子正在河里游泳。

________ ________ several children ________ in the river.

书面表达

请以“The Life in 50 Years”为题写一篇80词左右的记叙文，按下列提示完成。

1．可以想象一下：未来的生活将会是什么样子的呢？

2．具体介绍一下未来的生活，很多事情都由计算机或机器人来完成。例如：料理家务、购物、网上聊天、不出门就可以看医生、打扫卫生、做饭等。

3．为了未来的生活，现在我们应该努力学习，实现理想。

The Life in 50 Years

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—I don’t know the ______ to Children’s Park. Can you tell me? —Sure.

A. road B. way C. place

The bank is ___________ the second floor.

A. at B. on C. in

As we all know, the Silk Road _________ China with the west in ancient times.

A. treat B. share C. connect

They’ll have a football game _____________ it rains.

A. if B. unless C. although