1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did the man build the first computer?

A．In junior high school.

B．In senior high school.

C．At the university.

2. Where does the man work?

A．In a school.

B．In a company.

C．In a store.

3. How do some people find technology?

A．Interesting.

B．Dangerous.

C．Wonderful.

4. What are the speakers talking about?

A．The making of computers.

B．The past of computers.

C．The future of computers.

2 . 阅读下面短文,请根据短文内容从方框中所给的 12 个词中选用 10个词并用其正确形式填空。将答案填写在答题卡的指定区域。每个词只能选用一次。

they     will       from       so       when       exist light     entire   which   fish       meet       complete

Last year, I returned to Fuling, a river town near the Yangtze River. I visited the White Crane Ridge Underwater Museum. It’s a very strange museum    1     is under 40 meters of water, I knew its director even before the museum and the Three Gorges Dam     2    .

I taught English at the local college in the town of Fuling     3     1996 to 1998. Fuling was then quiet. Foreigners were very rare(稀小). When I ate my lunch in the town centre, often a crowd came to watch me. There weren’t any traffic     4     I couldn’t find a car.

During my visit, I     5     some of my old students. They told me about their old classmates, many of whom had left Fuling. I also visited Huang Zongming and his brother.    6     I lived here, they were fishermen. When the first stage of the dam was     7    ,they left their home. I was sure that their lives were     8     changed. But now l discover that everything is almost the same for    9    .They are still fishermen and go     10     every day. The fishing on the river is still good.The dam has not changed some things in Fuling.

3 . Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the future continuous tense where possible.
From: Diana
To: George
Subject: Plans for the future
Dear George,

It’s great to hear from you. Thanks for the birthday card!

You asked if I have been thinking a lot about the future now that I’m 17. The answer is yes! Things change so quickly, don’t they? I mean, in just a year’s time, I     1    (be) an adult. And this time next year, I     2     (take) my final school exams. Hopefully I     3     (pass) them! Then, in a couple of years’ time, I     4     (study) at university. It seems like no time at all! I     5     (choose) law, I think. After graduation, I     6     (look) for a job related to law. In the long term, I hope that 20 years from today, I     7    (work) as a judge. Let’s see how things go.

What are you hoping to do in the future? Tell me about your plans.

Kind regards,

Diana

4 .

A．The vision phone had better be shut off.

B．A convenient life can be enjoyed at home.

C．People make a smart phone with much ease.

D．Robots may replace people in the workplace.

5 . Now that nobody knows for sure what the world will look like in the near future, it can be fun to picture some jobs we might be able to apply for in the coming decade!

Distant drone (无人驾驶飞机)drivers and pilots

How cool would it be to deliver packages from the comfortable office? That’s the way of the future with delivery drones and self-driving trucks. Zach Howard says, “Many delivery companies will soon need lots of drones and a large number of skilled pilots who can run the drones.”

Rewilders

To save Mother Nature, someone will need to remove the damage humans have done to the environment. Through the Jobs of 2030 project, an organization guesses we will need rewilders to remove the damage to the countryside caused by people, factories, cars and farming. These workers will be responsible for removing walls to give flight paths back to birds and replacing roads with forests.

Gamification (游戏化)marketing experts

This future expert will need to make online shopping feel like a game; that is, gamification is about keeping customers more delighted during shopping. The gamification marketing expert will help keep online buyers’ attention by making their experiences more playful and exciting.

1. According to Zach Howard, distant drone drivers and pilots ________

A．can earn lots of money.

B．are required to work outdoors.

C．need update drones regularly.

D．will be in great need.

2. To remove the damage caused by humans, a rewilder’s job will be ________

A．keeping track of birds’ health.

B．returning the roads to forests.

C．constructing more roads for villagers.

D．preserving the cultural heritage.

3. How will the gamification marketing expert most likely influence customers?

A．By creating fun online shopping experiences.

B．By reducing the competition between stores.

C．By decreasing their daily cost of playing games.

D．By making them more likely to communicate.

6 . By 2050 we’ll be able to send memories, emotions and feelings across the Internet.     1     Teenagers will love it. Instead of putting an emoticon (表情符号) at the end of every sentence, they will use an emotion: anger, happiness, or excitement.

