The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.

If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars and other roads will be needed for the slower, small ones.

1. There is much pollution in the car today because________.(　)

A. people drive big cars

B. people drive little cars

C. the cars go 65 kilometers an hour

D. the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour

2. The usual size of cars today are ________ that of future cars.(　)

A. much smaller than

B. much the same as

C. three times as large as

D. a little larger than

3. We can learn from the passage that________.(　)

A. big cars cost less to own and to drive

B. big cars are not useful for long trips

C. the cars of the future will be much smaller than today's cars

D. small cars are faster than big ones

4. The street will be less crowded because________.(　)

A. there will be fewer cars in the future

B. there will be fewer passengers in the street

C. driving future cars will be safe

D. future cars will be much smaller

5. Two sets of roads may be needed in the future because________.(　)

A. there will be too many cars in the future

B. more and more people will get around a city

C. big cars and little cars may be used along with each other

D. it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads

There is usually a good rail service （服务) between main towns in Britain. If you are under 24 or over 65 0r if you are traveling with a family, you can buy cheaper tickets on the train. In towns and cities there are usually buses. On Sundays there are fewer bus services and some smaller places may not have a Sunday bus service. In London there is also an underground. But the underground is not easy to use, so you should learn more about it before you use it.

　 Hotels are very expensive in Britain. A cheaper way is a "bed and breakfast" in someone’s home. Tourist offices or information centres can help you to find these. There are also youth hotels in many places. Students may receive a discount.

　 Restaurants are often expensive and you cannot be sure the food will be delicious. But Chinese and Indian restaurants usually serve pretty good meals at lower prices. Fast food shops are cheap, but the food is not always very good.

　 Not all banks exchange foreign money, but you can usually find at least one bank in each town that does so.

　 If you become ill or have an accident while in Britain and your country has an agreement with Britain for medical care, you can get free medical treatment.

　 You can only buy stamps in post offices, but nearly every village or part of a town has a post office. Often it is inside a small shop.

44. You may see the article in 　　 .

　 A. a guidebook　　 B. a geography book　 C. a food advertisement　 D. a medical book

45. How many kinds of traffic are talked about in the passage?

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

46. Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. There’s only one bank in each town in Britain.

　 B. A 30-year-old man cannot pay less money for trains in Britain.

　 C. There are different restaurants from different countries in Britain.

　 D. Students may pay less money than other people when they stay in a youth hotel.

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.

The pollution of SO₂ is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

54. Thousands of years ago, life was _________it is today.

　 A. much easier than　　　 B. as easy as　 　 C. as hard as　　 　　　　 D. much harder than

55. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

　 A. water pollution　　　 B. air pollution　 C. noise pollution　　 　　 D. rubbish

56. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because __________.

A. it’s bad to all living things in the world 　 B. it makes much noise

C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty　 　 D. it makes us become angry more easily

57. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?　　

　 A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

　 B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

　 C. From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car

　　 or motorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.

　 D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people

Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.

Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.

People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

1.There will be _________ in the future.

2.In the future the computer will be _________.

3.In the future more people _________.

4.People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future.

5.The robots will _________ in the future.