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.
【小题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

【小题2】The newspapers will disappear                .

A．in 28 years

B．by 2020

C．by 2053

D．in 33 years

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

A．Coal

B．Wind

C．Nuclear power

D．Water

【小题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

【小题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

 

	The 16th Asian Games was held from November 12th to 27th in 2010 in Guangzhou, China. There were 41 events in the Games. China got 199 gold medals and reached the total medals of 416. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Asian Games. In 1990 Beijing held the 11th Asian Games.
	Premier Wen Jiabao went to Shanxi province on April 2nd , 2011. He made a three-day visit to impoverished(穷困的) Luliang. During his visit, he said that farmers’ right（权利）must be protected and he warned(警告) that no land should ever be taken against a farmer’s will(意愿).
	The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of June, 2011. The journey takes about five hours. The train can reach speeds of up to 380 kilometers an hour. The passenger volume (容量) is expected to reach 160 million a year, marking(标志) a great step in China’s Railway development.

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1.The 16th Asian Games was held in __________.

A. Guangzhou            B. Shanghai     C. Beijing      D. Tokyo

2.How many gold medals did China get in the 16th Asian Games ?  

A. 11.              B. 41.          C. 199.         D. 416.

3. ________ went to Shanxi province on April 2^nd , 2011. 

A. A farmer         B. Our premier  C. A worker     D. A passenger

4.Premier Wen Jiabao said that_________ right must be protected. 

A. officials’           B. women’s      C. students’    D. farmers’

5.The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of _______, 2011.

A. June             B. July         C. August       D. September

 

There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.
You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast (海岸), by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. People who travel by car can drive on to the ferry (渡轮), too.
Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or underground. Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel!
【小题1】The most popular way to Paris is       .

A．by ship

B．by plane

C．by car

D．by train

【小题2】Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is       .

A．quick

B．expensive

C．comfortable

D．pleasant

【小题3】The passage mainly tells us about _______.

A．different ways traveling from London to Paris

B．international flights from London to Paris

C．buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover

D．the journey taking the train called the Eurostar

Tibet is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travelers to Tibet has grown by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1,2006, when the first train ran 1956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been going to Tibet.
The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, like Tibetan dancing and Karaoke.
On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most Chinese trains which have open – hole toilets, this one has special toilets which can collect the waste. There is also a special rubbish system (系统) in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can protect people from the bright sunlight. TV and electrical sockets (插座) for computers and mobile phones can be found on the train.
Because there isn’t much oxygen there, trains will have oxygen masks (氧气罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more comfortable when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travelers are safe.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT among the places of interest?

A．Qinghai Lake	B．Karaoke.
C．Kunlun Mountain.	D．The Potala Palace.

【小题2】The train is unlike most Chinese trains except its            .

A．windows

B．toilets

C．sockets

D．rubbish

【小题3】The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to          .

A．oxygen masks

B．doctors

C．oxygen

D．passengers

【小题4】We can learn from the passage that         .

A．flying to Tibet is impossible

B．train to Lhasa is too clean to take

C．train trip to Tibet is popular with travelers

D．taking train to Lhasa causes a lot of trouble

【小题5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Tibet – Roof of the World	B．Magic Train to Magic Tibet
C．Beautiful Views in Tibet	D．A Comfortable Trip to Tibet

 

   The 16th Asian Games was held from November 12^th to 27^th in 2010 in Guangzhou, China. There were 41 events in the Games.

China got 199 gold medals and reached the total medals of 416. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Asian Games. In 1990 Beijing held the 11th Asian Games.

   Premier Wen Jiabao went to Shanxi province on April 2^nd , 2011. He made a three-day visit to impoverished(穷困的) Luliang. During his visit, he said that farmers’ right（权利）must be protected and he warned(警告) that no land should ever be taken against a farmer’s will(意愿).

   The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of June, 2011. The journey takes about five hours. The train can reach speeds of up to 380 kilometers an hour. The passenger volume (容量) is expected to reach 160 million a year, marking(标志) a great step in China’s Railway development.

1.The 16th Asian Games was held in __________.

A．Guangzhou        B．Shanghai          C．Beijing            D．Tokyo

2.How many gold medals did China get in the 16th Asian Games ?

A．11.              B．41.               C．199.             D．416.

3.________ went to Shanxi province on April 2^nd , 2011.

A．A farmer          B．Our premier       C．A worker          D．A passenger

4.Premier Wen Jiabao said that_________ right must be protected.

A．officials’         B．women’s         C．students’        D．farmers’

5.The Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway will be put into operation at the end of _______, 2011.

A．June             B．July              C．August            D．September