Life in the twenty-first century
The World Future Society is a group of people from more than 80 countries who are interested in how modern technology is making our world better, and who write reports about how it will change our lives.                                                                                                              The things that we will be able to do in the twenty-first century (since the year 2000) should help us live better lives in many ways, at home and at work, in our own country and around the world. Here are just some of them, put into five groups.
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 work 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

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)

1.Now the students have _________ from much stress from the parents and the teachers.（遭受）

2.He is so active that he often ________ to the teachers’ questions. (回答)

3.More information about the traffic is __________ on the Internet. (可获得的)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

4.The bag is one of the __________(牙医).

5.________ her acting year, she acted as many heroes.（贯穿）

6.We _________(success) held the sports meeting on a rainy day.

7.The naughty boy feels much_________(sleep) in class today.

8.In the past some people were so __________(patient) that they often went through the lights.

9.Attention! I have the _________ (late) news about China Good Voice.

10.By _________ (offer) help to the teenagers, the youth worker got much pleasure.

 

In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 coun­tries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34     was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then 35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .
Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.
So how can we 40 paper? When we mak­ing notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We  can  buy  drinks  in bottles instead of 42  in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.
43  we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and 44  it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.

【小题1】

A．traveller B．actor C．doctor D．driver

【小题2】

A．disliked B．disagreed C．invented D．discovered

【小题3】

A．Eastern B．Western C．Southern D．Northern

【小题4】

A．Iron B．Paper C．Television D．Silk

【小题5】

A．collected B．divided C．moved D．put

【小题6】

A．magazine B．newspaper C．book D．dictionary

【小题7】

A．Sometime B．Some time C．Sometimes D．Some times

【小题8】

A．have to B．mustn't C．used to D．shouldn't

【小题9】 A. books         B. trees          C, leaves        D. factories

【小题10】

A．make B．use C．save D．buy

【小题11】

A．all B．each C．every D．both

【小题12】

A．them B．those C．these D．ones

【小题13】

A．Before B．After C．As soon as D．When

【小题14】

A．repair B．record C．reuse D．return

【小题15】

A．carefully B．badly C．quickly D．freely

 

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.

Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.

From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.

On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.

1. It is important to _____________________.

A．know the ways to escape a fire	B．put out a fire in a burning house
C．jump out of a burning house	D．keep the door closed

2.62. It is possible to escape through the windows _______________________.

A．if you are strong enough

B．if there are some bushes on the ground

C．if you live on a lower floor

D．if you have a long rope

3.63. Which of the following ways of escaping is NOT right?

A．You can escape through stairways.

B．Use a lift to come down at once.

C．Escape through the windows which open onto a roof.

D．You can choose fire escapes.

4. Keep your head low at the window so that _________ if the building is on fire.

A．you can get fresh air	B．you can call for help
C．you can easily jump off	D．you can be seen first

5.The best title for the passage is _____________.

A．Escaping through the Windows	B．Save Yourself from A Burning House
C．Knowledge on Fire	D．Waiting for Help

 

Let me ____ you ____ English.

A．to help, learn

B．to help, to learn

C．help, learning

D．help, learn