It's March, 2050.

Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them.

Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then television.
Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
小题1:Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
Because they _________________________________________________
小题2:Does Mary read space news or business news?
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小题3:Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?
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小题4:How does Frank work with others from home?
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小题5:What are the two world languages in 2050?
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小题6:What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?
I think her life in 2050 is ____________ because ________________________

Food styles in China are different from that in western countries. Chinese people probably spend half of time on food. They choose food very carefully and only use fresh materials (材料) to make food. They can cook a chicken in over ten ways. Chinese have a lot of ideas for cooking. That’s why Chinese food is so popular in the world.
Western people, like English or American, they don’t have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarkets. Western people enjoy fast food like hamburgers and chips, although they are unhealthy. Western people are not skillful in cooking. By the way, western people are very good at making desserts and chocolate. They are very sweet and they will make you become fat quickly.
小题1:What do Chinese people spend half of time on?
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小题2:Why is Chinese food so popular in the world?
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小题3:Why don’t western people have fresh food?
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小题4:Are hamburgers and chips good for people?
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小题5:What are the western people very good at making?
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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。
According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in many big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School, gives young students advice on how they should deal with danger.
If you are robbed
Keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.
If you are in a traffic accident
If a car hurts you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lightning
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire
Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.
If someone is drowning
If you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!
小题1:将文中划线句子翻译成汉语: 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
根据短文内容回答问题。
小题2:Why do students like the self-protection lesson?  
 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
小题3:How many suggestions for dealing with danger did Chen Haoyu give ? 
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小题4:What should you do when there is a fire?
____________________________________________________________________.
小题5:The best title for this passage might be　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Have you ever wondered who is killing time in the cafes at three in the afternoon while you are busy at school? Linda and I found the answer when we got part-time jobs at Starbucks and KFC during the summer vacation?

阅读下面的短文， 并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）
_[1]If you think English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
[2]According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
[3]The researchers also found the effect is greater on the younger people who learn a second language.
[4]A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals(通两种语言的人)”, who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
[5]Scans showed that grey matter density（密度）in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without___________________. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference was.
[6] “Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.
[7]It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
[8]Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible,” he said, “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
小题1:What is the best title for this passage? （no more than 10 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
小题2:Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
Mastering two languages can broaden your views in the world and makes you clever.
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小题3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words． （no more than 4 words）
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小题4:What does the word "they" Line2, Paragraph4） probably refer to? （no more than 5 words）
______________________________________________________________________________.
小题5:What do you think of English learning after you read this passage?
（no more than 10 words）
______________________________________________________________________________.

There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK. Children of 7 to 18 can go to boarding schools.
 小题1:  
In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, each student has his or her  subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools also have music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres for their students.
   小题2:  
There are some rules for the students at boarding schools to obey. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off.
   小题3:  
Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.
   小题4: 
In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen.
从A, B, C, D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2-5段的小标题，并填入76-76四个空格中。

A．What to eat

B．What to wear

C．What to learn

D．What to obey

小题5:Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Boarding schools in the UK

B．How to study in the UK

C．Students work hard in the UK

D．The history of boarding schools in the UK

阅读短文，按要求完成各题。
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals(信号). If we look at someone else’s body, we can often tell how thy are feeling by their body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.
In case(假使) you don’t think that learning how to read and use body language is important, here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say, and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone(语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language.
These non-verbal(非语言的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel uncomfortable. It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings, depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.
Facial expression is one of the body languages. Facial expressions are one or more movements on a person’s face, such as frowning(皱眉)，raising your eyebrows and rolling(旋转) your eyes. Scientists say that humans have 80 muscles(肌肉) on their faces. These muscles can make 7.000 different facial expressions. These expressions can be put into six classes. They are happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust(厌恶)。
For example, when people think a certain food tastes disgusting, they usually make a funny face. When people are surprised, they often raise their eyebrows and open their eyes wide.
If people can read facial expressions correctly, they may be better at knowing other people’s feelings. That can help people make more friends. However, sometimes people have to be careful when reading others’ faces. It’s rude to stare at others for a long time.
小题1:根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）。
From the first paragraph of the passage, we know that          your eyes         your body language signals are great tools in daily communication.
小题2:根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）。
From the second paragraph of the passage, the numbers mentioned are to show the       
         body language.
小题3:根据短文回答问题。
According to the passage, how many classes of facial expressions do you know? What are they?                       
                                                                       
小题4:把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。
                                                                        
小题5:根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10词以内）回答问题。
What is the writer’s opinion on the body language?
                                                                       

In May, 1976, Gaynor was a nine-year-old girl and lived in North Wales. One day, on her way home from school, she saw a silver(银色的)object(物体)in a field not far from her home. The object looked like a saucer.
Gaynor was very scared. She stayed behind the tall grass and watched the door of the strange object open. She saw two aliens wearing silver suits get out. Then they used something to examine(检测)the ground. They were short and had pink eyes. After about thirty minutes, the two aliens went back into the object. Then it took off.
When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it. They didn’t want others to laugh at their daughter.
However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO scientists. They found out that Gaynor told the truth.
小题1: Where did Gaynor see the UFO?
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小题2: What did Gaynor see when the door of the UFO opened?
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小题3: What did the two aliens do?
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小题4: What did the two aliens look like?
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小题5:Why did Gaynor’s parents keep quiet about her unusual experience?
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Our planet is about         years old.

A．35,000

B．4600

C．4600 million

D．500 million

Are you the only child in tile family? If so, you are the most important in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they’re not as close to their parents as before. (1) They even think their parents are unfair to them.
Some students complain that their parents say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some say,
"(2)My parents don’t allow me to play computer games, but other classmates are doing that". Others say, when they’re making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they’re speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decide to leave home. But they don’t know running away may bring them some more problems. Show your parents you’re growing up. Then they’ll feel you’re no longer a small child.
(3)If you follow the advice, you’ll have a happy life and never think of running away.
小题1:根据（1）处完成下面的句子（每空一词）。
They even                         their parents are fair to them.
小题2:将（2）处改写句子（每空一词）。
       my classmates are playing computer games, my parents          me from doing that.
小题3:根据（3）处完成下面的句子（每空一词）
           you follow the advice, you             not have a happy life and think of running away.