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用方框中所给单词的适当形式补全短文(有两词多余)

space ， good, see, easy, ride, small,  drive, an, pollute, place, future, use

A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the【1】. People will like this kind of small cars【2】than the big ones. The car is as【3】as a bike but it can carry two people in it. Everybody can drive it【4】，just like【5】a bike. Even children and old people can drive them to schools or parks.

If everyone【6】such a car in the future, there will be less【7】in the air. There will be more space for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more【8】for people to walk in the streets.

The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy. These little cars can go only 65 kilometers【9】hour, so driving will be safer. The little cars of the future will be fine for going around the city， but they will not be【10】for a long trip.

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When you look at the sky at night, the moon looks bigger than the stars. Actually, the moon is much smaller than the stars and the sun. It’s much smaller than the earth. But the moon is much closer to us than any star. That is why it looks so big. If you hold a coin close to your eyes, it looks big. If you look at it across the moon, it looks small.

The moon moves around the earth. It makes one trip in about four weeks. The moon looks flat to us. But it is a round ball, like the earth.

People once thought the moon had fire on it. They thought the fire made it bright. Now we know the moon is like a mirror. It gets light from the sun.

Our sunlight comes from the sun, too. What is the sun? The sun is a star. The stars we can see have their own light. There are many big stars we cannot see.Their light had burnt out. Others are still bright, but they are so far away that we can not see them. The sun looks bigger and much brighter than other stars because it is the nearest of all stars. The sun and the other stars we see are very hot, but the air around us saves us from the heat of the sun.

The sun gives us light and warmth. It makes plants grow and turns leaves green. It makes life possible on our earth. It is a life-giving star.

【1】It takes____for the moon to go around the earth once.

A. more than a week   B. nearly a month   C. half a year   D. more than a year

【2】The moon is bright because____.

A. there is some fire on it

B. it is near the sun

C. there is a big mirror on it

D. it can get light from the sun

【3】The passage tells us____.

A. the sun is not the biggest star

B. the moon is the closest to the sun

C. only the sun can shine

D. the sun is one of the farthest stars to us

【4】Why do we call the sun " a life-giving star" ？

A. Because it gives us warmth.

B. Because there are some living things on it.

C. Because plants and animals can’t live without it.

D. Because people have to live in the dark without it.

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Mr. Depp is a famous scientist. He likes to make lots of predictions about the future. He says that in 100 years some things will be better than now. For example, we won’t have to do the dishes or sweep the floor because we’ll all have robots in our homes. Also, we won’t need to use paper money. We’ll all use credit cards to buy things. We’ll have more free time, and traveling will be faster and cheaper than it is now.Maybe some people will spend their vacations on space stations. However, Mr. Depp says that more things will get worse in the next century. If more people use cars, there will be more pollution. Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier. If pollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to live on Mars(火星).Mr. Deep says we’ll be sorry if pollution becomes worse.

【1】What does Mr.Depp like to do？

A. He likes to do research.

B. He likes to predict the future.

C. He likes to do the dishes.

D. He likes to do homework.

【2】What does thee underlined phrase mean？

A. 信用卡   B. 会员卡   C. 打折卡   D. 社保卡

【3】Where will people probably spend their vacations according to Mr. Depp？

A. On Mars.   B. On space stations.   C. On the moon.   D. On the sun.

【4】Why will people have to live in Mars？

A. Because the pollution gets worse on the earth.

B. Because it’s a better place.

C. Because they want to live there.

D. Because it is like the earth.

【5】Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Robots will help us do housework.

B. We should be careful with our environment.

C. We may travel to space in the future.

D. All the people will live in Mars.

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The future is coming! All over the world there are many new ideas for new places to live and work in.Some of them will be in the sea! They will be very big and lots of people will live and work in them. The Americans are planning to build a town called Atlantis City. It will be in the sea, about five miles away from the land. But the most exciting idea comes from Japan.It is called Aeropolis. Aeropolis will be a huge sea city, with parks, schools, a hospital and an airport … and it will move! It will travel slowly around the world. There are just two problems. Aeropolis will cost a lot.of money to make. And for people who get seasick, it won’t be much fun.

【1】Which country will plan to build a town in the sea？

A. America.   B. England.   C. China.   D. Japan.

【2】What’s the name of the Japanese sea city？

A. Atlantis.   B. Aeropolis.   C. Tokyo.   D. Osaka.

【3】The underlined word"huge" means"____".

A. very small   B. very long   C. very big   D. very short

【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. Sea cities will be holiday towns.

B. Sea cities won’t be a nice place for people whoget seasick.

C. There are already two sea cities.

D. Sea cities will be very small.

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任务型阅读

We live in the " computer age " People like scientists, teachers and even students use computers to do many kinds of work. But many years ago, computers couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive.Very few people were interested in them and knew how to use them.

Today computers are smaller and cheaper. Since they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Most people have them at home. Many have smaller ones so that they can take them out to work, to travel, to have meetings and to give talks.

Computers become very important because they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes.Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Scientists use them to do research and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our good friends.

根据短文内容完成下列小题

【1】Why were very few people interested in computersmany years ago?

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【2】How are computers today?

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【3】What can people do using smaller computers?

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【4】Why do computers become very important?

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【5】As a student, what can you do with the help of thecomputer？

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书面表达

根据以下提示, 以" Life in the Future"为题用英语写一篇短文。

1. What will life in the future be like?

2. What should we do to make life in the future be better？

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