1 . Life is full of changes. ①What will life be like in the future? The population (人口) is growing A . There will be more and more people in the world. Computers will be very small and useful, and there will be computers at every home. Travelling will be very cheap and B . And almost every family can go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food too. There will not be ________ (many) room for cows and sheep, so meat will be very expensive. ②也许没有人会每天都吃它。People will eat many fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be quite healthy. Work in the future will be different too. Robots will do hard work. So many people will not have enough work to do.
1. 将①处的句子译成汉语。2. 根据句意将easy, fast恰当地填入到A、B处。
A.
3. 用many的适当形式填空。
4. 将②处的句子译成英语。
5. Will all the people have no work to do?
2 . Count your blessings（祝福）, we’re told, but it’s just not in our nature. We’d rather count our problems. We’re so used to focusing on bad news that we tend to pay no attention to what’s going well. As soon as we solve one problem, we take the progress for granted and find a new cause for alarm. Every now and again it doesn’t hurt to think how good we have it. Start counting:
Free time
As much as we complain about being busy, the typical American has more free time than ever—more than five hours per day. If you feel too busy, it’s probably only because you’re doing so many other things than work. Experts say there’ll be even more free time in the future.
Peace
Wars and terrorist attacks will always make headlines, but it’s remarkable how many of the world’s 6.7 billion people now live in peace. In recent decades, though the population has been growing, the number of wars around the world has declined. In some earlier generations, a quarter of the male population died violent deaths. Over the past century, even counting the world wars, a person’s chance of dying from war was less than 2 percent.
American dream
While some people are struggling to keep their homes, the vast majority of Americans still have plenty to be thankful for when they walk through the front door. In 1950 the typical new American house had one floor with 1,000 square feet, two bedrooms, and one bathroom—and even that bungalow was beyond many people’s means. Today, more than two thirds of Americans own their homes, and the typical new house has two floors, at least three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and more than 2,200 square feet of space for the family.
The reader’s revolution
In 1970 barely half the people in the world were literate, and many of them could afford only a few books. Today, more than 80 percent of the world’s people can read, and 22 percent have access to the greatest library in history. The Web provides classic books and reference works free of charge.
More wilderness
Once you travel beyond the cities, you’ll find plenty of open space and peaceful forests. Many of the woodlands cleared by settlers have returned now that the land is no longer needed for agriculture.
The modern cars
Cars give off greenhouse gases and create maddening traffic jams, but consider what else they do. Compared with the models on the road in 1970, today’s cars burn less gasoline per mile and emit 98 percent fewer pollutants. That’s why, despite the doubling of the number of cars, there’s much less smog in the air. The basic car today offers more comforts and safety than the luxury（豪华）cars of old.
阅读短文，填表格，每空一词。
| Title | Six reasons to be thankful |
| Problems | We tend to focus on our problems and ignore what’s going well. Even with problems solved immediately, we still |
| The blessings we should count | Today Americans have more free time than ever. |
| The number of people dying of wars has declined despite the | |
| Owing a two-floor house with at least 3 bedrooms has been within the | |
| More reading materials are available to readers and more than 80% can read. | |
| More land for agriculture has made | |
| The basic cars are much |
3 . When William Erasmus Darvin was born in December 1839, his father Charles Darwin began to carefully record observations of his firstborn in a notebook. Now housed at Cambridge University Library, it reads more like a research paper.
Today we know a good deal about Darwin’s theories. We know far less about how his private life—particularly his family—contributed to his work. But his notebook shows another side of the founding father of evolution: Darwin as a family man.
Darwin’s son William was born a year after the scientist first met London Zoo’s first orangutan(猩猩), Jenny. “The orangutan for Darwin was like a window into the origins of mankind,” says John van Wyhe, director of Darwin Online.
At this time, Darwin was already forming ideas about where humans came from, but he had never met one of our close ape(猿) relatives to test these theories. His meeting with Jenny helped build up his idea that we shared a common ancestor(祖先) with apes. He was already looking for a “real relationship between humans and apes”, says van Wyhe. When he saw Jenny’s facial expressions and noticed her social behavior, he knew his ideas were right.
What stood out to him was how human-like some of her behavior was, which he wrote about in a letter to his sister Susan: “The keeper showed her an apple, but would not give it to her, whereupon she threw herself on her back, kicked and cried, just like a naughty child.”
When his son was born soon after, it meant that he could see first-hand how a human child developed, and consider the relationship between humans and animals. “The notebook shows Darwin as a good-humoured though curious father who is playing with his young baby like he is another ape,” says van Wyhe.
