My uncle James is a famous scientist．He likes to make lots ofpredictions about the future．He says that in 100 years some thingswill be better than now．For example, we will not have to wash thedishes or sweep(打扫) the floor because we’ll all have robots in ourhomes．Also, we won’t need to use paper money．We’ll all use creditcards（信用卡）to buy things．We’ll have more free time, andtraveling will be faster and cheaper than it is now．Maybe somepeople will spend their vacations in space stations．
However, Uncle James says that some things will get worse in thenext century(世纪)．If more people use cars, there will be more
pollution．Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier．Ifpollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to go and live onMars（火星）．Uncle James says we’ll be very sorry if pollutionbecomes worse．
1．What is Uncle James？(Uncle James是做什么的？)
2．Why doesn’t Uncle James think people in the future will do thedishes？
3．What does he think people in the future will use to buy things？4．What will happen if more people use cars？5．If there are fewer trees, what will happen？
When the Americans were getting ready to send (送) their first men tothe moon, an old Australian was watching TV in a restaurant (饭店).There was an Englishman in the restaurant, too, and he said tothe Australian, \"The Americans are clever(聪明的), aren't they? Theyare going to send some men to the moon. It is a very long way fromour world.\"
\"Oh, that's nothing,\" the Australian answered quickly.\"Our countryis going to send some people to the sun in a few months. That's muchfarther(更远) away than the moon, you know.\"
\"Oh, yes, it is,\" the Englishman said,\" but the sun is too hot forpeople to go to.\" The Australian laughed and said,\" We won't go to thesun in the day, of course( 当然). We'll go there at night.\"1. Who were going to send their first men to the moon?
2. Where were the Australian and Englishman watching TV?3. The Englishman thought______.
4. Both the Englishmen and the Australian knew that ______.5. The Australian thought that ______.
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050. \"What will our world belike in the year 2050\"asked Tom. \"I don’t know. \"says Fred.\" What doyou think?\" \"Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess(猜测). \"\"In the year 2050 everyone will carry(携带) a pocket(口袋) computer.The computer will give people the answer to all their problems. We willall have telephones, in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to ourfriends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at thesame time. \" \"A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Maybethere will be big towns, factories, and farms under the sea, too. \"\"Robots will do most of the work, and so people will have moreholidays. Perhaps(也许) they’ll work only two or three days a week.They’ll be able to fly to the moon by rockets and spend their holidaysthere. \"
\"I’m looking forward to(期待) the year 2050. I hope to fly to the moon.\" \"And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea,\" says Fred. \"Won’t thatbe very interesting Just like a fish!
1. Tom and Fred talk about _______.
拓展阅读（02）
Life in the year 3044 is very different from life in the 21st century(世纪). We still do many of the things you did, but we do them differently.For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep uscompany. An e-friend is a machine（机器） that looks just like a
human. It can walk and talk like humans and can do almost the samethings as we human do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have muchfun together. She helps me with my homework and we often goswimming. She is computerized to take care of me in case (万一)anything happens, so I always feel safe(安全的) when we are
together. She can also send me messages(短信). and I can download
2. According to (根据) the passage, robots will ________
(下载) information from her memory chip（存储芯片）. It’s so great tohave an e-friend –-- I feel never lonely(孤独) and I always havesomeone to talk to.
Actually(事实上), I would plan to tell you more about life in the year3044, I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room, though. Maybeone day I will be able to fly back in time rocket and visit you and oldfriends. Looking forward to(期待)!
1. An e-friend can do the following EXCEPT________.A. It can walk and talk.
B. It can help me with my homework.C. It can send me message.D. It can travel back in time.
2. What does the word “company” probably mean?A. 同情 B.公司 C. 同伴 D. 交通
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. In 3044, people won’t do many of the things we do now.B. E-friends make life more convenient(方便的) in 3044.C. People are able to travel back in time rocket in 3044.D. Life in 3044 is the same as life in the 21 century.
Life in the future will be different from life today. The population(人口) is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most ofthem will live longer. Computers will be much smaller and more usefuland there will be at least one in each home. And computer science willbe one of the most important subjects in school then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will havemore free time for sports, watching TV and travel.
Our food will be different, too. More land(土地) will be used(被用于)for building new towns and houses for people. So there will be lessland for cows and sheep, and meat will be more expensive. Maybe noone will eat it one day. They will eat more fruit and vegetables.
Work in the future will also be different. Robots will do dangerousand hard work. Because of this, many people will have no jobs to do.This will be a big problem in the future.
