Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast.There will be many people in the 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 (至少) one in every room. 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 vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
小题1:In the future there will be _______.

A．much more fruit

B．more people

C．less vegetables

D．less people

小题2:Every family will have at least a _______ in the future.

A．robot

B．cow

C．TV set

D．computer

小题3:In the future people don’t have to _______

A．work long hours

B．work fast

C．walk on foot

D．eat meat

小题4:People may not eat _______ as much as they do today.

A．fruit

B．fish

C．meat

D．rice

小题5: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 have to work fast

D．all the work will be done by robots

World Future Society
People
People may live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind, deaf and have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million people by 2050. By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work from home for a company in a different country by using the Internet.
Money
Worldwide e-business will become even more successful with online shops that sell special products for each person, which will be brought to their house the next day.
Environment
The technology for making energy from wind and the Sun is growing very quickly. In the future wind and Sun energy could become much cheaper and many more countries could use it. This would be very useful in poor countries. The air in big cities would also become much cleaner and healthier as a result.
Society and culture
The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendships. Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping.
Technology                  
The new science of “nanotechnology” (very small robots or machines) will make all sorts of products smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat. By 2012 people will be able to wear these small machines that look like watches, which will give them lots of information about their body and keep them healthy.
小题1:What does the World Future Society do?

A．Look at how technology will make people happy.

B．Look at how technology will change the world.

C．Make technology w ork better for themselves.

D．Make small machines to make us healthier.

小题2:How will technology help people?

A．Help all people live for over 120 years.	B．Help disabled people to get jobs.
C．Make people healthier and live longer.	D．Help workers to use the Internet.

小题3:How will people go shopping?

A．In special shops.	B．Using the Internet at certain times.
C．Using the Internet any time of the day.	D．Using nanotechnology.

小题4:How will technology help the environment?

A．Poor countries will have enough energy.

B．Wind energy will be cheaper than Sun energy.

C．We will not need wind and Sun energy.

D．Wind and Sun energy will be cheaper.

小题5:The new science of “nanotechnology” will _______.

A．drive small machines to work for people	B．make good-quality watches
C．allow people to eat more	D．make very small products

Many Chinese students think American students enjoy more freedom than them at school. In fact, American schools also have their rules. If students break(违背) the rules, they will get punishment（惩罚）, too.  On the first day of a new term, 128 students of Morton High School were sent back home for wearing the wrong clothes. There are altogether(总共)1,200 students in the school. Usually only 20 students break the school dress rule every day. So the headmaster（校长）Theresa Mayerik said it was the worst new term she had ever seen.
At Morton High School, students’ favorite clothes such as wide pants and low-necked shirts are not allowed( 允许). Some students think they have the right to choose what to wear, but the headmaster doesn’t think so.“ I’d be supportive if half the school was sent back home ,because 99% will get the message that our school is for education”
“Freedom” doesn’t mean “free of restrictions(限制性规定)”. That is to say, there is no total(完全的) freedom in the world, no matter in the US or in China.
小题1:Many Chinese students think that American student_______.

A．are very free at school

B．as clever as them

C．love their school a lot

D．have many rules at school

小题2:Some students of Morton High School were sent back home for_______.

A．not finishing their homework

B．playing computer games

C．not wearing the right clothes

D．being late for school

小题3:Some students in Morton High School thinks they have the right(权利) to____

A．decide when to go to school

B．choose what to wear to school

C．eat and drink in class

D．decide how to go to school

小题4:The underlined( 划线的 ) word means“_______ ” in Chinese.

A．高兴的

B．支持的

C．害怕的

D．反对的

小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．In America, if students break the school rules, they won’t get any punishment.

B．In Morton High School, there are usually 128 students breaking the school dress rules

C．The writer doesn’t think there is freedom in America

D．The writer doesn’t think there is total freedom in the world.

Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average（平均）,2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average，twelve times in his or her life. In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
小题1:According to (根据) the passage ,where do most Americans live?

A．In the countries.	B．Around the farms.
C．In the towns near the sea.	D．In or around the cities.

小题2: How many American families own a cat?

