Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.

Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.
New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.
Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses (病虫害) will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering (基因产品) to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.
【小题1】What will happen in the future according to the passage?

There are two cars in front of the house.
--One is mine, ________ is the mother's,

A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the future. People will like this kind of small cars better than the big ones. The car is as small as a bike. But it can carry two people in it. Everybody can drive it easily, just like riding a bike. Even children and old people can drive them to schools or parks.

If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will be more space for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets.

The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive. These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer. The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for a long trip.

This kind of cars can save a lot of gas. They will go 450 kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas.

They are nice cars, aren’t they?

1.If you drive this kind of little cars for four hours, you can probably go      at most.  

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2.Why do these little cars have to stop after going 450 kilometers?

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3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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There are many kinds of cars in the world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him.

My neighbor, Mrs Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!

My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.

Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?

1. The writer’s grandfather thinks _______________.

A. a person has the same kind of car as himself (herself)

B. different people have cars of the same kind

C. poor people have large cars

2. Mrs Bates has an old car ________________.

A. because she is poor

B. because she likes old cars

C. and the passage doesn’t tell us why

3. Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, _____________.

A. he has a dog

B. he has a large family

C. he has no children

4. The writer’s friend Mike paints _________________.

A. pictures in black

B. colorful pictures

C. pictures with only a few colors

5. The writer thinks _______________.

A. cars are often the same as their drivers in many ways

B. artists shouldn’t drive black cars

C. a car doesn’t say anything about its owner