1. Every family at least have one ________ in the future.
2. In the future people won’t have to ________.
A. Eat fruit and vegetables B. walk to work C. work long
hours
3. One big problem in the future is that ________.A. Many people will do dangerous and hard work.B. People have to work fast.C. Robots will do all the work.
D. Many people won’t have jobs to do.
拓展阅读（03）
Jack and Hob are going to high school now．Jack wants tobe an engineer．He is going to build roads(道路)，bridges andhouses．Hob is interested in math and science，but he is goingto study medicine．He wants to be a doctor．
Kate is good at music．She wants to be an artist．She is
going to sing and dance for people．Joan wants to be a womanastronaut．She says,“I am going to explore（探索） spacesome day．”“What do you want to be，Alice?”Joan asksme．“Oh，I want to be a teacher．When I grow up，I’mgoing to teach in countryside．”
Each of us is doing his or her best at school．I am sure we willdo something good for our country．( ) 1._________ students are talking．
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five( ) 2.Who wants to be an artist?
A. Joan． B. Jack． C. Kate． D. Alice．( ) 3.Three students are interested in __________．A. medicine B. music C. space D. science( ) 4. What does Joan want to be?
A. An astronaut． B.A teacher． C.A doctor D. An
engineer．
( ) 5. Where does Alice want to teach?
A. On a farm． B. In the countryside． C. At home． D.Abroad． “Next Tuesday is going to be a holiday,” says the teacher. “I wantyou to tell me what you are going to do, Terra.”“I’m going to the movie theater to see a movie,” says Terra. “It is acomedy about a fat professor(教授). My classmates say it’s reallyfunny.”“Anything else( 其他的) are you going to do?” the teacher asks.“Of course I’m going to do my lessons. I’m going to study math andphysics(物理学) in the morning.”“Do you like them?” the teacher asks. “They are not easy for me.But I’m interested in them. I’m going to do my best to study them. Ithink this term I can do better than last term(学期).”“What are you going to do in the afternoon?” asks the teacher.“After lunch, I’m going to play basketball with some classmates. Nextmonth, we are going to have a match(比赛) with Class One.”根据短文内容,判断句子正（T）误（F）.（ ）6.There is going to be a holiday next Tuesday.（ ）7.The movie is a comedy about a fat professor.（ ）8.Terra is good at math and physics.
（ ）9.Terra isn’t interested in math and physics.
（ ）10.Terra is going to play football with some classmates nextTuesday.
拓展阅读（04）The summer vacation is over(结束). It's true that time always fliesfast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not domuch work, but I lived happily. As(既然) the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. Iused to(习惯于) get up at 6: 30 and take a walk in the garden for halfan hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese anddid some exercises in math. Those took me three hours or more. Iworked quite hard and made good progress(取得进步). I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. Iwould not go home until it was about five or six o'clock. Sometimes afriend would come to see me and we would spend some hourslistening to music. In this way l spent my vacation happily. And I not only studiedwell but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health andhigh spirits(高昂的情绪).1.What does the text tell us?A. When the writer got up in the morning.B. Where the writer took a walk.C. How the writer spent his summer holidays.D. What the weather was like in that summer.2. How long did it take the writer to do homework every day?3. The writer spent most of the afternoon_____.4. The writer had very good summer holidays because he______.5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.B. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.C. The writer made progress in his lessons.D. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to writestories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to writesomething for people to read! But they should know that they need tobe good readers first before they are really good writers. They should
read a lot of books, instead of(代替) watching TV and spending a lotof time playing games when they are free. There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books toread.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say toyourself, \"I must read more and more!\"
1. This article mainly tells us that ________.
A. some children wish to be writers some dayB. it is good to write something for people to read
C. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writerD. writers like to read more books for fun2. Some children want to be writers ________.A. because they want to be good readersB. to write stories or books for people toreadC. to find good work some day
D. to get more money to keep a family3. It's good for children ________.4. Reading can ________.
5. From the passage we know that ________.A. all children like to be writersB. people like to read for childrenC. all writers are children
D. children need to read more and more books
拓展阅读（05）
Molly spent her summer vacation in China with her parents lastyear. They visited a lot of famous cities, such as Beijing, Guangzhouand Shanghai. She stayed in Beijing for a week. She visited thePalace Museum(故宫博物馆), the Great Wall(长城), Tian’an MenSquare(天安门广场) and the Summer Palace(颐和园). They also wentto the zoos and the parks. It was cloudy, but not rainy, so it was nottoo hot. They had great fun playing in the zoos and the parks. Mollylearnt a lot about Chinese history. She said, “It is interesting to visitChina. I love China very much.”1. Where did Molly go last summer vacation?