A．40%

B．26%

C．74%

D．20%

小题3:Families in the US are              .

A．becoming bigger

B．becoming smaller

C．no change

D．not sure

小题4:Do all the children in the US have their own bedrooms?

A．Yes, they do.	B．No. Half of them do.
C．No, 5% of the them do.	D．I don’t know.

小题5:The passage is about _________________.

A．people and homes in the United States

B．dogs and cats in American homes

C．teenagers’ bedrooms

D．moving house

Earth Hour(地球一小时) is a global event organized by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and it is held on the last Saturday of March every year. It asks people to   26  their lights and other electrical appliances(电器) like computers for one hour. In this way, people can pay   27 attention to the climate(气候) change and know that it’s important to save the earth.
Earth Hour first  28  in Sydney in 2007. More cities around the world followed Sydney’s lead in 2008.   29   March 28, 2009, 88 countries and more than 4,000 cities joined Earth Hour. From 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Beijing, Dalian, Hangzhou, Hong Kong and many   30  cities in China took the action, too.   31   shops closed and people used candles at home. The UN said that it  32   save the energy(能量).
The world seems to be a dark world   33  the lights are turned off. However, people are trying to do something to save the   34  in such beautiful “dark moment”. This year, WWF encourages people to make a small change for the environment every day. Now,  35   you join us?

小题1:	A．turn on B．turn down C．turn up D．turn off

小题2:	A．more B．little C．few D．less

小题3:	A．started B．stopped C．comes out D．begins

小题4:	A．In B．At C．On D．To

小题5:	A．others B．other C．the other D．another

小题6:	A．Thousand of B．Two thousands C．Thousands of D．Two thousand of

小题7:	A．would help B．will help C．has helped D．helps

小题8:	A．so that B．when C．until D．before

小题9:	A．shops B．world C．cities D．earth

小题10:

A．do B．could C．may D．are

What’s your favorite English letter ? Many of you may say Q. Why ? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ .
What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about ? The CCTV reporter ,Miss Wang interviews three kids . Let’s listen to what they say .
When do you chat on QQ ? What do you talk about ?
Lin Yuhan , Xi’an : On weekends . We talk about homework and chat with each other .
Tang Yuting ,Shanghai : On weekends and when I don’t have much homework .We exchange test answers and chat .
Yang Yuhang , Dalian : Our class goes online together at 4—6pm on weekends , We complain about homework ,chat and talk about computer games .
What do you put on your QQ blog (博客 )?
Lin : I put good articles. I have found online on my blog . I also write articles myself . They are about funny things that have happened in my class .
Tang : I put pictures on my blog . Not my own photos , but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan .
Yang: I put DV films on my blog . I shoot  ( 拍摄 )them during sports meetings and school parties .The most popular one is about a dancing teacher .It is so funny that everyone watches it .
How do you like QQ?
Lin : It’s a good place for us to make a record of our lives of both good times and sad times .
Tang : My friends and I may not have time to chat at school .But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships .
Yang : If you chat with your friends on the telephone ,your parents sometimes listen in on your convercation . There is no such problem with QQ . You can relax and talk freely .
小题1:How many kids are interviewed about QQ?

A．Nine

B．Six

C．Three

D．Two

小题2:What does Yang Yuhang talk about QQ on weekends ?
① homework       ② chat     ③ test answers  ④computer games

A．①②

B．②③

C．①②④

D．②③④

小题3:What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQblog ?

A．Some pictures .	B．Good articles .
C． DV films .	D．Japanese cartoons .

小题4:Which one is TRUE according to this article ?

A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships .

B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ .

C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives .

D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework .

Korean culture is really popular right now. The Korean Wave(韩流) is sweeping Asian countries including(包括)   1   . Young people are   2  in Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started   3    years ago with the TV series(电视系列剧) Winter Sonata(冬季恋歌). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful stories and handsome actors   4     Pei Yongjun ( 裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean stars are making   5  heard in China. You can often find big Korean names such as Baby Vox, SES and Finkle at the top of the Chinese   6   charts(排行榜).
The Korean Wave   7   makes young people try the clothes and hairstyles of the Korean pop stars. Besides those, now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整形手术)  8   
their looks. It is said that many Korean stars look beautiful   9  plastic surgery.
As you see, Korean culture has changed us a lot. Is it  10   for us to follow in every way? We each should think about it.

