A：I think they will be bigger and nicer．And there will be more supermarkets．Even(甚至)the shops will open all day． 4
B：Yes．And there will be many different kinds of things on sale(出售)in the shops．
A：Yes．People will go shopping by car． 5
B：I think so．There will be more roads and bridges(桥)．
A：Oh,that’s great．
A．What will the shops in our city be like in five years’ time?
B．She will be a beautiful girl．
C．Sometimes people can drive their cars to travel,too．
D．In the past they went there on foot．
E．Because people are getting rich and they need to buy things they like．
F．People can buy things at any time．w
G．Do you find there are many new shops in the street?
Cars for Tomorrow
A kind of little cars may someday take the place of(代替)today’s big ones．People will like this kind of small cars more and more．The car is as small as a bike but can carry two people in it．Everybody can drive them to schools and parks．
If everyone drives such cars in the future，there will be less pollution(污染)in the air．There will also be more space(空间)for all the cars in cities，and the streets will have more space for people to walk．Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size．
The little cars of the future will cost much less money to own and to drive．These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour，so driving will be safer,too．The cars of the future will be fine for getting around city，but they will not be useful for a long trip．This kind of cars can save a lot of gasoline(汽油)．They will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline．
If big cars are still used along with the small ones，two sets of roads will be needed in the future．Some roads will be needed for the big，fast cars and other roads will be needed for the smaller, slower ones．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
(1)
There is much pollution in the air today because ________．
[ ]
A．
people drive big cars
B．
people drive little cars
C．
people take a bus to work
D．
the usual size of cars today is too small
(2)
There will be more space in the streets because ________．
[ ]
A．
there will be fewer cars in the future
B．
there will be fewer people in the streets
C．
no people will drive cars
D．
future cars will be much smaller
(3)
Can the little cars of the future save a lot of gasoline?
[ ]
A．
Yes,they can．
B．
No,they don’t．
C．
No,they can’t．
D．
Yes,they are．
(4)
Two sets 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 live around
C．
big cars run faster and small cars run slower
D．
it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads
阅读理解
“Billy, one, two, three, get up! It is February 25th,2099,seven o’clock．It’s time to get up and go to school,”says the clock-robot in a loud voice．Then the clothing-robot dresses(给……穿衣服) Billy quickly．Next the kitchen-robot gives Billy some bread and eggs．Billy doesn’t like them, and the kitchen-robot gives him a hamburger．After eating the hamburger, Billy goes to school．When he gets out of the house with his schoolbag, he sees a car-robot waiting for him．“Hello! I will drive you to school．Your name is Billy, isn’t it?” asks the car．“Right, ”Billy answers．“Now would you please show me your school ID card?” says the car．Billy shows it his school ID card．“Get in, please．” Billy gets in it．Then the car goes on, “I will check your homework today．Please take it out．” Billy does as what the car-robot says．When they get to school, the car says to Billy,“See you tomorrow, Billy．Good luck！”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
(1)
The ________ dresses Billy every morning．
[ ]
A．
clock-robot
B．
car-robot
C．
kitchen-robot
D．
clothing-robot
(2)
Billy has ________ for breakfast．
[ ]
A．
some bread
B．
some eggs
C．
a hamburger
D．
an orange
(3)
________ sends Billy to school．
[ ]
A．
A driver
B．
A bus
C．
The car-robot
D．
The bus-robot
(4)
Before getting in the car, Billy shows his ________ to the car-robot．
[ ]
A．
homework
B．
ticket
C．
school ID card
D．
schoolbag
(5)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
Children don’t need to do their homework in 2099．
B．
There are all kinds of robots in 2099．
C．
Robots cannot drive cars for humans (人类)in 2099．
D．
Humans don’t eat anything for breakfast in 2099．
完形填空
What are things going 1 like in the year 2100? Can you guess?
You wake up 2 7∶00．Your 3 may be all ready for you to eat．People needn’t(不需要)cook．Now you start 4 ．But you don’t go 5 ．You get on a moving sidewalk．It carries you to a train station．There you 6 a train．Three o’clock comes．Your work is over for a day．“I’ll call my friend，John，”you say．John 7 the visual phone．You and he hear and see each other over the phone．“What are you going to do 8 Saturday?”you ask．“Will you come and visit the underwater park with me?”John may say，“I want 9 a spaceship (宇宙飞船)! Let’s 10 the moon．”