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 car. 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 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.
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.

D．New problems will be solved by technology.

2. What problems may people meet if the flying cars become popular according to Paragraph 2?________

A．More air pollution.

B．Harder traffic control.

C．More traffic lights.

D．Busier roads.

3. What can a robot suit help people do? ________
①Produce electricity.
②Lift heavy things.
③Walk a long way.
④Walk again after an illness.

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②④

4. What is the structure (结构) of the text? P:paragraph. ________

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What does the writer think of new technology? ________

A．He doubts it.

B．He doesn’t mind it.

C．He can’t stand it.

D．He looks forward to it.

2 . Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don’t need to carry any money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small credit card. We will use it instead of money to buy all the things.

        Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. For example, we lose money from time to time. Maybe we will lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the cards. Someone may even make a card that looks like our cards. Since we can’t buy anything without our cards, the credit cards may be no better than money.

Is there something easier to use than credit cards? Each of us has a thumbprint(拇指指纹). No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep people’s thumbprints with a number. When you want to buy something, you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store will posses one. Everyone’s thumbprints will be in the computer. It will be difficult to lose our thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to steal it or to make one like it.

1. The writer probably agrees that credit cards are _________ to carry than money.

A．easier

B．difficult

C．heavier

D．more difficult

2. What does the underlined words “credit card” probably mean in Chinese ?

A．明信片

B．学生证

C．手机卡

D．信用卡

3. What may be a problem with credit cards in the future?

A．We may not know where to use it.

B．We may not know how to use the cards.

C．We may lose the cards from time to time.

D．We won’t be able to make enough cards.

4. How will the government keep people’s thumbprints someday ?

A．With a note.

B．With a sign.

C．With a number.

D．With a computer.

5. What will be the best way to buy things in the future ?

A．With money.

B．With thumbprints.

C．With ID card

D．With credit cards

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 . Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)

A

A. operations          B. worry about        C. especially          D. at least          E. troubles

About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost 1 out of 3 people in the United States. This means they eat less of certain food,     1     fat and sugar. Other people exercise, take medicines, or even have     2    .

Losing weight is not easy, and it can cost a lot of money. But why do so many people in the United States want to lose weight? Many people want to look young. Others     3     their health.

Doctors say being overweight is not healthy. Almost 30 million Americans’ weight is     4     20% more than their ideal weight. In fact, the United States is the most overweight country in the world.

B

A. disappearing          B. rising          C. completely          D. produce          E. screens

Nowadays, more and more people are getting glued to the     5     of their mobiles and laptops. Not only youth but the older generation is also getting addicted to the Internet.

Traditions connect people. It’s up to us to what degree we want to save our traditions. For example, human labor has been replaced in factories or industries to     6     traditional clothes. It’s just that with advancement in technology, the production has become easier.

Yes, many traditional skills and many traditions are     7    . But technology and traditions can go hand in hand. Technology has surely erased many traditions but it is impossible to     8     make tradition die out.

7 . Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)。

On Dec 9, three Chinese astronauts who are working aboard the Tiangong Space Station, gave a lecture above Earth and showed millions of students their life there. They also did some fun s    1     experiments. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Use it or lose it

The human body grows with the pull of Earth’s gravity (重力). But in space, our bones and muscles don’t need to s    2     our body’s weight. This will cause bone and muscle loss. It is said that astronauts can lose up to 20 percent of their muscles after just a couple of weeks. That is dangerous for astronauts because they will be too w    3     to work.

Astronauts have different ways to prevent this. During the lecture, Zhai introduced a special uniform Ye was wearing. It’s called a “penguin suit”. It can keep their muscles strong.

Wang also showed students how she walked on a treadmill (跑步机) and rode a bicycle. Astronauts usually e    4     with these tools every day to keep their body strong.

Space water is different

During another experiment, Wang made a water film (膜). Then she added more water drops onto the film to make it a water ball. But this can n    5     happen on Earth. Why?

We need to first u    6     the surface tension (表面张力) of water. Surface tension is like a “skin” of water. The “skin” is there because water molecules (分子) are drawn to each other. One example on the Earth is that some bugs (昆虫) can “walk on water”. Most of the time, gravity is too strong and it breaks the “skin”. But with zero gravity in space, the “skin” stays much stronger and the water ball will not b    7    .

Space water is different in many other ways from that on Earth. For example, water will not flow downward if you try to pour it into a cup. If astronauts cry, the tears will not fall down. They have to wipe them away!

8 . China sent two astronauts into space on Monday, October 20th, 2016. Their journey marks (标志着)the beginning of China’s human space flight. A rocket sent a Shenzhou-11 spacecraft with astronauts Chen Dong and Jing Haipeng into space. China sent the rocket at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center(卫星发射中心). Chen is 37 years old. This is his first space flight. But Jing has done this before—it is his third space flight. He will turn 50 years old soon. People all over the world watched a live broadcast happily.

After two days in Earth’s orbit (轨道)the spacecraft will link with China’s lab, called the Tiangong-2. The astronauts will spend 30 days on the Tiangong-2. They plan to do science and spacecraft experiments and tests for a future space station. China also plans to send a special module around 2018. The main task of Tiangong-2 is to practise the technologies. This is China’s first-ever space station. So far, China is making great progress. Until now, China has made five manned space missions. In 2003, it successfully landed on the moon. China hopes to land on Mars by 2020.

1. When did China send two astronauts into space?
________________________________________________
2. What sent a Shenzhou-11 spacecraft with astronauts Chen Dong and Jing Haipeng into space?
________________________________________________
3. How old is Chen Dong?
________________________________________________
4. How long will it take for astronauts to stay on the Tiangong-2?
________________________________________________
5. What's the main task of Tiangong-2?
________________________________________________
6. What do you think of the two astronauts Chen Dong and Jing Haipeng? Why?
________________________________________________

10 . Now, artificial intelligence (人工智能) is becoming more and more popular in our life, and it has greatly influenced the way we live, work and play. Can you ________ that you can play table tennis with a robot one day?

Recently, a scientist has ________ a special robot that can be a table tennis teacher. That means people can learn how to play table tennis not only from humans but from a robot.

Named Forpheus, the table tennis robot is quite ________. It can study the movements of human players and the speeds of the ball. In this way, it can judge (判断) the players’ ________.

Then it uses the information to change the ways to play. ________ the players are just beginners, Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way. But if the players are better ones, the robot will play in a(n) ________ and more difficult way. While playing, it encourages players to try their best ________ words like “Good job!”, “Come on!” and so on. At the same time, it gives some good ________ to players on improving their skills. So, it is both a good partner and clever teacher.

Science and technology is ________ quickly these days. Technology products can be seen ________. “In the next 20 years, it will be possible that one robot teaches another to play table tennis or even invents another one!” Takurya, the inventor of the robot, said.

1.

A．think

B．imagine

C．find

D．guess

2.

A．invented

B．drawn

C．saved

D．bought

3.

A．funny

B．silly

C．smart

D．big

4.

A．levels

B．ages

C．directions

D．scores

5.

A．When

B．Because

C．Though

D．If

6.

A．slower

B．faster

C．cleverer

D．easier

7.

A．on

B．in

C．with

D．at

8.

A．abilities

B．advantages

C．attention

D．advice

9.

A．developing

B．appearing

C．choosing

D．dying

10.

A．nowhere

B．everywhere

C．something

D．anything