根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择正确的一项。

　　Our village carpenter（木匠）, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill（帐单）for the job.

　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said, in a loud voice, “ It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it ? ”

　　“ I'll decide about that when I see the bill, ” I said.

　　John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:

　　One dining table 10 November 1989

　　Cost（成本；费用）of wood ￡17.00（ ￡是pound的符号）

　　Paint（油漆）￡1.50

　　Work, 8 hours（￡1 an hour）￡8.00

　　Total（合计）￡36.50

　　When I was looking at the bill, John said, “ It's been a fine day, hasn't in? Quite sunny. ”

　　“ Yes, ” I said. “ I'm glad it's only the 10th November. ”

　　“Me, too, ” said John. “ You wait it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”

　　“Yes, Cold  and more expensive! Dining tables will be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John? ”

　　John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him .

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, John , ” I said . “please add it up again. You can forget the date . ”

　　I paid him ￡26.50 and he was happy to get it .

1. Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

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A. Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully .

B. Because it was really a fine day .

C. Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully .

D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like .

2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th ?

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A. Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather .

B. Because paint would be more expensive .

C. Because the cost of wood would be more expensive .

D. Because he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table

3. The writer thought John would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of November .

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A.￡20.00　　　B.￡46.50　　　C.￡56.50　　　D.￡26.50.

4. When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ______.

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A. he got what he should get for his work

B. he got much more money for his work

C. he got the money easily

D. he didn; t have to add up the costs again

5. From the story we know that ______ .

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A. John made a mistake in the bill

B. John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work

C. John had written out the bill before the writer got home

D. John still wanted to get ￡36.50 for his work in the end

Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope for about the future? Scientists think that life will probably be very different in 2050.

First of all, it seems that people won’t use TV channels(频道) by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.

Water will become a very serious problem. We’ll need much more water, but there won’t be enough. Some scientists think that water would be the cause of war(战争).

Cars will run on new, clean energy and they will go very fast. And there won’t be any accidents with the help of computers. On the other hand, space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

Robots will work in factories instead of people. Many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots－they do not ask for money, and they work for 24 hours a day…

In a word, by 2050, our life will change a lot and our future will be quite different from now.

阅读短文内容，选择最佳答案。

(　 ) 56. Maybe people won’t ________ any more by 2050.

　 A. watch TV　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. use computer

　 C. use TV channels　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. use a menu

(　 ) 57. ________ will be a very serious problem.

A. TV　　　　　　　　　　 B. Water　　　　　　 C. Accidents　　　　 D. Robot

(　 ) 58. There will be_______ accidents with the help of computers.

A. any　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　 D. fewer

(　 ) 59. Big companies prefer robots because _______.

A. they are kind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they do not ask for money

C. they work for 24 hours a day　　　　　 D. B and C

(　 ) 60. According to the passage, our life in the future will be ______.　　

A. better　　　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. the same as now

请根据首字母提示填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
　　53. I will bring my computer to the meeting, and you can also bring y__________.
　　54. I hope all my dreams will come t__________ one day.
　　55. Lingling and I are going to have a picnic. Would you like to j_________ us?
　　56. There is a s_________ on today, and everything in the shopping mall is half price.
　　57. The box is very h__________. Can you help me carry it?
　　58. If you want to go to the airport, you can t__________ a bus or a taxi.
　　59. After you pay for it, you can r__________ it a few days later by post.
　　60. On Sunday afternoons, we c__________ litter in the park, and throw it in the dustbin.
　　61. I’m going on a summer c________ in Sydney, Australia.
　　62. When you cross the road, you should be c____________ with the traffic.
　　

根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。

51.--Tigers can eat people.　　

--That sounds t______.

52. They're t _______ about a new movie.

53. There are many people t______ photos in front of the Great Wall.

54. What bad w______ it is today!

55 -How is it going?　　 -P______ good!

56. It's r______. I don't want to go out.

57. Does it s______ in winter in Toronto?

58. Look at the sun. It's shining(照耀) brightly（明亮的. It's a s______ day.

59.Look at this g________ of boys. They are playing games.

60.I'm s_______ that a little girl can eat so much food.