Yesterday and Today
Life in the twenty-first century will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changesbe?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetable. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1. In the next century people don’t have to .
A. work long hours B. work fast
C. walk on foot D. eat meat
2.People may not eat as much as they do today.
A. fruit B. fish C. meat D. rice
3. One big problem in the future is that .
A .many people don’t have to work
B. many people will not be able to find work
C. people won’t have enough food to eat
D. all the work will be done by robots
4. In the future
A. traveling will be more expensive
B. computers will be less important
C. people will be too busy to do sports.
D. computers will be much smaller.
One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen — Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.
Help them — If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra (额外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them — Try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control. But if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!
______ — Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!
1.While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should _____.
A. give him or her some advice
B. just listen unless asked
C. calm him or her down
D. share your feelings as well
2.When we provide help for our friends, we should _____.
A. try to do everything for them
B. put them before ourselves
C. change their bad habits first
D. ignore their faults
3. What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?
A. Life without a friend is death.
B. A friend is easier lost than found.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. A man is known by his friends.
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall By the way, have you ever been there. “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It is magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order, “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking. I said, “Didn’t you say you don’t say” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You don’t say actually means really It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself. Since then, I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.
1. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .
A. English idioms were too difficult to master
B.I did not realize the importance of them
C. My teacher didn’t emphasize the importance
D.I had no interest in English learning
2. When I first heard “You don’t say!”, I thought .
A. the Englishman was not interested in the topic
B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall
C. I had talked too much
D.I had to stop talking at once
3.We can learn from the second paragraph that .
A. the Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall
B. the Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it
C. the Englishman wanted me to act as his guide
D. the Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting
4. After the Englishman explained the idiom,
A. the Englishman made me a fool
B. the Englishman made a fool of himself
C.I felt very silly
D.I felt proud of my understanding
假如你是李华，请你给在外地读书，正在生病的朋友王鹏写一封说服性信函，说明锻炼的重要性和好处，鼓励他积极锻炼身体，从而为更好地学习打下基础。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2．开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Wang Peng,
I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now._______________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________Best wishes
Yours，
Li Hua
下面每个句子都只有一处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。多改或不按格式要求改不得分。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1. Please get closely to me so that you can hear me clearly.
2. It is the careless housewife that is blame for the big fire.
3.Jack suggested that the meeting was put off till next week.
4.When Tom came to the life, he found himself in a hospital.
5. Mike was told to take the medicine according to the instruction.
6.There stand a strong wooden house, big enough for forty people.
7. There is no possibility human beings will be controlled by computers.
8. Every area of the Camelot Park is modelled by life in the days of King Arthur.
9.I’m going to Hong Kong next week. Do you have anything to be take to your husband?
10.A woman, that had moved away from Broad Street, liked the water from the pump so much that she had it delivered to her house every day.
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示,在空格上填入恰当的词，使句子完整。
1.难怪她不饿，她整天都在吃糖果。
_______ _______ she is not hungry; she has been eating sweets all day.
2.海关怀疑那位旅客携带毒品，所以拦住了他并检查了他的行李。
_______ the traveller _______ carrying drugs, the Custom official stopped him and went through his suitcase.
3.让我激动的是有这么多的珍宝在展出。
_______ _______ _______ was that there were so many treasures on show.
4. 就为了省一点点钱而买最便宜的电脑是不明智的。
It _______ _______ _______ to buy the cheapest computer just to save a little money.
5.只有我们齐心协力,我们才能成功。
_______ _______ we pull together, _______ _______ achieve success.