I’m talking about telepathy (心灵感应), really. We’ll still communicate the traditional way.     2     Our children will wonder, What is a keyboard? We will enter the age of the “brain net”.

Medicine will develop fast, too. We will have cured certain forms of cancer, and we will have begun to treat the disease like the common cold. We’ll live with it. It will no longer be deadly.     3     Technology will help in this respect.     4     Smart toilets will perform liquid biopsies (液体活检) to discover cancer cells. Smart objects like phones will check us over automatically.

    5     By 2050 I think we’ll be able to grow many of the important organs (器官) of the body and, rather than allow the organs we’re born with to become old and weak, we’ll replace them. That’s all coming. And it doesn’t take much imagination to realise it.

A．We will do a few tests.

B．People will live an easy life.

C．We won’t fear it like we used to.

D．Brain science will have changed communication.

E．We can already use human cells to grow skin, noses, ears, etc.

F．But communicating telepathically will avoid misunderstandings between people.

G．Our clothes will discover the beginnings of a heart disease, and advise us to get treatment.

7 . Bournemouth in Dorset has always been my favourite seaside town. When I was growing up, Mum and Dad didn’t have much money, but they’d saved enough for a few days in Bournemouth. I was four years old at the time. I don’t actually remember much about the trip, apart from being devastated when we had to leave. Mum said I fell in love with the place and insisted on waving goodbye to the sea when it was time to go. So I grew up believing Bournemouth was a wonderful place.

Forty years on, my wife and I returned for a week’s break. I was nervous, wondering if I’d be able to bring back that delight I’d felt as a child. I needn’t have worried. We had a fantastic time. It helped that the British weather had decided to provide us with high temperatures and plenty of sun. But it was Bournemouth that kept me spellbound, making me feel like a child again.

Bournemouth and its neighbour, Boscombe, are always busy, alive with chatter, music and other lively sounds. But as we stepped into Boscombe Chine Gardens, all the noise faded away. A sense of peace spread through us as we meandered along the paths, delighting in the squirrels climbing up and down the trees and the bright colours of the pretty plants.

One morning, we made a short trip to Poole Quay and took the ferry to Brownsea Island. Owned by the National Trust, it’s a feast for the eyes, from its mock Tudor entrance, to the many peacocks walking around, to the magnificent views of the sun sparkling on the shining waters and boats bobbing up and down, seen from the island’s highest point.

Before we knew it, it was time to return home—but not before waving goodbye to the sea.

1. Which of the following best explains “devastated” underlined in Paragraph 1?

A．Sorrowful.	B．Surprised.
C．Thrilled.	D．Desperate.

2. What made the author feel nervous?

A．The fear of losing childhood memories.

B．The adjustment to the new circumstances.

C．The uncertainty of recalling childhood delight.

D．The exposure to high temperatures and sunshine.

3. What does the author think about Boscombe Chine Gardens?

A．It boasts seaside views.	B．It belongs to wild animals.
C．It is free of the town’s noise.	D．It reminds him of his childhood.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Farewell to Bournemouth.	B．Working in a wonderful place.
C．A childhood unforgettable story.	D．Revisiting a childhood favourite.

8 . 根据以下内容，通过合理的想象，以“Meeting an alien”为题写一篇150词左右的英语短文，想象一下外星人带你参观的外星科技生活。写作要点如下：
1. 遇见外星人并被带到外星球；
2. 参观了他们的智能化房子；
3. 房子是如何为人服务的；
4. 外星人邀请你留下来，但你还是选择回到了地球与家人和朋友团聚。
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9 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Before I went to middle school, I     1    (dream) of becoming a teacher. I am sure that it takes great efforts to make my dream come true. So I learn as much as I can from teachers and textbooks. I make full use of my spare time to read books     2    (acquire) more knowledge. I have to work hard to be admitted to my ideal university. There will be many difficulties, but I will get them over. I believe my dream will     3    (definite) come true.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the main idea of the talk?

A．Movies are highly inaccurate.

B．Society seems like magic enough.

C．Science is advancing very quickly.

2. What would happen to the person from 1500 A.D. waking up today?

A． He would be tired.

B．He would get confused.

C．He would be disappointed.

3. How old is the speaker?

A．Forty.

B．Sixty.

C．Ninety.