World Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai. It will last from May 1st to October 31st， 2010. The Expo site covers a to­tal area of 5.28 km2.It spans(横跨) both sides of the HuangpuRiver， with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 135 km2 in Puxi. There are five functional zones markedA B C D andE. Each of them has different functions.
Zone A will host the na­tional pavilions(国家馆) of Asian countries except southeast Asian ones.
Zone B will be home to the China Pavilion(中国馆) and Oceanian(大洋洲的) countries, Pavilions for International Orga­nizations， Theme Pavilions(主题馆)， Expo Centre，and Perfor­mance Centre etc.
Zone C will host the national pavilions of European， American and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.
Zone D is home to Corpo­rate Pavilions(企业馆), the land is one of the original places of modern China's na­tional industry. So some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated(修复) into Expo pavilions.
Zone E will host stand­alone(独立的) Corporate Pavil­ions， Urban Civilization Pavilion (城市文明馆)， and Urban Best Practices Area.
6.  How long will World Expo 2010 last?
A.About four months.     B.About five months  C. About half a year  D. About a year
7. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The Expo site covers the area of 5.28 km2.
B. The Expo site spans both sides of HuangpuRiver.
C. There are five functionalzones marked A， B， C， D， and E.
D. All of the five' zones have the Same functions.
8.Which zone will be home to the China Pavilion?
A. Zone A.      B. Zone B.     C. Zone C.     D. Zone D.
9. They will build       at the entrance of Zone C.
A.a large museum       B. a large public amusement park
C.  a theme pavilions     D. a large garden
10. If you visit Zone D，        .
A. you can visit Urban Best Practices Area
B.you can know some information of American national industry
C. you can find some Corporate Pavilions 
D.you can have the chance to get to know some Oceanian countries.

World Future Society
People
People may live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind, deaf and have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million people by 2050. By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work from home for a company in a different country by using the Internet.
Money
Worldwide e-business will become even more successful with online shops that sell special products for each person, which will be brought to their house the next day.
Environment
The technology for making energy from wind and the Sun is growing very quickly. In the future wind and Sun energy could become much cheaper and many more countries could use it. This would be very useful in poor countries. The air in big cities would also become much cleaner and healthier as a result.
Society and culture
The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendships. Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping.
Technology                  
The new science of “nanotechnology” (very small robots or machines) will make all sorts of products smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat. By 2012 people will be able to wear these small machines that look like watches, which will give them lots of information about their body and keep them healthy.
【小题1】What does the World Future Society do?

A．Look at how technology will make people happy.

B．Look at how technology will change the world.

C．Make technology w ork better for themselves.

D．Make small machines to make us healthier.

【小题2】How will technology help people?

A．Help all people live for over 120 years.	B．Help disabled people to get jobs.
C．Make people healthier and live longer.	D．Help workers to use the Internet.

【小题3】How will people go shopping?

A．In special shops.	B．Using the Internet at certain times.
C．Using the Internet any time of the day.	D．Using nanotechnology.

【小题4】How will technology help the environment?

A．Poor countries will have enough energy.

B．Wind energy will be cheaper than Sun energy.

C．We will not need wind and Sun energy.

D．Wind and Sun energy will be cheaper.

【小题5】The new science of “nanotechnology” will _______.

A．drive small machines to work for people	B．make good-quality watches
C．allow people to eat more	D．make very small products

 

World Expo(世博会) 2010, Shanghai China
Address	Shanghai World Expo Garden
Phone	+86-21-962010
Open time	8:30 a.m.－10:00 p.m. (Saturdays to 10:30 p.m.)
Ticket	Adult: ¥160  Kid: ¥80
E-mail	expo2010@hotmail.com.cn
Website	www.expo2010.cn
How to get there	by subway  42 special bus routes(专线)
How to book tickets	by phone or through the Internet
Theme	Better City, Better Life
Feature	●  It is the first time for the 159-year-old World Expo to be held in China, a developing country. ● It’s another great event for China after the successful Beijing Olympics in 2008. ● 189 countries present(展示) their best from May 1st to October 31st.

 
【小题1】If you want to book a ticket to World Expo 2010, you can’t ________.
A. e-mail expo2010@hotmail.com.cn
B. write a letter
C. call +86-21-962010
【小题2】Mr. Chen and his wife want to go to Shanghai Expo with their child, they will pay _______in all.
A. ¥160                              B. ¥320                               C. ¥400
【小题3】Last Saturday, Michael went to visit Shanghai Expo. He had to leave there ________.
A. before 8:30 a.m.              B. by 10:30 p.m.                     C. after 11:00 p.m.
【小题4】Shanghai World Expo lasts for ________.
A. six months                     B. 159 days                            C. 189 days
【小题5】You mustn’t go to Shanghai World Expo by ________.
A. subway                          B. motorbike                         C. bus

World Wetlands Day is on________.

A．February 2

B．April 1

C．March 12

D．December 25