Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance your lifestyle to save the earth.
Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth’s water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour(倒) dangerous chemical(化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
By the year 2200, the earth’s water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.
So by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.
So it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.
1.Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?
A. Water B. Air C. Lifestyle D. Food
2.The underlined word ‘scarce’ means ‘______’ in Chinese.
A. 昂贵的 B. 充足的 C. 缺乏的 D. 特殊的
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century.
B. There was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200.
C. All the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300.
D. We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Stop polluting B. Change or leave
C. Look for new home D. Return to the earth
If you love reading books，you must know about the book The Little Prince. It's a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history，it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言).Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book，an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated
film(动画片).
The book tells the story of a pilot，called The Aviator, who crashes(撞击)into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film，the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl，whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book，speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.
China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions一in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way.
Huang Lei，who voices the film together with his 9-year-old daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.
"The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like the Little Prince，and it's a pity that this good characteristic(品质)goes away as flies，"he says.
1.The book The Little Prinse is One of the best-selling books in history because .
A. you must know about it if you love reading books
B. it shows The Little Prince's story in a beautiful way
C. it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects
D. the director has made it into a 3D animated film
2.How does The Little Girl get to know the story of The Little Prince?
A. She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her.
B. Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world.
C. The Aviator takes her to an amazing world.
D. She moves home next to The Aviator.
3.What does the underlined word "good-natured" mean?
A. kind B. friendly C. helpful D. all above
4.According to the passage, which is Huang Lei's opinion?
A. He doesn't believe the good characteristic is lost as we grow older in this stressed-out society.
B. He thinks all of us should keep our better nature and never let it disappear.
C. He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first.
D. He and his daughter voice the film together.
Is there intelligent life on other planets? For years，scientists said "no" or "We don't know". But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers. They believe intelligent life exists(存在)somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings.
Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. "This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life，" say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size-the universe is huge. "Tools like the Hubble telescope(哈勃望远镜)have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies，" says Shostak. "And our galaxy，the Milk Way，has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth."
In the past，it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now，powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜)allow scientists to discover smaller planets-the size of Mars or Earth in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited Earth? "Probably not，" says Shostak. "It's a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other ways，such as radio signs. In fact，they may be trying to communicate with us now，but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025，we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other. "
1.What is the best title for Paragraph Two?
A. The Age and Size of Earth
B. Our Galaxy: The Milk Way
C. Why Intelligent Life Might Exist
D. Earth: The Only Planet With Intelligent Life
2.Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?
A. There were not any smaller planets.
B. There were not any powerful telescopes.
C. The astronomers were not interested in them.
D. The Milk Way didn't exist at that time.
3.Why haven't beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?
A. They are afraid of us.
B. It's a long way away.
C. They don't want to see us.
D. They don't know how to use radio signs.
4.What does the underlined phrase "life forms" in the last paragraph mean?
A. Messages. B. Tools.
C. Intelligent beings. D. Radio signs.
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Soap operas(肥皂剧) from South Korea have been popular in China for more than twenty years now. So it is not the _____time for China’s soap operas to be less popular. But this time, they are facing more _____, because Descendants of the Sun（太阳的后裔） and My Love from the Star really made a big success, which even _____some top Chinese officers.
A senior officer said he sometimes watched soap operas from South Korea
_____operas from America. These operas made _____in South Korea and in America have a lot of lovers in China.
Many people____that China’s soap operas are not much loved by most Chinese, because they are not as interesting as _____from South Korea and America, such as My Love from the Star, a Korean love story between a time-travelling professor and a famous movie star.
However, Korean shows not only _____soap operas but also some programmings(综艺节目). “Running Man” is not an original Chinese show. We learned it from South Korea but some Chinese people aren’t aware of the _____.
Actually, China has a closer culture with South Korea. But why do shows from this _____country always seem better? One of the possible reasons is that their stories are more attractive. What’s more, those stories tell people the importance of courage, imagination and equality.
1.A. right B. first C. perfect D. last
2.A. advantages B. progress C. problems D. support
3.A. attracted B. caught C. controlled D. caused
4.A. as good as B. as well as C. as long as D. as much as
5.A. all B. either C. neither D. both
6.A. agree B. suggest C. announce D. decide
7.A. movies B. stars C. lovers D. operas
8.A. prevent B. promise C. provide D. prepare
9.A. fact B. reason C. case D. detail
10.A. relative B. neighbour C. partner D. Enemy
一Hello! May I speak to Mary, pleases?
一 .
A. I don't think so.
B. I am Mary.
C. Hurry up，please.
D. This is Mary speaking.
—We can see some wild animals in the forest，right?
—It's hard to say．There be only a few left．
A. may B. most C. need D. should
