Deng Yu ：In 2050, China will be richer than it is now, Beijing will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games in 2052. We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air. There will be more pandas living happily China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.
Liu Yuan ：A holiday to the moon will no longer be a dream. We can also travel far to other planets and talk with the spacemen. We might also eat something like pills（药丸）instead of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life.
Sun Wei ：Robots will be very popular. They will do what people don’t want to do. We’ll build new homes on other planets. By then, I’ll be sixty years old. Maybe we will have an exciting talk in my new home on another planet!
Zhang Lan：By the year of 2050, cloning（克隆）will be used in many ways. It will bring back animals which disappeared many years ago. There will be no pollution, the whole world will be one big family. There will be no wars. As time passes, we’ll live a much easier and better life.

1. 1.

         thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future.

   1. A.
      Deng Yu             
   2. B.
      Zhang Lan           
   3. C.
      Liu Yuan
2. 2.

   .What does Zhang Lan think will happen in the future.

   1. A.
      There’ll be more animals which disappeared many years ago.
   2. B.
      Robots will do the things that people don’t want to do.
   3. C.
      People can talk with the spacemen.
3. 3.

   The 40th Olympic Games will be hosted in       .

   1. A.
      Paris               
   2. B.
      Beijing             
   3. C.
      London
4. 4.

   How old will Sun Wei be        by 2050?

   1. A.
      50                  
   2. B.
      60                  
   3. C.
      70
5. 5.

   .From the talk, we can know that       .

   1. A.
      the 40th Olympic Games will take place in 2052.
   2. B.
      we will have the same food in 2050 as we do now.
   3. C.
      all the people will move to another planet in the future.

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What will our life be like in the future？Each family will have a __ __in the future. You can ask it to do everything__ __you. It will serve you__ __hours a day. The robot will__ __like a human. It can talk with you when you are __ __. You won't know whether it is a human__ __ a robot when you meet it on the street.

 People will have__ __time to work and more time to travel. The vehicles 交通工具in the future will fly freely in the sky because every vehicle will have wings with it. They will__ __ you to any place you want to visit. You can go to__ __during your travel when you feel tired. All vehicles will be__ __because they're driven by robots.

1.A. rocket  B. Robot      C. car          D. computer

2.A. on           B. About      C. around       D. for

3.A. eight    B. Twenty     C. twenty­four   D. forty­eight

4.A. sound       B. Live       C. look           D. take

5.A. happy       B. Alone      C. comfortable   D. ill

6.A. so              B. And        C. or           D. but

7.A. less           B. Few        C. more        D. most

8.A. make        B. Take        C. let          D. turn

9.A. school      B. Work       C. parks       D. sleep

10.A. safe    B. Dangerous   C. unpleasant    D. Impossible

Can dolphins talk ? Maybe they can’t talk with words ,but they can talk with sounds . They show their feelings with sounds .

Dolphins travel in group . We call a group of them a “school “. They don’t study , but they travel together.

Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school .They give information . They tell other dolphins when they are happy or sad or afraid . They say “welcome “when a dolphin comes back to the school . They talk when they play .

They make a few sounds above water . They make many more sounds under water . People can hear these sounds because they are very high .

Sometimes people catch dolphins for large aquariums . People can watch the dolphins in a show . Dolphins don’t like to be in the aquarium , being away from their school . They are sad and lonely if they do so .

There are many stories about dolphins . They help people . Sometimes they save someone’s life . Many people believe that dolphins can bring good luck .

1.Dolphins show their feelings with ________.

A. pictures    B. words     C. waves      D. sounds

2.Dolphins __________ in the school according to the passage.

A.  give information

B. don’t tell other dolphins when they are afraid

C.  talk when they sleep

D. say “ sorry” when a dolphin comes back 

3.People can’t hear the dolphin’s sounds because ______________>

A. they are above the water     B. they are under the water 

C. they are very high          D. they are very low

4.Many people believe that dolphins can bring_______________.

A. good luck    B. health    C. wealth      D. danger  

5.Which of the following is TRUE ?

A.  Dolphins study in the school.

B. Dolphins travel in a group.

C. Dolphins like to be away from their school.

D. Dolphins sometimes kill people.

 We can talk with friends on the Internet _______ it’s easier and cheaper.

    A. though       B. as           C. or           D. but