2 . 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。

5G is developing, but most of us aren't really sure what it is or the reason     1     we need it. A big part of the reason is that 5G means more than one thing. If you ask different people, you     2    (provide) with different answers.

Experts believe that 4G is on     3     way out. In 2020, the U.K. is expected to use 5G. At present, it is unknown exactly what influence 5G will have on people's life but it is widely thought that 5G will     4     (definite) be faster than any generation of networks we have used previously.

Work will likely become much easier as 5G will allow quicker downloads and a better ability to work online even if there is no wi-fi connection. With the     5     (develop) of 5G, driverless cars will be able to communicate     6     other vehicles, which can reduce road accidents by about 10%, One of the most     7     (impress) things will be that people can see which seats on a train are accessible to     8     (they) when it arrives at the station.     9     (get) around the world will also be more convenient.

A number of     10     (company) are now working on bringing 5G to the market. It remains to be seen how much of the country 5G will cover and whether everyone will be able to benefit from it.

4 . Recently we carried out a survey of 1,000 people from different countries to find out what they think _______will be like in the future. The results clearly show both our _______and fears.

The survey suggests that_______ — one of the most important human relationships — will change greatly. People will make friends through the Internet. Computers will become really_______by 2050. Even now, some people describe them as their best friends! Others, _______, say that we will become much more isolated (孤立的) from each other _______we will have little real human communication.

Education will _______ a lot too. As more and more children will be using computers in schools, certain _______, such as mental arithmetic (心算), won’t be necessary. Even writing by hand will have become a thing of the_______.

According to the survey, home life will be________. Most people believe that by 2050 robots will be doing the housework and we will be eating________food. A lot of people think that we might only cook for fun in the future. Space exploration will become increasingly________. Fifty percent of the people we talked to ________that man will regularly (定期地) visit Mars.

Pollution is something that seems to ________many people. Some fear that it will________to get worse, and that our planet will become________to live on. Others even ________that one day we' ll have to pay for clean air.

________, people seem to be quite optimistic about genetic engineering (基因工程), as they think scientists will use it to ________diseases like cancer and AIDS.

No matter how dark or bright it may seem, it is up to us to ________our planet and try to make it a better place.

1.

A．education

B．life

C．nature

D．space

2.

A．hopes

B．tears

C．rights

D．plans

3.

A．marriage

B．leadership

C．friendship

D．neighborhood

4.

A．private

B．perfect

C．necessary

D．expensive

5.

A．however

B．instead

C．anyhow

D．therefore

6.

A．until

B．unless

C．because

D．although

7.

A．provide

B．complete

C．receive

D．change

8.

A．facts

B．abilities

C．goals

D．thoughts

9.

A．end

B．past

C．moment

D．future

10.

A．busier

B．safer

C．sadder

D．easier

11.

A．unhealthy

B．frozen

C．over-cooked

D．ready-made

12.

A．famous

B．cheap

C．popular

D．difficult

13.

A．doubt

B．believe

C．remember

D．warn

14.

A．confuse

B．frighten

C．satisfy

D．worry

15.

A．stop

B．continue

C．refuse

D．begin

16.

A．cold

B．impossible

C．suitable

D．free

17.

A．expect

B．promise

C．predict

D．wish

18.

A．As a result

B．In other words

C．In a similar way

D．On the other hand

19.

A．catch

B．spread

C．prevent

D．carry

20.

A．take over

B．look after

C．pay for

D．think about

5 . 假如你是李华，最近你收到英国笔友Jones给你的来信，在信中他询问你对未来生活的看法。请根据以下要点，给Jones写一封回信。内容要点：
1. 人类健康与寿命;
2. 环境保护与新能源;
3. 日常生活的变化；
4. 感慨未来生活的精彩。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3. 文章开头，结尾已给出，不计入总数。
Dear Jones,

I’m glad to receive your letter. I’d like to tell you my opinion about the life in the future.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

6 . Tom: Do you believe in UFOs?

Daniel: Of course, they are out there.

Tom: But I’ve never seen them.

Daniel: Many people have. I have read several articles in the newspaper about different people    1    (see) UFOs and aliens.

Tom: They put those articles in the newspaper to attract peopled attention, just for fun. Don't take them too    2    (serious).

Daniel: Well, I didn’t believe those articles either, before I read an article inThe Sun

    3    there was some interesting    4    (evident). And you know what? I saw UFOs and aliens    5    I was sleeping last night.

Tom: You saw aliens? What did they look like? What were they going to do?

Daniel: They looked like robots. Their task was to make friends    6    human beings.

Tom: You talked to them? Oh, come on! You must be    7    (joke)! Surely they must speak alien language. How could you understand each other?

Daniel: They also learn English.

Tom: That's interesting.

Daniel: They even invited me    8    (visit) their planet, and I said I would be

    9    (delight) to go.

Tom: You can’t be serious! It’s    10    crazy idea!

Daniel: Yeah, I know. But I really want to go and see other planets.