What will the future life be like? I think we will be able to travel faster and safer around the world and in to space. Maybe one day we can work in Beijing, sleep in Chengdu and visit the moon for a holiday.
We will have new energy that doesn’ t make pollution. Possibly, people will find ways to use Cleaner things, such as sea water, to make energy without polluting the earth.
We will have machines that can copy everything in the future. Put a cake on the machine and it makes a new one. If the machine is like a fax – machine, we can send food and presents to our friends easily.
We will have clever robots that work for us, and the robots can bring us useful things and take away our rubbish. Now we have to press a key or type a word to make a machine work. But in the future, if we think of something, the machine can make it for us. The machine can under-stand our ideas.
We will be able to go into computer games and films, and everything will feel real. We will be able to make our homes like forests or sunny beaches or anything we want. Perhaps, one day we will be able to collect our dreams and put them on DVDs.
Judge the following sentences true( T).or false( F) according to the passage.
In the future, we can work in one city and sleep in another.
In the future, we can make energy by using sea water.
In the future, we can only copy food by machines\
In the future, we can make a new machine by pressing a key.
People can probably make DVDs of their dreams in the future.
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Do you know who is the president of the USA now? Your answer is ‘Obama（奥巴马）, right?’ Next, let’s have a look at his growing experience（经历）. Ten-year-old Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Honolulu, Hawaii. The young boy didn’t look the same as most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him whether his father ate people. “I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince, but I kept asking myself who I was,” said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Barack Obama became the first black president in U.S. history. Obama was born on August 4, 1961. His father is an African（非洲人） and his mother is a white American. This unusual background（背景）made him want to know who he was. With the help of his friends, Obama finally went to college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard University, a famous university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Later, he became the third black senator（议员） in U.S. history.
During his competition for U.S. president, Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America, rather than a white America or a black America. Obama’s success（成功） is a historic victory（胜利）. It made Martin Luther King’s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character.
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On August4,1961 |
| At age 10 |
The number of black students at his school is three |
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Got lots of support from his friends |
| Grew popular among the students because he is |
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Became the third black senator in U.S. history |
| At age 47 |
Told people about his background |
| won his competition for U.S. |
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| Obama’s success made Martin Luther King’s dream come true |
Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790.The philosopher（哲学家）and writer was one of the most important men in the early days of the United States. He believed strongly in the importance（重要性）of hard work, and he himself worked hard all his life, from the time he left school at the age of ten.
"Poor Richard," a character Franklin created, summarized（概括）Franklin's ideas in short sayings（谚语）. Many of Poor Richard's sayings are still remembered today. One of the most famous is "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," from the essay（散文）"The Way of Wealth."
In the same essay , Franklin talks about the danger of laziness and the value of ambitiousness（抱负）.He asks what is accomplished by "wishing and hoping for better times". He says that we can make these times better if we try hard enough. People who spend all their time just hoping will die without food. They shouldn't expect everything to be easy, or as Poor Richard says, "there are no gains without pains." Franklin also says that we should work today, not wait until tomorrow. "One today is worth two tomorrows," says Poor Richard." Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today."The main idea of the text is that _______________.
| A．one should have a clever mind |
| B．one should get up early |
| C．one should work hard all one’s life |
| D．one should make everything hard to do |
According to the text, Poor Richard is a person who _________________.
| A．used to help Franklin |
| B．appears in Franklin’s books |
| C．knows a lot of old sayings |
| D．works very hard all his life |
“one today is worth two tomorrows” means that ___________________.
| A．if you want to do something valuable（有价值的）, do it at once |
| B．one shouldn’t hope for better times |
| C．everyone can have a bright future |
| D．we have to enjoy ourselves today, not tomorrow |
Mr. Johnson was an old man with a bad temper（脾气）. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One day, 13-year-old Jane and her friend Amy had to go past Mr. Johnson’s house. When Jane saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn’t.
When Mr. Johnson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Johnson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.
Later Jane asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why is he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended（假装）there was an invisible（看不见的）smile on his face and then started talking to him. Beginning with a “hello” at first, and then speaking more each time.
“An invisible smile?” Jane was puzzled（困惑的）. “Yes,” answered Amy. “My grandma told me to think so. She said if we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will smile back.”
Remember what Amy’s grandma said, and we will find that most people can’t refuse（拒绝） our smile.
People thought that Mr. Johnson was a(n) person.
| A．honest | B．kind | C．funny | D．unfriendly |
What did Amy do when she first walked past Mr. Johnson’s house?
| A．She went into his yard to pick apples. |
| B．She was too afraid to go away quickly. |
| C．She smiled to him and talked to him. |
| D．She talked with him like old friends. |
6.Amy learned “an invisible smile” from .
| A．the old man | B．her grandma |
| C．her parents | D．her friend Jane |
7.What does the story want to tell us?
| A．It is important to take others’ advice. |
| B．A smile can change the whole world. |
| C．People with bad temper can also make friends. |
| D．Smile to the world and it will smile at you back. |
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Do you often see ants? If the weather is warm, you may see them under the stones. If it is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.
Most of the ants are workers. They have lots of work to do. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen doesn’t work at all. She is important because she lay eggs. These eggs will become new ants.
There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. They can kill and eat elephants. They move in groups. They eat all the animals they meet while moving on their way. When these ants come near, people leave their homes.
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1. Workers： They are always busy searching for food and 2. Queen ants： She |
| A strong kind |
They live in America. They move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way, killing elephants and people. |
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