By underground | The underground is fast and convenient. There is a station every few blocks. Underground trains run from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight. You can get to any place e 1 . | |||
By bus | Travelling by bus is a good way to see the city-, especially from the top of a double-decker bus. There is always a bus stop nearby. There are special tickets for c 2 under the age of 12. | |||
"By train | Take a train to visit places outside London, like Hampton Court and Windsor Castle. You can use a Travelcard on the underground, buses and most trains. To p 3 your journey, get a map from the railwaystations, take some time to think about the places you want to visit. | |||
By taxi | London"s black taxis are f 4 . Many visitors to London know they are good and comfortable. They Will cost you a few pounds, though. Take ataxi once, for the experience. | |||
By b__5_ | The "river bus" leaves from Westminster Pier and stops at different placesbetween Westminster and Greenwich Pier. A good way to see the city from the River Thames. | |||
By car | Don"t drive your car in London! Car parks are very e 6 . You have to pay a special congestion charge (拥堵费) to drive your car into the city centre. | |||
By bike | There aren"t many good bicycle lanes in London. Cycling with a large guided group is better than r 7 alone. | |||
On foot | The best way to visit the city! But look right and left before you cross a street. There are many beautiful sights waiting for you. | |||
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I like movies best. Lastweek, I saw a movie calledRobot. It 1 us a storyabout the future with robots. It is the year of 2035and people can see robotseverywhere. Robots can helppeople do a lot of things, like looking 2 theold people or babies, washing, cooking,cleaning or taking dogs for a 3 . Robots doeverything people ask them to do. But apoliceman 4 Spooner doesn"t like robots.Because he doesn"t think that people can livewell 5 robots. One day a scientist killshimself. He leaves a robot. Some time laterSpooner finds 6 is wrong with the robots inthe world. A 7 robots have their ownthoughts and want to control the people. If therobots succeed, it will be very 8 forpeople. Susan is another scientist working onrobots. Finally, Susan and Spooner decide 9 work together to fight against theserobots. At last, they succeed. People control therobots again. I think the movie is veryinteresting. 10 you have interest in it, whynot go and see it? | ||||
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Life in the future willbe different from that oftoday. Many changes willtake place. Here is some information about things that may happenin the future. 1. Cars will run on solar(日光的) power orelectricity and will be much cleaner. They willbe much safer. For example, if you are too closeto another car or if you are driving dangerously,your car will slow down by itself. 2. Because there won " t be any spare land,new cities will have to be built in the sea. Somecities on water will have two levels. People willlive on the above level; the lower level will beused for traffic, shops and factories. 3. Biotechnology(生物技术) will make foodbetter and healthier. Plants that are not affectedby insects or illnesses will be developed. Thetaste of fruit and vegetables will be better andfood will be kept longer. 4. New technology will be used to makeTVs that are only 5cm thick. They will havepictures that are as clear as photos. Electricalappliances(家用电器)will be quieter and will becontrolled by computer , they will also use so%less power. 5. Many new ways to cure illnesses will besuccessful by using products of geneticengineering(基因产品). Cures will be found forthe flu and the common cold. However, somenew illnesses will appear. | ||||
1. How much information about things that may happen in the future is mentioned in thispassage? | ||||
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 | ||||
2. When your car is too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, what will happen? Your car will ________. | ||||
A. stop by itself B. slow down by itself C. go straight as usual D. go fast by itself | ||||
3. Why will people have to build new cities in the sea? Because ________. | ||||
A. there won"t be any spare land B. it"s very exciting C. people can see the sea easily D. it"s easy to build in the sea | ||||
4. What will the biotechnology be used for? It"ll make food ________. | ||||
A. better B. healthier C. keep longer D. better and healthier | ||||
5. The best title for the passage is ________. | ||||
A. Get ready for the future B. Biotechnology C. Electrical appliances D. Genetic engineering | ||||
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Have you ever heard ofan old song called WhateverWill Be, Will Be? It singslike this: When I was just alittle girl, I asked my motherwhat I would be. Will I bepretty? Will I be rich? Here"s what she said tomc: Whatever will be, will be. The future"s notours to see. . . Indeed no one can p _ 1 exactlywhat will be in the f 2 , but we can imaginewhat our lives are like. In the future, people will have r 3 in theirhomes. Robots will do the h 4 , such as washingthe d 5 , making the bed and babysitting thechildren and so on Kids w 6 go to school.They"ll study and have lessons at home on c 7 .Books will only be on computers, not on p 8 .They needn"t spend a lot of time g _9 to school.There will be more free time. This may seem i 10 now. But it will come true in the future. | ||||
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