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 tak

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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.

小题1:

A．same

B．difference

C．different

D．difficulty

小题2:

A．little and little

B．less and less

C．many and many

D．more and more

小题3:

A．much

B．many

C．more

D．most

小题4:

A．subject

B．subjects

C．way

D．games

小题5:

A．easily

B．more easily

C．easy

D．easier

小题6:

A．for

B．with

C．at

D．in

小题7:

A．build

B．building

C．to build

D．builds

小题8:

A．rooms

B．room

C．spaces

D．sea

小题9:

A．done

B．do

C．be done

D．did

小题10:

A．many work

B．enough works

C．much works

D．enough work

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D

解析

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文中作者主要给我们描述了将来22世纪人们的生活，学习和工作的情况。
小题1:考查语境理解及词义辨析。Same相同的；difference名词，不同；different不同的；difficulty 名词，困难。联系下文because many changes will take place in 30 years 描述，可知此处指的是，生活将会变得不同。故选C。
小题2:考查语境理解及短语。little and little无此说法；less and less越来越少；many and many无此说法；more and more越来越。联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是，世界上的人口会越来越多。故选D。
小题3:考查语境理解及much许多，大量，修饰不可数名词；many许多，大量，修饰可数名词复数。结合语境可知本句指的是，电脑将会变得小得多和有用的多。结合语境可知本句中much用作副词来修饰比较级，其它选项无此用法，故选A。
小题4:考查语境理解及名词。Subject科目；subjects科目；way道路，方法；games节目，比赛。结合语境可知此处指的是，电脑将会成为学校中最重要的科目之一。结合语境可知此处指的是多个科目，故选B。
小题5:考查语境理解及词义辨析。Easily副词，容易地；more easily更容易地；easy容易的；easier更容易的。结合语境可知此处指的是，旅行将会变得更便宜更轻松。结合语境可知此处是形容词作表语，故选D。
小题6:考查语境理解及介词。For为了，对于；with带有，伴随；at在时间，空间的一点；in在里面。结合语境可知本句指的是，越来越多的人将会去国外度假。本句中介词表示动作的目的，故选A。
小题7:考查语境理解及非谓语动词。本句中for是介词，后面接名词或者动名词作宾语，故选B，建筑。
小题8:考查语境理解及名词。Rooms房间；room空间；spaces太空；sea大海；结合语境可知此处指的是，牛羊生存的空间会更少。本句中room表示抽象含义，不可数，故用原形，选B。
小题9:考查语境理解及动词。结合语境可知本句指的是，危险的工作将会由机器人来做。本句主语是动作的对象，故用被动语态，选C。
小题10:考查语境理解及形容词。Many许多的；enough足够的；much许多，大量。结合语境可知此处指的是，人们将会没有足够的工作来做。Work本句中表示抽象含义，不可数，故用原形，选D。

举一反三

Do you have an umbrella? Someone invented the umbrella about 4,000 years ago. People used umbrellas in Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and China in ancient times. We use our umbrella for protection from the rain. However, people first used umbrellas for protection from the sun. People in China were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain. They put wax(蜡纸) on paper umbrellas.
European women used umbrellas before European men used them. Jonas Hanway was the first man to carry one in England. He made umbrellas popular for men and women. Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because of him.
We make umbrellas from many different things. The first ones were wood and cloth. Now many are plastic(塑料). Today umbrellas are easy to carry. They fold up into a small package(包). The umbrella is a great invention. Don’t forget yours the next time when it rains.
根据文章内容判断正误，正确的写“A”，错误的写“Ｂ”。
小题1:The umbrella was invented about 2,000 years ago.
小题2:The first umbrellas were used for protection from sun.
小题3:People in Europe were the first ones to use their umbrellas for rain.
小题4:Some people called the umbrella a Hanway because he made umbrellas popular for people.
小题5:The first umbrellas were made from plastic.

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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King"s baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o"clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul"s and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifiy churches, among them new St Paul"s.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
小题1:The fire began in_______.

A．a hotel.

B．the palace.

C．Pudding Lane.

D．Thames Street.

小题2:The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means_______.

A．home.	B．children.
C．wife and husband.	D．wife and children.

小题3:It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

A．some people lost their lives.

B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire.

C．many famous buildings were destroyed.

D．the King"s bakery was burned down.

小题4:Why did writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?

A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C．To show that poor people suffered most.

D．To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

小题5:How was the fire put out according to the test?

A．The king and his soldiers came to help.

B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C．People managed to get enough water from the river.

D．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

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Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.
小题1:From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.

A．have dinner with their friends	B．go shopping
C．watch a football game	D．enjoy themselves

小题2:Which of the following is true?

A．About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years.

B．Children have to finish middle school in one place.

C．People go to the nearest college.

D．When people begin to work, they don’t move any more.

小题3:Job-hopping means “_______________”.

A．looking for a job	B．having a job
C．changing jobs often	D．losing a job

小题4:In the USA job-hopping _______________.

A．is very popular

B．helps young people go to college

C．helps workers in traveling

D．helps students begin to work

小题5:The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.

A．does good only to the workers	B．does good only to the boss
C．must be stopped	D．is helpful

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7^th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.
In the 7^th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.
Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.
Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.
The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.
小题1:Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they?
小题2:What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous?
小题3:Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
小题4:What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create?
小题5:According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside?
小题6:Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist? What makes you think so? (In no more than THREE sentences)

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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep _____, happy and to live long.
People play ___ games in winter and summer.    is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very _____ and people everywhere like them For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, ______, boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it.
Running and jumping began long, long ago, But basketball and volleyball are very     . People began to play ____ not long ago. And people are ____ new sports or games all the time. Water skiing(滑水)is one of the newest.
People______ different countries may not understand each other, ___ after a game they often become friends.
小题1:A. health         B. busy             C. healthy
小题2:A. different       B. same             C. the same
小题3:A. Winter        B. Summer          C .Autumn
小题4:A. boring        B. dangerous         C. interesting
小题5:A. woman        B. women           C. old
小题6:A new           B. interesting         C. popular
小题7:A. it            B. them            C. its
小题8:A. start          B. play              C. starting
小题9:A. in            B. of                C. from
小题10:A so            B. but               C. and

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