-- Excuse me. May I use your eraser, please?

-- Sure. ______

　　 A. Watch out!　　 B. Well done!　　　　 C. Go ahead.　　　　 D. Follow me.

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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(　 ) 56. Maybe people won’t ________ any more by 2050.

　 A. watch TV　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. use computer

　 C. use TV channels　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. use a menu

(　 ) 57. ________ will be a very serious problem.

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

(　 ) 58. There will be_______ accidents with the help of computers.

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

(　 ) 59. 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

(　 ) 60. According to the passage, our life in the future will be ______.　　

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

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Harry liked to talk very much and his father did not let him speak at mealtimes. Once, at dinner, Harry wanted to say something very much. At last his father saw it and asked him kindly, “Well, my boy, what is it?” “Are flies (苍蝇)good to eat, father?” “No,” said his father. “What makes you ask that?” “You had one in your plate just now, but you have swallowed(吞) it !”

1. Harry liked to ______.

[　　]

A. watch flies　　　　　B. talk a lot

C. play with flies　　　D. walk with his father

2. Harry's father did not let Harry to speak ______.

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A. when Harry had meals　　　B. when Harry played

C. when Harry was free　　　 D. when Harry saw flies

3. Harry wanted to tell his father _______.

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A. there were flies in his plate

B. there were no flies in his plate

C. there was one fly on the table

D. there was one fly in his plate

4. Harry's father ate the fly because ______.

[　　]

A. he liked to eat flies　　　　B. flies are good to eat

C. Harry told him to flies　　　D. he didn't see it

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.

At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job----taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.

In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.

Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.

46. From this passage we can see 　　 in the United States.

A. women want to work outside the home

B. working wives do most of the housework

C. husbands do as much housework as their wives

D. women do not like to stay at home with their families

47. At Mother’s Camp, women can’t 　　　 .

A. watch TV　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. read newspapers

C. swim in the lake　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. bring their husbands and children

48. Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because 　　　 .

A. they don’t like their husbands and children

B. they have to work full-time

C. they are too busy to relax themselves

D. they want a new life

49. 　　　　 is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.

A. Housework　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Working outside the home

C. When to take a vacation　　　　　　 　 D. Looking after their children

50.What’s the best title（标题）for this passage?

A. Busy Working Mothers　　　　　　　　　　 B. Welcome to Mother’s Camp

C. Mothers Relax Away from Home　　　 　 D. Mothers in the US

    On weekdays I get up at 6:30. I have breakfast at 7:00 and then I go to school by bus. I get to school at about 7:30. We begin classes at 7:50 in the morning.

    I have lunch at twelve. We begin classes at 2:00 in the afternoon. Classes are over at 3:45. We often play games after classes. I often go home at 5:00 and get home at 5:20. I have supper at about 6:30. After supper I do my homework. Sometimes I watch TV at 7:00. I go to bed at about 10:00 o'clock in the evening.

(1)  On weekdays I get up at ________.

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A. seven　　　B. six　　　C. six thirty

(2) I go to school ________.

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A. by bike　  B. by bus　　C. by car

(3) We begin classes at ________ in the afternoon and classes are over at　　 ________.

　　　　　　　　　[　　]

A. ten to eight, five　　　B. two, fifteen to four

C. two, five　   　　　　 　D. seven fifty, five twenty

(4) I do my homework.　　　

[　　]

A. after supper　　B. before supper　　　C. in the morning

(5) I _____ at ten in the evening.

[　　]

A.watch TV　　　　  B.have supper　　    　C.go to bed