1 . Since several organisations plan to put the first man on Mars by 2030, new trips to the Moon will take place around 2025. If you go to the Moon, you need a place to stay in. So what will it be like? Maybe the following article can give us some inspiration.

August 23, 2025—Today a new chapter in space travel was written. Rod Markham and his wife-to-be Susan Millster arrived safely on the Moon to spend 5 nights as the first guests at the Starbright Hotel that was set up for this purpose two years ago.

Not only are they the first hotel guests on the Moon, but they also set a new record for expensive accommodation since the price was $3.7 million per night, per person. However, the move from the Earth to the hotel is included in the price.

The hotel itself will probably have a hard time just to try to gain one star in any hotel rating system, because there is no room service. The guests have to do the cleaning of the room themselves and there is no bathroom in it. However. they have more stars than they need just outside their windows.

Rod and Susan will get married by linking their local minister in San Diego, California at 9:00 p.m. EST tonight, and the wedding will be broadcast live by several major TV networks in a 1-hour special report, including the preparations for the trip.

Six astronauts are along with them and during the stay they’ll set up further accommodations for the guests who have made reservations at the Starbright Hotel next year. The hotel has no employees, only some workers when guests stay at it.

1. What does the new chapter in space travel refer to according to paragraph 2?

A．That humans landed on Mars for the first time.

B．That the first hotel on the Moon was set up.

C．That the first hotel guests landed on the Moon.

D．That the hotel on Mars welcomed its first guests.

2. What's the meaning of the underlined sentence “there is no room service”?

A．They can't find much help.

B．They will get five-star service.

C．They have to cook food themselves.

D．They can use the bathroom in their room.

3. What can we learn about the wedding of Rod and Susan?

A．It will last for an hour.

B．It can be watched live on the Earth.

C．A minister on the Moon will host it.

D．Their relatives and friends will be present.

4. What will the six astronauts do during the stay of Rod and Susan?

A．Accept reservations from others.

B．Improve room service for the couple.

C．Look for several employees for the hotel.

D．Prepare accommodations for future guests.

2 . What will man be like in the future – in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.

On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.

But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.

Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.

1. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．man's life will be different in the future

B．what man will look like in the future

C．man is growing taller and uglier as time passes

D．human's organs' functions will become weak

2. The change in man's size of forehead will probably be because________.

A．he makes use only 20% of the brain's capacity

B．his brain has grown larger over the past centuries

C．the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time

D．he will use his brain more and more as time goes on

3. What will be true about a human being in the future?

A．He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.

B．He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.

C．His fingers will grow weaker because he won't have to make use of them.

D．He will think and feel in a different way.

4. It is implied that________.

A．human beings will become less attractive in the future.

B．less use of a bodily organ may lead to its degeneration (退化).

C．human beings hope for a change in the future life.

D．future life is always predictable.

4 . What will the future school look like is difficult to make clear, but most experts agree that the school will be electronic in the future.

“Present-day schools will no longer exist in the next century,” says a report in The Age. “At that time, future schools will become community-style centers, which run seven days a week, 24 hours a day.” At the same time,computers will surely become a central part of the school in the future.

According to The Age, the distant learning will be popular and students will listen to teachers on computers. Going into classrooms on their computers, students will study at any time, which is very easy for them. However, it is necessary for students to go to the actual school in order to develop some social skills.

The Seashore Primary School is an imaginary school in the future created by the Education Department of Australia. At this school, all the teachers and students have laptop computers. Teachers check messages and call students back on a special telephone system and students use telephones to search for information or speak to their experts who teach their lessons. Besides, all the lessons are related to all sorts of subjects and all the students have their own learning plans created by teachers.

As one headmaster says, a laptop computer is students' library. data storage as well as the bridge to a wider world. Technology has changed the emphasis of future learning. Thus, we'll pay more attention to the learning of kids rather than the teaching.

1. What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?

A．Present-day schools are more practical than future schools.

B．Students can't have discussions in future schools.

C．Future schools will be open to students all the time.

D．The number of teachers in future schools will become larger.

2. What will the future school be like?

A．It has fewer desks and chairs.

B．Students study at a set time.

C．It has no teachers and books.

D．Students will go to actual school when necessary.

3. According to the passage, the Seashore Primary School________.

A．was built by the Education Department of Australia

B．is not a real school, but a virtual school at present

C．is very popular among teachers and students in Australia

D．is a successful example of the future school in the world

4. What's the author's attitude to the future school?

A．Objective.

B．Supportive.

C．Critical.

D．Contradictory.

