1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下对话。
1. What’s the man’s dream?| A．To be an artist. | B．To be a teacher. | C．To be a scientist. |
| A．It proved that the earth was still. |
| B．It was influenced by Newton and Einstein. |
| C．It is the basis of ideas about the universe today. |
| A．The earth. | B．The sun. | C．God. |
| A．He wasn’t sure of his theory until then. |
| B．He was afraid of being punished. |
| C．His friends told him not to publish it. |
2 . 听下面一段对话，根据所听内容填空。
M: So, what’s your
W: I want to
1.你的个人信息：姓名(李萍)、年龄、所在班级、你最喜欢的科目、学校类型(比如大型的还是小型的)、你认为时间怎样安排较为合理？
2.你认为学校应该有什么样的体育或课外活动？
3.学校有什么特殊活动?
词数:100左右。
My ideal senior high school life
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2050
My lights turn on automatically. It’s 6.50 a.m. and the house is waking me up. Still sleepy, I find my uniform in the wardrobe and put it on. It had been washed, ironed, and hung up the night before by Lina X15––my family’s housekeeper. When I was younger, she was my nanny. She’s been with me all my life. My parents didn’t have time for children then and Lina, advertised as a reliable helper, looked after me. That’s why my parents bought her. Almost everyone has an X15 today.
I enter the kitchen. My breakfast sits there, waiting for me. Always the same. Planned, with a controlled quantity. The government says our planet can’t deal with overpopulation. Food is grown in laboratories, and every house receives just enough food––no more, no less. Mum always talks about the old days when people had vegetable gardens and could go to the market to buy food. Animals actually lived in the wild and not in carefully controlled zoos. It’s all I’ve ever known.
Robots are everywhere now; they are usually referred to as “zoids.” When they first came on the market in 2030, everyone wanted one. Now, twenty years later, they’ve taken over. They do almost everything. They work in labs and factories, fix teeth and perform surgeries. My dad used to be a surgeon before they found that “zoids” could do surgery better than humans. Less room for error, I guess.
I walk to the window and look out over the landscape. All I see are buildings and interconnecting tunnels. Grey skyscrapers, all identical. I can spot my school—it is just over to the right, but it looks the same as every other building. Today we are having a lecturer from Los Angeles speak to us about the extinction of different species of animals, like the polar bear and the elephant. I find it strange that even with all our technology, we couldn’t save them.
I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around.
“It’s time for school,” Lina says, her metallic voice echoing around the room, “Don’t be late.”
“On my way,” I reply. “I’ll be back by 6 p.m.”
I rush out the door and go down 60 floors to join the other children in my building. We’ve always walked through the tunnels to get to school. We’ve always breathed recycled air. We are children who have never been outside. I wonder what it’s like. Perhaps Lina can explain it to me.
·Comprehension Plus
1. Complete the table with information from the text.
Predictions about the future
Aspects of future life | Predictions |
| Future housework | Robots will do most of the housework. |
| Future food | |
| Future jobs | |
| Future buildings | |
| Future environment |
Answer the questions.
2. Would you like to have an X15 at home? Why or why not?
3. Do you think the overpopulation problem mentioned in the text might arise in the future? Why or why not?
4. Do you think the animal extinctions mentioned in the text are likely to happen in the future? In your view, how likely is it that endangered animals will be saved with advances in technology?
5. The children breathe recycled air in the story. Do you think that will happen in the future? Why or why not?
6. What is the author’s attitude towards the future? How did you know that?
Walter has left office. His wife is dead, and he has no children. He lives a quiet life. But he has a job for a few days during Christmas every year.
He is a Santa in a big department store. Walter goes to the toy department and changes into his red Santa clothes, a red hat and big black boots (靴子). All day he sits in the toy department. Children come with their parents. They tell Santa what they want for Christmas. Most children want toys like video games, bikes, robots and fairy dolls.
Walter remembers one Christmas. It was 9:00 p.m. and the store was closing when there came a small boy and his mother. They were walking quickly towards him. “I know it is late, but please let my son talk to you,” said the woman. The woman and the boy looked tired. Their clothes were old and cheap.
Walter was tired too, but he is a kind man. “Of course,” he said in his Santa voice. “Come here and tell me what you want for Christmas.” The little boy spoke very quietly. Walter couldn’t hear him. “Santa is getting old. He doesn’t hear so well. Come closer and tell me again,” he said happily. The little boy came very close and said, “Santa, please bring me a grandfather for Christmas.”
Walter was surprised. He looked at the little boy’s mother. “Yes,” she said. “Timmy wants a grandfather for Christmas.”
“Why do you want a grandfather for Christmas, Timmy?” asked Walter.
“My Dad is dead. I don’t want a new dad. But it’s only Mom and me. It’s quiet. So I would like a grandfather.”
Walter was worried. Of course children don’t get everything they ask for. But this little boy was so serious, and his mother looked so sad.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 开头已给出。
Then Walter had an idea.
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The next morning Timmy and his mother were eating breakfast when the doorbell rang.
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１.愿望；2. 理由；3. 决心。
注意：1、词数 80 左右；2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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