1 . What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?

Futurologists(未来学家) predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.

In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.

In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.

In the domain(领域)of technology，robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots-they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere-in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

Last but not least, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today scientists have discovered how to control genes. They have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?

1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To arouse the interest of the reader.

B．To tell the background of the passage.

C．To show the author’s doubts about the future.

D．To describe the pictures of the future.

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Computer will finally take the place of the media nowadays.

B．Robots will completely have replaced people in factories.

C．Not all diseases will be conquered by scientists.

D．The clones of animals have a long way to go.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the life by 2050?

A．Excited but pessimistic.

B．Optimistic but worried.

C．Eager but afraid.

D．Enthusiastic but cautious.

4. Where can we find the passage on the web?

A．Travel.

B．Sports.

C．Education.

D．Life.

2 . Someone has put forward a dream home which is so advanced that its kitchen can suggest what to make with certain things. Also, a Microsoft home doesn’t just warn you when you’re out of milk—it can send you a fresh gallon.

But are these innovations(创新)just magic, or are they really coming soon to a neighborhood near you? To find it out, US News asked some experts to get their opinions about the home of the not-so-distant future. Here’s a look at the innovations.

The housing boom(迅速发展)was marked by mass produced buildings filled with units which look the same. The coming years, however, will see a personalized approach to home building, with houses as more of an instrument of self-expression. “The successful builders will be the ones that figure out how to change their production model enough to make the buyers feel like they are really getting something that is designed for them, not just a model,” says Kermit Baker, the chief economist at the American Institute of Architects.

Future homes will probably shrink. “We will be building small but smarter houses,” says Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute. “Instead of having a room for just one use, buyers will need homes that make better use of space,” says Susanka, whose best-selling book. The Not So Big House, has become increasingly influential in home design. Seldom used quarters, such as dining and living rooms, will be replaced with space that can serve both functions(功能). “The goal of his ‘right-size’ home is to fit its owners like a specially cut suit rather than a jacket you buy in a store,” says Susanka.

1. Why does the writer mention a dream home and a Microsoft home?

A．To lead to the topic of the passage.

B．To tell us what kind of house to buy.

C．To stress the importance of technology.

D．To show what future houses will look like.

2. According to the third paragraph, what will future houses be like?

A．They will be in mass production.

B．They will have a lot of things in common.

C．They will express the owners’ personalities.

D．They will be designed by the owners themselves.

3. What does the underlined word “shrink” mean?

A．Become cleaner.	B．Become brighter.
C．Become smaller.	D．Become more comfortable.

4. What do smarter houses in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Houses that have a room for every use.

B．Houses that can make better use of space.

C．Houses that have very advanced furniture.

D．Houses that can warn you when you’re out of milk.

3 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.

How will our continuously growing population affect our way of life, our environment, even our planet? No matter how you look at it, we will face     1     extremely serious problem. By the middle of the 21st century, we will have used up all the oil that     2     (drive)our cars if at the rate we’re going. Even if scientists develop some new     3     (way)of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make     4     necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the planets in our solar system are able     5     (support)life at present. One possible solution     6     the problem, however, has recently been raised by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. His idea is     7     before the earth’s resource are almost exhausted, it will be     8     (total)possible to change the atmosphere of Venus(金星) and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself.

However,     9     his idea is turned into reality, humans have a long way to go. On the one hand, Venus is much     10     (hot)than the earth; on the other hand, there is only a tiny amount of water there.

4 . Smart cities are coming. And you can be sure that hackers (黑客) won’t be very far behind. We’ve already gotten a glimpse of that future, as cities across the globe start to use technology to connect their services and people in ways that were science film just a few years ago. They are using sensors to collect data — such as traffic, garbage collecting, and road conditions —and then using that data to deliver services to more people and more efficiently.

But this rush to become a smart city has a major weakness: The more connected a city is, the easier it is to cyber-attacks. Hackers have, in recent years, effectively held cities hostage through ransom ware (赎金器), sometimes damaging critical systems for months at a time. The damage can cost millions to repair, as Baltimore and Atlanta have discovered.

And this is just the beginning. As cities add connectivity to their streetlights, power grids, dams, transit lines and other services, they are adding more targets that are possible to be hacked. What’s more, as additional information on people is collected, officials worry the result —lots of data could attract nation-states or terrorists who could use the data to launch physical and cyber war.

What cyber security lesson can’t be taught in this hack? For example: Don’t open email attachments from unfamiliar sources; don’t click on unrecognized links; don’t leave sensitive information visible on the walls or surfaces of your office.

But let’s just stick to the most important lesson: The information you share on social media can be used to profile and target you, whether that’s by engineering click bait (点击诱饵) aimed at your particular interests, guessing your password based on your birthday or figuring out your schedule and travels so that an intruder can access your home or office.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

1. What did people use to think of smart cities?

A．It was the product of science.	B．It was sure to be popular.
C．It existed in imagination.	D．It improved people’s life.

2. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?

A．Introduce the harm of hackers.

B．Show the danger of a smart city.

C．Add some background information.

D．Summarize the previous paragraphs.

3. What is officials’ attitude to big data?

A．It is convenient to provide service.

B．It is certain to bring about progress.

C．There are actually potential dangers.

D．There’s competition in high technology.

4. What does the underlined word "profile" in Para.5 mean?

A．Describe.

B．Protect.

C．Impress.

D．Fund.

5 . 最近，你在博客上发起一次英语征文活动，邀请读者围绕“Science and technology is changing our life greatly”这个话题，谈谈科学技术给我们的日常购物带来的变化，内容如下：
1．科技发展改变生活；
2．过去和现在购物生活的变化；
3．畅想未来的购物方式。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . What do you use your fridge for: It can not only keep your food cold, but also make ice and freeze food. But in the future smart fridges may do much more than you can think. They may tell you what food is inside, what food you need, what food is healthy for you, and even shop for you, too!

Some companies are making online fridges which have a computer screen on the door. And it can be very useful that the computer is linked to a supermarket through the Internet. For example, when you finish your orange juice, you can put the empty juice carton (纸盒包装) near the computer screen. The computer reads the bar code on the juice carton. Then it orders more orange juice from the supermarket. You can also use the computer screen to order other things from the supermarket. The computer screen has a series of things that are in the store. You can choose what you need. The supermarket will send the food to your home.

Companies are making other kinds of “smart” appliances (电器), too. There is a new kind of microwave oven (微波炉) which has a computer memory. It can remember 365 different cookbooks. There is also a smart mixer that can remember cookbooks. Even it can test ingredients for you!

Of course, sometimes these smart appliances don’t work. When they do, they will tell you. And then they can call someone to fix them, too!

1. Your fridges can do the following things except                .

A．keep food warm	B．make ice
C．keep food cold	D．freeze food

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “linked” in paragraph 2?

A．prepared	B．connected
C．offered	D．formed

3. Which is not true?

A．The oven can call someone to fix itself when it doesn’t work.

B．The oven can store 365 cookbooks.

C．The mixer can test ingredients for you.

D．The mixer can help you clean the kitchen.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Online fridges have a computer screen on the door.

B．Fridges of the future will order food from the supermarket.

C．Smart appliances, like online fridges, can be very helpful.

D．People won’t have to go to supermarkets to buy food in the future.

7 . Someone has put forward a dream home which is so advanced that its kitchen can suggest what to make with certain things. Also, a Microsoft home doesn’t just warn you when you’re out of milk—it can send you a fresh gallon.

But are these innovations just magic, or are they really coming soon to a neighborhood near you? To find out, US News asked some experts to get their opinions about the home of the not-so-distant future. Here’s a look at the innovations.

The housing boom was marked by mass-produced buildings filled with units which look the same. The coming years, however, will give way to a personalized approach to home construction, with houses as more of an instrument of self-expression. “The successful builders will be the ones that figure out how to change their production model enough to make the buyers feel like they are really getting something that is designed for them, not just a model,” says Kermit Baker, the chief economist at the American Institute of Architects.

Future homes will probably shrink. “We will be building smaller but smarter houses,” says Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute. “Instead of having a room for just one use, consumers will demand homes that make better use of space,” says Susanka, whose best-selling book, The Not So Big House, has become increasingly influential in home design. Seldom-used quarters, such as dining and living rooms, will be replaced with space that can serve both functions. “The goal of his ‘right-size’ home is to fit its owners like a specially cut suit rather than a jacket you buy in a store,” says Susanka.

1. Why does the writer mention a dream home and a Microsoft home?

A．To lead to the topic of the passage.

B．To tell us what kind of house to buy.

C．To tell us that technology develops fast.

D．To tell us something about future homes.

2. According to the third paragraph, future houses will ________.

A．be mass-produced

B．have a lot of things in common

C．express the owners’ personalities

D．be designed by the owners themselves

3. The underlined word “shrink” can be replaced by “________”.

A．become cleaner

B．become brighter

C．become smaller

D．become more comfortable

4. Smarter houses in the last paragraph refer to houses that ________.

A．have a room for every use

B．can make better use of space

C．have very advanced furniture

D．can warn you when you’re out of milk

8 . 为了激发同学们的想象力和对未来生活的猜想，你校的英语报开办了专栏Future Life。请你根据以下提示为专栏撰稿，介绍一下你想象中的未来的汽车:
1.机器人操作，能避免车祸；
2.可以折叠，占用空间小；
3.水、陆、空三用，适用于各种路况；
4.相信你梦想中的汽车会很快成为现实。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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