2 . Some people believe that humans could live on the planet Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, the Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. It is hoped that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars. Here is what life there could be like.

At present, our spacecraft are too slow to carry large numbers of passengers to Mars — it would take months. With the development of technology, by the year 2100, the journey might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light! However, the spacecraft would travel really fast, so the journey to Mars might be quite uncomfortable. Many people would feel ill.

Humans can’t live without water, air or food. So far, nobody knows whether there would be enough water or air on Mars for people. Moreover, scientists are not sure whether plants could grow on Mars. Food would most probably be in the form of pills (药片) and would not be so tasty.

Compared with life on the earth, life on Mars would be better in some ways. People would have more space. They might live in houses with huge comfortable rooms. Also, robots would do a lot of their work so that they could have more time to relax. There would probably be no schools on Mars. Every student would study at online schools with “e-teachers”.

Life on Mars would be interesting and challenging. However, it may take hundred or years to make it true. So the most important thing we need to do now is to protect our beautiful blue planet — the Earth!

1. The underlined word “spacecraft” means ________.

A．spaceships

B．hot-air balloons

C．space stations

D．planes

2. What would the flight to Mars be like by the year 2100?

A．Fast and enjoyable.	B．Fast but uncomfortable.
C．Slow and boring.	D．Slow but comfortable.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．There would be enough water and air on Mars for people.

B．Food on Mars would be more delicious than that on the earth.

C．People would be busy with work on Mars.

D．The writer thinks living on Mars would be full of challenges.

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

A．Schools on Mars	B．Food on Mars
C．Life on Mars	D．Environment on the Earth

5 . 你校英文俱乐部正在开展征文活动，请以What will life in the future be like?为标题，根据以下要点写一篇100词左右的短文，介绍你想象中的未来生活。
1.家里有能处理家务、帮助残疾人有尊严地生活、参与各种活动的机器人；
2.无人驾驶的环保型汽车成为主要的交通工具；
3.月球成为我们度假的一个好去处。
注意:   1)标题已给出，不计入总字数
2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

What will life in the future be like?

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8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

100 years ago, The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) was born on the Nanhu ship. After many     1     (year) of hard struggle, the Communist Party of China finally won     2     victory of the revolution and     3     (found) The People’s Republic of China in 1949, Chairman Mao wrote     4     (excited): The fate of the Chinese people     5     (be) in their own hands, China will rise in the east like the sun.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people of all ethnic groups     6     (overcome) difficulties and made a series     7     great achievements. In the days to come, every Chinese should be full of confidence in     8     (move) towards a better future. With more     9     (confident), diligence and     10     (strength) spirit, we express our loyalty and persistence to the party and the country.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Robotic age draws closer

These days, robots are     1     (common) than you might think. Consider the Roomba,     2     robotic vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) which cleans floors on its own.

“We wanted to make something simple     3     people could use every day,” says Greiner, co-founder of iRobot, the company that makes the smart vacuum cleaner.“And that's what inspired us to build the Roomba.”

Some robots like the Roomba are already very common in many US households.

iRobot makes everything from the Roomba to robots that someday might become a part of us.

“You can have robotics     4     (equip) into your body, to get back that arm or leg that you've lost, either in some accident or disease,”says Greiner.

Although robots have been developed mainly for military     5     (apply), civilian uses for the technology are growing, according to Michael Toscano, president of the Association for Unmanned(自控的) Vehicle Systems International.

Unmanned systems allow human beings to do their tasks     6     an extension of their hands, their eyes and their ears,”

“We can put them in the ocean and they     7     (swim) for eight or nine months, collecting data and monitoring ocean pollution,”says Hudson of iRobot.

Recently the US government's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) displayed a“robotic man”.

Instead of depending on the remote control, DARPA's “robotic man”can     8     (actual) look at some blocks, find one with a special pattern, and move it to a new location. Mandelbaum, DARPA's project manager, says more     9     (challenge) tasks lie ahead.

Someday, a DARPA robot might find a hidden bomb or help a disabled person select a shirt and button     10    .