His observations about both his family and Jenny the ape went on to influence his 1871 book. The Descen of Man and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, published in 1872.
根据短文内容，请用完整句子回答下列问题。
1. What did Darwin do after his first child was born?
2. What idea did Darwin hold before meeting Jenny?
3. What did Darwin think of ape, Jenny?
4. What does the text mainly want to tell us?
5. What can you learn from Darwin?
4 . My name is Dale. This is my community. There is a big supermarket near my house. My mother goes shopping there once a week. There is a school across from the supermarket. It’s our school. It is small but nice. There is a library next to the school, I like reading books there.
I’m Scott. My community is busy. There are a lot of stores and restaurants in my community. My father likes to take me to the restaurants for dinner when I do well in my study. My house is on the street corner. There is a post office near it. And next to the post office is a parking lot.
My name is Helen. There is a big park in my community. Lots of people go there to have fun. I also like to play there. There is a restaurant across from the park. A bank is next to the restaurant. And some clothes stores are near it.
阅读短文，使用完整的句子回答以下问题。
1. How often does Dale’s mother go shopping?
2. How is Dale’s school?
3. What does Scott’s father like to do when Scott does well in his study?
4. Where is the restaurant in Helen’s community?
5. Whose community is busy?
B: Thank you, Mike. What’s that over there?
A: It’s my family photo.
B: Who’s the man in green?
A: He’s my grandfather.
B: Are the man and woman your parents?
A: Yes. The one with a big nose is my father. The one next to him is my mother.
B: Is the girl in a red skirt your sister?
A: No, she is my uncle’s daughter. She is my cousin, Lily.
B: She looks young and cool. Is the woman in black pants your grandmother?
A: Yes, she is. She likes me very much.
B: Who’s the little baby in a blue cap? Is he your brother?
A: No, it’s me!
阅读对话，回答问题。
1. Is Mike’s mother in a red skirt?
2. Who looks young and cool?
3. Is the baby in a blue cap Mike’s brother?
4. Who likes Mike very much?
6 . People have been using the wind’s energy for a long, long time. More than 5, 000 years ago, ancient Egyptians made boats powered by the wind. In 200 B.C. , people used windmills (风车) in China.
Today, we collect the wind’s energy with wind turbines (涡轮). A turbine is similar to a windmill; it is a very tall tower with two or three blades (叶片) at the top. These blades are turned by the wind. The blades turn a generator (发电机) located inside the tower, which creates power.
Groups of wind turbines are known as wind farms. Wind farms can be found near farmland, in narrow mountain passes, and even in the ocean, where there are stronger winds. Wind farms create power for nearby homes, schools and other buildings.
In places like the Midwest and along coasts, winds can provide cheap power. Another great advantage of wind power is that it is a clean form of energy. Wind turbines do not burn oil or coal and do not pollute the air.
Wind is not always an ideal source of energy, however. Wind speed changes from time to time, depending on the time of day, weather and location. Wind turbines can be also dangerous for bats and birds. These animals cannot always tell how fast the blades are moving and crash into them.
阅读短文，填表格，每空一词。
Title: | |
Ancient times | People in Egypt made wind-powered boats People in China used windmills in 200 B.C. |
Modern times | It is The wind turns the blades and the blades turn the generator to create power. |
Advantages | Winds produce power at a low |
Disadvantages | Wind speed does not remain at the same Wind turbines can be dangerous for animals like bats and birds. |
7 . Ant Forest has been given the UN’s highest environment award—Champions of the Earth. The award was set up in 2005 to recognize (表彰) excellent people or organizations that have had a good influence on the environment.
Ant Forest encourages people to have greener lifestyles to protect the environment better. You are encouraged to record your low-carbon footprint through daily lives like taking the public transport or paying for electricity, heat and water online. For each action, you receive “green energy” points. When you reach a certain number of points, a real tree will be planted. And you can see pictures of your trees in real time by satellite.
Ant Forest has turned people’s green good actions into real trees. Since its beginning in 2016, Ant Forest has planted around 122 million trees. The trees cover an area of 112, 000 hectares in some of China’s driest areas and have prevented more than 7 million tons of carbon emissions (碳排放) from entering the atmosphere (大气层).
“Ant Forest shows how technology can change our world,” says Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program. “Although the environment problems we face are discouraging (令人沮丧的), we have the technology and the knowledge to overcome them. The green activities will help create a better world.”