2. What cities did molly visit when she spent her summer inChina?
3. What was the weather like when Molly visited the zoos and theparks?
4. Did Molly have a good time on vacation?
Mary is a girl in the USA. She is a nurse. She goes to work at ninefrom Monday to Friday. She is twenty-five years old. She likes red. Soshe is often in red. She works hard . She is never late for work. Shegoes home at five in the afternoon. She likes the work andthe hospital.
( )11. Mary is a _______.A. girl doctor B. girl nurse
C. Chinese girl D. woman teacher( )12. How old is Mary?
A. 22. B. 23. C. 24. D. 25.( )13. What color does she like? A. Brown. B. Red.
C. Light blue. D. Dark pink.( )14. Does Mary like her work?A. Yes, she is. B. No, she isn’t.
C. Yes, she does D. No, she doesn’t.( )15. What’s the Chinese “Hospital”?
A. 医院 B. 工厂 C. 超市 D. 图书馆
My name is Helen. I am twelve. I’m a school girl. I like English verymuch. My family is in Chicago. We have four rooms. My family is notbig. We have five—grandfather, father, mother, sister and I. Myyoung sister, Jane is only 6 years old. She doesn’t go to school. Mymother is very beautiful and my father is cool. My father and motherwork in Chicago. My grandfather is old and he doesn’t work. I like myfamily very much.
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。( )1. Helen is a school girl of twelve.( )2. Helen is from the United States.( )3. Helen’s family is small.
( )4. Helen’s family has 4 people.( )5. Helen’s sister is a student, too.
( )6. Helen’s father and mother are in the USA.( )7. Her father works in Canada.( )8. Helen’s mother is very nice.
( )9. Helen’s grandfather isn’t a worker.( )10. Helen likes her family.
拓展阅读（06）
Mr. Smith is a teacher of English．He comes fromAmerica．He teaches English in China．He speaks Chinesequite well．
He reads a lot of books and his wife often writes booksfor the students at home．Mr. Smith gets up at five in themorning．He leaves home at ten to six(6点差10分)．Hebegins the first lesson at 8：00．He teaches English everyday except（除外）Saturday and Sunday．At ten totwelve(12点差10分) he finishes his lessons．Ten minuteslater he has lunch．In the afternoon，he often plays gameswith his students．Sometimes he teaches his students in hisoffice(办公室)．Supper(晚餐) time is at about six．Afterthat，he reads newspapers and watches TV．At about tento eleven he goes to bed．11．Mr. Smith is ．
A．a Chinese B．an Englishman C．a worker D．anAmerican
12．He leaves home at ．
A．6：10 B．5：50 C．7：10 D．6：50
13．He doesn’t have any English classes on ．
A．Saturday B．Sunday C．Friday D．Saturday andSunday
14．He has lunch at ．
A．12：30 B．12：00 C．13：30 D．13：0015．He watches TV or reads newspaper supper．A．before B．after C．at D．in
We surveyed（调查）300 young people on what they liketo do at weekends. One hundred people are from the agesof 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. Thefollowing(下面的) shows their answers:
1. How many people enjoy playing computer games in the11-18 group(组)?
A. 20 B. 50 C. 75 D. 802. The people of 19- 26 likes ______ best.
A. watching TV B. going to the moviesC. playing computer games D. taking a walk3. Which two activities do most of the people doing?A. Playing computer games and watching TVB. Playing computer games and taking a walk.C. Watching TV and going to the movies.
D. Playing computer games and going to the movies.4. Which of the following(下面的) is true?
A. The people between 11-18 don’t like taking a walk.B. The people of 27-35 like watching TV best.
C. People between 19-26 don’t like playing computer gamesat all.
D. The people between 11-18 like watching TV best.
拓展阅读（07）
Now students spend their summer vacation doing manykinds of things, but things were different some years ago.In the past（在过去）, students usually spent their summervacation helping their parents do the housework. Usuallythey had a little homework, so they didn’t have muchstress(压力). Some students in the countryside often wentto climb the mountains with their friends during theirsummer vacation, but they hardly ever went far away(远方). Things were different now. Students have more money,and they don’t have to do much housework. Most parentsoften take their children to visit some big cities. They canalso visit their relatives(亲戚) far from(远离) them. I thinkstudents today can enjoy themselves and they are luckier,although they have to do much homework and have muchmore stress.
