Welcome to life in 2045! You get up in the morning and look into the mirror! You’ve had a new anti-aging treatment (治疗), so you look like a 30-year-old. And many people at your age could live to be 120 now, so at 60 you’re not old at all.
Science has also found great ways to keep people healthy. Nanotechnology (纳米技术) can help treat a lot of illnesses. And if any part of your body is unhealthy, you can “grow” a new one in a laboratory (实验室).
As you get dressed, you say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It becomes red. In 2045, smart clothes have something special that carries energy (能量). So you can program clothes to change colors or patterns (样式).
On the way to the kitchen, you want to call a friend. Your cell phone is by the window because it gets its energy from the sun. But you don’t need to pick up the phone. You can just touch your jacket to make the call.
It’s breakfast time. You reach for the milk, but a voice says, “Don’t drink that!” Your fridge knows the milk is old, and tells the supermarket to replace it. Ten minutes later, you can get fresh milk from a flying robot.
As you leave for work, the lights turn off by themselves. Your home goes into “sleep” to save energy. In 2045, cars drive themselves, so you just tell your driverless car where you want to go.
Will all this come true? Maybe the future is much closer than we think.
1. How will nanotechnology help keep people healthy?| A．It will make illnesses disappear. |
| B．It will help grow new body parts at home. |
| C．It will help solve many health problems. |
| A．They can warm up milk. |
| B．They can change their colors. |
| C．They can help cook in the kitchen. |
| A．get ready for | B．take the place of | C．play a role in |
| A．People don’t think age 60 is old. |
| B．Cars can drive themselves without people’s order. |
| C．The future is further away than we think. |
| A．In a movie poster. |
| B．In a science magazine. |
| C．In a medical report. |
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【推荐1】Where do you think people will live in the future? Can you imagine people work and live in the sea? But how will people go to work then? By submarine (潜水艇)!
Some scientists believe that some day submarines will be as many as today’s car. A famous French driver says, “One day, man will work on the ocean floor as they do on the street!”
If people want to live in the sea, they have to solve a lot of problems first. Some of these problems, similar to those of living on the moon, are that there isn’t enough oxygen and people may be in weightless（失重的） conditions. Many questions are hard to answer. For example, what will happen to our bodies if we live in the sea for a very long time? Scientists are looking for answers.
Maybe in 50 years man will be able to live in the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on land. Man will find it fun and interesting to live in the sea. And life in the sea is more comfortable. Don't you think so?
1. Maybe people in the future will_________ to work on the ocean floor.| A．drive a car | B．take a bus | C．take a submarine | D．swim |
| A．People have to build houses first. |
| B．People have to learn to swim first. |
| C．People have to learn to drive the submarine first. |
| D．People have to solve some problems first. |
| A．They will have difficulty in breathing. | B．They will become quite short. |
| C．They will feel cold. | D．They will feel tired. |
| A．more comfortable | B．less comfortable | C．easier | D．more crowded |
| A．There are also some problems for people to solve if they want to live in the sea. |
| B．The sea is noisy and crowed for man to live in. |
| C．Some of the problems are very hard to solve. |
| D．Some scientists believe submarines will be popular in the future. |
Mary: If we don’t take good care of the earth now, our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with much pollution(污染). There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.
Jack: I agree with Mary. Things will be worse(更糟). The weather in the future will be much hotter. Humans(人类)won’t be able to live on the earth. They will have to look for another planet to live on.
Linda: I think the life in the future will be better. Most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old. As for(至于)space travel, I would say, we will visit Mars(火星)in about fifty years.
1. They are talking about________.
| A．pollution | B．weather | C．life in the future | D．Mars in about fifty years |
| A．There will be fewer trees. | B．Everybody will have a car. |
| C．People will live longer. | D．People will live on Mars. |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．By 2020 | B．In about 50 years | C．For 200 years | D．We don’t know. |
【推荐3】It used to sound like a dream, but space tourism is becoming a reality (现实).
On Sept 15, 2021, US space tech company SpaceX sent four civilians (平民) into space, kicking off (开启) the company’s new space tourism business. The four spent three days in space and flew to an altitude (高度) even farther out than the International Space Station.
Just two months ago, in July, 70-year-old British billionaire (亿万富翁) Richard Branson, and 57-year-old American billionaire Jeff Bezos, both flew into space aboard spacecraft developed by their own companies.
А nеw еrа (时代) оf рrіvаtе (私人的) ѕрасе travel seems ready to take off.
