1 . We asked Professor John Williams, a futurologist, for his expert predictions on life in the next few decades.
“Unfortunately, it looks quite likely that the climate may
“Homes probably won’t be as big, and so we will need more adaptable (可改变的) furniture, such as sofa beds, and when we are not
“New technology will make us more self-sufficient (自给自足的). Kitchens may have fish tanks which, as well as providing fish to eat, also
“Water will be more expensive and the home of the future will probably be designed to use much
“We will also
| A．change | B．improve | C．respond | D．cool |
| A．prepared | B．placed | C．qualified | D．equipped |
| A．dealing with | B．relying on | C．focusing on | D．giving out |
| A．using | B．moving | C．cleaning | D．selling |
| A．demanded | B．arranged | C．measured | D．enlarged |
| A．produce | B．wash | C．store | D．cook |
| A．find | B．save | C．provide | D．test |
| A．spaces | B．energy | C．systems | D．material |
| A．as | B．if | C．unless | D．though |
| A．more | B．warmer | C．less | D．slower |
| A．dirt | B．water | C．leaves | D．hair |
| A．future | B．past | C．life | D．imagination |
| A．regularly | B．suddenly | C．nearly | D．certainly |
| A．designed | B．discovered | C．repaired | D．collected |
| A．Old | B．Additional | C．Common | D．Clever |
2 . Do you know what will happen in the future? Life in the twenty-first century will be very
As we all know the population in the earth is growing
Computers will be much smaller and
People will work
There will be changes in our
| A．interesting | B．hard | C．different | D．beautiful |
| A．why | B．how | C．when | D．what |
| A．slowly | B．fast | C．quietly | D．suddenly |
| A．people | B．workers | C．scientists | D．doctors |
| A．long | B．longer | C．happy | D．lucky |
| A．more useful | B．useful | C．helpful | D．less useful |
| A．hospital | B．room | C．home | D．town |
| A．science | B．math | C．English | D．computer |
| A．fewer hours | B．more hours | C．eight hours | D．more than eight hours |
| A．Seeing doctors | B．Going to the cinemas | C．Shopping | D．Traveling |
| A．rich | B．other | C．poor | D．small |
| A．food | B．clothes | C．fruit | D．drinks |
| A．fatter | B．thinner | C．healthier | D．more pleased |
| A．Safe | B．Easy | C．Simple | D．Dangerous |
| A．a few | B．all the | C．many | D．lot of |
Have you ever forgotten
However, in the not-too-distant future, we will
You will no longer have to think about turning
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.
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5 . When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline (座机)?
These days you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesn’t own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practically everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.
Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter (29%) rely only on their smartphones according to a survey (调查). Of those Australians who still have a landline, a third concede that it’s not really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further 13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. I think my home falls into that category.
More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally a factor (因素)— only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who’ve perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isn’t the only factor; I’d say it’s also to do with the makeup of your household.
Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and guess who is calling before we pick up the phone (using Caller ID would take the fun out of it).
How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?
1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about mobile phones?| A．Their target users. | B．Their wide popularity. |
| C．Their major functions. | D．Their complex design. |
| A．Admit. | B．Argue. |
| C．Remember. | D．Remark. |
| A．They like smartphone games. | B．They enjoy guessing callers’ identity. |
| C．They keep using landline phones. | D．They are attached to their family. |
| A．It remains a family necessity. |
| B．It will fall out of use some day. |
| C．It may increase daily expenses. |
| D．It is as important as the gas light. |
6 . What shape the school of the future will take is uncertain, but most educators and observers agree that the future school will go electronic.
In the future, schools as we know will no longer exist. In their place will be community-style centers operating seven days a week, 24 hours a day Computers will become an essential part for an effective school of the future. Students will see and hear teachers on computers. Accessing “ classrooms ” on their home computers, students will learn when it's most convenient for them. Yet some attendance at an actual school will be required to help students develop appropriate social skills.
One of American public schools, A. C. T. Academy in McKinney, Texas, was created as an actual “ school of the future”. Originally funded by a ＄5. 5 million grant from the US Department of Education. the school is now supported by the McKinney Independent School District.
At the school knowledge is “ actively constructed by the learner on a base of prior knowledge, attitudes, and values”. Sophisticated(先进的) technology is in place to support the pursuit of knowledge.
The 250 Academy students all have access to a computer. The 12-to 18-year-olds each have their own computer;7-to 1l-year-olds have one portable computer for every two students; and 5-and 6-year -olds use computers at fixed stations. In addition, the students use multimedia computers, printers, CDROMs, VCRs, video editing machines, camcorders, cable television, online services. and telephones-simple but effective research tools.
Whatever the shape of a school of the future might be, technology is always a huge part of it. The school days when computers mean processing words or playing games will be behind us.
1. According to the passage, what will play an important role in the school of the future?| A．Computers. |
| B．Environment |
| C．Teachers. |
| D．Skills. |
| A．there will be no longer schools in the future |
| B．students will only stay at home to study in the future |
| C．many educators are sure of the function of future schools |
| D．many students are playing games on computers now |
| A．from any age group |
| B．12-to 18-year-olds |
| C．7- to 11-year-olds |
| D．5-and 6-year-olds |
| A．It is the only actual public school in the future. |
| B．It was funded by the McKinney Independent School District. |
| C．All students in it have a computer of their own. |
| D．High technology is made full use of in it. |
