Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many shopping malls. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?
What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
| A．身份证 | B．户口本 | C．信用卡 | D．优惠卡 |
Teachers teach their students in the future.
| A．in the classroom | B．over the radio |
| C．on TV | D．on the Internet |
In the future, robots are helpful and they can .
| A．eat dinner | B．cook meals for us |
| C．talk with our friends | D．watch films |
Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Shopping online | B．Studying at home |
| C．Robots in the future | D．Life in the future |
The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2009. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities. Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated(装饰) them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!
Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers presented (上演) a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won storms of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”
| A．surprising | B．boring | C．enjoyable | D．serious |
| A．All the students took part in the handwriting contest (比赛). |
| B．The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. |
| C．The English show was the most important event. |
| D．Teachers also took part in the English week. |
| A．Noise | B．Cheer | C．Sound | D．Music |
| A．The activities are a good way to learn English. |
| B．Students usually don’t like English. |
| C．The activities last longer. |
| D．Learning English in the classroom is invaluable. |
The Town Zoo
Zoo rules
1. Stay behind the yellow line.
2. Do not feed the animals.
3. Do not put your fingers through the fences(栅栏).
4. Do not bring balloons into the zoo.
5. Do not play ball games or ride bicycles in the zoo.
6. Do not shout or clap your hands. This may frighten the animals.
7. Keep the zoo clean. Eat only in the eating areas.
Tip for visitors
Some animals take a midday nap(小睡). If you cannot see them, come back later.
Entrance fee
| Adults |
$20 |
| Children under 12 |
$8 |
| Students under 18 |
$12 |
| Senior citizens over 60 |
$10 |
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9：00 a.m.～4：00p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 10：00 a.m.～5：00 pm
| A．playing | B．eating | C．acting | D．sleeping |
| A．$18. | B．$22. | C．$28. | D．$32. |
| A．We should ride bikes. | B．We should keep quiet. |
| C．Ｗe should feed the animals. | D．We should keep the zoo clean. |
在校园网上校长与学生在线对话引起了强烈的反响。下面是一些学生提出的问题和校长给予的回答，请你将学生的问题与校长的回答一一配对。
| Students’ questions |
Headmaster’s answers |
| A. I think they are all very great. They work really hard. They are all good at teaching and they are good with you all. |
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| B. We know it’s very important for everyone to study subjects and learn other things. I think you should know what you like to do first, and then try to do it better. But you should also try to study better. It’s good for you to find a good job. |
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| C. I think our school is the best. Because you are the greatest, and we also have so many great teachers here. And your parents send you here, because our school is the best. |
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| D. Every student likes our school and likes to study. They are good at schoolwork and other things. They are smart and healthy. They love their parents and teachers, too. |
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| E. It’s a piece of good advice. We have some clubs for Grade 7 students now. And we are going to have more clubs for all students. I hope every student can have a good time at school. |
In America: There are many more cars than in China. Maybe the number of cars in California is the same as the number in China. But there are fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey traffic rules strictly , and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About America traffic rules, there are many better terms , such as:
1. Stop line: There are stop line in all crossing without traffic lights(some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines); all cars must stop while meeting the stop lines.
2．Traffic lights: There are traffic lights in the crossing of the road .Cars may almost turn every direction. the traffic lights can give signals step by step including u-turn . There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe he may turn left.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (its color are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are streets in some residential(住宅区) areas, and no car can park at any time or any period time.
4. About the priority (优先权) of passengers and cars: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. But only after passengers have passed the road and gotten the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead. In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient and safe.According to the passage, we can know________.
| A．there are more traffic jams and accidents in America than in China |
| B．traffic policemen are often seen in the street in America |
| C．California may have as many cars as China |
| D．You can easily find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street in America |
When you meet a stop line while driving a car in the crossing without traffic lights,,_____.
| A．you can go ahead | B．you can turn left |
| C．you can have a u-turn | D．you must stop |
Which color is not include in the parking lines in America ？
| A．yellow | B．blue | C．red | D．white |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Any car can park at any time or any period time in the streets in some residential areas. |
| B．While giving a signal of turning left and being safe, you can turn left in the middle lane of turning left |
| C．At any case, cars have the priority to passengers. |
| D．You can park your car at any one of the three parking lines. |
This passage mainly talks about________
| A．the priority of passengers and cars | B．the traffic lights |
| C．the stop line | D．American traffic rules |
A rich man was ill in hospital, and the doctor feared that his life was ending soon. He called together his three sons and gave them the challenge, ‘One of you will get all my money. To decide which of you can get the money, I am going to give each of you a dollar. Go today and buy something that can fill this room.”
In the evening, they all came back. Child number one went to his friend’s farm and bought two bales of hay (两捆干草) with the dollar. He brought the hay and threw it up into the air. But it couldn’t fill the room.
Child number two went to a shop and bought two pillows made with feathers(羽毛). He then opened them and threw the feathers all over the room. All the feathers settled down on the floor and the room was still not filled.
The third son took out a candle and said, “I bought a box of matches and a candle then I gave the rest to a charity.” He lit the candle and turned off the lights, and the room was filled.
“ Well done, my son. You will get all my money because you understand a very important lesson about life. You understand how to let your light shine. That is good.” said the father.The rich man wanted to give all his money to one of his sons because _______.
| A．he was dying |
| B．he was too old to work |
| C．he wanted to know which son was the cleverest |
| D．he want something special |
Child number two ________.
| A．asked his father for help | B．bought nothing |
| C．gave the money to charity | D．got feathers in a shop |
From the passage we can know _______.
| A．the third son is honest and friendly |
| B．the father is satisfied with the third son |
| C．child number one is the cleverest |
| D．candle is a good gift for family |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Let Your Light Shine | B．A Rich Man and His Three Sons |
| C．How to Get Money | D．The Cleverest Son |
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