根据短文内容，请用完整句子回答下列问题。
1. What’s the purpose of Ant Forest?
2. What will happen when people get a certain number of “green energy” points ?
3. When was Ant Forest created?
4. Where can the trees planted by Ant Forest be found ?
5. What does Inger Anderson think can help us overcome environment problems?
8 . How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often thought only as entertainment, but they do not want their children make it as the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects (反映) the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music shows a lifestyle, rock music shows a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is clearly American because it came from American musical traditions.
Music does not shows a kind of ability to know the world in the same way. Science tells us how the sun rises and sets. Music looks for more inside meanings. We need every possible way to discover and reply to our world because no one way can get it all.
Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we show our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be understood by others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music tells. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.So music education is more necessary than people usually think.
Title | The |
Opinions | ◆ Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top ◆ Longsighted opinion: Music education is important and necessary so all students should learn music. |
| A way to tell who we are Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people’s thinking and values. | |
| A way to know the world We can discover and reply to our world in | |
| A way to have a better ◆ We use music to show and share our feelings, discoveries, ideas, imagination and hopes with others. ◆ Music tells us what it means to be human. |
9 . Who can jump the highest at your school? Who has the most skips over a rope? Who’s the fastest at solving a Rubik’s Cube(魔方)? Everyone can be the best at something. Recently, Beijing 101 Middle School held an activity called “Guinness Campus” to help students find their potential(潜力).
“There are all kinds of projects you can take part in and all kinds of records for you to set,” said ninth-grader Liu, “I choose Domino Tower because I have the most confidence in this.”
Students needed to build a tower using dominoes(多米诺骨牌). Who ever built the tallest tower in one minute won. Liu set the record with 33 levels. “At first I didn’t do it well, but after learning from other people and trying over and over again, I found some ways to do it faster,” she said.
“The game requires you to be calm and patient. If you lose your temper(脾气) when the tower falls, you may lose the chance to win.”
Seventh-grader Wang set a record for the longest juggle(颠球) of a soccer ball with one foot.
He did it for 4 minutes and 34 seconds. “I started to play soccer at 5 and have been practicing juggling for three or four years, so I’m confident I can do it well,” said Wang. “Juggling with only one foot needs good balance and stability(稳定性), which help me defeat others.”
When asked if he was afraid that someone else would break his record one day, Wang said he was expecting that to happen. “The charm(魅力) of Guinness Campus is that we keep reaching higher goals. If someone breaks my record next year, I’ll be even more encouraged to try harder finding more potential within me.”
1. How many kinds of projects have been mentioned in the passage?2. Why did Beijing 101 Middle School hold the “Guinness Campus”?
3. According to the passage, how can students win in the Domino Tower?
4. What helped Wang set a record for the longest juggle?
5. In Wang’s opinion, what is the charm of Guinness Campus?
Enriching (使丰富) your life means making an effort to make your life as meaningful and happy as possible. It can help people experience new things, gain knowledge, and enjoy the present life. But how to realize it? Here are some suggestions.
Learn to forgive others. If you often hate other people around you, then you won’t live a wonderful life. So learn to move forward and accept nobody is perfect and that everyone makes mistakes. If someone has really hurt you and feel it difficult to accept that person’s apology, then be honest about it. Don’t pretend that you’re okay and then go on complaining. This won’t get you very far.
Volunteer to help others. It will not only be good for the people around you, but also make you able to connect with different people who can influence your life positively (积极地). You can work in a homeless shelter or help do the cleaning in your neighbourhood.
Try to be less wasteful. Trying to be not wasteful can help you become thankful and really enjoy the world around you more. You can use paper instead of plastic whenever you can. Don’t use too many products that can’t be used again. Go somewhere on foot or by bike, and try not to drive a car. All these ideas make you less wasteful.
Get along well with your friends and family. No matter how busy you are, you should develop a habit of spending time with your loved ones and letting them know how much they mean to you. You can write thank-you cards to your friends and family members or call up your parents or grandparents regularly. If you’re not living in the same place, then often tell yourself to call just to say “hi”.
Title: How to Enrich Your Life | |
| Suggestions | Supporting details |
| Learn to forgive others | * Accept the fact that nobody is perfect. * Don’t be dishonest about it if you really have difficulty |
| Volunteer to help others | * Be good for the people around you. * Connect yourself with someone who can have a |
| Try to be less wasteful | * Thank and enjoy the world around you. * * Go somewhere on foot or by bike |
| Get along well with others | * Stay with you loved ones and let them know how much they mean to you. * Keep in touch with them by writing “thank-you” cards or |
