1 . Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking (停车) is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it. What will the cars of tomorrow be like?
Little cars may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future (将来) there will be less pollution (污染) in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit (适合) in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per (每) hour.
Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.
1. is the big problem for those people who have cars.A.Money | B.Parking | C.Driver | D.Waiting |
A.more | B.much | C.less | D.no |
A.one third of | B.two thirds of | C.as big as | D.as small as |
A.long trips | B.journeys | C.everyday life | D.sport |
2 . Children’s Sci-fi Art Predicts Extraordinary Future
More than 80 sci-fi artworks are on display at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, showing a beautiful yet puzzling future. The “Brave New Sci-Fi World” exhibition features paintings and art installations (设备) by students from Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and other cities. They imagine the future as a world where robots and human beings co-exist.
Ru Chen, from Shanghai New Putuo Primary School, has pictured a robot chameleon (变色龙) to be used in outer space to aid in the search and rescue of human beings in case of danger.
Li Jiaqi from Guangzhou Dongfeng East Road Primary School has painted a city where advanced technologies are everywhere, and even the city itself turns into a large robot.
Huang Yanrui from Beijing Shijingshan Gucheng No. 2 Primary School imagines his rubber, pencil box and such stationery (文具) becoming conscious robots, and beginning to design future human beings.
Wang Zhihan, from Shanghai Shangde Experimental School and her schoolmates, stick electronic components on stone faces as a metaphor (隐喻) for the increasingly unclear boundaries between the reality and virtual world. “We hope to remind people never lose yourself in a world with advanced technologies,” she said.
The exhibition will last till November 4.
Opening hours:
Tuesdays-Sundays 9: 00- 17: 15; legal holidays 8: 45- 18: 30.
Transportation Guide:
Metro: Metro Line 2: Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Station.
Metro Line 4, Metro Line 6 and Metro Line 9: change to Metro Line 2 at the Century Avenue Station.
Bus Routes: Bus 184, 640, 794, 983, 984, 987, 1023, 640 inter-zonal bus will take you there.
1. Whose artwork is related with space?A.Ru Chen’s. | B.Li Jiaqi’s. | C.Huang Yanrui’s. | D.Wang Zhihan’s. |
A.Shanghai. | B.Guangzhou. | C.Chongqing. | D.Beijing. |
A.Metro Line 2. | B.Metro Line 4. | C.Metro Line 6. | D.Metro Line 9. |
3 . What the future school will look like is difficult to make clear, but most experts agree that the school will be electronic in the future.
“Present-day schools will no longer exist in the next century,” says a report in The Age. “At that time, schools will become community-style centers, which run seven days a week, and 24 hours a day.” At the same time, computers will surely become a central part of the school in the future.
According to The Age, the distance learning will be popular and students will listen to teachers on computers. Going into classrooms on their computers, students will study at any time, which is very easy for them. However, it is necessary for students to go to the actual school in order to develop some social skills.
Seashore Primary School is an imaginary school in the future created by the Education Department of Australia. At this school, all the teachers and students have laptop computers. Teachers check messages and call students back with a special telephone system and students use telephones to search for information or speak to their teachers who give their lessons. Besides, all the lessons are related to all sorts of subjects and all the students have their own learning plans created by teachers.
As one headmaster says, a laptop computer is a student’s library, data storage(数据存储) device as well as the bridge to a wider world. Technology has changed the emphasis of future learning. Thus, we’ll pay more attention to the learning of kids rather than the teaching.
1. According to the report in The Age, students in future schools will ________.A.mainly study online | B.study at set times |
C.have no teachers | D.never go to actual schools |
A.telephones are important in Australia |
B.how future schools will work |
C.every student needs a learning plan |
D.students enjoy getting in touch with teachers |
A.Lesson. | B.Score. | C.Attitude. | D.Focus. |
A.The Schools in the Future | B.Great Changes in Technology |
C.Seashore Primary School | D.Actual Schools to Be Replaced |
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2.学习方面。
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5 . Once upon a time, there was a man who believed he could see the future through the stars. He called himself an astrologer and got used to
One evening he was
He was
As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said, “You
“What use is it,” said another, “to read the stars, when you can’t see what’s right here on the earth?”
