阅读短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Life will be     because many changes will take place in 30 years, but what will the changes be?

   The population is growing fast. There will be     people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be      smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. Computer science will be one of the most important    in school. People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, so they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and    . Many more people will go to other countries     holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for     new towns and houses. Then there will be less     for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day; they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.

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

1.A. same                   B. difference        C. different                  D. difficulty

2.A. little and little  B. less and less       C. many and many            D. more and more

3.A. much         B. many                         C. more                             D. most

4.A. subject                  B. subjects                      C. way                               D. games

5.A. easily         B. more easily                   C. easy                              D. easier

6.A. for             B. with                          C. at                                D. in

7.A. build                    B. building                      C. to build                 D. builds

8.A. rooms                  B. room                        C. spaces                            D. sea

9.A. done                   B. do               C. be done                          D. did

10.A. many work      B. enough works      C. much works                       D. enough work

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s important to know the right and wrong things to do. (2)For example, in China it’s OK to make a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many Western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there will be unhappy.
Paying the bill is also (1)__________ __________ country to country. In China one person usually pays for everyone. In Western countries, if friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “ go Dutch”. Also, when Westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite.
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
【小题1】 在（1）处填上适当的词，使句意完整，上下文通顺：____________   _____________
【小题2】将（2）句译成中文：__________________________________.
【小题3】 根据短文内容回答问题：  
How will other people feel if a table is too loud in Western countries?
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【小题4】在文中找出 People think it’s polite to leave a tip的同义句：
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【小题5】在文中找出本文的中心句：____________________________________________

Every year, the French town of Menton hosts an event called the Lemon Festival in the world. The Lemon Festival usually takes place between mid-February until March. During the festival, around 145 tons of oranges and lemons are sent into the town. Over 300 workers work together to make giant sculptures(雕塑) out of fruits.

Menton became the first producer of lemons in 1929. The lemons are loved by the world’s best cooks. In the late 19th century, a town parade was held to encourage Menton’s winter tourism. Kings, princes and artists filled the great and comfortable hotels or their own fantastic houses. Because of its great success, the streets were beautifully planted with oranges and lemons in the following years. In order to develop tourism, in 1934 the Lemon Festival was officially born.

Sleepy Menton becomes a world of color during the festival time. People find it very exciting and full of fun. The festival is enjoyed for three whole weeks. Along with a daily Lemon and Orange Exhibition, parades on Sundays, fireworks on Thursday nights.

Every year there will be a special theme for the Lemon festival. This year the theme of the Lemon Festival is: “The regions of France”. Some of the events are free, but you need to buy tickets to see the parades.

1.Why was the Lemon Festival officially born?

A．To encourage people to plant more lemons.

B．To help people enjoy the winter months.

C．To develop winter tourism in Menton.

D．To cerebrate the success of orange planting.

2.What is the writer trying to tell us in the second paragraph?

A．The history of Menton.

B．The tourist attractions in Menton.

C．The special taste of the lemons in Menton.

D．The history of the Lemon Festival.

3.You can enjoy the following activities EXCEPT_______ during the Lemon Festival.

A．lemon and orange shows                 B．a town parade

C．fireworks                             D．a concert

4.In which part of a newspaper can you find the passage?

A．Travel            B．Family            C．Advertisement     D．Sport

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even eat it.

   Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problems was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

   Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

   Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollutions. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving there will be less air pollution.

   The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

选择合适的选项填空：

1.________, our world is becoming much smaller.

A. Because of the rise in pollution.

B. Thanks to the development of traffic and communication

C. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year.

D. Because the earth is being polluted day and night.

2.Hundreds of years ago, life was ________ it is today.

A. much easier than    B. as easy as    C. much harder than    D. as hard as

3.Pollution comes in may ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _________.

A. rubbish    B. noise pollution    C. air pollution    D. water pollution

4.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _________.

A. it makes much noise

B. it makes us angry more easily

C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty

D. it’s bad for all living things in the world.

5.Which of the following in NOT true?

A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.

C. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.

D. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.

选词填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。