What will man be like in the future --- in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, because man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average(平均), men are about three inches taller. 500 years is relatively(相对地) a short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller.
Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still use only about 20% of the brain's capacity(容量). As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and finally we shall need our brains more and more, and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring a physical change too. The head, especially the forehead(前额), will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are used too much. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a long time it is possible that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we make use of our arms and legs less. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive(敏感的) because they are used a lot in modern life.
But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are likely to be hairless.
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive(有吸引力的) person to look at! This may be true.However, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a person, with thoughts and feelings similar to our own.
The passage mainly tells us that __________.
| A．man's life will be different in the future |
| B．future man will look different from us |
| C．man is growing taller in the future |
| D．man is changing quickly all the time |
Which of these proves that man is changing?
| A．Man sees better than before. |
| B．Man's hair has been getting thinner. |
| C．Man's arms and legs have been getting weaker. |
| D．Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years. |
How much brain’s capacity of a person hasn’t been used now?
| A．About 20% | B．About 80% |
| C．About3% | D．About 50% |
Which of the following is TRUE about man in the future?
| A．He is hairless because hair is no longer useful. |
| B．He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses. |
| C．His fingers grow weaker because he doesn't need to use them. |
| D．He thinks and feels in a different way. |
We can learn from the article that .
| A．man will become more attractive in the future |
| B．Some parts of man’s body will become weaker because they are less used. |
| C．People are sure about future man’s appearance |
| D．Future life is challenging |
Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”21*cnjy*com
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”
| A．his father and mother | B．his sister |
| C．his grandparents | D．his brother |
| A．never | B．sometimes |
| C．often | D．usually |
| A．an egg | B．an apple |
| C．an orange | D．a pear |
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon |
| C．at bedtime | D．at noon |
| A．Tom was a quiet boy |
| B．Tom was a bad boy |
| C．Tom was a lazy boy |
| D．Tom was a clever boy |
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People at home keep asking me, "Is it hard to learn Chinese? Why have you learned it so well?" Well, there's one thing that makes Chinese easy to learn: there are so many people to talk to. You've probably heard that it's the most spoken language. Today it's also one of the most written languages online. And with so many Chinese people interested in learning English, it couldn't be easier to find a friend for language learning. You just have to know where to look for them.
The really good place to look for them is QQ. QQ has the same status(地位) in China as AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) does in the US. It is reported that at any moment, up to 9,000,000 people are using QQ. They're at work, or in a web café(网吧), or at home, and the information of the users can be found. If you sign on with your address set to "abroad", you'll soon find that many thousands of them are interested in speaking to you! This is a great way for you to learn Chinese, and for them to learn English. I think that it's a very interesting way of cultural contact(文化交流), too, for ordinary people from around the world to be able to have one-on-one contact. In the first paragraph(段落), the writer tells us ___________.
| A．why his family members want to learn Chinese |
| B．where you can find people to talk to for language learning |
| C．the easiest thing to do is learning Chinese |
| D．Chinese isn’t so hard to learn as his friends think |
From the second paragraph we know that QQ and AIM are __________.
| A．addresses for the Internet users |
| B．documents you need to get online |
| C．tools for people to talk online |
| D．programs of a computer |
Offices, web cafes and homes ____________.
| A．attract the most people to learn Chinese |
| B．provide both QQ and AIM in China |
| C．are the best places for English learners |
| D．have the most people online |
The writer wrote this passage mainly to __________.
| A．tell a way of learning Chinese |
| B．show what the Chinese people are doing |
| C．tell the important of learning Chinese |
| D．show the difference between AIM and QQ |
The writer of this passage is probably ___________.
| A．a Chinese who works abroad |
| B．an expert who works at home |
| C．an American who works in China |
| D．a salesman who sells softwares |
Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters．One Sunday，Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children don’t have any lessons today，and you’re free too．There’s a new funfair(游乐场)in the park．Let’s all go there to play.
Her husband said，“I want to finish some work today. “oh, forget it．Go there and make our children happy．That’s the most important work” Mrs. White said.
So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair．Mr. White was forty-five years old.
but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another，and ate lost of sweets. One of the children said to her mother，“Dad is just like a small child，isn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered， He is even worse than a small child，Mary，because he might spend more money than a small child. There were ________ children in the White family·
| A．two | B．three |
| C．four | D．five |
One Sunday，Mr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.
| A．school | B．work |
| C．a funfair | D．a shop |
Mr. White liked the place so much that he_______.
| A．bought lots of sweets |
| B．followed his wife all the time |
| C．hurried from one thing to another |
| D．asked a lot of questions |
From the story we know Mrs. White________ when Mary asked her the question.
| A．was still excited to play |
| B．was a little angry with Mr. White |
| C．looked for Mr．White everywhere |
| D．are a lot of sweets |
Of all the family members,_________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
| A．Mr．White | B．Mrs．White |
| C．Mary | D．the boys |
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The above job ads(广告) are probably from a .
| A．newspaper | B．story book |
| C．TV show | D．radio program |
If you like children and have two days free, you can call at for a job.
| A．766588 | B．633800 |
| C．556779 | D．558366 |
If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month?
| A．$240 | B．$200 | C．$160 | D．$120 |
are needed in AL Hotel.
| A．Cleaners | B．Baby-sitters |
| C．Reporters | D．Waiters |
If you’re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in .
| A．ad. (1) | B．ad.(2) |
| C．ad. (3) | D．ad.(4) |
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