6 . If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch a performance of a Shakespeare's play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you'd voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.

The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machine, written by H. G. Wells and published in 1895 . It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now universally referred to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.

But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propose using cracks in time and space called "wormholes", which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einstein's theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship-going at nearly the speed of light. Though building such a spaceship wouldn’t of course be simple .

Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the "grandfather paradox". It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born. If the time traveler wasn't born, how would he travel back in time?

And would you really like to visit the future? In H. G. Wells' book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles (触角).

If that's what's in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.

1. The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show________.

A．the long history of time travel

B．the contribution of H.G. Wells

C．the story's different features

D．people's interest in time travel

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The Time Machine is one of the bestselling science fiction novels.

B．There are films, comic books and dramas adapted from the novel The Time Machine.

C．Works of Literature about time travel first appeared one hundred years ago.

D．It was H.G. Wells who invented the term "time machine".

3. Einstein's and Hawking's theories________.

A．suggest the possibility of time travel

B．have been proved wrong by some time travelers

C．have similarities because both are based on experiments

D．have pushed the invention of the first spaceship

4. In Paragraph 4, "grandfather paradox" probably refers to the idea that________.

A．the reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness

B．the grandfather's death makes the traveler's birth impossible

C．the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather

D．the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather

5. According to the passage what is probably the author's attitude towards time travel？

A．Unclear.

B．Supportive.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unconcerned.

7 . What if we had the power to control time, instead of moving from the past to the present to the future? What if we could jump, loop and travel through time in a machine? What if we could go wherever and whenever we pleased?

This ability would allow us to witness historic wonders, change decisions and   see people from the past. We could right wrongs and stop wars from starting.

The mysterious puzzle of time has kept people debating its nature for hundreds of years. Science fiction writers have turned it into imaginative stories. Some scientists have even attempted to explain it using math. This math tries to make the dream of time travel come true.

The scientist Albert Einstein said that time and space are one thing. He called it “spacetime.” Einstein said that there are three dimensions in space: height, width and depth. A scientist named Hermann Minkowski added time as a fourth dimension.

Einstein introduced two ideas that have led to theories about the possibility of time travel. The first is relativity. The idea of relativity is that the force of gravity causes space to bend, which causes time to twist. The second idea focuses on special relativity. The idea is that a traveler moving super-fast through flat spacetime will enter the future. Einstein considered time “relative” because it is measured based on where we are on Earth or in space.

Stephen Hawking is a famous scientist. He believes that a time machine will never be built. If it were possible, he thinks we would already know. If a time   machine could be built, how come no one from the future has invaded us?

The first science fiction story with this theme is The Clock That Went Backward by Edward P. Mitchell, which was published in 1881. Since then, thousands of books, films and television shows have explored the idea of time travel, in which some tools such as phones, watches, photographs and old books take travelers backward and forward.

Will time travel ever happen? Who knows? Most important is to keep your eyes open and have a sense of wonder.

1. What is the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?

A．To show time and space are connected.

B．To show people’s interest in time travel.

C．To draw readers’ attention to time travel.

D．To make people believe time travel is possible.

2. Which of the following statement could Einstein agree with?

A．Time travel is possible in the future.

B．People can’t move faster than light.

C．Time travel is against scientific rules.

D．Spacetime is not a real thing in theory.

3. What is the last but one paragraph mainly about?

A．The first science fiction story.

B．Some tools used in time travel.

C．Edward P. Mitchell, the pioneer.

D．Different works about time travel.

4. What is the writer’s attitude toward time travel?

A．cautious.	B．pessimistic
C．sceptical	D．optimistic.

8 . 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,霍空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Robots have been widely used in our daily life. They can be     1     (see) in many factories today and have gone to such far places as     2     moon. Some robots can” see"     3    ( clear). For they use TV cameras as their     4     (eye), Many robots have computer brains, Now they have even come into       5       (we) homes and work as       6     (help) at home , Not only can they do simple jobs for us ,such as     7       (put) things into boxes , but also they can look    8     babies Unlike human beings       9     needy sleep, robots can work 24 hours a day. In the future, with the aid of robots, our life will become much     10     (easy) than before.

9 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起不计分）

Great changes had taken place in our city over the past few years.

It's obvious that it takes on an new look. First of all, fantastically parks and squares are built in the city. There also exists various transportation means, make it convenient to travel around. More importantly, our inner quality improves because society provides us more access to education. Beside, the environment we are living in is becoming more and more beautiful, which adds a lot of to people's overall happy.

In a word, it's the joint efforts of every citizen who make our city better and better.

10 . 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.