Life in the future will be different from life today．Between then and now many changes will happen．But what will the changes be?

     The population （人口） is growing fast．There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now．

     Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least （至少） one in every room．And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then．People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel．Traveling will be much cheaper and easier．And many more people will go to other countries for holidays．

     There will be changes in our food, too． More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people．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 will eat more fruit and vegetables．Maybe people will be healthier．Work in the future will be different, too． Robots will do dangerous and hard work．Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do． This will be a problem．

（   ）1．In the future there will be _______．

A． much more fruit                          B． more people

C． less vegetables                              D． less people

  （   ） 2．Every family will have at least a _____________ in the future．

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

（   ） 3．In the future people don’t have to __________________

          A． work long hours   B． work fast    C． walk on foot         D． eat meat

（   ） 4．People may not eat _________ as much as they do today．

          A． fruit             B． fish         C． meat                D． rice

（   ） 5．One big problem in the future is that ___________．

A many people don’t have to work

B． many people will not be able to find work

          C． people have to work fast      

D． all the work will be done by robots

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Have you ever found yourself doing an exam in the middle of the sea with your favorite film star? Don’t worry, it’s only a dream! But what do your dreams say about you? Here is a fun guide to interpreting （解释，说明） them．Read on to see…

Being chased （追逐，追赶）  If you dream someone is trying to catch you, you are worried about something in the future that you don’t feel ready for yet.

Falling “Falling dreams” are also related to worry．You might be going the wrong way or you might be in danger.

Death This doesn’t mean you are going to die — relax! You are going through some kinds of change in your life．

Teeth falling out  You might be shy or you might think you’re a loser．Something is definitely troubling you!

Being laughed at If this is your dream, don’t take yourself so seriously．Learn to laugh more, at yourself!

Unprepared for an exam  You’re sitting in an exam, but you can’t answer any questions because you don’t have preparation．If this is your dream, you’re worried about a situation that you don’t feel ready for．

Finding money  You are looking for something! If you dream you find gold coins, this means you will find some success in real life.

Flying  This is a wonderful dream to have．It means you’re rising above your worries and troubles．You feel free.

4 However, it is very important to realize that different people and different cultures have different ways of interpreting dreams．One thing that appears to be a common belief（信仰）is that dreams work in opposites （相反）, though．So, should we believe that if we dream all our money has been stolen, we are suddenly going to become rich? If only…

A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．How many kinds of dreams are mentioned in this passage?

__________________________________________________________________________

2．What does a “death dream” mean?

__________________________________________________________________________

3．If I dream that I am laughed at, what should I do in real life according to the passage?

__________________________________________________________________________

B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

4．_________________________________________________________________________

C． 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

5.__________________________________________________________________________

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

Have you ever found yourself doing an exam in the middle of the sea with your favorite film star? Don’t worry, it’s only a dream! But what do your dreams say about you? Here is a fun guide to interpreting （解释，说明）them．Read on to see…

Being chased （追逐，追赶）  If you dream someone is trying to catch you, you are worried about something in the future that you don’t feel ready for yet.

Falling “Falling dreams” are also related to worry．You might be going the wrong way or you might be in danger.

Death This doesn’t mean you are going to die — relax! You are going through some kinds of change in your life．

Teeth falling out  You might be shy or you might think you’re a loser．Something is definitely troubling you!

Being laughed at If this is your dream, don’t take yourself so seriously．Learn to laugh more, at yourself!

Unprepared for an exam  You’re sitting in an exam, but you can’t answer any questions because you don’t have preparation．If this is your dream, you’re worried about a situation that you don’t feel ready for．

Finding money  You are looking for something!3If you dream you find gold coins, this means you will find some success in real life.

Flying  This is a wonderful dream to have．It means you’re rising above your worries and troubles．You feel free.

4 However, it is very important to realize that different people and different cultures have different ways of interpreting dreams．One thing that appears to be a common belief（信仰）is that dreams work in opposites （相反）, though．So, should we believe that if we dream all our money has been stolen, we are suddenly going to become rich? If only…

A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．How many kinds of dreams are mentioned in this passage?

__________________________________________________________________________

2．What does a “death dream” mean?

__________________________________________________________________________

B：将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语。

3．________________________________________________________________________

4．_________________________________________________________________________

C． 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

5．_________________________________________________________________________

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

Have you ever found yourself doing an exam in the middle of the sea with your favorite film star? Don’t worry, it’s only a dream! But what do your dreams say about you? Here is a fun guide to interpreting（解释，说明）them．Read on to see…

Being chased （追逐，追赶）  If you dream someone is trying to catch you, you are worried about something in the future that you don’t feel ready for yet.

Falling “Falling dreams” are also related to worry．You might be going the wrong way or you might be in danger.

Death This doesn’t mean you are going to die — relax! You are going through some kinds of change in your life．

Teeth falling out  You might be shy or you might think you’re a loser．Something is definitely troubling you!

Being laughed at  If this is your dream, don’t take yourself so seriously．Learn to laugh more, at yourself!

Unprepared for an exam  You’re sitting in an exam, but you can’t answer any questions because you don’t have preparation．If this is your dream, you’re worried about a situation that you don’t feel ready for．

Finding money  You are looking for something! If you dream you find gold coins, this means you will find some success in real life.

Flying  This is a wonderful dream to have．It means you’re rising above your worries and troubles．You feel free.

4 However, it is very important to realize that different people and different cultures have different ways of interpreting dreams．One thing that appears to be a common belief（信仰）is that dreams work in opposites （相反）, though．So, should we believe that if we dream all our money has been stolen, we are suddenly going to become rich? If only…

A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．How many kinds of dreams are mentioned in this passage?

__________________________________________________________________________

2．What does a “death dream” mean?

__________________________________________________________________________

3．If I dream that I am laughed at, what should I do in real life according to the passage?

__________________________________________________________________________

B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

4．_________________________________________________________________________

C． 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

5.__________________________________________________________________________

Soon computers and other machines（机器）will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone's eyes are different．So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank．You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are．

The eye-recognition（眼睛识别）program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA，Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey．Soon this technology（技术）will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are．

However，scientists are also working on other systems．Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger．

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older，and don’t get dirty like hands or fingers，and even／wins have different eyes．So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct，depending on how good the technology is．However，some other programs may only be 51% correct at present．In Britain，it was found that 91%of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition．

In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye．So smile!

1．Where has the eye-recognition program already been tested in a few countries? In ________．

A．shops and banks                                      B．shops and schools

C．banks and schools                                      D．schools and hospitals

2．How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．You look at the machine and type a number．

B．You need to speak and then look．

C．The machine looks at your face．

D．You look at the machine．

3．We already have machines that can tell who you are from ________．

A．your eyes or your smell

B．your voice or the mark made by your finger

C．your face or your voice

D．your face or your hand

4．Which of the following doesn't belong to the advantages of the eye recognition program?

A．Your eyes don't change as you get older．

B．Eyes don't get dirty like hands or fingers．

C．Everyone's eyes are different，even twins have different eyes．

D．We can’t see anything without eyes．

5．What problem could there be with the eye-recognition program?

A．Some eyes are the same．                        B．Eyes can change．

C．It is not always correct．                                   D．Eyes can get dirty like bands．