3 . Today almost everyone     1     (know) about computers and the Internet. Some young people even think the Internet is     2     most important thing in their life.

The first computer was very big but it worked     3     (slow). Today computers are getting smaller and smaller,     4     they work faster and faster.

The Internet came a little     5     (late) than computers. It speared in the 1970s. On it we can read books, write letters, do some     6     (shop), play games and so on.

Many     7     (student) like the Internet very much. They get online as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet but maybe they will never meet each other face     8     face. They don’t know their friends, real names, ages or even sexes (性别). They are so     9     (interest) in making “unreal friends” that they can’t set their heart on their studies. We can use computers and the Internet     10     (learn) more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that we cannot do all things on the Internet.

4 . What will our life be like in 50 years? No one knows the answer exactly (确切地), but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today. My brother Jim Green makes some predictions. Here are some of his ideas.

First, people will have less work to do, and robots will do most work. People will use robots to make cars, do the housework, look after sick people and teach students. People will spend most of their time playing sports and traveling. So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to be about 200 years old.

Second, cars will become very small and computers will control (控制) their speed. So there will be fewer accidents on the road. Planes will be very popular and most people would like to take them to travel.

Third, people will be able to live in the sea, on the moon or on Mars. The earth won’t be crowded or noisy. So there will be more space for people to plant trees. There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher.

Finally, water shortage will become one of the most serious problems. If people don’t save water now, there will be water wars in 50 years.

1. Jim Green thinks that in 50 years robots will help people do the following things EXCEPT(除了) ________.

A．look after sick people	B．drive cars
C．teach students	D．do the housework

2. Jim Green thinks most people will travel ________ in 50 years.

A．by bike

B．by plane

C．by train

D．by car

3. According to Jim Green, ________ in 50 years.

A．every family will have a car

B．people won’t need to work

C．computers will control the cars’ speed

D．the earth will become crowded and noisy

4. The underlined word “shortage” means ________ in the passage.

A．短缺

B．丰富

C．清澈

D．浑浊

5. This passage mainly tells us ________ in 50 years.

A．the schools

B．the cars

C．the robots

D．the life

5 . We are now living in the 21st century. Is your classroom living in the 21st century, too? Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He was surprised when he saw his modern ______ on the first day of school.

In Tony’s classroom, there are many new electronics, like iPads. This semester, they will ______ the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do projects and homework. “It’s ______,”said Tony,“ I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other projects ______ my team members.”

The school uses new technology in classrooms to help students see, hear, touch and sometimes experience their tasks, “Technology is pretty common in most of our classroom now,” the head teacher said, “We’re trying to use technology to ______ the world up to kids. It can bring the outside world in. ” Science teacher Mr. Miller agrees. “It is a ______ way for students to know the outside world.” he said.

Mr. Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning ______ as a teacher. “If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them ______ to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are,” he said. Dale, another student, loves technology. He was not really interested in class before. ______ now he likes the classes very much. “It helps me use what I know about technology at school,” Dale said, “Most importantly, I ______ the classroom. This, of course, will help my studies.”

1.

A．dormitory

B．playground

C．library

D．classroom

2.

A．allow

B．use

C．want

D．help

3.

A．boring

B．relaxing

C．amazing

D．disappointing

4.

A．on

B．by

C．at

D．with

5.

A．open

B．look

C．put

D．call

6.

A．wrong

B．slow

C．quick

D．bad

7.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．according to

D．thanks to

8.

A．why

B．what

C．when

D．how

9.

A．But

B．And

C．Or

D．So

10.

A．stand

B．hate

C．enjoy

D．dislike

6 . Your Internet experience makes you sad when the net speed is too slow. It takes so long to open a web page and the show that you’re watching stops every few minutes. That can be very annoying. But 5G can solve these problems. 5G technology is used widely now. What influence will 5G really have on our lives?

The “G” in “5G” means the generations of mobile network technologies. 1G let us talk to each other. 2G let us send messages. 3G gave us mobile data and the Internet, and 4G made all of these things faster. With 5G you can download an HD movie in seconds, send and receive data almost without stopping.

5G is able to improve many advanced technologies, such as driverless cars. With a 5G network, almost no stopping in information exchange will allow driverless cars to run more safely, as they will be able to communicate in real time and avoid dangers. At the same time VR games will become more popular with 5G because it can make games feel even more real.

Though 5G will make our lives more convenient, it will not be perfect. For one thing, 5G will not “travel” far. 5G will only cover about 300 meters. In order to use a 5G network we will have to buy new and expensive products only for 5G.

1题完成句子；2~3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. The “G” in “5G” means ___________________________________.
2. With 5G, what can we do besides sending and receiving data almost without stopping?
__________________________________________________
3. How can driverless cars run with a 5G network?
__________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________

7 . “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave(微波炉), computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(赶时髦的), beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The writer uses the quote(引号) at the beginning of the story to ________.

A．tell us a truth about our lives

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

C．point out what causes such a thing to happen

D．point out some problems we will meet in the life

2. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________.

A．have speeded up our lives	B．have improved the quality of our lives
C．may make people feel very happy	D．may bring people some trouble

3. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because ________.

A．they loved to live simple lives

B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions

C．they were troubled by modern inventions

D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

4. According to the passage, which is NOT right?

A．People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier.

B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better.

C．The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house.

D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired.

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．problems with technology

B．improvements of our lives with technology

C．changes happening to technology

D．the importance of technology

9 . A Letter from Mars

Dear Earthmen,

I have enjoyed my stay on your interesting planet.

I think I understand the life on the earth now and I would like to give my impressions(印象).

First of all, you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your big boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels(轮子). All these small boxes run around and around, and finally stop to rest. You leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.

After resting all day, you get back in your little boxes and return to your big boxes. There you sit and look at every small glowing(闪闪发光的) boxes with moving pictures on the front.

There is only one thing I don’t understand. I went to a football game one day. A group of angry boys fought a little round ball. Everyone shouted but they kept fighting. They were angry, because they had been kept in boxes all day. I think.

Thank you earthmen for this chance to get to know you.

Yours,

The man from Mars

根据短文内容，完成下列表格中的句子。每空一词。

The description(描述) in the letter	Means
Your interesting planet	The     1
Big     2	Houses for people to live in
Smaller boxes on     3	Buses and cars
Very small glowing boxes with     4     pictures on the front	TV sets
A group of angry boys fought a little round ball	A football     5

10 . 世界在发展,生活在变化。社会的进步让我们的生活越来越好。请通过以下四组图片,从信息来源、购物方式、居住环境、联系方式等方面,以"How Life Changes!"为题写一篇短文。

要求:
1.词数100左右;
2.请先简要介绍表格中的四组图片,再根据生活实际列举至少一个方面,作适当发挥;
3.文稿中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名;
4.字迹工整,语言流畅,表达正确,逻辑清晰。

	In the past	Now
①	newspaper radio　television	mobile phone　　computer
②	shop	online shop
③	old and dirty house	new and clean house
④	letter　　　postcard	email　　WeChat　 QQ

How Life Changes!

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