从方框内选择适当的单词，填入短文空白处，使短文完整、通顺。

Lofton is a little village（村庄）in England. It is not f__________ (1) from the city of Manchester (曼彻斯特). Not many families l__________ (2) around the village, so the people all know each o_________ (3). Most of them are friendly and helpful.

Though their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S__________ (4) work in large factories there. A few work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by t_______ (5). It usually t________ (6) about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester.

In the evening a lot of people like watching TV. But if they go to see a film or go to a concert (音乐会), they have to go to Manchester, because there are no c_________ (7) in Lofton.

Like many other villages near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet. So life in Lofton may not be so e__________ (8) as the life in the b_________ (9) cities, but it can be just as interesting. That is why people in Lofton l__________ (10) their village.

It’s a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning.
It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors（水手）is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.
Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard(在船上).
【小题1】Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?

Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many stores. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.

Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.

People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.

There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.

I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?

1.What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?

A. 身份证 B. 户口本C. 信用卡D. 优惠卡

2.Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.

A. in the classroomB. over the radio

C. on TVD. on the Internet

3.In the future, robots can __________ for us.

A. eat dinner B. cook meals C. watch filmsD. talk with friends

4.How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.

A. hard B. easy C. interestingD. healthy

5.Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. Life in the futureB. Studying at home

C. Working at home D. A hard life

Now，an Internet game became more and more popular. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”，“sell”(卖)“vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Internet. They can make some e-money and buy “houses”.

What do people think of this game? Here are, some ideas.

Harold：I think they don’t like the real world and it is hard for them to face the real world.

Allan：Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

Laura：People are looking forward to the life in the village. It can help them understand the real world.

Ivy：It’s just waste(浪费) of time. People will not focus on(专注于)their work or study if they spend too much time on it.

1.What can people buy on the Internet farm?

A．Vegetables.        B．E-money.          C．Farm.             D．Houses.

2.Who thinks “farm” games is very exciting?

A．Harold.           B．Allan.             C．Laura.            D．Ivy.

3.What’s Ivy’s idea about “farm” game?

A．Popular.          B．Hard.             C．Waste time.        D．Have fun.

4.What is the passage about?

A．“Farm” game.                        B．Real world.

C．The life in the village.                    D．Work and study.

It’s a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning.

It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors（水手）is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.

Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous（朝气蓬勃的）. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard(在船上).

1.Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?

A．Because they don’t have a map.

B．Because the living space is quite small.

C．Because there are too many corridors for rooms.

D．Because the corridor inside the carrier is too long.

2.What does the word “high” in Line 6 refer to（指代）？

A．The aircraft carrier is high since it is just like a small city.

B．Most of the soldiers received good education.

C．The expense（花费）to run a carrier is high.

D．The high-level of their training.

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Liaoning is our country’s first aircraft carrier.

B．Most of the sailors on the carrier are college graduates.

C．There are far fewer women sailors than men sailors on the carrier.

D．It is comfortable for the sailors to live in the carrier.