The Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.

　　We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.

　　Global positioning system (GPS) (全球定位系统)

　　It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact(精确地) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.

　　Space Technology

　　Russian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless(无限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot

Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.

1.______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A．Satellites                              B．Receivers

C．Global Positioning System                 D．Underwater Robot

2.According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?

A．It has carried people to other planets.

B．It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.

C．Russian and American are working for it.

D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

3.Hercules is used to ______.

A．save lives in the sea                     B．take picture in the sea

C．repair the broken ships                   D．look for the ancient ships in the sea

4.From the passage, we know that ______.

A．the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions

B．it’s very important for us to learn about new technology

C．it’s easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions

D．technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To help us study some new technology.

B．To tell us technology is changing the world.

C．To help solve the problems that technology causes.

D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

 

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.

Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive.

Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food.

What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.

The importance of protecting the environment
Problems	◆ More fish being caught. ◆ More 1.    being cut down. ◆ More waste products being put into rivers. ◆ More2.    being born.
Causes	◆ The world is becoming too 3.    . ◆ Modern methods make the situation worse .
Result	We human beings will not survive on the earth.
Solutions	◆ Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be available  for everyone. ◆ Use modern methods of 4.    control so that the population will not grow too fast. ◆ Educate people so that the 5.   will be better and cleaner.

      

 

Now we have the Internet and TV programmes．There is so        to talk about．They are around us all the time and        us all kinds of things．

To help kids stay away from bad       , a two-day meeting was held in Shanghai last week．People at the meeting talked about how to make kids’ programmes and books       . They want kids to grow up in an information world        fights or terror(恐怖)．

The Internet and TV help people learn        is going on around us.        sometimes what they tell you may be wrong．You need to use your        and think for a while when you are watching TV or suffering on the Internet.

“Let’s take air-cushioned (带气垫的) sports shoes for       !” Advertisements say people can run faster if they wear these shoes. But you need to make        how useful the shoes really are. The shoes may        you look cool, but will they really make you run faster? Before you spend all your        on something advertisements want you to buy, think twice. Each company says they have the best sports shoes in the world        they want you to buy their shoes.

To        kids from being cheated (欺骗) or badly effected, grow-ups are trying to make the media (媒体) more fun and safer for them.

The people at the Shanghai meeting said        should be no bad things in Web pages and TV programmes for kids to see. The Internet workers also said they would try and care more about the views of kids.

1.A．many                 B．much                     C．little            D．few

2.A．speak                 B．say                         C．talk              D．tell

3.A．books                B．teaching               C．information          D．games

4.A．better                B．easier                    C．cleaner                 D．worse

5.A．with          B．without                 C．under                    D．above

6.A．who          B．which           C．what                      D．that

7.A．Because            B．But                         C．So                          D．Since

8.A．hand                  B．mouth                   C．head                      D．foot

9.A．fun                     B．short                     C．example               D．sport

10.A．sure                 B．decision                C．mind                      D．way

11.A．train                B．make                     C．serve                     D．realize

12.A．knowledge     B．time                       C．spirit                      D．money

13.A．though            B．so                           C．because                D．unless

14.A．stop                 B．frighten                C．attract                   D．treat

15.A．we          B．they                       C．it                            D．there

 

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.
Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food.
What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.

The importance of protecting the environment
Problems	◆ More fish being caught. ◆ More 【小题1】     being cut down. ◆ More waste products being put into rivers. ◆ More【小题2】     being born.
Causes	◆ The world is becoming too 【小题3】     . ◆ Modern methods make the situation worse .
Result	We human beings will not survive on the earth.
Solutions	◆ Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be available  for everyone. ◆ Use modern methods of 【小题4】     control so that the population will not grow too fast. ◆ Educate people so that the 【小题5】    will be better and cleaner.

   

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The home of the future won’t be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will be able to buy “house materials” containing moveable walls, doors and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.

Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still be done but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won’t disappear because machines can’t take the place of them. We will still have teachers because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home.

Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won’t be for everyone because they won’t be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, then hotels will move around the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centers on the moon with things needed for families.

There will be no paper in the future. Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to protect nature. E-newspapers and e-magazines will take the place of traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our re-useable paper.

As we know, the earth is going to disappear sometime in the future. This isn’t going to happen tomorrow but scientists say that it will happen in five billion years. We will have to find another home. At sometime in the future far away, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another plant. There won’t be any other choice.

Title: Tomorrow’s   1.
Things talked about	Changes described
Houses	Homes of future will all be   2. from one another.
3.	Skilled workers will still be   4.. Teachers’ work will change a lot   5. of modern technology.
Vacations	Space trips and staying in space hotels will still only be for   6. people because they won’t be cheap. Some people can   7. their holidays on the moon.
Information	E-paper will be used   8. of traditional paper and the   9. of the e-paper will protect nature.
The future	People will have to   10. to another planet.