1 . With the rapid development of science and technology, we don’t know how different our life will be in the future.     1    .

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.     2    . On the other hand, our relationship with people won’t be as important as they are today — we will feel a little lonely.

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.

    3     . Traveling to other planets or to the moon will also be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.

We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true.     4    . And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in a better condition.

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.     5    .

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

2 . 学校英文报就北京冬奥会官方口号“一起向未来”为主题举行英语征文活动，请你写一篇文章投稿，谈谈你对该口号的理解。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Together for a Shared Future

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3 . What will the future be like? Will the world be greener and more beautiful? Will people live more happily and more conveniently? Probably people will lead a better life.

The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey arduous. But in several decades, the Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population.

And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find jobs, so it will no longer be a problem. In the future, new information about timely events will be sent by humans or even robots to personal web tools through the Internet. That means only digital (数字化的) newspapers can be seen. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel. Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources (来源) of energy.

Schools will go electronic. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, who will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through emails. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

However, what can the future actually become? It remains to be seen.

1. What does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Possible.

B．Necessary.

C．Difficult.

D．Boring.

2. What is unavoidable in the future according to the text?

A．Traditional newspapers will disappear completely.

B．Transportation networks will be in severe situations.

C．Sources of new energy will be very hard to discover.

D．People will be in face of having fewer jobs to take up.

3. What can we know about future school life?

A．Students will be free of homework.	B．Computers will play a key role in it.
C．Students will travel into space daily.	D．It is much more colorful than before.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Worries on Life in the Future	B．A Great Lifestyle in the Future
C．Ways to Succeed in the Future	D．Predictions on Life in the Future

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Have you ever imagined     1    (live) in 2200, about 200 years from now? A recent study describes robots, underwater cities and holidays in space. City planners, experts on space and architects    2     (ask) to give their ideas of life in 2200. According to them, the way people live, work and play will be totally different     3     how we do these things today. They also said that over twenty years ago, people couldn't imagine how the Internet     4     the smartphones would change our lives. But today, both have changed the way we communicate, learn and do daily things, and the changes in the next century will probably be even     5    (great).

Those     6    (question) in the research said that people might not go to the office in the future but would work at home instead. People will have advanced 3-D printers that will enable    7     to download a design for furniture or a food picture and then to "print" the sofa, table or pizza at home.    8     will also be less need for visits to the doctor. People will have a home health capsule that will "diagnose"    9    the problem is and provide various treatment.     10    (hopeful), they will also be going into space for holidays to get resources that have been used up on earth.

6 . 一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”。请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。
1. 家庭；
2. 工作；
3. 业余生活。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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8 . What if we had the power to control time, instead of moving from the past to the present to the future? What if we could jump and travel through time in a machine? What if we could go wherever and whenever we pleased?

The mysterious puzzle of time has kept people debating its nature for hundreds of years. Science fiction writers have turned it into imaginative stories. Some scientists have even attempted to explain it using math, trying to make the dream of time travel come true.

Albert Einstein said that time and space are one thing called “spacetime.” He said there are three dimensions in space: height, width and depth. A scientist named Hermann Minkowski added time as a fourth dimension.

Einstein introduced two ideas that have led to theories about the possibility of time travel. The first is relativity. The idea of relativity is that the force of gravity causes space to bend, which causes time to twist. The second idea focuses on special relativity. The idea is that a traveler moving super-fast through flat spacetime will enter the future. Einstein considered time “relative” because it is measured based on where we are on Earth or in space.

Stephen Hawking believes that a time machine will never be built. If it were possible, he thinks we would already know. If a time machine could be built, how come no one from the future has invaded us?

The first science fiction story with this theme is The Clock That Went Backward by Edward P. Mitchell, which was published in 1881. Since then, thousands of books, films and television shows have explored the idea of time travel, in which some tools such as phones, watches, photographs and old books take travelers backward and forward.

Will time travel ever happen? Who knows? Most important is to keep your eyes open and have a sense of wonder.

1. What is the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?

A．To show time and space are connected.

B．To show people’s interest in time travel.

C．To draw readers’ attention to time travel.

D．To make people believe time travel is possible.

2. Which of the following statements could Einstein agree with?

A．Time travel is possible in the future.

B．People can’t move faster than light.

C．Time travel is against scientific rules.

D．Spacetime is not a real thing in theory.

3. What is the last but one paragraph mainly about?

A．The first science fiction story.	B．Different works about time travel.
C．Edward P. Mitchell, the pioneer.	D．Some tools used in time travel.

4. What is the writer’s attitude toward time travel?

A．Negative.	B．Approving.
C．Doubtful.	D．Hopeful.

9 . You’ve probably heard that brick-and-mortar retail(实体零售) is in trouble. Even industry giants are closing hundreds of stores. Given retail’s gradual change from physical stores to mobile and e-commerce(电子商务), you may be wondering, “What will retail look like in the future?” Nobody knows. But here are a few things you can expect to see based on current technology.

Super-fast delivery is coming. Today, the normal practice is two-day delivery. But if you’ve been paying attention, you know that’s changing. In fact, up to 25% of consumers said that they would abandon their orders if one-day delivery wasn’t available. Of course, that’s just the beginning. Two-hour delivery is coming in the foreseeable future, and Amazon has already been trying 30-minute delivery.

Your kitchen will resupply itself. You won’t have to worry about running out of essentials like coffee, pet food or snacks because your containers will sense stocks(库存) and replace those items without you having to lift a finger. No more waking up to find your coffee store is empty or last-minute rush to the grocery store because you forget to buy pet food.

Know exactly what’s in stock and where to get it. Have you ever gone to a store hoping to buy something, only to learn that it was out of stock? A new feature from Google Home allows people to ask the Google Assistant to find in-stock products at the closest store. For example: “Google, where can I find the Nintendo Switch console?” The assistant will tell you how many stores have it right away and how close they are. Of course, it isn’t currently available for all stores in all locations, but you can already see the future when it has become standard.

Convenience, experience, and options-retail will take on a new look.

1. How does the author develop the passage?

A．By analyzing and commenting.

B．By clarifying and describing.

C．By asking and answering.

D．By comparing and concluding.

2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．It is possible to deliver goods within two hours in the future.

B．Consumers can’t get their orders in one day now.

C．The delivery will be in two days in the future.

D．Super-fast delivery has widely been used now.

3. According to the passage, what will happen in the future?

A．Retail will disappear gradually.

B．Industrial giants will rule the whole retail trade.

C．People will ask the Google Assistant to purchase goods.

D．Shopping will be more convenient and effective.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．How Will New Technology Change the World?

B．What Will Retail Be Like in the Future?

C．How Will We Run the Retail Trade in the Future?

D．What Benefits Will High-tech Bring in the Future?