Some building designers are thinking about building whole cities under glass domes(圆顶) in the desert. Of course, those heating and cooling systems(系统)will be necessary to control the climate in the domes. However, there will never be おany rain or snow, and the temperature will always be comfortable.
Perhaps everyone will live in high vertical(垂直)cities that are so large that they can contain all the necessities of life. Since vertical cities will use less land than horizontal(水平的)cities, and provide homes for people, they will be practical for small countries that have large population.
Another idea that will be helped to small countries and island countries is the floating city. Monaco has already built homes, stores, and offices on the water of the Mediterranean Sea. And a Japanese designer has suggested a plan for constructing building on bridges over Tokyo Bay(湾)。
There are some people who think we will go back to live in caves. But the caves of future will be very different from the caves of the Stone Age. Computers will control light and climate. Farms and parks will be on the land over the cave city. When people want to go to the country or a park, a short ride in a lift will take them there.
1.The text is mainly about .
A. future life B. future cities
C. building designers D. how to save land
2.What kind of city covers less land?
A. The city under glass dome in the desert.
B. The vertical city.
C. The city in the desert.
D. The horizontal city
3.People living in can enjoy natural climate.
A. the cities under glass domes
B. either vertical cities or cave cities
C. both vertical cities and floating cites
D. all the above cities except the underground cities
4.Which of the drawing below gives the correct imagination that is described in text?
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Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings. They pointed out that at a circus (马戏团), for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animals a lump(块) of sugar or a piece of fruit as a reward(报酬).
In Russia, for example, pigeons, which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in a factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from the other, it touches a steel plate with its beak(鸟嘴). This turns on a light to warn the people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given to the pigeon as a reward. It takes three or five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can check 3 000 to 4 000 balls an hour.
1.Which of these words is nearer in meaning to “trained” in the passage?
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2.The trainer gives an animal a piece of sugar or fruit ________.
[ ]
A.when the animal is hungry
B.to make the animal do something
C.after the animal have done the trick
D.before the animal is going to do the trick.
3.Pigeons are used to examine the small steel balls because ________.
[ ]
A.they are clever birds
C.they have beaks
B.they can see well
D.they can tell us the number
4.The pigeon touches the plate with its beak when ________.
[ ]
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Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair. The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth —so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said. “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK.” he said. “I'll give you twenty pounds.” “It's got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it.” I said. “What do you mean? You've just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You're right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, “Would you mend this chair for me?” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
A. was rather impolite
B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2.The underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means________.
A. plan for dealing with things
B. decision to sell things
C. idea of repairing things
D. way of doing things
3.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper________.
A. changed his mind
B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writers’ purpose
D. decided to help the writer
4.How much did the writer pay?
A. $ 5.
B. $ 7.
C. $ 20,
D. $ 27.
5.From the text, we can learn that the writer was________.
A. honest
B. careful
C. smart
D. funny
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Some programmes that will be on in Beijing
Joyful jugglers:The China Acrobatic Troupe is staging a night variety show at the Tiandi Theatre, where the seemingly impossible becomes reality, and performers spin plates and juggle umbrellas.
Time:7∶15 pm, daily
Place:10 Dongzhimen Nandajie, Chaoyang District
Tel:6502-3984
Leaping into a fream:The ballet troupe of the Italian La Scala Opera House will stage its classic ballet “ A Midsummer Night's Dream” by Shakespear.
Time:7∶30 pm, November 10-11
Place:Poly Theatre, dongsi Shitiao, Chaoyang District
Tel:6506-5345
Raising her voice:Chian's top soprano You Hongfei will hold a solo concert.The young soprano has made her name in recent years with her penetratingly high voice and her outstanding performance of Violetta in the opera La Traviata, Leonora in The Troubadour and many roles in Cinese operas.
Time:7∶30 pm, October 29
Place:Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie
Tel:6605-7006, 6605-5812
Key German player:German pianist Valentin Schiedermair will give his solo concert.Born into a family of musicians, Schiedermair, whose great grandfather is the founder of The Beethoven Archive, played chamber music with his father since childhood.
Time:7∶30 pm, November 3
Place:Forbidden City Concert Hall in Zhongshan Park, northwest of Tian' anmen Square
Te:6559-8285
Songs of yesterday:Taiwan singer Tsai Chin will greet her fans with her good old songs.
For Tsai, it doesn't matter how old she is or how long she has been offstage; she could never be forgotten.
Time:7∶30, December 16
Place:Great Hall of the people, west of Tian' anmen Square
Tel:6417-7845
F:Chinese female artist Li Yan is presenting nearly 50 ink-and-color painting at the National Art Museum of China.On display are landscape and flower creations including a series of Mount Qomolangma.
Time:9 am-5 pm, until October 31
Place:1 Wusi Dajie
Tel:8403-3500
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1.Dan is interested in ballet and enjoys the kind of programme which gives him a chance to see a professional performance to improve his own dancing skill.
2.Gina is a middle-aged music teacher.Although she prefers popular songs nowadays, she likes old popular songs which call up her memory of the past days.
3.Ron majors in painting at a famous university and now is on business in Beijing.She hopes to have a chance to see display on landscape and flower creations.
4.Rob leads a busy life in Beijing, only having free time in the evening.Because he is not familiar with Chinese, he doesn't particularly enjoy programme but acrobatic shows.
5.Bella enjoys rock and roll music very much, but recently she wants to make a change by attending serious piano concerts which play works of music masters.
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