We all want our future to be
A.laughing | B.shouting | C.aiming | D.staring |
A.disaster | B.future | C.fortune | D.others |
A.relatives | B.teenagers | C.villagers | D.scientists |
A.driving | B.cycling | C.walking | D.running |
A.back | B.around | C.down | D.up |
A.stones | B.fish | C.waste | D.mud |
A.struggling | B.swimming | C.flowing | D.bathing |
A.madly | B.patiently | C.surprisingly | D.confidently |
A.family | B.life | C.career | D.money |
A.death | B.injury | C.cries | D.climb |
A.like | B.have | C.pretend | D.offer |
A.happen | B.fail | C.wait | D.refuse |
A.bright | B.rich | C.different | D.safe |
A.predict | B.share | C.improve | D.prepare |
A.happy | B.present | C.unknown | D.past |
Traditionally, we Chinese attach great importance to(依恋) our hometown and are often
My parents were both in Sichuan. In 1963, a time when
In the 1980s, Chinese society was filled with hope, and people worked hard to achieve their dreams. So did my family. In 1988, admitted
Recalling the changes over the past four decades, I think
7 . With the rapid development of science and technology, we don’t know how different our life will be in the future.
At first we think about human relationships. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet — even our husbands or wives will be met in this way.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.
We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true.
Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather confident about our future.
A.However, we are convinced of the following |
B.We should be happy and believe good things will happen |
C.We will pay more attention to protecting the environment |
D.We can only imagine it |
E.Spending holidays will also be completely different |
F.It will be much faster and easier for us |
G.Our environment will be more polluted |
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2. 选择这所大学的原因;
3. 你为之所做出的努力。
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9 . In January 2020, my life was like a perfect movie. I was the
Little did we know we would
Looking back, I felt like a fool for thinking that two weeks would be a
It occurred to me that my best friends, who were now
Alice in Wonderland became my life as I kept falling down a never-ending hole. Still, all the same, I felt ever so
I made a New Year’s resolution to become more
A.happiest | B.youngest | C.fastest | D.busiest |
A.planned | B.decided | C.managed | D.expected |
A.return | B.contribute | C.stick | D.refer |
A.turned | B.put | C.settled | D.shut |
A.broke up | B.took up | C.looked up | D.made up |
A.danger | B.offer | C.solution | D.reply |
A.fact | B.challenge | C.explanation | D.advice |
A.fall behind | B.sink in | C.show off | D.come away |
A.athletes | B.graduates | C.competitors | D.seniors |
A.awkward | B.puzzled | C.exhausted | D.anxious |
A.darkest | B.busiest | C.coldest | D.heaviest |
A.putting | B.breaking | C.streaming | D.bringing |
A.forced | B.determined | C.excited | D.concerned |
A.passed | B.changed | C.approached | D.went |
A.disturbed | B.attracted | C.shocked | D.inspired |
A.enthusiastic | B.ridiculous | C.productive | D.different |
A.normal | B.particular | C.historical | D.unique |
A.deaf | B.accustomed | C.devoted | D.related |
A.stressful | B.harmful | C.meaningful | D.hopeful |
A.experiences | B.possibilities | C.changes | D.problems |
10 . Space tourism is the term used to describe space travel for recreational or leisure purposes. What was once only a dream, as described in A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, is now becoming a reality.
Futurologists attempt to make predictions of what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. They also considered the possibility that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. Neither of these predictions have come true yet-but the rapid development of technology may mean these predictions are possible in the years to come.
Space Adventures is currently the only company to have succeeded in sending paying passengers into space. It worked with the Federal Space Agency of Russia and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to provide flights for the world’s first private space explorers. Each paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station.
Following successful explorations into space, other companies are now considering the possibility of enabling tourists to visit space. To make it affordable, suborbital space travel is being considered by some companies, like Virgin Galactic. Passengers would be transported to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3 — 6 minutes of weightlessness and a view of the stars before back to earth. This is expected to cost around $200, 000 per person.
Whilst it could be an enriching experience, there are some disadvantages. Many critics say that a huge growth in the spaceflight industry could drastically speed up the process of global warming. The ozone layer would be damaged further and the polar regions would suffer. In addition, space travel is only really affordable for the super-rich, though Virgin Galactic claims to be ‘opening space to the rest of us’.
1. What do you know about space tourism?A.It is nothing but a dream. | B.It’s only in some fairy tales. |
C.It’s a sightseeing tour in space. | D.It’s a scientific expedition. |
A.The future life on the moon. | B.Landing on the moon in 1969. |
C.Predictions about trips to the moon. | D.The history of the moon exploration. |
A.It’s cheaper. | B.It’s safer. | C.It’s greener. | D.It’s convenient. |
A.Its safety. | B.Environmental effect. |
C.Social equality. | D.Its expense. |