What can you imagine the life 100 years from now? In fact, no one can know it from now, but scientists studying the evolution of the society, human life and the world in general make such kind of predictions based on scientific data. According to their publications in scientific journals, let’s see how the world might look like in 100 years from now.
Embedded computers
According to predictions by Ian Pearson and Patrick Tucker, by 2050 the human body will be embedded2 with computers, at least in a big part of the population, and by 2075 most of the citizens of the developed world will have some kind of chips built in their brains to make them work faster and share thoughts in the form of computer data.
Superhuman geniuses
Developments in genetic engineering will create human geniuses who will live forever. Does it sound unbelievable? It is sure that there will be a way to influence the brain to increase the intelligence level and with the help of genetics it will be possible to maintain human body for many years.
Global currency
According to futurists, it is very likely that a global electronic currency will be created. They say that the local and national currencies will be few until mid-century and will gradually disappear, let alone metal currencies.
Three world languages
There will be only three world languages: English, Spanish and Chinese. Other languages will have no chance to survive through time. Futurists say that many minority languages are already extinct and the fac t that all educated people in the world speak at least one of these languages will help in this way.
Oceans as a food source
It is one of the most “confident” future devel opments, according to scientists, because if the world population continues growing at the same rate, it will reach ten billion. So the food will not be enough. Thus the oceans will be used to raise fish and to provide populations with fresh water taken from the sea plants.
Journeys into space
Most futurists agree on this and believe that some kind of tourist attractions will be created in space, although they will be affordable only for wealthy people.
1.Why will there be only English, Spanish and Chinese according to the passage?
A. Because other languages won’t be important.
B. Because people who speak minority languages won’t be willing to speak th
eir native languages.
C. Because more and more educated people speak English, Spanish and Chinese, which will cause many minority languages extinct
D. Because in the whole world all the people must not speak other languages.
2.What currency can we use to buy goods in the future from the passage?
A. local currency B. metal currency
C. national currency D. global electronic currency
3.The main idea about the passage is about .
A. what the people look like 100 years from now .
B. what the life of people is like 100 years from now.
C. what the environment is like 100 years from now.
D. what the culture is like100 years from now.
I live in a city, and I like quiet life. I hate nosy (爱管闲事的) neighbors but it’s very unlucky that I had one for myself. They moved in a couple of months ago and although I never felt that they were a strange family, I’ve always hated the way they get “too close” to me, my house, my garden
, and even my garbage cans.
One day, my neighbors were mowing their lawn (草坪). My garbage cans were near their lawn. For some strange reason, I found the wife looking through my garbage cans. I felt angry but since they were from a different culture, I thought that maybe it was “normal” from their ideas.
That afternoon, the couple knocked on my front door. When I opened, they gave me a plastic bag. Inside were my old daily bills, credit cards and bank statements, and an old birthday card that my old uncle sent. They said that they were returning them to me because these documents contained very private information that may be used by others.
I’ve heard of it before. I asked them how those documents can be used by others and they started telling me their very own experience, which forced them to leave their home and move next door to us. The wife told me that she never destroyed the bills. They also had a “nosy neighbour” who looked through their garbage cans which they actually thought was pretty strange. Little did they know that this “nosy neighbor” was collecting their personal information from their rubbish. Then all their money was taken out from the bank by their neighbor.
It was a very painful experience for all of them and they wanted to leave it all behind so they left. I was very thankful. They were not nosy neighbors. They simply didn’t want us to experience the same thing that they did.
1.What made the author angry?
A. His neighbors came to knock at his door at night.
B. His neighbors were mowing their lawn one morning.
C. His neighbors got too close to his own home.
D. His neighbor’s wife was looking through his rubbish.
2.Why did the couple come to the author’s home?
A. To return the documents to the author.
B. To get to know each other better.
C. To introduce themselves to the author.
D. To borrow some money from the author.
3.The neighbors moved to live next door to the author because .
A. they no longer had money to live in their former home
B. their personal documents were used by their former neighbor
C. they didn’t want to live in such a noisy home as before
D. they thought the author was much better than their former neighbor
4.Which of the following can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The author was kind and helpful to the neighbors.
B. The author changed his idea about his neighbors.
C. The neighbors didn’t have enough money.
D. The neighbors had to move from place to place.
近日，随着《中国足球改革总体方案》的出台，“足球进校园”已成为社会热议的话题。假设你是张涛，你的好友王明想加入校足球队，但是他的父亲认为踢足球会影响学习。请你根据以下提示给王明的父亲写一封信，帮助王明说服他的父亲。
关键词提示：goodfor health; serious about; more confident; encourage him; team effort;communicate… with; make more friends; decide by himself
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When I first learnt to write with English, I ran into many difficulties. The mainly problem was that I always thought in Chinese but tried to translate everything into English. A teacher advised me keep my diary. I followed her advice and should put down 100 words or so each day. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it a lot and reads it to the class. All said the story was a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me.
I am always the first person 1.(get) to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even 2. (busy)! Meetings and phone calls take3. a large part of the day. Every minute of the day 4.(fill) with urgent matters. By around eight o’clock, I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and answer some 5.(person) e-mails.
When I get home at about ten, I look at some d
ocuments 6. I bring back from the office so that I can be ready for the next 7.（）day) work. I get to bed around midnight8.my wife and children are already asleep.
I seldom have time for fun and other 9.(activity) with my family. My family complains about 10.. But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them. Besides, I get bored if there’s nothing to do. I like being busy.
Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a ____, because his parents were going to teach in Africa.
He and his family ____ all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. ____, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my _____. He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to ____ him. He looked a little scared to meet us, ______ started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.
When we got back home and Douglas ____ putting his things away, I could not believe it. All of his ____ were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He ____ had a dark blue jacket with a tie!
“How come you ____ only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.[
“That's the way my school has ____ been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”
“I would hate having to wear the _____ thing every day,” I said.
“I don't ____,” Douglas said. “It ____ time. I don't have to think about what I am going to wear.”
“Well, we don't wear uniforms at our _____. You're going to look pretty ____ if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”
Douglas looked worried. ____, I felt bad. I had not meant to ____ his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some ____ family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to ____ my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.
1.A. day B. week C. month D. year
2.A. worked B. lived C. traveled D. studied
3.A. However B. Instead C. Besides D. Therefore
4.A. parent B. cousin C. uncle D. friend[
5.A. ask B. teach C. help D. meet
6.A. so B. but C. or 
D. and
7.A. started B. stopped C. finished D. continued
8.A. bags B. pictures C. books D. clothes
9.A. also B. again C. still D. even
10.A. make B. hate C. wear D. sell
11.A. sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
12.A. right B. same C. only D. old
13.A. know B. use C. mind D. remember
14.A. costs B. saves C. wastes D. counts
15.A. airport B. country C. home D. school
16.A. brave B. funny C. smart D. handsome
17.A. Really B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Secretly
18.A. share B. enjoy C. hurt D. understand
19.A. difficult B. special C. big D. strange
20.A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look up
