Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the earth.
Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth's water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour dangerous chemicals and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
By the year 2200, the earth’s water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids. Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.
So, by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.
So, it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.
【小题1】Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?| A．Water. | B．Air. | C．Lifestyle. | D．Food. |
| A．昂贵的 | B．充足的 | C．缺乏的 | D．特殊的 |
| A．The rich. | B．The poor. | C．Scientists. | D．All the people. |
| A．Stop Polluting | B．Change or Leave |
| C．Look for a New Home | D．Return to the Earth |
Do you know what the life will be like in the future(未来)?
There may not be any TV channels(频道) in 2050. People want to watch a program.
In a word, life will be different in the future. We will have a better life in many ways.
| A．Water will become a big problem. |
| B．It will use a lot of water. |
| C．There will be many wars in the future. |
| D．It will save us a lot of time and money. |
| E．A computer will send(发送) the program to the television. |
| F．Scientists say that life will be very different in 2050. |
We sometimes see robots around us. From homes and schools to hospitals and factories, robots are part of our life. Today, people around the world are using about 3,500,000 robots. They make our life easier and better. But they can also make problems. One big problem is that we are losing our jobs to them. Will robots replace all of us one day?
Some people think that robots will make it. Robots are strong enough, so they can do dangerous jobs for humans. For example, robots can work in the sea or in the mountains. They don’t need to eat or sleep. They can also work in factories. They can do heavy work and never get tired.
Robot will never forget. We can use them to calculate (计算), and they calculable more quickly than humans. They hardly make mistakes.
But most people don’t think robots will take the place of humans. Robots can only follow the orders. They don’t know how to solve unexpected (意外的) problems. For example, a robot teacher can give us lessons, but it usually tells what the book says. It could not answer our questions very well.
More importantly, humans have strong feelings and know how to love, but robots don’t. Besides, when robots do dangerous and boring jobs for us, it gives us more time to do more creative jobs.
No matter what you think, we should take good use of the robots and make our life better.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
【小题1】What does the underlined word “replace” in Paragraph 1 mean in Chinese?
| A．打败 | B．放置 | C．替代 | D．服务 |
| A．Because they will never forget. | B．Because they are strong enough. |
| C．Because they can never get tired. | D．Because they don’t make mistakes. |
| A．Robots can also know how to love. |
| B．Humans can’t do dangerous or boring jobs. |
| C．Humans can’t calculate as quickly as robots. |
| D．Robots can teach the students as well as a real teacher. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．How will robots work? | B．Will we lose to robots? |
| C．What will robots do? | D．Will robots make problems? |
Now, people are getting richer and richer. Let’s think.
In the future, we won’t have to change many clothes every day. We will wear a kind of special clothes. They can be warm when we feel cold and be cool when we feel hot.
In the future, there are more and more kinds of food we can choose. They will be much more delicious than now. They will not be expensive. We can buy them with little money.
In the future, all of us will live in beautiful houses.
In the future, we won’t have to go to work by bus or bike. Everyone will have a small but useful plane. We can go anywhere we like by plane. How great it will be!
| A．Isn’t it wonderful? |
| B．It can move anywhere. |
| C．What will the life be like in the future? |
| D．They will have many beautiful colours, too. |
| E．Life in the future will be much more wonderful than now. |
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