1 . What will the world of tomorrow look like? Many people today believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on the earth today. New technology may solve old problems, and it may also create new ones. ________ Each has advantages and disadvantages, as these three examples.
When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the skies in our own personal flying cars. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, there will be problems with traffic control.
3D printing is another new technology for the future. 3D printers are already used to make life-size models of car parts, and man-made body parts, such as ears. As we move into the future, 3D printing will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.
Finally, people are trying to build a robot suit. This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy things and walk a long way. It might help people walk again after an illness or an accident. However, one disadvantage at the moment is the cost.
Looking ahead, it is easy to imagine a future. We’ll be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes or lift a car above our heads. Although there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world. In this world, technology makes people’s lives easier and safer. It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. Which might be the missing sentence in Paragraph 1?
| A．No technology is perfect. |
| B．Technology causes lots of problems. |
| C．We can’t live well without technology. |
| A．More air pollution. | B．Harder traffic control. | C．More traffic lights. |
①Produce electricity. ②Lift heavy things. ③Walk a long way. ④Walk again after an illness.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．He fears it. | B．He doesn’t mind it. | C．He looks forward to it. |
2 . For many people, they wouldn’t travel around without taking photos with their phones or cameras. And then they often post them online to share with others. However, I went on holiday last month and didn’t take any photos. That was not because I wasn’t having a good time. In fact, I had the best experience ever and lots of good memories（记忆）.
My two weeks’ stay was really relaxing. Without the tiring job of trying to take perfect photos of every ancient building and delicious meal, I had more time to truly enjoy the moment.
________ However, it’s not the fact. You’re just making up that memory by doing so.
Linda Henkel, a teacher at Fairfield University, carried out a study in 2014 with 28 university students. She asked those students to watch 15 objects（物体）with their own eyes and take photos of 15 others in a museum. The next day, they had less memory of the objects that they had taken photos of. Linda said it was because they believed that the camera would “remember” things for them, so they wouldn’t watch the objects carefully.
Unluckily, most of us are just like the students. We aren’t able to enjoy the moment because of taking too many photos. So maybe it’s time that we should put down our phones more often in order to enjoy the holiday with our loved ones.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. Why didn’t the writer take any photos during his holiday?
| A．Because he lost his camera. |
| B．Because he had a terrible experience. |
| C．Because he wanted to enjoy his holiday well. |
| A．Creating good memories is easy. |
| B．Most people take a photo to keep a memory. |
| C．There are many great ways to enjoy the holiday. |
| A．The students remembered what they had taken photos of less. |
| B．Most students liked to take photos when visiting a museum. |
| C．The students were all interested in the objects in the museum. |
①By carrying out a study. ②By giving some examples.
③By using someone’s research. ④By telling his own experience.
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．①③ |
| A．Advice on how to take perfect photos. |
| B．How to keep memories for a long time. |
| C．Why I’m not taking holiday photos anymore. |
3 . What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody says it’s work. Others suggest it’s knowledge, love or luck.
If you put the 26 English letters in order and use numbers to represent（代表）each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…26 for z, you can change an English word into a number. So work becomes 23+15+18+11=67.67 is its mark. Knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96, love: 12+15+22+5=54, and luck: 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give us 100 marks. What about money? It can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude. Yes, “attitude” is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100, a full mark!
Different attitudes lead to different ways of living a life. Most of the time people hope for a better life. It is possible that we will have a better life if we change our attitudes. When you change your behavior and become friendly to others, you’ll meet more smiling faces to you. In the same way, if you take a positive（积极的）attitude facing failure, you’ll find it’s also helpful to you though it has made you lose something.
1. What is the mark of the word “money” according to the passage?| A．96. | B．72. | C．62. |
| A．态度. | B．环境. | C．文化程度. |
| A．ask others for help | B．hope to be lucky | C．change your attitude |
| A．hoping for more friends | B．becoming friendly to others | C．learning the 26 English letters |
| A．math can solve every problem easily in our life |
| B．different attitudes come from the same way of living a life |
| C．sometimes difficulties can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
4 . Mobile phones(手机) have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. The mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.
Mary, a teacher, said the mobile phone use is a distraction(分心) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classmates. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone message to copy during exams. She said some school tried to stop mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school, they were easy to lose and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones ___________.| A．because they are students | B．when they are free |
| C．when they are at school | D．because they are children |
| A．the makers and sellers | B．the teachers |
| C．their parents and friends | D．some mobile phone users |
| A．use their mobile phones |
| B．leave their mobile phones at the school office |
| C．help the teachers with their work |
| D．get in touch with their children |
| A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except（除……外）some special reasons |
| B．it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phones at school |
| C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school |
| D．parents should teach children how to use mobile phones during school hours |
5 . Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars (乞丐) while you're enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity on (同情) them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes? As one of the most special groups, disabled people's living conditions (条件)—not only their material (物质的) conditions, but their mental (精神的) world, really need improvement. The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First, don't look down upon them. Don't be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled. Try to treat them equally. Because they are a part of society (社会), we can't discard (抛弃) them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for disabled people, that would be very nice. That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action.
If every one of us gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful wonderland!
1. From the passage we can see that ________.| A．disabled people are poor, but they are happy |
| B．all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping |
| C．disabled people's living conditions are not good |
| D．no one would like to help disabled beggars |
| A．平等地 | B．确切地 | C．正确地 | D．恰当地 |
| A．it's their job | B．they want to make a living in this way |
| C．more people love to help them | D．they are a part of society |
| A．they are homeless | B．they are poor and lonely |
| C．they have terrible shapes | D．they are discarded |
| A．The disabled like to beg in streets. |
| B．Disabled beggars cannot work to make a living. |
| C．Disabled beggars are not usually treated equally. |
| D．The best way to help disabled beggars is to give them lots of money. |
Nowadays, music has become an important part of our life. We can listen to music on CDs, on radio or on TV. Also, we can search the Internet to find the song we like. It’s the easiest way to enjoy the music that we like. Also we can download (下载)our favorite songs from the Internet for free. If we have a Walkman (随身听)，we can hear music everywhere. It can give us pleasure if we are sad. It can cheer us up, too. When we are tired, it can make us relaxed.
Different people like different kinds of music. Young people like pop music. Maybe old people like gentle and quiet music. Different music can express different feelings. When we are happy, we like to listen to jubilant (欢快的) music. When we are unhappy, we want to hear soft music. We need different kinds of music in different moods. We can get different feelings from music. Music is the best friend of human beings. We can’t imagine what life would be like without music.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. According to the first paragraph, we can know people play chess, cards or listen to music .
| A．for exercising | B．to learn more knowledge |
| C．for fun | D．to relax |
| A．Music can give us pleasure. |
| B．Music can make us relaxed. |
| C．Music can cheer us up. |
| D．Music can improve our listening skills. |
| A．gentle music | B．rock music |
| C．jazz music | D．pop music |
| A．心情 | B．喜怒无常 | C．气氛 | D．生气 |
| A．No one likes playing chess. |
| B．There are different kinds of music. |
| C．Listening to music can make us more tired. |
| D．Old people don’t like music at all. |
