Frank reads some usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres.

As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots(機(jī)器人) to make coffee for them. Frank is an office worker, working for three factories. Mary also has a job and she studies medicine. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2024 they decided to move to the seaside and work at home.

Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them. The Internet has made it much easier to learn at home.

Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They share many things by computer.

According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades(十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.

【1】What is Time most likely to be?

A. A TV station. B. A newspaper. C. A book. D. An e-newspaper.

【2】Frank reads news about first.

A. sports B. business C. Mars D. space

【3】How many people are there in the family?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

【4】Which is NOT true about Louise?

A. She is a teenager. B. She is a student.

C. She doesn't go to school often. D. She goes to school to study.

【5】We can infer(推斷) that _________ in 2050 according to the passage.

A. there aren't many classrooms in schools

B. robots are people's friends

C. more people work in offices

D. China plays a even more important part in the world

One day, he told his son, "Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight."

The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.

The father guessed that the gold coin was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"

The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labour are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.

【1】Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?

A. His father. B. His mother. C. His sister. D. The shopkeeper.

【2】Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?

A. To fill the well.

B. To check if the coin is real.

C. To keep the coin for the boy.

D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.

【3】How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?

A. Surprised. B. Sad. C. Excited. D. Relaxed.

【4】The story is mainly about

A. a wise mother B. a gold coin C. the fruits of labour D. a lazy boy

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It’s Saturday and it’s a _______ day. People don’t always _______ at home. They go to parks, stores, beaches or drive to other cities for weekends.

Now we _______ at the seaside（海邊）. Lots of people are on the beach. Some are _______ in the sea. Some are _______ under the sunshine. And they _______ and laughing. Not far _______ them, a little girl is playing with _______ with her two brothers. The people are really _______ to each other. They are having a __________ time.

【1】______

【2】______

【3】______

【4】______

【5】______

【6】______

【7】______

【8】______

【9】______

【10】______

【1】A.inB.withC.fromD.by

【2】A.InB.OnC.ForD.To

【3】A.peopleB.childrenC.animalsD.birds

【4】A.anotherB.the otherC.othersD.other

【5】A.ElephantsB.KoalasC.PandasD.lions

【6】A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.CanadaD.Africa

【7】A.knowsB.listenC.knowD.listens

【8】A.goB.goingC.to goD.goes

【9】A.a fewB.littleC.manyD.lots of

【10】A.firstB.at firstC.at lastD.last

A.地球表層是由板塊拼合而成B.六大板塊在不斷運(yùn)動(dòng)著

C.火山、地震多集中在板塊交界地帶D.板塊與板塊交界地帶，地殼比較穩(wěn)定

【1】Kids would like to go to the floors at Fashion Mall.

A. 2nd and 4th B. 1st and 2nd C. 2nd and 3rd D. 1st and 3rd

【2】You can buy all the things except at Fashion Mall.

A. clothes for men B. kids' clothes

C. fruit and vegetables D. toys and books

【3】Linda and Tom can visit Forest Zoo at________.

A. 4:20 on Friday afternoon B. 4:30 on Sunday afternoon

C. 6: 00 on Saturday morning D. 8: 40 on Wednesday morning

B: I like giraffes.

A: Why do you like them?

B: 【2】. What about you, Lucy?

A: I like pandas. They are very cute.

B: 【3】?

A: They are from China.

B: 【4】?

A: No, I don't like tigers.

B: 【5】?

A: Because they are scary.

【1】需要鍛煉保持健康___________________

【2】乘船游覽________________________

【3】來吧；趕快__________________________

【4】埃菲爾塔頂______________________

【5】90英尺寬___________________________

【6】由鋼制成________________________

【7】重10萬多噸_______________________

【8】和真的一樣高____________________