44. In the past, students in the summer vacation. A. had much stress B. went far away from home C. didn’t do any housework D. had a little homework45. Students now have than students in the past.A. more money B. more free timeC. less stress D. fewer relatives46.The passage mainly talks about .A. how students spent their summer vacation in the pastB. how students spend their summer vacation now
C. students spend their summer vacation doing many kindsof things
D. the differences of spending their summer vacationbetween now and the past
Each(每个) morning a rich man found a poor man sittingon a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there,looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. Oneday the rich man got out of his car and said to the poorman, “Excuse me, but I just(只是) want to know why you
sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said thepoor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, nofamily, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night Idream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel.” The rich mansaid, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for thebest room in that hotel for you for a whole(整) month.
A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's roomto ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise,he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back tohis park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poorman said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on mybench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's awonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed Iwas back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and Icouldn't get any sleep at all.”
( ) 1. The poor man lived in ________ before he met therich man.
A. the hotel B. his home C. the park D. thecar
( ) 2. Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and__________.
A. waited for the rich man B. looked at the richman's hotel
C. looked at the rich man's car D. enjoyed the cleanair
( ) 3. Every night the poor man dreamed of_____________.
A. sleeping in that hotel B. becoming rich
C. owning that hotel D. being the rich man'sfriend
( ) 4. How long can the poor man live in the hotel for free? A. Tonight. B. One night C. A few days. D. Awhole month.
( ) 5. The poor man moved out of the hotel because__________.
A. he didn't want to live in such a fine room
B. he didn't like the rich man
C. he couldn't pay for the room
D. he couldn't get any sleep at all there
拓展阅读（08）Happiness（快乐） is for everyone. You don’t need tocare about(关心) those people who have beautiful houseswith large gardens and swimming pools or those whohave nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Becausethose who have big houses may often feel lonely(孤独的) andthose who have cars may want to walk on the countryroads at their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put yourheart into it. When you are in trouble(困境) at school, yourfriends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons,your parents are always taking good care of（照顾） yourlife and your health; when you get success(成功), yourfriends will say congratulations( 祝贺) to you; when you dosomething wrong, people around you will help you tocorrect(改正) it. And when you do something good toothers, you will feel happy, too. All these are yourhappiness. If you notice(注意到) them, you can see thathappiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling ofyour heart. When you are poor, you can also say you arevery happy, because you have something else that can't bebought with money. When you meet with difficulties, youcan say loudly(大声地) you are very happy, because youhave more chances(机会) to challenge(挑战) yourself. Soyou cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck.As(正如) the saying goes(名言所说), life is like a revolving(旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take everychance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.46. Happiness is for_________.
A. those who have large and beautiful houses B. those whohave cars
C. those who have a lot of money D. all people47. When you do something wrong, .A. people around you will help you B. you will be happyC. you will have no chance to challenge yourself
D. your classmates will laugh at you
48. Which is true according to（根据） the passage? A. When you get success, your friends will be very proud ofyou.
B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.C. You can still be a happy person even if you have littlemoney.
D. All the above.
49. Why do we say \"Happiness is not the same as money\"?Because .A. money always brings happiness B. money doesn'talways bring happiness
C. everything can be bought with money D. only richpeople have happiness
50. Which is the title of the passage? ____________.A. Happiness B. Happy and Lucky
C. Do Something Good to Others D. Life and Success
Many people say that they are working too many hours.They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with theirfamily.
Work hours are different from one country to another.In France( 法国), people spend about 1,646 hours a year atwork. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours ayear. That means(意思是) a Japanese worker works 513more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some peoplework extra(额外的) hours because they want to make moremoney. However, many companies(公司) don't payovertime(超时). Their workers don't get more pay for morework. Some people think it's their duty（责任） to work morehours. Some are afraid of(害怕) losing their jobs if they don'twork more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. InFrance, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. InGermany(德国), they get four to six weeks, and in the
United States, two weeks. One study(研究) shows fewerthan half of workers used all their vacation days. In GreatBritain（英国）, there is a saying, \"All work and no playmakes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.\" If that is true, there mustbe a lot of dull people in the world.
1. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than aFrench one.
A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D.3,805
2. The word \"extra\" in Paragraph 3 means \".
A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的
3. People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation ayear.
A. France B. Germany C. the United States D. Great Britain
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. No companies offer vacations to their workers. B. Many people say they have enough time to relax. C. Not all companies pay their workers for morework.
D. More than half of workers use all their vacationdays.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Many workers have to work long hours. B. Many people have vacations long enough. C. Work hours are the same around the world. D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.
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