It's June， 2047．
Black and Rose Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the
bedroom computer to get the latest news． As they watch the screen， Rose orders one of the household robots to make coffee and another robot to make breakfast for them．
After breakfast， Black disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world． He is a computer engineer， working for several companies． This is his third job：
he used to be in marketing and then television． Rose also has a job and she is doing medical research． Before she picks up the video phone to talk to her assistant， Rose has a quick look at the
shopping channels - the usual selection of electrical cars， household robots and cheap travel offers． Both Rose and Black used to have an office desk in London， but ten years ago they moved to the seaside and they have worked at home from then on．
Black and Rose have one daughter， Mary， who also has her own workstation at home． She goes to school only one day a week， mainly to play with other students． Classrooms disappeared in 2030because there was no longer any need for them， communication systems have made it much easier to learn at home．
Mary， now thirteen， is studying Chinese at present， which has become a world language as
important as English． Mary has many Chinese friends． They communicate by computer．
According to the family doctor， Mary will live to at least 130． Her wish is to work for a few decades （十年）and then spend her time on music and painting．
（1） Why do Black and Rose switch on the bedroom computer in the morning？
| A． |
Because they want to get the latest news．
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| B． |
Because they want to talk with their daughter．
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| C． |
Because they want to order something for breakfast．
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（2） Who makes coffee for Rose and Black？
| A． |
Black's parents．
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| B． |
Their servants．
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| C． |
The household robot．
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（3） According to the passage， which sentence is NOT true？
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Mary goes to school only one day a week．
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| B． |
Black used to have an office desk in London．
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| C． |
Rose can't do some medical research at home．
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（4） are the two world languages from the passage．
| A． |
English and French
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| B． |
English and Chinese
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| C． |
Japanese and Chinese
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（5） Which is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Jobs in 2047．
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| B． |
Life in 2047．
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| C． |
Schools in 2047．
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