A professor(教授) from a university did a famous study in a school. At the start of the school year, the teachers got the names of five children. The school told the teachers that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.

    What made these average students change so much to become top students? The only difference was the change in their teachers’ attitude(态度). Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students，they expected(期望) more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.

    Do you know? If you expect the best from people, they’ll usually want to give you their best.     Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said, “Johnny, you’re the naughtiest(最顽皮的) boy in this class. I’m sure you’ll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class, she met with Johnny after school and said, “Johnny, I’ve heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don’t believe a word of it.” And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. 后来，约翰尼成为了一个好学生。 Because that’s the power of our belief(信任) and attitude toward children.

阅读短文内容，完成下列任务。

任务一：英汉互译。

1  把画线句译成汉语。

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2  把文中的汉语句子译成英语。

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任务二：回答问题。

 3  What made Johnny change a lot?

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任务三：判断正误。

4  In fact the five were the most excellent students in the class.

5  The new teacher knew a lot about Johnny.

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope for about the future? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.

First of all, it seems that people won’t use TV channels(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.

Water will become a very serious problem. We’ll need much more water, but there won’t be enough. Some scientists think that water would be the cause of war(战争).

Cars will run on new, clean energy and they will go very fast. And there won’t be any accidents with the help of computers. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

Robots will work in factories instead of people. Many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots－they do not ask for money, and they work for 24 hours a day…

In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.

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1  Maybe people won’t ________ any more by 2050.

   A. watch TV                                      B. use computer

   C. use TV channels                             D. use a menu

2 ________ will be a very serious problem.

               A. TV                      B. Water              C. Accidents         D. Robot

3 There will be_______ accidents with the help of computers.

               A. any                      B. no                   C. more         D. fewer

4  Big companies prefer robots because _______.

               A. they are kind                                   B. they do not ask for money

C. they work for 24 hours a day           D. B and C

5  According to the passage, our life in the future will be ______.     

               A. better                   B. worse              C. different          D. the same as now

      阅读材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1  Which train is the earliest to reach Washington?

A. The Night Owl.                              B. Metro liner.      

C. The Minute Man.                           D. The Senator.

2  What time does the Senator leave New York?

       A. 6:05 a.m.     B. 7:30 p.m.                C. 9:13 p.m.               D. 9:48 a.m.

3  Which train can we take from New York to Washington on Sundays?

A. The Night Owl.                             B. The Senator.

C. Metro liner.                                    D. The Minute Man.

4  How much is a one-way ticket between New York and Philadelphia by Metro liner Coaches?

A. $12.25.        B. $7.25.              C. $17.25.           D. $11.75.

5  How much is a round-trip between New York and Washington by Regular Coaches?

A. $27.00.        B. $64.00.             C. $32.00.                  D. $54.00.

    Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same   1   .

A new   2   -Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a    3   one day. They teach him to   4  and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang    5    a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.

“   6   do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be    7   ”

The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to    8    their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.

Young audiences(观众) enjoy the story, and also the   9    in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, “Ke’ai’s Song” is very    10    to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!

1  A. jobs      B. dreams          C. habits              D. hobbies

2  A. song     B. film                C. week               D. opera

3  A. writer   B. teacher           C. sportsman       D. musician

4  A. paint     B. write              C. speak              D. drive

5  A. run       B. buy                C. win                 D. race

6  A. How     B. Why              C. When              D. Where

7  A. myself                      B. different          C. alone               D. great

8  A. encourage                      B. understand       C. criticize            D. inspire

9  A. light      B. clothes       C. skill                 D. music

10  A. easy    B. difficult          C. important         D. necessary

 Jane does homework ______ than Michael.                       

                A. careful                                    B. carefully

                      C. more careful                          D. more carefully

 You should try to ______ at life. And you’ll get well soon.             

        A. smile             B. laugh               C. look                 D. good

 Though Mr. Lee is very ________ with us, we all like him.           

                      A. pleased          B. strict               C. bored               D. satisfied

 —You should work harder from now on ______ you want a better life.    

                A. after          B. if                C. because                 D. though

 —I’m very nervous ______ my teacher asks me questions.              

                                                       —Take it easy.    

        A. who                 B. that              C. when                    D. where

 The boy sang and jumped ________ he knew his class won the game.   

                 A. as soon as     B. as well as         C. though             D. so