小题1:	A．China B．Canada C．Australia D．Egypt

小题2:	A．excited B．interested C．surprised D．worried

小题3:	A．a little B．little C．a few D．few

小题4:	A．on B．at C．for D．like

小题5:	A．them B．they C．their D．themselves

小题6:	A．sports B．health C．music D．clothes

小题7:	A．too B．also C．as well D．else

小题8:	A．change B．changing C．changed D．to change

小题9:	A．instead B．instead of C．because D．because of

小题10:

A．necessary B．serious C．pleasant D．friendly

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
Which is the biggest country in the world? Well, look at the map and you’ll know it is Russia. It is followed by Canada, China, the U.S.A. and Brazil. Among them, China has the largest number of people, with a population(人口) of about 1.3 billion(十亿). Canada has the longest coastline(海岸线). The total length(长度) of the coastline is about 202,080 kilometers. It is long enough to go around the earth six times.
Do you know which is the largest island(岛) in the world? Is that Hawaii? No, it is much smaller than the largest island in the world—Greenland. Greenland is to the northeast(东北) of Canada. Ice covers 81% of its land. It is very cold there, so there are only about 56,000 people living on the island.
小题1:Russia is the largest country in the world.
小题2:The country with the largest population is China.
小题3:The total length of Canada’s coastline is about 202,080 kilometers.  
小题4:The largest island in the world is Hawaii.
小题5:The population of Greenland is about 56,000.

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,      31_ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 32   do Taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful     33    she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked      34    she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite  35  . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world  36  you., and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   37   as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   38  . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 72 and now he is good at  39  tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to    40  the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

小题1:	A．look B．read C．see D．watch

小题2:	A．her B．him C．other D．others

小题3:	A．than B．since C．though D．because

小题4:	A．what B．why C．who D．how

小题5:	A．early B．dear C．easy D．late

小题6:	A．under B．around C．above D．between

小题7:	A．soon B．busily C．hardly D．often

小题8:	A．place B．song C．school D．dance

小题9:	A．buying B．losing C．sending D．playing

小题10:

A．follow B．give C．make D．bring

With the development of economics (经济), the problem of left-behind children (留守儿童) has become a serious social problem. More and more people have realized we should do something to help them.
One of the biggest problems is that the children are all hungry for the love from their parents. Many of them can just get a call or a letter from their parents half a year, a year or even several years, which makes some children lost their parents’ faces. When they meet their own troubles, they have no one to talk with. Nobody gives them enough care.
Because of being too far away from their parents, the left-behind children’s study is the second biggest problem. From a survey (调查) about their study, only two per cent of the children get good results, while ten per cent of them are common and eighty-eight per cent of them are poor. What a pity!
There are also many other problems of the left-behind children, such as having no ability to protect themselves, unhealthy lifestyles, spending too much pocket money and being crazy about Internet and so on.
In a word, to solve all the problems of the left-behind children needs the government, families and schools to try their best together.
小题1:How many problems are mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．More than four.

小题2:Which problem is NOTmentioned in the passage?

A．Having no place to live.

B．Being crazy about the Internet.

C．Unhealthy lifestyles.

D．Not study well.

小题3:What’s the meaning of “some children lost their parents’ faces”?

A．Some children lost their parents.

B．Some children couldn’t find their parents.

C．Some children can’t remember what their parents look like.

D．Some children can’t get any information about their parents.

小题4:Which of the following sentences isRIGHT?

A．All of the left-behind children aren’t good at study.

B．The left-behind children can see their parents often.

C．The left-behind children have much money.

D．The left-behind children problem is a social problem.

小题5:What is the best title of the article?

A．The Left-behind Children

B．What is Left-behind Children

C．The Problems of the Left-behind Children

D．How to help Left-behind Children