(A)

Life in the 21st century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.

People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for buildings, new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead, they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a new problem.

(　 ) 26. People may not have as much 　　　　as they did in the 20th century.

A. fruit　　　　　　　 B. milk　　　　　　　　 C. bread　　　　　　　　　　 D. meat

(　 ) 27. In the 21st century people don’t have to 　　　.

A. travel　　　　　　 B. work fast　　　　 C. work long hours　　 D. eat meat

(　 ) 28. Traveling will be 　　　　in the 21st century.

A. less interesting　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more difficult

C. more expensive　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much cheaper and easier

(　 ) 29. In the 21st century there will be 　　　.

A. more cows and sheep　 　　　　　　 B. more people

C. fewer people　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fewer buildings and houses

(　 ) 30. Every family will have at least one 　　　　in the 21st century.

A. computer　　　 B.TV set　　　　　　　 C.VCD　　　　　　　　　　　 D. robot

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A: The world’s population is so large. Shops are full of people on Sundays.

B: 　11　 　The earth will be full of people and there will be standing room only.

A: That will be a serious problem.

B: 　12　

A: Look up into the sky. What can you see?

B: 　13　

A: Oh, yes, the moon is the satellite of the earth. Maybe man will fly to the moon and live on the moon one day.

B: 　14　

A: I mean man can fly to the moon.

B: I think so. But there is no air, no water and no life on the moon. 　15　

A: Yes, man can’t live there before solving these problems.

10. Japan is a 　　　　country while China is a 　　　　country.

A. developing; developed　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. developed; developing

C. developing; developing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. developed; developed

9. Our English teacher 　　　　us, so our English is the best of all.

　 A. strict with　　　　　 B. is strict with　　　　 C. strict to　　　　　　　　 D. is strict to

8. - What do you know about China?

　 - It’s the one-child policy that has 　　　　controlling the population in China.

　 A. been good at　　　 B. taken good care of C. worked well in　　　 D. got on well in

7. - I have never visited a paper factory.

　 - 　　　

　 A. So have I.　　　　　 B. So I have.　　　　　　 C. Neither have I.　　　 D. I haven’t now.

6. 　　 　the strong wind, they had to shut up all the windows.

　 A. Because of　　　　　 B. Because　　　　　　　　 C. Thanks to　　　　　　　 D. Thanks

5. 　　 　of the students 　　　　boys in our class.

　 A. One fifth; are　　　 B. One fifths; are　　　 C. First fifths; is　　　　 D. One five; is

4. I can’t swim, and he can’t swim 　　　.

　 A. also　　　　　　　　　　 B. too　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　 D. neither