Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050.

　　“What will   1  be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.

　　“I don’t know,” said Fred. “What do you think?”

　　“Well, no one knows. But it is __2__ to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will carry a pocket (袖珍) __3___. The computer will give people the __4__ to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets,__5___ . And we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps(也許) we’ll be able to ___6__ them at the same time. Machines will do ___7___of the work, and people will have more__8__. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”

　　“I’m very _9__to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I’ll be able to live _10___,” said Fred. “Won’t that be interesting? Just like a fish.”

1.	A．our home B．the traffic C．a(chǎn) factory D．the world

 

2.	A．pleased B．no use C．interesting D．unusual

 

3.	A．computer B．radio C．camera D．phone

 

4.	A．news B．ways C．things D．a(chǎn)nswers

 

5.	A．either B．a(chǎn)gain C．too D．a(chǎn)lso

 

6.	A．call B．see C．look D．listen

 

7.	A．most B．many C．lot D．every

 

8.	A．work B．duty C．holidays D．times

 

9.	A．sorry B．glad C．sure D．a(chǎn)fraid

 

10.	A．in the sea B．on land C．on the mountain D．under the ground

 

Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(標(biāo)識(shí)).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.

	Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets.
	Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.		Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)).
	Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(紀(jì)念)them.		Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.
	Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan.		Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.

 
【小題1】Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.

A．on 15th of August	B．on 7th of July
C．on 15th of January	D．on 5th of May

【小題2】What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?

A．Dumplings.	B．Moon cakes.
C．Rice dumplings.	D．Sweet dumplings.

【小題3】Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.

A．Lantern Festival	B．the Night of Sevens
C．Spring Festival	D．Tomb-Sweeping Festival

【小題4】At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.

A．Qu Yuan

B．the elderly

C．Chang’e

D．the dead

【小題5】At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?

A．They watch lanterns.	B．They pay respect to old people.
C．They visit their relatives.	D．They get together to tell stories.

根據(jù)所掌握的文化或背景知識(shí)，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

1.Yellow River Fisherman is _________.

A．Hong Tao’s latest movie

B．Lu Xun’s novel

C．Han Han’s new book

D．Zhang Yimou’s new movie

2.____________on April 47, 1968.

A．Man first walked on the moon

B．Dr. Martin Luther King was murdered

C．The World Trade Center was destroyed.

D．Dr. James Naismith invented basketball.

3.In _______, special gifts are usually not opened. Later, the same gift may be given a-way to someone else.

A．the USA

B．Sweden

C．Canada

D．Japan

4.Among the following cities, which one is NOT a capital city of a country?

A．London

B．Tokyo

C．Sydney

D．Moscow

5.The In Search of Roots summer camp program started in ______. The young members are usually between _____ and _____ years old.

A．1980; 16;25

B．1980; 10; 20

C．1970;16; 26

D．1970; 15; 25

6.In Beijing, people drive on the ______ side of the road, while in London, people drive on the _______ side of the road.

A．left; left

B．right; right

C．left; right

D．right; left

 

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從方框中的六個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出五個(gè)合適的句子補(bǔ)全對話。

Linda: Hello, 76_____________ .  

Peter: I'm reading a book about the people's lives in the future.

Linda: Oh, it's interesting. What will the people's lives be in the future? 77________

Peter: Yes, I think so, but I hope not.

Linda:78________

Peter: Because there won’t be enough food, fuel and room for too many people on the earth!

Linda: That's true. 79_______

Peter: It's too hard. But maybe people will have on space stations (空間站) on the moon and grow vegetables (種植蔬菜)there.

Linda: 80______. By the way, do you think everyone will speak the same language in the future?

Peter: I hope so. Then people in different countries will understand each other better.

A. Do you think there will be more people? B. But maybe people will live on the moon in the future. C. It's a good idea D. Why do you hope not? E. Where are you going to do ?    F. what are you doing?

 

先通讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給首字母，在空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使短文意思完整。所填單詞在答卷上必須完整寫出。（本大題共6分，每格0.5分）
I think life will be very different in one hundred years’ time. Some things will be b___1_ and some things will be worse.
Firstly, people won’t l_2___ on the land of the earth. Our cities will be in large domes(圓頂屋) under the sea. Special machines will p___3_ oxygen and light but the environment won’t be the same.
Secondly, trees and plants won’t grow because t__4___ won’t be any soil. As a result, people won’t be able to grow crops, food will mainly be in the f__5__ of pills. If the sea isn’t too polluted, people will eat f___6__.
What’s more, I think people’s e__7__ life will be different. They won’t have to w_8___ long hours because computers will help them. No one will have to do housework, e_9___.
Finally, I believe that everyone will be able to travel to the moon, to other p___10__ and perhaps even to other galaxies(星系) f___11__ a holiday.
In a w_12___, I think that in the future we will live in the interesting places.