But some think these trips are just “joyrides (兜风)” for the super rich. It’s a billionaire space race instead of civilian space travel, they said.
According to Forbes, one open seat on Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket cost $28 million (about 181 million yuan) at auction (竞拍) in June. As to the Space X trip, Time magazine said all four seats cost $200 million.
With the sky-high prices, should ordinary people give up on their space dreams?
Maybe not. US flight engineer Bobak Ferdowsi believes that the billionaire space race trend (趋势) won’t last forever, and that the price will come down.“Maybe in 10 to 15 years, it’s a decision between ‘do I buy a new car, or do I go to space?’ We should invest (投资) in future that allows us to live somewhere else.”
1. Who had a three-day trip to space in September, 2021?| A．Four scientists. | B．Four astronauts. | C．Four civilians. | D．Four billionaire. |
| A．$ 28 million. | B．About $ 181 million. |
| C．About ￥50 billion. | D．About $200 million. |
| A．They should give up their dreams because of the sky-high prices. |
| B．They should keep their dreams because the price will come down very soon. |
| C．They’d better use their money to buy a new car instead of taking a space tourism. |
| D．It’s possible for ordinary people to take their space tourisms in the future. |
【推荐1】Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it.
The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburger. These cake hamburgers are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia.
1. Italians like to eat ________.| A．dumplings | B．pizza | C．hot food | D．fish |
| A．England | B．Australia | C．the USA | D．Canada |
| A．different | B．the same | C．sweet | D．unhealthy |
| A．beef | B．pork | C．fish | D．chips |
| A．meat | B．drinks | C．food | D．vegetables |
I’m living in a busy city. There are too many people and too many cars. Too many people and too many cars cause too crowded traffics. At the same time, the cars give out much smog(烟雾), especially(尤其是) at rush hours(高峰期). The smog pollutes(污染) the city terribly. The problem is becoming more and more serious. We should do something to prevent(阻止) it. First, I think we should have more police officers at the busy crossings. They can stop the traffic jams(阻塞). Second, we should not make more parking lot(停车位) for cars. When people think that it’s easy to park in cities, more people will drive to work and it will make the traffic more crowded. Third, we should make it more expensive for drivers to drive cars to cities. Then more people will leave their cars for their bikes. Fourth, we should encourage people to take a bus to work. Fifth, we should build special ways for bikes so that more people will go to work by bike instead of by bus or in a car. Finally, we should spend more on the public transportation(公共交通). For example, we can build more subway lines. Of course, we can also do many other things to improve our traffic.
1. There are serious pollution problems in the writer’s city.2. We should make fewer parking garages.
3. Some people drive to work because they needn’t spend too much cost(费用) on it.
4. The traffic systems(交通系统) in the writer’s city are perfect.
5. The writer gives five suggestions in order to help solve the traffic problem.
【推荐3】People in many parts of North and South America will be e able to see a total lunar eclipse (月食) on Sunday night and early Monday morning. The eclipse this weekend is special, and it is called a super blood wolf moon by some people.
The moon will be a little closer than it normally is to the Earth. For this reason, it will appear brighter than usual. Such a moon has come to be called a supermoon. When the moon is completely eclipsed, it looks darker and appears to have an orange or even a red color. The sunset on the Earth looks orange for a similar reason. Because of its reddish color, an eclipsed moon is sometimes called a blood moon.
In North America, there are traditional names given to each of the 12 full moons that happen throughout the year. January’s full moon is known as the wolf moon or the great spirit moon.
Is there anything I should get ready when I look up the lunar eclipse?
“There are no precautions（预防措施） you need to take when looking at a lunar eclipse, since the moon is never bright enough to hurt our eyes like the sun,” according to Walter Freeman, a physicist at Syracuse University.
It’s just a wonderful thing for the whole family to see because it’s fairly rare to have all these kinds of things together at the same time.
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1. Where can people see the super blood wolf moon?
| A．North America. | B．South Asia. | C．West Africa. | D．East Europe. |
| A．smaller | B．bigger | C．brighter | D．darker |
| A．Monday | B．Sunday | C．January | D．February |
| A．A supermoon is the closest to the Earth. |
| B．You can always see the super blood wolf moon. |
| C．The full moon in each country is called the wolf moon. |
| D．An eclipsed moon is sometimes called a blood moon because of its reddish color. |
| A．A Lunar Eclipse in UK | B．A Super Blood Wolf Moon |
| C．The Wolf Moon | D．Preparation for the Lunar Eclipse |
