There are three_________students in their school.

A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. hundreds D. hundred

His sister always__________ part__________protecting the environment.

A. takes;for B. takes;in C. makes;in D. makes;for

—Tomorrow is Sunday.Please don’t_________so early. 

—OK. But don’t sleep too late.

A. take me back B. wake me up C. call me back D. bring me up

—I got a message saying my phone number won a prize worth $4,000.

—Too good to be true.Don’t__________it.

A. do B. hold C. make D. believe

Personally I don’t agree that people_________dangerous animals as pets.

A. pick B. make C. keep D. follow

—Do you like the city life or the country life?

—It’s hard to say. In the city there is_________fun,but in the country there is_________pollution.

A. less;more B. more;less C. more;fewer D. much;less

Life in the year 3044 is very different __ life in the 21st century. We still do many of the things you did,but we do them __.For example,we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just __ a human being.It can walk and talk and can do almost __ we human beings do.My e-friend is a lot like me and we have __ fun together. She helps me __ my homework and we often go swimming. She is programmed to take care of me if anything __,so I always feel safe when we are together. She can also send me messages, just like old-fashioned e-mails, and I can download information from her memory. It’s great __ an e-friend—I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk __. 

I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044,but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room.Maybe __ I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.

1.A. of B. from C. in D. with

2.A. different B. difference C. differently D. differences

3.A. like B. for C. at D. up

4.A. something B. all thing C. nothing D. everything

5.A. many B. a number of C. a lot of D. the number of

6.A. with B. at C. on D. doing

7.A. will happen B. happens C. happened D. is going to happen

8.A. have B. had C. to have D. has

9.A. in B. about C. with D. at

10.A. one day B. in one day C. after one day D. with one day

Mr. Green made a robot. He could say only one sentence—“There is no doubt(疑问)about it.” The robot always repeated the same words when you spoke to him.

One day,Mr. Green needed lots of money and he took the robot to the market to sell him. “Who will buy my robot? He is very smart,” he shouted. “Twenty thousand dollars for my robot!”

A man was surprised that he was asking for so much money. Instead of asking Mr. Green why he wanted so much money, he decided to speak to the robot. “Are you worth(值)twenty thousand dollars?” he asked the robot.“ There is no doubt about it,” answered the robot.

The man liked the robot’s answer so much that he bought him and carried him home. But very soon he found that the robot could say nothing else. He was sorry that he bought the robot. He stood in front of the robot and said, “How foolish I was to throw so much money away!”

“There is no doubt about it,” said the robot.

1.How many sentences could the robot say?

A. Only one sentence. B. Three sentences.

C. Ten sentences. D. Hundreds of sentences.

2.Why did Mr. Green sell the robot?

A. The robot was bad. B. Mr.Green didn’t like it.

C. Mr.Green needed much money. D. The robot was old.

3.When the man heard Mr.Green’s words,he thought 　　　.

A. the robot was unusual B. Mr.Green needed lots of money

C. the robot was cheap D. Mr.Green didn’t want to sell the robot

4.The man was sorry that 　　　.

A. he met Mr.Green B. he went to the market

C. he spoke to the robot D. he bought the robot

5.At the end of the story,the man probably felt the robot was 　　　.

A. sorry for him B. afraid of him

C. laughing at him D. trying to surprise him

Life in the Future

In the future, at home, cookers will be ready for you to cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch. Televisions will tell you prices at the shops and news. Videophones will bring pictures as well as sound. Home will become the center of entertainment through televisions and electronic games. Machines will control temperature, lighting, washing and gardening. Lighting serves as wallpaper and it will make your room look nicer. More people will eat out more than they do today, and they will have a lot more kinds of food.

At work, robots will take over most jobs in the factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer.

There will be more foreign travel. Space travel will be cheaper. Hobbies and education will become more and more important.

1.People will know prices at the shops and news on 　　　.

A. computers B. televisions C. wallpaper D. videophones

2.What can make your room look nicer?

A. Gardening. B. Switches. C. Lighting. D. Machines.

3.People will work for 　　　30 hours a week.

A. less than B. more than C. as many as D. more or less

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. People will have less free time. B. Robots will do all the jobs at home.

C. There will be more people eating out. D. People won’t travel to space.

5.　　　 will be more and more important.

A. Hobbies and education B. Cookers

C. Travel D. Entertainment

Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.

48).Cars will run on solar power(太阳能)and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example,if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself. 

New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some of them will have two levels(层).People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.

Biotechnology(生物技术)will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses will be developed.49).The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer__

Many new ways to cure(治愈)illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering(基因工程产品)to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.

(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.What will be made better and healthier by biotechnology?

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2.Where will new cities have to be built in the future?

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(二)将短文中画线的英语句子译成汉语。

3.___________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________

(三)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.____________________________________________________