Part One: Cloze test.
Complete the blanks with the words or phrases in our textbook.
The City of the Future
What will the city of the future look like? No one knows 1 , and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain --- they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important 2 earth’s natural resources 3 . We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to 4 more
5 alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.
To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025. Here are some of the ideas they had:
Garbage ships To 6 garbage problems, the city will 7 huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.
Batman Nets Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.
Forget smoking No smoking will be allowed within a future city’s limits. Smoking will be possible only outside cities, and outdoors.
Forget the malls In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.
Telephones for life Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth 8 will never change 9 where they live.
Recreation All forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others will be provided 10 by the city.
Cars All cars will 11 by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.
Telesurgery Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.
Holidays at home Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras 12 their head.
Space travel Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Each city will have its own spaceport.
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Dear Sirs,
My name is Wang Qing. I’m a boy of 18 years old. Right now I’m studying Anxi No.1 Senior High School, Fujian, China. I hope
to go to your university for further study after (毕业).
I’ve a achieved good scores in all my subjects, especially in
physics and I have (赢得)several prizes in the physics competitions.
I am really k on English and my listening, reading and writing in
English are excellent, too. I do (运动) in my spare time. I’m a
member of some clubs in my school, as the English Club and
the Physics Learning Group. I hope to s physics in your university
because I have been very interested in it I was in the junior middle
school. I would be very g if I could get the chance!
With best wishes.
Yours,
Wang Qing
The a of scientists towards the rise is completely different. On the one hand, Dr Foster thinks that the trend which increases the temperature by 5 degrees would be a
(大灾难). On the other hand, George Hambley, who is o
to this view, predicts that any warming will be
(温和的) with few bad environmental c
.
James’ grandfather wrote to help James q smoking. James’ grandfather once became a
to cigarettes in three ways. His body was a
to having nicotine. He began to do it
(自动地) and became
(心理上) interested. But he finally managed to stop when realizing the harmful effects of it.
The air we breathe is freely available, without we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while
(sit) around and feel sorry for themselves.
breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make
magnificent life. Opportunity is
the same way; it is everywhere. It is so freely available that we take it for granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success; it must
(seize) and acted upon in order to have value.
many people are so anxious to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work that’s
(possible). Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. However, it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of it. That’s not up to the opportunity; that’s up to you.
doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but
matters is what you do with it.
Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鲸) Watching
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer．It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales．
Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back．
Approach no closer than 100 meters, then stop the boat but keep the engine on．
Keep noise levels down—no horns, whistles or racing of engines．
Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 meters from your vessel．
Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 meters from the whales．
Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction．
Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales．
Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if travelling side by side with whales．
When whales are travelling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore．
Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 meters of whales．
If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales．
Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines．For whom is this text written?
| A．Tour guides． | B．Whale watchers． |
| C．Vessel operators． | D．Government officials． |
When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should _____．
| A．move close to the beach |
| B．increase speed gradually |
| C．keep its engine running slowly |
| D．remain at the back of the whales |
When going side by side with whales, the vessel should ．
| A．keep moving in the same direction |
| B．surround the whales with other boats |
| C．travel closer and closer to the shore |
| D．take a good viewing position |
What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?
| A．400 meters． | B．300 meters． | C．200 meters． | D．100 meters． |
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