Yesterday and Today
Life in the twenty-first century will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.In the next century people don’t’ have to ______________.
| A．work long hours | B．work fast | C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
People may not eat _____________as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish | C．meat | D．rice |
One big problem in the future is that __________.
| A．many people don’t have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people won’t have enough food to eat |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
Every family will have at least one ________ in the next century.
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
In the future _________________.
| A．traveling will be more expensive |
| B．computers will be less important |
| C．people will be too busy to do sports. |
| D．computers will be much smaller. |
Dear readers,
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted (被污染), and who has watched lives slipped away (消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly (非常) at home. What will her future be?
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life.
But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Through“Save the Children”，you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what“Save the Children”has been working on since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout (救济品), but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.
It can make a difference in his/her life and yours.
For the children
David Li GuyerWe can read the letter in _____.
| A．somebody’s diary | B．a piece of newspaper |
| C．a progress report | D．a story book |
What’s Maria’s most serious problem?
| A．She has no chance to go to school. |
| B．Her father died of a serious disease. |
| C．Hard work has made her suffer a lot. |
| D．Her mother needs her badly at home. |
What is “Save the Children”?
| A．An activity to help poor children go to school. |
| B．An office of the government to collect money. |
| C．A program shown at theaters to help the poor. |
| D．A group who works for children in poor places. |
The last sentence in the letter means “_____”.
| A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded |
| B．What you give is more than what you take |
| C．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot |
| D．Maria and you can help each other at school |
Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?
| A．English Corner | B．Project Hope |
| C．The Summer Camp | D．Job Training |
It is said that as the population of a city grows, so do its problems. Pollution, too many cars, and crowded streets are just a few of the problems. One way to deal with these problems is city trains. Traveling to different parts of a city by train means fewer cars and buses on our roads, cleaner air and more open streets. In recent years, cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai have all built city train lines.
The first city train line in China was built in Beijing. The oldest part of the train line, from Beijing Zhan to Ping Guo Yuan was opened in 1969. Its length was 23.6 kilometers. With the development of the city after 1980, more trains are needed. A new train line was built to help move people around the city center. The 16-kilometer-long “circle line” was finished in 1987. Since that time even more train stations have been built and today the train lines in the city are over 50 kilometers long.
For the 2008 Olympic Games, the trains of Beijing was very important. Most of the people who went to watch the different sports games during the Olympic Games traveled by train.This passage tells us about _____.
| A．the problems in big cities | B．city trains |
| C．the history of Beijing | D．2008 Olympic Games |
How long was the first train line in Beijing?
| A．About 16 kms. | B．About 23 kms. |
| C．About 33 kms. | D．About 50 kms. |
In 1977, which of the following places in Beijing could you go to by train?
| A．Chao Yang Men. | B．An Ding Men. |
| C．Che Gong Zhuang. | D．He Ping Men. |
When was the 16-kilometer-long “circle line” finished in Beijing?
| A．In 1969. | B．In 1980. | C．In 1987. | D．In 2008. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．In 2008, the Beijing train line was nearly 40 years old. |
| B．The larger population a city has, the fewer problems it faces. |
| C．More and more cities are building underground train lines for the 2008 Olympic Games. |
| D．There are 30 stations on the “circle line” in Beijing. |
Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another, so the first village was established (建立). Many people came to live in the villages, and these villages became even larger.
When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.
Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?
根据短文内容，判断正(A)误(B)。People moved from place to place to hunt animals.
The story says,“No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.
When machines appeared, life in the cities changed again.
All people like to live only in big cities.
People built factories after the cities grew big.
阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分)
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
If you knew you had only three years left to live, how would you use your time? It’s a hard question and few of us would even like to think about it. But 18-year-old Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says: “I want to thank the people who have helped me.”
At age one, Huang’s mother left the family. Six years later, he was badly ill. He has been using a wheelchair since 9 years old. Doctors said he would only live to be 18.
After Huang’s story went on TV, hundreds of Chinese sent money to help him. The boy was so moved that he decided to thank every one of them. But it is not an easy job, because Huang was too sick even to drive a mosquito (蚊子) away from his leg. Huang has to be tied to his wheelchair to stop him from falling out. And the family can only afford a three-wheeled motorcycle (三轮摩托). Since 2003, the father and son have traveled 14000 kilometers, to 10 provinces, and thanked more than 30 helpers.
“I am moved by the story of this boy. We need the courage to face death, and we should also feel the thankfulness for those who help us,” reads an online post on cctv.com.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。What does Huang have to tie himself to the wheelchair to do?
___________________________________________________________Why have Huang and his father traveled 14000 kilometers?
___________________________________________________________
B. 将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语。___________________________________________________________
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C. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。___________________________________________________________
British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sahar and Bobby Green, became young millionaires (百万富翁) when they opened a chain of American-style (美国风味的) coffee shops in the U.K.
Having the idea: It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work: The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues (收入) of ￡30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, "If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream."What kind of company do these people run (经营)?
| A．A fast-food restaurant. | B．A tea shop. |
| C．A coffee shop. | D．A hotel. |
How many people run the company?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Where are their Coffee Republic shops?
| A．All over the U.K. | B．All over the US. |
| C．In central London. | D．In New York. |
Which of the following statements is RIGHT?
| A．British people prefer tea to coffee. |
| B．Sahar was not interested in Bobby’s idea. |
| C．As soon as they opened their first coffee shop, they were very successful. |
| D．The best-seller written by Sahar is about how to make coffee. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Sahar’s life story. |
| B．Sahar’s trip. |
| C．The American-style coffee. |
| D．The success of a family business. |
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