It is December 25th, 2050. The people in the city are all celebrating Christmas. I’m the mayor of our city. My citizens and I are holding a big party under the sea, though you wouldn’t believe it. But please do not feel excited, you should feel sad because we have to live under the sea. Because of the pollution, the earth has been completely destroyed, from top to bottom. The atmosphere has no oxygen and moisture. As a result, the plants are burned by the strong sunlight with a great number of harmful rays. Of course, none of them are still alive. Not only no green, but also the temperature reaches about 121℃ all day even in winter because there is too much CO2 circling the earth.
On the land, there is no life. Luckily, the sea is not destroyed by human. So, we have to move into the sea. At the bottom of the water, people have built many new cities. There is a lot of advanced(高深的，先进的) equipment in each city. Computers are used to control all the machines, even the people’s life. We can also make the seawater into fresh water. There are two machines making oxygen. If they stop working for only one minute, more than 10 million people will die.
The population of our city is over 30 million and, of course, it is quite crowded. We have lots of high buildings and bridges. The roads are wide, too. Our cars are small UFOs, don’t be surprised, it is true. At the bottom of the sea you can’t see anything, because there is no light all day. However, we have advanced lighting equipment so that we can see the “sun” under the sea. Of course, the advanced lighting equipment is very expensive. And if it doesn’t work, we can see nothing under the sea. What should we do then?
1.Where are they holding a big Christmas party?
A. On the land B. Under the sea
C. In high buildingsD. On the road
2.What controls people’s life under the sea?
A. Machines B. Advanced equipment
C. Computers D. Human beings
3. Why do people have to live under the sea in 2050 according to the passage?
A. It is interesting to build cities and live under the sea.
B. We have advanced lighting equipment so that we can see the “sun” under the sea.
C. We can make oxygen under the sea with the high technology.
D. There is no oxygen and moisture around the earth as it is destroyed.
4.What can we learn from this article?
A. We should protect our environment instead of destroying it.
B. There will be no lives in the world in 2050.
C. People prefer to live under the sea in 2050.
D. The plants are burned by the strong sunlight with a great number of useful rays.
5.. The best title for this passage might be___________.
A. A Christmas In The Future
B. A City Under The Sea
C. The Underwater Life
D. The Future Life Under The Sea
Once, there was a beautiful girl who didn’t like herself, because she was blind, she couldn’t see anything.
In fact, the girl loved nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always ready to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the world, I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to the girl. When the bandages came off，she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend for the first time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was blind, too. She had never expected that, and she would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a note to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. Before they are yours, they were mine.”
So, this is how the human brain often works when our situation changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the taste of your food，think of those who have nothing to eat. Before you complain about life，think of some ones who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old house, think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
In a word, enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. The girl liked ________ before she was able to see.
A. herselfB. nobody
C. her boyfriendD. everybody
2. The underlined word “bandage” mean _________.
A. 眼镜B. 眼罩C. 帽子D.绷带
3.What did her boyfriend do when the girl refused to marry him?
A. He felt hopeless and killed himself.
B. He left in tears and wrote a note telling the girl to take care of the eyes.
C. He called the police.
D. He asked for more than he needed.
4. ______ donated a pair of eyes to the girl.
A. An known personB. Her father
C. Her boyfriendD. Her mother
5.What can we learn by reading the fifth paragraph?
A.Enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.
B.The girl should marry her boyfriend.
C.Before you complain about the taste of your food, think of those who have nothing to eat.
D.When you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell ,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your went to college. I can’t say don’t do this and do that, everything is different. And I don’t know is going to come up. I can’t help much with money, , but I think things will work out. ”
He gave me a new check-book(支票簿). “If you are short of money, a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.
“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.”
Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, Bible that he had read so often. He didn’t say read this every morning. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”
Did it help? I got through college being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since.
1.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothing D. something
2.A. sister B. motherC. brothersD. father
3.A. so B. ifC. whenD. because
4.A. that B. whatC. whichD. whom
5.A. too B. alsoC. eitherD. as well
6.A. writeB. borrowC. buyD. sell
7.A. to know B. knewC. knowingD. know
8.A. readB. readingC. to readD. writing
9.A. beautiful B. fineC. brokenD. complete
10.A. without B. by C. duringD. with
—Do you believe everything _______ is in his book?
—No, not really. I only believe something ______ he says.
A. which; whichB. that; that
C. /; / D. that; who
— I don’t know now.
— Her father says she is a little better.
A. how is she B. where she is
C. who she is D. how she is
—Your father’s birthday is coming. Why don’t you get him a pair of glasses?
—_______. Glasses can help him see better.
A. That’s too boring.
B. That’s not creative enough.
C. That sounds great.
D. That’s not necessary.
