51. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?

A. Because the number of people will become much smaller.

B. Because there will be less face-to-face communication.

C. Because people won’t like making friends with each other.

D. Because people won’t communicate with each other much often.

50. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　A. Harsh Winters Visit Britain　　 B. Heavy Snow Hits the UK

　C. Bad Weather Causes Chaos Just in London　 D. Heavy Snow Causes Disruption Only in Motorways

答案：46－50 DAABB　

C

　　 We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

　　 At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet----even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today----we will feel a little lonely.

　　 Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

　　 Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.

　　 We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn't true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition.

　　 Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.

49. What can we infer from the passage?

　A. The heavy snow is what the British have been expecting for 18 years.

　B. The heavy snow has been a very rare heavy one in the UK for 18 years.

　C. The heavy snow doesn't please school children at all.

　D. The government isn’t ill-prepared for snow.

48. What can we learn from the passage?

　 A. School children seemed happy to head out to play in the snow though schools had to close.

　B. The cost of the lost labor reached around 10 billion yuan to businesses and the economy.

　C. Hundreds of flights couldn’t land because the runways were closed at major British airports.

　D. Tubes and trains in London were cancelled, but drivers were still driving in main motorways.

47. What does the underlined phrase venture out probably mean in last paragraph?

　 A. go out　 B. search out　　 C. take no risks　　 D. stay indoors

46. Which of the following facts is FALSE according to the passage?

　 A. More than 3000 schools had to close for the heavy snow.

　 B. Major motorways in the country had to close for the bad weather.

　 C. Runways were closed at all the UK’s major airports for the amount of snow.

　 D. The government organized to clear the snow away with snow-ploughs and gritters.

45. The best title for this passage is _____.

　 A. A Famous Doctor　 B. An Unexpected death　 C. A Brave Doctor　 D. A Successful Scientific Experiment

答案：41－45 CABBC　

B

　 The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.

The bad weather caused severe disruption. More than 3000 schools had to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school. School children weren’t too unhappy about it though as they headed out to play the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing.

In London, bus services were withdrawn for a day and tubes and trains were cancelled. Major motorways in the country had to close. Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labor is around &1 billion (10 billion yuan) to businesses and the economy.

Anyone who wanted to leave the country had problems too. Runways were closed at all the UK’s major airports because of the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving some passengers stranded at airports.

So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there aren’t enough snow –ploughs(铲雪机)and gritters(撒沙机)and it doesn’t make sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently.

The south-east of England was the hardest hit at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues.

More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out!

44. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

　 A. yellow fever is possibly carried by a mosquito 　　B. yellow fever is indeed carried by a mosquito

　 C. the experiment made by Dr James took many years D. Dr James was the first person to discover yellow fever

43. After the experiment, ______.

　 A. Dr James died because of the bite from the mosquito 　　　B. Dr James escaped the death　　

　 C. Dr James suffered a lot and later died　　　　　　　　　 D. Dr James died, but he saved a lot of people

42. From the passage, we can know _____.

　 A. a certain kind of mosquito can carry yellow fever to people

　 B. all kinds of mosquitoes can carry yellow fever to people

　 C. a mosquito can carry all kinds of diseases to people

　 D. a mosquito can kill thousands of people