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Do you think animals can tell you what the weather will be? Some people believe that the groundhog(土拨鼠)can. The groundhog is a small furry (多毛的) animal. There is a special day in America called the groundhog's day, which falls on February 2. On that day if the groundhog comes out of his home in the ground and sees his shadow (影子), he will be frightened and hurried back into his hole. People say that this means there will be six more weeks of winter to expect (期待). But if he can't see his shadow and stays out of his hole, it means that spring will be here soon.

1．Which of the following is not true?

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A．The groundhog is a small hibernating (冬眠) animal.

B．The groundhog can show signs (通常) of the weather.

C．The groundhog has an underground home.

D．The groundhog is a furry animal living on the ground.

2．On February 2 the groundhog stays out if ________.

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A．it is cloudy

B．he doesn't see his enemies around

C．it is sunny

D．spring has come

3．On the groundhog's day if the groundhog comes out of the hole and goes back again, that means that ________.

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A．it is cold that day

B．spring won't come until the end of March

C．spring is still weeks away

D．winter will last more than six weeks

4．Some people (in America) believe that ________.

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A．a sunny groundhog's day promises (预示的) an early spring

B．a cloudy groundhog's day is the sign that spring will come soon

C．the groundhog is a very shy (害羞的) and timid (胆小的) animal

D．the groundhog is afraid of cold weather

5．The passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．that some people are very superstitions (迷信的)

B．about a special kind of animal

C．that some animals are good at forecasting (预报) weather

D．something about the customs (风俗) in America

Her husband will come ______ an hour.

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A. in　　B. about　　C. past　　D. to

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.

The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).

Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1. More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during                .

2.The newspapers will disappear                .

3.               is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.

4.From the passage we can know                 in the future.

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?                 .

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.

The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源).

Schools will go electronic(电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during                .

    A. Christmas Day        B. National Day

    C. the Spring Festival      D. the Mid-autumn Festival

2.The newspapers will disappear                .

    A. in 28 years      B. by 2020      C. by 2053     D. in 33 years

3. __________ is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.

    A. Coal    B. Wind    C. Nuclear power        D. Water

4. From the passage we can know                 in the future.

    A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem

    B. 90% of the population will live in the city

    C. robot teachers will check homework

    D. readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet

5. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?                 .

    A. Schools will go electronic      B. Computers will be important

    C. There will be robot teachers    D. School buses will be like spaceships